Chapter 140： the witch

Two soldiers, armed with loaded muskets, walked cautiously near Barnett's body, and one of them stretched out his foot and kicked the body.

After seeing no response, they squatted down, carefully inspected the wizard's body, and gestured backwards for safety.

Only then did Paul and the others feel completely relieved.

"Hurry up and treat the wounded!" Paul ordered loudly, and sent someone to gallop towards Port Flanders on horseback, so that the town sent a carriage and doctors to rush over in an instant.

Soldiers fanned out to examine the injuries of those who had fallen to the ground.

It was confirmed that 15 soldiers from the first team had died, and the rest were seriously injured and temporarily incapacitated.

The head of the guard, Victor, was very lucky. He passed out after being kicked by the wizard head-on, but he was still breathing, and several ribs might have been broken by the kick.

Ladi came to Barnett's body and said in an inaudible voice, "Same kind? Compatriots? That's just your own wishful thinking."

The ground under the corpse was already stained red with blood, and a large pool of intestines had also flowed out. The scene was extremely disgusting.

She squatted down, carefully observed Barnett's wound, and touched his skin with her hand.

"This feeling... Well, it is indeed [Stone Skin Technique]. It is really not easy to exert the effect of [Stone Skin Technique] to such an extreme."

She was secretly shocked by the great power of the musket, such a biàntài defense was easily breached by the bullets, and this wizard resisted Victor's full-strength sword head-on, but she could see clearly.

Judging from the several large holes in Barnett's back, several bullets directly penetrated his body, the Earl really made an amazing weapon.

She felt someone approaching from behind, she stood up and looked back, it was Earl Greiman.

With a serious face, Paul said slowly: "First of all, I would like to thank you for saving the lives of me and my subordinates. Without the 'hood' you made to buy time, we might have been killed by that 'wizard'."

Ladi's heart rose slightly, and there was an obvious sense of distance in the other party's words.

Sure enough, Paul changed the subject, "However, should you explain something to me? Learner! Younger sister!"

"My lord, I..." The female advisor hesitated.

Paul waved his hand and said, "Forget it, this is not a place to talk. I'll talk to you in detail when I arrive in Port Flanders."

The female advisor lowered her head, "Yes, Lord Earl."

More than an hour later, the convoy galloping from Fulan Port arrived, and after loading the bodies of the wounded and sacrificed soldiers into the carriage, everyone continued to set off for Fulan Port.

There are also some wounded with rib injuries, such as Victor, who can only be slowly carried to Port Flanders on stretchers.

Paul issued a gag order to all the soldiers present, and he was not allowed to tell outsiders a word about what happened today, because he was afraid of attracting the intervention of church forces because it involved wizards and magic.

The soldiers who can be screened into the internal guard system are absolutely loyal to the Greiman family, so Paul trusts them very much. Even if many people have already guessed the real identity of the consultant Xiaojie, they will keep silent.

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After arriving in Port of Flanders, Paul and the mayor who came out to greet him greeted him a few words, and then went straight to the naval headquarters.

After arriving at the highly guarded naval base, he really relaxed, and then summoned the naval commander Austin alone.

After confirming that there were only the two of them in the room, Paul spoke.

"Austin, do you know what happened to me on the road? It's incredible! It's terrible!"

Austin has learned that Paul is coming with a large number of wounded, and he has already guessed what happened on the road.

"Master Greiman, is your body alright? Have all the assassins been captured? Or have they died or fled?"

"He was shot to death by us with muskets, and I brought his body to Port Fulan."

"Already dead? It's a pity that we can't interrogate whether there are any accomplices lurking in the dark. Wait, him? Alone?"

The internal guards are not vegetarians, how could it be possible for one person to cause so many casualties?

Paul said solemnly: "Austin, you are not allowed to tell anyone what I say next!"

"Yes, Mr. Grayman!"

"you swear!"

"I swear on my personality, I will obey your orders!"

Austin swears with his own personality with a serious expression. After getting along for so long, he knows that Paul is not interested in gods and the like.

Only then did Paul whisper: "The person who attacked us was a 'wizard'. He walked in front of us in such a swaggering manner, killing and wounding so many people."

Then he recounted the whole thing in detail.

"This... this is really surprising!"

Although a little dumbfounded, the Admiral of the Navy hasn't reached the point where Paul's three views collapsed before.

For the legendary group of wizards, Austin has always had an attitude of believing it or not, and now it has been personally confirmed by the Earl.

He said: "Master Greiman, there is no need to panic too much. According to your description, they can still be killed by muskets."

"That's right! You are right, we must equip all the soldiers with muskets. After returning to Huxin Town, I will start to expand the scale of the arsenal I will meet this kind again next time Crazy, I must beat him into a sieve."

Paul had lingering fears. If he didn't have a musket, he would definitely be on the way this time.

"Then, what do you plan to do with Ladi Xiaojie?"

Judging from Paul's description of her, this beautiful and intelligent female advisor must also be a wizard. Will the Earl send her to the church for disposal? That would be so regrettable.

Paul said: "Call the consultant Xiaojie for me, I have something to ask her."

Austin stood up, "Yes, my lord. But please allow me to take the liberty. After all, Ladi Xiaojie saved the lives of you and many brothers. You must think twice before acting."

Paul nodded and said, "Don't worry, Austin. I, Paul Grayman, am by no means an ungrateful person."

After going out for a trip, Austin quickly returned with the female consultant.

He said: "Then, I will take my leave first."

"Okay—ah no, Austin, you stay and listen together. Ladi Xiaojie, please sit down too."

After both of them sat down, Paul settled down. He turned to the female consultant and asked in a calm tone as much as possible: "Ladi Xiaojie, do you have anything to say to me?"

The female advisor met his gaze and replied, "Master Greiman, as you have confirmed in your heart, I am indeed a wizard. Of course, people like us prefer to call ourselves mages."

Her face was reddish, and there was a little guilt in her tone: "I'm sorry, I hid this identity from you. But please rest assured, I didn't lie before, and I am indeed a scholar."

"So, what do you decide to do with me now?"