Chapter 22
After dodging several arrows and a tsunami, I rolled into the bushes, secretly calculating the attack I had just received. The enemy had at least one mage and two archers, one of whom was shooting arrows from behind, probably following from the entrance of the village, and most likely coming specifically for me.
I've been so annoyed for the past two days, but I didn't expect that someone would still cause trouble after joining "Devil Flag"! I was furious. Do you think I'm a soft persimmon? You can do whatever you want to me? I decided immediately that I would kill these guys even if it meant I would become famous.
The three men had already joined together. The mage's tsunami kept hitting me, obviously trying to freeze or slow down my movement speed. I started to run around irregularly, trying to avoid the tsunami as much as possible. The enemy's archers were of a higher level, and they all used the level 40 skill of critical hit. I relied on my agility, which was 20 levels higher than my opponent's, and my four points of luck. I was only hit by three arrows out of more than ten arrows, and my health loss was not much. They probably knew that I was a thief above level 40, and they were worried that I would set up bomb traps casually, so they carefully chased me around and did not dare to chase me in a straight line, which gave me an invisible advantage.
I released a powerful poison to avoid the other party's sight. I suddenly changed my route and stopped suddenly under a tree, then used the invisibility spell to hide my body. The trees were dense, and the sound of running and the natural noise in the forest could easily affect people's hearing. The three people didn't notice that I had braked suddenly and continued to chase me.
As luck would have it, an elven mage just chased me past the tree where I was hiding. I replaced my crossbow and used the Dragon Fang Blade to sneak attack him from behind. His tsunami had hit me a few times when I was running away. According to the rules, my counterattack within two minutes was legitimate defense. The holy double three dragon teeth cooperated with the successful sneak attack. The unlucky guy didn't even have time to scream before I killed him instantly. With a bang, several items fell off. Unfortunately, his staff was among them. Judging from the shape, it was still a war melody. I guess this mage must be heartbroken.
I didn't pick up everything right away, but quickly set a few bomb traps around the corpse and the staff. The mage on the ground didn't collect the corpse, obviously indicating the direction to his companions. The two archers will be back soon. According to the rules of "Magic Flag", if a member dies in the team mode, as long as he doesn't revive immediately, the other members can see where he died on the map. Hum, here comes the opportunity. I didn't move quickly as usual, but became invisible again not far from the original place.
Just as he stabilized his body, the branches and leaves shook, and two elven archers came out from the bushes. After seeing the mage's body, they quickly ran over. The two were still wondering why one of their companions died inexplicably while they were chasing. There were no big monsters around. After seeing the things on the ground, they knew what was going on. The "prey" they were chasing was behind them.
The elven wizard's experience value was deep blue. Except for my reasonable counterattack within the specified time , he would not drop anything when he died. No wonder his companions did not collect his body. It turned out that he was reminding them that he had chased too far. Of course, he also wanted them to see if they could help him pick up his things.
The things on the ground were intact, giving me the illusion that I had already run away before I could pick them up. After all, in the minds of ordinary people, no thief would not run away when facing two high-level archers.
The two were very careful and good at cooperating. One went to pick up the things while the other continued to guard the surroundings. The elf who picked up the things was very cautious. He might have found something wrong on the ground. After thinking about it, he seemed to be ready to use mechanical magic to explore it.
I couldn't wait any longer. "Bang!" I used my assassination crossbow to shoot an arrow at the archer on guard. He showed me his back, and I was itching to shoot him. This time the sneak attack didn't succeed, but he was poisoned. The archer immediately frantically took out a powerful antidote and drank it.
The elf who was bending down to pick up something was also startled. He naturally raised the wind elf crossbow in his hand and aimed at me who had already appeared. Unexpectedly, this guy forgot to watch his feet in his haste, and after shooting the arrow, he rushed forward and stepped into a trap placed on the ground.
Oh no! I'm so sorry. I set the trap too densely in a hurry. This poor elf brother was hit by three consecutive bombs and was blown up into the sky by the chain detonation. I was very "immoral" to "take advantage of the fire" and shot an arrow upwards, causing this handsome guy who was performing Qinggong to "bloom in the air". The unlucky archer turned 360 degrees and landed on his back, with all kinds of potions on his body clanging and rolling everywhere. He was another victim of the counterattack rule.
The fight with the last archer was not very creative. He tried his best to keep me from getting close, so I had to shoot him with the assassination crossbow, and see who could transform into a "porcupine" first. His weapon had a higher attack than mine, and with his skills, he made me bleed like a spray can. My advantage was that I was at a higher level and had more health, and my weapon was a poisonous arrow. My occasional sneak attack made him stay green all the time. After ten minutes, he ran out of powerful antidotes, and I stabbed him to death from behind when he was escaping. After his body fell to the ground, it was still dark green.
During this time, I used the identification spell and learned the information of this archer. His name is very common, called Advanced Thermos Flask, level 41, and belongs to the Silver Oak Leaf Knights. Silver Oak Leaf, I sighed secretly, trouble finally came.
After collecting the spoils on the ground, I planned to go back to the village first. These guys would mess up everything. Besides, it seems that I need to collect more information about Silver Oak Leaf. They have come to my door, so I need to know about them.
The Silver Oak Leaf Knights, the largest knights of the original elves, had dozens of large castles and hundreds of small towns in their heyday. But for some unknown reason, a split occurred not long ago, and some senior cadres formed the Golden Oak Leaf Knights, the Silver Oak Leaf Knights, the Purple Velvet Knights and the Royal Knights. The specific reason is unknown. It is rumored that a dispute occurred among its main cadres, which led to the disintegration of the original Silver Oak Leaf Knights. Now the four newly formed knights have become hostile knights that are opposed to each other and attack each other.
Putting down the intelligence in my hand, I leaned back on the chair and rubbed my eyebrows. Oh my, it looks troublesome. What caused two good friends to draw swords against each other? Money? Power? Or beauty? Friendship on the Internet is really fragile, and it often breaks down for some inexplicable reasons. But the princess was also a key cadre of Silver Oak Leaf. Why didn't she join that knight group? Why did the Silver Oak Leaf Knights attack me now? They only sent three people. Do they look down on me or are they too confident? These things are more or less related to the princess. Should I have a heart-to-heart talk with my "beloved wife"?
"Hey, a few beers." A voice from the table at one side interrupted my thoughts. In fact, the whole environment has always been very noisy. The place I am staying now is a tavern in the outer city of Ridpath , which is opened by players. In "Magic Flag", no matter how much you drink, there is no problem of getting drunk, so generally this kind of tavern is basically an exchange center for intelligence information, and many private transactions of goods are also completed here. Drinking is just a cover.
The intelligence obtained this time is very little. After all, it is difficult to get intelligence on elves from the human race. Now I can only take one step at a time. In fact, I am worried about whether it will threaten my sisters. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the current Silver Oak Leaf is less than a quarter of it before, it is already a behemoth for Rose. It would be best if they just come for me, otherwise I clenched my fists. People always have some dark sides that cannot be illuminated by the light.
I put away the papers on the table and prepared to leave. At this time, a soldier in the corner caught my attention. To be more precise, it was the things on the table in front of him. This man didn't look high-ranking, wearing the most ordinary equipment, and looked to be in his twenties. He was drinking a drink quietly. What caught my attention was a small sign in front of him, which read: Wanted "Rare Blueprints".
Curious, I walked to his desk and secretly cast an identification spell on him. I soon found out his information. This warrior's name is Iron Hammer. He is a level 15 warrior, which is very low. But what is surprising is his life skills. Blacksmith and carpenter are both master level, tailor is professional level, and alchemist is also at the master level. It seems that this person has only practiced life skills since the beginning of the game. It is a very alternative route.
"Rare blueprints? Do you want to advance to become an architect?" I tilted my head and looked at him. He doesn't have a knight order yet. I wonder if I can recruit such an interesting guy. It just so happens that my sister wants to upgrade the rose garden.
"Yes, do you have the stuff?" Tiechui looked up expectantly. He had been here for a few days, and most people didn't know what "rare blueprints" were, and they had never been seen on the market. He hoped that the man in front of him would not disappoint him.
"Yes, I do. How much do you want?" I didn't know the market price of this thing, so I might as well kick the ball to him and see his reaction.
"Really? I'll give you 50,000 gold coins! No, 70,000! How about it?" Seeing that I didn't seem to be joking, Tiechui gritted his teeth and offered a very high price. He was following the path of an architect, and it would be meaningless if he couldn't advance to the next level.
"Haha, come with me. I don't have the thing now, I have to go back and get it." I waved to him, asking him to follow me. My goodness, that piece of paper is worth 70,000 gold coins? Tiechui got up and followed me out without saying a word.
I returned to the Rose Garden and brought Tiechui to the Lord's Mansion. I called the Lord through the special channel of the group. My sister had just come online and was packing things with Fairy Cat in the bedroom on the second floor. She was a little surprised to hear my call. She asked me to go upstairs and talk to her if there was anything. I had no choice but to ask Tiechui to sit in the hall for a while.
"Hey, busy man, why are you so free today? You showed up this morning?" Fairy Cat teased me when I entered my sister's room. I rarely show up during the day these days.
"Yeah, coming early is good for exercise. We just had a fight for no apparent reason as soon as we got here." I casually took out the War Melody Staff and threw it to the fairy cat. I heard that she has been longing for this thing for a long time.
"Who is the opponent? Did you win?" My sister looked at the fairy cat holding the staff with shining eyes and asked me with a smile.
"Three people, two archers and one magician, all elves, from Silver Oak Leaves. As for the winner, isn't that obvious? Look, the spoils are there." Pointing to the magic wand, I shrugged at my sister.
"From Silver Oak Leaf? It's the princess..." As soon as the sister heard it, she felt that it was related to the princess, someone from her "maternal family". Unfortunately, it seemed unlikely that they could become friends, as her own brother even snatched away the guy who was eating with him.
"The princess doesn't know about this yet. I'll go tell her that the other party has bad intentions this time and is probably targeting me. You and everyone else should be careful and don't get caught in the disaster." I shook my hand, reminding her to pay attention to her own and Qiangwei's safety.
"What are you talking about? Since the other party has bullied us to the point of being bullied, what are we afraid of? If the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers; if the water comes, we will block it with earth. Except that Qiangwei has fewer people than them, we are not afraid of them. Why can only you go alone?" My sister was very dissatisfied with me for always taking things on myself.
"Okay, it's too early to say anything now, let's talk about this later. I came to you today because I met a great man in Redpath..." I stopped talking and told my sister about the hammer, and told her that I had the advanced items that the hammer needed. It depends on whether she can help us get another architect in the Rose Group.
The elder sister's eyes lit up, and she also understood the value of an architect. If Qiangwei had an architect, there would be many benefits. In addition to saving a lot of money on upgrading the village, in future defense battles, the architect can also strengthen and repair the city walls at any time, indirectly improving the defense of the party. To capture a town with an architect, the attacker will suffer several times the usual casualties. For such a town, the attacker is the most troublesome.
After explaining what happened, the elder sister took Fairy Cat downstairs to "communicate" with Iron Hammer. Beautiful women are easy to talk to, and Fairy Cat is a master at kidnapping people. She is sweet-mouthed and will not pay for her life. Iron Hammer looks very honest and it is estimated that he will not be able to escape the "cat's paw". As for the Melody of War, even if it is given to her, otherwise she will kidnap it in the future. It is better to do it directly, which is still a big favor.
I returned home, and the princess was still not online. After taking the "rare blueprint", I turned around and before I even reached the door, a translucent letter popped out of the mailbox. It was from a private channel, and only the recipient could see it.
Among the communication methods provided in "Magic Flag", this method is the most expensive. It costs ten gold coins per letter. The high-end encrypted information only recognizes the specified identification code, and the names of the sender and recipient are not displayed.
I only have one identification code for my private channel. I looked at the title and it was indeed just four words: Ripple Code.
