C23

The young man in the village held a shovel, carrying pole, and a stick as he stared at the two strangers with a face full of anger. The two strangers didn't look that big, around twenty years old. The one standing in front of them was rather skinny, and wore a worn out set of light armor. A slightly angry and helpless expression hung on his face.

He could not be considered handsome, but his body was filthy. Compared to the tall man behind him who wore heavy armor and carried a double-handed greatsword on his back, he was much weaker. However, Lan Feng could feel something very strange from his body. He could not explain exactly what it was, but he was sure that this person was different.

The moment the young man saw Lan Feng, his expression froze, but in a flash, he immediately changed to a smiling face. Then, his gaze landed on MerLin who was behind Lan Feng, and his smile immediately tripled, the corners of his mouth almost hanging off his ears.

If it was in the past, even if Lan Feng didn't reveal anything on the surface, he would still feel disdain in his heart for that coquettish smile. Strangely enough, he didn't have that sort of hateful feeling towards the person in front of him. At most, he only felt uncomfortable in his heart.

The young man did not continue to shout loudly, and immediately bowed towards Lan Feng and MerLin, especially towards the chest salute reserved for nobles: "My two esteemed lords, I was very happy to see you two. I was wondering why the weather was so good today, so it turns out that I met two noble nobles. Oh, yes! My name is Shawk Dale, and I am the Guild Leader of the Firebird Company. This is our Vice Guild Master, Milon Liszt. Vice Guild Leader Milon, what are you standing there for? Quickly meet the two noble families? "

From start to finish, that tall and sturdy youth did not say a word, and seemed to be very introverted. As he looked at Lan Feng and his wife, his slightly black face inexplicably flushed red. After a long while, he gave a very unfamiliar bow that was not a proper one. He did not say a single word.

MerLin could no longer hold it in, and her clear laughter resounded in the air: "Oh my god! Vice Guild Leader? He's the vice-captain? Seeing a stranger before their eyes, they couldn't even say a single word. Just what kind of lousy mercenary group is this? Could it be just the two of you? "

"How did you know?!" Milon revealed a surprised expression, his face was filled with disbelief.

At the side, Shawk almost burrowed into the ground as he glared at him fiercely. He then turned to MerLin and smiled, "Esteemed miss, although our Firebird Company only has two people at the moment, we do not have many soldiers, we only have elite soldiers."

"Essence?" MerLin interrupted him bluntly as she pointed at the two of them, "You two are elites, right? "It's really hard to believe, with your strength and numbers, how could you apply for a mercenary group without even a single member. I really doubt if you guys have passed the application as an imposter."

"Oh my god!" How do you know? " Milon once again revealed a shocked expression, and looked at MerLin with a trace of adoration. With his brain, he thought that someone who could guess the truth was an extraordinary person.

This time, Shawk's calmness and 'elegance' couldn't be maintained, so he laughed awkwardly: "It won't be long. As long as we recruit even one member, it'll be enough to apply for the mercenary group's numbers. Miss, you must not look down on our Firebird Company, every single mercenary group is developed from the basics, I believe, as long as we work hard, there will be a day when Firebird Company will become the strongest person in the entire continent! "

"MerLin." Lan Feng looked at MerLin, stopping her from teasing him again. Then he turned to Shawk and said in a deep voice, "This Lord Guild Leader of Firebird Company, I don't care if you are elites or not, and I don't care how strong your mercenary group will be, but I hope you can leave this place. I don't know much about mercenary groups, but as long as I'm here, no one is allowed to act against civilians. As a knight, I have the duty to protect them. "

Shawk curled his lips, and said with a wry smile: "But we're really hungry, we haven't eaten in three days, it's perfectly justified for us to use money to buy things."

"But they didn't want to sell it to you. If the two parties were willing to sell it, then blame yourselves. If it weren't for the fact that the mercenary group had left many traces behind among the commoners, how could something like this have happened?" Think about it! " Lan Feng waved his hands in a gesture of farewell and said solemnly: "Please leave!"

Shawk stared blankly for a moment, gritted his teeth, and finally changed his face. With a cold voice, he said, "Why should I bear the consequences if the other mercenary groups make a mistake? I don't want to starve to death here, so I won't leave! "

With that said, he pulled out a bayonet from his waist and said angrily: "I'm hungry and I need to eat. I'll use money to buy things, it's that simple. Whoever deprives me of my right to live, I want their life! "

Although Lan Feng did not have any bad feelings towards him, and what he said made sense, but his actions were too overbearing, Lan Feng was hesitating on how he should settle this.

"Allow me." Seeing his hesitation, MerLin walked forward, staring at Shawk, he shook his head and laughed: "Little fellow, you actually dare to pull out the sword with such a pitiful amount of Spirit Qi, aren't you too daring? "Fire Dragon!"

MerLin took out a magic staff from nowhere. The magic staff was small and exquisite, only about a foot long, and its entire body was made of a scarlet red metal. The length of the staff was embedded with a fiery-red crystal the size of a goose egg.

The moment she finished speaking, a huge amount of blazing fire element surged into the magic staff from all directions. A two meter long fire dragon made up of red flames swept up a scorching heat and crazily rushed towards Shawk.

"Break!"

Shawk screamed, raising the bayonet with both hands, the sword blade releasing a faint silver flow, slashing at the fire dragon with all his strength.

The expression on Lan Feng's face kept changing. He was surprised at MerLin's power, but because her own magic power had dissipated and his qi had been abolished, other people could not see through him. At the same time, he could not see through the people who cultivated magic and qi. As a result, from the very first time he met MerLin, he didn't even know if MerLin was cultivating qi or magic. Furthermore, from his point of view, a little princess who was favored by tens of thousands couldn't possibly have too much strength.

However, what she had just released was actually a Orange Stage Magic — — Fire Dragon. Although this magic was only a Orange Stage, it could be released by a normal primary Magician. But in reality, if it was released by a primary Magician, that would require time to chant. MerLin definitely had to cast it instantly!

Instant Cast Magic, its power must exceed the second stage of this spell. In other words, MerLin's power must have reached at least the Green Stage, which was equivalent to the Great Magician. Reaching such a level at her age, it could be said that she was a genius!

Magician was a very strange profession. Other than Lan Feng, this monster, there were only two cultivation methods in the continent: Dou Qi and Magic. However, the number of people who cultivate Dou Qi and magic is different. Normally, the number of people in Magician is far lower than the number of warriors. Furthermore, unless one reached the strength of Blue Stage, before that, Magician would not have any chance of defeating a warrior with the same strength, and would even be killed instantly by the opponent.

However, before the Blue Stage, Magician's status was higher than warriors, whether it was in the army or in the mercenary groups, Magician's treatment was much better than soldiers. There was only one reason for this, and that was before the Blue Stage, although it was easy for Magician to face off against warriors of the same level, as long as there was enough time and warriors protected to release magic, the attack power would far surpass warriors of the same level.

Yes, time, for Magician, what she needed the most was the time to chant. Warriors of the same rank could easily kill the frail Magician in this period of time. Only when one reached the Blue Stage and was able to cast most of her spells instantly would the time difference be negligible.

Lan Feng once again found a reason for him to travel together with MerLin. He himself, on the other hand, possessed a strength that was not weak when compared to a battle master in the late stage of the Cyan Stage. He could even rely on his movement technique and strange martial arts to contend with an early stage Battle Sage. This way, even if he met an enemy, he would be able to block the sharp attack head on. MerLin would then release a magic attack from the back, causing his fighting strength to greatly increase.

Surprised by the strength MerLin displayed, even more surprised by her strength. MerLin was very strong, and he, who claimed to be the leader of the Firebird Company s, was pitifully weak. Before she made her move, Lan Feng could not tell, but when he laughed and chopped at the bayonet like it was a two-handed sword, and used her invisible Dou Qi, Lan Feng could only laugh bitterly as she did not know what to say.

At most, he would only have the warrior power of the Red Stage, which was his initial battle power. What made people even more speechless was that he did not even know a little martial skill and could not even use a bayonet!

Based on that feeling that he did not hate at all, Lan Feng moved his body and smashed that fire dragon apart with his palm.'s bayonet was bounced off on the other side and the two sides' attacks disappeared in a flash.

On MerLin's small face, other than worship, it was also the worship of a hero by a girl. Aside from being shocked, Lan Feng felt something strange. He was not afraid at all, there was actually a trace of determination in the depths of his eyes!

"Go, you are not MerLin's match." Lan Feng said softly.

"I admit that you all are very strong, but so what?" Shawk bit her lips and said in a low voice: "From the moment I became a mercenary, I was never afraid of death. Since I didn't die from starvation or battle, I would rather choose the latter than cowardly escape!"

Lan Feng's heart tightened as he stared at him intently. After a long while, he asked word by word, "Does Firebird Company still need members?"

MerLin was dumbstruck, and looked at him with disbelief. Milon was dumbstruck, and then, with a surprised and surprised expression on her face, she asked, "Is what you said true? You're not lying to me? You're willing to join our mercenary group? "How could that be?"

"Very simple. You are a brave man, a real man." Lan Feng turned around and bowed to Sang Xi: "Uncle Sang Xi, I'm sorry to trouble you. I still have to continue with my experiential learning, and I'm on my way today. Do you think it's possible to prepare some food for me? "

Sang Xi glared at Shawk fiercely and waved the wooden stick in his hand in a demonstration. Then, he turned to Lan Feng and said reluctantly, "There are still a lot of Luo Beasts that we killed yesterday, how about staying for a few more days?" Seeing Lan Feng's troubled expression, he sighed and said: "Lan Feng, please forgive me for calling you that. You call me uncle, so I'll give you some advice. "You are a true noble, a good child, humble and courteous, but your heart is too kind. This should be the first time you have travelled so far, right?"

Lan Feng nodded. Seeing that his own words had gained confirmation, he glanced at Shawk and said. "There are good people and bad people in this world. I can see that you are very powerful, but the scariest thing in this world is not martial skills, but the human heart. Don't easily believe in a person, don't use kindness on everyone. To be kind to a bad person is to be cruel to yourself, and is also leaving a hidden danger and disaster for other good people. "