Faras asked, "Free labor?"

The lean innkeeper said, "Yes, you work for free, you can only eat two rough meals a day, you can't starve to death, but you can't eat enough." ”

Faras seemed to be a little suspicious of the innkeeper's words, she stared into the eyes of the thin old man, and asked word by word, "Since being a miner is tax-exempt, why do you still open a hotel?"

The lean innkeeper sighed and said, "After all, this place is rich in copper ore, and a large number of merchants come here every year to buy it. I was the only hotel in the city, barely able to get by, and to be honest, I felt quite satisfied with the miners. ”

Ryan was indignant when he heard the thin innkeeper's words, and he said loudly, "Isn't there anyone in the empire?"

The thin innkeeper gave him a contemptuous look at him, and said disdainfully, "Who's in charge, and how?" The laws of the empire itself allow the lords of each city to have absolute control over their own territory, as long as they do not rebel. Besides, even if you go too far, a few thousand tinkling coins can shut you up, and if not, those ......."

Speaking of this, the thin innkeeper's face changed, as if he remembered something, and he quickly changed his words and said, "What do you want to use? I haven't had much business here in recent months, so I'll give you the best price, and I'll be idle here anyway." ”

Faras thought about it and decided to stay here, she was not used to living in the wild, although she spent a little more, but she was not very short of money.

A sumptuous dinner was soon placed on the table, but everyone was extremely depressed after eating. Eating a piece of roast meat is almost like eating the same weight of silver coins as him, and even Faraz, who spent money all the way without blinking, felt pain in his flesh.

Barely filling their stomachs, everyone followed the lean innkeeper upstairs to the hotel. In the boast of the lean innkeeper, they each stayed in their own rooms.

Every room had just been cleaned, and although the room was not as thin as the innkeeper boasted, it was still no problem for the occupants to live in, for which Faraz paid an extra 5 silver coins per room.

Ryan and Alendor lived together, and looked at the humble room with two beds, and the sheets on the beds were old, but they were still clean. There was also a table with a missing leg and a stone cushion, and two chairs that looked to be wobbly and could not sit at all.

Ryan didn't feel good in his heart, just like this, he would have to spend 1 gold coin for a night, which was simply robbing, oh no, it was easier than grabbing.

It was still early, and it was impossible to sleep. And the things in this Ermida city are too expensive, and Ryan and Alendor don't plan to go shopping, and besides, they just took a carriage all the way, basically all of them are slums, and there is nothing to visit.

Alendor took a few pieces of raw meat from his pocket and fed them to the wind wolves, touching their fur and communicating with them by the way. It's a must-do for Allendo every day.

Ryan lay on the bed and looked at it for a while, feeling bored, so he put on a dress, pushed the door open and walked out.

Ryan walked down the hallway to a place without a roof. Looking at the location here, Ryan estimated that his downstairs was probably the hall where they ate, presumably set aside by the inn for the guests to walk and rest.

Ryan looked up at the sky, and he saw that there was still a sunset on the horizon. But along the way, the sky was always gray, and I thought it was cloudy today.

The sun was about to set on the horizon, and the sky was covered with thick dark clouds.

The setting sun seems unwilling to fall like this, it stubbornly changes colors, sometimes yellow, sometimes purple, as if to prove its existence.

However, the thick dark clouds in the sky ignored it, and they gathered together to obscure the sunset.

The setting sun had no choice but to reluctantly send its light through the gaps in the dark clouds.

This ray of sunshine shone on the earth, on the roof, and on Ryan's body, but people couldn't feel the slightest warmth of it.

The sunset seemed to know this very well, it did not choose to continue to struggle, but fell slowly and weakly, letting the dark clouds around it slowly swallow it, and disappear into the shadows of the sky little by little.

Ryan stood there, silently watching the sunset fade from his eyes, his shadow stretched by the light that the sunset had luckily revealed.

The lonely sunset gradually converged its brilliance, and it was about to be submerged in the boundless dark clouds.

Suddenly, the sunset condensed into a huge blood-red ball, bursting out with dazzling light towards the earth, and Ryan's eyes suddenly brightened, and his body seemed to suddenly feel a trace of warmth!

In the sky, there was a black crow flapping its wings lonely and making a cry of "yaa, yah". This cry seemed to pronounce the death sentence of the setting sun, and the dazzling light of the setting sun dimmed weakly. The sunlight on the earth slowly recedes like the sea at low tide, dissipating into the boundless darkness.

When the last rays of sunlight disappeared from Ryan, it was dark.

Ryan stood there motionless, witnessing it all. Somehow, Ryan suddenly remembered the innkeeper's words, the thin old man, and couldn't help but sigh.

Faras's voice came from behind him, "Ryan, don't you have to meditate, why did you get here?"

Ryan turned around and saw that Faras had changed into a purple outfit instead of her red sorcerer's robes. Faraz, who changed her clothes, seemed to be a different person, revealing a hint of charm.

Ryan couldn't help but take a second look.

Faras's face flushed slightly, and she asked Ryan, "Ryan, why are you sighing?

Ryan shook his head and replied, "No. I remembered what the innkeeper had just said, and I felt very uncomfortable. ”

Faras said, "Can you talk to me?"

Ryan nodded and said, "I grew up living with my parents, and I have never heard of anyone working hard just to eat two meals, let alone seeing this scene from such a close distance today. ”

Faras comforted Ryan and said, "Actually, there are many things like this on this continent, and my father racked his brains, and he could only do it to keep this kind of thing from happening in his city." ”

Ryan scratched his head and asked, "Faras, is your father also a city lord?"

Faras didn't want to talk much about her hunger, and she quickly said, "No." Ryan, can you tell me about the tasks you've done?"

Ryan said, "If you're willing to listen, I'll speak." ”

Ryan told Faraz about his experience from the first time he joined the Mercenary Guild when he left his hometown and went all the way to Giethoorn.

Ryan's eloquence isn't great, but his simple language makes it easier to immerse yourself in the action.

When Faras heard the inhabitants of Ancheno cheering for their salvation, her face also showed a happy expression, as if she was the magician who went to save them, when Faras heard that Ryan was besieged by Scar's gang, her face showed a nervous look, her little hands were clenched into fists, and she was about to cast a spell on the villain who did not exist in front of her; when Faras heard the thief magician Will recite the last note, and completed the powerful magic, and the righteous knight was about to be destroyed, she finally couldn't help it, grabbed Ryan's hand, and said hurriedly: "What about next, what happened?"

Just then, footsteps were heard in the hallway.

Faras saw that her hand was tightly grasping Ryan's hand, and her face suddenly turned crimson, she quickly let go of Ryan's hand and stood by pretty.

Ryan was also embarrassed by Faraz's actions, and in order to avoid embarrassment between the two, he took a few steps in the direction of the corridor, intending to see who was coming.

Red's handsome face appeared in Ryan's sight, and he looked very happy to see that Ryan and Faras were here, and hurriedly said, "Great, I'm looking for you two." ”

As soon as he said this, Red saw that Faraz's face was still flushed, and asked strangely, "Fani, what's wrong with you?

Faras shook her hand shyly and said, "It's annoying, I'm sleepy, go to sleep first." ”

Red hurriedly said, "Don't go, this matter is very important, and the three of us must negotiate together." ”

Faras didn't look back, and hurried away.

Seeing Faras gone, Red felt even more strange in his heart, and he asked Ryan, "What's wrong with Faras?"

Ryan was also embarrassed to mention what happened just now, he covered up and said, "Well, you may feel sorry for the gold coins you spent today, right?"

Red scratched his head, feeling even more strange in his heart, he lowered his head and said to himself: "It doesn't make sense, Faras is not the kind of person who is stingy, besides, I have been to the dream bar that is more expensive than this in the imperial capital before." ”

Ryan left Red, who was talking to himself, and strode away.

Red muttered for a long time, and then said to Ryan, "Ryan, you're not right, Faras won't take this matter to heart. Could it be something else, you say?"

Red asked several times, but he didn't hear Ryan's words, he looked up and looked, Ryan didn't know where he went, he shook his head, and said, "Why are these two people weird today?"