"What do you want to ask, Miss?"

The young man was stunned for a long time, ran to Liu Ci, and lowered his head to count the ants.

Liu Ci was speechless by his little girl's performance, and directly tossed a few gold coins in his hand to him, "Among the people who live here, is there one named Arnold?" ”

The mercenaries were all dressed similarly, and Liu Ci described several characteristics of Arnold, and for the sake of the gold coins, the young man tried to search for his memory.

"Arnold, tall, doesn't like to talk, wipes with a sword all day...... Ah, it's him, I remember! ”

Finally worthy of a few gold coins from Liu Ci, the short-haired young man sniffed: "He has lived in the tavern for more than a month, but he hasn't come back since he went out two months ago, and the boss said that he will throw his things out if he doesn't see anyone again." ”

Went out two months ago and never came back?

Counting the delay in their journey, it was exactly the time when they had cut off the news from the Rhine.

When she came, she even maliciously speculated whether Monsieur Marquis had asked her to intercept the letters from the two places, after all, the merchants who delivered the letters were either introduced by Stuhl, or the neighbors who did business on the Champagne Avenue, and when it came to the details, Liu Ci really couldn't fully trust them.

Now it seems that in this matter alone, Monsieur Marquis has lost his reputation.

Liu Ci suppressed the distracting thoughts in his head, and asked again without much confidence: "Do you know where he went?" ”

Who knew that the young man raised his arm and pointed to the large plank in the middle of the tavern.

Liu Ci, who already knew the writing of the Spur Empire, looked at it, and the task on the wooden board topped with red ink was the "Amster School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Library Incident", and the salary of the event was as high as 10,000 gold coins, no wonder there were still two magicians sitting in the Moi Tavern.

No one really regards money as dung, only the bottom limit of whether the amount can impress people.

10,000 gold coins is enough to tempt ordinary magicians, and the 40,000 gold coins that Liu Ci used to sell potions are not very rich in his hands after buying an apartment and paying for the two of them to go to the magic academy.

The gold coins are still in the second, anyway, I have to go to the magic academy to find Rachel, this "task" can be taken by the way, and earn two pocket money.

"Take us to Arnold's room."

Liu Ci said to the young man, the short-haired guy is very difficult.

A short and stocky woman squeezed out of the tavern with all her might: "Do you know the mercenary?" That's great, let's pay the rent he owes first! ”

"This is our boss." The young man said in a low voice.

The short and fat woman grabbed the young man's ear, "Eat the stinky boy inside and out, why don't you go to the kitchen to see if the meat skewers are cooked!" ”

The young man was chased away by the fat woman, and she looked at Liu Ci with her little eyes.

Lydia was dressed in a lady's leather armor, and she looked more intimidating, but the short and fat woman just shouted at Liu Ci: "That Arnold owes me a month's rent, one hundred and twenty gold coins." ”

can suppress the mixed mercenaries, Liu Ci doesn't dare to underestimate this short and fat woman.

But when he heard the other party say that he wanted 120 gold coins for a month's room money, Liu Ci couldn't help but point to the wooden sign at the door of the tavern: "One gold coin for one night, including lunch, I didn't recognize the typo, right, madam?" ”

was exposed by Liu Ci, and the short and fat woman's eyes rolled and changed her smiling face: "Let's talk in the house." Stinky boy, come out and lead the horses for the guests. ”

The short-haired young man ran out like a fish, leading Liu Ci and Lydia's mounts through the side of the gate.

There was a small courtyard in the tavern, and a row of low sheds was the stables, and when you walked into the yard, there was a foul smell of livestock.

changed to Liu Ci before the crossing, and she couldn't stay in this place for a second. I have been a wild man in the Moroch Mountains for a few years, and I have even raised livestock, not to mention the smell of stables.

"Sixty gold coins for you, in addition to paying for Arnold's room, the two of us want a good room."

Liu Ci untied a bag from the saddle and took out sixty gold coins to the short and fat woman.

She took the gold coin, bit it with her teeth, and said with a smile: "If you pay another 10 gold coins, I can tell you which people are fighting Arnold's idea." ”

Liu Ci stared at her for a while, then changed the topic: "Take us to see the room first." ”

The room in Moy's Tavern was two floors above the earthen building, with a wooden bed and palm mats, a mattress was as thin as death, a desk facing the window, and a few metal hooks nailed to the wall to hang clothes.

This kind of room also costs a gold coin a day?

Liu Ci couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and the short and fat woman dragged out a few animal skin bags from under the bed, which were indeed Arnold's things, but they were just some daily necessities, and there were no clues left.

Seeing Liu Ci frowning, Lydia suggested that the two go somewhere else.

Liu Ci waved his hand: "Changed places, Nana, it's not easy for them to inquire when they come." ”

Nana was one of the maids who followed Liu Ci to the parish of Amster, and she and the other maids, including the cook, still live at Stull Garland's winery.

Lydia stopped speaking, and Liu Ci turned her head to look at the short and fat woman: "What do you call Madame?" ”

"Just call me Mrs. Betty, it's almost useless, and the house money is not less."

Liu Ci smiled: "Then I'll tell the truth, I don't want to be the wrongdoer, but I'm not short of money, you have to clean up the room again, and you won't lose a gold coin." ”

The short and fat Mrs. Betty shouted to the little man, and turned the half-grown child around, and when Liu Ci and Lydia stood in the stairwell to breathe, the original dilapidated room had changed greatly.

Mrs. Betty smiled and asked Liu Ci if she was satisfied.

Liu Ci saw a new bedding, curtains with small flowers, a brightly colored oil painting nailed to the wall, and a bouquet of daisies in a glass bottle on the desk.

The small and fresh style made Liu Ci nod his head, Mrs. Betty, who could open Moy's Tavern, was really a profiteer, and she made the biggest changes at the minimum cost.

"Ma'am, if you have time, maybe we can talk about the first task on the bulletin board?"

Pulling out the chair, Liu Ci invited Mrs. Betty to sit down.

Mrs. Betty creaked in her chair, and her chubby face looked much better against the daisy.

"You are talking about the library event released by the Academy of Magic? At the same age as dewdrops, why can't you get along with yourself? Look at your generosity, I won't say anything to you, don't look at the high commission, the task has gone back again, and I haven't seen anyone come back alive since it was released for a few months. The Arnold you were looking for also took that task, and he didn't go back to the tavern......"

"Oh, does Madame know why?"

When it comes to the credibility of the mercenary association, the money-greedy Mrs. Betty doesn't dare to talk nonsense, and shakes her head vigorously:

"The person who took the task has to negotiate with the Academy of Magic, what the Academy of Magic said is related to resentful spirits, what is the truth, no one has come back, no one knows."

Liu Ci and Lydia glanced at each other and said with certainty: "If we need to take on this task, what do we need to do?" ”

Mrs. Betty's eyes lit up: "Pay a five-percent deposit, and you can take it." If you succeed, the deposit will be sent to you along with the bounty, and if you fail, the deposit will not be recovered. ”

The mercenary who took this task did not come back, and who cares if he can return the "deposit".

The bounty is 10,000 gold coins, and five percent is 500 gold coins, so it's no wonder that there is a lively discussion in the tavern, and there are not many people who really start it.

The gold coins were heavy, Liu Ci and Lydia went on the road in advance, but they only brought 1,000 gold coins, and took 500 gold coins to Mrs. Betty, she took out a parchment and signed the mercenary agreement, and then told Liu Ci where to find the connector.

Liu Ci was not interested in the food in Moy's Tavern, and before lunch was served, he went out with Lydia. Mrs. Betty was very helpful in storing their luggage.

Horseback riding was not allowed in the city, and Liu Ci and Lydia walked out of the tavern.

The stocky Lady Betty weighed the gold coins in her hand and smiled contentedly.

Liu Ci is the 18th to take over the task, and it is not surprising that she will earn 500 gold coins for nothing! Combined with the luggage left behind by the two, Mrs. Betty was very satisfied with today's income.