Chapter 8 Gangsters
"I think we can agree to the request of the Golden City, but we need to reconsider the reward!"
"The Blood Hand Gang's power is constantly expanding, which may be a problem for Kaiyuan City in the future. It's not bad to clean up the wild dogs in the wilderness before the winter comes." Parist looked cunning and sneered, "However, since it is the Golden City that took the initiative to ask for it this time, I believe that those timid businessmen will definitely be willing to pay enough!"
Enzo thought about it and pondered for a moment.
"How many cavalrymen should be sent to wipe out the Blood Hand Gang?" Enzo raised his head and looked at Parist and asked.
"To deal with the group of wild dogs, only 500 cavalrymen and a knight leader are enough!" Parist was full of confidence and said in a relaxed tone, "Although the power of the Blood Hand Gang has expanded to thousands of people, the untrained mob will be shattered with just one round of charge."
Enzo could not deny it and nodded slightly.
As Paris said, although the gangs gathered in the wilderness in a short period of time were numerous, they were poorly equipped and had no high-level knights, so they were completely vulnerable to the iron hoofs of the cavalry.
"In that case, let's agree to the request of the Golden City."
"Gather 300 cavalry from Kaiyuan City, and then draw 100 cavalry from Wildfire Town and Lighthouse Town, with Wildfire Town Knight 'Clarence' as the commander, and prepare to attack the Blood Hand Gang!" Enzo made the decision and gave the order.
Wildfire Town and Lighthouse Town are both small towns within the influence of Kaiyuan City, each with a knight and about 600 soldiers guarding.
It takes 500 cavalry to attack the Blood Hand Gang. If all of them are recruited from Kaiyuan City, it will inevitably weaken the defense force in the city. Enzo decided to draw 100 people from each of the two towns according to his own ideas and assemble the army in the most cautious way.
"As you wish, young master." Paris bowed slightly, then turned and left.
Since the decision was made to attack the Blood Hand Gang, Pariste, under Enzo's instruction, discussed the issue of remuneration with the Golden City again.
After a war of words, the Golden City merchants expressed their willingness to pay enough food for Kaiyuan to survive the winter, and added 5,000 gold coins as a reward on the original basis. Enzo readily agreed and then ordered Pariste to assemble the army.
The 300 soldiers in Kaiyuan City were soon ready to go, and the soldiers recruited from Wildfire Town and Lighthouse Town also arrived in the following days.
As an old knight, Wildfire Town Knight Clarence was trustworthy in combat power and loyal enough to Kaiyuan City. Under Enzo's appointment, he served as the commander of the expedition. The next day, he led the army to the wilderness and launched an expedition against the Blood Hand Gang!
In the blink of an eye, twenty days passed.
Late at night, in the castle.
The fire in the fireplace flickered slowly, dispelling the cold of the night.
The room was quiet. Enzo sat cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed, as if he was sleeping. The light spots visible to the naked eye around him danced like elves, and gradually sank into his body as they slowly rotated.
Enzo's eyelids rolled, and then he opened his eyes.
"Chip, how long did I meditate this time?" Enzo asked in his heart as soon as he opened his eyes.
"This meditation lasted for 4 hours and 21 minutes."
"Very good, this meditation lasted for another 12 minutes." Enzo's lips curled up, and he was satisfied. "The longer the meditation state can last, the stronger my mental power will be, and the various qualities of my body will also improve!"
The army that attacked the Blood Hand Gang has been on the march for 20 days.
During this period, the surrounding area of Kaiyuan City was calm and nothing major happened. Enzo simply handed over the daily management work to Paris, and hid in the room to study the wizard inheritance in the iron box as much as possible.
After half a month, Enzo had a preliminary understanding of wizard civilization and thoroughly mastered the meditation method of "Ancient Memory".
In the process of continuous practice, Enzo can clearly feel that his mental power is getting stronger and stronger, and at the same time, "magic power" gradually begins to be generated in his body. Only when this "magic power" accumulates to a certain level, Enzo can learn the simplest zero-ring witchcraft.
According to the records in "Basic Introduction to Wizard Apprentices", before becoming a formal wizard, those who have magic power are called wizard apprentices.
The levels of wizard apprentices are divided into first-level apprentices, second-level apprentices, and third-level apprentices.
The improvement of the level means that the mental power is strong. Only when the magic power in the body is enough to release zero-ring witchcraft can it be considered to enter the category of first-level apprentices. People without wizard talent will never become first-level apprentices in their entire lives.
Enzo doesn't know what his talent is, but every time he meditates, he can feel the growth of magic power in his body.
"The release of witchcraft lies in the arrangement of runes. The more magic power in the body, the more runes can be constructed." Enzo's eyes flickered, thinking in his heart, "My current magic power is enough to construct 5 runes at the same time, but if I want to learn zero-ring witchcraft, at least 7 runes are required!" "With my current mental power, I can enter a meditative state for more than 4 hours a day, and for every 1 hour of meditation, the magic power generated in the body is about one-tenth of the rune required." "At this rate, in about 5 days, I will have the magic power to construct 7 runes." "At that time, I can officially learn zero-ring witchcraft!" Enzo's expression was complicated, and he slowly exhaled. His eyes couldn't help but look at the mahogany square table not far away, on which three purple crystals were quietly placed. They were dim, but with a magical texture.
Through the "Basic Introduction to Wizard Apprentices", Enzo already knows the origin and use of purple crystals.
That is a fantasy item called "Witchcraft Model".
When a wizard apprentice wants to learn witchcraft, the easiest way is to use the "Witchcraft Model". As long as the magic power is injected into it, the witchcraft model will present the arrangement of the witchcraft runes sealed inside in the most intuitive state until the user fully masters it.
The witchcraft sealed in these three witchcraft models are: Shadow Stealth, Shadow Spear, and Death Awakening.
Although these three witchcrafts are all shadow-based zero-ring witchcrafts, the difficulty of cultivation is very different. The simplest shadow stealth requires mastering the changes of 7 runes to be released, while Shadow Spear requires 12 runes.
As for the most difficult death awakening, it requires mastering 23 runes, and if you want to release it, you need other special conditions!
"More haste, less speed. Let's take it slow." Enzo withdrew his gaze from the three witchcraft models and rubbed his forehead. He suddenly felt a little hungry and couldn't help but smile bitterly. "I meditated for half the night and then I felt a little hungry. Fortunately, it's almost dawn, just in time for breakfast."