Night Ranger

Volume 1: The Nobleman Who Lost His Territory Chapter 1: The Awakened Baihe

In the early morning, in the dense forest on the side of the castle.

A figure moves through the forest.

Whoosh whoosh!

Black shadows flew out of Marvin's hands one by one!

Ding ding ding!

All the black shadows precisely hit the white circles on the big trees in the dense forest.

But some are more accurate, and some are on the edge of the circle.

After throwing away a set of darts in one breath, Marvin stopped and checked the battle records meticulously.

"Although among all the hidden weapons, darts are the easiest to master. But my hit rate is still a bit low."

"Accuracy has something to do with strength. Although my agility is good, I rarely use long-range weapons. It's normal that I can't practice all hidden weapons for a while."

"However, if this continues, after a while, it should be able to rise to 30 points."

Ma Wen silently looked at [Hidden Weapon - Dart 24] in his personal skill list, and wiped his sweat.

In the scarlet monastery, the most powerful thing he harvested was naturally the power of the dragon. However, this "Introduction to Hidden Weapons Detailed Explanation" is not bad. Marvin learned three hidden weapon skills from it.

They are [Concealed Weapon - Dart (24)], [Concealed Weapon - Flying Knife (5)], [Concealed Weapon - Flying Needle (5)].

Except for darts, Marvin basically lost the other two hidden weapons even if he used his skills.

This is the result after Marvin used the noble's talent specialty [Quick Learning]. His talent for hidden weapons is average, so he chose the simplest one to learn.

Because he was not willing to lose his precious skill points to hidden weapons, Marvin insisted on practicing with darts every morning.

For each set of twenty darts, thirty rounds of practice are performed every day. Twenty rounds in the morning and ten rounds in the evening.

Under such a high-intensity connection, Marvin's dart ability has increased relatively quickly. After all, the agile foundation is there.

But the hidden weapon is a long-range attack weapon after all, not as high as the progress hit.

For Marvin, who likes one-hit kills, he doesn't like it that much.

In addition to practicing darts, Marvin's strength has also improved due to killing a large number of gnolls in previous battles.

In the battle to recover the White River Valley, including the experience given by the spirits, Marvin gained a total of 2194 killing experience points.

He has already reached level 5 ranger and has met the advanced requirements, but if he wants to upgrade to level 6 ranger, he must invest 4800 experience points.

Obviously, the jackals could no longer meet Marvin's upgrade needs.

So he thought for a while, and simply took out a thousand points of killing experience and threw it on [Shadow Cut Step].

Like 【Cutting Throat】, since Marvin repeatedly uses this standard technical action in battle, he can pay killing experience to turn it into his own personal exclusive skill.

Shadow Cut + Cut Throat is the Phantom Assassin's signature combo skill, second only to Life-Racing Strike.

After Marvin invested a thousand points of experience, he added one item to his list of exclusive skills:

[Shadow cut step (30)]

It's not as good as cutting throat, which is normal. Although Marvin has practiced things like footwork when playing games, he doesn't have as high a skill as cutting throat, so he can't imitate it completely and accurately. However, 30 points of shadow cut step is enough.

Now Marvin can use such powerful assassination skills as [Stealth] or [Hide] + [Shadow Cut] + [Throat Cut].

These skills make him capable of assassination, not inferior to thieves in the direction of assassins. And his frontal combat ability is far superior to that of ordinary rangers. Coupled with his rich combat experience, even without the dragon power potion, Marvin is confident to challenge the second-tier masters.

Clap clap! The darts continued to fly out.

Time passed by, and soon, he lost all the darts in his hand again.

On the big trees around, there are densely packed darts in a circle.

This is the last round of practice today.

Marvin put away all the darts, then trotted all the way, and entered the castle through the side door.

...

This is the fourth day after the recovery of the White River Valley.

As Marvin expected, the disciplinary knight who was repelled did not come to make trouble again. And some malicious people in River Beach City seemed to be shocked by Marvin's display of courage. For the time being, they have not moved.

But Marvin knew that even if they had ideas, they could only do so secretly.

This is the era before the cataclysm, the era of the Wizards Union, except for the need to beware of assassination, the rest is fine.

And after those jackals were completely expelled, the White River Valley gradually began to return to its former glory.

Anna brought half of the guards, and went door to door to Green Village, Misty Village, Panshui Lake and other places, and brought back the residents who were frightened by the jackals.

The village under the castle gradually became popular, and the abandoned farmhouses were cleaned up again, and the farmers began to return.

The craftsmen and craftsmen also returned to the castle with their children.

The current White River Valley is no different from the rest of the territories. The core is naturally the lord and the people around him.

Marvin and Anna lived in the depths of the castle, and there were guards outside.

Then there is the outer city of the castle, which is the settlement of various craftsmen and craftsmen, and their children are trained as apprentices here, inheriting their parents' profession as tailors or masons.

At the foot of the mountain, most of them are ordinary farmers. There are also some merchants, but these cunning guys often work part-time as some thieves.

If viewed from above, Marvin's castle is surrounded by cliffs, with only a small forest on the side.

In the south is a separate stone bridge, below which is a specially dug canal, which draws in the water of the Baihe River. The water in the canal is very deep, and some upside-down spears are planted in it.

Most of the people who fell into the water did not end well.

There are farmhouses under the castle, and the farmhouses are fairly separated from each other. There are large areas of barren farmland, and it is difficult to grow crops other than wheat or okra.

The Baihe River in the distance is like a belt, hanging on the vast but not so rich land of the Baihe Valley.

Standing on the castle wall, you can also overlook the northern mines.

The White River flows around the White River Valley, and to the west of the northern mine, there is an abandoned pier.

This is the White River Valley.

A barren country place.

But it is a place that Marvin must guard with his life.

The sun rises slowly. People get to work.

Fortunately, Marvin drove away the wolf man in time, otherwise the summer planting would be delayed. In that case, the White River Valley, which already had a problem with food, would be even worse.

"Time to work."

Marvin ate some breakfast, changed his clothes, and returned to the study.

Anna was already there waiting.

After successfully regaining the White River Valley, Marvin fulfilled his boy's wish as he wished, and the last fragment of his soul dissipated.

But the oath he made to the boy remained unchanged.

He will guard this place. He also fully believes in his ability to do it!

After one thousand general experience points were collected, there were no more tasks in the task bar.

This made Marvin a little surprised, but these were not what he was most concerned about at the moment.

...

"Food problem? I will solve this."

Facing Anna who was a little anxious, Marvin said softly.

While talking with Anna, he learned about the situation in the territory, while holding the quill in his hand, he skillfully issued one order after another.

The White River Valley is being rebuilt, and there are too many files to process.

But Marvin was comfortable with it. Although he didn't work in administration in his previous life, his mind was extremely flexible. If he couldn't manage this small place in the White River Valley, he would be a traveler in vain.

He issued five lord warrants in one go.

The first one is the recruitment order of the Baihe Valley Police Force. The Baihe Valley includes the subordinate villages, and all men of the right age can participate in the recruitment. This part is mainly in charge of Andre.

Marvin was planning to expand the size of the guard team. Twenty people were too few. For the White River Valley with a population of nearly 2,000, the guard team needed at least fifty people.

Now Marvin is not short of funds. The gold nuggets he brought out from the Scarlet Monastery are enough to feed a guard team of fifty people for many years.

The second article is an order to encourage residents to develop animal husbandry. Marvin discovered that the southern grasslands in the White River Valley are particularly suitable for grazing. Because of the threat of wild beasts and wolf men, it has not developed. Now that Ma Wen is going to vigorously develop territorial force, this should be guaranteed. All farmers who graze have a certain allowance.

The third is to recruit artisans, craftsmen and merchants. They can breathe life into territories.

The fourth article is also a recruitment order, but it is for professionals, especially those with military experience. Marvin needs some guys with leadership skills or adventure experience to lead the newcomers of the guard. This recruitment order gave a very generous reward, and even Gru and the others were a little moved.

Article 5 is the repair order. Marvin hoped that some farmers or craftsmen would be recruited to repair the abandoned pier on the White River.

This is a big project, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. In Anna's view, it is very unwise.

But Marvin had his reasons. At his insistence, all five decrees were promulgated.

The White River Valley trembled for a moment. Sir, it has been a long time since there have been so many actions in a row.

...

This is very exciting.

Marvin could feel the change.

When he stood on the city wall the next day, he saw a positive aura on the faces of people coming and going.

It gave him a special sense of satisfaction. This is different from slaying monsters and killing people, it is a completely different level of achievement.

At this moment, there were bursts of bagpipes in the distance.

Marvin took a closer look, and it turned out that it was the music coming from the bread-making wind mill in the castle.

The melody was very familiar, deep in Marvin's memory, he knew the name of the song.

"The Awakened White River".

There was an aroma from the bakery, and the silvery light of the river in the distance.

Marvin took a deep breath.

so beautiful.

...

However, at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps behind him!

Anna's anxious voice followed closely:

"Master Marvin! It's not good!"

"Master Pooh, he was cursed at Magore Academy, and now he is bedridden all day, in a coma!"