7. Thieves' Guild
For Su Yan, intelligence is always the most important information.
Although this has something to do with his personality and habits, as long as he has accurate information, it does give him a sense of being one step ahead many times. And in the game back then, it was precisely by virtue of this that he and Chen Hao stood out from many competitions step by step.
Therefore, for the collection of intelligence, Su Yan has a natural sense of closeness.
It is precisely based on this that Su Yan will find that tavern and follow the other party's recommendation to stay in this bullhead hotel.
The size of this hotel is not huge, and the dΓ©cor is naturally not luxurious.
In the southern part of the North Winter City, which is almost a bit of a bargain, this hotel can be regarded as very simple. But the only thing that should be said to be a plus, is that the hygiene of this hotel is not bad, and the rooms are very clean and tidy, without any peculiar smell.
In Su Yan's opinion, this hotel was indeed worthy of its relatively expensive room rate of two silver coins per day.
This was the most expensive hotel Su Yan and Anna had stayed in in the two months since they left Gray Sand and arrived in Northern Winter City. However, seeing that as long as there were twenty copper coins added to this hotel, an extra cup of hot milk would be provided every morning and evening, Su Yan still paid the accommodation fee very happily.
Because Anna loves the taste of milk.
Perhaps because she was really tired, Anna had already gone to bed after drinking another glass of milk.
Su Yan covered the quilt for the little guy, and then closed half of the window before sitting on a chair in the corner of the room, and then began to close his eyes and recuperate.
Su Yan, who has completely turned into an undead physique, theoretically no longer needs to sleep and eat. But in fact, most of the time, he did not show this abnormal phenomenon, he still ate and slept like a normal person when conditions permitted.
But he didn't order food at the tavern tonight, and that was an exception.
Because there is not much money left because he took away from the gray sand collar - after the two-month trip, he and three caravans on the way together, and they have to pay a small fee, plus the accommodation fee when entering the village and town at other times and Anna's food expenses, these expenses before and after are also a lot of expenses for Su Yan, who has no income now.
Time passed quietly in the quiet of the night.
Outside the window, the occasional chirping of night owls and the senseless shouts of some drunkards could be heard, interspersed with the footsteps of the guards patrolling.
It can be seen that the public security environment in Nancheng District is obviously good.
When the night was getting darker, and it was already past midnight, Su Yan, who had been in a state of closing his eyes and recuperating, suddenly opened his eyes.
The eyes are as sharp as a falcon, and the edge is exposed.
However, this kind of sharp eyes and momentum were quickly restrained by Su Yan. Then he got up, unlocked the door, and sat back down, quietly waiting for the guests outside.
After a while, an inaudible sound of footsteps sounded quietly outside the door.
Immediately after, there was a noise at the door.
But the other party soon found that the door was not locked, and a murmur came from the silence of the night.
Just like the sound of the other party's footsteps, this muttering is also very low, almost dreamy.
It's just that Su Yan's hearing is just as good, so he can hear it very clearly.
"I don't even lock the door, what a reckless guy, give him a warning in a while, let him know how to be cautious when going out in the future."
The corners of Su Yan's mouth raised slightly.
In the murmur of the other party, the door was quickly opened.
Then, the other party who pushed the door in, saw Su Yan sitting facing the door at first sight.
In the night when he didn't see his five fingers, Su Yan could still clearly see the look of horror and surprise on the other party's face.
It seemed to be a mischievous mood, Su Yan's right hand stretched out an index finger and gently touched his lips, he knew that the other party had taken a night vision potion, so he could clearly see his movements: "My daughter is still sleeping, please try not to wake her up." β
"I, I know." The other man nodded, and the voice of the answer was also very slight.
With the other party's answer, he quickly closed the door, perhaps due to professional habits, even if there was no light in the room at the moment, the whole room was almost out of sight, but this messenger from the Thieves' Guild was still hiding in the shadow corner, right opposite to Su Yan.
"I heard that Your Excellency wants to know about the longevity species."
"Hmm." Su Yan nodded, undisguised his purpose, "Information about the forest elves in the territory of the Tria Kingdom. β
Su Yan's words made the other party's brows frown: "If you specify this kind of information, the price will be a little high." β
"How much does it cost?"
"I have two pieces of information on my side that you want, and each of these two pieces of information is three gold coins." The other party spoke, "There are also three pieces of general information about those pointy-eared longevity species, and these ordinary information are five silver coins each. In addition to that, there are some anecdotes and the like, each of which costs a silver coin. If you purchase all of the information, we will also send you an additional update that is not currently available. β
"No pricing?" Su Yan raised his eyebrows, "That is to say, this piece of information may be worth a lot of money, or it may be worthless." β
"This piece of information can never be worthless." The other party shook his head, his tone was full of determination, "It's worth at least one gold coin." The reason why we haven't set a price yet is because this piece of information has a lot of room to fluctuate, and even we can't predict it clearly. β
The Thieves Guild obviously has a very clear positioning and judgment on the use value of intelligence.
They are well aware that certain intelligence information is likely to bring huge profit margins in the hands of certain people.
"And how much would it cost if I were to buy all of it?"
"Eight gold coins."
In this world, one gold coin is equivalent to ten silver coins, and one silver coin is equivalent to one hundred copper coins.
This is also the reason why Su Yan said that the accommodation fee of the Niutou Hotel is relatively expensive - the hotel where he stayed before generally charged between fifty and eighty copper coins. However, in terms of accommodation, those hotels really can't compare to the Niutou Hotel, not to mention the extra twenty copper coins that can get a cup of hot milk in the morning and a glass in the evening.
Although the amount of hot milk is not much, it is about 200 milliliters. But considering that white bread, milk, eggs, and the like here in the north are scarce goods, and the prices are usually not low, two silver coins and twenty copper coins can be exchanged for a bed, breakfast for one person, and a glass of hot milk in the morning and evening, which is not too expensive consumption.
Regarding the thief guild's offer, Su Yan thought for a moment, then counted out eight gold coins, put them on the table, and then pushed them to the other party.
The young messenger quickly stepped forward and put away the eight gold coins.
Instead, the other party placed five yellowed scrolls on the table.
The moment he saw these scrolls, Su Yan's pupils shrank slightly, and a little surprise appeared in his heart, but his face did not show it.
After the young thief guild envoy put down the scroll, he spoke, "I think you should know how to use the information scroll. β
This is another temptation.
Since Su Yan took Anna into the tavern tonight, the temptation has never stopped.
In the lower left corner of the wooden sign hanging on the outside, there was a very hidden dagger mark, which was the unique mark of the Thieves' Guild, but if the average person didn't look closely, they wouldn't be able to find that the tavern was the stronghold of the Thieves' Guild in Northern Winterfell. The seven masters in the tavern were all dressed as mercenaries, but at least two of them were overseers of the Thieves' Guild.
Su Yan even guessed that they were most likely the administrators of the Northern Winter City Thieves Guild.
And the silver coin that Su Yan handed to the bartender at night was actually a means of identifying himself: he was passing on information to the Thieves Guild that he was a buyer of intelligence. After that, they naturally obeyed the other party's arrangement, checked into this tavern that was obviously the property of the Thieves' Guild, and waited for their "salesman" to come to the door.
However, Su Yan believed that if he hadn't shocked those guys in the tavern before, I am afraid that the other party would not have come to the door tonight not the young "salesman" Mr. now, but a group of real killer assassins - the Thieves Guild would not mind attacking the stupid fat sheep.
"I know." Su Yan nodded, "What about the secret language?" β
The other party seemed to be a little frustrated that he couldn't find any clues from Su Yan, so he could only shrug his shoulders: "Only the shadow knows the truth." β
"I see." Su Yan nodded to indicate that he remembered, "Tell me about those anecdotes and ...... The news that hasn't been priced yet. β
There are five anecdotes, or lace news, which are nothing more than unconfirmed or unverifiable news about where someone has ever seen an elf, or a nobleman who wants to keep an elf in his mansion. However, what made Su Yan a little concerned was that among the five news, one of the news was about him.
"One last message. The lord of the Grey Sand Lord, his daughter is a half-elf. The young salesman said, "It is said that although this girl is only six or seven years old, she is no younger than the average ten-year-old girl, and she is very beautiful. β
"Oh?" Su Yan noticed that the corner of the other party's eyes glanced at Anna who was sleeping on the bed, "Is my daughter pretty?" β
"Your Excellency really likes to joke, and I don't think that with your daughter's appearance, she will definitely not be inferior to that Miss Anna." The young man bowed and replied, "And here in the North, where you are accustomed to blonde and brown hair, your daughter's black hair is probably more remarkable than that Miss Anna." β
"Hearing you say that, I'd love to meet the daughter of the Lord of the Grey Sands." Su Yan touched his chin.
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Your Excellency."
"What do you mean?" Su Yan looked at the young man, and his tone showed just the right amount of interest, "Why?" β
"This has something to do with the news I'm about to say that our guild can't price for the time being." The young man spoke, "The gray sand collar is now in ruins. The entire inhabitants of the realm, including the lord of the Grey Sand Lords and his half-elf daughter, were all missing. This matter has now reached Prince Ahrens. β¦β¦ If you want to know Prince Ahrens' definition of this matter, then you will need to buy additional information. β
Speaking of this, the young man smiled: "Of course, we also sell relevant investigation materials about the gray sand collar that has been turned into ruins. These two pieces of information are a little more expensive. β
"Not interested." Su Yan shook his head, "If that lord's territory is in ruins, and that half-elf girl is gone, then this information you call is worthless to me." β¦β¦ I'm very disappointed with your service attitude, and next time I'll have to consider your Thieves' Guild's recommendation information. β
"Uh......" didn't expect Su Yan's unreasonable attitude at all, and the young salesman was stunned on the spot.