For four consecutive days of mountain roading, for three people, there is no problem at all in terms of physical fitness. But it's uncomfortable, it's really uncomfortable.

Especially for George. He squirmed and said to Alwin, "I need to go to the bathhouse and take a shower." ”

"Is there a bathhouse here?" asked Alwin.

"Yes, I took a look when I just came up, and there was one next to it. With that, George walked to the window, opened the curtains, and pointed to the steaming house next to him.

Alwin sighed helplessly, "Okay, you can go, but we have to help you keep watch." ”

"Guarding for me?" said George, a little embarrassed.

Matthew interjected, "You always have to take off your armor when you take a shower, right? In the unlikely event that someone attacks you at this time, we will simply reduce our staff. ”

As he spoke, Matthew sniffed his sleeves and frowned: "I want to take a bath too, it's better to wash all my clothes and armor." We can take turns guarding it. ”

"All right......," replied George.

......

The settlement at night is not lively, but it is not deserted at all.

The porters who loaded and unloaded the goods were still busy on the edge of the warehouse, and it seemed that they would not be able to move them for a while.

In the middle of the clearing, someone was fetching water from a well and seemed to be washing clothes. From time to time, laughter rang from the tavern in the corner, where merchants from afar were relaxing after a four-day trek.

The three of them came out the back door of the hotel and entered the next bathhouse. He was also wearing armor and carrying a large box of warp and weft swords.

"Three?" said the owner of the bathhouse, craned his neck at the counter.

Alvin flipped open his mask and whispered, "One." ”

"One?" said the bathhouse owner, stretching his neck longer and looking at the two men behind Alwin.

Alvin added, "He washes first, and we'll wash it later." ”

As he spoke, he turned back and held out two hands towards George.

"Do you want to take it off here?" asked George, lowering his voice.

"It's just for you to take off your armor, not to take off your clothes here. These armors are very valuable, and there are many accessories. If you put it in, who will you lose it?" Matthew said next to him.

In desperation, George had no choice but to sit on a chair in the corridor of the bathhouse in front of everyone and began to disassemble the heavy armor on his body one by one.

......

"They're very cautious. Standing in the girl's position, I could just see through the outer window of the bathhouse that George had stripped down to his underwear, handed over all his armor and weapons to Elwin's care, and then turned around and walked into the large bathroom with a change of clothes.

Of course, the main thing is that her eyesight is good enough.

Behind her, the middle-aged man in armor who walked to the door and said a few words to his subordinates returned to her and whispered, "I have sent someone to their room to rummage through it, but I haven't found anything." Useful things should be on the body, very cautious indeed. ”

"Then I'll see how cautious they can be. ”

"Didn't you say there's a lich, even if we get rid of them, ......"

"The Lich won't do it. Or rather, even if the lich makes a move, someone will help us out. This is what the abyss promised me. As she spoke, the corners of the girl's mouth rose slightly.

......

It must have been about an hour before George came out of the large bathroom in his underwear, looking very tired.

"It's taking so long to take a shower, it's my turn!"

Matthew began to take off his armor with all his hands and feet, while George sat next to him and put on all the armor he had just removed, little by little.

There are a lot of accessories for knights' heavy armor. With no help, it takes a lot of effort to take it off or put it on.

Soon, Matthew took off his armor and rushed into the bathroom.

George, who was only halfway through his armor, sat limply next to Alwin.

"What's wrong?" Alvin asked.

"Tired. George straightened up and continued to slowly put on his armor, "I wonder if we're going to take turns sleeping tonight?"

"We can sleep in armor, as long as one person is awake. Alvin replied without thinking.

George's expression suddenly looked even more tired.

It wasn't until he had put on all the armor accessories and put on his sackcloth cloak that he whispered, "Maybe we shouldn't come, at least not three people." If this continues, maybe the magic envoy hasn't appeared yet, and we will be tossed to death first. ”

"If it's easy to be a knight, isn't everyone a knight?" Of course, if you want the old-fashioned knights of the past, I didn't say it. ”

"You're right. George replied reluctantly.

With his armor on, he sat silently on a chair in the hallway of the bathhouse with Alwyn and waited.

Half an hour later, Matthew came out of the large bathroom.

"It's refreshing! It's so comfortable! It would be perfect if you could just get some sleep. Well, I know it can't be. It's just talking. Hahahaha!"

While Matthew was wearing the armor, Alwyn began to take off his armor as well.

After taking it off, I took a change of clothes and went into the big bathroom.

Probably because today was the day when the first caravans arrived in Karp after the snowmelt, there were quite a few people in the bathroom. There were about twenty of them.

The floor tiles are paved with five large pools, one at each of the four corners, and a cross-shaped one in the center. The guests were scattered in the pools, bathing and chatting. Some of them are still drinking alcohol or don't know what to drink.

Alvin walked to the open locker room next to it...... Or the locker, took off his own clothes, and by the way, put the change of clothes into the closet. Then I took a towel provided by the bathhouse, found a pool where no one was there, and sat down slowly against the edge of the pool, soaking my whole body in the hot water.

"Whew......" let out a long breath, he dipped the towel in the water, and then put it on top of his head, silently enjoying it.

It's all human, George and Matthew are tired, can he not be tired? Wearing heavy armor for a long time is simply torture for ordinary humans, especially when you have to be vigilant at all times.

However, he could not show exhaustion in any case. If he's all tired, what about the others?

Somebody has to hold it up, doesn't it?

Thinking about it, Alvin wiped his face with a bath towel.

In the white vapour, a child who looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old walked towards Alwin: "Boss, do you want to take a bath?"

"Rub the bath?" After thinking about it, Alvin nodded, "Yes." How much does it cost?"

"Three copper plates will do, very cheap!" the child squatted on the ground and began to fiddle with his tools.

"I didn't bring any money in, I'll give it to you at the door in a moment. Alvin came out of the water and sat down on the edge of the pool, with his back to the child.

"Yes, boss!" the child enthusiastically began to sprinkle water for Alvin, rolled up his sleeves, and began to rub it vigorously.

"Has anything happened to Karp in the past few months?"

"What's going on?"

"Let's say...... Is there any rumor about the earl here?"

"Hmm...... Haven't heard of it. Boss, this is your first time in Karp, right?"

"How do you know?"

"Hahahaha, you don't usually ask that a few more times. When winter arrives, the mountains are covered with heavy snow. It's not just the road into the mountains that is sealed. I couldn't go to the neighboring settlements, so I had to stay at home. What rumors can there be, let alone the Earl's. ”

"Oh, like that?"

"And the fences we saw when we came were freshly repaired?"

"The one you said was guarded by soldiers?"

"Yes. ”

"It was freshly repaired. ”

"Oh. ”

"How old are you?"

The two of them chatted without saying a word.

......

"Why don't you do it in the bathroom?" asked the girl a middle-aged man in armor.

The girl continued to look at Matthew and George, and replied softly, "No need, wait until he comes out." If you solve it in the bathroom, the other two will definitely run. Be a little patient. ”

......

It took about an hour for Alvin to emerge from the large bathroom.

Matthew and George were still in the hallway of the bathhouse.

Three copper plates were taken out of the money bag given to George for safekeeping, Matthew hesitated, took out seven more, and turned around and handed them to the child who came out with him.

"The rest will be yours. ”

"Thank you, boss, thank you, boss!" the child happily ran away with ten copper plates.

Looking at the child's back, Alvin put on his armor and turned his head to look at Matthew and George: "Did anything happen?"

"What else is there, isn't it just waiting for you?" Matthew spread his hands.

After putting on their armor, the group was ready to leave.

However, as soon as Alvin stood up, a scream rang out from the large bathroom.

"Someone stole something!"

Suddenly, all three of them stood still.

Turning around, they saw a bearded, chubby man wrapped in a bath towel rushing out of there, shouting at the bathhouse owner, "Someone has stolen my things!

"What's that of yours?" the bathhouse owner hurriedly walked out of the counter.

The three of them stood in place, silently watching.

"A very valuable gem, the lord entrusted me to buy it! if you lose it, you are all finished!" said the chubby man, glancing around again, and shouted, "No one is allowed to leave until the gem is found!"

His gaze swept over Erwin and his party for a second.

Four big men had already rushed out of the bathroom, all of them wearing thin underwear, and they stopped behind Alvin at once. That is, the entrance of the bathhouse.

At the same time, the chubby man had already rushed into the large bathroom with the bathhouse owner. It seems to be to check the "crime scene".

"I think...... This is for us. Matthew whispered.

"But we didn't steal their gems, so how can we be targeted?" said George.

"Wait, just see?" Alvin whispered.

"They're targeting us, are we going to wait and see how they target us?"

"Otherwise, we're going out now, and we're thieves, whether we lose the gem or not." We didn't come to Karp to be suspected of a thief and go back in disgrace. ”

"That's ......," Matthew sighed helplessly, "So good people are more cowardly." In White City, no one would 'suspect' me of stealing, even if I did. ”

Suddenly, both Alvin and George looked at Matthew.

Matthew had to change his words with a twinkle in his eyes, "I mean...... Even if I'm more suspicious. I promise that even if I do lose the gem here, it will not be my business. ”

......

The girl standing on the balcony in the distance watched quietly.

......

Soon, the boss and the fat man who had lost something hurried back to the counter.

"There's no one in there, so someone must have stolen it! No one has left the bathhouse just now, right?"

"No, I remember no. ”

"That thing must still be here, just search for it!" said the fat man, looking at Alwin and his party.

"It's coming. Matthew whispered.

Alvin took a step forward, stretched out his hands, and said, "You can search us first, finish the search early, and then we can go." ”

As soon as the fat man waved his hand, two shirtless men immediately stepped forward and began to search Alwin's body with all hands and feet.

Alvin also glanced back at George and Matthew.

"How do you search this armor? Take off your armor! Take off your armor!"

Yo, here's the point.

"No, I can't. Alvin replied lightly.

"Why not?"

"Because no. You can search for it, but you can't take off your armor. ”

"I may not be able to take you off! I will take it off! If you don't take it off, you will be a thief!"

All of a sudden, both sides pushed and shoved.

"Stop! How much does a gem cost? Do we need to steal gems?" George hurriedly took out his money bag and held it high, but no one paid any attention to him. A big man bumped into him, knocked the money bag off, and scattered the gold coins all over the ground.

......

The girl on the balcony in the distance laughed slowly.

......

"Stop!" Matthew pulled out his sword.

Suddenly, everyone fell silent and looked at Matthew.

"Stop, if we don't stop, we'll do it......" Matthew's confidence was a little insufficient.

"This ...... It's a robbery! They're not thieves, it's a robbery!" the fat man, who claimed to have lost something, screamed.

Two men rushed out the door.

The people at the front desk of the bathhouse quickly separated and confronted each other.

"Oops, they must have gone to call the guards. Matthew, who was holding the sword, panicked a little.

It's not just Matthew who is a little panicked, but Alvin and George are a little panicked.

Can they beat the guards?

Of course, they can fight, with magic armor on their bodies, even if they come to a hundred knights, they can fight. But are they really going to fight the guards?

After a slight hesitation, Alvin could only grit his teeth and say, "Let's get out of here." ”

With that, he quickly turned and walked out of the bathhouse.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the bathhouse, he saw a large number of soldiers coming from a distance.

The two men who had just run out were leading the way.

"It's them! they robbed the lord of the gems he asked us to buy!"

"It's miserable. Matthew whispered.