Walking through the early morning mist, Su Wen hurried towards the agreed place. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The rain in the sky was light, and the faint streaks of rain only made him feel slightly wet.

Considering that he may not have time during the day, Su Wen still plans to see what the daily tasks the system gives him today first, and if it conflicts with the itinerary or he can't complete it, he might as well cancel it as soon as possible.

"Daily Missions. ”

He said silently.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully receiving the daily mission, today's daily mission is "Complete the first mercenary mission in your life with an unusual identity, which can be chosen by the host", task level: medium, task reward: 300 exchange points, 1 mental toughness. Quest Supplement: There are three types of special identities that the host can choose from: 'Shemale', 'Pseudo-Niang', and 'Helping Her'. ”

After reading the content of the task, Su Wen didn't think about it, so he said expressionlessly: "Cancel the task." ”

"Are you sure you want to cancel a Daily?"

"Sure. ”

"Ding! The mission has been canceled, and the host will not be able to claim the Daily again within today's day. ”

Su Wen breathed a sigh of relief, although he was often forced by the system to complete perverted tasks, even he doubted that his discipline no longer existed. But no matter what, he still has a bottom line, if this kind of task is placed in a place like Tridis City, which has long been broken and broken to him, he may still consider it, but since he has come to Red Maple Town, he will not do it even if he has a high reward.

By the way, Su Wen also canceled the side quest called 'The Secret Prechapter in the Crypt', which was about to expire, and although he was deducted twice the exchange points, it was much better than deducting five times the amount of timeout.

......

When Su Wen came to the entrance of Hongfeng Town, the sky had gradually brightened, the time was neither early nor late, and it was only a few minutes away from 7 o'clock.

In the distance, Suven saw the figure of Helankimir waiting with a scepter.

At this time, he was quietly looking at a pocket watch, his old body was very straight, and behind him was the huge noble carriage. Two tall horses snorted at the front of the carriage, and the coachman leaned on the side of the carriage and fell asleep.

There were few people at the entrance of Red Maple Town in the early morning, so Hlan Kimir quickly noticed Su Wen approaching.

"You were punctual and prepared better than I could have imagined. Seeing Su Wen who was fully armed, the capable old man nodded with satisfaction, and the wrinkles on his face stretched slightly, "Just now I was even doubting whether you would break the appointment, but now it seems that choosing you is the right decision, please accept my apologies." ”

Su Wen smiled and waved his hand, motioning for Hran Kimir not to mind.

Since private missions require a deposit, although it is rare for a mercenary to take the deposit and run away, it does not mean that there has never been a similar situation. Especially a newly registered mercenary like Su Wen, even if he has a strength certificate beyond ordinary people, he doesn't need to have any worries: even if he has a bad reputation in Red Maple Town, it is a big deal to change places and start anew.

Of course, doing such a thing for the sake of just ten gold coins will probably not be considered by anyone with a normal IQ.

"Now, can you tell me the details of the mission, and I can make arrangements as soon as possible. ”

Su Wen asked.

"Absolutely. ”

With that, Hrankimir invited Suven to the seat at the front of the carriage, but did not let him into the carriage. Su Wen obviously felt that there was someone in the carriage, it should be the "own lady" he mentioned yesterday.

"The destination of our trip was the Summerer Estate, 80 kilometres northwest of here, on the western edge of the Ronallando Plains. We'll choose the nearest path, so if the thugs who threaten my young lady want to stop them, the only way is to catch up from behind. Hrankimir motioned to the coachman to pick up his horses, and the huge, ornate carriage was soon moving, "If I am right, we are probably under surveillance now." There are a few more remote sections along the way, so please be in good spirits and keep the thugs out of the way. ”

After saying that, Helan Kimir's gaze stayed on the heavy machine crossbow behind Su Wen.

"I don't want anyone to be hurt or even killed, of course, if you have to, please fulfill your duties as a mercenary, and do whatever you want while ensuring our safety. ”

He said heavily.

Su Wen nodded, from Hrankimir's description, he understood that if there was an enemy, it would definitely not be a single one, but it would not be too many, and it would not be very strong - otherwise he should have gone to the mercenary group to help, instead of just letting himself, a "good-looking" silver-level mercenary, protect him along the way. However, for the first mercenary mission, Su Wen decided to do it cleanly.

"Don't worry, they won't come near this carriage. ”

He made assurances.

As soon as the words ended, the front door of the carriage was slowly opened, and a girl with curly blond hair poked out half of her head.

Her appearance can be considered to be in the middle, much worse than Laetitia, who has a racial advantage, but she is also a conspicuous type among humans, but there seems to be a faint cloud of sadness on her face that makes her a little haggard.

"Grandpa Hera, is this the temporary helper you hired?"

"Yes, Miss, I have always had a good eye for the next generation, and he can help us solve the troubles on the road. ”

"Oh. ”

The girl looked at Su Wen twice, agreed noncommittally, and then retracted her head and closed the half-human-high door, never saying a word to Su Wen.

"Hurry is a bit introverted, please don't worry. ”

Perhaps feeling a little embarrassed, Khrankimir smiled at Su Wen beside him.

......

The carriage traveled smoothly, and it took only half an hour to pass through a small village called Doppler and up a steeper and more rugged mountain road. In the Duolun Empire, the area within 100 kilometers of each city is classified as a province of the city, and as a relatively backward third-tier city in the empire, the excessive number of mountains in the province area may be one of the main reasons why Trides is difficult to develop, but fortunately, it is located in the interior of the Duolun Empire, and the security here is still much better than the notoriously dangerous cities on the border.

Of course, this does not mean that there is no danger in the mountains, such as the time when Su Wen hung up on the second day after entering the Brilliant Continent, wasn't he robbed by robbers running around in the wild...... Although on the main road, which is often frequented by horse-drawn carriages, the probability of such a danger is very small.

However, after leaving the village of Doppler, Su Wen gradually sensed that something was wrong: during the two-hour field journey, there was always a small carriage that followed slowly more than a hundred meters, always maintaining a looming distance. It may be difficult for ordinary people to perceive this detail, but for Su Wen, who is vigilant, this carriage obviously has some purpose, either to track it or to wait for an opportunity.

"Someone is following us. ”

Telling this inference to Khrankimir, Suvin did not see surprise in his face.

"Do you mean the grey open-top carriage, I noticed it half an hour ago, and I think it's the car of the murderers. The gray-haired old man said with a solemn face, obviously having discovered the problem, "Three kilometers ahead is the town of Loki, they don't dare to do anything to us for the time being, but in the next 20 kilometers of mountain roads, I think they may make some moves." ”

Su Wen nodded, although he had never walked this road, but before that, he had almost memorized the map of the province of Tridis, and judging by the speed, direction, and travel time of the carriage, the next stop was indeed Loki Town, which was much larger than Red Maple Town.

About twenty minutes later, Suwen saw the large town nestled in the mountains.

The town's architectural specifications were no different from those of Tridis, only more backward and ancient, but as he rode through the town's avenues in a horse-drawn carriage, Suven noticed that there was no shortage of orc slaves, who were often used as drudgers to carry heavy loads on the streets. And when passing through a slightly remote and gloomy road, under the light of warm red magic lights, Su Wen saw several half-elf slaves standing on the street, they wore heavy makeup, constantly throwing flattering glances at passers-by, and some even took the initiative to stick to their bodies to attract them into the dark gate behind them.

Su Wen certainly knew what these half-elf slaves were doing.

In fact, with the advantage of the race and the inferiority of the identity, the prostitution industry in the human world is basically monopolized by the half-elves, after all, almost all slave owners hope that their slaves can be exchanged for as many gold coins as possible. It's just that Tridis City has cracked down on this, and this kind of industry can't survive under the continuous sweep of the Ruling Knights, and only when he goes outside the city can Su Wen see such a scene.

Moreover, he believed that these half-elves who made a living by selling their bodies should belong to the kind of people who were more lucky.

As for the more unfortunate alien slaves, what happened to them would probably never be exposed to the light of day - Donald was right, a half-elf like Laetitia was a rarity in the world.

Looking at the noisy scene on the street, for some reason, Su Wen felt a little disturbed.

The noble carriage did not stop at the town of Loki, and after passing through the streets large and small, it drove out from the other end of the town and embarked on a long journey again. The small carriage that had been following for two hours had quietly disappeared and had not been seen since entering the town, but Su Wen knew that this did not mean that there was no more trouble, on the contrary, the trouble might have just begun......

After leaving Rocky Town and driving less than ten kilometers on the nine-curved and eighteen-bend mountain road, Su Wen noticed an anomaly coming from behind him.

As he looked behind him, he soon saw five men on horseback approaching quickly, one of whom was the same one who had pulled the grey convertible carriage not long ago.

The horses weren't very fast, but they were obviously much faster than the carriage under Su Wen, so it might not take them more than two minutes before they completely closed the distance and caught up. The five men appeared to have long swords at their waists, and two of them had light bows and crossbows in their hands, clearly not with good intentions.

Hrankimir pulled out a small telescope from his bosom, glanced behind him a few times, and then frowned solemnly.

"That's them, these murderers who threatened Miss!"

So Su Wen breathed a sigh of relief.

He was still a little worried about what kind of fierce opponent he would encounter, it turned out to be a rabble of market hooligans.

The reason for this judgment is that the tracking skills of this group of guys are completely unprofessional, and when they decide to attack, they just hand out their fists like reckless men. What he was really worried about was similar to the attack on the three James brothers that day, the kind of ambush with the help of favorable terrain and then delivering a fatal blow was so professional that if he put his position aside, Su Wen appreciated them very much.

As for this rabble, it is not difficult to solve.

Su Wen pulled out the heavy machine crossbow behind his back, then turned over and jumped, half of his body fell on the top of the carriage, and began to shoot the heavy crossbow.

"Wait, do you want to kill them!"

Khrankimir asked hurriedly, he didn't seem to expect Su Wen to choose such a direct and rude approach.

"Since you're worried that they're going to kill you, do you still care about their lives?" Su Wen asked with a smile, but then explained, "I'm just scaring them so that these guys don't dare to catch up." Again, don't worry, they don't dare approach this carriage. ”

The words fell, and with the sound of the crossbow strings in place, Su Wen lowered his head and took aim.

Then, pull the trigger.

"Whew!"

A loud cracking sound sounded, and the bolts flew out with great acceleration and shot at the galloping horses. At a distance of nearly two hundred meters, Su Wen couldn't hear the sound, but he still immediately saw the effect of this crossbow arrow - the black pack horse that rushed to the front had its eyes pierced through, and fell to the ground with a bang in the blood that burst out, and the rider on the horse was thrown forward because of the huge inertia, and fell heavily on the slope-like gravel road.

Su Wen did not pause, and continued to load the arrows and shoot.

Five seconds later, a second bolt struck the other horse in the chest, sinking deep into it, and before the other four riders could react to their companion's fall, the black and white lean horses neighed violently, and fell to their knees on their forelimbs as they staggered forward a few more steps.

Although Su Wen couldn't see the expressions of the remaining three, judging from the fact that they urgently grabbed the reins of the horses and let the horses under their crotches stop as fast as they could, this group of murderers probably didn't dare to catch up anymore.

"Is there any more trouble?"

Su Wen jumped lightly from the roof of the carriage, put the heavy crossbow and quiver back in their places, and said to Khrankimir, whose face was full of horror.

"I didn't ...... I'm afraid not. ”

Hrankimir opened his mouth, still holding the telescope in his hand, and the shock on his face could not be calmed - shooting a horse moving at the same speed on a moving carriage from a distance of two hundred meters alone was enough to be worthy of a position in the army!

"That's good, it seems that 100 gold coins is not too difficult to get. ”

Su Wen was very satisfied.

The first mercenary mission is not difficult, nor is it very easy. After all, the group of murderers were wearing bright weapons, and even long-range bows and crossbows, if they were approached, they might not be able to keep it thorough, all in all, the difficulty of the task was basically in line with the reward of 100 gold coins, which was not unexpected by Su Wen.

"Now that the trouble has been solved—"

Helenkimir seemed to ponder for a moment, then slowly took out a small bag of gold coins and handed it to Su Wen.

"Here's your reward, get off at the next stop, Tragones, we should have a safe rest of the journey, even if you finish the task ahead of schedule. ”

"Huh, that's so good?"

Su Wen was amazed with some surprise.

But just then, the front door of the carriage was opened again.

The young lady with curly blond hair poked her head out and said, "No, Grandpa Hera, we paid him to escort us home, what if we encounter robbers next?"

Khrankimir was stunned, then nodded helplessly.

She was right, since she was hired, she should be responsible to the end. Su Wen also smiled for the old man, and at the same time felt a little strange: since the trouble had been solved, how could the sadness on this young lady's face show no signs of dissipation, but it was no different from when she first set off?

......

The rest of the journey was smooth, and after nearly eight small treks, the carriage finally reached a wide plain. This is the border between the provinces of Trides and Cironando, and it has left the endless mountains and entered the vast area.

Towards autumn, the fields on both sides of the road were filled with a bumper harvest, and the nearly two-meter-high cornfields almost completely obscured the view of the horse-drawn carriages. The air is filled with the scent of earth and blades of grass, and occasionally you can see rows of windbreak trees, their tall and dense branches casting shade in the clear sun.

Instead of heading towards the town, the carriage traveled for two hours through the country roads between the fields, and finally arrived at its destination at five o'clock in the afternoon, a large farm built on the shore of a lake. The farm is almost uninhabited and has no farmland, with a rushing river in the midst of grass, and two rows of ant-like figures stand neatly beside the dark wooden suspension bridge adjacent to the large barn, as if waiting for something.

"Here we are. ”

Khrankimir sighed lightly, Su Wen felt that his expression was a little strange, and he didn't seem to be excited to return home.

In fact, it stands to reason that Su Wen has now successfully completed his mission, but since Hlankimir has not spoken, and the carriage has no intention of stopping, he does not feel anxious.

As the carriage approached the drawbridge, he was greeted by a middle-aged man in silk robes, followed by two sword-wielding guards in chain mail. Only then did Su Wen realize that not only these two people, but also the two rows of figures standing on the suspension bridge were all such heavily armed guards.

He suddenly felt that something was not right, if it was just a farm away from the hustle and bustle, how could there be an armed force like an army?

To say that it is just the guard of the farm is a bit too much, right?

"Welcome back, Hera, you have good news for me once again, how is the harvest this time?"

Herankimir put away his inconspicuous sigh, quickly got up from the carriage, and nodded to the middle-aged man who was approaching: "My lord, everything is going as smoothly as you expected. ”

"Very well, what about these two new guests, won't you introduce me? The groom and the three guards I sent to you did not come back, but I saw two new faces, which was really interesting. The middle-aged man looked at Su Wen in the carriage, and then at the coachman who was driving the horse.

"Master, they were hired by me temporarily, you can release them now......"

"Don't bother you, Hera, I'll take care of it. ”

The richly dressed middle-aged man interrupted Heran Kimir with a smile.

Then, he pulled out two flint pistols from his coat that had already been loaded, aimed them at the two men in the car with great speed, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Bang!"