Bud himself didn't expect to be recognized in this town, which he had never been to twice in total. And because of the contract, he could not tell anyone what was happening in the swamp, and he inevitably hesitated.

Muradon's face was full of joy, and he was very proud of the fact that the regimental commander had such a great reputation. However, what happened before taught him a lesson, so he didn't speak indiscriminately.

Now that he was recognized, Bard nodded and said to the tall man on the city wall, "It's me, may I ask who you are?"

The man did not answer, but said to himself excitedly: "Sure enough, it's you!" But I heard that you weren't ......."

"That's a long story. Bud cautiously didn't mention anything, smiled and asked, "Can you let us go in first?"

In fact, even if the level 7 warrior Bard is not physically restored and cannot climb over the city wall, the level 4 warrior Muraton and the level 2 mage Leo have this ability. It's just that the consequences of doing so are just as severe. In the fief of a noble lord, it is better to say, at most, it is hostile to the lord, and if it is in a town directly under the jurisdiction of the empire, it is tantamount to provoking the laws of the empire, and once discovered, it is likely to be wanted.

Of course, this restriction is only for people with slightly less able abilities. Like the powerhouses of the Sanctuary and the Legendary Realm, even if they do it every day, the government departments will only pretend that they don't know anything.

Although it was past the time to enter the city, it was very inappropriate to open the city gate without permission. But the captain knew Bud, and thought he owed the other party a favor, and he wanted to know the situation in the swamp very much, so he hesitated a little, and then said to his subordinates: "What are you guys still doing, hurry up and open the door." ”

After receiving the captain's order, the two guards hurriedly moved the gallows, and the gate below squeaked and slowly opened.

Finally entering the town, Leo suddenly found that the conditions here were indeed too poor.

Low houses. The potholed streets are full of pedestrians, and not long after the sun goes down.

The captain greeted him directly from the city wall and said to Bard warmly, "You may not remember me, but I am the captain of the guard here, Jory Pansek, who taught me how to fight when you came here a few years ago. ”

"Oh, I seem to remember. Bud gave a look of unnaturalness, apparently not really remembering. But he quickly covered up the past and changed the subject: "Qiao Rui, how are you doing?"

Qiao Rui replied proudly, "Thanks to your guidance, I was successfully promoted to level 3 last year, and is currently attacking level 4. ”

"You're not even thirty years old, it's good, if you can reach the intermediate level before the age of thirty, you may even have the hope of attacking the Sanctuary and Legends in the future. Bard kindly gave him a word of encouragement, and found the town very deserted. It didn't match my previous impression, so I said, "The situation here doesn't seem to be good." ”

"It's very bad, there are fewer and fewer people. Jory sighed, then looked up and down at Bud. Except for going on a long trip and looking a little tired, it's almost normal.

"I received some rumors before, and I thought you were really ...... But look at what you look like now. Sure enough, it was a rumor. ”

He had heard that many people had been caught by the dragon, but none of them had been able to escape. And Bard is very strong though. But it is absolutely impossible to escape so intact, so the only explanation is that he was not caught by the dragon at all.

"Hehe, is it because I'm trapped in the swamp?" Bard asked, seeing the other man nod, he continued, "This thing is really not a rumor. ”

"What are you talking about? you really came from the swamp?" Jory's eyes widened.

According to his previous thoughts, although the people in front of him did come from the direction of the swamp, it was very likely that they had traveled some other way, after all, there was a giant dragon in the swamp, and who would go crazy to the point of not even wanting their lives. And his two subordinates probably looked forward to the swamp opening up too much, and their heads were convulsed, so they would come to him after work.

But now to hear Bard say this, it is tantamount to indirectly admitting it, how can it not surprise him.

"This ......" Bard secretly regretted why he had to say such a sentence more, even if he wanted to make a name for himself for the mercenary group, he should have paved the way first, otherwise he really couldn't answer when others asked about the situation in the swamp.

Qiao Rui could see that the other party was very embarrassed, as a native of the town, he was extremely concerned about the situation in the swamp, so he bowed deeply and said, "Please tell me that if the road in the swamp continues to be closed, this town will be finished." ”

In desperation, Bard had no choice but to say, "The road in the swamp is still closed. ”

"Then ...... you," Qiao Rui was puzzled, "how did you get out of trouble?"

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Leo was shaking his head slightly, and Bard replied firmly, "I'm really sorry, but for some special reasons, that's all we can say." ”

Without waiting for the other party to ask again, he waved his hand again and said, "Then, let's leave first, the journey is tired, we need to take a good rest." ”

Re-entering the road, as he walked, Muraton said to Leo in high spirits: "There is a hotel here that is very good for buying wine, almost half of our dwarven ale. I'll treat you later!"

Leo smiled and said, "I think it's better for you to save all the money." ”

Looking at the three people and one deer who were leaving, Qiao Rui refused to give up the idea of inquiring about the news, and hurriedly followed up and interjected: "Please wait a moment, this dwarf gentleman, you are talking about the Little Bison Hotel, right?"

In other people's territory, the three of them couldn't care about it, so they could only stop again.

Muraton glanced at Jory unhappily and replied, "Yes, do you have anything to do?"

"Then I'm afraid you won't be able to drink ale. As soon as Jory finished speaking, he sensed the hostility of the dwarves and hurriedly continued, "Actually, the inn is closed. ”

"Ahh

Jory reluctantly explained: "Because there have been fewer and fewer travelers recently, the hotel basically has little income, and it can't be opened, so the owner and his family moved to Gordon City in Galle County. ”

"Oh......"

Muraton, who was full of thoughts about getting rid of his fatigue with ale, was disappointed, and Bard also had some regrets.

As soon as he saw the opportunity coming, Qiao Rui suppressed the eagerness in his heart and pretended to be calm and said, "Otherwise, please come to my house." ”

Muraton's head didn't have that many twists and turns. Asked, "Do you have ale in your house?"

Qiao Rui blinked his eyes and said temptingly: "Of course there is, and the quality is no worse than that of the Little Bison Hotel!"

Muraton couldn't see anything, but Bard could see what the other man was thinking. If you really go to his house to spend the night, you can't say nothing. Thinking of this, he politely declined: "I won't bother you, let's go find another hotel." ”

"It's okay, just let me entertain you, count as a return gift for what you taught me last time. Jory insisted, and then lowered his voice for fear of being heard. "By the way, do you mercenary groups still accept people? I'm already level 3 now, so I should be qualified to join, right? You also know that although being the captain of the guard is stable, the income is really ...... And in such a small place, I don't even have the money to marry a wife now......"

As soon as he said this, Bud's originally firm heart suddenly relaxed.

During the time that he was trapped in the swamp, those guys from the mercenary group must have been able to walk and scatter. And now if you want to rebuild, the most lacking thing must be manpower.

"Well, I'll talk to Leo in a moment and make up a lie that isn't too outrageous. It should be able to fool the past. Level 3 warrior, Juedu can be used as the main force, he must be absorbed into the regiment!"

But before Bard could say anything, a slightly shrill cry came from the crack in the slowly closing gate.

"Hey!! don't close the door, let me !! in!!"

Followed by. There was a loud bang, and the city gate, which had been closed 90 percent, was directly slammed open, and a person couldn't stop moving. Stumbled and fell to the ground, just lying not far from Leo and the others.

At this time, someone broke into the town directly, Qiao Rui, as the captain, was suddenly furious, and he didn't have the heart to pay attention to the two stunned subordinates on the city wall, he drew the long sword at his waist, walked over in a few steps, and was about to arrest the man.

It was a young man of about twenty years of age, with brilliant blonde hair like that of the sun god, and a very handsome face.

Qiao Rui has been a captain for several years, and his eyesight naturally still has some eyes, even if the young man is covered with stains, but the gorgeous mage robe is of excellent quality at first glance. And unlike ordinary, the chest of this mage robe is also embroidered with a laurel-shaped micro-medallion.

In the Calente Empire, only a very small number of families could use this shape of coat of arms, including royalty, independent and continuing royal families, and several archdukes.

"Duke?"

With such a discovery, Qiao Rui's movements on his hands suddenly hesitated.

By this time, the young man had already risen from the ground, glanced around, and finally met Leo's eyes.

"Why is he here?" Leo certainly knew the young man, who was none other than Vicky Bolton, the illegitimate son of the Grand Duke of Bolton, who had previously been in contact with Gaswell, but had officially returned to the family a few years earlier and had acquired the corresponding status.

"Hah, Leo, it's really you, you can meet in such a place, it seems that we are really fate. Vicky smiled charmingly, walked over quickly, opened his arms, but complained: "You are really, you don't tell me when you leave Gaswell, you really don't treat me as a friend." ”

Hearing what the other party said, Leo had no choice but to hug him helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "How come, the time is too tight, I didn't have time." ”

"Do you know him?" Muraton asked Leo, looking at the wiki.

Leo nodded, "Well, this is Vicky Bolton, one of mine...... Friend. ”

Wiki's personality has always been cheerful, and immediately stretched out his hand to Muraton: "Hello, strong dwarf. ”

The dwarven warrior was directly hit by the vital point, and shook it with a smile on his face: "Ha, I like you, my name is Muratun Brute Hammer, you can call me Stone Head." (To be continued......)