Chapter 34: On the Road
The crowd waited until Shelton III personally sent Linda to a small room in the suburbs before they left with confidence.
Compared to the old hut in the village, this house is much better, the infrastructure and furnishings are arranged according to the standards of large families, and there is a fertile land in the yard, which has not yet been planted, and is fenced off, and even farm tools are available.
Such a house, according to the market price of Xuedun City, would require at least three thousand silver coins, in other words, Su Wen would have to sell ten black swords in exchange for this property with land attached.
King Seton III said that he would send someone to deliver some daily necessities later, and in addition, he would also send someone to take care of Linda, an elderly man.
Although she didn't know what was going on, Marlena still attributed the reason for all this to Su Wen, and there was more awe in her eyes when she looked at Su Wen, as did Greenfield and the other two soldiers.
When they walked out of the gate of Xuedun City, everyone's equipment could be said to have changed shotguns.
The inferior horse that Su Wen bought was left in Linda's yard, except for Greenfield, everyone else rode the good horse given by Hunter III, if you want to say how good it is, in fact, it is generally at the upper level, it should be a reserve military horse whose quality is slightly below the standard and was not selected to give a few people.
Yesterday's day was not a delay, and the two soldiers also got some information and reported it to Greenfell.
From Shelton City, all the way north, in less than ten days, you can reach the territory of Snow Castle, only need to cross a large river on the way. There will probably be some monsters along the way, but the headache is still the killer of the Black Rope Society.
With the reaction speed of the Black Rope Society, you should have known that the two men in black in the first wave had already hit the street. Perhaps, a higher-level killer is now lurking somewhere, waiting for the next chance to strike.
For this reason, Greenfield and the two soldiers were prepared to die.
Truth be told, the gap between them is not something that can be bridged by the act of dying generously.
But having Su Wen by his side made them feel a lot more relieved.
After all, it was an object that even a dignified baron needed to curry favor with, and Greenfell had witnessed Su Wen's terrifying strength with his own eyes.
Su Wen ...... Mr. The shadow of Xuedun City was almost invisible behind him, and Marlena slowed down her horse and walked in parallel with Su Wen. After a moment's hesitation, he asked.
"It's okay to call Su Wen. ”
"Oh, Su Wen. Marlena didn't squirm, and directly changed her title: "Can I ask, what is your reason for escorting me back to the snow castle?"
"Reason?" Su Wen didn't look at Marina, thought for a while, and replied, "Probably idle." ”
Although Su Wen had a large gap in memory, he did not feel anxious or had the urge to look around for memories, but just lived his life with a state of mind that was at ease with what happened.
"But if you have to say it, accompanying that guy is also a reason. Su Wen looked at Ellie who was diagonally in front of him.
After confirming that Linda is safe and well-placed, Ellie's motivation to escort Marlena has been fully exposed. Probably because I've received a lot of help from Marlena before, and now I can finally get her to help in return, so I'm excited.
Ellie.
Marlena also looked over.
Her long flaxen-colored hair was draped behind her head, taller and more beautiful than before, and she seemed to have acquired a different ability. It's hard to believe that this girl was originally just an ordinary civilian girl who couldn't even have a surname.
To be able to get the favor of a mysterious powerhouse like Su Wen, there must be something special about her.
Marlena suddenly envied Ellie, because she knew that the road back to Snow Castle this time was not easy. Even if she does arrive at Snow Castle safely and smoothly, there will be intertwined interpersonal relationships and conflicts of interest waiting for her arrival.
But she had to go back, for the sake of those who died for her.
Su Wen took out a black sword from the package behind him and handed it to Ma Lina: "You can take this for self-defense, you should be able to use it." ”
Ma Lina took the black sword made of this special material and pulled a sword flower in her hand: "...... is this?"
"A sword worth three hundred and fifty silver. Su Wen was not surprised that Marlena knew a little swordsmanship, after all, her godfather and godmother were elite soldiers under the Duke of Snow Castle.
“...... Thank you. Marlena thanked her, and hung the black sword on the side of the saddle.
Su Wen seemed to remember something again, took out a small box from his pocket and threw it to Marina.
"A small hidden weapon, the black one faces the enemy. ”
This is a gadget made of the throwing knife of the Black Rope Killer as a material, Su Wen and Ellie can't use it, but it is just right for someone of Marina's level. Simple to operate, powerful, and unexpected, it is a prop that can save your life at a critical moment.
Marlena thanked her again, but she didn't know what to say, and the two fell silent.
Along the way, you can also see adventurers heading south, in groups or alone, and it seems that the village has a great attraction for them. After Su Wen asked, he learned from Greenfield that there were too few places like that village where monsters could be hunted relatively safely, and there was relatively little competition in the new gathering points, and everyone wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a profit.
"What if the monster is finished?"
"If you can't kill it, the portal that comes will send monsters to this side in a steady stream, unless you defeat the leader of that place, you can truly liberate that area. ”
According to Su Wen's evaluation of the strength of these adventurers these days, if the opponent is Pharos, probably they will not be able to see it.
"What about the two-headed monster?"
"Two-headed terror. Greenfell thought for a moment and said, "Although that thing is powerful, as long as there are enough people and a good strategy, it can still be defeated, but there is nothing of value except for bones and heads." ”
So the weapon in that thing's hand isn't fixed, right?
In this way, there is no problem with the black sword sold to Hank.
Although the road is far away, but fortunately, there are no moths, and the Black Rope Society does not know whether it is worried about something or has not found Marina's whereabouts at all, and it has never appeared, not only Su Wen, but even Ellie's sensitive sense of smell and hearing has not noticed that strange trace.
The more this happens, the more worried Greenfell becomes.
Five days later, the group arrived on the edge of the great river that straddled the Marenor Empire.
In other words, there is only half of the way to send Marlena home.