Broad World - Chapter 192
Chapter 191 Nasika’s trouble
The group learned from the mouths of the Yanquan mercenaries that these bandits seemed to be able to predict the movement of the army in advance. As long as a large force comes out to patrol, they all go into the mountains to hide. As soon as the patrol team left, these guys ran out and continued to block the road. In order to keep the road safe, these soldiers have not rested for two consecutive weeks.
After saying goodbye to these frantic soldiers, everyone quickly crossed the wilderness and entered the Nassikai Trail. As the sky was getting darker, they set up camp and rested not far from the roadside for one night, and continued on the road the next morning. Walking along the main road all the way south, the five people soon met the legendary bandit.
These guys were lying in ambush near the road in groups, and when they saw Henry and others passing by, they immediately jumped out and attacked. Among them are complex members, including hobgoblins, kobolds, and humans. Within a few hours of the journey, the group encountered no fewer than seven surprise attacks. Although the strength of these guys is not very good, they also make everyone a little nervous.
When they were about to arrive at their destination, they met an aristocrat who claimed to be the Grand Duke of Omen. This nasty guy showed off the city he had been to to everyone, and then continued to walk in the direction of Baldur’s Gate.
Apodale spit heavily at the distant back. “Bah! What a nasty fly.”
“There is no need to be angry with such people.” Henry smiled maliciously. “Think of the robbers on the road. They will help you entertain this guy.”
Apodale laughed, and the group quickly crossed the arch bridge and entered Nassikai. When they were at the door, they were interrogated by the captain of the guard Bardolan, and they were released after reporting their identity. The captain heard that everyone was an adventurous team hired by the mayor to deal with the crisis, and immediately gave some inside information.
The quality of iron here is getting worse and worse recently. Legend has it that there are demons in the mines. A few days ago, the former commander Breggie went crazy suddenly for no idea. He waved his weapon to kill all visible people, even his wife and children weren’t let off. After killing people, this guy headed into the mountains, and is still wandering outside until now.
Hearing these news, Jasila immediately led the team to the mayor’s office. An old man with gray hair and a sad face immediately stood up when she saw her. “Hi! Jasila, you are finally here! You don’t know what I have been worrying about lately. If this goes on, this town will be over.”
“Mayor Bai Lang, don’t say any kind words. Just tell us about the situation here, although I have already got some information at the door.” Jasila interrupted the old man’s crying directly.
Bai Lang sat down on the chair and sighed. “Our southern mine has a big problem. The miners keep disappearing, and the quality of the iron ore dug is getting worse and worse. I would like to send soldiers to investigate, but they still need to protect the caravan. These **** things. The robbers are too rampant. A few days ago they even wanted to attack the east gate of the town.”
“I… I heard that there are… demons in the mine, is this true… true?” Khalid stammered.
The old man thought for a while and shook his head. “I don’t know, you’d better go to the mine and ask the miners who work there. I don’t think it’s possible. Because there is a temple of the guardian **** Haim in the town, if there are real demons, they will find out the first time. of.”
Jasila nodded in agreement. Under the watch of Heim’s Sleepless Eye, all evil creatures have nowhere to hide. Accepting the commission of the mayor, the group decided to split the troops. The three young men are responsible for selling the spoils obtained along the way. Then go to the neighborhood to find out the news. Jasila and Khalid are going to the miner’s house a little further away to see if there are any other clues.
After the separation, Apodale carried a large bag of weapons and went straight to the largest grocery store in the town. As soon as he walked in, he yelled: “Come on! There is a big business coming. My God! These metal bumps are really dead.”
The owner heard the word metal and dropped the account book in his hand and ran to the door quickly. “Oh my God! Where did you get so many weapons. You know that the iron in the mines to the south is completely useless. Looking at this sword, it’s obvious that it was built only recently.” Afterwards, he raised his head and looked at the three young men with suspicion.
“Don’t worry, these weapons are the bandits from outside. We rushed over from Belgost and encountered several waves along the way.” Henry stood up and explained. Otherwise, the shopkeeper might treat them as someone who sells stolen goods for the robbers.
The shopkeeper took a close look at the tall Apodell, and then nodded. “I want these weapons and armors. Also, are you interested in another deal?”
“What deal?” Imoen asked curiously, blinking.
“I know someone who said he had seen a white wolf on the top of Yunwu Peak. The place is a little further south, and it can be easily knocked down with a dagger. I bought this one with five hundred gold coins. Pi, this is a good business that makes a profit without losing money. What do you think?” The shopkeeper confuses the girl, and it shouldn’t be the first time he has told others about his proficiency.
Just when Apodale was about to agree, Henry grabbed him. “Mr. Owner, the white wolf you are talking about is the winter wolf, right? As far as I know, it is not as easy to deal with as you say. These cunning beasts not only have smart minds. They can also spray frost from their mouths. The important point is that the price of each winter wolf skin is at least one thousand gold coins, and you seem to only give half of it.”
“Asshole! You, a profiteer, dare to fool me!” Apodale grabbed the owner by the collar and picked him up. With his cross-brows and sturdy arms, he looked like he was about to kill.
“Calm down! Friend. Calm down! Please listen to my explanation!” The owner was terrified. He was really afraid that this stunned boy would hack him to death. It’s a pity that Apodel did not calm down. His other hand was already holding the hilt of the sword.
The shopkeeper was so frightened by the action, he yelled: “Okay! You won! I will pay three times the price of these goods! Winter wolf skin will be purchased for one thousand gold coins!”
Hearing these words, Apodale let go, and the shopkeeper fell to the ground. With an evil smile on his face, Henry walked over to help him up. “Look, wouldn’t it be much better if you were like this earlier. Now that iron products are so expensive, you can still make a lot of profits even at three times the price.”
The shopkeeper shuddered when he heard what he said, and now he felt that this group was a bunch of villains. I counted the items on the ground, mainly giant swords, long swords, short bows, and some leather armor and chain armor. At three times the price, a total of one thousand and two hundred gold coins need to be paid. In the end, Apodel took six hundred gold coins and a steel armor priced at six hundred and seventy-two gold coins.
Saying goodbye to the tearful shopkeeper, the three went straight to the Temple of Heim. On the way, Imoen smiled and said to Apodell: “Just pretended to be so real, that businessman was so scared of you that he almost cried.”
“Actually, I really wanted to beat him at first. This guy is too treacherous. He actually used us as monkeys.” As he said, Apodale patted his brand new armor. “But now I forgive him. Looking at this beautiful armor, we have saved more than 70 gold coins.”
Henry sighed. He couldn’t stand the complacency of these two rookies. “Don’t have a big loss for that shopkeeper. The weapons and armor we sold to him can make about one-third of the profit by only changing hands. And the purchase price of this armor will not exceed 400 gold coins. This is just a question of earning more or less, and there will never be a situation that you think you will lose.”
“That’s not necessarily true. I just took a bottle of potion in his shop.” As I said, Imoen took out a bottle of invincible potion from his sleeve. “This one is priced at 1,344 gold coins.”
“Okay! The shopkeeper should be crying now. Not only did he not make any money in this business, he had to fill in hundreds of gold coins.” As Heng covered his face with his hand, he didn’t expect this Gu Ling The weird girl would steal things in the store.
Apodale laughed and patted Henry on the shoulder. “How about it, I didn’t expect it! I tell you, Imoen has almost stolen all monks’ purses when she was in Candlekeep. She is agile and rarely caught.”
The three people just talked and laughed, and at the gate of the temple they met O’Brek, who was responsible for issuing the wanted warrant. The fat man regarded Apodale as a bounty hunter “grey wolf” and would give him two hundred gold coins. Fortunately, Apodale was kind, he did not accept the money, but directly told the fat man that he was not a “grey wolf Obrek, in order to thank everyone for their noble character, he had a wanted order in his hand. A copy was given to them.
“Wanted Guard Captain Brady. Attention! This guy is very dangerous. If you can’t catch it alive, you can kill it on the spot. Wanted artist Brieson. Attention! He stole a lot of emeralds, and you can get a lot of money if you get them back. Bounty.” Henry read to the other two people with the wanted warrant.
“Breggie? Isn’t he the guy who went crazy suddenly? Is this guy controlled by something evil?” Apodale frowned and asked.
Henry rolled up the wanted warrant and shook his head. Although he had known for a long time that this person was only controlled by the Cursed Greatsword, and the so-called demons below the mine were just some kobolds. But now is not the time to solve the mystery, after all, he can’t explain where he got the news.
“It’s hard to say, because we are going to the Temple of Heim, maybe the priest there will know something.” As he said, he took the lead through a cemetery. It didn’t take long for the group to see the iron gloves on the distant building with an open blue eye on the back. This is the holy symbol of the guard **** Heim, and that eye is the famous surveillance eye. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for a recommendation, a monthly pass, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to read it.)