Chapter 12: Linda
When Siver came to the familiar mercenary guild again, he was no longer at the barrel tavern. Dressed in a well-groomed gown, Seaver Hulan cheered up and became the energetic young gentleman again.
"Elves are also earth leopards, a good dress is not expensive, it is a fit!" From time to time, Sifo tugged at his vest and muttered his frustration.
The gown was indeed elegant and decent, and was made by the Blue Mirror clothing store at Baldur's Gate, where the best tailors in the city were located. Just in a hurry, Qin Lun didn't ask the tailor to tailor it for Sifo, but spent money to directly buy a set of dresses customized by others.
Of course, it's not that the dress is not good-looking, but the custom-made guest is middle-aged, and although the length of the clothes is about the same, it is definitely different from the thin figure of a young man like Siever. To put it simply, it's too generous and doesn't fit well.
Listening to Sifo's nagging, Qin Lun, who was following behind him, just rolled his eyes and didn't pay any attention to it. His stay was more precious than gold, how could he waste it on such a thing.
"Look, that noble boy from Tesser is here again!"
Because Sifo had already issued several missions in the Mercenary Guild in just one month, many mercenaries knew the leader of the Chamber of Commerce who wanted to search for companions in the Land of the Dead.
"Does he still have any money, didn't he hear that he hired the notorious Sand Wolf mercenary group last time and was ransacked by them?" In the corner of the union, a mercenary with a roe head and a rat whispered to his companion.
The mercenary group that begs for a living on the shores of Sword Bay generally values reputation. Like the Sand Wolf Mercenary Group that ransacked Sifer, it was basically not a regular mercenary organization, but a peripheral team of an evil organization like the Santarin Society.
When Siver hired them, he was hinted at by well-wishers. It's just that this kid was sick and rushed to the doctor, and he was looted by them after he left the city.
Of course, the Sand Wolf Mercenary Group took the money and did not kill people again, which is not only Sifer's luck, but also shows that the Sand Wolf Mercenaries do not want to do things desperately.
"I don't know, it's been a month, maybe his family in Tesser's sent the funds." The slightly older middle-aged companion next to him shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
"Hehe, Captain, this kid is stupid and has a lot of money, should we take this deal and come back after walking around the periphery of the Land of Death like the original mercenary groups." The young mercenary of the roe head rat encouraged his regimental commander.
"Hehe, this time is different, I have a hunch that the guys who take over this deal this time will not be too easy." The adventurous mercenary leader glanced at his subordinates meaningfully, raised his chin and gestured, "Look at the silver-haired elf behind that kid, this doesn't look like a fuel-efficient lamp!" ”
The roe-headed mercenary looked intently, only to see that Sifer was not far behind him, followed by a silver-haired elf wearing a hood. The elf carried a large cloth bag behind him, and it looked like a huge longbow in the shape.
In addition to this, he also has a short sword stuck in his waist, which is a typical elven ranger dress. The leather armor he wore was quaint and old, his gaze under the hood was as sharp as a knife, and he was always vigilant, all of which showed that this elf should be an experienced adventurer.
There are quite a few large forests near Baldur's Gate, and the mercenary group here also has elven rangers hired to take risks, knowing that this kind of combat class is difficult to mess with.
While the two mercenaries were discussing softly, the other mercenaries in the union office hall were also secretly looking at the two of them. Of course, compared to the familiar Tesser's noble boy, most people's attention was on Qin Lun, and at the same time, they all came to the same conclusion as those two mercenaries.
Qin Lun quietly took in the undercurrent surging in the hall, and discussed it differently with the three killers, and finally decided to come to the mercenary guild with Sifo.
One was that he wasn't exposed much in the underground temple of Ambori Church, and the two Mithril arrows he shot out were recovered. Others only know that he is an archer, but there are not a thousand archers in Baldur's Gate, but there are also eight hundred, and this alone is nothing.
Another point is that Siver has repeatedly stated that the mercenary guild members are familiar with him, but it is a waste of time to go alone for fear of provoking shameless people. Since Sifo was a familiar face of the Mercenary Guild, Qin Lun's suspicion of outsiders could be diluted a lot, so he decided to follow along.
It turned out that the effect of his follow-up was obvious, at least under his vigilant gaze, many mercenaries who were about to move after seeing Sifo retreated. Naturally, these people didn't really take on the task, they just wanted to make money on Sifer, a fool.
"Ahem, Linda, I'll issue the commission." Siver walked to the reception window of the mercenary guild and said to a young girl with clear eyebrows on the other side of the barred window.
"It's you, Mr. Seaver, are you alright?" The little girl on the opposite side raised her head from behind the pile and pushed the big black-framed glasses on the bridge of her nose, her expression a little happy.
"It's okay, you better call me Sifer." Sifo looked a little embarrassed and smiled wryly.
"Mr. Seaver, is it still the search mission for the Land of the Dead?" Linda sighed and persuaded worriedly, "I'm sorry, but your companion has been missing in the Land of the Dead for more than a month...... You'd better give up. And that kind of thing happened to you before, don't waste gold to hire people you don't know. ”
"This time it's different, my family has sent me a few guards...... It's just that there are too few of them, and they need some mercenaries to help. Sifo smiled dryly and let go of the window, revealing Qin Lun behind him.
"Oh, well! However, this is the last time, and I won't register you again next time. The little girl examined Qin Lun seriously, frowned her beautiful thin eyebrows, and said in a low voice.
"Thank you, thank you, Linda!" Sifer agreed with a red face.
Qin Lun carefully observed the little girl named Linda in front of him, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The little girl looks quite ordinary, dressed plainly, and the big black-framed eyes on the bridge of her nose make her look a little rustic, covering up her naturally beautiful and delicate face.
Wait for the two of them to register the employment commission and walk out of the door of the mercenary union. There was a lot of whispering in the hall of the union, and it was clear that Siever's strange thing was a good topic.
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"Do you know that man just now?" In the corner of the hall, a tall figure in a hooded cloak asked a short dark figure beside him.
"There's no mercenary guild who doesn't know him, he's just a fool, not the person you're looking for." The voice of the short black shadow was a little hoarse, as if it had been wounded in the throat, and replied casually.
"And what about the silver-haired elf behind him?" The tall black cloak was a little unwilling.
"That elf is a bit of a face, but there are so many foreign mercenaries in Baldur's Gate that it's impossible for me to know everyone." The dwarf shadow whispered, "Didn't your priest say that this incident was most likely the work of other forces in the city...... That Tesser's kid had nothing to do with them, and he didn't have any use value, and the people around him weren't worth questioning. ”
The sound of the two talking slowly fell low, gradually drowning in the noise of many noises. And Qin Lun and Xifo naturally didn't know that they had already escaped a catastrophe just now.
Leaving the mercenary union for some distance, Qin Lun asked casually, "Do you know the little girl named Linda just now?" ”
"Well, I've been here so many times, so naturally I'm familiar with it. Linda was very kind, and she was the one who reminded me not to hire the Sand Wolf Mercenary Group, but unfortunately I was too anxious to listen to her. Siver exhaled heavily, looking like he couldn't look back on the past.
"Hmm!" Qin Lun nodded noncommittally, and suddenly he frowned slightly, took two steps back, and jumped on the roof of a private house next to the street with a little tiptoe. At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and removed the large cloth bag behind him.
Qin Lun stood on the roof, his eyes burning, and the large cloth bag in his hand had been untied by him, revealing the corner of the World Tree's longbow.
"What's wrong?" Sifo shouted a little nervously, but after so many things, he was not at a loss, and consciously hid to the side, hiding his body under the eaves.
"We've been followed, but we're running now." Qin Lun looked at a dark shadow that flashed into the alley in the distance, sneered and put the cloth bag on his back again, and jumped off the roof, "Let's go, go back to the tavern, we have to leave the Gate of Bode as much as possible." ”
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Just as Qin Lun and the two were heading to the Oak Barrel Tavern, Linda, a little girl from the mercenary union, handed over her work to another registrar and came to a room in the back hall of the union.
In this small room, there was an old mage sitting on a rattan chair reading a book. The old mage was dressed in a white magic robe, with a mage's pointed hat on his head, and he was in good spirits, with white hair, a long white beard hanging down to his chest, and a thick magic book in his hands.
"Teacher!" Linda took off the large black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose to disguise her appearance, loosened her bun, and her long blonde hair sprinkled down like a waterfall. Although the clothes are plain, with the delicate and beautiful face of the little girl, the peerless elegance revealed in an instant still makes the room flash with a stunning light.
"You're here, Linda!" The old mage put down the book in his hand, looked at the relaxed expression on Linda's face, and asked with some surprise, "What's the matter, did you encounter anything happy?" ”
"Nothing, just just met a funny!" Linda smiled and sat down across from the teacher and told Sifer about it in detail.
"Oh, I think I heard you say it last time, and that little nobleman is quite persistent." The old mage smiled and asked, "It seems that it is always wrong to judge people by their appearance, although that noble son is a little squirming, he is not ruthless to his companions." ”
"What, do you want to help him?" The old mage suddenly reacted, frowned and said, "Linda, our life is too long, and having too many entanglements with ordinary people will only bring trouble to everyone. ”
"Hehe, teacher, are you worried that I will fall in love with him?" Linda winked mischievously, shook her head and smiled, "You're thinking too much, I'm just funny." ”
"Since you're so interested, why didn't you help him in the first place?" The old mage said with a smile.
"At the beginning? He was no different from the other gentlemen back then, I didn't know he had such a funny side, and I hated the Lauvita believer. Linda twitched her nose, and the image of a red-haired female knight appeared in front of her.
"But now you don't have time, you must rush back to Candle Castle with me in half a month." The old mage shook his head, intending to persuade his disciples to give up the idea of appearing on the fly, "It will take at least a week when they find a suitable mercenary and are ready to go." The Land of the Dead is not far from Baldur's Gate, but with the time spent searching, we'll be late when we get back to Candlekeep. ”
"Teacher, what if I promise to return to Baldur's Gate within half a month?" A sly smile appeared on Linda's face, "You know, I'm a registrar of the mercenary union, nothing else, it's easy to find a few interesting mercenaries." ”
"Hehe, I'm really old, and I forget everything. Well, if you have to go, I won't stop you. The old mage patted his head, shook his head and smiled, then looked stern and said seriously, "However, you must remember to come back as much as possible." And you are not allowed to follow them deep into the heart of the Land of the Dead, which is dangerous, and even I have to be very careful. ”
"Got it, teacher!" Linda let out a silver bell-like laugh, put her glasses back on, coiled her hair, and pushed the door out, "One-two-one, five-four-seven, little Linda can go on adventures again!" ”
"Huh!" Looking at the cheering disciples, the old mage let out a pleased laugh, and the door closed quietly behind Linda.
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"Hey, it's strange, there seems to be some movement!" Not long after Linda left, an employee of the mercenary came from the corner, pushed open the room where the old mage was just now, looked at the garbage piled up in the room, and was a little confused, "Wait for someone to clean up the clutter warehouse, it is estimated that it is full of rats." ”