Chapter Seventy-Four: The Clouds Soar into the Sky
The work of cleaning up the battlefield is proceeding in an orderly manner. It's a pity that these creatures in front of you left the caravan with the value of the loot. Not even as many of the goblins that Barrett and his party faced in the first battle, less than one-tenth of them.
Broken darts, trumpet maces, trumpet maces, and some nitrate or raw leather can be considered trophies. It is unknown how many of these were the products of the goblins themselves, and how many were stolen or even looted from the merchants and surrounding villages.
In fact, goblins also rely on raiding for their livelihoods, often ambushing travelers in roadside forests and stripping them naked, including their clothes. But more often than not, they sneak into manors, villages, and towns at night to steal. It is conceivable that in a territory as safe as Boreham, these goblins will definitely have to live a hard life. And Barrett and the others, who had just counterattacked the goblins, finally gained ......
"Less than 3o gold coins." Estimates were not long in coming. There must be a talent for this among the hired adventurers, otherwise they would have been killed by the ubiquitous profiteers.
After counting the harvest, everyone began to pay attention to the casualties of their own group - dealing with the wounded should have been the first priority after the war, but with everyone on their side alive and kicking, it seemed that the big guys ignored this project.
of adventurers had a dart on their arm, but only a little bit of skin had been cut. As for the mace wielded by the goblins, there is a question mark over whether it can make a piece of blue and purple after being cushioned by the cotton armor.
However, although the problem was solved in time due to such an attack, Barrett, who was the first to show the enemy's situation, still had to return to the caravan to report on his work. Later, in the carriage of Josephine, the head of the merchant group, Barrett sat down with him and talked.
Barrett did not add the slightest hint of personal affection to Mr. Josephine after telling him about his previous experience. I didn't forget to scratch the back of my head and snorted: "I really didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing in Boreham's territory, I thought those damn ground mice were dead!" ”
"Where is it so easy, these guys are too difficult to encircle. As long as a few escape, they will survive a winter, and another large group. And no matter how clean our territory is, we can't keep it from migrating from other places! Saying that, Josephine alternated his arms and smiled weirdly, "Besides, without these guys, what will the adventurers eat." Once they are idle, the lords will have a headache to death. ”
The other party said this almost well-known content so seriously, which really made Barrett not know how to answer for a while. After laughing dryly twice, Barrett asked puzzledly: "But is it really useful for them to wait for the right target to come to the door in the cold weather?" Perhaps this is all about reducing the consumption of some food rations for the tribe. ”
"Who knows if it will work in the end! Maybe those goblins are really lucky enough to run into a lone traveler or a merchant who runs a single gang. That way they might have a better time in the winter. Even if you fail, it doesn't get worse, does it? Josephine touched the cane beside her.
Neither Josephine nor Barrett believed that the goblins were targeting their caravan. According to the goblins' personality of bullying the weak and fearing the hard, they will never attack more enemies than they are. It seems that the environment of Boreham Territory makes it too difficult for these locusts to survive - they may not have enough even the most basic food for the winter!
When he had said all the things, Barrett became less motivated: "Who would have thought that there was a bunch of goblins hidden down there. If I had known, I wouldn't have had to make that much effort. ”
After rubbing the cane on the floor of the carriage, Mr. Josephine laughed and scolded: "Although those goblins are not much trouble! But today, as a potential danger presenter, your reward will be raised at the end of the trip. ”
"Even if the reward will be increased a little, it will not be much!" It should be said that in the current caravan, Barrett was the only one who dared to speak to Mr. Josephine like this.
The other players are not willing to deal with each other at all, except for Mario, Greyheart, and Rielly (priests, mages, and paladins still have some status among most of the legitimate natives). On the Aboriginal side, the distinction between dignity and inferiority is strictly adhered to, at least on the surface. Neither the caravan men, the guards, nor the adventurers dared to be so presumptuous in front of Mr. Josephine.
Mr. Josephine got up and put the cane back into the slot beside him: "You don't like this little money, but the average adventurer probably doesn't think so." Besides, the rules of the caravan are like this, if there is no reward for destroying the attackers along the way, how can you mobilize the enthusiasm of the guards and adventurers! ”
This explains why the previous adventurers worked so hard to hunt down the goblins who had already fled in all directions. Guardians have their own contributions and promotion systems, and it's good for most adventurers to get an extra gold coin.
What followed was more of a less nutritious conversation, in which Mr. Josephine inquired about Barrett's future plans. It seems that he is going to evaluate how to invest in this potential stock in front of him.
However, Barrett has no plans to receive funding from others at this time. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and who knows if the system will generate any reward tasks after Barrett accepts the grant! Reasonable people in this regard will still wait until there is more specific information before making a decision.
When the two had made contact, Barrett jumped out of the carriage that was still moving. In the distance, an adventurer who saw this scene looked at Barrett's eyes and changed a little.
Mr. Josephine's carriage was not for everyone's qualifications, and at least these precarious adventurers had little chance - usually Mr. Josephine met them in a clearing surrounded by guards.
With such a contrast, this ordinary adventurer still doesn't know that Barrett and them are by no means all the way. Originally, the team of mages and priests was already distinct from ordinary adventurers, and now it seemed a little out of place.
Fortunately, the other party did not have any hostility because of this estrangement. After all, this situation is not uncommon in the Big 6, whether it is the noble travels or the church armed have similar behavior. It's just that there aren't many stories about them in the tavern, and who makes ordinary bitter adventurers the main consumer of the tavern!
However, such a clear runoff is not without its benefits. At the very least, the adventurers who would make excuses to harass the ladies in the team behind their leaders' backs no longer appear in front of everyone. It can be regarded as one less trouble for Barrett......
Just after noon, the blue sky disappeared from everyone's field of vision. The clouds were stacked on top of each other, like a series of mountain peaks that turned into a barrier between the sky and the earth.
But in the eyes of most people, this cloud seems to be quite different from ordinary clouds, like smoke and fog, and it is impossible to distinguish it. See that ash?? Gluttony?? Speech? Jingmou charcoal swelling cockles? Fairy side twins?? Is it lazy? p > As the distance between the caravan and Gamelil City continued to close, a pillar of clouds slowly rose into the sky. It is like a huge link between heaven and earth, and like a pillar that supports the heavens.
Noodle, who thought that the air in the carriage was bad, was sitting at the top of the caravan, and he was stunned by the sight in front of him. The focus in his pupils disappeared instantly, and he looked at this qiē with a blank face.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and the noodles, which had been sitting firmly on the cloth tent, fell down all at once. "Z-" The noodles who came to their senses in time reached out and grabbed the ribs on the tarpaulin when the whole person was about to fall. It didn't fall to the ground - 16 points of agility played a crucial role at this point. Otherwise, he might be the first wanderer among the players to fall to his death while looking at the scenery.
The movement overhead immediately attracted the attention of Barrett and the others: "Did you give birth to anything on the noodles?" ”
"Nope! It's nothing! No! No, come out and see what you see! The companions sitting in the car heard the sound of noodles through the tarpaulin.
Hearing this, everyone poked their heads out of the caravan one after another, and the rest of the people except Barrett were also distracted by the sight in front of them.
"What the hell is this?" The parrot clenched its fingers and muttered to itself.
Rielie exclaimed excitedly, "Natural wonders? In reality, such a climate is absolutely rare in a century. ”
A ghost cry from his teammates immediately ushered in the dissatisfaction of the others around him. More importantly, the scenery in front of them was a commonplace for those of them who had traveled the trade routes of Boreham all year round. They really couldn't understand why the bloodstained gray flowers were surprised.
The caravan continued to move in the direction of this pillar of clouds, and gradually a city slowly entered the field of vision of Barrett and the others. It's just that the city wall melted into the white mist almost sticky, and there was a red glow everywhere, like a hawthorn fruit with frosting.
The biggest impact is the towering chimneys in the city. It turned out that the pillars of clouds that rose into the sky were formed by the smoke emitted by the chimneys. This is not a marvel of nature, but an alternative scenery where civilization and nature meet.
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