The nine war horses are all yellow-maned horses, and the horses are zebras, which are inferior among all horse breeds, but there are really no large pastures around the imperial capital, even if there are official* convenient chestnut stables, they are only slightly better brown-maned horses for sale, but the price is more than three times more expensive!

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Little Link is indeed kind-hearted and does not kill people.

Ten horses, a total of forty gold coins, an average of less than 20,000 imperial coins, about the same price as a ploughing ox.

This money was paid by Ling Qi in addition, and it stands to reason that these horses belong to him in the end. However, in order to encourage the enthusiasm of his teammates and dispel some people's thoughts, he generously made the first gift.

Sure enough, everyone treated him more kindly, especially the Nord siblings, patting their chests and promising that no one would hurt him, even if a barbarian didn't need a horse at all.

Ling Qi reciprocated the favor, and did not treat it differently, and directly gave Kara two horses, and she couldn't help but be happy.

He didn't believe in any guarantees, but he believed in people's hearts. The fickle human heart can be used or bought. Those who know how to buy hearts and minds will be winners most of the time.

Money is really nothing to him, and promises are cheaper than money.

When the conditions are right, he doesn't mind writing more blank checks.

From the imperial capital to the Evil Cave, there were about ten miles of road, there were horses, and Ling Qi's party, who was nearly two hours behind, actually caught up with the adventurers who set off first before reaching the Evil Cave.

On the way, Old Jack had already introduced that the evil lair was originally a natural cave, no more than 100 meters deep. More than ten years ago, a litter of blind bears came out of nowhere, and within a few months it was slaughtered by a group of adventurers, and since then, no group of blind beasts has dared to entrench themselves.

About a year ago, this place, which had been empty and occasionally provided shelter for passing adventurers, somehow emerged from the ground with a group of little demons, much to the detriment of some unsuspecting adventurers.

Officials have issued several missions on this matter, and some adventuring teams have tried to go deep into the cave to clean up, and the little devil's bile is a favorite experimental material for any alchemist apothecary.

Undoubtedly, they all failed. If you are lucky, you can still pick up a life, but afterwards you will be secretive and leave the imperial capital in a hurry. Those who are unlucky, such as the Storm Bear Mercenary Group, are simply wiped out inside.

Old Jack suspects that there should be another secret in the depths of the cave, more than just a little devil.

Therefore, he repeatedly made vague suggestions to abandon this task and directly transfer the contract to those stragglers who went first.

Of course, since the person who signed the contract was Ling Qi, abandoning the task in disguise would undoubtedly damage his reputation to a certain extent. And if the final task cannot be completed, even the task publisher will have a grudge in his heart, so Old Jack just made a suggestion and did not force it.

And after everyone met and passed by a team of elite soldiers of the empire in a hurry, his suggestion became more and more sincere and urgent!

This little old man seems to be in a hurry to leave the imperial capital even more than Ling Qi!

After catching up with those adventurers, Ling Qi did not hesitate to transfer the contract and the promised additional bounty to them. As for what they will do next, it has nothing to do with Ling Qi.

Such a surprising move did not cause much reaction in the team.

It seems that in the face of that stormy city, no one wants to go back to the troubled waters.

The empire is strong and can be dispersed across the continent, so it is quite weak. In the few hundred years since the founding of Talos, the provinces have become almost completely self-governing, and there are occasional divisions. Even Seredir, which is the core area of the empire, the only thing that the royal family can really control is the imperial capital located in the heart of this province!

The major cities outside the imperial capital are all the personal domains of the counts, and the armor, weapons, and banners of the soldiers are all different!

Although almost all of the lords of Seredith recognized their own army as the Imperial Army, they recognized the leadership of the Parliament. But the only thing that the royal family and parliament can really mobilize is a few legions with the royal brand.

These troops, who are not enough to hold the main roads on weekdays, are now showing signs of retreating overnight, so...

......

There are three ways to get from the imperial capital to Kelor.

The most recent one is the official road of the Empire, which was laid hundreds of years ago during the heyday of the Empire.

rejected Old Jack's suggestion to "copy the path", and left the imperial capital farther and farther away, this little old man's true face was gradually revealed, how could Ling Qi follow his wishes.

Presumably, on the list of the top echelons of the empire, his name is far behind, and at most he is one of the suspects related to the N incidents, and Old Jack...

Ling Qi even suspected that this guy was a member of the Doomsday Church.

Don't look at the fact that those assassins are all wearing the same uniform, they seem to be instantly recognizable, especially conspicuous.

But except for a small number of people who have been completely brainwashed, and actions with special significance aside, most church members and most church management cannot wear red robes and uniforms all day long, and they are not idiots.

In short, although it is not yet certain, Jack seems to be more afraid of the military forces of the empire than he is. Even if he had appeared to be free and casual in the Adventurers' Guild, the official organization of the Empire, he was seen by Ling Qi as some kind of disguise.

It's his handle!

Ling Qi had no intention of driving him away, and the inner ghost also had the use of the inner ghost.

Moreover, suspicion cannot be used as evidence, and he has to continue to observe.

As an outsider, a traverser, a non-settler, it is not the wisest choice to tie yourself to a chariot in advance.

Dagon is certainly not a good trade partner, it is simply another level of life, and the Church of Doom may not be inaccessible, certainly not to those fools who have been completely brainwashed.

The majority of the members of any denomination, light or dark, except for those who are pure fanatics, are eager to pursue profit.

For people, faith is a psychological comfort that can only be born when a desire is not satisfied.

Faith is different for God, but it is no different for people.

There are many people in the church who are interested in the emperor's talisman in Ling Qi's hand.

On the imperial side, some people are the same.

In terms of reliability, the Doomsday Church can't catch up with the blade master Gaphael, who the emperor can trust when he is dying, and that is a more credible man than the council.

In terms of benefits, the exact opposite is true.

One is to take you for granted as your own person, like-minded, talking about benefits and hurting feelings.

One is to blatantly use interests to buy transactions, and talk about feelings hurting IQ.

Ling Qi, he had already made his choice!

The artifact in hand...