Mr. Dackon's butler, Karl, was a kind old man, with white hair and a white beard on his lips, but he was still very orderly in his speech and in his conduct, and treated us with a gentlemanly manner. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Karl politely led us to the second floor and walked a short distance to the left, where we were each given a room to rest. I walked into the room, the room was really luxurious and comfortable, if this was a hotel, then this should be the best room I have ever stayed in, the place I have stayed in before can only be said to be a place where people can spend the night, it is not comparable to it at all. I looked out of the window of the room, and then I realized that there was more than one green "high wall" I saw before, they were arranged horizontally and vertically, and even obliquely crossed, forming countless zigzag passages, turning into a plant labyrinth. I walked to the balcony on the other side of the room, not realizing that there was a huge pond on the other side of the mansion, with a few small boats moored on the shore, and a lot of green aquatic plants growing on the water, which made this place seem very quiet and peaceful, and I wanted to live here forever.

I shook my head, amused by what I had just thought. We're staying here tonight, and we've completed the entrusted mission, and tomorrow we should take Theorga back to the mercenary camp, and if we really live in a luxurious hotel like this, it is estimated that it will cost hundreds of gold coins every day, which is too luxurious. I took off my ragged clothes, took a good shower, then found a suitable piece of clothing from the closet in my room, opened the door and walked out.

In the glittering dining room on the first floor, Mr. Daken was already waiting for us with Alice and Harvey. As soon as I sat down, Neil and Link came over in their new clothes.

When everyone had arrived, Mr. Dyken cleared his throat and said to us, "Allow me to introduce myself once more, for Hayden Dyken, president of the Merchants Association of the Republic, and chairman of Valero Ltd., the largest dragonstone trading company in the country, and of course I am involved in other trades, so I will not say much here." In short, welcome all benefactors to come to my place!"

"Mr. Daken is polite, we are just a group of mercenaries who have been entrusted by you and completed the task, fulfilling our obligations, and we don't need you to spend so much money. I said.

"No, you saved my daughter Alice, she is the jewel of my palm, no amount of money can compare to her value to me, you are not only her benefactor, but also my benefactor, let me toast you!" Dai Ken raised the wine glass in his hand, and we all raised our wine glasses (the wine glass was already filled with bright red wine by the maid next to us) and took a sip, thanking him for the friendship of the landlord.

"By the way, I haven't seen your wife yet, Miss Alice is so cute, your lady must be a very beautiful beauty, right?" asked Emma curiously.

"Hehe, she is indeed a beautiful woman with a charming appearance, and she is also a talented girl, it is my honor to marry her. My wife has an in-depth study of the history of the mainland, it can be said that Alice was influenced by her when she was a child, and she began to like history when she was four years old, and I also fully support my wife in various researches, just like I support Alice now, but unfortunately she died in an accident four years ago, and now I am raising Alice alone, but it is a pity that she lacks maternal love at such a young age. Daken looked at Alice sitting beside him with a look of affection.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that. Emma stuck out her tongue and whispered an apology to Mr. Dackon.

"It's okay, Sister Emma, in fact, every time I read history books or study ancient books, I can feel that my mother is by my side, and every time I understand the history of disappearance, I will be closer to my mother, which is also her greatest wish in life!" Alice smiled and said to me, but as an orphan, I looked at her bright smile and had an indescribable feeling of sadness, which was also an indescribable pain, even if she forced a smile I still knew that she missed her mother all the time, maybe studying history is a comfort to her soul!

"Does Mr. Daken know why these people kidnapped Miss Alice?" Neil asked Dacon.

"I don't know, to be honest, people like us who have made such a big business, I don't know how many ill-intentioned people are beating me up and trying to make a lot of money out of me, maybe these thugs are trying to use Alice to extort my money? Seriously, if they did kidnap Alice, they would have rescued her even if I broke the bank. Mr. Daken said categorically, showing how much he doted on his precious daughter.

"These people are really skilled, it seems that they are not just for money, but have other purposes, I think they are not just simple gangsters or bandits, they are called 'Seven Dead Apostles', right? It must be the elite killers of some organization, coming for a specific purpose. By the way, you seem to know these people, don't you? I heard you talk about dreaming of the girl in red who used her magic very much. Harvey asked me.

"Haha, maybe it's just an accident to dream, I was also stinked by her, it's a shame. Anyway, we've played them before for some reason, and this is our second meeting, and they're really good, and the first time we fought them off with the help of someone else. I said, admiring Harvey's keen observation, but I had already discussed with the rest of the team that we would not reveal the purpose of the Seven Dead Apostles' pursuit of Big Brother, so as not to let others know about our relationship with Big Brother, knowing that he is now a major wanted criminal in the entire continent, we should keep a low profile to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Neil still reacted very quickly, and immediately diverted the topic: "Actually, I still want to persuade Miss Alice not to go to such a dangerous place, the zombies and skeletons there are really quite terrifying, if we don't want to carry out a secret capture mission (thanks to him being able to talk about the adventure of finding the eldest brother is such a lofty mission, I thought to myself) we don't want to go there, it's a blessing to be able to leave there alive, and the necromancer there also hates outsiders entering his territory..." Before Neil could finish speaking, Alice couldn't wait to ask the question she was interested in: "Then have you seen the bones of ancient people there?"

"Well, no, I've seen a lot of leftover corpses from zombies..."

"Then have you seen any household items or vehicles used by the ancients there?"

"Hmm... We were on the run from the zombies, so we didn't pay attention to that..."

"Do you..."

"Ahem, alright, Alice, it's getting late, let's talk to them about this later!I'm sure you're hungry too, come, let's thank the goddess of light for her favor, and we can enjoy this sumptuous dinner together!" Mr. Daken interrupted Alice's rambling questions, and even Neil couldn't resist her barrage of questions. Anyway, at Mr. Dyken's suggestion, we picked up the silver cutlery from the table and began to enjoy tonight's dinner.

Hmm~ This prime steak is really crispy and tender... Hmm~ These caviars are really super high-end dishes, both refreshing and delicious... Hmm~ This roast suckling pig is really charred on the outside and tender on the inside, which makes people want to eat it... Soon, my table was full of eaten plates, and even the maid who cleaned up the table was too busy, so I called a helper to clean up with me...

When we had eaten and drunk, Mr. Daken personally escorted us out of the dining room, and I said to him gratefully, "Thank you for your hospitality, we will not disturb us tomorrow and leave for the mercenary camp tomorrow morning." ”

"Please don't say that, you are Alice's benefactor, she usually studies history and rarely has contact with outsiders, I can see that she likes you too, and I hope you can stay here for a few more days. Mr. Dyken said to me sincerely.

"This... I'll have to report to Captain Carlo, and it stands to reason that if Alice and the others arrive in Pazm Province normally, I should report to him at this time—" I said in embarrassment.

"No problem, leave it to me!" Mr. Dai Ken took us to his house in front of the magic guide communication machine, dialed the communication number of the head of Carlo, he is really a veritable rich man, the magic guide communication machine is a convenient way to contact is very expensive, ordinary people simply can't afford it, only large organizations are equipped with such a machine for commercial or military purposes, but there is already such a communication machine in his house, it is really very generous!

So, I took the microphone in front of this magic guide and briefly reported the mission to Captain Carlo.

"Hehe, good job, Chris! I didn't expect you to grow so fast, the last time you came back from the Tulong Stone Cave, you already had the strength of an A-class warrior, only after so many days, you have broken through to the realm of S-class warriors, and stabilized the battle situation alone, now you can be on your own, and the team members you lead are also elites, and your team will definitely be our ace team in the future! Haha~ Since Mr. Daken has such good intentions, then you can stay with him for a while these days, and treat it as a vacation for a few of you, how about it?hahaha~" Captain Carlo's hearty laughter came from the communicator.

"Yes, thank you, Captain!" Before I could reply to Captain Carlo, Emma couldn't wait to say yes for me, and it seemed that she really wanted to play here for a while.

"Captain Caro, although you want them to go on vacation, I still want to hire them to be Alice's personal bodyguards temporarily, how about it? I will remit the commission to you tomorrow, how about 5,000 gold coins?" Mr. Dyken said to Captain Carlo on the communicator next to me.

"Poof~" I didn't hold it for a while, and came out with a snort. Mr. Daken is a rich man, and he is a big deal, and this amount of commission is enough for us to do 10 ordinary tasks.

"Hehe, well, Mr. Daken, we have a good cooperation!" Naturally, Captain Carlo did not refuse his kindness, happily agreed, and ended the call with us.

"Then, Mr. Dackon, you will be in your care these days. "I extend my hand to Mr. Daken to express my gratitude.

"No, little girl will be taken care of by you, and this will be your home these days!" said Mr. Dacon, taking my hand, and smiling.

In this way, our mercenary squad 8 temporarily became Alice's personal bodyguard, and a new mission began...