35. A thief in the wasteland
After departing from the port, the itinerary began to become monotonous, after all, not every place can see strange things, not every city can have some thrilling events, originally in the secret search for the missing orcs who escaped from the territory, this task is monotonous and tedious.
The only thing that can bring a little difference to the itinerary is probably the young dragon, perhaps without the cage restraints, the young dragon's body has gradually begun to adapt to such a thing as freedom, although the body shape has not changed much, but the scales on the body have begun to fall off.
Of course, this does not mean that she is sick, on the contrary, this is similar to the process of "snake molting", under the scales are all the same delicate skin as young children, the more exposed places, the higher the degree of its "evolution", and when the time comes, her wings and claws can also become the same as human hands and feet, of course, it can choose its own form, but from the current point of view, the little guy should not have such a consciousness, but habitually want to maintain the "same" with the people around him.
Alice can't remember exactly how many towns will be next, but it is certain that as the trip progresses, the chance of seeing "orcs" will increase, after all, the route set by Aesop leads all the way to the border, and there is no conflict between the two races at the moment, so it is not surprising to see a small number of orcs in human cities.
"The next city starts and we stay one more day a day. Aesone's lukewarm attitude hasn't changed in the slightest, but he hasn't been perfunctory in his search for orcs, "The number of orcs we're going to come into contact with will increase in the future." The investigation may also take more time. So please give me two days to prepare. β
"It doesn't matter. Just go at your pace. β
Perry waved his hand and opened the curtain slightly, outside the curtain was different from the wetland at the previous port, it was difficult to see the rows of trees in that row, and the slightly dry land was also growing some trees with extremely tenacious vitality, but the "appearance" was really not flattering. The air is no longer salty and wet, but instead filled with dust and sand. The surroundings are going to get even worse.
After all, dryness and desolation are the main themes here, and the average tourist does not come to these places, so the depressed scenery has long been depressed, and this depressed scenery further deepens the surrounding desolate atmosphere. The orcs with ears and tails kept looking at the carriage, naturally...... They rarely see this kind of transportation, because ......
Not at all.
When I got out of the car, I was greeted by the blazing sun, and if the humid air on the beach made my skin very uncomfortable. Then in this arid hinterland, it is purely the scorching sun. The young dragon, which was so unaccustomed to the environment, began to stagger even when it walked. However, her presence frightened many onlookers.
Dragon...... It's a dragon after all, even if she's just a kid now.
Isu, who still insisted on dressing up before, rushed to the Chamber of Commerce as soon as he got out of the car, and the only change in him was probably the beads of sweat on his forehead. Charty tied her hair up, and she became a lot more heroic.
Hurriedly broke into a shop on the side of the road, and there were several customers sitting loosely in it, some humans, some orcs from another "country", and it could be seen that because of the truce, these two different races got along very happily.
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Before White could call out to the shopkeeper, several large wooden cups that looked like they should be filled with wine were already heavily placed on the table. The shopkeeper here was a werewolf with muscles on the verge of tearing his clothes, and although his claws had been retracted as much as he could, he had inevitably made a few deep marks on the table.
"I saw your carriage, where did the guests come from!?"
The shopkeeper doesn't seem to be fully human, it should be said that he only speaks the "language", and the rest ...... It's no different from a ferocious wolf.
"Don't be surprised! This is a thank you gift, there are not many customers coming from afar, and you must show a little bit if you choose my store. β
"Ah, thank you. Eyeing Perry, White nodded, "We're from the south." β
"No wonder, these little girls are all smart. Forehead...... Hmmm......"
The shopkeeper's gaze naturally caught a glimpse of the young dragon who had fallen asleep, and then ...... After being silent for a while, it should be calm, after all, I suddenly saw this "high" life.
"This ...... This is really a great guest, do you want to prepare meat?"
"Well, thanks, let's have some 'normal' lunch. White said as he placed the money bag on the table, "We're going to have a day off, and it's money." β
"Oh, I have a place to stay, and I'll clean up in the afternoon. "If it was a human shopkeeper, I am afraid that he would have to excuse himself, but this heroic werewolf gentleman took the money bag very easily, not so much because he was greedy for money, but because he was thinking about how to use the standard of money in the money bag to provide corresponding services to customers from afar.
"Hmm...... Is it okay to have three? one for the female swordsman and the little dragon, one for you, and then the ...... next to you? Mr. and Miss in one room. β
Hey!?wait, what's a little strange about this allocation?
"Poof...... Ahem, shopkeeper, they're not what you think. Obviously trying to laugh, White still put on a poker face the moment Alice glared at her.
"Oh, hahaha, I'm really embarrassed, I saw that the two of them frowned as soon as they entered the store, and I thought ...... Hey, hey, hey. β
Don't laugh! That wolf's mouth is really scary to laugh at!
"Then it's just two, each with a double bed. After taking a look at the young dragon, the shopkeeper said, "I'll clean up in the afternoon, you can just walk around here, but there is nothing fun around, and the weather is hot, so be careful not to faint." If you want to have dinner in the evening, let me know, there are no customers in the store, so I'll cook it for you alone. β
"Thank you then. β
"Ahh β
The shopkeeper who turned around suddenly turned around, "It's a bit hard to say, but here...... There are quite a few thieves in our people, and the ones who steal are those who seem to have a little money...... Well, ah, that...... You may ...... I will take special care of it. (To be continued.) )