Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 229 Commission
"I'm very sorry, everyone. There was an accident in the tavern today, so it will be closed. Let's leave."

The owner of the 'Little Frog' tavern looked apologetically at the guests at the door, and explained with a slightly depressed smile.

Immediately afterwards, the "jingling" of the rusty wind chimes mixed with the "creaking" sound of closing the door, emitting a strange sound of expulsion. Seeing this, the guests at the door also turned and left cursing.

In the dim tavern, the tavern owner took out a clean towel, ran to the table closest to the fireplace, quickly picked up the towel and wiped off the wine stains from the previous night on the table, and arranged the messy chairs tidy.

Then logs were added to the fireplace, and the embers in the hearth grew brighter and brighter, and the dim flame rose up, crackling and hissing, and the cold temperature in the room rose step by step.

"Honorable Baroness, please." The tavern owner bowed his head and pointed at the packed tables and chairs, respectfully.

"You don't have to be so polite. The lord of Twin Towers Town has been changed. I'm alone now. You can just call me Ms. Alvy from now on."

Alvie glanced at the bowed tavern owner, sighed slightly, then looked at the half-elf ranger who was standing by the counter keeping a distance from her, with his body shrouded in shadow, and said with a smile: "Please, Mr. ranger."

After finishing speaking, he noticed the corpse of the man in black with blood dripping all over the floor, frowned, turned around and told the barbarian captain beside him, "Go and clean up that corpse."

The barbarian captain looked at the half-elf ranger vigilantly, hesitated for a moment, and noticed the unquestionable tone of the master, so he bent slightly towards him, then turned around and honestly dealt with the dead body.

Standing by the counter, Thorne, holding his sword hilt, inadvertently glanced at the distance between Captain Barbarian and Alvy, and made a rough estimate of how to deal with the worst emergency. After feeling that there was no problem, Only then did she move her footsteps, slowly approaching in Alvi's direction.

After all, Captain Barbarian is a third-tier melee professional, so he can't guarantee that he will be able to avoid the opponent's instant explosive power. Although he once saved Alvi's group, he also offended the opponent and made a fuss. scattered.

The most difficult thing for a person to guess is the heart, not to mention that the female player in front of him is still married to the lord of the original residents in order to survive.If she was said to be an ignorant and ignorant girl, he would not believe it even if she was killed.

And from the respectful attitude of the tavern owner just now, he can see something else, so Thorne thinks it is not a big mistake to be careful.

"Please." Alvy noticed Thorn's approaching figure, smiled slightly, pointed to the seat opposite, and took the lead in sitting on the chair.

Thorn glanced at the other party, and found that Alvie was wearing a lavender embroidered dressing gown. The same as last time, her long brown hair was scattered on both sides, completely covering her fair neck. The pretty face had long since returned to its original state, and it looked charming against the firelight from the fireplace.

Last time, there was a conflict and he left in a hurry, so he didn't take a closer look at the other party's appearance. Today Thorne was still surprised by the other party's appearance.But this is also understandable, without a stunning appearance, how could a refugee from another world be favored by the noble lord of Shuangta Town.

So Thorne couldn't help but start to compare the other person's appearance with the sorceress he knew.

Immediately, Anderina's pair of water-like beautiful eyes once again appeared in his mind, the clear light emanating from them, as well as the touching smile that flashed across the bottom of the eyes, as if they were frequently passing by in front of him. Pass.

Suddenly, in a daze, he immediately realized what the occasion was, all the phantoms in his mind disappeared instantly, and at the same time he muttered in his heart with some doubts: "What's going on recently, I always think of her figure."

Then I saw the female player Alvy sitting across from her mouth covering her mouth and chuckling, as if she was silently mocking him for being obsessed with her beauty.

A look of embarrassment flashed across Thorne's face covered in the hood, and he immediately regained his composure. He lightly pulled the chair, and leaned directly on it. His right hand was still in a position where he could pull out a sharp blade at any time.

At this time, he noticed a few extra magic ornaments on the opponent's wrist, and his expression became a little dignified.

First, an antique bracelet set with light blue diamonds on the wrist, and then two rings on the fingers, one with a ruby ​​in the middle, the other with a large white pearl in the middle.

Thorne didn't know much about mysterious knowledge. He didn't know anything about the antique bracelet on the woman's wrist in front of him except that he could feel the flashing magical aura.

The two rings on his finger can be roughly guessed. The magic rune on the ring inlaid with a huge white pearl is very similar to the protective ring he wears. It should be defensive magic equipment.

And the runes on the other ruby ​​ring that looked like distorted flames, he had seen on the magic staff of the sorceress Andrina, so obviously, it was more like storing some very aggressive evocation system spell.

"It seems that the last tragic encounter made her realize the importance of self-defense equipment, and then she improvised a few pieces of magic equipment." Thorne secretly guessed.

"Do you need something to drink?" Alvy noticed the silent ranger on the opposite side, and her soft voice broke the silence.

"No need." Thorne leaned back on the chair and refused directly: "There are things to talk about."

The moment he walked out of the tavern, he met the woman in front of him rushing over with her attendants, saying that she wanted to make a deal with him.

Originally, he turned around and left after saying 'not interested', but he heard that the transaction was related to the 'deer feast' of Mara worshipers, so he thought about it, then stopped and looked at the other party What is the intention.

"Do you know what this place is?" Alvy didn't care about the attitude of the other party, but asked back.

"Shuangta Town." Thorne replied.

"That's right, this is Twin Towers Town, and it's also the territory of Baron Stein." Alvy nodded and continued:

"You killed people for no reason in Baron Stein's territory. You have already violated the laws here. It stands to reason that you are going to be arrested and put on death row. Don't you wonder why you have been able to live in peace for so long?"

"So, I still want to thank you for your secret help." Thorne snorted coldly, with a hint of mockery in his tone.

"That's right, Mara's believers belong to the chaotic and evil camp. They really deserve to die. But their so-called evil deeds did not bring any harm to Twin Towers Town. By killing them in the town for no reason, you are blatantly challenging Twin Towers." The authority of Tower Town."

Alvy explained to Thorn: "I didn't help you. It was the unintentional act of the dragon-born paladin who solved your troubles. What I actually want to tell you is that this is not a free territory in the wilderness. It's not Fallstown either. Here, no matter what you do, you have to consider the consequences, and you can't act on impulse, I hope you can understand."

"If you are just here to teach today, then I am very grateful for your advice. If there is nothing else, I will go first." Thorn's indifferent expression eased, and he looked towards the direction of the door.

He naturally understood what the other party said, otherwise the few players who were not very strong a few days ago would not dare to sit in front of him and chatter unscrupulously, because they thought they were in the town, and he would be scruples about the town Guards, but did not dare to do it.

But for Thorne, the tavern is indeed the easiest place to deal with if he wants to kill Mara's admirers. If he is in the wilderness, he not only needs to deal with the opponents in front of him, but also needs to guard against the sudden helpers all the time. and whether there are any pitfalls.

They are not like gnolls, ogres, kobolds and the like in the wilderness, who are often dominated by wildness. These guys can use their brains.

Just like the druid he just killed, if he is let go here, then this guy will quietly follow him all the way out of the town, find out his whereabouts, and finally shatter his plan to fish in troubled waters.

Besides, he belonged to the faction of the Temple of Melikai, and it was his mission to kill the believers of Mara. Even if he was arrested by the guards, he had a reason to justify it, but it was more troublesome, because the other party had to go to the temple to confirm, It is a waste of time to come back after confirming.

"That's not true, I'm just reminding you." Alvie stroked her hair, saw the ranger's relaxed expression, smiled and shook her head and said: "Actually, I came today mainly to thank you for clearing the 'Tower of the Dead'. Threats, and thus freed me from trial at the Temple of Tyr."

After Alvie finished speaking, she stood up and bowed slightly to Thorne, her long, smooth brown hair poured down, revealing several burning wounds on her neck that were left by Thorne's sharp blade a few days ago.

"You don't have to be so polite. No matter how respectful etiquette is, a bag of 'jingling' gold coins is not as real." Thorne waved his hand and said indifferently.

"So you are a bounty hunter wandering in the wilderness?" Alvi returned to her seat and asked curiously.

"The kind of free life of visiting towns and fortresses, looking for small advertisements on the wooden posts at the crossroads, and then accepting commissions is indeed very enviable. I will try it if I have the opportunity." Thorne looked startled , I can’t help saying with some regrets.

"Small advertisement?" Alvy, who found Thorne's words interesting, chuckled, and said again: "Then I can fulfill your wish and let you act as a bounty hunter."

"You want to entrust me to kill people." Thorn's expression sank, he glanced at the surrounding environment, and found that the owner of the tavern had disappeared into the hall tactfully, and only the captain of the barbarian was still silently cleaning up the blood on the ground, from time to time Look up here.

"That's right." Alvy nodded solemnly: "This person will appear in the hunting ceremony tonight."

"Is it the new lord of Twin Towers Town?" Thorn's eyelids twitched, subconsciously guessing.

He once heard from the other party that after the lord of Shuangta Town was killed by a demon, the successor was the lord's second son. As for why he wasn't the eldest son, it was unclear.

"In order to inherit the title, the current lord of Twin Towers colluded with Mara's followers and killed the lord's eldest son." Alvy explained to Thorn: "The price for killing the eldest son is to join Mara's church. Tonight's He will definitely attend the 'Deer Feast'."

"If you kill him, does it mean that the entire Twin Towers Town is under your control?" Thorn immediately understood what the other party meant, and asked calmly.

"How is this possible." Alvy smiled and shook her head: "Compared to facing a new lord who is greedy for my beauty all day long, I think controlling a little lord who is only 5 years old is the most correct choice .”

"You are so sure that I can kill the lord of a town." Thorne said again, focusing on the magic jewelry worn by the other party.

"The reason why Shuangta Town has been able to develop steadily until now is not the credit of the lord, but the regular army from Seput City guarding the outskirts of the Barren Skull Mountain Range. After all, no one wants to let the blood blade ogre 50 years ago The tragedy of the tribe is repeated."

Alvy pursed her lips and smiled: "Besides, the other party is just a lord who has just taken office, and the collusion with Mara worshipers is only done in secret, so his personal strength is not as strong as imagined. After all, he is a nobleman, and it is normal to be greedy for sex. Few are able to resist the temptation to cling to the development of personal force."

"For example, yourself?" Thorne said, looking at the other party calmly.

"I'm just a weak woman, and I know that the way to live safely and luxuriously is like a vine can only climb higher if it is attached to a big tree. And I just use my own advantages. It's nothing It's so shameful, at least it's a hundred times better than those who are obsessed with surviving." Alvy heard the meaning of Thorne's words, her expression fluctuated, and she calmly argued.

"Then the big tree was strangled to death by the vines, and the vines almost fell to their death as the big tree fell. So the vines set their sights on several small saplings around, planning to make a seedling The tree cultivation plan, right." Thorne continued.

"You..." Alvi's plump chest heaved, and she glared angrily at the calm ranger: "In short, are you willing to accept this task? As a follower of the God of Tracking and a worshiper of Mara Yan' you should go. So for you, it's just a matter of convenience, and you get a lot of money for no reason, and you have no reason to refuse."

"You tell me your ambition so unreservedly, aren't you afraid that I will inform you?" Thorn looked at the other party's deliberately stern face with playful eyes.

"Then I can only consider myself unlucky. I misjudged the person. The believers of the God of Tracking actually cooperate with the followers of the God of Hunting. This is the most incredible thing I have ever seen." Alvy snorted coldly, with With a touch of irony.

"I can accept the task. After all, for me, money is never too much." Thorn didn't care about the tone of the other party's words, but chose to nod in agreement, and then asked his inner doubts: "However, for this You seem to know too much about the newly appointed lord."

There is a saying that Thorne is right, that is, there is never too much money, and for him, he is really short of money.

First of all, it will cost a lot of money to transform his long sword to kill demons into an ancient weapon suitable for the Nine Swords, because this awakening ceremony requires a lot of precious materials and gems.

Just a few expensive diamonds are too much for him, and his short sword has not been replaced.

Ever since he fought with the Storm Lord Albert and saw the spears in the opponent's hands that could be sent and received freely, he has been planning to make a few powerful arrows with this kind of returning force, so that the arrows he shoots every time All can automatically return to the quiver, so you don't have to worry about the consumption of arrows.

The premise of all this is that a lot of gold coins are needed to support it. If you don’t have money, you can’t talk about it. But now he doesn’t have a stable money income. Apart from receiving a few commissions, he can only rely on exploring unknown ruins.

"There is nothing to hide." Alvy said truthfully: "Among the new lord's confidantes, there is a player who is my admirer, and he took the initiative to inform me."

"Is it reliable?" Thorn's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help doubting, "You're not afraid that the other party's design will catch you."

"After my secret investigation, it is absolutely reliable." Alvy nodded confidently: "Besides, even if it is false news, it will not cause any loss to you."

"I just don't want to waste my time. If the task is completed, but the employer dies, I will ask someone to reason." Thorn changed the subject: "So, how much do you plan to pay to buy the head of the new lord?"

"1000 gold coins." Alvy hesitated for a moment, and directly said the price in her heart.

"It turns out that the head of the new lord is so valuable, it's worth two of yours." Thorne smiled: "Is there no killer organization in Shuangta Town?"

"In this kind of remote town, there are some half-assed killer organizations, and it's easy to leak secrets. The murder of nobles was investigated and they were going to be hanged. The new lord died for no reason, so it was easy to suspect me.

But if he died in the 'Deer Feast', and was killed by followers of the God of Tracking, then he deserved it. "Alvie seriously analyzed to Thorn.

"You are so honest, but it makes me doubt whether your mind can manage Twin Towers Town well." Thorne glanced at her and said, "Bring over the information of the new lord."

(End of this chapter)