Chapter 999 Not as Good as Before

Early the next morning, Hu Tao took Fangzheng and Kuangsan to meet Katie at the gate of the city, and then the two sides had a short conversation and set off after confirming their respective tasks.

But looking at the caravan in front of him, Fang Zheng frowned slightly.

Katie did not lie. Apart from the carriage Katie was riding in, this caravan had a total of three flatbed carts responsible for pulling goods. And Fangzheng took a closer look, and found that there was nothing wrong with these goods, they were just ordinary commodities. Of course, if it is worth money, it must be worth money, but the problem... lies in the value.

According to Fangzheng's experience in the past and when he cooperated with the Northland Chamber of Commerce, generally speaking, the Chamber of Commerce has its own guards, and the hiring of mercenaries is largely for the purpose of checking for gaps.

To put it bluntly, the low-end combat power is enough, but it needs to hire a few high-end combat power to control the place.

Of course, you don't expect to be able to hire a legendary powerhouse, but generally qualified regular mercenaries are enough to suppress the situation. After all, no matter how high the level of ordinary bandits and bandits is, they can't go much higher. It's great to kill the elite. If you go up to the master level, you can go anywhere to find a well-paid and prestigious job. Thieves are such a dead-end career.

Even an ordinary elite-level professional is enough to be a guard for the nobles. Unless there is something hidden, who would come to be a bandit.

Because of this, generally speaking, a group of ordinary guards and a few regular mercenaries are actually enough to ensure the safety of the caravan along the way.

But Katie's caravan was different. They didn't have their own guards at all. There were four drivers driving the car, plus Katie, there were five people in total. Moreover, the four coachmen are not young, and they don't seem to have much combat effectiveness. In other words, the safety of this caravan is completely in the hands of Hu Tao, Kuang San and Fang Zheng.

In other words, if Fangzheng and the others have any evil intentions, as long as there is no one around, they can directly kill the four drivers, and then tie up the young lady Katie. It's all their spoils.

How did this young lady mess up so badly?

Fangzheng remembered that when she was doing the mission, she seemed to be quite rich, so she shouldn't be so poor.

anyway………

"Walnuts, walnuts..."

"Huh? What's the matter? Xiaohong?"

Hearing Fangzheng approaching and calling her name, Hu Tao, who was sitting on the car beside her, also turned her head to look at her curiously.

"How about the reward for this commission...?"

"Woo..."

Hearing Fangzheng's question, Hu Tao frowned and thought for a while, then stuck out her tongue.

"To be honest, the salary is not high, and it is relatively low. To be honest, the association also secretly told me that this commission has actually been hung up for a while, but most people are unwilling to accept it. One is that the distance is too long. Far, one is that the remuneration is too low. To put it bluntly, I am afraid that this remuneration will only earn a round trip. Although some mercenaries have accepted the commission, the employer seems not to trust them, so the negotiation has not been concluded... ..."

Having said this, Walnut shrugged and spread his hands.

"But it's okay this time. The employer seems to be quite reassured about us, and our main purpose is to go to the City of Silver. It's okay to make a little less money, isn't it? In fact, the employer asked me why I took this commission before, but I told her that we wanted to go to Silver City to see the world."

I see.

Hearing Hu Tao's answer, Fangzheng nodded secretly. It seems that Katie is still reliable and knows how to protect herself. It is estimated that she also saw that there are girls on her side, and Hu Tao's reputation is very good, so she agreed. After all, compared to ordinary mercenaries of unknown origin, mercenaries of the same sex and with a good reputation are obviously the best choice.

"But what you're going to say is really strange."

Sitting on the car, Hu Tao said curiously while shaking his legs.

"I've been here for several months, and I've heard a little bit about the country of wealth. I've heard people say that they have nothing but money. And they always spend a lot of money. The local tyrants are incredible. This little sister is also in wealth. Those who do business in the country seem to be so impoverished... It seems that the rumors are not to be believed."

No, it's true that people in that country are rich, and this young lady... At least she was quite rich before.

As for now...it's hard to say.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng shook her head, then she looked at Hu Tao and asked another question in her heart.

"Walnut, are you... used to staying here?"

"Woo..."

Facing Fangzheng's question, Hu Tao frowned.

"If you want to talk about getting used to it, you must not be used to it at first. For example, the sanitary conditions here are very average, and we are mercenaries. It is difficult to go to the bathroom when we go out. Fortunately, neither I nor the third sister Kuang Worrying about this problem... The other mercenaries will be miserable. I often see mercenaries who can't hold back and run into the grass to solve it... Oh, by the way, when I was carrying out the commission last time, there was a mercenary The soldier ran to the woods for convenience, but was bitten by a poisonous snake... tsk tsk tsk..."

"Ahem, I didn't mean this..."

Hearing Hutao's complaints, Fangzheng coughed a few words. This question... well, he didn't want to go into it.

"I mean... Isn't the Heavenly Dao Palace more peaceful, and there is no need to fight, right? Have you never thought about going back to the Tiandao Palace?"

"Of course I thought about it. After all, I still have many friends over there. But to be honest, after getting used to it, I found that life here is not bad. Mercenaries sound troublesome, but those who entrust It’s only because they have their own troubles that they want to ask for help. I think it’s great to be able to help them solve their problems. And…”

Having said this, Walnut clenched his fist and waved it.

"We are a secret army that collects intelligence. Doesn't it sound very handsome? It's like an undercover agent in a movie..."

No, this analogy is not appropriate...

Listening to Hu Tao's cheerful speech, Fangzheng also had black lines all over his face, but fortunately, it seemed that Hu Tao didn't have any psychological shadows, nor did he have any dissatisfaction or inconvenience.

Maybe I really thought of them too fragile before?

I don’t know if it’s because everyone was lucky or the goddess blessed me. I didn’t encounter any problems on the first day of departure, and I didn’t encounter any problems on the second day. I only encountered a few wild wolves when I was camping at night, and I was directly shot to death by Kuangsan. Fangzheng baked it for an extra meal.

By the way, wolf meat is really tough and unpalatable.

But in the early morning of the third day, when Fangzheng, Hutao and Kuangsan woke up and were about to have breakfast and go on their way, they suddenly heard a commotion coming from the carriage in front. The three walked over curiously, only to find that the boss in the coachman was negotiating with Katie.

"Yes, but we agreed..."

"You can't say that, miss, you heard it just now, that road seems a bit dangerous now, we are just ordinary people, we dare not risk our lives..."

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Hearing the dispute between the two, Hu Tao came over curiously and asked, and seeing Hu Tao appear, Boss Che also had a bitter expression.

"Miss Walnut, come and listen. Just now we encountered a horse team passing by. I went to inquire about the news, but the horse team told us that the road leading to Gray Whale Harbor is very dangerous... ..."

"Danger?"

"Yeah, I heard that necromancers seem to be haunting there recently. We are just ordinary drivers, and we are not as capable as you, so I originally wanted to talk to this young lady and ask her to change another one. It may take a few more days, but it is definitely safe, and the previous cavalry team also made a detour from Luoshi Valley."

"It is not good?"

Hearing Boss Che's words, Hu Tao blinked.

"What's the problem?"

"But, but in this way, it will take three more days..."

Katie's anxious little face was flushed, she clenched her fists tightly, and looked at Boss Che with tears in her eyes.

"In this way, when we arrive at Gray Whale Port, we won't be able to catch the boat to the City of Silver, and we will have to wait another week for the next one...the cargo won't arrive on time..."

"But miss, life safety is the most important thing. Even if you add money to me, I have to live to spend it, right? If I die, then the money earned will be for nothing... And I said miss, You don't want to die either. Those necromancers are not good people..."

"Woo..."

Katie was obviously not good at words, she lowered her head and remained silent in the face of Boss Che's words. Regarding this, Fangzheng just shook his head silently. He remembers very clearly that this eldest lady has always been bad at interacting with others. Now it seems that her problem has not improved, but it seems to have deepened...

But... this is really a problem.