004: Thomas, the Traveling Merchant
"Miss Eve, try not to ride too fast. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "The horse breeder brought Eve's mount - Maise, is a lively brown mare, Eve has taken care of her since she was a child until she grows up, she and Eve are very close, as soon as she sees Eve, she breaks free from the horse breeder's control, runs to Eve, and gently licks his cheek. "Mary hasn't been nailed to the horseshoe yet, and if you run too fast, you'll hurt your hooves. He admonished.
Eve stroked Maris's fur and told her to settle down, then rolled over and rode up. "I know, I'm not going to ride fast. He replied casually, and then slammed the horse's belly and sent Maryse out of town at full speed.
"Haha, hurry up! good girl!" was indeed very fast, and in the blink of an eye Eve's figure disappeared into the jungle.
"Uh-huh, what's wrong, who's out of the city!" the guards at the gate who were already asleep were awakened by Eve, and he hurriedly pointed the halberd in his hand in front of him, even though there was nothing. "Your Excellency has an order!, you must be inspected when you enter or leave the city!" he shouted the familiar lines he had already spoken, but no one responded to him.
"Gino, are you asleep again while on duty?" the horse breeder held back his eyes and withdrew his gaze with disdain. "Don't shout, that's Miss Eve, you can't control him. ”
Gino turned a deaf ear to the sarcasm of the horse breeder, and when he heard that it was Eve riding out, he hummed and leaned back against the wall, ready to fall asleep for the third time of the day.
Eve ran all the way until Mary was a little tired, and then she remembered the horseman's advice and pulled the reins, causing Maryse to slow down.
"Good day, dear lady, how far is this from the Fort of Ambition?" asked Eve as he met a man who looked like a monk, dusty, and asked Eve.
"Good day, if you follow the road, you can get there before the sun sets. Eve replied politely, then asked curiously. "You seem to have come from far away, sir, do you have any important business going to Fort Ambition?"
"I went to see an old friend, my dear lady, whom I hadn't seen for many years, so I had come to meet him and check on him. ”
"I see, I wish you all the best on your journey, sir" Eve nodded and said goodbye to him.
"May the Goddess bless you, kind lady. The monk blessed Eve and went on his way.
As Eve rode away, the monk stopped suddenly, and looked suspiciously in the direction in which Eve had disappeared.
"This feels ......" he touched his heart, a wonderful throbbing sensation lingering in his heart. "No, it can't be. He shook his head, and the feeling was gone. "It's just a delusion. He laughed self-deprecatingly, he was too sensitive, he was always startled, this was not good, he had to adapt to his new life. He took a new step to get to Fort Ambition before dark.
Eve looked up at the sky, the sun was still some distance away from setting, and she could already see the outline of Kyrrydan, and she couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic, after all, that was where she was born.
She told Maryse to speed up, it was almost there anyway, and it shouldn't be a problem to hurry up. She raced down the road, bypassing the convoys of people who were about to enter the city and the peasants who were leaving the city, and rushed straight into the gates of Kyle Redan.
"Miss Eve, you can't ride so fast in the town!" the sheriff at the gate stopped Eve, it was a very dangerous thing to gallop in the town, and they couldn't leave it alone.
"I know, I know, I'm going to get off the horse. Eve jumped off her horse in disappointment, of course, she knew very well that the sheriff was right, and that she really couldn't ride so fast.
"What's new lately?" she asked, Kyrridan was so calm and peaceful compared to other places, and to Eve, that meant boring.
"It's nothing, it's still the same, you don't have to worry about it. The sheriff said, shaking his head. "Hurry up and do your business, Miss Eve, the sun is going down, and it's not easy to walk at night. ”
Although she had expected nothing new, Eve felt a little disappointed, and he replied boredly, and led the horse into town.
Even as it was nearly dusk, Kerrydan was still bustling, with the peasants of the streets hawking in anticipation of earning a few more dinars, caravans of caravans leaving the guilds to carry goods to the market or to the warehouses, and the doors of the taverns were open, and the noise and the bard's lute were heard from within. If you are a foreigner who is new to Kyrrydan, you may be amazed by the prosperity here, but for Eve, it is already strange.
"Alas, what a boring town. Rather than prosperous, Eve would rather go to the capital of sin "Aaron", where there must be many thugs in the way, thieves stealing wallets, and fierce robbers, and if she can meet one or two, she can also stage a scene of a girl catching the bandits.
Just as Eve fantasized about herself dealing with dozens of robbers alone, killing them and fleeing, there was a commotion not far away, and you could vaguely hear someone arguing, surrounded by people, as if something had happened.
When Eve saw it, she became excited, and finally let her encounter something, otherwise she would be bored to death.
Eve leaned over, and the people around her saw that she was dressed luxuriously, so they consciously gave her a jump. Eve made her way through the crowd and saw a wandering merchant surrounded by people, as if very helpless.
"Hey, everyone, you can listen to the little explanation, and the little one has definitely not deceived you. The traveling merchant waved his hand and said in a very innocent tone: "I said a long time ago, these things are all from the hands of famous people, and they are all specially made for the noble lord." ”
When Eve heard this, she became even more curious, although she hadn't paid attention to it, but she still knew the names of some well-known craftsmen.
"Look at this ribbon, this is the hand of the famous 'weaver of nets' Mary, it can be called the best of the best. He exaggeratedly holding a rough-looking ribbon.
Eve had never heard of this person, and this belt was the best of the worst.
"You unscrupulous profiteer! You dare to mention this ribbon! It didn't take me a few days to buy it back, and it broke into several pieces!" shouted a middle-aged woman waving the ribbon she was holding in her hand, almost a rag.
"Ouch, that's not because you bought it too short......" The wandering merchant muttered quietly, which immediately caused a burst of angry rebuke from the people around him, and he quickly waved his hand, weakly defending himself.
"Not to mention the ribbon, look at this spoon, there is a hole in it, it has been covered with flax, you can't see it, but as soon as you scoop the soup, it leaks!" Another woman also took out a spoon to show everyone, and there was a big hole in it.
"I said at the time, it has some flaws, otherwise how could it be sold so cheaply......"
"And what do you say about this? This linen coat is not linen at all! It is made of tree bark! As soon as my wife washed it, he lost his color!" a man stretched out a white coat, and his color was washed away, revealing the green of the bark.
Soon after, more people showed him the goods with all sorts of faults, and he tried his best to defend himself, but to little avail, and the people did not want to listen to his nonsense, but only wanted to get back the dinar he had been deceived into.
Eve looked at the wandering merchant who seemed to be self-inflicted, but it suddenly occurred to her heart that she also needed subordinates who could earn dinars, and maybe this down-and-out little trader could help her.
"Oh, don't do this to me! I'm a decent person! I ask to see my lord! I want to prove my innocence!" he was forcibly dragged by the crowd and was about to be escorted to the security camp, knowing that if he was imprisoned, he would never have a chance to turn over, so he cried out in tears, hoping for a chance to survive.
"Hey, the people of Kyrrydan, please wait!" Eve looked at the decision, ready to pull him along. "I am Eveluna Falst, the rightful heir of Count Rum Falster, lord of Kerrydan. Since this man is asking for a justification for his actions, I have to listen to him. Eve stood up and announced loudly, and everyone looked at each other and let go of the wandering merchant, who had staggered up from the ground and had just fallen to the ground.
He straightened his clothes and tried to look as good as he could, then walked up to Eve and said, "Ah, praise you, dear lady, I didn't think that such an insignificant person could be treated fairly. He first praised Eve, and then began to defend himself: "My name is Thomas, I am from Viruga, and I am a little wandering merchant, and those who know me call me 'Honest Thomas.' As soon as his voice fell, there was a burst of taunting and scolding, "Please be quiet! Eve said, and the group stopped.
Thomas shrunk his neck, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then continued: "You know, I am called so, of course, because of my honesty and trustworthiness, how can I sell false goods? As to why you get these defective goods, I think it's a sad story, you see, I also got these goods from other merchants, and in fact, I am also a victim!" he said, as if he were about to cry. "How could I lie? I don't lie, I mean it, I had no idea that these things were defective, I was always sure that they were good things from a famous craftsman. ”
“...... Is this your defense?" Eve shook her head helplessly. "Does anyone dispute that this gentleman claims to be a victim as well?"
Of course, no one believed his nonsense, and everyone was in a lot of noise, and if it weren't for Miss Eve's face, they would have beaten him up a long time ago.
"If so, then I have already made a verdict. Eve said that he regretted whether he should have saved him or not, he didn't seem very smart.
"Thomas, from Viruga, I convict you of deceiving the people of Kyrrydan by selling them false goods. As soon as Eve's words fell, Thomas fell to his knees in despair.
"You have two choices, either compensate these victims or spend the rest of your life in prison. ”