As Tony had guessed, the mercenary group, which had been the first to leave the city in the morning, had set up an improvised forward camp under the Red Rock Ridge. Unlike the scattered mercenaries in the city, there are many veterans in the regular mercenary groups under the guild. Whether they were disabled or expelled from the army for violating military discipline, these veterans received formal military education, and at the same time, they also led the entire mercenary group to develop in the direction of semi-militarization.

Whereas in the past camps were usually markets for mercenaries to exchange goods and rest, today camps are finally fulfilling their true role - sheltering the wounded.

The spirited mercenary group easily swept away the kobolds roaming the periphery, and after setting up camp, they rushed into the quarries and burrowed into the mines, but soon encountered a setback.

The mercenary group is generally not highly educated, and it can even be said that it is a group of reckless people who can't read a word. Although it is not the first time that people have come into contact with kobolds, no one has bothered to understand the true habits of this creature.

Kobolds are underground creatures and don't like to move in the sun, which led the mercenaries to misjudge their true number by the standard of kobolds roaming the surface of Redstone Ridge. When they entered the mine, they saw countless pairs of small blood-red eyes in the darkness. The kobolds' frantic counterattack caught the mercenaries off guard, leaving more than a dozen lives in their embarrassment retreat.

After some rest, the mercenaries put away their arrogance and organized their team to cautiously re-enter the mine, but this time there was still no success. The kobolds hid in the dark shadows of the mines, throwing rocks far away, breaking their heads and bleeding. However, as soon as the mercenaries charged, the kobolds scattered.

Even in the event of an inevitable encounter, the kobolds' diminutive size has a great advantage in the dark, and the mercenaries in the battle are very depressed to find that these kobolds are scurrying around under their feet like big rats, wielding small hoes to attack the lower three lanes, and they are difficult to aim at with their swords, and they have no strength.

After several hours of stalemate, the mercenaries were wounded and unable to make any progress.

While the camp was full of mourning and the mercenary leaders gathered together to frown, an inconspicuous carriage came to the outside of the camp, opened the baffle and erected a signboard, and quietly went about business.

El was reluctant to put Lorana in danger, but the girl had already made up her mind, and there was a vague meaning between her words, "If you don't agree, I'll run away". For safety, he had to pinch his nose and get on the thief ship.

After leaving the city, he learned that there was a reason why Lolana was not worried about safety. The girl's partner is also a student of the academy, a short and weak aristocratic lady named You Jiali, who is actually the investor in this plan. According to Lolana's original plan, she not only provided the principal, but also included an elite family guard to accompany her.

The guard who came to report in the carriage was a large man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, wearing military armor and carrying a square shield and chain hammer on his back, looking very secure. Not to mention his true strength, this outfit with a family badge alone can scare a vote of people, so that those with bad intentions dare not act rashly.

"Lorana, everything you need is in the car...... But is it really okay?" the little girl tearfully tugged at the corner of Lorana's clothes and refused to let go: "Don't go, how dangerous it is there." ”

"Peace of mind, peace of mind, no danger, how can there be profit to be made? Besides, apart from your Uncle Bruce, I have found a helper, and it will be fine. The girl with the glint of gold coins in her eyes patted You Jiali's head, and raised the corners of her mouth to reveal her cute little tiger teeth: "As long as you follow my plan, you can make a lot of money this time, you just need to be ready to count the money!"

This kind of comfort makes people feel more at ease, El sighed in his heart. He could see that Lolana was obviously teasing the weak You Jiali, the girl's mind was delicate and unfathomable, and she was ready for all kinds of accidents.

"Hello, I'm Bruce. The armored guard held out his large, furry hand to El and whispered. He is not young, his hair and beard are joined together, and there are many marks on his armor, he should be a retired soldier.

"Hello, my name is El. El said, also stretched out his hand, and shook his hands heavily, which was regarded as a greeting, and at the same time comprehended the strength of the other party. Feeling that El's foundation was not thin, Bruce nodded, his face looking much better.

This small action did not attract You Jiali's attention, but it was seen by Lolana. The girl blinked, saying nothing along the way. When the three of them arrived at Redstone Ridge, she suddenly changed her mind and instead of doing business in the camp, she continued until she reached the door of the excavation site before stopping to set up her stall. This location is actually very dangerous, and the mercenary group has not been able to occupy the entire excavation site, and from time to time kobolds will come out of unexpected places.

"Uncle Bruce and Brother El are both very good masters, can't they even deal with three or two kobolds?" said Lolana seemingly casually as the two of them dissuaded them.

If El and Bruce were only one person, they would definitely not hesitate to pull the girl back to camp. Kobolds are not a problem for either of them, and they need to pay more attention to those who are obsessed with lust. But now there are two people, and the combat power is obviously rich, and out of self-confidence and manly pride will not be easily retreated.

At this time, a team of kobolds crawled out of the bushes halfway up the mountainside, and when they saw that there were only three humans in front of them, they seemed to be easy to bully, so they squeaked and rushed down.

Reluctant to use the white-feathered ebony arrows he had bought at great expense, Elco took out three of the bargains that Rolana had wholesaled from the carriage and put them on his hunting bow. When the kobold rushed to about twenty meters in front of the carriage, his hands trembled, and three arrow shadows flew out against the ground, wiping up a faint cloud of smoke and dust.

The ugly cries of the three kobolds who rushed to the forefront stopped abruptly, their bodies froze suddenly, and they fell to the ground. The kobold who followed behind had not yet reacted, his small eyes were staring at the arrow inserted in his companion's mouth, but his body subconsciously ran forward a few steps.

When they realized that the archers on the other side were very powerful and wanted to escape, a shadow was already hanging over their heads. The spike chain hammer, which was larger than their heads, whipped from the side with a vicious wind, blasting the kobold in front of them into a ball of meat sauce, and smashing half of the other kobold's head along the way.

Bruce, who used to be a member of the hoplite, is full of a sense of calm power in every movement when he runs. Unlike El's fatal arrow, every kobold under his command could only end up in a bloody mess. Although the cooperation between the two is very rusty, it is more than enough to deal with these kobolds.

"It's a great free ad. Lolana said happily. Although the girl was very uncomfortable with the bloody gas, she still resisted the feeling of vomiting in the face of the huge temptation of profit, and asked the two to pile the body of the kobold on both sides of the carriage. The sight quickly caught the attention of the mercenary camp.

Mercenaries have already discovered that it is easier to use bows and arrows against kobolds in the dimly lit environment of the mines. However, this time, the various mercenary groups carried a limited number of arrows, and now it is time-consuming and laborious to go back to Istalon to buy them. It was a surprise that a merchant outside the camp had started selling arrows.

It is said that these businessmen do not hesitate to take risks for the sake of profit, but not everyone can find out where the profit lies, let alone the beautiful little girl who sells the goods, which can't help but be amazing. Soon a number of mercenaries gathered in groups in front of the carriage and asked for the price.

"What? a thornwood arrow, a silver coin, why don't you grab it!" the mercenary shouted as he glared at the price. Although he is ready to be slaughtered, it is difficult to accept the price of this black heart. Even in Istalon, where prices are on the high side, a single silver coin is enough to pay half a day's salary for a hard worker, or to drink a few large glasses of ale in a tavern. Ordinary mercenaries can only earn a few dozen silver coins for completing a mission.

"Don't be angry, this gentleman, you have to talk about the cost of doing business. Lolana grinned and patted El on the shoulder, "At least let me earn back the money I hired for bodyguards, right?"

"Even that's too expensive!" The mercenary looked at the two gate gods beside the girl and the kobold corpse at their feet, and after all, he still didn't dare to go wild, but he was still complaining.

"If it's too expensive, you can go back to Istalon and buy it now. The girl narrowed her eyes, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly to reveal her cute little tiger teeth: "It's just that it will take more than half a day to come back and forth, and I don't know how many kobolds will be left here when I come back." ”

The noisy mercenaries fell silent all at once, and the clever ones had already begun to think according to the girl's words. Judging from the current situation, kobolds will throw stones when they are far away, and scatter in a hurry when they get close, and only bows and arrows are the only effective weapons. But if you run back to the city to buy it, it will take a lot of time. And those who buy arrows on the spot can go straight into battle now, and when they run back, I'm afraid they won't even have a chance to clean up the battlefield!

Compared with the little money saved, the kobold's head is the real military merit points! As long as you have arrows, you can kill kobolds, as long as you kill kobolds, you will have military merits, and as long as you have military merits, is that money still money?

"Please be sure to give me two cylinders first!" The first smart man who wanted to reason suddenly jumped up, took out his money bag and rushed to Rolana, completed the transaction like lightning, and walked away with the blessing of the girl's "Thank you for your patronage". His actions alarmed all the onlookers, who were so shocked that they could not think about any other issues, and rushed up to surround the carriage.

El watched the girl's money box become full little by little, and couldn't help but admire it secretly in his heart. In just two days, the girl made a 150 percent profit between changing hands, and this genius business sense is daunting.

"Even if we make a huge profit this time, the mercenaries have a limited need for arrows. Do you have to run here to earn money just for this little money?" Seeing the bundles of arrows on the carriage swept away, El couldn't help but lean into the girl's ear and whispered.

"Don't be in a hurry, Brother El. Lolana grabbed a handful of silver coins and smiled mysteriously, "My plan has just begun. ”

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