Volume 3 The Vortex of Strife Chapter 141 Pretending to be a Businessman (Part II)
"What a coincidence! We came to this port to see what special goods we had, but we didn't expect to run into you, huh? How did Captain Fed and Captain Lukka dress up like this..."Escorri and Miranda walked over quickly, and they looked at Luca and Fed, who had turned into servants, not realizing that they had ruined the plan of the three Feder to follow the rebels in disguise as merchants.
With his peripheral vision, Fei De saw that the rebel cadre had left the port quickly, as if he was walking towards the port town, and the other party had obviously noticed the three of Fei De, and many people who were busy around were startled by Escoli's loud shout.
Vittorio looked annoyed, he didn't have the heart to talk to Miranda and Escor, but Luca was dealing with them.
"We followed Vittorio as a merchant today to experience the trading life of a merchant, but I didn't expect us to be so fateful to meet here. Lukka took out a packet of spices and handed it to Miranda.
"It's really fate, we walked north for two days after we parted in that town, and then found that there were no special goods in this area, so we immediately rushed in the direction of Evon City, and sure enough, there were goods around Ibon City where there were many chambers of commerce, and there were goods that I had never seen before. Miranda was very happy to meet the new people she had met along the way and had gained a lot of new goods, and Fed noticed that the wagon they were driving did have some more goods, including a blue fish with a very thin mouth.
Seeing that the matter had come to this, Fei De had no choice but to put aside the matter of tracking the rebel cadres for the time being, "You have been in this port for a long time?"
"We came to Evon City last night, and started walking around the harbor this morning, this fish was bought from a fishing boat that had just returned, and we bought it for three silver coins, and we plan to make it for dinner tonight..."Escorri pointed to the blue fish, which is the common currency of the continent, twenty silver coins can be exchanged for one gold coin, "If I knew I would run into you, I would definitely buy a few more, so that everyone can taste the seafood." ”
When Fide heard this, he immediately asked, "You said you came here early in the morning?!"
"Yes, the merchants had to come back long before the fleet came back to buy the best goods, and those special and rare goods were transported by sea, so when we came here, the fleet had not yet docked. Miranda's tone was very sure of confidence.
"Can you tell us, then, which ships arrived at this port this morning?"
"Now all the goods that have been brought in have been delivered to the bazaar, but you don't seem to want the goods," Miranda's shrewd eyes were more discerning than the average person, "It's that the eight ships over there, all of them have only returned to this port today, and the one on the far left has just arrived, and I don't remember those small fishing boats." ”
Fei De was glad that although they might have completely lost the rebel cadre, the ships controlled by the rebels should be in those eight ships. Without Miranda's reminder, it would have been extremely difficult for them to find the rebels' ships among the hundreds of ships of all sizes.
Fidel glanced at Vittorio and signaled with his eyes that the other party had gained something new, but Vittorio's face was only disappointed, as if learning that the rebel ship did not mean anything to him, and the loss of the rebel cadre made him frustrated.
Miranda and Escorri then bid them farewell, and Feder gave them the address of the Sweet Cookie Chamber, and they said that they had spent the night in the carriage the previous night, and that they would be happy to disturb them if there was a place for them to stay.
"Well, it's a catch, isn't Vittorio trying to find out which ships the rebels are going on? These are the eight!" Lukka pointed to the large ships docked on the shore, which looked like merchant ships carrying goods from afar, but none of them belonged to the Reindeer Chamber of Commerce, which made it impossible for them to judge directly.
Vittorio waited until Miranda and Escorri had gone far before he said, "The Rebels don't do anything meaningless, and since they've sent members who pretend to be merchants, they must have a plot against the wedding feast." If those ropes were part of their conspiracy, then Levier..."
Who is it? As soon as Fidel was about to ask, Vittorio immediately changed his words.
"Then there must be something in that rebel-controlled ship that is worth investigating, so let's wait until tonight. ”
Lukka shrugged, he and the other captains wouldn't have followed the hairy young merchant to investigate the ship if it weren't for Fidel's eyes. Luca was a little glad that the presence of the Bard and the Traveling Merchant kept them from having to keep following the rebels, who would have thought that Vittorio would come and say, "Come back tonight." ”
Luca, who frowned slightly, waited for Fide's instructions with his eyes, and Fidel only replied lightly, "Go back to the Chamber of Commerce first."
Patrick and Noor were assigned one room, while the other dozen or so men were assigned to five rooms. The Sweet Biscuit Chamber didn't have too many guest rooms, so several of them were originally used to store goods, and now the mercenaries of the Potato Mercenary Regiment had to spread out mats there and stay in those rooms for a few days.
Patrick, of course, they have no complaints, although the life in Dumu City is quite nourishing, but as a mercenary, if you can't even endure this little hardship, you can't say it. Winotki and Feder were assigned a very nice room, and the head of the Chamber of Commerce said that this room originally belonged to the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, but because the vice president went to the Kingdom of Salins to do business, this room could be vacated for Fed's to live in.
Miranda and Escorri also arrive at the Sweet Cookie Chamber at nightfall, and after a brief discussion, Fed and Winotki decide to leave the room to the two girls and join the rest of the men.
"That's pretty much it, nothing was found..."Luca was telling Noor and Patrick about the people and events they had met this afternoon, when Fide and Vittorio came to the room.
"So who's going to go with me tonight to investigate those ships? ”
"I'll go. Fed said.
Lukka hesitated, and was about to offer to join the investigation, when the bard Escorri knocked on the door, "Is it Chief Fidel? ”
Vittorio opened the door for the other party, and the handsome bard entered with a grin, closing the door and saying, "I'm sorry to disturb you, but I need to explain what happened this afternoon." ”
It turned out that Esko had come to apologize to Fidel, saying that he and Miranda had noticed the three of Fidel's leaders early on, and that he and Miranda had both guessed who Fidel was following. However, they also noticed that seven or eight people were following in the distance, and those guys had weapons hidden in their arms, which were not easy to see if they did not look closely. When the guys were about to approach Fielder, Escorri drove up to greet them in a carriage, just to remind them that the group of guys immediately disappeared into the crowd, presumably because of Escorri's appearance.
"I don't know who and where you're going to follow, Captain Fed, but since we've known each other and are friends, I need to warn you that those people may be leading you to a remote corner and then doing something bad for you. Escorley grimaced, and Feder didn't expect the bard's seemingly ruined actions to save them.
Vittorio sighed under his breath when he heard this, and the other captains looked at Fidel, not knowing what to say to the bard.
"Thank you very much for your help, we are indeed following a man, and that person is the rebel army who is against us," Fid looked into the eyes of Escor, the man who was younger than himself in appearance showed no timidity, "This means that the rebels who have been fighting against the Three Duchy have come to Ibon City, and they may be hatching a conspiracy. ”
Escorli didn't continue to look directly at Fidel, he touched his hair and laughed, "Haha, I see, that sounds like something to be wary of, it is rumored that the leader of the rebels has also been invited to the wedding banquet, maybe it's just their guard?"
"Those people, like us, pretended to be businessmen. Lukka answered.
Escorli was still smiling, like a performer, and had to be polite to everyone, "I will definitely keep your group's secrets, and if there is anything useful to me, please let me know, in addition to writing poetry, I can also tell stories, and dance a little." ”
Feder nodded, the bard in front of him was definitely not simple, but the other party had no malicious intent, which could still be felt.
Luca breathed a sigh of relief after Escoli left, and just as he was about to offer to follow Fidel to investigate, Fidel said, "I'll protect Vittorio tonight, and you will all stay in the Chamber of Commerce." ”
"But the captain!"
"Don't worry, I won't make the same mistakes this time as I did in the afternoon. ”
Fidel, who had left the Chamber of Commerce with Vittorio, was still dressed in a thick cotton coat, and he placed his short-handled sword at his waist. There were still some people walking around in the bazaar outside the Chamber of Commerce, and the outside of Evon City was not completely quiet at night, and the moonlight and stars quietly slipped into the sky, looking at the two people walking in the direction of the port.
"Why did you follow me when you knew there was danger?" Vittorio didn't look back.
"Before I answer your question, please answer my question. ”
"You're the head of the group, so you can ask first..."
"Is the rebel cadre you are following today called Li Wei?"
"That's right. ”
"He's your old acquaintance?"
Vittorio hesitated for a moment and said, "It's the captain's turn to answer my question." ”
"Even if I stay in the Chamber of Commerce, there will be danger, danger will always be with the mercenaries, and at the same time the harvest will also be rewarded. Feder replied without thinking.
"It's true that Levier is an old acquaintance of mine, but I didn't expect him to send someone after us, and perhaps without that bard's warning, we would have been killed by the smartest men in the rebels. ”