Fjord, Sleepy Island.
"I didn't expect that the first guest of Maleficent was you," Tilly smiled and handed a cup of hot fish soup, "Thanks to your help when exploring the remains of Shadow Islands."
"You're welcome," Lei Ting took the fish soup, "I'm willing to go to that mysterious sea a few more times even if I don't pay a commission. To be honest, if there are no witches, the east of the Shadow Isles is very important for explorers. It's definitely a dangerous restricted area." He took a sip of the fish soup and couldn't help but let out his breath, "Ah... the soup made by blacktail fish is really delicious."
Neither black tea nor black tea and ale are popular in the fjords. They are used to having a bowl of ice-cold fish jelly in the middle of summer and a cup of boiled fish soup when it turns cold. The taste of different kinds of fish is also very different. This is a custom that Tilly only gradually understood after she came to Sleeping Island.
"So you can't wait to visit Sleeping Charm?"
"To be honest, I can't wait to start the next expedition," Lei Ting said with a bold smile, "I was stunned by the sight I saw in the ruins observation mirror last time, what was there on that land, and why? The stone gate will appear on the cliff wall, and I can't wait to fly over to see it."
"Really..." Tilly also poured herself a cup of fish soup, "You should know that I plan to go to Border Town in person, not only because I want to have a good talk with the lord of the mutual aid society, but also want to see the Demon Moon in the Western Region. .You... won't you come and have a look with us?"
He was silent for a moment, then grinned, "No, she should have a good time there, that's fine... After all, an accident might happen someday when it comes to exploring. I lost her mother, and I don't want to lose it again. She. When the time comes, please… "
"I will," Tilly nodded. "After all, she's one of our members," she said with a slight smile, "but business is business, and although you have helped us a lot, the price of hiring witches still has to be paid according to from the table."
"Of course, business is business. This is the tradition of the fjords." Lei Ting drank the fish soup and laughed out loud.
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"So, which ones did he hire?" Seeing Lei Ting leaving the palace, Ashes walked in from outside the hall and sat down with cross-legged beside Tilly.
"Magic servant Moriel, the trajectory of the random door, and the shadow of the doll." Tilly spread out the contract, "The cost was finally set at 4,800 golden dragons, and the reward is very rich, right?"
"Four thousand..." Ashes opened his mouth, "Where did he get so much money?"
"Don't forget, Lei Ting is the most famous explorer in the fjords," the fifth princess smiled lightly. "Whether it is the discovery of new routes or the treasures unearthed from various places, it can bring him a lot of wealth. It is precisely because In this way, he has the ability to recruit large groups of experienced sailors again and again to accompany him to explore those mysterious and dangerous areas. But with the witch, the risk he takes is greatly reduced, and the risk is offset with money, from ancient times to the present It was a good deal.”
"However, is this really good?" Ashes hesitated, "Establishing a bounty guild can indeed bring a lot of wealth to Sleeping Island, but the abilities of the witches will also be exposed. If it reaches the ears of the church... "
Maleficent is a brand-new guild formed by Tilly, where explorers in the Fjord Islands can hire witches with suitable abilities to help them complete their expeditions. Of course, in addition to the main projects, there are also many convenient services here, such as repairing broken items, making some exquisite works of art, building houses quickly, raising flowers and killing insects, etc. As long as you don't use the witch's ability to do evil, you will be cursed by Sleeping Magic Accepted.
Of course, the premise of all this is to announce their abilities.
Tilly took Ash's hand, "Didn't I tell you, I don't care about those golden dragons, but hope that through the bounty guild, more people can get to know Sleeping Island and have close contacts with us. Thunder has a saying that I agree with. Fear comes from the unknown, and so does the witch. The fear of the Fiordlanders and the residents of the kingdom of us is nothing but the slander of the church and their own ignorance."
"I can't force them to take the initiative to contact and understand witches, so I can only actively promote myself and tell them that this is not the power of the devil, and the ability of witches is not strange and unpredictable. They are awakened by ordinary people, and they are essentially a member of human beings. When we get to know each other better, this kind of fear will disappear." She paused and continued, "As for the church, they never care about our ability. The trial army has always been responsible for catching witches. , and occasionally dispatch the God's Punishment Army. Any ability is not much different in front of the God's Punishment Stone."
"I hope what you said is right," Ashes said softly, "I can only fight and kill, I can't help you at this point."
"You have helped me a lot," Tilly smiled. "If you want to develop Sleepy Island, the most important thing is to connect with the Fjord Islands. Understanding each other is a process. What I have done is just In order to shorten the process as soon as possible. In addition, the bounty guild can also play a special role," she stuck out her tongue and showed a sly smile, "that is to find new uses for some seemingly useless abilities, so that the Fighting witches don't have to be frustrated because their abilities are of little use."
Ashes was amused by her expression, "Your reasons are always so many, layer after layer, it's hard for people not to accept them."
"Because what I said was right," Tilly pouted, "Let's change the subject, Maisie hasn't returned to Sleeping Island yet, did something happen there?"
"Maybe something is delayed," Ashes thought for a moment, "or..."
"what?"
"She doesn't want to come back," she shrugged. "Compared with the fjord, the living conditions there are much better. I said earlier not to send witches there. What if Lian and Honey don't want to come back?"
"Then let's go over there," Tilly said.
"Oh, then I'm going to prepare... what?" Ashes was stunned for a while before he recovered, "I, we go over?"
The fifth princess pouted, "Didn't we agree that we will help him fight against the evil beasts and pick up other witches by the way? If there is no lotus, the immigrants from Crescent Moon Bay will have no houses to live next year."
"But there is still more than a month before winter, so it doesn't have to be so soon, right?"
"It takes a lot of time on the road. If Border Town really encounters any trouble, we can help the witches of the mutual aid society by getting there as soon as possible, and..." She blinked, "I want to see with my own eyes. What the hell has my disgusted brother turned into? (., Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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