Chapter 40: Reunion
Aaron had just been out of Oklahoma for three days before he bumped into Delis again, accompanied by a middle-aged man in his forties.
In the distance, Delis spotted Aaron who was about to turn around and dodge, and hurriedly shouted, "Hey, are you here?"
was discovered, and Aaron could only pretend that he had just discovered the other party, and turned around and replied in amazement: "Ah, it turned out to be Miss Delith, how did you come to this remote and dangerous place?"
Delith greeted the middle-aged man, came to Aaron and said with a smile: "In another twenty or thirty days, the people of the investigation team will come, and we must prepare some things in advance." Well, this is my father's aide-de-camp, Lord Viscount Gullie. β
"Ugh. Aaron glanced up and down at the middle-aged man named Viscount Gurezhi, and found that although he had a knighthood and held a high position, he was dressed like an ordinary adventurer, which could be described as simple. However, underneath the simple dress, a powerful, unfathomable feeling arises spontaneously.
"This guy named Gureji feels stronger to me than that Minotaur Kane. Alun was secretly frightened in his heart, and his impression of the Silver Fox Legion changed again.
This Silver Fox Legion Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, what about the other legions?
"Hey boy, where are you going, do you want to come with us?" said Delis, her eyes widened, and her tone of voice seemed to change subtly.
"I still have some things to do, so I won't go with you. Aaron replied lightly, and was about to turn back, intending to bypass her and go to her destination.
"Why are you like this? It's been almost ten days since you came out, what do you have to do for so long?Do you still have acquaintances in Narnia?"
In order to get rid of the tigress's entanglement as soon as possible, Aaron had no choice but to tell her what happened, but only said one thing and did not say the other, and said: "I got some items on the edge of a hidden cold pool a few days ago, and now I plan to go to a relatively large mercenary group nearby to exchange some goods." β
"I see, I thought you had something unsavory to do!" Delis remembered for no reason what Alun had spied on his bath that day, and her face couldn't help but blush.
"This ............" Alun choked for a while, and secretly scolded in his heart.
"Hehe, friend, the place we went to this time happened to be a good place to buy and sell. If you don't come with us, maybe you'll find what you need there!" said Gu Liezhi on the side, smiling kindly, giving people a sense of intimacy.
"Oh?"
"Hmph, you little bastard is lucky to have met us. We're going to Memphis, the Empire's largest and most complete trade hub, there, you don't have to worry about not being able to exchange what you want. But, hehe......" Delis smiled suddenly.
"But what?" asked Aaron.
The largest and most complete cargo distribution center in the empire, Alun naturally wants to buy the things he needs, although the mercenary group is quite prestigious in the empire, but he doesn't know if he has what he wants. Now, that Viscount of Gu Lizhi has said that it is a good place to trade, and there must be no fake.
"Hehe, although there are a lot of goods there, I'm afraid you don't have enough money to buy them, ha!"
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Memphis City, located in the north-central region of the empire.
Despite its fertility and abundance, Memphis' name is remembered by citizens of the Empire and foreign travelers alike because of its unrivalled trade prosperity.
"The city of Memphis, located at the mouth of the Onyx Beth River, was already a famous natural harbor during the Celtic time of His Founding Emperor Bird, and was the capital of the Kingdom of Memphis at that time. It is not only rich in fisheries, but also rich in sea salt, and is the most developed trading city in the Aragon Empire. Gureji said calmly, the history of Memphis City was already familiar to him.
"Yes, weapons and armor from Orlando, pearl agate from New Jersey, tobacco and grain livestock from Houston, exquisite handicrafts from the town of Barron, and horses from the Riati Prairie can all be found here. And, of course, everything you bastard wants!"
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"Millions of trade taxes are paid to the empire every year. It's just that due to some historical and political reasons, Memphis City is self-governing for the locals, and in addition to paying high taxes on the specified days every year, the imperial capital has a very weak binding force here, and they don't want the guys from the imperial capital to yell at them. Gu Riches continued to introduce some basic information about Memphis, which made Aaron very curious: Memphis City is located in the north-central part of the empire, and it is estimated that it is only a month's journey from the imperial capital, how can they not carry out the orders from the imperial capital?
Along the way, soldiers from the Silver Fox Legion joined Miss Delis's party from villages and garrisons along the way. They either joined in a single number, or a few warrior mages who were sporadic but not weak. Obviously, these people were ordered by the Legion to wait for the Delis all over Narnia.
Alun thought to himself: It seems that this Memphis party of Gu Riche and Delic must be trying to obtain something, and this thing must have a non-negligible effect on the arrival of the people of the investigation team dozens of days later!
For the rest of the road, Delis and Aaron walked fairly peacefully, except for the occasional quarrel with each other during the march, there was nothing to warn them about or pay attention to. This area is all mountainous and dense, and there is only a twisting sheep intestine path to guide the direction of the team's progress, and there is not a single thief who comes out to block the road and rob.
Aaron couldn't help but wonder in his heart, it stands to reason that the empire is now declining, and thieves are everywhere, not to mention this kind of mountainous and dense forest, which is simply a paradise for thieves.
Seeing Aaron's whisper, Delis couldn't help but pretend to be a senior expert and said, "Boy, there are indeed thieves here, but don't you see my escort team?
It dawned on Aaron, but as the trip got closer to Memphis, the silence around him made him feel bad again.
According to Gulrich, the trip to Memphis is now only two days. Aaron also spotted several caravans on the way.
Suddenly, his eyes widened, and his face was full of surprise, excitement, joy, and doubt.
When Delis noticed Aaron's strange appearance, she followed his gaze, only to find that there was a caravan thirty or forty meters away, and there was nothing else special about it. She set her sights on Viscount Gurezhi again, but she also gained nothing. If Aaron found something unusual or hostile, it was impossible for the domineering Gu Liezhi not to find anything.
"Hey, hey, heyβ" After Aaron still looked shocked and confused, Delith couldn't help but be a little angry and pushed him hard, which made Aaron come to his senses.
"Ahh
"What are you doing in a daze? Isn't it just a caravan, what's all the fuss about? You'll be in Memphis in a day or two, and you're going to be shocked to death when you see the bustling city of Memphis?" said Delith.
"Oh, I'm just, just...... It seems to have seen an acquaintance. Aaron's irrepressible excitement was revealed.
"Oh, I didn't expect you, a Saltz boy, to meet acquaintances here?" said Delis.
"I'm not sure, it's just like ......," Aaron replied briefly to Delis, then looked at the familiar figure nearby.
"Be more merciful and gracious, O great Lord of War, and let us meet some interesting things. If you can make my wish come true, then I will kneel down and pray to you sincerely before dinner......"
A loud and powerful voice came from the caravan over there, and this sentence quickly caused a burst of curses from the mercenaries of the caravan over there. This voice sounded so familiar to Aaron, exactly the same as Atai's voice.
At this moment, another voice sounded over there: "Damn it, won't you say anything with your crow's mouth?" β
Ah, is it really ............
After Aaron suddenly heard this name and two familiar voices, the excitement in his heart became even more irrepressible, and he couldn't help but shout over there: "Hey, is it Atai and Gibson?"
The cursing stopped all of a sudden. Soon, two voices responded with excitement, "Is that Aaron?"
"Haha, that's right, damn it, you two bastards aren't dead yet?"
"Haha, aren't you the same? That bastard god of war doesn't want to summon us to his side to wait on him!" said Atai grinning, the name of the Lord of War in his mouth was a great and a bastard. It doesn't seem like the average soldier reveres the gods.
"Aaron, how did you get the damn hell out of those traitors?" asked Gibson. As he spoke, the timid and shy look of the past had been swept away, replaced by naturalness and steadyness. However, Aaron saw a hint of cunning and depth in his eyes, which was well hidden.
Ah Tai is taller and stronger than before, and from a visual point of view, his combat power has still reached the sixth level of the mid-level peak. And little Gibson also has fourth-level combat power, and he is no longer the weak and powerless little fat man in the past.
Three former playmates are reunited in the forest next to Memphis, and there is so much to say for a while. Delis was delighted by what had happened, and for some reason, Aaron, who was often serious and didn't say much, seemed to be happy now, as if it had infected her. I seem to be happy for him at the same time.