Chapter 22: Which month is the hottest?

  "Everyone wiped out? This seems unlikely. Did that Defeated Blood Blade bandit group have a number of people in the thousands?"

  Regarding slave trader Corwin's statement, Rove expressed dissent.

  If Rovin hadn't misremembered, the black-robed Cynthia from yesterday had said with certainty that she wasn't her opponent, and she seemed to be a Bronze Rank warrior.

  And yet, the black-robed and masked Cynthia was merely a bronze-ranked mercenary. If she were a bronze-ranked knight loyal to a noble, wouldn't she at least have possessed a full set of knight's armor, a lance, a knight's sword, a warhorse, and a number of attendants? Her combat strength would be several times higher than that of a mercenary of the same rank, and her survival rate on the battlefield would be much higher than that of a mercenary.

  "But that's exactly what happened." Slave trader Colenweh spread his hands, then continued to reveal the gossip with a mysterious tone: "Mr. Lovi, according to the intelligence I've gathered, in that battle where the entire army was defeated, Lord Nelson himself was actually taken captive, and it was only because of his wife's efforts to exhaust all her savings that he was ransomed back from Aslat."

  "So it was."

  Rovin felt he finally understood why Lord Nelson had to go hunting himself to prepare the meat for the dinner party.

  "So, Colonel Weir, how long ago did this unfortunate battle take place?"

  After some thought, Luo Wei asked again.

  "If intelligence is correct, this battle should take place between the 6th and 9th days of the third week of Hot Month in the year 2799 GD."

  The spy of the slave trader did a good job, and he even inquired about the battle that made Lord Nelson lose face, with very specific timing.

  For Rovi, the useful intelligence he could get was only to know that this battle-level campaign broke out two years ago, as for more specific...

  July

  A week has seven days, how can there be a ninth day?

  These two pieces of detailed intelligence were undoubtedly still an enigma that Rovi could not understand for the time being.

  But Luo Wei couldn't ask, because these two unsolved mysteries in this other world should be common sense that everyone knows.

  "Oh, what bad luck." So, after Lovelace shrugged his shoulders indifferently to show that he didn't really care, he finally asked the question he had been wanting to ask: "But Mr. Coleridge, why did you tell me all this?"

  "Didn't you understand, Mr. Vero Wizard?" The slave trader showed a slightly puzzled expression, but immediately he made an explanation: "The so-called dinner invitation from the honor-damaged Lord Nelson is actually to win over Mr. Vero Wizard to serve him, and then rely on Mr. Vero Wizard's power to defeat the Defeated Blood Blade Thief Gang again!"

  "If the price is right, it doesn't seem impossible to serve a lord who's trying to regain his honor for a short while."

  Rovin replied that he was trying to make himself look like a real part-time mercenary lich wizard.

  "But Mr. Rowan Wizard, the current problem is that among the Defeat Blood Blade thieves, there is a spellcaster with a ring level no lower than yours."

  The expression of the slave trader Colenwi changed to one filled with worry, as if he were not a slave trader but a holy warrior who could not bear to see good people get hurt.

  "It's as expected, otherwise it can't be explained why two bronze-ranked knights and one hundred and fifty servants would die so cleanly."

  Luo Wei replied, in fact when asking about the time of the battle, Luo Wei had already guessed this possibility.

  Rove's determined reply left Colonel Corney somewhat perplexed, unable to fathom why Rove would utter words of willingness to serve Lord Nelson despite having already guessed the situation.

  Could it be said... that this Mr. Vero, values money more than life itself?

  That's not right, yesterday this young wizard was clearly still grieving and took in a commoner girl named Felicia behind my back, and from what I've observed, this commoner girl has been treated almost equally without being made into a bed companion.

  How could a ghost wizard with such an unexpected and kind personality be someone who is greedy for wealth?

  If not, then knowing that there are also practitioners of hostile forces who will accept the employment of Lord Nelson, how should it be interpreted?

  The more he thought about it, the more confused Kolonwe's mind became. He began to doubt whether his decision to try to move him with emotions was completely wrong.

  "Mr. Korrenwei, if there's nothing else, our conversation ends here. Later, I need to go out and take a walk to see if I can buy some spell materials."

  Luo Wei issued an order to expel the guests.

  For Luo Wei, he certainly knew that the purpose of slave trader Colenwi was actually not much different from that of Lord Nelson, wanting to use this way of revealing intelligence to move himself, and then let himself accept employment as a bodyguard for the slave trading team.

  To be honest, being a bodyguard for a slave trader is actually right up Rovi's alley.

  But even if it was exactly what he wanted, it didn't mean that Luo Wei would like to owe a favor to the slave trader Colenweil before accepting his employment.

  Everyone has a place where they can be taken advantage of, and Luo Wei is very clear that the best place for others to take advantage of him is these two words "human feelings".

  Luó Wéi doesn't like owing others favors because it makes him feel uncomfortable and he can't wait to repay them doubly as soon as possible.

  To avoid owing a favor to the slave trader Colenwe, Luo Wei directly blocked the path of Colenwe's favor, avoiding all sorts of troubles that would come later.

  Moreover, even if he had to owe someone a favor, Luo Wei was unwilling to owe it in this regard.

  Of course, Luo Wei's eviction order was not a lie. He indeed planned to go out after breakfast to see if there were any materials or books for sale that he could use.

  Among the several necromancy spells that Luo Wei has mastered, only Dark Law and Soul Fire Deprivation do not require spellcasting materials. The materials for Corpse Puppet can be obtained directly from the corpse, but the soul foundation skill of the Necromancer, Awakening the Dead, is different. To cast Awakening the Dead, three spellcasting materials must be prepared in advance: Black Soul Stone Powder, Bloodthirsty Bat Stomach Bag, and Black Pupil Magic Cat Dog Teeth.

  If Rovy had only intended to window shop and buy nothing if there were no spell materials, after learning from the slave trader Colenwil that Lord Nelson's crusade army was completely annihilated, Rovy's desire to purchase the spell material for summoning the dead became extremely strong.

  Maybe I have a chance to awaken two bronze-tier undead knights or skull riders?

  Luo Wei thought to himself, compared to the ordinary people who died and awakened as undead, the undead of warriors or spellcasters before their death were more likely to move the hearts of necromancers.

  The dividing line of seeking points and collecting income

  Thank you for your reward and support, Xue Miao!

  Then what's next, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow I have to accompany my wife and kids back to their hometown, so updates will be limited to once a day...