Wolf King

The bearded adventurer calls himself Von Ardoni, and comes from the Kingdom of Osmond.

"Oh? Isaac's fellow countryman." Saier answered the words naturally when he heard the Osmond Kingdom.

"Isaac? Isaac Robbins?" The bearded Feng showed surprise.

"Well, he is also from your kingdom of Osmond." Sale nodded.

"..." Von Aldoni looked a little subtle, tentatively, "Mr. Purcell, are you friends with Knight Robbins?"

Purcell's horse crouched comfortably on one side of the campfire, with its legs curled up, and von Aldoni on the other.Through the flames, Saier couldn't quite see the subtle expression of the bearded Feng, nor could he notice the man's sudden tense expression, so he nodded casually and said, "Yes, Isaac is Ayun's disciple. , is also our friend."

Ayun...Ayun, the sage of the snow wolf clan?

Von Ardoni was stunned for a moment, and then understood.

Most of the centaurs lived in the Bradrick continent next door, and the Bloomfield clan was the descendant of warriors who migrated to this continent due to racial melee in the age of the gods. Like the tauren, they often lived in the grasslands of the northern continent.

It is not surprising that even the snake tribe brought back the snow wolf tribe raised in the grassland, and it is not surprising to win over the centaurs, the natives of the grassland.

Isaac Robbins, the disciple of the sage Ayun, opened a port and established a territory in Valentine, so it seems that it is not surprising that the centaur appeared in the interior of the Cronin Kingdom... no wonder!

Although Von Aldoni is not from Cronin, to be honest, these countries in the Federation are pretty similar... What is the difference between a large group of orcs walking around the Federation Kingdom with goods, and delivering meat to local nobles? !

This is where it hurts: these centaurs seem to be walking freely in the Kingdom of Cronin, and even start business with the locals!

The bearded Feng struggled for a while, but couldn't control his curiosity, so he took the risk of being suspected of his intentions and revealing his identity...

Purcell was told more than once by the nobility of the human race who hitchhiked in this regard. He didn't doubt the identity and intention of this adventurer at all, and introduced the business scope and partners of the courier team without reservation.

The courier brigade is not monopolized by the centaur family, but two separate accounts, one family of Pope and one family of centaur.

For the goods delivered by the express team from Robbins Knight, the payment for the goods is paid by the customer to the Huoyan Department in full, and it is not included in the income of the express team. In the above, each order of goods will be charged different fees depending on the distance, the total weight of the goods and other factors.

The Viscount Pope didn’t get paid for nothing, he was responsible for dealing with the communication and communication with the noble customers, arranging the “talisman” for the courier team every trip, and providing a strong enough carriage (the Pope’s family is a big shipbuilder after all) One, build a carriage and drizzle), if the "talisman" does not work, and the courier brigade conflicts with the local nobles (that is, to solve the problem violently), he will also be responsible for wiping the ass.

As for the additional income of letting the people hitchhike and collecting carriage fees and escort fees... that's the extra money earned by the centaur itself.

After introducing the main business, when referring to the "side business", Saier said frankly: "...We did not expect that the Cronin people would have such a large travel demand. When sending the last batch of guests to XX town, many People come to ask us if we are passing where they are going, but unfortunately many of them are not on the way.”

Bearded Feng: "..."

This old man, who looks glamorous but actually only has a few gold coins at the moment, lowered his head and counted the approximate income of this group of centaurs from the "free ride business" with his fingers, and the corners of his mouth began to twitch...

Needless to say, the footsteps of a centaur, pulling a heavy carriage for hundreds of kilometers a day is just like playing (Sell also showed him steel alloy horseshoes), if each person pays one silver coin for every [-] kilometers, One hundred guests are five gold coins, two hundred guests are ten gold coins...

The bearded Feng silently wiped his sweat. Why is this a part-time side job, and these centaurs are only willing to take customers who drop by?

"Based on your traveling speed, if you don't do 'express delivery' and try your best to transport people, wouldn't you be able to earn a baron's territory in a year or two?" The bearded Feng was half envious and half joking.

Purcell thought about it seriously, and shook his head: "It's better to deliver the goods. The environment here of the human race is different from that on our grasslands, and it doesn't matter how fast it is."

"The route of the delivery run is relatively fixed. If you run two more times and get used to the speed, you can speed up the speed and shorten the time. If you are sending people, the route is complicated, and we can't guarantee that there will be no accidents. Second, we don't have so many people are responsible for so many lines.”

The bearded Feng was stunned for a moment and thought for a few seconds before he understood what the centaur meant.

One is that the route planned by Viscount Pope of the Pope family for the centaur is a "safe route", that is, a route that can be solved even if something goes wrong with the background of the Pope family.

Second, even if the Pope family can solve all the border crossing problems, the escort teams on each line must not be too small... Otherwise, there is still a high possibility of being robbed halfway.

"...Going out is a dangerous thing!" The bearded Feng couldn't help sighing, and didn't mind the meaning brought out by the centaur's words... After all, this is indeed the case in the human race, and the bandits are hard to guard against.

After chatting about the safety of the road, the bearded Feng pretended not to care and brought the topic to Isaac: "My fellow Osmond, Knight Isaac Robbins, although I haven't It is fate to meet the real person, but I have been fascinated for a long time, I wonder what kind of person this Robbins knight is?"

Sell ​​said: "I don't have much contact with Isaac, but I hear more from Ayun. Ayun said that he is a very caring person and a soft-hearted person."

"To be able to write a play like "Cinderella", I think Knight Robbins should also have a soft heart." The bearded Feng echoed.

Purcell has not had the opportunity to watch the theatrical version of "Cinderella", mainly if they appear in a theater or a crowd gathering place, the impact will be too great...

But he had heard the plot before, and the huge difference compared with the story version in the tribe really made him feel a little bit, nodded and said: "Yes, even Cinderella's stepmother can be forgiven, this is very similar to Isaac's Personality, I have never heard anyone say that Isaac has quarreled with anyone, he is always good-natured and tolerant of others."

"It's really respectable." The bearded Feng echoed with a smile, and carefully... moved the topic to what he really cared about, "A Yun, the sage of the Snow Wolf Clan, is the teacher of the Robbins Knight. disciple, the sage Ayun must also be a tolerant and kind wise man?"

This time, Purcell was silent for a long time...

The bearded Feng thought that he was too impatient and reckless to attract the other party's vigilance, and was hesitating whether to fool the words with a haha ​​laugh, when Saier opened his mouth.

"Of course Ayun is a wise man, and he is indeed tolerant and kind... But how should I put it, Ayun's temper is not the same as Isaac's." Saier said with a confused face, "If you do something wrong, you will be scolded by Ayun Yes... Well, it’s okay if you’re just being scolded. In Ayun’s words, yes, there is still salvation. If Ayun doesn’t scold people, it’s really bad.”

Bearded Feng: "Uh——"

What he wants to ask is not this, whether the sage Ayun is a kind and friendly patriarch to the orcs has nothing to do with him, but asking a centaur sage Ayun's attitude towards the human race is a bit stupid stupid……

No way, the bearded Feng can only save the country with curves, pretending to be curious: "So, the sage Ayun is a kind and strict elder."

"Elder? No, Ayun is not yet an adult." Saier shook his head.

Bearded Feng: "Huh?"

"Ayun is indeed very reliable, but he is still seven years away from adulthood, so he cannot be regarded as an elder." Sale added.

The bearded Feng calculated the adult age of the orc race, and gasped: "You mean, the sage Ayun is only 23 years old?!"

Purcell nodded: "Yes, 12 years younger than me."

The bearded Feng couldn't care less about the disguise anymore, his jaw almost fell to the ground...

——This is unreasonable!

Even if the two travel notes published by the sage Ayun on "Mainland Games" were ghostwritten by others, and the real author was the forest elf Evelyn, what happened to the disciples he brought out? !

What happened to the old man Arman's praise and admiration for the sage Ayun in his letter? !

Before the bearded Feng recovered from the shock, Saier looked at him with that honest look again, and said directly, "Mr. Aldoni, do you want to visit Ayun?"

The bearded Feng Hu was shocked.

Shock again.

—Wait, where did I expose it? !

Sell ​​didn't mind the shock of the bearded Feng, and said frankly: "Many customers have curiously asked us about the situation of our express delivery team, and they will also ask us about Isaac's preferences and personality, and they are very interested in Isaac. But to mention You are the only one who came to Ayun."

Bearded Feng: "..."

No wonder this guy is so fluent in talking about other things. When you mention the sage Ayun, you have to think about it first...

But think about it carefully... The centaur is a member of the Snow Wolf Clan, and their "J" people came out of the mountain to go to the sage Ayun of the Snow Wolf Clan. It seems that there is no need to worry about being spotted by this centaur...

Of course, out of caution, the bearded Feng still did not intend to reveal his identity, and immediately pretended to smile awkwardly, and wittily told a passable lie: "You have seen through it, indeed, we are planning to go to the grassland to visit Xian. Knight Robbins was originally an adventurer, and after receiving the advice of the sage Ayun, his fame even spread back to Osmond. Although he was a bit overwhelmed, I, an Osmond man, was quite moved by this of."

"That's right." Purcell was quite pleasing to the eyes of this human adventurer, and said enthusiastically, "This is a good idea. If you want to do something, it is always right to go to Ayun. No matter whether you can be as successful as Isaac, It will definitely be better than before.”

"On the prairie, everyone agrees with a truth: there are no truly incompetent people, but many people's talents are not used in the right place and have not been given the opportunity to play; An environment in which more people can be brought into play and capable people can stand out.” (PS1)

"I don't dare to say that there are many benefits and opportunities on the grassland, but if you go, Mr. Aldoni, as long as you are willing to do things, Ayun and everyone will work hard to find a suitable way out for you."

These words of Purcell can be said to come from the heart and from the heart.

In the environment where everyone in the Ministry of Fire is working hard and working hard to shine, the centaur who is not suitable for farming and cannot do fine work is not to mention how aggrieved.

What's more, centaurs can't do the jobs that disabled cats, gray dwarves, and Haji's people can do... Their horses are too tall to bend down, let alone take care of greenhouse crops It's hard work to help with the children - the little wolf cubs who are less than three years old can't sit firmly on their backs.

It wasn't until after the courier business was launched that he and his clansmen also had a "useful place" and was needed by Saier, and he became more and more cheerful-Saier, who was completely transparent in the tribe, was quite gloomy. Not as chatty as now.

As for Purcell's personality before entering the Fire Department, he was classified as cold and cold...

The bearded Feng stared blankly at this long-horse face, ugly at first glance, ugly at closer inspection, and funny.

The orcs are not as violent and unreasonable as fools and fools think, von Aldoni is very clear about this - the range of activities of the Scourge is not as large as that of serious adventurers, but they do not have less dealings with aliens ,

Of course, the life expectancy of the orcs is only a few decades longer than that of the human race. If it is said that the intelligence is higher than that of the human race...it cannot be said.

The long-lived dwarves, elves, and sea races can only have more experience than the human race and the orc race, and there is no such thing as IQ crushing.

The centaur in front of him, judging from his self-proclaimed age, should be less than 40 years old, probably due to lack of experience and lack of vigilance against people. From von Aldoni's point of view, he seemed a little naive.

But it is such an old orc man who should spend most of his life (Ma Sheng) on ​​the closed grassland, who can say such words and show such a spirit of inclusiveness-it is not memorization, From Purcell's expression and tone, the bearded Feng could see that this guy really understood and agreed with this passage-this had to shock him.

"...The emergence of a wise man, the sage Ayun, has such a great impact on the grassland tribes?"

Such a thought came to von Ardoni's mind, and he was excited and looking forward to it.

He was only willing to come out for this trip out of his trust in Yarman. To say how much he looked forward to it... the bearded Feng had reservations about this.

But now, just meeting a centaur from the grassland was so surprising, which made him expect a little more.

The Snow Wolf Clan, or in other words, the grassland tribe surrounded by powerful enemies from the forest elves, the snow elves, and the orc empire, if they want to develop, they cannot get around the three mountains on top of their heads.

The tiger tribe tried to fight hard, but was thrown into the underground world to fight with the dwarf kingdom. Others didn't care, but the scolders watched silently.

Whoever killed Melville, others can forget, but the descendants of "J" will never forget!

They fought hard in the Southern Continent and didn't dare to show their fangs. It's just that the gap between the two sides is too big, and the ants are not qualified to challenge the tiger!

The so-called enemy of an enemy is a friend. If the prairie tribe formed by the sage Ayun can face up to those forces that can only be looked up to and are so powerful that people despair, then needless to say, this friend "J" has been handed over...

Half a month after von Aldoni and his disciples "reunited" with the centaur express brigade, and also a month after Arman's master and apprentice were packed away by Xiao Yun, there were not many more people in the Robbins knight's collar. Fewer faces.

Isaac accompanied Viscount Pope to deal with Prince Maurice all morning (yes, this guy hasn't left yet, it's really disappointing), came out of the hotel, and hurried back to the Knight's Mansion without even caring about lunch. Meet today's... the wanted criminals who are rewarded by many royal families.

Today, there are three groups of serious criminals who came to "report". When Isaac returned to the mansion, he closed the door and turned his face, and he could see three groups of people squatting in his house with calm expressions...

The first batch was the two pairs of mentors and apprentices who arrived in the middle of the night yesterday. It is said that they are neighbors who live in the dense forest at the junction of the western continent and the southern continent, just like Arman’s master and apprentice. They are very fond of Arman. Believe me, I will "report" to the Knight's Mansion as soon as I come.

I don’t know when the second batch arrived. It is estimated that after arriving at the knight’s collar, they squatted up and observed for a while, joined hands with their own people, and squatted for a few days before showing their faces. There were a total of ten people, and all of them had stains on their shoes... ...Old yellow mud from the construction site in District [-].

The third batch was the six masters and apprentices who arrived with Purcell's courier team in the morning... The arrival of the courier team was also the reason why Isaac had to find time to deal with Prince Maurice all morning.

As soon as Isaac, the host, appeared on the stage, a group of wanted criminals who had been chatting with each other all looked over...

"..." Isaac felt a lot of pressure. Whether he was a carefree young master in the Osmond Kingdom, or later became an adventurer, and was sent by the teacher to be a spy, Isaac has never had any problems in his life. Having been in the same room with so many serious criminals...

Trying his best to calm his beating heart, Isaac showed a reserved and friendly smile to the wanted criminals who could buy an earldom in total (reward amount) in this room:

"Everyone... I won't ask your names. The fire department's ship will arrive tomorrow, so please get ready and board the ship by tomorrow night at the latest. Once you are on the ship, please keep a low profile... The crew on the ship is Hired, not all reliable."

Among the wanted criminals, none of them were vicious, irritable and violent, and they responded with smiles.

"Knight Robbins, since we still have time, can we go to the grand theater in your territory to enjoy a play?" A young man who seemed to be very escaped even eagerly asked.

Isaac: "Uh..."

"I heard that Saier and the others have never watched the performance with their own eyes. Why don't you invite them together? It's no problem for you to have an extra performance, right?" the young man Aisha said honestly.

He did know that it would not be appropriate for so many Scourges to sit with ordinary audiences...

The female walker next to her had blue veins on her forehead, and she stared at the stupid little boy with dangerous eyes.

Isaac: "..."

No, just, the legendary "Wraith of God", even people with this style of painting, right...

"Of course...no problem." Isaac said reluctantly.The main opponents have brought up Saier and his group of centaurs to talk about the matter, and Isaac can't refuse for the sake of the centaurs, "The troupe is rehearsing a new play. During the rehearsal in the Grand Theater tonight, It would be my great honor to invite you to come and watch.”

"It's easy to say!" Aisha rubbed his hands happily, "We will definitely give this face, right teacher?"

A vein popped out of the bearded Feng's forehead in an instant, and his whole face was flushed with embarrassment—this little bastard, he was ashamed to be thrown in front of so many people!

Isaac looked at this little brother with a unique style of painting sympathetically.It's not that I sympathize with this guy who will be full of old punches by the teacher later, but that a person with this personality falls into the hands of Teacher Ayun, and the cliff will lose a layer of skin.

Isaac's prediction was not wrong. When he saw Aisha again, the young man's physique became stronger and stronger, and every red and white muscle in the trained muscles was soaked with sad blood and tears... Cough cough, of course, this is That's another story.

After meeting and recognizing the master, the scolders left one after another, skillfully broke up into pieces and mixed into the crowd.

Isaac ran to the troupe to advance the preview of the new play...

That night, after nightfall, the streets of the knights were quiet, and most of the people fell asleep.

The centaur warriors who were still staying in the most secluded warehouse area of ​​the third district helped each other to wrap the horseshoes with cotton cloth (they couldn't reach it by themselves), and happily went to the grand theater in the very center of the first district.

The centaurs who are not suitable for going to the streets in broad daylight cannot experience the hustle and bustle of the knights leading the area during the daytime, but fortunately they don't care about it; Isaac opened up the preview for them so that they can also enjoy the performance. It is already worthy of the happiness of the centaurs.

...Uh, it's a bit sad to say, but at least it's much better than goblins...

Some merchants living on the second floor of the shop heard the movement on the street, got up sleepily and opened the window to look out; they found a large group of centaur monsters walking silently in the dark street, unable to utter a scream. Passed out...

After that, the legend of "Hundred Ghosts Walking at Night" gradually spread among the knights. Although most people didn't believe it, some people were too frightened to go out at night, and there were even fewer thieves who slipped through the door to pick the lock. — This is another story.

The centaur entered through the side door left by the Grand Theatre, and the Scourge had already arrived.In addition to the people Isaac met at noon, there were also some people who had "reported" to the Knight's Mansion earlier.

The chairs that people sit on can't be used by centaurs, so an open space is specially cleared in the theater and straw mats are spread so that centaurs can sit on their knees and watch the play.

The bearded Feng led his disciples to the cleared half to say hello to the centaurs. Saier looked curiously at Aisha, who had a bruised nose and a swollen face, but kindly didn't ask how he hurt the ground.

There are many Isaac's subordinates besides the Scourge, such as Knight Brothers, Alex and others. The VIP area on the second floor is not empty either. The soldiers all ran over.

Anyway, it was for welfare, and Isaac took care of his own people and distinguished guests from other races by the way.

15 minutes before the performance started, Isaac ran to the backstage again and told the troupe actors not to make a fuss about the centaur audience, and to ensure that the quality of the performance was on par with the official performance, otherwise even the protagonist would be kicked out to play the villain... all the actors It made my nerves tense.

Coming out of the backstage, Isaac was about to accompany Earl Winston and his son, who had the most important status, when Edward came looking for him profusely in sweat.

It was rare to see Edward, who was so panic-stricken, throw a big thunder when he opened his mouth: "Prince Maurice is also here, and he is accompanied by Viscount Pope."

Isaac: "..."

The author has something to say: PS: Deng Gongtan’s original words on development: It is necessary to create an environment in which top talents can stand out. —— "Selected Works of Deng Gong" Volume III.