The castle of the Undead Fortress was heavily guarded, and guards stood on both sides of the road in full armor, holding the road to the command hall.

In the clearing in front of the castle, a group of merchants in various clothes were barricading there, shouting to the crusaders to let them go.

"Soldier, I'm a friend of Wing Captain Amirda. I want to ask to see him, can I go in and meet him? ”

"Please, give me a way to live? My wagon is full of fresh clear-water lake fish, and if I can't transport them to Hearth Valley today, they'll die! ”

"Your captain and I often drink together at the inn, and you can't imagine the relationship between us! Let me go up to meet him! Otherwise, when he comes down, he will find you in trouble!! ”

It's just that whether they are pleading or threatening, they can't make the soldiers move. The soldiers, one by one, were clay statues, standing motionless in front of the castle gates, blocking their way.

Naomi and Steven leaned against the castle walls, their arms in their arms as they watched the merchants not far away.

"Are we going too far?" Naomi grabbed her long blonde hair and stroked it on her face, and she motioned to Steven to look at the fish merchant, "That's just a small fish merchant. ”

Steven chewed on a wooden stick in his mouth, and said vaguely, "How can you be so sure that he wasn't sent out by someone else to deliver the letter?" ”

Naomi looked at the merchant calmly, and she replied to Steven, "I can smell the fishy smell of him from afar, which makes me dizzy. ”

"It's not a matter of thinking about it too much," said Steven, rubbing his red nose as he spat out the stick in his mouth, "and we're just on a mission." ”

"What if there is a bunch of children to feed behind this businessman?"

"What?" Steven turned his head in surprise.

"Yesterday was cloudy, right?" Naomi looked at the pleading businessmen in the crowd, she turned her head and asked Steven, "The day before yesterday, was it also cloudy the day before yesterday?" ”“

"Yes, how? Have questions? Steven looked at her quizzically.

Naomi tilted her head, her blue eyes narrowed, and her gaze focused on the fish seller, "Anyone who has lived on the shores of the lake knows that the scale fish of the lake often choose to come to the surface of the lake to shine in the sun when the weather is fine. ”

"And today there is a lot of sunshine, which means he will have a lot of gains. Of course, the premise of the harvest is that he must start preparing his nets last night, and then drive his fishing boat to the middle of the lake in the early hours of the morning, and choose a suitable spot to lay his nets. ”

Naomi looked intently at the fish merchant, "Look at his face, there's a new wound on the side of his face. ”

Steven fixed his eyes on the right side of the merchant's face to see a long, awl-like wound. It slashed against the merchant's side face, tearing through the side of his face. The scarring of the wound is still bright red.

"This wound hasn't been caused for more than 8 hours, otherwise, his skin and the scabs on the wound should have turned a different color!"

"Uh-huh! And then what? Steven looked at Naomi with interest in his hands.

Most of the observation and reasoning techniques that Naomi spoke of were subjects that their agents learned, and they would use this method to practice their business knowledge with each other.

Steven thinks she's exercising herself.

"Let's talk about the weapon that caused the wound, and judging by the shape of the wound, it looks like a speargun without barbs. Unfortunately, I've lived in the lake for a long time, and the fishermen there happen to use this speargun, a barbed spear gun. ”

Naomi analyzed intently, "If you've ever bought something at Gadar's blacksmith's shop, you'll find that in front of each blacksmith's door, there will be a fishbone spear head of different size, which is hung with a hole in the wire thread. ”

"Let's analyze why he has such a wound." Naomi paused, her lips tensed, "In order to make a living, fishermen often fight for a good outlet on the lake. Clearly, the wound was a fight over the fishing grounds. ”

"His bare skin, as well as his hands, tell me that he is a hard-working man. His clothes were torn in many places, which was not what a businessman would wear. He's supposed to be a fisherman, but he shouldn't be here. Steven looked at him with a frown, "As far as I know, there will be merchants who will collect the fresh fish they catch after they come ashore. ”

"When a fresh lake fish is sold on the shore, it can only be sold for 4-10 copper coins for more than 5 pounds. Less than 5 pounds only cost 1-2 copper coins. Naomi sneered at Steven, "But in a big city like Fireplace Valley, a fish over 5 pounds can sell for more than 50 copper coins!" ”

"If you were, Steven, and you had kids to take care of, what would you choose?"

In the face of Naomi's questioning, Steven opened his mouth and finally closed his mouth.

"You're not sure, he's going to the Hearth Valley to sell fresh fish because he has children to take care of!" Steven replied unconvinced, "He might also accept someone else's offer to deliver a letter in Hearthvale!" ”

Naomi smiled and told Steven to keep an eye on him, "Look at his neck, and his fingers. ”

Listening to Naomi's instructions, Steven turned his head to look at the swaying merchant, and vaguely, he could see that the merchant had a silver ring on his finger.

"Rings!" Naomi spoke for Steven, "We Lordaerons, when we find our mates, carry each other's blessings on our fingers or around our necks. It could be a necklace, a ring, or something else. However, most people will choose a good and inexpensive ring, especially for low-rise families like theirs. ”

"Look at the red thread in his back bag, are you familiar?"

Steven frowned, he did see a red thread in the bag behind the merchant's back, in his subconscious, he seemed to have seen the thing, it seemed that time was still very close, but he just couldn't remember.

What could it be? Steven touched his chin and pondered....

Silk thread... Silk thread... Red silk threads, arms braided with red silk threads, extra red linen threads... From the wooden railing to the stone.....

Oh!!

Steven suddenly jumped up from the wall behind him, "I remembered! ”

Steven looked at Naomi in shock! He trembled and pointed at her, "You even remember the woman who sold dolls outside the airport!" The red silk thread is from her doll!! ”

"Yes, I remember," Naomi nodded, and she affirmed, "the thread comes from a doll, and it can't be wrong!" ”

Steven fell silent as he turned his head to look at the merchant. In the merchant's pleading hand, there was a clay doll skewered with wooden sticks!

"He has at least two children, a boy and a girl." Steven looked at the merchant with a dejected expression as he said to Naomi, "Now, I know what you mean. This merchant, he came from the village near Gadar. He supported his family by fishing, perhaps because he was dissatisfied with the exploitation of the buying merchants, or perhaps because he wanted to buy some toys for his children. So, he decided to bring the fish he caught to the Hearthvale to sell. While passing through the market outside Goblin Airport, he bought a doll for his daughter. Outside the Fortress of the Undead, he bought a clay doll from the old stonemason! ”

"A man's physiognomy and fashion can be disguised, but, judging by time and motives, he cannot be someone else's messenger."

"So, he's just a merchant who wants to sell fish to the Hearthvale." Naomi took Steven's words, she looked at the merchant intently, and muttered, "If he can't get through today, maybe all the fish will die tonight." ”

"Their family...... Maybe there will be a series of changes for this. Steven took Naomi's side and took her words.

The two watched in silence as the merchant prayed to the soldier to cross the barrier of the undead. The pleading voice made Steven's face turn red quickly, and the consequences of his own hands really made Steven very uncomfortable.

However, a mission is a task! They are soldiers, and soldiers should take the execution of tasks as their first goal!

For a moment, both of them fell silent.

Suddenly! Naomi moved, and she walked towards the merchant. Steven grabbed her quickly!

"You can't go! What you can't do! You don't have the right to let him go either! Don't forget who you are! Don't forget the robes on your chest! While pulling Naomi in his arms, Steven quickly said to her, "Don't forget! It's mission time! ”

Naomi sighed, she turned to look at the anxious Steven seriously, "Who told you that I was going to let him go?" ”

Naomi's words made Steven stunned.

"Isn't it good for me to buy his fish?" Naomi gave him a blank look and continued, "The soldiers here always have to eat, right? The Great Lord is about to pass through here, can't I invite the Great Lord to eat a meal of fish from the clear water? ”

"Uh...."Steven let go of his arm, scratching his bald head in embarrassment.

"Alright," Steven reached for the lining of his armor, pulled out a small gray money bag and handed it to Naomi, "You're right, we can buy his fish." There is some money I brought with me this time, not much, but it should be enough to buy his fish. ”

"No need, I said I please, then I'll please!" Naomi refused, but Steven insisted on handing it to her.

"It's like I helped that guy's kids buy some toys."

"Alright then, I'll thank you for those kids!" Naomi finally had a smile on her face, and she waved to Steven as she walked over to the soldiers who were blocking her way.

After Naomi gave orders to the lead soldier, the soldier left with the merchant, and Naomi followed.

Seeing the merchant follow behind them in fear, the red silk threads exposed from the backpack behind his back constantly swaying from side to side, Steven's heart suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he seemed to see a little girl waving to him to thank him.

A warm feeling from the heart made Steven's whole body feel as comfortable as eating honey.

He couldn't help but laugh.

It's awesome to be a good person!

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