Section 217 Journey (4)
Khorin sat alone in the tavern, drinking sullen wine.
He is now located in the port of Westwind, an excellent seaport in the Republic of Yaman, where trade is well developed and, above all, not affected by the war for the time being.
Since escaping the fighting in Fenian City, members of the Blood Griffons have been here.
Although a few were injured in the breakout, there were no deaths, which is almost impossible for other teams.
This is mainly because the strength of the Blood Griffin mercenary team is not bad, and they have been born and died together for many years, not only are they extremely skilled in cooperation, but more importantly, their trust in each other has reached a level that ordinary teams cannot reach.
But depression is inevitable, in order to escape, had to abandon the city and escape, escort the messenger should get a penny of remuneration not to mention, to participate in the defense of the city and the later breakthrough, not only injured, but also wasted a lot of people's medicine, repair weapons, armor is also a lot of expenses, some of the legends and armor have to find a special dwarf craftsman to repair, those guys are greedy for money and stingy.
"Handsome, your wine. The waitress in the black dress gave Kehorin an ale wine, and by the way, he threw a wink, Kehorin was good-looking, but his long career as a mercenary made his complexion look dark, but he had a unique and compelling masculine temperament.
Khorin raised his glass, gestured to the waitress who was walking away, and gulped down the wine.
Several people walked in outside the door, and they stood at the door of the tavern and looked, and the tavern was almost full.
The waitress greeted her, she didn't want the guests to leave, the guests were not only business. And the experienced maids could see at a glance that these people did not look like poor ghosts. This means that if there is a tip. Probably be generous.
She rolled her eyes, made a gesture to the guests, and then came to Khorin's side first, patted her on the shoulder, and put her lips to his earlobe.
"Handsome, you don't mind having a few more people next to you, do you?"
Hearing this, Kehorin gently lowered the wine glass and whispered, "I said when I sat down at this table that I was also waiting for someone." My friend will be there in a moment. ”
"Isn't that not yet there?" said the waitress in annoyance, then softened again, and said to Khorin in a pleading tone, "You refuse to go to my bed, and you won't even help me with this little favor, these guests should be quite generous, so that they will not order ale like you." ”
Without waiting for Kehorin to answer, she straightened up and said, "That's it." ”
"Hey, hey, I haven't said yes yet!" cried Khorin, but the waitress had already led the guests to Khorin's table and sat down.
"Thank you. Beautiful young lady. "The man who came at the head of the house gave the maid a few silver coins of Eprolo, and the Republic of Yaman also had its own coinage. However, the Apuro Empire was so powerful that their currency could be used in the territory of the Yaman Republic.
The waitress smiled and collected the tip, and then asked the guests for the drinks they needed and went down to get ready to go.
"And this generous gentleman, thank you for letting us share the table. The guest at the table smiled kindly.
Khorin smiled wryly, indicating that he didn't mind.
The waitress hadn't made any money from him in the past few days, and he had come to the tavern to order cheap drinks, and who called the Blood Griffin mercenaries didn't make anything in Fenian City, but spent a lot of money.
It's not easy for him to be the captain, this time he has to make up some to help others, there are a few guys in the team who have always used money and have no savings, in the mercenary world of licking blood from the knife edge, many people are like this, because they don't use it today, they may kill him cheaply if they die tomorrow, or they are battlefield dealers who are responsible for collecting the wealth of the dead.
Khorin looked at the people who shared the table with him, there were three people in total, and the one who spoke just now was the leader, who seemed to be a rich young master, and his clothes were gorgeous, and he was very tasteful, although the style of clothing did not seem to be as common as that of Nanfalmalik. His background or current family background must be good, which cannot be hidden from Kehorin, because he also used to have a good family.
The two men who followed him, one of them must have been a bodyguard, who looked vicious, and had two large axes stuck in his back, and the other looked like a mage, and looked suave.
But these two retinues give Khorin a feeling of danger, the bodyguard looks like a hard horn at a glance, and the other mage looks weak, but Kehorin has been a mercenary for many years, but he can feel a dangerous smell on him.
It seems that the younger generation of a certain family with a lot of status came out to play, and brought two quite powerful bodyguards, Kehorin quickly judged in his heart.
"Hey, I've heard that Fenian City has been overrun by aliens, is it true?" someone in the tavern was chatting, mentioning Fenian City.
Khorin's mind immediately shifted to that side, and he was also a little concerned about the future of Fenian City, because news had been coming one after another these days.
At that time, the army that suddenly entered the battlefield and inadvertently gave the Blood Griffin mercenary team a chance to break through is said to be not from the Falmalik continent, and it is not known where it is a foreign race.
These aliens defeated the Apuro Empire, which wanted to invade the Yaman Republic, and then captured the city of Phinean, enslaving its inhabitants, forcing them to tear down the city and rebuild it, and build a new castle in its place.
After that, the news was a bit intermittent because of the war, and the Apuro Empire, which suffered a big loss, was said to have sent troops to attack, but it failed to drive out the aliens, not to mention the Yaman Republic, and the city of Fenian completely fell into the hands of the aliens.
But what about when it falls into the hands of the aliens? I'm afraid that Khorin is not the only one in the tavern who cares about this, and the ghost knows what the aliens are here for, but certainly no one thinks they are good.
"I heard that the aliens are fine, and although they have taken possession of the city of Phinean and enslaved its people, they have sent emissaries to the Republic of Yaman to ask for trade. "There is humanity at the next table.
"What kind of words are this, forcibly seizing the cities of the Republic of Yaman, and in turn demanding business?" What's the difference between using your credits to buy your stuff again?
Bandit. The logic of the robbers. If there is any sincerity, the people of Finian City should be released first, and then the city should be returned to the Republic of Yaman.
"However, the aliens proposed to the Yaman Republic that as long as they were willing to cede the city of Fenian to them, they would like to call it the Aurora Kingdom, and then maintain trade with the Aurora Kingdom, they could help the Yamans resist the invasion of the Apuro Empire as allies of the Yaman Republic. Suddenly there was a humanity outside the door.
"Max. Tao, Lida, you're here. Khorin stood up.
The people who walked in from the outside and said the news were the people of the Blood Griffin Mercenary Team, and they were still collecting information everywhere after they came to Westwind, because whether it was the threat of war from the Apuro Empire to the Yaman Republic, or the sudden invasion of aliens, it was bad for ordinary people, but it was an opportunity to make money for mercenaries.
In the past few days, the Blood Gryphon has scattered its people to collect information in other places, and it was supposed to meet at the tavern in Westwind Harbor today.
As soon as the words of Max and the others came out. Immediately attracted the attention of others, and some of them simply left the table in a hurry. The three of them asked, and the three guests who sat at the table with Kehorin also listened with interest to Max and the others.
After answering a few words from the other guests, Max and the others came to the table at Khorin, and when they saw the three guests, they couldn't help but look at each other, a little puzzled.
"Chief, are they?"
"No way, I can only afford ale, so Miss Sheila has to arrange a few friends for me." ”
At this time, the man who looked like a noble young master took the initiative to stand up and said with a smile: "I'm very happy to know a few, it's better to get to know you, my name is Agravin." ”
"Agravin. Khorin read his name and said, "Can you tell me where you're from?"
"Hehe, I'm from the city of Phinean you just mentioned. Mr. Aglaven said.
"Ah, you're from Fenian City, is it safe there?"
"Hey, can you tell me what those aliens look like?"
"Can you really do business with strangers? will they turn their faces and swallow the merchant's money?"
As soon as he heard that Agravin had come from the city of Phinean, the atmosphere in the tavern suddenly became lively again, and he asked questions.
"The aliens you are talking about, they have re-established order, and they really intend to do business with the Republic of Yaman and others. Agravin replied, answering all the questions asked.
Kehorin's eyes flickered, and he asked where the other party was from, in fact, he wanted to know where the other party was, but the other party replied that he was from Fenian City, making people think that he was from the vicinity of Fenian City.
However, Khorin knew that he was not necessarily from Phinean, and although his accent was entirely Yaman, the clothes he wore were something that Khorin had not seen before, and was not the usual dress of South Falmalik.
However, it was inconvenient for Khorin to ask any further questions, he stood up and raised his arms, and said around: "Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that they and I are the guests at the same table, and if we want to ask questions, we will come first." “
The crowd couldn't help but coax, but Kehorin didn't bother to pay attention to these people, and sat down again, "So, where are the three of you going to go, or what are you going to do?"
"Oh, I'm going to travel everywhere. Agravin replied casually.
"Travel?" Khorin nodded slightly, it seems that the other party really has some origin, and it may not really be from Southern Farmalik, maybe from Northern Farmalik.
"Travel, why don't you hire us to protect you, you will definitely encounter danger if you go everywhere. Tao said casually.
"Mr. Aglavin, you have two guards, but you'd better be safe, you won't lose out on hiring us, our Blood Griffin is notoriously a good promise. Although Lida was a woman, she spoke quite arrogantly, and she struck each other with her gloveled hands, as if to increase her persuasiveness.
"Well, good advice, very good, then I've decided to hire you as my guide and bodyguard. Aglaven said happily.
In this way, the Blood Gryphon mercenaries easily found a good deal in the envious eyes of everyone in the tavern. (To be continued......)