CH.15 A Suspicious Caravan
Under Hal's leadership, Haruka and Iskar were placed in the last carriage, only to see that the carport was full of large and small goods, leaving only a small space, barely allowing the two to sit on their knees. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"I'm sorry, although the young lady promised to give you a ride, but for safety reasons, I can only let you stay in the back warehouse. ”
"It's okay, it's okay, it's so thankful to have us. Iskar stepped into the carriage lightly, "As long as it can take us to Wells." ”
"Well, if anything, you can shake the bell in the carport, and the driver in front will stop the car. ”
"Okay. ”
"See you later, then. Hal nodded respectfully to the two of them, and then walked towards the carriage in front of him.
The previously stagnant convoy began to move slowly again.
In the bumpy carriage, the small space could only allow Haruka and Iska to lean against each other, and through the small hanging windows at the back of the carport, you could see the trees on both sides constantly receding.
"According to what you said before, are we going to squeeze in this small space for two more days?" Haruka looked a little uncomfortable.
"What's the matter, we can't hold it anymore? We haven't been sitting for long, have we?"
"Well, it's just a little boring, and the scenery outside has always been woods. ”
"Can you stay in a space with a beautiful girl like me and complain about boredom?"
"Poof... Beautiful girl。。。 ”
"What, do you have any opinions?"
"Of course not, it's just that anyone would call themselves that. ”
"Hmph, Miss Ben is still very confident in herself. ”
"Okay, you're right, then tell me a little bit about this Chamber of Commerce Alliance. ”
"It's basically a continent-wide alliance of chambers of commerce, and there's nothing else, ah, so there's such a big guy you have to know. ”
"Big shots?"
"Well, the supreme leader of the merchant group and the richest merchant in the entire continent, his name is Baron. ”
"What's the richest concept?"
"Well, I've just heard that his personal wealth seems to be able to buy a country or two in one go. ”
"Isn't that richer than the king?"
"Almost, the entire Chamber of Commerce Alliance controls almost half of the wealth of the entire continent, so it can become an independent huge organization without being controlled by any country. ”
"It seems that no matter what era it is, merchants are the best existences. Haruka smiled bitterly.
"What did you say earlier?"
"No, no, nothing. ”
"You're going to come up with strange things. ”
"Yes? ”
"But then again, I noticed something very strange. ”
"Strange things?"
"Yes, you should have seen it too, this caravan has about eight wagons. ”
"Well, the scale is quite large. ”
"That's right, for a caravan to encounter such a large caravan on such a remote frontier, don't you think the number of mercenaries is a bit scary?"
"I really don't know. ”
"Generally, an ordinary caravan would be armed with three or four wagons and then hire two or three mercenaries. ”
"Hey, that's enough?"
"You forgot what I said before, the Chamber of Commerce Alliance is one of the three largest neutral organizations on the mainland, ordinary robbers and robbers don't dare to fight their ideas, once they are opponents of the alliance, they will definitely be wanted by a huge amount, and then die a miserable death. ”
"I see. ”
"So the size of the convoy, and the number of mercenaries, is much more than normal. If it was to transport goods, the carriage was almost filled with mercenaries, and the deal was a loss. ”
"What do you mean?"
"This caravan must be transporting some particularly precious cargo. So the previous request for our ride was also refused. ”
"I'm a little curious when you say that. ”
"Forget it, even if there is something, it is not something we should care about, as long as we can get to Wells smoothly. ”
"Yes. ”
"By the way, let me remind you again, don't expose our arrival in Artinia, after all, the two countries are at war now, and you don't want to get into any other trouble. ”
"Okay, I understand. ”
"When we get to Wells, there should be a Guild of Adventurers. ”
"What are you going to do? ”
"Of course it's to make money, do you think we can survive to Artinia with the money from the previous settlement of the incident in the village?"
"Eun, so I'm looking for a job to earn money for travel, I see. ”
"It's good to know. ”
"That... I don't know whether to say it or not, but we seem to be being targeted by something. Haruka suddenly stood up with a serious expression.
Iskar also stood up, looking through the hanging window and looking out, but there was nothing unusual except for the lush woods. "Are you hallucinating?"
"No, I'm pretty sure, and we're surrounded......" As soon as the words ended, a loud noise came from the front of the convoy......