"It's rough..."

"Are you complaining? Of course, roughness is better, it can make running more grippy, relying on this meat ball, I can almost run a step vertically without sinking my claws into the wall~" Long Ge proudly pressed his other hand on his chest.

"When my cat was a child, the pads were more pink and soft than when they were older... Can Long Ge make this mature paw look like a child? Xia Zuo asked a little embarrassedly.

"No," Long Ge replied in the negative, "I can change limbs, just the age of an animal that is devoured, unless I am asked to eat the heart of a kitten... There are indeed occasional stray cats passing by on the street~"

As he spoke, Long Ge looked around, "Are there any small ones..."

"Don't be, don't..."Xia Zuo immediately pulled down her raised hand.

On street corners, you can often see some stray cats and dogs, stray cats living in the city, waiting for an opportunity to aim at the scraps discarded by people.

But when they target people's stalls, or dried jerky, they are unceremoniously driven away... Xia Zuo felt that perhaps in the eyes of the Terrans, subhumans with the same ears and tails, as well as beastmen, were very similar to these lowly animals, and would be treated with anger...

Afternoon tea is between lunch and dinner, and in the palace, in the small courtyard connected to the eldest princess's bed, the afternoon tea and pastries on the white cloth table are beautifully arranged by the servants as usual, but today there is one more serving.

"I'm honored to have your invitation, but it may not be appropriate for me to step into the courtyard of your bedding as an outsider." Rodney changed into a clean and proper attire, stood at the table, and bowed to the eldest princess present.

"But you don't have a choice, if you don't come, you're disobeying me." The eldest princess, who was silently sucking tea, laughed evilly.

In the afternoon, the sun shines brightly, and the eldest princess Felicia's long pale blonde hair shines, and the pure white dress she wears, in the verdant courtyard of the evergreen of the four seasons, dwarfs the artificially arranged flowers and shoots.

"Yes, Your Highness."

The eldest princess pulled down her face.

"But I'm not unhappy." Rodney added.

She smiled again, covered the corners of her toothy mouth with a cup, and stretched out her hand to signal the chair next to her, "Sit down yet, your tea is about to be cold." ”

The order was given, and the first to act was one of the two maids behind the eldest princess, who went over and pulled out the chair and made a gesture of please.

Rodney then went to sit down, but the steaming black tea was not like the eldest princess had said.

"I have a gift for you~" The eldest princess's eyes dodged left and right.

The maid brought a fine box and unfolded it before Rodney's eyes—glittering chains and rubies.

"What a beautiful necklace..."Rodney was momentarily confused.

"Why don't you put it on right away, aren't you satisfied?" The eldest princess asked complainingly. It was like a blow to Rodney's heart.

"No, no, thank you very much for your kindness..."Rodney panicked, and his paused hand quickly took out the necklace.

"Is it just kindness...", the eldest princess's lips curled in displeasure.

Ruby, in the kingdom of Andu and even in many places on the mainland, there is enthusiasm, love... and a symbol of love, which is why Rodney hesitated.

"It's very suitable, it's very suitable~" The eldest princess put down her cup and clapped her hands continuously—in the end, Rodney brought it with her.

"Snow white hair, snow white clothing... Plus a little red, the beauty of such embellishment, worthy of the necklace I chose~"

The eldest princess in the courtyard was very happy, this scene was seen by the guard armor standing in the corridor, he paid extra attention, the eldest princess rarely smiled so happily on weekdays, and even His Majesty the King did not come.

At this time, the maid who came from outside, lifted her skirt and walked quickly past the guard armor.

She stopped in front of Rodney, "Your Highness Princess, Knight Rodney..."

It turned out that Rodney's attendant had no right to approach the princess's bedroom, so he had to ask the maid to pass the word, and the attendant brought news about Xia Zuo.

"What? Xia Zuo was stopped outside by the palace guards? Rodney frowned, "He's a guest of His Majesty." ”

Rodney was displeased, and hoped that Xia Zuo would win the gladiatorial fight, so he assigned Rupert to help him find a good gladiator, although it was unlikely...

But if Xia Zuo didn't get what he wanted in the end, Xia Zuo's contribution in Liv Village, although it was not burned, was only exchanged for a box of gold coins that he didn't feel. Rodney, on the other hand, has taken all the credit for stopping the goblins.

Rodney reflected on why he attached so much importance to Xia Zuo's feelings, obviously the credit was very important to him, maybe he thought Xia Zuo was interesting.

"I'm sorry too," the maid bowed, "Your Excellency Xia Zuo... Brought back a slave, slaves are not allowed to enter the palace, besides, that slave is the "Transforming Harpy" that caused panic in Nancheng today. ”

"Oh, is that the one Jenny was talking about, a terrible monster? Where did he find it in such a short period of time? Rodney smiled curiously.

The maid recalled the descriptions of the people around her, and her heart palpitated, "So... His Excellency Xia Zuo was not allowed back to his room by the guards, and then he said that it was okay, take his slave to the city tavern to stay, this is what your servant Mr. wants to convey. ”

"In this way, I have you covered."

The maid then said goodbye.

"Xia Zuo? Is that the person you met on your way north? The princess asked.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"I heard that he guarded the village and killed a few goblins, but not as good as you... But I'd also like to see how brave a villager is to kill the rumored Goblin of the North. ”

Rodney was silent for a while, where did he help him, obviously he helped him, most of the goblins in Liv Village were solved by Xia Zuo.

Does he have enough money? I heard Rupert say that he spent all 10 gold coins for no reason, maybe he will have to entrust Rupert to see it later...

"Rodney Knight?"

"Ah, Your Highness Princess."

"What are you in a daze, the tea is really cold."

When it was time for the guards to change shifts, guards A and B, who had been standing in the corridor for nearly ten hours, waited for two other companions.

Guard A and Guard B walked out of the courtyard, and in the stone pavement without the royal family's gaze, B could finally stretch out at will.

"Hmm~ I can go and sleep... Huh, where are you going? Still out of town? ”

"I'm going to buy something, I'll bring you back some wine secretly."

After listening, B pointed to the boo, and then smiled and beckoned, "Go early and come back early~"

Although A says this every time, he knows that he has a certain relationship with Lord Qiu Yi, the consul, so he probably went there this time to tell some information? This kind of thing is naturally tacit, well, there is also the wine brought by free errands.

There were seven taverns in Zeber, three in the northern aristocratic quarters, and four in the southern plebeian districts, but the four were the least decorated and the most crowded.

"Creeping foal" in the southwest district, Xia Zuo rushed here directly, after all, the tavern in the aristocratic district is unlikely to entertain the slave status of Long Ge.

"Let me tell you, Nancheng District's swordsmanship is the first among me." The red-nosed drinker hiccuped and boasted to the men at the table.

"Forgive me, I don't dare to say that in the northern city, there are also His Majesty's guards there, as well as the knight Rodney, which swordsmanship is not above you." The equally drunk man at the next table laughed.

The red-nosed drinker was displeased, and pointed to the blackish two-handed sword leaning against the stool, "See if my sword is not, do you know the secret of its blackness?" I completed the union's 5-star bounty task, and then bought black iron from the black market, and asked the best blacksmith in the city to refine the alloy to make it, and ordinary people can't take it at all! ”

"Your sword? Didn't you just cut a black raspberry? Hahahaha...! There were also doubts from the other side.

"Huh?" The red-nosed drinker staggered to his feet, "You're provoking me!" Bastard, want to fight!? ”

"Why did you raise your fist? You should be confident in your sword. The man stood up from the table and turned around, appearing taller than the red-nosed drinker.

"Hmm," the red-nosed drinker frowned.

"Then why is it only a fist and not a sword? I'm also good at swordsmanship... Are you scared? The tall man picked up his sword from the table.

The surroundings began to cheer, and the people who watched the excitement wished that they would start fighting.

"I'm afraid? There's no such thing as something to dread! ”

The tavern owner slapped his forehead when he covered his face, he had to be discouraged, usually these guys waved their fists, and it was a big deal to give compensation afterwards, and taking a weapon would kill someone.

At the moment when the boss lifted the counter baffle, Xia Zuo pushed the door and entered, and came to this familiar place again, where he had inquired about the ruins before.

"Harpy!"

"How did she get in!"

The guests let out frightened sounds.

Long Ge was still behind Xia on the left, but her tall size made people very easy to find her.

"It's her, not long ago, she punched and killed the three Hausman brothers in the alley!"

"Haussman won't be hurt if he's hit by a carriage!"

"Has she finally shown her true colors!?"

"Guards..."

"It's useless, the persecution of the subhumans, the guards won't care, hurry, hurry..."

Customers who were full at every table stood up in an instant, packed up their belongings, and swarmed in the direction of the back door.

Among those who escaped, including the three men who served at the tavern, they were the first to disappear.

The tall man, who was originally tense, shuddered, inserted his sword back, and ran to the back door.

The red-nosed drinker followed.

"Where are you going!?"

"It occurred to me that there was an urgent union mission!" The red-nosed drinker was carrying a black sword in one hand, and he bounced off the stool along the way.

"Wait, aren't you a union adventurer!? Go and stop the Harpy! She—She's in, and the back door is blocked! Can't get out for the time being! ”

"The union didn't issue a mission to defeat the Harpy, I, I don't do no money to trade..."

Although it was crowded, the restless people quickly ran out of the back door before Xia Zuo and his party reached the first table.

Noda's tavern was empty at the moment, and it was a mess.

"It's you... And your slaves, what are you doing? The tavern owner was in a cold sweat, this was his home, and for the sake of the last dignity, he was not going anywhere. He also knew Xia Zuo, the man who came to him at noon to inquire about the location of the cave, and the tavern owner also worked part-time as an intelligence merchant.

"What else can you do in the tavern? Drinking, eating, and staying at the hotel. Xia Zuo looked around, very strange, the group of drunks just now said something in a noisy manner, and they didn't hear a word.

"The Terrans are really slanderous! I was just knocking those three guys unconscious. Long Ge grumbled softly. She was a keen listener and knew what the gang had just said.

"Hungry?" Xia left to turn around. Thinking that she woke up from a deep sleep of 10,000 years and only ate one heart...

"You're going to provide me with food?" Long Ge's brows that were locked in resentment suddenly released, and he smiled at Xia Zuo.

"If you're hungry, of course you have to eat, well, you can wait until the room is opened," Xia Zuo said, walking towards the counter, "The people around you are so afraid of you, you better eat in the guest room." ”

Long Ge nodded happily.

"Didn't you come to inquire about information this time? ... If you want to stay in the hotel, I'm sorry for the guests, but we can't provide it." The boss looked at Long Ge and swallowed nervously, "Provide accommodation for slaves..."

"Just because she's a slave? Or is it because your business has just been ruined? Xia Zuo looked at the boss and smiled with a wink, "It's okay, this should be compensated with money." ”

The blink of an eye didn't make the tavern owner relax, Xia Zuo took out two gold coins from his bag and put them on the counter, "I roughly totaled it, this is far enough, right?" We only stayed for three days. ”

Seeing the two gold coins, the tavern owner glared slightly, and only then did he withdraw a little from his fear, and coughed with his hand over his mouth, "... Yes, guests, but can, don't let your slave out of the guest room, if there is any need, we will send it. ”

The operating profit of his own tavern for a week is only about 1 gold and 12 silver coins, and it is already very cost-effective to let them stay for three days, even if other guests dare not come to the door because of this... Instead of cleaning the hall every day and cleaning up the vomit of those guys.

"Do as he says, Long Ge."

"Follow your orders, my lord Xia Zuo."

After paying, Xia Zuo took Long Ge to see the room that belonged to her on the second floor.

"Where are you going?"

When the door was separated, Long Ge asked.

"I only have the materials for the primary healing potion on my body, I plan to go around alone, the materials that can be bought in the city should be very rich, wait for me to make more intermediate healing potions, and other props to spare, and by the way, go to various stores to sell some, maybe there will be other expenses in the past three days, fifty or sixty gold coins are not enough?"

"I don't really know about the gold and what the material is... But aren't you going to take me with you? In case of danger. ”

"There is no danger in the city, the previous three sub-people can be regarded as an accident~" Xia Zuo smiled bitterly, and he didn't know if it was comforting to say this, "Long Ge is too eye-catching, it will be more convenient for me to go alone, and I will be back soon... By the way, what do you want to eat? I'll go tell the shopkeeper. The gladiatorial battle is coming, you have to eat enough, self-healing is the nutrients consumed, right? ”

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