As Javier said, the inn where they were staying had been bustling with activity since that day's dinner.

Merchants and nobles came to visit Javier every day, and in addition to the publicity effect of that night, Javier also made a big deal of buying half of the most luxurious hotel in Orat City in one fell swoop, which also clearly showed the strength of the Lowville Chamber of Commerce.

Javier was so busy that he saw off a group of people on the front foot, and several groups of people were waiting to receive him on the back foot, so that the lobby of the hotel became his special waiting room, full of admiring people.

Javier was surprisingly busy, and Raymond's bodyguards were idle. After all, Javier no longer goes out, and the people who come to the hotel are all Oroat characters with heads and faces, so it is estimated that no one will come to the door to stir up trouble.

A few days passed like this, and that night, Javier suddenly called Raymond.

"Lord Raymond, I want you to take a few people out with me tonight. He said.

"Where?" asked Raymond. It was the first time in days that Javier had asked to go out, and it was so late.

Javier said, "I need to go somewhere and meet someone important. ”

"Why didn't the other party come here?" Raymond wondered, "And it's still this time." ”

Because the identity of the other party is more sensitive, it is not convenient to appear in front of outsiders, so he hopes to arrange a secret meeting. Javier explained: "This person is very important, and if we can get in touch with him, it will be very good for our business in the future." ”

"So I'd like you to come with me. He begged: "Don't bring too many other people, so as not to attract attention, just a few people." ”

When he said this, Raymond nodded, "Okay, I understand." ”

Raymond then called Bath, Sylnis, and Harlott to escort Javier to the meeting site overnight.

Barstone had long been bored in the inn these days, and when she heard that she was going out, she couldn't help cheering, and Harlot, who had been disturbed by her good dreams, looked reluctant.

So, after a brief preparation, the group left the inn and headed for the outer city of Aurat.

It's just that no one expected that this secret meeting would become so thrilling afterward.

The outer city of Orat is bustling with activity even late at night, where there are no tall and majestic buildings like the inner city, and the random houses are built next to each other, making the best use of every inch of space and land, so as to develop a chaotic but vibrant area, and the streets and alleys that extend like cobwebs.

Those who are new to this place are likely to be confused by the irregular distribution of streets and alleys, but fortunately, the destination of Raymond and his party is located in an eye-catching place that is easy to find.

"Hand of the God of War", this inn is located on the corner of two main streets, with a dirty alley behind it, emitting a foul smell. Its striking sign is a hand-shaped wooden board painted in gold.

The group walked to the door, and before they could enter the door, a commotion came from within, interspersed with the rude laughter of men and the screams of women.

"Are you sure it's here?" asked Hilness, frowning.

Javier glanced at the sign again, nodded, and said, "That's right, this is it." If it is used as a secret meeting, it will not be noticeable. ”

So the group pushed the door in, and as the door was pushed open, all the people in the lobby on the first floor of the inn, which was also a tavern business, turned their heads to look at a few people, and for a while there was silence, and the atmosphere was very strange.

Just as Harlot subconsciously looked to see if there was anything wrong with him, everyone turned around and went about their own business, and the laughter and noise sounded again.

"Ah, honorable guest, would you like to dine or stay at the hotel?" the innkeeper immediately greeted him, a tall man with a red nose and a kind smile on his face.

"Give me a room. Javier threw him a gold coin: "Also, if anyone comes to Mr. Ville later, bring them to me." ”

Hearing this, a hint of strangeness flashed in the innkeeper's eyes, but he quickly regained his signature smile, nodded and said, "No problem, please come with me." ”

Walking on the chirping wooden staircase, the boss led everyone up to the second floor of the hotel. From where they went upstairs, there were long aisles on the left and right, and many of the wooden planks were cracked due to neglect of repairs, a large amount of dust had accumulated at the foot of the wall, and the rotten cobwebs above their heads hung down like silk wool, swaying slightly with the footsteps of the people. The doors of the number-plated rooms were closed, and it was impossible to tell if there were any other guests.

"The wood has been damaged by insects. Raymond carefully tapped on the handrail on the second floor: "It seems that as long as there is a slight vibration, it may collapse." ”

"Maybe. The boss shrugged indifferently: "But seeing that everyone is so gentlemanly, how can they behave so rudely?hahaha~~" Seeing his optimistic face, he really didn't worry about it.

As he spoke, he stopped in front of the door of room 10, and the boss handed the room key to Javier: "I wish you a good rest." ”

When the boss went downstairs, Javier opened the door and followed everyone to be stunned by the scene in front of him.

"Is this a pig's nest?"

The room was ten times dirtier than the outside, and both the floor and the rudimentary wooden table were covered in a thick layer of dust, and puffs of smoke rose with the vibration of their steps.

"Damn, I'm looking for an inconspicuous place, but it's too exaggerated, isn't it?" said Sylnis, covering his nose.

Although he is an elf who grew up in the city, he is still not very suitable for the too dirty environment due to his natural surname.

"Hmm..."Javier was also a little embarrassed: "The other party did ask to meet here, maybe they didn't know that this hotel was like this..."

"Ha, that's good, what's wrong?" Harlot swaggered into the room.

"You're just too squeamish. I think that the place where Lao Tzu lived back then was much worse than here, and it was not the same as living well. He said triumphantly.

"That's because you're a good fit for this kind of place. Hilnis' face was disgusted.

Walking to the side of the bed, Harlot fell back exaggeratedly: "Look at it, let you know what resilience is." ”

Suddenly, it was as if someone had poured a large bag of flour on the bedside, and in an instant the sheets kicked up a cloud of dust, drowning Harlot's whole body, and then with a few squeaks, several scrawny mice sprang out of the bed in terror, followed by a large swarm of cockroaches and bugs.

"Fuck!" Harlott cursed as he emerged from the smoke, his whole body gray.

"Hahahaha..."Catwoman immediately laughed heartlessly.

"Boss, boss!" angrily rushed to the side of the corridor, and the dusty Harlot rushed down and shouted, "Come over to Lao Tzu, are you a place to live?"

The owner was called, and after Javier spent another 10 silver coins, the shopkeeper finally agreed to send someone to clean it up. So after some tossing, the room was finally reluctantly tidy up enough to accommodate people.

Then it's about waiting for the other person to arrive.

Still reluctant to enter the house, Hilnis stood outside as a guard while the others waited in the room.

As time passed, the noise coming into the house from outside gradually decreased, indicating that the streets outside had gradually fallen silent in the night, but the people who should have come were still nowhere to be seen.

"When did you make an appointment?" Raymond couldn't help but ask.

Javier was also a little anxious, he wiped the sweat on his forehead: "The other party only said that he would meet me here tonight, and did not mention the specific time, maybe there was something delayed." ”

It can be seen that the identity of the other party is very important, and Javier is very much looking forward to this meeting.

Raymond then said, "Then I'll go out and have a look." ”

He walked out of the room, only to see Sylnith standing by the railing of the walkway outside the door, the dim light of the room shining on his tall, thin back, making the elf seem to be very lonely.

"What are you thinking?" Raymond walked up to him, leaning against the railing like Sylnis.

After a while, he spoke, "Actually, I don't hate the environment as I just said, in fact, I even have a slight sense of intimacy in this place. ”

Without waiting for Raymond to speak, he looked ahead with his eyes and said to himself: "Unlike rumors, I was actually stolen from the forest by slave traders when I was a baby, so I still don't know who my biological parents are and which tribe they belong to. Elven children like me, once abducted, have only a few ends, either sent to the thieves' guild for training, sold to the men's academy, or become a child prostitute for the rich. ”

"I was lucky enough to be transferred to another continent at a seaport, when I happened to meet my adoptive father on a mission there and accidentally rescued me, and I have been following him ever since, traveling with the mercenary team. It was in those days that I learned my combat skills from the battlefield. ”

Unexpectedly, he would suddenly mention his background, Raymond was surprised: "Then how did you end up in Auston?"

Hilness smiled: "Because my adoptive father is from Auston, his greatest wish is to use the money he saved to buy a farm in Auston after retirement, and end up in his hometown." ”

"However, I was used to fighting. Because of my inferiority complex, I was crazy about finding my honor on the battlefield, so as an archer in a mercenary group, I was always at the front. Probably at that time, my subconscious was just to die somewhere, and I guess I was a hundred. The frustration of an elf who didn't even know where he came from was in the human world every day made me almost crazy. ”

"So, my adoptive father had to continue to stay on the battlefield, using his aging body to protect my unsuccessful son, and finally one day..."

With that, Hilnith covered his face with his hands, his shoulders twitching slightly.

"It wasn't until my adoptive father's body turned to ashes that I realized how naïve and reckon I had always been. I killed you at all. ”

From between the fingers of the elf's hands, his choked words were heard.

Looking at Hilnis, who was revealing his true feelings at this moment, Raymond also felt a lot for a while. When he resolutely left the Orc Empire, was he also driven by a kind of emotion like him?

But the mother didn't say anything, which was probably a kind of protection for her son surnamed Ren, right?

He said, "So, you're at Auston?"

Hilness nodded, rubbed his hand on his face, and wiped away the faint tears: "After my adoptive father died, I sent him back to Auston for burial in accordance with his last wishes. It was there that I suddenly woke up to how much of a bastard I had been, wantonly ruining the hard-won life given by my adoptive father. ”

"So I decided to stay there and take the place of my adoptive father to protect that peaceful town. ”

"I see. Raymond suddenly realized, no wonder Auston has an elven guard captain.

Speaking of this, Sylnis sighed: "So, when I was a mercenary, I didn't live in such a dirty and sloppy inn, and I also lived in a shabby place. When I came in just now, I even felt a sense of intimacy. ”

"Now I finally know where your swear words come from. Raymond laughed.

Hilness looked at him fixedly for a long time, and then smiled: "Ha, I like you more and more." ”

At this moment, the last guest of the tavern downstairs stood up and staggered away. The whole inn was silent, the dim light shone on the empty tables and chairs, and a broken window creaked in the wind, which was very strange.

"Boss, are you ready to close?" Raymond asked in a loud voice.

However, no one answered the empty inn, and the owner disappeared at some point.

"Strange. Raymond screamed a few more times, but there was a dead silence in response.

"Oh no, something might be going to happen. With a deep uneasiness in his heart, Raymond told Hilnis: "You watch here, and warn as soon as there is a situation." ”

Then he turned and rushed into the room.

"What, what's wrong?" Javier said in surprise when he heard Raymond ask him to leave.

"This inn is very weird, I'm afraid there's something wrong. Raymond said, "For the sake of safety, let's leave quickly." ”

"But it's not here yet—" Javier was still reluctant to take the chance.

"There's no time, don't forget where we are. Raymond interrupted.

"It's best not to be careless just because it's popular these days, if anyone wants to harm us, this is the perfect place!" The matter was urgent, and Raymond, who was always easy-going, couldn't help but have a fierce look in his tone.

It was the first time to see Raymond behaving so harshly, Javier opened his mouth, and finally gave in: "I understand, I will make another appointment with the other party about the meeting." ”

"Okay, let's go. Raymond nodded.

At this time, Baste suddenly said, "Young master, wait a minute. ”

"What's wrong?"

Catwoman looked like she was listening: "Outside, there seem to be a lot of people coming and surrounding the house. ”

Hearing this, Raymond walked to the window and looked out.

There was no one on the empty street, only a few pieces of waste paper were blown by the night phoenix and swirled in mid-air, and in the shadows of the streets and alleys in the distance, a figure popped up and quickly shrank back.

"Oops!" Raymond's face changed slightly, and he blew out the candle in the room.

"It's a trap, get ready, we're going to be busy tonight. ”

Night covered the streets of the outer city, and most of the place except for a few main streets was pitch black, and the dim lights of the few windows cast a large shadow on the houses, which did not bring the slightest light, but rather gave a sickly feeling like sores on the skin.

On the street corner opposite the Hand of the God of War hotel, a man slowly poked his head out, and although he couldn't see clearly, his eyes still sparkled in the dark. At this moment, the man happened to see the lights in the only room go out, so he beckoned back.

Soon, about 30 people appeared behind him silently, and these people spread out and fanned out and slowly outflanked the inn......

The Hand of the God of War inn was empty, the owner had long since disappeared, and there were only a few candles on the empty first floor that were about to burn out, emitting a dim glow.

With a creak, the door of the inn was pushed open, and a group of men cautiously walked into the hotel. The wary eyes of the people in front roamed around the inn and slowly groped down the stairs to the second floor.

At this moment, somewhere in the corridor on the second floor, an arrow suddenly flew out, piercing the chest of the first person. The man let out a terrible scream, leaned away, and tumbled down the stairs.

The people behind were taken aback, and they heard a person shouting: "It's been discovered, hurry, attack it!"

The man crowded on the stairs hurried to speed up his pace, trying to rush to the second floor. At this moment, Raymond suddenly appeared at the top of the stairs.

Suddenly, there was a screeching sound of weapons colliding and shouts at the top of the staircase, and in the faint light of the inn, Raymond was seen wielding a heavy sword and fighting with the group of men crowded on the stairs. As they struggled, the stairs creaked and dust rained down.

"Meow, young master, people are here!"

With Catwoman's characteristic energetic cry, a figure descended from the sky with two clusters of silver rays and joined the warband. Catwoman's arrival greatly relieved Raymond's pressure, and the two of them held the staircase so firmly that no one could get close.

With a whoosh, a black line sank into the crowd, and immediately an attacker screamed and fell to the sky, and the gang was immediately in chaos. "Ah, it's the elf! what is the second group doing, why haven't they done it yet?" exclaimed a man who seemed to be in the lead.

Unfortunately, it was another arrow that answered this man, and as soon as he finished speaking, his throat had been pierced, and the broken bones and blood sprayed the face of the person next to him, and the speed and accuracy of the arrow were astonishing.

Hilness slowly emerged from the shadows on the second floor, and glanced coldly at the chaotic attackers below, the arrows on his bow shining even in the dark. The leader was killed, and the rest of the people became more and more overwhelmed by the combined attack of Raymond and Bath.

Seeing that he was about to drive all the attackers down the stairs, suddenly, the door of a room on the left side of the second-floor corridor was suddenly kicked open, and more than a dozen people poured out, raising their weapons and killing Raymond and Baste without saying a word.

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