The wharf in Jiefa Town is not large, firstly, because it is inland, and the water potential of the river flowing through it is limited, and it is not large for boats to pass. The second reason is that the bottom of the river beach here is full of gravel, which is difficult to excavate, and it is not easy to make a depression from the side of the river to serve as a dock and a place to moor boats. Therefore, the cheese they could see the whole wharf at a glance, and there were a few small boats parked here and there next to the wooden pallets, which were somewhat stronger than the wooden boats that had been simply processed from logs. There is only one ship with sails on it that seems to be able to sail a little longer distances.

The group was silent for a few seconds, and it was the mage who took the lead and walked towards the sailboat with the trout written on its hull. And as they got closer, the snoring from the cabin became clear. There were people in the boat. This was good news, and if the owner was not there, they would have to turn back to the town to find it, which would not be an easy task given the state of the townspeople. But then the question is, how do they wake up the guy who is sleeping in the boat? Most of them don't have a good temper when they wake up, and when they have a bad temper, people tend to be mean.

"I'll come, you guys will wait here. With that, Kailas jumped off the ground, and in three or two steps he jumped onto the deck of the sailboat, and then into the cabin. No one knew what the cat goblin had done, but within a few seconds, a roar erupted from the cabin, followed by the black cat that had jumped out leisurely and the man who had just woken up, walking unsteadily and almost falling on the deck.

"Hairy bastard, come back to me!" knelt on the deck in embarrassment, and the man who had disturbed his dreams shook his fist and roared. By his appearance and sound, this man was more like a lumberjack than a crew member, especially the red rosacea nose, which made people worry about whether the ship he was doing could be safe. However, Cheese was keenly aware of the waterwheel tattoo on the man's waving arm, which was a totem used only by the followers of the Lord of the River, and was able to tattoo this symbol on his body, indicating that he was a certified and respected captain.

At this time, Kailas behaved like an ordinary cat, he hid behind Kenqi's feet, and only showed his head and looked at the captain with a little fear. When Atta wanted to hug him, he deliberately dodged it, looking like the sword seeker was his master, and he didn't know the others. Such a move naturally made the ship boss immediately transfer his anger to Jian Qi's head.

"That yellow-skinned one over there!What do you do with your cat!" In the face of such an unwarranted disaster, Jian Qi could only smile bitterly and pile up an apologetic face, but he was not annoyed, because Kailas did the right thing. Being woken up by a brute is more acceptable than being deliberately woken up, and besides, the cat fairy chose Jian Qi not all because of bullying his face, in the current team, he should be the best at negotiating.

"I'm sorry. This big brother, I didn't look at it for a while, and it ran to your side to make trouble. But it can't be helped, you see you're alone on this dock, it probably thinks it can get a fish from you. A seasoned captain like you would think that even a cat would think your ship must be full of cargo by feeling. Whether or not this convinces the angry Captain is unclear, but it does surprise Cheese and Atta. In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to find that the people that the mage has come into contact with since entering the world are quite strong, and the men and women who stand tall in the wind and snow under the terroir of the blue lion have their own faces. Whether it is Lothar and Gloria, who are already from aristocratic backgrounds, or Elsa and Jack from Dragonspine Mountain, they have different personalities, but there has never been one like Kenqi with obvious market spirit.

"Hmph. The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, the boat boss was slapped on the back, even if the reason for this fart is quite lame, he can't get mad anymore, he can only stand up and pat his clothes, and look at these people, "You are not from the town." He looked dressed like the ones on horseback, though I don't remember the steppe people like that. Why, did you come to buy wood?"

"Not really. We are travelers passing through here and want to go to the capital of the river. I heard from the people in the town that it would be faster to take the waterway, so try your luck at the pier. Jian Qi took two steps closer, and his tone changed from being slightly weak before to being equal to the other party. The reason for talking like that just now was to keep the other party from being angry, and since the captain had calmed down, he didn't have to keep his voice down.

The boat boss nodded slightly, then took a breath, "That's right, it only takes three or four days to go to the capital by water from here." If you travel by land, you have to detour for a week or two, and you have to encounter a few uneven gorges in between, after all, people who want to go there always have a lot of money. I'll give you a tip, if you're going to travel by road, it's best to get some people along. ”

"Yes, I'll make a note of that. But isn't there a boat here right now? Or do you see that there are only three of us and don't want to make this trip? We can still afford the boat fare. Seeing that the boss of the ship did not mean to do business, Jian Qi turned around and made a gesture to return to the cabin after speaking, and immediately took two steps forward to speak. If there was room for bargaining, of course he wouldn't let the other party sit on the ground like this, but no matter how you look at this dock, there is only this boat to go, and according to the news he heard from the proprietress before, the boat boss is not exaggerating when he says that it is difficult to take the land route.

"Can't go, can't go. The captain waved his hand, "No amount of money is useless." The waterway ahead was clogged, and a heavy rain had caused a lot of rocks to fall on the mountain, not to mention the boats, and the fish were all stopped there. You can't go until the waterway is open. Now it's like this in the town again, I'm afraid it won't be able to get through this summer. Alas, you better take advantage of the good weather these two days and set off quickly. ”

Jian Qi wanted to stop again, but the mage, who had not thought that he had been silent, spoke at this time, "You said that the town is like this, what is it like? Also, you are not from this town, right?"

The boat boss paused for a few seconds, then turned his head to look at Cheese and grinned, "Good eyesight, but is the person who hides his head and tail still qualified to ask other people's things?"

The mage pulled down his hood to reveal his true face, "How about that, can I ask you?"

"The little girl from Ivy asked you to come, right? The people in the town know that the waterways are clogged and won't lead people to the docks. You must have let that little girl play tricks. Or maybe she thinks you're that kind of person. ”

"What kind of person?"

"The kind of person who is nosy and capable of being nosy. By the way, I've been running boats for so long, and most of these people don't live long. ”