ps: Typo being fixed.

"Ladies and gentlemen. The Baron didn't mean to see you. But my lord asked me to inform you that he already knows the contents of the secret letter. You can take this back and return to Viscount "Golden Thorn Bird". As he spoke, the middle-aged man with a resolute face in front of him reached out and handed the players a metal plaque engraved with hyacinths and buck antlers.

Barrett, who had already foreseen such an outcome, calmly accepted the token of the representative's proof, and handed the gold coin hidden in his palm to the other party.

Seeing Barrett say this, the middle-aged man's face immediately took off the previous official expression, and then changed to a kind face: "If you are not in a hurry to leave, you can rest and replenish in the castle." The hospitable Baron will never refuse your request. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Steward, for your kindness. It's still early, though, and we might be able to take this opportunity to make a little more progress to the next territory. At this point, Barrett suddenly lowered his voice, "But there's one thing I'd like to ask, does Lord Baron still need a compound longbow in his armory?" ”

"Compound longbow?" The middle-aged man immediately retracted his original kind face, and a gleam flashed in his very strict eyes. Immediately, after recalling the identities of these people in front of him, he felt that he had just expressed that he was not too nervous just now~, w¤ww.'s face was relaxed again.

After observing the changes in the other party's expression, Barrett also had a bottom in his heart. He nodded solemnly: "That's right, it's a compound longbow, and it's all standard equipment." ”

"A compound longbow of the standard? Do you have a way? The middle-aged man's eyes rolled. Then he shook his head: "The trade in standard equipment within Etasia is there. The royal family is staring at it to death. Even the big ones are not easy to run. Youngster. You'd better be cautious in this regard. lest you be deceived by the bait released by the royal family. Those damn jackals have their noses sharp. ”

"Don't worry, Mr. Steward! Although the quantity of this goods in our hands is not large, it is guaranteed to be absolutely safe. After all, the guys who delivered it to us are no longer on the main plane. Barrett said with a cross-cutting gesture.

The middle-aged man seemed to be taken aback: "You forcibly ate the bait released by the royal family?" ”

"Nope! How could anyone be a bait for someone of our status! The intelligence officers of the royal family will only be staring at people of your status. Speaking of this, Barrett pretended to smile helplessly, "But this time, unfortunately, we killed a few eagle dogs of the royal family on the way to Harrington Territory. Those guys don't have much money, but they still have good loot. Tiebei is one of those compound longbows with a uniform style. ”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and then quickly returned to normal: "It seems that your journey on this journey is not easy!" ”

"Is there anyone on the continent who can easily live in abundance? How can you get a good return without taking a little risk? Barrett deliberately didn't mention the previous attack.

"Come back with me! I have a specialized craftsman in charge of ordnance maintenance. Make a good assessment of the loot you have brought. In terms of price, we will definitely make you satisfied. After saying this, the middle-aged man began to turn around, and then led the way in front of the players.

Skirt the corner with oil lamps and walk through the dimly lit corridor. After about five minutes of walking, the players were led by the Baron of Harrington to a parquet gate.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! The steward reached out and knocked on the door, and then there was a commotion in the room. In a few moments, a small window one foot square on the top of the parquet gate was opened. Through the window, a face with a big nose and a long beard appeared in front of everyone.

"Oh! It was actually Rockcliffe's director. What is the wind that has brought you to my remote and gloomy storeroom? The bearded man in the window said in such a weird way. It can be seen that the manager of the treasury and the manager of Rockcliffe in front of him have a lot of petty dirt.

Compared to the storekeeper's strange tone, Rockcliffe's supervisor was calm and calm: "Darlington, I know you don't like it, I'm usually a leader to get things from you. But today is a rare opportunity to send something inside, can't you be a little pity? ”

"Deliver something to the storeroom? How do I remember. It's only been a few months since the annual inventory! The sun won't come out of the west today! The big nose seemed to be trying to find a position where he could see the sun.

But after pretending for a while, he remembered that there was no window where he could see the sun. Then he had to touch his nose and close the window: "Wait a minute." I'll open the door. ”

With the sound of mechanical transmission coming from inside the door, Manager Rockcliffe turned his head and explained to the players, slightly embarrassed, "That's what Darlington's temper looks like, don't mind too much." ”

"Mr. Steward, this situation is actually quite common, isn't it?" Barrett wasn't surprised at all.

Although, in general, the stewards of the castle were absolute cronies of the nobility. In order to prevent the Governor from committing theft on a day-to-day basis, the Castle Treasurer is often appointed to a person who does not deal with him. This situation is relatively common in most aristocratic families.

As the door opened, the player's eyes were first drawn to the rows of weapon racks. Although the weapons and armor on it are just ordinary standard equipment, such a large number is placed in front of everyone at once, and the silver shining is quite capable of fooling people.

"That's it! Rockleaf Governor. I've got the door open here, and you're talking about what you're going to send in! The big man standing behind the door asked with his hands on his waist that his face was rough enough, but he didn't expect to see the whole picture of the other party, and immediately made people think that the guy's face was actually relatively delicate.

"Do you want something?" Superintendent Rockcliff turned his head and beckoned to Barrett and his party, "Ladies. Gentlemen. Now it's time to inspect the goods. The one in front of you

Mr. Darlington, the weapons expert in our castle. In this regard, both tasting and maintenance are his forte. ”

After seeing the goods to be inspected. Barrett stretched his hand back: "Miss Bot, please take out the goods you are going to sell this time!" ”

"Leave it to me!" Said Clematis. Bot put his hands together, and then opened his palms upwards as he opened them. Soon a compound longbow with wooden horns appeared in her hand.

"Priest of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce?" Saw Clematis. Both's movements, how could Chief Rockcliff not understand her identity.

"Yes! If it weren't for Miss Bot's presence, we wouldn't have brought all the equipment left behind by the eagle dogs like this. Barrett took Clematis. Bot handed the longbow in his hand, and then handed it to Governor Rockcliff.

"Darlington, it's up to you to take care of this!" Knowing that he wasn't good at this, Rockcliff took a half-step back, making room for the gorilla-like storekeeper.

Don't look at Mr. Darlington in front of him with a reckless appearance, but when he reached out and grabbed the compound longbow in Barrett's hand. Gentle and precise, like a jeweller. The contrast between the style of painting is so strong that it is really a kind of shocking feeling.

"The King's non-commissioned officer-type compound longbow. Although it can be seen that it has been used for a while, it is very well maintained, and it is basically not much different from new. With that, Mr. Darlington stroked his beard with his free hand, "But! Even taking into account items such as compound longbows and crossbows, there is an additional risk to be paid for circulating in the kingdom. The price of this longbow can only be paid for a maximum of 210 gold. If it's any higher, it's a bit inappropriate. ”

Hearing this, Barrett turned his head to Noodles and Klaimatis. Bot is the estimator of the two teams. Then I saw that the two of them pondered for a while, and nodded successively to indicate that they had no objection to such an offer.

"Alright! Case. We'll take the remaining seven compound longbows out and give them to Mr. Darlington for a good tasting. Barrett took a step back to the left with that. Vacate the position to allow Clematis. Bot left the rest of the reunion success to the valuator in front of him.

"This bow has been used more times in the game, 180 gold coins ......"

"That's not bad! 210 gold ......"

"This crack will obviously affect the lifespan, at most it is worth 150 gold ......"

"This ............"

Soon, all seven compound longbows were appraised. The Mr. Darlington finally made a winning offer of 1,340 gold. Such a price is very much higher than the players' previous tone, thanks to the Etasia royal family's control of the domestic trade in weapons and equipment, otherwise the players' loot would not have been sold for such a high price.

Receive the last compound longbow in your hand. Skillfully remove the bowstring and wait for maintenance. The Mr. Darlington's eyes lit up as he looked at Barrett and his party: "If I'm not mistaken, these longbows must be the supplies of the royal army!" Although you have done some processing on the imprint. But it still can't be hidden from insiders. ”

"That's right! This is the weapon of the garrison of the city of Hamhill. Barrett didn't hide it, "And I think the city of Hamhill has already made a good excuse for where they went." ”

"Is the royal family doing any small moves that are inconvenient to make public?" This Mr. Darlington seems to have come from a military background, and seems to be quite experienced in this matter.

However, when Governor Rockcliffe heard this, he immediately interjected: "Darlington, don't forget who you are now. Don't talk too much about topics that have nothing to do with your work. ”

It seems that Mr. Darlington is also a man with a story! And it seems to have something to do with the royal family...... Barrett secretly calculated in his mind.

At the same time, Barrett is also a lot more optimistic about the expectations of Viscount Count "Golden Thorn Bird". Although this is only the second lord he has faced directly in the Kingdom of Aetasia, the other party has been raising this kind of member who has been in conflict with the royal family for a long time, which obviously also shows an attitude that Viscount "Golden Thorn Bird" is not fighting alone, and there are a large number of local powerful figures in the Kingdom of Aetasia behind him.

"Okay!" Darlington did not refute Rockcliffe's words this time, as he had done before. Instead, he changed the subject very compliantly: "I'm sorry for the inconsequential nonsense I said earlier." But I want to deal with the personnel sent by Hamhill City, and you should not only have these compound longbows in your hands! Let's take a look at what else! Standard equipment created by the Royal Arsenal. There's really nothing to say about that quality. ”

"Indeed, the trophies of the time were not just these composite longbows. It's just that we still have a task to do this time. In order not to affect the action among those loot. The most valuable fit longbow was chosen to carry around. The rest is just a place to buy. Barrett's face was full of regret and chagrin.

If possible, Barrett would have liked to have packed up all the equipment of the Hamhill raiders. It's a pity that the player's baggage is limited in terms of capacity and weight. Even Clematis. Bot's storage space, because of the low professional level, can't accommodate too many foreign objects.

In order to facilitate the journey, loot such as long swords and short knives that are not of high value and are not light in weight are naturally abandoned by players. Anyway, the players are in high spirits now. No more joking about your resurrection stone for less than 100 gold coins.

When he left Harrington Castle, Barrett had an extra 1,000 gold in his hand. A gold coupon equivalent to the goddess of wealth and business. There are also three additional standard gems worth 100 gold coins in the pocket. Only the last fraction of the milk is paid in cash.

Barrett, wielding a whip in front of the car, asked, "Guys, if there are no objections." This income, together with the gold coins previously obtained from the Viscount of the "Golden Thorn Bird", will be counted as team funds for the time being. Wait until our mission is over at this stage and we will leave the Kingdom of Etasia before we settle the settlement. ”

"No comments! As long as you can ensure the quality of life along the way. "In Claudia. In Auditore's opinion, Barrett, the butler, is quite competent. And Clematis. Both's opinion is on par with that of her best friend, so she naturally doesn't bother to talk nonsense when she leans in the carriage.

After going through so many things, Noodle naturally has a lot of trust in his captain: "Barrett can do things like this yourself!" You're not going to be greedy for that money anyway, are you? ”

However, Rielly was not polite at this time: "Barrett, if I remember correctly, the cash in the team should not even be more than 3,000 gold coins now!" Can I apply for 500 gold as a spell research fund first? I just found out that I haven't even copied a full spell book! ”

After listening to Rieley's application, Barrett didn't pay attention to the amount of the other party's application. Instead, he was sweating profusely because of the mage's complaints: 'Copy a spell book full, how many spells do you need according to your level!' ’

According to the game's premise, each spell requires a large number of models, formulas, and related constants to populate. The more powerful the spell is the more powerful this guide zhì. The more complex it is, the more knowledge you need to transcribe your research.

I don't know if it's to make it easier for players to play happily. The originally complex process of transcribing spells has been simplified. Even the contents of the bizarre research transcript are prescribed as: 1 ring spell one page spell book, 2 ring spell two pages spell book. And so on for a fool's degree.

Ordinary spell books are usually made of 100 pages of special alchemy paper. According to Rielly's current level where she can only copy 1 or 2 ring spells, even if she copies all 2 ring spells, it only takes 50 different spells to copy a full book. If you add a ring of spells, the number is far more than the bottom line of 50.

Not to mention the price of the magic scroll, just hearing the huge variety of spells made Barrett feel numb. Although there are more than 50 types of 2-ring spells, only half of them are often circulating on the market. The rest of the spells are hard to find with lanterns!

"Have you copied a spell book? I wish you all the best of luck! I'll give you the gold you advance when it's time to rest. Barrett responded with a smile on the outside of the carriage, and Reelly, who was sitting inside, couldn't see Barrett's expression anyway.

Rieli, who was in the carriage, didn't notice Barrett's change: "There's no need to be in such a hurry!" Anyway, it's only in larger cities that you can trade magic items like scrolls. I'll take the initiative to think about you when the time comes. ”

Then Claudia. Auditore seemed to remember something, and suddenly asked, "Barrett!" Don't we really need to mention the attacker last night to the men under Baron Harrington? ”

"We've had enough, don't get yourself in trouble. Besides, the Shadow Dancer had made a name for himself in Candlestick, and he must have been on the list of Baron Harrington's hands for a long time. "If we hadn't come early to-day and waited until the news reached the castle last night," Barrett raised his horsewhip in his hand. We don't want to leave so easily. ”

"Not really! According to you, shouldn't that shadow dancer be someone from the royal side? Baron Harrington shouldn't have embarrassed us because of this beforehand! "Claymatis. Bot asked, somewhat disbelieving.

"It really doesn't bother us. I'm afraid that the other party will ask us to sort out the royal intelligence agents lurking in Candlestick Town and even the whole of Harrington after we get rid of that guy. Those aristocrats liked this trick of borrowing knives to kill people the most. Barrett knew a lot about some of the practices of the aristocracy.

A competent intelligence network cannot be made up of just one nail. Especially when the nail was still so conspicuously there. The Shadow Dancer of last night's attacker, though it is possible that the royal family of Eetasia is the supreme leader of the Barony of Harrington. But he definitely has a group of support staff dedicated to serving him.

As long as the Baron Harrington was in his right head, he should know that the chaos of those guys now without a leader was the best time to strike. And if the other party doesn't want to have a direct conflict with the royal family now, Barrett, who has just solved the shadow dancer, is the best candidate.

Noodles, who has studied a lot of related cases for professional reasons, raised his hands in favor of Barrett: "That's right! If we had come back in the afternoon, the Baron Harrington would have received us himself. But maybe they'll hand us a list of people to solve in the reception room. ”

Hear here Clematis. Bot suddenly asked, "Then we are going back to Candlestick now!" Or just go straight to your next destination. ”

"Straight to the next destination, of course! Do you want to be blocked by the messengers sent by Baron Harrington in Candelabra? Barrett said, leaning against the door frame of the carriage, "Just get to the next fork in the road, which is the trade road to the Viscount of Ebel White." We don't have to go through the town of Candlestick. ”

"Shall I say, the first thing we did when we entered town was to replenish supplies?" Thinking back to yesterday's big shopping at the hotel market, the noodles felt that the previous fatigue was worth it. Otherwise, players wouldn't be able to leave even if they wanted to.

By the time Barrett and his party set out on their journey to their next stop, the underworld of Candlestick Town had become a mess. Although Miss Constance tried her best to hide the fact that the Shadow Dancer had died in her tavern. But there are no impermeable walls in the world!

The Shadow Dancer's assistants knew where he had been last night. The result of not returning after dawn naturally shows that most of the intelligence of the Eetasia royal family in Harrington is no longer alive.

And their abnormal behavior is combined with the "truth" confided by the tourists of the Ganquan Tavern after tea and dinner. Immediately, the remaining two underworld members in Candlestick Town began to gear up.

At noon on the same day, the bosses of the two gangs went to visit the house of Sheriff Ashlin with gifts. Their men also picked up the machetes and sticks they had just put down. There is a big posture to decide the winner tonight.

And the Ganquan Tavern, which was at the center of the storm, had a little more tension than before. Up to Ms. Consel, down to the chef's bar, the lady watched vigilantly everyone who walked into the tavern throughout the day. At the same time, under the counter, a large number of hand-to-hand combat equipment has already been hidden