Fio left the stronghold of the Rock Thieves with Avi and the "King", and according to the plan, several thieves from the Rock Thieves would take Avi to the vicinity of the Pool Castle, and then Avi himself would leave. Fio will also negotiate with Avi about the handover place, and Avi will only need to follow the map given to him by Fio to return to the starting point.

Because this mission may be dangerous, Fed also deliberately explained to Avi some things to pay attention to. It is necessary to return to the City of Honor faster than the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment, so that Eddie's family can be protected as soon as possible.

Of course, the most important thing is the moon shield - now Fei can only hope that he has not believed the wrong person.

Russell led Feder to the Rock Thieves' stronghold, and he told Fed not to show disgust and disgust for the thieves after meeting the leader Buck, and Feder nodded in agreement.

After descending the downward-facing staircase, Fed followed Russell all the way to the bandits' underground stronghold. The illumination and layout of the underground stronghold was similar to the cave they were resting in, but it was an exaggerated size compared to the cave where they were resting.

Feder followed Russell along the cave passage, and there were forks in the road that led to other unknown places, and at each fork in the road, there would be a person standing guard, and the eyes that looked at Feder were also very vigilant.

After about ten minutes of walking, Fed and Russell arrived in the hall of the colony. The hall was relatively simple—tables and stools were randomly arranged, and beyond that, there were only a bunch of thieves sitting on the stools. The number of thieves was about fifty, and in addition to these thieves, there was also a fat man in a hat who sat on the high platform of the leader. Next to the leader's seat stood two tall thieves, and the seats were covered with wolf skins, comfortable and warm.

"Hey, let me see the Moonshield mercenary guys?" the leader was Buck, as Fei Or's mouth called. Buck was broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, wore a fur shawl, and had a long body of meat, but he did not see any ornaments on him, and he looked like a fat landowner.

Russell led Feder to stand at the bottom of the leader's platform, and stood there and replied to Buck: "He is Fed, the squad leader of the Moonshield Mercenary Regiment, and the one who captured Viscount Monta and Baron Gotan. ”

It seems that Russell doesn't plan to talk to this Buck about the moon shield, could it be that what he just said to himself is a private agreement? Fei De didn't think much about it, he still had to deal with the leader of the thief group in front of him first.

"I can see it's a big guy! And this good thing, tsk," Buck stared intently at Fed's "Black Flash", "It's enchanted, isn't it?" He pointed his finger at Fed, turning his head to the two tall thieves beside him, who didn't answer at all, looking nervous and guarded.

"Hello Buck Chief. ”

As soon as Fei De greeted the other party, the Buck immediately interrupted him and said: "Don't do this, I already know about the deal between Nangus and you, this is a good thing, take what you need..." He put his ass on his chair, and then pointed at Fei De and said, "Our thieves generally don't deal with you foreign mercenary groups, and the river water does not interfere with well water, so you can leave as soon as you are rested and your body is healed, don't trouble us!"

Buck was honestly unkind, and Phyd had just arrived and let him go.

Fed nodded and replied, "Of course, we'll be leaving soon, but I have a question I'd like to ask." Feide was calm, his eyes looking straight at Buck, not in the slightest bit suppressed by the momentum of the more than fifty thieves around him.

Russell stood aside and didn't say a word, allowing Buck and Fett to communicate freely.

Buck patted the chair and said, "Those two lords have nothing to do with your mercenary group, so it's no fun to ask any more!"

Fed shook his head, "It's not about those two people, but about why you thieves attacked our mercenary group in some villages before?"

Buck touched his chin, he pointed at Fid and said, "You... Do you say it again? The man who killed you?"

"That's right, our patrol men were killed by your men," said Feder as he walked over to a thief with a quiver on his back, drew an arrow from his quiver, and after making sure it was also a non-iron arrow, he placed it in his hand and motioned to Buck, "Your men are the ones who attacked me with these arrows." ”

At this moment, a thief slapped the table vigorously behind Fed, and shouted, "You mercenary thief, don't spew blood! Why are we attacking you?"

Another thief also shouted, "Yes, we only want money, did you all wear gold at that time?"

Fidel immediately responded: "The belongings of those subordinates are not missing, but they have been taken for their lives. ”

The thieves behind him shouted even louder: "That's the story you made up! We are not like you who are the dregs of war, who kill people unreasonably!"

"That's it!"

The thieves began to chim, and only the leader of Buck sat there, pondering.

"I'm not afraid to tell you, our people don't usually mess with mercenaries, and if what you say is true, then there's only one possibility," Buck thought as he stroked his beard, "It must have been Nangus's little girl who did it." ”

"Ayana?" Fidel asked immediately.

"Yes, it's Ayana, she hates you mercenaries terribly, and she has a group of friends, all of whom are the children of our members of the Rock Thieves, and she is their little leader. ”

As Buck said this, Fed heard some thieves whispering behind him.

"Yes, my little ones seem to have gone out with Ayana and haven't been back for a while. ”

"Mine too, won't they all follow that girl out and cause trouble, right?"

When Fid heard this, he began to believe that things were just like Buck did. After all, even Buck may not be able to control this kind of thing to let all the thieves lie together, not to mention that they didn't necessarily know that the person they killed was the mercenary of their own Moon Shield mercenary group.

"Well, I'll call Nangus back and ask him what's going on, but don't even think about pursuing anything, even if Ayana killed him, you deserve it! Is this your garden?

Russell whispered to Fed, "It's almost enough, let's go see Andre quickly." ”

Fei knew that even if he found evidence, it would be difficult for him to bargain with this group of thieves in his current situation. Although the other party claims to be a civilian persecuted by lords and mercenaries, he can form a group of thieves and have his own sphere of influence, and must have done a lot of shady things. Even if you tear your face now, it is not impossible to kill yourself.

is still a little polite to himself because for Russell's sake, because they all know that the blonde Andre is Russell's adopted son, and he is Andre's subordinate.

When Buck saw that the other man had stopped talking, he said, "Let me tell you this, as long as you don't stop us from getting rich around here, and don't hurt my people around here, we won't be against you." ”

When he said this, Fid realized that the Rock Thieves were not the same as what Noor had said—Noor said that they were not thieves for money but because they were forced to do so, but now it seems that these people, even ordinary peasants who were oppressed and persecuted, or homeless beggars, have now become complete thieves.

"I don't have anything more to say, I'll get out of here as soon as my people are healthy. ”

Buck clapped his hands and said, "Very well, then follow Russell to see your captain." He was just about to leave the leader's platform, when he suddenly realized that he had forgotten something, and turned to Fidel and said, "By the way, now that the countries around here are at war, it is a good time for your mercenaries to make a fortune, hehe." ”

The leader left the platform, and with him the two tall thieves who had been standing beside him. The thieves in the chairs were talking freely, not paying any attention to Fidel.

Fed turned around and saw Russell looking at him.

"Let's go, follow me, I'll take you to see Andrei. Russell spoke first.

Fylde followed Russell back the way he had come.

"Is this group of thieves really suitable for you?" Fei De actually wanted to ask why Russell was willing to live in seclusion here instead of holding the weapon of life to rebuild his career. Even if he doesn't use a weapon of life, with his prestige and prestige, he can make a comeback at any time.

"I know what you want to ask, but I must have chosen this place for my reasons, so you don't have to ask," Russell walked ahead and said unhurriedly, "The most important thing now is to get the moon shield back, and then try to get Andre back to health." ”

Feder didn't say anything more, because he knew that he was too immature in front of this person. He realized that when the former head of the regiment, Russell, was willing, he would tell everything he thought was secret, but when he asked what the other party didn't intend to say, he didn't leak anything.

Fright and Russell came to a fork in the road and headed deeper down the road. The thief standing down the road nodded to Russell.

After passing through the stone path, he came to a locked iron gate, and a thief stood in front of the door.

"Are you here to see the people inside?" the thief asked Russell.

"That's right, open the door. ”

There was only one bed behind the door, and Andrei was lying on the bed. The blackness of Andre's whole body had dissipated, but his eyes were closed and he looked still unconscious.