"The nightingale's song drifts gently towards you through the secluded grove. ”

In the Bard's Serenade Ballad, Lucien leaves the bar and slowly sits down across from the three adventurers, startling the flaxen-haired, half-elf girl who is intoxicated by the music, and straightens her back sharply.

"Honorable guest, you want to hire us?" asked the mature and gorgeous half-elf lady as she patted the wine table in front of her lightly.

Although she, like other adventurers, thinks that Lucien is a runaway aristocratic young master who has been poisoned by knightly novels, and has a faint banter in her smile, she is very polite on the surface, because this kind of teenager has always been generous and is one of the best choices as an employer, and no one will hate Quintaler.

Lucien nodded unhurriedly: "I'm going to Coser City, I wonder if the three of you are willing to accept the hiring?"

The half-elf lady seemed to be the one of the three in charge of communicating with her employer, and she smiled and pointed to herself and the two next to her: "I'm Joanna, a two-handed giant sword warrior, and a high-ranking knight squire. This is my husband, Simon, a sword and shield warrior, who also has the level of a high-ranking knight squire. This is my sister Betty, a brilliant archer, not much worse than us. So, dear guests, it's not cheap for you to hire us. Of course, we have always had a good reputation, unlike some guys' employers who always like to go missing, and you can ask Uncle Hansen about that. ”

Hansen is the tavern owner and the head of the local adventurers' guild.

Joanna didn't lower her voice, and for a while, the faces of some adventurers and mercenaries in the tavern became very bad, but Simon's strength of the three of them was obvious to all in the local area, and the team match was very reasonable, unless it was a knight-level powerhouse, it would take at least three times more adventurers to dare to fight their ideas.

"To Corser? That's great. I've heard that Bert, a talented musician in the Duchy, is going to give a concert in Corser, and I'm looking for a chance to go back. Before Lucien could reply, Betty, the half-elf girl, shouted with great joy. Provoked her sister to glare at her fiercely, this little guy who is not yet an adult always can't figure out the situation, and now is a crucial time for bargaining.

In the face of limited conditions, music that can be disseminated everywhere through bards is a rare and common form of entertainment for ordinary people in this world. Other circuses, operas, etc., all need a specific time. This is also due to the fact that musicians are widely popular, although they do not bring much benefit to musicians.

Betty was glared at by her sister's beautiful eyes and realized that she had made a mistake, and quietly stuck out her tongue. Her mouth was closed, but her flaxen eyes were full of anticipation as she looked at Lucien, and her half-length ears shook slightly.

"I don't know how much you need to be paid?" Lucien asked indifferently, although he had spent a lot of money on food and other things along the way, and he had spent a full twenty gold talers, but he still had a full eighty-five. Besides, there is a real shortage of money. Find a big city to hold a concert and become rich again. That's the benefit of being a famous musician.

Tsk, sure enough, it is a rich aristocratic young master, Joanna's eyes narrowed slightly, and she sighed while thinking about what price is better.

"One silver narl a day per person. Seeing that his wife was hesitant, Simon, who had short brown hair and was lean and muscular, smiled and answered in her place.

Joanna couldn't help but glare at her husband. Ask him with the eyes, why are you the same as usual, are you as stupid as Betty?!

Simon hung his shield and sword on the small hook behind the leather armor, "I don't want to ruin the credibility we've worked so hard to build up for years, it's recorded in the guild." By the way, dear guest, the only request is that the daily remuneration is paid every day, and at the same time directly to me, not to Betty. She doesn't always know how to value money, so we need to help her save it up and return to Corser's city for formal knightly training. ”

In the south-central countries of the continent, the broken nobility was not as decent as Aalto's, so free knightly training to train their own loyal squires became a way to make money. Of course, this also gives ordinary people more opportunities, after all, in countries to the north such as Aalto, ordinary people can only pass the knightly assessment if they want to carry out formal knightly training, and money plays very little role.

Betty pouted and looked at her sister and brother-in-law pitifully, but her bad past could only be exchanged for a merciless shake.

Seeing that their price was only half of that of Aalto's peers, Lucien pointed to the bar: "Let's go sign the contract." ”

With the guarantee of the Adventurer's Guild, the chances of problems will be greatly reduced.

At the bar, Lucien handed the identity and identification documents to the tavern owner, Hansen, and asked him to discern the authenticity and draft the contract.

"Happy to serve you, dear guest. Hansen said as he smiled and took the two papers, but when he looked at it carefully, his expression immediately became strange, but he was not young, and he had a wealth of life experience, so he quickly restrained his surprise and did not attract anyone's attention.

Hansen buried his head, carefully read it a few times, then checked the magic mark, and then smiled more politely and said, "There is no problem with your identification documents, I will draw up a contract for you right away, Mr. Evans." ”

He was a little excited, from the excitement that he could show off to his grandchildren later: "Hey, grandpa, I've had a big guy in my tavern, and that's Lucien Evans, a famous musician from all over the continent. ”

The contract was quickly drawn up, and after both parties saw that there were no problems, Lucien took the lead in signing his name and stamping his seal.

Joanna took the contract and the three silver narls in advance, looked at the seal, and then stamped her own handprint.

"You are such a generous gentleman. By the way, is it okay to call you Mr. Evans?" asked Joanna, who was illiterate in her family, with a charming smile.

Lucien nodded slightly: "Yes." ”

When Betty saw that the contract had been signed, she smiled brightly and said, "You are also Mr. Evans? Hehe, you have the same surname as Aalto's talented musician, Lucien Evans, he is my favorite musician, talented and young and handsome! I heard that he is traveling all over the mainland, and I wonder if he will come to Djibouti." "A look of yearning.

"How could such a big musician come to a remote and poor country like Djibouti? Joanna shattered her sister's illusions while losing no time in educating her, "If you can get your blood pumping after formal knightly training, you can apply to join the Violet Knights, and then our family will move to Aalto." ”

Lucien asked amusedly, "Miss Betty, how do you know that Mr. Evans is young and handsome?"

That's what the bards say. Betty picked herself up after being slightly disappointed.

............

Outside the Dragon's Tooth Tavern, Lucien was getting ready to get into the carriage.

"Wait, wait!" a young man walked briskly:

He was in his twenties, dressed in a white flowing robe, with long blond hair and blue eyes, neat features, and a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "Hello Mr. Evans, I heard that you are going to Coser City, can I join the team?" I am willing to pay one-third of the pay. ”

Since the price of hiring adventurers and mercenaries is not cheap, many people choose to join someone else's team and only pay part of the reward.

"Sir, you don't look like you're short of money, why don't you hire yourself?" Lucien had received many similar travelers during his three-month trip, and his eyes became vicious.

Joanna, Simon, and Betty didn't interject into the conversation because they wouldn't be earning a little more.

The young man replied indifferently, "Hansen, the tavernkeeper, told me that Simon is the most reputable and powerful, and that the other adventurers are rude and rude, so I want to join your team, Mr. Evans." ”

"What are you doing in Coser?" asked Lucien.

The young man pulled out his identification papers: "I went to the Musicians Guild in Coser, uh, to study music. "Gentle and reserved appearance.

"Musicians' Guild...... Bert Wise, I don't know ......" Lucien flipped through his identification papers, considering that he was also a musician, and nodded, "Mr. Wise, you are welcome to join the team, but I am not in a good state of mind and need quiet and sleep, so try not to disturb me." ”

Wise smiled slightly, "Of course, I also like to be quiet. Only silence can be inspiring. ”

"Mr. Wise, are you going to the Corser City Musicians Guild? Are you a musician?" Betty heard what she was interested in, and when Lucien agreed, she immediately asked Wise excitedly.

Wise smiled modestly, "I'm just going to study music." ”

"That's great, too, have you heard 'Dedicated to Sylvia?' Betty ignores her sister's anger and happily discusses music with Wise, not stopping until the carriage is ready to move.

Wise stepped into the carriage and smiled indifferently at Lucien: "The little girl is so enthusiastic, in fact, I don't know much about music. ”

"I don't quite understand either. Lucien smiled perfunctorily, then closed his eyes and was about to begin his own magic analysis.

But then, another traveler asked to join the group, an ordinary lady in her thirties holding a baby, with a calm and gentle expression: "Hello, Mr. Evans. My name is Lina, and I'm going to Grey Mist between Dragon's Tooth and Corser, and I'll pay for it if I can join your team. ”

Seeing that the lady Lina was carrying the baby, Lucien agreed to let her get into the carriage, only slightly strange that she had children at such an old age.

The carriage moved slowly, with Simon in front and Joanna and Betty following alone.

As soon as he left the town, a short, stout man who seemed to have dwarf blood followed.

Joanna smiled warily and dangerously, "Chris, do you need our protection too?"

"Haluha, I'm just on the same road as you when I'm back to Corser. Joanna, when you have saved up enough money, you can have Betty train with me as a knight, I have made a good teacher of real knights!" Chris boasted loudly, "As long as I can stimulate the bloodline, or have enough money, I can immediately restore the honor of the family and regain the title of lord." ”

He looked at the carriage as he showed off, but there was not the slightest movement inside.

Under the scorching sun, the carriage drove peacefully on a rough road covered with dust and dirt in the direction of the city of Coser. (To be continued.) )