For caravan stewards and adventure group leaders, collecting timely and accurate intelligence in advance is their most important job. The person in charge of the trade union has a wealth of intelligence information, so everyone must have a good relationship with them.
Eckert, the leader of the Adventurer's Guild in Water Snake Town, came to the gathering place. The guests seemed to have seen the backbone of the party, and they all came forward to greet him.
Victor just glanced at Ector and then focused on the white-haired and red-eyed half-elf.
He is 1.9 meters tall and has a majestic build like a barbarian fighter. The hard leather armor on his body is bulging with his strong body, showing the outline of plump and solid muscles. He also carries an astonishingly large weapon behind his back. The heavy sword looks very intimidating.
However, this powerful white-haired half-elf has a handsome appearance, an elegant temperament, and a pair of red agate-like eyes full of gentle and calm luster. He has a charm that makes people around him feel at ease.
Victor, who has a slender and well-proportioned figure with almost perfect proportions, looks more majestic and arrogant. His ice-blue eyes are pure and sharp, aggressive and oppressive, making it impossible to look directly at him.
Their temperaments are like two extremes, but they are equally eye-catching. At least in such a hot weather, guests wearing formal clothes or leather armor and carrying weapons are really unusual.
Everyone will wonder, are you here to participate in social activities or are you looking for trouble?
Then, it will also cause panic and doubt among the guests.
Since the guards at the door failed to prevent these uninvited guests from entering the party venue with weapons, several regular guests here inevitably questioned the authority of Mayor Middleton. Because the mayor lost control of the situation and put the unarmed guests at risk of the sword.
Although they are very skilled, Harvey, who is suspected to be a sixth-level venerable, is armed with a sharp blade and can basically kill any one of them on the spot.
In addition, the mayor's confidants left in a hurry, and the mayor himself did not show up for a long time.
The whole thing is weird, and Middleton's motives are questionable.
The half-elf with white hair and red eyes was brought in by Ector. Several guests did not recognize him, but chose to trust the union leader. They walked over together to chat with Ector. In fact, they regarded the white-haired half-elf as Ector's bodyguard. Several people stood behind him, forming a vague confrontation with Victor and the others.
The professional venerable wielding a sword was extremely lethal and they had to guard against it.
The white-haired half-elf wears armor and carries a sword. He has an unusually majestic figure. He is very difficult to mess with at first glance. Together with their group of professionals, they should make Victor and others feel intimidated and not act rashly.
As it turns out, they were wrong.
Victor didn't care at all about the so-called "confrontation". He strode over, followed by Harvey, Maddie, and two stunned young ladies.
When the head of the Adventurer's Guild saw Victor for the first time, it was like seeing a arrogant nobleman. He couldn't help but reveal a flattering smile on his face. He was about to speak, but Victor raised his hand to stop him. He reacted immediately and shut his mouth consciously.
Who would be willing to please a famous nobleman in trouble in public without fear of being resented by his enemies?
"Who are you?" Victor asked bluntly, staring at the half-elf with white hair and red eyes.
The white-haired half-elf had just been chasing the back of the mayor's henchman with his eyes. When Iseniel disappeared from his sight, he was still thoughtful. Hearing Victor's question, he became alert. He first looked at Harvey, whom he had met before, and nodded to him. Then he looked at Victor and said with a smile: "My name is Rhine, white-haired Rhine. Red-eyed Rhine, these are my names…Dear Mr. Victor.”
Victor's eyes suddenly lit up, and with some expectation, he asked: "Do you know me?"
The white-haired Rhine pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know you, but I heard about your reputation when I came to Water Snake Town. Some people say that you may be a troubled noble from a famous Nightingale family in Rapids City. You were chased by enemies and fled into the wilderness. You have been wandering outside for a long time, and now you are back. After all, you have such a powerful professional as Mr. Harvey beside you, your appearance is particularly outstanding, and you carry precious mithril ore. In addition to the famous nobles in trouble, No one can think of other sources of identity."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was stunned.
Some things cannot be revealed. The famous Jin Nightingale family is chasing political opponents all over the world. If the news here reaches Jin Nightingale's ears, even if Victor and the others are not Jin Nightingale's targets, it will cause countless troubles.
Sure enough, Harvey glared at the white-haired Lain and the guests behind him, and cursed viciously: "Which bastard dares to slander my family behind my back?"
His roar was not high-pitched, but heavy and powerful, like a giant hammer hitting the heart. The shock made people's scalps numb and their ears buzzing.
Higher-level beings naturally suppress the souls of lower-level beings. An ordinary half-elf would tremble all over at the sight of a third-level ogre and find it difficult to control himself. Once Harvey, who is also at the third level, gets angry, he is like a liger showing its fangs, judging the level of the people present. The young and beautiful half-elf female slaves were all so frightened that their faces turned pale. They held their plump and straight chests with both hands and trembled. The guests attending the open-air party were all alert and took a step back, assuming a defensive posture. But the white-haired Rhine was completely unaware. The smile on his face made people want to punch him.
This guy seems to be enjoying it-->>
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The other half-elves looked frightened and timid. He must be a third-level person, and his contempt for the weak is hidden in his bones. He usually doesn't show it, but at this moment, he deliberately angered Harvey and just wanted to see others make a fool of themselves.
The person in charge, Eckert, did not expect Rhine's character to be so bad. He quickly said: "Mr. Harvey, don't get me wrong. Rhine is a lone adventurer who happened to pass through Water Snake Town. He and I are not familiar with each other. What he said, we Do not know at all."
"What kind of lone adventurer? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?" Harvey's face became even more angry, and he finally stopped advancing and waited for the other party's explanation.
Adventurers cannot protect themselves in the wild. Even professionals who master the Heart of the Mirror need the support of their companions when they are exhausted. Adventurers must act in groups, ranging from three to forty people to as many as hundreds. This is basic common sense. There is no such thing as a lone adventurer. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sleep safely in the wild, so what adventure would he have?
"Yes, some." Eckert said with an apologetic smile: "Only few people know, but they are indeed adventurers registered in the union and perform certain special tasks. Mr. Rhine has a letter of introduction from the Grand Rapids Adventure Guild. I am responsible for receiving him and providing him with some conveniences, but I cannot disclose the tasks he performed."
Rhine didn't care at all that the head of the local union exposed his background, and he laughed and said: "There is nothing I can't say... My mission is to track down the wolf shepherd girl Bertina. It is directly issued by the Rapids City Council and cannot be obtained by ordinary adventure groups. This type of mission.”
"What are you talking about? I can see reward notices for the capture of the female shepherd bandit in adventurer unions everywhere." The leader of an adventure group was annoyed that Rhine had just provoked trouble and questioned it on the spot.
The white-haired half-elf looked back at him and said with an unchanging smile: "It's different... the employer of the adventure group is the Adventurer's Guild, while our employer may be a famous family, or the city-state council. We only treat our own employers We are responsible, and the Adventurer Guild has no right to interfere with our mission. The leaders of the unions in various city-states call us ‘lone adventurers’, but in fact we should be called ‘bounty hunters’.” New
"Bounty hunter?" Victor looked at Rhine suspiciously, but didn't see anything about this burly man that looked like a hunter.
Rhine explained in a calm tone: "Yes, famous nobles always have some troubles. They don't want people to know, and it's not convenient to solve them themselves, so they ask us to solve their troubles for them. For example, the famous Nightingale family in Rapid City also hires The bounty hunter is hunting down some famous nobles. But don’t worry, that is not my mission. My companions and I are only responsible for tracking down the whereabouts of the Wolf Shepherd Girl. This kind of mission does not need to be kept secret."
Harvey sighed and yelled: "Who knows whether what you said is true or false? Nowadays, any messy things can be blamed on the Wolf Shepherd Girl!"
"If you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do about it." The white-haired half-elf sighed, spread his hands, and said helplessly.
"Do you have any accomplices?" Victor asked with a frown.
"Of course, but I don't need to tell you, just like Mr. Victor doesn't need to tell me your true identity."
"Are you a subordinate of the mayor of Water Snake Town?"
"no."
"What is your relationship with the mayor's wife?"
"Mrs. Christine is a beautiful, elegant lady, but I don't know her. I have never even met her or Mayor Middleton."
"You are not the mayor's subordinate, and you don't know Mrs. Christine, so why are you here?" Victor asked rudely.
Even the leader of the adventure union, Eckert, and several caravan stewards and adventure group leaders felt that his attitude in asking the question was too domineering and very rude. The white-haired half-elf Lain finally showed his impatience and asked: "Don't you think you have asked too many questions? Why should I answer you?"
"When the adults ask you questions, you have to answer! Otherwise, I will make you..." Harvey confidently threatened, but Victor pressed his shoulder to stop him.
When they met for the first time, they were still strangers. Victor openly questioned each other, and Rhine actually answered his questions. After expressing some dissatisfaction, he was nakedly threatened by Harvey. Frankly speaking, such a straightforward conversation is incomprehensible to onlookers.
As for Harvey, his mental body is abnormal and he obeys Victor blindly. Victor ignored everyone else, but he was not an idiot who didn't understand anything. He clearly felt that Rhine needed something from him, so he answered all questions.
However, there are other people present here, why should they be allowed to observe?
Victor raised the corners of his mouth and smiled: "White-haired Rhine...I am becoming more and more interested in you. I hope to find a place where we can chat alone."
Rhine didn't seem to buy his opinion at all. He glanced at Harvey, who was watching eagerly next to him, and said, "I don't dare to chat with you alone. I'm afraid that Mr. Harvey will chop off my head."
The more he said this, the more certain Victor became in his judgment, and asked calmly: "Do you have any good suggestions?"
Rhine nodded, pointed to the long table arranged in the corner of the garden, and said: "Mayor Middleton has prepared food, wine, and beauties for the guests. We should not let down the host's kindness. Anyway, I am a little hungry now, so why don't we all Let's go over together, chat while eating, and get to know each other... What do you think?"
Victor said without hesitation: "Okay."
He added in his mind: I just want to see your performance.
