Chapter 19: Ripping Money

"It seems that the next road will not be easy!" Barrett, who had entered the 'Upper Valley Town', led the warhorse, and then turned his head to look north and sighed.

"Our captain looks worried again." Klematis, who was following behind, elbowed his friend, "Isn't he tired of worrying about this and that all day?" ”

"If it weren't for that, how would we get to where we are today and all that valuable equipment? Is it just the point of top-up at the beginning? Think about the few people who are about the same as us, and the gap between the two sides is not small! After reaching out and patting Clematis's elbow away, Rielly continued, "Besides, if he weren't that, he wouldn't be Barrett." You've known each other for so long, don't you know who our captain is? ”

"I don't know, definitely not as well as you and Laru!" As she said this, Clematis stretched out her hands with a strange smile, and then she attacked Rielly's waist and tickled.

The mage who was attacked by the 'Vital Point' immediately bowed into a ripe prawn, and if she had not been able to deal with a surprise attack like her friend in the past. But after so many battles, she has already mastered the appropriate means of dealing with it: 'I can't pedal it, Ties's shoes are iron-clad, and it will only hurt me when the time comes.' Kicking her legs in this position may not be effective, and it is not appropriate to hit her too hard. Then there are only ......'

Bent over, Rielly slammed her arms and slightly restrained the movement of Kleimatis's hands before immediately shouting, "Lulu! Tickle her for me. ”

The method of closing the door and letting the cat go is getting more and more slippery. Judging from Klematis's performance, in the past, when the two were playing around, the mage didn't seem to have done such a 'bad rule' move. So in the face of Laru's surprise attack, it naturally seems to be a little scrambling - it seems that since entering the game, Rielly has also kept up with the times.

Barrett, who heard the noise, turned around and looked at the frolicking trio in front of him. He cleared his throat: "Ahem! Cough! Have you had enough of the trouble? Is it a monkey show for others to show in such a large audience? ”

Thanks to Barrett's long-established power, he just spoke, and the three who were originally in a mess immediately stopped what they were doing. They wiped their tears and wiped their tears, and they finally stopped. And the patrolmen at the entrance to the town. After discovering the current behavior of the 'Bloodstained Gray Flower', the last bit of vigilance in my heart has almost disappeared.

"The 'Love Fire' hotel is in this direction! Everyone, keep up. "After 'suppressing' the 'riot' in the team, Barrett, who was leading the warhorse, immediately commanded.

Hearing this, Noodles immediately raised his little hand in protest: "Why do you want to go to the 'Love Fire' hotel? Isn't the food served at the 'Fennel Beans' Hotel even better? ”

"Naturally, you have to choose a good living environment for the rest of the station. As for the food, it's not that you can't go out to eat! Barrett, who said this, turned his head and tilted his head to look at the halfling wanderer: "Anyway, this 'Upper Valley Town' is not big, you won't even be too lazy to walk those few steps!" ”

"I've got a cramp in my head, it's a cramp in my head!" After a moment of frustration, Noodle immediately pressed his hand on the side of his head and shook his head.

Following the route pointed out by the patrol team, the player's vision soon appeared with the sign of the 'Love Fire' hotel. After settling down two rooms at the bar. Barrett looked back and said, "Go to the town hall and see what kind of rewards these iron medals can get." By the way, ask them if they will accept our loot. ”

"Don't worry! It doesn't matter if those people in the town office don't accept it. It's a commercial town! I have just seen the emblem of our Episcopal Church. Once the organization was found, Clematis's confidence was immediately sufficient.

Barrett, who had walked out of the tavern, gave Anvil the horse outside, a look, and the whole group walked briskly towards the center of town. As previously described by the Patrol Captain, the players found the bulletin board in the square. When confirming the bounty notice, the anvil habitually stepped forward to remove it.

But when he dared to make a move, he was stopped by Barrett: "Don't! The one we were able to do before was only partially completed, and we were still far from removing the bounty! Although I don't think the gentlemen at the town hall will reason with us because of this. But it's best not to break the rules that should be followed. Especially when there is no conflict, it is better for us to maintain self-discipline. ”

As the center of power in the 'Upper Valley Town'. The town hall is arguably the most conspicuous building in the town - it occupies the best part of the town square, and the ground outside the door is paved with stone bricks for some distance. This kind of building material is carved and ground from bluestone. The cost can be much higher than fired mud bricks.

Of course, the building materials of the low, two-story building in front of you are also large stone bricks. Obviously, in the event of a foreign invasion, this will be the last bulwark of 'Upper Valley Town'. However, like all the town offices in the Western Continent, this building is not used every day.

After all, generally speaking, a township like this doesn't have so many things to deal with in normal times. Therefore, the town office is often used during festivals, trading days, or other special events. Some small towns don't even have a town office, so you can just make do with it at the mayor's house when you need it. However, in a state of war like the present, there will definitely be someone on duty in the building in front of you.

Walk to the town office and pull the bell rope. Then the crisp brass bell was remembered in Barrett's hand. In this way, almost 15 minutes later, the door of the town office was opened. A man with messy hair who walked out of it was yawning and rubbing his eyes: "What are you doing?" If it's not a big deal, don't blame me for swearing! ”

Seeing the image of the other party, Barrett immediately understood that the person in front of him should be when the leaders of 'Upper Valley Town' were busy with their own businesses. Temporary workers were hired to guard the town office. So he naturally didn't have any politeness: "Isn't the bulletin board in the square the task of exterminating the royal looting team?" We've just met with them a while ago, and we're here to deal with the loot. ”

"What a spoils to dispose of! We're not ...... grocery store" Before the rough-pitched man could finish speaking, he froze himself: "Say your purpose again? Am I sure you heard it right, the mission to destroy the royal raiders? ”

"Yes! It's a mission to wipe out the royal raiders, but we haven't been able to get rid of those guys completely, we've just broken them up. Barrett didn't hide anything, but he said, "I think in the next few days." The raiding party that ran into us probably won't be able to harass the area anymore. We're just asking if you 'Upper Creek Valley' can accept the badges and weapons of the raiders. ”

"Wait! Are you sure you're not talking nonsense? The man in front of him widened his eyes, obviously not believing Barrett's previous words.

Barrett, who had known for a long time that there would be such a result, naturally did not get angry because of the attitude of the person in front of him: "Is it necessary for me to deceive you about this kind of thing?" When the goods are delivered, everything will be clear. ”

"Wait! Wait! I immediately went to greet the gentlemen in the town and asked a few of them to wait here for a while. When he had said this, he immediately turned around and shut them up. Then he took a step and disappeared from the player's eyes.

Looking at the dust stirred up by the other party's departure, Barrett touched his chin: "This is a pretty fast run, no wonder the gentlemen of the town choose him to come to the door." It's pretty easy to use in this case. ”

"What a rude fellow, shouldn't you have invited us in and sat down at times like this?" Claudia couldn't help but glare in the dusty direction.

And Klaimatis patted his friend on the shoulder and comforted: "In a country place like this, you don't have to pay so much attention to it!" ”

I have to say that a small town also has small advantages, at least it didn't take too long for the janitor to gather all the leading figures in 'Upper Valley Town', such as the mayor, sheriff, and village guys. Of course, these people are not as rude as someone just now, and they invite the players to sit in the town hall first, whether it is true or not. Then the little old man with the white beard asked, "I heard that you have completed the task of exterminating the royal raiders?" ”

"Nope! This is not accurate. I don't know what the person who just reported said that, but I just disposed of the leader of a raiding party and broke them up. Barrett paused. If it were ordinary bandits, they might have been torn apart. But as a royal army, after returning to the city to rest and replenish, I am afraid that it will not be long before they can come out again. So we didn't take down the bounty, we just came to sell the loot from them. ”

"Sell loot?" The old man in front of him had an imperceptible glint in his eyes, and then he immediately turned his head and bit his ear with a bearded brown-haired man beside him. And then the characters who had the heads and faces in 'Upper Valley Town' all bit their ears in front of the players.

With his keen hearing, Barrett was able to vaguely perceive the content of their conversation. However, the other party's communication is more in code. Barrett, who was not very familiar with this, was only smiling and silent for now. Waited a while. The brown-haired man next to him asked, "Sell the loot?" What are you going to sell? ”

"Of course, the badges of those unlucky guys, and the weapons and equipment they use." Barrett rightly said, "Aren't both of those things you need?" Although I don't know what the rewards of those nobles are, judging from their performance since the beginning of the war, they should not be stingy with rewards. ”

As soon as Barrett's voice fell, the gentlemen in front of him looked embarrassed. Obviously, they had just planned to take advantage of the unfamiliarity of these mercenaries to trick them. But since the other party knows the market. These people can only stop for the time being. As for the use of violence to snatch the loot from the hands of the players, these few will never dare.

Although they are not clear about the strength of Barrett and others. But these people definitely know something about the combat power of those raiders. According to their estimates, with the current armed forces of Upper Creek Valley, they would be able to repel the raiders. There will also be no small losses.

And since these people in front of them can beat each other away, their strength should not be underestimated. If they fail to snatch it and start a big battle in 'Upper Valley Town', they will be the ones who will suffer. Although these township cadres in small places have not seen much of the world, they have also become quite shrewd in this pastoral struggle -- but not in a high pattern. So what kind of choices are good for them, they are naturally clear.

"Oh! Although the adults will reward the liquidation, the current situation will not give much money. The bearded man who said this looked embarrassed, "I hope you don't open your mouth too much." ”

Even if he knew that the person in front of him was pretending, Barrett couldn't directly expose it: "Let's talk about the price you give these military cards first!" As for the loot, in addition to the magical equipment that belongs to the captain, we can sell it to you at a 5-7% discount from the current market price. Remember that it's the current market price, not the previous one. ”

During the war, the price of many items will rise, and this naturally includes weapons and equipment. Of course, Barrett's price is still very fair, because these items are not only equipment, but also a favorable proof of efforts to fight against the royal family for the people of 'Upper Valley Town'.

"7% off wouldn't it be too high? Couldn't it be cheaper? We, Upper Creek Valley, aren't as wealthy as you think. The white-bearded old man who said this suddenly changed his voice, "But please sell us that set of magic equipment." We are willing to accept a premium of up to 20% on top of the current price. ”

'What a calculation! Killing a Raider Captain with magical equipment is much more credit than killing a normal Raider. This is especially true when it is not possible to prove that the other party has been completely annihilated. What's more, magic equipment or something, for ordinary towns, even if you spend money, you may not be able to buy it! When Barrett heard that, he immediately understood the other party's plan.

It was precisely because of this that he touched his chin: "7% off is already very cheap, those weapons and armor that are basically lossless." As long as there is loss, we will give additional discounts. As for magic equipment? It depends on your sincerity! (To be continued.) )

PS: The modification is complete. Thanks to the two big monthly tickets of "Cream Mouse" and "Chen Tianxin". At the same time, I would like to thank the two great rewards of "Yue Ren Yutian" and "Altar Fat Biao".