Northbound (2)

Laura ended up spending a month decorating her new home, arguably the first house she actually owned. In the past, all living was a short-term rental, after all, the life of a bounty hunter is likely to be indefinite, so Lara will not consider buying a house of her own, but now it seems that the main reason is money.

Laura likes beautiful decorations, and the colors of the walls and furniture are bright and bright with a few medium colors, and the overall look is excellent. In particular, the crystal chandelier in the living room, although the style is not the most suitable for the color of the living room, its design is deeply pleasing to Laura. Twelve crystals surround the wick, each of which is connected to the wick by a crystal chain and droops, looking elegant and beautiful, even if the lights are not turned on, only the moonlight from the windowsill can make it shine with a different kind of brilliance.

After finishing the decorations, Laura also lived at home for a few days, and only after fully admiring her work did she regain her status as a bounty hunter and began to search for bounties in the guild. During the time when Laura was single-mindedly focused on decorating her new house, a lot of things happened in the lower town of Devonburg, all trivial.

I heard that some time ago, there was a nobleman's pet cat in the upper city that was recovered, and he was obviously snow-white but emitted a foul smell all the time, and I heard that there were two strange guys from the Bounty Hunters Guild, jumping up and down in the lower city all day long, burying his head in every corner, as if looking for something, and then I heard that the bathhouse, which was originally a considerable business, was hit hard one night, like a frosted eggplant, and it has been sluggish ever since.

It's all small things, but at the same time, it's also a matter of the side.

After a farewell reunion and coming to the Bounty Hunters' Guild, with the blessing of good things at home, Laura feels that the pile of men here is not as bad as before, but the badness of the bulletin board is worrying. Glancing at the eyes, there is no task suitable for himself or his gang on the bulletin board recently, it costs a lot of money to buy a new house and decorate, although there is still a surplus, Laura always leaves a sum of money in advance for backup, but the available funds are decreasing every day is an unavoidable problem, before that, maybe he should find those two guys to discuss the recent work problems.

Leaving the Bounty Hunters' Guild, Laura looked in a certain direction.

I don't know what happened to the child, the weather is getting cooler in autumn, and the little clothes on the boy's body can't last the cold winter in the future.

Laura shook her head, she shouldn't have thought about it now, Laura believed that the merchant would take care of the child, this gentleman didn't look like someone who would break his promise.

Regrouped, the enchanter began to look for his two companions, whom he hadn't seen in days, and the last time they saw them running down the alley, and what the two bounty hunters had been up to lately.

It took Laura a long time to find all the places the two of them used to go in the lower city, and even the Fanti Tavern couldn't find the drunken dwarven warrior, and she was suspicious that maybe the two guys hadn't done anything in the past month.

In desperation, Laura can only pin her hopes on the evening.

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At night, the Fenti Tavern is arguably one of the liveliest places in the lower town, and the cheap drinks can bring the lively atmosphere to life. Push open the door, the sweltering heat of the crowd comes, Laura doesn't like it here, just ask what woman likes to stay in the crowd of rude men, but she doesn't hate it either, the mixed places often give you more information you need.

The enchanter noticed that the new tavern maid from more than a month ago had been able to do her job with a smile on her face, and she was still able to maneuver through the gaps of the crowd without being touched by any of the devil's claws.

Sure enough, the figure that could not be found during the day could always be found in the tavern at night, Laura came to her companion's table and sat down, took the wine glass that the maid had just brought, raised her neck and drank it all, the cold wine made her shake, and there was an indescribable comfort.

Grak: "Hey! here's my wine!"

Pierce: "I thought you didn't like to drink. ”

After putting down the empty wine glass, Laura said: "It's not that I don't like it, but it depends on the object and the mood, the object is wrong, and the mood is good, you can drink the same." ”

Grak narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you mean by looking at me and saying this?"

Laura ignored it and said, "I thought you went to find some other bounty to make a little money during this time, because I have been looking for you for most of the day." ”

Pierce: "Yes, we had that in mind, but there aren't many bounties for the two of us, and they've been even more dismal lately, if you've ever looked at the bulletin board." ”

Laura: "I see, there's really nothing for us, either the bounty is too small, or the difficulty is too high. ”

Gerak complained: "Damn, whenever I am ready to do something big, I can always feel that the world is full of malice towards me, and it is blocking the rise of the great hero Gerak. Hey, where have all the people gone, don't you see the empty glasses here?!

Laura naturally ate the food on the table and asked, "What should I do during this time?"

Grak: "Hey, don't touch Lao Tzu's meat skewers. ”

The dwarven warrior wanted to knock off the claws that stretched out to his food, but unfortunately failed, Laura took a bite and deliberately raised an eyebrow at Grad, the dwarf warrior snorted, picked up the wine glass and was about to pour his own fire, only to find that the cup was empty, and the other glass that originally belonged to him was drunk again, so he had to hum more heavily to show his dissatisfaction.

What a nuisance guy, why don't you stay in your new home and come here?

Pierce: "Actually, I've discussed this with Gerlac, and if it goes on like this, it's going to be a bad winter, and we're going to have to find something to do." ”

Laura finished the last bite of the skewer and said, "So, have you discussed anything?"

Grack: "Why, why didn't you ask me when you just drank my wine and ate my meat?"

At this time, the tavern maid happened to come over with two full wine glasses, and Laura said, "One more of all the food on the table, and so is the wine." She turned to the dwarven warrior, "I'm in for a treat." ”

Hearing this, Gerak's tone softened slightly: "Actually, there are only a few ways, either lower your requirements to do those low-paid rewards that no one accepts, or muster up the courage to take on tasks that are more difficult than what we usually receive, the former is manual work, the latter is high-risk, if we don't want both, we can only change places." ”

Laura asked, "Somewhere else?" do you mean to find it in the Bounty Hunter Guild in another territory?"

Grak: "Otherwise, do you have any other solution?"

Laura frowned in thought, Pierce watched the two of them drink his wine, he was used to leaving the decision to the two of them, and in his opinion, Gerak said that the proposal was all three.

Laura: "If you're going to another Bounty Hunter Guild, do you have a destination you have chosen?"

Grak: "To be honest, not yet, I have also asked bounty hunters from other places about the situation, but they are all very ambiguous, I really don't know the situation of other guild bounty missions without seeing it in person, after all, we are in such a hurry to make money is not because someone has divided a lot of remuneration, and all kinds of bounties will be drastically reduced in the cold winter, and when the time comes, I can't find a job." ”

Laura: "What do you mean by that? You volunteered and understood the deal, but now you don't want to admit it?"

Grack: "Hmph, if I had known that Mr. Merchant was kind, I would have ...... long ago"

"Leaving with the money?" interrupted Laura, "Please, maybe it's because we keep the agreement that Mr. Merchant will be kind to us, have you considered the situation where we are on the opposite side of Mr. Merchant?"

The dwarven warrior didn't answer, just looked unconvinced, obviously not buying it.

Pierce interjected, "You two, I think we're here to discuss things, not to argue, I hope you don't get it wrong, okay?"

Laura: "I am, but I don't know if anyone else is." ”

Gerk still couldn't help but say in a weird manner: "That's right, you have a new home and money, you really don't have to worry about this winter." ”

Syllable!

Laura slammed the boxing table with a hint of anger in her voice: "Grad, if you want me to leave, you just need to speak." ”

The dwarven warrior pursed his lips and picked up the empty wine glass and sent it to his mouth.

The atmosphere at the wine table was extremely awkward for a while.

Suddenly Grack stood up, and through the small window of the tavern, he could vaguely see a half-bald man walking outside.

Grak: "Good fellow, I've finally got you." ”

With that, he left the two of them and left the tavern.

Laura is still angry, but she doesn't care where the other party goes.

Pierce: "Laura, that's not what Gerak meant, he just can't keep his mouth shut, and he doesn't necessarily think that way in his heart. ”

Laura: "If he doesn't think so, would he say that?"

Pierce: "What kind of person he is, I think we all know each other well, don't we?"

Laura exhaled and said: "I know, but this guy sometimes speaks really annoyingly, and because of the problem of money, he has caused a lot of trouble, this time I want to teach him a lesson to make him remember a little longer, sometimes I think things are quite comprehensive, but as long as the money is involved, it will always be a little worse, but sometimes it is just a little negligence, it will kill us." ”

Our little life.

Pierce smiled and said, "That's what Gerak said, too. ”

Laura: "What?"

Pierce: "How to survive the 'our' winter. ”

Laura was stunned and became a lot angry: "Actually, you know, even if I buy a new house and decorate it, I haven't spent all the thirty gold coins, thirty gold coins are equal to three thousand silver coins, this is not Shangcheng District, even if you buy a house, you don't need so much money, if we save a little, the remaining money is still enough for us to eat and dress enough to survive this cold winter." ”

Pierce's smile deepened, "So, are we going to go out and talk to Gerak or are we going to sit here and waste our time?"

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...

Under the cover of darkness, the elite eyes of the dwarven warriors could still accurately find the figure in the deep mind, and Gerak grabbed the other party and said, "Long time no see, old vulture." ”

The one who was pulled was a somewhat hunched man, half of his bare head seemed to have some serious burns that had caused his skin to be twisted, as if there were crawlies lying on it, and the other half of his hairy head was also a little dirty, as if he had just returned from running outside.

Old Vulture: "Oh, this isn't my dear friend Gerak." ”

The voice is like a person, and there is an indescribable coldness.

Grack: "Don't give me this, who's your friend? Don't forget your last ......"

The old vulture interrupted the other man's words: "My friend, don't let the unpleasantness of the past hinder us from developing a new friendship, if I have time now, I will definitely take you into the tavern behind me, and drink and talk without getting drunk, but the timing is very unlucky, it is a pity." ”

After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave, and the dwarven warrior obviously noticed this, and the other party seemed to have something urgent to solve, but this was a great opportunity for him.

Grak didn't let go of his hand, and said with a smile: "Yes, it's really unfortunate, after all, you are the person who the president has personally received, and there must be a lot of things to be busy with, such as picking up benefits on Shadow Wolf Mountain, and it is also a hard-won benefit from stepping on their corpses from the hands of the Holy See." ”

As soon as the old vulture stopped, he turned to face the dwarven warrior and said, "Where did you hear from such obvious plantings, my friend? ”

Grack clasped his hands and said, "Oh, yes? Then it seems that I need to report your innocence to the top." ”

The old vulture stared at each other, eager to put his eyes on each other, and then he suddenly smiled, "I'm sorry my friend, it seems that we need to talk." ”

Grak refused, "No, we don't have much to talk about. ”

The old vulture was like a different person, and his tone and expression were much kinder: "Don't be like this, there must be something I can help with, let me think about it...... By the way, there's been a nice bounty lately, and although it's a bit of a long way off, it's still very attractive. ”

Gluck sneered, "Please, such a childish trap, are you expecting me to fall for it? Why, I only have a mouth, two eyes, and no brain?"

The old vulture said in a sincere tone: "What I said is true, and I heard it from the president's mouth with my own ears, originally this is what the president intends to hand over to me, but I think as long as I recommend it to him, the president will also be happy to hand it over to the other three excellent bounty hunters under his command to complete, this is a reward of thirty gold coins, I hope you don't rush to refuse, at least ask the two companions behind you first, haven't you?"

The old vulture left a meaningful smile and disappeared into the dark streets.

Laura, who came out of the tavern and happened to hear this, asked, "Grak, you don't really believe him, do you?"

Grack: "Believe him, old vulture, of course not!"

The dwarven warrior looked at the darkness before him and fell into deep thought.