Bang!

Felix propped his hands on the table, stared at Captain Elisa, who seemed to be also in anxiety, with slightly reddened eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to ensure that his tone was more 'gentle':

"Miss Elisa, as the leader of the Jingo Adventure Group, I raise objections to this trade! We really can't continue to fulfill this order! Because of the previous accident, the 'manifest' has been leaked, and the risk is too high!"

Felix now objected to the trip, using the right to recommend Article 6 of the Waiver of Liability for Escort Contracts and its subordinate clauses proposed by Hogg Blackclaw Security more than forty years ago.

As the maritime trade has matured in recent decades, adventure groups of all kinds have thrived with the little profits that leaked out of the hands of maritime merchants.

However, because of the low threshold, the adventure group did not have much bargaining power in front of the increasingly wealthy maritime merchants, so after signing a relatively strict trade protection contract, it often fell into a very passive situation for various reasons.

One of the most common is the current one!

Because of the captain's greed, the value of a certain order is too high, but he fails to do a good job of confidentiality measures, resulting in a direct increase in the risk of one-way maritime trade.

The most lethal is the kind of crew that is bribed, or the fleet is mixed with other gray forces, and then unknowingly 'encounters' the arrival of pirates, resulting in both people and money.

For example, at present, it is relatively good because of the mistakes made by the crew during the handling, because they know about the leak, so they can breach the contract or spend part of the money to transfer the order to a more powerful chamber of commerce.

But that is destined to be a loss-making business.

Shipping is originally a highly leveraged profiteering industry, and the profit of a single order often ranges from one to more than ten times.

Therefore, whether it is the cost of breach of contract or the transfer of the contract after the leakage, it is also so high that it can make a lot of bleeding or even bankruptcy.

Of course, the latter are often those who are interested in shipping huge profits and are desperate to borrow money.

Won the tavern dancer, lost Shen Hai Liangliang.

Therefore, some captains often choose to take risks and gamble on their luck, and the adventuring party that has signed a guard contract with the Chamber of Commerce can often only start this death adventure.

Anyway, for the vast majority of maritime merchants, these adventurers are nothing more than relatively cheap consumables.

Therefore, the 'capsizing incident' in the early years remained high, and the adventure groups also had suffering.

It wasn't until the Hogg Blackclaw Security Company, founded by Zeellandia, was the first to say no to the maritime merchants.

Speaking of Hogg Black Claw Security Company, many ordinary people may not have much of an impression, but when it comes to the Seven Heroes of Burning Steel, everyone suddenly understands.

However, at that time, there was still a group of young and young steel-burning heroes, and they hadn't broken out of this name.

They call themselves the descendants of Genting, and there are no more than seven in number.

They rejected a guard contract for similar reasons, which naturally had no effect at first, and were even threatened with blacklisting by the entire Northland Maritime Merchants Association if they maliciously breached the contract, and completely removed from this industry.

As a result, this group of young people led by Kevin directly united a group of adventurers who were still at the bottom to strike and protest, and as a result, they directly detonated this powder keg of long-standing grievances.

As more and more adventurers joined the group, the shipping of the entire city of Drawing Water was almost suspended, and finally the two sides compromised and signed the "Guardian Contract Liability Exemption Regulations" that the entire Northland adventurers cheered loudly.

From then on, when they faced certain extreme situations, they could also confidently say no to the maritime merchants to ensure their lives and rights.

But in fact, in the decades since the publication of this "Exemption from Liability for Escort Contracts", there have been very few cases that have actually been thrown out to protect their own rights and interests.

Why? Because the vast majority of adventurers are still in separate groups, and once the use of exemptions leads to losses or even defaults by maritime merchants, it is often difficult for them to find the next one who is willing to accept them.

After all, for maritime merchants, there are so many adventurer teams, why should I choose a disobedient company that stabs in the back at a critical moment?

However, this exemption still has its positive significance, and is secretly remembered by all adventurers.

Because that's the only rule they can do to save their lives when they think they're about to be in a desperate situation, even if they might lose their jobs because of it.

But as long as people are alive, there are still infinite possibilities.

And at this moment, Felix is using this exemption.

He always felt that this voyage was too abnormal!

And he ran aground before going to sea, which seemed to him to be an extremely bad sign.

He had the impression that Miss Alyssa should not be so impulsive and unwise.

So in any case, even if it causes Miss Alyssa's displeasure because of it, he has to bring it up!

It's just that to his surprise, Alyssa smiled bitterly at this:

"Do you think I really want to continue?"

Felix choked and suddenly stammered: "That... That's because?"

"Do you know how much that box of magic materials alone is worth?"

"I'm sorry... I don't know much about the magic side. Felix replied truthfully.

He's a standard 'legally blind'...

But even as a law-blind man, he knew that even the lowest value gem in it was worth a lot.

Gems are almost the most commonly used currency between planes, and are a very convenient means of payment due to their small size and high value. For the same reason, they are also more favored by thieves.

There is also a big difference in their value, with the smallest gems worth about ten Calamity Coins, while the immaculate treasures can sell for thousands.

Because they can often be used as casting materials or testing consumables for some low-to-mid-level magic.

Because of this, the vast majority of magicians who are fat and oily in the eyes of ordinary people are actually "poor", and it is often difficult to meet their needs for spellcasting and research if they do not take on some private work on a daily basis.

Just as Felix laboriously converted it with the cheapest gem, Alyssa stretched out two fingers with a 'heavy face':

"It's worth enough to buy this ship at our feet, two. ”

Felix's face turned pale when he heard this, which meant that the value of the magic materials of this ship alone had exceeded the combined value of their John Chamber of Commerce.

If you default because of this, I'm afraid it's not as simple as bankruptcy...

Miss Elisa, there is no way back!

At this time, I heard Alyssa sigh and said: "Felix, thank you Jingo Adventure Group for your dedication and protection to our John Chamber of Commerce for more than 30 years, the risk of this trade guard mission is indeed too high for you, so in my capacity as the president of the John Chamber of Commerce, in accordance with Article 3 of the "Guardian Contract Liability Exemption Regulations", I recognize this escort mission as the scope of liability exemption, and you should withdraw from this trip." I have already contacted other adventure parties, and you can rest assured, I assure you in my honor that it will definitely not affect our next cooperation, if... And next time. ”

At the end, Alyssa couldn't help but smile abruptly.

"Miss Elisa!!"

Felix suddenly yelled, scaring Alyssa.

He opened his mouth, stared at his increasingly red eyes, and hurriedly said:

"I'm sorry, I'm a little too excited, but I think you're mistaken, the reason why I'm moving out of the Guardian Contract Liability Waiver Regulations is not to escape our responsibilities, but... Worried about you... and the safety of the entire Sword. Now that the John Chamber of Commerce has reached such a point of no return, we in the Jingo Adventure Group will never leave Miss Alyssa alone! ”

Saying this, he suddenly knelt down on one knee, raised his head, looked at his goddess and said affectionately:

"Miss Elisa, I, Felix, will defend your safety to the death, and if this trip really encounters accidents, if anyone is going to be against you, I will step on my Felix's corpse first!"

However, in the face of Felix's overly serious posture that was already approaching the 'knight's oath', Alyssa could only raise her hand slightly to block the corners of her mouth that couldn't help but rise.

She felt that she couldn't go on in the face of this 'too upright friend'.

Just as she was thinking about how to comfort the other party and let him take the initiative to exit, there was a sudden knock on the hatch, and the voice of the crew came from outside the door:

"Miss Elisa, we have just been approached by several mages who want to take our route and disembark at Candle Castle on the way. ”

Before the crew member could finish speaking, Felix quickly objected:

"No! Even a mage can't be trusted at this time!"

At this time, I heard the somewhat confused crew member outside the door continue: "But... One of the mages, who claims to be Miss Alyssa your mentor, is called... Kevin Jones. ”

"Mr. Kevin!?"

Alyssa's eyes widened suddenly, and she stood up from her seat in disbelief, and then couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart and rushed out of the cabin.

In her impression, this is not the case in the script!

"Miss Elisa!"

It was the first time that Felix, who had seen the other party's appearance like this, also chased out, leaving only the crew member with a confused face, and Gu Zi shrugged his shoulders.

As a result, Felix, who had just chased out of the cabin, saw that Alyssa was actually jumping into the arms of a middle-aged mage who had just stepped on the deck.

At that moment... Felix looked at the 'happy' smile on Alyssa's face, and looked at the middle-aged mage named Kevin... I just felt that something in my chest was quietly shattered.

But a voice in his head kept telling him:

'No... It's not what you think, it's just Miss Alyssa's mentor, yes, that's it, it's just that...'

But since Miss Alyssa pulled herself out of the arms of the obviously 'panicked' mentor, she has shown the appearance of a girl who is very different from the usual iceberg beauty... This made him faintly uneasy.

Although he had always heard that Miss Alyssa had a magic teacher, he had never actually seen one.

At this time, his eyes also noticed the several people who were boarding the ship behind him, a beautiful mage dressed in red robes who was wary and even hostile to Miss Alyssa as soon as she boarded the ship, her eyebrows were very similar to that of the Kevin mage, and it was very likely that the other party's... Younger sister?

Behind him was an honest middle-aged man with a bear tooth on his chest, pretending to be a druid.

A female warrior carrying a strange blade, her weak appearance contrasted with the rugged sword full of scars.

At the end of the walk are the moon elf mages who walk side by side and the mages who hide their faces under their robes... Thief?

There were six people in total, but this group, and the distinctive characteristics of its members, made Felix have an unbelievable title popping up in his mind:

Seven Heroes of Burning Steel!

The Genting descendants who won the "Security Contract Liability Exemption Regulations" for them adventurers back then!

But they... Didn't you continue to be an adventurer after completing the battle of Hell Gate Fort against the White Dragon Cultists?

Felix once regarded them as idols...

I just didn't expect it... The Kevin mentor that Miss Alyssa said turned out to be Kevin Jones, the half-elven warlock in the Seven Masters of Burning Steel———.

At this moment, looking at their overly intimate and enthusiastic appearance, Felix also had some complicated feelings in his heart that he couldn't describe.

However, with the addition of these few people, this trade trip will be much safer... Right?'

That's all he could do to comfort himself.

Before he could digest this heavy news, he heard another crew member report:

"Miss Alyssa, Hogg Blackclaw Security's security personnel have arrived!"

Only then did Alyssa come back to her senses and said, "Quick, invite them up?"

Not only Alyssa, but Kevin and several of his companions all looked at him with some excitement.

I saw seven figures in black robes on the deck, and the red-robed mage and the elven mage rushed over on the spot and hugged one of each:

"Daddy!"

"Daddy???" Felix was stupid on the spot.

Because of the distance, he couldn't hear what the other party was talking about, and he could only see a group of people exchange pleasantries a little, and two of them took their leave:

"Then we'll be here, take care all the way. ”

As he spoke, he took a special look at the tallest man among them, and when he saw his jaw signaling, he left.

This also completely confused Felix...

What is the origin of this group of Hogg Blackclaw Security Company, who was temporarily invited by Alyssa...

Two of them turned out to be Miss Anna and Miss Locarrie's 'father'?

Even if one of them has already left.

"Now that we're all here, let's go, Miss Elisa. The tall black-robed man at the head of them was human.

"Okay. ”

Alyssa nodded a little stiffly, and then shouted to the crew:

"Set sail!"

"Set sail!"

As the voices of the crew passed down one by one, the crew pulled up the anchor and lifted the canvas on the mast, and the bulky-looking ship slowly pushed away from the harbor and headed for the endless blue sea.

Until the figure in the harbor was the size of an ant, suddenly a magical flash of light seemed to envelop the entire ship.

Only then did the five black-robed men remove the hoods from their heads, and the leader turned out to be an elven mage.

He couldn't help complaining: "Oh my mother, I finally don't have to hide it, this robe is really not breathable." ”

As he spoke, as if he suddenly remembered something, he said to the more restrained female captain on the side:

"I'm really sorry for you, Miss Elisa. ”

"No, to be able to crown Levi at the same time...

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to the gray-haired woman on the side, "And the service of Miss Charan Vilos, it is an honor for me and the entire John Chamber of Commerce. ”

"What? Levi... Under the crown?, summer... Miss Xia Xia Lan Vilos?

"Campas is on... I haven't woken up yet..."

This God of War believer was completely confused.

Miss Alyssa can call her a crown and a Levi... There was only one terrifying presence in his mind.

And the one called Xia Lan Vilosi... An existence that is so respected by Miss Alyssa again... There is only one person in the entire city of Jishui.

And there is no doubt that these two are legendary existences for him.

He feels a little like some of the little newcomers in the group of bigwigs in Blue Star by mistake.

In the face of a group of bigwigs who talk and laugh freely, Xiao Mengxin can only say 'trembling'.

Oh, but luckily it was exciting.