Chapter 115: 115. The Magic Beast Invading Shanlin Town (Begging for a first subscription!)

After Luoning left, the administration of Shanlin Town was handed over to Wilson, the affairs within the castle were handed over to Chahaer, the training of new guards was handed over to Dawei, and the management of all the Transcendental was handed over to Aierlong.

Therefore, Aierlong has been very busy lately.

On one hand, there is a large number of Spell Scrolls waiting for him to craft, which must be delivered when they go to Muma City in December;

On the other hand, he still has to give Ailin Magic Class in advance, letting the young girl get more exposure to the production principles and requirements of Spell Scrolls;

At the same time, he occasionally has to check the work status of the several surrenderers who recently joined Shanlin Town, in preparation for future assessments.

And recently, there is something that makes him even more annoyed—a Magic Beast may have appeared in the direction of the pasture to the northwest of the town.

"Are you sure, another sheep is missing?"

In the evening, Aierlong stood outside the sheep pen behind the castle, looking at the three shepherds trembling before him.

They were all recruited by Luoning when he first arrived in Shanlin Town, and having worked for Shanlin Castle for so long, they are still trustworthy, and there is no reason for them to steal sheep and report themselves.

"Didn't I tell you to change the area for grazing? How did it still get lost?"

Aierlong rubbed his temples fiercely; for three consecutive days, one or two sheep were lost almost every day!

He had already let Dawei take men to search the mountain area over there, but apart from finding a suspicious pool of blood, they did not find any valuable clues.

Could it be that this Magic Beast eats the sheep without even leaving the bones?

"Noble Magician, we have already changed to a small hill for grazing according to your instructions, and the three of us have increased our patrol intensity over the past two days, but we still don't know why the sheep are being lost!"

The three shepherds were very panicked at this moment.

Although the Magician before them was very kind, whether it was a patient paralyzed in bed or an injured farmer, the other party would extend a helping hand to alleviate their pain with holy light, but they had already lost many sheep; even if they wouldn't lose their lives, the fines should be inevitable, right?

They don't know what kind of punishment they will face after the Baron returns.

"Mr. Aierlong, what should we do now?"

Chahaer was a bit anxious; there were only a little over a hundred sheep in the castle in total, and several banquets had consumed quite a few, leaving less than a hundred. If they keep getting lost like this, they will really be gone.

Aierlong pondered and said: "If it is truly the work of a Magic Beast, then it is definitely a fellow that knows Concealment!"

Mentioning Magic Beasts, everyone was quite afraid.

It hasn't even reached winter yet, why have Magic Beasts come down from the mountains?

"Fortunately, it only dares to attack the flock and hasn't laid a hand on people."

Aierlong felt somewhat relieved.

He knows how much the Baron values the commoners; even losing a few sheep is better than losing a robust laborer.

But just as he finished saying this, chaotic shouting came from outside.

"Lord Aierlong, quickly, quickly save Dawei!"

Aierlong was shaken; he recognized it, this was the voice of Tuomashi, the burly man among the Grey Earth Three Knights.

He turned his head to look, only to see a group of guards carrying Dawei as they ran over.

"What happened?"

Aierlong's expression changed, and he immediately stepped forward; at this sight, his heartbeat slowed by half a beat.

He saw that Dawei's face was pale at this moment, and the clothes on his chest were completely soaked with blood; the terrifying injury directly scared Chahaer until his face turned pale.

Dawei was among the first batch of people to follow Luoning, and he had stood out from the Wushan Castle guards to become a Professional Knight, receiving Luoning's trust.

If Dawei were to die, Aierlong really wouldn't know how to answer to the Baron.

"What happened?"

Aierlong asked while casting a Healing Spell.

As several milky-white rays of light sprinkled onto the wound, the bleeding slowly stopped.

"My Lord, we found that Magic Beast that eats the sheep!"

Dandi showed terror, "Dawei and I searched all the way to the west, and not long ago we arrived at the woodland north of Wushan Lake. While we were searching the bushes there, we didn't expect that fellow to be hiding inside; Dawei didn't even have time to react before he was swiped by its claw!"

Everyone's mood sank; although there are still four Professional Knights in the territory now, they are all Primary Knights;

Although there are two Magicians, Ailin, the Primary Mage, has only mastered the Water Gathering Technique; it's fine for giving a Magic Beast a bath, but wanting to cause damage is absolutely impossible.

Aierlong does possess Advanced strength, but unfortunately, he only knows support Magic. If this Magic Beast is of a relatively high level, it will be troublesome.

As several Healing Spells were applied, the blood on Dawei's wound stopped completely and formed a scab, but due to excessive blood loss, he had not yet woken up.

Aierlong checked him and said with lingering fear: "It's fortunate that the Magic Beast didn't just attack once, and it seems it didn't use its full strength; otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as Dawei breaking two ribs and leaving a few scars. Tuomashi, you take him back to rest."

He looked at Dandi, "Dandi, did you see clearly what kind of Magic Beast it was?"

"I only felt that its size shouldn't be small, and it had grey-black fur." Dandi tried hard to recall and shook his head, "Its speed was too fast; when I turned my head to look, there was only a back view left."

Large size, fast speed, combined with the claw marks on Dawei's chest, it looks like it should be a Magic Beast similar to a tiger or leopard.

Generally, such Magic Beasts are very difficult to deal with.

"Tell the commoners not to approach that area; tomorrow we will drive a few sheep over to take a look."

Aierlong thought for a moment and said: "If my Light Binding Technique can trap it, then we will slaughter it! If not, then we will retreat directly, go to Huitu Village to find Commander Ruidar, or wait for the Baron to return."

Aierlong frowned; it is already November 3rd, and according to Luoning's previous plan, he should have returned a day or two ago. Was he delayed by something?

At this time, Luoning had already set up camp in the forest, still more than ten miles away from Shanlin Town.

Tents of various sizes were set up among the trees, with burning campfires on the inside and outside, making the temperature inside not so low.

It is not like summer now; the temperature has dropped a lot, especially after entering the mountainous area. If campfires and tents are not arranged at night, letting them huddle together to spend the night, it is possible for people to freeze to death.

Fortunately, this arduous journey is coming to an end.

"Baron, after I send you to Shanlin Town tomorrow, I will take the Knight Squad and return."

Beside the campfire, Knight Jialier said: "In a few more days, the weather will be even colder; if we are unlucky and another rain or snow comes, it will be even more difficult for us to return."

Luoning nodded, "I originally wanted to invite you to stay in Shanlin Town for a few more days, but since you insist repeatedly, I won't say anything more."

With the escort of Jialier's Knight Squad, Luoning had no setbacks along the way, and even the beasts in the wilderness did not harass them.

After Luoning and the others ate a few bites of meat and drank a few sips of wine to warm up, they entered the tents.

The return journey started on October 18th, and today is the 3rd; he has already accumulated 180 Attribute Points, and after consuming them all, his Magician level has reached (318/400).

Before long, he will be able to raise his Magician strength to the Advanced Peak.

If he completes a few more achievements in the meantime and gains enough Attribute Points, he will very likely have the status of a Bronze Knight when he returns to Wushan Castle in December.

The combat power of a dual-class Bronze-level individual cannot be underestimated; by then, Luoning will not need to worry too much even if he reveals a bit of his strength.

What's more, by that time Luoning will likely have accumulated nearly 800 Energy Essences; consuming them all at once should be enough to create a Silver Grade Knight, right?

By then, Shanlin Town will have sufficient top-tier strength, and he will only need to build one more Knight Squad to make outside enemies afraid to provoke them easily.

As for Sain Territory...

Knight Feilidun, who could have taken Luoning's life with a slight flick of his sword back then, would only rank third or fourth even if he joined Shanlin Town now.

Even Baron Leisen, who is said to have advanced to a Bronze Knight, is nothing for Luoning to fear.

Along this journey, whenever Jialier was bored, he would seek out Maiken for a spar; even though the former is a Bronze Knight, Maiken would not be defeated instantly and could still hold out for three or five rounds.

If Maiken is like this, then Ruidar can hold out even longer.

To be honest, in Luoning's eyes now, the threat from Sain Territory is no longer significant.

If the other party rashly makes a move against him again, it will just give him a reasonable excuse for a crusade.

(End of this chapter)