The atmosphere in the City Lord's Mansion these days is a bit strange, from the first-class slave to Harrell, from the old horse in the stable to the old dog who guards the door, they are much more honest than usual.

When it was time for dinner again, Yara seemed very well-behaved, neither crying nor picky eater, and eating very quickly with the food that Jenny fed. Such a situation would never happen in normal times.

Jenny stood cautiously behind Lady Catherine, and from time to time she added water and replaced the clean dishes.

With a click, the silver knife grazed against the white porcelain plate, cracking a beautiful crack. This is the third piece of cutlery that Lady Catherine has broken tonight. Everyone was in a trembling shudder, and Arra was on the verge of crying.

"Sorry, didn't control it. I accidentally pushed too much force. Catherine smiled, her beautiful eyes sweeping over the crowd.

No one would believe this sentence, can a golden knight not be able to control the power of a knife and fork. It's like an adult bruising himself with a toothpick.

"It's okay, when the next Silk Road caravan comes back, buy a new set of porcelain. Harrell's greasy face was filled with a false smile.

"Are you rich?" said Catherine, slapping her fork on the long table, "you can't buy two hundred gold coins for such dishes." ”

"I can afford it, I can still afford two hundred gold coins. Harrell said.

"Hmph, the dock of Ash Furnace Village, you can afford to buy it for nothing. ”

Harrell shuddered, and said with a bitter face: "Madam, I don't get this for nothing, Merlin's kid doesn't care about anything, and now I have to have a headache where to get some effort to carry the goods." ”

"I don't eat it. Catherine flicked her sleeves and left the feast.

Harrell breathed a sigh of relief and beckoned to dismiss the servants around the banquet, leaving Jenny alone.

"I asked you to deliver a letter to Merlin, has it been delivered?"

**

Early that morning, a huge merchant ship docked at the docks of Hippo, and from the big ship flying a battered gorse flag, a blind man with one eye, his unruly face full of disdain, spat out a mouthful of yellow and thick phlegm on the dock, and then stomped the pier, and asked the sailor who came to him, "Is there anything interesting in Hippo City lately?"

The sailor muttered in a low voice, pointing and pointing from time to time, and spitting everywhere in his mouth.

"It's interesting," the man tossed a shiny silver coin, "and it's a reward for you." Your message is only worth the price. ”

Soon the news of Roy the mad dog coming to Hippo City blew through the city like a gust of wind. After this gust of wind blows, those who have a heart and a nimble mind can feel that the city has become different, and in some people's words, this is the opportunity.

"Mad Dog Roy?" Merlin asked Yuri as he packed his luggage, "Do you know what kind of guy this guy is, and why are the people at the Red Moon Tavern talking about him?"

Merlin hadn't been in Hibo for a few days, so he didn't have much to pack. However, the Baron of Ashfurnace Village has a rare habit, he likes to think about things while tidying up, and the consequence of this is that he often puts the things back in the middle of the packing. When you put it away, you forget whether you are collecting something or putting it away.

It's rare that Father Yuri, who has been watching such a scene for most of the day, and he doesn't have a word to warn him. Until Merlin finally spoke.

"Mad dog Roy?"

"Yes, didn't you hear that the adventurers and sailors at the Red Moon Tavern were talking about Roy the Mad Dog, what kind of man was he?" Merlin finally finished his character for the day, and clattered the wooden box that was packed with clothes.

"Mad Dog Roy, he's the owner of a coffin tavern in Hippo?"

"Then why didn't the sailors talk about this mad dog the other day?"

"Because he's back today, he's back with his goods. ”

"It was certainly not a coffin that he brought back, and no one would have such a great interest in coffins. ”

"Of course, his tavern also sells coffins, but it certainly won't be coffins that he brings back. He's brought back something in a coffin!" Yuri's small eyes narrowed into slits, and Merlin rarely saw such an expression on his face. There are few things in this world that can make this man serious. But there are always encounters, and Merlin knows that Yuri has become different now.

"Dead man!"

Yuri nodded, "It's not all dead, there are living people. ”

Since they were in Hippo and brought back the living, they must have been traded. Merlin opened the box that had been buckled again. "Such an interesting person, such an interesting thing, I must see it, otherwise I will definitely regret returning to Ash Furnace Village. At least in Ashfurnace Village, they must be interested, Mad Dog Roy. ”

Merlin's reasoning seemed very bullshitty, but no one cared about his reason for choosing to stay at this time. He was the lord of Ashfurnace Village, and he thought that even if he wanted to see the sow farrowing, no one would object. Besides, Yuri also wants to stay. As Merlin said, life in Ashfurnace Village is so boring that there's not even a thing to gossip about. The matter of Mad Dog Roy is enough to talk about in the next six months.

The Coffin Tavern is in the upper part of Hippo City, with its wide pavement and dim lighting, no one would think that this is a tavern, different from the noise in the Red Moon Tavern, it seems extraordinarily quiet. Yuri came to the door with ease, and Merlin now left such things to the priest of the church. As a lord, with a working talent on hand, Merlin will definitely not waste it.

"Thank you, two amethyst coins!" At the entrance to the tavern, a pale, skeletal man stretched out his pale right hand.

"Why didn't that person use amethyst coins to go in just now?" Yuri was a little dissatisfied with the man's attitude.

"The one who went in just now is the leader of the Iron Hammer Mercenary Regiment in Xia Suo Town, and he is not a little person who is a cat or a dog. ”

"You can see clearly, this is His Royal Highness Merlin, the Baron of Ashfurnace Village!" Yuri said in a solemn tone.

"Ashfurnace Village," the man cracked his pale lips, "I know, it's the most remote village in Hippo, it's seven days by boat, right?" ”

"It's good that you know," Yuri puffed out his chest.

"Two amethyst coins. The pale-faced man held out his hand again.