Book 789 A female swordsman who keeps her word
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I finally met a local who could speak, and she was still a beautiful lady, and seeing that the trouble had been solved, Master Zhou was still more willing to communicate with her.
Ou Na said that there is a fee to ask for her own help, and it is a bit expensive. Zhou Shu is not afraid of expensive, but it is not easy to say what he needs.
There was only one thing he wanted to do now, find the king. Before Ou Na appeared, he was still hesitating how to express his needs. You can't always see people and say, "Hey, do you know where your king is?" "That's the kind of thing you say.
Now it's okay, Ou Na has a very powerful brain to make up an identity for Zhou Shu, and Zhou Shu also learned from the tone of Tang Monk asking to find the lord of the country to change the customs clearance document and said to Ou Na: "I do have some things to do when I come to this country, and I need to meet the king here." I just couldn't find it. β
"See the king?" Ou Na's brain automatically thought of a motive for this purpose, "You heretic want to preach to the king, you are right, but it should not be successful. β
"Are you saying that His Majesty the King will not change his faith?"
"I don't know. I want to say that you won't see the king at all. β
After hearing this, Zhou Shu chuckled in his heart, "Is it so hard to find?"
Ou Na changed her sword from her left hand to her right hand, and from her right hand to her left hand, while looking back and forth at the person in front of her.
"Judging by your accent and what you're wearing, you've been in this country for a while, have you found any clues to the king?"
Zhou Shu really wanted to tell SΓΉ that she had only been here for a week, but it was true that there was no clue. So he shook his head.
"The only people who are qualified to know the king's whereabouts are the leaders of the military newspaper organizations in the major cities. If only you could run into him. And there was a way to pry his mouth open, and it would be possible to ask the king in what direction he had gone since his last pass through the city. But that's probably old news from a few years ago. β
Zhou Shu knows these things very well, which is exactly the same as his cognition.
"I also know it's hard. He sighed but was not hopeful, "I think there may be some people who can make an exception to know this information......
Sparrow received a sum of money from her uncle, the cost of the trip. The coachman was right, he did know his uncle very well, and he was a man of old love. Not so vindictive. But the coachman didn't know much about her aunt.
Looking at the fluttering money bag in his hand, Quexi said goodbye to Zhuangzi who left his uncle's house.
She had already had enough money to hire a team of guards to accompany her on the road, but now there was only a small amount left. Her uncle generously took out a lot of money to help her, but unfortunately her uncle was a strict wife, and his wife didn't want to spend this money at all.
I'm afraid the amount of money in Quexi's hands is only enough for the travel expenses of two people, just the cost of the journey, and the journey is not going to last too long, and I have to cut back on food and clothing.
I wandered into the city, and it was nearly dusk. She needed to find a place for herself to live in the Traveler's Guild, where there was a place to stay. Although it is impossible to sleep in bed. But it's okay to spend a safe night in the corner of the house, and travelers don't stop by every city to stay. That's too expensive. The Travelers' Guild is a great place for these people.
On top of that, Sparrow needs to find a traveling companion once again.
Although she is a princess and has a certificate in her hand, she is still relatively depressed and very vulnerable at the same time. There must be one or more female travel companions who can ensure that she goes to the next city.
Malthus once predicted that society needed a class of consumers who only did not produce, called unproductive consumers.
Zhou Shu is now playing this class, although he does not buy any goods directly. Kindness to the producer, but he gave Ouna money. That's enough, Ou Na will spend it after taking the money.
After the female swordsman perfectly poured cold water on Zhou Shu. She also changed her words and said that she was willing to help Zhou Shu do things, and she could help him inquire about the situation in this regard.
"It's man-made, my missionary, and it's impossible to say it too late after the effort. β
She held another gold coin given by Zhou Shu in her hand, and the corners of her mouth curved down with a smile on her face.
"Well, can I ask? How are you going to help me find clues?"
"Go to the Travelers' Guild or Chamber of Commerce and inquire. Ou Na said it for granted.
"Will it be useful?"
"Probably not. But is there anything else you can do?" Ou Na patted her breastplate and promised, "I'll stay in this city for a day or two, and I'll spend all of that time to help you, and if I find it, I'll look for you as soon as I find it." What do you think of this deal?"
"In other words......" Zhou Shu touched his nose, "I used a gold coin to buy you two days?"
"Yes, it's a bit expensive, but it's worth the money, and I'm very conscientious. β
Zhou Shu didn't want to say this, he also wanted to buy this girl's evening time, this week's running around made him physically and mentally exhausted, and he needed to find someone to relax with. Even if you don't do any messy things, you can just play poker together.
Zhou Shu, who has little experience in traveling alone, feels very lonely now, but he also wants Ula Mystery to accompany him and call her out. But considering the guy's current state, he will definitely be scolded for doing so.
After receiving the gold coins, the female swordsman waved her sword and left, promising to do her best to help inquire about the situation.
Zhou Shu didn't know very well why such a young woman as she would learn to be a mercenary. This is not the White Moon Country, and without such a thing as a martial artist, it should be difficult for a woman to get involved in the realm of war, which is dominated by men.
He didn't think too much about this, and the companion he finally found slipped away, and Zhou Shu decided to go back to his room and call. Call someone who will never bother him - the sick princess -
The female swordsman Ou Na carried two gold coins in her pocket, and she was very nervous. She had never taken such a huge amount of money in her life. Although I don't know which country's currency these two gold coins are, selling them for gold is definitely a huge amount of income, enough to sustain two or three months of travel.
She had no promise of traveling with the same week. At least deserted. She didn't immediately return to the Traveler's Guild to help inquire about the situation, but went to the market while it was still light. Sell the gold coins to the goldsmith's shop. She wanted to go to the currency dealer to see if she could exchange directly, but she gave up, there were not many coins that could be exchanged.
After taking the silver money, Ou Na, who had gained a good mood after a long absence, was ready to have a big meal. She lives in the Travelers' Guild, which is actually an inn that takes in travelers, but it doesn't cost anything to stay in the lounge. Travelers who don't have money to sleep in the pΓΉ gather there, sleep on the floor in the lounge, and exchange information there. Of course, you can also spend there normally, as long as you have money, food and accommodation are the same as ordinary hotels.
Ouna has a strong penchant for food, and she has little interest in other things, such as the fact that most of her fellow mercenaries have a collectible fetish for small arms, and some of them have dozens of daggers hidden in their luggage. There are also some others who like to gamble or save money.
For these things, Ou Na is not very sensitive. However, after making money, it is always necessary to spend it, and she is still more willing to eat the money in her stomach than shopping, gambling and playing with women.
After she was ready to finish the meal, she helped Zhou Shu inquire about the situation, and asked about the almost twenty people who stayed in the Traveler's Guild one by one. Then go to the mercenary organization on the side of the Chamber of Commerce to look for clues. She didn't think it was possible to find useful information at all, it was purely for that work ethic.
"If I were the kind of person who could ignore his promises, how comfortable my life would be. β
Ou Na sighed. Sweep the meal into your stomach and get up to get ready for work.
Just as she got up from her chair, she almost bumped a little girl behind her with a wooden dinner plate. It was a girl who looked particularly weak, and judging from her hair and face and skin, she didn't seem to have worked in her life, and she should be a girl who didn't worry about food and clothing.
After several years of life as a mercenary, Ou Na has learned many skills in observing humans, and she is curious why such a girl would appear in such a place. Keep in mind that the Traveler's Guild is a dangerous place to live, housing people of unknown origin. Including Ou Na.
The little girl was almost hit by Ou Na's head, but she was the first to nervously say 'sorry'. It seems to be a very tutor.
Having a tutor is a very amazing attribute. A person's appearance, temperament, and other aspects can all be cultivated through personal efforts. Only tutoring comes from family training, which is rare. I missed this upbringing during my formative years, and it was difficult to make up for it for the rest of my life, so I could only hide my vulgar side.
Ou Na waved her hand, indicating that she was careless, and she was very friendly. She is a friendly person, but now her appearance is somewhat influenced by the smiling face of this good tutor girl, and she can't help but imitate her.
The girl who almost got hit was Jinsea, who had just finished dinner and was ready to start looking for a travel companion.
When she went to the national capital from her hometown town before, she was the retired female officer she found in the Travelers' Guild in Yancheng who could accompany her.
She believed in her luck and had a hunch that she would meet a companion who was as kind and reliable as the female officer before her. Her eyes were fixed on Ouna's sword and breastplate, and her face was filled with joy.
"Well, are you a swordsman?"
Zhou Shu yawned in the room, his eldest lady, who would never be annoyed by him, was busy with business and had no time to chat with her. Originally, he could have called Yu Feiniao, but he didn't know what he was doing when he thought that people were going to German universities, so he didn't really want to disturb people.
So, Zhou Shu could only lie on the bed and look at the books he brought with him with the light he set on fire.
Now his head is a little lazy, he is not in the mood to accept new things, and he is not suitable for reading new books. What he was holding in his hand was an odyssey, the kind of thing that can create a rather compelling style when he touches the outside to read, for Zhou Shu, this is equivalent to revisiting the TV series he has watched before, there is no difference.
As far as the main story of the Odyssey is concerned, it is basically not much different from the current popular online literature, strictly speaking, many works have quite red fruit gimmicks, such as the Count of Monte Cristo.
The novel was dizzy, and footsteps came from the corridor outside the door of Zhou's study.
Recently. Zhou Shu found that he was beginning to be able to distinguish a person from the sound of footsteps. "Is it Ouna?" he sat up from his hard bed with some excitement, wondering if this guy had come to his place to make extra money for the night. If the answer is 'yes', he wouldn't mind offering her a hefty price.
"But...... Who's the footsteps of a girl?"
There was a knock on the door. After opening the door, Ou Na and Sparrow appeared at the door.
After seeing Zhou Shu, Que Xi shrank behind the tall Ou Na with a nervous face. It's just enough to block it completely. Ou Na pulled her out and pushed her into the room.
"Miss Ouna, you said that the place you want to take me here is this man's hotel room?" Fincy panicked in the room like a hamster with a new cage and a new roommate, with her hands on her chest, which in terms of micro-expressions meant uneasiness and guardedness.
"Uh, Ouna, what are you doing here?"
Zhou Shu didn't dare to look forward to the appearance of such a good thing. So I can only guess if she has found any clues.
"That's right, this girl is the clue you want, she knows about the king, you can ask her. β
"King?!" Quesy shrank nervously into the corner, "Miss Ouna, did you have such a plan? If it were this, I would never have said it!!
Zhou Shu looked at the two women, his head was full of question marks like the secret method, and he didn't understand the current situation at all.
"Ou Na, what are you doing, can you explain it to me first?"
"Miss Ouna. Are you deceiving me?"
Zhou Shu and Quexi, the two curious babies, made Ou Na roll her eyes impatiently, "You two be quiet for a while, and I'll explain it to you." And also. I am a good person, and I will keep my agreement with you!"
In the Traveler's Guild, Sparrow and Ou Na meet.
Quexi was very direct about her needs, hoping that Ou Na, who had a sword on her body and looked strong, could protect her travel.
Ou Na was naturally not interested in this, but she casually asked, 'What direction are you traveling?' to which she said, 'I don't know yet'.
The two girls found a corner and chatted quietly. Sparrow told her about her situation. She revealed her identity as a princess and explained what she wanted to find the king. She said the direction of her trip was unclear for the time being. It was because she had not yet gone to the government hall to register and ask the king about the direction of his travels, and her destination naturally followed the king's travel track.
Ouna blinked and listened to Sparrow's words. Sighing at her good luck, she immediately agreed to come down, no matter what direction Quexi was going, she would accompany her for a while until the next city. But in exchange, Finze had to follow somewhere, right in an inn in the city, and it was safe.
Quexi followed very unsuspectingly, and didn't ask why, Zhou Shu was quite satisfied after listening to the explanation. Although he didn't understand why the country let the princess go on the road alone to find the king, it didn't matter, the most important thing was to be able to find clues.
"Mr. Zhou Shu is a missionary, and he wants to see our majesty and preach his faith to him. I think you can help him out, it's not a big deal to make a slight exception. He's a very generous guy, and if you're willing to travel with him, the travel costs can be solved. β
Hearing this, Quexi shook her head again and again.
"No, the king's whereabouts must not be revealed to anyone, it's the law, I don't want to break the law! And I won't travel with a man, I'm the princess!"
Zhou Shu winked at Ou Na and asked her to continue to help herself persuade the little girl. Ou Na shook her head with a smile, "Mr. Missionary, it seems that my agreement with you is only to help you find the clue, and now that the clue is standing in front of you, it is your business whether you can grasp it or not." She said this, patting the sword at her waist, "I promised to accompany Princess Quesi to protect her for a while, and if she is in danger, I will take action." β
Zhou Shu looked at Ou Na with an angry face in a little daze, and couldn't help laughing. He hadn't been threatened with force for a long time, and his opponent was a female swordsman who might not have been able to beat a husky, which made him laugh a little.
"Sorry, faux pas. Zhou Shu stopped laughing, and tried his best to say to Ou Na with a straight face: "Since Her Royal Highness the princess is unwilling to sue me, then I won't force it." Thanks to Ou Na, you found the clue. My agreement with you is also fulfilled, and we are clear. β
Ou Na looked at Zhou Shu who gave up the clue in confusion, "I said before that you will never find a king in your life." Now I am even more convinced of this. With your kind of character, if you can find it, there will be ghosts. I don't have to fight for it too much, so I give it up. β
Zhou Shu smiled embarrassedly, and glanced at Quexi who was shrinking on the side, "After all, it's a legal issue, the king's news can't be leaked to someone like me, of course I can't ask it." That's it, if you two have something to do, you can do it yourself, or you can stay and let me treat you to a meal. β
Ou Na was very happy to hear this and wanted to go to dinner with her, but Quexi pulled her sleeve first to indicate that she wanted to leave. She had never spent so much time in a strange man's room in her life. She felt that she was about to be impure by the air in the room, and how could she dare to dine with a man in a 'big way'.
Zhou Shu said goodbye to the two girls with a smile, and then threw out a metal beetle and crawled on a patch of mud on Ou Na's boots, disguised in perfect disguise.
He didn't need to know the exact location of the king from Sparrow's mouth at all, he just had to follow the two of them, and the simple and direct method was the best way, as Ula used to say. Those detours and risky methods are the ones that fools can come up with.
Early the next morning, Zhou Shu floated in the sky and yawned, and under his ass was the horse of the Golden Martial God. The Valkyrie was driven into the wild by him to play by herself.
There is an electrocardiogram between the beetle and the beetle, and Zhou Shu followed the guidance of the beetle and soon found the two women, Ou Na and Quexi.
Ou Na would have spotted the metal beetle on her dirty shoes. Naturally, they left it on their own. Prepare to find a suitable time to take it out and sell it for money. She will be accompanying Quexi to inquire about things in the government affairs hall, and it will take a little time to verify the authenticity of Quexi's identity text.
Master Zhou floated in the sky, sat uncomfortably on horseback, and spent the morning like this. So, after lunch, the two women began to move out of the city, which meant that the two had a destination and the journey could begin.
Ou Na in order to earn the gold coin of Zhou Shu. It's kind of out of the way. The news that the king had asked was quite exaggerated, and the king was thirteen months ago. He once set out from Yancheng and traveled south. It's not clear exactly where they'll be staying. To be sure, the south of Yancheng is not a peaceful place, and the nearest city, Cemetery City, is a particularly important place, and Quexi intends to make it the first stop on his journey.
Graveyard City, a place with a scary-sounding name, is right next to the Great River. In the days when the sea was not lost, this river was one of the most important canals in the East Country, and the reason why Cemetery Castle got its name was because it was common for small merchant ships to leave sick and dead slaves or crew members in this stretch of water.
Driving on the river is a very torturous thing, and unlike the sea, the river is prone to banditry. By building a simple levee in a narrow body of water, it is easy to rob the merchants who are on the river.
Therefore, those who are qualified to walk the river are all large caravans, and even if these people meet robbers, it is still easy and pleasant to tear down a dam made of broken logs and loot the robbers by the way.
For some reason, these large caravans liked to leave the four of them in Graveyard City for a while, so the city originally called Ironbeak was forced to change its name amid stigma.
Ou Na has never been to the southern part of Tonokuni, and she doesn't really want to go. It's a mess right now because of the disappearance of the sea. Something like a river has to rush into the sea. Now that the sea is gone, there is naturally a problem with the size of the river. As a city that eats by the river, the cemetery city, which was not particularly peaceful in the first place, has fallen into turmoil. The city dwellers have lost the jobs brought about by commercial activities, and naturally they are going to be in chaos, and bandits are rampant, which makes the reputation of the city even worse, and this situation has been going on for almost a year, and it is very famous.
Judging by the King's route, it seems that he arrived there exactly a year ago, at the height of the chaos in Cemetery. It was still in turmoil, and it seemed that the king's passing had not helped the city recover from the turmoil.
Ou Na didn't really want to go there, but since it was all agreed, she had to keep it. She is now beginning to sigh again about how comfortable life would be if she was a person who could ignore her promises. (The novel "Otherworldly Library" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!) (To be continued)