Chapter 272: Elves, It's Quite Pitiful (Two in One)
A young aristocrat pretending to be a caravan?
Thinking of this, the thin guard's gaze faintly changed again.
And at this time, he noticed more......
Professionals!
The oldest looked like they were in their twenties, and the youngest looked like they were in their teens......
All of them are professionals!
The Skinny Guard was not a professional himself, he was merely a trainee soldier.
But years of experience have given him a pair of extremely old and spicy eyes.
These young people did not hide the aura on their bodies at all.
If you look closely, you will find that their strength is extremely terrifying!
Their aura is even a few points higher than that of the strongest hunters in Ximu Town......
And the strongest hunter in Ximu Town had already broken through to the middle of the black iron a few years ago.
That is, this group of young people...... I'm afraid that the strength is at least the pinnacle of the black iron median, and maybe it is possible for the black iron to be on top.
However, the hunter in Creekwood is fifty years old this year, but these young people are so young......
At this age, can they have such strong strength, do they still need to doubt their identity?
Aristocrat!
Definitely aristocratic!
Only the aristocracy can cultivate such an outstanding young professional!
Unlike ordinary commoners, the aristocracy of the human race wields most of the supernatural powers and most of the resources.
They don't need to run for a living, they just need to grow step by step and master the power of the family.
Therefore, for those young nobles, everything about the commoners was a novelty.
Occasionally, there will be some nobles who like novelty to do something that seems incomprehensible to the common people......
It's entirely possible to pretend to be a caravan in winter or something!
After all...... The kingdom of Iris in the south is said to have no cold winters and no snow.
And every winter, many of Iris's nobles go to the Holy Mania Empire in the north to watch the snow......
Of course, there are also many nobles in the Holy Mania Empire who go to the warm south for a holiday in winter.
The two countries have been at peace for decades, and their attitudes towards each other are not as hostile as they were a hundred years ago, but people-to-people exchanges are quite abundant......
Thinking of this, the eyes of the thin guard became brighter and brighter.
Young nobleman!
If you please them, even if they leak a little from between their fingers, you will be rich!
And if you let the other party have fun, maybe the whole town can benefit!
You know, as a southwestern border town, it is not as prosperous as the eastern border, and there is always a risk of being harassed by orcs, Ximu Town has always been quite poor.
Soon, the thin guard figured out what to do.
I saw that as if he hadn't discovered the identity of the other party, he began to cough twice according to the previous routine, and said in a deep voice:
"Who are you?"
Here it comes!
The players were in good spirits.
They had already learned some strategies from Nightingale in advance, and knew that this was a normal conversation when the border town encountered a smuggling caravan.
Everyone subconsciously looked at Li Mu, and Li Mu gave everyone a reassuring look, and then said to the guards with a smile:
"We are a caravan from the south, and below is the head of the chamber of commerce, Reem, who wants to take advantage of this winter to sell some goods in the north......"
If nothing else, the next step is to ask for a bribe.
After asking for a bribe, the other party should help them get a pass to the empire.
Li Mu thought in his heart.
These are all said by the nightingale.
The NPC boss is said to have wandered around the major smuggling caravans to save his elven companions before returning to the Elven Forest, posing as a human or "cargo......
Caravans and mercenary groups are the best way to infiltrate human society in formation.
However, caravans are more free than mercenary groups, which are subject to strict scrutiny.
And...... It is also more convenient to "do business".
And sure enough, after listening to Li Mu's words, the thin guard showed a smiling face:
"It turned out to be a caravan! In winter, you still need to run a business, but it's quite hard, come to the town to rest and rest, it's not too late, after the rest, I will report to the mayor of the town, and give you a caravan pass for the empire. ”
After saying that, he made a gesture of please......
Well?
Don't you want to ask about the origin anymore?
Li Mu was slightly stunned.
This set went smoothly, but it kept all the rhetoric and explanations he had prepared in his mouth......
"How? Rest? It's not too late, go to the town to have a look, feel what the human world is like in this game, and ask how far Maple Leaf City is by the way. ”
Li Mu asked in the chat channel.
The town is still too small.
Even from the outside, it is estimated that it is just a larger village.
Of course, even a human village is enough to make players curious.
But if he could, Li Mu still wanted to take the players to continue to go deeper and go to the end point - Maple Leaf City!
According to the returning elven NPCs, Maple Leaf City is the most prosperous city on the southwest border.
And prosperity means resources and opportunities......
Not to mention, as the former elf capital, there must also be a hidden plot!
The players looked at each other and nodded.
"It's late, how many days have I been gone, I'm tired to death."
"Hey, the main thing is that it's too far away, and I don't have the experience to take it, and I regret it a little bit."
"Don't worry! When we get to our destination, maybe we'll all earn it all back in one go. ”
"I'm curious about this village, too."
"Then rest and rest, I'm tired after a day of walking, this game is too hardcore......"
"Seconded ......"
The team chat channel, players have sent messages.
Seeing that the players had unified their opinions, Li Mu smiled at the thin guard:
"That's hard work."
The Skinny Guard breathed a sigh of relief, and then enthusiastically led the players into Creekwood Town.
Houses made of black wood and bluestone are lined up one after another, the snow covers the houses with a layer of silver frost, and the smoke rises from the chimneys of the roofs, with a hint of enticing fragrance......
Players walk around the town, curiously taking in everything around them.
Ximu Town is not large, and the population is very limited, but it has only a thousand people.
More than 200 players poured in, instantly crowding the already small town.
While the players are enjoying the scenery of the town, a pair of curious eyes are also observing the caravan entering the town through the window.
From time to time, children would run out of the house, chase the caravan and cheer, and then be scolded by the guards.
After the caravan was stationed, many villagers came out of their homes, curiously approached the caravan, took out some hunting animal skins, or some special products from the town, and asked about the trade.
Since the play has been made, the players have already made a full set.
For these enthusiastic villagers, players also took out the severely overcapacity grain from the Elven Forest from their trucks and traded with the villagers.
Of course, Ximu Town is too poor, and even the players can't look at these things that humans have come up with.
However, they didn't need the villagers' things.
Well, some of the specialties were still accepted.
However, they need more ...... It's intelligence.
"Is there anything interesting about the territory? Or what legends and relics? ”
Holding the rice given by the player and listening to their inquiry, the stocky guard was slightly stunned.
"That's right, we're coming to the Empire for the first time, so ...... I have always been very curious about the famous maple leaf collar, and for the first time, the trade route has been opened, and these goods can be regarded as a meeting gift. ”
"So...... We are willing to trade goods with these interesting rumors and news, but ...... It has to be real. ”
Li Mu said with a smile.
Now, the last thing that the Elven Forest lacks is food.
With magic and a good growing environment, the food in the Elven Forest has already been flooded......
And what the players brought this time is actually a failure of the breeding experiment, some of the worst-looking goods.
However, after all, the products of the Elven Forest are produced by the Elven Forest, and even the worst food is not known to be many times better than what the villagers usually see.
Looking at the plump grains of white and round rice in the bag, and the fast-growing wheat that exuded an attractive wheat fragrance, the thin guard's eyes straightened......
Aristocrat!
These little young people are definitely nobles who haven't run away!
Powerful and well-equipped......
And such a good food can be taken out and given away, I just want to hear some interesting news, I guess I want to take an adventure or something......
This kind of ruined business, apart from those young and arrogant aristocrats, will anyone else do it?!
It is said that this kind of aristocratic young master and lady who is the pride of the sky likes nothing more than the pursuit of excitement!
Of course, at one point, he wondered if these young professionals could be spies or something......
However, he quickly denied it.
How is that possible?
If it was really an official spy of the Iris Kingdom, it would be impossible for a group of noble children to do such a thing!
These inexperienced chicks, I'm afraid that if they go to Maple Leaf City, they will be deceived and they won't even have pants.
The thin guard shook his head secretly.
Of course, he will not warn the other party about this.
Aristocrats are not good things, and he has never been very interested in aristocrats.
And all indications show that this is definitely a group of young aristocrats who are well fed and want to have fun!
Ay...... That's how the world is.
Many commoners could not even afford to eat, but the nobles lived a life of drunkenness.
Of course, there is a cheap not to take advantage of, it is a bastard.
Since these nobles were planning to exchange their goods for interesting news, the Thin Guards were naturally willing.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly racked his brains and spit out everything he knew that these young people might be interested in like beans:
"Yes, yes! Interesting...... I know a lot! ”
"Hmm, I don't know what's going on lately, the entire Maple Leaf Collar, many professionals have broken through the bottleneck for many years, and it is said that the lord who has been trapped in the middle of the gold, the bottleneck has also loosened......"
"Ruins? There are a lot of maple leaf collar ruins! It's all left over from the Silver Age, and it belongs to the elves, but many of them have been explored by adventurers......"
"However, it is rumored that there is a hidden ruin in Maple Leaf City, which no one can open, and various visions will be formed in Maple Leaf City every full moon night......"
"But it's just a legend......"
"Hmm...... One more thing! The annual Maple Leaf City auction is about to start, and I heard that this time the city lord destroyed an underground stronghold and caught a lot of elves, all of whom should belong to the 'Oak Hand' organization......"
"I also heard that the lord also invited nobles from all over the world to participate in the auction......
Genie?
The players looked at each other thoughtfully.
"Oak hands?"
Xiao Xianmeow noticed a new word and looked curious.
"Hmm...... It was an underground rebel group hidden in the Empire, and its members were said to be elves and half-elves, as well as some humans who were sympathetic to the elves. ”
"Their goal is to save the captured elves, and they have been active in various cities of the empire......"
The Skinny Guard explained.
Speaking of this, he sighed slightly:
"To talk about these elves...... It's really miserable, not to mention hiding in Tibet, and being arrested, maybe ...... It's fate, who made them look so good......"
"I had the pleasure of meeting the legendary elf once, and you don't know, it's really beautiful...... How can you say that it is good-looking...... Like an angel...... It's no wonder it's liked. ”
"However, when I saw it that time, it was in a cage, well, it's actually pitiful."
"Hey...... Come to think of it, which race would want to be caught, but ...... Who made them so popular with the nobles, they have a long lifespan, they are good-looking, and they have a magical physique, I heard that the favorite thing of those noble lords is to raise this kind of intelligent creature......"
"If you keep an elf in captivity, the whole family can benefit for hundreds of years......
"If you want me to say, these elves are just too kind, hey...... is obviously such a kind and powerful race, but it is also embarrassing to end up like this. ”
"Perhaps, in this world, you can only survive if you are ruthless."
"It's like the great nobles of the empire, one is more greedy than the other, one is more brutal than the other, the more powerful the more so, it's not a good thing!"
As the thin guard spoke, he sighed indignantly.
But soon, he reacted, and he seemed to be talking too much......
Moreover, because the atmosphere of communication was so good, he couldn't help but complain about the aristocracy!
The Lord of Eternity is above!
He actually complained about the aristocracy in front of the nobles!
The thin guard broke out in a cold sweat and quickly stopped the conversation, and then looked at the players cautiously.
However, to his somewhat surprise, these young nobles were not angry.
Opposite...... After listening to his words, they showed a very interested and eager expression.
"This auction ...... When exactly? ”
Li Mu asked with interest.
The others also looked at the thin guard expectantly.
That blazing gaze made him tremble subconsciously.
Sure enough, it was an aristocratic ...... These guys, when they hear the elves, they can't walk.
The thin guard shook his head secretly.
……
After exchanging views with the players, the Skinny Guard left with a few bags of food in his arms.
Other villagers also followed suit, exchanging goods from players with all kinds of information they knew.
However, the simplicity of these villagers is also somewhat unexpected by the players.
Although the players said that they would exchange information for goods, many villagers still left behind the things they brought that they originally intended to trade after receiving the food......
Or eggs, or hides, or some small objects, or some game......
In their words, it is:
"Master, these grains of yours are all high-end goods, the kind of ...... that are rare in Maple Leaf City."
"These things of yours are so precious, you can know these things we are talking about with a little inquiry......
"We have taken a big advantage, although we don't have many things in our hands, but in exchange for you, we can be more or less sure-footed in our hearts."
"Eternal Lord be above, may the true God be with you forever......"
This really came as a surprise to the players.
The humans in this game aren't all villains!
These villagers are pretty good.
And after the transaction, the villagers also enthusiastically brought out all kinds of delicious food to entertain these generous strangers.
The town tossed and turned around for hours before it became quiet......
After the last villager left, the players gathered in a makeshift camp, and they sat together in twos and threes, seemingly resting, but in fact entered the chat channel and began to discuss the next step......
"What do you think?"
Li Mu asked in the chat channel.
"What else can you see? It's worth it! All you get in one breath is important information, and it's definitely a hidden plot that doesn't run away! Find the ruins, save the elves, and do some business by the way! ”
Demacia said excitedly.
"That'...... Let's rest and go to Maple Leaf City early tomorrow morning! What do you think? Can the online time be adjusted? ”
Li Mu asked again.
"Yes!"
"No problem!"
The players rubbed their hands together in anticipation.
"But...... We had to find a guide, and we couldn't run around like headless flies. ”
Said fried tomatoes with tomatoes.
"Don't worry about this, I heard that thin guard say that he is going to Maple Leaf City tomorrow."
Xiao Xianmeow interrupted him and said.
After speaking, her expression became a little strange:
"Anyway...... I just went for a walk around town, and guess who I saw? ”