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"Who do you have the worst relationship with in Harbor Town?"
"It's [Black Hand] Bob..." Labul didn't understand why Lynn asked this, but he still told the conflict between the two of them like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
"Very good, I'll lend you your clothes!" Lynn did not hesitate to take action and walked forward to strip off Labul's clothes.
The tall and strong man subconsciously thought that the demon in front of him was going to use a cruel method of skinning him, so he desperately pressed his body to the ground, like a little girl being raped.
In the end, Lin En had no choice but to knock him out. After changing his clothes, he stared at Labul's face and cast a magic transformation.
This was the shaping magic he had learned from "Basic Magic Universal", which could change the wizard's external appearance.
Buck, who died at the hands of Anluik, once used this magic to transform into a giant bear, temporarily delaying the opponent's actions.
However, this kind of magic is not omnipotent. Not only does it require a thorough understanding of the deformed creatures, but it also has to face various risks.
"Basic Magic Universal" records many examples of wizards who failed in learning shaping magic. Some made mistakes in their transformations, some could not change back, and some died from the backlash of magic.
It can be said that wizards who dare to learn shaping magic are all brave and fearless guys.
Fortunately, Lynn's biology skills have always been good, and the 071 database contains a complete three-dimensional model of the human body, with skin, muscles, blood, internal organs and even internal cells clearly visible, which can avoid some emergencies to a great extent.
Of course, compared to Lotte, who is very similar to him in body shape, age and hair color, his disguise as Labul is only about 90% similar.
It’s enough to deal with some emergencies!
Lynn casually wiped the dust on his face, tied up the unconscious Labul, stuffed him into a bag in the basement, and then walked outside.
"Damn Bob!"
Lin En walked out of the room cursing. Seeing Lin En's angry look, several boatmen on guard asked cautiously.
"Boss Labul, did the deal fail?"
"For a large shipload of goods, they only offered 60 Secas gold coins!" Lin En was furious. "It's all because of that bastard Bob. He has already contacted the Pedro family. In order to steal our business, Bob is willing to help them transport the goods at a very low price."
Upon hearing this, all the helpers present were filled with indignation. You know, a round trip of a large ship would cost 50 Secas gold coins, not including the crew's expenses at sea. Wouldn't it be a wasted trip for such a small amount of money?
[Black Hand] Bob and his laborers have never gotten along with the [Boat Gang], but they usually just try to trip them up in secret. But they didn't expect them to go so far this time, preferring to lose money in order to snatch business from them.
This is simply disgusting...
"Let's go, take some people and find him!" Lin En waved his hand and shouted loudly. He gathered dozens of people and walked towards the dock with great fanfare.
At the same time, on a huge sailing ship, Blackhand Bob was waving a whip and scolding several workers who wanted to slack off. When he saw Lin En rushing in angrily, he frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "Label, what are you doing with so many people here?"
Lynn didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, so he just went up and punched Bob, knocking the confused Bob to the ground.
The workers on the sailboat were stunned where they were, but the men brought by Lin En had already rushed up and started beating them with sticks.
The originally peaceful dock suddenly became chaotic, with shouting and smashing sounds continuing one after another, until a few minutes later, a sharp shout was heard.
"City Guards, City Guards are coming!!"
Lin En and the other workers on the ship all stopped their actions at the same time, because dozens of guards wearing armor and holding sharp blades had surrounded the ship.
Lin En raised his hands to signal everyone to give up resistance, without a trace of worry on his face.
Because the captain of the guard in the harbor town, Tiris, is an old acquaintance of Labour. When the ship's cargo was embezzled last time, the other party made a lot of money!
"What is going on?" Tiris strode onto the sailing ship, looked around at the cargo scattered on the ground and the laborers lying on the ground, then turned to look at Lin En and questioned him with dissatisfaction.
"Lord Tiris, these people broke in without any reason, knocked over the goods stored here without any reason, and even attacked us..." Bob, who had a tooth broken, shouted angrily. He felt very aggrieved and still didn't understand why he was beaten.
"It's just some minor conflicts, Lord Tiris, and many people present can testify that it was Bob who started it first!" Lynn took a few steps forward with a smile on his face and casually stuffed a small bag of coins into Tiris's hand.
Hundreds of boatmen on the dock also joined in the commotion, drowning out the feeble rebuttals of Bob and others.
In the Harbor Town, the power of the Black Hand is far less than that of the Ship Gang. If Bob had not had an imperial earl as his backer, which made Lame Lord wary, he would have been kicked out of the dock long ago.
"Catch them all!" Tiris was naturally well aware of the secret conflicts and frictions between the two major gangs in Harbor Town. After weighing Lin En's sincerity, he quickly characterized the conflict as a mutual fight.
According to the laws of the Sekas Empire, those who gather to cause trouble will be whipped ten times!
……
"Hiss~ This bastard really hits..."
Half an hour later, Lynn walked out of the dock with a frown on his brow, feeling very depressed.
He overestimated the "feelings" between Labour and Tiris. The other party showed no mercy when they attacked, and he didn't hold back any strength in the ten whips.
Lin En just hoped that the beating was not in vain, he had done everything he could.
Based on Lame Lord's cautious and cunning character, he guessed that the other party's hiding place must not be too far away, and was always paying attention to the movements in the harbor town.
What Laud was most worried about was attracting the attention of the Vatican.
So he planned this conflict, brought in the city guards, controlled the intensity, and kept the cause of the conflict to the differences in interests between the gangs. If nothing unexpected happened, this matter would soon reach Lord's ears.
As the top figure in the Ship Gang, Labour is under the control of no one except Lord himself, so it is easy to guess what the other party will do next.
It is possible that it was Lord's trusted subordinate who came forward to convey the other party's reprimand, but the most likely possibility is...
"Lord Labour, Mr. Laud has something important to discuss with you. Please follow me." A few minutes later, an ordinary-looking boatman suddenly came close to his ear and whispered softly.
"Okay, I'll go right away!" A smile appeared on Lin En's lips.
Sure enough, here it comes!
Chapter 31 I'm here to save you, Mr. Lord!
Led by the boatman, Lin En left the bustling dock, crossed several streets, and stopped in front of a long-abandoned dilapidated house in the north of the city.
"Please come in, Lord Labour, Mr. Lauder is waiting for you inside." The boatman gestured with his hand.
Lin En nodded, pushed the door and walked in. Only then did he realize that the dilapidated scene outside was just a disguise, and there was a whole different world inside the house.
The surrounding walls are all made of thick stones. Many valuable oil paintings and sculptures are hung on the mirror-smooth walls, and the air is filled with a light scent of perfume.
In sharp contrast to this elegant environment, there were sturdy men holding axes standing on both sides of the room. They stared at Lin En who came in with a fierce look, as if they were looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Lame Lord was standing in front of the long table at this moment. He looked to be about fifty years old, with white hair, a thin and hunched body. The most eye-catching thing was naturally his wooden artificial leg.
The moment he saw Lynn, Lord's anger suddenly rose up and he scolded her angrily.
"Rabel, are you crazy? I should have told you not to cause me any trouble recently..."
"But you actually had a fight with Bob at the port today over a shipload of cargo. Do you know that the Vatican may have noticed us? Two batches of ships have been detained in the past three days..."
Lord cursed bitterly, but soon found that there was something wrong with Labul in front of him. Under his accusations, he did not show any fear or horror, but was getting closer to him step by step.
"Wait... you are not Labul!" Lord's mind was full of thoughts and he realized it immediately. He took a few steps back with a look of horror, looked at the guards around him, and shouted orders.
"Stop him!"
Those who could enter this room were all Lord's confidants carefully selected by him, so when the strong men guarding around heard the order, they raised the axes in their hands and chopped them down without any hesitation.
[Start overload mode, the time is three seconds! ]
Just before the axe blade was about to hit him, Lin En silently said in his mind.
In an instant, all the positions and movements in the room were transformed into data and presented in my mind.
Lynn casually dodged a sudden attack from a sturdy man by moving sideways, snatched the axe from the other's hand, kicked him away, then turned around and swung the axe handle, hitting the unlucky guy's stomach hard with the back of the axe, then rushed forward with the axe, quickly knocking all the remaining guards to the ground.
Taking advantage of this moment, Lord had already turned over and jumped over the long table that was blocking his way. The wooden prosthetic leg on his right was even more agile than his real leg. With a whistling sound, he crossed a distance of more than ten meters in just three or two steps.
Lame Lord... ran so fast!
Such a strange sight made Lin En stunned for a moment, but fortunately he reacted immediately, raised his hand, and several crystal ice blades appeared in the air.
At the same time, Lord also felt the intimidation coming from behind him, but he ignored it because the secret passage was right in front of him and he could touch it by just reaching out.
However, the speed of the ice blade was much faster. It hit his right leg prosthesis first. Lord lost his balance and fell to the ground in a very embarrassed manner. Then another [Ice Blade] flew over and pierced his robe.
"Keep running!" Lin En approached step by step and said in a cold voice. In order to meet Lord, he had put in a lot of effort in the past few days, so naturally he would not let the other party escape.
However, Lin En soon realized that what he said sounded a bit like a villain's remarks, and then he changed the subject and explained.
"In fact, I'm here to save you, Mr. Loud!"
Lame Loud felt the chill coming from his body, glanced at the 'kind-looking' Lin En, and swallowed hard.
Okay, he believed it for now!
……
After a friendly exchange between the two sides, the previous small misunderstanding was resolved. Lord called a few of his men to clean up the messy hut, and then invited Lin En to sit down.
"Mr. Wizard, you came to see me specially. Do you have any instructions?" Lord asked cautiously.
"Of course I'm here to save you!" Lin En said without hesitation. "As far as I know, the Vatican has secretly sent 3,000 guards into the harbor town. They should be targeting the [Ship Gang]!"
"That may not be the case..." Lord shook his head. Of course, he also received the news, but he did not agree with Lin En's judgment.
"Just three days ago, Archbishop Anruk of Nordland led his men to raid the town of Ur, but they encountered a powerful wizard. They paid a heavy price before they were able to repel the enemy. These 3,000 guards should be used to guard against that wizard."
Having said that, Loud suddenly looked at Lynn, with a vague guess in his mind.
"Yes, I was the one who fought with the archbishop before!" Lin En nodded, without any intention of hiding anything.
Seeing that Lin En admitted it, Loud couldn't help but be secretly shocked. From the information he had received before, although Bishop Anluik succeeded in repelling the wizard in the end, he himself also suffered an incurable serious injury.
Rumor has it that the place where the two sides fought was burned to ashes, and the terrifying fire has not been extinguished to this day...
This shows how powerful and strange this magic is...
Could it be that the person sitting in front of him is a great wizard?
No, not likely.
Lord quickly rejected this conjecture. He had witnessed the power of the great wizard. When he cast a spell with all his strength, he could even temporarily freeze the whirlpool known as the natural disaster [Eye of Death]. If he possessed such power, then the one who escaped should be Bishop Anruk.
In view of this, Lord immediately concluded that the other party should be a powerful three-ring wizard!
Lin En didn't know what Loud was thinking, so he continued to explain. "If you think the Vatican is making such a big fuss just to target me, then you are too stupid. Anluk's real goal is to find a route to the land of wizards, otherwise the archbishop would not have to come to the harbor town on purpose."
"In addition, I also received a piece of news that Anruk captured several wizard apprentices on his way to the harbor town."
"They are all disciples of Kelu, and they all know that this route is related to the [Ship Gang]. The Church has not taken any action yet, probably because they have not been able to get enough information from them yet."
"There's not much time left for you and me!" Lin En said solemnly.