The power of the alchemist always makes people forget that the knight was once the nightmare of all the apostles. They can't beat them, and all the effects of ice, fire and poison are automatically downgraded. They can't run away, and the knight can run for a day and a night without rest.
Paulus's cavalry flew the golden anchor shield flag of Count Pallu, which is the emblem of Count Pallu's family. This proves that Count Pallu's ancestors made their fortune in the navy, which is why Carloman XVI chose Count Pallu to raid the port of Kordor.
Even though there were only four cavalrymen behind Viscount Paulus, when he saw the senior knights rushing towards him, the sense of oppression still made Reza feel desperate.
Reza's face turned pale, and he hurriedly shouted: "The witch hunters of the Carolingian Kingdom are chasing criminals! We have no intention of offending the noble Elba royal nobles!"
Originally, Reza just wanted to take advantage of the chaos to capture Rudolf the Crucible, but he didn't expect the nobles of Elba to intervene in this matter.
Viscount Paulus did not answer, but rushed forward.
The speed was rising, and the knight couldn't slow down. Reza saw that the situation was not right, and quickly turned the rocket launcher on his back to the front.
The hazy white light on Viscount Paulus suddenly became stronger, ready to resist the rocket. He put the shield in front of him, and the rocket exploded in front of him, but it couldn't stop him. His whip hit the alchemical circle.
With just two whips, the alchemical circle was destroyed, the orange-red copper wire light became chaotic, and the alchemical power could not flow.
At this moment, a white light suddenly shone on the giant. Rudolf drilled out of the ground with a cane in his hand, and the handle of the cane shot out a scorching level 4 erosion ray.
The erosion ray shone into the giant's eyeball, burning a hole there. Under the effect of the erosion ray, the giant's power in the giant's body quickly melted, and the giant's body gradually became shorter, unable to maintain the form of a giant.
The erosion ray is not fatal in a short period of time. If conditions permit, the giant should find a shaded place to restore the power of the apostle.
In Rudolf's opinion, the evil gods' abilities all have some flaws, and the biggest flaw is that most of the evil gods' abilities will not kill instantly. White magic, pain, abstinence, fraud, distress, etc., all have flaws in their attack methods. This may be related to their purpose. Their purpose is to spread doctrine and please the evil gods. Killing is not the best solution.
But even if it is not instantly fatal, such a giant witch hunter has no chance. When he had to take the initiative to remove the giant form, a copper coin shot through his heart.
"Retreat!"
A whistle sounded, and the sound of the 5th-level alchemical copper whistle made others tinnitus. After leaving behind two witch hunter corpses, Reza led the other witch hunters away in embarrassment.
Rudolf was unable to pursue further because the newly appeared noble blocked his way.
"I want to talk to you."
Rudolf was a little surprised. This fat noble not only saved him, but also seemed to want to make a deal with him.
"By the way, my name is Paulus, the Viscount of the Count of Pallu in the Kingdom of Elba."
"I also want to thank the Viscount for helping me destroy the alchemical array."
"Nothing, I see you will soon destroy the alchemical array yourself, it's just a matter of time."
Seeing that Rudolf's eyes were still scanning the fleeing witch hunters, Paulus said to himself: "Don't worry about those witch hunters anymore, as long as you get the protection of Count Pallu, those witch hunters won't have the courage to ask the Count for people."
Rudolf understood that this was one of the negotiation skills. Keeping those witch hunters and putting pressure on Rudolf would make Rudolf more inclined to agree to Paulus's conditions.
Yvonne and Cooper stood behind Rudolf, making Rudolf more imposing.
Rudolf explained, "I have no intention of getting involved in the civil war in the Kingdom of Elba. I'll handle the witch hunter issue myself."
Paulus stepped forward while shaking his head:
"Please let down your guard. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Our enemies are all alchemists. We can cooperate with each other on this matter."
Rudolf refused again: "My Lord Viscount, thank you very much for your help. I'm just a wandering magician. Things like war are too far away from me."
The wizard in front of him was unmoved, and Viscount Paulus was not angry. Instead, he said, "What if I can provide a ship to the South Continent?"
Seeing the wizard's eyes widened, Viscount Paulus said confidently:
"The royal family has made sufficient preparations for this war, and of course we can't miss the Black Gold Institute when gathering intelligence.
When I heard that someone offered 5,000 gold shields to cross the Saragu Sea, I felt that this was a sure-win business. Of course, I am very concerned about things that can increase military spending. I'll make a blind guess. The person who posted the task at the Black Gold Office should be you, right?
I'll make another blind guess. Didn't your money come from hard work? Only when you robbed money can you spend it so lavishly. "
Rudolf the Crucible..."
Rudolf sighed secretly. How could there be so many capable people in this world? He was just passing by, and his identity was guessed so quickly.
But if you think about it carefully, a level 4 wizard who has just become famous is so rare that it is easy to connect these things together.
"You're right. I was the one who posted the transaction to the South Continent. I did something wrong in the Carolingian Kingdom and wanted to go to the South Continent to avoid the limelight."
Paulus finally took the initiative and laughed happily:
"We are implementing the springboard plan. The Restoration Army is preparing to use the Port of Kodor as a springboard to continuously send troops to the back of the traitor alchemist.
The Port of Kodor will be very busy in the future and filled with warships. Even if there are merchant ships, they are our supply ships.
If you want to go to the southern continent, only Count Pallu can prepare a large ship that can cross the ocean for you.
Rudolf the Crucible, I hope we can cooperate for a short period of time. I can promise you that after the busiest month of troop transport, the Count will definitely meet your wishes, and even charge you only 3,000 gold shields. "
Only?" Rudolf was a little unresponsive: "I have been cooperating for a month, shouldn't it be free? Do you want me to work and pay?"
"Sorry, we are short of money, 3,000 gold shields is not a small amount. Anyway, it's the money you robbed, so there's no problem for us to use it, right?"
Looking at the sincere look of Viscount Paulus, Rudolf couldn't find a reason to refute. He should have set a lower amount earlier.
"Tell me what I want to do first, I may not agree."
"Of course, we need to clarify the content of the cooperation first. You only have one job, that is to repair and make magic weapons for us. You don't need to go to the battlefield, you just need to help us deal with the magic weapons in the rear.
That is to say, in this month, you are the tutor of the Count of Golden Anchor's castle. "
People who serve the nobles are always regarded as private property by the nobles, and those who serve the nobles always receive some strange titles.
Tutor refers to the teacher who serves the nobles in the castle. Wizards often hide in the castle of the nobles with this identity.
Rudolf kept calculating his gains and losses, and Paulus waited quietly.
If he served Count Pallu, he would get a lot of relics, and he would no longer have to worry about the witch hunters. At least this month would be safe.
Rudolf glanced at the direction of the sea. Viscount Paulus might be right. Except for the restoration army, he might really not be able to find a ship to the South Continent. The promotion of wizards requires the right time. Once missed, he would have to wait another year. Waiting for another year, the night is long and dreams are many. It is not impossible to wait and wait until death.
"Okay. I agree to be a tutor in the Count's castle for one month. But I also have conditions. I am lazy. I rest two days a week and work a maximum of three hours a night. "The more critical condition is the next condition: "I will not live in the barracks. "
"You should consider your own safety. Of course, you don't have to live in the barracks. As for working hours, they are not that busy. We have a level 3 wizard, but there are some level 3 and level 4 relics that need you to deal with."
Hearing this, Rudolf was a little disappointed.
Rudolf and Paulus held hands together, and their cooperation was reached.
"By the way, ask your brother not to take out the knight's body again. The first time I could pretend that it was dark and I didn't see it, but the second time I was not so lucky. The same goes for Mr. Furnace. Don't use the knight's wizard weapon in front of the knight. If you are too arrogant, the count will have to take action to calm the public anger."