Dear Broom Knight

“The best wine, of course, is from our Icewind.” Rogers placed one hand behind his back, slightly raising the other. “But to show our sincerity, we’ve chosen the strongest wine that can be bought.

Men, how could they not drink strong wine, right?”

“Qingfeng Territory actually has a very good strong wine.” Several adventurers exchanged glances before one of them removed his mask. Unfortunately, his full beard still obscured his expression. “It's just that ordinary people can't buy it.

Although the Lord of Qingfeng Territory has many rules, as long as you are willing to abide by them, he will also give generous treatment.

I once drank a Qingfeng strong wine called 'Gin' at the place of an adventurer with more than a hundred Maple Leaf badge points. It was ten times better than the best wine I had ever drunk!”

Rogers smiled calmly, but was interrupted by someone rushing out from the side as he was about to speak.

“Really?” Barry gripped his dagger, asking with a look of surprise, “What is the standard for Qingfeng Territory selling Gin?”

“One hundred Maple Leaf badges, and no public drunkenness.” The bearded man looked at him with interest. “Do followers of the Ice Lord also like strong wine?”

“The Ice Lord likes it!” Barry replied without hesitation.

Then he turned to look at Rogers: “Can my commission be exchanged for this stuff?”

Rogers glared at him fiercely: “Everything is done according to the rules, Mr. Barry!”

“Is that a yes or a no?” Barry asked persistently.

“No!” Carter rushed out and pulled away the grim-faced follower of the Ice Lord. “It's not that we don't want to give it, it's that the Lord of Qingfeng Territory won't sell it.

If you have any ideas, you can ask your own saint to apply for permission to trade with Baron Lowry.”

“Hmm? Hmm…” Barry couldn't figure it out for a moment and was dragged by Carter to the corner of the table.

The bearded man and several other adventurers clearly followed him with their eyes.

Rogers, whose emotions had stabilized, spoke straightforwardly: “You don't have to worry that we Icewind people will be crazy enough to directly confront that lord.

We're not that bored. We just want to stir up Qingfeng Valley and keep the Northern Territory from being so stable, like a stagnant pool of water.”

“Tch ~” A thin figure behind the bearded man sneered, “Just say you're acting in the name of Queen Rosalind to find amusement for your rival. Don't make your mission sound so lofty.”

Rogers laughed awkwardly: “How, how can I say this?

After all, he's also a high-level professional. Rather than working hard for the little things between women, it's better to…

Everyone here is strong, you can understand our little thoughts, right?”

The bearded man's messy beard twitched, as if smiling: “It doesn't matter, as long as we reach a consensus.”

Although they sought cooperation with the Icewind people, they also had to show up themselves.

Dealing with Valera was no problem, but if the Icewind people set their sights on the Lord of Qingfeng Territory, they would definitely not do it.

They planned to make a fortune and then go from Icewind to Vargus and settle in the wealthy countries of the South… Although they didn't know much news, they had heard that the Church of Wealth and Lowry Montes were on bad terms, and had even directly fought.

Moreover, the areas belonging to the Church of the Earth and the Church of the Night that they passed through probably wouldn't care about them.

These were all the grudges that the Lord of Qingfeng Territory had made over the years.

They would naturally make good use of them.

However, the premise of all this was to not directly fight against that Lord Lowry.

They never believed that a mage who could make the Churches of the Gods return in defeat and make the King of the North only tolerate with a bitter smile was really as the outside world rumored… Relying entirely on someone behind him.

That's pure nonsense!

Even the White Dragon King's own sons and daughters might not die well!

Then they could continue to talk.

“Do you know Valera's strength?” The bearded man thought for a moment and followed Rogers' gesture to sit at the table.

The somewhat tense atmosphere instantly eased.

The other adventurers also sat down on both sides of him, but they still didn't take off their snow hats.

Rogers pointed to the wine bottle: “Please open it.”

The bearded man tilted his head, and the thin adventurer casually picked up a bottle and simply took out a dagger to pry open the cork.

Rogers raised the wine glass in his hand: “Thank you.”

The bearded man suddenly took the wine bottle from the thin man and took the initiative to pour wine for Rogers.

Then he casually poured a bit into the bottom of the bowl for his own people.

He raised his eyebrows, his eyes seeming to carry a smile: “Alright, the formalities are over, let's get straight to business!”

“We have nothing to say.” Rogers' face was full of sincerity. “Look, if you hadn't contacted us, we wouldn't have even touched the edge of Qingfeng Valley by now!

We originally thought that there would be enough adventurers here and the news would spread quickly. As a result, apart from knowing that Valera is already level 11, there's… nothing else.

At the very least, we have to know what type of attack that female swordsman is good at, and whether she has any special methods, right?”

“Valera hasn't taken action much in the past few years.” Mentioning business, the bearded man neatly put down the wine glass in his hand and said seriously, “But she has a very obvious characteristic.

Valera's ability to become a swordsman is inseparable from Hamilton's Milian.

Of course, it may not be him who taught Valera, but another older swordsman.

But Valera's fighting style must be consistent with Milian… Older adventurers are clear about the tricks of the Tiger's Blade.

Therefore, Valera must be taking the light and agile route, and may have poison on her sword.

However, your arrival is not a secret, so Charles may also follow her back to the castle.

That guy's swordsmanship is a bit biased towards the knight's heaviness, and the sword in his hand is also very strong, capable of easily smashing a great knight's shield.”

Rogers frowned: “So powerful!”

“You don't have to worry about that. After all, Charles' strength is only that much. Any one of us can stop him.” The bearded man casually spun the wine glass. “The most troublesome thing is Valera's Banyan Tree.

The few abilities that we can find out that Valera shares are vitality, stamina, and resistance to poison.

Moreover, Valera's long whip is very likely a talent skill of the Banyan Tree. When it hits someone, it may absorb blood, and it's the kind of blood-sucking ability that can replenish the owner's health.”

This time, Rogers really couldn't sit still: “So strong, how can we fight?”

“Otherwise, why would we come to you?” The bearded man sneered, “We never even thought about letting you take the lead.”

Rogers narrowed his eyes slightly… You don't want to?

If you really didn't want to, you should have come to them earlier. Why wait until three days before the winter solstice in such a hurry?

These evil adventurers are really shameless.

He lowered his head and glanced at the bearded man's fingers playing with the wine glass before softly replying: “But we don't know anything, so we can only cooperate with your actions.”

“Therefore, the command must belong to us.” The bearded man said decisively.

“That's impossible.” Rogers quickly shook his head, “We all know each other's cards, so let's not talk nonsense.

Let's be straightforward, tell us your plan directly, and then we'll divide our respective tasks and take care of ourselves at that time.

Compared to you who just want money, we who bear important responsibilities will definitely not run away at the last minute.

I think you understand this too.”

The bearded man stared at him: “Alright.”

Then he directly took out a map: “The only place we can raid is here.”

That was the gate from Qingfeng Valley to the castle.

Because there was no need to worry about enemies attacking from behind, the gate and the city wall were relatively simple, obviously just a row of aerial roots of the Banyan Tree.

The place the bearded man pointed to was one kilometer away from the wooden gate.

“On the day of the winter solstice, this lake connecting Qingfeng Valley and Hamilton will freeze over.” He said in a deep voice, “Although the lakeside of Qingfeng Territory is full of tall forests with countless small birds, they are not so vigilant about this section of the lakeside.”

Qingfeng Territory relied too much on these plants and the birds and magical creatures that lived symbiotically with the plants.

Areas that should be strictly guarded are only patrolled twice a day.

At other times, they rely on the alarms of those small birds… How is that enough?

“And we have a way to temporarily make those small birds lose their hearing and sight.” The bearded man knocked on the table. “Although it's only for thirty minutes, it's enough for us to ambush.

But, these are all done by us. You can't just wait to eat the ready-made stuff, right?”

Rogers smiled indifferently: “But we will all be on the field when dealing with Valera!

You don't seem to have this plan.”

Otherwise, the remaining few wouldn't have kept their true faces hidden.

“It's not interesting for you to say that.” The bearded man laughed wildly. “We can create a suitable battlefield for you, and we will definitely launch a full attack if there is a chance of success. Anything more… what do we need you for?”

Rogers couldn't help but laugh: “What you need most is for us to take the blame for this, right?

As long as you appear as hired people, even if that Lord of Qingfeng Territory is angry, he will definitely find us first to settle the score for paying, contributing, and planning everything!

Otherwise, how could you escape?”

Qingfeng Territory has a white dragon that can run rampant in the Icewind Kingdom!

With that Bolanios there, if Lowry really goes crazy and chases after this group of adventurers first, it will be easy.