486. The Troubles of the Great Kinsey
In the end, it was Viscount Emmett of the Haylantha Guard Battalion who personally confirmed that the ogre Gulitham was a supernumerary member of the Hylantha Guard Battalion, and that he had won many battles in the Warzhmara Plane War, and that the ogre Gullitum had come to Highlandsa and also had a legal teleportation pass issued by the military department.
After the portal guards confirmed Gulitham's identity, the tension at the portal was completely eliminated.
Surdak took the ogre Gulitum to thank Viscount Emmet, if it wasn't for Viscount Emmett personally intervening, if he wanted to let the portal guards let him go, it would have to take a lot of money.
The knights of the Haylanza Guard Battalion did not linger long in the central square.
Tonight, in addition to the Hylanza Guard Battalion, three other guard battalions have also returned to Bena Province from the maca plane, Surdak followed the guards battalion knights to the side of the square road and began to line up, before leaving the square, the squadron leaders of each squadron also need to count the members of their team.
As the squadron leader of the support squadron, Carl was also busy at this time, holding a list of personnel and counting the knights of the support squadron one by one.
Although it was just night on the side of the city of Vorimara, it was past nine o'clock in the morning on the side of the city of Bena, and the hour hand of the huge clock tower on the left side of the square was just pointing to the position of 9, and the silver-plated clock dial was shining in the sun.
The weather in Bena City is not bad, with blue skies and white clouds, and clear skies.
The humid and warm southeast monsoon penetrates deep into the west coast of the Roland continent from the Endless Sea.
In the early spring, the earth is stained with a hint of new green, the flower beds on the north side of the square are bursting out of the ground, the air is full of the fresh smell of grass and trees, the sun shines on Surdak's face, and the breath of spring is everywhere.
Unexpectedly, the war on the maca plane had just ended, and here in Bena Province, spring had quietly arrived.
The portals in the plaza were piled up with military supplies waiting to be transported to the maca plane, but more than these were the merchants who had swarmed up, isolated from the plaza, scrambling to trade with the knights when they saw the knights of the guard camp walking out of the portal with their bags on their backs.
Victory in war is always accompanied by huge interests hidden behind it.
The price of the loot purchased by the merchants in Bena City was a cut higher than that of Warzmara City, after all, the high taxes through the portal were eliminated, and the knights began to pick out some unimportant loot again among the many loot they carried with them, and peddled them to the merchants waiting here.
Viscount Emmett and Count Collins, the commander of the guard battalion of the city of Pleas, stood under a fragrant tree, watching the knights pack their luggage, the two commanders said a few words very politely, Viscount Emmett invited Count Collins to have time to come to the city of Highlandsa as a guest, and then the knights of the two guard battalions divided into two teams and left the portal square along the established route.
The half-elf girl stood on the side of the road, in front of which was a complex of buildings as far as the eye could see, the main street could accommodate ten carriages in parallel, and the street was full of traffic, black magic caravans and tall scaly horses galloping through the street, and the coachman brandished his long whip, as if he did not care about the pedestrians on the side of the road.
Samira pulled the collar of her cloak, and suddenly from the middle of summer to the cold early spring, the cold wind poured into Samira's neckline, making her feel a coldness.
In contrast, Andrew is much more adaptable, the indigenous warrior wears the standard armor of the guard battalion, standing in the group of knights while looking around curiously, while chatting with the knights around him, the last month or so of getting along, this native warrior from the city of Vozhmara has successfully won the approval of the knights of the guard battalion.
At this time, everyone introduced Andrew to the shops on both sides of the street and talked about the most characteristic things in the city.
Viscount Emmett obtained the location of the temporary settlement of the Haylanza Guard Battalion from the head of the logistics department, and the guard battalion walked along the main street until noon, ate a march ration in front of the cold drink stalls on the street, and crossed the largest block in the city of Bena before staying in a Circle City Hotel in the northern district of Bena City, which was a large hotel that could accommodate a thousand people at the same time, and the whole hotel was designed in the shape of a 'hui', and the inner courtyard could park a large magic caravan.
Today, most of the large hotels in Bena City were requisitioned by the military to host knights returning from the maca plane.
The knights of the Hylantha Guard Camp would stay at the inn for about a week, waiting for the voyage of the magical airship between Bena City and Hylanza.
Although this inn is inconspicuous in the city of Bena, in the eyes of Samira and Andrew, this hotel is fully equipped and the architecture is also very gorgeous, especially when you enter the inner courtyard, the inner cloister is erected with a circle of nearly fifteen-meter-high Roman columns, decorating the hotel like a huge castle palace, Samira stood on the third terrace, looking at the humanoid statue of the fountain in the center of the courtyard, and the shock in her heart was indescribable.
Surdak and Andrew put their luggage into the room, and when they came out, they saw Samira leaning against the fence in a daze, Samira and Andrew didn't have much luggage with them, so there was nothing to pack.
Surdak was going to pick up Aphrodite at the place he had agreed with Kinsey, so Samira simply washed her face and waited outside the room.
The hotel arranged more than adequate rooms, and Samira, who was a woman, was assigned to a separate room.
The Ogre Gullitham's alien identity is still very inconvenient, and he will be very conspicuous on the streets, and he will not be targeted by the knights of the guard battalion or the sheriff, so Surdak is not ready to go out into the streets with him and let him stay honestly in the hotel.
By the time Surdak had packed his luggage and was about to leave the hotel, the ogre Gulitham's reward for carrying the pot had already begun to be cashed, and the two men of the guard battalion had set up a large iron pot in the inner courtyard of the hotel, and a stove had been set up underneath, and several large pots of broth were boiling in the pot, and when Surdak passed through the inner courtyard, the soup in the iron pot had already boiled, and several huge beef bones had been poured out of the soup pot, and the soup was tumbling with oil flowers, and the fragrance was overflowing.
This pot of meat soup looks very appetizing, but it is quite cheap, the thick soup boiled with big stick bones, the two men put the finely cut beef offal into a large bowl, and then sprinkled some green garlic and herb leaves on top, the residents of Bena City do not like to eat animal offal, so this offal is very cheap in the butcher shop, and the men in the barracks boil this kind of offal soup, this thick soup with hard Bangbang scones, is also a rare delicacy for the knights who eat the marching rations all day long.
Ogres are very fond of eating animal offal, especially this delicious broth that can be swallowed in their stomachs almost without chewing, and wait early by the stove.
The ogre would never move before the other knights had started their meal, not because he was so polite, but because he often waited until the end, when the soup base was smashed more abundantly, and he could also get some big stick bones that had been boiled down.
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Walking down the street of Bena City, Surdak rented a magic caravan on the side of the road.
The magic caravan is the main mode of transportation in Bena City, and unless you have enough time, you should consider renting a horse-drawn carriage or taking a public carriage, but for those who are not familiar with the city, the route is too complicated for those who are not familiar with the city to figure out where these long carriages are heading unless they have a local guide to show them the way.
Andrew sat in the half-used magic caravan, watching the coachman raise his whip and the two Gubolai horses pulling the carriage into the traffic of the street, he carefully stroked the soft leather sofa in the carriage, and did not even dare to sit down, for fear that the standard armor on his body would scrape a hole in the leather in the carriage. He put two axes on his knees and hugged them tightly with his hands, a little nervous.
Sitting in the magic caravan, Samira lifted the hood on her head to reveal her delicate face, and the half-elf girl pushed the window open to let in the air outside.
Surdak said to the coachman outside, "Go to the Golden Perch Tavern at 17 Brie Street." β
The coachman took off his hat and made a knowing motion, and the magic caravan swerved from the next street corner without slowing down.
On the sidewalks on both sides of the street, street trees sped past the car windows, and Samira asked Surdak curiously, "The city of Hylanza is also so big?" β
Surdak shook his head and laughed, "This is the capital of Bena Province, much larger and more prosperous than other cities, and Hylandsa is only a small mountain town, not as big as VoΕΎimala. β
Samira looked at the pedestrians scattered in the street, looked around again, and then asked Surdak with some puzzlement: "There are no Taylor trees planted on the streets, and there are so many people in the city, what do you live on?" β
Surdak thought to himself: This is probably the inherent thinking of the people of Warzhmara, the first thing they pay attention to when they enter a strange city is the Taylor tree, it seems that the Taylor tree is the minimum living guarantee of this city.
He explained to Samira: "Commoners can choose to work in workshops and trading houses, life here is not as stressful as you think, as long as you are not lazy, you can always find a job that suits you, and it is not difficult to earn money to buy some bread." β
There was silence in the carriage, except for the sound of wheels rolling.
"How's that big Golden West honest side?" Surdak broke the silence and asked.
The half-elf archer retracted his gaze looking out of the window, turned his head and said: "It's okay, he has a very big stall in the city of Warzhmara, he used to be the leader of the most ruthless slave hunting group on our side, and then he no longer went to the mountains outside the city to hunt slaves, and became the largest slave trader in the city, and at the same time he also has his own business in Warzhmara, and the business he is currently involved in is basically half black and half white, if it is not necessary, he should not give up the foundation in the city......
The magic caravan stopped in front of the Golden Perch Tavern, and Surdak didn't even have to look for the tavern's number, as the glittering bass relief on the plaque showed that the coachman was in the right place.
Surdak paid the coachman a silver coin, and the three jumped out of the carriage, pushed open the tavern door, and entered.
It was afternoon, there weren't many customers in the tavern, most of the tables were empty, and the wine girl was standing by the wall a little bored, and she didn't seem to be interested in selling wine in circles around the tavern.
Surdak walked to the front of the bar, took out the note that Big Jinsi had given him, raised it in his hand, and asked the bartender behind the bar, "I'm looking for Big Jinsi." β
The bartender took a serious look at Surdak and pointed behind him, and the two strong men standing in the doorway immediately moved out of the way, and Surdak led Samira and Andrew through the dimly lit corridor and into a courtyard.
Before Surdak could walk out of the cloister, he heard a burst of angry scolding from the courtyard, although he could not see the people inside through the low wall of the bush, Surdak immediately recognized that it was the voice of Da Jinsi:
ββ¦β¦ What are you guys doing with rice buckets, you've lived in the Aoye plane for more than half a year, and you're only bringing back this garbage from there? β
Then there were some voices of defense, and it was clear that his subordinates were a little unconvinced.
Da Jinxi said angrily: "I want a lizard slave girl, not these subspecies who only know how to make dung, don't take these dogs. Leave the with me, and send it all to the slaughterhouse tomorrow morning, do you think those noble lords in Bena City will be willing to buy as long as they are slaves? β
One of the big men said angrily: "Boss, what's wrong with kobolds, you see that my kobold female slave can milk eight kobolds at the same time......"
Big Kinsey almost roared at his men and shouted, "Throw him outside in the pool to be sober, who can tell me that Gakison has been in the Orpheus plane for a while, why is he stupid?" β
Surdak and Samira and Andrew stood awkwardly by the bush wall, watching Big Kinsy lose his temper with his subordinates.
Those subordinates were also quite executing, and soon there was a 'poof' sound of falling water outside the hospital.
"Ahem, it seems like we're not here ......at the right time," Surdak coughed lightly twice, greeting the angry Jinsi.
Only then did the Great Kinsy see Surdak standing by the low wall of the bushes, and he tried to slow down his breathing to calm his mind before he said, "No, no, Knight Surdak, you have come just in time, I guess you should arrive at Bena City by noon......"
Da Kinsey instructed a female assistant behind her, "That half-succubus slave girl is basking on the roof, Carly, go and call that Miss Aphrodite down, and say that someone has come to pick her up!" β
"Okay, Boss!" The female assistant in tight leather armor turned to leave.
It wasn't long before the succubus Aphrodi climbed over the ridge of the roof and jumped from the high roof, looking at Surdak and Samira and Andrew with joy on her face.
"How's it going, is the journey going well?" Surdak asked Aphrodite.
Aphrodite straightened her somewhat shaggy hair and nodded.
Surdak turned to Dajinsi and said politely, "Happy cooperation......"
With that, he turned and walked back the way he had come through the bush wall without looking back, if it weren't for Aphrodite, he hoped that he would never have anything to do with this group of slave traders in his life.
Da Kinsi stood behind Surdak and shouted at Surdak's back: "I have been staying in Bena City for the last few days, if there is anything you need remember to come to me, we have business dealings in all the cities of Bena Province......"
"If there is a need, I will!" Surdak replied.