Chapter 18: White River Village
This is the southernmost point of the White River, and the former bustling port town of Wet Harbor is in ruins, and the route to and from Doyle in the north has been completely abandoned in the Dark Tide War. For so long after the war, there were only a few cargo ships a few days a day, so the wet harbor was never rebuilt, replaced by a small village with only two loading docks. No one named the village, but it was called Swamp Village at first due to its location in the heart of the Black Marsh. However, this name is similar to nothing, as long as it is a village in the swamp, it can be called that, so later people simply named it after the White River, and the White River Village was born.
The village of White River is completely incomparable in size to Wet Harbor, there is only one inn in the village, and it is often empty on days when there are no boats docked, but this is exactly what Fraser wants. The only thing inherited from Wet Harbour is the beer made from the black swamp's specialty, which is frothy and delicate, bitter but not sour, and more easily drunk.
After solving the troubles in Two Rivers, Fraser came here aimlessly, and the weather had not yet returned to normal, so that it was no longer hot and humid, and sitting in the tavern and drinking a special beer was the only meaningful thing Fraser could think of right now.
When he was slightly drunk, more than a dozen mercenaries walked in in two batches, making the deserted tavern suddenly lively. This was not common in White River Village, and the tavern owner hurriedly greeted him, which was more than big business for him. "What kind of wind has brought so many mercenaries here, and we are almost forgotten here. ”
"Don't talk nonsense, give us all the food and drinks that can be served, and we will take the rest of the food with us tomorrow!" The mercenary who took the lead was burly and had a meaty face, knocked down several chairs along the way, and finally sat down at the table in the center of the tavern.
The shopkeeper naturally understood, and without saying a word, he was ready to go, and the two groups of mercenaries took up more than half of the tavern, and the smell of sweat mixed with the noise made Fraser lose interest for a moment, so he stood up and walked towards the door.
Only then did the big mercenary discover that there was such a person in the tavern. "Hey, what about you, stop me, what's wrong? It's hard to be with us, isn't it, you're going to sit here for me today, and you're not allowed to go anywhere!"
Fraser didn't react and continued to walk towards the door, when the big man suddenly stood up and grabbed him by the shoulder, only to see Fraser's left hand swing like nothing, and the big man slammed into the wall like clothes blown away by the wind. For a while, all the mercenaries stood up, several people drew their swords, and the next moment when the atmosphere was tense, there was a big fight, and the shopkeeper was coming out with wine and food, and when he saw this posture, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he retreated silently.
"You! aren't you the swordsman who knows magic?" a mercenary called out suddenly, pointing at Fraser. "What's your name? Frazier? Yes, yes, it's Frazier!"
Fraser then turned his head to look at the mercenary, who was one of the group of Gale mercenaries in Zebian Village, and the mercenary danced excitedly. "I'm Barney, you remember, it's all a misunderstanding, it's all your own people, let's put away your sword. ”
The mercenaries sat back in their seats, and the big man rubbed his shoulders as he muttered and walked back, glaring at Barney fiercely. "I said Barney, can you recognize people in the future, this is really enough for me. Frazier was surprised by the speed with which the big man recovered, and it was as if he had only been punched when a normal person was attacked like this, and he would have to moan for a while before he could get up.
"I didn't expect to run into him here. Barney said with a smile, then looked at Fraser. "Come sit here, we have a big mission this time, be careful not to be scared haha...... Ahh
One of the mercenaries at the table glanced at Barney and ignored him, and Fraser thought for a moment and sat down on Barney's side. "I'm Fraser, and you're all mercenaries of the Gale Force?"
"Not exactly. The big man sat down across from Fraser and waved at the boss, who was hiding in the kitchen. "Half of it is a gale, the other half is a blizzard, what did Barney say just now that you are?
Without waiting for Fraser to answer, Barney excitedly preemptively said, "Yes, a swordsman who knows magic, I have seen his skills in Zebian Village, and he will definitely be of great help in this mission." ”
"I don't want outsiders to join, if you give me more words, you will quit for me!" the big man reprimanded, and Barney immediately fell silent. "You know, Erish, he mentioned you to me, and since you helped the Gale Regiment, I didn't care about it just now. ”
The mercenary just now burst out laughing, and the big man looked at her with a blushing face. "Lyria, what are you laughing at?"
Lyria fiddled with her long, dark red hair and looked at him with a wicked grin. "Geoff, I'd like to see what you do. ”
"What mission did you just say?" Frazier interjected.
Geoff cleared his throat. "Since you're a friend of Elish, I won't hide it, we're going to the Westwood Forest to investigate a strange phenomenon. ”
"Strange phenomenon?" asked Fraser, and the shopkeeper served the food and drinks, and in this off-season, when there were no ships docking, there was not even a hostess, so the shopkeeper had to go into battle himself.
"That's right, there's a cemetery over there where a lot of mercenaries are buried. Geoff poured a glass of wine and drank it to himself. "In the last two months, several hunters have said that they have seen figures around the cemetery, but when they tried to get closer and see clearly, they could not see anything. ”
"It's the former Crow mercenaries buried over there, right?" asked Fraser, pretending to be calm, in fact he was completely sure of it.
Geoff glanced at Fraser in surprise. "I didn't expect you to know so much about mercenaries, now there are not many people who know the Crow Regiment, that's right, the mercenaries of the Crow Regiment are buried there. ”
"Then I have to go, count me in. Fraser looked straight at Geoff, and he was furious.
Geoff avoided Fraser's gaze and played with the wine glass in his hand. "If what Eilish said is true, your joining can indeed enhance our strength, but you have also seen that this time we are prepared, the Blizzard group and we join forces, it is inevitable, so it doesn't matter without you, of course, I will not refuse if you have to come with you, but you have to promise not to cause us trouble, otherwise I will not hesitate to kick you out......"
"Where is all this nonsense, welcome to Fraser, I'm Lyria. Lyria interrupted Geoff, holding out her glass at Fraser and taking it down.
Fraser smiled, and took a sip of the wine from his glass, thinking to himself that it was something else. "Nigel, it's better not for you to do it, or I won't let you go!"