The dark elf took his underground dwarf translator and sat beside the campfire in Lane's camp. If it were an ordinary dark elf, they would hate to encounter sunlight or high-temperature flames, which would make them feel very uncomfortable. , and even seriously affected the physical functions of the dark elves, causing their strength to drop significantly. However, the dark elf who came to the door was also a legendary powerhouse. After reaching this level, even the magician's high-level flame magic They can effectively resist its lethality, even a small bonfire is no problem.
After the dark elf sat down, he did not directly tell the reason for requesting a meeting. Instead, he started chatting with Astarot, who was disguised as a dark elf. I don’t know if he saw another dark elf and planned to communicate more. After a while, I still took the opportunity to interrogate Astarot, hoping to find out his details. As an old monster with tens of thousands of years, how could Astarot be frightened by such a small battle? He didn't move. He chatted with the dark elf in a seductive manner, but his words were impeccable. It sounded like he said a lot of things, but none of them could bring him substantial understanding.
The two people tested each other for five or six minutes. Seeing that he couldn't get more, the dark elf who called himself "Cui Duin" had to change the topic to his purpose. Talot said: "Our Djinn Chamber of Commerce received an escort mission this time, to send a lady to Bireg City, but the enemy of this lady did not intend to let us do this. As a result, along the way We have competed several times, and both sides have hurt each other."
When Cui Duyin said this, he carefully looked at the faces of Ryan's group, but found nothing. He seemed a little disappointed in his heart, but he continued: "I see that there is no convoy transporting goods around you, I guess. You shouldn’t have anything urgent to do now, and I wonder if you are willing to assist us in completing this escort mission. We can pay a price that satisfies you.”
"Why are you looking for us?" Astarot did not reply immediately, but asked Cui Duyin,
Cui Duyin was heartened. He knew that the matter had reached a critical point. He explained: "It's actually very simple. We have been resting here for more than a day. There are only a few caravans passing by. Look at the others. Those all have large convoys, but unfortunately, the destination of these chambers of commerce is not Birag City, and none of them even pass through that city. It is obvious that they will not abandon their current mission to help us. ."
"Isn't anyone tempted by the heavy reward?" Astarot asked again,
The dark elf Cui Duyin said with a wry smile: "The most important thing for a caravan is its reputation. From here to Bireg City, it is at least ten days away. If these caravans deliberately detour for us, some of them will be delayed. It will take more than fifteen to twenty days, which will cause a lot of trouble for their own cargo transportation. If the goods cannot arrive at the destination in time, the loss cannot be compensated by some money. This is also The reason why I came to you is that at least you don’t have a fleet to transport goods, so you may have time to help us.”
"Aren't you afraid that we are also the enemies who are chasing you?" Ryan on the side suddenly interrupted. He was also pretending to be a dark elf mage. Naturally, he could directly communicate with Astaroth and Astaroth without the help of the underground dwarf translator. During Cui Duyin's dialogue, no matter how he spoke, his words and pronunciation were as familiar as if he had been using them for decades, and there would be no flaws at all.
"Probably not, because we just repelled their attack not long ago. If you were with them, the attack would have been postponed until now. More manpower means a higher success rate, right? Cui Duyin shook his head and said: "According to our estimates, it will take some time for them to mobilize manpower. The next wave of attacks should be in seven days, on the only way to Birag City. That's why we are stationed now." Rest here and hire more helpers everywhere.”
After listening to the other party's explanation, Ryan didn't speak anymore. Instead, he lowered his head and didn't know what to think. However, Astarot knew what Ryan was thinking and knew that he was somewhat suspicious of Cui Duyin's motives. After all, things What a coincidence. Ryan and the others were going to Birag City, but they met another caravan with the same destination on the way, and they actually wanted to hire him to escort them to Birag City. This series of events was really... Is it just a coincidence, or is it a trap carefully laid by someone
However, Ryan's action of lowering his head also hinted to Astarot to let him, who was more familiar with the environment here, make a choice. So after weighing it repeatedly, Astarot said to Cui Duin: "Two conditions, the first is First, if we encounter the worst situation and we cannot win even if we try our best, then we have the right to give up the commission and leave first. Second, during the march, we will go our separate ways and just keep each other within sight. If we encounter We will weigh the pros and cons before deciding whether to support or retreat."
When Cui Duyin saw Astarot say this, his face relaxed. Astarot's conditions sounded unkind, but they were the best means of self-protection. After all, no one can guarantee Cui Du Because they really hope to hire more people to complete the task, they plan to deceive other caravans to protect themselves, but lead them into a trap. This is also one of the common methods of some chambers of commerce that are accustomed to taking advantage of the underworld. If it were Cui Du, Because of my own choice, it is nothing more than making some deletions in the details of the two conditions of Astaroth. The general content will definitely not change.
Dark Elf Cui Duyin's face showed joy, and he said excitedly: "Okay, I can make the decision to agree to these conditions for you. As for the reward, it will be paid according to the A-level escort mission first. If a battle breaks out on the way, We will increase it based on the specific situation. In short, the Giant Spirit Chamber of Commerce will never treat you badly. I hope we can have a happy cooperation this time."
After Triduin left, Astarot used food to cover up his speaking movements, and said in a voice that only Ryan sitting next to him could hear: "They have the same destination as us. If they really came for us, We definitely can't get rid of this tail, so we simply agree to their request and see what they want to do. With our strength, as long as we are more vigilant, there is no danger. If anything goes wrong, we can leave on our own. If we dare to move Hands and feet, just slaughter them, huh."
Ryan nodded slightly, agreeing with Astarot's words. Due to the different disguised identities of the entire team, it was impossible for a dark elf to sit down affectionately with a minotaur or ogre and call each other brothers, so Ryan only just Use magic to quietly inform Helena of Astarot's decision and thoughts, and then let her inform the other companions one by one when distributing the food.
After more than ten minutes, the dark elf Cui Duyin came over again. Because he already knew that there was a dark elf in Ryan who could make the decision, he did not bring the underground dwarf with him. This time Cui Duyin did not say any nonsense. He placed a storage bag in front of Astarot, and then said: "Here is the reward for hiring you for ten days. If everything is calm, everyone will be happy. If there is a battle, we will pay more according to the situation. A lot of remuneration, in short, the Giant Spirit Chamber of Commerce has never treated its friends badly, especially those who helped us in times of crisis."
After Cui Duin said this, he discussed some details with Astarot in detail, such as when to set off, how to maintain contact between the two caravans, etc. After the dark elf Cui Duin left, Ryan Opening the storage pocket, he checked it carefully and found that no manipulation had been done on it. However, Ryan was still shocked by the gold coins in the pocket, because there were tens of millions of them. No wonder he wanted them instead of using a money bag. Use storage pockets to carry it,
Astarot saw Ryan's expression was different and whispered: "A-level escort mission, the mercenary group that takes on this kind of mission is paid one million gold coins a day, and at least two legendary strong men are required to serve as mercenaries." Only the Corps is qualified to take on this kind of mission. In fact, they don't suffer at all, because our apparent strength is four legendary strong men. This is why he keeps emphasizing that there will be heavy thanks after a battle. , if there is only so much remuneration, it will be difficult for us to go all out to help them."
Ryan nodded. He picked up a handful of gold coins, but found that the patterns engraved on them were different. After careful identification, he found that there were devil-like heads and dark elf-like heads on them. They didn't seem to be the same. It was issued by a country. It happened that Helena came over to report to Ryan that she had completed the task assigned by him, so Ryan asked Helena this question.
Helena whispered: "The seven kings of the alien world will each issue gold coins in the country they rule. The weight of their gold coins is the same, but the portraits on them are naturally different. Originally, these gold coins were less There is cross-border circulation, but after so many years and the efforts of a large number of plane merchants, everyone is now accustomed to mixing these gold coins, and they are willing to accept them as long as they are spent."
Ryan threw the gold coins in his hand back, and then handed the storage bag to Astarot, because the latter pretended to be the captain of the guard. When there are no underground dwarfs to manage the accounts, there is usually the strongest one. The guard captain is responsible for keeping gold coins and valuables. If you don't pay attention to these details, it can easily arouse others' suspicion.