When Locke arrives at the hotel in the Canyon of Refuge, he is greeted by a priest sitting in a chair. The young priest was fair-skinned, with long wavy blond hair and a shawl, but there was a hint of sorrow on her smiling cheeks.

Locke quickly made a judgment that this was a noble girl, the aristocratic aura on her body was very concealed, and the luxurious priest's robe on her body could also show her noble status.

At least a civilian girl wouldn't be a junior priest at this grade.

Laurena was slightly surprised when she saw Locke walk in, although she had been prepared to invite this down-and-out knight in, but she didn't expect that Gera would be able to let this knight in just by saying a word in the past, but she felt a little disappointed, because this down-and-out noble knight didn't even have elite-level combat power.

Locke smiled at him, and then sat down in his chair, he was in a good mood at the moment, after all, it was a pleasure to serve a beautiful girl.

Laurena coughed, "Sir, allow me to introduce myself, I'm Laurena from Stormwind City, you can call me by my name." ”

"The destination of this commission is to go to the castle of Riptide Castle, and then escort me to the capital of Lordaeron, which will take about three months, and the salary should be 10 gold coins."

Locke nodded, 10 gold coins is a good price, at least he can't get this number for someone who is not at the elite level.

Gera shrugged her shoulders, wrote the mercenary contract on the table, handed it to Locke and said, "Okay, then you can sign this contract." ”

Jayla wanted to determine the master-servant relationship as soon as possible, because this down-and-out knight actually looked at the pastor of the church with squinting eyes, which made her unhappy for a while, in a sense, Locke could look at the pastor of the church with this kind of gaze, but Geral did not allow this kind of behavior.

Jera glanced at Laurena next to her and said meaningfully, "Time is running out." ”

"Well, Mr. Locke, look at the deed, and if there is no problem, write your name."

Locke was instantly overturned by these two girls, even if he signed a contract, he didn't have to be so fast, he hadn't finished reading it yet.

"I'm signed." Locke signed the contract directly with a quill pen and said casually: "Actually, you have the best deal to find a knight like me, on the way to Lordaeron, there are robbers, beasts, trolls, and countless other dangers, of course, there are some orcs. I'm definitely worth the money, and not long ago a caravan disappeared on the way to Lordaeron. ”

"According to the news, he was hunted by the fish-man tribe." Locke said.

"Hmph, exaggerated." Gera snorted coldly.

Laurina's head grew big at the thought of the hardships of the road, and she couldn't help but put her hand on her forehead and said, "Then what should we do now?" ”

"Why don't we rest first?" Geral said hesitantly. Not long ago, Gera and Laurena were running from Stormwind to Arathi Heights, when the rain was continuous and the ground was muddy, and Gera felt that if she rushed at this moment, the horses would die violently, and at that time, it would not be a problem to be able to reach Lordaeron in a few days.

"No, it's time to go." Locke spoke up: "The arrival of the thunderstorm has made ogres and forest trolls have no desire to hunt, and in this weather, the beasts and robbers of Arathi will not appear, and if we can buy carriages in the Canyon of Refuge, even the horses will not get sick." ”

"And we'll be able to feel Riptide Castle in two days." Locke said, glancing at Laurena.

Laurina's eyes lit up, she didn't expect Locke to be so smart, although she didn't often go on adventures outside, but the deeds of those adventurers who had been away for many years had a lot of experience in her ears.

A down-and-out aristocratic knight who knows in advance what might happen on their itinerary and makes judgments in advance.

"Then rely on what Mr. Knight says." Laurena nodded: "Mr. Knight, what's your name, and can I trouble you to buy a carriage?" ”

Locke nodded: "It's a great honor, my name is Locke." ”

The Valley of Refuge was large, but the sluggish economy made the market in the valley small, and Locke soon found a carriage in the market.

It was a battered carriage, weather-beaten, and Locke wasn't sure how long it would last.

"How much is this carriage worth?" Locke asked nonchalantly, stroking the texture of the carriage.

"Twenty silver coins, my lord." Sitting at the stall was an honest farmer who watched Locke's outfit bid.

"Ding Ding Ding" silver coins spilled on the ground with a crisp sound.

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The horse-drawn carriage drove slowly out of the Refuge Canyon, because the trade junction of the Refuge Canyon was from the Refuge Canyon to the wetlands, so the roads in this area were paved with gravel blocks. On both sides of the truth is an emerald green grassland, and there is rain floating in mid-air.

In the Refuge Canyon, the only things that can be produced are rare gems and iron ore from the mines below the Refuge Canyon, as well as the unique grain of autumn, and the poor here are not even willing to come to mercenaries, which is one of the reasons why Locke was hired by Laurena at a high price.

The carriage travels very slowly, and in rainy nights, the horses can cause all sorts of problems, such as overturning. Locke sat in the car, looked at the scenery outside, and couldn't help but say: "The Arathi Heights will always be like this, grassland, hunting, there is nothing else to do." ”

Laurena nodded, but she didn't take Locke's words, as the pastor of the church, she had to be pure, at least until she was still lay. All that's left of this grassland is hunting, Laurena thought.

By the time Locke awoke from his sleep, Riptide Castle had already appeared in the distance. Once the capital of the Human Empire and the first line of defense against the trolls, Fort Riptide is located in a commanding place, and the walls made of huge stones are the only way to break the castle from within.

But the castle is in ruins, the once towering gates are now haphazardly laid out on the ground, the black stones are leaking everywhere, and the cobwebs are crawling on them, and the merchants do not come, and even the citizens have left.

This is already a kind of dead city, and even in the city, there are still a large number of ogres.

Before Locke could sigh, Laurena's voice came to his ears: "It's fascinating. ”