"The trip was very rewarding. ”

Walking down the staircase, the salty sea breeze of Kherson port makes you feel more free than the cramped cabins in the cabin.

Three days ago, Alexei returned to Feldenberg with the Blue Dream. The plague in the city had been well curbed by the increase in the number of antiseptics, or at least, after the Earl's order to change the way it was handled, there were far fewer corpses lying in the graves waiting to be filled.

With the pass issued by the Ortarion family, Alexei can be said to be unimpeded in the northern borders of the empire. He soon found a cargo ship that had recently been able to dock in Kherson, and apart from the poor accommodation on board, some of the other mages were extremely satisfied.

Alexey thought he would have to stay in Fedenberg for another two days because of the schedule, but ......

"Lucky. ”

He tossed a tasu and landed right in the pocket of a passing man.

The man was stunned for a moment, reached out and took out the silver coin from his bag, and at this time, Alexey had already walked in front of him: "Friend, are you interested in taking us for a ride?"

"Do you know where I'm going?" said the man, looking surprised, incredulous, "I swear, I've never seen you. Do you know me?"

"I didn't know each other before, but now I know. Alexei smiled, put one hand to his chest, and bowed slightly, "Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Crassus Axsudia, I am a traveling mage apprentice, she is my sister, Arya Axsudia, we have just returned from the Empire, and we are going to visit Darune again." ”

"Aksudia?"

The man held the silver coin and thought for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted: "You are the people of the new royal domain, I know your surname, I didn't expect to see the blood of Aksudia in Kherson, you are really a big family." ”

After the man exclaimed, he seemed to remember a detail just now, and then opened his mouth to Alexei and asked, "Did you just say that you are a mage's apprentice, right? ”

"Yes, my sister and I are both students of Encor, and we only came back from the Glio Davido College exchange a week ago. ”

"Ah, would you make some potions, like insect repellent, fixation gel, or all that sort of nonsense. ”

The man's mood suddenly became excited, and he stepped forward, wanting to reach out and grab Alexey's palm to show affection, but somehow, it was clear that the mage's hands were close in front of him, as if they were motionless, but when he reached out and grabbed it, he only caught a cloud of air, and the touch of his hand was empty and useless:

"You've done me a great favor!"

However, he only thought that he had missed, and the man who didn't notice anything wrong at all didn't care, he withdrew his hand, and continued to say to the two mage apprentices in his eyes with a happy face:

"The alchemist in our team was injured in the tavern two days ago, and I'm having a headache about it, so if you don't dislike it, we can not only bring your brothers and sisters back to Darune for free, but also pay you some money. ”

"But first, I have to talk to your brothers and sisters. The man scratched his scalp, and his eyes were a little embarrassed: "Recently, the caravan's funds have been tight, and your remuneration will not be too much." ”

"Of course. As if he was afraid of being misunderstood by Alexey, the man hurriedly added, "I don't mean to look down on the two, let alone force the two of you, if you brothers and sisters don't want to help us make medicine, you can also refuse, we still have vacancies in the caravan, as long as you are willing to bring your own food and pay a little travel expenses, I don't think the captain will object to your joining." ”

"It doesn't matter, the arduous journey is part of the apprenticeship's trials. ”

Alexei smiled generously, "As long as you can bring me and my sister back to Darune, even if the caravan doesn't pay the gratuity, we'll be just as happy." ”

"That's great!"

The man excitedly wanted to grab Alexey's palm again, this time, Alexey did not deliberately avoid it, they shook hands cordially, and reached a happy agreement with each other in a harmonious atmosphere.

"It's pathetic. ”

As the two followed the man, they prepared to head to the caravan's station. Lan Meng whispered to Alexey: "I'm afraid that only when he dies will he understand what kind of disaster star he brought home." ”

"I'm not going to kill him. Alexey spread his hands innocently, "Don't think I'm too heinous, I won't do anything that doesn't have fun." ”

"Who knows. ”

Lan Meng let out a string of oozing chuckles: "Maybe tomorrow you will think about cutting open other people's stomachs to see what their liver and gallbladder look like." ”

"Well, it may have happened before, but not now. ”

Alexei remembered the frames in his pocket: "I have a more convenient way. ”

"More convenient?"

For Alexey's answer, Lan Meng was a little confused: "It doesn't sound like a good thing. ”

"How did you know that his caravan was going to Darune, though?"

Lan Meng looked curious.

"Girl, as a crash mage, you really aren't careful enough in some ways. ”

Alexey's eyes flickered slightly over the shoulders of the man leading the way: "His neckline is embroidered with the logo of the Chamber of Commerce." ”

A human steed, with a snow-white coat, jumped up on a light yellow background.

"Oh, what about knowing he's a member of the Chamber of Commerce, how did you know they're going to Darune?"

"Some details that you don't notice. ”

The undersides of his fingernails were black, but the tips of his fingertips were tinged with a hint of dark green. ”

Alexei deliberately lowered his voice when he said this: "That's the traces of long-term processing of poisonous hops." ”

"That damn thing you gave me to drink?"

As soon as she said this, Lan Meng's whole person was not good, her face turned slightly pale, and her hands clenched unconsciously.

"Don't feel bad. The corners of the mage's mouth curled up slightly in a pleasant arc, "Every drop of poison hop is worth a lot. ”

"The bottle you drank alone, I spent seventy tasu. ”

"I don't think the alchemists in their team are so hurt that they can't move. ”

"You're saying he's lying, and what's in it for him?"

"Labor sent to the door in vain. Do you think these caravans of hallucinogens will let go?"

"And it looks so harmless to humans and animals. The mage said, smiling and nodding amicably to the man who heard the slightest movement and looked back, and then continued walking, and said to Lan Meng, "Don't stop, continue." Don't let him see anything unusual. ”

"We are now brother and sister, and we should say something intimate that no one else can hear. ”

"I think it's still up for debate. Blue Dream couldn't understand why Alexei could deduce so much from the details of a fingernail at once, "I don't think he can look worse than you." ”

"Bad people don't write bad on their faces, and those who write on their faces are fools. ”

"My princess. Alexei patted himself on the right shoulder and motioned for Blue Dream to come closer, "Your time in Darune is still too short. ”

"You don't know how low the floor will be for that group of merchants who resell hallucinogens. ”

"Since they don't want to be hanged in the square by the sheriff, they have to do everything they can to find a few more ignorant young men like you. ”

"Sometimes it's a fair and bright hiring, a dozen ducats, a salary that ordinary people can't save even for a year, and a young man who is willing to take risks sometimes only needs to help deliver the goods twice, and it sounds like picking up money on the ground, right? ”

"But this is the time for you and me. ”

"More of their time is abducting people in the dark and getting you to do specious work, which is actually one of many processes in hallucinogens. ”

"You won't be paid much. ”

Alexey gritted his teeth and whispered a repetition of what the man had just said, and then added, "You have to be careful, because it will most likely be a rope from a gallows." ”