Chapter 138: The Poet and the Merchant
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The young ponytail girl was holding a large box of goods in both hands, and some specially made wooden frames on her back, Feder did not expect the slender other party to have such strength, and he also noticed that Winotki was chatting happily with the girl holding the goods, as if the two were friends who had known each other for a long time, and they were not strangers at all. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The bard, named Escorre, immediately trotted over and took the box, but he was not as strong as the ponytailed girl, and the carriage was close at hand. With the addition of the box of snakeskins and the wooden frames, the wagon carried two more varieties of goods, and Feder noticed some strangely shaped weapons on the wagon, which he had never seen before.
"This is my boss, Miss Miranda, and she's a well-known tourist merchant on the mainland!" Escorri introduced Fede and Maevie.
"It turns out that you are employed by other beautiful young ladies, so don't you have a chance to come to Fangta City to compose poems for me?" Mei Fu showed a lost expression, but she immediately introduced herself as the deputy head of the mercenary with a polite smile. Vittorio, who had been in the distance, also walked over, as if attracted by the carriage loaded with all kinds of goods.
Miranda's facial features are beautiful, non-powdered, androgynous outfits and crisp hairstyles give people a sense of vitality, even if she is a traveling businessman on the go, there is not a trace of dust on her face, neat and clean. The girl in front of her is the same age as Kesi, but she shows extraordinary maturity and ability in her gestures, and she doesn't have the slightest daughter's family spirit.
"Hello, my name is Miranda, and I'm a traveling merchant from the Oguna Empire," Miranda took the initiative to extend her hand to Maev and Fed, "Escor is not my servant, he is just a fellow poet who travels with me! both are mercenaries from other countries, right?"
Fed nodded, "That's right, we're mercenaries from Evon for the wedding feast. ”
Miranda thought for a moment before saying, "Mr. Naffield and Miss Maevie must be very famous mercenaries, and only the famous will be invited to the wedding banquet, and Escor and I are just passing by to watch the ceremony." The pony-tailed girl's words are not flattering, but they are very reassuring to the listener.
Winotki interjected and said: "I thought that no one in this world would like snakes except for our family, who would have thought that Miranda would also be deeply interested in snakes, tourism merchants are really a very interesting profession!"
Miranda bowed her head and smiled slightly, she said that she would be interested in all products, and all parts of the snake could be sold as commodities, and it was the first time she had encountered such a finely made snakeskin product. Vittorio also quickly joined in the topic of goods, his original cold attitude faded in front of Miranda in an instant, like a young and enthusiastic businessman, and Miranda and Winotki discussed enthusiastically, as if the world of business was the most suitable world for him.
As Escor saw that the men had already entered the town as he spoke, he was embarrassed to say to Fidel and Maev, "I'm sorry, Miranda is a pure tourist merchant, and she may not have realized the noble status of the two of them, and in this respect the poet is much more sensible than the merchant." ”
"It doesn't matter," Maevie smiled again as she watched the naturally beautiful girl walk away, "By the way, will you show up at the wedding feast and sing that beautiful poem to Margaret?"
"Wandering bards like us are generally 'put' into the feast, like clowns and acrobats. But only the most skilled will be able to sing in front of the wedding host, and I'm very confident about that!"
"That's great, Fed and I have to keep going, maybe we'll be able to meet again at the wedding feast. ”
"Ah, Miss Mauff and Mr. Feder are indeed the most distinguished guests! it is a great honor for me to have met both..."
Fed had been listening quietly to their conversation around them, from the weather in Evon to the creation of poetry, from a great wedding on the mainland to the secret of a certain maid, and for a moment, Fed wanted to follow Vittorio and them to see the goods in town, although business didn't mean much to Fed, but it was better than staying here.
Escorri and Miranda soon bid farewell to Feld and the others, and they continued on their way to other towns to see if they could find something interesting and special. At the time of their separation, Miranda revealed that she planned to transport some necessities back to the port in the north of the continent from Sunrise Highland, and if she needed mercenary protection on the way back, she might go to Dumu City to find help.
"What a romantic poet, such a handsome fellow must be very popular with women. Luca teased as he sipped light wine, and the town girl who accosted him wrote down their address on a piece of paper and stuffed it to Luca.
At this time, Maev seemed to remember what she had said earlier, and she immediately said to Fed: "Women are the most sensual, and are easily moved by tenderness and romance, but women are also single-minded. ”
Her suggestive words were not answered by Fed, who did not like Maev in his heart, and if Maev did get along with the handsome bard, it would be a good thing for herself, but it would be a problem for Lady Eli.
"Our head is also very emotional... Hey!" Noor teased as well, and the other mercenaries immediately burst out laughing.
Of course, Feder was not angry, and the angry Fed never appeared in front of his subordinates, and even said that Feder was a person who rarely felt angry, so the mercenaries of the Potato Mercenary Regiment often joked unscrupulously.
In the days that followed, the Potato Mercenary Group approached Evon City at a rate of one city per day according to the original plan. The hospitable Duchy of Noo was everywhere, and Fei De was gradually infected by the kind people here, and his doubts were gradually relieved, and he relaxed his body and mind in the festive atmosphere of the place, temporarily leaving behind the possible lurking crisis and the matter of the Pillar Priest.
With two days to go before Luthes and Margaret's wedding, Fielder and his party arrived outside the city of Evon as scheduled. Thousands of metres outside of Ibon is already bustling with traffic, and the historic commercial metropolis sits in a low-lying area with eight gates, two in each direction. But even with such a huge capital, every gate is crowded with tourists who want to enter the city, which shows how attractive this grand wedding is.
"Those are the territory of the Chamber of Commerce, which is spread out on the outskirts of Evon City on the scale of small towns, and is called the Bazaar. Vittorio pointed to the markets outside the city, which from a distance looked like the towns he had come across, but there were no houses in the bazaars, which were mainly stalls.
Fei De and the others stood on a high topography and could see the entire terrain of Evon City clearly. To the west of Ibon City is the bay in the distance, and it is estimated that the sea is the sea that connects the Republic of Marvier, the Free City, and the Kingdom of Sarins, but Ibon City does not border the bay, and there is still some distance between the two. The harbor became a city in its own right, and Ibon City was surrounded by several "bazaars" referred to by Vittorio between the harbour and the city. Countless merchants and tourists crowded the bazaar, and when Fei De and the others entered the bazaar, they found that there were not only merchants and tourists, but also many entertainers, missionaries, farmers, and even mercenaries. Such a lively scene reminded Fed of the prosperity of the Free City, but it was only a drop in the bucket compared to here, perhaps this is why the Duchy of Noo is rich.
In the crowd of people, Fei De and his party slowly approached the east city gate, and some patrol soldiers of the principality had already appeared in front of them, maybe Fei De could get the other party's guidance by directly showing the wedding invitation.
It wasn't until he walked outside the gates that Fei De could see the appearance of the giant city. The walls of Ibon City are not as high as those of Doret City, but Ebon City, an independent city without a sub-city, is much larger than Doret City, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for a force of 100,000 people to surround this boxy giant city.
Fidel began to paint the city of Ibon in his mind, and the capital of the Duchy of Nuo, which seemed to have few fortifications, was not defenseless. Not only are these bazaars around it as a cover, but there are cities in the distance on all sides of Ibon as a perimeter protection network, I am afraid that there are only two ways to invade the capital of the Duchy of Neo, either a periphery city and a periphery city to slowly invade it, or first capture the port by sea, and then use the port as a backing place to slowly consume and surround the city of Ebon, and at the same time deal with those outlying cities.
Patrick finally breathed a sigh of relief, he looked at the smiling faces of the Duchy of Noo and said, "Commander, it should be safe if you come here, and there is no problem in identifying yourself to those guards now." ”
Noor said: "I said a long time ago that it was Captain Patrick that you were too worried, even if we came here blatantly, there would be no danger, after all, we are distinguished guests personally invited by the Duke of Aldington, and those with bad intentions will never dare to provoke us!
"Yes, if you dare to invite together all the guys who may have countless festivals and enemies against each other, the Duke's subordinates must be fully prepared. ”
Patrick nodded, and Winotki agreed with Luca. Fed knew that Patrick's caution was not wrong, because the ambush of the Potato Mercenary Group had caused them heavy losses, and they would not be so easy to get peace if they offended the Rebels and the Mercenary Guild.
"These are the adults of the Potato Mercenary Regiment, right?" a man dressed as an officer of the Duchy of Neo walked over, followed by some soldiers.
Fed stepped forward, "May I ask who you are?"
"We are Lord Luthers' personal soldiers, who is the head of the Potato Mercenary Regiment?"
Fed hesitated for a moment, why were they targeted by Luthers's own soldiers before they had identified themselves to the guards who were here to greet the guests?
When the officer saw that Phyld was still thinking about it, he immediately explained, "Oh, rest assured, we have no ill intentions, but we have been ordered by Lord Luthers to confirm whether Captain Phil is personally in Evon City. ”
Seeing the sincerity of the other party, Fei De replied directly: "I am Fei De." ”
"That's great, Lord Luthers wants to meet you alone with Head Fed before the wedding. ”