There was silence in the tavern with broken gongs, and occasionally staggered "squeak" sounds sounded from time to time, this was the sound of Chu Qianbian and the others grinding their teeth, and a pair of eyes stared at the goblin Salado, and the three players present at this moment finally had a deep understanding of why those NPCs in the past had a disgusted expression when they mentioned the goblins.

This mercenary race!

Chu Qianyan glared at the goblin Salado, gritted his teeth and said, "How much?" The druid clenched his staff, he wanted to pick up the [Staff of Savalon] in his hand and directly beat the green face into a pig's head, only such a direct vent could make him feel comfortable.

There was a frenzy in Salado's small glasses, which was an obsession with gold coins: "1000 gold coins!! ”

There was silence in the hall again, and after a few seconds, Dorin angrily pointed at the goblin, his fingers trembling, and he shouted in a hoarse voice, "1000 gold coins!" Where do we have so much money!? Damn goblins, do you know what 1000 gold is? You're so greedy. ”

Chu Qianbian and the others looked at each other, and the three of them all saw strange expressions in each other's eyes, and 1,000 gold coins were .......

Salado snorted twice, gouged out his ears, and said, "The referral fee of 1000 gold coins, this is customary, conventional!" Seeing Chu Qian's expressions of the three of them, the goblin's tough tone weakened a little, wrenched his fingers, and said, "That's it, I'll give you a discount, 800 gold coins!" It couldn't be less. ”

Taking a deep breath, Chu Qianbian said indifferently: "Mr. Salado, we don't have so many gold coins on us. So, 500 gold, if not, we'll leave. ”

"500 gold! Well. Salado looked at the corners of the druid's slightly twitching mouth, as if he felt the pain in his heart, and his green face immediately showed a reluctant look: "500 gold coins is 500 gold coins." ”

Chu Qianbian took out his backpack for a long time, and then took 100 gold coins each from Mi Li'er and Lang Taosha, and it seemed that it was difficult to get together 500 gold coins, handed them to the goblin Salado, and said coldly: "This is all my assets, Mr. Salado." The latter sentence is already full of threats.

"I understand, I understand, please come with me."

Salado weighed the bag in his hand, feeling the heavy weight, his face immediately smiled, and immediately took Chu Qianbian and the others inside.

As soon as the goblin turned around, Chu Qianyan and the three of them covered their faces, as if they were mourning the fact that there were only gold coins around them, but in fact, they didn't let themselves laugh out loud, for the current net worth of the three of them, there was actually no difference between 1000 gold coins and 500 gold coins at all. However, being able to rip 500 gold coins from the hands of this pesky goblin is a pleasant thing to do.

Passing through the narrow aisles, the courtyard behind the tavern was surprisingly clean and fresh, and from time to time you would encounter people who were in a hurry, but these people were not as vicious as Dorin said, and many of them were even very kind, which made the young warrior muttered strangely. Follow Salado to the deepest part of the courtyard, where a wooden house sits in a small garden, and the dim light shines through the windows, creating a sense of tranquility even on such a dangerous night.

"Lord Catherine is inside, please come in!" Salado's expression became serious, and he walked lightly to the hut and motioned for everyone to go in, "She has informed me that you will definitely come in the evening. ”

Wait, the branch leader of the Blackwater Guild knew that he and the others were coming here, so the introduction fee of 500 gold coins just now-

Salado's signature profiteer smile appeared on his face again, which made Chu Qianbian and the others, who understood it, eager to smoke the goblin hard.

knocked on the door as a sign of courtesy, and seeing that the door was not locked, Chu Qianyan casually pushed the door and walked in, a wisp of inexplicable fragrance came to his nose, which made people's spirits suddenly lifted, and then, he saw the scene in the wooden house clearly, a wooden table was placed in the center of the room, it seemed that the mages liked to put a table like this in the residence, which was full of messy scrolls and books.

There was a candle standing in the corner of the table, and the light of the fire was dancing slightly, such a scene was quite strange to appear in the residence of a high-level mage, although it was not clear what kind of existence the leader of the Blackwater Guild was, but it could be called a hairbreaker by the great priest Fred, at least it was a mage profession. In the mage's residence, they are accustomed to using magic lamps as lighting tools, and more extravagantly, they use magic crystals as combustion for lighting, such as the use of candles for lighting, which is a very shabby arrangement in the eyes of many mages.

What also surprised Chu Qianyan was that there was not only one person in the wooden house, there were two figures sitting in front of the wooden table, working opposite each other. Due to the angle of the candlelight, half of the body of the sorcerer facing him fell into the shadows, and he couldn't see his face clearly, only from the hand holding the quill pen could be seen that it was a woman, as for the person with his back to Chu Qianchang, he was wearing a blue continuous long cloak, under the cloak was a mage robe with a golden pattern on a white background, and although the hood of the cloak was pulled up, a few strands of silver hair could be seen hanging out, which was still beautiful in the light.

His gaze swept around, and before Chu Qianbian could use [Perception], the person facing him raised his head, and the face of a night elf appeared under the light, this was an extremely beautiful woman, her hair was the same emerald green as Chu Qianbian, her eyes were fixed on the druid, and her wise gaze was something Chu Qianbian had never seen before, at least among the NPCs, he had never met such a person.

This is Catherine, the branch leader of the Blackwater Guild? Chu Qianbian felt a little uneasy in his heart, he instinctively felt that this NPC in front of him was not easy to deal with, this was a very strange idea, since entering the Kingdom of Otosas and meeting the young warrior Dolin, Chu Qianbian's perception of NPCs in his heart has changed again and again, especially the goblin Salado just now, he has never seen such a cunning NPC.

"Hello, traveler from afar. I know what you're here for, and Fred himself doesn't dare to come to me, so he has to ask you for the materials to ignite the Flame of Refuge. Catherine smiled and motioned for Chu Qianbian and the others to come in.

Chu Qianyan stepped forward and saluted, "Dear Lady Catherine, regardless of Fred's intentions, it is imperative to ignite the 'Flame of Protection' to defend against Mandura's army. ”

Catherine put down her pen and looked at Chu Qianyan with interest, with scrutiny in her eyes, and said, "You are very smart, when I first heard about you, I thought you would be the same brainless person as those two stubborn guys." It's good and it's fun! ”

"Those two stubborn guys—who?" Chu Qian was stunned for a moment, a little confused.

Catherine didn't dwell on this topic for long, and asked directly, "Young Druid, do you know why Fred and the others, or the Temple of Ruins, didn't personally ask me for the raw materials for the 'Flame of Refuge'?" Do you know what kind of magic materials can burst out with such powerful energy and bless soldiers with healing magic equivalent to that of a high-ranking priest? ”

Chu Qianbian and the others looked at each other, and scolded in unison in their hearts, nonsense! We are not mages, and in some ways, we are not inhabitants of the continent of Rhineloins, so how can we know these things.

Helpless, Chu Qianbian shook his head very simply, indicating that he didn't know anything.

Catherine smiled, stretched out her finger and pointed at the candle on the corner of the table, the candlelight suddenly brightened, and she said softly: "The materials for lighting the 'Guardian Flame' only need a magic crystal of extremely high purity and containing the light element, although the cost of igniting the 'Guardian Flame' is high, but the materials are not difficult to collect." However, the more effective 'Flame of Protection' is different, and when the Temple of Ruins developed the 'Flame of Protection', I set out to research a stronger alternative material in the hope of developing a more effective magical flame, and I was able to succeed in the end. ”

Chu Qianbian and the others showed surprise on their faces, they didn't expect that Catherine's previous identity was a member of the Temple of Ruins, but with such an identity, why did she now become the branch leader of the Blackwater Guild?

"I developed the materials for 'Flame of Refuge', and in the war between the Vampire Witch and the Black Wolf King Mandura to attack the Temple of Ruins, this magical flame helped the knights of the Temple of Ruins, and finally won the war. But—" a mocking smile tugged at Catherine's lips, "the result was that I was banished from the Temple of the Ruins, bearing the brand of a heretic. ”

The atmosphere in the wooden house was a little depressing, and it was difficult for the three people present to imagine that collecting the materials of the "Flame of Protection" would lead to so many stories, and if the truth was really according to Catherine's words, the Temple of Ruins was not a good thing, Mi Li'er pouted and thought, her little head kept nodding, and she looked like she was fighting for the night elf female mage.

Chu Qianbian is very calm, I have heard a lot of such things in reality, history was originally written by the victors, and Catherine just became a scapegoat in it.

The key point is still in the material of "Flame of Protection".

Thinking like this, Chu Qianyan directly raised the question.

"You're really sharp." Catherine did not hesitate to appreciate, her eyes suddenly flashed with femininity, and she said word by word: "Blood sacrifice and heroic spirits!" This is the ingredient that ignited the 'Flame of Refuge', do you really want to come and get it? ”

Blood Sacrifice + Heroic Spirits!?

The people present immediately understood what was going on, Dorin was the first to exclaim, his face was full of disapproval and helpless complicated expressions, Catherine said very simply, although she didn't know the specific steps, there is no doubt that the materials for igniting the "Flame of Refuge" were obtained through blood sacrifices and heroic spirits, no matter which method it is, it will be considered evil magic in the Rhinerons continent, and it is no wonder that Catherine was finally expelled from the Temple of Relics.

Compared with the ambivalent feelings of others, Chu Qianchang thought of the high-sounding reason before Fred asked him to come, which was nothing more than not wanting to bear the black cauldron of heresy, and the druid scolded in his heart: "Use me as a gunman, this old bastard, you must look good when you find a chance." ”

The treacherous NPC is not only a Salado, Chu Qianbian now understands that the territory after the four transformations is not only the limit of the time for death resurrection, but also the NPC with high IQ is also a test.

The events of the whole night passed through his mind one by one, and Chu Qianchang's thoughts raced quickly, and after a while, he smiled and said, "Dear Lady Catherine, if you know that your soul can save so many innocent people, I think the Heroic Spirits will be safe—"

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(Tomorrow is 11.11, I wish the single boys a happy holiday in advance!) ）