Chapter 20: Firenze City

  Froh City is located on the western border of the Lances Empire, and it is also a natural barrier for the Lances Empire. To the north of Froh City are undulating mountains, to the south is the endless Luoyue Mountain Range, and Froh City is sandwiched between the two mountain ranges, with a majestic momentum that can be described as "one man holding the pass, ten thousand men unable to open".

  For hundreds of years, relying on the unique geographical location of Florence City, the Lanz Empire has withstood the repeated attacks of the Treasure Dragon Empire, and the Treasure Dragon Empire has never broken through this natural barrier. Hundreds of years ago, the two empires that were almost exhausted by war signed a peace treaty, and the long-burning Florence City finally became peaceful and prosperous.

  At this time, on the main road leading to Florence, a carriage was slowly moving along.

  "Master, as you said earlier, I analyzed Mr. Crawley's cousin, who is also your uncle York, and he is the most suspicious. Because according to imperial law, only York has the qualifications to inherit your father's title."

  The person sitting at the front of the carriage and speaking was Fatte, Li Junshan sat beside him, his hand holding a leather whip occasionally lashed out to tap the back of the second-class demonic beast, the Wild Ox, with a slight frown on his brow.

  After rushing back from the northern desert to Fenghuo Town, Li Junshan felt that he didn't need to stay any longer.

  First, his identity was exposed. The magician and the war saint would not let it go easily. They might go to Fenghuo Town to ask around. Li Junshan did not dare to fight them head-on for now. If they came to look for trouble, they would definitely not come alone. If another strong person popped up, even with the help of the black dragon, Li Junshan felt he had little chance of winning.

  Another reason is that his summoning skills have reached a bottleneck, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't make a breakthrough. Moreover, the other alien eggs in his spiritual space are also quiet.

  The alien egg is his most powerful weapon, but he can't use it to guard the treasure mountain. Li Junshan cannot accept this situation. He goes to Florence and studies in a regular school system, which is the only way he can think of.

  Of course, the most important reason is that Li Junshan has a deformed black dragon, he thinks he should have some strength now and doesn't want to continue hiding in Fenghuo Town, spending his days cooking spicy hot pot.

  Hari Sa and other mercenary group leaders, all took an oath in the name of their family's honor, willing to be Li Junshan's entourage. After seeing his strange black dragon, Hari Sa and others were not only not ashamed, but also very excited.

  A fourteen-year-old summoner, who not only has a dozen or so powerful summoned beasts, but also has a dragon and a dragon egg. Yes, in Harissa's eyes, the mutated black dragon is indeed an advanced black dragon. At the same time, they also learned that Xiaoshan was actually a descendant of the fallen Hariman family.

  Who doesn't know the Haryman family, even if Xiaoshan is a banished son of the family, after having the Black Dragon Summoning Beast, they all understand that Xiaoshan will receive what kind of attention and treatment in the family.

  The Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps, the Fire Dragon Mercenary Corps and others have all merged into a new mercenary corps - the Wind and Fire Mercenary Corps. This name was given by Li Junshan, with Harrysa still serving as the commander. Most of the adventurers who followed the Dragon Slaying Squad joined the new mercenary corps. Of course, these adventurers were different from those in the regular Wind and Fire Town mercenary corps. Some of them came to hunt magical beasts in the Luoyue Mountains and did not want to join the mercenary corps. All of these adventurers were brutally driven out of Wind and Fire Town by the Wind and Fire Mercenary Corps.

  Li Junshan didn't plan to take them with him. Fenghuo Town's geographical location is special, if Li Junshan took away all the mercenaries, it wouldn't be long before new mercenary groups moved in, which might not be a good thing for the local residents. Moreover, Hari Sa and others each had more or less cases on their bodies, and Li Junshan currently didn't have the power to help them clear their names.

  Farewell to the depressed Harissa Colonel who was not brought along, farewell to Anna's aunt who cried and wept because she couldn't bear to part with him, farewell to Sally with a complex expression. Li Junshan patted Xiru on the shoulder, who was grinning from ear to ear after receiving the dwarf's sharp battle axe, and left Fenghuo Town, setting foot on the road to Fulu City with Fate.

  "After Sally went back and saw the iron mother she secretly put, her mood should be better." Li Junshan thought to himself, his mouth slightly raised with a smile.

  To Sally, Li Junshan's past habits and teasing of girls only made him somewhat enjoy the feeling of being close to her. This love thing came too deeply, Li Junshan didn't plan on it yet.

  "Who cares who it is." Li Junshan slapped a whip and stood up laughing: "The main thing is, I'm back again."

  "We're almost there, just around this bend." Fati said, pointing to a turn up ahead.

  The barbaric cow's speed and strength were both abnormal, running without being inferior to a fine horse. Before long, it pulled the ox cart along the mountain bend, and in front of Li Junshan, a stone city suddenly appeared.

  A huge stone is sandwiched in the middle of the mountain range, with a span of tens of miles. The city wall is entirely composed of large stone blocks stacked on top of each other. The city wall is full of corner arrow towers, which are truly magnificent.

  "What are you doing?" The ox cart arrived at the city gate and was stopped by a group of soldiers wearing armor.

  "General." Fatt jumped down from the ox cart and said with a smile, "We are delivering magical beast materials to Mr. Bennett for making medicine."

  "Master Bennett?" The soldier who was first looked at Fate suspiciously, using the long spear in his hand to lift open the coarse canvas covering the cow cart, revealing a large pile of beast limbs and bones underneath, looking very disgusting. Suddenly, a strong sour smell appeared at the city gate, and the soldier covered his nose and poked several times with his gun.

  "General, be careful." Fatou hastily said: "There are several dead bodies of venomous black water snakes in here."

  "Why didn't you say so earlier." The soldier was startled, pulled out his gun and hastily washed it in the river channel beside him, saying impatiently: "Hurry up and go, don't block the people behind."

  "Alright." Fatou responded with a smile, and he and Li Junshan jumped onto the ox cart, driving the fierce oxen towards the city.

  "This black dragon egg is also strange, it must be soaked in a strong acidic solution to hatch quickly, this smell is really unbearable."

  Li Junshan furrowed his brow and pulled the coarse canvas forward with his hand, covering up the exposed gap.

  "Is Long Egg okay?" Fatty suddenly popped out with a big sweat, his small eyes scanning around, looking somewhat tense.

  "Don't worry." Li Junshan fanned himself with his hand and said, "Those soldiers' guns aren't divine artifacts, how could they possibly hurt the Black Dragon Egg?" As he spoke, he began to survey the streets of Florence.

  Unlike the narrowness of the city gate, after walking into Florence for a while, the streets become spacious.

  Compared to Fenghuo Town, the buildings in Feiluo City are much more upscale, with three-story or higher buildings everywhere. Due to military needs, the main roads of Feiluo City are extremely wide, over 30 meters wide. Many wine houses and shops line both sides of the road, bustling with activity.

  According to Nicholas's inherited memory, Li Junshan drove the ox cart northward, turning several times and changing several roads before stopping in front of a mansion.

  "What are you doing here?" A soldier walked over, dragging his long gun and said impatiently: "This is a noble's mansion, what are you commoners doing here, get out of here."

  Searching through his memory, Li Junshan couldn't recognize the soldier either. Fa Te rushed up and cursed: "Blind your dog eyes, open your dog eyes to see who this is."

  "Looking for death." The soldier was furious and picked up his gun, ready to charge over.

  "Excuse me, sir." Li Junshan smiled slightly and stopped him to ask: "May I ask if this is the residence of Viscount Crawley?"

  The soldier was taken aback, then immediately showed a look of disdain, put away his gun and said: "I thought you were looking for someone, it turned out to be that waste, he's no longer the viscount. This manor now belongs to our Lord York."

  Li Junshan was taken aback, and at this moment, he heard a trembling voice.

  "Master! Are you... Master?"

  Li Junshan turned around to see an old man with white hair standing behind him, wearing tattered clothes that were exceptionally clean. At this moment, his body was slightly trembling, and his eyes stared blankly at himself.

  "Get lost, you old geezer! You're here again to borrow money from our master? How could the master possibly see you?" The soldier cursed at the old man.

  "Raymond? Butler Grandfather?" Nicholas's memory told Li Junshan the identity of this old man.

  "Master, you recognize me, you really are the master. Master..." The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, tears rolled down, his lips trembled and shook the white beard on his chin, he was so excited that he couldn't speak.

  "Grandfather Raymond." Li Junshan ignored the mocking laughter of the soldier next to him and asked the old steward, "Where are my father and mother? Where do they live now?"

  Raymond finally reacted, his eyes welling up with tears on his rugged face, and he trembled as he said: "Young master, you're still alive, that's great, that's great."

  Li Junshan saw that he was emotionally agitated for a moment and knew that he couldn't ask anything, so he turned around and gave the soldier a cold look before helping Raymond onto the carriage.

  Following the old steward's direction, Fate drove the ox cart slowly. Raymond seemed to still not believe it was true, his eyes fixed on Li Junshan without blinking.

  "Grandpa Raymond." Li Junshan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'm here, alive and well, right in front of you, it's not fake."

  Raymond subconsciously responded with his mouth, but still stared at him without letting go, and only came back to himself after a long time.

  "Master, what's going on? Why are you just getting back?" Raymund asked with a joyful face.

  "Let's talk about it when we get back." Li Junshan smiled and said: "Are my father and mother all right?"

  Raymond's expression turned gloomy, and he lowered his head, saying: "The old master is fine, but the mistress..."

  "What's wrong?" Li Junshan only felt his heart beating suddenly faster, he knew it was because of Nicholas' memory, and couldn't help but feel a wave of tension.

  "Ah." Raymond let out a deep sigh and said, "Young master, you'll understand when you get back."

  As they spoke, Fate drove the carriage into a small road at the suggestion of Old Guan's family, which was different from other flat stone roads. This small road was obviously years old and unrepaired, with large and small pits everywhere, muddy and difficult to pass through.

  "How did you end up living here?" Li Junshan furrowed his brow, recalling that this was the Haddon District of Florence City. In the Continental Common Language, "Haddon" meant commoner, and naturally, those who lived here were also ordinary folk.

  Raymond sighed and said, "Too many things have happened at home since you went missing, it's hard to explain in a short while. Look, we're living there now." The old butler pointed to a house by the roadside.

  That house looks quite large from a distance, but it's unknown how many years it has been built. The wooden house is in disrepair, and there are even several holes on the gate.

  Jumping down from the horse carriage, Li Junshan took a few deep breaths, feeling both anxious and excited. Just as he was about to knock on the door, it creaked open by itself, and a blonde girl in white clothes carrying a vegetable basket walked out.

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