"My magic is the magic of Farron Keep, a more practical kind of magic. Is it really appropriate for Her Highness to learn it?"

Princess Ella suddenly grabbed Lu Ming's clothes and said with anticipation, "I want to learn both the magic of Piheim and the magic of Farron!"

Looking at Princess Ella, for some reason, Lu Ming seemed to see the shadows of two people. One was Yusaha, and the other was Miral.

“Magic…” With a slight sigh, Lu Ming’s aura changed, becoming like a giant wolf biting a sharp sword, causing Saldallo and Princess Ella to take several steps back.

With an intimidating aura, Lu Ming coldly stared at Princess Ella, no longer speaking softly as before, but asking very seriously, "My courses are extremely rigorous! Do you really want to learn the magic of the Farron Undead Legion?"

Like those two women who weren't particularly talented but were extremely determined to learn magic, Ella was also very persistent.

She nodded emphatically and said with equal seriousness, "Yes! I really want to learn soul magic! Please teach me!"

After she finished speaking, she bowed to Lu Ming.

Seeing this, Lu Ming didn't say anything more. After all, the other party was a princess, and if he angered her, he would be the one who would suffer the most in the end.

"Then, come with me." After thinking it over carefully, Lu Ming led Ella, Saldallo, one of Ella's guards, and his own daughter Kanina to the basement.

In the basement, which resembled a martial arts arena, Lu Ming gave two wooden swords and two magic wands from the native land of Puru to Ella and Kanina, intending to let the two girls spar to see just how strong they were.

However, before that, Lu Ming first taught the two of them how to use the Farron Short Arrow. He then used the same weapon to demonstrate the combat style of an undead mage to Zeldalor, a second-tier fighter.

It must be said that although Saldallo was a power-type fighter, he was suppressed for a mere minute under Lu Ming's attacks. As he began to counterattack, Lu Ming also began firing his Farron short arrows.

Each time Lu Ming blocked Saldalor's attacks with his sword, he would press his staff against Saldalor's vitals and unleash a Farron Short Arrow, forcing Saldalor to hastily retreat and dodge. Otherwise, Lu Ming's Farron Short Arrow would have pierced his body!

The final demonstration ended with Lu Ming's Farron Swift Sword slicing through Saldaloo's wooden sword.

"I think you should have understood by now, right?" After Ella's guards pulled Viscount Saldallo, who was terrified by Lu Ming's Farron Swift Sword, aside, Lu Ming looked at Ella and Kanina, who were already dazzled by the sight, and gestured for them to prepare to begin.

Following the Undead Legion etiquette that Lu Ming and Saldal had used before they began, Kanina and Ella bowed to each other before attacking.

To Lu Ming's surprise, Princess Ella was far stronger than Kanina. She dominated Kanina almost from the start. However, as Kanina gradually learned how to use the Franz short arrow through repeated defeats, the situation completely reversed.

But for some reason, Ella, who wanted to learn from a master, didn't quickly master the Farron Short Arrow like Kanina or others. Her fighting style was more like that of a warrior than a mage.

"What should I call you?" Lu Ming, holding the magic staff of Pihem, looked at the guard beside him.

“Knight, Angre.”

"Sir Angre, has our princess studied magic before?" Because of Ella's fighting style and obvious swordsmanship routine, Lu Ming couldn't help but ask the guard.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but Her Highness has never studied magic before. Her decision to become an apprentice was merely a spur-of-the-moment thing."

"Why?"

"Because of your heroic figure fighting in Typhon Forest that day!"

"..." Upon hearing this, Lu Ming recalled the noble and luxurious carriage that had been surrounded by the Smurfs: "So, the people who were surrounded by the Smurfs that day were you."

"Yes! Please don't take Her Highness's previous rudeness to heart. She was simply unaware of the rules for nobles and did not intend to humiliate you."

“There’s nothing we can do about it, isn’t there?” Lu Ming suddenly laughed, half-jokingly.

Angre sensed that Lu Ming's words didn't contain much anger, so he calmed down. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your generosity. I hope you can truly teach Her Highness magic and make her happy."

"What? Do you like Her Highness the Princess?" Lu Ming chuckled mischievously upon hearing his words and asked jokingly.

“Oh~ This situation is a bit like a chivalric romance novel?” Before Angre could speak, Viscount Saldallo continued, “A loyal knight eventually married a princess. They lived happily ever after.”

Angrey's face flushed red instantly, making Lu Ming and Saldallo burst into laughter. Their laughter attracted Kanina and Ella, who stopped their battle in confusion.

Chapter Twelve - Territory

Lu Ming only stayed in Agamemnon for about four days before being kicked out of the city by a document from Grand Duke Hades, and forced to take his family and the princess to his own territory.

Because they needed to travel quickly, Sham bought several horses as mounts. However, for Lu Ming and Kanina, who had never ridden a horse before, this was a nightmare!

After a full day of riding on horseback, Lu Ming and his companions finally arrived at the town of Calypso in Odysseus's territory.

"Welcome, my lord!" Lu Ming heard an old voice say to him as soon as he dismounted with Sham's help.

"Who are you?" Turning around, Lu Ming saw an old man with white hair. Seeing that the man was well-dressed, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"I am the mayor of the town of Calypsope. My name is Lepps, Lepps Hahn," the old man replied respectfully. But for some reason, Lu Ming felt a sense of unease throughout the entire conversation.

"Mayor? Are you here to welcome us?" After carefully examining the two men of Lepps, Lu Ming pondered for a moment before asking.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Why? I don't think the news of my coming was leaked to anyone." Lu Ming narrowed his eyes, looking at Lepps with a sinister gaze.

But just as Leps was starting to panic, Ella, the naive princess, suddenly approached and asked Lu Ming to personally take her to the house she was going to stay in. This directly saved the bewildered Leps.

Watching Lu Ming's retreating figure as he reluctantly led his family to the lord's manor, Lepps breathed a slight sigh of relief. But he was unaware that Lu Ming had not lowered his guard against him.

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The lord's mansion of Odysseus is located in the town of Calypsope.

Although it wasn't as luxurious as the lord's mansion in the Earldom of Niflheim, it was still far more luxurious than Lu Ming's baron's residence in Paris.

Half-reclining on the sofa in the study, Lu Ming picked up a book from the collection left behind by the former lord and read it casually while pondering the suspicious aspects of Lepps Hahn.

Hahn is a common surname in Miracaissa; many people share this name. Lu Ming even encountered nobles with the surname Hahn in the cities of Paris and Agamemnon. Although one was a viscount and the other a baron, and it was impossible for them to be related to this small town mayor who merely shared the same surname, Lu Ming still felt it best to be cautious.

Just then, Sham and Lily suddenly entered the study and forcibly dragged Lu Ming to inspect the town. After all, understanding one's territory was something a lord had to do. Otherwise, he would be laughed at by the other nobles!

After being reluctantly pulled out of his new home, Lu Ming had no choice but to drag his tired body, which had been riding horses all day, to inspect the entire town with Sham and Lily.

Although most of the time was wasted, in what appeared to be the largest shop, one could hear the following statement: "I wonder if our new lord will be killed by old man Hahn."

"..." Because he hadn't revealed his identity during the inspection, Lu Ming was glad he hadn't refused Sham and Lily's requests. However, when he turned back to look at the person who had spoken, he saw that he had already left. This left him somewhat disappointed, as he had intended to ask the person about Leps Hahn.

But it's not too bad right now.

Just as Lu Ming was pondering the matter of old man Hahn, he discovered that his two fiancées had started picking out jewelry, leaving him utterly bewildered.

“I think we should go somewhere else.” Suppressing his dissatisfaction, Lu Ming forcibly pulled the two, who had already taken a liking to several pieces of jewelry, away from the shop that had everything.

Amidst Sham and Lily's slightly annoyed complaints, Lu Ming glanced in the direction of the setting sun.

"Sham, Lily, we should go back." In the shadows of the town, Lu Ming spotted some people hiding themselves with strange magic. They were acting furtively, not wanting to be discovered, which made Lu Ming somewhat cautious.

“Okay! Let’s go back.” Lily said before Sham could speak.

"Huh? Why?" Sham paused slightly, asking with some confusion. But she didn't stop, continuing to walk with Lu Ming and Lily towards the lord's mansion.

"We're being followed," Lu Ming said in a low voice, then put his arm around Sham to prevent her from turning around.

However, Sham was clearly far more experienced than the other two. Upon realizing that the three of them were being followed, Sham immediately released a wisp of his inner energy, shooting it towards those hiding in the shadows, slashing their necks and drawing copious amounts of blood.

When the two remaining survivors, who had not been hit by the qi, saw that their companions were dead and tried to run away, Lu Ming suddenly launched a high-speed movement followed by a combo attack with the Farron Quick Sword, killing them both completely!

"You have this trick up your sleeve?" Sham glanced at Lu Ming as he walked over and looked at the sneaky guys.

"I'm still a member of the Undead Legion, so I should have some means of survival, right?"

"The Immortals? What are those?"

"A bunch of guys targeting the Abyss."

Don't you want to talk about it?

“I don’t know much about it either. Besides, I only joined recently before leaving.”

"..." Sham squinted at Lu Ming, clearly not believing what he said. But because she was an obedient fiancée, she didn't hide Lu Ming's intentions and continued to ask.

Just as Sham and Lu Ming were talking, Lily found a centaur-shaped token on those sneaky guys.

“We’re being watched!” Lily tossed the token to Lu Ming.

"It seems so!" Weiwei glanced at the token or other emblem, then looked at the street, which was almost deserted. Lu Ming sighed slightly and nodded in agreement.

"But how did those centaurs know we were coming?"

"Lepps Hahn!"

"what?"

"Didn't the mayor of our town of Calypso also come to greet us without anyone notifying him?" Lu Ming smiled and put away the token as he spoke to Sham.

"You mean that guy is a centaur spy? But how did he know we were coming?"

"The nobles of Muspelheim informed him and the centaurs. After all, I don't believe those bandits could forge such exquisite tokens!"

Lu Ming's suspicions about the nobles of Muspelheim were not without reason. Leaving aside whether a group of bandits could forge a token almost identical to the emblems used by nobles, the free disguises these men carrying were equipped with were far beyond what an ordinary bandit gang could afford!

These items add up to at least several hundred gold coins. Would bandits like the Centaur Mountain Bandits, who make a living by robbing, waste money like this? Absolutely not!

So apart from nobles, there was no one else at all!

“You’re right, but what do we do now?” Sham asked with a frown after thinking for a moment.

"Let's go back first and prepare to deal with the centaur attack. As for the nobles, we'll have to deal with them later," Lu Ming said after glancing at the sky and thinking for a moment.

"All right!"

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at night.

Lu Ming stood in his room, holding the straight sword Irithyll. He looked out at the streets outside the city, so different from those of Paris or Agamemnon—almost entirely dark. Lu Ming waited quietly for the centaurs to arrive.

To protect Princess Ella, Kanina and Lily took Lucario to her location. To prevent any problems, Lu Ming gave Lily a pair of barbarian swords he had found in [Secret Harbor]. Just as Lu Ming had expected, Lily found them quite easy to use.

“Just like you said, that old man is gone.” After a while, Sham came in and said to Lu Ming.

After returning to the lord's manor, Sham went with men to find Lepps Hahn. But Lu Ming knew that Sham was unlikely to find Lepps, so he told her not to worry about it too much.

As Lu Ming had expected, Lepps disappeared, and none of his family knew where he had gone.

Upon hearing Sham's words, Lu Ming slightly curled the corners of his lips, gazing at the faint flickering lights outside the pitch-black town, and chuckled, "They're here. Remember to leave one alive later. My attacks can't guarantee they'll survive."

"understood."

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Just as Lu Ming and Sham were talking, in the forest outside the town, Lepps Hahn was talking to a tall centaur.

"Lord Rota, the new lord is in the town."

"How strong is that guy?" The centaur who spoke to Lepps was a very strong and burly man, and the scar on his right eye made him look quite terrifying.

"Like the previous lord, he is a mage. His rank is probably around the second level."

"Is that so?" Looking at the only brightly lit house in the town, the centaur Rota stroked his bearded chin, pondered for a moment, and then ordered the pair of centaur archers beside him, "When we enter the town and fight that new lord of Odysseus, you two shoot him dead with your bows! Understand?"

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