Even Martin is not good at dealing with people. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info But the etiquette people don't blame this in the end he always understands.

So, at the beginning of meeting the mayor, he sealed a gift to the mayor.

Gift-giving is a very particular thing, and if you give it well, you will get twice the result with half the effort. If you don't send it well, it will be counterproductive, so it's better not to send it.

Generally speaking, for some wild areas with inconvenient transportation, it is better to send some physical goods than to send money. On the one hand, it is because people's psychology always feels that if they receive money, it is a transaction, and what should be done. And if you accept a gift from the right heart, you feel that you have received a favor from the other party, and it is time to handle things well. On the other hand, for some regions, physical goods are more important than money. Salt, tobacco, and wine are much more useful than hard gold coins.

However, looking at the prosperity of this town, it is obvious that it is not a place where there is a shortage of materials. So Martin sent fine wines, high-quality preserved fruits, dried lilies, rose essence, coral, and other rare things in the Northland, which were extremely popular in various parts of the mainland, and after the Northland, which needed to marinate a lot of meat, especially expensive spices, there was no other thing. If you want to come to the head of a town, you won't be a rarity of ordinary goods. There are merchants here, what can't he do? Martin had no experience in gift-giving, and he felt that these were not enough, so he prepared the gems and gold coins and put them on the table.

To his surprise, the mayor accepted gifts such as spices and coral, but pushed back the gold coins and gems.

"Mr. Martin, you must be a skilled adventurer. "The mayor of the town is a heroic northlander, although he is in the position of a leading cadre, he has not come to be polite, and he asked Martin bluntly as soon as he came up.

"That's right, but I'm a little curious how you found out?" replied Martin as he asked the mayor. He does not lack experience in adventures in the wild, but he lacks experience in adventures in human civilization. So he plans to take every opportunity to learn.

"Hahaha, anyway, it's been more than ten years since the king sent me to manage this town, and I still have some means. Isn't someone who can make a dark elf so obedient a formidable adventurer?and I can tell from other places that you're certainly very powerful. After a hearty laugh, the mayor replied. Martin, on the other hand, studied the subtext behind what the other party said, and concluded that the mayor was deliberately showing his power in order to establish a strong image in front of him, so that he would not dare to play tricks on him.

Thinking about this, Martin felt bored. He had come to the Northland to ask for nothing but the holy thing. He really didn't have the heart to fight with the mayor haha. He now has a request for the mayor of the town, and plans to entrust the mayor to use the corresponding connections to help him find the holy artifact, so that he can come to see the mayor, otherwise, he has no interest in coming.

So, Martin said bluntly: "I also noticed that there are a lot of guards in this town, there must be something going on." ”

Hearing Martin bluntly throw the question out, Mayor Mare stopped pretending, stared into Martin's eyes, and thought about it for a moment before saying, "Yes." Something went wrong, and in order to avoid causing panic and affecting trade here, I blocked the news. ”

"But the businessmen are very alert, and they will definitely feel that something is wrong. Martin pointed out to the mayor.

"That's right, so I'm hoping to get this out of the way as soon as possible. Okay, let's open the skylight and say something. You have asked me, which is why you have prepared such a generous gift. What do you want? Do you want a shop, or do you want a tax-free right, or do you want something and want to use my power?"

"No, I'm not a mercenary at the front of the caravan. I'm here to find you because I want to use your power to help find out the news of an item. No, this is it. Martin said, unfolding the portrait of the sacrificial dagger. Because he had to study biology, Martin's sketching skills were not bad. He believed that the portrait was enough to help those who had seen the dagger recall it.

The mayor looked at the picture and said to Martin ruthlessly: "Okay, I don't want your money, I plan to entrust you to help me do something." That's what bothers me right now. ”

"Oh, aren't your soldiers successful? They seem to me to be well-trained and well-equipped. Martin said.

"If it's a regular battlefield, I think they're fine. However, this is more convenient for an elite team to do. Because on that occasion people can't use it. ”

"Oh, have you commissioned other adventurers? Have they failed? Don't care, I just want to make the situation a little clearer. Martin continued.

"I've already talked to the other squads about this, but now I think you're more suitable, after all, it's only fitting for the dark elves to fight in the darkness of the underground. The mayor said.

Martin felt that the mayor still had a subtext, which meant: we are not begging you to do it, you don't do it, someone else will do it.

This kind of subtext is like buying something, the customer will make up another seller and sell this kind of thing to reduce the price. But he really didn't bother to entangle with the mayor anymore, so he said directly: "So what is the matter?"

"Well, there was a slave trader who found his slaves missing one after another. At first, he thought that a slave had escaped. So he hired three mercenaries who were known for their cruelty and had several lives on their hands, plus his subordinates to guard the slaves together, but the next day. The mercenaries were killed, and blood spurted all over the walls. His men disappeared along with several slaves. We sent someone to investigate, and found that the traces had disappeared in and out of a sewer entrance. Because they were worried about what kind of monster it was, no one dared to go down to see what was going on. So we had to send men to guard the opening, and the town was on guard. If only a few slaves were dragged down to be used as food for monsters, no one would care. However, if they come out of the ground again and do anything more, the news will be blocked, and it will be a major blow to the reputation of the place. To prevent this from happening, I implore you to take this mission, and in return, we will provide a bounty and assist you in finding the item you want. ”

"Sewers? Are the sewers here complicated enough to hide monsters?" asked Martin to the mayor, needing to know the situation in order to prepare for the adventure. On the other hand, it's curiosity. The awesome sewer Martin is not unaware either. The sanitation system in Norma City is quite advanced, and many households have access to flushing toilets. Related to this is the sewers, which are tall and wide enough for boats to enter. However, no matter how rich this Northland town is, it won't have such a great sewer.

"Yes, our town was built on ancient ruins. The original ruins gradually settled, and after a slight repair by our ancestors, it became a sewer for us. It can be said that it is all due to coincidence. ”

"Then prepare someone to lead the way. Martin stood up as he spoke, looking up at the window. "Or give me a warrant, and I'll talk directly to the guard over there. ”

"Huh, how did you know what happened there?" Was it a coincidence that the mayor noticed that the place Martin was looking at, the direction in which it was happening, or was it a coincidence that Martin was in town and was stopped by slave traders, so he guessed where it happened, or something worse......

"Oh, it's because it's higher. If you say that the sewers are built on the shore, it is impossible, because the groundwater will back up. So I'm guessing it's happening over there. ”

Is that so?" the mayor thought. This time, I guess I hired the right person, and according to the other party's professionalism, I guess I can solve this problem.

......

"What? going to the little waterway? that dirty place?" protested Zali. Looking at Natasha's situation, although she didn't say anything, she was obviously not happy.

Feces are a representation of filth in all civilizations, and human feces are especially so. The farming people of this continent can accept the manure of livestock as fertilizer. However, if human dung is poured in the ground, then no one wants to eat vegetables that grows like that. The nomads are accustomed to kneading cow dung cakes as fuel, and even use it to make tea and drink, but human dung is ......

"Well, I used to say that a good adventurer should be someone who can eat while pooping. Bear with me for a moment. In the face of the attitude of the players, Martin was a little helpless. After gathering the team in the hotel to announce the adventure he was about to embark on, he felt the urge to hold his forehead. If these people were to fight ogres or something, they would be as easy as picking fruit. But now you have to face the poop ......: "Can the enemy repel you by pouring poop when you fight?"

"The problem is, it's ...... to go to that kind of place on your own initiative," Zali complained. "We just took a shower!"

"Then come back and wash it again. Natasha said angrily.

...... Shirley, who had been silent just now, rummaging through the space bag with her hand in the space bag, suddenly raised her head and handed a stack of papers to Martin.

Martin took a look at it, and saw that the front cover read: School of Magic, final paper, student's name, student number, department, major, class, name and title of the advisor. One of the things that attracted Martin the most was the topic: on the population and habits of common monsters in sewers.

"This," Martin said, lifting his eyes from the paper and looking at Shirley. "Is this the legendary paper?"

Shirley nodded, then motioned for Martin to flip it open and take a look.

It's really amazing, they can carry this kind of thing with them, and the mages are really an incredible group of people. In other words, this was the first time Martin had come into contact with such a thing, and he naturally did not touch such a thing as a thesis in his previous education with the Starch Spencer Druids. However, I have also heard of the importance of papers. How many scholars and masters rely on each other to study academic issues. Papers have played a very important role in the progress of human civilization.

Martin opened the booklet with reverence and began to look at it. But I didn't expect that in today's magic academy, the paper is really not sacred. Batches of papers are pressed on students, and students have to cope with completing those papers. Needless to say, its quality goes without saying, but the style of using scissors + glue to make papers made a respected old elf professor in the academy shake his head and call him an "academic robber".

However, Shirley's paper did a really good job. The arguments are clear, the arguments are rigorous and thorough, the arguments are substantial, and the structure is rigorous. Much of it came as a surprise to Martin. Martin, for example, never expected such an interesting ecosystem in the sewer world, which made him feel that his understanding of the city's ecosystem was too simplistic. In addition, although he knew that kobolds were common residents in the sewers, he still realized after reading Shirley's paper that there were such powerful guys among kobolds.

"Quite nice and very useful. After reading the long list of bibliographies listed in the paper's format (there were many scholarly monographs with Bestiaries and Dragons whose names Martin also knew), Martin looked up and said to Shirley. "I think there are some places that are written in great detail, and I think it should be your personal experience. ”

Shirley nodded, and continued, "It's under the city of Arimira, and the situation is different from this. ”

"But there is also reference value. Martin nodded in praise as he noticed Natasha and Zari coming out of the other room to see that their costumes had already changed, and they were dressed for battle. Although they say they don't want to, they are still very honest in action.

"So, let's get ready to go!"

With Zari the Drow Wanderer, a powerful nation in the underworld, and Shirley, who has had adventures in the sewers, Martin felt that this mission would not be difficult.

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Anyway, let's update the chapter first. Also, I recommend a novel "Morning Song" that is quite well written, don't be scared away by the content in front, there will be explanations in the back. It was a transformation novel, and the author wrote it with love. In addition, the author is a senior sister who controls the error.

Yesterday I received two novels by Zola from the library, one about the events before the male protagonist of "Women's Paradise" (also translated as "The Female Welfare Company") that I once read. I always feel that there are some abridged parts of Zola's novels published back then, and if that's really the case, it's not pleasant. Anyway, Zola really dared to write. "Bistro" is about the depravity of the French working people at the bottom, and "Nana" is about the filth of French high society. And "Household Affairs" (also translated as "Household Routines") is also written about the petty bourgeoisie...... But I always received his novels one by one without a clue, and I really didn't read them in order.

In other words, why hasn't frozen shoulder gotten better?