For the caravan stewards and adventure group leaders, collecting timely and accurate intelligence information in advance is their most important job. The person in charge of the union has a wealth of intelligence information, and everyone must have a good relationship with them.
Ector, the leader of the Adventurer's Guild in Water Snake Town, came to the gathering place, and the guests seemed to have seen the backbone of the party, and they all came forward to greet him.
Victor just glanced at Ector and then focused on the white-haired and red-eyed half-elf.
He is 1.9 meters tall and has a majestic build like a barbarian fighter. The hard leather armor he wears is bulging out from his strong body, showing the outline of plump and solid muscles. He also carries an astonishingly large weapon behind his back.
The epee looks very intimidating.
However, this powerful white-haired half-elf has a handsome appearance, an elegant temperament, and a pair of onyx-like eyes full of gentle and calm luster. He has a charm that makes people around him feel at ease.
Victor, who has a slender and well-proportioned figure with almost perfect proportions, looks more majestic and arrogant. His ice-blue eyes are pure and flawless, sharp, aggressive and oppressive, making it impossible to look directly at him.
The temperaments of the two of them are like two extremes, but they are equally eye-catching. At least in such hot weather, guests wearing formal clothes or leather armor and carrying weapons are really unusual.
Everyone will wonder, are you here to participate in social activities or are you looking for trouble?
Then, it will also cause panic and doubt among the guests.
Since the guards at the door failed to prevent these uninvited guests from entering the party with weapons, several regular guests here inevitably questioned the authority of Mayor Middleton. Because the mayor lost control of the situation and exposed the unarmed guests to the threat of swords.
under.
Although they have extraordinary skills, Harvey, who is suspected to be a sixth-level venerable, is armed with a sharp blade and can basically kill any one of them on the spot.
In addition, the mayor's confidants left in a hurry, and the mayor himself did not show up for a long time.
The whole thing is weird, and Middleton's motives are questionable.
The white-haired, red-eyed half-elf was brought in by Eckert. Several guests did not recognize him, but chose to trust the union leader. They walked over to greet Eckert together, but in fact they thought the white-haired half-elf was Ike.
Several of his bodyguards stood behind him, forming a vague confrontation with Victor and the others.
The professional venerable wielding a sword was extremely lethal, and they had to guard against it.
The white-haired half-elf wears armor and carries a sword. He has an unusually majestic figure. He is very difficult to mess with at first glance. In addition, they are a group of professionals who should make Victor and others feel afraid and not act rashly.
Facts have proved that they were wrong.
Victor didn't care at all about the so-called "confrontation". He strode over, followed by Harvey, Maddie, and two stunned young ladies.
When the head of the Adventurer's Guild saw Victor for the first time, it was like seeing a arrogant nobleman. He couldn't help but reveal a flattering smile on his face. He was about to speak, but Victor raised his hand to stop him. He reacted immediately,
Close your mouth consciously.
Who would be willing to please a famous nobleman in trouble in public without fear of being resented by his enemies?
"Who are you?" Victor asked bluntly, staring at the half-elf with white hair and red eyes.
The white-haired half-elf had just chased the mayor's henchman's back with his eyes. When Iseniel disappeared from his sight, he was still thoughtful. Hearing Victor's question, he became alert and took a look first.
Harvey, who had met him, nodded to him, looked at Victor, smiled and said: "My name is Rhine, white-haired Rhine, red-eyed Rhine, these are my names...Dear Victor
Mr. Duo."
Victor's eyes suddenly lit up, and with some expectation, he asked: "Do you know me?"
The white-haired Rhine pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know you, but I have heard of your reputation when I came to Water Snake Town. Some people say that you may be a troubled noble from a famous Nightingale family in Rapids City. You were chased by enemies and fled into the wilderness.
You have been wandering outside for a long time, and now you are back. After all, you have such a powerful professional as Mr. Harvey beside you, your appearance is particularly outstanding, and you carry precious mithril ore. In addition to the famous nobles in trouble,
No one can think of other sources of identity."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was stunned.
Some things cannot be revealed. The famous Jin Nightingale family is chasing political opponents all over the world. If the news here reaches Jin Nightingale's ears, even if Victor and the others are not Jin Nightingale's targets, it will cause countless troubles.
Sure enough, Harvey glared at the white-haired Rhine and the guests behind him, and cursed viciously: "Which bastard dares to slander my family behind my back?"
His roar was not high-pitched, but heavy and powerful, like a giant hammer hitting the heart, making people's scalps numb and ears buzzing.
Higher-level beings have natural spiritual suppression on lower-level beings. An ordinary half-elf would tremble all over when being looked at by a third-level ogre, unable to control himself. Once Harvey, who is also a third-level ogre, gets angry, he will be like a liger showing its fangs.
The standards of the people present were judged. The young and beautiful half-elf female slaves were all frightened to death. They held their plump and straight chests with both hands and trembled. All the guests attending the open-air party were alert.
, took a step back and put on a defensive posture. But the white-haired Rhine was completely unaware. The smile on his face made people want to punch him.
This guy seems to enjoy the frightened and timid appearance of other half-elves. He must be a third-level person, and his contempt for the weak is hidden in his bones. He usually doesn't show it, but at this moment, he deliberately angered Harvey and just wanted to see others make a fool of themselves.
The person in charge, Eckert, did not expect Rhine's character to be so bad. He quickly said: "Mr. Harvey, don't get me wrong. Rhine is a lone adventurer who happened to pass by Water Snake Town. He and I are not familiar with each other. What he said, we
Don’t even know.”
"What kind of lone adventurer? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?" Harvey's face became even more angry, and he finally stopped advancing and waited for the other party's explanation.
Adventurers cannot protect themselves in the wild. Even professionals who master the Heart of the Mirror need the support of their companions when they are exhausted. Adventurers must act in groups, ranging from three to forty people to as many as hundreds.
This is basic common sense. There is no such thing as a lone adventurer. Otherwise, he would not be able to sleep safely in the wild, so what adventure would he have?
"Yes, some." Eckert said with an apologetic smile: "Only few people know, but they are indeed adventurers registered in the union and perform certain special tasks. Mr. Rhine has a letter of introduction from the Grand Rapids Adventure Guild.
I am responsible for receiving him and providing him with some conveniences, but I cannot disclose the tasks he performed."
Rhine didn't care at all that the head of the local union exposed his background, and he laughed and said: "There is nothing I can't say... My mission is to track down the wolf shepherd girl Bertina. It is directly issued by the Rapid City Council. Ordinary adventure groups cannot get it.
This type of mission.”
"What are you talking about? I can see reward notices for the capture of the female shepherd bandit in adventurer unions everywhere." The leader of an adventure group was annoyed that Rhine had just provoked trouble and questioned it on the spot.
The white-haired half-elf looked back at him and said with an unchanging smile: "It's different... the employer of the adventure group is the Adventurer's Guild, while our employer may be a certain famous family, or the city-state council. We only treat our own employers
We are responsible, and the Adventurer Guild has no right to interfere with our mission. The leaders of the unions in various city-states call us ‘lone adventurers’, but in fact we should be called ‘bounty hunters’.”
"Bounty hunter?" Victor looked at Rhine suspiciously, but he didn't see anything about this burly man that looked like a hunter.
Rhine explained in a calm tone: "Yes, famous nobles always have some troubles. They don't want people to know, and it's not convenient for them to solve them themselves, so they ask us to solve their troubles for them. For example, the famous Nightingale family in Grand Rapids also hires
The bounty hunter is hunting down some famous nobles. But don’t worry, that’s not my mission. My companions and I are only responsible for tracking down the whereabouts of the Wolf Shepherd Girl. This kind of mission does not need to be kept secret."
Harvey sighed and yelled: "Who knows whether what you said is true or false? Nowadays, any messy things can be blamed on the Wolf Shepherd Girl!"
"If you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do about it." The white-haired half-elf sighed, spread his hands, and said helplessly.
"Do you have any accomplices?" Victor asked with a frown.
"Of course, but I don't need to tell you, just like Mr. Victor doesn't need to tell me your true identity."
"Are you a subordinate of the mayor of Water Snake Town?"
"no."
"What is your relationship with the mayor's wife?"
"Mrs. Christine is a beautiful, elegant lady, but I don't know her. I haven't even met her or Mayor Middleton."
"You are not the mayor's subordinate, and you don't know Mrs. Christine, so why are you here?" Victor asked rudely.
Even the leader of the adventure union, Ector, several caravan stewards, and the leader of the adventure group felt that his questioning attitude was too domineering and very rude. The white-haired half-elf Lain finally showed his impatience and asked: "You don't
Do you think you have asked too many questions? Why should I answer you?"
"When the adults ask you questions, you have to answer! Otherwise, I will make you..." Harvey confidently threatened, but Victor pressed his shoulder to stop him.
When they met for the first time, they were still strangers. Victor openly questioned each other, and Rhine actually answered his questions. After expressing some dissatisfaction, Harvey threatened him nakedly. Frankly speaking, such a straightforward conversation made onlookers stunned.
Can't understand.
Harvey, his mental body is abnormal, and he obeys Victor blindly. Victor ignores everyone else, but he is not an idiot who doesn't understand anything. He has clearly felt that Rhine is asking for something from him, so he
There will be questions and answers.
However, there are other people present here, why should they be allowed to observe?
Victor raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "White-haired Rhine... I am becoming more and more interested in you. I hope to find a place where we can chat alone."
Rhine didn't seem to buy his opinion at all. He glanced at Harvey, who was watching eagerly next to him, and said, "I don't dare to chat with you alone. I'm afraid that Mr. Harvey will chop off my head."
The more he said this, the more certain Victor became in his judgment, and asked calmly: "Do you have any good suggestions?"
Rhine nodded, pointed to the long table arranged in the corner of the garden, and said: "Mayor Middleton has prepared delicious food, fine wine, and beauties for the guests. We should not let down the host's kindness. Anyway, I'm a little hungry now, so why don't you guys
Let's go over together, chat while eating, and get to know each other... What do you think?"
Victor said without hesitation: "Okay."
He added in his mind: I just want to see your performance.