Tasia and Elena turned around and saw an alchemist in his thirties, holding a basket, standing behind them.
Obviously, their sabotage here attracted the attention of the city defense barrier operator. The person in front of him, like the alchemist whose crystal was stolen just now, was a maintenance worker sent by the Marquis to maintain the barrier.
In order to clear the way, Tashia and Elena cast magic continuously. Their invisibility spell had been almost used up. Most of their bodies lost the cover of the invisible magic, and the rest was covered by dust, revealing a clear shape.
"What happened? Have we been discovered?" Xiao Chen asked in his soul.
"Yes. We met an alchemist." said Tasya.
"If not, just kill him." Xiao Chen said decisively.
"Wait a minute, this person might be useful. I think I can try the Alonso family's method." Tasya said.
Both Tasya and Elena were wearing expensive robes and various magical accessories. Although they looked like two young beauties, anyone could tell that they were not easy to mess with.
The alchemist's first reaction was to turn a ring on his hand, releasing a force field shield, then turn around and run away.
"Let's stop him, don't kill him." Tashia said to Elena in her soul. She cast a slow spell to slow down the alchemist's steps.
Elaina cast a poison cloud spell, and a cloud of mist appeared out of thin air, blocking the alchemist's position. She warned, "This is corrosive negative energy that can rot through the stone door. If you rush in, you may turn into dry bones before you reach the other side."
The alchemist turned around and said, "I don't know who you are or where you are from, but if you kill me, the guards outside will soon find out. At that time, those masters will come in groups, and you will not be able to escape."
Elaina said, “But if we let you go, will you not report the situation here? Wouldn’t the result be the same?”
The alchemist was speechless for a moment. "So what do you want?"
Tasia said, "You are not from the Marquis, are you? Are you from the Royal Mage Tower? The Kingdom Magic Association? Or some other magic tower? If you want to save your life, answer my questions well."
The alchemist did not dare to act rashly. He whispered, "My name is Donato. I am an alchemist from the Alchemist Society of the Kingdom Magic Association. I was assigned to Suero by the association to be responsible for the city defense barrier. Most nobles in big cities cannot find enough alchemists to do this, so they entrust the maintenance of the barrier to the Kingdom Magic Association. We alchemists will take turns to do this. I was assigned to Suero two years ago. I just do my job and don't get involved in those political struggles."
"My name is Tashia Alonso. Have you ever heard of me?"
"Ah, yes. Of course I have heard of you. You are Miss Tassia?" Alchemist Donato said in surprise. "Although I have never seen you, everyone knows the Flower of Alonso."
Tashia said, "That's easy. Our Alonso family is the sponsor of the Kingdom Magic Association and has great influence in the Magic Association. The president of the Alchemy Society is also a good friend of my father. To these people, your mission is just a trivial matter. How about this, you cancel your last mission contract and no longer have to serve the Marquis. Why don't you just be hired by me?"
"Ah? Miss Tasia, are you serious? This..."
"Of course, since it involves employment, it's a matter of money. Fifty golden axes in exchange for working for me. I'll give you another fifty golden axes every year. How about that?" Tasya took out a purse from her storage ring and shook it gently, and a wonderful sound of gold coins colliding came out of it.
Fifty golden axes was undoubtedly a huge sum of money in this era. For an ordinary low-level alchemist like Donato, this was an incredibly high price. Donato served the Marquis, and the monthly reward provided by the Marquis was only one golden axe, plus a limited number of experimental materials, which would not be worth more than another golden axe. However, the daughter of the Alonso family asked for four times the income, plus a one-time extra fifty gold coins, and Donato's heart began to beat wildly.
He swallowed, but couldn't help looking at the money bag: "What should I do?"
"Just listen to me. How about the deal?" Tasya shook the bag gently.
Donato performed a wizard salute and said, "Ms. Tashia, it is my honor to serve a powerful magician. I hope to have the opportunity to receive your guidance."
"First, we have to deal with the guards waiting for you outside. How many people are there and who are they? Are they the Marquis's diehard fans?" asked Tasya.
Donato said, "There are two people. They are both low-level warriors, the Marquis' personal guards, but they are not very loyal. Did you know that our cavalry went out of the city to fight a battle before? We lost miserably, and people's hearts are very shaken now. Except for a few people, most people are unwilling to be buried with a city that is about to fall, right? Do you want to incite them to rebellion? I think you can give it a try. On the way here with me, these two people have been complaining about the Marquis and Garriott, the leader of the Black Guards."
"Okay, in that case, go and invite them in. I want to see if they will cherish this opportunity and make the right choice."
Elena dispelled the fog and let Donato walk out of the stone door.
When Donato walked out, Elena asked, "Are you sure he is willing to cooperate with us instead of going out to report the news?"
Tasia said: "Not sure. But we don't have any better choice, right?"
Donato did not disappoint Tasya. He soon returned to the stone passage, followed by two warrior-like guards. Both of them were wearing scale armor and carrying long swords, and they walked in the passage with difficulty, bending over.
When they approached the stone gate, the passage finally became a little wider, allowing them to straighten up.
"Are these two ladies the important people you asked us to meet?" said one of the guards.
"Yes, this is Miss Tassia Alonso, the only daughter of the Alonso family," said Donato.
"The Alonso family?" asked a guard.
"That's right," said Tasya.
"The Alonso family is an ally of the Tower of China!" said one of the guards.
Tashia said, "Yes, let's be direct. You have two choices. Each of you will get thirty golden axes. You can either accept my employment or be killed by us. Which one do you choose?"