At the artisan town dock in the early morning, Leo was holding a power of attorney and talking to a middle-aged man.

"There are only six of you in your party?" asked the middle-aged man, counting the number of people behind Leo repeatedly, in a skeptical tone. "And an old man, a child, and a woman?"

"That's right, what's wrong?" Leo looked at the middle-aged man with an unkind face, and the middle-aged man's gaze, from his eyebrows to the corners of his eyes, made him feel very uncomfortable.

"How did you pass the qualifications of the Adventurer's Guild? Our mission requires a second-class adventurer to accept it. The middle-aged man crossed his arms, squinted his eyes, and looked at Leo and them with the same unkind expression.

"Why, the three sanctuaries aren't enough to keep you safe?" Leo asked rhetorically.

Three holy domains, what about deceitful ghosts, there are only so many holy domains under one marquis.

Seeing the middle-aged man's increasingly disbelieving expression, Leo pursed his lips, took out an audit form from his arms and handed it over.

The middle-aged man glanced at the form stamped with the seal of the Adventurer's Guild, immediately put on a smiling face, bent over and said, "It turns out that your group is newly established, I just said that I haven't heard of such a distinctive adventure group, don't blame, don't blame." ”

"And now we're qualified to take on this task?"

"More than enough, more than enough, not a single duke's personal guard has such force, with your regiment escorting, we are sure to be foolproof. The middle-aged man rubbed his hands and said with a smile.

Three holy domains, as long as it is only 1,200 gold coins, as long as he has a little brain, he will not refuse.

Leo snorted coldly, bothering to talk to the snobbish merchant any more, and turned to pull the carriage of the adventuring group into the caravan.

Back in the carriage, Leo put his foot in front of Omoni, and complained while shaking his legs: "Old Mo, why do you take any task, such a person is divided by wolves outside." ”

Omoni slapped Leo on the knee, told him to dangle in front of his eyes, and said, "How did I know that this caravan was this virtue before I received the mission?

"Forget it, although this caravan is a little second, but the mission is still quite good, and you can make 1,200 gold coins for nothing. Hearing the refund, Leo defended the caravan in a serious manner.

According to their discussion after the establishment of the adventure group, for this kind of mission, all the income is divided equally by the six people, except for the necessary cost of the mission, and the temptation of more than 100 gold coins is not a star for the four of Leo, so the four of them would rather endure the slow progress of the caravan and the bad attitude, and unanimously agreed to take on this task.

After the adventuring group joined, the caravan packed its bags and set off one carriage after another, crossing the lake. However, the efficiency of the caravan was not to be complimented, and it was close to noon that the last carriage drove out of Artisan Town.

This forced Leo to postpone his arrival in Gale by two days in his planner.

"When we get to Gale Wind, we can take a look around there and rest for two days before we set off, it just so happens that I am an old friend of the Viscount of Gale Wind, and I will definitely let him give us a warm welcome. Speaking of this viscount, Leo was in high spirits, and Leo's inexplicable excitement made little Paul curious.

"Haven't you been adventuring all year round, how do you still know nobles?" asked little Paul.

"Hehe, the secret, you'll know when you get there. No matter how much Paul asked, Leo refused to say more.

However, Isenas guessed who the hapless viscount was...

Just after a few people had been talking and chatting for most of the day, there was a loud noise outside the carriage.

"Get out of here, don't lie in front of our caravan, you filthy reptiles, grain thieves in the fields. ”

Listening to the voice, it seemed that someone had come to the caravan.

Leo lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked, "Ente, what's going on outside?"

"There was a group of outcasts, about thirty or forty people, who had come to the caravan to beg for food. ”

"Leave them alone, just leave it to the caravan to deal with itself. ”

Leo lowered the curtains and didn't bother with it, they were just responsible for keeping the caravan safe, and it wasn't their duty to do that.

But the shouts outside the window still stubbornly came in.

"Your Excellency, we can do hard work for you, as long as you have something to eat. ”

"Get out of here, you cunning things more cunning than crows, and even the gods won't answer your pleas. ”

The people outside were still cursing and trying to get the outcasts to leave.

Little Paul was still a child after all, and he was a homeless person, so he begged Leo: "Leo, can we help them, even if it is just to buy some food from the caravan and give it to their head office? ”

"No, I can't. It wasn't Leo who spoke, but Esenas who had been curled up in the corner reading a book.

Leo had a vague glimpse of the name of the book in Izenas's hand, "On the Positive Change of Energy to Matter".

What book is this?

Leo was very curious, and he asked himself that he had read a lot of books, but he couldn't tell the type of book just by the title.

Seeing that Leo seemed interested in the book in his hand, Isenas put it away without a trace.

"You don't even know if they're outcasts, and you want to help them?" said Isennas, who had put away the book, and lectured little Paul with a straight face.

"How can they not be homeless?" said little Paul, who lifted the corner of the curtain and pointed to the homeless people who were praying outside, "You see they are ragged and miserable, what else can they be if they are not homeless?"

"All appearances can be illusory, and if you only believe in your eyes, then what do you need to do with your brains. Isenas said stiffly.

Eisennas, who complained a word, continued to educate: "Do you remember, when we entered the casino a few days ago, there was a wooden card with bets on it, and there was a bet on who won and lost the war between the Marquis of Jinshafeng and the Church of the Sky God, if you are willing to look at the map with me during the break, you will know that the viscount of Gale Wind City is the son and vassal of the Marquis of Jinshafeng." ”

"You mean there's a war going on where we're headed, so isn't it normal for people to be displaced during war?" Paul Jr. was even more puzzled.

"War doesn't just create displaced people. Through the gap in the curtains, Isenus saw that the leader of the homeless was kneeling on the ground, his hands folded, and he couldn't stop pleading with the captain of the caravan, but the captain of the guard impatiently drew his knife and put it on the homeless's neck.

Everything seemed normal, but under the extraordinary observation of Isennas, he found some abnormalities in the back of the outcast leader.

"Some of the outcasts are armed themselves, and although they are not able to fight the regular army, they are good at robbing their compatriots and robbing caravans by surprise. Isenus said, staring at the leader of the outcasts who were moving erratically.

As he spoke, a set of palm-sized air bows and arrows condensed in front of Isenas's eyes, and before he could make a gesture, a transparent arrow shot through the gap in the curtain.

Outside the curtain, there was a cry of "Ahhhh

Then there was a shout of killing outside the window.

Under Ente's fierce strength, this group of robbers who pretended to be homeless were numerous, but they were all ambushed in just a few minutes.

"See, this is the homeless you want to help, and they have taken out something bigger than you. ”

Leo coughed dryly and reminded, "Little Paul is not yet an adult." ”

"What are you talking about, I'm talking about the leader of the outcasts, whose dagger I knocked out was bigger than the toy sword on Paul Jr.'s waist. ”

“... I still don't think you're serious. ”

Isenas sighed and continued to teach little Paul: "Kindness is true, but stupidity can make good intentions do bad things." ”

Little Paul nodded silently.

And it's just one of several possible scenarios. ”

"What else is possible?" said Paul, who had witnessed the outcasts turned bandits, humbly asked for advice from Isenas this time.

In the case of inexperience, it is a good idea to seek advice from others.

"In times of war, the identities of those who enter the city are strictly checked, and they are allowed to enter only within the limits of their permission. These outcasts may be mixed with military spies or something that is trying to infiltrate Gale City with the caravan in this way. Esenas casually pulled out another book, this time Leo read the name of the book, but the three words "Probability Theory" made him turn his head as quickly as a snake and scorpion.

"So it's even more impossible for this caravan to bring them, in case a few masters in it take advantage of this time to sneak in and quietly replace the person in the caravan and sneak in, their caravan will come to an end, and the crime of colluding with foreign enemies doesn't matter whether you intentionally or unintentionally. ”

Leo patted little Paul on the head and said, "Your intentions are still good." Anyway, this caravan is still too abrasive, if I do it, I have to kill all the homeless people who appear in front of me, and no one will dare to approach after killing a few more times, it is easy and trouble-free, if they can't do it, they can let me do it. ”

"It's impossible, the nature of their caravan means that they can't make a name for themselves in this way, who wants to work with a caravan that kills people if they don't agree with each other?" said Isennus, rejecting this simple and crude method.

"That's just as well. ”

Nana listened to the speeches of Isenas and Leo on the side, but she felt ridiculous and couldn't help asking, "If they are really homeless, it is possible that the lives of these thirty or forty people will be buried in the wilderness because we will not be saved." ”

"They can only blame this world, now is the time of great chaos in the world, only by ending this troubled world, these displaced people will be truly saved. Esenas looked at it left and right, and didn't answer Nana's question directly.

However, his subconscious meaning is that no matter what, he will not care about these outcasts.

The innocence that Mount Mobius gave Nana made her firmly grasp the pain point of the problem: "What about these displaced people in front of you? You have all gone to save the world, who will save them?"

Both Isenas and Leo were silent.

Helping the disadvantaged is complicated, and it is not enough to simply give charity, so Isenus didn't want to do this kind of thing at all, but he couldn't refute Nana's point of view, so he had to be silent.

What Isenas did was worthy of being a hero, but he was by no means a hero.

When everyone was silent, another voice came from outside the carriage: "Ladies and gentlemen, please give me something to eat." ”

"Get out of here, don't you see blood on the ground! Beware of me slashing your head!"

I can hear that the captain of the escort is in a very bad mood, he has just come out of a few dozen kilometers and encountered robbers, if it is not for the adventure group to see through the camouflage in time, and Ente has made great efforts, the escort team has to be less than three or five brothers, and when he sees these homeless people at this time, of course the captain of the escort does not have a good face at all.

Isenus looked out the window again and whispered, "Another group of homeless people, about twenty people, should have been attracted by the shouting and killing just now." ”

Nana, cowering in the corner, pressed the bracelet on her wrist.

After a day of familiarization, Nana was able to use this equipment proficiently. The electricity irritated her skin, and the pressure on her skin outlined the appearance of the person outside, who was weak and lightheaded, and if there was no more to eat, he would probably faint from hunger.

If you faint in such a place, you can only become food for wild beasts in the mountains and forests.

Nana finally made up her mind and said, "Then if I issue a commission, I will use five hundred gold coins to entrust you to help these homeless people and give them food. I can help you distinguish between good and bad and not let them threaten us and the caravan, you just need to convince the caravan to throw them a little food. ”

Isenas closed the book and said lightly: "I still refuse this commission, the food carried by the caravan is limited, with this alms, our good name will be spread, more homeless people will come with a fluke mentality, there will always be a day when the food is not enough, once we refuse once, the reputation accumulated for good deeds before will collapse by half." If we encounter any more accidents, we will also fall into a food crisis, have you forgotten the painful lesson in the sea of flowers? ”

Seeing that Nana still wanted to speak, Leo had to raise his hand and put it between the two of them to stop the endless argument: "Everyone is a partner in a team, and it's not a big deal to accommodate each other, and it's too uncommon to say such a thing." ”

"Since Nana is interested, it doesn't hurt if we help them once. I looked at this group of people, there were old people and children, with yellow faces and thin muscles, they didn't look special, and they dared to come here to ask for help when they heard the shouts of killing, probably they were really desperate. ”

After saying that, Leo disregarded the opinion of Isenus and got out of the carriage and communicated with the captain of the guard.

At first, the captain of the guard was embarrassed, but under the temptation of Leo's threats and a few gold coins, the captain of the guard agreed to Leo's request.

"Park in front and back, and set up camp here today. The captain of the escort shouted at the entire convoy.

The caravan set out slowly, but it was neat to stop, and in a short time the tents were erected and the bonfires burned.

The middle-aged man in the lead walked up to the captain of the guard and asked him why he was resting so early.

Although the middle-aged man has the right to command the caravan, the caravan's itinerary is all arranged by this escort captain.

The captain of the guard pointed at Leo and communicated with the middle-aged man for a while, and then the middle-aged man nodded and came to Leo with a frown.

"Mr. Leo, you are disrupting our itinerary by doing so. Although he had respect for the Sanctuary, this was not a reason for the adventure group to act indiscriminately, and the middle-aged man had a lot of complaints about the behavior of the adventure group.

"Do you mean a trip that took one morning? Leo said lightly.

"You know what I mean, sir, that it will attract more outcasts to us in search of us, and do I need to say more about the dangers that lurk here? ”

Facing the middle-aged man's doubts, Leo showed the shimmering sword in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "I promise that there will be no accidents, and I use this sword on my body as a guarantee." ”

The middle-aged man glanced at Leo with a sheath in his hand, and finally compromised: "Okay, then we will listen to your arrangement, but I want to explain that we will only provide food and cooks for a hundred people, and the rest will not be provided." ”

"It's okay, we'll go out hunting some monsters. ”

As evening approached, more than eighty homeless people had gathered next to the camp, one by one, outside the camp, all of whom were homeless in the mountains, who had heard the wind and sent messages to each other, and these people were buzzing like a swarm of mosquitoes waiting to suck blood next to the camp.

When the homeless people saw Nana come out of the camp, they immediately rushed up, all kinds of faces and hands around Nana.

"Miss, is the news that we will be given food? Do you really have food here?"

"What do we have to eat, do we have to work, do we have to pay?"

Nana stood there helplessly, her panicked cheeks swaying back and forth in front of her, this was the first time she had seen such a chaotic scene, at this moment, Nana's face was only panicked.

Seeing Nana in an embarrassment, Leo, who was dragging a rice bucket behind him, rushed up and yelled: "What are you doing, you don't want to eat?

This roar used a fighting spirit, which shook the ears of this group of homeless people, and they all realized that the person behind them was not a character to be messed with, so they obediently lined up in a long line.

The meal was simple, a bowl of broth, a piece of bread, and a bowl of greens per person, which was not hearty, but enough to quench hunger for many days.

But people who have nothing are often insatiable.

A thin young man looked at the little thing in his hand and asked Nana in disbelief, "Is this thing a mess of Hanako? My father is Edward, you..."

Before the young man could say anything more, the whole person suddenly fell backwards three or four meters.

Leo methodically caught the food in the air and handed it to the next person.

"It seems that you have a problem with the food we offer, and we accept your opinion, and we have not listened at all, and have refused to give you alms. ”

Leo glanced at the young man, with his vain legs, drooping bags and dark circles, and Leo recognized him as a scumbag at a glance.

The young man fell to the ground and clutched his chest, looking at Leo viciously: "Do you want me to die?

Leo didn't bother to pay attention to him, but said to little Paul: "Watch over him, if anyone is willing to give him food, you will shoot them all with one arrow, and if he behaves strangely, you will kill him." ”

Seeing little Paul stretching his bow and arrows, as if he was really planning to make a move, the young man couldn't help but be full of anger and shouted behind him: "Dad, this person..."

"Oh. Leo glanced at him. "I forgot, you're still a young master. That's right, I announce that your family's share of food has been canceled, and I'll give you three minutes to get out of this place at once, or I'll break your legs myself. ”

Looking at the silent homeless people, Leo sighed in his heart.

That's why Isenas is reluctant to take over the job, not only to maintain order, but also to deal with these thorns, and not to get the gratitude of these outcasts, and even to get the scolding behind their backs.

Although you can't be a good person, it's enough to be a bad person.

Li Ao, who had made up his mind, became vindictive and shouted loudly: "You scum who have abandoned your homeland, you should be most grateful to this Miss Nana, because she is so kind, you have a bite to eat, and you will not dig grass roots or go to the mouth of the monster to take risks." But kindness is Miss Nana's, and the rest of us don't have the kindness, and if you try to drain what little patience we have left, then don't blame us for showing malice, for it's been a long time since I've seen those wolf cubs rip out your entrails and eat while you're still alive!"

Although Leo's words were rough and full, Nana still gratefully pulled Leo's hand, she knew the risks and complexities behind this seemingly simple act of kindness, if it weren't for Leo to escort her, these homeless people rushed up and snatched up the food It was the best result, and it was really hard to say what kind of bestial behavior the two or three wicked people hiding among the homeless people would do.

knocked out this bird, and showed their tough attitude and strength, and the remaining homeless people really settled down a lot, and even the sound of chirping was gone.

Deterring the homeless, Leo sat under a large tree, squinting at Nana's smooth movements to distribute food to the homeless, occasionally hearing a thank you or two.

(Looks like Nana has adapted well to that outfit.) Nana should be very satisfied to be able to do something good for others with her own hands. ）

The only pity is that Leo doesn't have wine at hand, otherwise in the night wind and the sound of insects, it would be a very satisfying thing to guard Nana to realize her ideas while drinking.

"You protect other people's worlds, and I protect you, it's really literary and artistic. Leo muttered quietly.

P.s is 6000 words again, plus the first few 6,000 words and 5,000 words, and the number of words in the chapter is worth it.