Mercenaries and Adventurers

After everyone finished exchanging information and taking the next action, the sky was already approaching dusk.

Mr Pavey invites the crowd to have a local meal at his home.

At noon, the following businessman Ou Luobi paid the bill, and at this moment, Mr. Pawei performed the hospitality of a local host.

When Mr. Pawei came home just now, he had planned to entertain these Kendalls from the north, so he told his housekeeper about entertaining dinner early.

The butler is a middle-aged man. After receiving the order, he immediately got ready. He listened to the discussion in the living room, poured tea from time to time, and added slices of air-dried meat as a snack. On the one hand, he had to come to the kitchen of the house during tea refills to supervise the chef and cooks who were busy waiting for the entertaining dinner.

"The master said that most of the guests are soldiers or soldiers, so the staple food for dinner must be local fresh meat. The portion must be large! They just walked back from the pasture outside the town, and everyone can eat a lot of food. Don't be stingy with food, Let outsiders look like we are stingy!"

The butler inspected the large piece of meat that had been shaved from the leg of lamb under the chef's knife, and said loudly.

The chef curled his lips. The butler said it as if he was stingy.

Large pieces of meat are put into wooden basins, and then fine salt ground on site, chopped onions, and fragrant vegetables are added.

The cook on the side quickly scraped the fist-sized potato skin with the dagger she carried with her, and after a few turns, a round potato peeled off the dirty outer skin, revealing the yellow and orange inside. Edible portion.

Another cook lit the firewood under the stove, and carried a large bundle of dried thick grass stalks directly from the kitchen with her strong arms. After this kind of local tall grass was dried, it was used by the people to light the fire and cook. main fuel.

The clear well water was poured into the huge iron pot, and the most time-consuming thick soup had to be boiled first.

A can of sun-dried green beans was poured into an iron pot and soaked as the water heated up.

Seeing that things were on the right track, the butler nodded in satisfaction, and walked back to the living room with a full pot of scented tea in his hand.

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At dusk, Kiel and the others were very satisfied with their meal. A kind of meat skewer made of mutton pieces skewered with grass stems similar to twigs and grilled together with vegetables, the taste was extraordinarily delicious.

Not only is the meat very tender, but once you bite it, the hot gravy in the plump chunks will burst out in your mouth.

The rich fat satisfies every Kendall who has been marching for many days, swallowing the satiating meat skewers.

After eating two bites of meat, everyone will also have a bite of broth. Many vegetables and beans cut into small pieces are boiled until soft. No matter what is poured directly into the mouth, it can be swallowed with a few simple chews.

"It's really good." The guard Zambirus couldn't help but praise.

The guard Kayan was also eating non-stop, but nodded to show that he did not forget.

Clerk Yimore is much more refined. He doesn't eat much. He just ordered a bunch of meat skewers to try out. He mainly drank the soup with a delicate copper spoon, and discussed in a low voice with the baron's personal guard Lubis when he returned to the outside of the town. When camping, do you want to bring some food prepared in the town to the team of militiamen who stay outside the town.

Hearing them talking about this, the businessman Ou Luobi immediately intervened to say that he should be responsible for this kind of thing.

"After all, we are with the military caravan. This is all part of the job. Please leave it to me." He said so.

"Where are the soldiers under you? Why don't you see them come to eat?" Keel didn't see the few soldiers that Mr. Pawei had been bringing with him today at the dining table. After all, they were friends who participated in the "battle" together. Keel was curious about them Why didn't you come over.

Mr. Pawei glanced at Kiel in surprise, then smiled and explained: "You are guests from afar, so naturally you are dining with me in the restaurant. As for them, don't worry, they are all underlings I often order , they are eating together at the table in the kitchen at this time. It's the same as we eat."

He went on to add: "After all, I am not my uncle, and I cannot be in a position where chefs can cook a single meal."

Then he talked to Kiel about making money.

Mr. Pavey mainly gets his salary from the part of the town that he takes charge of, and collecting money from the people is never easy, so his uncle stipulated that the stewards of the town can get income from the taxes collected. A portion of their commission.

For example, Mr. Pawei, as his uncle's confidant, although he can't afford the main job of collecting business taxes because of his young age, some odd jobs still allow him to maintain a decent life. And his uncle would give him a separate quarterly sum as support.

Keir also shared his previous adventures in Kendall County, as well as completing commissioned tasks to make money.

"We also have a group of bandits similar to yours. But because of our flat and open terrain, those bandits ride horses and livestock, so they are called horse bandits." Mr. Pawei explained.

Keir thought of the old people at the Burning Grassland Tavern, and asked suspiciously: "I think that Scar Parry used to be in this business, why don't you mess with him?"

Mr. Pawei shook his finger: "Because he built a tavern and paid taxes to the town!"

He shook his head amusedly: "Don't you understand? Those who pay the tax are the qualified citizens of the town, who are protected and should be understood. Even if he did something before, since he doesn't do it now, and will The tavern is running well, so naturally we won’t pursue the things he committed before. Those who don’t pay taxes are the enemies that our soldiers should deal with. For example.”

He paused for a moment: "For example—Iss Knife Gang."

Kiel finds it funny: "Because they steal, kill, break the law, etc., and don't pay taxes?"

"That's right! Of course, it's very difficult for them to pay taxes for doing these things locally. They're just a bunch of troublesome guys who can only hide in the shadows."

Mr. Pawei shook his head, obviously he didn't want to have any connection with the organization under the Thieves Guild.

After all, no one wants their hidden wealth to be remembered every day.

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After eating, everyone walked towards the gate of the town in the dusk and red glow of the sunset.

Mr. Orobi also bought a large basket of freshly baked soft semi-round bread and a small barrel of fruit wine fermented from local bush berries as drinking water for the militiamen, and the two guards brought them with them.

Because the town is on a busy commercial road, the gates of the town here are closed later than in other places. After sending most people to the gate and watching them walk towards the place where the militia camped not far away, Kiel Together with Mr. Pawei and his five soldiers, he walked towards the mansion of the local knight lord.

Mr. Pawei has to attend a party in the evening, so time is tight, he doesn't want to be the one who is late, even if he is late, it doesn't matter, after all, he is the lord's confidant.

At this time, the knight's mansion was having dinner, just like today, and the few times Kiel came to see the knight, the other party happened to be having dinner.

In the same restaurant, the knight's family had already finished their meal, but they didn't dare to leave the table early, so they had to talk about today's news.

Interestingly, what they said was exactly what Keir was primarily working on today.

So when Mr. Pawei and Keir walked into the restaurant together, everyone who recognized Pawei looked over immediately.

"Master Pawei, I heard that you showed great power today! 'Breaked' and arrested a prostitute leader?" A distant relative who was not favored asked curiously.

"Brothers with gentle words, they are the bosses of fans." With a simple explanation, Pawei was asked about this matter again later.

"Pawei, did you hear that you went to Jingshui Lake? Did you bring me a pot of water from Jingshui Lake? Your aunt and I have bad legs and feet, so I can't often go there to fetch water." A woman sitting in a wooden wheelchair The old woman came to ask under the urging of the servant.

This woman looked like a middle-aged woman, but with white hair and a tired look, it was obvious that there was some hidden disease, and it was the kind that the priests of the church could not cure.

Pawei was prepared, and immediately unloaded a water bag from his waist and handed it to the aunt.

"Remember, remember, this is for you. May the **** of the sky always bless you and get better soon."

After he finished speaking, he walked away and explained to Keir in a low voice: "My aunt, one of my uncle's wives, was injured by a monster rushing out of the grass sea when she was taking care of my uncle's life in the early years. Pass."

Kiel nodded, a little curious about where Caohai was, although he had often heard it mentioned by locals. And what kind of monster can hurt people like this.

It seems that part of the lady's life has been forcibly extracted, and she looks prematurely decrepit.

I don't know if eating monster meat that can replenish vitality can cure it.

It wasn't the kind of monster meat that was toxic and pathogenic to the human body, but the strange lizard meat that he had hunted in the northern part of the town of Estuary in Kendall County before.

Since he ate that lizard meat, not only has he been in good health these days, but he has never been sick at all.

The tonic effect Knight Lanisa said seems to be true.

But Keir just thought about it. He didn't think that after the local knight lord knew about it, he could personally go to Kendall County, the most remote place in the Northwest Province, just to hunt a magical lizard that only appeared in winter.

Others greeted Pawei, and Pawei responded one by one as they passed by. The others also looked at Kiel curiously. This is the third time they have seen Kiel in the past two days, and today's news is also related to Kiel, a young soldier.

At least the news that does not include Mirror Water Ranch is related to Kiel.

After watching Kiel and the two of them approaching, the Anvina knight stopped to eat and eat: "Come here at this time, have you finished the murder case last night? Or something else."

Mr. Pawei approached his uncle and whispered a few words in the ear of Knight Anvina.

The knight immediately reached out and pushed away the food on the table: "Everyone, today's dinner is over, let's disperse. Steward."

The middle-aged butler came over immediately.

"Remove these things, and then let everyone in the restaurant leave. I need to speak to the two of them."

The housekeeper was a little surprised, but agreed immediately.

Although the family members who got the permission to leave were curious about what Pawei and the young boy were going to say to the owner, they were very willing to leave the idle restaurant early.

Before they left, several young people made a few gestures to Pawei that they would go first. Pawei waved his palms to let them go first, and he would arrive later.

The butler led the servants to clear the dining table immediately, and then moved the lampstand at the far end of the spacious dining room to the knight. It's brightly lit here that will wait for the talk.

Afterwards, everyone withdrew, and the door of the restaurant was closed tightly, tightly.

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"So, the people from the Thieves Guild did something good?"

The tall and fat knight Anvina put one hand on the dining table and asked with a frown.

Keir nodded, and immediately sold Scar Parry: "It's the testimony of the owner of a tavern in your town, that is, the tavern where the murder happened last night."

"Burning grassland." Mr. Pawei added.

In fact, he added a lot. As the lord of the town, how could the Anvina Knight not know what Mr. Kiel and Mr. Pawei did in a day.

"Old Parry's wine is good. Although I don't drink it often, I often give it away." The knight muttered.

Then he said: "It seems that things are always like this. The reason and the result are like being woven together with grass stalks. If you look at the result, the reason or something, they are often connected together."

The knight nodded his finger: "There was a murder case in the guest room of the tavern, and the cause of the accident is often not far from the place where the accident happened. You just said that other taverns and hotels were also found by that knife gang?"

Keir blinked: "At least that's what Scar Parry said. They run a shop, and the news in the circle is often very fast. The Ice Knife Gang came to the door and threatened them to 'cooperate' with the name of the Thieves Guild. , Even if it is a part of those shops, many people are still unhappy."

The Anvina knight frowned and pointed at the table with his finger: "But they didn't report this matter to me. What made them think that I shouldn't know about this matter?"

After finishing speaking almost to himself, the knight looked at Mr. Pawei, obviously asking his young nephew.

Mr. Pawei hesitated and couldn't say anything. Obviously, what he said didn't look good or sound good.

Kiel was much more daring. When he met a few times, he found that the tall and fat knight seemed to have a good impression of him, so he didn't care about what he said at this time: "Maybe the businessmen in the town think that once you come It is impossible to dare to oppose the huge organization of the Thieves Guild because of this, and maybe you will acquiesce in this matter if you know it. Second, comparing you with the subordinate organizations of the Thieves Guild, those who steal things may make those merchants sleepless every day Feel more deterrent."

Mr. Pawei looked at Keir. He didn't expect this young man to say such a thing. As his uncle's confidant and nephew, he didn't dare to say such a thing to a knight.

How did he know that Kiel had already dealt with many knights, and knew that these existences that looked like humanoid monsters in the eyes of ordinary people were actually human beings.

It doesn't have an extra head, or an extra pair of hands. (Actually, there are. Laugh)

After hearing Kiel's words, the Anvina knight didn't say anything, but subconsciously rubbed his thick fingers, then turned his head to look at the pair of giant axes hanging on the wall of the dining room behind him.

The light in his eyes flickered, and his aura changed slightly.

Pawei only felt that after Kiel finished speaking, his uncle made him feel dangerous, his hair blew up faintly, and the hairs on the back of his hands stood up.

Keir is different. Although he sits a little further away than Pawei, the knight training these days has made him more clearly aware of what happened.

The Anvina knight was originally as huge as a pile of firewood, and it seemed that he was ignited because of his words like a spark.

Although it is not as light as Knight Crow's ability to release life energy out of the body to appear, but under the skin of the knight, the life energy has changed from being slow and motionless to rolling and flowing like fire.

A pair of eyes, which are small compared with the face plate, also brighten up.

Bright in the physical sense, the knight's eyes glowed as brightly as the oil lamps in restaurants.

"Um."

Knight Anvina grunted in his throat, and lowered his voice, which would have made a loud noise, to a level where Pavikir and the other two would not feel uncomfortable.

But his words are still the same as those shouted by ordinary people.

"When I was young, I served as the captain of the garrison in the grass sea."

"The monsters in Caohai rush out every year in spring and autumn to attack humans."

"But in the area I was in charge of, there was never a single monster running, jumping, or flying out with wings."

"It's not that there are fewer monsters."

"It's just that I brought them all to kill."

As soon as this sentence was finished, the pair of giant axes that had been hanging on the wall of the dining room suddenly trembled, and the iron nails that fixed them were constantly trembling and forcibly pulled out from the wall.

Then there was a bang, and two axes flew straight from the wall towards the Anvina knight.

When the ax came flying, it spun rapidly, not only brought howling gale, but also made the originally empty and cool restaurant scorching hot. It's as if this is not a restaurant, but a kitchen stove.

Pawei was taken aback by the sudden change, and fell to the ground with the chair directly.

And Keir slapped the dining table beside him with his right hand, turned somersault directly with his strength, and squatted on the ground after landing, dodging the scorching wind brought by the rotation of the two axes.

At the same time, he put his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and the long sword was slightly out of its sheath, and the white light was extremely bright on the inch of the sword that was slightly exposed.

Kiel stared closely at the Anvina knight, his body made all kinds of preparations at that moment.

But the result is not a battle.

Because the pair of giant axes flying over suddenly were not aimed at Kiel or Pawei, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com They were only strongly summoned by their masters, showing themselves with extra excitement, and putting them into the hands of their masters.

boom! boom!

With two loud bangs, the Anvina knight stretched out his hands as lightly as holding two wooden sticks, and firmly held two giant axes weighing about 100 kilograms in his hands.

Then he got up from his chair.

As soon as the knight's **** got off the chair, the large solid wooden chair immediately collapsed and shattered into pieces.

Each of the two axes is about the size and weight of an ordinary person, but it looks very suitable in the hands of the tall and fat knight of Anvina.

In other words, the two are originally a whole.

Clang—

The Anvina knight lightly bumped the two axes in his hand, and the place where the axes touched made a passionate scream.

The knight looked away from the blood-linked weapon, and looked at Kiel who stood up again not far away.

"They thirst for blood, young man."

Kiel nodded: "I understand my lord, because I am too." Kiel drew out the long sword hunting and killing, and the long sword wrapped in white light emitted a light that was far brighter than all the oil lamps in the restaurant.

"My lord, it starts with blood, maybe it can only end with blood. What do you think?"

The Anvina knight chuckled: "Ha, it's a matter of course. Boy, your weapon is not bad."

"My lord, yours are not bad either. They have all drank blood. However, your pair seems to have not heard the wailing of their prey for a long time?"

Clang—

The double axes struck lightly.

"Yes. But tomorrow, I will let them taste fresh, and see the difference between monsters and humans."