Dunn and Welch saw Meepo, a tailor from Water Snake Town, leaving a rented house with a barbarian slave. They hurriedly turned into the alley next to them and immediately disappeared from their sight.
Dunn turned his attention back to the rental house and said softly: "This should be it. Let's go there."
The two came to the rental house. Welch walked up the steps, raised his hand and knocked on the wooden door. He was about to announce his identity when the wooden door creaked and someone opened it from the inside.
Harvey, a tall man with a fierce look on his face, appeared at the door, staring at him with cold eyes.
The head guard of the Iron Rhino Caravan subconsciously took a half step back, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist with his calloused right hand. However, Harvey's eyes fell on the hand holding his sword, and he immediately showed a joking expression and simply crossed his arms across his chest.
Crossing one's arms across one's chest is a gesture of rejection and alertness. If one crosses one's chest, it also means contempt and provocation.
Welch can serve as the captain of the Iron Rhino Caravan. In addition to his strong personal strength, his mind and experience are equally important. He will not be angry because of Harvey's rude behavior, but just wonders why the other party has such obvious hostility. .
Just when Welch was in a dilemma, the caravan steward Dunn came over and greeted with a smile: "Mr. Harvey, we are Dunn and Welch from the Iron Rhino Caravan. Don't you remember?"
"Nonsence"
Harvey spat at the feet of the caravan steward.
At this time, the two people's expressions became ugly. The stewards and chief guards of armed caravans are not small roles. In fact, all armed caravans are private armies owned by wealthy or famous families in the city-state. The Iron Rhino Caravan belongs to a medium-sized wealthy family in Luoye City. It has more than 20 professionals and more than 60 awakened people, which is equivalent to an elite squadron of a regular legion.
You know, the Water Snake Town Guard only has 160 soldiers on staff, and it cannot be called an elite force.
Steward Dunn of the Iron Rhino Caravan is not only a fifth-level swordsman lord, but also a direct heir of a wealthy family. He needs strength and status, and no one has ever dared to humiliate him like this.
However, Dunn is not the kind of "vase" venerable person. When he was young, he traveled around with his family's adventure group, honing his martial arts skills and increasing his knowledge. Otherwise, the wealthy patriarch would not have left the Iron Rhino caravan to him.
When the realm of martial arts has been honed to the bottleneck, Dunn has realized that no matter how strong an individual's combat effectiveness is, he cannot fight against an army. A professional's wisdom and background are more important than force.
He suppressed his inner anger, held Welch's sword-holding hand, and asked with a faint smile: "Mr. Harvey, do we have any misunderstanding?"
"Oh, it turns out to be Steward Dunn and Captain Welch, please come in." Maddie, who was dark and thin, squeezed over, dragged Harvey aside, and invited the two guests into the house with a smile.
As soon as Dunn and Welch entered the house, they smelled the strong smell of medicinal herbs. The Disa Alliance is a civilized country based on secret medicine. The armed caravans mainly resell various medicinal raw materials. Even if the caravan steward and the caravan captain are not pharmacists, they are still experts.
The two of them are no strangers to the smell of medicinal materials, and can even identify specific types of medicinal materials. Dunn knew that these medicinal raw materials were not cheap, and if they were purchased from the black market, the price would only be higher.
This shows that there is at least one pharmacist among Harvey's group, and they don't care about money.
Who is a pharmacist?
At this moment, Victor stood up from the sofa at the back of the living room. He had just put on a new set of clothes, which outlined his perfectly proportioned body lines, with a straight back and a tall posture, naturally showing a condescending demeanor of a superior.
When Dunn saw Victor, the anger caused by Harvey's offense instantly dissipated, and he became reserved. So, he took off the hood on his head and nodded to Victor. Welch also took the initiative to take off the sword hanging from his waist and handed it to McGrady next to him for safekeeping.
Victor was also sizing up the two distinguished guests, mainly the caravan steward Dunn.
He looks like a middle-aged half-elf in his 40s, with short brown hair, dark green eyes, and the lines carved by the wind and frost on his face show a resolute and calm temperament; he has a medium build, full and solid muscles but not exaggerated, and seems to contain a terrifying power. explosive force. He wore a silver-gray professional suit, a cross-body bag, a python-patterned leather belt, and five sword patterns embroidered with gold thread on the collar, indicating his status as a fifth-level swordsman.
Victor asked with great interest: "Mr. Dunn, are you a master swordsman?"
Dunn nodded with a smile and said reservedly: "Yes, I am a fifth-level swordsman. Before, I didn't want to wear a professional suit when I was traveling in the wild. After all, the weather is very hot now. When I arrived at Water Snake Town, I wore a professional suit to show my identity. It is also the basic etiquette for visiting the host.”
Victor heard from adventurers that it is best for professionals not to wear professional suits when doing activities in the wild, as they will easily be targeted by enemies. When professionals enter towns and put on professional suits, they can remind some unsighted guys not to ask for trouble.
It is indeed polite to proactively identify yourself in formal situations.
However, etiquette emphasizes reciprocity. It's hard to imagine a venerable person taking the initiative to reveal his identity to a half-elf commoner.
Dunn and Welch wore professional suits to visit them out of respect for them.
Victor nodded, invited the Iron Rhino Caravan Steward and the Guard Chief to take their seats, and instructed Harvey to pour them two glasses of water. He sat back on the sofa, spread his arms on the back of the sofa, and said lazily and casually: "When we were walking with the motorcade, we didn't realize that Mr. Dunn was a fifth-level venerable. We felt at that time that Weir Mr. Qi is stronger than Mr. Dunn.”
Dunn could only smile bitterly. He always believed that his martial arts did not embarrass the Lord, but he must also admit that he was much worse than the fourth-level swordsman Welch.
Welch said modestly: "My abilities are nothing in front of Mr. Harvey."
"That's the truth." Victor nodded, appreciating the guard captain's vision.
Welch was speechless. He was just being polite and didn't think he was really inferior to Harvey. Of course, there is no need to argue about who is weak and who is strong, and they are not here to compete with Harvey.
Dunn tried to ask: "Mr. Victor is a pharmacist? I smell the medicinal materials, nothing else. If you still need medicinal materials, maybe the Iron Rhino Caravan can help."
"That's right." Victor shrugged and said, "I don't need the medicinal materials for the time being. Thank you for your kindness."
Dunn and Welch exchanged glances with each other, feeling "he is indeed a pharmacist" in their hearts.
There is nothing unusual about being a pharmacist. Ordinary half-elves can become pharmacists through hard study. However, pharmacists make money and spend it even more. It would be a daydream for ordinary civilians to study pharmacy, and their families simply could not afford it. Only famous and wealthy families with resources and strength will cultivate a large number of pharmacist talents. -->>
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A good pharmacist is not necessarily a doctor, but a doctor must be a good pharmacist. As the most valuable professionals in the Disa Alliance, doctors have always been core members of all major forces. Famous and wealthy families often give priority to selecting talented direct heirs and train them to become doctors, and then consider training follower doctors.
If Victor was a pharmacist, he was probably a well-born professional physician.
Dunn realized that both he and Welch had been mistaken. When they first met Victor, they found that he was in rags and disheveled. He looked like a troubled adventurer and had not considered being a famous nobleman at all.
There are level 4 professionals in the Iron Rhino Caravan who are agility and strength oriented, but there are no level 4 shield guards and level 4 doctors. That's because fourth-level doctors generally don't follow caravans around. The shield guard belongs to the cannon fodder profession, and it is enough to have a third-level shield guard in the caravan. Level 4 Shield Guards are mainly responsible for protecting noble figures.
Therefore, the professionals from the Iron Rhino Caravan determined that Maddie was a level four secret hunter, and Harvey might be a level four shield guard.
As for Victor, the caravan professionals unanimously believe that he has no sublimation expertise and is at best an agility-oriented awakener. Although he was tall and had beautiful ice-blue eyes, his appearance was just ordinary handsome. No one thought that he might be a highland half-elf with noble blood.
Dunn said apologetically: "We didn't know that Mr. Victor was a pharmacist, and we were a little neglectful of you when the convoy was on its way."
Manager Dunn, who came from a wealthy family in Luoye City, had his own set of logic. Since Victor might be a professional doctor, he might be a famous aristocrat. Even if he is not sure of this yet, there is nothing wrong with him respecting the highland half-elves with noble blood, rather than respecting the pharmacists who treat half-elves.
Victor didn't know why. He didn't have a close relationship with the Iron Rhino Caravan. He just paid to rent a carriage from the other party for transportation, that's all.
"Scorn? Did they neglect us?" Victor turned his head and asked Harvey next to him with confusion on his face.
"have!"
Harvey looked at Dunn sideways and replied: "We paid them a bag of gold and asked the caravan to keep it secret for us. As a result, as soon as we arrived in Water Snake Town, Lockerbie, the caravan's shopkeeper, went to the Thieves Guild to betray us. intelligence."
"Dunn, you came here and thought that just saying 'snub' can smooth this debt?!"
The Iron Rhino Caravan steward and the guard captain both had shocked faces. After a while, the guard captain Welch said quietly: "Lockby has been missing for many days. I guess he is dead."
Harvey was stunned for a moment, and immediately shouted: "What do you mean? I caught Lockerbie in the Thieves Guild on the spot, but I didn't kill him. How dare you frame me!"
Harvey thought Dunn was here to apologize, but he was not. He now thinks that the other party framed him for murder, but this is not the case. Anyway, he was strangely angry at the moment. This shield guard who had been transformed by the mind master ignited the fire of the soul deeply and reached the peak of the third-level half-elf. He contracted his heart and unleashed a powerful inner force. Just the action of tensing his muscles caused the air around him to form tiny air currents, and his bones made a continuous crisp sound, like the buzzing of thunder.
Dunn and Welch's expressions instantly changed. Harvey was far more powerful than they thought, perhaps a level 6 shield guardian!
Fortunately, they took the initiative to hand over their swords in advance and respected Victor enough. Although Harvey was angry, he had no intention of taking action directly.
Dunn picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip of water. He forced himself to calm down and said, "Lockerby is a slave hired by the caravan. He owes a large sum of money to the Thieves Guild in Water Snake Town and acts as an informant for the Thieves Guild. In this matter, I I knew it. But I was completely unaware of the information he betrayed you."
Welch also quickly explained: "What I mean is that Lockerbie exposed his identity as a thieves' informant, so he was silenced by the Thieves Guild. I didn't mean to frame Mr. Harvey... How dare a humble slave like Lockerbie go behind our backs?" If you betray the customer's information, even if the Thieves Guild doesn't kill him to silence him, I will kill him. What's the point of me using a cheap slave to frame you for murder?"
Dunn said: "No matter what, Lockerbie is a hired slave of the Iron Rhino Caravan. He betrayed your intelligence, and the caravan is also responsible. We are willing to return the commission and make compensation."
Maddie and Harvey couldn't help but look at each other. The serious crime of murder was just wiped away in such an understatement?
This actually cannot be blamed on their ignorance. The border towns of the Disa Alliance are sparsely populated, their manpower is precious, and they are always facing threats from foreign enemies. Border residents and adventurers must unite with the outside world. If they have conflicts, they can fight, but they cannot kill. Otherwise, they will become public enemies of the settlement. The city-states in the hinterland of the alliance are densely populated, and the half-elves are in a very serious situation of involution in order to compete for survival resources. The phenomenon of killing their own kind is not worth making a fuss about.
Victor waved his hand and asked: "No compensation is required. I'm curious why you kept Lockerbie around even though you knew he was the spy of the Thieves Guild?"
Victor is short of money, but he has not yet fully understood the role of money. He generously stated that he would not need to pay compensation from the Iron Rhino Caravan, but he asked about the dark tricks of the Thieves Guild, which only made Dunn believe that he was from a highland noble.
"This kind of thing is actually unavoidable, and the Thieves' Guild usually avoids provoking armed caravans. What we are most worried about are the bandit gangs. As long as the guys in the caravan don't collude with the bandits, we don't care about their flirtation with the Thieves' Guild."
"Bandit? The robber is not a member of the Thieves Guild?"
"No." Dunn shook his head and said: "The bandit gang is a group of ruthless and bold bandits. They run rampant in the wilderness, attack caravans, plantations and mines, rob and kill, kidnap and extort, and do all kinds of evil. Because of the problem of bandits, the city-state There are very few scattered travelers on the trade routes. Adventure groups and armed caravans must be careful of attacks by bandit gangs."
"At present, the most famous bandit is the wolf-herding girl Bertina. It is said that she led a herd of beasts near the city of fierceness and attacked a large armed caravan, killing and wounding hundreds of caravan guards. But the wolf-herding girl is extremely A rare lone bandit, before she became famous, there were five or six bandit gangs surrounding the business road connecting Rapid City and Fallen Leaf City. Among them, the Flying Scorpion Bandits were the most famous. They once gathered thousands of bandits and bloodbathed a building in Lampang City of Rapid City. In a small town, he killed the mayor’s family and kidnapped the mayor’s little daughter.”
"The Fierce City Council was furious and sent a regular army, together with the Adventurer's Guild, to jointly kill the Flying Scorpion Bandits. Unfortunately, the Flying Scorpion Bandits are still alive and well, but they are not as rampant as before."
"We, the merchant convoys, all believe that if the female Wolf Shepherd hadn't appeared out of nowhere and diverted the attention of the Rapid City Council, the Flying Scorpion bandit gang would have been wiped out."
Dunn shook his head and sighed: "There will never be enough robbers to kill..."
"Endless bandits? Isn't this your own problem?"
Victor frowned, asked a casual question, and then asked enthusiastically: "Mr. Dunn, can you tell me about Bertina's attack on the caravan?"
