When Mira woke up in the morning and packed up the tent and tarp, she noticed the bright morning glow in the distant sky. Although the scenery was beautiful, it also indicated that the weather today would probably not be sunny all the time.
Joshua and Emmanica didn't even own horses, so it was impossible for them to ride. However, at the initial stage of the road, the terrain here was not suitable for horses to run due to rain and human activities. Fortunately, the group was not in a hurry, so they enjoyed a leisurely walk from morning to noon.
This makes the businessmen who often pass by in a hurry and worry about the arrival of the storm causing the cargo ship to be unable to go out to sea and losing a business are full of incomprehension - most of these businessmen are not from Cory Conrad. People, they mostly come from the interior of the Thoradin Highlands, close to the mountains, and use furs and various mineral resources to exchange for wealth.
A typical Coreconrad is only a mercenary, and their customs are very different from any country in the south or even the entire west coast. To a certain extent, the residents of this small city-state, There are some similarities with the nation to which our white-haired Luoan girl belongs.
A country is built by war, and a country is nourished by war. The only thing that distinguishes them from the Luoan people is that they shrewdly lead the war away from their own doorsteps. While wealth continues to come, they do not bring hatred. and crisis.
This may have something to do with the small territory of Coriconrad. If it also had a huge territory like the former Kingdom of Roan, maybe everything would be different - back to the original point.
The weather changed around one to two o'clock at noon. In just a few minutes, the entire sky was covered with dark clouds. Then, just as the four of them hurriedly took out their cloaks and put them on, a huge cloud appeared. Raindrops fell in patter.
"Hold the saddle!" "Stay here." The leisurely morning took some time, but now we are almost at the point where we can see the first hotel in front, and the rain seems to be getting heavier and heavier. Big, Henry made a decisive decision, Mira took Emonica and he took Joshua, and the four of them started running immediately on horseback.
"Yeah!" Riders usually have to let another person sit in front of them, but Mira's stature is relatively small. If Emonica of the same height sits in front of her and is blocked by a cloak, she will definitely not be able to See the road ahead clearly. "Clamp your thighs together." The white-haired Luoan girl turned around and shouted. Emonica, who had little experience, almost fell off as soon as she got up. Fortunately, the horse the girl was riding on was quite docile, so it didn't cause too much damage. Big question.
"Go!" She kicked the horse's belly with her heel to signal it to move forward. As expected, the rain became heavier and heavier, and there were no other pedestrians on the road. The soil was not hard enough and the rain was slippery. It was easy for people and horses to fall to the ground when running at full speed, so they did not use full speed. Even so, the speed of the horses was far beyond what humans could achieve, and it was much faster than what humans could achieve. It's more durable.
It must have been more than two hours of journey. The nervousness of riding a horse for the first time made Emonica feel that her whole body was jolted to the point of falling apart. In comparison, Joshua on the other side was much better. Maybe it was As a swordsman, his mastery of body coordination gives him certain advantages.
"Shashasha..." The hotel built on the roadside itself is made of bricks, tiles and stone and wood structures. The light brown bricks and tiles on the roof are densely packed with rainwater flowing down the sloping structure - but next to it The stable is not that good. It occupies a vast area and is just a simple shed made of log pillars and straw. The wooden manger was fixed between two pillars away from the ground with nails. The huge water tank outside was hit by bits and pieces of rain, causing continuous ripples. Because it was in the wild, it was made of about half bamboo. A human-height fence covers a large area surrounding the entire hotel and nearby premises to prevent wild beasts from stealing food or attacking livestock.
"Hisssssssssssssss of mud." The horses that stopped splashed a lot of mud and water. The big sword Henry carried behind his back startled the young stableboy standing in front of the stable, but after he realized that he was just After he came here to replenish the dining guests, he enthusiastically came over to help hold the reins.
"Just pay for the fodder at the hotel!" Because of the heavy rain, the stable boy had to raise his head and shout loudly. Henry nodded to him, and Joshua groped over and helped Emonica get off the horse with Mira.
Because of her hand pain, the blonde girl hung a corner of her cloak on the saddle. When she dismounted, she immediately lifted the cloak. The clothes inside got wet and she almost fell off. "Hey!" Mira grabbed her hand and finally helped stabilize her, but the white-haired girl immediately frowned her slender brows.
"You've been caught in the rain, and your hands are so cold. Let's go take a shower together in the hotel later." "Uh... Okay." Emmanica was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and asked the person on the other side Shua took her hand, and then the three of them carefully took off their luggage and supplies from the horses and walked in first.
"Shasha." The stable boy took dry grass from the shelf on the other side of the stable. Although there is some grass growing locally, there is no plain grass and it can't afford the consumption of so many horses. Therefore, these Most of the pasture is harvested and shipped from the south. Fortunately, because it is everywhere and fairly nearby, the price is not very high.
Dry pasture should be kept away from ground moisture and in a well-ventilated place. Waterlogged, smelly or moldy and rotten pasture will cause gastrointestinal function problems in horses and lead to weight loss or even illness. They need others to take good care of them, just like any other horse. Other things are average.
"Crack-"
Due to the characteristics of the local climate conditions, the houses in the Cory Conrad area all have pointed roofs with steep slopes, and there is also a covered rainproof eaves at the door.
Hotels with wood and stone structures have better air permeability. Due to structural strength, they are rarely built above four floors. Therefore, in order to accommodate more guests, they usually occupy a larger area. It is said that the first floor is The idea of using it as a pub and restaurant was developed because of this characteristic - in short, when our protagonists and a group of four walked in, they found that it was full of people.
This hotel is not too small anymore. Run down the spacious avenue, then turn left and you can see it. The hotel is surrounded by bamboo and wooden fences as we said before. However, the main entrance facing the main road is open, and travelers are welcome to enter on their own.
Even though it occupies such a huge area, on such a rainy day, the first floor of the hotel is already full of people, leaving only a few empty tables, all located in dark corners.
The firelight flickered, and the smell of burning lighting candles made of animal fat was mixed with other smells, but people of this era had long been accustomed to it.
Rich people will add fragrances to candles to mask the smell. This is actually the origin of the so-called scented candles, but for more people, it is just a lighting item.
"Hey! Guest, please take off your cloak and hang it on the hook!" The four people who came in through the door naturally attracted the attention of the boss. He shouted loudly, obviously worried that the rainwater dripped all over the wet cloak. It's everywhere, causing indoor mold.
Henry turned his head, as did several other people. There was a row of wooden hooks on the wall on the first floor of the hotel. They were polished smooth and then fixed to the wall with nails. There were already many cloaks hanging on them. ——Most are black, and some are green.
In addition to the important cost savings of using a wooden structure instead of iron, there is also the reason why iron hooks tend to damage the cloak.
"Oh my God!" The exclamation rang out when the four of them took off their cloaks and walked to the front of the bar. It came from a fat businessman with a mustache who looked like a Latino. A well-dressed middle-aged man, he seemed to have noticed Joshua’s hair color and the orange badge, but he also set his sights on Henry and Mira.
"Joshua, the blind swordsman, is with the solver of the Monro Magician case!"
People with red hair are not very rare here, but with the eye-catching orange brand and this name, it immediately attracted the attention of quite a few people. But if this is the case, what does the second half refer to?
At this moment, most of the people in the tavern on the first floor are lower-level green and blue mercenaries. Even a few merchants only go to the port from the interior of Thoradin Highlands to conduct cross-ocean trade - Monroe They had only heard of this city but had never been to it. It was their free time at this moment, and the appearance of the black, red, and gold quartet and the presence of the famous local Joshua really attracted the attention of many people, so They all ran forward and listened to the businessman's talk.
"I heard it from hearsay! Before the civil strife in Krant, the craftsmen who fled there told me about it when they were drinking..."
The fat businessman with a mustache began to foam at the mouth. Many people gathered around him and began to listen to the story. Mira in front of him rubbed her temples helplessly, while Henry smiled slightly. , and then start placing orders with the boss.
"Potato flour pancakes, boiled seasonal vegetables, chicken, please have a plate too, and some juice for drinks. Eggs are also good." After ordering the dishes, the group came to the table next to them. On the table, the businessman on that side was bustling with activity, but some of the keywords he mentioned, such as the wizard who could not be stopped by hundreds of soldiers, was decapitated by Henry with a sword, etc., made Mira next to him speechless for a while.
——Although to a certain extent, what the businessman heard and heard was not completely wrong, the girl deeply understood that whether it was the narrator or the listener, what was thinking in his mind was definitely different from the real situation at that time. Eight thousand miles.
"Tell us about it, we're quite curious too." The almost full number of guests made the hotel quite busy, and it would probably take a while for the kitchen at the back to process the food. Emmanica held Joshua's hand. Guide him into the action, and then spoke to the two of them with great interest.
"Well..." Mira hesitated for a while and glanced at Henry, but the sage just asked for the Braille learning book from Joshua, then took out the ink, picked up the candle and a candle on the table She continued making thin wooden sticks without any intention of speaking - the girl turned back to look at Emonica, smiled slightly, and then continued: "Yeah, but it's not as exaggerated as what he said. "
"What I want to tell you is the story of a young man..."
…
Henry concentrated on making it, and the girl began to tell the story of everything she knew about Monroe in earnest.
Joshua and Emmanica listened carefully. The rhythmic sound of the downpour in the periphery was accompanied by the West Coast lingua franca of the girl's Louan accent. A young businessman at a table next to them looked at them curiously. I came here, and after listening to a short paragraph, I couldn't help but become fascinated.
"Click -" He carefully moved the chair over, sat here and started listening.
With the first there will be the second and the third. People in this era have too few things for entertainment, so they are very keen to listen to others tell a story - especially when the teller of the story is one of the witnesses who has personally participated in all this. When she was still a delicate and thoughtful girl.
The rain was pouring down hard.
Only a few people chose to continue their journey in such weather conditions.
Experienced people will tell you that you should never underestimate heavy rain in the tropics, because it is often accompanied by strong winds that can even fly people and horses, plus fallen trees and flying rocks. As we enter June storm season, once the weather turns bad, it's best to find a reliable shelter immediately and stay there to protect yourself until the end.
——This is why there are so many people crowded in this hotel.
"Tick-tock——"
Henry gently touched a little ink with the tip of the wooden pick, and then landed it accurately on top of the book.
Because there were so many people, when their advance dinner was finally served, Mira had just finished telling the whole story, and Henry had written a whole page of text.
"..."
Different from the atmosphere on the other side where the excitement was still high and many people even started shouting "Good kill!", the dozen or so people on this side who heard the whole story of Ben Benben all fell into silence.
"Click-" People moved the chairs and slowly walked back to their tables.
"I want to...record this story." Joshua said.
As the firelight flickered, Henry put aside the stamping ink he had purchased earlier to make room for dinner. (To be continued.).
