Opening a fantasy anime world with the style of Mount & Blade

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Liu Tianyu had no idea, but he knew that Anna could indeed provide Kyar with an insurance policy, and that was enough.

It wasn't that Liu Tianyu lacked trust in Kjaer; it was mainly because the antics Kjaer caused in the second playthrough, after his corruption, made Liu Tianyu quite uneasy about him.

However, Anna's maternal love for Kjaer was absolutely genuine!

I didn't see any other villagers either foaming at the mouth and collapsing unconscious, or scattering like birds and beasts under the might of the black dragon Drogon.

Only Anna, after meeting Kjaer, was able to withstand the dragon's might from Drogon and run over to Kjaer to show her deep motherly love. This alone surpasses many others!

However, after seeing Anna, Liu Tianyu remembered that although Kjaer's recovery effect was amazing, it could not be called a divine skill!

After all, given that it can neither bring people back to life nor has terrifying side effects, his healing spells are really rather useless.

Rather, turning Kjaer into a mindless puppet using contraband would actually be the right option.

Forget it! We've already turned Kjaer's tragic fate around, so let's not mess around with this mess anymore. Let's train him into a qualified Shadow Priest instead!

"Kyael, didn't you become a hero and be invited to the capital by Princess Freya? Why were you suddenly brought back after only a week?"

After Kjaer gradually stabilized, Anna asked him with a worried expression.

"Sister Anna, you don't know, Princess Freya appears to be a gentle and kind princess on the surface, but behind the scenes she is a sadist who treats everyone as slaves!"

Even after I was brought to the capital and named the Healer, they still treated me like a distinguished guest.

After discovering that my recovery skills had significant side effects, they began to torture me and force me to submit. In particular, Freya arranged for someone to drug me and turn me into a mindless puppet!

If Liu Tianyu hadn't saved me, I probably would never have seen you again, Sister Anna!

Upon hearing Anna's question, Kyar felt an urge to pour out all his grievances.

Upon hearing Kjaer's grievances, Anna was immediately stunned into silence.

She trusted her adopted son completely, but that's precisely why she was shocked by the darkness of the Kingdom of Geolar. After all, she was just a village woman.

"Hey! Are you done catching up? We should go. I reckon the Kingdom of Geolar will issue an arrest warrant for us tomorrow, or at the latest the day after!"

Soon, Liu Tianyu led Medolu and the unconscious Freya over and said.

"Yes! Sister Anna, I beg Liu Tianyu to take you with him as soon as possible, so we can leave this dangerous place, the Kingdom of Geolar, and go with him to the kingdom!"

Looking at Liu Tianyu, Kyr immediately spoke to Anna.

"But our hometown is here, and our fellow villagers are here too! They are all innocent!"

On one hand, there's her adopted son who's become a wanted criminal; on the other hand, there's her hometown and the people she grew up with. She's instantly caught in a dilemma.

"If you save the land but lose the people, you will lose both the land and the people; if you save the people but lose the land, you will save both the land and the people. I will explain this to your fellow villagers and leave them a large sum of money so that they can leave Albang Village as soon as possible and make a comeback."

The Kingdom of Geolar is already so dark, so don't expect them to have high moral standards. They'll probably just kill a thousand innocent people rather than let one guilty person go free!

Seeing Anna's hesitant expression, Liu Tianyu was too lazy to explain slowly and directly used both soft and hard tactics.

"I understand, I'll go with you!"

Thinking of what had happened to Kyar, Anna quickly hardened her gaze.

Chapter 131 The Characteristics of a Free City

"Hmm? They haven't arrived yet? Come to think of it, it makes sense. On one side is Zhuogeng's supersonic flight with people, and on the other side is a rapid march on foot. No matter how fast they are, it's impossible for them to rush over in three days."

As Liu Tianyu approached the free city of Lanarita, he did not sense the presence of Verna and the others, and shrugged.

"Shall we change our plans?"

Kyar approached Liu Tianyu and asked cautiously.

"There's no need for that. In fact, it's perfect. Let's gather information about the free city of Lanarita. Don't you think this is as exciting as a spy game?"

Bathed in sunlight, Liu Tianyu's profile was clearly defined, revealing a carefree and unrestrained smile.

"Huh? Exciting? Shouldn't we be wanted by the police right now?"

Kyaar was truly shocked by Liu Tianyu's audacity. After causing such a commotion in the royal city of Gioral last night, they were sure to be wanted by the authorities, yet their boss was still so nonchalant.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Even if someone is wanted, there's usually a considerable buffer period! Unless Lanarita has a teleportation array or portal!"

But do you know why this place is called the Free City? Do you think it's famous for its freedom? Then you're wrong!

Crime, illegal transactions—what an excessively free city!

The rulers here aren't the city lord or mayor, but several major criminal families. Do you think they'd willingly set up teleportation arrays or portals to allow people to disturb their free lives?

Seeing Kyar's nervous expression, Liu Tianyu patted him on the shoulder and explained softly.

"Just have Medor, Anna, and Freya cover their faces, and we can go straight into the city. Oh, right, my dear Princess Freya, please behave yourself a little!"

After all, we are at their mercy. Even someone as brainless as you should have a little common sense, right?

"You're just a magician hero, not a combat magician hero. If I just drain your magic every day, you'll just be a weak woman with no power to even kill a chicken. You shouldn't be thinking of causing trouble, right?"

Soon, Liu Tianyu reached Freya, whose hands and feet were chained and whose mouth was filled with a white cloth, and whispered in her ear.

Freya's beautiful emerald eyes were fixed on Liu Tianyu, as if she wanted to pounce on him and devour him alive.

"Wow, what a fierce look! Hey, Kyar, do you think your optimization skills can make our Princess Freya less fierce?"

Liu Tianyu retreated to Kyar's side with a look of "fear" and asked.

"Um, my optimization skill can change the target's state. Besides appearance, it can also change the target's memories. Liu Tianyu, do you need me to help you change Princess Freya's memories?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a terrifying ability! Kjaer, I think it was the right decision to bring you under my command. So tell me, should we let our dear Princess Freya experience it?"

Hearing Liu Tianyu and Ke'er's back-and-forth banter, Freya, who had been looking fierce, turned pale instantly.

She had personally experienced how terrifying Kjaer's plundering skills were, so she naturally had no doubt about the optimization skills he possessed.

So she started shaking her head frantically, her face pleading.

"Hehehe, look, isn't this great? You trip me up, and I keep Kjaer as my trump card. Everyone's happy!"

Looking at the subdued Freya, Liu Tianyu chuckled and then put a black hooded cloak on Freya's head.

You have arrived in Lanarita, a city in the Kingdom of Geolar. The people here live a rather ordinary life, many of them suffering from malnutrition. You can see many abandoned houses deep in the streets and alleys, and even the cats and dogs seem listless.

This city belongs to the Gioral royal family. You did not see any flags flying on the city walls. The local residents' favorability towards you is 0.

After paying the city entrance tax at the city gate, I saw that although there was a good flow of people on the streets, most of them looked sallow and thin, and there was indifference everywhere.

Gang members can be seen collecting protection money and even engaging in illegal transactions in the shadows of the streets at any time.

Liu Tianyu found it quite speechless. This alley is really just an alley, not even a deep one. Why bother with all the rules of the underworld?

"boom!"

"Hey, old lady, let me, your old man, give you a hand!"

"Thief! Stop right there!"

Just as Liu Tianyu was surveying the cityscape of Lanarita, an ordinary-looking man shoved a woman dressed as a married woman to the ground, picked up the package from her hand, and ran away at breakneck speed.

The middle-aged woman hurriedly shouted to those around her, but unfortunately, no one responded to her at all.

The people around continued with their own business as usual, not even glancing at him, as if they were used to such blatant robbery.

Even the soldiers standing guard around ignored the middle-aged woman's shouts, and there was no sign of stopping the thief as he passed by.

"That's outrageous! Why isn't anyone helping that woman?"

Seeing the scene before him, Kyar said indignantly.

"This is what the so-called free city talks about. It's called freedom, but it's actually chaos. Everyone just coldly does their own thing and doesn't care about others."

Liu Tianyu seemed indifferent to such matters, after all, this kind of thing was commonplace in news reports, not only in this life but also in his previous life.

The only difference is that the free city of Lanarita goes even further, with law enforcement turning a blind eye to such matters.

"Alright, don't do anything unnecessary, or you'll look very strange. Let's find a tavern and sit down. I'd like to try the local specialties of this free city!"

Liu Tianyu patted Keyar on the shoulder, then gave the passerby a Supreme Gold Coin, and the guy thanked him profusely as he led the way for them.

"Just a little further ahead, sir, the best tavern in the entire Free City!"

A citizen with a white cloth covering his head led the way with a fawning expression.

"Ha, alright, that's enough. Hurry up and call out the people lying in ambush! If you keep leading the way, we'll be stuck in a dead end."

Liu Tianyu yawned and shouted at the citizens covered with white cloth.

"?!when?"

The citizen whose white cloth had been punctured by Liu Tianyu looked serious.

“After you took the Supreme Gold Coin I handed you, I saw greed in your eyes. That greed wasn’t directed at the Supreme Gold Coin, but at me. Clearly, you’ve taken me for a piece of meat.”

Liu Tianyu said nonchalantly.

"Since you were discovered, you still dared to follow me. I must say, outsider, you have quite the nerve. In that case, I must invite you to try the specialties of the free city of Lanarita!"

"Clap clap clap!"

The citizens of Baibu withdrew their fawning smiles, which turned into fierce expressions, and then clapped their hands hard.

Before long, a dozen burly men carrying weapons emerged from all directions.

"Interesting. Neither your weapons nor your equipment are junk. You can't be some low-level thugs, can you?"

Looking at these guys in front of him, who were carrying standard weapons without a trace of tetanus and wearing leather armor, Liu Tianyu became a little interested.

"Hehehe, you have a good eye, outsider. We are the Broken Halberd Gang. Our leader is the Joker Jack, one of the three giants who monopolize all the casinos and brothels in Lanarita."

"If you don't want to be chopped up and fed to the dogs, you'd better hand over your money and the woman behind you!"

The citizens of Baibu answered Liu Tianyu's question directly, and when answering their boss, their eyes were filled with reverence.

"One of the Big Three, Jack the Clown? Heh, I'll remember that name. Thanks for the information."

"Then, I won't hesitate to take your lives. After all, the roles of prey and hunter are always interchangeable!"

Liu Tianyu stroked his chin and nodded, then revealed his signature gentle and sunny smile.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Is this stranger an idiot?"

"Yeah, they're completely surrounded by us, yet they still act all high and mighty!"

"Hey, whatever you do, don't kill him later! Look at him and that kid next to him, they're so delicate and fair-skinned, there must be a lot of people interested in them!"

Hearing Liu Tianyu's boastful words, all the henchmen surrounding them were amused.

"Kyar, start the timer for me!"

"Ok!"

Liu Tianyu turned and gave an instruction to Kyar, then took the first step.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

A voice came, a voice that was faint yet extremely swift.

The laughter of the two henchmen who were laughing the loudest came to an abrupt halt.

"Bang bang!"

Two thuds were heard as the heads of two henchmen fell to the ground without any protection, leaving two headless corpses.

"?!"

As if a pause button had been pressed, everyone's laughter abruptly stopped with the sound of two headless corpses falling to the ground.

"puff!"

A giant sword easily pierced through the henchman's leather armor, giving him a "happy surgery"—his eyes had barely opened before he lost all life.

"Go on!"

"Kill him!"

After losing three people in the blink of an eye, the remaining ten men immediately grabbed their weapons and prepared to chop Liu Tianyu into mincemeat.

"Boom!"

Liu Tianyu channeled his energy into the mithril greatsword and lightly swung it at the charging minions, unleashing a powerful, horizontal sword aura.

"..."