Gold is Justice

"what do you think?"

"I think it's really embarrassing. This guild leader looks stupid, small and short, doesn't have any muscles on his arms, and doesn't look like a magician. The price is really expensive, and the reward we accept for this task is also very expensive." As long as the two of them have a total of 5 gold coins, he is fine, and a few bottles of healing potions cost two gold coins, and this business is too easy."

"Well... makes sense. So what do we do now?"

"However, this is also a local guild. For the sake of safety, I think we should buy three bottles first and see what clues he can provide."

"Just do it."

After discussing, the two warriors turned their heads and gave Airl a slight nod.The sword fighter immediately said, "Okay, if this is the case, then let's buy three bottles. Don't give us bad quality potions."

Ai Luo's face bloomed with a smile: "Hahaha, you can rest assured about this!"

After collecting the money and delivering the goods, Arrow put the remaining three bottles of therapeutic aerosol back on the shelf, then patted the counter lightly: "Ah... what did you want to ask just now? It seems to be located in the Pelican Stone Fort just south of town, right?"

The two warriors sat down on the bar counter, and the sword warrior among them took out a notebook and pen, as if intending to record all the information Airl said.

This is a good habit, and it also proves that these two are two mature adventurers.For such a well-prepared adventurer, Airl will always have a good impression of him.

Chapter 62 Must pre-investigation be done...?

"Gangshibao, although it's not very far from our Pelican Town, it's not very close either."

Airl weighed the gold coin in his hand, and continued—

"After going out from the south of Pelican Town, you can see it from a distance. It stands on the big plain. It is a very conspicuous castle. The distance... It takes about two or three hours to walk away from the town. Arrived."

The sword warrior recorded it very seriously, while the gun warrior looked indifferent, holding the healing aerosol and checking it repeatedly, as if he was very interested in the gas inside.

"The name of this ancient castle is Gangshibao. As far as I know, it was built at least five or six hundred years ago? It's probably about this number. All in all, it's very old."

"A long time ago, we found rich iron ore in the Long Sleeping Mountains in the north of Pelican Town. With the development of these iron mines, Pelican Town and the three towns next to it, Honglu Town and Kingfisher Town, developed successively. Get up, and be prosperous."

"In order to better manage these three towns and better supervise the excavation of the iron mines on the Long Sleeping Mountains, the administrators at that time set up a tall and gentle hillside in the south of Pelican Town. Watchtowers have been set up and camps have been set up to facilitate overall management.”

"As time goes by, generations of supervising governors have taken turns serving here. With the construction of generations, this place that was originally just a watchtower has gradually been shaped into such a small castle. When did it start, this castle was called the Rock Fort. I guess the name comes from the meaning of 'sentinel' and 'mine'."

"Gangshibao is not particularly tall as a whole. After all, it is only the place where the supervisors stay. But even so, it is about 50 to [-] meters high. I heard that there are as many as [-] to [-] rooms inside, although it is not as good as ours. The imperial city of the Blue Bay Empire, but it can be considered a very magnificent building in such a small border place."

"Then, with the gradual changes of the times, the iron mines in the Longmian Mountains were collected, and the three small towns including Pelican Town were gradually stripped of their prosperity and weakened. Because there is no meaning for continuing supervision, this hillock I don't know when the stone castle started to be empty, and it has silently endured the erosion of time for a long time. Now it is desolate inside, even if it is not regarded as a hideout for thieves, it may become a gathering place for wild animals Bar."

The sword warrior recorded it seriously in his notebook. After waiting for a while, seeing that Ai Luo didn't continue, he immediately raised his head and asked, "Is there anything else? What dangers might there be in this ancient castle? Your little ones Are there bandits around the town?"

Airl glanced at his mouth: "I haven't heard of vicious robbery and theft incidents in our town. However, there may be robbers who insist on the principle that rabbits don't eat grass by the side of their nests, which is not right for those of us who are close at hand." Maybe a targeted attack in a small town."

Of course, Coco that's not really a theft at all, is it?

After recording these, the sword fighter nodded repeatedly and put away the notebook.The spear warrior over there saw that the sword warrior had finished recording, so he reached out and pulled him.

The two left the counter and walked to the corner. The Gunner looked impatient and said, "Why are you always so inked? Have you figured it out now?"

Sword Warrior flipped through his notes, nodded slightly, and said: "With a general understanding of the situation, we can now confirm that the Gangshi Fortress has been abandoned for a long time, and the building structure inside may be a little unstable. Let us act Be careful when you do."

Gun Warrior: "Okay, okay, do you still need to talk about this kind of thing?"

Sword Warrior frowned: "Can't you just listen to me? I know you have always been stronger, but many times you have acted recklessly without confirming the entrustment of the mission, so sooner or later something will happen. .We always have a plan when we do things..."

The gun warrior waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I just can't get used to your cautious and cautious attitude. What's the use of being so cautious? You seemed to have prepared several times before, and you wrote it down." It’s the third notebook, what’s the result? It’s been several times, and in the end, you’re still in danger, and you still rely on me to take care of you?” The sword warrior seemed speechless, after all, these are facts and cannot be refuted.After pausing for a moment, he shook his head, sighed, and continued: "Because the Gangshi Fortress has been in disrepair for a long time, it may become a gathering point for robbers. Therefore, we still have to be careful."

The gun warrior couldn't bear it any longer. He pulled out the long spear behind him and played a gun flower in the air. He said dismissively: "So what if there are robbers? Night vision potion, sneak in in the middle of the night, and the work will be done in one night."

The sword warrior touched his props pocket, and there was indeed the last bottle of night vision potion inside.Now that his companion has said so, he has nothing to refute, so he can only put away the notes and exhale: "In this case, let's go have lunch, then go back to the bar to sleep, and act again at night."

After the two fighters finished their discussion, they planned to leave.Seeing that they didn't intend to come over to ask again, Ai Luo thought for a while, and quickly called to the two of them: "Hey! Wait a minute! I haven't finished talking yet!"

The two soldiers turned their heads, and Airl breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them stop, and said with a smile: "I just said that there may be thieves, but compared to thieves, there are actually other issues that deserve more attention. That is beasts." .”

The gun warrior thrust his spear into the floor: "So what about the wild beasts? Why don't they go in the same way? Besides, the wild beasts are easier to deal with than the robbers."

Airl shook his head again and again, and turned his eyes to the more reliable sword warrior: "Considering that Gangshi Fortress is located on a wide plain and hillside, surrounded by grasslands and no forests, then I speculate that if there are If it is a beast, then this kind of beast must be a creature that likes darkness. Then, no matter how wide the interior of Gangshibao is, it is impossible to be wider than the grassland outside. Therefore, the creatures inside must like narrow places Type. Judging from the two characteristics of liking darkness and liking narrowness, it can be deduced that if there are monsters or beasts in it, if there are creatures with strong attack power, they must be very good at sneak attacks. So if you want to go at night, it is best Be extra careful."

The gunman seemed very impatient, and kept waving his hands halfway through Arrow's speech, as if he had no patience at all.

After hearing a few words, the sword warrior immediately reached out to get the notebook in his pocket, but before he could take it out, the gun warrior grabbed him and dragged him outside.

Ai Luo didn't know whether these two soldiers would remember his instructions...

Forget it, anyway, they are just temporary guild members of their own family, as long as they can make money.

Putting the gold coin away, Airl looked again at the messy account books over there, and the joy that he had just made money just now was immediately washed away.

Well... what else can I say?Get on with the work!

——1301年10月3日，伙食费：-2铜1铁，玻璃瓶：-3铜，药草采购：-2银，治疗气雾剂售卖：1金，结余：86金3银8铜7铁（赃款结余：44金7银7铜）——

Chapter 63 Training Room

Day after day, no matter how much you like the job, sometimes you will feel tired.

But today, Airl rubbed his stiff shoulders, and looked up at the bright sunlight outside the gate.

Finally, he turned his gaze to the stacks of neatly arranged account books on the table.

how to say?

A sense of fulfillment after the work is completed swept away the tired feeling of the past seven days.

This feeling is really comfortable, and now Arrow just wants to take a good bath to soothe his spirit.These account books have been driving me crazy for the past few days, and I haven't cleaned myself up properly.

"Huh, it's finally over!"

After adjusting the angle of these ledgers at last, Airl got up from his seat and stretched himself.When the mayor of Round Cheese comes to deliver lunch to the students at noon, give him these ledgers all at once.

After finishing his thoughts, Airl looked up at the guild's task bar.

Hmm... Sure enough, after the peak period of the market, there are a lot fewer tasks now.For so many days, there have been only a few jobs to clean up the hooked rats... That's right, now that the food is starting to press the warehouse, it is indeed necessary to do a good job of protecting the food, otherwise this winter will not be able to survive.

That being the case, Ai Luo felt that it was time for him to think about what tasks his guild should develop after the busy farming season.In other words, these townspeople should be instilled with the idea of ​​"the guild can help with this kind of thing!"

plowing snow?

Although it will snow in Pelican Town, the historical weather should not be to the point where it takes a lot of effort to shovel the snow.

Granary bouncer?

There should be no one who wants to hire the guild to protect it all winter.

The kind old man who brought gifts to your door?

Hmm... maybe some families would love to create such a surprise for their children?

As he was thinking, Arrow turned his head and walked towards the back storage room.Pushing open the door, I heard a burst of noise from children.

In the corner of the classroom, the children of Pelican Town are now playing with each other.And Napa was sleeping on her stomach on the podium.But just when Ai Luo wanted to say something, the cat rubbed its eyes, looked at the clock hanging on the wall, and said: "The rest time is over, please sit down for me, let's continue to explain Mathematical operations within a hundred."

These children immediately stopped making noise and sat down in their respective seats, quietly, as if the noise just now was fake!Seeing that Napa can control these children so well, Airl is also very pleased.

Leaving the classroom area, he walked to another training area in the storage room.Here, basic combat training is going on now.

"Come on! Big man, let me see if you can't even fight!"

"Drink—!"

Brad held a cork sword high in his hand, and slashed towards Cream in front of him while shouting.

Cream took a step back very lightly, and immediately moved forward after Brad's sword was swung in the air, and the cork dagger in his hand quickly pressed against Cream's throat.

Seeing this, Brad frowned and said helplessly, "I lost again."

Cream flicked the cork dagger in his hand, and said with a smile: "So, your movements are too easy for people to guess. Although your strength is enough, your attack methods are too simple. In the past few adventures, if it weren’t for our teammates to help you assist, you would have died without knowing how many times.”

After finishing speaking, Cream turned his head to look at Ke Ke who was sitting on the horizontal bar swinging his legs, and waved his hand: "There is no way to improve by fighting with this guy. Ke Ke! Let your undead soldiers compete with me twice .”

Ke Ke snorted, waved the steel staff in his hand, and the undead soldiers immediately condensed into one.After staring at Cream for a while, the soldier put down the rainbow sword in his hand, walked to Brad, picked up the long cork sword in his hand, and stood in front of Cream.

In the next instant, Cream immediately swung the dagger in both hands and rushed towards the undead soldier.

It has to be said that the contest between the thief who has been fighting in the streets and the soldier summoned by necromancy is indeed much better than Brad's.

I saw Cream relying on his own speed and cunning steps, sometimes auspicious, sometimes seductive, always inadvertently, his dagger seemed to be able to stab from an incredible angle.

The undead soldiers also abide by the rules of confrontation, dodging or parrying all of Cream's attacks, not relying on their nature as undead soldiers to directly face the opponent's attack on the "kidney" and other parts.Different from Cream's variety of tricks, the swordsmanship of the undead soldiers seems to be very difficult to advance and retreat, with well-founded methods and both offense and defense.Even though Cream's mobility spread all over the training ground, this soldier did not appear in a trance, and was always able to avoid the "deadliest" blow at the most critical moment, and then counterattacked.

As for Brad...

Arrow glanced away, the big man huddled in the corner with a dejected look on his face, while Buffy kept comforting him.

It seems that it's time for me to step in.

Pushing open the door of the training room, Airl coughed deliberately: "Are you all practicing?"

"Oh? President?"

Hearing Airl's voice, Cream was distracted.The undead soldier seized this momentary opportunity, and the cork long sword was pressed against his neck with incomparable accuracy, and the victory was already divided.

It wasn't until the undead soldier withdrew his long cork sword that Cream's face felt a little aggrieved.He snorted and said in dissatisfaction: "It's not fair! Undead soldiers will not be affected by emotions. If they were really confronting a flesh-and-blood enemy, I would have killed him long ago."

Airl didn't need to expose the thief's words, after all, people want face, so it's fine for him to brag about himself.

In addition, looking at Cream's eyes after saying these words, he obviously already understood that he was just bragging to save face.

Airl smiled slightly: "Has your physical ability improved?"

Since Ai Luo would not refute Cream's face, the thief also smiled and weighed the cork dagger in his hand: "It's not bad."

Ai Luo frowned: "What does it mean? There are not many tasks during this period, and I tell you to step up your practice. Has the sprint speed of the [-]-meter race increased? Or is your weight-bearing practice getting better? ?”

Cream froze for a moment, his face looked very embarrassed for a while.

But Airl didn't intend to embarrass this guy alone. If he wants to reprimand his subordinates, he must reprimand them together.In this way, subordinates will not feel isolated.

Therefore, he immediately turned his head, looked at Ke Ke who was sitting on the crossbar with a proud face, and snorted: "Ke Ke, has your magic power improved? Can you summon two undead soldiers at the same time now? If not , Have you practiced your magic more diligently and worked hard to increase your upper limit of magic?"

Ke Ke, who was still smiling smugly just now, suddenly became stiff.She quickly jumped off the crossbar, mumbling as if she wanted to say something, but she still couldn't refute it.

Afterwards, Arrow turned to Brad, who looked a little frustrated: "And you, the battle just now was really ugly. Although your fighting skills are poor, you should work hard to practice your basic skills. During this period of time, you Jog ten kilometers every day to increase your endurance when you have no tasks, have you done it?"

Brad also looked ashamed, and said in a very embarrassed way: "I'm sorry, President... I haven't been able to run [-] kilometers in the past few days. I just ran once yesterday... I will strive to be able to do it every day." Up to this point..."

Now, it was Ke Ke and Cream's turn to be stunned.Ai Luo did not show any expression of praise, but just nodded slightly, and then said: "Basic skills are the foundation of everything. In the combat skills training of the Old Tengshu Academy, the first thing to practice is the basic skills. Those future fighters Apprentices spend half a day just doing basic skills every day, which includes various physical training and speed reaction exercises. After going through a lot of tempering, they can be upgraded from the most basic warrior apprentices to various specialized combat skills apprentices. Therefore, basic skills are absolutely indispensable. Just like...Brad, you brought back the wooden shield and wooden sword over there."

Brad snorted, took the wooden shield from the wall, and took the wooden sword from the undead soldier.