535 The Lord’s promise
In the end, Antonya still didn’t let go of the advice of her former coachman, old Matthew, and left resolutely.
This also cast a faint shadow over Zhao Xu’s heart.
He realized that the abilities he had obtained so far seemed powerful, but in fact, they were not truly invincible in the face of true powerhouses.
even now, he had no spells to use to reach the bottomless abyss or the hell of baator.
Because of this, Zhao Xu spent the next two days participating in the highest authority in the town, which was the ” Joint Conference. then, he continued to stay on top of the wooden tower and read through a series of books on the theory of spells. He kept thinking about the secrets of the fifth circle.
he used the last time he saw the patrol team to cooperate with those scammers who had worked together to offend zhao xu.
zhao xu, who only had the title of a lord and no ” human rights, ” tore a hole in the power pyramid of this town for the first time and turned the entire security team into the zhao family’s army.
It also made those who wanted to use the connections to get closer to him, and they would come to the encampment to visit from time to time.
There were quite a few people who had wanted to watch the show, and they were all prepared to see Zhao Xu, who had no talent at all, become a joke.
After all, players could not be online 24 hours a day. Sometimes, when they were busy, they could not even be online for one hour a day.
during the month of the national university examination, arthur had been emptied of many players, and it was still fresh in his mind.
Zhao Xu might be unfamiliar with the other departments, but he knew everything about the security team, which he had been struggling with ever since he transmigrated.
He knew who was being suppressed, who had conflicts with who, and who could not make a name for themselves.
Therefore, when he re-ruled as the sheriff and gave the other party a new list, he felt that he had to be careful.
The security work in the entire Starfall town had passed smoothly without even a ripple.
This also allowed Zhao Xu to continue focusing on increasing his power.
For mages, each loop corresponded to a floor. It was as if they were blindfolded and had to rely on their own strength to find the stairs in the dark.
Some of them were lucky enough to find the corresponding stairs.
If one was unlucky, they might have to search through half the floor before they found the entrance.
And Zhao Xu was one of the lucky ones who had taken the elevator to the fourth floor.
But now, he was afraid that if he continued to hang around like this, he would be even more clueless when he reached the bigger floors.
therefore, he was more cautious about the principles of these spells, and pondered about them bit by bit.
Suddenly, the sound of drums and gongs could be heard from the city gate tower.
Zhao Xu, who had seen the code table before, could tell that the rhythm meant that people were dead, and there could be a lot of them.
Zhao Xu suddenly stood up from the wooden tower and looked over at the city gate. He saw that the Beacon had already been lit up.
this was a city-breaking signal.
Zhao Xu realized that this was no small matter, so he immediately stuffed the spellbook in his hand into his bag and jumped over the tower. He also cast feather fall at the same time so that he could land on the ground smoothly.
The surrounding construction workers were dumbfounded.
Vivian, you stay here. Serus, you and I will go and see what’s going on. Zhao Xu shouted.
Then, he took out the 3rd Circle spell, Phantom Colt.
A large, semi-real horse-like creature instantly appeared under him, and its four hooves were like smoke without a physical body.
Zhao Xu pulled on the horse’s reins, and the Phantom Stallion also activated the ” flying ” ability that came with being a level 14 spellcaster. It reached a speed that was eight times that of a human and galloped forward.
As for the White Dragon Serus, ever since he had worked with Zhao Xu to put on this show once in fallen star Town, the legend of the Lord being able to control a giant dragon had spread throughout the town.
After all, compared to the young dragons that were still living in the countryside, the White Dragon Serus, who had already lived to the prime of his life, could be considered to have the ability of ” Dragon’s might ” and was considered to be close to the ” giant dragon ” side.
The town’s higher-ups would only think that it was reasonable for a spell to be able to cast a terrifying spell.
But for Zhao Xu to be able to make a Dragon submit to him meant a lot more.
no one had even seen any magic pets that a wizard should have.
it made everyone suspect the possibility of the white dragon.
A lot of people started to reconsider their relationship with Zhao Xu on the spot, and this allowed him to push through with his personnel changes.
Zhao Xu was satisfied with this result, so he wasn’t stingy with the White Dragon’s ” wages ” and made Serus work even harder.
after a while, zhao xu and serus arrived at the city gate and saw a militiaman in simple cloth armor crying loudly.
Zhao Xu immediately remembered what had happened.
The recent ice and snow had receded and slowly melted, and the plowing of early spring was about to arrive.
Therefore, after the newly appointed town sheriff, Lu Qi, asked him for instructions yesterday, he organized the outstanding young men of the town to rush out before the spring planting to gain experience, which could also be regarded as their labor tax donation.
In other words, the militia, who were not included in the security force, would only organize two field training sessions before spring plowing and after autumn harvest each year to maintain their basic combat effectiveness.
They were the ” reserve players ” in the Arthur version.
The daily security of the town, the city guards, and the security of the mining area naturally did not need these people.
They were just ordinary farmers and craftsmen, but in times of crisis, when the town needed to be protected and winter city couldn’t provide timely assistance, they would be the last ” fresh force “.
The militia training process was also a talent selection.
In his previous life, when the Black Dragon attacked Starfall town, not only did it destroy Zhao Xu’s family, but it also destroyed the militia that the town had set up at the last minute. During that month, no less than a hundred families had their funerals held.
When Zhao Xu saw this young militia boy with a slightly charred face and a scruffy body, he immediately realized that something was off.
If something happened, he would be the only one.
At this time, many of the big shots in the town had arrived one after another.
“What’s going on?” The mayor asked urgently. His grandson had also joined the militia.
However, the young militia who had just been pulled into the group today could not help but feel nervous and burst into tears when he saw these big shots who usually came to his house and his blacksmith father would take out the most valuable food in the house to serve them.
“Why are you crying? I’m asking you a question!” The Finance Officer with a goatee was even angrier. His daughter had just been engaged to the mayor’s son not long ago. How could he have expected such a thing to happen?
However, his question did make her cry louder.
Thinking about how time was running out, and how the blacksmiths who had rushed over saw the angry eyes of these important people, he almost raised the iron hammer in his hand and hit his son.
Only the young man’s mother, who was wrapped in a thick piece of animal skin to avoid being scalded by the furnace fire, held her child tightly. She wanted to comfort him, but she could not control her emotions for a while.
“Calm down!”
Zhao Xu shook his head, then waved the magic staff around him and cast this Level 2 spell.
In an instant, with him as the center, everyone within a six-meter radius felt a wave of calm and peaceful energy. The Restless emotions in their hearts also slowly calmed down.
Whether it was the thought of reproaching him or the young man’s crying, both of them gradually weakened.
“Is this the beauty of magic? It’s so magical.”
“As expected of the Lord, no, I should say the president.”
“I’ve never felt so relaxed and free in my heart before. It’s too comfortable.” Those who were sighing even closed their eyes, as if they were feeling it.
Zhao Xu’s ears automatically filtered out most of this flattery.
The spell ‘calm mind’ was originally used to suppress States driven by ’emotions’, such as nullifying the effects of Blessing Spells, poets’ songs, and barbarian rage.
The inner peace was an additional effect.
At this moment, the young man began to cry and said, ” today, officer Lu Qi brought us to the wilderness for field training to test our physical fitness and team cooperation. In the end, we were on our way to Tiger Gorge.
As he spoke, the teenager revealed a frightened look and choked, ” then, a group of monsters suddenly appeared. They were so terrifying. They were a little like dragons, flapping their wings, but they had three heads and could spew out all kinds of mysterious energy. There was poison gas, lightning, and flames.
chief Lu Qi and the six or seven trainers who were protecting us suddenly fainted, and then these monsters took my companions away. At that time, I was caught by a trap set up by chief Lu Qi when I was carrying out my mission, and I fell into the pit to escape.
“Three heads?” immediately, the faces of the town’s higher-ups turned pale.
Chimera, a monster with a combat level of 7. Zhao Xu explained.
“What do we do now?” The parents of one of the missing militia members who had rushed over wailed.
Zhao Xu recognized him as a clerk from the government office, but he didn’t expect him to put his own child in the militia.
It seemed that everyone was certain that he would purge the power structure of the entire town.
Someone had to fill the position, and he would most likely choose from the militia under his direct command.
Naturally, these well-informed Families had already started to exert their power.
This was also the helplessness of a local official who ruled alone.
This was because no matter how they tried to change people, they would find out that as long as they were promoted locally, the people who were promoted would have all kinds of indirect relatives.
But Zhao Xu had the support of someone who could travel from earth in the future, so he naturally didn’t care about this.
However, as the leader of the entire security system, he did not expect that the sheriff Lu Qi, who he had promoted for less than two days, would be attacked and go missing.
Even among this batch of missing militiamen, those who could make it into the list had some background.
if they were all dead, it would be enough to shake up starfall town, and it would directly affect his prestige.
It was equivalent to a slap to his face.
“My Lord, you must save my child.” Suddenly, the Secretary of the mayor ran over, bowed to him, and pleaded, ” my wife is hoping to see that kid get married. If something happens to him, our family will be in trouble.
“Yes, my Lord, I beg you.” His mother, who was standing further away, even knelt down in front of him.
Zhao Xu also quickly gestured for his subordinates to help him up.
It had to be said that as he incorporated the entire security force, the security team had basically become his direct subordinates. He could give orders with one word, and there was no need to be roundabout and rely on making requests to the sheriff to achieve it.
This was because he was the “final boss” who controlled the future of these people.
“why did you run so far on the first day?” Zhao Xu asked.
At this moment, khaki, who was in charge of the security team’s Secretary, said awkwardly, ” “because the deputy qing qiu suggested that we use their earth’s ‘ice-breaking journey’, using unity and cooperation to reduce everyone’s sense of unfamiliarity, so we arranged for a field training first.”
I didn’t expect that such a powerful monster like the Chimera would suddenly appear in this short distance. As he spoke, the clerk Kachi’s expression became conflicted. One of the militiamen was his nephew, and he didn’t know how to face his sister.
Zhao Xu also looked embarrassed. Lin Qingqiu had been his subordinate in his previous life, and she had been a very powerful warrior.
The other party had been leveling up quite quickly, but unfortunately, he had used up all five Lifestones a few months before he transmigrated, so he could only start a new account in the end. So even though his level was about the same as Zhao Xu’s after transmigrating, he was still below Zhao Xu because he didn’t have a strong enough background.
In this life, Zhao Xu knew that he was a reliable person, so he gave him the position of deputy sheriff. He didn’t expect that something would happen to him.
“What about him?” Zhao Xu asked.
“The Qing Qiu officer has already gone out to search for it.” the secretary replied.
Zhao Xu nodded. He was very brave to go alone against a group of Level 7 chimeras. If something really happened, he would be able to protect them.
But ever since Zhao Xu appeared, everyone was basically just looking at him and waiting for him to come up with an idea.
Power and responsibility went hand in hand. If he could call a group of underlings over, naturally, when something happened, these underlings would have to be on his side.
“Khaki, pick a group of brothers who have quick reactions, quick wits, and experience in tracking. Go to the Tiger Gorge first.”
Lord, these Chimera can fly. I’m afraid it’ll be difficult to track them down. Kachi was conflicted. let’s not even talk about me. We’ve never heard of any Chimera lair nearby.
hearing this, everyone came to their senses and more or less realized that the young militia who had been taken away were in grave danger.
the creatures that flew away would not leave any traces on the ground that could be tracked.
This was like killing someone in the snow, but there were no footprints. There was no way to trace it.
I’m not asking them to look for the Chimaera. I’m just asking them to see if there are any other people like this young man who are lucky enough to survive and hide.
“My Lord, what about our child?” a mother cried.
It’s your child, not our child.
Zhao Xu corrected himself in his heart.
don’t worry, I’ll go find the Chimera’s lair myself. Zhao Xu said.
But the Secretary Kachi was worried that Zhao Xu’s efforts would be in vain, so he said, ” Sir, there has never been any record of a Chimera appearing in this town before.
He had been looking at the records since he took over yesterday, so he was very clear about it.
But Zhao Xu just shook his head. think about it, why would they want to take away all these militiamen? the kind that would leave them alive? ”
Khaki shook his head.
“It’s because they have a nest that we have to bring them back and keep them as food.” Zhao Xu explained.
As soon as he said this, the parents of the militia teenagers burst into tears.
“Don’t cry, I’ll bring them back.”
As Zhao Xu spoke, he tugged on the reins of his Phantom Stallion. as long as we’re alive, we won’t lose a single one.
“This is a promise from a Lord.”
535 The Lord’s promise
In the end, Antonya still didn’t let go of the advice of her former coachman, old Matthew, and left resolutely.
This also cast a faint shadow over Zhao Xu’s heart.
He realized that the abilities he had obtained so far seemed powerful, but in fact, they were not truly invincible in the face of true powerhouses.
even now, he had no spells to use to reach the bottomless abyss or the hell of baator.
Because of this, Zhao Xu spent the next two days participating in the highest authority in the town, which was the ” Joint Conference. then, he continued to stay on top of the wooden tower and read through a series of books on the theory of spells. He kept thinking about the secrets of the fifth circle.
he used the last time he saw the patrol team to cooperate with those scammers who had worked together to offend zhao xu.
zhao xu, who only had the title of a lord and no ” human rights, ” tore a hole in the power pyramid of this town for the first time and turned the entire security team into the zhao family’s army.
It also made those who wanted to use the connections to get closer to him, and they would come to the encampment to visit from time to time.
There were quite a few people who had wanted to watch the show, and they were all prepared to see Zhao Xu, who had no talent at all, become a joke.
After all, players could not be online 24 hours a day. Sometimes, when they were busy, they could not even be online for one hour a day.
during the month of the national university examination, arthur had been emptied of many players, and it was still fresh in his mind.
Zhao Xu might be unfamiliar with the other departments, but he knew everything about the security team, which he had been struggling with ever since he transmigrated.
He knew who was being suppressed, who had conflicts with who, and who could not make a name for themselves.
Therefore, when he re-ruled as the sheriff and gave the other party a new list, he felt that he had to be careful.
The security work in the entire Starfall town had passed smoothly without even a ripple.
This also allowed Zhao Xu to continue focusing on increasing his power.
For mages, each loop corresponded to a floor. It was as if they were blindfolded and had to rely on their own strength to find the stairs in the dark.
Some of them were lucky enough to find the corresponding stairs.
If one was unlucky, they might have to search through half the floor before they found the entrance.
And Zhao Xu was one of the lucky ones who had taken the elevator to the fourth floor.
But now, he was afraid that if he continued to hang around like this, he would be even more clueless when he reached the bigger floors.
therefore, he was more cautious about the principles of these spells, and pondered about them bit by bit.
Suddenly, the sound of drums and gongs could be heard from the city gate tower.
Zhao Xu, who had seen the code table before, could tell that the rhythm meant that people were dead, and there could be a lot of them.
Zhao Xu suddenly stood up from the wooden tower and looked over at the city gate. He saw that the Beacon had already been lit up.
this was a city-breaking signal.
Zhao Xu realized that this was no small matter, so he immediately stuffed the spellbook in his hand into his bag and jumped over the tower. He also cast feather fall at the same time so that he could land on the ground smoothly.
The surrounding construction workers were dumbfounded.
Vivian, you stay here. Serus, you and I will go and see what’s going on. Zhao Xu shouted.
Then, he took out the 3rd Circle spell, Phantom Colt.
A large, semi-real horse-like creature instantly appeared under him, and its four hooves were like smoke without a physical body.
Zhao Xu pulled on the horse’s reins, and the Phantom Stallion also activated the ” flying ” ability that came with being a level 14 spellcaster. It reached a speed that was eight times that of a human and galloped forward.
As for the White Dragon Serus, ever since he had worked with Zhao Xu to put on this show once in fallen star Town, the legend of the Lord being able to control a giant dragon had spread throughout the town.
After all, compared to the young dragons that were still living in the countryside, the White Dragon Serus, who had already lived to the prime of his life, could be considered to have the ability of ” Dragon’s might ” and was considered to be close to the ” giant dragon ” side.
The town’s higher-ups would only think that it was reasonable for a spell to be able to cast a terrifying spell.
But for Zhao Xu to be able to make a Dragon submit to him meant a lot more.
no one had even seen any magic pets that a wizard should have.
it made everyone suspect the possibility of the white dragon.
A lot of people started to reconsider their relationship with Zhao Xu on the spot, and this allowed him to push through with his personnel changes.
Zhao Xu was satisfied with this result, so he wasn’t stingy with the White Dragon’s ” wages ” and made Serus work even harder.
after a while, zhao xu and serus arrived at the city gate and saw a militiaman in simple cloth armor crying loudly.
Zhao Xu immediately remembered what had happened.
The recent ice and snow had receded and slowly melted, and the plowing of early spring was about to arrive.
Therefore, after the newly appointed town sheriff, Lu Qi, asked him for instructions yesterday, he organized the outstanding young men of the town to rush out before the spring planting to gain experience, which could also be regarded as their labor tax donation.
In other words, the militia, who were not included in the security force, would only organize two field training sessions before spring plowing and after autumn harvest each year to maintain their basic combat effectiveness.
They were the ” reserve players ” in the Arthur version.
The daily security of the town, the city guards, and the security of the mining area naturally did not need these people.
They were just ordinary farmers and craftsmen, but in times of crisis, when the town needed to be protected and winter city couldn’t provide timely assistance, they would be the last ” fresh force “.
The militia training process was also a talent selection.
In his previous life, when the Black Dragon attacked Starfall town, not only did it destroy Zhao Xu’s family, but it also destroyed the militia that the town had set up at the last minute. During that month, no less than a hundred families had their funerals held.
When Zhao Xu saw this young militia boy with a slightly charred face and a scruffy body, he immediately realized that something was off.
If something happened, he would be the only one.
At this time, many of the big shots in the town had arrived one after another.
“What’s going on?” The mayor asked urgently. His grandson had also joined the militia.
However, the young militia who had just been pulled into the group today could not help but feel nervous and burst into tears when he saw these big shots who usually came to his house and his blacksmith father would take out the most valuable food in the house to serve them.
“Why are you crying? I’m asking you a question!” The Finance Officer with a goatee was even angrier. His daughter had just been engaged to the mayor’s son not long ago. How could he have expected such a thing to happen?
However, his question did make her cry louder.
Thinking about how time was running out, and how the blacksmiths who had rushed over saw the angry eyes of these important people, he almost raised the iron hammer in his hand and hit his son.
Only the young man’s mother, who was wrapped in a thick piece of animal skin to avoid being scalded by the furnace fire, held her child tightly. She wanted to comfort him, but she could not control her emotions for a while.
“Calm down!”
Zhao Xu shook his head, then waved the magic staff around him and cast this Level 2 spell.
In an instant, with him as the center, everyone within a six-meter radius felt a wave of calm and peaceful energy. The Restless emotions in their hearts also slowly calmed down.
Whether it was the thought of reproaching him or the young man’s crying, both of them gradually weakened.
“Is this the beauty of magic? It’s so magical.”
“As expected of the Lord, no, I should say the president.”
“I’ve never felt so relaxed and free in my heart before. It’s too comfortable.” Those who were sighing even closed their eyes, as if they were feeling it.
Zhao Xu’s ears automatically filtered out most of this flattery.
The spell ‘calm mind’ was originally used to suppress States driven by ’emotions’, such as nullifying the effects of Blessing Spells, poets’ songs, and barbarian rage.
The inner peace was an additional effect.
At this moment, the young man began to cry and said, ” today, officer Lu Qi brought us to the wilderness for field training to test our physical fitness and team cooperation. In the end, we were on our way to Tiger Gorge.
As he spoke, the teenager revealed a frightened look and choked, ” then, a group of monsters suddenly appeared. They were so terrifying. They were a little like dragons, flapping their wings, but they had three heads and could spew out all kinds of mysterious energy. There was poison gas, lightning, and flames.
chief Lu Qi and the six or seven trainers who were protecting us suddenly fainted, and then these monsters took my companions away. At that time, I was caught by a trap set up by chief Lu Qi when I was carrying out my mission, and I fell into the pit to escape.
“Three heads?” immediately, the faces of the town’s higher-ups turned pale.
Chimera, a monster with a combat level of 7. Zhao Xu explained.
“What do we do now?” The parents of one of the missing militia members who had rushed over wailed.
Zhao Xu recognized him as a clerk from the government office, but he didn’t expect him to put his own child in the militia.
It seemed that everyone was certain that he would purge the power structure of the entire town.
Someone had to fill the position, and he would most likely choose from the militia under his direct command.
Naturally, these well-informed Families had already started to exert their power.
This was also the helplessness of a local official who ruled alone.
This was because no matter how they tried to change people, they would find out that as long as they were promoted locally, the people who were promoted would have all kinds of indirect relatives.
But Zhao Xu had the support of someone who could travel from earth in the future, so he naturally didn’t care about this.
However, as the leader of the entire security system, he did not expect that the sheriff Lu Qi, who he had promoted for less than two days, would be attacked and go missing.
Even among this batch of missing militiamen, those who could make it into the list had some background.
if they were all dead, it would be enough to shake up starfall town, and it would directly affect his prestige.
It was equivalent to a slap to his face.
“My Lord, you must save my child.” Suddenly, the Secretary of the mayor ran over, bowed to him, and pleaded, ” my wife is hoping to see that kid get married. If something happens to him, our family will be in trouble.
“Yes, my Lord, I beg you.” His mother, who was standing further away, even knelt down in front of him.
Zhao Xu also quickly gestured for his subordinates to help him up.
It had to be said that as he incorporated the entire security force, the security team had basically become his direct subordinates. He could give orders with one word, and there was no need to be roundabout and rely on making requests to the sheriff to achieve it.
This was because he was the “final boss” who controlled the future of these people.
“why did you run so far on the first day?” Zhao Xu asked.
At this moment, khaki, who was in charge of the security team’s Secretary, said awkwardly, ” “because the deputy qing qiu suggested that we use their earth’s ‘ice-breaking journey’, using unity and cooperation to reduce everyone’s sense of unfamiliarity, so we arranged for a field training first.”
I didn’t expect that such a powerful monster like the Chimera would suddenly appear in this short distance. As he spoke, the clerk Kachi’s expression became conflicted. One of the militiamen was his nephew, and he didn’t know how to face his sister.
Zhao Xu also looked embarrassed. Lin Qingqiu had been his subordinate in his previous life, and she had been a very powerful warrior.
The other party had been leveling up quite quickly, but unfortunately, he had used up all five Lifestones a few months before he transmigrated, so he could only start a new account in the end. So even though his level was about the same as Zhao Xu’s after transmigrating, he was still below Zhao Xu because he didn’t have a strong enough background.
In this life, Zhao Xu knew that he was a reliable person, so he gave him the position of deputy sheriff. He didn’t expect that something would happen to him.
“What about him?” Zhao Xu asked.
“The Qing Qiu officer has already gone out to search for it.” the secretary replied.
Zhao Xu nodded. He was very brave to go alone against a group of Level 7 chimeras. If something really happened, he would be able to protect them.
But ever since Zhao Xu appeared, everyone was basically just looking at him and waiting for him to come up with an idea.
Power and responsibility went hand in hand. If he could call a group of underlings over, naturally, when something happened, these underlings would have to be on his side.
“Khaki, pick a group of brothers who have quick reactions, quick wits, and experience in tracking. Go to the Tiger Gorge first.”
Lord, these Chimera can fly. I’m afraid it’ll be difficult to track them down. Kachi was conflicted. let’s not even talk about me. We’ve never heard of any Chimera lair nearby.
hearing this, everyone came to their senses and more or less realized that the young militia who had been taken away were in grave danger.
the creatures that flew away would not leave any traces on the ground that could be tracked.
This was like killing someone in the snow, but there were no footprints. There was no way to trace it.
I’m not asking them to look for the Chimaera. I’m just asking them to see if there are any other people like this young man who are lucky enough to survive and hide.
“My Lord, what about our child?” a mother cried.
It’s your child, not our child.
Zhao Xu corrected himself in his heart.
don’t worry, I’ll go find the Chimera’s lair myself. Zhao Xu said.
But the Secretary Kachi was worried that Zhao Xu’s efforts would be in vain, so he said, ” Sir, there has never been any record of a Chimera appearing in this town before.
He had been looking at the records since he took over yesterday, so he was very clear about it.
But Zhao Xu just shook his head. think about it, why would they want to take away all these militiamen? the kind that would leave them alive? ”
Khaki shook his head.
“It’s because they have a nest that we have to bring them back and keep them as food.” Zhao Xu explained.
As soon as he said this, the parents of the militia teenagers burst into tears.
“Don’t cry, I’ll bring them back.”
As Zhao Xu spoke, he tugged on the reins of his Phantom Stallion. as long as we’re alive, we won’t lose a single one.
“This is a promise from a Lord.”
