Chapter 623 Wizard

Fur dealers have always been the most common outsiders in the small town of Hammerby. They come to the town every year in the winter to buy furs.

The sea of ​​forests and trees around Hammerby is adjacent to the national park designated by the empire. The forest is rich in species. Hunters can find cats such as foxes, hares, raccoons, and soil badgers.The empire's fur industry is quite developed, and there are many private workshops. After tanning, dyeing and finishing, these furs will be turned into shawls, hats, collar gloves, cushions, and tapestries, and gradually circulated into the upper class and became wealthy people. and the luxuries favored by nobles.There were several fur traders in the restaurant of the hostel, and they found a chair near the corner, chatting with each other while eating a simple breakfast.

"Have you heard that the passage at the west corner can't be passed through now.

One of the fur dealers wearing a hat sighed, and said slowly: "Just today, some people said that there is a big fog at night in that place. Recently, even the mountain people and woodcutters are unwilling The furrier who was near there looked older and his face was also full of wrinkles. He sighed and seemed to have a sad expression on his face.

"It's just fog at night! Is there any need to be so nervous?" The furrier sitting on the other side should be his companion, obviously a young man. He saw the old furrier with a nervous face Look. Can't help chuckling.

Who knew that his chuckle would cause all the companions present to stare at him with displeasure.

"Horal, what can I say to you, the gray mist is a taboo on the mountain road here!"

One of the companions laughed bitterly and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't take it too seriously, there have been too many examples in the past, and everyone has an attitude that if you can believe it, you can't believe it.

With a "snap", Hollar bounced the companion's hand away.

He frowned unhappily and muttered: "Isn't this just a superstition? I have been here to buy furs for two years, and I have never encountered any strange things...

"That's why you're too young.

"You young people are frivolous in nature. The taboos in this mountain forest, the local townspeople, and us outsiders, have always been obeyed. Thanks to this, there are ghosts in the Black Swamp and even the nearby forests. Keep things safe and sound. Anyway, if there is an area filled with gray fog, you must never go there. You must keep this in mind, but this trip is a bit troublesome. The forest road in the northwest corner is the only way to Boer In the village, it becomes a little difficult to start from Hammerby at night.

"Then it shouldn't be a problem during the day, right?"

"It is possible to walk during the day, but calculating the time will delay the return journey, which is also a problem!"

"There is no way, let's take a long way." They discussed in private, and Fang Jing also listened to the content of the pedestrian's discussion.

(It seems that the gray mist has a lot of weird effects on the reliability of the Black Marsh...

After chatting and eating, they dispersed.Seeing this scene, Fang Jing put down the newspaper in his hand and went out with the furrier named Huolaer.This Hollar walked around the street a few times. A small town like Hammerby, which is located at the entrance of the mountains, is deserted and remote.

There is only one street in the town, and more than a dozen wooden houses are lined up on both sides. A wooden fence is erected outside the town to prevent wild boars and mountain bears in the forest.

The town is also quite empty, with brown-red wooden houses neatly lined up on both sides of the street, and the dirty gray muddy ground beneath your feet.

From time to time, a domesticated pig and domesticated geese passed by the roadside, not afraid of people passing by.

Everything in the town is very simple, there is a tavern, a grocery store, and a "small hotel" like a bed and breakfast. He followed Hollar and found that the young fur trader had found several familiar hunters. There hasn't been much progress on acquisitions either.

Because of the black mist in the mountains and forests, many hunters dare not go too deep into the mountains to hunt cats. Without cats, there will be no fur business.Horal shook his head, feeling helpless about the mentality of the closed town and the surrounding townspeople. These rural people hiding in the remote countryside are too superstitious. Because of the gray fog, they even gave up making money. up.

He sighed. He didn't expect much from this harvest.

Among his companions, he has the latest seniority in this area. Even if some townspeople still have some furs, they may have sold them to others.

.... Is that Mr. Hollar?

Just then, a voice came from behind him.

Hollar turned around and saw a young man standing behind him.

"My name is Andy, and I want to talk to you about something. The young man is taller than Hollar, and his short blond hair is like barbs - combed back. om]

The blond young man has a strong and well-proportioned figure, and he should exercise regularly. His lines and outlines are very sharp, and his muscles can't be covered even by his clothes. The lines and corners are clearly defined.

"I know you, you should be a guest of the hotel?"

Taking a closer look, Hollar found that the young man had no beard on his chin, and his real age was probably much younger than his appearance.

"That's right, I came to Hammerby to play nearby. The scenery here is pretty good." Hollar smiled and shook his head: "This is the first time I've heard that someone will come to this kind of rural place to play." .

Regarding Huolaer's doubts, Fang Jing just smiled slightly and said: "This is a very good scenic spot, but the public lacks the feeling of beauty. To make a long story short, I plan to go to the Black Swamp

"Then you can find hunters who are familiar with the mountains and forests. They are very familiar with mountain roads. If you want to find that Bloom Manor, they are the most suitable...

Hollar interrupted Fang Jing: "Sorry, sorry, I still have work to do, let's talk about it later!

He doesn't have time to waste time with such a rich son. He will find a few more in the future. Ask-ask if there is any fur that hasn't been shot.

"Don't be too hasty, Mr Hollar.

Fang Jing put his hands in his pockets and tilted his head.

"I'm going to discuss a business with you. Your fur business is not doing very well! After all, there is gray fog in the mountains and forests. I guess there are not many families willing to sell furs to you?"

"What does this have to do with you?"

Hollar couldn't help suspecting that the young man had come to breed with him.

"As I said, I need a guide. If you can take me to the place I'm going, Mr. Hollar, I can give you a large sum of money, enough to offset your fur purchase business.

"I am not a guide, you have found the wrong person."

Hollar was a little moved in his heart, but he still responded in a strong tone: "Your name is 'Andy', right? I suggest you go to the east side of the town to find an old ghost nicknamed Crooked Nose, he is this

"No, the guides I need are not local cowards, who have no guts to go to the Black Marsh-belt this season, who fear the black mists.

Fang Jing whispered: "Superstition makes them fear, and the guide I need is a courageous person, and you, Mr. Hollar, I think you are a very courageous person, at least, you don't believe in those people. Stupid superstition, no?

Chapter 624 Night Watch

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