Lord Wizard

Chapter 11 Recapture of Thorn Town

"If my speed were only that of a mid-level knight, this tactic might work..."

Lin Meng flicked his sword and it flew out of his hand.

As the sword slipped from his hand, he immediately withdrew and retreated swiftly.

"laugh!"

Blood spurted out.

Johnson's body was pierced through by a sword.

His sword, aimed at Lin Meng, barely grazed his neck before falling into empty air...

"How...how could you...?"

Qiao Sen stared in disbelief at the sword blade in his chest, never expecting that this spoiled brat, whom he had never taken seriously, could actually unleash such combat power.

"Bang!"

His body fell down due to inertia, causing a brief silence to fall over the crowd.

Noah gave Lin Meng a deep look.

Before he was even twenty, he was able to personally kill Johnson, whose combat strength was close to that of a mid-level knight. Such potential...

He suddenly raised his spear high and shouted, "Leylin! Leylin! Leylin!"

As he shouted, the other knights of the Wildebeest Order roared back at the same time.

"Leylin! Leylin! Leylin!"

Although there were only a few dozen people, the aura emanating from them at this moment quickly overwhelmed the hundreds of people that Qiao Sen had brought.

Johnson's elite cavalry noticed the shift in morale, and the two leaders shouted in unison, "He was just a novice knight; he must have murdered the Baron by despicable means!"

"Kill him! Kill him to avenge the Baron!"

Noah, who was waiting for his chance on the high ground, would not let such an opportunity slip by. With a command, he shouted, "Horned Horse Knights! Charge!"

Immediately, dozens of wildebeest riders roared and charged down from the high ground with the thunderous sound of their hooves.

"Young Master, are you alright?"

Eileen ran to Lin Meng's side immediately.

"It's alright, don't worry about me, attack, crush them."

Lin Meng swung his longsword.

"Young Master..."

Eileen watched Linley stride forward as if to join the battle, and for the first time realized...

This young master, who escaped from Thorntown and could only rely on her, truly grew up and became a man who could support Thorntown and lead it to prosperity.

With Lin Meng joining the battle, the morale of the Thorn Town side plummeted.

The few dozen cavalrymen that Johnson brought were one thing, but the three hundred soldiers who originally belonged to the Thorntown Guard, having witnessed Johnson's death and the new lord's prestige, had no courage to fight the Wildebeest Knights and surrendered one after another.

Without the restraint of the three hundred guards, the Wildebeest Knights completely overwhelmed Johnson's elite troops.

In terms of equipment, strength, numbers, and morale, the Wildebeest Knights were a level above. In just this one charge, the cavalry had already lost nearly half of their numbers.

"For the Baron of Thorntown!"

Noah roared, and his spear was unstoppable.

Soon, the cavalry under Johnson's command had been wiped out by the Wildebeest Knights, and even the commander of those cavalry—a true knight—had died under Noah's sword.

"Clean up the battlefield, press the attack, and recapture Thorntown in one fell swoop."

Lin Meng flicked the longsword in his hand, which was stained with the blood of two cavalrymen he had just killed, and gave the order.

The experienced Wildebeest Knights immediately began cleaning up the battlefield, and the guards and officials who had surrendered to Johnson in Thorntown were also brought before Lin Meng by the Knights.

"Young Master Leylin, we were overjoyed to learn of your arrival, but unfortunately, we were threatened and persecuted by that bastard Johnson, and had no choice but to act as his accomplices. We beg you to forgive us this time, considering how many years we have served the Bell family."

An official under Baron Bell immediately ran to Lin Meng, knelt down, and begged for mercy upon seeing him.

"So it's Captain Ram. But I heard that Captain Ram was the first to lead the charge in joining Johnson's cause. I heard you're living the high life in the territory now!"

Lin Meng said indifferently, then said to Eileen, "You are responsible for screening all of them. Anyone who has aided and abetted the evildoers during this period should be executed."

After saying that, he ignored their pleas for mercy and ordered them to be taken away.

Soon, Noah led the Wildebeest Knights to unite the soldiers of Thorntown and led them to charge towards Thorntown.

Meanwhile, the people of Thorntown seemed to have learned of Johnson's defeat, and no one resisted. The town officials and the people respectfully welcomed Linley's arrival.

The Bell family had been operating in Thorntown for decades, and the people's hearts remained with them. Although it had been in Johnson's hands for nearly a month, with Johnson's death, Thorntown was naturally and completely reclaimed, and the whole process went quite smoothly.

……

Half a day later, Lin Meng stood in the main building of the lord's mansion, which, including the courtyard and garden, covered an area of ​​over 10,000 square meters. Looking down at the busy members of the Wildebeest Knights and the servants and attendants of the lord's mansion, his expression was slightly strange.

"Unexpectedly, the desire to buy an island to activate a world fragment in the real world has been fulfilled first in the Wizarding World."

He glanced at the fragments of the world...

The situation has completely stabilized, so there's no need to worry about the activated world fragments falling back into slumber.

"Young Master, the situation in the territory has been assessed..."

Eileen came up behind Lin Meng to report.

How many gold coins are left?

"Joseph used the gold coins he had stored in his territory to buy equipment and win people's hearts, and now... he has less than four hundred left..."

"Four hundred..."

This number left Lin Meng somewhat disappointed. It seemed that he was still a long way from achieving his first small goal of "earning ten million," and he would have to keep working hard.

"Alright, let's restore Thorn Town to normal order as soon as possible."

……

"Lin Meng, your salary has been paid. The finance department wants you to come over and sign something."

In the Blue Flame Company's archives, Nero, who had come looking for him, greeted Lin Meng.

"Okay, I understand."

Lin Meng nodded.

This is his first month's salary since he started working.

My basic salary is 30,000, plus the previous bonus of 50,000, for a total income of 80,000.

This figure is negligible compared to his previous net worth, but it is the largest income he has received since returning to Hill.

"I've heard about what happened in Thorntown. Your start is really good. Maybe the company's position in the Frost Kingdom will depend on us."

"Captain, you flatter me. My current abilities are of little help in opening up the situation in the Frost Kingdom."

"Keep it up, I believe in you."

Nero greeted him with a smile and turned to leave.

"Wow, you're here! What big thing did you do to get such a large bonus so soon after joining the company?"

Upon seeing Lin Meng enter, Raman from the finance department immediately asked curiously.

"I was lucky to be born into a minor noble family, and the family has passed down some things that the company can use."

Lin Meng smiled and said.

"That's amazing. There are fewer than ten people in the entire company who can start with a noble or noble status. Most of them are commoners or slaves. Commoners are a bit better off, but the mortality rate of slaves is extremely high. Many of them are persecuted to death by their slave owners within a few days of entering the game. Even Tony, one of the three geniuses in our company, was born as a slave and is now being taken in as a student by the board members."

Lin Meng knew a little about the company's "three geniuses": Ivan, Tony (whom Raman had just mentioned), and another third-class apprentice, Cook. However, Ivan was a level above the other two and was already preparing to break through to become a wizard.

"Ivan's teacher, President Locke, is also a board member. Does that mean becoming a wizard grants entry into the board?"

Lin Meng asked.

"That's true. Becoming a formal wizarding company will result in a new contract and a certain number of shares."

Raman said with some envy, "I really admire you guys for having the courage to fight in the wizarding world... If you can become a wizard, you can also join the board of directors, and then I'll have to call you the big boss."

"If you're envious, you can try going to the Wizarding World."

"No, no, the wizarding world is just as real as our world. I'm squeamish about blood... I can't... Besides, if I accidentally die, the consequences are severe. I'll have headaches for at least a month. It's too painful, too terrifying..."

Raman stuck out his tongue cutely.

(End of this chapter)