Seeing this scene, Cockroach turned pale, spat, turned to Lu En and said:

"It's over! They're already here, let's go quickly! Even if we want to rescue the siege, we have to wait for you to find someone. Otherwise, how can you, a low-level mage, withstand these people? The leaders in front are all professionals.

!Forget it, go back to your family or guards quickly, this will save them instead of dying!"

Lu En did not answer, but looked over there carefully to see what was going on.

In that small village over there, there are old and young people. The old people and children are all in the village, using fences and simple walls as cover. The children are being held by some old people, but they are still looking outside, looking very nervous.

Beside them, some young women were taking care of them and standing in front of them. These women were not delicate young ladies, but strong, powerful working women, of all origins, and there were even two human aunts.

With a rough face, bright eyes, and bright red skin, he looked like he was a good farmer at farm work. Each man grabbed a manure fork and glared outside, protecting the old and the young.

They also included the prostitutes Lu En had seen before, as well as the child who escaped. Obviously, they were not abandoned, but were well protected.

After leaving the village, the people outside were all young and middle-aged men. It seemed that most of them were farmers or craftsmen. They were all rough men. The leader was a monster hybrid, who should be of the blood of the giant stone rhinoceros. He was more than three meters tall.

, his skin was gray and white, as if covered with a layer of rock and armor, and he was holding a big hammer for forging, as steady as a mountain. As soon as he stood there, he shocked a group of people, and made a group of gangsters afraid to approach.

Although the other men are not so burly, they have been working for many years, and their lives have been better in recent years, because the workshops will not deduct food and will not compress the cost of food and accommodation in pursuit of profits. They are all stronger than those thugs.

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There were humans, there were monsters, they were holding pitchforks, there were hammers, and some simply used their own forged weapons, standing in a group of two, silently waiting for the charge of the gangsters over there.

There were about fifty of them, including women with fighting ability. After all, the young and old were in the minority, and those who could survive under the previous conditions were mostly young adults.

The number of gangsters behind Lu En was about twice as large, and the little leader was a professional. In addition to him, there were four or five other team leaders who were also professionals.

They are dressed in different clothes and have different heights. Some are as tall and powerful as the giant stone rhinoceros, standing menacingly in front of them, while others are like cockroaches, trembling with weapons, just to kill people, but they are all the same.

Yes, they all have a stick on their body. It is not flat and has rusty nails on the top. It will definitely not feel good if it hits it.

Lu En glanced briefly. This was an uneven battle. There were more craftsmen, but the craftsman skill was not a combat skill. Although the "craftsman" skill itself would increase strength and endurance.

, there is no problem for high-level craftsmen to crush a handful of crispy skins with their bare hands, but after all, they are not specially used for fighting, so they will suffer some losses. These craftsmen professionals can barely fight against the combat professionals of the Dead Snake Gang. If

If you cooperate better, you may not be injured and you can maintain a stalemate for a while.

The Dead Snake Gang will definitely win, but they won't feel comfortable either. Those reckless men will definitely cause them a lot of casualties, so the little leader didn't give in directly. Instead, he kept insulting and threatening.

Hoping to scare off the federation people.

However, the people in the joint workshop never said a word, but they did not retreat. Everyone just stared at the people from the Dead Snake Gang, so that the Dead Snake Gang did not dare to act rashly and just yelled and cursed.

"Hey! Are you listening to me!? Don't you have any hidden guards around you?" Cockroach pulled Lu En with a nervous look on his face.

But Lu En gently opened his hand and then said:

"Has anyone ever told you not to mess with a nobleman when you see him going out alone?"

After saying this, he smiled and picked up the cane that had been stationary.

"What do you mean...?" The cockroach seemed to realize something and his eyes widened.

But the next second, the black robe in front of him had disappeared.

It's a pity that the cockroach has no knowledge and cannot understand, otherwise he would know——

This is a fourth-level spell, flash.

The man in black robe in front of me is at least a level 4 mage.

On the other side, the shouting little man suddenly found a man wearing a black robe and holding a cane standing in front of the village, with his back to them.

Lu En turned his back to the gangsters and looked at the assembled people in the workshop without saying a word, with relief in his eyes.

"You did a good job." He praised.

"Who are you?" The leader of the stone giant rhinoceros looked at Lu En in confusion. How did this person suddenly appear? Is this the legendary mage master?

"Well, I'm here to help you." Lu En replied with a smile.

At this time, the little man behind him saw Lu En suddenly appeared, and then said something to help, and immediately scolded him: "Who are you!? Dare to interfere with the Snake Gang's affairs? Let me tell you, don't think you are a professional.

At once--"

Before he finished speaking, Lu En waved his hand, and the little man in the lead exploded. Blood and flesh were scattered all over the ground, drawing countless ray-like traces on the ground.

"Noisy." He said lightly.

Oh, no, there is only blood, no meat. The meat has all turned into liquid. At first glance, it is no different from blood.

No, there wasn't even blood. In fact, his whole body turned into... an incredible, mixed thick liquid, like tomato puree with cream.

The level 7 spell "Ashes to Ashes" has a very simple principle. It is similar to a microwave oven. It uses magic power to vibrate the material structure, wash away the underlying molecules, and then cause active molecules such as water molecules and fat molecules in the object to oscillate and rub at high speed. This operation can even break chemical bonds.

Collapse, splitting the subject's entire body into a ball of molecular soup, and finally exploded into a ball with a loud bang.

For high-level professionals, they can rely on their own abilities to make different resistances. This spell will have little effect, but for those who are unable to resist, all methods are useless and there is only a dead end, and it is based on material foundation.

Those who have been annihilated cannot be saved, so the spell is called "Ashes and Smoke".

This move directly suppressed both the enemy and ourselves.

The little man who was leading just now is one of the top leaders of the Dead Snake Gang. He is a level 2 snitch and a level 1 assassin. He is considered to be one of the top experts of the Dead Snake Gang.

But with just a wave of his hand, it might be magic or other skills, but no matter what... with a wave of his hand, the strong man with composite level 2 was directly smashed into pieces.

It was really broken, with no bones left. The splashing sewage stains on the ground are all the traces left of him. A big living person was gone with a snap.

All the gangsters and thugs took a step back. Even the strong ones did not dare to rush forward. Who knew whether he would be the next to die?

Even the people in the workshop were frightened. Although they did not retreat, their steps were obviously hesitant and their attitude was not as firm as before.

Who knows whether this person is an enemy or a friend! Although he killed gangsters, he may not be on his side.

"I'm here to help, really." Lu En saw that the scene was a little stiff, and touched his nose awkwardly, then turned around, straightened his face, and looked at the gangster: "Everyone, go away and go back to find your boss. Why are you still here?"

Not worthy to talk here."

Another gangster took a bold step forward and said in a very respectful manner: "Your Excellency! You..."

Before you could say a word, this man suddenly sweated profusely! The water evaporated from his body, and his skin quickly shriveled up. Although the outside of his body was covered with sweat, and the sweat even flowed to the ground and formed a small stream, his body was like a fire.

It was like being roasted, the lips were chapped, and the skin was dry. Soon, the whole person turned into a mummy, just like a mummy that had its layer of shroud removed.

He remained in this position, stood there, dead.

Dehydration, this spell means literally, it tortures the subject with a terrible dehydration curse, causing all the water in the body to leave the body, and then turns into a mummy.

The gangsters were all dumbfounded.

"I told you to go find your boss. You don't understand, right?" Lu En raised a hand.

Those gangsters and thugs immediately dispersed! What a joke! Two people have died, and they died in such a miserable way! They don’t want to be buried with them! This person is definitely a high-level professional, he has to go to the boss! Only the boss can do it

Determined! The boss has a level 4 compound skill and can definitely deal with this person!

All the gangsters shouted and disappeared, running faster than anything else.

Lu En turned around again, looked at the people in the workshop, and paused with his cane: "Look, I came with good intentions. Can we... talk?"

"Of course... welcome, pavilion... no, sir!" The leading stone giant rhinoceros was dumbfounded and hurriedly led his people to clear a path!

No matter what this unknown strong man is here to do, it is certain that the other party can easily kill him. The other party is not hostile and even shows goodwill, so it is always right to be respectful.

The cockroach looked dumbfounded outside and stood there, at a loss. However, Lu En did not continue to care about him and walked straight into the village.

Walking all the way into the village, the fence outside was closed directly. The villagers surrounded Lu En and walked all the way inside.

The little girl who was protected inside saw Lu En and exclaimed: "Sir?!"

She saw someone outside, but as she got closer, she realized that it was the man in black robe who saved her before!

Because she was still young, although she had been anxiously looking outside and blaming herself for attracting the Dead Snake Gang, no matter what, she couldn't help it because she was short and couldn't see the outside at all.

She only saw the person's face when he walked in. She never expected that he would actually save her!

Today, he saved himself twice.

Lu En nodded and smiled at her, but didn't say much. He just seemed to be walking steadily, but in fact he walked into the village excitedly, wanting to take a closer look inside.

This village looks like any other poor area. The only difference is that it has a high proportion of workshops, dilapidated huts, and townhouses. But... there is one difference, that is, it is surprisingly clean.

In many slums that Lu En has walked through, people live in shabby soil, rats and cockroaches are everywhere, and the surrounding buildings seem to collapse at any time, but it is different here.

Although the rooms these people lived in were small and poor, they were not broken. They repaired all the holes, built roofs with straw or wooden branches, and some ingenious people made windows with wooden boards.

There will be no rain or air leakage, and the interior of the room is clean. There are some livestock, such as chickens and cows, on the edge of the village, but they are not allowed to run around, but an area is carefully planned.

From this point of view, Lu En was very pleased that these people were trying their best to "live" instead of simply "living".

Near the livestock area, he also saw reclaimed farmland. It wasn't much, but it should be enough to feed dozens of people in a village.

Of course, "enough to eat" does not mean that they are full, but means that they will not starve to death, and if they do not pay taxes, they will probably not be able to eat after paying taxes, so they will have to find other ways to survive.

Walking to the workshop again, the work was still in progress before, but was temporarily stopped due to interruption by gangsters. The fine iron continuously produced by the blast furnace was cooled into iron plates by the mold.

These metals will be sold and used as raw materials, and then purchased by various processing places, melted, and made into the things they need, such as statues, weapons, needles, iron pots, kitchen knives, railings, etc.

The fine iron produced by the blast furnace is not as good as what the professionals knock out with hammers, but it is better because of the large quantity. It should be enough for them to eat and have time to train themselves. Lu En found that the group of strong men following him,

The number of professionals is quite gratifying. Although it is not as good as Ontario, they are already doing very well. This place was only built recently. I believe there are many better than this place.

Along the way, he walked in front, and a group of people followed behind, just like the leader inspecting the style.

But the difference is that Lu En is really watching carefully. He observes every corner, whether he is doing well or not, and does not miss any place.

The more he looked, the more satisfied he became. Although there were not many things here, such as places for education, and there were not many literate people here, he probably did not have the conditions to hire a teacher to teach him. After all, literacy is actually a very expensive thing. They

We have just solved the problem of food and clothing, but we haven't reached that point yet.

Standing in front of the workshop, he turned around and looked at the people following him behind him.

"You've done a good job, it's pretty good here." He praised, and then asked: "You just came to Apidou, how did you do it, can you tell me?"

"I'm curious, who gave you the name Federation? How did you do it?"

Lu En's face was full of relief. He had never been too involved in grassroots development, and had always only spread ideas.
Chapter completed!