Mercenaries and Adventurers

Keir took a break in a room provided by the Simmons Chamber of Commerce.

He said it was a rest, but in fact he didn't feel sleepy at the moment. He took off the armor on his body, and then asked the fellows of the Chamber of Commerce who were still talking in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce to borrow a basin of clean water.

Because of the important news brought by Keir, many people in the chamber of commerce lost their sleepiness. They all gathered together to discuss everything that happened after Mr. Simmons was kidnapped.

Kiel was not interested in the affairs of their chamber of commerce, so he returned directly to his house.

He carefully wiped the removed armor parts with a damp cloth. After wiping, he dried them with a dry cloth in the house and placed them in the open space of the house to dry.

After the armor was processed, he began to carefully clean the weapons and equipment.

I didn't clean it thoroughly in the dark by the river before, but now I started to clean it carefully inside the house with an oil lamp on. Zhao Ji was already familiar with his long hunting sword, so he quickly disassembled it, cleaned it, and put it on the ground to dry.

Anti-rust maintenance can only wait until tomorrow daytime.

Zhao Ji took off a very powerful saber that he got from the old bandit and looked it over carefully.

He found that on the metal scabbard of the war knife, there was a sentence engraved on the surface of the scabbard, but it was scratched with a sharp blade. Zhao Ji carefully identified it and found that it said: "Give it to my wife, I would like to dance with you."

Zhao Ji touched it, guessing that it was a weapon given to his wife by the original owner of the sword, but after an accident, this weapon fell into the hands of the old bandit leader.

Considering that the sword dance that he saw during the previous battle was not like a martial art that men would use, Zhao Ji estimated that the original owner of this sword was probably a woman who used that kind of sword dance when he was robbed by bandits.

Zhao Ji didn't know what the ending would be, but this saber fell into the hands of the old bandit, and the other party imitated how to use this saber. It is estimated that the original owner of the sword had used it at that time, so he realized the power of this technique and the low demand for users with insufficient strength.

After all, for Zhao Ji, who is young and strong, he will definitely not practice the so-called "sword dance" he experienced not long ago when using this sword, but use it as a normal sword.

This weapon is more than one meter long, slightly longer than his long sword. Compared with the long sword, it has stronger chopping power, and the extended handle is also convenient to hold with both hands.

Different from the Japanese sword of the previous life, the blade of this battle sword is wider, which requires the user to have higher strength, but the strength and toughness of the whole weapon are much higher than similar weapons of the same type in the previous life.

Zhao Ji discovered that the weapons in this world were obviously heavier and larger than those in the previous life. It is estimated that the seemingly similar human beings are actually different in internal structure.

At least, in terms of strength, because of the existence of supernatural power, people have the ability to use stronger weapons. But this is not enough, the difference is that the humans in this world have more powerful opponents to fight against than the humans in the previous life.

Therefore, all kinds of weapons that exceed the demand appear.

Just like the weapon in front of Zhao Ji now. Compared with the same type of weapon in the previous life, it is heavier, the blade is longer, and most importantly, the blade of the sword is wider. This is a weapon forged against stronger beasts and armored foes.

Zhao Ji pulled out the saber, held it in his hand, and slashed forward at the empty place. The wide blade swung across the air, making a loud sound.

Zhao Ji reckoned that if he were to use this weapon against himself, his armor would not be able to stop his own slashing at all.

He used it with both hands, although he didn't have the skill of the old bandit when he used it, it was dexterous and continuous. But Zhao Ji made it more powerful and heavy,

If a person in the front has no defense and physically resists, he will probably be split in half directly by him.

After briefly trying the weapon, Zhao Ji inspected the blade of the saber and found that the blade was a bit worn due to the fight with his new shield and needed to be sharpened.

It doesn't work now, and we can only wait until tomorrow.

Putting away the weapon, Zhao Ji also cleaned his shield, and pasted the rag on the back of the shield to the front of the shield, and then tried to find a way to tie it with a rope to prevent the shield from being too conspicuous.

He didn't go to bed afterwards either, but washed the coins he had found from the robbers with clean water. It can't be done without cleaning. After all, there are too many blood stains on it. No normal person will accept bloody coins for trading.

Zhao Ji also opened the small wooden box found in the house of ordinary robbers. After prying open the lock with a dagger, he found that it was full of copper and iron coins.

Zhao Ji couldn't count how many coins he collected from the bandits as a whole, so he put them all in bags, and when he had time, he would exchange them for high-value gold and silver coins for storage.

He also found some silver coins on the bandit leader's body and residence. Although he felt that one of the leaders of a dignified bandit team didn't carry some gold coins with him, Zhao Ji also found some keys on the bandit leader's body. .

The types of these keys are different, and two of them are obviously not ordinary keys, but keys made by Seiko.

He reckoned that the place where this kind of key was used must not be the lair of bandits, but some other place. It's just that he doesn't know.

After finishing everything, Kiel soaked the blood-stained wolf-fur cloak in a slightly red tub to clean it. Soon, the entire tub turned blood-red.

He had no choice but to go out and change a basin of clean water. After returning to the house, he continued to rub the cloak, barely making the whole cloak usable.

Wring out and shake in the room to shake off any stained water. He didn't stop until Zhao Ji felt that the cloak was half dry.

Putting on the dry armor, Zhao Ji also put on the half-dry cloak and put on the weapon. He just sat by the bed in the room, half-closed his eyes and took a nap.

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The next morning, after the people outside had activities, Keir adjusted his body. The cloak on his body was dry. He went out with the tub in his arms and returned it to the Simmons Chamber of Commerce.

In the lobby of the chamber of commerce, it was obvious that those members of the chamber of commerce hadn't slept all night. While eating breakfast, they were asking about the buddy of the chamber of commerce who had gone out early in the morning to inquire about news and had just returned at this moment.

"There was a fierce battle on Happy Street last night, and many people died. However, after identification by the soldiers, it was found that the dead should be bandits, and two of them were wanted criminals. However, they failed to find another People from one side." The guy said while sitting down and drinking hot soup.

Kiel came up and said, "Of course they didn't find it. I'm here now." The young man really defeated so many vicious bandits alone.

He also asked for a bowl of hot soup, and as he sipped it, Kiel asked the guy who went out to inquire about the news: "Then you found out how the soldiers think about the people who eliminate the bandits?"

The guy took a sip of soup and said: "No attitude, but the captain of the soldier who led the team was scolded by the tax collectors who scolded them for not even knowing where the robbers were hiding in the checkpoint, and they were found first , took their credit."

Kiel snorted coldly. If those useless soldiers were to deal with those bandits, it would probably make a big fool of themselves. Those bandits were very vicious, difficult, and desperate.

And the soldiers at Bingxun Pass are just serving food, do they really dare to work hard?

Not to mention that there is a very powerful old bandit among the bandits. But if Kiel hadn't followed the fresh smell of blood to find the places where the bandits were hiding, it is estimated that until the bandits left Bingxun Pass, the soldiers would not know where the bandits' dens were in Bingxun Pass.

Along with Kiel, other members of the chamber of commerce expressed their disdain. Everyone knew that those soldiers could maintain law and order, but if they really fought, they probably occupied more than one person.

After Keir asked about the situation, he felt a little more at ease. As long as he didn’t get ostentatiously blamed in front of the checkpoint managers, they probably wouldn’t do anything to him. He secretly thought that Keir would cause trouble. For sure, but holding him indiscriminately, probably not.

Thinking of this, after drinking the hot soup, Keir said goodbye to Mr. Simmons Jr. and thanked him for his protection last night. He said that he had to go back and change his equipment, and then went to see the injured people last night.

Although Mr. Simmons only slept for half the night in the first half of last night, he is still in good spirits at the moment. It is estimated that his body and spirit are no longer tense after returning home, so he also said that he will go to see the injured people immediately.

In this regard, Keir reminded Mr. Simmons Jr. that he could bring some boiled white cloth, and he would bring some wound medicine later, which can effectively treat the wounds of the people with a clean white cloth.

After leaving the Simmons Chamber of Commerce, Keir tightened his cloak, took off his helmet and put it in the bag he was carrying, and walked quickly to the hotel he rented.

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The streets near the God of Wealth Church are bustling but very quiet. The bustling is because the priests of the church spend a lot of money, so the shops near the church are very good. The quiet is because the shops that are not quiet have long been driven away by the church. After all Where the priests lived and served the gods, they would not be built near noisy workshops like the Church of the God of Craftsmen.

While the hotel clerk was yawning, Keir walked over quickly, only letting the other party see his face clearly, not the armored boots he was wearing on his feet.

After opening the door and entering the house, Keel finally relaxed.

He took off the armor on his body, wiped the metal parts of the armor with a small bottle of grease in the armor box, and greased the weapon.

After putting away the armor, shield, and captured coins and weapons, Kiel went out with only a long sword and the ointment Jamura gave him on the cart.

When we arrived at the hotel, the lobby of the hotel had been cleaned up, and the guards were sitting in the lobby casually. In addition to them, a trainee pastor of the Church of the God of the Dead was also in the hall, checking the corpses of the people who had been put aside.

After Kiel went up first, he handed Jamla's ointment to the uninjured people. It happened that Mr. Simmons Jr. was also there, and he brought the clean white cloth that Kiel said.

Kiel took some white cloth, dipped in ointment, and changed the place where the wounded people bandaged their wounds.

Jamla's ointment was very effective. The man who was still moaning in pain fell asleep after a while.

Keel knew that the ointment contained paralytic and analgesic herbs. After it was applied, it was cool and had a grassy scent, which could easily make the injured people fall asleep.

After showing everyone a demonstration, Keir handed over the ointment to them.

Although Jamura's ointment is not cheap, Kiel is not a person who is reluctant to part with the money, but it is a pity that five people died on the spot last night.

Seeing that everyone began to change their dressings, Keel called Mr. Simmons Jr. and two or three other business people to the downstairs together, and talked to the trainee pastor of the Church of the Dead God about the handling of the dead people's bodies. matter.

The corpse will definitely be burned, but one of the dead people has faith, so before burning, the body needs to be handed over to the church that the people believed in to hold a small soul-turning ceremony.

There were no relatives or friends of that citizen at the scene, so the cost of this ceremony could only be shared by a few people at the scene.

This fee is not much, the three silver coins mainly include the round-trip fee for inviting other priests to come over. If you are a local believer, you can naturally get door-to-door service, but this dead person is not.

Kiel took out a silver coin, and Mr. Simmons Jr. also took out a silver coin, and the rest of the expenses were borne by several other businessmen.

The hotel clerk was willing to do this kind of thing after receiving Keel's tip. After all, their hotel was already booked, and they were idle when they were idle. Of course he was willing to make a lot of money for nothing.

The corpses of the other four people were taken away by the trainee shepherds of the Church of the God of the Dead. They dealt with the unbelieving corpses for free, but in this world, there are no gods to protect them after death, and it seems that they will not be reborn in the next life. To a family that believes in the same gods.

Keir didn't understand why he had to believe in the same religion faithfully for life after life.

Regarding Keir's doubts, Mr. Simmons Jr. explained to him in a low voice. It turns out that in the face of all kinds of oppression and danger in the world, people who only believe in a certain religion and are closely united around a certain religion will naturally live better than those who do not have the protection of religious churches.

After all, each church has organization, knowledge, power, and intelligence. For the same merchants, one has faith and the other has no faith. Those with faith can safely sell their products to other believers under the connection of the church. As for another businessman, he needs to beg someone to find out where the goods are sold, and he has to rely on his own experience to distinguish false news and risks.

Of course, Mr. Simmons Jr. only talked about this more realistic aspect. There are also many benefits on the spiritual level, such as the origin of life, the deeds of this life, and the destination of the next life. The gods and the church will make clear arrangements for loyal believers.

People who have experienced the hardships of life naturally hope to believe in gods for life after life.

Keir pursed his lips and asked Mr. Simmons: "If the world is full of paradise, everyone can live safely and happily on the land. Do you still need to believe in gods?"

Little Mr. Simmons seemed to have heard something funny, he patted Keir on the shoulder: "Young man, if there is such a place, please invite me to go there, I will definitely take the whole family there, live here In the paradise you mentioned, life after life, life after life."

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They sat with the injured people all morning, and they found out that the bodies of all the bandits who died last night were all taken by the captains of the soldiers because no one came out to claim the credit for killing the bandits. His achievements were publicized by the government affairs office.

Kiel shrugged his shoulders at this shameless result. Although Bingxun Pass seemed to be the territory of Knight Crowe in name, it did not seem to be directly managed by Knight Crowe. As a result, he has no interest in raising a wave of local prestige, which indirectly increases his friendship with Knight Crowe.

The head of the bandit leader will be used as a bounty item and handed over to the Simmons Chamber of Commerce. Anyway, it is enough for people to know who killed the bandits. Compared with the overall reputation, he hopes to gain the friendship of the Simmons Chamber of Commerce in the future. .

And now everyone doesn't know who killed those bandits. Afterwards, people from the Simmons Chamber of Commerce will publicize his name. I believe that other chambers of commerce that they have good relations with will know about him as a whole.

At noon, someone from the Simmons Chamber of Commerce came and told Mr. Simmons Jr. that Mr. Kendo had returned from Kendall City and was waiting for them at the Chamber of Commerce.

They, of course, are Mr. Simmons Jr. and Keel.

Kiel knew that after he received the entrustment fee from Mr. Kendo, he would leave here, and then the people would have to rely on their own help.

But he is not worried. The people who are still alive today are all people with firm minds and tenacious spirits. They don't need his help. They will find a way to take revenge.

Speaking of revenge, Keel felt that the so-called bandits in the pocket hole had already angered him a little, and the killing last night only eased his anger.

After what happened last night, he really felt that those bandits were bold, extremely cruel, and they should all be damned.

He had to find a way to eliminate those bandits. For the injured people, their dead partners and family members, and many small caravans and migrating families that disappeared silently on the commercial road.

Then the pedestrians who came and went died under the knives of these bandits, and someone must avenge the dead people.

With this in mind, Keir returned to the Simmons Chamber of Commerce after having dinner with Mr. Simmons Jr.