Chapter Twenty-Eight: The infiltration that was said to be good became murder and arson
Looking at the wood elves who were knocked out by Wicks, and the fire on the side that began to grow bigger and bigger because of the fall of the kerosene lamp, I have to say that things have exceeded expectations.
"Let's go, go to the basement and get something while the fire hasn't spread."
"We don't care about this guy?"
"This guy is not a good bird, it was an accident at the time, no one knew that we did it, anyway, the mission was completed."
Well, don't look at Wicks as a woman, although adhering to the purpose of the guild basically doesn't kill much, but that's for the task object, in this Skyrim Province where bandits are running all over the place, even thieves have killed a lot of robbers, well, so it doesn't matter much to let this wood elf be burned to death.
The good end was originally a sneak operation without killing a single person, but in the end it turned into arson and killing people in the enemy camp, which is not quite right in this script.
But Zhang Lin is not a virgin, can't hurt the innocent or something, and this is not a peaceful world, you let others go doesn't mean that others will let you go, the only unhappiness is like the sense of loss that a game achievement has not been achieved, in the final analysis, Zhang Lin's mentality has not been much different from the player's mentality, which may also be the reason why he can adapt to this world quickly.
After all, this house is a wooden building, and the owner who lacks fire awareness actually uses an oil lamp in the room, or it won't be long before this place will be finished, so since there is such an unplanned change, it is impossible for Zhang Lin and the two of them to stay here to accompany the barbecue, so they can only take away the things needed for the task in the basement as soon as possible, and then leave here immediately.
I have to say that these mercenaries who licked blood from the knife edge may be able to perform their tasks seriously for the sake of remuneration when their employers are still alive, but when the group of mercenaries patrolling outside found that a fire had ignited on the second floor of the manor, and it seemed that the owner of the manor had no chance of surviving, what they did was not to fight the fire, but to rob by fire, not to say anything for fear of affecting the reputation of the mercenary group, as long as everyone didn't say it, it would be an accident here, which was surprisingly consistent with Weeks's idea, no matter how big it was, It doesn't matter if they just change their outfits and go as robbers.
What's more, these mercenaries are not from the same team, this is also the wood elf himself pitted himself, in order to increase the intensity of guards, he hired two more mercenary groups that don't like each other to come in, so hey, the people of the three mercenary groups were grabbing things in the burning manor, and found that the first floor was tied up by Zhang Lin and the two but it was not his own family, who cared about them, and it was okay not to use the knife.
As a result, the traces of the two infiltrating completely covered up the past under this group of mercenaries who took advantage of the fire to rob.
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The stronghold of the Thieves' Guild, the sewers of Rift City, the current boss Mercer looked at the two who returned from completing the mission with a serious face.
"It looks like you've done a good job, but I remember I said don't kill, and now that the golden glow is in ruins, are you stealing or sabotage?" Mercer's tone sounded a little angry, but he quickly changed his tune: "However, the officials of Rift Valley City all believe that the three mercenary groups there have killed the owner of the manor because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, at least they don't suspect us on the surface." ”
Mercer took the Golden Radiance Property Mortgage Scroll brought back by the two of them, glanced at it roughly, and continued: "That bastard of Alingus really sold the Golden Radiance, if Ma Wen knew that the original transaction had happened to this file, she would definitely be furious, but now that the Golden Radiance is gone, well, I believe she will be mad." ”
"Well, these things don't have much to do with you, little Weeks, and this newcomer who is said to be doing very well, and this is your reward for the task." As he spoke, Mercer casually threw two money bags over, and ignored the two of them, obviously this was an eviction order.
Leaving Mercer's room, Zhang Lin felt the weight of the money bag and found that it was less than a tenth of what he had stolen from the two guards at the gate of Rift Valley. Seeing that the blonde lady Wicks was holding a money bag about the same size as himself but looking excited, Zhang Lin was speechless and threw the money bag in his hand.
"Huh? For me? Don't you want it? Subconsciously took the things thrown by Zhang Lin, and Wicks was stunned for a while before he realized that this was the reward that belonged to Zhang Lin.
"Too little......" was very disgusting in his tone.
If he hadn't given all the money to Little Lori, Zhang Lin, who had robbed a few robbers' dens with Little Lori on the way to Wintercastle, would also be considered a little rich, and dozens of gold coins really don't look down on it, so just use it to brush up on goodwill.
And it looks really good, Wicks has no disgust at all with Zhang Lin's behavior, accepts it with a smile, and sticks to Zhang Lin's side unusually, now, she is about to see Zhang Lin as a gold mountain, what's so strange about being closer to money? And the guild members who passed by all looked like hell when they saw her.
"Why don't I teach you how to pick locks?"
"Is that okay?" Zhang Lin looked incredulous.
"What kind of eyes do you have, if you say it, you will teach you, I am not afraid of being robbed of my job by you! However, you will definitely have to team up with me on the next mission! ”
It won't be long before the blonde lady will regret teaching Zhang Lin to unlock the lock, because the system prompt appears.
With Wix's teaching, Zhang Lin successfully activated a lock-picking skill, the use of the skill is simple and rude, no matter what lock, as long as it is the kind that can be pried, Zhang Lin can use this ability to try to open, and become power, linked to proficiency, so for a period of time, he will become a lock-picking maniac, and open the lock when he sees it.
And in the next few days, Zhang Lin also accompanied Wicks to complete a few commissions that she didn't necessarily do alone, of course, because of Mercer's guy who slammed the door, the remuneration was still pitiful, so he threw them to Wicks. Of course, because of the high success rate of the mission, his reputation in the guild has also increased a lot, and it seems that Mercer has begun to pay attention to him.
Zhang Lin is sure that in addition to the fact that Mercer has already coveted the family of the Thieves' Guild, he has definitely put his hand on the remuneration of the members, otherwise how could a rich employer give such a point, although Zhang Lin has complained to Wicks many times, but the blonde lady who has been used to it does not seem to think anything strange.
On the fifth day of Zhang Lin's membership in the Thieves' Guild, he was wandering around the market in Rift City alone to see if he could wait until a day ago to send a letter saying that Keshiya might come to Rift City in the next few days, when a man in elaborate armor stopped Zhang Lin.
"Mr. Thief, my family wants to see you, please don't refuse." Although he said please, this person's hand was on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and it was obvious that if Zhang Lin did not agree, the other party would take coercive measures.
Seeing the cluster of black thorn-style emblems on this person's armor, Zhang Lin immediately knew who found him, as for the reason why the other party found him, a newcomer who had just joined the Thieves Guild, there was no need to think about it, it was definitely Mercer's guy who gave him an explanation, and now he was unhappy with Mercer, who was not a good bird, so the process of something was still a little faster.