Kealand

Chapter 15

Brin frowned and didn't answer, but put on a smirk, as if he didn't want to stay here and continue to entangle with others, then turned his eyes to Sai'an, and said: "Since Brother Sai'an is in charge If you are the examiner, then you can come with me."

Seeing that Brin wanted to leave, the other woman smiled and said, "Don't rush away, come quickly and let my sister hug you." While speaking, the woman planned to reach out to pull Kaiwen, but who knew her Before touching Kaiwen, Brin grabbed his hand.

"Both, Mr. Kaywen is a distinguished guest of my master, so I would like to ask Ms. Kanai to look at my thin face and hold her hands high, so as not to cause trouble." Although Brin spoke politely, his face seemed a little gloomy, and there was a hint of meaning behind the words. It is also warning the other party to restrain themselves.

A look of displeasure suddenly appeared on Kanai's face when he heard the words, and he shook off Brin's hand, humming softly, "Why is this still untouchable? Could it be that your master's distinguished guests are all muddy?" of?"

Brin frowned suddenly, and was about to refute, but saw a slightly fat woman walking quickly in front of the two of them, and said with a smile: "Deacon Brin, don't be angry, my sister is not malicious but just out of curiosity. ” While speaking, his eyes turned to Kai Wen, and he smiled lightly: “Besides, you said that this kid is a distinguished guest of your master, so he must be protected by someone, because the assessment system of the mercenary group has long been different from the past, and he must The assessment task must be completed with the assistance of other people to be considered a success, so since the mercenary group task is mentioned, you must be aware of the dangers involved. If the reward for the task belongs to us, we two sisters are also willing to help. A child has completed the assessment of the mercenary group."

"But why haven't I heard of it?" Brin frowned suddenly, and turned to look at Seian beside him with some doubts.

"Miss Lysa is telling the truth, because we only got the news not long ago." Sai'an smiled helplessly, and said slowly: "It must be because more mercenaries died in recent years, so the headquarters changed the rules. And if there is a real danger, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to deal with it alone, and I am also worrying about it." Speaking of this, he glanced at Lysa beside him, and continued: "But since she has this plan, then Deacon Brin might as well think about it, after all, this is not a trivial matter."

Hearing this, Brin pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "In this case, the three of you, please follow me to the Yunhai Pavilion for dinner. My master has already prepared a banquet, so I invite the three of you to honor me."

Sai'an's eyes brightened when he heard that Brin said that he was going to Yunhai Pavilion for dinner, and he said hastily, "Since Deacon Brin invited you kindly, then we should be respectful rather than obedient."

"Please." Brin generously made a gesture of invitation, and then led the four of them away from the mercenary group, walking all the way towards the Yunhai Pavilion.

When Kaiwen and others followed Brin back to Yunhai Pavilion, they saw Hewin's angry face as soon as they went upstairs, and Dahl on the side also looked dignified and kept silent. The atmosphere in the room made people feel inexplicably depressed, until they saw The expressions on Kai Wen's and He Wen's faces gradually eased.

Seeing this, Kaiwen walked slowly to Dahl's side, and whispered: "Mr. Dahl, what happened?"

"It's nothing." Dahl shook his head and smiled lightly, turned his gaze to the three of Sai'an, then got up and said, "The three must be the examiners of the mercenary regiment, right? Please take a seat."

Hearing that Sai Ansan was not polite, he directly opened the chair placed in front of the round table and sat down. He Wen, who was beside him, nodded slightly to Brin, and then a maid served a plate of hearty dishes. The food was served.

"Rough tea and light meals are not enough respect, so I hope you three don't laugh at me." He Wen smiled at the three of them, wondering, "Which one of you is in charge of the assessment of little friend Kaiwen?"

Seeing the table full of food, Sean was already drooling, and he suddenly came back to his senses after being questioned by He Wen, and replied, "It's me."

Hearing this, He Wen frowned immediately, then turned his gaze to Lysa and the two, and asked doubtfully, "Then who are these two?"

"These two are responsible for protecting this little brother." Seeing He Wen's displeasure, Sean knew that the other party had misunderstood something, and said: "Although the commission is calculated separately, it is only a bounty for the assessment task , because our mercenaries will also have extra rewards after helping others to pass the assessment, and if I am alone, I will definitely not take good care of them, so I brought them here together for the safety of little brother Kaiwen, and also Please don't worry too much."

"So that's the case." He Wen's expression softened a little when he heard the words, and he nodded, "You can rest assured that you can treat us so carefully. I forgot to introduce earlier. My name is He Wen, and I am the lord of Renal City."

Hearing the words of the city master, the faces of the three people in Sai'an suddenly showed a look of shock, because no matter the city master of that city can be regarded as a prince, and Lysa even screamed, saying: "You are Duke Herwin?! Please forgive me if I was rude before."

"You're welcome." Hwin smiled lightly, then turned his gaze to Dahl, and introduced, "This is Priest Dahl, Kaiwen's teacher in Caldari."

"Hello." The three of Sai'an nodded to Dahl, but they were terrified in their hearts. After all, Hewin is in a high position, and Dahl is a member of the priest's court, although Hewin did not introduce Kaiwen emphatically. , but in the hearts of the three of them, Kaiwen must also come from an extraordinary background. After all, Hewen's purpose of revealing his identity is nothing more than to let them treat this matter cautiously.

"Hello." Dahl also smiled, then looked at the food on the table, and said, "You three don't need to be too reserved, please eat."

Hearing that the three of Sai'an nodded in unison, but none of them dared to pick up the tableware, they just stared at each other with wide eyes.

Seeing this, Hewin also smiled helplessly, then picked up a piece of meat and put it on the plate in front of Kai's tattoo, and said with a smile: "This is the meat of a flamingo. Although it is a fire-type beast, it lives in the snowy region of the extreme north. It’s very delicious and it’s also your teacher Dahl’s favorite dish, so you might as well taste it and see if it suits your taste.”

"Thank you." Kai Wen was flattered immediately when he saw this, and after quickly expressing his thanks, he put the meat on the dinner plate into his mouth, and a rich meaty aroma spread from his mouth immediately, and the delicious meat tasted delicious. It tastes cool and oily but not greasy. After tasting such delicious food, Kaiwen's eyes brightened, and he exclaimed, "It's delicious."

"Eat more if it tastes good." Seeing Kaiwen's satisfied face, Hewin also had a smile on his face. It can be seen that the three of Sean are still sitting there, swallowing their saliva, but they can't help but sigh. He took a deep breath and said: "Don't look at the three of you, please have a meal, otherwise the food will be cold."

After hearing this, the three of them picked up the tableware and began to eat in big mouthfuls, but their actions seemed very cautious. After all, Hewen's status in front of them was like a king descending.

And during this meal, Kaiwen also saw the delicacy that he had never seen before, and the three of Sai'an were also full of praise for the rich dishes of Yunhai Pavilion.

It's just that Kaiwen didn't know if it was his own illusion. He and Hewen just met by chance, but the other party had an indescribable feeling towards him, and seemed to care about him very much, because at the dinner table, the other party I asked him many questions, but they were all about how he lived in the imperial capital for the past three years.

Kaiwen also told Hewin the truth, but Hewin said a lot of intriguing things about it, and Kaiwen was also very curious about it. Is it really just because he is Dahl's student?Kaywen wasn't sure.

Moreover, when the two talked before, the other party also said that Dahl had mentioned himself in a letter to Hewin, and he had said something about himself. It was not easy for Kaiwen to ask, so he could only hide this doubt in bottom of my heart.

However, after a full meal, Kaiwen cast all doubts to the sky, and then Dahl planned to leave, and Kaiwen accompanied Hewin and others to send Dahl to the circular square where the two came. .

Dahl walked slowly to the center of the teleportation array, turned his eyes to the three of Sai'an, and said seriously: "Kaiwen, please, please send him back to Caldari safely after the assessment."

"Please don't worry." Sai'an nodded and smiled, and said, "At least two days, at most five days, I will definitely send little friend Kaiwen back to Caldari safe and sound."

"Thank you." Dahl nodded and thanked him, then saw a flash of white light, and his figure disappeared into the teleportation array.

"Then I'll take my leave too." Hewin nodded to everyone, then turned to Kaiwen, and said, "If you have a chance, you might as well come to my place. If you encounter trouble here, you can go to Brin, and he will come forward to help you solve it." .”

"Thank you, Duke Herwin." Kaiwen nodded respectfully, and he also had a great impression of Duke Herwin, whom he met for the first time.

Seeing this, Hewen just smiled and patted Kaiwen on the shoulder, saying: "You don't have to be so polite with me, just call me Uncle Hewen from now on, then I'll take a step first, and see you all by chance." After finishing speaking He walked slowly into the teleportation array, and Brin stood aside and said respectfully: "Master, go slowly."

"Thank you." Hewin also nodded and smiled at Brin, and then he disappeared into the teleportation array just like Dahl.

After saying goodbye to the two, Sean patted Kaiwen's shoulder lightly and said with a smile, "Let's go too."

"Where are you going?" Kaiwen looked at Sai'an suspiciously.

"Of course it's back to the mercenary group." Thain smiled lightly and said slowly: "Because you have to complete a task with our assistance to pass, but it must be a sure thing to pass the assessment with us, so you don't have to Worry."

"En." Kai Wen nodded in response, and then said goodbye to Brin with Sai'an and the other three, and then went to the mercenary group.

However, after returning to the mercenary group, the three of Sai'an began to busy sorting out the tasks assigned by the mercenary group. On the list of various tasks, the three of Sai'an also spent a lot of energy. The tasks were arranged in front of Kaiwen one by one for him to choose.

But Kaiwen couldn't understand these things, because this was his first time participating in the mission of the mercenary group, so he could only leave this matter to the three of Sai'an.

"How about this?" Sai'an pointed to a task on the task list and said, "I think we should be able to handle it with our strength."

"Forget it." Kanai shook his head thoughtfully, and pondered: "The terrain of Merken Forest is more complicated, and the mother bear can enter a mad state at any time when protecting her cubs. If it can be resolved quickly It's okay, but there are many dangerous monsters in Merken Forest besides the raging bear, if other monsters are attracted, who will protect Kaywen?"

"That's right." Sai'an smiled and scratched his head, then continued to look through the task list.

However, the conversation between the two made Kaiwen's heart skip a beat. Although he didn't know where Merken Forest was, he had seen the horror of the raging bear with his own eyes. When he recalled that scene, Kaiwen still had some fresh memories. If it wasn't for the When I met Logan, I'm afraid he was eaten by monsters on the way to Caldari, so now I feel very lucky just thinking about Kaiwen.

"I think this is not bad." Lysa suddenly pointed to a task on the task list, and said: "It says that the Tianlong Chamber of Commerce needs the crystal nucleus of the Cyclops. As far as I know, Cyclops can only appear in the Warcraft Mountains, and The Warcraft Mountains are very close to Caldari, so after completing the mission, you can take Kaiwen back directly, wouldn’t that kill two birds with one stone? There are also three silver coins in the mission bounty, and it’s a good profit if we divide it evenly.”

"That's true." Sai'an frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said: "But, there are far more monsters in the Monster Mountain Range than in the Deep Forest of Merken."

"It's not like you haven't been to the Warcraft Mountains." Lysa glanced at Sai'an angrily, and said, "The Cyclops' territory is so large, we would have run away before it attracted other monsters. Warcraft come here?" Speaking of this, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, and said: "And the Cyclops is full of treasures, and other places besides the crystal core can also sell for a good price, what do you think? "

"It seems that you know the market better." A strange smile appeared on Sai'an's face, then he turned his head to look at Kaiwen, and said, "Brother Kaiwen, do you have any comments?"

"No." Kaiwen shook his head with a half-smile, he naturally had no opinion, after all he had no idea what the three of Sai'an were talking about.

And Sai'an also knew that Kaiwen didn't know the way here, so asking was just out of politeness.

Then I saw Sean picked up a pen, smeared it on the Cyclops task, and handed it to the person in charge of receiving them, saying: "It's not too late, let's start now, it's better to finish the task earlier Come back early for a drink." After speaking, he patted Kaiwen lightly to signal him to follow, and then walked out of the mercenary group first, followed by Lysa.

After leaving the mercenary group, Sean hired a carriage, and the four of them drove towards the Warcraft Mountains.

Kaiwen, who was sitting in the carriage, looked out the window with some absent-minded eyes. He had a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery in the distance, but his appearance gave off a feeling of being preoccupied.

At the same time, Kanai sat next to Kaiwen, squinted at Kaiwen, and chuckled, "What are you thinking?"

"It's nothing." Kai Wen smiled and shook his head, but there was still one thing in his heart, he frowned and said, "Sister Kanai, can I ask you something?"

Hearing this, Kanai nodded slightly, and said with a light smile, "Say, as long as I know, I will tell you."

"How much are ordinary tables and chairs worth?" Kaiwen turned sideways and looked at Kanai.

"Tables and chairs?" Kanai looked at Kaiwen with some doubts. She didn't understand why Kaiwen would ask such a question, but she still answered patiently: "If it's just an ordinary seat, you only need a few copper coins. If it is a better one, it may cost around one silver coin, and I have never seen any rare ones, but they are said to be worth a lot.”

"Where's Yunmu?" Kai Wen continued to ask, but the expression on his face gradually became serious again.

"Cloud wood is more expensive." Kanai smiled lightly, and explained carefully: "Because cloud wood is wood with its own elemental characteristics, it is also called Wanrong wood. Although it is not a treasure, it is also very rare. The value of the set of cloud wooden tables and chairs is about two silver coins, but why are you asking this?"

"It's nothing." Kaiwen shook his head lightly, but he couldn't help but feel a little sad when he recalled the ten times the fine, because there were at least dozens of seats that were broken back then. He had to pay hundreds of silver coins, all of which were delivered by Dahl for him.

Although Kaiwen said that he would return it to Dahl, but according to the conversation between the three of Sai'an before, their reward for this mission was only one silver coin each. Kaiwen really didn't know how to repay Dahl these hundreds of silver coins , in his heart, he also vaguely felt that Hogg seemed to want to drive him away on purpose.

Thinking of this, Kaiwen turned his attention to Kanai again, and said with some reluctance: "If you often take on missions, how long will it take to save five hundred silver coins?"

"Five hundred?!" Before Kanai could answer, Lysa on the side screamed and said with a wry smile, "This is five gold coins, and we as mercenaries probably only get one gold coin a year." , this calculation will take about five years, although we have an endless lifespan, we still have to eat and drink, don’t we? Are you going to save five gold coins as a mercenary?”

"Yeah." Kaiwen nodded lightly, but secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, because he who had never had a concept of money, finally understood how important money is.

Seeing this, Thain also laughed, and said earnestly: "It is a good thing to have a goal, but it is a bit of a joke if you want to achieve this goal by being a mercenary, because I have been a mercenary for more than a hundred years, but now I don't know what to do." I dare not say that I can take out five gold coins, but I must know that life is far more difficult than imagined."

Hearing that Kai Wen nodded silently, but he couldn't help but feel a little helpless in his heart, because he really didn't know what to do now.

"Don't listen to his nonsense." Kanai chuckled when he saw Kaiwen's frown, and comforted him: "In fact, as long as you can find a relatively strong mercenary team, the rewards are very generous every time, such as Some missions such as exterminating robbers are relatively dangerous, but as long as they succeed, there will be a lot of rewards, and the value of the captured items is even more impressive than the commission of the mission itself."

"Really?" After hearing these words, hope gradually ignited in Kai Wen's heart.

"Although what Kanai said is not wrong, you must be sure of success when taking such a task." Sai'an looked at Kaiwen with a straight face, and said: "Because this kind of task is very dangerous, so failure symbolizes It is death, and the opponent is not a monster, but a person of flesh and blood, they are more difficult to deal with than the monster, and they are more cunning and cruel."

Hearing this, Kaiwen's heart froze, he frowned and said, "Are you going to kill someone?"

"Otherwise?" Sai'an nodded his head as a matter of course, and said: "In the world of the weak and the strong, only the strong are respected, and it is not only the missions such as suppressing bandits that will cause people to kill each other. It is not uncommon for people to kill people and rob goods, after all, we mercenaries live a life of licking blood on the tip of a knife."

"Is there no way to avoid it?" Kaiwen frowned. Originally, he thought that the mercenaries were just hunting monsters, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen, and he couldn't help worrying about his future life.

"I used to be as naive as you." Sean sighed softly, as if Kay Wen's words reminded him of an unbearable past, and said helplessly: "But once the mercenaries fight, either you die or I die." Just imagine, who is willing to let the tiger go back to the mountain? For example, I let you go today, but you will find a chance to take revenge on me one day, and why do I bother myself, so I just don’t do anything, so as not to be retaliated in the future. "

After hearing Sai'an's remarks, Kaiwen was completely stunned. At this moment, he felt that he really shouldn't agree to Aaron's invitation to join the mercenary group, because this is not the life he expected.

But it was too late to regret it at this time, and only after the mercenary assessment was over, he would discuss with Aaron whether he would continue to join the mercenary regiment with them.

But thinking of this, Kaiwen couldn't help but think of the issue of ten times the fine, and suddenly smiled bitterly in his heart, because he seemed to have no other way to repay Dahl besides being a mercenary.

(End of this chapter)