"Flanming, although this road is not suitable for human habitation, as the only way to your manor, there should be some post stations or something, even if you don't send someone to take care of it, everyone can at least have a shelter from the wind and rain."

"Inn? You haven't tried it when I have? But in the past few years, every post station can exist for more than a year, and the bedding, food, and even wooden planks used to build houses in it will be looted in a very short time. ”

Flanomy scoffed at the whimsical ideas of Cloud Shadow, who seemed to have become a little girl who didn't know anything.

"And you haven't tracked down who did it?"

"Nope."

"Why?"

"There are always poor people in the world who need something."

“……”

Franmy's final answer silenced Yun Ying, and she suddenly found that she couldn't see Rogge's Chancellor of the Exchequer clearly, could it be that there was actually a kind heart in that fat body?

That night, Yunying and his party were sleeping on a dry land less than 100 meters away from the swamp, four of the ten male mercenaries were on guard nearby, two were responsible for daily cooking, and four were planning to keep watch in the second half of the night.

"Hey, it's good."

Cloud Shadow, who was sitting in the carriage, observed the ten men for a while out of boredom, and concluded that they must have been training in the field regularly.

"Of course, they are all one in a hundred, two archmages, two martial artists, three samurai, and three thieves, such equipment is not common even in the headquarters of the Mercenary Guild in Shining Star City."

"Thieves?"

Cloud Shadow had a flash of inspiration in his mind, but he didn't catch anything.

"That's right, the thieves can help us find our way, and they are unmatched in terms of experience in dodging monsters."

Seeing Yun Ying's puzzled expression, Franming explained to himself, he has become accustomed to being our heroine's accompanying lecturer these days.

"Oh......"

No matter how hard Yunying tried, she didn't remember what she had overlooked, and after a perfunctory answer, she suddenly had the interest to chat.

"You just said that the headquarters of the Mercenary Guild is in Shining Star City? But I saw that there was one in Nolan City. ”

"Oh, that's a guild, and the mercenary guild has a very broad mass base in the Ania Empire. Many towns have their own guilds, and many civilians join the local mercenary guilds to support their families, and they can even learn rudimentary martial arts in them. ”

"And the same goes for the Wizards' Guild and the Thieves' Guild?"

"No, no, the Magician's Guild is only widely distributed in the Yasen Empire, and the Ania Empire only has one place in Shining Star City, which is a symbol of the friendship between the Ania Empire and the Yasen Empire."

"Bright Star City again? Looks like that city is special—"

Yun Ying raised his eyebrows and asked again pretending to be flat, "Flanmy, do you know what the development of the Thieves' Guild is?" ”

"Well, as far as I know, it's only growing in Nolan City."

Flanming's answer was very brief, but the corners of Yunying's mouth were slightly curled, compared to the previous elaboration, the Chancellor of the Exchequer obviously treated the Thieves' Guild differently, and the bartender Pete had said that not many people knew about them even in Nolan City??。 But as an important member of the government, it is normal to have access to some secrets - it is strange that he did not even have any doubts about the words "thieves' guild" raised by Yun Ying, who was just a student--did he not pay attention, or did he know it before?

"Flanmy, have we met before?"

This is the second time Cloud Shadow has asked this question. As they got along for more and more time, she could clearly feel that the fat uncle in front of her was quite familiar with her in many details.

"Of course not, Cloud Shadow, are you talking to me again?"

Unexpectedly answered no, looking at the familiar smile on the corner of Franming's mouth, Yun Ying pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "I'm also strange, if I see a lewd uncle like you, I shouldn't forget it." ”

"Lewd...... I?! ”

Flanming was shocked by Cloud Shadow's adjectives for him. He's obviously an amiable uncle, okay?

"Hahahaha......"

Admiring Flanming's tangled expression, Cloud Shadow laughed and took the latter to a closer look - there was no trace of disfigurement, had they ever seen it?

"Forget it, since you don't want to say it, I can't help it, not to mention that I don't seem to feel your malice, and I'm a little hungry - I'll go and see if the food you hired is ready."

After saying that, Cloud Shadow shook her head and jumped out of the carriage and walked towards the two mercenaries who were in charge of cooking, and Flanming's contemplative expression was left far behind her.

"Hi. Is the meal ready? ”

"Miss Cloud Shadow."

Hearing Yun Ying's question, the two men immediately put down the firewood in their hands and stood up, they were both about one meter seven tall, and their bodies were thin and flexible. Such a person is best suited for the same profession.

"Are you thieves?"

"Yes."

"You know my name is Cloud Shadow?"

"Lord Flano told us."

"What do you cook?"

"Mushroom soup and brown bread, wait another five minutes for the meal to start."

Well, the two men's answers didn't even have a single superfluous word, which made Yun Ying suddenly lose interest in exchanging work experience with his peers in another world.

"Hey, how's that. The people I picked are great, and they will never be swayed by their beauty. ”

Get. Flaming, who came over later, was completely mistaken when he saw Cloud Shadow's frustrated expression - he thought that the latter was trying to get information from elsewhere.

"When you say that, I'd really like to ask in person—"

Cloud Shadow tugged at his tight black-skinned magic robe and squinted and smiled, "What do you think of me?" ”

"This, the magic robe of the Demon Martial Arts Academy in autumn and winter is made of the suede of the golden silk mongoose, which is very warm, and it is a must-have for magicians to travel at home."

“…… I didn't let you say that. ”

Yun Ying looked down at his plump figure wrapped in thickened magic robes and was helpless - Flaming was definitely "no", not only him, but even the two men cooking on the side were definitely "no".

"Lord Franming, Miss Cloud Shadow, the meal is ready."

Yun Ying was thinking about it here, but the delicious mushroom soup was out of the pot, and he sat by the fire and looked at the other mercenaries who were respectful to him but didn't talk much, Yun Ying sighed and finally convinced.

"Flanmy, you're right, the people you picked are well-trained veterans, and they're very different from the mercenaries I saw in Emment."

"Emment?"

"It's a small town next to the Warcraft Forest."

"Aha, no wonder, it's amazing that a mercenary from a remote town can become a high-level martial artist, right?"

"That's right."

Yun Ying thought of Abraham, who was a ninth-order martial artist back then, and didn't know how he was developing in Shining Star City now.

"Hey, how can a mere martial artist ...... with the elites under me?"