Characters in this chapter: (Hantus), (Portux Ireli).

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Chapter 037: (Snow Plains Royal Capital)

"This is my second time in the city," asked Tuchu Ireli, who was on horseback, "and what about you?"

"I don't remember!" said Hantus, riding a dark horse, looking thoughtfully at the majestic city in front of him. During his more than ten years as a mercenary, he repeatedly accompanied his employer to escort goods to the city, and then left in a hurry.

Ireli looked up at the darkening sky and said, "We'll rest here tonight and continue our journey tomorrow." ”

After leaving Zenda, they rode all the way through the Rebachi, then the sheltered river port of Kulau, and then by boat along the 'Polak River' all the way east, and then from the 'Coldwater River', a branch of the 'Polak River', until they reached Kudan.

Fort Lerag is located in the easternmost part of the continent of Calradia, and is also on the border between the Kingdom of Virgia and the Khugit Khanate. Even if they set out from the city of [Kudan], it would take ten days to get to [Fort Lerag] to get there. The snow was deep along the way.

"Listen to your arrangement. Hantus replied quietly.

With her legs kicking her horse's belly and tightening the reins in her hands, Ireli galloped toward the gate two hundred yards away. Seeing this, Hantus rode his horse close behind.

Kudan City, surrounded by wind and snow, is a prosperous scene, and the lord's flag hangs on the gate of the town and flutters in the wind.

People living in towns and cities seem to be well-nourished and content. Business is booming among the artisans, and some immigrants come here from elsewhere, as if trying their luck.

Bread of bread, smoked fish, ale, leather goods, tools, furs, pottery and oil can all be bought in this snowy city.

The people seemed to live and work in peace, the water-carrying drivers, the workers who loaded the merchants' goods, and the bricklayers who built houses were busy in the city, but the whole city was not cold at all, but a prosperous scene.

Kudan, the royal capital of the Snow Plains, is rich in fur and has a well-developed handicraft industry, and it is one of the four most prosperous cities in the Kingdom of Vegia. It can be compared to other large cities such as [Sagoth], [Hatti], [Paraven], [Suno], [Viruga], [Aaron] and so on.

There are extensive pedestrian areas on both sides of Kudan Boulevard, allowing pedestrians to wander among the businesses with pleasure. At night, the lights in the windows of the shops in the promenade make this a beautiful avenue for a date.

The Kudan Avenue business district is a classic shopping boulevard in West Berlin, and it is also the carriageway of the former aristocracy when they hunted in the western suburbs. Many restaurants, pubs, **, high-end hotels, etc. are also located on this avenue, and travelers can find a business to suit their needs on this avenue.

"We're here tonight. Portux Ireli said, pointing to a hotel by the roadway.

"Obey your arrangement!" Hantus followed her with his horse in tow, and he apparently had no problem with his employer's arrangement. For a mercenary, as long as there is meat to eat and drink every day, and a place to stay at night, it is enough.

"Along the way, you rarely spoke. She wore a velvet jacket, a pair of Virgin plush trousers, and a pair of thick white leather boots. She looks like an elegant and colorful aristocratic young woman.

"You commanded me, and I did. The tall Hantus also wore a lot of clothes, a black plush leather jacket and a pair of thick linen trousers, which made his huge body look even more burly.

Even in the summer, the air in the Kingdom of Vegia is still cold. Especially this city in the heart of the 'Vygian Snow Field'.

Ireli led her horse to the door of the tavern, and she looked up at the sign on the door, the Heroes Tavern. "It's a great place for you. She handed the reins to the mercenary.

This tavern is actually run by the Mercenary Guild, and it is also a local office of the Mercenary Guild. Usually, some individual mercenaries or mercenary teams who want to take on tasks will come to this tavern to drink and wait for the mission.

Hantus took the reins handed to him by his beautiful employer. "But it's not for you," he suddenly concluded, "maybe if you go in, you'll cause some unnecessary trouble." As one of them, he knew the nature of the mercenaries.

Most of the mercenary taverns are relatively cheap, and a normal beer only costs three copper plates, even if you drink it all day, it will not cost a few dirhams, which is the best place for mercenaries to go when they have nothing to do. Of course, there are also a lot of scantily clad and coquettish maids in the tavern.

"You're there, aren't you?" the Snow Queen gave the mercenary a modest smile. She wasn't worried about what the wolf-like mercenaries would do to her when she entered.

Hantus pretended to be relaxed and said, "Yes, everything is with me!" and solve all the problems for his employer! This is the professional ethics of a mercenary. Most mercenaries with mercenary credentials are able to follow this rule, which was drawn up by the mercenary guild.

As she was about to open the door of the tavern in front of her, Ireli asked casually, "What level of mercenary qualification have you obtained in the Mercenary Hall?"

Mercenaries individually or mercenary teams must register as mercenaries at the Mercenary Guild Headquarters in [Chanda] City before they can receive mercenary assignments from local employers from the Mercenary Guild's mercenary taverns in towns and cities scattered across the Calradia continent.

At the same time, individual mercenaries and mercenary teams began to divide the hierarchy. Generally, from one to five, there are five levels, and the specific level division is divided by the results of the mercenary guild's strength assessment and the success rate of completing the task.

"Premium. Hantus replied in a flat tone. However, there are very few mercenaries who can obtain the special mercenary qualification certificate, and even among the hundreds of thousands of mercenary armies like the sea, the title of special mercenary has never exceeded three digits.

The Special Mercenary is the highest rank. To evaluate the qualifications of a special mercenary, it is not only necessary to evaluate the mercenary's personal strength, but most importantly, to make the most final judgment from the mercenary's success rate in completing the employer's task and the difficulty of the task.

The Ice Queen didn't seem to be very surprised by this answer. Half a month ago, she roughly guessed this from the other party's revealed skills in the Chanda Tavern. Being able to defeat six or seven mercenaries with extraordinary skills on their own is not something that ordinary mercenaries can do.

After tying up his horse, Hantus followed his employer into the mercenary tavern in front of him. As soon as the two of them stepped into the door, a pungent strange smell immediately rushed towards them, and in addition to the smell of alcohol, it was also mixed with various smells of mercenaries, which was extremely unpleasant.

Ireli almost fainted without letting the scent of the seed pass. She thought to herself, the sultry air here and the noisy voices of the mercenaries, all kinds of smells mixed with the smell of alcohol, the atmosphere was even worse, how could so many people sit here, how could they stand it.

Crowds of mercenaries, merchants, and locals sat in the air, the smell of wine, rouge, and sweat. On the stage of the bar, dancers wearing face toveils and tulle skirts are dancing passionately to the sound of passionate music.

Many beautiful bar girls are weaving through the crowd, delivering glasses of fragrant ale to their customers. Several ** mercenaries even secretly used their groping hands to secretly pinch them, causing bursts of laughter and scolding!

After enduring the extremely unpleasant smell, Ireli calmed down again, only to find that it was full of all kinds of people. Some are roaring loudly, a little lying horizontally, and some are drinking peacefully......

But when I saw them come in, they were all quiet for the first time. The mercenaries' eyes were drawn to the sudden appearance of beautiful and noble young women in front of the tavern doors, and some even whistled and uttered vulgar words to provoke.

Ireli walked to the bar of the tavern without anyone else, threw out a random gold coin and said, "Bring me two glasses of wine!"

The eyes of the wine girl standing in front of the bar suddenly lit up, and she stretched out her slender hand to quickly put away the shining gold coin on the table, and she did not forget to throw a wink at the generous and generous eyes, and then took out two wine glasses, and skillfully began to pour wine!

Most of the wine sold in the Mercenary Tavern is shipped from [Viruga], and it is also the most expensive wine in the tavern. After a while, the girl put two glasses of wine in front of the customer!

Seeing Hantus's tall and sturdy body and upright appearance, the wine girl smiled charmingly: "Generous guest, do you need a few more drinks?"

"No!," Hantus blurted out. If it was normal, he would definitely not refuse, but at least not to get drunk now.

Several mercenaries sitting not far away suddenly came over when they saw Hantus talking to the wine girl, and one of them sneered with a glass of ale: "This is a tavern, what are you doing in this kind of place if you don't drink?"

The other mercenary laughed and said, "Yes, beautiful young lady, he will get drunk after two drinks, where can he dare to drink again!"

The taller mercenary slapped his chest while drinking, and sneered, "He should go home and drink his mother's milk!"

The wine girl at the bar frowned and said, "The three of you have drunk too much, you should go back to rest!"

The faces of the three mercenaries turned red. One of them shouted: "If we are not drunk, where will we be drunk!"

At this moment, a strong warrior came from the side of the bar and yelled at the three mercenaries: "If you want to make trouble, get out of the bar, don't disturb the business of the tavern!"

At such a roar, the three mercenaries seemed to subside a little, but because the noise they were shouting just now was so loud, the guests in the entire tavern all looked at them!

One of the mercenaries angrily sneered at Hantus, "Seeing that you are such a big man and following such a handsome girl, you can't rely on women to eat, right?"

"That's right," Hantus admits casually, "she is indeed my employer, she pays and I help." "Everywhere you go, there are always drunks who drink and make trouble. Especially in front of women, these drunks are even more unscrupulous.

When the mercenary heard this, he scolded with some annoyance: "Arrogant guy, are you afraid?"

In an instant, Ireli pulled out the dagger from her scabbard and nailed it to the bar. "Are the mercenaries as stupid and ignorant as you are?" she said in such a way that one of the mercenaries had to force himself to take a deep breath.

From her eyes, the mercenary saw unspeakable fear. He didn't answer, just shook his head, and the humiliation of the other party made him feel very angry, but he didn't say anything.

"You dare to humiliate us?" the lead mercenary's voice hardened. His fierce blue eyes glared angrily at the woman in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "Stinky girl, do you think you can scare Lao Tzu with a dagger?"

"She's not going to take it out to scare you, she's going to use it to cut out your tongue. Hantus wanted it to sound affirmative.

"I really want to learn about it. The leader said the last sentence, and pulled out an evil-looking scimitar.

Without waiting for the opponent to swing the knife and slash, Hantus raised his hand and punched the opponent directly to the ground. The leading mercenary clutched his stomach and was in pain on the ground, and the other two drunken companions pulled out their weapons and rushed towards Hantus.

Hantus pulled out the dagger nailed to the bar, and the sharp blade instantly pressed against the neck of the tall mercenary opposite, while the other mercenary was kicked to the ground by him.

"Don't, don't kill me!" the mercenary begged for mercy in a trembling voice, "Please don't kill me." ”

Hantus withdrew his dagger and shouted angrily, "Get out! Cut off your tongues without rolling." ”

After several mercenaries escaped from the Heroes Tavern in embarrassment, Ireli said with some dissatisfaction, "You should have cut off the tongue of one of them." ”

Hantus returned the dagger to his employer. "It's not hard to cut out his tongue, but that would cause us more trouble. "He knew it wouldn't be wise to offend a team of mercenaries easily.

"That's because they don't know who I am!" the Ice Queen emphasized. Except for her complexion, her elegant countenance did not show any fluctuations.

"Maybe you should tell them. A rare smile tugged at the corner of Hantus's mouth.

"Will they believe it?" said Ireli, with a hint of interest in the subject.

"At least I'll believe it. Hantus replied earnestly.

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