Chapter 10 Private Matters
After hearing Qing Xi say a list of place names, Kaliel realized that he had made a mistake, that is, with his knowledge of Icefield City, even if the other party told him the address, he didn't know where it was. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
So she had to scratch her hair in embarrassment, pull Qingci's sleeve and say that she would go back first.
At least the route back to the city is the same, of course.
In fact, at this time, both of them were still a little worried about Matthew's sudden actions before, although Matthew's temper was sometimes good and bad, but it can be seen that he is a very reliable person who can act.
This can also be seen from the deployment of his personnel, although Kaliel is not interested, Qing Xi is watching from beginning to end.
So when Kahlil casually asked, "What do you think of their group?" At that time, Qing Xi gave a good evaluation.
"Although he is very casual in his spare time, he has a high degree of discipline when he goes out, and each mercenary has a good level, and it is estimated that he is probably above the regular soldiers of the general mercenary group, and the regiment commander Matthew also has a high military level, and he may have been a person who came out of the regular army before, if he can cut the knot in his heart, he can become a great weapon in the future."
"Huh?" Kahlil was quite surprised, in fact, she just asked casually, but she didn't expect Qing Xi to say so much.
"You seem to be able to see a lot of things, don't you have an ordinary vision?"
"General?" Qing Ci asked softly, "Do you think you can usually see 'ordinary' Orientals here?" ”
Ha, that's what I said.
Kahlil scratched her head, acquiescing.
The streets of the city are as deserted as they are outside, and it's not too late, but the icy environment here dislikes people from going outdoors at night.
Most of the bars and shops on both sides of the street were still open, glowing with warm yellow lights, and many people who had drunk were shouting inside.
Call......
Kahlil put her hands to her mouth and exhaled, her body was not cold, but her fingers were a little cold from the cold wind.
"Where do you live?" This time it was Qing Xi's turn to ask.
"Clark Avenue...... Turn right in front and walk to the end."
"It's not too far, I'll send you back"
"Huh? Well, thanks"
Karil didn't care, rubbing her fingers, and replied.
The two walked side by side on the large stone paved street, the occasional street lamp on either side barely provided enough illumination, and the bustle of the shops on both sides of the street was a wonderful contrast to the desertion of the street.
The two of them didn't say a word, and strolled leisurely down the street, only the footsteps of the two echoed.
Walking silently to the door of the hotel, Karil and Kiyoji said goodbye to each other and entered the hotel.
"Pretty good boy, Oriental?" The fat owner of the inn asked with a smile.
"Orientals." Karil repeated, and slipped up the stairs.
When I returned to my room, I called for some hot water, took a comfortable bath, shook off the water on my ears and tail as usual, and then wiped it off carefully, then yawned and rolled to bed.
It's still early, but she doesn't want to be late for the first day tomorrow.
In the name of four gold coins, well!
A good night's sleep.
The next day, I got up early, got up to wash, changed my clothes, looked at the rough thick coat in a daze for thirty seconds, thought about whether I was going to buy a better one, and then opened the window and blew the cold wind to make myself sober.
Now is not the time to think about that.
Let's go!
Coming out of the hotel, there was still enough time, and Kahlil went around again to go to the mercenary union, only this time to get some breakfast.
It's not that there aren't any other restaurants that open in the morning, it's just that Karil is too lazy to find them.
As usual, ordinary bread, milk and oats, and finally drink a glass of water after eating according to the habit, the food supplement makes her feel that the morning breeze is not so cold after coming out.
"So, let's go"
Coming out of the city, he wandered to the camp, and on the way, he met a few mercenaries who tried to greet Karil with a friendly appearance.
It's just that these meaty swordsmen are not as successful as Matthew.
"I'm here, is anyone there?"
Finding the commander's tent accurately, Karil stepped into it with a little anticipation.
"Here, wait a minute" Matthew and Kiyoshi are already there.
Matthew didn't look very good, his eyes were slightly bloodshot, he didn't know what he had done last night, and he was leaning back in his chair at the moment, waiting a little dullly.
Qing Ci on the side sat with his sword on his back and closed his eyes, looking like an ancient well without waves.
"What about Barrett? Haven't you gotten up yet? ”
It didn't seem to happen for a while, and Kaliel sat down and asked a little strangely.
"He'll be back soon."
Matthew replied with his eyes closed.
The so-called fast, almost three to five minutes.
Although Kahlil felt a little bored, the remaining two people looked like they couldn't talk, and the Qing Rite who came first didn't know if they knew something, and they were closing their eyes at the moment and didn't say a word...... Although he usually doesn't have much to say.
The tent was opened, and Barrett walked in from outside, he put his cane on the ground, and said to Matthew, "Those little bastards have been sent out, and everyone will be deployed in an hour according to yesterday's arrangement, and everything will be fine, Captain." ”
Matthew opened his eyes slightly.
"Okay......"
Barrett suddenly had the illusion that the regimental leader, who was normal yesterday, was suddenly a few years older today.
"Uh...... Are you okay? Barrett couldn't help but ask nonsense.
"I'm fine, of course"
Matthew seemed to have just woken up from his own world, he rubbed his forehead, stood up, slowly tied the accessories to his waist, and then beckoned to everyone: "Let's go, let's go"
Kahlil looked at Qing Xi, and the other party answered her with a look, I don't know anything.
"Where are you going?" Barrett asked.
"Come with me...... In the mountains. Matthew ignored him and walked out of the tent on his own.
Barrett had no choice but to shrug his shoulders helplessly at the two of them, and then followed out together.
Matthew didn't say a word, just silently led the three out of the camp, next to which there was an open-top carriage that had been prepared. Without saying a word, Matthew sat down at the front of the carriage, tugged at the reins, and beckoned the three of them to come up.
"Come up, you'll be gone."
"Need help?" Barrett asked, a little uneasy.
"No, you don't know where to go," Matthew replied.
Well, the answer was indisputable, and Barrett had no choice but to sit down honestly.
"Sit tight, let's go," Matthew flicked the reins.
The two horses let out a neighing and pulled the carriage and galloped towards the foot of the snow-capped mountains.
"I have a bad premonition"
Kahlil said loudly to Barrett and Kiyori.
The carriages were open-topped, and although they looked sturdy in workmanship, there were no carriages to keep them out from the wind. The cold wind blew all of Kaliel's fox fur straight.
“…… Don't worry, we'll know in a moment," Barrett sat alone across from Kahlil and Kiyori, holding his cane in one hand and pressing his hat with the other, pressing it so that it wouldn't be blown away.
"You don't sound confident in what you say," Kiyoshi said, looking at Matthew, who was concentrating on catching the car.
Qing Xi was wearing a wide strange robe, and this time he didn't even wear a coat, and the wind blew the corners of his clothes croak, but he himself didn't feel the slightest cold.
There's no way, so we'll have to wait and see.
Thinking helplessly, Kahlil wrapped her tail around the front and put it on her legs, then covered the fox's pointed ears with both hands to keep herself from being so cold.
Icefield City was originally a place close to snow-capped mountains, and if you look down from the sky, you can see that further north of Icefield City is a continuous snow-capped mountain range, like a small city with black spots, like dust falling on white drawing paper.
Matthew drove the carriage silently, not knowing what to think, until half an hour later he finally stopped at the bottom of the mountain.
"Get out of the car, we'll have to go in on our own" Matthew jumped out of the car, flipped open the seat cover, and pulled out a few small test tubes from it.
"We're going into the snowy mountains? If you don't say it sooner, you're not prepared at all" Kahlil said with some dissatisfaction, the temperature of this place made her feel a little unhappy, she was not a snow fox.
"I'm sorry I didn't give you any notice, but I hope you two will cooperate with me for the time being," Matthew said lightly, shoving the test tube into Kaliel's hand.
"Concentrated radiant heating agent, just put it in your clothes pocket, and after fifteen minutes of travel, there will be no wind and snow, and it won't make you too uncomfortable."
Barrett and Qingci both silently took the test tube stuffed by Matthew, and then followed Caryl's example, unplugged the test tube to let the potion inside come into contact with the air, and then stuffed it in the pocket of the clothes.
"It works well, trust me, this thing is enough to keep you warm for at least six hours at a time, I used to love using this thing," Matthew said, just throwing the carriage aside, "Now...... I've been used to it for a long time. ”
"Really, come prepared" Qing Xi shook his head slightly, and played with the test tube that had begun to heat up in his hand.
Matthew sighed noncommittally and beckoned to the trio.
"Come with me, let's go up the mountain"
"How far is it?" Karil asked, a little worried.
"Fifteen minutes, do you see the valley between those two mountains?" Matthew pointed to the distance, "Go through there, we're almost there." ”
Well, not too far afield.
The effect of the heating potion is indeed very good, and the warmth radiated by this kind of warmth reminds Carlil of a microwave oven for some reason, but microwave ovens are not hot......
At this time, the snow was already white under everyone's feet, and every foot on it made a slight noise, but fortunately the weather was very good today, although the wind was blowing non-stop, but at least there was no snow.
"Can I tell me about you?"
The three of them followed Matthew slowly, Barrett's expression was cloudy, and Qing Xi didn't know what he was thinking, but after careful consideration, Karil decided to simply ask directly to see if he could break this delicate situation.
"My business?"
Matthew stopped abruptly and turned his head to look Karyl's eyes......
"Okay...... You'll know about it later......"
"Well, listen up"