Anna was lying lazily on a large comfortable chair, wearing a small moon-white bathrobe tailor-made for her. She stretched out her little hand and picked up a piece of crystal clear grape at random.
Take a piece, pop it into your mouth and chew it carefully.
Dust huddled in a corner of the room. There were several money bags in front of him. He poured the money out of the bags, counted them carefully, and then put the money back into the bags one by one.
"We killed three khans in total, and the Republic of Liguria rewarded us with an additional three hundred nomis horses!" Dast raised his head and happily reported to Anna, "We are rich!"
Princess Anna clicked her tongue and complained: "I came to the Republic of Liguria to work as a mercenary because the Republic of Liguria and the Island Republic went to war, and I wanted to kill the Governor of the Island Republic with an arrow on the battlefield! No!
Come to Azov City to fight against the Khan! When are they going to send troops to the island republic?"
"The troops could have been sent a few months ago. The Great Khan just sent a confidant to Azov City to collect annual tribute. At the beginning, this was an agreement proactively proposed by the Republic of Liguria in order to do business safely." Dast said something special.
He looked at Anna pointingly, "In the end, he was shot to death by a cold arrow that came from nowhere."
With a "pop" sound, the armrests of the chair were removed by the angry little princess with her bare hands.
Dast's body trembled. He remembered that today is the end of the month, and at the end of each month and the beginning of the next month, the little princess's temper would become extremely irritable.
"I have told you several times that I did not kill that general! Later, the Khazar Khanate came to attack the city, and I had no choice but to kill three of them - where are you going?"
"Go buy a new big chair for you!"
Dust put away his money bag and ran out in a hurry. Princess Anna would trample people with her feet when she was angry. If she stayed in the room, something bad would happen.
Azov is an isolated city built by the Republic of Liguria on the Black Sea. It is a hub of trade connecting the four directions. The Tianfang Empire, the Seven Hills Empire, and the nomadic tribes in the north all trade here. Sometimes you can even see people from further away.
The eastern caravans coming and going made this city extremely prosperous. However, due to the recent war with the Khazar Khanate, there were far fewer caravans coming and going, and there were more mercenaries walking on the road.
Dast passed by a tavern, and several mercenaries immediately recognized him.
"Hey! White Knight!" they greeted Dust, "You just got your commission, right? Why don't you go inside for a drink with us?"
"No, no," Dust said, "I have a companion who doesn't like the smell of alcohol."
Princess Anna would rush Dust out of the room as soon as she smelled the smell of alcohol, which made Dust suffer once.
"That's it again! Since you came to Azov City, we haven't seen you drink alcohol!" said a mercenary. "You said that your companions don't like the smell of alcohol. Isn't that the only one who is following you?
Girl? Are you afraid of her? "
"Afraid? Who is afraid of her!" Dast suddenly puffed up his chest. Even if he was kicked by Anna when he went back, he didn't want to lose face in front of everyone, "Come on, come on, go in and drink, I'm treating you today!"
"
The mercenaries happily surrounded Dast and walked into the tavern. After a glass of strong wine, Dast became more excited and couldn't think of getting Princess Anna. He threw a bag of money on the bar with a bang.
Go up and shout to all the guests in the tavern: "Everyone, drink to your heart's content! All the money for today's drink will be on me!"
The crowd burst into cheers. Someone shouted to Dast: "White Knight! I heard that you killed the Khan of the Khazar Khanate a few days ago. Tell us about it!"
This is what Dust was waiting for.
"That's a long story." He held the wine glass and said proudly, "That time, a few people and I were ordered to sneak out of the city to see if the Khazar Khanate had withdrawn its troops. Unexpectedly, we were suddenly attacked.
The siege of the Khazar Khanate. It turns out that they have launched a new khan! You think, how come this khan of the Khazar Khanate is just like a street vendor and can be picked up casually?"
Everyone in the tavern burst into laughter.
"There are so many people surrounding us, thousands of them! The other mercenaries were so frightened that they ran away, and only I stayed. The new Khan knew from the shouts of those who escaped that I was
White Knight, get off your horse in a hurry, guess what? He wants to marry his daughter to me!"
"You actually didn't agree?"
"I can't stand the life on horseback. And I got a commission from the Republic of Liguria, so I have to have some backbone, right? I refused at the time. Who knew that the Khan not only escaped smoothly, but also wanted to use that
The more than a thousand people fought back. I shot an arrow on the spot and shot the Khan away from his horse. When the others saw that their Khan was gone, they fled in a hurry!"
A burst of warm applause broke out in the tavern. The mercenaries came forward one by one to toast Dast. Dast did not refuse. After half a day, he was already drunk.
"I...I should go."
Dast grabbed the table and staggered forward a few steps, then looked around the tavern with blurred eyes: "Huh? Where is my bow of Apollo, the sun god?"
"Did you mean that bow you put there? Is that your bow?" Someone responded in surprise, "I saw someone walking out of the door with it, just now!"
"Where? Where are you going?" Dast reached out and knocked over a wine glass, "Take me to catch up!"
"Over here!" The man stood up and supported Dast, "I'll take you to catch up!"
Dast walked out of the tavern with the support of the man. After a few turns, he was led into a remote alley.
"Huh? Why are you still leading the way?" Dast rolled his eyes and looked at the man who was supporting him, "You said you saw him walking out of the tavern... weren't you always in the tavern? How did you know he was heading here?
coming?"
The man sneered and let go of Dast. At the same time, a group of people appeared in front and behind the alley, blocking Dast in the center.
Dast shook his body a few times and held on to a wall.
A man with a gloomy face came out. He looked at Dast, frowned and asked, "Is this the 'white knight' who killed three Khans with a bow and arrow?"
The man who came supporting Dast lowered his head and responded: "Lord Orso, that's him!"
The man named Orso threw a color at the person on the opposite side, and the man threw Dast's "Sun God Apollo Bow" and quiver back in front of Dast.
"You are a very powerful archer, and my boss is very interested in you." Orso also grabbed a bow and said to Dast, "But before that, I want to see you and
Who is better at my bow? Pick up your bow!"
Dast held his hand on the wall and vomited a big mouthful of "wow". Orso couldn't help but frown.
"Let's take him back first." Orso ordered, turned around and left.
Dast suddenly raised his head, took the opportunity when Orso turned around, drew out the sword from his waist and stabbed Orso!
