After the two uninvited guests left the rental house, Victor, Harvey and Maddie discussed whether to accept the invitation from the mayor of Water Snake Town.
"The mayor has no good intentions towards us. We can't go. If we go to the meeting, we will fall into his trap!" Maddie said urgently: "Sir, do you think who are the residents of Water Snake Town? They fill the house with Yi Broken low-quality pottery just to extort money from tenants. The townspeople are greedy and shameless, and the mayor will only be more greedy and shameless than them!"
He paused and continued his analysis: "Water Snake Town transports the goods of various caravans and gathers a lot of wealth. It is normal for the local mayor to be on guard against spies from bandit gangs. However, the mayor suspected that we were spies for bandits, and we did not There is a way to prove our identity. Unless we confess that we are members of the Braun Town Adventurers Guild. This will only make things worse... because we are really rich."
Bottom and his brothers have been running the Adventurer's House in Braun Town for more than twenty years and have accumulated considerable wealth. Even if Braun Town was captured by orcs, the Adventurer's House would only lose part of its wealth. Most of their wealth has long been scattered among several city-states, and is managed by agents from the Adventurer's House.
As far as Victor knows, the Adventurer's House owns nine plantations inside and outside the city-state; more than 60 hotels, taverns, and shops of various sizes; and four gold vaults. These properties were used by Bottom to house his subordinates, including more than 40 injured and retired old adventurers, more than 30 mixed-race professionals, and more than 140 mixed-race awakened people, plus their relatives, hired workers, private slaves, and barbarian slaves. The total number of people is close to 2,000.
Under normal circumstances, a wealthy or famous family in the city-state would not allow the Adventurer's House to develop to such an extent. However, the Adventurer's House not only has a fifth-level strongman sitting in charge, but also has the protection of the Taku clan. If the city-state wealthy want to swallow them up, they will have to break a tooth; and the most powerful golden family still looks down upon their wealth. .
The key is that Sarah, the fat cook, is earthbound and cannot leave the town of Braun. No matter how developed the Adventurer's House is, it is just a group of country bumpkins entrenched in a border town, posing no challenge to the power structure of the city-state. Moreover, Bottom is in charge of Braun Town in the name of the Adventurer's Guild and has been delivering benefits to the city-state. The powerful and famous families turned a blind eye and acquiesced in allowing them to purchase properties inside and outside the city-state.
Bottom and others have taken root in the border areas and can continuously cultivate mixed-race children. As long as the powerful families do not take action, they can completely protect themselves. In fact, in order to appease them, or to contain them, the Adventurer Guild also ensured that the properties they purchased in the city-state were not infringed upon.
Things are different now. The town of Braun was captured by orcs and barbarians, and the wealth, industry, and manpower of the adventurer's family became a coveted piece of meat.
This is why the core members of the House of Adventurers must hide their identities. Once they are caught, they will inevitably be coerced and tortured, forcing them to spit out the wealth they have accumulated over the years.
In the face of the enviable wealth, the Adventurers Guild of Fallen Leaf City is not worthy of trust, let alone the mayor of Water Snake Town?
Harvey nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Maddie's point of view, and said: "The mayor invited us to the open-air party so that the stewards of the caravans and the leaders of the adventure groups could recognize us. Some of them recognized us, or none of them recognized us. It's just as bad for us. We might as well leave Watersnake now."
Victor understands what they mean. If someone recognizes them, it may lead to the powerful forces of the city-state to pursue and intercept them. Of course, the chances of them being recognized are slim. Victor himself had done exquisite disguises, but Harvey and Maddie had not been to the city-state for more than twenty years. Moreover, when they were in the wild, they had discarded all items that could reveal their identity, so they needed to rely on animal skins to cover their bodies. But if no one recognizes them, it means that their origins are unknown, and the mayor of Water Snake Town can fabricate charges and deal with them at will.
Victor, who has an affinity for the wind element, has never had a good temper, let alone patience.
"We have no relationship with Manager Dunn, so you believe what he said?"
Victor waved his hand and continued: "The mayor asked Dunn to extend an invitation to us to attend an open-air party. Then think about it, why did Dunn reveal that the mayor wanted to deal with us?"
Maddie pondered: "However, what Manager Dunn said is reasonable... Water Snake Town really needs to guard against bandit spies, and it also needs to screen out the Wolf Shepherd Girl's accomplices."
Victor glanced at him and said calmly: "Just because what he said is reasonable, his attitude towards us is unreasonable."
In terms of relationships between people, Manager Dunn of the Iron Rhino Caravan is closer to the local mayor. There is really no need for him to explain the truth to Victor and others.
After Victor's reminder, Maddie and Harvey immediately realized their omission.
Harvey was stunned for a moment and asked cautiously: "Sir, what do you mean?"
"I want to see the open-air party in Water Snake Town." Victor smiled slightly and said enthusiastically: "Besides, it would be more beneficial for us to accept the mayor's invitation." He paused and sighed sadly: "I Thinking of Sarah and Steel Rock... You all remember that Huland led the dragoons into the town of Braun. As soon as he saw me, he framed me as an accomplice of Bertina and wanted to arrest me. Similar things, Huland Te must have done a lot. However, Aunt Sarah and the leader of the Steel Rock tribe came forward together, and Hurant and his dragoons could only leave Braun Town in despair. From then on, I understood a truth. In the face of strength, false accusations are just A joke."
"Since we have no identity, let the local mayor find an identity for us. If he dares to falsely accuse us of being bandits, we are bandits and do what bandits should do." Victor's ice-blue eyes flashed with a dangerous light. , said in a calm tone: "Ruth and Jessica, I don't have to. Let's kill the mayor and run out of Water Snake Town. I want to see who can stop us."
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Affected by the wind element, Victor's character is like a strong wind. No matter what obstacles are in front of him, it will blow directly over it, sweeping away light blades of grass, destroying stubborn trees, or sliding away from solid rocks. This is a kind of ruthless freedom, and no one can do anything about it.
Hearing Victor's words, Maddie was horrified, and immediately lowered her head, feeling ashamed. The destruction of his home and the loss of the power he was proud of made the old adventurer become a frightened bird, trying to escape at the slightest sign of trouble.
However, the weaker the beast, the more it has to show its fangs to the enemy. It must not blindly avoid giving in. Showing its own weakness will only attract more enemies.
If they want to integrate into the alliance city-state, they need a new identity, and forging identities is not what they are good at. No matter how they cover up their identities, they are all loopholes in the eyes of interested people.
What Victor means is that since you are not good at pretending, don't pretend. The more you pretend, the more fake it becomes. It will be a waste of time, so it is better to let the mayor guess. The identity guessed by the mayor should be closer to how the city-state residents feel about them. If they use this idea to disguise themselves, they will not be easily seen through.
Victor's fearless attitude inspired Maddie's bravery and toughness, and his mind became clear and agile. When he thought about it carefully, he found that Victor's coping method was simply wonderful.
Because the worst outcome is nothing more than a fight with the locals, which is nothing to be afraid of. Harvey now masters the Heart of the Mirror, and his martial arts skills are extraordinary. He can kill an ordinary venerable person with one hand. Victor's abilities are even more immeasurable, and Harvey witnessed him single-handedly destroy a large gang of Bone Collector orcs.
How many strong men in the entire Disa Alliance can do this?
Maddie no longer thinks about his own life or death. Even if he dies in Water Snake Town, Victor and Harvey can make the mayor pay the heaviest price.
In other words, if they have the courage to put life and death at risk, the mayor of Water Snake Town will not dare to act rashly against them, and the situation will suddenly become clearer.
"good!"
Maddie admired first, and then said: "It is unlikely that the mayor will take action against us directly... He believes that we are bandit spies or associates of the wolf girl, so he can just send guards to catch us. There is no need to invite us to participate. His party. So why did he invite us to the party?”
Harvey said without hesitation: "Why else? You want to curry favor with my master!"???..Com
"That's right!" Maddie clapped his hands and laughed, "Your Excellency, you have the bearing of a famous noble. The mayor hasn't figured out our details yet, and he doesn't want to offend Lord Victor, so he invited us to the party through the Iron Rhino Caravan. . If it were an ordinary tourist, the mayor would never be so polite! ."
He said excitedly: "No wonder Manager Dunn wants to reveal the details of Mayor Middleton to us. He also doesn't want to offend a famous nobleman."
Harvey frowned and said: "Your Excellency is of noble birth, there is no doubt about it. The problem is that Your Excellency also has enemies, maybe from a prominent and powerful family. We should not expose Your Excellency's identity."
Maddie turned her head and looked at Victor, confirming that he didn't bother pretending to be an ordinary business traveler, and then tried to ask: "Sir, what do you mean?"
Victor's eyes shone and he said eagerly: "Of course I have to go to the appointment. Manager Duncan said that the wife of the local mayor is a noble daughter from a famous Golden Wing family, and I am very interested in her."
Harvey listened carefully to what was going on inside and outside the house, then leaned into Victor's ear and whispered: "Sir, have you ever thought that you may be from the Golden Wings Famous Family, and the Golden Wings Famous Family may also be the enemy who framed you. "
Victor nodded and said with a stern expression: "But this is Water Snake Town, not Guangming City."
The famous Angel Wings family has four specialties of "Balance King". Victor feels familiar with the "Balance King" career path, and his own abilities also include strength, agility, physique and wisdom. On the surface, they look the same. The "King of Balance" career path is similar, and even Harvey and Tracy McGrady speculated that he came from the most powerful Golden Wings family in the Disa League.
However, they are more worried that Victor will live in Braun Town, and he is very likely to be the loser of an internal fight between famous families.
For the sake of caution, it is not suitable for Victor to directly contact the Golden Wing Clan now. Instead, he should hide in the dark and quietly investigate his relationship with the Golden Wing Clan.
Victor, who was friendly to the wind element, was impatient. He heard that the mayor's wife was a noble daughter from a famous Golden Wing family, and immediately decided to meet her in person.
"The mayor's invitation to the party is a test. We are guilty of not daring to keep the appointment." Victor stood up and said, "I have nothing to be afraid of, but we still have to make some preparations... A caravan attending an open-air party There may not be professionals who have graduated from Luoye City College among the stewards and adventure group leaders. Then, Ruth and Jessica may have their identities revealed."
"Maddie, go and boil some pots of hot water. I'm going to clean their bodies and put on makeup to disguise them."
"Harvey, take all the treasures we carry to the hotel opened by the Adventurer's Guild and sell them. Remember, as my servant, you cannot embarrass me and must be arrogant."
Harvey scratched his head and thought, and couldn't help but ask: "My lord, I understand the arrogance...but as your servant, what can I do so as not to embarrass you?"
"If you can ask other people questions, that's their honor. If others can't ask you questions, they don't deserve it."
Victor thought for a while and added: "I allow you to show some strength and let them learn humility. This is called arrogance."
