Chapter 207: The Night Watchman
Draenor associates the story with the other person's name, which is rare to see as a personal name, which can be translated as "vagabond" in Britton, and can also be used to describe an ancient beast, "dinosaur". It is clear that this is the name Dino gave himself after leaving the group.
“…… But then again, I didn't expect the guild to be so thoughtful, so as not to spend money on renting a bus and horse-drawn carriage! Jett leaned back in his comfortable seat, as if deliberately trying to change the subject.
"It's actually very inconsiderate." Draenor threw out a sentence, he didn't want to be a heart-sweeping being, he just wrenched his hand and pointed to the two of them to state the facts, "If it's unexpected, Dino, you should also live somewhere on Maple Street, right?" The guild's carriage can take us to all corners of Kerton for free, but it's only a one-way transport, and that's where the problem lies......"
"Huh? That is, if you want to get in the guild carriage, do you have to find a way to get from your doorstep to the city center? That's......"
"Pretty......" he added to Jett, it was obvious that the guild carriage was for those who had been in the Knights' Guild for a long time, and since his area of activity was near Maple Street, why bother going all the way to the city center if he didn't need to go to the guild to report?
"Ahem!"
Suddenly, Dino's cough interrupted his desire to continue, and he remembered that Dino was already the leader of the team, and although he was a commander, he was still his boss after all.
"Just struggling with the cost of the road?" Dino squinted his eyes at the two of them, took out the money bag from behind him and threw it on the seat next to him, "You don't have to worry about this, the money that Reiner gave should also come in handy." ”
Hearing this, the two looked at each other for a moment, and then showed a relaxed smile. Jett snapped his fingers, took out the papers, and gave a thumbs up to the strong man sitting across from him.
"You're finally a captain!"
As we spoke, the carriage had passed through the city and into a dark street. Draenor opened the curtains and looked out, the afterglow of the sun had completely disappeared, but the street's street lamps were not lit, and there were no pedestrians in the first place, so it seemed that the place where he was working looked like a dead city that Kerton had forgotten.
"We've arrived, and the outpost is at the second alley." Dino grabbed the handrail and stepped out of the carriage, deliberately bypassing the puddle on the side of the road, turning around and pointing to the alleyway on the right.
Draenor straightened his armor and politely picked Jett up and got out of the car with her. The cold wind blew, and the newspaper spread on the ground tumbled at his feet for several weeks, until it fell into a puddle of water, turning dark in an instant.
"What's going on in this place?" For a while, he was a little uncomfortable, and the depressed scene in front of him made him mistakenly think that he had come to another city
"Narcissus Street, the only street in Kerton that has not been renovated. Originally a village, high-rise buildings were built only a few years ago, when the district of Delier was almost formed, the wealthy were willing to live in the city center, and the street became a real slum. ”
"The inhabitants here are either frail laid-off workers or refugees, and people in other towns call them 'Tello', which means 'chaff,' which translates to less contempt...... Over time, this term became the name of the entire reserve area. ”
Draenor followed the captain's footsteps towards the entrance of the alley, and he seemed to find a loophole in Narcissus Street's words, "That is, the residents of Narcissus Street are almost unpaid, so no one wants to try to change the situation here?" ”
Dino stopped, turned his back to the watchtower at the end of the alleyway, and pointed to the hound's totem on his chest, "Of course there are, there are three of them here." ”
It seemed that the Knights' task was still quite heavy, and Draenor glanced back at the dim lights on the opposite floor, and continued to follow the captain towards the watchtower.
"What man!?" A cold light flashed around the campfire at the gate of the watchtower, and a knight asked the three people walking towards him with a long sword.
"The first echelon of the investigation team of the Greyhound Expedition, Dino. Torake. The captain raised his hands lightly to his ears and took a step to the area covered in firelight
"It's finally here...... Thanks to Mutu......" The knight hung his sword in the air, looking relieved, not knowing what he had been wary of before.
Dino smiled heartily, grabbed Draenor by the shoulders and pushed him to the campfire, raising his chin and pointing at the knight opposite, "This is Stepan, the captain of the eleventh echelon of the garrison, Stepan, welcome to our new member, Chadwick. Draenau. ”
"Hello!"
Draenor took a step forward and greeted him as he looked at the senior, who was older than him. He was just about to salute the other party, when the captain of Stepan suddenly bent down, bowed as if in worship, and then ran towards this side with his legs outstretched, "It's a newcomer!" How good are you fighting? Do you have any real combat experience? Can it protect me? ”
"This ......"
Seeing a dazed Draenor, Dino immediately put on a professional smirk, reached out to block Steptze's chest, and pointed to the food by the campfire.
"Don't be too embarrassed about the newcomers, let's talk about it later. Are you baking something? I smell burning......"
"Ahh My meatloaf! Old! Stepan reacted suddenly, turned and rushed to the campfire, skewering the blackened patties with an iron fork.
"Let's go first, and I'll familiarize you with the working environment." Dino turned to Draenor with a wry smile.
He nodded, and while the strange man named Stepe didn't bother him anymore, he hurried towards the watchtower.
Closing the door, Draenor heard the shouting coming from outside the door again.
"Oh, yes...... You're welcome to join us! Mr. Delaenau! ”
He stood by the slender window and waved at the other man, who did look a little out of sorts, but at least not too difficult to deal with.
Turning around, Draenor looked around the room. The space on the first floor is quite spacious, the red tile floor seems to add a bit of warmth to the watchtower, there is a half-meter-high fireplace on the curved wall opposite, and four work tables are neatly placed on the left and right, and there are still a few books spread out on them, only stained with some air-dried black liquid, some of which are not legible.
"Come up and have a look, your desk is ready." Jett hung his upper body on the handrail of the staircase and beckoned to Draenor. He looked back at the strange black liquid and walked up the spiral staircase to the top of the watchtower.
From the moment you enter the top floor, the surrounding space is reduced by half, and three sets of tables and chairs, a communal kerosene lamp, and a rusty coal stove look like makeshift offices. There were no beds in the room, only a faded carpet on the floor, and it seemed that even napping children could only lie on the table.
"Before you came, we were worried about whether we would be arranged to have an eventful newcomer, but since you are here, you don't need to worry so much, sit down...... Why are you stunned? I'm not polite to you, this is the captain's order! Dino carried the kettle to the coal stove and turned to a window seat and shouted to Draenor.
Sitting at the table, Draenor realized that the chair was even more worn out than it looked, swaying back and forth like a cradle, and seemed to fall apart if it was tilted slightly.
"Then we have to work tonight, we need to pay attention to the surrounding environment before 12 o'clock, and then we need to change shifts until 2 o'clock to sort out the investigation documents...... Once that's done, it's easier, just wait for Captain Stepan to come back from patrol, and we'll be able to wander around. When he was done, Jett handed over the brewed tea to Rano, a metal mug soaked in a cloudy brown liquid that didn't smell much like tea.
Draenor felt that the Knights of Kerton were more like a security company than a barracks, and what made him feel most helpless was that he happened to be an employee of this "security company".
Luckily, his seat was in the corner closest to one of the lookout windows, and he could still see it when he looked out the window...... There is no special night view, but at least it can relieve the constraints of work
Draenor was looking out the window, when a cold air flow suddenly blew around, and it was inevitable that the air would leak from such an old iron window. Even the newly bought cashmere trench coat under the armor could not withstand the biting cold, and he stretched out a trembling finger and pointed to the coal stove, which was no more than his leg high, and asked Dino:
"Isn't there any other heating besides this thing?"
"Heating?" The captain's expression looked a little surprised, and after a moment of dullness in his eyes, he finally covered his face and smiled reluctantly, and then said to Draenor in an exaggerated and slightly sarcastic tone, "As we all know, the knights of the expedition don't need to keep warm, especially the night watchmen, we have a love for our work, and that's enough." ”