Mercenaries and Adventurers

"It seems that we think things are a bit simple."

Zhao Ji drew out his sword, supported the stone edge of the canal with one hand, and jumped down all at once.

Both feet sank into a small amount of mud at the bottom of the canal. Zhao Ji didn't care about his boots, pointed his long sword in the direction of the metal bottle, and was careful of possible monster attacks.

As Zhao Ji slowly approached the bottle, everyone fell silent for a while, except for the slight movement of Zhao Ji's boots stepping into the mud, making a 'pop, pop'.

Coming to the bottle, Zhao Ji pierced the mouth of the metal bottle with a long sword to prevent possible things from getting out of it, and then pried the long sword upwards forcefully, lifting the entire metal bottle out of the mud.

Most of the bottle is stained with mud, but it can be seen from the exposed body that it is a copper water bottle with a size of about 30 centimeters. The whole body of the bottle is made as a whole, and there are some patterns and patterns on it .

There is also an iron chain hanging on the neck of the bottle with a copper ring, and at one end of the chain is a thing like a cork that seals the bottle.

Zhao Ji still blocked the mouth of the bottle with his long sword, then approached and tapped the body of the bottle with his fingers.

The bottle makes a crisp sound. It appears that the metal bottle is thin and contains nothing.

Probably so, judging from the thickness and thickness of the mucus at the mouth of the bottle, it should be a container for monsters. Zhao Ji carefully blocked the mouth of the bottle with a cork, and the long sword just happened to be drawn out from the mouth of the bottle and returned to its sheath.

Zhao Ji took the resealed metal bottle and checked the area where the bottle fell, and climbed up to the side of the ditch after finding nothing else.

As soon as it came up, Mr. Weiss approached to see the container that once contained the monster that caused him trouble. Although it was still covered with mud, since Mr. Weiss didn't mind, Zhao Ji handed the things to him.

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Regardless of the mud stains on the bottle, Mr. Weiss wiped it off with his sleeve and began to observe carefully. Zhao Ji and Millenton also leaned over to watch.

On the front of the metal bottle, a sentence was engraved in a character that Zhao Ji didn't understand, and there were two heraldry patterns, one large and one small, beside it. The older Zhao Ji probably understood what it was.

It has a shield-shaped appearance, golden tail flowers surround the shield, and there is a mountain peak and a big tree inside the flower, and a short sword is placed horizontally on it. Zhao Ji occasionally saw this coat of arms in Kendall City. This is the coat of arms of the Imperial Border Knights stationed at the border of the kingdom in the north of Kendall County.

The small coat of arms is not very clear, mainly because the coat of arms is a bit simple, and a small part of the pattern has been damaged by impact or something, which makes it unclear.

Zhao Ji glanced at Mr. Weiss, and sure enough, Mr. Weiss also saw who the owner of this big coat of arms was. At this moment, his fat face was twitching a little, not only twitching, but also slowly turning white.

Zhao Ji patted Mr. Weiss' arm and comforted him: "Don't be nervous, don't think too much, things are actually not that complicated."

Seeing Mr. Weiss came back to his senses. Zhao Ji pointed to the various friction scratches on the metal bottle, and said to the two of them, "Look, this is a metal bottle, right?"

Millenton nodded, wondering what Zhao Ji was trying to sell, and Mr. Weiss was also a little puzzled.

"We all know that we followed the traces of the monster here, and the traces of the monster finally appeared on this bottle. What does this mean? Obviously, this metal bottle is the earliest appearance of the monster. It can be said that this bottle was once used. To pretend to be a monster.

After all, only the bottle used to hold that kind of monster needs a special strong metal bottle to hold it. And you look. There are so many bumps and scuff marks on this bottle, and the bottle was in the diversion channel. So, how could anyone treat a bottle containing a very dangerous monster like this. unless. "

"Unless someone lost this bottle by the river, the bottle was washed downstream by the Kendall River, brought here by the diversion channel, and finally blocked by the sluice gate and stuck in the mud!" Mr. Weiss hurriedly followed Keir's words, slipping away Then he spoke out all his sudden thoughts.

Zhao Ji nodded, confirming Mr. Weiss' guess.

Millenton also understood what Zhao Ji and Mr. Weiss meant just now, and he himself felt that there was no need to be so troublesome: "Hey, so it is like this, haha, no wonder your complexion was so bad just now. In fact, it is not so complicated, people The knights of the empire want to deal with you, and still use this trick? I guess, as long as they tell our lord directly, everyone in our farm will have to get out obediently, "

After glancing at Millenton, who couldn't speak, Mr. Weiss's face was at least much better, and it was no longer the dying expression just now.

Zhao Ji then said without finishing his sentence: "Also, look. The silt in the ditch hasn't been seen since the rain a few days ago, which means that the metal bottle has been stuck in the silt at the bottom of the ditch before it rained. gone."

"I reckon that monster has been kept in the bottle until after the rain two days ago, when the stopper of the bottle was opened, and along the edge of the field, it hunted and killed a vole that came out for food at night, and then All the way to your farm, Mr. Weiss."

"Judging from the fact that the monster is directly approaching the outside of the cowshed, this monster should have a very good perception ability. It can lock the cowshed through the log fence of the farm, and at night, find the gaps in the cowshed fence, and then use very The sharp and powerful teeth bit through the gap, gnawing a finger-thick hole into the cowshed."

"Moreover, there is another point. The cattle did not roar loudly when they were attacked. The first person who discovered the situation did not find out until the next morning, and no one who lived on the farm was awakened at night. .Millendon, am I right?"

"That's right, that's right. It was a peaceful night, and no one expected that kind of thing to happen afterwards." Millenton replied.

"This shows that the monster has a strong paralyzing toxicity, which makes the cattle die without realizing that they are going to be eaten up by the monster." After Zhao Ji finished speaking, he looked at Mr. Weiss and Millenton, who had suddenly realized their faces. People, it is estimated that the two of them figured out what happened.

Zhao Ji then asked: "Are there any questions?"

"there is none left."

"Me too."

Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows: "No? Then I have a question. Where is that dangerous monster now?"

"Ah? That's right! Where is that monster? Is it still in the cowshed? The monster is not big, maybe it's still inside the cow's carcass?"

"Keil, now we have figured out where the monster came from. I think it's better to go back to the farm first, find the monster, and kill it first. I really can't stand such a dangerous monster wandering around my farm Let alone all the people in the farm can't do anything now, they can only gather at the gate of the farm. Let's get rid of the monsters as soon as possible. If you get rid of the monsters, your commission will be officially completed .”

Zhao Ji smiled, and tapped the large coat of arms of the Imperial Border Knights on the surface of the metal bottle in Mr. Weiss's hand. Said to Mr. Weiss: "You don't feel stumped. Compared with the value of a farm ox or the value of a dangerous monster in a metal bottle from the Imperial Border Knights, which one is more valuable? Which one will bring you Really big trouble?"

Mr. Weiss glanced at the coat of arms on the bottle in his hand, and whispered, "This?"

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A group of three returned to Mr. Weiss's Weiss farm.

At this time, the sun has reached the midpoint of the day. Generally speaking, it is time to eat.

However, Zhao Ji carefully observed a corrupt cattle carcass that had been gnawed from the inside by an unknown mysterious monster for several days in the morning. Can't eat any meat anymore, I guess he has to eat some tubers and vegetables.

As for today, he doesn't even want to eat any food, he just needs to drink some water at noon. As for the evening? Drink some beer, I guess it should be fine.

At this time, Millenton was a little worried about whether the monster still in the farm would hurt people. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com That kind of ferocious monster, the farmers in the farm might die if they encounter it.

Thinking of this, his steps are fast. Fortunately, they were not far from the farm, and returned in a minute or two. He decided that even if he slept at the gate of the farm at night, he would not let other farmers enter the farm without killing or catching the monster. Fortunately, Brother Keir said that after taking a break at noon, he would return to the bullpen again to look for the whereabouts of the monster.

Mr. Weiss followed the two ahead. He tightly held the metal bottle in his hand. Kiel had checked it before. It was an empty bottle, but there was still a lot of light yellow mucus inside, which proved that the bottle was indeed used to store monsters.

When Kiel asked him how to deal with this troublesome monster just now, he was really stopped by the question. Fortunately, fortunately, Keir felt that, judging from the situation they have now, it is entirely possible to hand over the final settlement process to the big church or the men of Baron Kendall. After all, whether to kill or not to kill is a big problem for him. In this regard, why not hand over the problem to Baron Kendall's subordinates or the Church of the God of Wealth he believes in? There is no one who does not cheer up.

This is a good idea.

Two days ago, he went to find the pastor of the Church of the God of Wealth. The other party refused to assist him under the pretext that there were no casualties. They just pushed his troubles to the town guards, and the town guards came to see them and ran away quickly.

And now, he can throw this trouble out, as long as Keel can find the monster lurking in the farm, he can get rid of this trouble that has tortured him for several days.