In early spring, the climate in the Hilde Hills tends to be milder than elsewhere, and Chablis seems to be a little warmer because of its proximity to the river Théran, which had completely thawed a month before, and the flow was gentle, and the banks were full of life.

But Chablis has not been at peace lately.

Since a year ago, strange things have happened here, first the vineyards of several lords are haunted, the workers who live in the gardens disappear overnight, and then even the nobles who went to inspect them disappeared one after another. At this time, the lord couldn't sit still, and hurriedly sent an army to check.

However, they searched around, but found nothing, the plantation people seemed to have evaporated, and several nobles did not leave a trace.

In desperation, they reported the matter to the Church of the Word, hoping that the priests would solve the problem.

Soon, the Church of the Word sent a priest with five or six priests, and the lord thought that the problem would be solved quickly, so he didn't pay much attention, who knew that in the blink of an eye, the church would also be gone......

Later, the news spread, and people said that the Chablis territory was under a curse, and the plague broke out from the plantation, and even the priests and priests of the Church of the Holy Word could not resist it, and it was not long before the entire Chablis territory was inhabited by thirty percent.

The lord saw it in his eyes, anxious in his heart, he suddenly remembered the strange things that led Frankenstein many years ago, and thought that not long after this happened, Count Frankenstein had not heard from him, and he had not found out the truth so far, and people seemed to have forgotten about it, and he couldn't help but panic all of a sudden.

He and his staff had a terrible idea, could this matter be the royal family behind the scenes, in order to take this place back to the royal family?

Both Fran and Chablis were wealthy places, and the realm was hereditary, and in this age of no war, the lord did not even have to pay taxes...... The more he thought about it, the more likely it became, so he hurriedly sent someone to block the news without divulging the slightest thing, and then spent a lot of money to recruit mercenaries to investigate the matter.

Although Chablis is rich, it is a fairly peaceful land under the rule of Morning Star after all, there are no monster disasters, there are no undead ghosts, and even in the wilderness, there are few monsters higher than level 2, which is very suitable for living and working in peace and contentment, so few mercenaries come to make a living, so the lord's order has become a paradox, on the one hand, he does not want to be known, on the other hand, he hopes to recruit powerful mercenaries from afar, but in the end there are very few.

Rorschach's mercenary group is at the top of this.

There are a total of fifteen people in the Rorschach group, and the head of the group, Rorschach, is a swordsman with a broadsword on his back, his upper body is inverted in a triangle, his muscles are strong and full, and he only wears a black shirt on such a cold day, and his strength is obviously good. His face was as angular as a knife and axe, and his lips were thin, and he didn't seem to be good at talking.

There were two scouts on the team, one man and one woman, and two priests, one man and one woman, leaving the archers and melee classes in half.

In terms of professional composition, this is a very ordinary team, and what is surprising is the ratio of men and women in it.

3 to 2, there are 6 women in the group, not to mention in the general team, even in "Twilight Era", this is a high proportion, especially with the priest girl in a white robe, who looks as holy as the white moon season that has just bloomed.

Since there are very few mercenaries coming, there is no residence for the mercenary union in this place, and everything is settled in the tavern.

Rorschach was talking to the tavernkeeper in the front, and the rest of the team were sitting in twos and threes. The priest girl sat with a half-elven archer, seemingly alienated from the others, and the other three archers looked like triplets, all of the same style of bow and quiver.

As for the female scout...... is the most distinctive member of the team. Although she looks average, she has a hot body, especially on such a cold day, and the leather armor on her body only protects some vital parts, revealing a large area of smooth and attractive wheat-colored skin, especially the slender and full thighs. The tight cuirass framed her slender body and squeezed a furrow out of her chest—not big, but she knew how to make a statement, as evidenced by the confused gazes of many of the people around her.

At this time, she was sitting at a table with three male adventurers playing cards, and they were so fascinated that they didn't care if the cards in their hands were seen clearly, and the silver coins in front of her were naturally piled up more and more.

The acquaintances in the team all understood what this guy was doing, and they all put on a lively look.

It didn't take long for an unlucky guy to suddenly wake up and realize that he had lost all his money, but he couldn't bear to give up this position to other people of the same sex who were eyeing him, so he gritted his teeth and slapped a dagger,

"Bet on this!"

The texture of the dagger was good, and Farol could see it at a glance, but she showed no mercy in her mouth, and said with a coquettish smile:

"It's just a broken dagger, so I'll count you ten gold coins?"

When the man heard this, he was anxious, "I got it for thirty gold coins!" Don't be ignorant! ”

"Oh? Thirty gold coins? Faryl licked her lips, intending to lower the price, but she was worried that the other party would react if she was too excited, "Otherwise, if I win, this dagger will be mine, and if you win, how about I accompany you all night?" As she spoke, she straightened her chest and writhed her ass as if out of nowhere, and the poor insect's reason suddenly collapsed.

"Good! Bet on it! He gasped.

Another poor unlucky one.

The members of the group couldn't help but sigh, there are too many stunned young people like this among the adventurers, especially this guy who looks a little rich and is quite young.

It's good to let him know that the world is difficult early, and he will lose his life if he goes out.

"Nevira, do you want to persuade him......" The priest girl tugged at the arm of the half-elf girl next to her.

"Forget it, did you forget that the last time there was a trouble, the head of the regiment broke the siege? I suspect she's deliberately provoking you and taking advantage of your kindness. ”

"But ......"

"Don't be, we're tired enough to protect ourselves, don't get into so much trouble, Erin." The half-elf looked a little tired. She originally had a team, but for some reason it was disbanded, and the leader of the group, Nathan, and the scout of the team, Sokan, died, and in desperation, the members had to go their separate ways.

She is perhaps the luckiest and the most unfortunate of them. She had a half-elf spouse, and the two of them helped each other better than the others, but after joining the new team, the captain coveted her and killed her lover Ypwin during an adventure. When his conspiracy was exposed and he was angry and violent, it was the passing Rorschach group who rescued her, including the former regimental pastor Irene.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the unspoken leader Rorschach had a good impression of Erin, and it was because of this that he would rescue himself at Erin's request at that time, but the little girl couldn't see it. And kindness is as simple as her, as if she can't feel the jealousy of the other women in the team, and still sows kindness stupidly.

Kindness is superfluous, and perhaps I should have reminded her before.

Nevira glanced at Erin, it was obviously too late now, the girl was hopeless, and hopefully it wouldn't kill her.

"Really don't you want to save him," Erin hesitantly wrung her fingers, "He looks young, he should be a little younger than when I joined Nathan's team, I can't watch him get cheated......"

"Trust me, Erin, Farol just picked this stupid prey on purpose, and waited for you to make a move. You're standing up for a man, she has 10,000 ways to humiliate you, and Captain Rorschach hasn't had a reason to come to your aid. ”

"But I still have you, don't I?"

Erin blinked, and if it weren't for Nevira's tight grip on her hand, she might have rushed to Farrow to stop her.

Nevira was stared at by her innocent eyes, and only three seconds passed.

"You're really my nemesis......"

Nevira sighed and stood up, intending to stand up for Erin.

But that's when things changed.

A mysterious creature dressed in a gray robe appeared out of nowhere, taking off his dusty ragged hat to reveal a young, sunny face.

"Sir, can you sell me your dagger for 30 gold, and then you can gamble with this lady three times in a row."