"Why is it so noisy outside?"

Lin An walked into the room from the door and asked Angelia.

Angelia hadn't reached the window yet, and Shiryl, who was sitting by the window and gesturing with a sword, turned her head sideways, and spat out a few words from her mouth like gold, "Sam's voice." ”

Lin An also heard the honest words of the mountain hunter mixed with the noise, and walked to the window to see that John and Sam were confronting the shopkeeper, and behind the shopkeeper stood a few employees in the shop, and a group of good deeds surrounded the two sides of the confrontation, pointing at the fourteen bantams from time to time.

Lin An frowned slightly, and didn't reply: "Sidney, you go down and take a look." ”

The reason why it is not called Shiryl and Angelia is because it is much more convenient for men to come forward than women when walking outside, which has nothing to do with strength, but the preconceived notions that worldly status creates on people.

What's more, Angelia and Shiryl are both above middle and upper in appearance, and they were hooded and didn't show up when they entered the town just now, and if they showed up in front of everyone, they wouldn't want to be noticed.

Of course, Lin An is not afraid of these people, and his only scruple is to be noticed the whereabouts of their group:

There are rules for going out to walk, this is someone else's territory, no matter how strong the river dragon is, if you can not provoke the head snake, it is better not to provoke, otherwise it is difficult to say what sequelae will be in the follow-up.

Sidney went down.

He didn't do anything, just followed Lin An's instructions, first quietly used the horror technique to get rid of the helpers behind the shopkeeper, and then took out his staff and walked to John's side.

"O undead!"

The helpers behind the shopkeeper screamed in unison, holding their heads and running back and forth, startling the onlookers, and the encirclement spread out some of the latest chapters of the Age of Crazy Machines.

Standing by the window on the second floor, Lin An was full of black lines, Sidney used not a panic technique, but a revenant horror technique, but he didn't expect it to be so effective on these mercenaries who licked blood from the knife edge.

Some of the more knowledgeable people look at the situation. Just point and point:

"It's a mage!"

"Old Ryan kicked the iron plate this time!"

The shopkeeper's face turned a little pale under the sound of losing his helper and the people around him pointing and pointing.

If he knew that there were mages in this group, he would definitely not take the initiative to provoke the other party.

Originally, he just saw that most of the people in this group were no more than twenty years old, and the oldest ones looked to be in their early thirties, all of them looked like they had little experience and experience, and the clothes and horses on their bodies were not high-grade things, so he moved his mind.

The group of idlers surrounding them may not have the idea of taking advantage of them, but they have always been cautious and will not risk their lives to provoke each other, and they immediately retreat when they see the mage.

And the shopkeeper also took a shot from Sidney. Seeing that they are not simple goods, the mage is a group of people in the world who cannot be measured by common sense, and he provokes such a group of people for the sake of a dozen bantams. His backstage won't stand up for him at all, and maybe he'll be punished when he turns around.

He is also a person who can bend and stretch, and in this town, of course, face is not as important as life, and the shopkeeper dropped a few words with a white face. The onlookers laughed and dispersed.

Sam was still standing there stupidly, with a bruise from the corner of his eye, unharmed, still clutching the reins of his horse. It seems that he is afraid that the shopkeeper will turn back and grab the horse.

John said two words to Sam, Sam shook his head repeatedly, and John had no choice but to leave him to look at the horse. I went upstairs by myself.

Lin An listened to John's explanation, and realized that the problem was the fourteen bantam horses.

When they entered the city, they also saw people riding horses, some of which were better than the bantam horses ridden by their group, but there were not as many of them as they were, so Lin An and they didn't care. After all, this group of horses is only a hundred gold coins combined, for the mercenaries in the town who are born and die but get money quickly. It's not a particularly good thing.

But the shopkeeper is knowledgeable.

Byron was careful, and his subordinates also inherited his character, and the group of horses he found did not have the imprint of military horses on the rump, but the plain of this group of horses was not inferior to the horses used to carry goods in the army, and the horses were only two years old, and they were young and middle-aged.

Bantams are good carriers of goods in the mountainous and hilly areas, and there is no production near the town, so they are a sought-after commodity in a place where traders come and go, and some traders who buy more than expected will be willing to pay a high price.

Of course, if it's a deal, it's fine.

The problem was that the shopkeeper seemed to have some support behind him, and bullied John's face for the first time, so he naturally wanted to take advantage of it, and set the price very low, and regarded the horses as a bag, for fear that the fight would hurt the horses, so after a few words, his men were about to grab the reins from Sam's hand, and then naturally there was a conflict.

Lin An listened to John's explanation of the cause of the incident and nodded, "Since this kind of thing happened, this store can't be lived, wait for Saleen and them to come back, and then change it." ”

John went to the end of the street to find another inn, and with Sam drove the horse to the porch behind the inn, leaving Sam and returning to the inn, and Salin and André returned.

Lin An and the others left directly, and they didn't ask the shopkeeper for a deposit, because John had injured the two before, and later Sidney also scared those helpers a lot, it is estimated that the deposit for their housing is not enough for comfort and medicine, you must look delicious! Read the full text.

There are unspoken rules in one line, and there is room for turning around by leaving two feelings for doing things, Lin An doesn't plan to offend the people behind the shopkeeper to death, and he has to give a little face, anyway, the other party will not come to trouble them again.

Lin An and his group were very low-key when they stayed in the hotel, but when they left, they were more noticeable, and the news of this town spread quickly, and the eyeliner idlers in the town noticed this line of cloaked guys, and there were people pointing fingers along the way.

What Lin An didn't know was that when they walked into the inn where they were staying, someone in the tavern diagonally opposite them was secretly pointing at them and saying to a scar-faced man beside them:

"Boss, it's them, these guys are very fat, I saw with my own eyes, that mage's staff suddenly appeared in his hand, he must have space equipment on him, but the idea is a little hard. Only three people showed up in the dispute just now, and they were very calm, probably not some fledglings. ”

The table where the Scarface man was located was made up of three square tables, and there were more than a dozen men and women sitting next to him, most of them with a fierce aura on their faces, among which there was even a pair of brothers with half-human longbows on their backs, and a mage wearing a robe, but this person's robe was dark blue, and his rank could not be seen from the color.

And the one who introduced Lin An and his party to Dahan was one of the idlers who watched the conflict just now. He was not qualified to sit down, so he moved an oak barrel and sat aside, nodding his head respectfully from time to time.

“…… Raw faces. I can't figure out the identity of the strength, and I'm a little stabbed...... This ...... "As a team leader, Scarface is very coveted by space equipment, but he is still relatively rational and weighs the pros and cons.

"If I were you. will concentrate on this task, rather than doing extraneous things. ”

A deep male voice came from the other end of the table, and the members of the mercenary group of Scarface stopped laughing and talking, and saluted in that direction.

The speaker sat in the corner of the table at the other end, and the empty seats on either side made him look a little distant from the rest of the table.

The man was neatly dressed. The tall skeleton could not be ignored even when he sat down, and his temperamental outfit looked like that of a seasoned lone traveler, except for a crystal one-handed sword that exuded a restrained magical aura and never left his hand. only then did he betray his mage status.

This person's sense of existence at the table was not strong, but as soon as he spoke, even the Scarface man who was the captain and the high-ranking mage members on the side had to look sideways.

"Marcus, what do you mean by that. Make it clear. Scarface asked in a deep voice.

"That's what you mean you can't mess with them," the mage known as Marcus smiled lowly. "The youngest girl among the seven people has more than ten times as much blood on her hands as your 'Hammer'!"

The people at the table knew that although Marcus was only a temporary hired external force, the credibility of the "Crystal Demon Sword" was as unquestionable as his strength, and they were shocked when they heard this.

Marcus sneered, put down his glass, got up to leave-

What he didn't say was that the backstage of that group of people was more terrifying than their strength, and they were provoked, and the other party crushed this mercenary group that was famous in the Lop Nur Pass, which was not much more difficult than crushing a fly.

……

Lin An and his entourage, who entered the inn, didn't know that there was a conversation around them in the tavern, there were not many people who watched them along the way, and Lin An couldn't take a closer look at them one by one, anyway, with their strength, there were basically no forces in this town that could threaten them.

After changing the hotel, it was very smooth, probably because the matter just now had been spread to the ears of the innkeeper, he personally came out to receive him, with a smile on his face and respect, and asked for the dry food purchased on behalf of him without even a deposit, and soon it was delivered, in addition to the seasoning of the jerky pastry, and even carefully prepared some cheese, dried fruit and pickles.

Lin An's purchase of dry food is just a cover-up, and if anyone pays attention to the amount of dry food they buy, they will only get the wrong message.

But when she saw the cheese, dried pulp, and pickles, she was also a little surprised, and when she returned to her room, she tested that they were non-toxic, and put them into the space of the "Ring of Artemis".

Salin and Andre went out to inquire about the situation, found out about the situation in the town and the nearby Lop Nur Pass, and then found a mercenary to return.

Because this mercenary is estimated to have passed the test of Sarin, Lin An asked him some things, and saw that his answer was orderly and experienced, and after asking, he learned that his original mercenary group had been dismantled, and now he was just relying on a relatively large mercenary group to be the kind of peripheral member who paid the fee, so as to get a little shelter, and there was not much loyalty and affection between him and the mercenary group.

Lin An nodded with satisfaction, hired him as a guide, and gave him twenty gold rego as a deposit.

Of course, the mercenary was overjoyed, because according to the rules of the trade, the initial deposit for this kind of first meeting is usually one-tenth of the employment fee, and then four-tenths when the time of departure is given, and the remaining half is paid in a lump sum after the mission is completed.

Two hundred gold coins were enough for him to eat and wear for the rest of his life, and with the savings and connections of all these years as a mercenary, it was not difficult to go back to his hometown to open a shop or a small business - for the sake of this money, even if these people asked him to lead the way into the depths of Luoji Mountain, he would agree.

Therefore, this mercenary does not bother with the problem of Lin An's destination, after all, as a mercenary, from the first day of entering the industry, he has to risk his life in exchange for money, since the employer is generous, then he has nothing to say, only to prepare. Minimize the risk of this mission as much as possible.

After listening to the guide's words, Saleen gave him ten more gold regos, and the guide went out to buy some bits and pieces:

For example, a potion to repel snakes and insects, a long sickle for walking in the mountains, flat boots, etc.;

In addition, some things with special functions that only mercenaries who are familiar with the situation of the Lop Nur Pass know, such as the monster dung used when camping, also have their own special use, because there are many monsters in the Rocky Mountains, each with its own territory, if it is mixed with monster feces, it is not to expel but provoke, and there will be trouble along the way.

The guide was introducing. In fact, there are quite a few of them, Lin An and the others have already made ample preparations, and the things they prepared are even better than those bought by the guide.

But Lin An and the gang didn't care. The things that the Guide had bought were placed in the disguised storage bags, which were now beginning to flow out of the army, and though they were still not many, they could be seen occasionally, and the Guide saw one for each of them. It's just that this group of people is so wealthy.

Salin picked up the topic and asked the guide to unconsciously dig out all the family funds, so Lin An and the others also had a better understanding of the situation in the Rocky Mountains, and had a bottom about what happened after entering the mountain.

After dinner, the guide left the inn after taking a place in the town. Lin An and his entourage gathered in her room for a meeting.

"Although it wasn't a deep mountain, according to Byron, he really had a coal mine on the outer edge of the Rocky Mountain? With the danger here. I'm afraid the output of his mine is not worth the pension to the people! Andrei was the first to speak, pouting as he spoke.

"The most important thing is that no one here has heard anything about the coal mines," John said in a deep voice. "If there were, it wouldn't go unnoticed."

"Maybe not a coal mine. But the fact that he has a turquoise associated mine here must be true, otherwise he wouldn't have noticed that we asked Amani for a map,"

Lin An affirmed, "But this mine may not be a coal mine, and the value is far higher than what he said, the concentration of elements in the Rocky Mountain is not low, maybe it is some kind of magic mineral, so he will keep it a secret, quietly make great efforts to mine ore on the outer edge of the Rocky Mountain, and also use coal mines as a cover when talking about this mine." ”

"What a cunning!" Andrei shouted.

"Actually, he didn't mean to hide it, and the excuse of covering it up with coal mines is not difficult to debunk, but he just used it to express his unwillingness for us to investigate it, and we are not familiar with the place, and it is impossible for us to get our hands on his mine, so long as we do not harbor too much malice towards him, we need not go to great lengths to inquire about his mine - so it is really a test to see if we are greedy or hostile to him."

Salin said while looking at Lin An, Byron's method is a typical politician's thinking, but among them, Lin An is the only one who has the value of making Byron test his attitude at this price - in the face of real interests, people's positions are true:

If it is found that Lin An is not hostile to him, then explore the ruins, and then deepen the cooperation, Byron has various ways to bring each other closer to each other.

Even if Byron does not have any qualifications to take the throne at present, if there is such a strong relationship as Lin An, even if the new emperor ascends to the throne, Byron's status will not be marginalized, and may even be higher.

In his heart, Salin believes that Byron's early investment is correct, and if he is in a different position, he will not let go of the opportunity to get closer to Lin An.

But this prince, who is known for his low-key in the outside world, can endure to such a point, and Saleen has to praise it: he thinks he is good at forbearance, but compared to Byron's low-key dormant step-by-step camp, there is a feeling of meeting an opponent in chess.

Lin An naturally understood what Salin wanted to say, in fact, since Byron took the initiative to cooperate, Lin An also vaguely noticed some clues.

However, Byron's approach was vague and tactful, leaving room for both sides, and as a partner of cooperation, Lin An had to admit that it felt much better to be Byron's collaborator than to form an alliance with York, and the two were completely incomparable.

"Now we don't have much time to look into Byron's affairs, and looking at the situation, although we are on guard against each other, he does not seem to have any ill intentions. When it came time to converge, he should be on guard as well, and if he wanted to make a small move, it would only be on the way back and forth. ”

Everyone nodded and dispersed.

……

And when Lin An and the others had a meeting, in a large mercenary group called "Guns and Fire" outside the town, several voices were discussing the conspiracy in the tent.

"Are you sure that the gang that hired Ron is the same gang that clashed with you? There's a mage among them? ”

"Sisi-yes, boss!"

Ryan, the innkeeper, gasped slightly, and a large bright red slap mark appeared on his face. The sound of the leaky wind seemed to have been knocked out of the teeth, but he still had to laugh and laugh:

"I followed Ron all the way today, and he went out to buy no less than twenty gold regos.

This is still the money that those people bought for Ryan, and Ryan is not a man who has never seen the world, and looking at his appearance today, those people are afraid that they have not given him a few hundred honorariums - just hiring a guide is already so much, how fat these fat sheep are! ”

The boss knew that Ryan had exaggerated the number, but even if it shrank by half, Lin An and the others were currently revealing their estimates. Already quite impressive.

If it weren't for the contrast between the previous low-key of this group of people and the strength they exposed, he would be suspicious, and he had a lot of eyeliner in the town. After the conflict at the hotel, his subordinates kept an eye on the group of people, and with their low profile and Ron's caution, I am afraid that they could not find the clue.

The boss of "Guns and Fire" was a little moved.

The "Guns and Fire" he founded is a medium-sized mercenary group, but this is not the "mercenary country" Perre. Counting his peripheral members, he can also support a large mercenary group in this Lop Nur Pass, and in this small town with strong folk customs, it can also be regarded as a force that should not be underestimated.

When it comes to elite members, there are also 38 people in "Guns and Fire", all of whom are good at having a few specialties. Even if those seven people are all hidden, he brings ten or twenty members of the group, which is enough to cover the circle!

As long as it's done clean at the right time. It's normal for seven or eight foreign faces to disappear in this Lop Nur Pass.

What's more, as soon as that group of people hired a guide, it was two or three hundred gold rego, so at least there must be two or three thousand gold rego, plus the equipment on their bodies, such a big fat sheep would not be slaughtered. Are you still waiting for the favor of the god of wealth to fly away in vain?

"Do you know what they're going to do?" The boss of "Guns and Fire" asked his subordinates on the side to read the full text of the biography of Lingyu Wonderman.

"Ron is an old oily man, and his mouth is tight. He didn't even say anything about being hired, and he was afraid of being suspicious of him if he asked too much," said his subordinate, "but we know his habit of buying things, and those things are going into the mountains at first glance." ”

"Hey, the first time you came to Lop Nur, you wanted to go into the mountains? I've been in Lop Nur for so long, and it's the first time I've heard of it. ”

The boss of "Guns and Fire" was happy, and said in his heart that this group of fresh faces really had no experience and didn't know whether they were alive or dead, "It's good to go into the mountains, and die in the knots in the mountains, so that we don't have to help them collect their bodies." ”

"Listen to the rats, those people are all over their heads, but there are at least two or three women in shape, and they are in very good shape!" His men laughed obscenely, and Ryan, the shopkeeper, laughed along.

"Alright, let the rats keep an eye on Ron, and be careful not to let them find out, otherwise the beauty and Kim Rego won't have their share at that time! Ryan, even if you make up for it this time, go back to the shop, and when the matter is over, the dozen bantams will be yours! ”

The boss of "Guns and Fire" laughed and cursed, and scolded Ryan, who was laughing.

Ryan hunched his waist and withdrew, and only after walking out of the station for dozens of feet did he cover his cheeks covered with slap prints, bared his teeth to reveal the gums of the knocked out front teeth, and spat on the ground hatefully:

"Phew! Fight, fight, it's best if you all die together! Damn guns and fire, all die! ”

Ryan resented the flesh and skin he had just endured at the hands of the Guns and Fire boss more than the usual repulsive outsiders, and he rolled his eyes to a tavern made of oak barrels in the town.

A quarter of an hour later, the two silver coins made a gentle grinding sound in the darkness, drawing two beautiful arcs and falling into Ryan's hand.

Ryan nodded and walked away, and the man who had met him in the darkness walked back through the back door of the tavern.

……

The next day, Lin An and his entourage met with the guide Ron early in the morning and set off from the town in the morning light.

After about half an hour, the people of the "Guns and Fire" mercenary group also divided into several groups and left the town one after another.

If you look closely at their expressions, you will find that they are not as cautious as they usually do when they enter the mountain, and there is a subtle excitement hidden in their seemingly ordinary expressions.

"It looks like 'guns and fire' are really targeting that guy."

"Do you want to follow, Boss?"

Seeing that his companions were all looking at him, Scarface looked at the "Crystal Magic Sword" next to him, "What do you say, Marcus." ”

Marcus said lightly: "It's your business if you want to do this, I just owe you a favor, but this favor is not worth my life to repay, if there is danger, I will retreat first." ”

"Hey! The more cautious you are, the more curious I am about the strength of these men - besides, since they are so powerful, don't you want to know what they are doing here? ”

As soon as Scarface saw Marcus's expression move slightly, he knew that he had guessed Marcus's thoughts, and immediately grinned, and the scar on his face became even more hideous.

"Let's go, keep up!"

He waved at his companions.

(To be continued)

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