Chapter Seventy-Two: Departure

The door opened, and instead of a supple burgundy hair, a tuft of flaxen-colored hair was on top of his head.

He was dressed in tan, badly worn studded leather armor, with only a heavy three-layered shoulder guard on the left side, in the shape of a giant claw, with three metallic finger claws clasping the left shoulder.

A sharpened harpoon was hung behind him. Very few people in the Bay of Pigs use this strange weapon, hence the nickname of the people who came. Known as 'Harpoon' or 'Harpoon Evan', he was a former fisherman with a scar on his left cheek that sloped to the corner of his mouth, the wound that 'Harpoon Evan' had left when he fought the fishmen in the water.

"I knew I could find you here, but it would take a few more attempts. Harpoon Evan walked unceremoniously to the fireplace, took off his finger-baring leather gloves, and roasted his hands beside the fireplace, "Where have you been in the morning? I came to you before the rooster was announced, but I still pounced." ”

Barrett removed his hand from the hilt of his sword, "There are no crowing roosters in Bay of Pigs, you know. ”

Evan laughed, "You're right, if any rooster or wild dog dares to bark at the sun in the morning, it will be slaughtered immediately." He threw his leather gloves on the dining table, took off the harpoon and strap behind him, stood at his side, and sat down on a chair like a tree stump.

"People in Bay of Pigs don't have the habit of waking up early. Evan quipped, "If the end of the world had happened in the morning, most of the people here would have died without pain." ”

"What are you looking for me?" Barrett asked directly, not wanting to greet anyone.

"Where's that chick of yours?" Harpoon Evan, rubbing his bearded chin, "Iceberg saw her leave Bay of Pigs in a carriage, the day you went to the forest. That chick won't make you abandon you. ”

Barrett had a hint of irritation on her face, "I asked her to leave, this is not for her." ”

Evan nodded, "Yes, this is not the place for good people to come in, unless she wants to go into the Thorn Tent." He rambled on the subject. "You know, a while ago, a few newcomers who didn't know anything came to Bay of Pigs, and I heard that it was a group of fugitives from somewhere. It's nothing more than doing some petty theft, but I feel like a character. ”

The 'harpoon' spat on the ground, and Barrett frowned.

"These people want to go into the thorn tent to find a woman, and a few people have to scrape together enough money, a group of poor ghosts, who don't have money and don't hurry into the forest to work hard, and still want to play with women!" "Harpoon' was full of disdain, "Those lovely people no one wants to receive them, and finally 'Fairy Betty' took the job, she needs money, and everyone knows this." But these poor devils beat Betty, not only but also with heavy hands, and some people saw that Betty was covered in blood on her face and body, and there was a wound on the left side of her face that was not much smaller than mine. The visitor gestured to his face.

"Why doesn't Frank care?" Barrett's brow furrowed even tighter.

The Bay of Pigs doesn't belong to anyone, and if one had to be installed, it would be managed by Misty Castle. But Misty Castle does not personally participate in big and small things, except for sending two patrols to patrol back and forth every day, Misty Castle does not interfere in those trivial matters in the Bay of Pigs, unless the matter is too serious.

So the day-to-day order of the Bay of Pigs is maintained by a team of five or six adventurers here, and Frank and his 'Giant Bear' adventure team are one of them. The Bears are paid for protection, and Frank is in charge of dealing with those who don't follow the rules in the Thorn Tent.

"Why, Frank is so angry! You know that guy hates beating women the most. He heard that his dad would beat him and his mom every time he finished drinking, and then Frank killed his dad and fled here. Evan scratched his messy hair and continued, "The newcomers were grabbed by Frank's men, stuffed with chili peppers in their mouths, and hung upside down in the thorn bush for three days. ”

"You can't imagine how much fun it is, and many adventurers choose to watch the whimpering of those guys while doing things happily with the lovely people, and the business of the Thorn Tent was too good to be good during that time." ”

Evan let out a sigh of admiration, as if he had done it himself, "It wasn't until one of those guys couldn't take it anymore that someone from the Misty Castle came and took the rest away." But that doesn't mean they're out of misery, you know, the knights hate the scum more than we do. ”

"Where's Betty?" Barrett asked. He and Betty also had a dewy relationship, that is a woman who knows how to seduce people, and loves money more than other lovely people, but she loves money for a reason......

"The other injuries are not a big problem, but the scar on the face is not easy to recover, and the recovery potions of the mages are sold at a high price. Evan shook his head and said nothing more.

The compassion of adventurers is limited, and if their lives are at stake, perhaps more people will come forward to help generously, including Barrett. And if only the appearance is damaged......

"You're here to say that?" Barrett walked over to the table and sat down across from Evan.

Evan didn't answer directly, but asked Barrett a series of questions, "How was the harvest from this trip to the Misty Forest? How many were lost? I heard that there are mages in your team? What level?"

"A wandering mage, the rank is not clear. You know, they're not like the mages in the guild who mark their rank on their left cuff. Barrett replied, "Those people belong to the same elite adventuring party from the city-state of Muya, and besides, not a single person has been lost in this adventure. ”

"That's a rare thing for you, but what about the gain?" Evan asked.

Barrett gave him a strange look, it was rude for adventurers to repeatedly ask about the gains in the adventure, but Barrett and Evan had a good relationship, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

"The reward of more than a hundred gold coins, plus the basic equivalent of items obtained in the forest. Barrett replied. And that's not all, but the most valuable of them is not found in the forest.

Barrett only began to carefully calculate the harvest in his heart at this time, and he couldn't help but feel that this adventure was really profitable.

"Very nice bonus. Evan lowered his head, as if calculating.

A tumultuous noise rang out from a short distance outside the house, and then a high-pitched scream rang out, followed by a daily noise.

None of this made the two people in the house care.

"A nobleman from the Holy Kingdom of Aratho, what is his name......" Harpoon thought for a moment, "it seems to be called Edward Soh or something, anyway, it is a somewhat long name, and the names of the nobles of that kingdom seem to be very long, as if they are not long enough to express their long family history." Evan pursed his lips, the gesture making the scar on his face even more hideous.

"What does that nobleman want?" Barrett asked.

"He doesn't want anything. Oh, that's not accurate, what he wants is to get into the Misty Forest. Evan said, "This boy's family...... Damn, I don't remember the family's last name. In short, that guy's family is very rich, very, very rich, and I heard that he can give a silver coin to every goblin on the mainland. Of course, it's unlikely that a mage can't do it with gold coins. ”

"What is he doing in the Misty Forest?" Barrett was a little puzzled, "If you have such money, if you want anything, you can just collect it directly from other adventurers." ”

"A nobleman with a noble birth and a long family history, or the kind that is very rich, you say what he wants to do, just to find some excitement. "Luckily, he still has some self-knowledge and common sense, and knows how to hire some experienced adventurers to take him into the Misty Forest and protect him." This guy's commission is no less than that of the mage, after all, the mage is just a wandering mage, not as rich as the one named Edward or something. ”

"Why haven't I heard of this?" Barrett asked.

If that nobleman were open to recruitment, the whole Bay of Pigs would be a sensation, and in that case, Barrett had no reason not to know.

"That nobleman only set out from Galano yesterday to get here, and the road is slow, and it will take at least a week to arrive. And that guy didn't want to post a notice to recruit people publicly, but wanted to find acquaintances to recommend a few to him privately. Evan explained, "He didn't know how he found the 'Broken Bow', you know, the 'Broken Bow' was also a nobleman before, and the relationship may still be there." But apart from Broken Bow and me, there are only 'Champions' and Nick Jr. left in our team, and we still need to find at least 6 people, and they all have to be good players, real good players. Although the guy wanted to find some excitement, he still spared his life. ”

Evan scratched his messy hair, "Not only that, but that nobleman also brought 5 bodyguards himself, and I heard that they all have some strength, but they are not good-looking." So the danger of entering the forest this time should not be too high. Evan continued, "Broken Bow wants to find a few experienced and clever people to go along, and to be honest, if something happens to that guy, it's still going to be a problem. However, Broken Bow didn't want to cooperate with another adventurer team, and if the two adventurer teams were together, there would be a lot of inconvenience. ”

"So you thought of me?" Barrett looked at Evan.

"Adventurers without a team are easy to find, but there are not many experienced players among them. It's just like you're back, and it's going to take more than a week to set off for the Misty Forest, which is enough for you to recuperate. Evan winked at Barrett, "Trust me, the pay will definitely satisfy you." He seemed to be waiting for Barrett to ask for the exact amount of the payment.

But Barrett didn't do that, he asked another question, "That man, I mean the nobleman, did he release this mission in the guild?"

"Nope. Why are you asking this? Are you worried that guy won't pay? Don't worry, half of the reward will be paid in advance, and this half alone is worth it. ”

"I'm sorry, I don't want to take this job. Barrett shook her head.

"What's the matter?" Evan was a little stunned, "I'll tell you that guy paid a lot of ......."

"It's not about pay. Barrett interrupted Harpoon', "I just don't want to take on non-guild assignments for the time being. ”

"Are you left in the Misty Forest?Is it the difference between the guild's missions?, I can't vouch for you with the 'thorn fins'?" Evan gestured to the harpoon standing on the table.

Barrett shook her head, didn't say anything more, and got up and walked out of the house.

"Where are you going?" said Evan, a little confused.

"I came back to figure something out, and now it's not clear, but it's basically over. Barrett pushed the door open, "So, I'm going to get out of here and follow the mission and go somewhere else." ”

"What mission to follow?" Evan's voice sounded from behind him.

"Tasks on the Task Log. Barrett replied.

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