"The river was called the Longjiang, which originated in the foothills of the west, ran through the Maleno Empire, and stretched all the way to the eastern coast. ”

"Longjiang?" Su Wen was a little concerned about the word dragon.

"Yes. Greenfield explains: "There are several theories about the origin of the name, one is that the river is shaped on the map to resemble a soaring dragon, and the other is that the corpse of a dragon is sleeping somewhere in the river. ”

Su Wen saw the sails of the ships in the river from a distance, and suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a mention in the "Imperial Geography" about the situation on the Longjiang River. The developed transportation, fishing and sand mining industries have led the economic development of the entire Longjiang River to be ahead of other places, and it can be said that the most prosperous area of the Malenor Empire is located.

And the royal city of the Maleno Empire is about 500 kilometers away from them in the lower reaches of the Longjiang River.

"In front is Jiangjian Castle, one of the cities under the direct jurisdiction of His Majesty the Emperor, and an important transportation hub connecting the north and south of the empire. "So the floating population is very complicated, so be careful," Greenfell said. ”

He was still worried about the Black Rope Society.

The outfits of the six were no different from those of the adventurers, and they were not so conspicuous in the flow of people entering the city. Of course, thanks to the cloaks and masks on everyone's bodies, passers-by can't see Ellie and Marina's faces clearly.

This kind of dress does not seem special, as most of the other adventurers do.

"Monsters occasionally appear in the river, and the merchants here provide almost unlimited escort missions, so it is also a paradise for adventurers. Correspondingly, the tavern, casino, brothel and other industries are also quite developed. ”

"You say, wouldn't it be safer if we pretended to be adventurers to take on an escort mission?"

Greenfield was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect this stubble, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Maybe it's not impossible to ......."

While Greenfell was still pondering the pros and cons of such an act, the crowd entered the city gates. The soldiers defending the city looked obviously more powerful than Shelton City, and even in this weather, they were wearing iron armor and sternly scanning the people entering and leaving.

The people who were pulling the goods took another passage that needed to be inspected, and light passengers like Su Wen and them were exempted from the tedious inspection work and went directly into the city.

It was still early, and Greenfell led everyone to a guild in Riverside City, which had a branch in almost every slightly larger city, providing adventurers with services to receive quests, operating some supplies, and at the same time, providing a place for adventurers to trade with each other.

While there are scattered quests elsewhere, such as taverns or inns, quests in the Adventurer's Guild are more comprehensive and reliable, and only require a slightly higher fee than elsewhere.

Different places also cater to the needs of adventurers of different levels.

"Do you really want to take on an escort mission?" said Ellie, inexplicably looking forward to it.

"Not really. Greenfell shook his head and denied, "I'm here to see if there's any information from the Duke." ”

If there is a message, the information will be specially encrypted and then published in the adventurer's guild in the form of a task.

The closer you get to the snow castle, the more the safety and danger factor increases. Whether it is the protection provided by the Duke of Snow Castle or the assassination of other forces, it will be easier and easier.

Warrent Van Snow Castle took his illegitimate daughter back to Snow Castle, which could not be put on the surface, and could only let Marlena come back in secret, first and then play. If it is brought up openly, it will certainly be hindered by the elders and other heirs, and on the grounds of this incident, Warrent will fall into passivity.

Although most of the others already knew the news of Warrent's return of Marlena, they only dared to stumble in the shadows, and if anyone questioned the Duke of Snow Castle first, they would be the first bird to be shot by Warrent, although it would not do Warrent any good, but no one dared to be the first bird.

Moreover, the living forces belonging to each person in the snow castle are in a network of mutual monitoring, and if there is the slightest movement, people will guess the movement and seize the handle.

Therefore, Warrent can only send soldiers of the class of Greenfield to complete this task, and in turn, others can only spend a lot of money to let the Black Rope Society do this kind of professional thing.

Greenfell glanced at the task board, circled around, but didn't find any news left by the duke, and shook his head at a few people.

Su Wen saw that Marlena did not show a little disappointment.

"Let's cross the river!"

As soon as he left the guild, Greenfell spoke to everyone.

"Now?"

"Yes, while there are still boats, try not to stay in Jiangjian City for as long as you can. ”

Jiangjian Castle is divided into the southern and northern castles, separated by the Longjiang River, and although it is nominally a city, the southern and northern castles each have a lord who manages their respective areas.

The lord of the city did not have a title, but belonged to the establishment of imperial officials.

And due to the complexity of the industrial structure of Jiangjian City, the managers of the transportation, mineral and fishery systems sent by the empire and the commanders of the city guards also have a lot of right to speak, followed by some of the wealthy merchants and underworld giants in the city.

"It's crowded and complicated, and the security at night isn't very good. ”

The crowd had no objection and followed Greenfell to the passenger terminal. There are several wharves in Jiangjian City, where large and small boats come in and out endlessly, transporting all kinds of goods, and there are also wharves specially designed for passenger transport, and the environment around the passenger terminal is more tidy than other wharves.

The ticket for crossing the river is one silver coin, and if you want to ride a horse, you need to add one and a half silver coins, for a total of two and a half silver coins. Six men and six horses for a total of fifteen silver coins, paid by Greenfield.

Along the way, Greenfield was paying all kinds of expenses, which made Su Wenwei embarrassed.

"Wow, this boat has to make a few hundred silver coins......" Ellie sighed as she looked at the dense crowd.

"If you remove the cost, it's not much. Marlena said.

"Yes. Greenfell: "In the past, there were private ferries, but a few years ago they were banned by the shipping bureau and were operated by the government. Private ferries must have a business licence to continue to operate. ”

It seems that everywhere is the same.

Su Wen thought.

While queuing up to board the ship, Su Wen suddenly felt a familiar breath and looked around, only to find that Ellie was also looking around, frowning and gently sniffing the smell in the air while looking.

Su Wen and Ellie glanced at each other, and the one who should have come is still here.