Under the flickering light of the bonfire, everyone's face was sometimes dark and sometimes bright. The bloody smell of slaughter still lingered in the air. Just a moment ago, the two sides were engaged in fierce battle, but now they all stared blankly at the corpse that had been trampled into a pulp, then looked at Lin Lei who carried the heavy black sword on his back.

  An eighth-level expert was actually killed with a single sword strike.

  This... is unbelievable!

  "Brothers, up! Kill these robbers!!!" Big-bearded Ma Long was the first to react, immediately excitedly shouting loudly, "Kill these bastards, avenge our dead brothers!"

  Those bandits heard the shout of Big Beard Marlon and one by one they sobered up. Their leader, 'One-eyed Snake' McGillicuddy, was killed by a single sword. Not to mention those mercenary guards, just that man carrying a heavy sword alone would be enough to sweep them away.

  "Revenge, revenge, kill." The eyes of the mercenary guards lit up one by one, and their momentum came up completely. One by one, they held their weapons and charged forward to kill.

  "Run for your life!"

  The robbers shouted and fled in all directions. The mercenary guards' archers immediately drew their bows, watching the fleeing figures with indifference as arrow after arrow shot out swiftly, 'whooshing'... Six robbers were pierced by arrows and fell to the ground instantly.

  The remaining seventy or so people vanished into the distant blackness in the blink of an eye.

  The mercenary guards did not pursue them relentlessly, but only chased for a hundred meters before retreating, after all their mission was to protect the convoy.

  "Ah!"

  The merchants and travelers in the caravan let out a collective sigh of relief, while the faces of the mercenary guards were not good-looking, each going to collect the bodies of more than a dozen dead mercenaries.

  "Everyone continue to rest." Ma Long said loudly.

  At this time, many of the mercenaries were also injured and needed to be treated properly. The hundreds of people in the convoy all quieted down and returned to their respective places. People who had been on the road for a long time often encountered such things and wouldn't be surprised or alarmed.

  One by one, the bonfires were lit up, and the bodies of more than a dozen mercenaries were buried in the desolate land beside the road. The mercenaries who made a living with their knives might die at any moment, and once they died, their bodies would be buried on the spot. Other mercenary corps members would take back some of their belongings at most.

  Lin Lei carried a heavy sword on his back and leaned against a big tree by the road, quietly watching the mercenaries.

  "Lord Lei." Many of the merchants in the convoy came over, expressing their gratitude to Lin Lei. Some even offered gold coins to Lin Lei as a thank you, but Lin Lei declined them all.

  "Brothers, farewell." Ma Long shouted loudly.

  All the mercenaries stood in front of those graves, bowed their heads and paid a uniform salute. In the mercenary circle, death is very normal. The mercenaries immediately returned to their respective positions one by one.

  The leader of the mercenary group, Big Beard 'Marlon' led Langzi and Lude to walk towards Lin Lei, and said with great gratitude: "Lord Lei, thank you. If it wasn't for you this time, our mercenary group..." Marlon shook his head as he spoke.

  "Lei Ge, this time it's you who saved our mercenary group." The young Lude also expressed his gratitude.

  Whether it was the previous reminder or the last resort, they could all be considered as saving their mercenary group.

  "It's nothing," Lin Lei said with a faint smile.

  "Lord Lei, this is 10,000 gold coins." Marlon took out a magic crystal card from his bosom, "This magic crystal card is anonymous and has 10,000 gold coins stored inside. Lord Lei, you must accept it. If it weren't for you, our entire mercenary group wouldn't have been able to complete the mission, let alone survive."

  Lin Lei smiled and shook his head.

  "Lei Ge, you take it." Lang Ze immediately advised, mercenaries of this line, most are very generous. These mercenaries who walk on the edge of life and death every day, regard righteousness and kindness as especially important.

  "Do I look like I'm short of money?" Lin Lei looked at these three people.

  Lin Lei's spatial ring had a full twenty-two billion gold coins' worth of magic crystal cards. Twenty-two billion gold coins, this enormous sum, was something that even the Dawson Chamber of Commerce wouldn't easily take out.

  Some families in the four major empires are powerful and make a lot of money. However, they can't compare to the royal family of a kingdom when it comes to making money.

  After all, some super families among the four major empires still have to pay a large amount of money to the emperor.

  The Kingdom of Keflan is much more autonomous compared to those large families. The accumulation of thousands of years... This wealth has reached a frightening level.

  Malone was taken aback by Lin Lei's words and didn't insist on it. He didn't dare to be stubborn with Lin Lei, a strong man. Moreover, their mercenaries didn't make money easily. "Leader Malone, go take care of your mercenaries, I see that many people are seriously injured," said Lin Lei.

  "That Lord Lei, please rest, I'll take my leave first." Ma Long said respectfully, for the strong are respected everywhere.

  The bonfire burned, and most people in the entire team couldn't sleep. They surrounded the bonfire one by one, except for a few who were sleeping, everyone else was discussing the battle just now. From time to time, many people cast their eyes on Lin Lei, obviously the object of discussion was Lin Lei.

  Lin Lei was sitting cross-legged at this moment, quietly feeling the vast and profound earth, and feeling the wind that filled the sky.

  After three years of cultivation in the Monster Mountain Range, Lin Lei also gained a deeper understanding of the path to cultivation. Whether it was warrior cultivation or mage cultivation, ultimately one still had to gain insight from nature.

  It's just like a moment ago, that McKinley is also an eighth-level warrior, and Lin Lei is also an eighth-level warrior.

  However, in terms of boundary, McKinley is still at the level of simple attacking skills, while Lin Lei has reached the third level and can already overwhelm people with his momentum. This momentum is the momentum of heaven and earth. With one sword out, he can affect the surrounding space.

  The gap between the two is too big, and it's no surprise that one sword can kill.

  "If I hadn't spent three years in the Mystic Mountains, forgetting everything and fully immersing myself in nature, I'm afraid that even if I were to continue practicing in a place like Hester City, it would be difficult for me to make progress in my cultivation." Lin Lei thought to himself.

  Everyone in the fleet was whispering about Lin Lei, but Lin Lei was quietly cultivating as if nothing had happened.

  "Rai, Lord Rai?" A slightly timid voice came from beside him.

  Lin Lei turned his head to look at the sound, and it was that neatly dressed young nobleman, Keen. A smile appeared on Lin Lei's face: "Keen, right? What's up?"

  Ji En heard Lin Lei call out his name and felt a sense of pride in his heart. He said in a low voice, "Lord Lei, I have a request."

  "Sit down and talk."

  Lin Lei's attitude made Keen slightly relax, and he sat down beside Lin Lei, looking at him with admiring eyes: "Lord Lei, your sword just now was so powerful. I've been bullied since I was a child, and I also want to become a powerful warrior. Can you teach me?"

  Lin Lei was taken aback.

  A warrior's training isn't something that can be accomplished in a day or two. It requires years of hard work, good innate talent, and good guidance; only when these three elements come together can a strong warrior be created.

  "It's a bit difficult and I don't have enough time to teach you." Lin Lei said with a smile.

  Gin shook his head repeatedly and waved his hand hastily, saying: "No, Lord Lei, I don't want to learn too much or be too powerful. Just learning that one sword move of yours is enough, just the one from earlier." As he spoke, Gin demonstrated the sword move again with exaggerated gestures.

  "Is it just about mastering that one sword?" Lin Lei was both laughing and crying.

  That sword just now looked simple, but it was Lin Lei's more than a decade of hard work, plus the realization of his heart and soul, finally understanding the "momentum", let alone an eighth-level warrior, even ordinary ninth-level warriors are likely to find it difficult to understand what is meant by "momentum".

  According to the records of the Baruch family, the ancestor who used the heavy hammer only grasped 'light as a feather' when he reached the Saint level, and it wasn't until decades after reaching the Saint level that he grasped 'momentum'.

  Mages are born more attuned to nature than warriors.

  A warrior who wants to grasp the concept of "ki" has a much harder time than Lin Lei, who is both a magician and a warrior.

  "Is it very, very difficult? I'm not afraid." Keen said.

  "Keen." A soft voice sounded, and a light blue figure of Zhen Ni ran over, holding a robe in her hand, and said to Keen with concern, "It's cool at night, put it on."

  Ji'en shook his head and turned away: "No."

  Jenny's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, but she was at a loss with her brother.

  "Look, sister, Lord Lei is just wearing a thin T-shirt, and I'm already wearing this much, and he's still telling me to wear more."

  Ji'en was speechless with laughter. This Ji'en actually compared himself to Lin Lei, who didn't care about the cold in the harsh winter. Not to mention now.

  "Get dressed, Keen." Lin Lei said aloud.

  Lin Lei's words seemed more useful than Jennie's. "Oh." Keen took the clothes from Jennie's hand and put them on, Jennie looked at Lin Lei with gratitude: "Thank you, Lord Lei."

  Lin Lei smiled and nodded.

  Zhan Ni just exchanged a glance with Lin Lei, and his face slightly flushed.

  But Lin Lei inadvertently noticed Janie's hands, and this look was surprising to Lin Lei. According to Lin Lei's observation, Janie was undoubtedly a noble lady. However, Janie's hands were relatively rough.

  "Keen, don't disturb Lord Lei for too long, Lord Lei also needs rest." Zhan Ni smiled apologetically at Lin Lei and blushed as he returned to his own carriage alone.

  Lin Lei looked at Jien.

  "Keene, does your sister do chores at home?" Lin Lei was puzzled. A noble lady's hands are usually delicate. But this Jennie Miss is absolutely a noble in terms of temperament and attire. However, her hands... Keene nodded: "Yes, Lord Lei, don't look at me dressed like this, I myself feel awkward wearing it, I haven't worn something so formal for a long time." Keene said, pulling his collar, "Actually, my sister and I are from an ordinary small town. It's just that Grandfather Lambert took care of us, and my sister usually still has to do household chores."

  "Huh?" Lin Lei looked puzzled, "But your sister's behavior doesn't seem like that of an ordinary country girl."

  He nodded and said, "This is normal. Our father was the lord of a county town in the O'Brien Empire, with a very high status. We lived in the lord's mansion when we were young, but when I was six years old, my mother, sister, and I were all driven out by our stepmother. My mother took us back to her hometown. My sister received a noble education from a young age and left home at the age of ten, so she naturally retained those aristocratic habits. But I was small, and my mother's health was poor. Grandfather Lambert couldn't take care of us alone, so my sister did household chores from a young age, and she can do all kinds of household work."

  "I remember in the harsh winter, my sister's hands were cracked from the cold, but she still cooked for us. I wanted to help, but she wouldn't let me." Keen pursed his lips, and his eyes turned slightly red, "This time, when I go to inherit the position of city lord, I will definitely not let my sister do household chores again, and I will also have a large group of people serve her."

  Lin Lei also felt a little admiration for Zhan Ni, this seemingly weak and shy girl.

  "You want to take over as the lord of the city, didn't you drive out the old lady?" Lin Lei asked.

  Kien didn't mince words: "My stepmother was trying every means to drive us out, just so her son could inherit the position of city lord. Unfortunately... that trashy son of hers spent his days indulging in wine and women, and after my father's recent death, he became even more reckless and dissolute. I heard that not long ago, he died from exhaustion on a woman's lap. Now that he's dead, it's only natural for me to inherit the position of city lord."

  Ji En looked at Lin Lei with expectation: "Lord Lei, you can teach me now. When I become the city lord, I will definitely arrange for you to be a very high-ranking official."

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