The Baron immediately summoned all the servants in the courtyard and announced that within a month, the owner here would be replaced by Mr. Isidor and everyone would obey his orders.
When Isidor took out another two thousand gold coins and asked him to purchase all kinds of fine wines and delicacies, toys for enjoyment, ancient books, and to increase the number of maids, the baron finally put aside the last bit of his noble dignity and directly announced that he would personally serve as Sir Isidor's butler and would follow Sir Isidor's orders.
After paying 5,000 gold coins in one go, there were still more than 3,000 gold coins left in Isidor's box. Isidor grabbed a handful of money and gave it to the coachmen, asking them to bring in Esna and her group who were waiting outside.
"These are my family members, my first wife, my second wife, and my third wife."
Isidor really wanted to introduce them like this, but considering that he couldn't beat Esna for the time being, he held it back and just told the baron that these three were his relatives and asked him to serve them as he would himself.
That afternoon, the Baron's family held a cocktail party that was almost a carnival. A large amount of precious ingredients filled the table. Even the usually reserved Iovia came down and pulled the head maid to perform a passionate dance.
Emmeline, who had never experienced such a scene, seemed a little scared and shrank in the corner and refused to come out. Seeing this, Esna took her to the room to have dinner.
After the two sisters left, Isidor and Iovia drank and had fun even more wantonly. Each of them hugged a maid and reveled wildly, almost turning the cocktail party into an impar.
There are two types of maids in the Baron's house, one is for work and the other is also for work. These maids are trained very professionally, and they will offer their bodies without hesitation even if the other party is a woman. Knowing this, Isidor did not have too many concerns. In one night, he raised his ghost value by 520 points, reaching a very loving "".
This time, the system did not give him new skills. Instead, it randomly upgraded the levels of two skills, raising the professional skills "Agility" and "Backstab" that had not been used for thousands of years to level 2.
When Isidor returned to the room that the Baron had vacated for them after having a great time, he found three women playing board games together. Isidor joined in on a whim.
The four of them played until late at night. Just when Emmeline couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to go to sleep, there was a strange noise outside the window, as if a bird was constantly flapping at the window.
Although all four of them were quite capable, doing this in the middle of the night was really scary.
Isidor stood up and looked over, and found that it was a bat that was repeatedly hitting the window. When it saw him coming, it immediately ran away in fright.
"It seems that the heavy-armored warrior I hired has arrived. She travels very fast. I just asked my familiar to deliver a letter to her this morning. I didn't expect that she would send a familiar to reply now." Esina said with a happy smile.
"Who is the warrior you hired? Why have I never heard of him?" Iowa asked.
"It's normal that you haven't heard of her. She is a paladin who has been living in the northern continent. I only met her when I was traveling in the north." Esna explained.
"Can Paladins still be hired? I remember that they were all self-proclaimed fanatics who only obeyed the orders of the Church." Iovia asked curiously.
"Occasionally there are wild paladins like this. Although her profession is a paladin, she has not been trained by the Church, nor has she taken a knight's oath before God, so she can be hired. In fact, she has always lived the life of a mercenary, and she is willing to sacrifice whoever gives her milk for her. She will even kill her former employer for money. Because I pay the most, she is the most loyal to me." Eisna replied.
"Without systematic training, can her combat effectiveness be guaranteed? She is the only heavily armored warrior in the entire team. If she entrusts the task to the wrong person, something serious will happen." Iovia said worriedly.
"Don't worry. Although her personality is a bit bad and her swordsmanship is a bit rough, her ability to withstand blows is guaranteed. In fact, after separating from Noelle, I have always used her as a lower-level substitute for Noelle." Aisina replied.
"Becoming Noelle's lower-level replacement? Does she really have that level of strength?" Iowa said in surprise.
Before Aisina could answer, the door of the room was suddenly kicked open.
"Ah! The lovely and noble paladin is here! Common citizens, come and greet him!" A woman in white armor broke in.
She had an extremely burly figure, almost two meters tall, and carried an exaggeratedly long white sword on her back. Isidor's sword was already quite large, but compared to the sword on the woman's back, it could be considered a one-handed weapon.
As soon as the woman entered the room, she took off her hood, revealing her blood-red eyes, and when she opened her mouth, her sharp fangs could be vaguely seen.
“Shit, isn’t this a vampire? The most dangerous monster in the legend, the vampire, actually exists?” Iovia got furious and took out a dagger, getting on guard.
"Dark elves? You dirty race, underground maggots, die!" The vampire suddenly pulled out a huge sword with an astonishing area from behind and slashed at Iowa without saying a word.
Iovia dodged the attack, and the greatsword chopped the chair she was sitting on in two pieces, leaving a deep crack on the ground.
"Stop! It's a misunderstanding! Friendly forces! They are all friendly forces!" Esna shouted loudly, while Emily bent her bow and drew her arrow to block in front of her, her face full of confusion, not knowing what to do.
Chapter 72: Vampires vs. Dark Elves
However, the vampire did not listen to her, but directly put away his sword and slashed again. His movements were so swift that the whirring sound of the sword made it impossible for Iowa, who was known for her agility, to get close to him.
Isidor stared closely at the vampire's movements and found that she did not blink at all, and her red eyes were fixed on Iovia.
However, Iovia was such a skilled assassin that even under such tight defense, she finally found a chance to break into the inner circle of the greatsword and cut her throat with one strike. But the vampire also took the opportunity to break one of her arms.
Iovia hurriedly used her other hand to pierce the gap in the armor, breaking the vampire's wrist, and was able to escape.
"That's enough! Stop it, both of you!" Esina raised her voice again and shouted.
"This is a vampire! A monster among monsters!" Iowa said, staring at Esna in disbelief.
"There's a broken butt!" Seeing that Iowa was distracted, the vampire swung his sword at her mercilessly. The wind pressure from the sword alone was enough to blow the dust in the room far away.
"Fidena! Don't make me angry!" This time, Esina stepped forward and raised her hand to block the vampire's sword.
The powerful sword struck Esina's protective magic "Perfect Virgin", causing a strong flame to burst out, and even the whole house shook violently.
"Boss, please move aside. I will clean it up quickly." The vampire said with his fangs bared.
"If you still don't understand what I'm saying, just lie back in your coffin!" Esina waved her hand impatiently and used magic to slap the vampire into the wall.
"Iowa, you're so annoying. Didn't I tell you that the soldiers will be here soon? Why are you still so angry? Vampires will take this as a signal to attack." Esna turned around and blamed.
"Warrior? Could this vampire be..."
"Everyone, let me introduce you. This is the mercenary warrior Fidna I mentioned. Her profession is a paladin and her race is a vampire." Esna said, pointing at the vampire embedded in the wall.
"Huh? How can a vampire become a paladin? Isn't holy light the nemesis of vampires? I heard that vampires will be burned if they are touched by the holy light!" Iowa said in disbelief.
"That's true, so when she uses holy light, she will also feel intense pain. But she is a masochist, so she finds it very exciting. I even suspect that she chose the profession of Paladin because of this pain." Esna explained.
"Ah... There are all kinds of birds in the forest." Iowa said in shock.
"Boss, is this guy your partner? He's so annoying, dark and fast, just like a fly." Fidna broke open the wall and walked out, picked up the greatsword and slowly put it away.
Isidor noticed that in just a few moments, the wounds on her throat and wrists had healed themselves.
"Fidna, quickly treat Iovia!" Esna turned around and asked.
"What? You want me to heal the dark elves? I am a noble vampire and a noble paladin, a noble girl of the second power!" Fidna refused.
"You don't want your reward anymore?" asked Esina.
"No, no, no, whatever you say is what it is. I can cure it even if it's a fly!" When Fidna heard the word "reward", she hurriedly trotted up with a smile, holding Iowa's broken arm with her left hand and making a cross on her chest with her right hand.
A holy light immediately enveloped the affected area, and the pain on Iowa's face disappeared visibly. In less than half a minute, the broken arm was restored to its original state.
At the same time, Fidna, who was using holy light, was shaking in pain, and even pink steam began to emerge from her body.
"Is she okay?" Iowa asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, little Fidna has a very strong vitality. Last time we were collecting medicine and were surrounded by orcs. She fought with the orc army for seven days and seven nights with just her sword. Although she suffered more than a dozen fatal injuries, she finally fought off the reckless orcs." Aisina said with a smile.
"Boss, you're such a boaster. It's only one day and one night." Fidna said disdainfully.
"Haha, isn't this a compliment to you? Anyway, you two should get along well with each other in the future. Our small team, which was put together from all over, has finally gathered together today. Let's all get to know each other." Esina said, and asked everyone to introduce themselves in turn, and then took out the Cup of Babylon from the luggage.
"Fidna, you vampires are considered a branch of the demon race. Look at the ancient demon language on this cup. Does it look familiar to you?" asked Esna.
"I am illiterate and I can't read!" Fidna said righteously.
"Ah, just pretend I didn't say that." Esina said awkwardly as she put away the cup.
At this moment, the Baron came in in a panic with several of his subordinates. Seeing this, Esina quickly lifted the tablecloth to cover Fidena.
"Lord Isidor, what happened here? The guards in the courtyard are all lying on the ground, and there are signs of destruction all along the way!" said the baron trembling.
"Oh, are you talking about this? By the way, are the guards okay?" Isidor asked.
"It's nothing serious, he was just knocked unconscious," the baron replied.
"Oh, haha, don't worry. Our friend just got drunk and went out to relieve himself, and acted crazy on the way. We have given her a hangover potion, and now she is fine. Use this money to repair the damage tonight, and the rest will be used as medical expenses for the guards who were knocked unconscious." Isidor said, grabbing a handful of gold coins from the box and handing them to the baron.
"So that's how it is. I'm relieved then..." Although the Baron said he was relieved, he still looked at the three women in the room anxiously - they didn't look like the kind of people who would do such a reckless thing.
However, although he had doubts, since Isidor said so, the Baron did not want to pursue the matter further. He took the gold coins and led his men to retreat.
"Huh - you're still the same as before, so worrying." Esna lifted the tablecloth and said to Fidna who was laughing inside.
"I'm sorry, boss, it was your people who showed murderous intentions towards me first, so I attacked them." Fidna said, scratching her head.
"In short, let's just treat today's incident as a misunderstanding. We still have very important things to do next. I hope you two can get along well." Esina pulled the vampire and the dark elf together and persuaded them.
"I can't get along well with monsters, but if Esuna determines that we need her combat power, then I will agree to a cooperative relationship with her for the time being." Iovia stated.
"Hehe, for the sake of the boss, I won't bother with you. Besides, we have goblins in our team, so why can't we have vampires?" Fidna said, pointing at Isidor.
"What's wrong with a goblin? At least his intelligence is higher than yours." Iowa sneered.
"Oh my God, I'm deeply worried about the future of this team now..." Esna said distressedly, holding her forehead.
Chapter 73: Holy Sword of Mercy
The arrival of the vampire Fidna added a bit of discord to the team. Fortunately, she didn't seem to be that stupid. She knew how to hide her vampire identity in front of people other than her teammates.
The five people stayed in the Baron's house for about a week. Esna took Iowa out every day to look for the succubus, leaving the other three at home.
Of the remaining three people, Emilyne was as if the network cable had been unplugged as soon as she left her sister, either in a daze, reading a book, or practicing archery. The only person Isidor could communicate with was the vampire Fiedena.
"By the way, Miss Fidena is really strong. Your sword must be quite heavy, right? And yet you can swing it so quickly." Isidor praised.
"Oh, you don't need to tell me, I am the strongest!" Fidna showed an air of disdain.
"Since you are the strongest, how come Esina pushed you into the wall all of a sudden?" asked Isidor.
"No matter how powerful you are, you can't kill the boss! If you kill the boss, I won't make any money." Fidna said, opening a bottle of red wine and drinking it all in one gulp.
"You like drinking very much." Isidor said, looking at the empty bottles on the floor.
"I don't like it, but the color of red wine looks like blood, and drinking it can slightly relieve the urge to suck blood," said Fidna.
"That's right, Miss Fidena is a vampire, and she should feed on blood." Isidor nodded.
"Oh! Speaking of which, the boss asked me to train your abilities as a warrior!" Fidna put down the bottle of wine and stood up suddenly as if she remembered something.
"Oh, it seems that Esna did tell me about this. Then let's go to the yard to practice..." Before Isidor could finish his words, Fidna's sword had already chopped down without warning.
Isidor hurriedly dodged the sword and broke out in a cold sweat.
Fidna's sword had incredible speed and power. Although it looked like she was just slashing at random, if she hit something, her life would probably be over.
"Hey, didn't you understand? We should practice in the yard. If we fight here, we will smash the room to pieces." Isidor said as he grabbed the big sword in the corner of the room.
"The battle may happen under any circumstances!" Fidna said, and suddenly swung the sword again. Isidor did not dare to block and had to roll away.
Fidna slashed the wall with her sword, directly chopping down half of the wall.
"That's good..." Seeing this, Isidor simply crawled out from the gap created by Fidna and led Fidna to an open area to continue fighting.
"Chop, chop, chop! It feels so good to chop people!" Fidna said meaningless words while swinging her sword continuously.
Isidor knew that hiding any longer would not be effective in his training, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and parry with his sword. However, at the moment when the two swords collided, Isidor felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his sword, his arms went numb, and the stone slabs under his feet cracked.
After evolving twice, Isidor's strength has reached thousands of points, far exceeding that of ordinary humans. Even among monsters, perhaps only giant minotaurs, which are famous for their strength, can rival him. However, judging from the power of Fidna's sword swing, this guy's strength seems to be far above hers!
There is always someone better than you.
But Isidor doesn't just rely on strength to make a living, he has many other methods.
"Shock wave!" Isidor took advantage of the time when he was suppressed by the greatsword to charge a full shock wave. With a loud shout, he directly shook Fidna's greatsword away, and then took the opportunity to stab Fidna with a sword, aiming directly at Fidna's throat.
However, Fidna actually grabbed the flank of the greatsword with her left hand, forcibly stopping Isidor's attack, and took the opportunity to slash with her right hand.
Isidor quickly drew back his sword to defend himself, and the sword cut Fidena's palm the moment it was pulled back, but the latter didn't care.
When the two swords touched, Isidor felt his arms go numb again. He was thinking about how to fight back when Fidna's next sword came at him.
Isidor had no choice but to continue defending. Fidna seemed to be addicted to the game, chopping Isidor's horizontal sword up and down like chopping stuffing.
"Not bad! You actually took so many of my swords! Then I should put in a little more strength!" Fidna became more and more excited as she chopped, her scarlet eyes radiating greedy light.
The high-frequency attack made Isidor feel as if he was in a storm and completely breathless. There was no chance to use hypnosis or fantasy materialization in this situation.
The woman in front of him was only repeating simple attacks, but she had already forced Isidor into a desperate situation.
If the battle with Esna is like an ordinary player versus a professional player; then the battle with Fidna is like an ordinary player versus a hacker who uses a modifier to change the values.
"Hey, Fidna, stop it. I can't hold on any longer." Isidor felt that his arms were almost losing feeling, so he had to shout to stop.
"The boss said to treat this as a real fight!" Fidna chopped faster and faster, with no intention of stopping.
"Damn it, I forgot this guy is mentally ill - Dice Lady! Come and protect me!" Isidor shouted hurriedly.
"Specified mean 2, lucky throw! Result: 10 points!" The dice girl responded in Isidor's pocket.
"Why is it only five times? Forget it, that's enough!" Isidor shouted, and suddenly swung his sword to counterattack the moment Fidna's sword came down.
The two swords collided, and the five times the force caused Fidena's sword to be instantly shaken away. Isidor took the opportunity to stab Fidena's throat with a sword.
However, the same scene happened again. Fidena grabbed Isidor's sword and pulled it back, and Isidor had to let go of the hilt to avoid losing his balance.
At this moment, Fidna's sword had already cut into his chest.
