Before Fares could respond, a little light flew out from the hands of the woman in men's clothes. The rose-colored halo pulled out a few lingering light tails in the air and was gently thrown towards Fares. Fares could only reach out to catch it. When he opened his palm, he gasped. In his palm was a perfectly round crystal, glowing with a rose-colored luster. Not only was it sparkling and translucent, but the bright red crystal threads inside could also be clearly distinguished.
This was a high-quality crystal. From the size of this crystal, it was already equivalent to 100,000 gold coins. The heroic woman said indifferently: "Escort me to Satin the day after tomorrow. This crystal is both a deposit and a reward. Don't tell me it's not enough."
"It's enough …" Fares smiled bitterly: "But this little … no, sir. I'm afraid we can't accept this commission. "
He looked at Allen and the woman.
The heroic woman had a proud face. After coming in, she only stared at Fares with a somewhat condescending feeling. This time, seeing Fares decline, she looked at Allen and the woman. Her lips slightly opened and she was about to say something. But when she saw Allen, her expression changed slightly and she said: "So you've already accepted someone else's commission. Forget it. Give me back the crystal, I'll find someone else. "
Fares immediately handed back the crystal in his palm.
The woman took it and turned to leave. Allen coughed dryly: "Next time you pay a deposit, don't throw a crystal at him. Captain Fares is open and aboveboard. If you meet someone with bad intentions, I'm afraid he'll rob you as soon as he sends you on your way. "
The woman turned back and narrowed her eyes. She didn't say anything and just left.
Allen and Fares set a time to set off and also left the small building. Sitting in the carriage, Edward said: "That woman is a bit strange. She took out a crystal at once. If it wasn't a Lai Bird that had just made its debut, then it was someone else. Moreover, she shouldn't be so easy to talk to, but after seeing you, she obviously changed her words. In that case, she should know you. "
"I don't remember seeing such a woman." Allen shook his head. He had a photographic memory. Furthermore, the other party was so independent and unique. If they had met in the past, they should have an impression of him.
"You don't have to have met the other party. Anyone who is observant should know what you look like now."
Allen frowned. "Are you saying that the woman just now might be someone from the capital?"
"Who knows, but we can't rule out this possibility." Edward smiled and said, "This is just a small episode, don't worry too much about it. As for the Frozen Moon Mercenary Group, you first gave them a stick, and then gave them a candy to eat. Tell me, is a second-rate mercenary group worth your attention? "
Allen smiled and said, "Because Hoey said that Fares's gun is pretty good. "To be able to receive such comments from Hoey, I'll treat it as an advance investment. In any case, we do need a guide who can take us north. It doesn't matter if we succeed or fail."
"Orlando's wedding is tomorrow." Edward laughed, "Why don't we make a bet on how many people will take advantage of that opportunity to win you over?"
"In short, there won't be less than two. What do you want to bet?"
Edward looked out of the window and said, "His Highness Howson and Savis will definitely send representatives to attend the ceremony. You're a bit shameless. I won't bet."
"Boring!" Allen rolled his eyes.
The next morning, a hundred bells rang in unison.
The bell towers of all sizes in Spear City rang at the same time, and the sound of the bell echoed in the sky above Yedega and spread far and wide. Allen, Edward, and Regis had already arrived at the White Stone Plaza in front of the City Lord's Mansion early in the morning. At that time, the wedding of the newlyweds would be held here. However, right now, the newlyweds were not in the plaza. They were climbing the mountain behind Spear City and heading towards the Hoey Clan's temple at the top of the mountain.
It was said that there was an eternal fire altar in the temple. Every newlyweds of the Hoey Clan needed to climb the mountain, retrieve the fire seed from the fire altar, and descend the mountain to return to the White Stone Plaza. Only by putting the fire seed into the furnace in the plaza would it be considered a success.
This was a tradition of the Hoey Clan. The newlyweds climbed down the mountain and escorted the fire seed in order to let them understand that they had to support each other on the path of life. As for the fire seed, it meant to spread branches and leaves and flourish for future generations. It was originally a tradition of the Hoey Clan, but it had spread throughout Spear City in the past hundred years. Every time a newlyweds got married in Yedega, they would go to the temple to ask for fire seeds. Although the Hoey Clan did not publicly express their stance, they also tacitly agreed.
It was just that today was Orlando's wedding, so it was exceptionally grand.
Those who were able to attend the ceremony on the White Stone Plaza were naturally distinguished guests of Spear City. As for the residents of the city, they could only watch from high places or from the streets outside the plaza. As the father of the newlyweds and the host, Hoey stood upright in front of the crowd in his robes. Behind him was a row of distinguished guests, including Allen. The atmosphere was solemn, and no one was talking. However, they all sized each other up with their gazes, and there were a few people that Allen paid attention to.
One of them was the woman he had seen at the Frozen Moon Mercenary Group yesterday. She was still dressed in men's clothes today, but she was wearing a long white robe and a black fur collar. The reddish-brown hair only reached his shoulders. It wasn't long, but it wasn't short either. She clearly felt Allen's gaze and turned around to glare at him fiercely. Allen smiled and turned his face away.
For this woman to be able to attend the ceremony here, it was obvious that her status was not low. Moreover, as she stood there, there was at least one empty circle around her. The few men standing closer to her all looked nervous, probably because of this woman.
The second was an old man, his hair even whiter than Hoey's. Standing beside Hoey, he was thin and small, his face wrinkled like bark, and he wore a bloated fur coat that looked ridiculous. However, no one dared to laugh at him. After all, this was the chief of staff of the Black Wolf Army, Qiao Mo, nicknamed "Black Fox". There was a saying in the Northern Capital about this black fox. He would rather offend Marshal Roderick of the Empire than let Black Fox think about it. From this, it could be seen that this old man was not a benevolent man.
The third one was a young man, about 30 years old. He was handsome and had long golden hair that was almost white. He wore a fur cloak and a luxurious silver-white robe. The cuffs of his clothes were embroidered with golden thread with the pattern of the Sword Hero Flower. That was the symbol of the Sword Lord Mason's family. This person was the Duke's younger brother, Kao.
The former represented Roderick and the First Prince Howson, while the latter was the representative of Sword Lord Mason, who was also Savis' uncle. Among the distinguished guests, other than the unidentified woman, Jomo and Kao had the most distinguished statuses. Most of the guests stood around the two of them. However, one of them was drowsy, while the other was focused on the front, causing the guests who wanted to strike up a conversation with them to be anxious.
After all, the atmosphere at the scene was not suitable for social activities. Fortunately, they didn't let the guests stay in the square for too long. The two Orlando rookies, who had set off early before dawn, walked into the square a moment later. Both of them had smiles on their faces as they placed the fire seeds they had brought down from the mountain into the furnace. Instantly, the fire surged and countless sparks splashed out. The people watching from afar immediately burst into cheers, and even Hoey revealed a smile on his face.
Next, Hoey acted as the host and presided over a short but ancient ceremony for the two rookies in front of the eyes of the residents of the city and the distinguished guests in the plaza. When the concentric grass ring, which symbolized their everlasting love, was placed on the heads of the two newlyweds from Hoey's hand, it meant that the wedding was a success.
Next was the reception. For the two newlyweds, this was the end of the wedding. However, for guests like Allen, it was just the beginning of a good show. The reception for the distinguished guests was set up in the hall of the City Lord's Mansion, and the plaza was filled with drinks and pastries for people to take. In the reception hall, after Allen dealt with a few groups of guests, he saw the old man nicknamed Black Civet walking over with a smile.
Edward bumped into him and said, "Coming." Then he walked away quietly. The arrival of the Black Civet attracted the attention of most of the people present. The old man didn't care. He smiled and raised his glass to Allen. "Viscount Allen must be the most wonderful young man I've seen in the past ten years. He killed an outsider commander in Mountain City a while ago, and two days ago, he fought with our Marquis of Iron Spear without losing. I guess the lovely people of Oliska already know about the Viscount's feat and can't wait to see you. "
Ellen was so shocked by his flattery that he smiled and said, "Lord Jomo thinks too highly of me. But one thing is for sure. I will leave an exceptionally deep impression on those cute people."
Jomo said "Oh" and smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed. "Viscount Allen is confident and his courage is even better. Oliska needs a young man like you. Otherwise, it would be too boring. "
The old man lowered his voice and said, "Apart from representing His Highness Hawson to attend the ceremony in Iron Spear Ridge, His Highness also has a message for Viscount Allen."
"May I know what advice His Highness has?"
Black Civet opened his eyes. His gaze was bone-chilling, in stark contrast to the smile on his mouth, "His Highness said that if you are willing to come to his side, you will be given a title if you want it. If you want to be an official, you can choose any official position below the commander of the various legions of the empire. But if you refuse, then even if you can get to the imperial capital, you won't be able to leave. "
After the old man finished speaking, he did not wait for Allen to reply. He smiled and said, "I will stay in Spear City for a few more days. Viscount Allen can think about it carefully and answer my question just now. There's no hurry … "
Allen smiled faintly and said, "But I will leave tomorrow."
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