Chapter 7: Long Leg Beauty

  Some drunks were staring at the beautiful girl, swallowing their saliva, and some had already stood up, holding a large wine glass and swaying over: "Hey, pretty little thing..."

  Bang! Before he could finish speaking, the man was knocked out by that fierce warrior, causing a burst of laughter from the crowd in the tavern.

  Du Wei's eyes were filled with interest: Hmm, a close combat barbarian warrior, a long-range attacking archer... The girl was surrounded by her companions in the middle, so her identity should be the leader. Is this the legendary small adventure team?

  After understanding this world, Du Wei had long known that there were some adventurer teams similar to mercenaries in this world. The larger ones had hundreds of people, while the smaller ones had only three to five people. In the southern forest, low-level magical beasts would often appear, attracting many adventurer teams to test their luck and hunt them down for sale to earn rewards. Some local governments also liked to spend money hiring these adventurer teams to solve some problems when they were short-handed, such as capturing thieves with high bounties on their heads.

  In essence, the empire had not yet seen a large-scale mercenary organization guild emerge, because imperial law did not allow for such a large armed alliance, fearing that such an organization would affect the empire's power status. In Du Wei's view, this move was undoubtedly correct, as controlling civilian armaments was a necessary measure to ensure national stability.

  But... among these people, there is actually a magician?

  This is too surprising! Du Wei had known from many books that magicians are extremely rare in this world!

  Because becoming a magician requires not only outstanding talent but also more than a decade or even several decades of hard work! All this together can create a magician!

  According to Du Wei's records, there were only a few hundred magicians in the entire empire. Even some wealthy nobles might not be able to recruit a magician to serve them! It was precisely because of the scarcity of magicians that their treatment was unusually high! If it was a family with slightly inferior financial resources, they could hardly afford to support a magician! Even if it were a royal noble family, being able to recruit a magician would be an extremely proud thing!

  And yet, in this seemingly ordinary adventure team, there is actually a magician, which is indeed a rare thing.

  The three men and one woman found a table in the corner and sat down. The barbarian warrior was drinking a large bucket of beer by himself, the archer was carefully chewing on a piece of roasted meat, the magician was meditating with his eyes closed, while the beautiful girl seemed to be annoyed by the excessive attention from the men around her.

  Fortunately, as this group of people was clearly not easy to mess with, no one dared to come up and bother them anymore. This was a quiet discussion that couldn't be avoided.

  Especially Du Wei's this group of people.

  These knights from the earl's mansion, who considered themselves noble, would not take a ragtag group of adventurers seriously. Moreover, after drinking several cups of wine, combined with the oppressive mood of being dispatched, they needed to vent their emotions.

  Others didn't dare to mess with that girl, but the Roland family's guard knights weren't so timid. However, these knights still maintained a reserved demeanor in front of their master and no one really went up to flirt with her, they just whispered among themselves.

  Du Wei drank two cups of wine, listening to the subordinates around him discussing the girl's beautiful legs, couldn't help but smile a little. This feeling is similar to when he used to hang out with his friends in bars and discuss beauties.

  These guys, after drinking two cups, seem to be even more unscrupulous, and their voices are slightly louder. Moreover... they don't seem to have much respect for this fallen little master either.

  It was that beautiful girl, who seemed to be a spicy little pepper, facing the many flirtatious glances, she would glare back at each one, but what she didn't know was that when this kind of girl glared, it only made men drool even more.

  Finally, a knight who had two drinks whispered with a low laugh: "Look at those legs, my god, I've never seen such beautiful legs. Such a spicy little girl, if she were in the Imperial Capital's Golden Brothel, she would probably cost at least a hundred gold coins..."

  "What, a hundred gold coins? Have you been to the Golden Cave? Hmph, the girls there cost at least three hundred gold coins!" The person next to him immediately retorted and ridiculed his companion's ignorance.

  Du Wei looked at his subordinates who had been following him with a belly full of complaints, and suddenly felt a stir in his heart. He smiled and said: "Is she very pretty? I think she's just average, but these legs are quite flavorful."

  “…………”

  The knights were stunned, never expecting that this young master who had been quiet and unassuming all along would utter such words! Wasn't it said that the young master was a simple-minded fool who rarely spoke? It was precisely because they had heard that the master was an ignorant simpleton that these knights dared to speak so recklessly.

  "What's wrong? Are you not men?" Du Wei sneered with a smile: "It's just a little girl, you are all skilled knights, if you have the heart to move, why only dare to sit here and talk behind her back? Hey, I'll give ten gold coins, who dares to go up and flirt with her, I'll reward him with ten gold coins."

  The knights finally laughed, and in everyone's eyes, this young master, although out of favor and somewhat unorthodox in his speech, was quite to their taste. Immediately, one of the bolder ones laughed and said: "Young Master, give me these ten gold coins as a reward!"

  After finishing speaking, he stood up, patted the table and loudly called out to the corner: "Hey! Little girl, how about I treat you to a drink?"

  That beautiful girl glared over with an angry face, then seemed to want to stand up. The companion next to her gently pulled her back. The magician pointed at Du Wei and said a few words in a low voice. Probably seeing Du Wei's noble attire, they didn't want to cause trouble due to their different identities.

  The knight who was speaking looked at the other party and didn't get a response, so he couldn't help but scratch his head. Just as he was about to say something, Du Wei suddenly stood up, whistled towards the corner, and then flipped off the middle finger!

  It was these guardian knights who were stunned by this action!

  They were, after all, well-trained guards from a prestigious family background. When had they ever seen a noble of such high status behave in such an unrefined manner? And to think that it was the eldest son of the respected Earl!

  These knights were still staring at their young master in shock, but that gorgeous girl reacted much faster. A large wine cup was already flying towards Du Wei.

  A knight sitting in front of Du Wei reacted the fastest, he immediately stood up and stretched out his arm to block it. The wine cup was blocked by him, but the wine inside spilled out, even getting some on Du Wei's sleeve. Many knights were instantly enraged, jumping up one after another, drawing their swords and shouting loudly as they surrounded the group of people in the corner. Meanwhile, the girl in the corner had also drawn her curved knife, and after a couple of shouts, both sides immediately clashed into chaos.

  The tavern was in an uproar, some timid ones fled quickly, while the brave ones hid far away to watch the excitement.

  That barbarian warrior alone attracted the siege of five or six family guard knights. Although everyone had a drink, they still left some room for maneuver at first, especially those adventurers. When the fight started, the magician in the corner shouted something loudly, probably reminding his companions not to go too far. However, as the barbarian warrior was surrounded by several knights, he accidentally got punched on the nose and immediately spat out blood with a broken nasal bone. He could no longer care about anything! With a large shield, he smashed forward, and a knight cried out in pain, spitting blood and flying away, crashing into the distant counter, smashing the tavern's counter to pieces! However, the place was too small to maneuver, and the knights' swords came down together. The barbarian warrior's body suddenly had several more wounds.

  That archer was the most miserable, originally archers were only good at long-range attacks, in this small place, his nearly one-person-high longbow could not be used, and he could only hold a dagger to face a knight's attack and try his best to dodge, but he was kicked down in just a few moves.

  The beautiful girl with the curved dagger in her hand opened up a knight's long sword, her movements were light and agile, but seeing that her companions couldn't hold on any longer, she caught sight of Du Wei sitting beside them, obviously the leader of this group, and an idea suddenly formed in her mind, she dodged to the side and slipped past another knight, then swiftly pounced towards Du Wei.

  The family's guardian knight did not forget his duty to protect the master, and as soon as the long-legged girl moved, a knight next to her casually threw over a table, immediately knocking the girl off balance. Then, another knight next to her struck down with his sword, piercing through her leather armor. However, this leather armor was apparently enchanted, and a white glow flashed across it, deflecting the sword's edge. The girl was not injured.

  The magician who had been hiding in the distance without making a move, seeing that the girl was stabbed by a sword, couldn't help but turn pale. He stood up, raised his hands high, and quickly drew several symbols with his fingers. He rapidly chanted out a string of strange incantations, and then a faint halo emanated from his fingertips.

  The Rolin family knights who were fighting with their long swords suddenly felt a sharp sinking sensation! Immediately, every movement seemed to slow down, and the sword in their hands seemed to weigh several times heavier! This sudden change made them immediately at a disadvantage, and due to their slow movements, several knights were injured by the enemy.

  Du Wei saw from afar and his eyes lit up involuntarily!

  Slow Technique! This is real magic!

  As the magician retreated, his fingers moved swiftly to draw a spell. Du Wei saw that a fireball burst forth from his fingertips and shot towards several knights. Fortunately, one of the knights was skilled in martial arts and dispersed the fireball with a single sword strike. However, sparks flew everywhere, and several other knights were hit by the flames, crying out in pain as they frantically tried to put out the fire.

  The room was already ablaze with flames everywhere, and the magician seemed to have transformed into a giant flamethrower. As a result, the guards of the Rowling family, who had been at an advantage just moments before, immediately lost their upper hand. Twenty people fighting against a few opponents were barely able to hold their own.

  Du Wei felt something was off.

  This magician has already released seven or eight fireballs in a row! Although I don't know how much power a first-level magician has, being able to release so many fireballs at once... Moreover, Du Wei observed that this magician almost didn't chant any spells! Each time, he just raised his hand and shot out a fireball, with an astonishing speed!

  Such performance has far exceeded the power that a first-class magician should have.

  Du Wei remembered the books he had read about magic, which clearly stated that magicians were skilled in long-range attacks but extremely weak in close combat. Seeing that the magician in this chaotic battle didn't have any warrior guards beside him, Du Wei immediately picked up a wine bottle and smashed it at him.

  The magician could cast powerful spells, but his close combat ability was extremely weak. The wine bottle almost made him dodge in a sorry state, with a loud crash, the bottle hit the wall and shattered into pieces that even cut his face! The magician covered his face in pain and shouted, Du Wei had already pounced over, pinched his neck with both hands, and knocked the magician to the ground in an instant!

  Du Wei's strategy was correct, but he forgot to consider his own strength. After all, he is now only a thirteen-year-old child, how much strength can he have? The close combat power of the magician is somewhat weak, but after all, an adult should not be unable to defeat a thirteen-year-old child with bare hands, right?

  He twisted a few times, but Du Wei was pressed down instead, with both arms pinned and unable to move. Just as he was about to shout loudly, suddenly... Bang! The magician's eyelids flipped over, and he fainted, his body falling onto Du Wei's. Du Wei pushed him away with force, and saw his loyal servant, Madam, standing in front of him with a look of panic on her face, holding a wooden table leg.

  Without the wizard's help, without the interference of Slow Spell, and without the scattered fireball attacks, the knights of the Rollin family immediately regained their spirit and charged again. With a burst of chaotic fighting, they instantly swept everything before them.

  That fierce warrior couldn't withstand the many people, and soon he was knocked to the ground with two swords on his leg. The archer had already been beaten unconscious. That beautiful girl was actually the most troublesome, her strength was ordinary, but the leather armor on her body was obviously enchanted by magic, her movements were extremely agile, apparently due to the magical enhancement, and her curved knife was not an ordinary product, it even cut off two knights' long swords, finally several knights managed to subdue her together, then they pressed her to the ground with all their might.

  Du Wei caught his breath, and the knights who were already anxious helped him up and found an undamaged chair for him to sit down. These knights all felt a bit ashamed, after all, as guardian knights, they had let their young master get frightened.

  But Du Wei didn't mind.

  He had already made it clear: these adventurers were just ordinary guys. Their martial skills were all average, and the only one who stood out was that barbarian-like warrior, but he was just a bit stronger. The most fundamental thing is... there wasn't even one of them who could use internal energy!

  Not even using low-level Qi, just a bunch of useless people.

  However, from this perspective, it is enough to illustrate how little favor Du Weishao has! The twenty guardian knights assigned to him seem to be the worst of the Rolin family. Twenty people fighting against four, and they still had such a hard time.

  "It seems that old man has really given up on himself, to only send out such a motley crew as his attendants." Du Wei thought to himself with a bitter smile.

  Otherwise... Hmph, in the illustrious Imperial Military Headquarters' second-in-command Rolin family, wouldn't there be any experts?

  It's no wonder, after all, who would be willing to accompany this useless young master with high martial arts skills? Only those without ability would reluctantly accept this deployment order.

  The knights under his command apologized with a tone of shame, but Du Wei didn't care at all. Instead, he took the opponent's confiscated weapons and examined them. He glanced at the barbarian warrior's large shield and lost interest, then walked to the fiery girl's side and carefully studied her leather armor. After a while, he exclaimed: "It's indeed like this!"

  After reading many books on magic, Du Wei's interest in magic has grown more and more. He has confirmed that this suit of armor has at least two magical enhancements, one for agility and the other for strength!

  It's already quite valuable to have two magical enhancements on one piece of armor. Even if it were sent to the imperial capital and sold at a high-end weapon shop, it would fetch a good price! Many skilled warriors would be willing to pay a handsome sum for it. So how did this "lowly" long-legged beauty come to possess such a fine item?

  And the curved knife she had, Du Wei also took a look at it in his hand, but found that the gemstone on the hilt of the curved knife seemed to be a tool for storing magic power written about in books.

  "Hmm, another magically enhanced weapon."

  There's something even more valuable, obviously the silver bow and arrow this little girl is carrying! Silver, a metal that is relatively soft and not suitable for making conventional weapons, but it is the best weapon against magicians!

  It is a widely accepted common sense that metals have an innate repulsive power against many types of magic! Many high-level magicians, when casting spells, will first cast a protective spell on themselves to make up for the magician's own weakness in close combat.

  And this silver bow and arrow is obviously a sneak attack against the defensive magic of the magician!

  This is a rare bow and arrow with the attribute of "breaking magic"! It's not very useful against ordinary people, but it's a good choice for dealing with magicians.

  Du Wei couldn't help but glance up and down at the long-legged little girl twice. Such a low-level warrior, yet she had such high-level magical enhancements on her weapon, even including an extremely rare demon-slaying sword!

  Du Wei's gaze lingered on the long-legged girl for too long, which probably made this female captive misunderstand, and even the family guard knights beside Du Wei couldn't help but have some wild thoughts about their young master's intentions - after all, a half-grown boy staring at a girl's chest would inevitably lead to misunderstandings.

  "Take off the armor on this little girl." Du Wei gave a very casual command, in fact he was simply interested in the magical weapon that the girl had. He even had an urge to find a quiet room to study these things carefully and verify his own doubts about many academic questions against the books.

  However, the knight who was executing it looked a bit embarrassed: "This... respected young master, you really want to take her off in this place..."

  The knight's words were somewhat ambiguous, and his expression was somewhat flirtatious. Because, very obviously, from the fiery curves on this long-legged girl's chest, as well as the exposed cleavage in front of her chest, it was clear that she wasn't wearing anything under this suit of armor, at most just a small piece of underwear inside.