When Chen Hansheng had been in Arano for a full month, Baron O'Farrell finally sent someone to visit him. The person who came to the inn to see him was Robin, the baron's butler.
Robin stood outside the hotel with two tall and strong followers, with his hands behind his back, secretly thinking about something.
He was over fifty years old and had a strong body. In his early years, he was a subordinate of the Baron in the army. Because of his bravery and good fighting skills, he was promoted from a group of poor people by the Baron and kept by his side. Over the years, he has also practiced some martial arts and now has the strength of the peak of the low level. It's just that he is old and not qualified enough, so he has never had the opportunity to advance to the middle level.
"These mages are really shabby." A follower whispered.
"Even if it's the truth, don't say it out loud. Do you understand?" Robin scolded.
"yes."
"However, with this situation..." Robin shook his head, "I won't have to give you that big water magic crystal later."
A member of the business team came out and led them into the hotel. After turning two corners, they entered a hall on the first floor.
It was a room of only about ten square meters, without even a table or chair. Chen Hansheng sat on a box in the middle of the room, and Kalanda and Glade could only stand on both sides.
When Robin and the other two walked into the room, they had to lower their heads because of the low door eaves. The small hall seemed very cramped with three people squeezed in, which made Robin, who was used to living in tall houses, very uncomfortable.
Robin saw the three people in front of him and knew that the middle-aged man in the middle was the real manager here. He bowed and greeted him, presented him with a gift, and then said to Chen Hansheng, "The Baron will hold a celebration banquet the day after tomorrow for Miss Jenny to become a magic apprentice of the Red Lotus Tower. He would like to invite everyone from the China Tower to attend."
He took out a pair of invitations from his pocket and handed them to Chen Hansheng. He secretly used his fighting spirit to penetrate into the invitation. Since the amount of fighting spirit was very small, people who were not particularly perceptive would not be able to detect it even if they were at a higher level. But this secret method could sense the opponent's approximate strength the moment he took over.
"My Lord Baron, have you finally remembered us?" Chen Hansheng asked after taking the invitation.
"Lord Chen, please do not misunderstand Lord Baron," Robin had unknowingly assessed Chen Hansheng's strength. He was a low-level warrior like him, but his strength was at most mid-level. Even if three or four enemies of this level attacked him together, they might not be his match.
Generally, the leader sent by the magic tower is always the strongest person. In this world where strength is respected, fists always speak the most. The deputy will be smart, capable, and good at doing things. Only young people with strong backgrounds who come out to experience will have helpers who are much stronger than him to escort them. But Chen Hansheng's age is obviously not one of them.
In this case, the two people standing on his left and right are probably about the same strength as him, or even lower? The young man in the robe looked very young, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and did not even have the badge of the Magic Association. At most, he was a low-level wizard who had just been promoted, or even a magic apprentice. And the woman was probably about the same strength as Chen Hansheng. Robin thought to himself that if he suddenly took action, he might be able to knock down these three by himself.
He suppressed the thoughts that were about to stir in his heart and explained, "The Baron said that he should come to visit when Guita came to Arano Town. It's just that his health has not been good, so he has not been able to go. This time is a good day for Miss Jenny to be accepted by the Red Lotus Tower, and the mages of the Red Lotus Tower are coming. It's a good opportunity to invite Lord Chen and the mages of Guita to come together. Not only can we meet friends in the magic world, but also meet the surrounding nobles. The Baron also wants to have a good chat with you all."
Chen Hansheng took a look at the invitation and said, "I see. We will come to participate."
"Then we will be waiting for you all." Robin thought he knew the other party's strength and wanted to test him. He then asked, "A few days ago, two criminals escaped in the middle of their punishment. It is said that Lord Chen took them in. I wonder if it is true."
Chen Hansheng said, "I don't have any criminals here. If you are talking about the Tuchin family, they are now under my management. As the head of the town, the Baron will not have to worry about the affairs of the free people in the future."
"But they owe the Baron some taxes."
Chen Hansheng sat there and laughed, as if he had heard a joke. He waved his hand and said, "The reason why the Baron asked the freemen to collect taxes is untenable. The so-called debt does not exist. This is not only true for Tuqin, but also for other freemen. If necessary, I will reconcile the accounts with the Baron the day after tomorrow and ask him to return the taxes he collected on my behalf."
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Back at the Baron's mansion, Robin went straight to the reception room. When he arrived at the reception room, Baron O'Farrell was chatting with a woman in a red robe. This woman was Susanna, the deputy tower master of the Red Lotus Tower, his daughter's teacher, and a mid-level wizard.
The baron was tall and strong, of the same style as Robin. He was in his fifties, with brown curly hair and a little gray on his temples, but he still looked energetic. The female wizard looked mature and charming, but like most female wizards, her actual age could not be seen.
"Master! The invitations have been sent out." Robin came to the chairs where the two were sitting.
"What kind of person is Mayor Chen? Is he really a madman as the rumors say?" The baron said, leaning back in his chair and laughing. He said to Susanna, "Can you imagine? A mayor who hangs out with peasants and weaves straw sandals in his room every day?"
"There is such a thing. Sir O'Farrell, you didn't tell me." Susanna's expression was not as relaxed as his. She stood up from the backrest, leaned forward, and said seriously, "People from the Mage Tower must have reasons for doing things. Maybe we can't look down on them."
"It's nothing more than using small favors to win over the people, but what ability do these untouchables have? Just follow them and cheer for them? If I want to, it would be very easy for me to massacre the whole town by myself."
"I've tested his strength, a low-level warrior. I've judged that the other people's abilities are also limited." Robin said, "But he was quite arrogant. He said that from now on, the free people will be under his control and we won't be allowed to collect taxes anymore. He even wanted to take back the taxes you collected from the free people last time."
"How can a low-level person have such courage? Is the Chinese Tower really that powerful? Your Excellency Susanna, what do you think of this magic tower that suddenly appeared?"
"According to the information obtained from the capital, the Chinese Tower is indeed average in strength. They don't have a great magician, and all the high- and middle-level magicians are in the capital." Susanna said, "But they must have their own abilities to be recognized by the Magic Association and the King."
The baron sneered: "That's nothing, we just need to be more prepared."