Claude Avenue is the widest road in Tridis, with a length of more than 4 kilometers, from the main entrance of the outer city to the edge of the inner city, and is arguably the most important arterial road in the whole city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe mercenary guild of Tridis City is set up at the end of this roughly fifty meters wide avenue, less than 100 meters away from the inner city wall, because it is the off-season of late summer and early autumn, and Tritis City is not a commercial city, so although it is not called a door, there are still not too many people to be seen.

Well, maybe there is also a reason why there is a traffic jam at the city gate?

Su Wen, dressed in the "Pretender's Robes", stopped at the door of the Mercenary Guild. After entering the city of Tridis, he did not rush to exchange the elf bracers in his arms for gold coins, but went straight to this place.

The Mercenary Guild is not a lonely building, nor is it a place to simply post and accept tasks. To be precise, as one of the indispensable institutions of almost any city in the Glorious Continent, it is actually a huge commercial area - the trade union building is only the center of this area, and in its vicinity, there are all kinds of transportation companies, places of consumption, places of trade, accommodation and other supporting facilities......

So, it's actually the second largest commercial center in Tridis, but it's a small city with a population of less than 100,000, so it's not as imposing as the big cities.

Walking through the sparse crowd, Su Wen did not encounter any obstacles: the elemental coercion emanating from the pretender's robe made him look unprovoked, and coupled with the appearance of being unapproachable, there were really not many people who dared to approach Su Wen.

"Welcome, Lord Tasuri. ”

At the door of the trade union building, the doorman in a strong suit recognized Su Wen from a distance.

Su Wen nodded silently and stepped into the door of the Mercenary Guild.

The Mercenary Guild is a large three-storey building with a large and orderly indoor plaza on the ground floor, which is dedicated to mercenaries to accept employment or receive tasks. At this time, groups of stout men were gathering in the square, either waiting for the posting of new tasks on the bulletin board, or wandering around the door waiting for the arrival of the gold lord - Su Wen knew that these were the lowest mercenaries, and in order to barely make ends meet, they had to put in more effort than the senior mercenaries to run business in the mercenary hall in person.

As soon as Su Wen entered the gate, sure enough, there were already several big men who were ready to move on to the possible business and wanted to come forward to attract customers. They basically wore bronze signs around their necks, which was a badge representing the "Heroic Bronze" level mercenaries, in other words, they were actually rookies who had just debuted - so soon, after sensing the faint coercion on Su Wen's body, these mercenaries didn't even have the courage to come forward to talk, and they dispersed one after another.

Of course, Su Wen came here today, neither planning to issue a mission, nor to become a mercenary himself. Ignoring the bustling hall of mercenaries, he made his way to the end of the hall and stepped onto a long corridor flanked by a number of open shops, most of which sold goods such as weapons, armor, and medicines, as well as adventure-related goods such as maps.

This is the commercial area within the Mercenary Guild, which mainly serves mercenaries rather than merchants.

Near the end of the corridor, Su Wen turned and entered a small nondescript shop. The shelves of this store look cluttered with goods, and it seems that it is not competitive compared to the dazzling array of stores around it.

"Hello guest, do you need anything?"

As soon as she stepped into the door, a blue-haired girl standing behind the counter spoke enthusiastically. She looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, her young and immature face was flushed, and she showed two small tiger teeth when she spoke, which was very pleasing.

Su Wen had never seen such an unfamiliar face, and when he came here the first few times, the person standing behind the counter should be a shopkeeper who was nearly half a hundred years old, but he was also a mid-level warrior with a restrained atmosphere.

Therefore, he hesitated for a moment before saying in a deep voice, "I'm looking for Donald, is he here?"

"Yes, sir. The blue-haired girl smiled sweetly, "Mr. Donald has instructed him before that if someone calls out his name directly, then ask him to go directly to the basement to find him." ”

As she spoke, she pointed to the small door at the back of the shop.

Looking at this lovely girl, Su Wen suddenly felt in his heart that it would be a very good thing to let such a kind-hearted little girl be his maid, right? At least it would be better than the moving wooden stake at home...... Well, no, at least the stake doesn't taunt herself, and Laetitia, while ignoring herself, often makes a few sarcastic remarks in passing. Thinking about it this way, Su Wen found that this half-elf maid should indeed be released - anyway, she hated herself so much, it was better to simply take the opportunity to leave Tridis City in the past few days and give her the status of a free citizen, which could be regarded as a reward for her taking care of herself for half a year.

As for the ransom fee of 500 gold coins, Su Wen certainly didn't plan to ask for it.

Cough...... Think far.

When the blue-haired girl was a little embarrassed by Su Wen's gaze hidden behind her hood, he finally looked away from her and entered the back door of the store.

......

Walking down the long turnaround steps, Su Wen not only smelled the faint smell of alcohol that permeated the place all year round, but also heard the sound of conversation coming from the basement.

“...... Dear Ms. Susanna, please also be assured that the lady you are talking about is not on our priority checklist, so we can only provide her information for the time being. It's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's because it takes a lot of time to verify the private information, and it's ......"

It's a magnetic male voice.

"And what? You actually call that little slut 'ma'am'? No, you should call her a bitch! I don't care, 1,500 gold coins is enough for you to find out everything about her, or do you think the price is too low?"

It's an angry and somewhat neurotic female voice.

"No, please don't get me wrong, the problem we're having now has nothing to do with gold - I mean, I need time, ma'am, and even observing the subject's routine and habits takes time, doesn't it?"

"But now that more than half a month has passed, you tell me how much time it will take to be enough?"

"I'm really sorry, ma'am, but I can't guarantee you at this time. As you know, I, Donald, as the only intelligence merchant in Tridis, are of paramount importance to the accuracy and authenticity of information, and I cannot hand over unidentified information to you without receiving reliable and complete information. It's for my reputation, but also for your trust!"

"No matter how beautiful you say, I don't have that much time to spend with you! I ask that you give me a satisfactory answer before the end of the month, or you will look good!"

"Yes, yes, I'll do my best...... Ah, listen, there's a guest coming!"

Su Wen walked the steps, pushed open the half-hidden door of the basement, and then saw the densely stuffed files in the large room...... and two people sitting across from each other in the center of the room.

The two are naturally a man and a woman. The man with curly sky-blue hair and a slender leather robe was tall, thin and tall, with pointed ears and cheeks, and he was very sleek at first glance, while the lady sitting opposite him was fat-headed, big-eared, and fierce, but the fine clothes on his body were bejeweled, and she was obviously from the nobles of the inner city.

After seeing the uninvited guest who rushed in, Ms. Susanna, who weighed almost more than two hundred pounds, was furious at first, and wanted to scold Su Wen impatiently, but when she saw the latter's appearance clearly and felt the faint coercion, she swallowed the scolding in her mouth - the result was that the embarrassed appearance with a smile in anger looked particularly funny.

"Ah, it turned out to be the Grand Magician of Tasuori, and it was really a long way off. ”

Donald stood up and gave Su Wen a respectful salute. This act of breaking the embarrassment made the lady sitting on the chair suddenly realize, and she immediately understood that the gray-robed man in front of her was indeed a magician, and he actually had the identity of a high-level magician! So, while she was very glad that she didn't really scold, she also quickly stood up and saluted, but the bloated body looked very difficult when bowing.

Su Wen nodded silently, then turned sideways and stepped out of the basement door.

Lady Suzanne, though grumpy, was clearly not stupid, immediately understood what this meant, and quickly said goodbye to Donald with a smile and a proper farewell, and then stepped on the steps and left the basement with a "puff."

After she left, only Suvin and Donald were left in the basement.

"Whew...... You've been a great help, I've been haunted by this abrasive goblin for the past few days. Donald didn't look personable at all, he slumped on the bench and rubbed his temples, "You know, there were a few times when I almost couldn't stand it and wanted to give her two Flame Blasts to try, but then I thought maybe it was a test of my patience, so I ended up smiling. ”

"Although I haven't listened to your conversation, this lady is going to ask you to help her investigate her husband's cheater, isn't that a piece of cake for you?and 1,500 gold coins is not a small amount...... It doesn't really mean much to you, though. ”

Suwen asked as she sat down where Ms. Suzanne had sat earlier.

"No, no, no, of course gold coins are meaningful, and I'm happy to see them. Donald smiled meaningfully, "The problem is that her husband gave me 5,000 gold coins to keep it a secret, and of course I'm going to sit on the ground and raise the price." ”

"It's really your style......"

"Don't talk about that, I heard that you were introduced to St. Peter's College, which is my alma mater. Well...... The best mage academy in the entire Doron Empire, you have to take advantage of the opportunity. Donald stood up, removed the large pile of files on the side of the wall, then took out two large steaming bottles of wine from the freezer in the back, and handed one of them to Su Wen, "So, in order to celebrate your 'successful promotion', let's do it!"

Su Wen smiled helplessly, then took the bottle of red wine, uncorked it, and took a big sip.

That's right, Donald in front of him knows Su Wen's identity, and the disguise of the so-called "Tasuri Grand Magician" is just a joke in his eyes, because this enchanted item actually has a hidden attribute, that is, it is ineffective against creatures whose elemental mastery ability is above that of a high-level magician. In other words, the seemingly flamboyant intelligence merchant in front of him is the real high-level magician, and he is also the top existence among high-level magicians who has stepped into the realm of the magister with one foot - the fire explosion technique he just said is not a joke, it is a fifth-order magic that can destroy half of the mercenary union building......

"Huh, what's wrong with your hand, it's hurting?"

While Su Wen was pouring himself wine on the peony ground, Donald suddenly asked out loud.

"You're not going to come to me for nothing, I think what you're going to say about me this time must have something to do with your hands, right?"