Lin Ze's voice brought Su Lin back to reality from shock. She shook her head, "It's okay."
"Where are Xiaojie and Xiaowen?"
"They are fine upstairs." Su Lin took a long breath and asked curiously, "Why did you come here suddenly?"
Lin Ze briefly told Su Lin about the sneak attack on him.
Strictly speaking, he was the reason why Su Lin was assassinated. If he hadn't killed Ding Beiye, Ding Jin would not have turned his anger on Su Lin.
"Who are these two guys?" Su Lin frowned and looked at the unconscious middle-aged man.
"It should have been sent by Ding Jin. The man who assassinated me asked about Ding Beiye." Lin Ze hid the fact that he killed Ding Beiye. It was not that Su Lin could not believe him, but there was no need to tell him.
Maybe it will make it difficult for Su Lin to do it.
"Leave this person to the guild and let the union come forward." He said solemnly.
Su Lin nodded, turned around and went back upstairs. While comforting his younger siblings, he also contacted the Swordsmiths Guild.
In less than ten minutes, Lin Ze heard rapid footsteps coming from outside the house. After a while, Pan Zongchang walked in quickly with four powerful men holding white knives.
Nodding slightly to Lin Ze and the other two, Pan Zongchang quickly came to the middle-aged man's side. His eyes fell on the latter's dark and rough face and shabby and dirty clothes. After taking a closer look, his expression immediately became very ugly.
"It's the Wanderer!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.
The so-called wanderers refer to people who have been expelled from the settlements due to crimes and wander in the wild. Due to the danger of the wilderness, usually only the swordsmiths can survive the wandering, so the wanderers generally refer to wandering casters.
Swordsman.
Because of their crimes, these wandering swordsmiths are extremely unwelcome in the settlements. No settlement will allow them to enter. However, two of them suddenly appeared tonight. Why is it not surprising?
There are many swordsmiths guarding the four gates of the settlement. Unless they have the ability to drill into the ground and fly into the sky, wanderers cannot pass through. If no one is secretly facilitating this, Pan Zongchang and others will not believe it.
"Leave this matter to us!" Pan Zongchang turned to Lin Ze and Su Lin and said solemnly, "If Ding Jin really did it, the guild will definitely make him pay the price!"
They blatantly sent people to assassinate registered members and core members of the guild, including homeless people. Once this matter was revealed, it would definitely cause a sensation in the entire settlement.
Lin Ze did not comment upon hearing this. Since Ding Jin dared to do this, he must have thought of countermeasures for failure. It is unrealistic to overthrow an autonomous committee member with this incident.
He no longer cares about the outcome. The important thing is that Ding Jin wants to deal with him and Su Lin. How should he deal with it in the next days?
Speaking of which, it was Lin Ze's own negligence. He originally thought that Ding Beiye and the two swordsmiths died at the feet of the giant tank insect, and their bodies were eaten clean by the insect beast. Even if Ding Jin suspected that it was him, there was no evidence.
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However, for some big figures, evidence is not necessary, even suspicion and anger are enough reasons for them to take action.
In a flash of thought, Lin Ze quickly had a plan in his mind. He found Pan Zongchang who was about to leave and told him about the existence of the Red Lotus Formula.
"You mean that you found the relics of the dead swordsmith in the ruins of the city, and among them was a superior sword-making formula?" Pan Zongchang's expression was exactly the same as Su Lin's when he heard about this, and he was extremely shocked.
"Yes, originally I thought it was just an intermediate formula, but now it seems that it is probably an advanced formula." Lin Ze lied without changing his face, "I plan to dedicate it to the guild!"
Pan Zongchang was surprised and happy when he heard this, but he still kept calm and thought for a while: "Let's go back to the guild branch first. I need to report this matter to the elders for a decision!"
So the group of people took the unconscious middle-aged man and hurried back to the Swordsmiths Guild branch.
After confirming the authenticity of the Red Lotus formula in some way, the entire upper echelon of the guild was alarmed. Two elders came from the core area overnight to meet with Lin Ze to discuss the terms of the deal.
The superior knife-making formula is the only way to break through to level ten. There are only three superior formulas in the black stone settlement of Nuoda, and three major organizations have been formed around them. This shows the rarity and importance of the superior formulas. No wonder
The senior leaders of the guild attach great importance to it.
Soon, the two parties negotiated the terms.
The Swordsmiths Guild granted Lin Ze core membership status. Of course, there is no limit on the length of the contract. While enjoying the same benefits as other lifelong core members, he does not need to bear extra obligations. Simply put, it is just like some honorary titles.
similar.
In addition, Lin Ze and Su Lin were granted residence qualifications in the core area, and their residences were arranged to be located in the exclusive community of the Swordsmith Guild. The people who lived there were high-level officials or cadres of the guild, and they were heavily guarded. Ding Jin wanted to send more people as before.
It was almost impossible to sneak in and attack, which solved Lin Ze and Su Lin's worries, especially the safety of Su Lin's younger siblings.
The last one was proposed by Lin Ze himself, asking the guild to send formal swordsmiths to assist him in hunting the Holy Calling Insect.
As for the generous credit point compensation, it’s okay not to mention it.
In exchange, Lin Ze is no longer allowed to disclose the contents of the Red Lotus formula to other people or organizations.
Lin Ze is quite satisfied with this transaction. After all, the red lotus formula is still empty in his hand. It is cost-effective to trade it in exchange for many resources. This also solves one of his concerns. He will show red lotus in the future.
You no longer have to worry about anyone coveting the Lotus Soul Knife. After all, the ownership of the Red Lotus formula has already belonged to the Swordsmith Guild. Even if others get the formula and successfully forge the Soul Knife, they will not be able to use it. Otherwise, they are blatantly provoking the behemoth Swordsmith Guild.
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The subsequent development of the Wanderer assassination incident was as Lin Ze expected. After the Swordsmiths Guild came to the door with the Wanderers, the Autonomous Committee immediately internally arrested a person in charge stationed at the North Gate, claiming that the latter had accepted the Wanderers' money.
Zonghe bribed them and allowed them to enter the settlement. Later, the two wanderers had evil intentions and sneaked into residents' homes to steal property. After being caught by Lin Ze and Su Lin, they planned to kill and silence them.
This reason makes no sense. Anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that the person in charge is the scapegoat who was pushed out. Without the high-level instructions behind the scenes, who would have the ability and courage to let the homeless people enter the settlement? Moreover, the two homeless people were obviously targeting
Lin Ze and Su Lin are here.
However, the Autonomous Committee acted like this, and the Swordsmiths Guild was unable to conduct an in-depth investigation for a while. It could only follow the line of the person in charge of the North Gate and arrested more than ten swordsmiths, including two official swordsmiths.
Sword Master, this is a serious loss for the Autonomous Committee, and this is the end of the matter.
"After what happened this time, and because you have become a core member of the guild, Ding Jin should not attack you again, unless he plans to fall out with the guild."
After the meeting, Pan Zongchang sent Lin Ze out of the branch door, "As for the four sixth-level swordsmiths who promised you, they will be in place tomorrow. You can apply to the guild for dispatch at any time."
After discussion, the guild decided to send four level six swordsmiths to assist Lin Ze in hunting for a period of two months.
The official swordsmiths are all important figures in the settlement. Their time is precious and they have many affairs of their own. So they mobilized four official swordsmiths and spent two months assisting Lin Ze in hunting. The guild also paid a high price for this move.
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Lin Ze nodded and said: "Thank you, let's do it tomorrow. I want to improve my strength as soon as possible!"
"Okay, I'll make arrangements later."
Pan Zongchang nodded to express his understanding. Anyone who has experienced such a thing would feel insecure and eager to increase their strength.
After Lin Ze left, Pan Zongchang returned to the conference room. The two elders were still sitting at the conference table, exchanging something in low voices. From the corner of their eyes, they saw Pan Zongchang coming in, and then turned to look at him and ordered:
"Zong Chang, you have to continue to investigate the matter of the homeless people. Ding Jin is so cunning that he allowed two homeless people to enter the settlement. I'm afraid it's not just as simple as assassinating Lin Ze and Su Lin. He may have other purposes!"
"Yes, elder!" Pan Zongchang said respectfully.
"In addition, many members have recently reported seeing giant tank bugs in the ruins of various C-level cities. Please send someone to investigate!"
"yes!"
"Sigh, things have happened frequently recently. It's really not peaceful. The president went out to hunt down the emperor-level insect beasts again. I don't know when he will be back."
"It stands to reason that in the past few days, I have already asked people to respond."