Chapter 8: The Old Man's Request
Hearing them say this, Leo couldn't help but guess that maybe Laila had something to do with this auction by letting her come here, but now he has too little information to make an accurate judgment.
At this time, the snow fell heavier and heavier, blowing in everyone's face with the strong wind. Even though Niri is a level 3 warrior and has a strong body, she wears too little and her physical energy is greatly consumed, so she can't help but tremble, and her face is very ugly.
Seeing that the few people on the other side didn't speak, the sixth had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "A few masters, if there is nothing to do, we will leave first." ”
"Where are you going?" asked Sanders hurriedly.
The sixth thought that he meant something else, and said cautiously: "We are really the first time, and we will never dare to do it again!
Sanders didn't answer, but said with a smile: "Your village is not far from here?"
The sixth child was asked by Sanders, and when he saw the other party's face full of smirks, he couldn't help but become more nervous, and he didn't know how to answer. He didn't dare to deceive people, but he didn't know what the other party had in mind, but then he wondered, what is there in the small mountain village of his family that is worth worrying about a mage?
Leo glanced at Saunders' appearance, knowing what he was thinking, so he explained to the sixth child: "Don't worry, we want to go to your village for the night, and now that it's getting dark, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave Lore City." ”
Only then did the sixth put his heart back into his stomach, and nodded hurriedly: "It's not far, just go over the mushroom ridge in front of you, and it's really an honor for us to be able to spend the night in our village." ”
Their village has been formed for hundreds of years, and I'm afraid they haven't received a mage before, so maybe if they bring them back, their parents won't teach them a lesson.
Having a place to stay at night and not having to sleep in the wild in this snowy day, the three Leo were very happy. He woke up the driver, explained clearly, and then got back on the road.
When the coachman learns that Leo and Saunders are mages and John is a paladin, he is so surprised that he almost faints again, and honestly obeys Leo's arrangement.
It is not easy for a horse-drawn carriage to climb the mountains in the snow, but fortunately, several young people from the mountain villages are very strong and adapted to walking in the hills, even pushing and dragging all the way forward. But they did not dare to complain, until they saw the village full of lights in the distance. It was already completely dark.
The sixth said that it was not far away, and the group of people still walked on thin ice for more than two hours.
As soon as he entered the village, a group of women in their forties and fifties suddenly walked in front of them, and when they saw everyone returning, they immediately surrounded Niri to inquire about the situation. As soon as they heard that the robbery had failed, they didn't say a word, each found his son, twisted his ears and left, and the scene was immediately chaotic.
"You still know to come back!"
"Tell you to go to the town to find work. I have to be a robber!"
"Master Mage spared your life, see if you dare not do your job!"
Leo, Saunders, and John looked at the group of fierce women with a blank look at each other, driving their sons to disappear quickly, and in the end only the three of them and Nerry remained.
There is no way. Niri had no choice but to take them back to her home.
Nerry is the youngest daughter in the family, and there are two older brothers on top, and they all tremble with fear when they see her sister bring back three noble boys. It was not even easy to speak, but Nerry's father had seen some of the world, and hurriedly beckoned his wife to get more hot soup and bread.
Leo came all the way. It could be seen that the villagers' lives were not bad, but they were not well-off, and after dinner, he took out a few gold coins and handed them to Niri's father.
The other party refused to accept it no matter what, and insisted that they had just let go of Niri and that it was already a great kindness, and that it was fortunate that the daughter had met a good person, otherwise God knows what trouble would have happened to her.
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Early the next morning, before dawn, Leo broke away from his meditative state, and the three of them huddled together in a room vacated by Niri's second brother, while the coachman and Niri's two brothers made do with each other for the night.
The earth-shattering snoring of this guy Sanders could be heard even by Leo in deep meditation, but he didn't expect John to be able to sleep peacefully.
After breakfast, the three of them were saying goodbye to Niri's family and preparing to leave. Nire's father pulled Niri over, blushing and thick-necked, and made up his mind, and then said to Sanders with some embarrassment: "Master Mage, it's too unbearable, I want to ...... I want to ......"
Sanders had a kind temperament, and when he heard Niri's old father's question, and thought that he had been entertained, he smiled and said, "Tell me, I will do my best to help." ”
Where had Niri's old father ever seen such an amiable mage, his courage soared, and he opened his mouth to ask: "Niry, this girl has learned some combat skills, although I don't understand these, but I also know that she is quite powerful, but this girl is really depressed in the village, and she is causing trouble everywhere, if she continues like this, she will have to cause a big disaster, do you see if you can take her away and be a guard for you or something?"
The old man's trembling tone was a little reluctant.
Among the three Leo, Sanders is the oldest and the most gorgeously dressed, and the old man has also heard of the powerful Holly family, so he chose to ask Sanders.
Sanders looked at Niri, then at Leo, and for a moment didn't know what to do.
Seeing him hesitate, Leo asked, "Doesn't your family recruit warriors?"
"Very few recruits, the warriors in the family are all cultivated from a young age, so they will be more loyal. Sanders explained.
Leo thought for a moment and said, "In this case, let her go with us, how to stay in the Holly family is of course the best, if not, I will find a way for her." ”
Niry's strength is good, and the "Roadside Wildflowers" mercenary group that I encountered before is being rebuilt, and the leader of the group, Bud and the dwarf Muradon, are very good people, and if they can't do it, they can introduce Niri there.
Leo had already said so, and of course Sanders would not refuse, so he nodded in agreement.
Seeing that the other party agreed, Niri's father couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and asked with some worry: "Can you let her go home every once in a while, I ......"
Sanders hurriedly waved his hand: "Being a guard is not a sale, don't worry." ”
Nerry's expression was a little complicated, but she didn't speak, but accepted her father's arrangement.
In fact, her ideal career is to become a mercenary, which can earn a good salary and experience all kinds of adventures. However, the Holly family seems to be very powerful, and it is stronger to be able to go there as a guard, and to stay in this small mountain village.
"Alas, it's still not strong enough, I'm going to continue to train hard and try to find something to reach level 4, so that I can have more options. (To be continued......)