Today she did not wear her mage robe, but wore a light leather armor and a loose linen gown. Her slender waist was tied with a belt, and she wore a short leather skirt on her lower body, revealing her slender and straight legs.
On his feet were a pair of deerskin hunting boots.
This is totally typical safari dressing.
In order to look more realistic, Afu even strapped two daggers on her waist, which looked impressive. No one would have thought that this female safari turned out to be a frail mage.
Taking off the labels on oneself and freely switching between different identities is a hobby that Afu developed after leaving Langris.
At first, it was just for convenience on the road.
After all, in this world, magicians are always the most eye-catching people.
On the way south to Lulian, Afu was simply fed up with people's awed looks and cautious words. Especially the banquets given by nobles along the way annoyed her even more.
From an ordinary farm girl, to a rich lady, to a female swordsman, an archer, a businessman, a tax collector's maid...Afu is becoming more and more enthusiastic.
This change of identity allowed her to enjoy more fun. These fun were things she had never imagined in the Langleys family.
"It's time to go back."
Before the team entering the city arrived, Afu leaned against the carriage of a carriage and thought quietly.
After coming out of the abyss, Afu experienced life and death, and became more fond of and reluctant to leave this vibrant world. But she knew that this just meant that she should go back. Back to the place where she had already lived a lot.
In this world, continue to be a little maid.
Afu doesn't want to compare which life is more meaningful. She only knows that her life belongs to that person. So does her own life.
Maybe the future will be deserted for many years, so Afu, who likes to join in the fun, decided to join in the fun again.
"How will that guy fight back?"
Afu glanced around with interest. Surrounded by them were all mercenaries in different clothes. Among them were the bearded swordsman Kong Wu, who was burly and imposing, and the one who was wearing tight clothes and had a petite and exquisite figure.
There are female thieves. And even more, there are knights wearing light chainmails, chatting and laughing.
This is really a large collection of southern mercenary elites. It is impossible to see so many knights among mercenaries anywhere.
These knights are not those country knights who are proud of themselves after practicing one or two battle rings.
Among them, the most common knight of justice is also a formal knight who can easily register in the knight hall. There are also many knights of glory and knights of great light, who have noble titles themselves. Some are inherited, some are bought, and some are
Some were awarded titles by serving in the military.
But no matter what, they have strength, identity, status, and a lot of money. If they really don't want to, no one can force them.
The so-called desire-free approach is strong.
They don't need anyone to give them a future.
Therefore, Afu is actually a little worried about Leo.
In the past few days, Afu has not been in contact with Landreaux and others. After all, she is leaving, so there is no need to worry. However, this does not mean that she is unaware of this war for mercenaries. On the contrary, as a bystander,
Or, she saw it very clearly. She also listened to a lot in hotels and street taverns on weekdays.
Therefore, she was actually a little worried about Leo.
Especially when those nobles united and roasted Leo on the stove of revenge, and then staged the drama of entering the city, she felt that the possibility of Leo winning was already very low.
This has nothing to do with whether those mercenaries appreciate Leo's life-saving grace.
Having grown up in the Lanrith family, Afu knows better than anyone how terrifying the influence of a family with a long heritage, rich foundation and endless glory can be. She even followed Augustus to the Holy Martial Hall in person.
I've seen those crazy geniuses.
It can be said that if the Langris family wants to compete with anyone for a talent, it will be in an invincible position.
No matter what kind of sky-high price the other party offers, the Langris family only needs to show a little bit of expectation and respect to make people join the family without hesitation.
This is the power of a wealthy family.
And this entry into the city is exactly the time to show this power.
Ordinary people may not understand it, but Afu can fully imagine how deadly the temptation is when these wealthy knights appear in the sight of these mercenaries.
Of course, with Adolf's understanding of Leo, she also believed that that guy would never be able to just sit back and wait for death. Especially last night, she heard that Adolf had invited hundreds of high-level mercenaries to the military camp. And today's entry into the city
, Adolf was even more uncharacteristic, and he only needed the gongs and drums to support him.
There is something wrong with all of this.
Afu was very curious. She was invisible in the crowd and turned her attention to the viewing platform. On the platform, the familiar face was holding her chin and looking at the crowd below.
His eyes swept over.
For some reason, Afu panicked and quickly lowered her head.
Then, like a huge ocean tide, she heard an almost crazy noise from the crowd around her.
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The appearance of hundreds of Heavenly Transformation Knights detonated the entire square.
In the stands, the nobles who had received the news before were a little better. After all, they were mentally prepared. At this moment, their faces were just dull after the news was confirmed. But those nobles who did not know what happened were as if they were in a state of shock.
, there was an uproar.
This impact was really too great for them.
Many people had their mouths wide open and their eyes wide open. Their eyes were full of extreme shock and disbelief.
Especially for Gilbert, Lu He and a group of other people, the blood on their faces faded completely, turning as white as paper.
The ominous premonition finally became a reality.
No, not only that, in fact, although they had a premonition before, they didn't expect Lulian's counterattack to be in such a way even if they tried their best.
A hundred heavenly knights!
How is this possible? Where did Lulian get these magical costumes? How could they still be hiding such a terrifying army?
Under the stands, thousands of mercenaries were also stunned.
After all, the mercenaries who were invited to the military camp last night were only a small number of the major mercenary groups. And for fear of leaking secrets, they kept their mouths tightly shut. This made the ordinary mercenaries in the group not able to speak at all.
Mental preparation. Many people came today just to watch the fun.
In their opinion, if Naiao and these brothers in his regiment had not fought side by side and lived and died together, they would not have had to hesitate at all.
A young boy of about 20 years old and dozens of wealthy families, do you still need to choose?
But they never dreamed that in this city entry ceremony, which was originally a show of muscle power for wealthy families from all over the country, Lulian would actually pull out a hundred Heavenly Knights to steal the spotlight.
And to say that no one knew about these knights last night, not even fools believed it.
Many mercenaries in the crowd immediately turned their attention to their familiar group leader and the high-level mercenaries in the group.
No wonder they all felt that something was wrong with these guys since they came back last night.
No wonder many people didn't want to come today and were forced by the group leader to come and take a look.
turn out to be……
However, no matter what the people on stage or off were thinking, no matter whether they were shocked or questioning, it did not affect the marching team in the slightest.
Rows of knights in magical costumes passed by the ceremony stage under the almost dull gaze of everyone. There were four knights in a row, a total of twenty-five rows. When each row passed in front of Adolf, they would turn their heads and look at Adolf.
, the lance is tilted slightly to pay tribute to the monarch.
At this time, Adolf had also stood up.
Although he is not tall, he stands proudly beside the railing of the auditorium, with his slightly raised chin making him look particularly powerful.
"Long live Lulian!"
At this moment, the people were completely excited. The huge cheers, like a tsunami, hit the viewing platform one after another, making the nobles on the platform dizzy.
It took less than a minute for one hundred knights to pass by the viewing platform. However, for the nobles from other places, this minute was so long.
And what makes them even more uncomfortable is... everyone knows that this is just the beginning.
Yes, there are only one hundred and eighty people in Lulian's team. After the eighty honor guard knights and one hundred heavenly transformation knights, what everyone sees is the heraldic flag of the Lightning Knights and the Fire Fox Knights. Although it is a little far away
Disjointed, but my own team still caught up.
But, so what?
At this moment, no matter which family sees its own team of knights, there is no sense of pride.
Before the ceremony began, the nobles also discussed Adolf's mood when he saw other armies showing off their power on their own land on the viewing platform. In their opinion, no matter how "generous" Adolf looked on the outside, he was probably not in a good mood.
happy.
This viewing platform is like a stove.
Every minute and every second I sit here, I am enduring the heat of the flames.
At this moment, they suddenly discovered that it was not Adolf who was really being put on the stove, let alone the excited Lulian lords and generals, but themselves.
After these one hundred Heavenly Transformation Knights, is this ceremony still meaningful?
there is none left.
Look at the surging crowds. Everyone is chasing Lulian’s Heavenly Transformation Knight. From the South Gate Square to Victory Street, it is now empty. When Lulian’s knight passed by the viewing platform and entered the central square, everyone
They all rushed over.
And what about our own knights?
They just marched mechanically along the empty streets.
I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but at this moment, these teams that the nobles were originally proud of look so bleak.
Their flags drooped listlessly, and the steps of their horses seemed a bit messy. Although the knights' backs were straight, everyone could see that they were just shells without energy.
And the ceremony had to continue. They had to walk to the central square. And they had to be put on this damn stove and roasted until the ceremony was over.
Turning their heads, the nobles' eyes fell on the groups of mercenaries. Compared to the excited people, the mood of the mercenaries seemed much calmer.
Especially the hundreds of high-level Glory-level mercenaries. Although their eyes were shining and blood was rising on their faces, it was not shock, let alone jealousy.
But excitement and anticipation.
At this moment, even the most stupid person knows what happened in the Lulian military camp last night. Obviously, these mercenaries had already made their decision before today.
It's funny that I thought...
Bang, a muffled sound.
In the silence, Gilbert fell down on the chair, his pale face, his eyes straight. Beside him, Lu He swallowed hard, and his pair of slightly cloudy little eyes wandered hastily. It seemed that until now, he
I still haven't figured out how all this happened.
These two... nobles shook their heads. A foreign noble whispered: "Do you think those Heavenly Knights are real or fake?"
His question drew disdainful snorts from the people around him.
This kind of question is simply self-deception. Not to mention that the aura exuded by the magic costume that day was so obvious. Even if no one could recognize it, Adolf would not make such a lie that would be exposed. His identity and status would not allow it.
He does things like that.
"Then the real winner is Adolf." The nobleman turned around and looked around.
Everyone looked at each other and whispered to each other for a while.
Although this confrontation was on the ground of Lulian, at the beginning, their target was not Lulian, who had been excluded from the competition due to his great loss of strength, but the rumored mercenaries who had
The black-haired boy who saved my life.
It was precisely because this boy used his friendship with those mercenaries to interfere with each other that what happened later happened.
But now it seems that he is also a loser.
The one who truly won this silent war was Adolf. One hundred Heavenly Knights, coupled with Lulian's superior geographical location, were enough to offset all disadvantages and make him the first choice for those mercenaries to choose to seek refuge in!
Thinking of this, many people looked at Roy with pity.
From the beginning to the end, this boy who competed with everyone for mercenaries sat quietly next to Adolf, without saying a word or making any move. He was completely like a puppet, and did not fit in with a person at all.
As the image of the opponents present.
At first, no one knew why.
But now everyone knows.
With a cunning old fox like Adolf, this little rookie offended so many people for no reason, but gained nothing.
He is really just a controlled puppet!
When the dust settles, everyone can be sure that there will be few families willing to be enemies of Lulian in the future. But there will probably be many families who will take out their anger on this kid. Maybe the so-called Earl of Southern Cross will
Become the shortest and most unlucky noble in the history of the empire!
At this moment, in the crowd, Gilbert stared at Roy with eyes filled with hatred.
He knew that he lost. And he was the one who lost the most miserably among all the people. Lulian had such important information as one hundred Celestial Knights, but he didn't know it at all in advance. This not only deceived Locke, but also made Kang
Grand Duke Grif was disgraced.
He could fully imagine the ridicule that Venia would suffer when word spread about it.
And all of this is because of this damn boy.
Just when Gilbert was gritting his teeth and thinking coldly about how to vent his anger on this kid after the day was over, he saw Archduke Adolf in front of him turning his head.
"Everyone," Adolf said with a slight arc at the corner of his mouth, "The program I prepared for you is quite exciting, isn't it?"
Facing Adolf's smiling face, although they were extremely aggrieved in their hearts, these nobles with raised eyebrows reacted so quickly, their faces changed, and they all laughed.
"Wonderful!"
"Of course! It's so shocking!"
"He is indeed Archduke Adolf. He has such a powerful team of Heavenly Transformation Knights. Lulian will definitely shine in the future coalition forces!"
In the blink of an eye, the wind direction on the viewing platform had turned 180 degrees. Everyone smiled, congratulated Adolf, and flooded with flattery. The atmosphere was so warm and harmonious that it was completely impossible to watch.
The previous confrontation.
Adolf was obviously prepared for this.
He accepted everyone's congratulations with a smile, looked around, and finally cast his gaze on Gilbert's face: "By the way, I forgot to tell everyone that tonight, the Golden Skull Auction House will hold this year's mid-year auction...
"
The nobles all looked at each other, wondering why Adolf's topic suddenly turned to a completely unrelated matter.
"... If you know more about it, you will know that there are several items in this auction that are quite tempting. Among them, there is a set of Heavenly Transformation Magic Patterns from our Lone Wolf Magic Pattern Master..." Adolf said
He stood up and extended his hand to Roy.
Roy stood up and smiled at everyone.
A flash of light suddenly flashed through the minds of the nobles, and everyone opened their mouths.
"This set of Celestial Transformation Magic Equipment is a simplified version of the one worn by Lulian Celestial Transformation Knight," Adolf said with a smile, "If you are interested, you might as well try it out then..."
No one could hear clearly what Adolf said next.
At this moment, all eyes were focused on Roy's somewhat honest smiling face.
But this time, there was no pity or hatred in their eyes. Instead, there was only indescribable shock and rising heat... (To be continued.)