"oh?"

Hearing the sound, a look of curiosity suddenly appeared on Lei Xiao's face.

"Lord, because the family of the current lord of Graystone City occupied the fiefdom of a subordinate family more than two hundred years ago, together with its original fiefdom, there are two adjacent ones within the other family's sphere of influence.

City."

Ryan shook his head unwillingly, and said that he knew the truth.

"This situation is almost the same as Iron Gate Castle."

Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao motioned for the other party to continue speaking.

"Lord, recently, the Lord of Gray Rock City is planning to hand over the throne of City Lord of another city to one of his sons, but he is a little undecided and doesn't know which one to choose."

Nodding to Lei Xiao, Ryan continued: "This has caused several of his descendants to start making moves in secret."

"Is it another power dispute?"

Looking at the sparkling lake water, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.

"Back to Lord, that's exactly what it is."

Following Lei Xiao's line of sight, he also looked at the mirror-like lake, and Ryan continued: "During this period, including Clifford, the overt and covert fighting among several heirs has reached the level of a sword-fight, and there are

The situation is getting worse.”

"Then Clifford's ultimate purpose in training the third-order Rock Horn Wolf King is probably to deal with his brothers."

After a pause, Ryan added: "Furthermore, the other main strongmen of the Broken Blade Knights are currently out on missions. Only their subordinates are nearby, and the transfer of soldiers above the Knights' squad has to go through

With the approval from Gray Rock City, things are very obvious now.”

"When we came to this forest, we did manage to clear out more than 20 second-level elite guards hiding in the dark, and it is impossible for you to kill so many people alone."

Slowly moving his gaze away from the lake, Lei Xiao looked at Ryan again and said, "Understood, since dog bites dog here, we have one last question left."

"Lord, are you talking about those innocent mercenaries?"

Ryan pondered for a moment, then suddenly said.

At this time, Ryan's face couldn't help but show a look of embarrassment again.

As you can imagine, the only variable now is the five mercenaries.

Once someone spreads the news, it will definitely affect the Lord's layout.

Therefore, there are only two ways to avoid this happening.

The first is to silence them, and the second is to naturally become companions.

Thinking of this, Ryan hesitated to speak, but finally did not open his mouth.

All in all, no matter which method the lord chooses, he will completely obey it.

Of course, it would be better if the lives of five people could be saved...

"Originally, I only planned to conquer you alone, but now that we have met, let's simply take them under my command."

Looking at Ryan's eager eyes, Lei Xiao smiled lightly.

The current population of the territory is "1947/2000".

Therefore, adding these five people will have no impact on Lei Xiao.

As for strength, Lei Xiao only needs to take out 3 Qi Condensing Pills to naturally make the three first-level peak-level mercenaries, like the other two, all reach the second-level level.

"Thank you very much, Lord Lord, for your kindness!"

Hearing this, Ryan looked happy and thanked him repeatedly.

"Okay, let's go back."

He leaned down again to help Ryan up, and Lei Xiao immediately spoke.

In this way, he returned to the dense forest just now. After some understanding, Lei Xiao learned.

All our own footprints and battlefield traces have been cleared, and some insignificant trophies have been obtained from the two of them.

Among the five mercenaries, the most seriously injured were the mercenary captain and the vanguard of the team, followed by the ranger, while the female priest and the old magician were almost unscathed.

However, even the two most serious cases were completely out of danger after receiving treatment from two fourth-level powerhouses, Ye Cang and Ju Bai.

During this process, the five mercenaries wanted to crawl at Lei Xiao's feet, and their gratitude was beyond words.

"Sir, if you want these two people to recover quickly and even walk on the spot, you only need to take a second-level healing potion each."

After Lei Xiao asked, Ye Cang bowed and responded.

Hearing this, the five mercenaries not far away couldn't help but feel their throats rolling and swallowed a mouthful of spit.

For them, the word magic potion is undoubtedly an out-of-reach word.

Furthermore, this young adult only met the five of them by chance, so being able to save them was enough to make them grateful for their lives.

How could he casually take out a magic potion worth more than ten thousand gold? In such a situation, even his own relatives would have to think carefully about it, right?

"That's it, go ahead and tell them how to refine it."

Lei Xiao nodded without hesitation, and with a thought, he handed two second-level healing potions surrounded by brilliant colors into Ye Cang's hands.

For Lei Xiao, who has a large amount of magic potions, this is naturally not a problem.

"this……?!"

Seeing this scene, the five mercenaries' eyes were dull, and they could hardly believe their eyes.

For them, this gentleman actually took out two miraculous medicines worth ten thousand gold without hesitation?

What virtue and ability can they have to make this gentleman do such a thing?!

For a moment, the eyes of the five people could not help but turn red, and they were almost speechless.

When looking at Lei Xiao, apart from uncontrollable gratitude and respect, no other emotions could be found.

They had no choice but to repay this young man's kindness to the death!

When Professor Ye Cang and the other two took the potion, they each took it and refined it.

Listening to the grateful voices of the mercenaries, Lei Xiao first briefly explained the current situation, and then began the work of subduing them.

It didn't take long before familiar prompts sounded in Lei Xiao's ears one after another.

[Congratulations, the second-level three-star sword fighter Terry Shi Wei has signed a master-servant contract with you and has become your new subordinate! 】

[Congratulations, the second-level two-star guardian warrior Teshan Shi Wei has signed a master-servant contract with you and has become your new subordinate! 】

[Congratulations, the first-order nine-star rock and earth magician Alva Jagan has signed a master-servant contract with you and has become your new subordinate! 】

[Congratulations, the first-order nine-star ranger Gad? It has signed a master-servant contract with you and has become your new subordinate! 】

[Congratulations, first-level nine-star holy light priest Bonnie Candlelight, has signed a master-servant contract with you and has become your new subordinate! 】

Just like that, after paying 3 first-level recruitment orders and 2 second-level recruitment orders in succession.

Lei Xiao's subordinates successfully gained 5 new subordinates, bringing the territory's population to "1952/2000".

"It turns out that the two people who were most seriously injured were brothers in distress."

Next, Lei Xiao first briefly checked the attributes of the five people, and then started to take the next step.

"Just in case, these five new subordinates are no longer allowed to appear in this area, and Trite Mountain's injuries cannot be restored immediately, and they cannot travel long distances."

After pondering for a while, Lei Xiao suddenly understood in his heart: "Since my next target is Luolong City, then I will take the five of them and use the teleportation crystal to teleport together to the lord near Luolong City.

When you turn around and leave, pick them up and use the return crystal to return to the territory."

After making up his mind, Lei Xiao first gave the three new subordinates of the first level nine stars a Qi Condensing Pill each and told them to refine it at their leisure.

Then, with the three people's overjoyed gratitude, they contacted the lord Zhou Wu on the mountain next to Luolong City and told him to be ready to respond.

Finally, he gathered all the subordinates except Ryan around him.

"Ryan, if you need anything, just contact me in time."

Nodding to the black-armored knight standing respectfully not far away, Lei Xiao immediately crushed the cold teleportation crystal in his hand.

"As you command! Lord Lord!"

Ryan immediately bowed to caress his chest and performed a standard knightly salute to Lei Xiao.

The next second, a strange light gray curtain rose up.

It didn't take long. Under Ryan's gaze, Lei Xiao and his party completely lost their trace in the forest.

When the short-lived strange feeling of his body being as light as a feather ended, Lei Xiao's vision became clear again and he noticed.

At this time, he and his subordinates had appeared in a territory that looked like a small village.

I can see that the layout here is quite decent, with well-proportioned wooden houses tightly surrounding the lord's mansion in the center.

Moreover, the passages formed by staggered residential houses are lined with solid wooden fences. With a little modification, this place will soon become a solid wooden camp.

At the same time, a slightly cold wind rushed up to Lei Xiao's cheeks. This was a cold feeling that could only be felt on the top of a high-altitude mountain.
To be continued...