The owner walked over to the two of them and grabbed the female dwarf's neck like a chick. He lifted her up in the air and cursed, "Who can tell me what happened? Damn it, let Benello burn these two freaks to death. My porcelain bowl and wine jug are all over the floor. "
"The noseless ugly bastard probably did the female dwarf, but he didn't want to take responsibility. Then the female dwarf came over with a dagger to kill the heartless bastard." A purple bearded Tyroshi sailor said seriously.
"Yes, I didn't take responsibility for your father's wife. I've let you down." The little devil struggled to get up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Let me down for what?" The large sailor was at a loss.
"Haha …" The people around him laughed out loud. The atmosphere was extremely joyous.
"Save it, Hugo Caesar. Do you really want to die here?" Haldon slapped Tyrion and walked to the opposite side of the owner. He looked at the writhing female dwarf and frowned, "Why did you assassinate my companion?"
"They killed him. My brother, sob sob sob …" The dwarf girl seemed to have lost all her courage and strength. She hung on the owner's hand like a doll as she wailed.
"Who killed your brother? Me? "Tyrion limped over and asked with a frown.
"Sailor, a sailor from the Seven Kingdoms. My brother and I were sparring in the square. They followed us and when they realized that I was a girl, they let me go. But Ope was caught and beheaded.
You killed your own brother, you deserve to die! But my poor brother died in your place. "The girl sobbed.
The others, including Danny, were confused. Tyrion suddenly had a look of realization and shock. He clearly understood the whole story.
"That's the one who rode the pig?" He said with a complicated expression.
"I rode the dog, Ope rode the pig." The female dwarf said with tears in her eyes.
"Innkeeper, please put her down." Tyrion sighed.
"Who will compensate for my loss?" The tall middle-aged man asked.
"That's enough. How much is a few porcelain bowls worth?" An old woman a few steps away scolded.
It was the Waterside Widow. She sat in a small alcove in the stone wall. Although it was less than five meters away, the vines and potted plants with large green leaves covered the wall next to her. The small alcove in the shadows was easy to overlook.
However, for the widow sitting on the tall stone chair in the alcove, she could see most of the public resting area on the first floor at a glance.
Danny looked over and found that there was also a stack of fried grasshoppers on the stone table in front of the widow. Noticing her gaze, the old widow grinned at her.
"What is your name, poor child?" the widow asked the weeping gnome.
"Fen Ni, my name is Fen Ni."
"Big Eva, bring the dwarf girl back to her room. Give her some wine and a change of clean clothes," the widow ordered the maid beside her.
There were two red-haired, round-faced maids on his left and right. They were twin sisters with wine cups on their faces.
The slave on the left left the alcove and silently took Fen Ni away. Except for Danny and Barristan, the rest of the crowd consciously dispersed.
The widow looked at Tyrion from head to toe and smiled. "Shorty, it seems that I have to help you this time. Volantis is not a place for gnomes to settle down. You go back and wait. I'll send someone to inform you as soon as I have news. "
"You are a kind person." The gnome bowed and thanked the widow.
"Thank you." Haldon also bowed excitedly.
"Alright, my guest is here. You can leave now." The old widow waved her hand.
Tyrion also noticed Danny at this time, but he only looked at her in confusion and left. As for the white-bearded Barristan, he directly ignored him.
Well, there were too many silver-haired, purple-eyed girls in Volantis.
"This thing is better than delicacies after it's cleaned." The old woman picked up a fried grasshopper and pushed the plate towards Danny.
Danny gently put the golden-blue cat's eye bracelet on the table and said, "This is a gift for Madam."
In addition to the pile of fried grasshoppers, there were seven or eight other gifts piled on the stone table. There was a pure wine flask, a luxuriously decorated, thin and transparent emerald flower fan, an ancient bronze dagger engraved with runes, and even a shiny bronze music box the size of a washbasin.
It was from Astapor. As the music played, the bronze ship above would move in a circle.
When the old widow picked up the bracelet and looked at it carefully, she took a grasshopper and chewed. "Well, it's mixed with the unique black pepper of Volantis. It's crispy and refreshing. A glass of wine would be even better."
Without the widow's order, the remaining twin girls immediately took out a pot of wine and two glasses from the alcove. The wine was as bright as the sun.
"This is the most precious gift I've received today." The old widow put the bracelet on her right hand and looked at it. She sighed and said, "Thirty years ago, I had a pair of jade hands worthy of it. Now … Sigh, I'm old."
Danny took a sip of the wine and asked, "Madam, do you have any orders for me?"
"I wasn't the one looking for you, but now I'm happy to talk to the priest." The widow smiled.
"Who's looking for me?"
"The Shadow Binding Warrior Tam."
"Her?" Danny was puzzled. "What's the matter?"
"The Shadow Binding Warrior is from Asia. She's a great wizard that Malachor found. Her purpose …" The old widow's black eyes flashed. "To hatch a dragon!"
"I know that too."
"The Shadow Binding Warrior thinks highly of you. After the death of the Fire Wizard Lisbon, she wants you to take his place —"
"Lisbon is dead? The Fire Wizard Lisbon who attended the gathering last night? "Danny was so shocked that she interrupted the widow.
"Sigh, it's him. He's too greedy." The old lady nodded and sighed. "Through that magical witchcraft technique, 'Three Gods Return to Cave', the wizard won 3000 gold coins from the merchants and tourists in just one morning. He cashed all of them in gold coins and carried them out of the house just like that.
I heard that because the Dragon Queen miraculously hatched a dragon, magic has begun to recover in recent years.
I'm an ordinary person and don't even know the simplest witchcraft. However, I have many wizard friends and am very clear about the limits of a wizard's power. Under normal circumstances, it's not even as useful as a rusty dagger.
The Fire Wizard proved this once again. He was in an alley near Sweetwater Street. His throat was slit, his lower abdomen was pierced, and even his clothes were stripped. "
"So … unlucky?!" Danny didn't know what to say.
The number one genius of the Western Continent, the number one person of the younger generation, died in a stinky ditch just like that!
"Why did he carry a big bag of gold coins to such a remote place?" Danny asked curiously.
"Priestess Leila isn't a local and might have misunderstood. Sweetwater Street isn't remote at all. There are many banks there, including a branch of the Iron Treasury. The Fire Wizard won so much money in public. He must have felt uneasy and wanted to save the money. "
"Did you catch the culprit?" Danny asked.
"Not yet, but …"
The old widow pouted at a few mercenaries who were drinking not far away. "Did you see the mercenary recruitment table outside the door? Recently, Volantis has recruited almost all the wild mercenaries in the Western Continent. They're most likely the culprit. "
"Sigh, what a loss. Lisbon still owes me a Valleglia steel dagger!" Danny lamented.
"Oh, there's such a thing?"
After Danny roughly explained the transaction between the two, the old widow said thoughtfully, "No wonder Great Wizard Tam gave that place to you."
"What place?"
"Lisbon was the most outstanding Extraordinaire in Volantis. He was one of the members of the Dragon Hatcher Wizard Legion that Marajo formed. Now that he's dead, Tam, who's in charge of this matter, intends to let you replace the Fire Wizard," the old widow explained.
"But I'm just … uh, a Seven Gods Priestess," Danny said awkwardly.
"Perhaps the Shadow Binder just wants to make it up to you. When she returns in the evening, you can ask her yourself. "
After explaining Tam's request, the old widow didn't let Danny leave. Instead, she started to talk about other topics.
"I heard that Priestess Leila just came from New Guise. You're quite familiar with the Dragon Queen's policies?" The old widow stared at Danny with the shrewd eyes of a fox. She didn't want to miss the slightest expression on her face.
"Look at me. I have the purple eyes of the Milky Way, and I look pretty good too. I almost look exactly like the legendary Dragon Queen. Of course, I don't look like the one in Guise's opera. How can I not be curious and admire that legendary character?" Dani spread out her hands and said generously.
"That's true. If it wasn't for your temperament … Hmm, you're a pretty girl from a humble family. You don't have that kind of decisiveness and valiance. I almost thought that I'm looking at the Dragon Queen." The old widow nodded.
Hehe, even if you're knowledgeable and sly, you don't know the saying, "A dragon can be big or small. It can rise or hide. If it's big, it can rise and spit out fog. If it's small, it can hide. If it rises, it can soar in the universe. If it hides, it can hide in the waves."
"I thought that everyone was misled by the opera. They thought that the Dragon Queen has a big head. She's ten feet tall and her waist is also ten feet wide," Danny said with a smile.
After joking around, she asked again, "I do have a deep understanding of the Dragon Queen. Madam, what do you want to know?"
"Hmm, I heard that the Dragon Queen is very strict with the merchants who use slaves … If she takes over Volantis, how will she deal with people like me? To tell you the truth, although I was born a slave, I have a large number of slave workers under me. I accumulated a lot of wealth through the slaves. "The old widow blinked her eyes and asked nervously.
"Madam, you will lose a lot of money. First of all, the slaves will definitely be released. They will also receive a salary from you.
They have the right to decide their own future. They can take the money and start their own business. They can also sign a labor contract with you and continue to serve you.
Secondly, the Dragon Queen will give you a fine based on your evaluation among the slaves. Those with a bad reputation may lose their heads.
Finally, the Dragon Queen will count the number of citizens in the city and forcibly buy a batch of land and houses from you. At least, she has to ensure that every new free citizen will be allocated 15 acres of land and their own house. "
As Danny spoke, the old widow nodded. Although she did not look unhappy, her eyebrows were furrowed so tightly that they could squeeze a mosquito to death.
"Hehe, very strict, right?" Danny said with a smile.
"The Dragon Queen is not acting out of sympathy. She really wants to abolish slavery!" The old widow sighed.
Danny nodded and said, "No one can shake her determination."
"Then will the Black Wall nobles who oppose her and the merchants who support her be treated differently?"
"Of course." Danny said with certainty. "The Dragon Queen abolished slavery, but she did not abolish the system of officials and nobles.
Everyone who owns slaves will lose part of their wealth, but those who oppose her will lose their privileges at the same time. Those who support her will be rewarded and become new nobles. It's that practical and utilitarian. "
"Very smart." The old widow's eyebrows relaxed and she smiled.
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