"I have to speed it up a little bit, and the opportunities that I can find can be discovered by others. Find a place to stay, and then ask when the nearest ship to the continent of Addis will set sail. ”

Merlin had a plan in mind and walked along the road...... Soon, very soon, there were more and more houses around, and pedestrians were getting denser. The pavement beneath her feet gradually changed from dirt to crumbling stone pavement, and then there was a complete white stone pavement, and Merlin led her horse into the city of Karinik City.

In the noisy streets, most of the pedestrians came and went, dressed in gray and white clothes, and some chubby women carried large baskets and walked slowly on the side of the street, turning around several stalls selling vegetables and fruits.

Both sides are gray-white stone brick buildings. At the door of a tavern that Merlin was passing by, several drunkards who were still carrying bottles of wine were walking out with their shoulders hooked, shouting nonsense that no one could understand.

Merlin walked slowly along the side of the street, leading three horses and carrying weapons and equipment on her back, so that the passers-by around her unconsciously bowed their heads to avoid her...... In order not to be noticeable, Mei Lin changed into an adventurer's outfit, although she was not very old, but the evil aura on her body was very strong, and of course those ordinary people did not dare to force her to look. Fortunately, the street was spacious, and Merlin walked slowly forward, glancing over the building signs on both sides.

Bakeries, taverns, clothing stores, spice stores, pharmacies, grocery stores...... The pattern is similar to that of other cities, except that these buildings are larger and denser, and there are some commercial shops in the middle, and the goods are very lively.

Merlin hadn't seen such a bustling city for a long time, although when she went to Cumbre del Sol some time ago, she had also stopped in several cities, although those cities were also port cities, but after all, they were inland ports, not to mention the gap in facilities, just in terms of the cleanliness of the streets, it was much worse here.

Soon, Merlin found her purpose. Looking down from a small alley on the left side of the street...... In some dark alleys, a lonely shop was open in the middle of nowhere, and a bald middle-aged man was directing two young men to carry out large wooden barrels and pile them up in the alley opposite the shop.

Above the shop hangs a brass nameplate that reads 'Alley Inn'...... It's very self-aware.

However, although the alleys and inns were ordinary, they looked fairly clean, at least they didn't smell of sourness.

"Excuse me, are you the boss?" asked Merlin.

"Yes, the guests are staying at the hotel?" The bald middle-aged man who was scolding the two young men immediately changed his smile to a smile.

"Hmm. ”

Merlin nodded, inquired about the price, asked for a single room, and told the boss to send someone to help her carry all the luggage to the room, and when she finished tipping, she found the boss again, and told him to inquire about the departure of the ship to the continent of Addis.

"Money is not an issue, I need to get out of here as soon as possible. Merlin said.

At this point, the boss believed, when Mei Lin paid the store money and tips just now, he peeked at it, and the gold coins were handfuls, and there was a thick stack of gold tickets...... In the boss's opinion, although this girl is dressed as an adventurer, it is actually very likely that a certain aristocratic lady admires the origin of adventurers and wants to go to other continents for exploration. However, as a businessman, he only needs to make money by himself, and the problem of the girl in the Qiao family is not under his control, and he can't manage it.

The boss agreed to step down, and Merlin went back to her room to rest, neither of them noticing, and a greedy gaze was fixed on Merlene's purse until her figure disappeared behind the door.

After dinner, Mei Lin saw that it was still early, so she was ready to go out for a walk, and since she came here, she also had to appreciate the local customs.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the alley, seven or eight men with open chests and clothes appeared in front of them, and gambled on the alley, these people were sturdy, carrying short swords or axes, and a smell of sweat and wine mixed with the smell of wine came to them.

Merlin frowned, "Who are you?"

The man walking in front of him had a severed left ear, and his skin was bronzed, and he looked fierce. He patted the axe on his waist and laughed, "You just came to Kalinik today?"

"yes. Merlin nodded.

"Very good, do you know the rules?" Merlin frowned. "What rules?"

"As long as you enter the city, you have to pay ten ...... Forty gold coins for protection. The man said unashamedly.

"Forty gold coins? Merlin nodded, she wanted to see how far these guys could go wild.

A trace of greed flashed in the man's eyes, and he nodded with satisfaction: "Besides, we can be regarded as acquaintances, so we should give some meeting gifts, right?, not much, only 20,000 gold coins." ”

Mei Lin's face sank, "Twenty thousand gold coins?"

"Of course, what? do you want to pay for it?" the man reached for the axe at his waist, and several men behind him laughed wickedly.

A few people in the back spoke. "Little girl, obediently hand over the money bag, and your safety here will be guaranteed in the future, otherwise..."

"Hehe, be obedient, everyone is fine. ”

"Think you're a swordsman when you hang up your sword?"

A group of people had apparently come over to blackmail. 20,000 gold coins is a lot of money for anyone.

Merlin frowned, and she noticed that the man in the lead was always looking at her purse containing gold coins. It's likely that someone was seen trading with that boss just now...... A flash of inspiration flashed through her mind, and she jerked back in the direction of the inn.

In one of the windows on the second floor of the inn, a figure was poking his head out to look this way, he probably didn't expect Merlin to suddenly turn his head, and he was stunned for a moment before he hurriedly retracted his head.

Merlin glanced out the alley, and almost no one passed by...... Her gaze fell back on the people in front of her, "I advise you to leave now. I can act as if nothing happened. ”

The man was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to have noticed the hilt of the sword on Mei Lin's waist, which seemed to have traces of regular use. His eyes became slightly solemn.

However, the few people behind him didn't notice his abnormality.

"Someone who dares to threaten our Shadow Hand!"

"Beat her to death!"

"This girl is also quite smart, let's just take her along with the money bag. ”

Merlin's face remained unchanged, and her figure appeared in front of the man like a phantom, and her right knee was suddenly raised and slammed forward.

'Bang', the man suddenly rolled his eyes, opened his mouth and inhaled, before he could scream, his body had fallen backwards, his head hit the ground heavily, and he fainted, and a foul smell came from under his body. (To be continued.) )