Chapter 280: The Banquet
After breakfast, Huo Lan Xinyan left, looking at her departing figure, Doudou put away the satisfied smile after the meal, and said, "When are we leaving?" β
Except for Xu Wei, no one in the team was really naΓ―ve, and Doudou was also sensitive to the fact that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time.
"Let's see how the progress of Noor's collection of information is, as long as we get the technology of the sand boat, we will leave immediately, and then go directly back to Hidden Moon City!"
An Xu arranged, and told him by the way: "Don't go out to hang out during the day, don't get into unnecessary trouble." β
The whole morning was uneventful, An Xu was also happy to be idle, using this time to familiarize himself with the improved strength, and when it was close to noon, the banquet finally began.
An Xu thought that the banquet here was the same as Huiye, everyone ate and communicated in one room, who knew that it was not like this, in a flat square, the venue for the banquet had already been prepared.
To be honest, it is really not easy to find such a place on a steep mountain like Wang Ding Mountain.
The square is divided into three large sections, in the shape of a staircase, with tables, chairs, and wine and food in the top row, and the next staircase is similar, but in terms of the sophistication of the food, it is a notch lower.
The bottom area was also the widest, and there were countless tribesmen who came to watch, all of whom were ordinary residents of this Wang Ding Mountain.
As the protagonists of the banquet, An Xu and the others were invited to sit down on the highest row of stairs, and Huo Lan Xinyan sat in the middle.
In addition, there are only a few people sitting on her left hand, these people have a certain blood relationship with Huo Lan Xinyan, and they all have a high status in the clan, if Huo Lan Xinyan is compared to a king, then she is surrounded by the so-called royal family.
Sitting on the second row of stairs were some strange tribesmen.
Judging from their dress and momentum, it is obvious that their status is not low, in An Xu's mind, these people are probably the 'nobles' in the Huolan clan!
Just looking at the seat, you can understand that this is also a place with clear status, An Xu sat on the right hand side of Huo Lan Xinyan, his face was full of helplessness, what kind of banquet is this, it is clearly a small celebration.
Just having a meal, the royal family and nobles are all present, and there are countless ordinary people watching, how can people eat.
There was a short ceremony before the banquet, which was probably to express gratitude to An Xu and the others, and these ceremonies were much simpler than the red tape of the Huiye celebration.
It didn't take long for the banquet to officially begin.
Singing and dancing began on the bottom of the flat ground, which is also a characteristic of the tribesmen, who really like to sing and dance, perhaps because life here is too monotonous, people can only use this pastime in this way, and it gradually became a tradition.
The atmosphere of the banquet was surprisingly harmonious, people could move around at will, and people kept coming to talk to An Xu and others, and they spoke quite kindly, and there was no picture that An Xu expected.
"Thank you again, the safety of the great patriarch is extremely important to the clan, thanks to you for extending a helping hand and forgetting to introduce yourself, my name is Huo Lan Zhen, and I am the patriarch of the Huo Lan clan."
This time it was a white-haired old man, and his words were extraordinary, but An Xu didn't know what kind of position the clan elder was, and from the position where he could sit in the middle of the second row, it would definitely not be an ordinary character.
"The clan elder is polite, he is just entrusted by others, this is originally our scope of work!" An Xu smiled lightly, this was the first time he emphasized his profession in front of the tribesmen.
At this time, many people are paying attention to this, and he just wants to convey such a message-
'Lao Tzu is a mercenary, take money to do things, no money is not to talk, and the rescue of Huo Lan Xinyan is also for the sake of reward, and I don't have the heart to join your fight. β
Sure enough, the novel profession of mercenary aroused the curiosity of many people, and they began to ask, and even Huo Lan Xinyan was involved in this topic.
"So, as long as someone is willing to pay, you can ask a mercenary for help with anything?"
An Xu nodded: "Theoretically, that's the case!" Anything other than principles can be done. β
"Oh, what's that outside of principle?" Huo Lan Xinyan said curiously.
"Mercenaries have three principles, one is not to do things that are beyond their ability, the second is not to do things that violate the law and discipline, and the third is not to do things that have lost their conscience, and other than that, everything is within the scope of mercenaries to take over." An Xu replied.
This is true, the real large-scale mercenary forces all abide by these three principles, as for those things that are not visible, if you want to find someone to help, you have to find another large organization.
Assassinations, kidnappings, planting, etc., the people of this organization do all kinds of bad things, and they have a bad reputation everywhere, and they are also one of the most despisable organizations of An Xu.
But their reputation is very good, and there is always a dark side to society, and there is no need to worry about finding something to do, and this organization has a faint tendency to grow over the years.
"This is very reasonable, mercenaries are a good profession, if there are mercenaries in these 100,000 mountains, it can provide a lot of convenience!" Huo Lan Zhen said: "I don't know if it's inconvenient to ask, may I ask how many mercenaries like Your Excellency are in the outside world." β
An Xu groaned and replied, "Countless! β
Really said how many mercenaries there are, An Xu doesn't know, maybe only the people of the mercenary union have statistics, and this is counting many second-rate mercenaries who are not registered in the mercenary union.
Anyway, as far as An Xu knows, in the east and west continents, as long as there are places where humans live, almost all of them are infested with mercenaries.
In the outside world, mercenary is definitely one of the mainstream professions.
As soon as these words came out, the reactions from all sides were very different, like Huo Lan Xinyan, it was a sigh, and at the same time, the yearning for the outside world rose even more, and some people with a heart will inevitably rise up with various thoughts.
Over the years, An Xu was the first outsider to resist the 100,000 mountains, no matter what, he must have found a passage where he could enter and exit freely, and if the news came out, there would inevitably be no more foreign forces in the future.
How to deal with the relationship with these foreign forces, or how to make good use of these foreign forces, has become something they need to consider.
For a while, everyone's attention to An Xu was less.
And that's what An Xu wants, whatever you think, anyway, don't pay attention to my head, I'm just a passerby.
"Interesting and interesting, I heard that the tribe came to have a distinguished guest, I thought it was from another tribe, but I didn't expect it to be a guest from outside the mountains!"
A voice sounded, interrupting everyone's discussion, An Xu turned his head to see that a woman who was somewhat similar to Huo Lan Xinyan walked up at some point and sat straight in the first row.
There were many people around her, all of whom sat on the second row of steps, as if they were a group of influences.
"Huo Lanrong, don't you know that there are important guests today, I have already sent someone to inform you, and you are so unexpectedly here!" Huo Lan Xinyan frowned and said.
"Oh, cousin, I'm just going out, and I just happened to come back, so please forgive me." Huo Lanrong smiled, but his face didn't care much.
Sooner or later, so many people collectively are obviously a little deliberate.
The people present have long been accustomed to seeing each other's expressions, and it is always known that Huo Lan Xinyan and Huo Lan are incompatible, especially since these two people are very straightforward, they have always said something, and they often face each other in public, and this situation is not once or twice.
An Xu didn't say a word, he had noticed that there were a lot of vacancies before, it seemed that they were reserved for these people, and these people formed a situation of incompatibility as soon as they came, presumably those 'nasty people' mentioned by Huo Lan Xinyan.
"But what does that have to do with me?" An Xu took a sip of sake, he and Huo Lan Xinyan were just an employment relationship, An Xu saved her, and at the same time received a payment, this matter is over, as long as you don't come to deliberately find trouble, An Xu can't take care of other people's affairs.
It's just that An Xu forgot that he had already offended others to some extent by saving Huo Lan Xinyan, and he didn't want to get involved, so others might not think so.
As soon as Huo Lanrong came, An Xu felt that her gaze had been on her, which made An Xu have an ominous premonition in her heart.