"Thank you, Miss Betty, for your hospitality, it was an impressive lunch, and I think I'll remember it. ”

After drinking the vegetable soup in the bowl, Latis lowered his mouth and thanked the freckled girl with a smile.

The girl was obviously not used to this way of speaking, and lowered her head a little shy and embarrassed, and replied apologetically in alarm: "Ah?!······ It's right for us to say thank you, and ······ I'm so sorry! It's really ······ to entertain important benefactors with this kind of thing."

Laces smiled and shook his head: "Please don't think so, I think it's a rare and heartwarming experience." ”

As he spoke, Lates looked at Bill, a young man who was silently drinking soup, and asked, "Mr. Bill, do you have time? There is something I want to talk to you about." ”

"So, let's talk first, let's ······ first"

Seeing this, the girl consciously wanted to get up and leave with the children, leaving room for them to talk, but was stopped by Radice waving his hand.

"Miss Betty, please stay, it's cold outside, let the kids stay in the house, I'll go out with Bill, Mr. Bill, what do you think?"

This is the only room in the whole yard with a fire, although the firewood is not very vigorous, but it is relatively warm, and if you gather around the fire, at least these thinly dressed children will not freeze.

As he spoke, Laceis stretched out a finger and lit it at the flickering stove, mobilizing a trace of magic power to inject it into it, and the fire immediately rose a lot, startling the children to shout in unison.

"How can this be?

"You're welcome, you can see it, I'm not afraid of the cold, I think Mr. Bill shouldn't be either, and we don't go outside to blow the cold wind, just change rooms. ”

Bill stared at his smiling face tightly, his eyes a little wary: he always felt that this guy was smiling a little hypocritically, and he couldn't understand what someone of his status would do with him.

But when it comes to this, he can't refuse, and no matter what the other party says, he is also a lifesaver, and he can't refuse.

The two walked out of the room, and the conversation began with Bill's blunt questioning.

"Dear Mr. Magician, thank you for your rescue last time, I wonder what you are looking for me this time? If there is anything that can be done for you, please say it directly, as long as it can be done, I will not refuse. ”

He wasn't stupid yet, and he knew that it was impossible for him to come to him for no reason as Lades, so he simply asked directly, but Lades didn't answer directly, but asked without any scruples: "Mr. Bill, can you tell me when you started being a thief?"

Bill's face twitched when he asked this question, but he replied reluctantly, "Four years ago." ”

"Are they all in town?"

"Hmm. ”

"Then you should know a lot of people like you, right?"

"What the hell do you want to say, sir?"

Ratis's series of undisguised harsh words finally made him unable to bear it, and raised his voice and asked angrily.

Latis replied with a nonchalant attitude, "Actually, Sister Lilith of the Church once asked me to ask me to help you······

In Bill's eyes, Laceis's current tone was like a high-profile charity, which made him feel unusually humiliated, so he interrupted his answer with a loud voice: "Thank you for your kindness and kindness, but I don't think you need to bother, I don't need help, and please tell the nun on my behalf, I can't accept her kindness." ”

"Well, I can see that you are quite confident in your stealing skills," Laces said casually sarcastically, and before he could show an angry expression, Laceis continued to persuade mercilessly, "But I think you better put away your poor pride first, and listen to me before deciding, after all, you need to think about you alone." ”

Bill clenched his fists tightly, his face darkened, but he still endured: "I'm sorry, I was rude, please say." ”

Radis smiled and continued: "Na~, in fact, I am quite sympathetic to your situation, but I didn't have too many thoughts at first, sympathy is sympathy, but it is not overflowing, after all, everyone has the right to choose their own way of life, and I really didn't interfere with the interests of others - I said this to tell you that I didn't come this time to persuade you to change your ways, and I didn't mean to change your mind at all.

In fact, I'm here today to talk to you about cooperation. ”

"Sorry, I can't think of anything I have to do with you. ”

"Everyone has their own unquestionable value, and now I need you to show your value, Mr. Thief, you see, as long as such conditions are met, the basis of cooperation is achieved, it's that simple. ”

“······ What can I do? Or what do you want me to do? What can I expect from you? ”

"Looks like you've accepted it······ Then I won't talk nonsense, Mr. Bill, I want to hire you to monitor the movements of those foreign mercenary groups in the town, I believe that this kind of thing is more cumbersome for you, but it should be able to do it, after all, compared to those local mercenary groups, you are the real snake - although it is a snake that can't bite people. ”

Yes, that's what Latis is for, after all, he is only one person, and he can't stay in the town all day, and he can't monitor the situation in the town in real time, and at this time, a small person like Bill can come in handy.

First of all, he is a native of the town and is familiar enough with this place;

Secondly, he has enough connections at the bottom, whether it is the residents of the town or the lower ninth-rate forces, he can eat openly, you know, most of the information is transmitted by these people, they are pervasive, ubiquitous, and will not attract people's attention and vigilance, they are a real natural source of intelligence;

And the reason why Bill was chosen is also because he is a person of acceptable character, such a guy is always more trustworthy than a strange thief, and he knows the roots, and he is not afraid that he will not contribute, or run away with his money, or take the money and do nothing.

Bill immediately understood what he meant—it was indeed not a handout, but a real equivalent exchange, one for money, one for work, and although there must be help in it, he could not refuse.

"Thank you so much for your fancies, I don't think I have any reason to refuse, magician... No, Mr. Employer, I just don't know ······"

Rades took out a small bag of good texture and handed it to him: "This is the first batch of activity funds and mercenary money, which you can distribute freely - I think I should earn more for doing things for me than for being a thief." ”

Bill lowered his head, and through the cracks in the pouch, he saw a fine and luxurious golden sheen—there was no more enticing color. Bill thought as his throat moved involuntarily.

"We're here to help. ”

"The main watch list is here, you can add the actual situation yourself, if something big happens, you can use this magic transmitter to remind me, and I will come when the time comes. ”

"Understood. ”

"Hmm······ Until then, remember to buy more clothes and food, after all, the winter here is not easy. ”

Bill was stunned for a moment, put away his joy, and bent down deeply to Latisse: "······ Thank you, my lord······ I won't let you down, I swear. ”

"It's not that serious, just pay attention to safety. Na~, I'll go first, say goodbye to Miss Betty and everyone for me. ”

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