After comfortably running for a hot bath and filling their temple with delicious food from the Ganquan Tavern, the players gather in Barrett and Noodles' room and begin to plan their next move. "Top" point "small" said,

Barrett unfolded a sheepskin map on his bed, pointed to a triangular sign on it, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is where we are now." And Ernst? Clara. Baron Harrington's castle is just outside the town. We will leave tomorrow morning, and we will be able to complete our task by less than noon. ”

"What does the word 一qiē顺lì mean?" Claudia. Auditore seemed to sense that something bad was about to happen.

You've more or less understood the confessions of the attackers before you! Barrett immediately became stern when he said this, "Although Noodles and I are not professional investigators, we have also pieced together the general outline of what we say we need to face the enemy. ”

Claudia. Auditore asked with a nonchalant face, "You mean that the blockers sent by the city of Hamhill would dare to attack us even in the territory of the Baron of Harrington." ”

"If there is an opportunity, the royal family will not give up the possibility of doing it." Speaking of this, Barrett paused slightly, "So don't be negligent even in the hotel......

Hearing this, Rielly immediately interrupted Barrett's words: "Wait a minute, Barrett! You don't want to be alarmist. Judging from the information obtained before, there is not much power that the Etasia royal family can use at this stage! After we've dealt with the first wave of damned attackers, we should be able to get a relatively safe buffer. ”

Judging by the confessions of the two previous captives. There aren't many forces that can really be used to stop the players. And the previous operation failed. After the annihilation of the entire army of the guide. It's even harder to pull out the same team in a short period of time.

Don't think that the Etasia royal family is omnipotent in the kingdom. In fact, even the largest noble lords of the Kingdom of Aetasia had limited power at their disposal.

Scattered throughout the country, the "fortress" type of territory was scattered in the key points of the country, although it was a very effective nail in the eye from the point of view of the local lords. However, this military stronghold scattered throughout the country also made the military power at the disposal of the royal family extremely dispersed.

The kingdom's finances and the output of the royal realm are limited, and after deducting the necessary expenses for the royal family to maintain its own dignity, it is necessary to enrich the administration, intelligence, diplomacy, and other necessary departments to maintain the operation of the kingdom.

In this way, no matter how much the royal family demolishes the east wall to make up the west wall, no matter how hard it tries to scrape the ground, the amount of military expenditure will never exceed two-fifths of the sum of the other nobles.

As a result, the royal family dispersed its power across the country's enclaves. If you want to intimidate the local nobles in the neighborhood. I'm afraid it will be difficult to draw up many mobile forces.

Even Hamhill City, which focuses on monitoring the stronghold of Port Volta and the Viscount of the Golden Thorn Bird. It was not easy to pull out the elite ambushers led by the mages as before.

And now that the mobile force has been completely wiped out, they may not take any more action until they receive reinforcements from the royal family - the threat of the "Golden Thorn Bird" Viscount and the Battle Alliance is already imminent.

If a large number of troops are sent abroad at this time, the city of Hamhill itself will be empty. The principal of Hamhill City has not even the slightest ability to contain the Walter Harbor Shape.

At that time, the plan of the "Golden Thorn Bird" Viscount and the Battle Alliance will probably become faster and more unscrupulous. Compared to such a threat, the players are the temporary couriers who are not so important.

With Hamhill City excluded, the remaining strongholds are not a short distance away from where the players are. Even if the other side excludes the snipers, it is not easy to run into the players in a short period of time.

So in Rielly's opinion, players should have a few days of buffer time before the next attack. And after completing the contact with Baron Harrington, they can still choose their own route after leaving Harrington. With the right camouflage. Maybe we could buy more time.

Hearing this, Barrett shook his head: "Mage, please don't forget the influence of the royal family of Etasia on the thieves' guilds everywhere. I think for those guys in the shadows. After receiving the instructions, he didn't mind handing his dagger to us who were asleep. ”

Players who heard this immediately felt a chill in their backs, and then they scanned all corners of the room with their eyes very vigilantly. It was as if he was afraid that in the shadows of the room, there was an attacker waiting to be there again.

"That's it! Even if there is an attacker, it is impossible to react so quickly. Barrett smiled helplessly, "If they could really do that, they wouldn't have to live that shady life." ”

Barrett, who felt that his words were cold in the room, immediately clapped his hands: "Next, it's time for us to distribute the previous loot." Although it doesn't look like much of a good thing. ”

"I'll have the spell book first. Although most of the spells above are necromancy. But I can use it just as well. With that, Rielly shook the black book in her hand that she didn't know what material to use to hide. She is in charge of the appraisal work, and she is really close to the water!

"Next is the mirror pin. This pin, when activated, is capable of forming 3 mirrors of the main body. Although the mirror image is only a phantom that cannot have a big impact on the outside world, it can still have a good effect if used well. As Barrett spoke, Rielly placed the brooch on the edge of the map.

Seeing Barrett, who had never come forward, he pointed to the strange object in front of him and said, "Which of you wants this?" If no one wants it, the next time we go to a bigger city, we'll give it a chance. ”

"If no one really wants it, then I'll take it! I think it should be able to match my fighting style. After sweeping his gaze over his companion's expressions one by one, Noodle finally reached out.

Barrett, who saw Noodle take the initiative to take the brooch, smiled on his face: "If the wanderer uses it, it can't be enough." Especially in the case of a sneak attack, it might be effective! Seriously, this item fell into the hands of that mage, and it was really a bit of a violent thing. Once he had this item, he couldn't do anything but run away. ”

"In that case, the two magic-related items have already been distributed. I didn't expect that guy to even have apprentice fraud gloves, I really don't know how he could be so poor. Rieli, who was also a mage, couldn't help but complain.

Could it be that when she encountered an enemy of the same profession as herself, Rielly thought that she could pull out a good outfit like the boxer who was killed by Barrett before. As a result, she only gained such a small harvest, which naturally did not satisfy her.

"That's it! All right! Next up are the 8 intact compound longbows. I think if no one in the team wants it, maybe I can drop by tomorrow morning to hand it out to the Baron Harrington. With that, Barrett touched his chin. Although the military composite longbow used by the royal army is not a high-quality piece, it is not bad for the large-scale implementation of standard equipment. The attitude of the vast majority of lords towards these weapons is often the more the merrier.

Of course, the attackers had carried more than eight longbows, but the rest had been destroyed in the previous battle.

Claudia. Auditore said indifferently: "In that case, let's pray that they will sell for a good price!" ”

After distributing the loot, Barrett left the room and re-entered the tavern on the first floor. After ordering drinks and thinly sliced sausages at the bar, lean back on the bar and sip on a beer, soak up the surrounding atmosphere. But in fact, Barrett was feeling, immersed, absorbing the information around him like a sponge.

Twisting his neck through the smoke and noise, Barrett noticed a special table of guests in the distance in the noisy tavern lobby. The three men, all wearing hoods, whispered something on the table with several barrels.

As Barrett listened to the conversations of the customers, he also had a preliminary understanding of the situation in the town where he was now. It is located in the southern foothills of the hills at the foot of the Yves Mountains. The inhabitants of Candlestick Town are mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, and there are many farmlands and pastures around it. The town is surrounded by dense forests to the east and back, with towering peaks only to the south.

However, after the copper mines in the territory dried up 20 years ago, the reputation of the town of Candelabra has become somewhat undeserved. Because of the cost, the craftsmen who are skilled in this field have gradually left the area for more convenient workplaces.

Fortunately, despite its location on the southern edge of the kingdom, its complex natural environment and various historical legends have attracted many adventurers to pan for gold, and the town's commerce and handicrafts have not declined. On the contrary, the reputation of the ale wine produced by the Sweet Spring Hotel has undergone several improvements. With its unique taste, it has been exported to surrounding territories.

And Ernst, as a lord? Clara. Baron Harrington, who has a general reputation among the inhabitants of the realm. However, the local residents have a natural gift for understanding the people and a good reputation for being recognized by the father of the previous lord, who is the current lord. benefited from the well-being of the people under the previous rule, so under the rule of the current lord, he also kept his duty. (To be continued......)