Throne Steps

After a few more days, Saenz and his party finally arrived at the first destination of the trip.

Li Chen's mercenary experience is not rich, but he is familiar with the terrain of the lone wolf in front of the stronghold in the forest, so he is a little surprised and puzzled by the village that appears in front of him.

The lone wolf's stronghold is close to the ore veins, probably due to the effect of the ore veins, the vegetation near the mountain range is not very dense.Relatively speaking, this left a relatively open space for the lone wolf, and the building could be erected with a little modification.

However, this time, the western forest was densely covered with dense vegetation, and even if there was open space along the way, there was very little space, not even enough for the "mercenary company" to spread the entire Sarns.When he really saw the village in front of him, Li Chen didn't notice any traces of human activities on the previous road, not to mention infrastructure such as roads, even the traces of artificially affected vegetation such as felling and planting were hard to detect.

Li Chen is already considered to have amazing observation skills, but he lacks more detailed knowledge of the jungle.If he can't see something strange, of course he can't just say there is no such thing, he can only say that the opponent's ability to cast doubts is higher than ordinary people's eyesight.

Fortunately, although Li Chen was ignorant, Saenz was very sober.He arranged most of the mercenaries to station outside the village, and led a small team to fight in alone. The lineup of the small team happened to be those who had set out before.

Li Chen followed Saenz all the way, observing the village calmly.The architectural scene in the village is similar to that of the same size place on the edge of Samir. The merchants and common people move and communicate normally, and it seems that this place is lively and peaceful.But it was this sense of calm that made Li Chen even more weird.

A village that is independent from the world seems to keep outsiders in all year round.When a large number of mercenaries broke in, no one paid special attention to their eyes. There is really only one possibility-they have already known the arrival of Saenz and his party, and they have no fear or worry about it.

Usually, this kind of knowledge is only limited to the upper echelon of power. If everyone seems calm about the change, it means that these people—including the fruit seller on the street and the aunt upstairs drying the clothes—are nothing. An unremarkable, ordinary character.

After turning his mind around like this, Li Chen understood what Saenz meant by leaving a large number of people outside the village—this was an expression of sincerity.

Saenz didn't know that Li Chen was thinking so much again.He just walked directly into the only hotel in the village with his people, took out his money bag and patted it on the desk: "Get ready, I'm going to have a banquet tonight."

The hotel owner was neither pretentious nor overly enthusiastic, just like any ordinary hotel owner Li Chen had met, put down the cup he was wiping at hand, picked up the purse and weighed it: "What size is it?"

Saenz raised the corner of his mouth, put one hand on the countertop, and cast a glance at the money bag: "You can see it by looking at it?"

Hearing this, the boss opened the purse and looked inside, then pulled on the rope again, and glanced meaningfully at the people behind Saenz: "Just these few?"

Saenz nodded and smiled: "Just these few."

"Do you live?"

"of course."

"Come on." The boss put the money bag under the counter, and said simply, "Come at seven o'clock in the evening, and I will prepare everything for you."

Saenz withdrew his hand on the table, weighed the staff in his hand, and greeted the boss: "Then shall we go shopping?"

The boss waved his hand: "Go, go, I won't kill you."

Li Chen raised his eyes to see the boss's expression, the boss just looked over, the two looked at each other and smiled inexplicably, and then staggered.

Most of what Saenz and the boss said were code words... Li Chen thought as he followed Saenz out, so the last sentence meant to let us walk around the village at ease?Sure enough, the whole village is connected?

"These two follow me." Saenz ordered Li Chen and Wiggins at the door of the store, and then waved to the others, "The others disbanded on the spot, and come back when the time is up. Remember to bring a letter to the people outside. You can come in and resupply."

"Understood!" The mercenaries nodded and dispersed.Dan Lu gave Li Chen a look, then silently followed the mercenary who was about to leave the village.

Saenz touched his chin: "What is she looking at you for?"

Li Chen spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, Saenz asked him who he was going to ask.He and this woman didn't have the slightest secret of the previous discussion. Now that he was glanced at for no reason, no matter how thoughtful he was, he couldn't figure it out.

In fact, Dan Lu just thought that it might be a good show for the three of them to travel alone, so he gave Li Chen a watchful look, without any secret signal.It's a pity that she has the identity of the person in charge of the intelligence branch anyway. Saenz and Li Chen had complicated thoughts, and they got involved in it all at once. No matter how they guessed, it would be a waste of effort.

Because the supplies are handled by a special person, Saenz is not worried about the lack of purchases, and only takes two young people to walk around the village.The three walked and discussed all the way, and stopped to ask questions when they saw something that was not common.The village sells a lot of forest-specific products, some of which are rarely seen even on Samuel's side.For these rare things, Saenz is naturally the most extensive, followed by Li Chen, and Wiggins is at the bottom—perhaps he is at the bottom of the entire mercenary company.So the structure of the dialogue is that Lichen asked Saenz, and Saenz asked the stall owner if he didn't know.As for Wiggins, he seemed to realize that he was too much like a countryman... oh no, he was a cityman who went to the countryside and didn't understand anything, so he had to put on the noble airs of a magician and be responsible for keeping his mouth shut so as not to embarrass the team.

"This is the singing bag of the blue bird!" Li Chen looked at the goods in the glass cabinet and exclaimed in a low voice, "I have only seen this kind of creature in the illustration book."

A storage bottle in the glass cabinet is filled with a special preservation solution, and a palm-sized pouch is half-floating and half-adhered in it.The color of the pouch is very dark, brownish-red, and when you look closely, you can see that the pouch wall is covered with tiny wrinkles.The sign next to it simply said "Singing Bag (Blue Bird)", but Li Chen accurately recalled the information about "Blue Bird" at a glance.

There was no way, he was flattered that Saenz used the Huatzburg magic crystal to forge him a sword.In order to prevent himself from performing badly when his boss makes such a "surprise attack" next time—in fact, he is afraid of not knowing the goods—Li Chen has studied all the rare beasts that are near the Warcraft level in Huatzburg.

Wouldn't it be useful now?

He fully played the role of his own little mercenary, pointing at the products in the glass cabinet, then turned to look at his boss: "Sal, isn't the blue bird very big? Why is this song bag so small?"

"When the Ming bag is at its peak, this one is nearly a hundred times bigger." The shopkeeper walked over with a smile, "This thing has only been here for less than a month, and it is fresh. Young man, are you interested?"

The biggest function of the sound bag is to make high-frequency sonic bombs, which usually have effects such as interruption and stun when dealing with beasts that are good at audio effects.Take the Aiye beasts, which were able to roar and stun people before, the reason why they can accurately grasp the audio attack is due to their highly sensitive ears.The high-frequency sonic bombs can not only disrupt the confusing frequency they emit, but can further cause the Aiye beast to be instantly deaf, or even stunned.

However, it is impossible for Li Chen to come out without incident to single out these audio monsters, so his attention to Ming Bag is still at the level of interest.The shopkeeper probably understood that they were just looking around, but Li Chen, a young man dressed as a little magician, knew it so clearly, so the shopkeeper was willing to come out and have a chat.

Although Li Chen's words conveyed the meaning of "just see if you can buy it", Saenz asked next to him, "Do you want a sonic bomb?"

Li Chen glanced at him, and said brightly, "I don't want it?"

Saenz acted as if he hadn't seen it: "Since there are some hard-to-see things here, you can see what can be used, and it doesn't hurt to buy it back and try it."

Li Chen was a little baffled. In the early years, he liked to tinker with strange things, but in the past two years, he had little time to develop them by himself.And R&D always requires a lot of consumables, so what's the point of buying such a treasure or two to go back home?

Thinking about it, Li Chen's words came to his lips in a surprised tone: "Really?...but it seems to be very expensive."

Saenz choked on his typical tone of asking for money, and slapped the other person on the head: "Just don't let me drink the northwest wind."

After all, Saenz didn't forget the temple chief beside him: "You don't have to be polite if you want anything."

Wiggins nodded and smiled.

In the end, after stopping and stopping for an afternoon, Wiggins bought two magic crystals produced by Warcraft, and Saenz gave him a "fair" evaluation.Li Chen only took a fancy to a luminous pearl that was bigger than a fist, because it was useless to look at, and the price was lower than any of Wiggins' magic crystals, and Saenz didn't bother to look at it except when paying for it. .

The night was falling, and the appointed time was very close.The three of Saenz walked back to the door of the hotel, and the other four people in the team soon arrived.One of the mercenaries was not tall, and he covered himself with a large linen cloak, almost only the chin of the person inside could be seen.Wiggins was actually very puzzled by this, but seeing the calm and calm appearance of the other people, he stopped his doubts abruptly.

No matter how confused you are, you can't dismantle your own platform in a public place. Wiggins still has a little common sense.

Of course Li Chen was not puzzled.This scene has never been similar, the first time he met this cloaked guy was in a similar scene, he can even conclude that the time when the cloak will fall will be very similar to that time.

The hotel owner saw that Saenz and his group had entered the door, so he didn't ask any more questions. He only glanced at the few people following him, and then stretched out his hand to lead them in.There were a few tables of scattered customers eating in the store, and they were not very curious when they saw the boss's movements. At most, they would pay more attention to a few people.Li Chen rolled his eyes, and secretly had some guesses in his heart.

A few people followed the boss all the way to the backyard, and took a detour around a path shaded by greenery, and finally came to a small two-story building. There was a faint noise from the gate.

The boss stepped forward and knocked on the door, and the double-leaf doors were slowly pulled open, and the noise and the smell of alcohol came in.

The innkeeper stepped aside, completely exposing Saenz and the others to the door.The people sitting or standing drinking and having fun inside paused for a while, and the girls sitting among them also stopped laughing like silver bells, and then a mercenary dressed as a swordsman appeared by the door—he should be the one who opened the door. The door - Leaning on the door with his left hand, his eyes swept over everyone: "Here you come? Please come in."

The man wrapped in a cloak pushed Wiggins away without a trace and stood beside Saenz.Li Chen understood what was going to happen at a glance, and followed that person, looking like a professional waiter.

Sure enough, the next moment, the man tore off the tie of the cloak, and then opened the whole thing.With long golden hair hanging down the shawl, rosy skin, and a plain white gold-edged dress hanging down to her ankles, this woman is particularly conspicuous among a group of mercenaries.This conspicuousness is not only due to her outstanding figure, but also due to her face with blue eyes and pink lips.

The people who were not so noisy at first became completely quiet.

This was Li Chen's expected reaction.He put away the cloak that he had taken off, and cast his gaze into the room to observe everyone's performance.However, unlike the astonishment in Oloire County at the beginning, after the people in the room were silent for a few seconds, several people showed a clear expression again.

One of the people who sat on the front seat took a sip of his wine and said cheerfully, "The most famous nightingale in the North Land, unexpectedly fell into the hands of the 'family'?"