Early the next morning, Hu Tao brought Fangzheng and Kuang San to the city gate to meet up with Katie. The two parties had a short conversation, confirmed their respective tasks, and set off.
But when he looked at the caravan in front of him, Fangzheng frowned slightly.
Katie did not lie. Apart from the carriage Katie was riding in, the caravan had a total of three flatbeds to transport the goods. Fangzheng took a closer look and found that there was nothing wrong with the goods. They were just ordinary goods. Of course, it was definitely valuable. But the problem was ….. it was in its value.
According to Fangzheng's past experience of working with the Northern Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce generally had its own guards, and hiring mercenaries was mainly to fill in the gaps.
To put it bluntly, they had enough low-end combatants, but they needed to hire a few high-end combatants to hold the fort.
Of course, they didn't expect to hire a legendary powerhouse, but a few qualified regular mercenaries were enough to hold the fort. After all, the level of an ordinary bandit would not be that high. At most, they would be at the elite level. If they went up to the master level, they would be able to find a well-paid and prestigious job anywhere. They wouldn't have to become a bandit with no future at all.
Even an elite professional would be qualified to be a guard for a noble. Unless there was something hidden, who would want to become a bandit?
Because of this, generally speaking, a group of ordinary guards and a few regular mercenaries were enough to ensure the safety of the caravan.
But Katie's caravan was different. They did not have their own guards at all. There were only four coachmen and Katie, a total of five people. The four coachmen were not young and did not seem to have much fighting power. In other words, the safety of this caravan was completely in the hands of Hu Tao, Kuang San, and Fangzheng.
In other words, if Fangzheng and the others had any evil intentions, they only needed to kill the four coachmen when there was no one around and kidnap Katie. The entire caravan's goods and Katie would be their spoils of war.
How did this young miss end up in such a miserable state?
Fangzheng remembered that when she was doing the mission, she seemed to be quite rich. She shouldn't be this poor, right?
Speaking of which …
"Hu Tao, Hu Tao …"
"Hmm? What is it? Xiao Hong? "
Hearing Fangzheng come over and call her name, Hu Tao, who was sitting next to her, also turned to look at her curiously.
"How about … the remuneration 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 remuneration isn't high, and it's relatively low. To be honest, the association secretly told me that this commission has actually been up for a while, but most people are unwilling to accept it. One is that the journey is too long, and the other is that the remuneration is too low. To put it bluntly, the remuneration is probably only enough to cover the travel expenses for a round trip. Although some mercenaries accepted the commission, the employer didn't seem to trust them, so the negotiations didn't go through … "
Having said that, Hu Tao shrugged and spread her hands.
"But it's fine this time. The employer seems to trust us quite a bit. Besides, our main purpose is to go to the City of Silver, right? It doesn't matter if we earn a little less, right? In fact, the employer asked me why I accepted this commission, and I told her that we wanted to go to the City of Silver to see the world. "
I see.
Hearing Hu Tao's answer, Fangzheng nodded to himself. It seemed that Katie was quite reliable, and knew how to protect herself. She probably saw that they were all girls, and Hu Tao had a good reputation, so she agreed. After all, compared to ordinary mercenaries of unknown origins, mercenaries of the same sex with a good reputation were obviously the best choice.
"But what you have to say is really strange."
Sitting on the car, Hu Tao swung her legs and said curiously.
"I've been here for a few months, and I've heard a little about that Country of Wealth. I heard that they have nothing else but money. And they're always throwing money around. This little girl is also doing business in the Country of Wealth, but she looks so poor … It seems that rumors can't be completely trusted. "
No, it's true that the people in that country are rich. This young lady … at least used to be quite rich.
As for now … it's hard to say.
Thinking of this, Fangzheng shook his head. He then looked at Hu Tao and raised another question in his heart.
"Hu Tao, are you … used to staying here?"
"Hmm …."
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Hu Tao frowned.
"If you say you're used to it, you definitely won't be used to it at first. For example, the sanitary conditions here are very ordinary, and as mercenaries, it's hard for us to go to the bathroom when we're outside. Fortunately, Kuang San and I don't have to worry about this problem …. The other mercenaries are miserable. I often see mercenaries who can't hold back and run into the bushes to relieve themselves …. Oh, by the way, when we were carrying out a commission last time, there was a mercenary who ran into the woods to relieve himself and got bitten by a venomous snake …. Tsk tsk tsk …. "
"Ahem, I'm not talking about that …."
Listening to Hu Tao's complaints, Fangzheng coughed a few times. This question …. well, he didn't want to delve into it.
"What I mean is …. Isn't the Tendo Temple more peaceful, and there's no need for fighting and killing? Have you ever thought of going back to the Tendo Temple?"
"Of course I have. After all, I have a lot of friends there. But to be honest, after getting used to it, I've found that life here isn't bad. Being a mercenary sounds troublesome, but those who ask for help have their own troubles. I think it's good to be able to help them solve their problems. Besides …. "
Having said that, Hu Tao clenched her fist and waved it in the air.
"We're a secret intelligence gathering force. Doesn't that sound cool? Just like the undercover agents in the movies …. "
No, that's not an appropriate metaphor ….
Listening to Hu Tao's excited speech, Fangzheng was speechless. Fortunately, it seemed that Hu Tao did not have any psychological trauma, nor did she have any dissatisfaction or inconvenience.
Perhaps he had thought too highly of them in the past?
It was unknown if it was due to their good luck or the blessings of the goddess, but they didn't encounter any problems on the first day. There were no problems on the second day either. They only encountered a few wild wolves when they were camping at night. They were shot to death by Crazy Three and then roasted by Fangzheng as an addition to his meal.
By the way, wolf meat was really hard and unpalatable.
But on the morning of the third day, when Fangzheng, Hu Tao and Kuang San woke up and were about to have breakfast, they suddenly heard a commotion from the carriage in front of them. The three of them walked over curiously, only to find the boss of the coachmen negotiating with Katie.
"But, but we agreed …."
"You can't say that, Missy. You heard it just now. That road seems to be a little dangerous now. We're just ordinary people, we don't dare to risk our lives …."
"What's wrong? What's going on? "
Hearing the argument between the two, Hu Tao walked over and asked curiously. When he saw Hu Tao, Boss Che also showed a bitter expression.
"Miss Hu Tao, come and listen. We just met a group of horses passing by in front of us. I went to inquire about it, but the people in the group told us that the road to Grey Whale Port is very dangerous …."
"Dangerous?"
"Yeah, I heard that there seems to be a necromancer there recently. We're just ordinary coachmen, and we're not as capable as you guys, so I wanted to talk to this missy and ask her to take another route and go around Rockfall Valley. It might take a few more days, but it's definitely safe. The previous group of horses also went around Rockfall Valley."
"Isn't that great?"
Hearing Boss Che's words, Hu Tao blinked her eyes.
"What's the problem?"
"But, but this way, it'll take three more days …."
Katie's little face was flushed with anxiety. She clenched her fists and looked at Boss Che with tears in her eyes.
"If that's the case, when we get to Grey Whale Port, we won't be able to catch the ship to the City of Silver. The next ship will have to wait for another week …. The goods won't arrive on time …."
"But Missy, safety is still more important. Even if you give me more money, I have to be alive to spend it, don't I? If I die, then the money earned will be for nothing …. Besides, Missy, you don't want to die, do you? Those necromancers aren't good people …. "
"Ugh …."
Katie was obviously not good with words. In the face of Boss Che's words, she lowered her head and remained silent. In response, Fangzheng could only shake his head silently. He remembered very clearly that this missy had never been good at interacting with others. Now it seemed that not only did her problem not improve, it seemed to have worsened ….
But … this was really a problem.
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