Chapter 52: A New Mission
"Adrian Weber? I wish this mission was an assassination. After Long Lin saw the photo and recognized that the person he wanted to protect this time was a complete scumbag, he was a little displeased, even if this person was a nobleman.
"Agreed." Ye Zi echoed, "If it's an assassination, I'll be more interested." ”
Seeing the attitudes of Long Lin and Ye Zi, Luo Binbin, who was sitting behind the desk, could only sigh helplessly. Why didn't he want to turn down this mission? But no matter how scumbag Adrian is, he is also a nobleman after all, and he is a well-known jaw, and a categorical refusal will inevitably cause some trouble, even if he and the guild hunters are not afraid, but other people working in the guild can't afford the revenge of a nobleman.
"Who is this Adrian?" Mu Han, who was standing on the side and confused, asked softly to the little ghost beside him.
In fact, Mu Han still doesn't understand why Luo Binbin would let him participate in this kind of task, after all, he did bring some trouble that time in Keke Village, although in the end he awakened an inexplicable inspiration by mistake and saved everyone, but everyone knows that this force is still unstable, and he is not even sure if it will be released again, and Luo Binbin obviously will not hope for an inspiration that is not yet stable, so the only reason Mu Han can think of now is nothing more than to give him another chance to prove himself! Thinking of this, Mu Han unconsciously clenched his fists, and a warm current flowed through his heart
After hearing Mu Han's question, the little ghost shook his head and said that he didn't know, but he asked directly and loudly: "President, who is this bastard?" ”
Luo Binbin heard the little ghost directly call a nobleman a bastard, although he agreed, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he calmed down before replying: "To put it simply, he is the illegitimate son of the old king." ”
"Bastard?" Mu Han was a little surprised.
"Well, Adrian is said to have made a mistake with a tailor when he was a prince, but before he was born, the old king was forced to return to the royal capital to marry a princess of the realm, and then inherited the throne, and the current king is also the child of him and the princess, and Adrian took his mother's surname after he was born, but the name seems to have been given before the old king left. In fact, Adrian lived a very poor life in the first forty years, and offended many people because of his violent personality, it stands to reason that his life is not destined to have a good ending, but who knows that the old king suddenly remembered this son on his deathbed, as if to make up for him, he made him a nobleman. Speaking of this, Luo Binbin sighed again, "Alas, an old rascal suddenly gained status and wealth, you can imagine what he will do." ”
"Then why do we have to protect him?"
"What else? It's just because he's a nobleman. Luo Binbin said very helplessly, "And those old people in the royal family are very protective of him." ”
"Why is that?"
"Because of the so-called royal face, after all, he also has the same royal blood in his body as the current king."
Mu Han didn't know what to say for a while, indeed, there is no such thing as being born equal in this world, even if he is an out-and-out big bastard, as long as he has the king's blood in his body, no matter how inhumane things he does, someone will end up for him.
"I really envy the person who wants to assassinate him, I must give him a big hug before stopping him after we meet!" Long Lin said, but then he was a little puzzled, "He is already a nobleman, why do you need us to protect him?" ”
"Who made our guild famous?" He was very proud of something, but Luo Binbin's expression at this time was very bitter, "When you encounter this kind of thing, the more people who naturally protect yourself, the stronger the better." ”
"Then you can go to the royal family, aren't he and the king half-brothers?" Ye Zi said.
"But the king doesn't treat him as a brother, and even wants to kill him." Luo Binbin said, and then explained without waiting for anyone to ask, "You should also know that the king is frail and sickly, but he only had a son when he was over fifty, so he was very afraid that this brother who suddenly appeared after his death soon ago would snatch the throne of his young child, although the probability of this kind of thing happening is very low, but even the one in a thousand possibility will make him feel uneasy, if it weren't for the old man of the royal family who has been blocking him because of his face, you would not be standing in my office at this time." ”
Hearing Luo Binbin say this, everyone had no doubts.
At this time, Mu Han had an idea in his heart, so he said tentatively: "Actually, we can ......" It's just that Mu Han found that Luo Binbin was staring at him very seriously as soon as he was halfway through his words.
"You can put water, right?" Luo Binbin said the second half of the sentence for Mu Han, and then said, "To be a hunter is to have the consciousness of being a hunter, since you have accepted the commission, you must let go of your personal feelings, gamble on the dignity of a hunter and do your best!" Letting you understand this truth is also one of the purposes of getting you to participate in this mission. ”
"I'm sorry, I see." Mu Han lowered his head and said softly.
"Okay, there's nothing you can go back to, and at seven o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, you will leave Dorne City on time."
When the four of them left the office, Aston came in through the door. "I didn't expect you to know so much about the royal family's family affairs."
"How could I possibly know?" Luo Binbin smiled bitterly, "It's not all Uncle Mu told me, when we used to drink together, his old man liked to talk about the royal family's family affairs as a joke on the wine table." ”
"Actually, you'd like to see this mission fail, right?" Aston leaned against the door frame, "That's why you're letting Muhan participate in the mission." ”
"What...... What do you mean? ”
"Hmph, it's clear that he is going to drag his feet, and he is saying such righteous words, I almost have to believe it."
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Kingdom of Nifol, City of Dorne.
It was nine o'clock in the night when Frog walked into the bar, and the small bar was already full, but he didn't worry about not having a seat, because most of the people who came to the bar were acquaintances, and they could just pull up a chair and make a table.
"Hey, Betty!" Frog waved at the girl behind the counter, "It's still the same!" ”
Betty, who was settling accounts behind the counter, looked up when she heard someone call her, and frowned when she saw that it was Flogg, but poured him a glass of wine that he drank every time, and brought it to the table in front of him. "Flogg, you haven't paid for the drink last time!"
"Next time, next time it will be settled." Frog took a sip from his glass, "Didn't I just come back from outside, I really don't have any money in my wallet." ”
"Hmph, that's what you said last time." Betty knew of course that Frog would definitely settle the money for the drink, but she still folded her hands on her waist, "I won't sell you wine next time." ”
"Hey, definitely." Frog laughed, in fact, the last time Betty said the same thing.
Perhaps it is because of Betty's personality that this relatively simple bar has become very popular.
Betty turned around to go back to the counter to continue settling the score, but saw Canglan sitting in the corner of the bar as usual, looking at the little boy standing at the table with a playful face, while the little boy stared sadly at the three glasses on the table with their mouths facing down.
"This," the little boy pointed to the glass in the middle, "I'll pick this!" ”
"Are you sure?" Cang Lan tapped the cup chosen by the little boy with her finger and asked with a smile.
"Hmm." The little boy nodded firmly, "That's it." ”
"Hahaha, you're wrong again!" Cang Lan laughed and picked up the cup, and there was nothing underneath.
"No, no, no! Not this time! The little boy clenched his fists unconvinced, jumping and shouting, "One more time, one more time!" ”
"No more playing!" Betty came up behind the little boy and pressed his little head with her right hand to the ground, "The bar is not the place for kids. ”
The little boy turned his head and saw that it was Betty before he pouted and said, "But Sister Betty, I didn't drink." ”
"You can't do it without drinking!" Betty's expression was very serious, "Besides, it's getting late, you should go back to sleep, or you'll be beaten again when your mother comes to you." ”
The little boy was still a little hesitant, and finally stretched out a finger and said pitifully, "Then let's play another game, okay?" Just one game! ”
"Nope." Betty shook her head, but pulled a few candies out of her pocket, "If you're obedient, they'll be all yours." ”
Seeing the colorful candy in Betty's hand, the little boy's eyes instantly lit up, and he no longer hesitated, and took the candy from Betty's hand while nodding his little head vigorously.
"That's good," Betty smiled and rubbed the little boy's head, "Go home, remember, you must brush your teeth after eating candy." ”
"I know." The little boy said, and then waved his hand at Betty and Canglan, "Sister Betty, goodbye, Brother Canglan." ”
Watching the little boy bounce out of the bar, Betty looked at Canglan. "Brother? I think it's right to call it uncle. ”
"No way, who made me look young?" Cang Lan smiled, and then took the teapot and poured the tea, but the teapot was already empty, so he had to put it back again, "By the way, why didn't you see Aaron?" ”
"He's gone to buy the goods, and he'll be back tomorrow morning." Betty said, then looked at the teapot on the table and frowned again, "I said, you come almost every day but only drink tea, and you want the guests to be the same as you, what else can I do in this business?" ”
"I don't know how to drink."
"Then you should go to the teahouse, why do you want to come to the bar?"
"It costs money to go to the teahouse and drink tea."
"I can't stand you." Betty said, then picked up the empty teapot and turned to leave, "I'll collect money for your tea in the future." ”
Cang Lan smiled and watched Betty leave with the teapot, and then said loudly to her back, "Don't make too much, I'll sit for a while and leave." ”
"Got it!"
Cang Lan only sat for less than twenty minutes, and only half of the freshly brewed tea left the bar.
This is his second year in Dorne, and although it is his second year, the only people he really knows are Betty and her brother Aaron at the bar, and coincidentally, this is also the second year that the two siblings have run the bar. Of course, Cang Lan, the other customers of the bar, also know, but only acquaintance, because he never drinks so it is difficult to blend into the conversation of other customers, at first there will be people pulling him to laugh together, but he always sits aside and listens silently, and after a long time, no one will force him anymore, and when they meet, they just say hello.
Dorne is not a big city, and the fringes of the city are not lit up at night, just like the road Canglan walked on at this time, the street lights on both sides can only illuminate a few steps ahead, so you have to be extra careful when walking to avoid tripping over stones or potholes. But Canglan loved to walk this path, especially at night, because it was rarely walked at night, so that he could take it for himself, and although it was not the shortest road to where he lived, it was the only road in the world that could take him back to the past.
There were no street lights in front of him, only the moonlight to guide him ahead, Cang Lan looked at the hazy darkness in front of him, and suddenly laughed.