Chapter 237: Steady Gains, No Losses
"Of course there is a relationship, and it is a big relationship. Keep up!" Lanaya smiled, following the map's directions, and walked towards the nearest carriage and horse.
It was evening, and the city was bustling with activity. From time to time, there were horse-drawn carts carrying goods in the streets, and most of them were running in the same direction. If you look at the world map, it is not difficult to find that the distance between the northeast end of the Violet Continent and the northwest end of the Chiyan Continent is the shortest distance between the two continents, so this Santana City is obviously an important foreign trade port.
Although it is the shortest, it is also subject to various factors. The city of Santana is located at the northern tip of the Violet Continent, and it is only in the short three or four months that the sea does not freeze, so commercial activities during this period will be as frequent as it is today. After this season, the port of Santana will be closed, so you will have to go south to find a suitable port.
"Help us get these boxes in the car, don't worry, they'll be paid. Passing by the door of a shop, a middle-aged man with a beard said to them.
The Hidden Sanctuary is not something that can be easily bought with money, but now that they have been approached by a person who is about to go to sea, they may be able to learn something from it.
Everyone quickly exchanged their opinions in a low voice, and then expressed their willingness to help the middle-aged man.
"Are you going to sea too?" asked Lanaya, indicating their purpose, that they were also going to sea. That's right, Lanaya has already made a crazy decision in her mind, which is to explore the frozen island first. I heard that there are fierce beasts? But they have Luo Yin.
"Yes, I have to follow them to escort them, and it's impossible to say whether I will encounter pirates on the way......"
Lanaya slowed her hand movements and began to observe the middle-aged man. He is really not an ordinary person, his physique is much stronger than ordinary people, and it is very strange that his complexion looks very abnormal, especially around his neck and chest, there are large areas of red patches, I don't know if it is a skin disease or frostbite from the cold. It was obviously such a cold weather, but he was only wearing a sweat-absorbing vest, and he didn't even shiver. A long scar stretched from the shoulder to the inside of the forearm, and I don't know what could have made such a long cut.
You're right, you're a combatant......
"Uncle, which mercenary group are you from?" asked Lanaya again.
This actually involves personal privacy, although mercenaries are a very great profession for ordinary people who can only live in plain life, and it can be called honorable to say it, but in the field of mercenaries, this is not the case.
The competition between mercenary groups and mercenary groups has never stopped, and generally a regular large mercenary group will only be dispatched as a whole team, relatively speaking, people who can afford to hire a whole mercenary group are very rare. For mercenaries, employers can already be regarded as a resource, and in order to compete for such resources, there is no shortage of sparks, and even worse, it is easy to see blood. Therefore, when the mercenary is alone, he will not reveal his identity easily.
The middle-aged man sighed and replied reluctantly: "This is not glory for a long time. The White Tiger Mercenary Group has long since declined. ”
Lanaya was slightly startled, but the movements in her hands were still steady, and after putting the box away, she continued to pick up the next one, and said suspiciously: "How did I hear the elders say that the White Tiger Mercenary Group is very strong?"
"Ah, the White Tiger Mercenary Regiment?" Grint was also shocked.
Bang!
The box in Arnold's hand slipped and slammed into the ground. I don't know what it contains, but it is not broken, and Arnold wants to move it again, but Grinder's next sentence makes Arnold unable to move the box again.
"You were the ones who escorted the caravan over the Mekka Mountains......? Uh, someone gave ......"
Lanaya really wants to scold Grint, can you say something to make others happy?
Then, without warning, the middle-aged man stopped what he was doing, looked at Ranaya, who was closest to him, and looked up and down several times. Lanaya also knew that he was looking at her, but continued to move, not looking at him, but asking, "What's behind me?"
"Nope. I said, "Girl, you have so long hair!"
I saw that the middle-aged man smiled at her a few times, and then continued to bury his head and move things.
Although it was not a compliment, Lanaya replied with a thank you. But a voice behind her embarrassed her.
"When your little boyfriend is not there, you have to be careful, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to him when you go back!"
This tone, this tone, you know it's Grint when you hear the first word. Although he is just a passerby, this middle-aged man is two rounds older than them, and he doesn't know how to be respectful in front of his elders?
Speaking of long hair, Lanaya also has a hairband given by Arnold's aunt in her hand, which is very convenient, but she hasn't found anything particularly useful. This will make her hand stroke the hairband, and the scorpion tail braid hanging down to her waist will be obediently coiled behind her head, so that it is much more convenient when carrying things.
"Where are you going?" the middle-aged man asked. When he saw Ranaya pull up her hair at some point, his brow furrowed slightly, and there was some surprise in his eyes.
Arnold still couldn't lift his box, I don't know if he was too thin or too thickly dressed, and finally Meili, who was hiding behind and hiding in normal clothes to hide his identity, came to help, and the two of them lifted the box together.
"Frozen Island...... Haha, are we crazy?" Lanaya laughed.
With the help of so many people, the speed of the movement was very fast, and the boxes piled up on the cart behind the horses were increasing, and soon the boxes on the ground were swept away.
"Frozen Island?yes, be crazy when you're young, there's nothing wrong with it!Don't wait until you're old to regret it......" The middle-aged man also laughed, and after putting down the last box in his hand, he took out a towel out of nowhere and hung it around his neck, and walked over to Lanaya, saying, "It's a pleasure to work with you, since you helped me, why don't you give you a ride!"
"Really, is it okay?"
"There is no passenger ship on the frozen island at the docks! if you want to come, hurry up and follow!" the middle-aged man lifted his legs and stepped onto the horse, the cart was already full of goods, and they had to walk behind.
From the side, it is a little strange, on the street, eleven young faces are sparsely following behind a carriage, how can they not look like bodyguards, so what do they look like?
After passing through the small half of the city, it was not long before they came to the docks. The whole ship was painted brick red, and its size was so large that from the shore, you had to look up to see the people standing on it. The crowd followed to the bottom of the stairs that extended down the freighter, and it took a little time to load the goods one by one.
When everything was in order, the middle-aged man beckoned to them and motioned for them to get on board.
Lanaya looked over the boat and asked, "How many people are on board?"
"Bailai people, don't worry, she is a big cargo ship, and if you call a hundred people to go up, it won't sink it. ”
"Where are you going?"
"Thunder Harbor, we have to sail for more than half a month to get there. ”
"What are these goods?"
"Mostly red wine, but also some canned fish. ”
"Uncle, how much do you have to earn on this trip?"
"Salary is personal privacy, girl, you have a lot of problems!"
"I'm sorry, but I have one more question......"
"Let's talk about it!" the middle-aged man looked a little impatient as he waved.
"Didn't you send us there and leave?
"This ......" The middle-aged man frowned, and after struggling for a while, he decided to cut his love: "We will put down a lifeboat for you to use!"
It's a really profitable business. If they hadn't met this middle-aged man, they might have to charter a boat themselves because there was no passenger ship sailing to the frozen island. They also don't know the wind and waves in the sea here, and their ability to deal with emergencies is definitely much worse than these veterans.
It only took a small amount of physical strength for them to reach the frozen island safely, and they also took someone else's boat for nothing, and made a fortune.
Eleven people walked to the ship one after another, watching the strong men coming and going carrying the goods into the warehouses like small houses.
A man walked over to the middle-aged man and asked in a low voice, "The master hasn't agreed yet, so ...... Is that good?"
"I'll buy it then, okay!" said the middle-aged man with a bitter face.
"Shall I go over and talk about it?"
"Okay, let's just say that I won't take it for nothing, go ahead. ”
The man nodded, and ran out as fast as he could, making a clicking sound from the soles of his feet.
Luo Yin smelled the sea breeze for the first time, and he lightly clasped his left hand on the hilt of his sword, and slowly walked to the edge of the sea, breathing deeply in the breath that was strange and fresh to him.
The sky gradually darkened, and after a long time, the sea was still calm. There was a slight jolt on the soles of his feet, and the sound of the anchor chain being dragged onto the ship sounded from behind him, and it was time to set sail.
Lanaya propped herself up on the guardrail, looking at the blurred boundary between the sea and the sky in the distance, her hand reaching behind her head and rubbing the headband from time to time. It is not good to use the map in the ring directly here, she judged the direction of the current voyage by impression, and it was indeed heading towards the frozen island, and the sea breeze blew from Luo Yin on the same side.
The others, who were already tired from playing before it was completely dark, rested in their respective rooms.
Speaking of which, Merry refused to huddle with the girls, and had to stay with Arnold, Merry's behavior really made everyone except Arnold red.
"Continent or sea?" asked Lanaya.
"It's all good, but I prefer snowy days. The cold wind blowing near the far north blew, and Luo Yin looked at the stars in the sky and sighed.
"I hate snowy days. ”
A voice came from behind them, and the two of them turned around in unison, only to see a circle of sturdy men holding various weapons bursting with psionic light in their hands, already surrounding them. The middle-aged people before were among them.