Chapter 137 Strangers Traveling with Him
"The nightingale's singing drifts gently through the quiet groves."
In the tender serenade ballad of the bard, Lucian left the bar and slowly walked to the opposite side of the three adventurers and sat down, startling the linen-haired half-elf girl who was intoxicated by the music, and her back straightened suddenly.
"Dear guest, you want to hire us?" The mature and gorgeous half-elf lady gently patted the wine table in front of her and asked amusedly.
Although she also thinks that Lucian is a runaway aristocratic young master poisoned by knightly novels, with a faint joke in his smile, he is very polite on the surface, because this kind of young man has always been generous and is one of the best choices as an employer, and no one will hate Kinthale.
Lucian nodded unhurriedly: "I'm going to Koser City, I don't know if the three of you are willing to accept the hire?"
The half-elf lady seemed to be the one of the three responsible for communicating with her employer, and she smiled and pointed to herself and the two next to her: "I am Joanna, a two-handed greatsword warrior, and a high-level knight attendant. This is my husband, Simon, a sword and shield warrior, who also has the level of a high-ranking knight's attendant. This is my sister Betty, an excellent archer, not much worse than us. So, dear guest, it is not cheap for you to hire us. Of course, we have always had a good reputation, unlike some guys' employers who always like to go missing, and you can ask Uncle Hansen about this."
Hansen is the owner of the tavern and the head of the local adventurer's guild.
Joanna did not lower her voice, for a while, the faces of some adventurers and mercenaries in the tavern became very bad, but the strength of Simon and the three of them was obvious to all in the local area, and the team combination was very reasonable.
"Go to Cosse City? That's great, I heard that there is a talented musician in the principality who is going to give a concert in the city of Cosse and is looking for an opportunity to go back." Before Lucian could answer, the half-elf girl Betty shouted with great joy, causing her sister to glare at her sideways.
With limited conditions, music that can be spread everywhere through bards is a common form of entertainment that is rare for ordinary people in this world, and other circuses, operas, etc. need a specific time. This is why musicians are widely welcomed, although they do not bring much to the musicians.
Betty was glared at by her sister's beautiful eyes before she knew she had made a mistake, so she quietly stuck out her tongue and closed her mouth tightly, but her flaxen eyes looking at Lucian were full of expectation, and her half-long ears swayed slightly.
"I don't know how much you need?" Lucian didn't care much about asking, although he spent a lot of money on food and other things along the way, he still had a full eighty-five gold towers. Besides, if you are really short of money, you can get rich again by holding a concert in a big city. This is the benefit of being a famous musician.
Tsk, it was indeed a rich aristocratic young master, Joanna's eyes narrowed slightly, and she sighed while thinking about what price would be better.
"One silver nar a day for each person." Seeing his wife's hesitation, Simon, who had short brown hair and was able and strong, smiled and answered on her behalf.
Joanna couldn't help but glared at her husband and asked him with her eyes, why is it the same as usual? Have you become as stupid as Betty?!
Simon hung his shield and long sword on the small hook behind his leather armor: "I don't want to ruin the credibility we have worked so hard for years to build, which is recorded in the guild. By the way, dear guest, the only request is that the daily remuneration be paid every day, and at the same time give it directly to me, not to Betty. She always doesn't know how to cherish money, we have to help her save it up and return to Corsher City for regular knight training later."
In the central and southern countries of the continent, the broken aristocracy is not as decent as the ones in Aalto, so free knight training to train your own loyal attendants has become a way to make money. Of course, this also gives ordinary people more opportunities, after all, in northern countries such as Aalto, ordinary people can only pass the knight's assessment if they want to carry out regular knight training, and money plays little role.
Betty pouted and looked at her sister and brother-in-law pitifully, but her bad past could only be exchanged for shaking her head mercilessly.
Lucian saw that their price was only half of that of Aalto's peers, so he pointed to the bar: "Let's sign the contract."
With the guarantee of the adventurer's guild, the chance of problems will be greatly reduced.
At the bar, Lucian handed the identity documents and supporting documents to the tavern owner, Hansen, and asked him to identify the authenticity and draft the contract.
"Happy to serve you, esteemed guest." Hansen said as he smiled and took the two documents, but when he looked at it carefully, his expression immediately became strange, but he was not young and had rich life experience, so he quickly restrained his surprise and did not attract anyone's attention.
Hansen buried his head, looked at it carefully a few times, then checked the magic seal, and then said with a more polite smile: "There is no problem with your identity document, I will draft a contract for you immediately, Mr. Evans."
He had a little excitement, which came from the excitement he could show off to his grandchildren in the future: "Hey, grandpa, there is a big man in my tavern, and that is Lucian Evans, a famous musician on the continent."
The contract was quickly drawn up, and after both sides saw that there was no problem, Lucian took the lead in signing his name and stamping it.
Joanna took the contract and the three silver nars in advance, looked at the seal, and then stamped her handprint.
"You are such a generous gentleman. By the way, can I call you Mr. Evans directly?" Joanna asked with a charming and polite smile, her family was illiterate.
Lucian nodded slightly: "Yes."
When Betty saw that the contract was signed, she said with a bright smile: "You are also Mr. Evans? Hehe, he has the same surname as Alto's genius musician Lucian Evans, he is my favorite musician, talented and young and handsome! I heard that he is traveling all over the mainland to collect wind, and I don't know if he will come to Djibouti." A longing look.
"How could such a great musician come to a remote and poor country like Djibouti." Joanna shattered her sister's illusions, and at the same time wasted no time in educating her, "If you can stimulate the power of the bloodline after receiving regular knight training, you can apply to join the Violet Knights, and our family will move to Alto at that time."
Lucian asked amusedly: "Miss Betty, how do you know that Mr. Lucian Evans is young and handsome?"
"That's what the bards say." Betty regained her strength after being slightly disappointed.
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Outside the Dragon Tooth Tavern, Lucian was preparing to get into the carriage.
"Wait, wait!" A young man walked over quickly:
He was in his twenties, wearing a white flowing robe, with long blond hair and azure eyes, neat features, and a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "Hello Mr. Evans, I heard that you are going to Corser City, can I join the team? I'm willing to pay one-third of the compensation."
Since the price of hiring adventurers and mercenaries is not cheap, many people choose to join other people's teams, so they only pay a part of the reward.
"Sir, you don't look like you're short of money, why don't you hire it yourself?" Lucian has also accepted many similar travelers in his more than two months of travel, and his eyes have become vicious.
Joanna, Simon, and Betty don't cut in on the conversation because they won't earn a little more.
The young man replied indifferently: "The tavern owner Hansen told me that Simon and the others have the best reputation and strength, and the other adventurers are rude and rude, so I want to join Mr. Evans' team."
"What are you doing in Cosher City?" Lucian asked.
The young man took out his identity documents: "I'm going to the Musicians' Association in Cosse City, uh, to study music." Gentle and restrained appearance.
"Musicians Association...... Bert Wise, I don't know ......" Lucian flipped through his identity documents, considering that he was also a musician, he nodded, "Mr. Wise, you are welcome to join the team, but I am in a bad mental state and need to be quiet and sleepy, so try not to disturb me."
Wise smiled slightly: "Of course, I also like quietness. Only silence can make people inspired."
"Mr. Wise, are you going to the Cosse City Musicians Association? Are you a musician?" Betty heard the topic she was interested in, and when Lucian agreed, she immediately asked Wise excitedly.
Wise smiled modestly: "I just went to study music."
"That's great too, have you heard 'Dedicated to Sylvia'? What do you think of it?" Turning a blind eye to her sister's anger, Betty happily discussed the music with Wise until the carriage was ready to move.
Wise walked into the carriage and smiled indifferently at Lucian: "The little girl is so enthusiastic, but I don't really know much about music."
"I don't really understand." Lucian smiled perfunctorily, then closed his eyes and was about to start his magic analysis.
But at this time, another traveler asked to join the team, she was an ordinary lady in her thirties holding a baby, with a calm and gentle expression: "Hello, Mr. Evans. My name is Lina, I am going to Gray Mist Town between Dragontooth Town and Koser City, whether I can join your team, I will bear my own expenses."
Seeing that this lady Lina was with a baby, Lucian agreed to let her get into the carriage, but it was slightly strange that she had a child at such an age.
The carriage moved slowly, Simon was in front, and Joanna and Betty followed one by one.
Just out of town, a short and strong man who seemed to have dwarf blood followed him.
Joanna said with a vigilant and dangerous smile: "Chris, do you need our protection too?"
"Haha, I'm going back to Koser City, just on the same road as you. Joanna, when you save enough money, you can let Betty follow me in knight training, and I have instructed a good teacher who is a real knight!" Chris showed off loudly, "As long as I can stimulate my bloodline or have enough money, I can immediately restore the family's honor and regain the title of lord."
He looked at the carriage while showing off, but there was no movement inside.
Under the scorching sun, the carriage drove steadily towards the city of Koser on a rough road full of dust and dirt.
(End of this chapter)