Chapter 7 Join the Team
Feeling the surprised gazes from the paladins around him, Li Lin remained silent and smiled. In fact, he also understood that although the charm spell can make people feel good about you and believe in every word he said, it is only limited to personal use, and... it is impossible to turn these paladins into his loyal supporters. Don't talk about scope first. The magic resistance of the paladin, which is beyond ordinary people, is already a big obstacle.
"On behalf of the entire team, I welcome you, Mr. Li Lin."
As he said that, his eyes shifted and he looked at Li Lin's side, his face couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"This lady is..."
"She's name is Angela, and she's my assistant."
Next to Li Lin, Angela, dressed in costume, obviously attracted the attention of the Paladins. Her beautiful and cute appearance is comparable to that of the angels. There is no need to confirm this. Just look at the surprised expressions of the group of Paladins in front of you.
"Hello, dear Mr. Paladin."
Angel pulled over the hem of the skirt and performed a standard ladylike ceremony to the Paladins. Her voice was so sweet and soft. The words were so elegant, if not included in her eyes that had been closed.
"Angela suffered some injuries when she was a child."
Li Lin patted Anjie on the head.
"Her eyes are no longer visible, but please don't worry, she won't cause trouble for you."
"I see."
The headed paladin suddenly realized, and suddenly, his eyes were filled with pity and reluctance when he looked at Anjiela. The gods above, such a cute girl would encounter such pain. It was so miserable. He replied slightly, and looked at Li Lin with some confusion. "Then, Mr. Li Lin, please forgive me for being rude... If you want, I can ask the priest to treat her, and it may be helpful..."
"Thank you for your kindness, respected Knight."
Li Lin bent down slightly, his face changed a little hesitant.
"I don't know what you call me?"
"Duncan."
"Dear Knight Duncan, I want to take a step to speak, okay?"
Although Duncan was a little surprised when facing the strange invitation made by Li Lin, as a paladin with considerable strength, he was not afraid of any invasion of conspiracy and intrigue. Therefore, he nodded quickly and let Li Lin take him to the corner next to him. Li Lin only sighed after he could not see Anjiela's figure. His originally friendly smile turned into extremely sadness, and at the same time he was despair that was about to face the end of the world.
"I believe you must be very dissatisfied at this moment."
He sighed and said with a little regret.
"I also admit that bringing such a little guy on the road is likely to cause inconvenience to you... But please allow me to be so willful to fulfill her last wish."
"The last wish?"
Duncan repeated this sentence in confusion, and an unknown premonition surged in his heart.
"Yes."
Li Lin nodded heavily.
"Miss Angela traveled with her parents in her early years, but they were attacked by beasts. Her parents were slowly nodding to the name..." (He noticed that the Paladin nodded slowly to the name) "And lost his life, the lady was seriously injured at that time. I picked her up and raised her up. This was a very well-behaved and obedient child. But...... The injuries she suffered were too severe. Although I have been trying to cure her and found many ways, they have not succeeded. At present, the fire of her life is about to disappear. Her only dream is to go to the ruins of the Magic Empire with me. I have told her the legends and allusions of the Magic Empire. She has always wanted to see and touch those history with her own hands..."
Speaking of this, Li Lin didn't say anything more, but Duncan looked serious, with deep sympathy and sadness.
Of course, if this was just Li Lin's words, Duncan would not have believed it so easily. But in fact, since he saw Angela, the unique feeling of the Paladin made him feel a little suspicious. As a talented Paladin, Duncan could easily feel that there was not much fire of life in the little girl's body burning, and he almost regarded the other party as a necrotic creature. But if the little girl was a necrotic creature, the trace of life contained in her body could not be explained, plus...
Duncan moved two steps and turned to look at Anjiela who was standing in the distance. She stood in the square in the sun, closed her eyes, as if a child who didn't know she was abandoned and was still waiting for her. In conjunction with Li Lin's description just now, even the Paladin, who had always been known for his strength, couldn't help but feel a little red in her eyes. Her heart was filled with sadness for this poor girl.
The blood that Angela sucks can become her power and also block her traits.
Li Lin did not follow the knight's gaze to confirm that the little guy had too many such criminal records before. When she wanted to prey, she would occasionally take this method. She pretended to be a homeless little pitiful person and lured those who were kind, or had some complex or had bad intentions. They would take her to where she wanted to go, and then...become her food.
She has mastered this move.
Necrotic creatures cannot stand in the sun, even lichs.
And now, Angela stood in the sun, her eyes closed, as if she didn't care about the sun at all, and even seemed to be enjoying it.
It is also this point that dispels the Paladin's final doubts.
"We will try our best to satisfy her wishes. Please rest assured, respected gentleman."
He once again performed a paladin's etiquette to Li Lin, and then turned around.
"We are ready to start our journey, let me introduce you to other members."
all the best.
"How could this stupid guy with low IQ notice?"
Walking beside Li Lin, Angela chuckled softly.
"It's a good job, but then again, you're really good at disguising."
"That's certainly, master."
Angela raised her chest proudly.
"Seeing these stupid idiots being deceived by me, the superiority of IQ is really intoxicating."
This is true.
After opening the door and inviting two guests into the living room, Duncan began to introduce the candidates for them to set out this time. They had no idea that such a move was just to introduce two poisonous snakes into their homes.
"This is Mr. Li Lin, a scholar who is familiar with the history of the Magic Empire, and Miss Angela is his assistant. Bishop Kron believes that they can assist us during this trip."
After listening to Duncan's introduction, everyone's expressions were different. Angela let out a silver bell-like laugh and waved to their direction.
"Captain, this kid..."
The young female priest obviously noticed something, and she asked uneasily, but she was blocked by Duncan's gesture after only half of her words. The others quickly adjusted their attitude. After all, Li Lin pretended to be just a scholar, and Angela beside him pretended to be a good baby. They were not wandering mercenaries or dirty thieves. The Paladins would not have any prejudice or prejudice towards them, and the Paladins have always respected those who have knowledge. The reason why they are currently showing this may be largely because Li Lin is too young.
However, this is not a big problem.
Li Lin secretly observed the female priest. She was young, beautiful and cute. Obviously, her eyes were very innocent, filled with uncontaminated clean colors.
This is Angela's favorite prey, after all, she must be a virgin.
Li Lin also watched the young paladin's eyes at the female priest. This was not difficult for him. Although the other paladins were obviously a little surprised, they did not have any prejudice against the two of them. This shows that Angela's true identity was not noticed. In fact, even if someone could detect it, Li Lin was not worried. There are no vampires in this world, so it is very difficult to investigate clearly.
Moreover, these guys look very strong and have value that can be used.
Li Lin has made plans.
"So, Mr. Li Lin, although something happened suddenly, we have some questions to ask for."
As he said that, Duncan took out a roll of map from his arms and spread it on the table. Almost everyone surrounded him, leaving a space for Li Lin with a tacit understanding. Li Lin walked forward, staring at the map in front of him, and remained silent.
It was a map from the period of the Magic Empire.
“We got this map in a previous exploration.”
Duncan was very frank about this and seemed to have nothing to hide.
"But, although we are sure that it can make our exploration more convenient and safe, no one among us understands what the text on it means. We have also consulted those mages, but they also know nothing about it..."
It's no wonder that I got a useful map but didn't know how to use it. What's more, if you follow the description of the map, if it's a trap distribution map, wouldn't you lead yourself to the death? Therefore, it's best not to act without permission before figuring out the meaning of this map.
“This is a normal map.”
Finally, Li Lin spoke.
"If you have any clearer instructions, I can help."
"So, I want to ask for one thing."
As he said that, Duncan placed his finger at a crossroads.
"The last time I led the team to the Capital of the Magic Empire, I ventured to use this map. At that time, we were going to go…..." As he said, his fingers moved down for a moment. "This place, however, according to this map, there should have been a road leading here, but we did not find it. It was not because of destruction, but the road seemed to have never existed at all."
This is not necessarily true.
Li Linxin thought, and looked at the paladins around him again. After all, they are not robbers, so how could they really understand the mechanism and secret thoughts? However, this time Duncan obviously said nothing wrong.
"Of course."
He felt the eyes of everyone staring at him and spoke.
"During the period of the Magic Empire, people had long abandoned the way to reach their destinations by simply walking. In fact, this was a one-way portal."
He pointed to the intersection.
“Its exit is in another direction…”
As he said that, Li Lin pointed at a road outside.
"The people of the Magic Empire believe that wasting time on the road is not desirable, but using magic completely is just an evil way. Therefore, they only used half of the magic skills, and the characters here meant that there was a portal to other places. And the road you refer to was just another way to teleport here."
"Isn't the magic empire evil?"
A young paladin raised questions in dissatisfaction.
Li Lin frowned slightly in response to this, and finally gave up his thoughts.
"I just came to the conclusion based on the information from the Magic Empire."
He said with a pun.
Chapter completed!