Even Jill himself didn't know exactly when he left the Chamber of Commerce, and he had been in a trance-like state along the way. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 What brought him back to his senses was the concerned gaze and gentle words of his wife, whom he had been with for nearly seven years.

"Jill, I'm back, I've heard your footsteps for a long time."

"Yes." He nodded, his mind still a little unsettled, "Anna, I've worked hard for you all these years. ”

Jill knew that Anna had suffered a lot over the years since she came to Aniji. In this pearl of the south, discrimination against mountain people has never ended. The reason why he has fought for so many years for the title of glorious citizen is not for the illusory senatorial power, but because he hopes that his wife can no longer be looked down upon by others, and can be high up and enjoy a rich life.

"There's nothing hard that isn't hard." The mountain woman smiled and shook her head, frankly, her appearance was not outstanding, but her smile was very tasteful, and it was because of her pure smile that they came together in the first place. "It's a little lonely to be alone here, but this kind of life is coming to an end, isn't it?"

With her mother's characteristic smile, she gently stroked her abdomen, feeling the powerful beating of the heart of the little life connected to her. This was originally an extremely warm and healing picture, but as Jill watched, the sadness in his heart became more and more intense.

He didn't tell Anna about the last time he failed to deliver goods by himself, and he owed a huge debt to the Chamber of Commerce, and told his pregnant wife. When he thought of his wife, who always had a warm smile on her face, would be sad because of this, he could not forgive himself at all, and he could not face his wife and his unborn child at all.

He always blamed himself deeply.

"Jill, you seem to be hiding something from me."

Just as he was blaming himself, his wife's voice came. Jill knew that his brilliant wife must have guessed something, after all, they had spent seven years together, and they couldn't hide each other's small actions, which was one of the reasons why he didn't dare to go home and face his wife.

I can't hide it.

Almost immediately, he guessed the result, but he was still unwilling to accept it. So he said in as indifferent a tone as possible: "It's nothing, it's just something about the caravan, and it's not in the way." ”

"Really?"

"That's natural, I'll lie to you."

"But, as far as I know." After a pause, the woman said, "You like to raise your eyebrows when you lie to people. ”

"When am I going to raise my ......," Jill retorted halfway through and realized that something was wrong. He really didn't lie nonsense, he rarely deceived the woman with whom he was in love at home, and he usually didn't deal with caravan matters with his wife. It stands to reason that it should be impossible for her to notice whether she raised her eyebrows when she deceived someone, that is, she was just lying to him.

I was fooled.

Sighing and hesitating like this, the soon-to-be father man intends to give everything to his wife.

"In other words, did you meet a good wolf and lose your goods?" After Jill's account ended, the woman nodded, "And then because of the loss of the goods, it will cause huge losses to the merchants, because I am afraid that I will not be able to bear the huge blow, like I have concealed this matter?" ”

"Yes."

"Jill, we are husband and wife, we are one." After receiving the man's affirmative reply, the woman let out a long sigh, "I'm just a vulgar mountain man, I can't figure out the matter of your traveling merchants, and I can't help you." All I can do is share the storm with you, but when the storm hits, why should you carry this on your own shoulders? ”

"I ......"

"I know what you mean, you want me and my children to be happy forever, and you alone can hold up the whole sky for us." The woman's voice gradually turned higher, "But you have forgotten, I am not one of those pampered eldest ladies in the city, I am a citizen of the mountains." ”

"The women of the people of the mountains are not delicate flowers, but they are meant to share the burden on their shoulders for men." The woman raised her chin, "I have lived like a city man for so many years, but I have never forgotten that I am a citizen of the mountains and my responsibility. ”

"I see."

She was greeted with a sigh and a relieved smile.

"Regarding that debt, the Chamber of Commerce gave me two conditions, one is to hand over the caravan I have operated over the years to the Chamber of Commerce, and the other is that I and my caravan will serve the Chamber of Commerce for three years to pay off the arrears."

"You must have chosen the latter, it doesn't have to be like this."

"I am not reconciled to hand over the caravan that I have worked so hard for ten years to hand over like this. Besides, I want you and your children to be carefree and prosperous in the future. ”

"Actually, it doesn't have to be like this," the woman sighed faintly as she stroked her lower abdomen, "I'm just a mountain man, I don't have the blood of wealth flowing in my body, I'm not used to living here here, I prefer to live freely in the mountains, I just want to live quietly with you and my children." ”

"I ......," Jill opened her mouth to say something, but she didn't say anything, leaving only one sentence: "I know." ”

Even if he accepted his wife like this, he still couldn't let go of the dream that had taken root in his heart since he was a child, and he couldn't let go of the condensation of his hard work for more than ten years. He still vaguely remembered the shock in his heart and the childish vow he made when he first followed his uncle out of the small mountain village where he had been born and raised him for 12 years and came to Aniji.

"I must stay in this city, enjoy the prosperity and rise above the people!"

It's just that the reality is cruel and cold.

Does he really want to follow his wife's words, give up everything, and go to the mountains and forests?

Ask yourself, he doesn't know.

"What happened after that? If that's all you have, you'll probably keep running business without me. ”

"Haha...... "The man who was guessed at the center of thought smiled, "Yes, I accepted the appointment of the Chamber of Commerce to transport a batch of ...... Well, goods to the commercial capital of Nieman. Before, because he knew some information, he knew that the road might not be peaceful, so he hired Alfonso and Jardin's mercenary group. ”

"What is that information?" The woman didn't notice the man's muffled voice.

"'Cacello' is going to do something to 'Perfume Beauty'."

"Oh my God! You are crazy! The woman looked excited, even someone like her who didn't have much contact with the outside world knew that these two chambers of commerce were behemoths in Aniji, and if they participated in the battle between the two of them, they would lose their lives nine times out of ten.

"yes, I was really crazy at the time." The man nodded, his voice so low that it was almost inaudible, "I should have hired Alfonso and Jardine, I should have thought that I was pushing them into the fire pit." ”

"What the hell is going on?" The woman asked, and Jardine and Alfonso, whom she also knew, were her husband's best friends. Listening to his tone, none of them seemed optimistic.

"We were attacked." Jill said in a heavy tone, "Alfonso is dead, and Jardine is seriously injured and dying. ”

"Ahh The woman covered her mouth, whether it was the "Eagle" or the "Troubadour", it was Aniji's first-class mercenary group, but she didn't expect it to ...... The two leaders of the first-class mercenary group were both killed and wounded in this attack. In this crisis, how many times has her man brushed shoulders with death?

"What I'm hesitating now is...... after a long pause, "whether to betray me and Jardine's savior." ”

"Huh?"

"Yes, my savior." Jill said, without any concealment, "In times of distress, without their help, all of us would have died, and without that mage's healing, Jardine would not have survived." But the Chamber of Commerce intends to do something to them? ”

"Why? Mercenaries should have no conflict of interest with the Chamber of Commerce. ”

"The mage who healed Jardine was a female elf. The client took a fancy to the elf and wanted to give her as a gift to a lord in the city of commerce. Jill looked at his wife and said word for word, "If successful, the Chamber of Commerce will probably be able to open a trade route with Nieman." ”

"But she saved you and Jardine, and saved your caravan."

"I know, but if I went to report the news, I didn't say anything about the risks I took, and I betrayed the Chamber of Commerce...... It may even be that it is not human inside and out. ”

"Jill." The woman looked at her man with solemn eyes, "In the tradition of our mountain people, there has always been kindness and revenge. I want my husband to be a man who stands up to the sky, not an ungrateful villain. ”

"Besides." Her voice softened, "I really can't imagine what the world would be like without you, she saved you, she saved his wife's husband, she saved his children's father." She is not only your benefactor, but also mine, and the unborn child. ”

"I ......," Biting her lip, Jill nodded, "Understood." ”

Jill didn't know that in the Chamber of Commerce's office, another person was also making a choice.

"I didn't expect such a mercenary group to suddenly appear." Ivesky looked at the man across from him. "Have you done any research into this mercenary group? Lars. ”

"No, this mercenary group has not been reported in the guild yet, and the guild can't find their files." The man named Russ sat on the other side, his short orange hair standing out in the dark-toned office, "However, a small mercenary group with three warriors is rare, and if I give them another three days, I should be able to find out who they are." ”

"But Romus didn't give us that much time." The young head of the chamber of commerce held his chin with the back of his hand, "He gave me a problem, originally he just wanted to block the trade route between 'Caselo' and Nieman, and give that old man a heavy blow, so that he could return to the arms of God as soon as possible, but I didn't expect him to put an opportunity to open up a trade route in front of me, so I couldn't be tempted." ”

After a pause, he asked, "What do you think, Russ?" ”

"Although Lord Rozka is only an honorary nobleman of the kingdom, his power is not below the nobles of the territory, and his influence in Neman is even greater than that of Lord Chifang." Russ said, "As for that mercenary group, don't worry about it at all, even if they are a subsidiary mercenary group of the top mercenary group of the level of the three major mercenary groups, the three major mercenary groups will not mess with a lord for them." ”

"The elven side is also a problem,"

"As long as you don't leave a trace," the man bowed slightly, "rest assured, I'm an expert in this area." ”

"You convinced me, Russ." Ivesky nodded, "As for the little young master of 'Casero', please leave it to you too." In any case, we must be prepared for both, and this is the premise of being invincible. ”

The young president of the Chamber of Commerce spoke out about his choice.

"Got it, I'll take care of it."

In the headache, please forgive me, this chapter does not write the feeling I want to write at all, what I want to write is the difficult choice of people when they are faced with a dilemma, I didn't expect to write a bunch of running accounts

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