"Lord Pollit, is this how you entertain guests?"

Hodge looked at the guards on both sides and said loudly.

"Ha, my friend, don't be so nervous, just when they don't exist. Pollitt waved casually.

"Your Excellency, are you kidding? Twenty guards in armor are considered non-existent, not to mention that their swords have all been drawn from their scabbards, which is not like the behavior of a non-existent person. ”

"They're just routinely guarding my safety, as for drawing my sword...... It's a bit rude, but it's also a helpless move, who let you take this lady with you. Pollitt straightened his fat belly, and his face was about to fold with laughter, maybe the mayor thought he was showing kindness, right?

"Your Excellency. ”

Hodge took a few steps forward, wanting to get closer, but his actions caused the four guards at the front to directly draw their long swords and staggered in front of him, so he had no choice but to retreat, looked at Pollit and said, "As the master of Blackstone Town, I am afraid of a little girl, this is a little unreasonable, right?"

"Of course, Lord Pollit is not afraid of an ordinary little girl. Rhodes walked over to Pollitt, "But anyone would be afraid of a real witch." ”

"My lord, after receiving your request, I agreed without the slightest hesitation, and brought the witch of our wizard's house of everything, which is enough to show our sincerity, but you regard our sincerity as malice and threat, then I would like to ask, is there still a need for a deal between us?"

He looked at the guards and said, "Or maybe this is a trap in itself? If that's the case, then your Excellency has succeeded, what are you waiting for, immediately order your guards to take down the two of us." ”

"You are too sensitive, my friend, since I invited you, then I will never make any rude gestures to the invited guests, you have my promise. Pollitt patted the arm of his chair, "Sit down, but we'll have to keep some distance." ”

The long-awaited squire brought two chairs and placed them behind Hodge and Hera, who took Hera's hand and sat on the wooden chair, looking around, thinking that this was a wonderful experience, that he had been separated by a long distance from Pollit, a large guest, and that distance was filled with soldiers.

"My lord, I can't see your face clearly. He beckoned.

"I guess it doesn't matter. Rhodes took over the topic in time, "You just need to be able to hear the adults, aren't you?"

"That's right. Hodge straightened his seat, cleared his throat, and said, "Then Lord Pollitt, now you can tell me if there are any troubles that we need to solve for you." ”

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"Well, a haunting killer, and to tell you the truth, this is the first time we've received such a request. Hodgmore rubbed his chin as he told the story of the incident, "But that sounds more like a law and order issue, and your patrol guard didn't help you with this?"

"Pay attention to your words, are you provoking the dignity of the patrol guards?" Leiton, whose entire face was covered under his helmet, stepped forward slightly, and shouted in a calm voice.

In fact, he is not as confident as he appears at this time, after all, as a person who has patronized the House of Everything, it will be really embarrassing in front of everyone if Hodge calls out his identity, but as the highest-ranking knight in the hall, he should refute such a question, but fortunately, there is armor covering, and the sound will be distorted through the metal, which makes him somewhat reassured.

Hodge didn't seem to recognize him, but chuckled and said, "That's not what I meant. ”

"Enough, step aside, I haven't found even the slightest clue for two weeks, and what dignity does the patrol guard have. Pollitt impatiently patted the armrest to get Layton to back down, and looked at Hodge in a helpless tone, "You can see that my guards have nothing to do about it, and this matter needs to be solved urgently, so I sent someone to find you and tell me, can you help me solve this problem?"

"To be honest, this kind of case was unexpected to me, and I really haven't had any similar experience. "However, since you have found the House of Everything, we will naturally respond to your trust, and we have taken on this task, and we will do everything we can to do it." ”

"Do what you can?" my captains of the guard promised me the same, but they couldn't fulfill their promise. Pollitt shook his head, "That's not the answer I wanted to hear. ”

"My lord, the reason why your guards failed to fulfill their promise was not because they didn't do their best, but because the other party was more difficult than they could do, but this time you have the help of the wizard, please believe that the wizard's "do your best" is completely different. ”

The atmosphere cooled suddenly, no one spoke, dead silence, and Hodge and Pollitt looked into each other's eyes.

"Ha, hahaha!" Pollitt laughed maniacally and slapped the armrest, breaking the eerie silence.

When he had laughed enough, he wiped the corners of his eyes, and took a breath before he said leisurely: "Okay, I like your answer, it's direct enough, and it's different from those under me who like to make excuses." Very well, then I will believe you once, but only once. ”

"Of course. Hodge bowed slightly.

Rhodes coughed lightly and interjected, "In that case, perhaps we should go further, Boss Hodge, if this matter can be resolved, what do you want as a reward, ore, gold, or slaves?"

Hodge shook his head: "Not at all." ”

"Don't use it?" Roz repeated, incredulous.

"Yes, neither. He looked at Pollitt, "The reward I want is just something simpler." ”

"Speak up, my friend, say what you think. Pollit shouted loudly.

"My lord, all I want is an identity. ”

"Identity?"

"Yes, the identity of a civilian. Hodge smiled, "After all, I'm used to the dark underground passages, and I want to be able to walk in the light with dignity." ”

Pollitt beckoned to Rhodes, and the two discussed in a whisper.

After a while, Rhodes spoke up and said, "It's not much of a problem, you'll have the status of an official Blackstone townsman, but not the lady next to you." ”

"No, of course she has to be included. Hodge was unmoved, "Not only that, but there is another lady who needs the same identity." ”

"The other one!" Pollitt stared at him with wide eyes, "this is not what you call something 'simple', you have to know how much risk I have to take to harbor witches or two witches!"

"That's true, but again, you'll get a bigger reward than risk. He got up from his seat and said aloud, "In the future, you will receive the unconditional help of the two witches, and we will solve some troubles that are inconvenient for you to intervene and for your guards to intervene." ”

Rhodes gave a hard look, motioning to Pollit not to agree.

However, Pollit has his own considerations, in a place like Blackstone, as long as the mining tax can be presented to the Marquis on time, who will have nothing to do here to catch witches? He doesn't have to worry too much at all, and with the help of the two witches, his control over Blackstone Town will inevitably be stronger, and the benefits he can reap from it will also increase wildly.

It's a sure-fire deal.

After making up his mind, the fat on Pollit's face was huddled together and stacked in layers of folds.

"Well, as you wish. ”