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Chapter 477: The Iron Knight
Chapter 477: The Iron Knight
A grim black-armored knight held a bizarre-looking long spear in his left hand, and the iron armor he wore had patterns unlike any in the world.
He looked like a demon forged from black iron.
"Very good, from today on, you will be my temporary bodyguard. Your formal name will be Tiezhu, and your informal name will be the Iron Knight," Qin Muye was satisfied with Tiezhu, at least in terms of appearance, he looked like someone not to be trifled with.
"Yes, Master." As a heavily modified spirit, Tiezhu, though lacking a mind of his own, had a program within him that functioned as a mind. Thus, it was not Tiezhu who responded, but the armor on his body.
Indeed, the core was the armor, not Tiezhu himself.
"Alright, now find a cool place to wait." Qin Muye put away his hammer and waved his hand, indicating that Tiezhu could go wherever he wanted, as long as it didn't block him from basking in the sun.
Tiezhu's understanding was not yet complete, so he rode his warhorse to a shady area under a tree and stayed there, moving only if given an order.
"Done with the modifications, should we run now?"
"That wouldn't be good. I just started today, and disappearing would be disrespectful. Even if I don't show respect to the court, I should at least show respect to the house."
"How expensive is this house? To just abandon it would make us look like fools."
After thinking for a moment, he decided to stay for two more days. He always felt like something was about to happen, perhaps a positive encounter for a supporting character?
This thing, he was certain, was just a matter of quantity.
The three temporary skills on his body were definitely of the cause-and-effect level, not the kind that could be avoided if he wanted to.
Moreover, he guessed that this might come with some troublesome events. If they could be avoided, they would be avoided, but if not, they might snowball into bigger troubles, eventually turning from small to big.
"Sir Wang, are you busy?" The village chief's voice rang out from outside the yard.
"Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives." Qin Muye muttered, indeed, it seemed he had been prepared for just a day, and such things werely progressed step by step, not something a main character would encounter on the first day.
Qin Muye opened the door and asked, "Village chief, what's the matter?"
"Oh, Sir Wang didn't report to work today, so I thought something might have happened to you and came to check," the village chief said.
After all, Qin Muye himself had said he would clock in yesterday, but no one came to the office all morning, so they could only turn to the village chief.
In the end, the village chief, seeing it was past noon, decided to come and ask.
Qin Muye slapped his head, "Look at my forgetfulness, I'm truly embarrassed. My spirit was transforming today, so I couldn't leave, and I forgot about this matter."
As he spoke, Qin Muye pointed to Tiezhu cooling off under the tree.
The village chief looked in the direction, his expression filled with shock.
"Truly formidable, this matter is indeed more important, reporting to work is just a small matter."
Visually, the current Tiezhu was much more intimidating than the unmodified version, and ordinary people couldn’t discern the spiritual energy, so they judged by appearance.
"By the way, Village Chief, is there anything else, or did you come in such a hurry?" Qin Muye asked.
"There is one matter, this year the Jin Suo Gang has come to the village for the third time to collect the annual fee, which is just a guise to extort.”
"We paid and that was that, but they still cause mischief, making life unbearable for us."
"These people rely on their gang leader being a spirit summoner, so they act with such impunity."
"But Sir Wang, rest assured, if you help us get rid of the Jinsuo Gang, we'll give you every penny of the annual fee as a subsidy."
The village chief spoke sincerely, compared to a group of runks, who still cause mischief after being paid, it was better to deal with officials. At least this Sir Wang was a good person.
"Is there no one to handle this matter?" Qin Muye asked.
"Alas, we are just a small place. Moreover, the Jinshuo Gang's leader is a spirit summoner, so extorting a bit of money and causing a bit of trouble, and the matter is over. The higher-ups naturally turn a blind eye to it." The village chief said helplessly.
The reason was simple: a spirit summoner and a few small villages, the higher-ups could still clear things up.
"What is the strength of the leader of the Jin Suo Gang?" Qin Muye asked.
"Seems to be a First Rank, but I'm not entirely sure. However, if you, Sir, could mediate, I believe the leader of the Jin Suo Gang wouldn't dare to make things difficult for you. Just have Qing Song Village under your name, and we won't have to pay the annual fee to the Jin Suo Gang anymore." The village chief didn't really expect Qin Muye to confront the Jin Suo Gang's leader; that would be unrealistic.
First, he didn't believe Qin Muye could match the Jin Suo Gang's leader. Second, it was always better to avoid conflict if possible.
So, he just wanted Qin Muye to step in and protect Qing Song Village, making it clear that this place belonged to him.
A single Qing Song Village wouldn't be a big deal for the Jin Suo Gang's leader. It would just be a formality.
As for the other villages, he couldn't do much about them. He couldn't really turn Qin Muye against them just for the sake of other villages.
"First Rank, indeed a local king around here." Qin Muye thought about letting Tiezhu try it out, to see how much of a First Rank spirit could remain intact after a collision.
"Alright, I'll take care of it. Have those scoundrels who came to collect the annual fee not left yet?"
He felt that his chance as a supporting character might be with this Jin Suo Gang leader. Otherwise, why would this happen?
These scoundrels didn't come earlier or later, but precisely at this moment. He didn't believe it was a coincidence.
"They haven't left yet. They're still causing trouble. They've arranged a feast and are eating and drinking to avoid causing chaos elsewhere." The village chief felt a bit tense, unsure of what Qin Muye planned to do.
"A mere First Rank, they can't withstand a single move from Tiezhu. Beat those scoundrels up and throw them out. Let them tell the Jin Suo Gang leader to come and apologize properly. I can spare his life. Otherwise, I'll send the so-called Jin Suo Gang to their end." Qin Muye said slowly.
"That's not a good idea. The Jin Suo Gang is a major gang in the area. Doing this will offend the officials and the wealthy in the city." The village chief knew the Jin Suo Gang wasn't simple. Without the tacit approval of these powerful factions, they would have been eliminated long ago.
"Do they have spirit summoners?" Qin Muye asked.
"No."
"Then why fear them?" They didn't even have guns. Why should he fear them just because they had some influence?
If they dared to use their influence against Qin Muye, he would break their hands.
The protagonist might need to use both wit and courage, but the antagonist didn't need to. He could just scare them into submission.
"But you can't do without the support of these officials and wealthy people. If you offend them all, you'll find it hard to move forward in the future." The village chief hesitated before speaking.
Qin Muye shook his head. "Do you really think I have no backing? A bunch of petty landlords from a remote area aren't worth fighting me."
Hearing this, the village chief was first surprised, then doubtful. If Qin Muye really had someone backing him, why would he be assigned to Qing Song Village? But seeing Qin Muye's confident demeanor, he couldn't argue. If Qin Muye had backing, it would be a win-win. If not, Qin Muye still wasn't afraid.
Just being a spirit summoner was enough to make ordinary people wary.
"Yes, I'll go and take care of it right away." The village chief could only believe him. What else could he do?
Although he wasn't sure about Qin Muye's strength, he felt that the spirit's rapid changes each day were enough to show that Qin Muye was no ordinary person.
"Go ahead. Don't give them any face. Beat them up and let the villagers vent their frustrations." Qin Muye instructed.
The village chief left happily. Anyone would have the same reaction, after all, the past grievances weren't easy to bear.
After the village chief left, Qin Muye sighed. "If it weren't for the need to see what kind of opportunity this is, I would have just wished for the Jin Suo Gang leader to die."
With the leader's strength, Qin Muye's Wish spell might not even consume much magic to make him die.
The reason he didn't act was to see how the temporary skill's process would develop, perhaps to glimpse some data about the three causal-level temporary skills.
Otherwise, such a small matter wouldn't be worth his effort. It was because there was something he needed that Qin Muye was willing to cooperate.
(End of Chapter)
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