In the backyard of the Old Thor Hotel, more than a dozen travelers were sitting around a bonfire, talking and laughing, eating not-so-rich food.
Although there were only dry bread and vegetable soup on the menu for this meal, for these travelers who have been traveling in the wilderness all year round, it was enough to sit down and have something to eat.
Most of the businessmen who need to do business in person are not too wealthy. After all, those big businessmen will basically hire others to transport supplies. Even if they have to do business in person, they usually choose to take the steam train.
Most of the people still wandering in the wilderness are people running for life.
"Mr. Leon Connor, don't you want to have a few sips of fine wine on this beautiful night?" Bucket sat next to a middle-aged man and said with a smile on his face.
The man had a thick beard on his face, was tall and very strong.
Leon Connor glanced at Bucket, rolled his eyes, and replied, "Don't play this trick with me, I don't know what you are thinking... I absolutely do not like that batch of Balmer red wine from the Stantic Empire.
It will touch, that is what the Ambassador of the Singer Empire ordered!"
"Haha, I know, I know, I'm just kidding." Bucket smiled, picked up a glass of water from the side, took a sip, then shook his head and said, "I try to hypnotize myself, let me
My brain believes this is a once-in-a-century wine.”
"You guy, I have cooperated with you so many times and I have never seen you passing by." Leon Connor looked at Bucket, shook his head, then lowered his voice and said in a serious tone, "I am serious this time.
This batch of goods was sold at a high price, and I don’t want any problems in my hands, so please be more serious!”
"Don't worry, Mr. Leon Connor. The Twelve Emperors will protect you." Bucket patted Leon Connor on the shoulder, sat next to him, and said, "Think about it, you are across the entire world."
Empire, are you still worried about problems on this last stretch of the road? I guarantee with my reputation, Bucket Helm, that you and your goods will reach Salius City safely!"
"I hope what you said is true, Your Majesty the Twelve Emperors..." Leon Connor crossed his right hand across his chest and prayed in a low voice.
After doing that, Leon Connor raised his head and looked at the other people around him, and asked in a low voice, "In addition to the coachmen and guards I hired, there are also a few outsiders who are accompanying me on the way. You have to be careful about them.
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"I know, this is my duty. Since I took your money, I have to get things done, right?" Bucket chewed the bread and gave a thumbs up to Leon Connor with a smile.
said.
"Oh, sometimes I really feel that I shouldn't let go of the previous bounty hunter and choose you during this journey." Leon Connor placed his hand on his forehead and sighed.
"Haha, don't worry, your choice will definitely be worth your money!" Bucket smiled broadly, but still didn't swallow the food in his mouth.
Morses sat on the other side of the bonfire. As a first-class scholar, he had a strong ability to collect information about the surrounding area, so he could easily hear the conversation between Bucket and Leon Connor.
"Is it the wine imported from the Stantic Empire? Well...it's really not easy to get the stuff over there." Morses was chewing bread and thinking.
The Stantic Empire is located on the Stantic Continent just below the Eastern Continent. It is the longest known empire. Its long history makes it a frequent visitor in major documents.
But today, the Stantic Empire is extremely mysterious. They do not welcome travelers from foreign countries, and they rarely communicate with the outside world. Coupled with its geographical location far away from the main continent, this empire is covered with a veil of mystery.
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"Okay, has everyone eaten?" About twenty minutes later, Old Thor walked into the backyard on crutches and said loudly, "Go to bed early, it's already very late."
"Bucket, go help me check the goods again." Leon Connor stood up, ordered Bucket beside him, and then walked into the hotel.
"Ha, don't worry, I won't drink those fine wines!" Bucket joked and followed Leon Connor's footsteps. When passing by Morses, he smiled and said hello, "Tomorrow
See you, Kervis!"
"See you tomorrow." Morsis responded with a smile and watched the other party walk into the hotel.
After standing there stunned for a while, Morse also returned to his room and lay on the bed.
This is his first real night after leaving the orphanage, and his first night alone!
"I will put an end to the orphanage with my own hands!" Morses looked at the ceiling and said secretly.
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Early the next morning, Morse was once again awakened by Bucket's knock on the door, and this time he learned that the bounty hunter lived next door to him.
I followed the other person down to the first floor, and after simply eating a piece of bread that I was given, it was considered breakfast.
"See you next time, Old Thor!" After everything was ready, more than a dozen people walked out of the hotel. Before leaving, Bucket also said goodbye to Old Thor.
"I hope you can talk less next time." Old Thor was still not polite to him, and after finishing speaking, he closed the door heavily.
Moses didn't pay much attention to Bucket. He was looking at the three carriages parked on the roadside at the moment.
The first one was small in size, just like the carriages usually in the city. It was probably the one that Leon Connor was riding.
The second one is slightly larger, and according to what Bucket said when he just came downstairs, he will be sitting on this carriage.
The third carriage is the carriage responsible for transporting goods. It is pulled by two horses and is slightly larger than the second carriage.
"Sure enough, there are a lot of them. There should be more than just bars?" Morsis looked at the goods loaded in the car and couldn't help but exclaimed.
This is indeed a very important shipment!
More than a dozen people quickly got into the car, and four of them sat with Morse. Bucket was not among them. As a bodyguard responsible for escorting, he had to stay with his employer Leon Connor at all times.
The three carriages quickly started moving and headed towards the city of Salius. According to Bucket, they would walk like this for a day and arrive at the city of Poli in the evening, where they would repair overnight before setting off.
"I will definitely make a fortune this time. Mr. Leon Connor is such a generous businessman. The reward he promised me is ridiculously high!" A young man said to his companions with a smile.
"Yes, Mr. Leon Connor is a good man." Another person agreed with a smile.
"How much can you earn from the goods pulled in the carriage behind?" A man sitting opposite Morsis asked curiously after hearing the conversation between the two people.
"We don't know very well, but since Mr. Leon Connor will give such a high reward, it must be a big deal, right?" The young man who spoke first replied with a smile.
"Jack, Mr. Leon Connor warned you not to talk nonsense!" Another young man nudged him with his arm and frowned.
"Ha, yes... you saw it too, we can't reveal it." Jack smiled, looked at the man who asked the question and said.
"Oh, that's right." The man nodded thoughtfully and stopped asking questions.
Morses listened to their conversation and did not participate in it.
"My friend, you just came yesterday, right?" Suddenly, the man who asked the question said to Morsis.
"Ah? Yes." Morses glanced at him and replied.
The man looked Morses up and down, and his eyes stayed on the long sword behind him for a few seconds.
"My name is Johnson, are you an adventurer?" The man nodded and asked.
"That's right. I have some business to go to Salius City. Well... you can call me Kelvis." Morsis said with a smile.
In fact, there are not many people like Morses who directly carry weapons on their backs. After all, this is very troublesome for people who need to go into the city from time to time.
If you want to bring a weapon into the city, you need to fill out many complicated registration forms, which wastes a lot of time.
"But fortunately, the palace does not have my portrait, otherwise I would have to disguise myself when entering the city." Morses took a long breath and thought to himself.
"Kervis, um... not a bad name." The young man named Jack thought about it for a while and nodded.
"The sword is very delicate, but physically it shouldn't be a transcendent one... Well, it shouldn't be a threat. You can harvest the sword afterwards!" The man named Johnson looked at Morsis and analyzed in his mind, "At night
We will arrive at Poli City, and then we will inform Mondley to start in the middle of the night...If we conduct a sneak attack, the two of us can definitely easily defeat Bucket!"
On the surface, Johnson was still chatting with the others, and no one could tell that this guy had evil intentions.
The day passed in the blink of an eye, and the convoy arrived at Poli City faster than expected, and found a small hotel to stay in a village on the edge of the city.
They did not plan to actually enter the city. Although Poli City was only a small town, the procedures for entering the city were still very complicated.
Leon Connor didn't want to waste time. After all, he had to take many detours when entering and exiting the city...and while wasting time, more troubles might occur.
The travelers were already exhausted after sitting in the carriage for a day. After checking into the hotel, they had a quick dinner and then went back to their rooms to sleep.
Moses did not go to sleep directly. He planned to meditate before going to bed to exercise his mental strength. He decided to do this once every day.
Sitting down beside the bed, several arcane balls floated around Morses and began to rotate around him.
"Huh?" Just when he was about to integrate the arcane ball into his spiritual body, he suddenly frowned. With the scholar's perception, he noticed a very faint sound of opening the door.
"Who is going out so late?" Morses opened his eyes and muttered to himself in confusion. He then changed the way the arcana operated, used "detection magic", and observed the situation outside.
"This is...Johnson? What is he doing out so late?" Morse frowned slightly after "seeing" the man.
