"Tell me your name. ”

Bonnie, who was half a head taller than the mercenary, walked up to the young mercenary and asked.

The mercenaries around them all sweated for this straightforward female mercenary, but this female mercenary from Minglan didn't seem to be the slightest panicked, but showed a faint smile.

"Yetong Mercenary Group, Shen Qiantong. ”

Shen Qiantong ...... Okay, I remember you. Bonnie removed her eyes from Shen Qiantong, and looked up to everyone: "Regarding the enemies who attacked us this time, we still don't know their identities and purposes. But there are at least two things, I can assure you. ”

All the mercenaries waited quietly for Bonnie's explanation, and even Tariq, who had just become emotional, did not interrupt Bonnie.

"First, the enemy is not strong this time. Yesterday's rainy night was the perfect opportunity to attack, but they gave up. ”

"Maybe the other party just doesn't know our strength?" Shen Qiantong asked rhetorically.

Bonnie lowered her head and glanced at Shen Qiantong again, but Shen Qiantong still had a frank face.

"It's possible, but it's very unlikely. They should have thought after killing our people that we would definitely be on our toes after that, and it would be impossible to launch such a surprise attack again. If they were just unaware of our strength, they wouldn't have retreated so decisively that none of our other outposts could have spotted them. ”

Bonnie's explanation apparently convinced the vast majority of the mercenaries, many of whom nodded secretly.

"But ......"

Shen Qiantong still wanted to ask a question, but was gently pulled down by a companion behind him.

"And what about the second thing?"

Although he was a little unhappy, Shen Qiantong still gave up asking.

"In half a day, we will be able to reach the nearest town. I don't think anyone who the enemy is will do anything in the city. I can assure you that we will not leave the city until the identity of the enemy is confirmed. ”

With Bonnie's assurance, many mercenaries have decided to stay and wait for a while. After all, it only takes half a day to reach the next town, and it may not be safe to return to Norvi City now.

Weifeng, who has been standing behind the Qingning sisters and brothers, can't help but begin to admire Bonnie, who can sort out the current situation and convince a group of mercenaries in such a short period of time, which is indeed not something ordinary people can do.

"If there are no problems, please pack your bags immediately and leave in ten minutes. ”

Bonnie's completely commanding tone made the mercenaries subconsciously begin to obey, and even if some mercenaries were reluctant to retreat, they could only suppress it temporarily.

Soon the mercenaries dispersed.

The mercenaries' affairs are over, but there are still a lot of things to do on Weifeng's side.

The most important thing is naturally to find a way to contact the intelligence system that Serena handed over to him to find out the identity of the enemy this time. Also, this incident obviously had some impact on the people around him. Needless to say, the guilty Qingning sisters and brothers, even Mino and Ella have always been white-faced. In contrast, Elsa, who had experienced the St. Foja incident, and herself, although she was also a little uncomfortable, were much better than them.

"Elsa, you talk to Mino, and I'll go find Bonnie. ”

"Good. ”

As Bonnie had said, the expedition set off ten minutes later.

The Qingning siblings, who are employers, own a wide carriage, and Elsa calls the three of Mino to the carriage together.

"Let's start with the two of you, you don't need to feel guilty, that's how mercenary life is. ”

"But it's true that he ...... because of us," Qingning said, biting her lip.

Qingshi on the side also grabbed the corner of his sister's clothes tightly, and his eyes were empty.

Elsa frowned, and the siblings seemed to have reacted a little too much. Even if there is some guilt for the mercenary's death, it will not be so.

"I don't know what you've been through before, but you know that everyone has the right to follow their hearts, make their own choices, and suffer the consequences. If you continue to feel guilty like this, it will only pale in their choices and sacrifices. ”

Elsa's words obviously had a big impact on the siblings, and the originally expressionless Qingshi opened his mouth wide, and tears in his eyes swirled around his eyes.

"Sister, sister......"

Elsa quietly looked at the siblings who were hugging each other, and felt a little unbearable, and they didn't know why they had to endure such pain when they were still young.

"Okay, and the three of you, although Weifeng asked me to enlighten you well, but I think it's better to forget it. This is the life of a mercenary, and you should know better than I do. ”

"We know, it's just ......," Ella said with a bitter face.

"I've heard Mino say that the dream of both of you is to become a great mercenary, so you have to accept this sudden death, even if in the future, the dead person may be your former companion. ”

Elsa's expression began to become unusually serious. Elsa, who grew up in the company of Lao Hei and Yurick, has heard too many stories like this.

"Indomitable steps are the best answer to those sacrifices and dedications. ”

At the back of the team was Thorne's Red Lions, where Bonnie and Weifeng were also located.

"Everything I can do has been done, and the rest is up to you, Your Highness. ”

"Well, I understand. ”

"The enemy this time shouldn't be difficult to deal with, but I think it's just the beginning, right? Seriously, I also want to know the answer to Shen Qiantong's question, but I don't think my dear Royal Highness the prince will definitely give me the answer, right?"

A wry smile appeared on Weifeng's face, he really couldn't answer this question.

"I'm sorry. ”

"Forget it, the price you gave was worth the Red Lion's risk anyway. ”

Bonnie's brow furrowed suddenly.

"Thorne, if you mutter like this again, I promise I'll freeze you into ice. ”

Thorne, who was at the back of the line, instantly froze and his lips began to tremble.

"No, it won't......"

Weifeng glanced back at Thorne, and remembered what he had done to bully Daisy earlier.

"You seem to be a little too lenient with your teammates. ”

Bonnie's face suddenly turned cold.

"Do you think Thorne and Eden are particularly bad mercenaries?"

"Isn't it?" asked Weifeng rhetorically.

Instead of answering Weifeng's question directly, Bonnie asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"Do you know what kind of person would be a mercenary?"

Without waiting for an answer, Bonnie gave an answer.

"In my opinion, there are only three kinds of people who would choose the profession of mercenary. The first is that there is no choice, from a poor background, and the talent is average, if you don't become a mercenary, you can only be a civilian. The second type is those who have dreams in their hearts, your two friends are this kind of people, they have good talents, and it will not be bad to find a noble lady and be a guard or something. ”

"And the third type, people like Thorne and Eden, they're forced. ”

"Forced?"

"Thorne's parents used to be servants in a noble family in Norvi City, and Thorne was a boy and a girl from an early age, but the nobleman liked to play with boys. In order to keep his parents' jobs, Thorne stayed up for two years like this. Finally, Thorne's mother broke a leg by the nobleman because she broke a vase. Thorne, who couldn't bear it anymore, finally broke out. ”

Weifeng listened to Bonnie quietly, and his mood began to become a little complicated.

He continued to feign obedience, and then, while the nobleman got carried away, he cut open the trash's chest with a pre-prepared skate blade and gouged out his heart. ”

"And after that?" asked Weifeng.

Bonnie's tone was a little embarrassed.

Later, Thorne and his parents were captured by the bastards, who tortured and killed his parents in front of Thorne. Fortunately, a kind guard secretly told the security team, otherwise Thorne would not have survived. Since then, Thorne's personality has become more and more strange, and the doctor says it is called a split personality. ”

"Split personality?"

"Yes, when exposed to certain stimuli, Thorne can become extremely vicious and paranoid. You certainly didn't ask your companion what really happened that day. ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to be like this......"

"Eden is better, he grew up in a merchant's family, the kind of small businessman who thinks about how to run a business all day long, how to tie his knots, and meet his wishes in order to survive. Slowly, Eden became this kind of person. ”

"I'll admit you have a point, but in any case, people like them do hurt their companions, don't they?"

"So I punished them, didn't I? Do you think that slapping someone and being frozen outside for three days and three nights is not enough? I know what you're worried about, but I can assure you that Thorne and Eden will be very trustworthy companions when danger comes. ”