Chapter 103: Preparations Before Departure
The conversation with the merchant gave Alan a lot of knowledge, but the conversation didn't last long, and the Andrew brothers brought their friend to Allen again.
Andrew was a little embarrassed, but he still said seriously: "Young Master Allen, Hanaris is a very good mercenary with a lot of experience in wilderness survival, I can pack a ticket for this, I think we are hired anyway, it is better to hire him?"
Alan followed the sound and found that Andrew's expression seemed to be very serious at this time, not like he was hindered by friendship, and looked at the middle-aged mercenary with a white face and beard.
The middle-aged mercenary raised his arm and posed in a pose that Eren was more familiar with, as if to prove his strength.
"Like gathers like, he seems to be very unreliable?" This idea flashed secretly, but Alan did not refuse, and nodded in agreement very happily.
How strong the Andrew brothers are Alan is not clear, but he is stronger than him anyway. And how much experience they have in the wilderness, Alan also doesn't know.
There must be more than him.
A person recommended by an experienced and powerful person, even if it seems unreliable, it is not necessarily unreliable, Allen feels that as a rookie, he should not command in this situation, lest there be any mistakes.
What's more, the husky in front of him is still a friend of Andrew's brother, even if it is for this reason, it is impossible for Alan to refuse sternly.
Seeing that Alan nodded in agreement, Hanaris couldn't help but proudly stroke the light brown hair of his shawl, and laughed: "Haha, I'll just say that he won't refuse, a mercenary like me doesn't need to look at it to know that the strength is very strong, in fact, there is no one more powerful than me!"
His words seemed a little cerebral twitching, and at this moment, Alan suddenly regretted the decision he had just made.
Shaking his head speechlessly, Alan said goodbye to the merchant, and then the group began to hurry again.
The first is to buy food supplies, and then to buy horses, there is no need to hire mercenaries, Hanaris seems to be a mercenary captain, and when the group went to buy things, he separated from Alan and them, and agreed to take his companions to meet them at the exit.
There was nothing to say about buying food, and Alan felt that if he was in a hurry, it was enough to eat, and he didn't want anything delicious, but when it came to horses, they had to be cautious.
It is highly likely that this trip will face the orcs again, and try to escape from their wolf's mouth, which ordinary horses can't.
What they need is a fast, equally bold horse, like a war horse.
This kind of horse is rare, but that is only in other places, and in Breisser, Allen they still managed to buy it without difficulty.
With Samuel to the west and Candela to the east, Breiser was a hub for supplies, so it was clear what the guests needed on the way.
As a result, shoddy merchants have emerged, and their horses look like normal, but it is only after a period of riding that the guests realize how much they have fallen.
It is said that there are countless adventurers and merchants who die every year because of this.
However, Alan is not worried that the horses he bought belong to the ranks of defective products, although the Andrew brothers are not very reliable, but they are also knights, and they can't pick and choose the war horses that are vital to knights.
Replenishing food, buying horses, and a few miscellaneous things, the group went fairly well, during which Alan placed the Emis father and son in a hotel in Breser.
After that, the journey was basically by land, the father and son's water control skills did not work at all, they were ordinary people, without the slightest power to protect themselves, rather than go out of the city to follow Eren and they were in danger, it was better to stay here and wait for them to be brought back by the way when they returned.
The Amis father and son didn't have much objection to this, and of course, even if they did, Alan didn't see it.
Although in a subjective sense, he felt that he had inherited the concept of equality in his previous life, but in his seventeen-year aristocratic career, some "decadent" imprints had already been implicated in his heart.
Under normal circumstances, he seems gentle to ordinary people, but that is only under normal circumstances.
Now is not the time to talk about democracy.
After some preparations, Alan and the others came to the exit of Breser, a team of mercenaries was already waiting there at this time, although they looked different in appearance, but they all looked energetic, Alan only glanced at it, and was very satisfied with it.
Then he saw another acquaintance at the entrance.
Gray beard, sagging eye bags, wrinkled face, medium build, 50s.... Isn't it the businessman Crest, who has not been separated for a long time?
"What a coincidence. ”
Alan stepped forward to say hello.
"It's a coincidence. ”
Kleist smiled and nodded at Allen, his hands constantly moving, and he was using a rope to bind the package on the horse's back.
Unlike when Alan and the others came in, Breiser's exit was not deserted, and there were a lot of people here, and countless people dressed as merchants or adventurers were stationed here, and the noisy appearance looked like a vegetable market.
The deserted entrance was just one of the many entrances to Bretheer, and there were countless such entrances around Curved Horn Mountain, so Alan didn't see anyone when they entered.
Kleist seemed to be the only one person here, and Alan was quite curious about this, and after looking at it, he really didn't find any caravans or anything like that, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you yourself?"
"No, I've hired a team of mercenaries, but they're getting ready and haven't arrived yet. ”
After that, he joked, "I don't dare to go out myself, although it's just an old bone, but those monsters outside the city are never picky eaters." “
There was a queue to get out of town, and Alan and the others were right behind Kleist, so naturally they started talking again.
Then Alan coincidentally discovered that the goal of Kleist's advance seemed to be officially his hometown Reef City!
According to him, the rest of the caravan had already arrived at Reef City ahead of schedule, and he was still here because of the delay, and now that he was done, he wanted to go to the reef to join the caravan, and then go to sea.
Watching Kleist excitedly tell Alan about some of the strange places in Reef City, Alan couldn't bear to interrupt him, but couldn't help but say it anyway: "I think your idea of going to Reef City may be in vain, it is now facing an orc siege, and by the way, I came from there." ”
Kleist, who was talking a lot, paused for a moment, a little embarrassed by Allen's later words, but obviously the previous words were more attention-grabbing, and he couldn't help but look at Allen suspiciously: "Why did the orcs suddenly besiege the city?"
Alan shook his head: "Who knows, something unexpected may have happened." “
Looking at Alan suspiciously, the merchant noticed that he didn't seem to be joking, so he couldn't wait to ask for details.
In this regard, Alan did not have any idea of concealment, and truthfully explained the current situation in Reef City to the merchants, but concealed his identity.
Although there was nothing to keep secret, Alan did not think that there would be any benefit in saying his last name in Chrissy, but he was afraid that it would be a bit of a trouble.
The orcs are besieging the city, and Reef City is in crisis, this must not be able to go there again; Kleist frowned and thought for a while, and finally sighed decadently: "I can only go back to Samuel first and then make plans." ”
"Aren't you going back to your hometown of Kleist, or staying here for some time? You know, it's always risky to go out of town. ”
Kleist of Kleist City, the merchant's name is interesting, it is based on the city where his family is located, Alan doesn't know if the name is a real name or a pseudonym, but he has no interest in digging into it carefully.
To Allen's question, the merchant replied: "Although my hometown is not far away, it is useless for me to go back, and my relatives are gone, so I rarely go back once a year." As for why you went to Samuel City?"
Speaking of this, he looked very depressed: "No way, half of the money for hiring mercenaries has been paid, if you give up going out of the city, those mercenaries will not return the money to me, it is better to go to Samuel to do some small business, I have some connections there, I can still make money, Blaser is not bad, the merchants here are very xenophobic, and they will not let me get involved in their business." ”
These reasons are very reluctant, and Alan always feels that he has other reasons that he hasn't said, but this is people's privacy, and he can't inquire about it.
Then he suddenly found that the two were chatting and chatting, as if they had talked about their destinations together......