There were three people on the table in the corner, a burly and tall middle-aged man, a young man who looked more gentle, no more than thirty years old, and a petite and beautiful girl.

At this moment, the three of them were gathered together, eating and chatting at the same time, and laughing happily from time to time.

Coming to the table of three, Kers went straight to the point and said, "Hello, I want to hire you to escort me to the city of Lemped, on the southern border of the empire. ”

"Oh, the one who commissioned the mission, please sit down, wait a minute, we're having dinner. “

The burly and tall middle-aged man heard of Kerth's intention, and heartily invited him to sit down, and was not dissatisfied that his meal was disturbed, and warmly poured him a glass of rye wine.

"Would you like a drink?"

"Thank you. Fox didn't shirk either, and kept hurrying to the road, but he was indeed a little thirsty.

Just like that, Fox chatted with them, and the atmosphere at the table gradually became lively.

The tall and burly middle-aged man's name is Brad, he is a first-level enchantment magician, his weapon is a huge axe, and the young man with a sven appearance is named Uk, who is a first-level wind magician.

And the petite and beautiful girl's name is Lisa, and she has not yet broken through to the first-level magician, but is only a trainee magician, and she has just reached her twenties.

Although Brad and Lisa have a big age difference, they are actually brother and sister.

At the end of the meal, Brad pulled out a worn-out looking map and studied it carefully.

"Is the city of Lemped····· We hadn't been here before, so it's a long way off, but it's not too dangerous if we choose the right route. “

He groaned.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I've already planned a fixed line for this escort mission. “

Nexus smiled slightly, then pulled out a map with red pen on it.

The girl Lisa frowned slightly: "It's a long way to go like this·······"

"Rest assured, I can increase my pay. “

Nexus added right away.

"Well, there are also many remote and dangerous routes, often infested with thieves and wild beasts. Wuke's face was a little unpleasant: "Since you have entrusted us with an escort or let us plan the route, we are experts." “

As he spoke, he revealed a faint arrogance, but with the prestige of their adventurer squad and the strength of the first-level magician he possessed at a young age, he did have the capital to be proud.

"Uk!"

Brad scolded dissatisfied, then looked at Fox apologetically, "Mr. Kerry, this guy talks like that, but he's also thinking about your safety." ”

Uk obviously also realized that he had just spoken a little impulsively, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry. ”

Nexus smiled slightly, indicating that he didn't take it to heart.

"I understand, but I'll be responsible for the route I chose, do you accept this commission?"

"Yes, we'll take the commission, but Mr. Nexus should know something about our price, right?"

After a long silence, Brad finally said.

"As long as you complete your tasks well, the reward is good. ”

"This rest assured, this rest assured, our reputation is absolutely guaranteed, we are not those unreliable guys. Brad patted his chest and reassured, and then began to calculate the cost of the task: "The commission fee is about twenty-two thalers, not including food and lodging, but we are responsible for the preparation of the carriage and the feeding of the horses, how about it?"

Although you don't need to hire an additional carriage, it's still nearly forty percent higher than the price of other adventurer squads········ Hopefully they're really worth the price.

Nexus said secretly in his heart.

Otherwise, although he does not lack this tale, if the other party slaughters him as a fat sheep, he does not mind leaving the other party with a memorable lesson.

"Alright, your agreement has been signed, and the Adventurers' Guild will keep a backup for your records. If you have any disputes in the future, these can be used as a basis. ”

The young lady at the front desk smiled.

"Hi, our credibility is absolutely guaranteed, rest assured. ”

Brad said nonchalantly.

"Thank you. ”

Kers put the protocol away, then looked at the three-person team of adventurers.

"If that's all right, how about we get off as soon as possible?"

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The surging vitality of spring dyes everything green.

"Environmentally, the Sirius Empire is much more beautiful than the Akatsuki Empire. ”

Looking at the tall and short trees stretching out on the side of the road, all kinds of trees, Fox thought to himself.

There are many grasslands in the territory of the Sky Wolf Empire, but the strange thing is that there are not many mountains and forests, and having mountains means that there are beasts and even magical beasts, so unless it is a powerful magician, when going to a distant place, adventurers will be hired to ensure their safety.

As he thought so, he heard Brad's gruff voice and the roar of a beast outside.

"Lisa, I'll leave it to you. ”

"No problem. ”

Quex poked his head out and took a look, and saw Lisa, with a glittering dagger in her hand, easily impaling a beast that had smelled a human and rushed towards her.

"Well done. Brad said loudly.

Uke also smiled and said, "It seems that Lisa is not far from breaking through to a first-level magician." ”

Sticking his head back, Fox nodded slightly.

Although the other party's remuneration is very high, the strength is indeed there, and he is also very conscientious and responsible for the task, and he has always been vigilant to defend the defender, unlike some adventurer squads who are lazy.

And in order to ensure safety and speed as fast as possible, they usually have two people sitting at the front of the carriage and the other person running in front of them to investigate, and so on and so on.

Kex couldn't help but think back to his experience after escaping from Arthur City.

After escaping from Arthur City, because his appearance had been exposed, Kex first disguised his appearance, and because he was in a hurry, he didn't bring money out, and to some extent he could be said to be penniless.

However, fortunately, Fox had already deposited most of the money given to him by the Yao Sun Chamber of Commerce into the Small Guild, which specialized in storing and withdrawing money, and branches of the Small Guild were opened in large cities, and the money could be withdrawn with the information and code left before.

Although a certain percentage is taken as a reward, it does provide a lot of convenience, after all, you can't carry a bag of Teller everywhere, right?

In order to avoid the danger caused by revealing his whereabouts, he searched for remote roads along the way, and in addition to making necessary supplies in the city, he generally tried to minimize contact with too many people, and the experience along the way can be said to be quite difficult.

In this way, after more than two months, Kex finally arrived in the city of Getalia in the middle of the empire, which was far enough away from Arthur City, so he began to hire a team of adventurers to escort him for the rest of the journey.

In addition, it has to be mentioned that on the way, Kerry attended a meeting of the League of Assassins in Tanzanki, the famous trading city of the Empire, explained his situation to the connector, and was finally relieved to learn that he could resubmit the mission in Tanzanque City and receive the reward for successfully assassinating Corgi Rosen without receiving his payment.

So he stayed in Tanzank City for a while, resubmitted the task during the first meeting, and accepted the review according to the process, and when it came to the second assembly mission, he finally received his 100,000 thalers in money, and successfully selected a fifth-level magic device.

Then, Kerry had a feeling of getting rich in an instant.

Retracting the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Kerry calmed down, entered a meditative state, and began to absorb the demonic energy around him for cultivation.

Time passed slowly in this way, and the sun slowly left, sowing the last afterglow.

"Mr. Kers, it's getting late, and we're going to set up camp and rest. ”

Brad's voice came from outside.

"Yes. ”

Kerry ended his meditative state and replied.

Brad, Uke, and Lisa found a place with a good view and leaned against a small hill, busily pitching the tent they needed for the night's sleep, and collecting some firewood.

Fox was relaxed and strolled outside.

sighed, "It's really right to spend money to hire adventurers, you don't need to do these trivial things yourself." ”

After a while, the vigorous flame rose, the iron pot was boiling, the smell of thick soup came out, and on the grill next to it, the burnt meat that had been roasted was skewered, which made people appetizing at a glance.

Just as Brad and the others had packed up everything and everyone was ready to eat, Kerry suddenly frowned.

"What's wrong, Mr. Nexus?" asked Lisa curiously, seeing the change in Kerx's face.

Brad's ears twitched slightly, as if he had noticed something, and then his face sank, and he picked up the huge axe beside him and walked to the bushes not far away.

Seeing this, Uke quickly followed, and instructed Lisa to protect Hocks.

The bushes shook slightly, as if something was inside, and it wasn't long before a figure burst out of it.

The giant axe in Brad's hand, who was waiting intently, almost beckoned, but heard the figure suddenly speak.

"Don't, don't do it!"

Brad and Uke looked closely, only to find that the figure turned out to be a middle-aged man, short and fat, with tattered clothes and scratches everywhere, but they could vaguely see that it should be worth a lot of money.

Not only that, but the body and face of the short and fat middle-aged man were covered with grass clippings and mud, and it was easy to think of some strange beast if he didn't look closely.

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Beside the crackling campfire, Brad and Uk walked back, and Brad was carrying a short, stocky middle-aged man covered in dirt in his hands.

"What's going on?"

Quex asked, confused.

Brad shrugged his shoulders and put him down, "Let him speak for himself." ”

The stocky middle-aged man spoke tremblingly.

After half a ring, everyone understood what had happened.

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