Shadow Covenant

Chapter 147 "Secret Help"

"Sir, you won't arrest the wrong person, cough cough, Paislin, talk!"

The unbelievable voice of the circus master came from the scene, but there was only the sound of silent armor clashing in the air, and after Paislin finished speaking with Woody, his eyes were already dull, and he completely lost his spirit. Like a walking dead, he is at the mercy of the guards in the city.

"Your Excellency Kuruman, please don't block the way. If you want to know the details of the case, you can go to the executive hall to apply for investigation."

Guard captain Weller's voice was full of air, and he stopped Kuruman who was quite excited.

He didn't have time to explain, as the number of people around the scene had gradually increased a little bit of controversy, so Weller watched more and more onlookers, he directly chose the fastest way, directly drew out the weapon, and the shiny The sharp blade is quite dazzling in the sun, which is chilling.

The news he received earlier was to arrest this man named Paislin, and he didn't pay attention to the others, after all, the person behind it was...

Thinking about it, he glanced at the wooden door where the black-haired young man was standing just now from the corner of his eye, but found that at some point, the people there had disappeared.

……

On the other side, seeing a row of data appear in front of his eyes, he let out an admiration.

—— "+1 Onyx War Horse Statue"

——"Item effect: This translucent agate black statue vividly depicts a handsome highland warhorse. Contractors can use this statue to summon a highland warhorse through simple gestures. It will completely obey your orders, life The value is equal to that of a normal horse, but it does not need to rest, and the duration and cooling time are one day"

——"Every guy who arrives in Ten Towns will buy some souvenirs locally, and the agate statue is the most popular among them. Among the same levels, the black panther is the most expensive, followed by the war horse—Multiverse Travel Guide"

"Really good."

Woody played with the statue he had just obtained, and took it into his hand to observe carefully without any psychological burden. Even if the agate in the sun was obsidian-colored, it also highlighted the wonderful color and charm in the nearly translucent material.

Typical "Agate Statue"

This is another means for many spellcasters to save a spell slot and enhance their own strength. After all, these lifelike agate statues are essentially the same as golems, except that the former may be a low-end version of the latter. However, it is easier to carry and has different emphases.

The agate statue in his hand is simply used as a means of transportation, and the effect is the same as that of a normal horse. Apart from not having to worry about death, it has the advantages of a horse that the creator can think of.

The endurance is almost infinite, and the speed and strength are comparable to normal traveling horses.

The only pity is that it probably won't be able to enter the "Dead Magic Zone".

But Woody didn't plan to go to that place, where apart from the sand and the bad weather, only the underground bugs were happy to be with them.

As for what happened behind the scenes, Woody has a clear conscience. The criminal finally went to prison to repent, which is the best ending, and he is not worthy of sympathy. In the end, he was just willing to gamble and admit defeat, and if he insisted on criticizing, then he was just making a mistake that any adventurer would make.

However, when Woody led the traveling horse in the mule and horse market, which he now renamed "Grape", into the business travel block, and was about to find a caravan going out of the city to the Northland, he felt a sense of spying. Xiang Xiang looked up, and he found that he unexpectedly saw an acquaintance.

The mage clerk of the secret shop, Tweer, his initial earth giant crystallization, and the recently obtained drow staff were all processed in the secret shop he was in charge of.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that he would meet him here.

The snooping just now seemed to be a glimpse, and Woody was not sure if Tweer saw him. Seeing that he was still walking normally, he didn't have the idea of ​​going up to say hello, and Tweer also came and went in a hurry, and soon disappeared in the business traveler blocks away.

But at the moment when Woody was also holding the grapes and blending into the crowd, at the end of the direction where Tver appeared, a large caravan with hundreds of people was in the open space, ready to go like other caravans. Merchants and servants are busy with various preparations before leaving. The horses are all fat and strong. Their reins are connected to a carriage full of goods, and there are many traveling carriages for people to live in. .

In the largest carriage, the rustling sound of gold coins could be faintly heard, and soon someone came to the carriage. This was a businessman dressed in a northern style. Judging from his age, he should already be a member of this caravan. The elder, but he still respectfully kneeled on one knee in front of the carriage.

"My lord, what do I need to do?"

In the carriage, a lazy female voice soon sounded, and she gave instructions to the businessman under the carriage.

"Go, see what help he needs, take care of it secretly, don't let him find out, it's quite alert, this little guy."

As soon as the words fell, a phantom formed by smoke appeared in front of the merchant's eyes. It was exactly the appearance of Woody who was walking among the crowd and leading the horse just now, and even his look was reproduced exactly.

"By the way, by the way, bring another...half bag of gold coins and half bag of pearls."

The female voice also gritted her teeth mixed with helplessness when she said this, and there was also a snoring sound from inside the carriage, obviously there was more than one person in this carriage.

But the businessman didn't dare to be sloppy after hearing this, and even claimed that, as the apparent leader of the caravan, he knew very well the reason why he was able to become bigger and stronger, so he quickly disappeared in the caravan among.

……

In another place, Woody has found the reputable intermediary Mr. Kraft in the business district again, and he is naturally enthusiastic after seeing Woody go and return.

"Don't worry, I will definitely introduce you to a reliable caravan this time. I'll tell you what's good to go to Koval Forest, but since you have already made up your mind to go to Rosentre, it would be great. You can That is to say, out of ten Palermo business travelers going north, eight of them pass through Rosent.”

"In less than half a day, I will arrange it for you. The reputation and safety level are definitely among the top ones in the caravan."

Although Woody didn't know whether Kraft made a promise to himself, or made a promise to him with a purse containing a lot of gold coins, in short, he didn't mind, as long as the speed was fast enough.

If it weren't for the fact that there are too few caravans from Palermo to Koval Forest, he would actually choose to find them by himself. to transfer manually.

He was thinking that since Palermo didn't have one, he would first arrive at the first stop on his way to Koval Forest - the city of Liberty, Losente.

Rosent is a free city-state located between the Kingdom of the Moon Sea and the Kingdom of Baviallo. It not only has the largest deep-water port on the west coast, but also borders the only way to the Northland. The Haisen Plain also relies on The economy and trade started, but because of the anarchy, there is another name called a smuggling paradise, where you can buy everything, even elf slaves who have been listed as illegal by other human countries since the golden year trade, which can still be seen in the slave markets there.

The name of freedom is evident.

And when you arrive at Rosent, there should be many caravans going to the Moon Sea Kingdom, instead of continuing to go north along the road, passing through the Haisen Plain, and then take another car to pass through or reach the border of the Moon Sea Kingdom. The ride is stable.

As for the road ahead, he can completely walk by himself, anyway, it's not like he hasn't walked in the last life.

After figuring this out, Woody's heart, which he couldn't leave for a while because of the disbandment of the caravan, calmed down a lot. At this time, when he waited for the news, he went directly to the place where he agreed to meet later - in an inconspicuous tavern , like the people in other taverns, sat leisurely on a chair drinking locally brewed fruit wine, his face was not too nervous, and he didn't look like an adventurer who was traveling for the first time.

As if it was a long-lost rest, but he had just drank half a glass of fruit wine, and was still thinking about the various mission events that were triggered on the next route. The sound of yah and the sound of people coming and wheezing and wheezing sounded in this warm tavern, which did not attract too many people's attention, but Woody raised his brows slightly.

It wasn't because of anything else, but the person who came here was just the agent Kraft who had sworn to promise him a deal with him not long ago, and the two eyes on his round chubby face were glancing back and forth in the small tavern, as if looking for something , Woody, who was hiding in a corner of the tavern, naturally knew it, so he raised his hand and said hello.

When Kraft saw Woody, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Found it, found it!"

"What did you find?" Woody indifferently pushed another glass of fruit wine to Kraft who was sitting across from the wine table, signaling him to take a sip of wine to catch his breath before talking.

Kraft was not too polite, he raised his glass and drank two-thirds of it, then squinted his eyes and laughed.

"Of course I found you and asked me to find a big business group that can take you along."

Obviously, he was very confident about the name of this business group, but he didn't hide it. Instead, he looked around and mouthed a silent code word. Woody could see it, but his brows didn't show joy.

Because, the business group that accepted him turned out to be the extremely xenophobic "Wrathful Winter Caravan". This name may not be very familiar, but almost all the people in the Northland knew the giant standing behind him.

Navia, the land of winter.

This is one of the few human city-state kingdoms ruled by mages rather than kings or councils. In the sparsely populated and wind-piercing frozen tundra, the capital Komylan there can even maintain a spring-like season all year round.The climate is suitable for the environment, and the spells that change the environment are indispensable.

But why would a business group with a royal background come to him?
"What's going on? How could the Nudong Merchant Group contact me?"

Woody hesitated for a moment, but decided that it would be better to ask clearly. He even wondered if he had misread it. Could it be Nudong, but other business groups also called Nudong?
"It's like this. There is a businessman friend I know. I didn't intend to contact him at first, but I didn't expect to be willing to take a few customers with me when I asked casually. It is said that the reason is because the dumping and selling in the south were too fast this time. There is no time to stay or purchase, and if this continues, he will lose money, so he plans to use the vacant carriage to recruit some people, and then you can tell the steward that you are a distant relative with him."

"I don't need to say more about the safety of the Wrathful Winter Caravan. There are really powerful spellcasters in their team."

Kraft tried very hard to talk about the cause and effect, but Woody was a little caught off guard. Although what he said was correct, every time the Angry Winter Merchant Group went out for trade, it would deploy one or several spellcasters from the Thousand Towers Society as protectors and supervisors. After all, in the hearts of most people, apart from mystery, the best synonym for a spellcaster is strength. With his existence, some serious crises that can cause the entire caravan to be wiped out, can also be easily resolved.

However, it is not without overturning. Woody also remembers that in the early stage of the game, it seemed that there was a furious winter merchant group. Because it was coveted by others, the entire army was wiped out. The Nudong Merchant Group travels by sea, so there is no need to worry about the land route.

Moreover, from this point of view, is it also because of this reason that Tver from the secret shop appeared in the business district?

"How about it? Do you agree? If you agree, I will go to communicate with my friend now."

"You have to hurry up, I heard that we will leave later, time is running out."

Kraft's urging was a bit urgent, as if the time was really running out, but Woody thought for a while, and finally nodded.

"Okay, I'll go with you now."

If it is really the Angry Winter Merchant Group, then his journey in the past few days will be extremely safe and comfortable. After all, the northerners are so ruthless that they even beat the dogs on the roadside in the south. Some ordinary monsters, kobolds, goblins And so on, before they even started fighting, they fled.

The only pity is that they can't go all the way to the end. Although following this team can also reach the Northland all the way, if the time spent following the team will be multiplied, and the Northland they returned to is the same as Woody's imagined planet. The place where the world whale appeared was completely different. Instead of taking a detour, he still hoped to reach the destination in one step.

Therefore, even if he temporarily joined the Angry Winter Merchant Group, Woody's general plan remained unchanged.

However, he has made plans for the caravan, that is, in the next few days, he will carve carefully, at least making another natural shrine.

Otherwise, he doesn't dare to pray now, because the divinity of the Spider Goddess still exists in it, and the spare slot of the spirit hunting oath cannot be used.

I don't know when it will become a bomb that detonates itself, and the spare natural shrine will be brought into daily life.

And Woody also quickly joined the famous business group that he had heard of in his previous life under the guidance of the professional agency Kraft.

(End of this chapter)