Chapter 9: The Unknown Enemy
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A middle-aged man with white hair came out of the five "buses", circled around the ten people who arrived, and then entered the carriage at the end, and after about ten minutes the man got out of the carriage and returned to his carriage.
As soon as the middle-aged man got out of the car, Caeder waited respectfully in front of the curtain of the door, and a minute later he came to Ace and them.
"It's good that everyone can come here! It means that everyone still has a little patience when they can wait until noon, and there is no food poisoning means that everyone is careful enough, and being able to catch up with the caravan shows that everyone's physical strength is not bad, our caravan will naturally not break its promise to such a person, according to the agreement, 10,000 Qiongbei per person per day, counting today's total of four days, this is your 40,000 Qiongbei, I hope you take the money and use more snacks for the guards along the way. β
Mishu was ecstatic, he didn't expect that there would be such a good thing as taking the money first and then doing things, so he took Qiongbei into his arms and patted him with satisfaction, and then followed the caravan entourage into the carriage prepared for him.
Ace finally got into the car, and when he lowered the curtain, he glanced out very casually, and then saw the figures of three mercenaries leaving, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hung a trace of arc.
According to the retinue, the caravan decided to set up camp here, and the hired guards rested in their respective carriages before their own food was brought in.
Looking for a book was really tired, and after getting into the car, he gave Luo Qi a word of instruction and fell asleep, Ace and Luo Qi could only close their eyes and relax. After that, the voice of the entourage sounded outside the door curtain, and Luo Qi woke up Mishu, Ace pulled up the door curtain, and outside the car, in addition to the entourage and Cade, there was a woman with a veil covering her face.
The woman crossed the crowd and came to Ace, raised the food in her hand and said, "The little girl is here to bring you food, I wonder if it is inconvenient for me to go in and talk to Mr. Mishu?"
"Oh, come in, come in. β
Mishu, who seemed to be awake, rubbed his eyes, and when he saw someone serving food, he stretched out his waist to get it, only to realize that it was a woman who delivered the food.
"Ah, aha! The owner of this caravan is really good at dealing with the world, not only to eat but also to ......"
"What else is Mr. Seeker?" said Cade with a black line on his face, "I forgot to introduce it, this is the big boss of our caravan, and I'm just a manager." β
"Uhββ," Mishu immediately sat down and said, "It's rude to bother the big boss to invite me to come, please take a seat." β
"I should say I'm sorry, my subordinates don't understand the rules, and please have a lot of them!" the woman turned her head to Cade, "Who told you to get in the car? β
Cayde put down the curtain and left, although the space in the carriage was not large, it was more than enough for four people.
"Then I'll get straight to the point, who is Mr. Mishu, and what are his intentions to follow us from the sea?"
"I've always been a crew member before, and I can't say what country I'm from, but now I'm a mercenary, and I should be considered a Dongzhao person in the mercenary guild that I joined in Dongzhao Kingdom!"
The woman said noncommittally, "What about your attempt?"
"Attempts, of course, money! β
"Hehe, is it money? I don't know how much they gave you?"
"They, oh, you mean those people, they're talking about 40,000 Qiongbei, but I haven't had time to count them yet. β
"I really can't imagine a character like you, just 40,000-40,000 Qiongbei, it seems that Mr. Mishu is not going to talk about it properly, so I have to change the method......"
"Wait!" Ace slammed his head and sat down in pain, "Is there any misunderstanding between us, this little lady?"
"Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding are you talking about? β
"Isn't it strange that we weren't hired by you, and now they're coming to ask us what our intentions are?"
"You're really here because we're hired, and for no other reason?"
"Of course!"
"Then please answer one of my questions first, my companion told me that the three of you are really not very strong, so how did you survive the storm that nearly wiped out our fleet?"
"It's not easy! Think about it, your boat is all big boats, we are a small boat, when the waves rise, we turn the boat over, the bottom of the boat is up in the sea, and then we will keep our heads in the gap between the trough and the sea to breathe, and our bodies will be soaked in the sea and push the boat forward in the way of swimming, and we have the bottom of the boat on our heads to protect us, so we don't have to worry about the waves beating down. β
The woman put her left hand on it, and her right hand stretched out her index finger and tapped the armrest rhythmically, and after a long time she exhaled and said, "I heard Mangya say that you didn't eat anything in the inn, are you not to taste or are you not hungry at all?"
"That'sβ"
Didn't Luo Qi say that it was pork liver fried spinach that was poisonous, and he didn't let me eat it, and he said that chestnut porridge was hungry, hungry and hungry! I'm tired and hungry now. β
Ace really wanted to strangle this pig teammate, and no matter what kind of food he grabbed and stuffed it into Mishu's mouth, he still couldn't stop him, and it seems that in addition to "lazy", he will have to add a nickname to "Big Mouth".
"Hehe, then please explain!"
Ace spread his hands: "There's nothing to explain, it's poisonous." β
"Is it poisonous? There is no shortage of powerful people around me, but there is a shortage of a guy who can use his brain, so I will believe you for the time being! According to the agreement of the 'remuneration interview', I plan to give you an additional 30,000 qiongbei every day, but how about extending the time to three months?"
"An additional 30,000 yuan, then there will be 40,000 yuan a day! β
Seeing her looking at Ace, Mishu hurriedly wiped his hand to shake the woman's hand, and he didn't feel ashamed after being lightly avoided by the other party, and said flatteringly: "Don't worry, I'm their leader, I'll have the final say on everything, hehehe." β
Then looking for a book to send the woman off the car, Ace took the time to say to Rozzie: "Why don't you speak?
"Besides, are you really going to waste your time on that woman?"
"yes!" Ace sighed, "But as you said, does my words work? Our head has already promised others, and I can't help it." β
The woman left Ace's carriage and returned to her car, where her companion, a middle-aged man with white hair, was already waiting.
"Jingge, are you really going to keep them around?"
"Yes, they were the most suspicious before, but through the conversation, we didn't know what their purpose was, but we didn't get in the way. Toyotomi, I'm going to trouble you to keep an eye on the remaining four guys. β
"It's on meββ but I'm still not at ease with those three. β
"It's natural, I'm not stupid like that! β
"Since you've said so, then I have nothing to say! β
This time I really found a treasure, the work is easy and the pay is high, it only takes about a day to reach Tucker City, what is the most painful thing in life?
It's getting late, and it's going to Tucker City tomorrow anyway, so there's no need to rush at this time. Jingge ordered to camp in place, spend the night here, and continue on his way tomorrow.
It is said that it is camping, but it is to surround the convoy in a circle, after all, it is almost to the destination, and sleeping in the wild is this time, it is better to be simple, whether it is to arrange it or to clean it up, it will save a lot of effort.
After dinner, everyone went back to their posts, and the post of looking for books was naturally on the sleeping chair in the car! Anyway, nothing happened in the past few days, and it was enough to have Ace and Rozzy outside.
"Why don't you go lie down for a while?"
"No, don't you notice that the way the caravan camps are camping is getting more and more casual?"
"It's a little! Why don't you go to CapitaLand and react. β
"Pretend, pretend! You should know that this woman did it on purpose!"
"Hehe, that's why I let you lie down for a while, how can you have a good spirit if you don't rest......"
"You should go and rest for a while, I'll keep watch over it for the time being. β
Luo Qi thought for a moment and said, "Okay! I won't be polite to you between brothers." β
Ace laughed and scolded, "Stinky boy." β
The weather was not bad at night, so there was no fire, and the entourage who had worked hard all day rested quietly, and even the wind avoided the area, and there was not even a sound at all this night.
Suddenly, a birdsong was heard in the distance, and everyone looked around, and closed their heavy eyelids again without noticing anything unusual.
The call was just the beginning, and for a long time afterward, the birds began to be called, and the unbearable crowd slowly adapted to the sounds and began to fall into a deep sleep.
At some point, the frequency of bird calls became more frequent, and an entourage who had left everyone never returned.
"We're going into town tomorrow, and I didn't expect the patience of those guys to be so good. β
"Toyotomi, how's the arrangement?"
"Don't worry, don't let them come and go. β
"I know there's not much hope, but I still hope to have a mouthful, maybe I can ask something?"
"I've already told CapitaLand about this. β
"Well, I'm still relieved of Kaide's errands!" Jing Ge changed the subject, "Then let's see how those mercenaries perform." β
Outside the convoy, Luo Qilai, who had been squinting for a while, came to change shifts with Ace, and then saw a figure flashing next to him, and hurriedly chased after him to stop him.
"What for?"
"Oh, get up and pee. β
"Why did it take so long?" asked Ace.
"Well, I had an upset stomach and. β
"Reallyβ"
"What's the matter? I don't want anyone to sleep!" Manga yawned, "Stinky boy, don't go back to your post soon, be careful that I deduct your salary." β
The man glanced at Ace, flattered Mangaya in various ways, and slowly approached the crowd.
"You can go back to your posts if you have nothing to do, our money is not for you. β
Ace and Rozzie noticed Mangya's eyes, and left after a few words.
Then there was a glimmer of dawn in the eastern sky, and the night passed quietly. And now it was the darkest time before dawn, and that light was not the sun's rays, but made up of countless fireballs.
"Enemy Attack !!!!"
As Ace shouted, everyone woke up, but the dizzy brains hindered their movements, and by the time they organized their defenses, many of them had already been wounded.
While everyone was concentrating on defending against the enemy, one of them secretly retreated, and then went straight to Jingge's carriage. This person is none other than the guy who was discovered by Luo Qi at night, Ace and Luo Qi have been paying attention to him, in order to figure out his purpose, and now the situation is obvious, his goal is really Jingge!
However, Ace and Rozzie were not worried, since Mangya intended to let him go, then there must be something that he didn't know about waiting for that person.
I saw that the man's sword aura came out, splitting Jingge's carriage in two, and then Toyotomi flew out of it with Jingge, but the timing of this blow was too good, despite Toyotomi's protection, Jingge's left arm was still slightly injured, and it was slowly leaving blood.
Mang Ya was startled, obviously this was something he didn't expect, and in a fit of rage, he immediately rushed forward, and Cade also showed a look of remorse on his face, gritting his teeth and sending a big fireball at the man.
Although they reacted quickly, they were still two or three beats slower than professional mercenaries. A ponytail man flashed in front of the man, and then the long sword that had been unsheathed slashed horizontally, first blocking his blow and then forcing it back, a burly man followed and blasted the man three meters away with a punch, and a round-faced man moved his hand, and five ground thorns appeared on the ground, four of which accurately pierced the man's limbs on the ground, and one aimed at his heart.
Seeing that there was no room for his own action, and seeing that Jingge was injured and knew that the opportunity to perform had come, he took out a bottle of hemostatic medicine and greeted him with a smile that he thought was handsome: "Ah! The big boss is injured, my medicine is good, try it quickly, otherwise it will be bad to leave a scar." β
Jingge took the hemostatic medicine and said, "Thank you! Actually, I'm glad to have my life, but I don't care if I leave a little scar." β