"You're not mistaken, right? Ferry couldn't believe Catherine's words, "Let's go to the square? Didn't you just say that we couldn't get in, wouldn't that be the same as sending yourself to the committee? ”

"yes. Even if the committee hadn't openly pursued us, it would have already begun to set things up in the shadows. It's a self-imposed trap. Ace couldn't understand Catherine's thoughts either.

"I know it's a risk, but we really don't have a better way. Catherine shook her head helplessly, "I also think that it is impossible for us to cross that wood, day or night, or even be spotted as soon as we get close there, unless we can fly through the sky." If we can't get out, there's no point in hiding in the city. The committee only needs to starve us for three or five days before it can easily catch us. So we might as well try our luck. ”

"Luck?" Ace frowned, "What's the result of good luck?"

"Luckily, the committee won't force us to go back to that Paradise for the Brave. No matter how bad it is, we can eat and drink enough before we go to a big fight. Catherine laughed.

"Why didn't you force us to go back to that hell place?" Ferry frowned likewise, "We seem to have signed a contract." ”

Catherine's face turned unnaturally red when she heard this. She coughed and said, "Because we are guests, to the citizens of Corner City, our public identity is honored guests. If the client is unwilling to do something, the committee should not be blatantly overly assertive. ”

"Do you really think so?" said Ass disapprovingly, "I don't think the committee cares about the feelings of the people, they are the masters here, and they don't say anything." ”

"If that's the case, then they can order the residents to arrest us now. Catherine disagrees with As, "If the committee was really a dictator, it wouldn't have treated us like that from the beginning." There is no point in making clothes, bathing, or feasting. ”

"The old professor is not saying that they are all hypocrites. Ferry expressed his opinion, "Those are nothing but their hypocrisy. ”

"The hypocrisy that Mr. Professor said is not the same as what you say. Catherine's judgment was completely different from Feeley's, "It seems to me that Mrs. Vicie's repeated emphasis that they are acting under the rules is the key to our attention. As long as we follow the rules, they shouldn't force us to do anything. ”

"Even if you're right, what about that contract?" Ace sided with Ferry this time, "If we go to the square, all that awaits us is to go back and play the game of Beasts." ”

"Contracts are a real problem. Catherine was silent for a moment, then said, "But I always doubt the content and validity of that contract. Although I couldn't understand a few new words when I signed at the time, I thought that I was limited in what I could do. After all, it's not that I don't know the ancient elf language, on the contrary, I know a lot. It's impossible for them to come up with too complex a text trap with just a few new words. I think we can only be limited once at most. Now that we have broken through the Paradise of the Brave, the contract should be invalid. ”

"And strictly speaking, I don't even think that contract is valid for me and Feeley. The more Catherine spoke, the more confident she became, and she pointed to Ace and said, "That signature is your blood and mine." If I'm not mistaken, according to the ancient rules of the Blood Pact, blood has the highest priority, which means that my signature is actually meaningless. The only person who can really bind that contract is you, not all of our mercenary group. ”

"Haha, doesn't that mean that even if the committee wants to arrest someone, it can only arrest the deputy head to play the beast game alone?" Ferry couldn't help but joke about As.

Ace angrily reached out and hooked Ferry by the neck, "I'll take you with me when I go to fight the beast." ”

"It doesn't make sense, Deputy Commander, you are a great warrior, why don't you have the spirit of sacrificing yourself for others. As soon as Ferry spoke, he immediately regretted it. This sentence really poked the sore spot of the three people, and the atmosphere suddenly became sad.

"Civilization has indeed come to an end. A familiar but annoying voice suddenly came out behind the three of them, "Barbarian outsiders, you have left the committee's dinner without permission, you are very rude. ”

Ace reacted the fastest, and he lunged in front of Catherine and Ferry in a fighting stance. He held the small dagger that Ferry had given him, and because the handle was so short, he could only pinch it with three fingers, which seemed a little funny.

A flame lit out of thin air, and the lady of the Golden Scissors tailor shop yawned and walked out of the shadows of the building. Her hair was messy and she was messing with a blanket of flowers. The magical flame floated about ten centimeters away from her ear, and the swaying flame was like a small bird standing on her shoulder, looking at a few people curiously.

"Well, why are you so nervous? I'm not here to fight. The landlady kept rubbing her cheeks with her hands, and she didn't seem to wake up at all, "You have let civilization end, and I can only give up my sweet dreams and come to you uninvited guests." You know, I'm so tired that I finally fell asleep in order to make clothes for you. ”

"You're not here to catch us?" Ace didn't dare to relax at all, instead he lowered his body's center of gravity, ready to strike at any moment.

"Arrest you? Haha, I'm full to arrest you. The landlady seemed to hear a joke, "I'm just here to pass the word." Who made me the easiest person to find you in Corner City. After the end of civilization, I can only be a hard errand. ”

"Why did you find us, and we're under your watch?" said Catherine, pulling As, stepping forward. In front of this woman, she didn't want to show weakness.

"I kind of know why civilization came to an end. It's rude to ask someone for advice, but I don't bother with you. I don't bother with savages. I've made all your clothes, and finding you is as easy as finding my fabric. The landlady yawned, "I know you're scared, afraid that the committee will punish you for your impolite behavior." ”

"Listen to you, we won't be punished, right?" Catherine didn't care if she was polite or not, she was now more concerned about the committee's attitude.

"Just because you're rude doesn't mean you're going to be punished. We civilized people have a different way of doing things than you barbarians. The female boss's tone was quite proud, "Okay, I'm not here to talk to you. Mr. Grey Cloud asked me to tell you that your friend has come to visit Corner City. However, his attitude is very unfriendly, and now he is in trouble. ”

The female boss turned around to leave.

"Are you leaving, don't you explain the contract?" Catherine had always been annoyed by the female boss, and now her disapproving attitude irritated the female mage's nerves even more, "Let's sign the bill, but in fact it is to trick us into signing the contract of life and death hidden in the bill, this is what you so-called civilized people do? ”

"Oh. The landlady paused, and she turned back with a mocking smile on her face, "It is indeed a bill, and if you do not sign it, the committee will not admit to paying all the tailor's fees." Of course, there are some additional terms in the bill. I didn't think you barbarians could read the Old Elf, so I was originally going to explain the bill. But some self-righteous fellow, out of needless arrogance and stupidity, signed happily. What can I say but assume that you know everything on the bill?"

"No, no, no. The landlady shook her head exaggeratedly, "I can still say something." The biggest difference between civilization and barbarism is not hypocrisy and cunning, but arrogance and stupidity. If you still insist that I am hypocritical and cunning, then continue to maintain your arrogance and stupidity. ”

The female boss's words pierced Catherine's heart like a knife, and she felt that these words were somewhat untrue, but she could not refute them for a while. The female mage almost gritted her teeth, she hated her own incompetence, especially being ridiculed by the hateful woman in front of her.

Catherine took two deep breaths sharply, and she said to herself in her heart, "Catherine, calm down, calm down. Don't let this toothless bad woman see the joke. You are the leader of the Kurid mercenary group, and you must do what a regimental leader should do. ”

"Okay, then I'll ask Dear Miss Silly now, is that contract still binding us at the moment?" Catherine clutched her fists and finished her words with a hard erection, she didn't even know that her lip was biting out blood.

The female boss of Silky looked at Catherine in surprise, "I have to admit that you have not yet reached the point of being hopeless, it is really a miracle of civilization." To praise this miracle, I will answer your questions. From the moment you enter the tent, the contract takes effect until you re-enter the tent. The contract is too simple, so it doesn't require the contractor to get out of the tent in any way. The way you guys did it was the most tasteless and vulgar I've ever seen. But civilization is over after all, so what can I ask of you?"

As Sally's words ended, the small flame on her shoulder "fluttered" and went out. The landlady yawned and disappeared in the shadows of the building.

"This woman is strong. Ace let out a sigh of relief, and there were dense beads of sweat on his forehead, "She made me feel like she would make a move at any time, and I didn't dare to relax for a moment." ”

"Hey, look at my feet. Ferry struggled to lift one foot. At some point, a puddle of mud beneath his feet turned into.

Catherine and Ace lowered their heads at the same time, and found that the place where they were standing had begun to become soft and sticky.

"Swamp Spell!" Catherine said with a solemn face, "that woman actually secretly cast a swamp spell. No, it should be hidden. If we had attacked her just now, we would have fallen into a swamp in no time. ”

"Didn't you notice that?" Ace frowned as he walked towards the dry ground, which was slowly getting more and more muddy, and it felt like it was sinking when he stood on it.

"Nope. If a mage casts a spell, I will feel the change in the elemental activity around me. Catherine thought back, "No, the earth elemental here seems to have been too lively. But that's not a sign of how the spell should be, it only means that there are more earth elements here. ”

The three of Catherine's silently looked at the ground that had turned into a pool of mud, and they all felt a sense of powerlessness.

"Remember I told you that there are some of the elves who are nature communicators, like the green wind. Others are naturally free to manipulate all kinds of elements, and this Silly is probably an elemental manipulator. Catherine broke her silence, "According to the old professor, this corner city is inhabited by so-called outcasts. I don't know where the outcasts came from, but they are all elves. It's just that they're completely different from the elves we usually know, and they don't seem to have the pride that elves should have. ”

"It doesn't matter if they're elves or not. Ace thrust the small dagger into the upper of his shoe, "Didn't I hear from that woman, a friend of ours is in trouble." I can't think of any other friends we could have made it here besides Green Wind. Anyway, we're going to go back and talk to the Committee. ”

"What if they are going to do our detriment to us?" asked Ferry timidly.

"If they were going to do it, they would have done it a long time ago. Catherine stepped out of the gap between the two houses, "Actually, our whereabouts have always been in the hands of the committee. With that woman just now, the three of us may not be able to deal with it. And even if we wanted to leave the city, they wouldn't let us walk through the woods. Let's go. ”

"Are you going to go to the committee like this? Just walk over there?" Ace beckoned Ferry to follow Catherine.

"Is it necessary to sneak around? Since Gray Cloud asked that woman to inform us, she was naturally waiting for us to send it to the door. Let's just go to them. "And one thing I know for sure is that the woman said that the contract was invalid. These outcasts are difficult to deal with, but they follow certain principles. As long as we act in their principles, the Committee will not come to embarrass us, and this is the only opportunity to deal with them. ”

Ace and Ferry nodded, and the three of them walked briskly towards the square where the celebration was held.