Chapter 619
Canaan Kingdom?
After thinking about it for a while, Joan remembered that the "Kingdom of Canaan" mentioned by the young man referred to a country located on the edge of the southeastern "Tianfang Desert" in the old world—that is, the "Atlas Continent".
Most of the territory of the Kingdom of Canaan is located in the Gobi region, affected by the desert, the local climate is arid, and the land is relatively barren. Most of the territory is nomads who live by water and grass, and the planting industry is far less developed than the fertile New World.
Fortunately, the Kingdom of Canaan is close to the mineral-rich "Twilight Valley", which is rich in various gemstones and magic crystal mines. The Zion royal family now in power is relatively wise, and actively develops the emerging magic industry that focuses on ore mining and processing. Established education and encouraged business. In recent years, the national strength has been booming, and the people in the territory live and work in peace and contentment. It is listed as one of the five powerful countries in the world of Vales along with the Holy Ashean Empire, the Kingdom of Feizhen, the Kingdom of Boswa, and the Kingdom of Sea Blue.
"My name is Joan, and I'm from Delin Town in the south of Wilnoa."
Joan reported her birth name and looked at Holden twice out of curiosity. Before he met Holden, he had no contact with other Canaanites. Although Holden did not disclose his surname, but judging from his dress and demeanor, Joan guessed that this person probably came from an extraordinary background, either rich or noble.
"Joan, you are the only person who has been pleasing to my eyes since I arrived in Freeport. We must get along well! If you don't have anything urgent, why don't you be my guide for two days and take me around the city. See all the delicious and interesting things, and it’s not a waste of time.” Holden smiled, and then said: “Don’t worry, you don’t need to spend money on the tour, I’ll cover it all!”
"I'm sorry, I'm actually a foreigner who just arrived in Freeport today, and I'm not familiar with the environment here, and I'm going to take a boat to Midgard Harbor tomorrow morning, you still—"
Qiao An was interrupted by a roar before he could say the last sentence "Please be clever."
"Squint-eyed brat! Where the hell did you come from? You dare to meddle in my uncle's business. You're tired of work, aren't you?"
The pickpocket who had just been tripped by Holden finally got up now and found that the money bag had been taken back by the owner. Angrily, he drew out his dagger, gritted his teeth and approached Holden, intending to take revenge on this meddling boy.
Joan frowned. The thieves in Port Leiden were more arrogant than he could have imagined. Stealing in broad daylight is not enough to rob, and if you can't get it, you draw a knife and commit murder, it is simply lawless!
Although the other party was targeting Holden, Joan felt that Holden was involved in this turmoil because of him, and he couldn't sit idly by, so he planned to cast a spell to teach the guy who threatened Holden with a dagger a lesson.
Holden patted Joan on the shoulder, indicating that he was not busy casting spells, and walked towards the knife-wielding pickpocket with squinted eyes, with that mischievous look on his face again: "It's just that I'm bored, let me accompany this guy play."
"Playing with your sister!" The pickpocket rushed towards Holden angrily, and slashed at his irritating face with a half-smile.
"Auciri!"
Holden chanted an elvish incantation and snapped his fingers smartly at the same time.
Snapped!
The ringing sound of snapping fingers echoed in the air, and the belt of the menacing knife-wielding gangster opposite him broke inexplicably, and the trousers that had lost their grip instantly slipped down to his ankles.
The fierce arrogance on the gangster's face disappeared immediately, replaced by a face full of embarrassment, and he hurriedly clamped his thighs.
However, it was too late, the passers-by who were watching had already seen it clearly, and burst into laughter in unison.
With a sharp mockery out of his mouth, Holden kicked the pickpocket's ass hard, and asked him to eat another "dog gnawing shit". The fall was really hard, the pickpocket threw away the dagger, lay on the ground and moaned, his buttocks raised high, as if to seduce Holden to kick him more.
Joan couldn't help laughing too. Of course he could see that what Holden had just performed was a 0-ring trick called "Pants Stripping".
It is said that this trick was invented by a famous bard, and later it was widely spread among poets.
Most of the "bards" are eloquent, proficient in rhythm, and like gorgeous dresses, which often give people the impression of being romantic and lustful. In fact, there are indeed many unscrupulous poets who use the "pants removal technique" to peep at the girls' skirts. Very creative tricks have been discredited.
An introverted and unsmiling mage like Joan would usually not choose this kind of spell with a strong sense of mischief. On the contrary, since Holden used the "pants removal technique" as soon as he made a move, and he was dressed quite With literary and artistic temperament, Joan guessed that he was probably a bard.
Then came the sound of hurried footsteps across the street, and two men rushed through the crowd.
Joan turned around and saw that the two were familiar faces. One was the thief who first tried to pickpocket him at the gate of the Port Authority, and the other was the homeless man who begged him for money in the alley. The two have been chasing here, so it can be seen that what they expected was right—they were in the same group as the thief whose pants were ripped off by Holden.
"Tony, what did you do? Why are you lying on the street with your butt naked?" The thief pretending to be a homeless man scolded the companion who was kicked down by Holden.
"Brother Nelson...it's all because of that squinting-eyed brat who jumped out halfway and grabbed the purse, and even cast spells to make me look ugly in public!"
The pickpocket got up, grabbed the waistband of his trousers with both hands, and complained to the leader with a full face of resentment.
The man named Nelson snorted coldly, turned around to look at Holden and Joan, his eyes finally stayed on Holden's face, and said grimly: "This street is my territory, you kid is looking for trouble here, it is clearly Don't pay attention to me, 'Quick Knife' Nelson!"
"What's 'Quick Swordsman', I haven't heard of such a character." Holden still squinted his eyes, and the corners of his lips slightly raised showed disdain, "As for finding faults, hehe, you are confusing right and wrong. , a righteous person like me, when he sees someone committing crimes, of course he must take action."
"I think you are impatient!"
With a murderous expression on his face, Nelson flicked his wrists lightly, and the two sharp daggers slipped from his cuffs and were held tightly in his palms.
Now that the other party has revealed the murder weapon, Qiao An stopped talking about civility and politeness, and directly cast a spell to activate the second-level "Advanced Internal Vision" to check the other party's details in person.
Nelson noticed the unusually sharp magic light in his eyes, and took a step back vigilantly, but with his willpower, he couldn't stop Joan's spell at all. As for his two accomplices, they didn't even have time to resist. , Joan saw it thoroughly.