Just as Chu Xiaobai expected, in the Middle-earth Continent, the map is indeed a precious thing, and it is not an item that can be seen everywhere. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

When you think about it, it's actually not hard to understand.

The transportation conditions are still very underdeveloped, just staying at the level of human or animal power, and people do not have the habit of traveling at every turn, so the existence of maps is not so important for the general public.

In Middle-earth, as was the case on Earth hundreds of years ago, maps were a strategic commodity, not an everyday item that anyone could get their hands on.

Accardo and the others are not the kind of expeditionary mercenaries, but escort mercenaries hired by a certain chamber of commerce to protect and transport goods. They usually only accept this kind of escort mission, and rarely deviate from the route they are familiar with to go to other places, because they have all the routes firmly in their minds, so naturally there is no need to carry the map with them all the time.

didn't even have his own share, so how could he give it to Chu Xiaobai? Faced with Chu Xiaobai's request, Accardo could only shake his head regretfully - failing to meet Chu Xiaobai's request was equivalent to missing a good opportunity to have a relationship with Maiara, and it was a pity to feel sorry for it.

Chu Xiaobai also felt a little regretful. Without a map, he would have encountered a little trouble in his next actions, although it was not too much to deal with, but if there were too many things, it would still be a little irritating after all.

"I don't have it, but I know of a place where you can get a map if you go there."

"Oh?" The news that Accardo suddenly recalled made Chu Xiaobai come to his senses again: "Where is that?" Is it far from here? You know, I need a map because I don't know the way, and if it's too far away, I'm afraid I won't be able to find that place just by your verbal guidance. ”

"It was an inn, and I don't remember very well whether it was called Prancing Horse or Galloping Horse." Taking a sip of Butterbeer, Accardo patted his chest and picked up the charter: "But you don't have to worry, our route this time will pass by the inn, you can go with us on the road, I promise to take you there." ”

"Really? Thank you in advance. Chu Xiaobai raised his glass and happily thanked Accardo.

Maybe it was because he saw the attitude of the captain Accardo, maybe he felt that Chu Xiaobai was harmless, or maybe it was because the various foods that Chu Xiaobai took out were much more delicious than the marching dry food he usually ate, and gradually, the other mercenaries also let down their vigilance and began to become familiar with Chu Xiaobai.

Of course, Xiaoxiaobai and the fireball play a role in it. After all, their existence was too rare for these mercenaries, because of curiosity, the mercenaries had a lot of interaction with the two of them, and they even had some conversations and conversations with Chu Xiaobai.

After all, they were away from home, and they were also tasked with protecting the goods, and the mercenaries did not forget their duties because of the delicious taste of butterbeer. At Accardo's orders, each of them drank only two glasses, and none of them were very drunk.

With the mercenaries taking turns on duty, Chu Xiaobai also had a vigil. After the banquet after the chance encounter, Chu Xiaobai took Xiao Xiaobai and the fireball into his tent, pondering the inn that Accardo mentioned in the conversation just now.

The Prancing Horse Inn, in "The Lord of the Rings", is a fairly famous place, and those who have read the original book will not be unfamiliar. Is the inn that Accardo is talking about the Prancing Horse Inn that once appeared in the plot? This point really made Chu Xiaobai a little worried.

Of course, it was only for a short time. After all, Accardo had already said that he would pass by there on the next journey, right, just see it with his own eyes.

Thinking wildly in his head, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and it didn't take long for Chu Xiaobai to fall asleep.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, I heard movement outside the tent, and Fireball, who had slept on a mat all night, woke up first.

Although Chu Xiaobai specially prepared a small sleeping bag for the two little guys, out of habit, Fireball didn't like to sleep there, unless it was really cold outside, to the point of freezing and snowing, it would get into the sleeping bag to sleep with Xiao Xiaobai.

After waking up, Fireball immediately noticed movement outside the tent. Although the movements of the mercenaries to bundle their luggage after getting up were not large, and they did not make much noise, the fireball was a fire dragon in the end, and its various senses were more sensitive than ordinary beasts, and the sound made by the mercenaries could not hide its senses.

Got up and flapped his wings a few times, landed on the side of Chu Xiaobai's head, and arched lightly a few times, and after a few seconds, Chu Xiaobai was woken up by the fireball.

Stretched, stood up, and while instructing the fireball to wake up Xiao Xiaobai, who was still asleep, Chu Xiaobai opened the zipper of the tent and walked out to say hello to Accardo who was cleaning up the camp outside.

"Chu, are you awake, are you sleeping well?" Although he only slept for half a night, Accardo was still in a good mental state.

Well, maybe it's because of the hot broth. There were still some ingredients left over from last night, and the mercenaries used them to stew a pot of hot soup, and at this moment, Accardo was drinking a bowl of hot soup in his hand, and the red glow on his face was probably smoked by the heat of the broth.

"Yes, I slept until dawn."

As he spoke, Xiao Xiaobai and the fireball also jumped out of the tent behind him, chasing one after the other and flying into the sky. Faintly hearing Xiao Xiaobai's shouting, Chu Xiaobai guessed that it must be because the fireball shouted that she used some bad trick when she got up, so it provoked Xiao Xiaobai to start chasing it as soon as she opened her eyes.

"The little ones also slept well, you see how energetic they are." Retracting his gaze, Chu Xiaobai smiled at Accardo again.

"yes." Accardo also smiled and nodded: "By the way, we cooked the broth, using those ingredients you left over from yesterday." It tastes pretty good, so drink it and warm it up, right? ”

"Wait a minute, I'll pack my things first." Pointing around, Chu Xiaobai said, "You guys are already cleaning up, I can't be too slow, if I drag everyone back, it won't be appropriate." ”

"Okay, then I'll keep it for you. By the way, do you want me to help? Pointing to Chu Xiaobai's tent, Accardo kindly asked.

"No, it's easy to pack up, and I can get it done quickly by myself."

The reason why the mercenaries packed up so quickly was because the conditions were very simple when they camped in the wild, and they just spread the felt cloth on the ground, and even if they were all done. In comparison, Chu Xiaobai's tent looked much more complicated, and Accardo didn't think that Chu Xiaobai would be able to clean it up anytime soon.

But what happened next made Accardo startled-a few twists here, a few folds there, and in just five minutes or so, a huge tent was sorted into a small package in Chu Xiaobai's hands.

Fast is one thing, but the point is that the package is still small, it doesn't take up space at all, and it's even smaller than the felt rolls used by the mercenaries.

As an experienced mercenary, Accardo immediately recognized the convenience of this camping equipment, and when he looked at the bag containing the tent, his eyes showed great eagerness.

"That ......, Chu, you ...... tent." After hesitating for a while, still unable to suppress the impulse in his heart, Accardo finally walked up, rubbing his hands, and asked Chu Xiaobai embarrassedly: "I mean, can you ...... this tent." ”

Although the words were vague and not finished, Chu Xiaobai still guessed what Accardo meant at once: "Do you want this tent?" No problem, as long as you can fulfill your promise and take me to the map, this tent is yours. ”

Originally, I wanted to say, 'I gave it to you directly', but after thinking about it, I felt that the behavior of giving it away for nothing seemed to be a little too polite, and it was not quite in line with my identity as 'Maiya'. So, Chu Xiaobai temporarily changed his words, regarded the tent as a reward, and made a promise.

"Don't worry, I'll get you a map." Patting his chest again, he scratched his head, and Accardo smiled embarrassedly and said: "Hehe, compared to this tent, the price of a map is much cheaper, or you can make some other requests, it's too cheap, I always feel that it's not good." ”

I just wanted to use the tent in exchange for news, but I didn't think about directly exchanging the tent for a map, but since the other party said so, Chu Xiaobai didn't bother to change his words.

"Well, I'll give you some more equipment and make a whole set. How about you prepare a map for me, plus a horse, in return? ”

Maps are not expensive, but horses are not. However, Accardo did not show a hesitant expression because of the price of the horses, as soon as he heard Chu Xiaobai's words, his attention was on the 'complete set'.

"Any other equipment? Set? Can you take a look at it first? Well, well, it's not that I doubt the value of things, or ...... yours really makes me curious. ”

"No problem." Knowing that the other party just wanted to increase his knowledge, Chu Xiaobai was not angry at all. Smiling, and with a wave of his hand, he took out another set of equipment for survival in the wild from the space.

In his heart, he had already decided that Chu Xiaobai was a Maia with mana, and Accardo was not surprised by his method of making things out of nothing. On the contrary, it was the objects that Chu Xiaobai took out, such as sleeping bags, multi-functional backpacks, sapper shovels, and Swiss army knives, which aroused Accardo's great interest.