She Is Not a Witch Chapter 83: Night of the journey
The next day, Lorrain Hill came to the Adventurer's Hall to meet.
Pushing open the half-covered door, and walking into this slightly sultry and noisy hall, the girl glanced around, and soon found a group of caravan members sitting at the round table. Their cloak has the shamisen logo on the buckle, which means they belong to the Roentgen Chamber of Commerce.
After finishing her clothes briefly, the girl stroked the hem of her skirt with her armband, and then stepped forward.
"Hello, are you a member of the Roentgen caravan? I have received a mission to participate in the escort." Lorrain Hill asked a man standing at the table and doing nothing.
The man in the brown-gray cloth heard the sound and raised his head, looked up and down the blond ponytail, the slightly sassy lady swordsman, and nodded.
"Yes, it's us." Then he turned to shout.
"Miss, the guard we want is here."
On the other side of the round table, a woman surrounded by several people who was discussing and explaining matters turned her head, while continuing to talk to the people around her, she nodded to indicate that she knew.
One minute later, after the account and instructions were completed, the merchant lady got up and walked over.
"Hello, I’m Charlene from the Roentgen Chamber of Commerce." The business lady looked at her about 20 years old, with light brown skin, wearing a dark red dress with straps and a braided shawl on her arm to make her look It's a bit more elegant.
"Hello, my name is Messia." Lorrain Hill nodded, put his hand aside and moved a little hesitantly.
Although she knows the court etiquette of the empire, she doesn't know how to greet ordinary people or adventurers.
Looking at the girl's slightly restrained appearance, Charlene smiled, then stretched out her right hand, Lorraine Hill reached out and held it.
After a brief handshake, Miss Charlene asked Lorrain Hill to sit down.
"The arm armor is very heavy. I began to see you move lightly. I thought it would be very light."
"This, because some stainless steel was used in the construction, so the protection will be better." Lorrainhill explained a little embarrassingly.
"Hehe, this is also a good thing. Being professional will be more reassuring. If you report in a light skirt, I will be a little worried, although I heard that you are a master of Sequence 4."
The two talked briefly for a while, and Charlene also had a preliminary understanding of the swordsman lady, who seemed to be a new adventurer with superb skills but little actual combat experience.
Although there is a gap in the selection of the perfect guard for the eccentric eye, it is already very cost-effective to spend the money to get the master of Sequence 4, and it does not require too much.
Now the southern provinces are not stable. Although the regent has put down the rebellion on the bright side, there are still many dangerous elements in some mountains and remote corners. Some of them are deserters, some are children of nobles in the past, but are now wanted by seizures, and some are those who lost their homes during the war and became bandits.
For business in such an environment, the stronger the guard, the better.
"Miss Messia hasn't eaten yet, or else join us in dinner now, and then we can set off." After staying for an hour, the other entourage of the caravan also arrived. At this time, Miss Sharin invited the girls to join us. Have a meal.
"Okay, thank you." Lorrain Hill looked at the new mercenaries and adventurers curiously, then nodded.
Shortly afterwards, the personnel in the Adventurer’s Hall brought plates of food to serve the caravan personnel.
"Here." A wooden plate was also placed in front of Lorrain Hill.
There are baked square bread on the wooden plate, and a bowl of steaming potato and vegetable soup. The potatoes were cooked very thoroughly, giving the soup a sticky feeling. In addition to the vegetables cut into small pieces, one or two pieces of meat could be found, which shows that this lunch was quite rich.
For those on the move, this kind of food is already very good, and it is still considered that Miss Charlene invited everyone for free.
Several mercenaries said thank you, and then ate them with big mouthfuls. Judging from the way they looked, it seemed that this kind of food could only be eaten five minutes full.
Tear the bread apart, Lorrain Hill ate as fast as he could, and then finished the vegetable soup, filling his mouth with a warm feeling. Although the materials are mediocre, the food provided in this adventurer's hall is surprisingly good.
"Let's go now." After seeing everyone basically finished eating, Miss Charlene stood up, clapped her hands, and let the lads around start to work.
"Haole~"
A group of caravans walked out of the hall, and then went to the stables at the back to pull out the carriage and count the goods.
"Miss Messia, just sit with me." When Lorrain Hill didn't know what to do, Miss Charlene's voice came not far away.
She said hello to Lorrain Hill to walk over and sit with her in the back of a carriage.
Soon, the convoy set off, and a group of people headed out of the city.
The roads of this era are not the flat roads that girls remember, but the roads full of gravel and mud. The carriages are bumpy and swaying along the way, and sometimes you can hear those carriages full of goods creaking. Sore teeth.
"Get used to it." Miss Charlene put down the account book in her hand and looked at the quiet girl sitting aside.
"Well, used to it." Lorrain Hill nodded. In fact, she didn't have much experience of traveling alone, and she didn't know how to find topics and deal with strangers.
It feels like it's back to its original form. The girl complained about herself in her heart. Although she understood a lot in theory, she couldn't do it in practice.
Being here as the Pullman kid, I'm probably familiar with the people in the Chamber of Commerce a long time ago.
"Hehe, I feel a little uneasy when I first came out, just get used to it. If you are sleepy at this time, you can take a nap and take a nap."
"Taking a nap? This is not so good. After all, I'm here to be a guard."
"You still lack experience. When you are about to rest, look at the mercenaries who are accompanying you. Many of them are lying on the roof of the car and sleeping."
"In the daytime, there are usually few people who attack directly, because they have seen it from a long distance, and some have time to prepare and wake up the entourage."
"But the night is different. Many attacks happen at night, so most adventurers and mercenaries take turns to watch at night to ensure vigilance and combat power."
"Besides, be careful in densely forested places. Such places are also suitable for ambushes."
"Well, I know." The girl nodded.
"Very well, let's take a break now, the journey is still long, try to save energy and strength." Miss Shalin suggested.
"Yeah." Lorrain Hill nodded, then moved back, leaning against the cargo ring and lay down, with the sword holding him in front of him.
After closing his eyes, after a while, Lorrainhill felt something draped over him.
"Looking so young..." Miss Charlene's emotional voice heard in her ear, and then the rustle of the pen across the page.
Along with the bumps of the carriage, Lorrain Hill fell into a half-sleepy dreamland and only woke up at dusk. She rubbed her eyes, uncovered the blanket on her body, and walked off the carriage. At this time, the sun was already sinking, and there was a little afterglow among the flaming clouds, shining on the upper branches of the branches on the side.
In the surrounding open space, caravan crews are setting up tents, and others are making fires and cooking, coming and going.
Looking at everyone being busy with things, Lorrain Hill felt a little uncomfortable standing aside, and wanted to find something to do, but didn't know what to do.
After looking around, she saw Charlene standing in the distance talking to someone, and walked over.
"Here we need to add a brazier at night to illuminate it. In addition, the wagon that made people go to the gray-eyed, there are a pile of iron chains and bells in the cargo of the wagon, which are taken out and tied to the mountain forest to the east. "
"The woods there are too dark to see clearly. I'm afraid that someone will sneak in at night, so I'll tie it up first. There will be an early warning."
"Okay, Miss."
"Well, remember to leave a pile of bonfires at the beginning and the end of the camp at night, let the night watchman divide into two, take care of each other, and walk back and forth from time to time, so that you won’t fall asleep with energy, and you can also look at the situation on the other side. Don’t let people sneak in at the time without knowing it."
"I understand, this is all convention."
"It's okay to understand. I'll emphasize it again. It's better to spend more energy to do this kind of thing than to be negligent."
"Yes."
"That's it, you go to work first, remember to arrange a batch of personnel before dinner."
After that, the middle-aged man next to Miss Charlene left.
Charlene, who turned around, saw Lorrain Hill and waved her to pass.
"How did you sleep?"
"It's okay." The girl was a little embarrassed. She was clearly a guard, but she was sleeping.
"Hehe, I have adapted quite quickly." Seeing that the blonde girl was a little embarrassed, Charlene smiled and patted her on the shoulder.
"At night, it will be a burden for you. You have to take turns to watch the night with other mercenaries."
"No problem." The girl nodded.
"Well, get used to it slowly. By the way, if you are bored at night, you can talk to those mercenary uncles. Although they love bragging, some of their knowledge and experience are still very useful, especially if you are just like you. The newcomer coming out."
"Otherwise, let me think about it. Remember to prepare a blanket. It will be cooler at night."
"If you really encounter a night attack, remember to wake up others, and then respond carefully. Although the attackers are generally not strong, they use methods but they have no scruples. Poisoning, sprinkling ashes, setting fire, all It is possible."
"That's it. While it's still dark, turn around first, get familiar with it, and then come over for dinner."
After speaking, the Miss Charlene patted Lorrain Hill again, and then walked towards the middle of the camp.
Lorrain Hill picked up the scabbard, looked back around, and then walked up the hillside to the east, which was relatively high and overlooked many places.
This is a clearing near a small river, with a hillside to the east, a river to the west, and a slightly flat field in the north-south direction. Even at night, if you want to attack from the plain, it is probably easy to find, so it is also east. Pay more attention to the noodles.
The mountains are full of fallen leaves, and a few stones are exposed from the fallen leaves, and there are moss growing in them. It doesn't look like people usually pass by.
Lorlandhill held the sword and patrolled the surrounding area. When the sky was about to press down, he heard the sound of bells ringing in the camp and walked back.
The dinner is still boiled potatoes and vegetables, paired with naan cakes, everyone sits in a group, eating and talking.
"I heard that your wife gave you a boy this time. Congratulations." After the caravan sat down, they talked to each other about housework.
"Hey, although it's a happy event, but I feel a lot of pressure. I can't drink recently. I have to save some money to buy meat for my children to eat."
"Haha, it's really hard not to drink. But for the sake of children, he is still a good man." The companion smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"It's okay, I'll give you a little bit when I have alcohol. It's fun." Several people chatted and laughed again.
The campfire where Lorland Hill sits are all temporarily hired guards. There are about 10 people. Most of them are wearing armors. The ages are generally 30 years and older. Except for girls, only two Young faces.
Wearing a dark green robe, a cloth draped on his head, and a row of potion bottles tied to a belt around his waist, he looks like an alchemist. The other has a face like a thin monkey, with a scimitar slung by his side, and wearing a light leather robe without armor.
The two of them are not very lively personalities. One was busy reading the thick yellowed book on hand while eating, while the other looked straight at the campfire, seeming to be in a daze.
"Come on, little girl, have some hot soup." After the girl sat down, a bearded uncle handed over a bowl of boiled hot potato soup.
"Thank you." Lorrain Hill took the hot bowl and smelled a slight mushy smell. It seemed that the cooking time was not short.
After a simple dinner, a group of mercenaries assigned the following order, and Lorrain Hill was assigned to guard the middle of the night.
At night, the caravan members went back to sleep in the tent one after another, and only a few figures remained by the campfire.
The flames were burning cracklingly, and everyone was sitting on the wooden pier beside the bonfire, some checking their belongings, some stroking their weapons against the light of the fire, to see if there were any curls or dullness, whether they needed polishing Down.
"How old is the little girl, she will come out to work at this age." The bearded uncle sat across the bonfire, looking at Lorrain Hill in a daze and asked.
"Me? Probably 17." The girl said something against her conscience, her conscience aching.
"It looks pretty much the same." He picked up the wooden branch and set aside the dark fire.
"Didn't you continue to study? At your age, it should be the time when you make the fastest progress."
"This, I want to make some money first and exercise."
"Exercise is really good, but if you make money, it is better to take advantage of this to practice a higher sequence. At that time, even if you are at home, someone will send you money over, ask you to help." The uncle said his cliche experience of.
"Forget it, I didn't look like it myself, so I didn't mess with it, haha." Then, he seemed to think of something again, and touched the back of his head.
"You are sitting here, I will go and inspect as usual." After a while, he picked up the rough sword on his side and walked into the night.
At this time, the campfire was quiet again, and under the summer night sky, there were some crickets in the surrounding grass from time to time. The field reflected by the fire was dark and there was no end in sight.
After the girl sat for a meeting, she looked at the other two people. One was the young man with a scimitar before. He is now gently stroking the blade in his hand. The sharp arc of the blade reflects the fire light. Bursts of sparkle.
"It's a good knife." The other mercenary on the opposite side held the sword and leaned on the cargo box, squinting at the opposite side of the bonfire, and said in his heart.
The young man holding the knife did not reply, but slowly retracted the knife into its sheath and placed it on his knee again.
This knife looks a bit incomplete. Lorrainhill's light blue eyes lightly looked at the virtual screen in his sight, and gave an evaluation of the knife from above.
[Grey Twilight Scimitar] (Incomplete Gold Grade): It was made by a master craftsman hundreds of years ago, and now many places have been damaged, and the pattern array is also incomplete, but the surface has been repaired and it looks like new The general.
Compared with this good scimitar, the strength of this young man is average, only War Sequence 3, and his evaluation is only an excellent bronze level.
Lorrain Hill took a look at it, then retracted his gaze, and at this moment the uncle also walked back, but unlike before, at this moment the big sword on his shoulder pierced through two big fish, and it was shaking from time to time. , The fish tail fan made a little water mark.
"When patrolling, I went to the river and walked around and got two fishes as a midnight snack." He sat down again, picked up two branches, pierced the fish, and baked them by the bonfire. .
"After it's baked, one person and a half, let's alleviate the gluttony together." As he said, he took out a small salt shaker from his arms and sprinkled a little.
Soon after the grilled fish exuded a tempting fragrance, the other two also turned their attention to the grilled fish, which was gradually browning.
"Haha, it's almost done, don't worry." Seeing the two of them look over, the uncle smiled a little, and then cut the grilled fish into two halves, skewered them with branches, and handed them to several people.
"Thank you." At this moment, the silent young man finally spoke. The voice was unexpectedly clear, not in line with the dull appearance~IndoMTL.com~ Until then, the atmosphere gradually became lively when a few people were eating fish. .
"Where does this little brother come from?"
"I'm from Red Heart Province."
"No wonder, the accent is so positive."
Hearing these words, Lorrain Hill keenly noticed that the young man frowned, and then quickly relaxed, as if he did not want to attract the attention of others.
Then another mercenary and the uncle began to chat. Both of them were in the business of mercenaries. They shared a lot of topics. From the climate of the southern empire to what seasons there will be beasts, from the northern women Personality Speaking of the quality of swords and swords in a certain workshop, anyway, let's talk about things in the world.
Although Lorrain Hill couldn't speak, he knew a lot of useful knowledge.
He also pricked his ears to listen. At this time, the girl found that the young man was in a daze. It was true to listen carefully. The feelings were also a novice, but it was better to pretend.
Looking at his appearance, he should not have much experience in traveling outside. It looks like a child of a big family, but looking at the extraordinary sequence of his training, it is very average, and there is no trace of physical exercise, and it does not look like The children of nobles who were carefully cultivated. Feeling a bit contradictory, Lorrain Hill analyzed briefly.
At this moment, she suddenly noticed something, and briefly swept her eyes around, slowly placing her hand on the hilt of the sword.
Several partridge-like bird calls were heard in the distant mountains and forests. If you hadn't listened carefully, you might have been submerged in the sounds of insects around you.
Did you notify others, or pretend to go on patrol, and solve it halfway, Lorrainhill hesitated for a few seconds.
"Thank you for the grilled fish, uncle, I will also go on patrol and walk around." The girl with golden ponytail stood up in the slightly surprised eyes of a few people, and asked the patrol to walk around.
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