Aldrich, with a slight sweat on his forehead, came to his companion Hayek, and the long-awaited black horse turned his head to him, and the young knight looked into the corner, where an elderly man in ragged clothes lay on the ground, with a large muddy mark of a horse's hoof in the middle of his chest.

Aldrich gasped, hurriedly came to this person, stretched out his right index finger and put it on the tip of his nose, his breathing was so weak that it was nothing, and immediately pressed his neck, fortunately, the pulse was still there, but the beating rate was no different from that of ordinary people.

'What's going on?' I'm knocked out of breath by Hayek's hind hooves, or is it a performer who should go to the theatre?' I'm lucky to have just entered town today, and Eastwood has given me a lot of unexpected surprises.' Then just use the slightest bit of strength and try it to know if it's true or not. ’

The young knight put his hands on the man's chest, and his palms grasped the shot, but he didn't extract any fiery pain, 'I knew it would be like this!' His mind calmed down a little, and after thinking about it, his strength turned into penetrating energy, and it only took thirty percent of his strength, "Let him urinate and bleed for a few days, punish this cunning actor slightly, and don't treat everyone for fools." ’

Just as he got up to leave, several men who cowered and pushed each other out of the dark alley came to Aldrich.

No one is a fool who can't see the reality clearly, and no one is a blind man who is blind, and the "culprit" of the strange full-time knight in front of him is the strange full-time knight in front of him in the chase scene not long ago.

Knights on the same level as the nobles were not so easy to bluff, and even if they made a big fuss and stabbed the merchant-controlled town hall, they would not fall to the advantage.

"What just happened? My Hayek is a recorded horse, castration and wildness, but it will not kick for no reason, unless someone raises his sword at Hayek, or a horse thief with the intention of stealing. You will not be unaware that no one who has been trained to be a military horse can get close to it and enter a safe distance, except for the knights who accompany it day and night. ”

Aldridge preemptively put all the blame on the other party, which made the "drivers" who were used to holding horses by hand have a lot of suffering, and they wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it.

"You are a 'family' that knows each other, there are men, women, children, and the parents who are lying on the ground. I've heard rumors that you're all trying to earn money to support your family, but it's not easy to live in Eastwood, so I won't mention it. However, it is better to stop this matter, if you recruit the sword-wielding knights of the patrol, I am afraid that when you verify your identity, you will reveal the details of the unemployed vagrants who have no property and no full-time job. What do you think?"

Before the men could react, the middle-aged man lying on the ground stood up easily, patted away the mud and dust, and stepped forward to respectfully salute Aldrich's chest.

"Honorable Knight, I'm so sorry to disturb your trip, and I'm very sorry for that, we'll be leaving soon, and what happened just now is as if it didn't happen. ”

The middle-aged man who bent down reached out and gestured to his companion behind him, and the silent greeting made the three of them come forward and bow in apology, and Aldrich immediately asked them to get up.

"Yes, you know how to be proportional and restrained at the right time, you know how to advance and retreat to save yourself, there are very few people as smart and insightful as you, can you let me know your name? ”

It actually attracted the attention of a full-time knight, which could not be said to be good or bad, and the sudden situation was once again unexpected by the middle-aged man, and after a moment of contemplation, he decided that he could not tell the truth, taking into account some of the rules of the industry, so he cautiously refused.

"I'm so sorry that no one uses their real names in this business, they all use nicknames instead. Dear Knight, you can call me by my nickname, Cigarette Holder. My 'son' is a match, my 'daughter-in-law' is a stamp, and my 'youngest son' is an oak barrel. ”

Aldrich was slightly stunned, but quickly reacted and smiled: "This is really interesting!

A dispute that may cause many good people to watch, and even a lawsuit that goes to the court, has disappeared with the tacit cooperation of both parties.

The young knight was about to leave the dark alleys of the troubled place, but he still felt a little indebted by the horse's hoof print in the middle of the middle-aged man's chest, so he handed the money bag that he had recently retrieved from Goldfinger with only twelve copper fennigs left, and handed it to the veteran "driver" nicknamed the cigarette holder.

"Take it, the ground is cold without sun exposure, and you will get cold if you lie on it for a long time, so add extra clothes or go for a hot meal. You're welcome, after all, we've dealt with each other, so let's just treat it as a gift. ”

Looking at this stupid knight, his hands unconsciously stretched forward, catching the seemingly ordinary money bag, but he bent the middle-aged man's waist again.

'This hateful and venerable knight will not be able to stay long in Eastwood. Seeing Aldrich depart from the black horse that owed the majestic horse, the middle-aged man nicknamed the cigarette holder got up and barely squeezed out a smile to his companion.

"The portion is not light, and there is no danger and there is another harvest today, and lunch has been settled. ”

The stamps and the oak barrel let out a sullen breath, the mental pressure on them from the knight just now was too great, if it weren't for the boss's choice to submit to the defeat, I'm afraid no one would have been able to get out safely. Match's mind was a little uneasy, and he found that the business had come to an end, and lately there had been more and more unfamiliar faces, and they were often dangerous people with superior force.

"I have a bad premonition! Let's see how much you have in the purse, don't expect too much, that knight is not rich. ”

The cigarette holder nodded slightly in agreement, and in order to show justice, he untied the tether in front of his partner and poured the coins inside into the palm of his hand. As expected, there were only twelve coppers, and I could only buy bread with broth, and there was no problem in filling my stomach, but I couldn't eat well.

The oak barrel was full of complaints: "I'm still growing, and I'm going to have to eat big chunks of fat and oily meat." Isn't it possible? Then at least you have to eat fish steaks, and it's not possible? At the very least, a bowl of fish offal soup!

The half-grown boy who made the decision without authorization made the three of them show a crying and laughing expression, and the cigarette holder had to be pasted with the old book: "That's the end of today." In the afternoon I went to the docklands, I had a job running errands, and I listened to the rumors, there was something wrong with Eastwood City lately, and you should pay attention to it. ”

The stamp nodded: "In the evening, I will go to the Bigfoot Snowman Tavern in the Morgan District of West City, and I should also receive some rumors." ”

Match pondered for a moment before responding: "Then I'll go to the dock to carry my bag, fortunately it is inevitable, but when those sailors talk, some business information will be leaked between gossip." ”

The clever oak barrel looked at the companion and suddenly understood: "You want to change careers?"

"That's right, this business won't last long, the knight is right, after a few times, I'm afraid that we have been familiar with the sword-wielding knights of the patrol, and even have been registered in the dark police department, and have cards that record the glorious deeds of each person. ”

The cigarette holder took over the conversation: "Indeed, recently I have been thinking about whether to change jobs, drivers, and theaters have no way out, and we don't want to do hard work, do we want to go into business? It's a pity that there is no way to buy goods and contacts." ”

The stamp couldn't help but raise his left hand: "I used to learn a little tailoring, if I can rent a storefront, buy a hand-cranked sewing car, open a tailor shop or maybe a business, I heard that this business is very profitable." ”

"That's a good idea! I can be the shopkeeper, the matches are the entertainer, the oak barrels are struggling to run errands, and four people are enough to support a family business. ”

The four of them began to talk in a whisper, and after reaching a consensus, it turned into a heated discussion, and Aldrich, who had not walked away not far away, nodded with satisfaction, and led the dark horse Hayek out of the alley and into the crowded road again.

"Whew! He's finally gone. The cigarette holder's expression was completely relaxed, the matches and stamps were also relieved, only the oak barrel was shocked, "What's the matter? Everything that happened just now is fake? Changing careers and doing business is fake, and the tailor's shop is also fake, wasting my saliva, are you complicit in lying to me?"

The cigarette holder laughed, then remembered something and lowered his voice: "If even you can't fool you, how can you hide from that knight." But one thing you said is wrong, it's true that you changed careers, and as for the tailor's shop, it's a bit hanging. ”

The stamp, who looked a little ashamed, nodded: "Actually, I haven't learned cutting, it is said that there are tricks in it, which must be taught by a teacher, and I have to pay a lot of money." ”

"If you want to reap, you have to give. We'll find a way to raise this money, and the cigarette holder is right, it's time to switch careers and do legitimate business. Match smiled, and he was more devoted to stamps than to his companions, with respect for his father's cigarette holder, and for oak barrels he was like a younger brother.

Unconsciously, the words and deeds of the virtuous knight Aldrich Triss influenced those who came into contact with him, leading people to do good, righteous actions to squander money, and invisible feedback made his long-stagnant source once again reach the bottleneck, and glory, justice, mercy, and justice were all improved. In particular, his reputation for solving problems on the Stone Bridge of the Liquor River has been accumulating as more and more people spread it, and his deeds have become widely known in a small area.

Changing the trajectory of some people's fates and getting out of the gray area of the mire is quite an inconspicuous change in the spiritual realm of knights who have been eroded by money and gradually decayed.

Through his generosity, Aldrich Triss not only saved a few marginalized people who were engaged in unscrupulous professions near the bottom of the law, but also pulled himself out of the atmosphere of failure in his family, perpetuating only his dislike of greedy businessmen.