"It turns out that there is such an inside story, and in retrospect, some of the reactions of Mrs. Simon and Miss Simon can be reasonably explained."

In the pale yellow carriage, an oil painting seems to be placed on a table, suspended between several people.

Lin An took his attention away from the oil painting and said with a smile: "You two are really boring, since you have already discovered the remaining spell fluctuations on the oil painting, why bother playing this kind of game of inducement." ”

With their spells, no matter how shrewd Master Simon was, as long as they wanted to, it would be easy for him to pour out the bed as many times as he had urinated when he was a child.

"That's different, since it's to experience the mercenary career, you can't use means outside the framework of the game, otherwise a bewitching spell can make them pour out like beans, so what's so fun!"

Andrei was full of interest, "It's rare to encounter such an interesting thing, it's much more interesting than a simple mercenary mission!" ”

Salin nodded with Andrei and smiled, "And doesn't Athena want to see the sea?" Going out to sea and a treasure hunt sounds pretty good. ”

"Uh-huh!" Athena nodded violently to the side, her yellow eyes shining brightly.

"You've all asked Mr. Simon to send things out to save your life, what else can I say." Lin An spread his hands.

"This is not a forced buying and selling, we are acting in accordance with the rules, and we have invited a third-party witness! Didn't you see that this painting is just a deposit, and the black yarn is still in their hands! ”

Andre was right, "And according to the trouble they caused this time, paying such a price to save their lives is also an equivalent exchange!" "This is not a treasure, it's just a map, and whether it's a treasure map needs to be confirmed!

"And Brother Andre also did an additional service to help Lady Simon remove that 'curse'!" Athena shouted in support.

"What a curse on Lady Simon?" Lin An asked.

If so, it shouldn't be so easy to get rid of.

"It's just a mark, I guess the people who were ambushed before relied on this to track us, and that mark is composed of negative energy. It will absorb part of the life force, which can make ordinary people have nightmares, weaken their spirits, and produce an illusion that their bodies are gradually weakening. Salin said.

"No wonder, I said that if it was a curse, even if Lady Simon had been hiding in the carriage out of fear, I would not have felt it at all."

The markers, on the other hand, are simple to compose magic patterns, and are themselves very subtle because of their usefulness. At most, I talked to Mrs. Simon across the carriage. It's normal for Lin An not to notice it.

"Don't worry. Although it is a bit special, it can be driven away by Andre Qingyì, and it is definitely not a mark left by the ** division. Salin could guess Lin An's intention to ask this.

Lin An smiled, marking the difficulty of expulsion. It can also reflect a lot of situations on the side, and if that mark is too tricky, she won't let them play around.

"I have to tell Sidney about this, the ghost in the painting is very interesting, he may be interested, and since we have already accepted the 'deposit', don't be careless, the other party is also a disciple of the ** master!" Lin An changed the subject.

Sidney mostly stayed in another carriage except for his shifts. I didn't know about it yet, but after learning about it, I was really interested and wanted to come to the oil painting to look at it for a long time.

After that, he took the initiative to take over the task of protecting Simon's family with Lin An. As if wishing that the other party would come soon, Lin An was happy.

……

A day later, the convoy of Lin An and the others and the caravan escorted by Barrow finally walked out of the continuous hills on the border of Perre.

Standing on a low hill with low vegetation, Barrow, who had been tense all day, also breathed a sigh of relief, he had calmed down from the feverish mentality of being bewitched by the treasure before, and realized that this was not something he could get.

All he could hope now was that André had completely banished the curse from Lady Simon, and that the rest of the journey would be as peaceful as it was today, and that everyone would arrive safely in the city-state of Gypsys.

Pointing to a small river that winds in the distance:

"That is the boundary river, and if you go a little further, you can see the Blackstone Beacon Tower."

"Fito is known as a country without soldiers, and there are really no fortresses on the border?" Andrei said.

"Of course not."

Barrow already knew that it was the first time for Andre and the others to come to Fito, so he was not surprised by his words, and said with a smile, "Their city-state even relies on hired mercenary groups to maintain law and order, and these beacon towers on the border are only guarded by the militia of nearby villages, and there are not even soldiers in them. ”

When he said the latter sentence, Barrow also proudly puffed up his chest, his mercenary group was also one of the large B-class mercenary groups qualified to be hired by the city-state, and he was one of the sub-leaders.

Fisso is a commercial country, located on the peninsula, the border is only connected to Perret, and the Fisso caravans throughout the mainland have to pass through the territory of Firet, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this commercial country with the rich and famous mainland is a vassal state of Perret.

Fire-Trop does not have an army, they even need Fietto naval protection for coastal defense along the coast, and they have to pay a large amount of military expenses to Fitto every year, and there is no possibility of a fortress on the border with Perret, and caravans do not have to pay taxes when they enter and leave the border, and Perret does not have a card at the Fito border, and the beacon tower that Barrow said only serves as a warning for invasion, of course, this role is basically equal to nothing.

"Master, is this what you mean by sheep cutting?"

At the back of the line, in the slightly bumpy carriage, Athena asked Lin An.

"That's right, Firet is a sheep raised by Peret, and he can cut his wool repeatedly - the emperors of Peret have been very wise in dealing with Fieto, and if it were not for Fito, Peret would have been reduced to the weakest of the three kingdoms, and would not have maintained the three kingdoms for so many years."

Lin An told Athena about the history of the continent, but she didn't expect Athena to remember a parable she had at that time.

"Then why should they be sheep, and if they are so rich, why don't they raise an army?"

"There are many factors in this, including geographical, historical, political and other reasons, as well as Fisto's natural insufficiency, and one of the biggest reasons is their land."

"Oh, I remember!" Athena clapped her hands, "The master said that the terrain of Fitto is like a pan, and the salt of the groundwater is always deposited at the bottom of the pot, so the salt in the soil is getting heavier and heavier!" ”

"That's right! More than 70% of Fischer's land was saline, and it was impossible to grow food, so their ancestors had to leave their homeland to trade, hence the name of Fischer-Tropsch merchants. ”

"Then they must have been very poor, so to speak, the ancestors of the Fito merchants are quite powerful!"

"Well, they are indeed a people of self-improvement, and the riches of their eight city-states are all famous on the mainland, and according to the books, the city-states of Fito even paved their roads with gold, made of bright and expensive silk brocades for flower-tree landscapes, and made statues of precious stones."

"Wow, is this true?"

"Of course not. However, each of the eight city-states did have a temple dedicated to Lyman, the god of commerce, and there was no gold brick paving, gemstone statues, and silk flowers in the temple. But the commoners were also allowed to wear silk casually, and each of their city-states was comparable to the most prosperous city in the Three Kingdoms. ”

It's a pity that this kind of prosperity is just the appearance, when the mainland is in turmoil and order is pushed to the reshuffle, Fito's wealth will attract countless covets for it.

This is also the reason why Lin An asked Angelia to move her family, it is foreseeable that there will be no less turmoil in Fito, and with the war, this is no longer a paradise for businessmen and a prosperous place where you can do business with peace of mind.

This city, which is closest to Lin An's previous civilization, is likely to be destroyed by war, which is one of the reasons why Lin An agreed to come to Fito, at least to see its most prosperous situation before it was destroyed.

After talking for a while, Miss Simon in the seat opposite woke up, and Lin An stopped the topic and removed the silence technique on Miss Simon.

Miss Simon has lost the shy but curious and intimate attitude of the past few days, and although she followed her father's instructions to stay in the same car with Lin An, the fear on her face can be seen by anyone else.

No one would be comfortable with this kind of rejecting attitude, Athena's accumulated favor for Miss Simon a few days ago disappeared, and as soon as she stuck out her tongue, she stopped pulling Lin An to speak, knelt up from the carriage seat, and leaned on the window to look out.

"Hey, is our team turning around? Athena seemed to see the castle for the second time. Athena didn't know what she saw, and suddenly said.

"What castle?" Athena gave up the vacant seat, and Lin An glanced out.

The sun had set in the west, and after crossing the Boundary River, the low, flat earth and sparse woods were shrouded in a pale gold, and the division between heaven and earth was somewhat hazy, and the sparsely vegetated grasslands were in plain sight, but there was no castle as Athena had spoken.

"That's the direction!" Athena glanced over, "Oh, it must be blocked by that high ground." ”

"Really?"

Lin An's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he was about to call Andre, but the convoy had stopped.

A trainee mercenary in front of the caravan rode a horse and ran by yelling, informing the caravan that the campsite had arrived and was ready to set up camp and cook.

There was a jumbled cheer among the mercenaries, startling the creatures of a grove, and a large flock of ravens flew up from the canopy, croaking and flying overhead, dropping large black messy feathers.

"Phew, those unlucky guys!"

No one expected that there were so many ravens in that wood, a lot of bird droppings and feathers fell on their bodies, and many mercenaries shouted bad luck while babbling.

The timid Brown steward was a little uneasy, and called Barrow to come to André together.

"Captain Andrei, look, do you want to send someone to inspect the neighborhood?"

(To be continued)

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Good night everyone!