[The toothache is not cured, so I am writing slowly and updating a little late. It can still be regarded as yesterday’s update]
"What did you do to the walnuts?" Salin did not make any noise about the paper puppet. He first interrogated Nairis in the room. WwW, QuanBen-XiaoShuo, cOm There are only two magicians in the whole hotel. Salin knows where the paper puppet came from without any analysis.
Although Walnut is jealous of himself, he promised him to recommend a teacher, which should have allowed Walnut to complete the task with peace of mind, and should not have suddenly attacked him.
"I didn't do anything." Nailisi's innocent look was very tempting. Salin saw her hiding her hands behind her back and inexplicably thought of her tail. Demons love to tempt humans!
"Nelisse, Walnut is just my potential enemy, and we may not meet him if we can. I don't know how you do it, but if you stir up conflicts, it is equal to causing trouble for me." Salin's tone softened, in order to He went to punish Nailis instead of walnuts. He didn't have this problem yet.
"Master, I just want to do this. There is no reason..." Seeing Salin's change of attitude, Nailis somehow said what was in her heart. She was secretly surprised. Could it be because of the soul contract? Oops, this contract is affecting me more and more...
instinct
Salin frowned and remembered the terms about biology in a magic notebook.
"Master, this magician is very dangerous. He has the aura of the devil."
"He is a demon!" Salin was shocked. Demons should no longer exist on the continent of Myers.
"No, no, I mean, he looks like a devil." Nellis recalled carefully, not knowing how to describe Walnut.
"Forget it, you are not allowed to make your own decisions in the future. This is the last time. Do you understand?"
"I know." Nailis lowered her head, feeling secretly happy. As expected, the master didn't punish himself. Well, next time, just don't let the master know what you do.
Before Salin could fall asleep, there was a commotion outside the hotel, and a group of soldiers surrounded the hotel.
Although there were no witnesses when Walnut committed the murder, the soldiers at the border were very familiar with the adventurer's skills and could quickly tell that his companion was killed by a magician. There are very few magicians in the town now, so these soldiers easily searched the hotel.
When Flamenco discovered that the walnut was missing, he was filled with unspeakable anger. This magician helped him when he was at his poorest. Unexpectedly, he got himself into such big trouble.
He calmly negotiated with the soldiers, but the soldiers did not dare to arrest him when they saw his fifth-level mercenary badge. Level 5 mercenaries and barons in the town must also be careful when dealing with them. Because many high-level mercenary groups are actually supported by big nobles, the empire does not allow nobles to maintain too many private soldiers, and the number is extremely strictly controlled, so mercenaries have become the targets of nobles.
This town is owned by a baron. Although it is on the border and close to the Chaotic Swamp, such murders rarely occur. The mercenaries or adventurers who come here will not cause trouble, and the thieves group will not focus on such a small place. The baron made his fortune from the adventurers' taxes, and the two parties always got along well.
Flamingo reluctantly went to see the Baron in person. The Baron was very unhappy, but he did not explode immediately. Two of his soldiers died, and the pension was at least 20 gold coins. However, the opponent is a level five mercenary. If he really turns against him, he will suffer immediate consequences.
Flamingo was also afraid that the baron would complain to the professional union. In that case, his mercenary group would have at least one more serious bad record, and would be directly dropped to level four, and he would have to pay a lot of gold coins.
The two parties finally reached an agreement, and the pension was paid by the Nut Mercenary Group. At the same time, the Nut Mercenary Group paid for the wanted magician Walnut. If the magician does not die for one day, the Nut Mercenary Group will have to pay the reward for one day.
Flamengo still doesn't understand why Walnut didn't do this. Salin saw this, and when Flamengo returned to the hotel, he called Flamengo to his room and showed him the hole in the wall.
Under Salin's control, the ice pick only penetrated halfway into the wall, leaving a small hole as deep as a finger. Salin stuffed the curtain into the small hole, wiped it, and pulled it out. There is a hint of crimson color on the curtains.
"What is this?" Flamengo couldn't understand.
"A mixture of red sand and dragon blood ink, the basic material for making puppets. Walnut should know simple puppet magic. Just now a paper puppet tried to enter my room..."
Salin did not continue speaking, as Flamenco already understood. He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked: "Master Salin, such a bad thing happened, why didn't you tell me?"
If Salin told Flamengo about this, Flamengo would probably immediately summon other people, seize the walnuts, and execute him on the spot. It's good now that Walnut ran away, leaving a stain on the Nut Mercenary Group.
"I originally wanted to let this matter go. I didn't want to do anything to him. Everyone makes mistakes. As a magician, I should understand the vulnerability of others." Salin said with great sincerity. He didn't look like a magician. More like a preacher from the Holy See.
Seeing Flamingo gritting his teeth, Salin comforted him and said, "You don't have to mind, I trust you. I won't mention this matter to the union."
Flamingo breathed a sigh of relief. If Salin told the union about this, his brand would be completely ruined. Once the mercenary business loses credibility, it will be difficult to develop in the future.
In this industry, you can't make mistakes. Many mercenaries have completely ruined their futures due to impulse, and can only become thieves.
"Master Salin, thank you very much. Regarding the issue of compensation..."
"You're joking, I haven't lost anything. Our contract is still valid. You send the four of us to Karen County, and I pay two gold mica. Just don't forget to give me 500 gold coins in change." Salin said kindly. The joke was made, and Flamenco felt much better.
There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, the Nut Mercenary Group went to the Professionals Union to issue a wanted mission and kicked Walnut out of the mercenary group, and then went on the road with Salin and others.
Each member of the Nut Mercenary Group also had two horses, which were much better than the Hetao ponies purchased by Aini. The mercenary named Javelin took the lead and acted as a scout. The remaining mercenaries protected Aini, Salin and others in the middle, gradually released the speed of their horses, and left the town.
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When Salin left, he hurriedly turned back and glanced at the Qin Yin text on the gate of the town - Deep Forest Town.
The Nut Mercenary Group has rich experience and has always kept the horses at a stable speed, consuming the least amount of energy. The four mercenaries responsible for protecting Aini watched Aini's reaction from time to time. The boy's morbidity was all on his face. There was no way that the nut mercenary group would exhaust their employer to death in a hurry.
Salin's equestrian skills were average, but Sikka was the best. She comforted him a few times, and the beautiful horse immediately became extremely obedient and commanded as he wished. This is the advantage of the Caucasians. They don't even need any contract to ride ordinary magical beasts, let alone ordinary horses.
Naerys was in the worst condition, as the horse she was riding was extremely agitated, as if it had seen through her identity. Fortunately, she was very powerful, even much stronger than the horse. She kicked the horse in the belly a few times, and the horse finally calmed down.
Because the speed was not fast, Salin still had time to enjoy the scenery on the roadside.
The scenery of the Principality of Phoenix is very different from that of Scotia. The land here is fertile and there are a lot of plains suitable for planting. Although it is on the border, there are a large number of villages along the way. The official road is well repaired, and there are often farmlands on the roadside. It is already late autumn, and the wheat has almost been harvested. In many fields, the harvested crops are drying.
In comparison, the land in Scotia is a bit barren. No wonder the Scotians were the best at doing business. Salin remembered that there were very few villages near the city of Ceylon, and the nobles even had little harvest due to natural disasters.
What makes Salin interesting is that there are many scarecrows planted in the rice fields. The wind blew, and the rough linen cloth on the scarecrow swayed in the wind, frightening many birds that were eating the crops.
But there is one bird that cannot be scared away, and that is the silver-billed raven. This bird is very smart and can easily see through human tricks. A flock of silver-billed ravens landed on each scarecrow, seeming to laugh at human stupidity.
However, silver-billed ravens like meat during this season, so farmers will not suffer too much loss.
Ga!
A silver-billed raven stood on the scarecrow's hat, looking curiously at the team riding in from a distance. When passing by the field, Nailis turned her head sideways and showed her teeth to the raven.
A trace of fear flashed in the silver-billed raven's dark eyes. He spread his wings and wanted to fly, but he couldn't flutter.
The team of the Nut Mercenary Group left, and the raven was still struggling in fear. The scarecrow at its feet suddenly raised its hand, pinched the unlucky raven, and stuffed it into its mouth.
Blood flowed from the scarecrow's face, and the raven's dying cries were heard for miles, startling more silver-billed ravens.
The blood trickled down drop by drop, and the scarecrow's facial features became clearer. It turned around and looked at the mercenary team going away. In the nearby farmland, more scarecrows came to life and looked east.
The wind blew over the field ridges, making the scarecrow's clothes rustle. I don’t know how long it took, but the scarecrow who was the first to eat the raven jumped up hard and left the farmland with a bound.
"Master, I feel very uncomfortable." Nailisi ran to Salin's side and walked side by side. Her horse had been tamed by violence and no longer dared to act recklessly.
"What are you going to do again..."
Saleen said feebly. He also roughly knew Nailisi's temper. She was a very energetic little devil who couldn't sit still. If you don't let her do something, she will take the initiative to find some trouble.
"I don't know, I just feel uncomfortable." Nailis frowned and got as close to Salin as possible, feeling extremely confused in her heart. After leaving the temple, she discovered that humans in this plane were very fragile and not as dangerous as the legend said. But the uneasiness in her heart would always pop up at any time. Could it be that she was sick
"Nailis, don't be ridiculous." Salin urged the horse to open the distance between him and Nailis. Nailis looked gloomy and quietly took out a piece of fresh meat from her bracelet, threw it into her mouth and chewed it.
Maybe it's because I'm hungry that I'm in such a bad mood. Nelisse comforted herself.