Home of the Brave

"Old, boss?"

Xia Luwei turned her head, and saw that the barkeeper with the mustache came to the side for some unknown time, and clapped her hands happily there.

"Awesome! Awesome! Really awesome! It's been a long time since I saw someone who can use the ancient knight sword so fluently! You deserve to be Miss Knight, and you are not in the same class as those fancy adventurers!"

Owner Sean praised Xia Luwei's sword skills. He referred to the Dragon Slashing Sword in Xia Luwei's hand as an ancient knight sword, but there were still slight differences between the two. However, Xia Luwei had no room for explanation, because she was not used to being praised in person like this.

"Um, may I ask...what's the matter?"

"Ah, I'm here to ask Miss Cavalier, what do I need for breakfast?"

"Breakfast?" Xia Luwei blinked. Although she rarely stays in hotels, there seem to be few innkeepers who come to ask guests what to eat early in the morning.

"Yes. The hotel's accommodation fee also includes the cost of three meals a day, so breakfast is provided for free." Xiao En said that Xia Luwei was surprised. "I have prepared freshly baked honey bread and carefully cooked oatmeal. May I ask Miss Cavalier, would you like to have one?"

"Yes...yes, then it will be troublesome." Xia Luwei nodded quickly and agreed.

Next, Xia Luwei followed Xiao En back to the hotel. During the time when the latter went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, the female knight picked a table near the door and sat down and looked left and right, only to find that there were surprisingly few guests in this hotel. Or to be more precise, apart from her, there is no second guest in the tavern on the first floor.

"Excuse me, do the other guests... all get up late?"

Xia Luwei couldn't help asking when Shaun brought breakfast up.

"Other guests? No, there are no other guests." Xiao En shook his head and said. "Miss Cavaliers, you are the only customer in our shop at the moment."

"But...but yesterday I clearly saw someone drinking."

"Well, they are from the town. They just come to our store for a drink. Of course they have to go back to their home to rest at night."

"Is the only one staying here?"

Xia Luwei still felt unbelievable. Although Lanlos Town has severed economic ties with the kingdom, the arrival of the Silver Dragon has made it a place for adventurers to yearn for. There are a lot of adventurers who usually come to the Silver Dragon treasure, and the kingdom's recent crusade order has caused a surge in the number of travelers who come to Lanlos Town. When passing through the town yesterday, Xia Luwei saw several teams of adventurers. It is hard to imagine that they would miss this cheap and comfortable hotel.

"Well, basically, our store is currently half-closed."

Xiao En smiled and explained to Xia Luwei. According to him, “Liu Ke Yu” is currently in a state of serious shortage of manpower due to two employees returning to visit relatives. It is of course impossible for him to take care of the ups and downs of the tavern and inn by himself, so the inn on the second floor simply closed down, and even the tavern on the first floor was originally only open to the townsfolk.

"Then why would you let me..." Before she finished speaking, Xia Luwei thought of the problem.

"Because you are the guest that kid brought." As she expected, Xiao En said cheerfully. But after that, the middle-aged gentleman stroked his mustache and his eyes suddenly drifted to a distant place.

"That kid’s father is my best friend. When he left, I promised him to take good care of his son, and report to him the news of his grandson’s birth as soon as possible. Who knows that? The kid is not up to date at all, and still...well, this is a long way off. All in all, it is rare that the kid brought the girl to the door this time, and it is too late for me to welcome it, so how can I refuse it?"

"Yes...Is that so?" Xia Luwei frowned, always feeling that there was something wrong with the boss's explanation, but she couldn't tell.

"All in all, Miss Cavaliers, you can stay here with peace of mind. It doesn't matter how long you need to live."

After leaving these puzzling words, the boss laughed and walked back to the bar. Xia Luwei sat in the same place, staring at the fragrant breakfast in front of her, frowning lightly, revealing an expression of unforgettable expression.

(What a suspicious shop...Although the owner doesn't look like a bad guy, he is really suspicious...) Xia Luwei was vigilant in her heart. It is rare to encounter a cheap hotel. She originally wanted to spend two or three days to find out about Yinlong, and then set off after everything was ready. However, judging from the current situation, it is better not to stay in this suspicious hotel for too long.

(Wait as soon as you find out the location of the dragon’s nest, let’s set off immediately, otherwise...well, maybe something bad will happen...)

Xia Luwei secretly decided on the next itinerary, and at the same time carefully looked at the breakfast in front of her. Breakfast is a simple combination of bread and oatmeal, but it is surprisingly delicious.

The plate on the left is filled with freshly baked bread. The surface of the bread is coated with a layer of golden honey. The sweet aroma penetrates into the stomach along the nasal cavity, just like trying to pull the glutton out of the stomach. In addition to bread, the oatmeal in the bowl on the right is not ordinary. At first glance, there are various dried fruits such as raisins, almonds, red dates and so on. The red, green and green are really beautiful, and their appearance will not look shabby even if they are placed on the Wang's table.

The combination of the two kinds of human delicacies, for Xia Luwei, who had been hungry all night, was enough to make her abandon her weapons and surrender.

(But it's a pity, such a hotel...well, it's delicious...)

Xia Luwei hadn't had such a rich breakfast for a long time, and with the continuous movement of the spoon in her hand, the determination she had just made couldn't help but waver.

Just as Xia Luwei was having breakfast with an ambivalence, there were loud noises outside. Xia Luwei turned her head and looked outside, and saw a group of heavily armed soldiers walking towards the hotel.

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There were eleven soldiers in the team, led by a group of young men with short red hair, average height, but the arm muscles exposed in sleeveless shirts looked very scary. He was carrying a super large double-edged battle axe behind his back, and the sharpness from the axe's blade made Xia Luwei's heartbeat speed up. You know, like this kind of terror weapon that combines weight and sharpness, the destructive power alone is not as good as the Dragon Slashing Sword.

Probably out of consideration for weight reduction, the red-haired axe warrior did not wear armor like other soldiers, but his pace was steady, showing the majesty of a fierce man who has experienced battles between his hands and feet. Xia Luwei lowered her head involuntarily, and secretly looked at the group of soldiers with the corner of her eye. She found that no matter the axe warrior headed, or the soldiers behind him, there was no coat of arms to identify the identity of his body, which obviously did not belong to the establishment of the Kingdom Army.

Xia Luwei estimated that they were Lanlos Town’s own security team, but could not guess what they were doing at the inn.

Ten guards were waiting outside, the captain carrying a giant axe walked in alone, and then noticed Xia Luwei who was eating breakfast, and he was taken aback for a moment. Perhaps it was Xia Luwei's knight costume that caused his doubts. The security captain frowned obviously. Xia Luwei was shocked and quickly retracted her gaze, lowered her head to pretend to be eating breakfast, and at the same time listened nervously to the opponent's movement.

Fortunately, the other party did not come to question her plan, Xia Luwei listened to his footsteps and walked towards the bar, and heard the voice of talking with the boss.

"Good morning, Sean. Is'that thing" ready?"

"It's ready. The wine cellar is packed in oak barrels. You can move it yourself. But how are you preparing? I heard that the Chengyue Forest is not stable recently."

"No problem, this time I brought ten good players, even if I run into an ogre, I can deal with it."

"That's good... Ah, yes, the old problem of low back pain in the past two days has been committed, and I may not be able to accompany you this time."

"Huh? But, if you don't go..."

"Don't worry, the kid Dai Yang already came back yesterday, and the same goes for him."

"That's true, but... will he agree?"

"Huhu, this is related to the fate of Lanlos Town, he won't fail to agree..."

…The conversation between the boss and the captain of the guard contained many code words that only locals could understand, and Xia Luwei was very confused. Before long, the conversation was over there, and the security captain went out and led ten of his men towards the wine cellar behind the tavern, while the boss's footsteps came towards this side. Xia Luwei raised her head in surprise and saw the boss, Xiao En, standing in front of her with a kind smile.

"Miss Cavalier, can I sit down?"

"Huh? Ah, of course, please."

"Thank you." After thanking Xiao En, sat opposite Xia Luwei, and then looked at Xia Luwei with meaningful eyes. "Speaking of it, I was fortunate to have seen Miss Knight's sword skills before. Although I can't name it, it seems that it should be the sword skill used to deal with monsters in conjunction with the ancient knight sword, right?"

"Yes...Yes." Xia Luwei nodded, trying hard not to show the embarrassment in her heart.

Originally, the unnamed five styles of the Isailay family did not have much reputation, but with the rise of modern knight sword skills, it has become an ancient school that has long been abandoned. Xia Luwei, who practices the five unnamed styles, is often regarded by other knights as a weird guy, and is sometimes referred to as "the stone head out of the era". Xia Luwei really had a profound experience like this, so she naturally became vigilant.

"Well, that's great!" To her surprise, the boss not only did not show any contempt, but praised it. "The ancient knight sword is matched with the corresponding sword skills, and it is a trump card against monsters! It is a pity that young people nowadays learn those knight swords that are only colorful. How do you know that'big swords have no edge, great skill is not good. 'The reason? There are so few people like Miss Cavaliers who can sink their hearts to learn real things. They are so young and they have a promising future... After all, can I ask you for one thing?"

"Huh?" Xia Luwei couldn't help but was stunned when the boss asked nonchalantly.

"Oh, it's actually not a big deal." Without waiting for her to respond, the boss continued the topic, pointed in the direction of the wine cellar and asked: "Those guys were the town's security team just now, you know they Are you here for something?"

"No... I don't know." Xia Luwei shook her head.

"They are here to carry the tribute." The boss chuckled lightly and threw out an amazing answer. "I told you yesterday, right? Lanlos Town offers six barrels of the best wine to Frost Snow Silver Emperor every year. It's about now. I'm responsible for making wine, and they are responsible for shipping the wine to Dragon Nest."

"Yes...Is that?" Thinking of the guards fully armed, Xia Luwei couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that this is a very dangerous task?"

"Well, basically, as long as the wine is safely delivered to Longchao, there will be no other problems, but the trouble is on the way from town to Longchao." The boss who said this took out two of them from his pocket. The silver coin was placed on the table to indicate the distance between the two places, and with a finger dipped in water, a tortuous route was drawn in between.

"Dragon's Nest is located in the depths of the Frost Mountains, but Lanlos Town is at the foot of the Frost Mountains. There is only one road between the two places, but this road must pass through the Chengyue Forest at the foot of the Frost Mountains. The Chengyue Forest is inhabited by elves. Although it’s impossible for them to offer the dragon’s tribute, it’s hard to tell other monsters with low intelligence. Like slimes, bobtail wolves, ogres, etc., they may all be attracted by the smell of wine to attack and deliver tributes. carriage."

"Isn't that dangerous?"

"Yes." The boss nodded cautiously. "So, I want to ask Miss Cavalier to be your bodyguard to protect the tribute and deliver it to the Dragon Nest safely."

"I'm here... to protect the tribute dedicated to the dragon?" Xia Luwei showed a smile on her face.

She originally came to fight the evil dragon, but now she wants to serve as the bodyguard of the tribute to the dragon. Doesn't that mean that she indirectly serves the evil dragon? It seems inappropriate to think about it.

"After all, there are too many dangers along the way, even if there are guards, it is not reassuring. I have already seen Miss Knight's superb sword skills, and there is no one more suitable for this position than you." The boss asked her very sincerely. , And put forward very attractive conditions. "If you are willing to agree, the shop will waive all your accommodation expenses during your stay in Lanlos Town, I wonder what you think?"

"Free... Is it free?" For Xia Luwei's empty pockets, this was a very tempting condition.

(It’s really embarrassing...Huh? Wait, I...I’m not going to find out where the dragon’s nest is? Isn’t this opportunity just right to **** the tribute to the dragon’s nest?) Suddenly noticed this, Xia Luwei's thoughts suddenly came out Cheerful. (Yes! Escorting the tribute can be regarded as a reconnaissance of the enemy's situation. After the security team comes back safely, isn't it good to set out to fight the dragon? Since the food is free, then there is enough time for preparation and planning...)

"Miss Cavalier, would you like to help?" the boss asked again.

"Well, I agree." Xia Luwei nodded happily.

"Oh! That's great!" The boss clapped his hands excitedly, showing a sense of relief, but a smile that Xia Luwei could not detect flashed in his eyes.

"In that case, please go with Dean and the others later. They will go to the item shop first. Someone is waiting there."