Chapter 88: The Battle of the Sewers (19)

The Black Cat Tavern, the deafening cheers sent away the four famous sages of the underground world, and some people slapped the table and smashed the bench to vent their inner happiness, although the person in charge was a little distressed, but after Aldrich nodded in agreement, Deville immediately came forward to negotiate with him, claiming that all the losses were credited to the scavenger's account.

Changing to other adventurers' unions, especially the new team that has not been established for a long time and is still in the run-in period, and the well-informed tavern manager in the docklands will not pay attention to them, but Aldrich has just obtained a bag of gold oumar from Gorego, and immediately has a deep confidence, so even if what his deputy says, some people are willing to listen and take it seriously.

Everything dies, but gold coins are true.

The Scavengers' Guild began by fighting the inhuman aliens of the sewers and taking a territory of their own, and then turned to the battle against thieves, smugglers, and evil people, and the first battle was fruitful, which made the position of President Triss in charge of the matter as solid as a rock.

Aldrich stood again on the escalator leading to the second floor, with his money bag in his left hand, easily untied the tether, and reached in with his right hand to grab a handful of gold oumar, throwing them into it one by one, and the crisp sound of the impact was incessant, gradually attracting the attention of the union members, whose eager eyes were all on him.

One hundred and eighty-seven gold oumars, the highest value of the best cigars among the smuggled goods, according to the rules of the underground world, even if only thirty percent can be kept, there are more than eighty, accounting for the majority of the scavengers' union's income from this jungler.

"Just as today's rich harvest is not always successful, according to the rules of the union, I can only pay you daily wages, and the additional pension for the injured is only doubled. ”

No way, this is the reality, in Eastwood City today, the unemployed are everywhere, and human life is bought and sold cheaply. When the union members downstairs heard these words, most of them couldn't help but show disappointment, but no one dared to jump out to object, after all, the treatment of a silver delle per day is not so easy to find, and even if there is the same, they have to exchange their lives.

Fortunately, Aldrich Triss personally formed and served as the leader, and in order to raise the source of faith, the first thing was to make his name of justice deeply rooted in the hearts of the people within the team, and to give back to himself, and even radiate outside, spreading it among the people at the bottom of the docks.

"However, in today's ambush battle, I was pleased to find that there was not a single deserter, and even if someone was injured, he would be replaced by his partner in time, and he was bandaged and treated with the hemostatic medicine powder I distributed to everyone. When I signaled the decisive battle, everyone also tacitly cooperated to win the beautiful battle without major casualties, so I decided to give a large bounty to everyone, including myself. ”

The words rekindled the hope of the union members, who stared at President Triss's right hand, a brand new golden oma tumbling back and forth on the back of his finger like an elf dancing merrily.

"One for each person!"

There was an uproar downstairs, and the crowd rushed to the staircase, but due to the strict rules, they quickly formed a straight line. The injured were a little slower to react, but they were all looking forward to the pension and therefore did not make any dissatisfaction.

Aldridge nodded approvingly, it was not an easy task to instill the importance of order in these undisciplined low-level unemployed, so as to organize them into a team of adventurers with good combat effectiveness.

Anyway, there were only twenty-two members of the union, including himself, and each of them had a gold ouma, not even a fraction of it was erased, and President Triss generously untied the purse and fulfilled his promise.

Of course, there are a few smart people who see that Aldrich uses inconspicuous tricks, so they tie everyone to the ship of the scavengers' union, but if they don't receive money now, I'm afraid they won't even be able to get out of the door of the Black Cat Tavern.

Black eats black, smugglers who rob a lot of money, it's not that no one has done it, but they all have a deep background, and sometimes it's just the elite makeover of the city guards, this President Tris dares to do it so brutally, and there will be a big man behind him to support him.

For the first time in his life, the person who receives the daily wage touches the gold coin, and puts it in his mouth as a rare food, and sucks it with relish, without paying the slightest attention to the hands of many people who do not know how many people it passes.

Aldrich decided to forgive them, and finally admonished: "You better not use this money, and it is better to exchange it for the equivalent value of silver delec." Everyone knows the rules of the docks. ”

Everyone immediately showed a smile of understanding, not to mention that for the sake of a gold oma, even if it is a silver coin, there are people who are willing to take risks.

After fighting together and sharing the spoils together, these people are firmly grasped in their hands. Once you've divided the cake fairly, struck while the iron was hot and sprinkled with some condiments.

Aldrich gave Deville a familiar look, and bowed to the tavern keeper, who had been waiting for a long time at the bar, and the former sailor went to negotiate with him about the supper.

Gorgau was summoned by President Tris, and the two entered the room in front of each other, quietly leaving the Black Cat Tavern, riding the horses that had been prepared for a long time, and heading in the direction of the Night Watchman's station.

The victorious Maiden Vitellia has always been on the lookout for Aldrich, or rather, he is extremely well prepared, considering all aspects of the reaction, and planning ahead of time.

When they arrived at the Walled Tower camp under the name of the City Guard, the captain of the Night Watch, Ruif West, had not yet reached the streets. When the two acquaintances met again after a long absence, they had a lot to say, but they tacitly skipped the polite greetings, and Aldridge went straight to the point, briefly telling Captain West what happened in the sewers in the docklands.

Originally, he thought that it was just an ordinary clean-up work, and he should be able to resist it with the status of a Night Watchman, but when Rufu West learned that this matter involved smugglers, thieves' unions, wealthy merchants, and even high-ranking nobles, no matter how strong his backbone was, it would be bent by the power.

Luckily, one of the members of the Night Watch is closely related to the chief knight of the City Guard, Langton Morris, who had managed to put the blame for the collapse of the Snake Mine on the head of the alchemist, thus narrowly retaining his power and position, and is now worried about how to win in front of the Earl and regain the lost impression points.

Cracking down on smugglers who evade heavy taxes is definitely a feat, and in addition to the fact that it may provoke the disgust of the nobles involved, in the eyes of the Earl of Eastwood, it is definitely a sign of devotion to duty, and it is not impossible that he may spare his leisure time to summon the Knight Captain Moseley alone.

Tim Pol, the 'raven', who was patrolling the streets at night, was soon summoned to the station, and when he saw the venerable knight Aldrich Tris, he immediately went up to salute.

Skipping these trivial matters and changing identities, President Tris, who is now at the head of the scavengers' union, did not beat around the bush and spoke directly about his relative, Knight Captain Langton Morris, hoping to meet in an unofficial capacity, as soon as possible.

Tim Pol immediately agreed, and he was in charge of the matchmaking, and it wasn't long before Rufer West, who had changed into civilian clothes, accompanied Aldrich Triss to meet Langton Morris at the villa that was unique to the City Guard system.

The Knight Chief, who had been depressed recently, was originally extremely dissatisfied with someone disturbing his wonderful night life, but when he saw that among the two people meeting was the captain of the Night Patrol Knight, a strange and familiar former colleague, he had a premonition that something was happening, and his mood suddenly became eager and urgent, but he covered it up well and did not reveal it.

Aldrich Tris, however, relied on his spiritual pillar to keenly notice the fire burning in the eyes of the chief knight, and secretly thought that Langton Morris was too hypocritical, and it would not be long before he could become a phantasmagor knight.

At this time, he was not so anxious, and with the strategy of retreating as advance, perhaps for the sake of Rufu West's face, he handed over all the matters of negotiation to the men around him who were also eager to go further.

The Captain of the Night Patrol only briefly recounted what had happened, and Langton Morris could not sit still, as the backbone of the city guard with real power and status, he would not look at the eyes of the nobles, and it was enough to give all his loyalty to the Earl of Eastwood, the feudal lord.

When Aldridge used the hand of Captain Rufer West to give him fifty gold 'taxes', the three soon reached a secret agreement.

Aldridge was originally rash and turned into a successful example of the city guard knight Langton Morris taking the lead in the overall situation, Rufer West providing relevant clues and intelligence, and the night patrol knight Triss led a team of adventurers composed of righteous citizens to severely crack down on smugglers entrenched in the sewers and receive a large tax.

What's more important is that Aldrich Triss's name is also in the Earl's call-up order, although he is very low, he is the first person to successfully cut wool in the underground world that secretly digs into the Earl's corner and makes a lot of money.

With interests as a link, Captain Langton Morris, who is eager to show his reputation, and Ruif West, the captain of the Night Patrol who is set in the background of City Hall, can hide behind the two of them to avoid the storm that is sure to befall unharmed.

And what is even more wonderful is that all this is not contrary to the faith of the Knights of Virtue, to fight against criminals who endanger the economic order, not to covet honor and fame, but to raise Aldrich's depleted springs, especially justice and humility, which grow all the time, and the feedback of honesty, valor, and honor is equally wonderful.

As it turns out, Aldrich Tris's plan was anything but unfounded. The scavengers are hated by the thieves, but everything is according to the rules of the underworld, and they can't retaliate by sneak attacks and assassinations.

A certain boss who felt deeply offended and lost face naturally did not take matters into his own hands, but just let his brokers operate, but the 'sage' who fell into silence silently licked and wiped his wounds, making some famous assassins unable to move forward.

As for the final buyers, the nobles and wealthy merchants only cared about the safety of the goods, and did not overreact in the slightest, perhaps they had heard the news that the Earl of Eastwood had summoned the chief knight of the city guard, Langton Morris, who was 'leading' the matter, in his study.

Although it was an informal meeting, it undoubtedly sent a strong signal to the 'territory'. The nobles and wealthy merchants involved in smuggling feared that for some time in the future, the knights who were keen on fame and profit would follow suit, and this was the beast of the flood to resist and resist.

Even the 'Dominant' Langton Morris was ignored, and Aldrich Triss, who was hiding in the shadow of the Night Patrol Captain Ruif West, was even safer.

However, in private, the most sloppy highland warrior of the four sages, Elegon, in order to defeat his opponents, deliberately spread rumors, exaggerated Aldrich Tris's combat power, and gave the title of White Knight, the closest to the son of war, which is now in the underworld.

Iron Fistville, a core member of the Thieves' Guild, who narrowly escaped his life, also praised Aldrich fiercely in order to clear his suspicion and incompetence, as the second evidence, which boosted Otrice's reputation and attracted a lot of hatred.

Strangling the possible fourth child of war in advance has become the consensus of some bigwigs, but early temptation and contact are always essential.

After all, many once famous white knights, after being pervasive in the underground world, without exception, fell into the dark realm and became more powerful black knights.

Considering the sword and shield badge of the Tris family, a pair of sugar-coated poisons, was quietly sent to Aldrich by someone with a heart.

A noble widow with a good temperament, President Triss who was ordered to approach the scavengers.

Love!The elixir of the Idyllic Knights, but also their weakness, is now in Aldrich's dilemma.