Chapter 74: Knight and Bandit

Mali quite liked trading between cities, feeling like he was playing "Uncharted Waters."

That was a game he liked very much in his childhood, and the most classic one was the fourth generation. Released by KOEI in 1999, players could choose one of four protagonists to play.

Driving all kinds of ships to run around the world in the 15th century, recruiting partners, exploring and trading, buying goods at low prices and selling them at high prices.

That was also the first time Mali intuitively felt the fun of making money, and he could hold a PSP and play for several days.

Of course, the real world is not as full of order as the game, and transactions are not as simple as clicking the mouse. Traps and fraud are everywhere.

And this also reflects the importance of the guild. As one of the top commercial organizations on the Leiwateleisi Continent, the status of members can save Mali a lot of trouble in transactions.

Note, it is a lot, not all.

In fact, Mali has also fully appreciated the hospitality of the Leiwateleisi Continent along the way. Passing off inferior goods as superior and tampering with the scales have become commonplace.

On the morning of the eighth day, they even encountered a premeditated ambush.

"Sir Ke En, we drank together at the banquet last night. You don't think I won't recognize you if you cover your face, do you?"

Mali shouted to the group of bandits outside the car with a loudspeaker.

A flash of embarrassment flashed in the eyes of the leader, and he deliberately lowered his voice. "I don't know any Sir Ke En; we are just a group of poor people who can't afford to eat. Give me one hundred Gold Eagles, and I will let you leave."

"If your lord could spend more effort on territory management instead of drinking and hunting, his financial situation should be much better than it is now."

Mali said, "And as a knight and vassal, you should advise him in time, not blindly follow his orders, accompany him to take risks, make a final fight before his debt expires, and attack an alchemist and Rose Merchant."

"And do you know the worst part of this? If you die here, he will definitely try his best to distance himself from you, saying this robbery was your unauthorized action. You and your family will be disgraced for this."

"I remember you said you had a son, only seven years old this year. Can you bear to let him live alone with the reputation of a bandit father?"

"Shut up!" The bandit leader was annoyed. "This matter has nothing to do with my lord. No... I have no lord, and I am not a vassal. Don't use the knight's set of things to demand me. I am just an ordinary bandit."

"Blame yourselves for showing off your wealth in the city! We have been watching you. If you don't pay today, don't think about passing through here!"

He pointed to a row of anti-horse piles and iron caltrops on the ground.

Mali sighed upon hearing this. He quite liked Ke En at the banquet before. Lord Bei Li Ang had three vassals in total, and the other two were very slippery and cunning. Only this Ke En was dull and honest, and the most loyal.

Probably because of this, this robbery mission fell on his head.

Mali put down the loudspeaker and asked Xia'er, who was helping to hold the mobile phone, "Did you record it all?"

The half-elf girl nodded. "Recorded."

"Then do it."

Mali said to the walkie-talkie.

The door of the passenger cabin slid open. Weier and Huodun, holding full-body bulletproof shields, jumped down, followed the drill, and came to the passenger door, one setting the shield in front of the car and one setting it behind the car.

Afterward, Xia'er and Meilisha also got out of the car and came to Weier and Huodun's side.

They didn't hold shields, one holding a sword and one holding a knife, carefully guarding.

Finally, Mali, who was fully armed and holding a shotgun, appeared. He stood in the center of everyone.

The group of bandits on the opposite side clearly hadn't seen this four-protect-one formation; otherwise, they should have turned and fled by now.

Seeing several people come down from that steel fortress, the bandit leader even showed a look of joy.

In his view, his side occupied an absolute advantage in numbers, and the robbery location was also carefully selected by them. This battle could not be lost no matter what.

So he shouted again, "Surrender, as long as you hand over the money, we will..."

His words were only half said when Mali fired.

He pressed the butt of the shotgun against his right shoulder and aimed the muzzle at the most crowded place. He didn't aim much, and this shot knocked down three people.

This group of people should all be local militia. To play the role of bandits, they didn't wear any armor and belonged to completely undefended. Mali fired four shots and knocked down six people. The rest were also scared and turned to run away.

The bandit leader was shocked to see this.

Because the opponent was an alchemist, he was also prepared and arranged for archers to ambush in advance to interrupt the spellcasting. However, the iron bucket formation in front of him made the archers feel that there was nowhere to bite.

On the contrary, as soon as he showed his head, he was targeted by Meilisha, who threw a flying knife! The archer couldn't dodge in time, was hit in the heart by the flying knife, and died on the spot.

The scene in front of him was completely different from what the bandit leader had expected. Seeing that his side was about to be defeated, he could only use his last trump card.

He took out a magic scroll from his arms.

This scroll was handed to him by Lord Bei Li Ang himself before setting off for self-defense. It recorded a Second-Circle magic and was worth a lot, which was enough to see the importance the lord attached to him.

Because of this, he didn't believe Mali's previous provocation.

The bandit leader chanted the spell loudly, but as soon as he said a syllable, he heard that thunderous roar again.

And this time, the person who suffered was himself. The bandit leader felt his head was hit hard by something, his eyes went black, and he fell backward.

Seeing that the leader was gone, the others had no fighting spirit at all and fled in a swarm.

Mali was too lazy to waste bullets, and after confirming that there were no enemies around, he came to the bandit leader.

Removing the mask on his head, it was indeed Ke En's square and dull face underneath.

He took a shot with his head but didn't die, not because his skull was harder than others, but because Mali's last bullet was a rubber bullet.

Killing Ke En didn't make much sense. Just as he said before, Bei Li Ang would definitely push all the blame on this big fool, thereby distancing himself completely.

Mali didn't want to be so cheap to him, so he decided to take a live captive, tie Ke En up, put him on the car, and send him to the next town to be interrogated by the Alchemy Association and the Rose Alliance.

By the way, it could also deter those nobles who dared to have ideas about him again. ===== CHAPTER 75 =====