"Today's things are a bit much, there will be a large number of goods later, you help unload it, and then go to the transfer station outside the city to help me get some goods tables back, and then there is ............"

Early in the morning, Roy and Ainabel had just gotten up when Hicks was caught at the counter by Hicks, waiting for him.

A series of tasks were ordered, and Roy roughly calculated that he would be arranged out every day today.

He couldn't help but complain: "You really have to squeeze out even the last bit of surplus value!"

Hicks said as a matter of course: "That's it for business, I have provided you with convenience, food for you, and accommodation for you, you naturally have to help me do things, and you have to do it with your heart." If you don't want to, I won't force it, just move out. ”

Seeing Hicks put on an indifferent look, Ainabel was so angry that this guy had now grabbed their handle - there was no place to stay, so he squeezed them hard, and left them speechless, and there was no one else who did the profiteers to his level.

Roy said angrily: "Hicks, I, I advise you to be kind, lest a few years later, suddenly a bunch of people with sickles and hammers revolt, and unscrupulous businessmen like you will not be able to save their lives at that time, don't blame me for not warning you." ”

"What a mess, hurry up and get to work. ”

Hicks didn't know what Roy's scythe and hammer meant, of course, but he was more or less used to Roy's nonsense.

He basically summed up a pattern, which is that when Roy starts saying some gibberish things, usually those words are not good words.

At Hicks' urging, Roy and Ainabel had to get down to work.

Alas, people have to bow their heads under the eaves.

After Roy and Ainabel finished their orders, they left Hicks' shop and went to pick up their items at the transfer station outside the city.

Seeing Roy and Ainabel leave, Hicks couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Young people now, I really can't bear any hardship, how can I ...... back then"

As he muttered, Hill flew in from a distance and landed firmly in front of Hicks' counter.

"Oh, Ciel, it's back. ”

Hicks laughed and teased Ciel, in the eyes of others, the silverclaw demon was a group of fierce and terrifying birds, but in his eyes, he felt that there was no animal like his Ciel.

However, just as Hicks teases Hill, he suddenly discovers that Hill does not have a new scroll of paper tied to his feet, which means that Hill has not brought back news of Hofkins.

Hicks couldn't help but be shocked.

And at this time, Isabel in a cloak had already appeared at the door of the store, and in Hicks's surprised eyes, she took off her hood and nodded to Hicks, "Uncle Hicks." ”

"Isabel?"

Hicks was shocked when he saw this, he didn't expect Isabel to come over in person.

But then, Hicks just said speechlessly: "Isabel, I said it seems to be no less than ten times, right? It's okay to call brother, I'm only eleven years older than you, don't you feel awkward to call an uncle who is only eleven years older than you?"

Isabel ignored Hicks's complaint and said expressionlessly: "I don't think there's anything awkward, you and my father are the same generation, so you are also my elder, and I should call you uncle." ”

"We're old friends, we're old friends! It has nothing to do with seniority! You're really the same as before, just like your father, not at all as cute as other little girls. ”

Hicks complained speechlessly, and seeing that Isabel was still the same as before, without any emotional fluctuations, he suddenly felt powerless.

He even had a feeling of direct communication with Hofkins, and in a way, the father and daughter were really identical......

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, how is your father's injury?"

Hicks put what had just happened behind him, and then cared about Hofkins' injury, and among the information he received, Hofkins seemed to be seriously injured, and the previous news only said that he was recuperating from his injury, and he did not know what the specific situation was.

Isabel replied very seriously: "It's okay, but it's still in the recuperation stage, so you can't do too strenuous activities." ”

Speaking of this, Isabel then added: "In addition, my father asked me to tell Uncle Hicks that I should do whatever I wanted, regardless of his situation. ”

The reply was really Hofkins' style, and Hicks wasn't surprised at all.

He nodded, then looked at Isabel and said, "What else? This kind of thing, he can directly send the news back, right? But now that he asked you to come over to pass the message, is there any other arrangement?"

Isabel nodded, and said without concealment, "Father asked me to protect Roy and them, to ensure that they can successfully destroy the Demon Pattern Master Guild, and at the same time, try not to be fatally harmed. ”

Hearing this, Hicks couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm afraid this old brother is too worried, that bastard boy is much more powerful than we imagined!"

"What does that mean?"

Isabel frowned and looked at Hicks in confusion.

In her impression, she had only heard Duke Grant and Ivan mention that Roy had a strong talent for carving magic patterns, and they were very optimistic about his future as a magic pattern master, but other than that, there seemed to be nothing else special.

Well, if you say that being thick-skinned doesn't count with a lot of nonsense.

But listening to Hicks, it seems that Roy is not only very good at magic engraving, but also very strong in combat.

Hicks couldn't help but smile when he saw Isabel's puzzled look: "In this way, you will call me brother in the future, and I will tell you in detail? ”

Isabel looked at Hicks with a blank face and didn't say a word.

“......”

Hicks looked at Isabel's expression, his head was full of black lines in an instant, and he was under a lot of pressure, and he insisted on looking at each other for a few seconds, Hicks instantly retreated in defeat: "Okay, okay, uncle is uncle, really, you are really getting less and less cute......"

After complaining, Hicks said seriously: "Roy's combat talent is quite strong, not inferior to his magic pattern talent at all, he can see ordinary sword skills, and I suspect that he has a fighting instinct, I think Lord Kenan is aware of this, so he wants to pass on the sword skills of the Sword Master to him." ”

Hearing Hicks say this, Isabel's eyes widened involuntarily.