At present, most of the residents of the city have gathered in the streets near the Lord's Mansion to party and celebrate the defeat of the evil red dragon and his army of monsters by the "hero".

Almost everyone was drunk.

Even the guards on the city walls were no exception.

So no one noticed at all that the real "culprit" had entered the city and transformed into a young and beautiful woman.

Have to say!

When Wilmes maintains his human form, he is quite similar to Alena.

Whether it's the eye-catching red dress or the pride revealed in her eyes, they are exactly the same.

The only difference is that Alena's hair and pupils are red, and there is very obvious energy overflow.

Unless someone takes the initiative to provoke her, she will not take the initiative to attack without reason.

So if nothing unexpected happens, Alena should awaken the bloodline of the fire element, not the red dragon bloodline.

In contrast, as a chromatic dragon, Wilmes is more greedy and cruel, and even regards killing and destruction as a pastime to kill time.

Fortunately, there was a magical object to restrain it, otherwise Zuo Si would not be sure that he could control this impulsive red dragon.

"Where are we going now?"

Wilmes glanced at the dilapidated houses and dirty alleys around him and asked in a low voice.

Zuo Si answered directly: "Of course I will go to the lord's mansion to get the other half of my reward. But before that, I have to stop by a secret warehouse. It should be nearby."

While talking, Zuo Si took out the note that Muke had written to him before he died and glanced at it, and soon locked onto an inconspicuous old building.

Like the dusty warehouse in Mannon, this place seemed uninhabited.

So he directly used the second ring of [Knocking Technique] to open the door that was locked from the inside, then stood at the door and pointed, signaling Wilmes to take the lead.

Realizing that Zuo Si was using him as a "meat shield" again, the latter rolled his eyes in annoyance, but still walked straight in.

As a result, just after passing through the entrance, the three-eyed demon spider that was ambushing on the roof fell from the sky and tried to attack the red dragon that had transformed into a human form.

However, when they approached, they were immediately severely burned by the [Fire Aura] surrounding the red dragon, and inevitably fell into fear, madness and chaos.

Wilmes picked up a war hammer placed on the rack at the foot of the wall, and in just a few strokes he beat several captive three-eyed demon spiders to death, not even bothering to use his innate magical abilities.

Without a doubt.

Under the suppression of absolute power, these magical creatures that are enough to scare ordinary adventurers are as easy and pleasant for the red dragon as it is for ordinary people to crush the little bugs they hate.

With the help of the detection link [Detect Secret Door], Zuo Si easily found the secret compartment where the magic items were hidden and took out a black box from it.

When I opened it, I found it was actually two belts.

One of them is the [Inertia Barrier Belt], which can effectively reduce the physical damage caused by blunt, slashing and piercing weapons.

As for the other one, it is the [Hill Giant Strength Belt], which can increase the wearer's additional three points of strength attribute.

Obviously, Zuo Si himself could not use these two belts. Instead, they were more suitable for close combat fighters like the orc Rhett and soldiers.

Moreover, the [Magic Resistance Belt] he wears is truly suitable for a spellcaster.

After raiding Muke's last secret warehouse where magical items were hidden, Zuo Si brought Wilmes, who remained in human form, back to the lord's mansion.

When he appeared in the crowded hall, the originally noisy hall instantly became quiet.

Almost all the guests who were invited to the celebratory banquet put down their food and wine glasses, stood up and began to applaud.

When Zuo Si passed by them, everyone would bend down and bow deeply.

This is both a necessary gratitude to the "hero" who resolved the crisis, and awe of the terrifying magical power possessed by this boy who looks like he is about ten years old.

After all, when the chaotic magic storm was formed, anyone who was not blind could see it clearly.

Combined with the purgatory scene of thousands of corpses and rotten meat piled together in the monster camp outside the city, and a powerful and evil red dragon was killed alive, then its tendons were pulled out, its skin was peeled off, and its bones were removed...

It is not surprising that the ruling class of the city of Meratma would react in this way.

Lord Wex Target immediately stood up from his seat and said with a smile: "Look who this is? Our hero has finally returned from his personal business! Everyone! I propose that everyone raise their glasses to toast the miracle that Lord Soth created tonight."

"To the hero who saved Myratma!"

"Cheers to the great dragon slayer!"

"cheers!"

Accompanied by deafening cheers, everyone, both men and women, raised their glasses and drank them all.

Only Zuo Si himself took a glass of dark red wine from the servant, put it to his lips and symbolically pretended to drink it.

If it weren't for etiquette, he wouldn't even touch these alcoholic beverages brewed using primitive methods.

God knows whether the person who trampled on the grapes after picking them was a fair-skinned and beautiful girl or a sweaty and smelly man.

What's more, he is a bit of a germaphobe. The thought of drinking other people's "foot washing water" would make him feel inexplicably uncomfortable and nauseous.

"Who is this lady behind you?"

Count Wicks Target noticed Wilmes and asked in a low voice with great curiosity.

"She is also a member of the team. She was previously lurking in the monster camp to investigate and collect intelligence, so she never showed up."

Zuo Si made up a lie to get away with it.

Fortunately, Eloline was sitting far enough away and didn't hear any of this.

Otherwise, as a holy warrior, she would definitely stand up and expose it mercilessly.

Upon hearing that he was a member of the dragon-slaying team, Count Wicks Target immediately showed respect, hurriedly said a few words of thanks and compliments, and then took out the generous reward that he had already prepared.

He personally opened the heavy box that had just been carried up by several servants, pointed to a pile of golden coins inside and said, "Here are 40,000 gold coins.

In addition to the 25,000 gold coins I promised, I will add another 15,000 gold coins as an extra thank you for killing the red dragon.

Although this amount of money is far from enough for what you have done.

But both rebuilding villages and resettling refugees will cost a lot of money.

My family and I simply can’t afford more.”

Zuo Si nodded very reasonably: "I can understand your difficulties, this is enough."

"Thank you. In addition to the gold coins, I also prepared two magic items and a spell book that has been kept by our family ancestors for more than three hundred years."

As he spoke, the earl pulled out a long sword from its sheath and handed it to Zuo Si.

moment!

A dazzling bright red flame burned on the blade of the sword.

No additional introduction or explanation was needed, as everyone present recognized that this was a very famous magical weapon in the continent of Faerun, the [Flame Sword].

Its enchantment level is usually not very high, but it has the ability to cause additional burning to the enemy when hitting.

It often works wonders against wild beasts that are naturally afraid of fire, or powerful monsters like trolls that are restrained by fire.

"Very good +1 [Flame Sword]."

Zuo Si took it in his hand and glanced at it, a satisfied expression on his face.

Because even though this thing's enchantment level is only +1, it looks extremely cool and has a wide range of applications.

Not only can it be used as a weapon, but it can also be used as a torch for lighting. If you take it to Amn, you can easily sell it for eight thousand or even tens of thousands of gold coins.

“As long as you like it.

The second item is the [Spell Enhancement Headband], which can increase the wearer's first-level spell slots and second-level spells by two each.

It may seem low-level for a powerful mage like you, but it's the best I can come up with.

Finally, there is this spell book that has been treasured by the family for many years. It is said that it was obtained by an ancestor when he went out on an adventure.

But because of some powerful protective spells cast on it, no one has ever been able to open it."

As Lord Weeks Target spoke, he handed over a sapphire-studded headband and a heavy book.

It was not difficult to see from his almost flattering attitude that he was trying to win over Zuo Si.

He wanted to use the latter's power and prestige to intimidate other lords in the surrounding areas, as well as the Emperor of Calishite in the south who had been eyeing the Kingdom of Tethyr again and wanted to restore the glory of the Shane Dynasty.

Zuo Si knew this very well and showed tacit approval.

Anyway, there is no loss for him, and he can maintain a good relationship with a noble who owns a large territory. Why not do it?

(End of this chapter)