The melodious sound of the piano, coupled with the graceful and clear magnetic voice, this classic song "The Flower of Itariel" that every bard knows, echoed throughout the tavern.

Although there are not as many types of music as modern music, and the accompaniment is relatively monotonous. However, people in the medieval magical world cannot expect too much.

What's more, enjoying soothing music while eating warm stew and grilled steak is also a unique flavor.

Even Lu Qi, who didn't like alcohol disrupting his thoughts, drank two glasses of white wine from Toussaint after the meal...

Just when he wanted to join the Gwent game and experience the fun of playing cards, the door of the hotel was suddenly pushed open!

The sound of the brass bell at the door made Lu Qi turn his head and look.

I saw a group of about six or seven mercenaries, wearing various armors and with a bunch of yellow thorns tattooed on their chests, walking in slowly.

The leader was a bald man with a calm expression and firm eyes.

What Lu Qi didn't expect was that he would meet an acquaintance here...

"Jillian!"

When he heard someone calling his name, the bald man who led his men to the counter immediately turned around.

When he saw the black-haired man sitting in the corner, raising his hand to indicate to him, he was startled for a moment, and then he came to his senses.

"Alex?!"

Surprised, the captain of the Yellow Thorn Mercenary Group said a few words to the younger brother on the side, and then walked over alone.

"Aren't you supposed to be in Goth Velen? Why are you here?"

After gesturing for the other party to sit down, Lu Qi responded casually:

"I just came back not long ago. What about you, you just came back from completing your mission?"

"Yes, there are two noble idiots who plan to go out to the lake to fish, but are afraid of being attacked by water ghosts or bandits, so they entrust us to act as guards. After standing there for a long time, not a single bird was seen..."

"Haha, it seems that the bounty is quite good, otherwise you would definitely not accept such a boring task."

"It's okay. Compared with the generous sorceress, it's still much worse. However, the advantage is that the distance is short and the risk is not great. What if the situation last time? If it happens again, the Yellow Thorn Mercenary Group may be gone.

."

After that? Jillian seemed to have remembered something. After looking around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, he leaned forward slightly and whispered:

"Right? That lady? Is she with you?"

The bald man's sudden strange behavior made Lu Qi frown, as if he realized something, and then asked:

"What's wrong?"

"Looking at you? You probably don't know yet..."

"Huh? What do you know?"

"Just yesterday? His Majesty the King has issued an order to expel all sorcerers in the palace!"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Qi immediately raised his eyebrows.

As he guessed, Foltest was very dissatisfied with the coup the warlocks had staged on Thanede Island? Especially when his three warlock advisors were from two different camps.

The Orthopedic King of Temeria didn’t trust sorcerers in the first place. Now that he has done something like this, he will definitely have no good impression of these sorceresses who are trying to disrupt the country’s political situation.

At least, expulsion is much better than pursuit and hunting?

Thinking of this? Lu Qi couldn't help but look at the bald man opposite? With a sincere face:

"Jillian, thank you for your information."

After waving his hand, the mercenary captain said in an indifferent tone:

"You're welcome, if you hadn't come to the rescue, the entire mercenary group might have ceased to exist; and if it hadn't been for that lady's generosity in compensating us afterwards, Yellow Thorns wouldn't have been able to recruit them so quickly.

New manpower and renewed vigor.”

"Although we are not knights, we don't need to abide by any bullshit chivalry. However, the most important thing in the mercenary profession is trust and mutual help. Only trust can make your comrades willing to leave their backs to you, and make your companions support you.

Lend a helping hand when needed. Besides, we all owe you a life, this little thing is nothing."

"Maybe one day we will need your help too..."

Hearing this, Lu Qi nodded seriously and agreed: "Friends should help each other."

"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's have two drinks first!"

"Boss, serve me some wine!"

...

In the tavern, he drank a few beers with the mercenary captain and several of his mercenaries, until they all blushed and started dancing arm-in-arm, then Lu Qi took the opportunity to sneak away.

After paying for all the purchases of the Yellow Thorn Mercenary Group at the counter, he walked up the stairs and returned to his room on the third floor.

Knocking on the door of the room where the sorceress lived, Keira, who had wet hair and had put on her pajamas, saw Lu Qi and couldn't help but said coquettishly:

"What took you so long? I thought you were drunk down there, lying on the floor and falling asleep..."

After walking into the room and nodding to Triss who was sitting on the chair and reading a book, Lu Qi said straight to the point:

"I met a friend, chatted for a while, and got some very important information about you..."

When he told the two of them the news that the king had ordered the expulsion of the warlocks, they received different reactions.

Keira, who has a relatively fiery personality and is straightforward, immediately cursed:

"We have served him for more than ten years, following behind him all the time, cleaning up the shit he left behind. Now he just orders us to be kicked out?!"

"Son of a bitch Foltest!"

Triss's expression darkened, she put down the book in her hand and lowered her head in deep thought.

Although the news came too suddenly and even caught them off guard, the two of them were not fools.

The deal was already done, and it was impossible for them to run up to Foltest and explain themselves, and then ask him to take back the order.

The two people quickly accepted this fact and immediately began to analyze:

"In other words, there are no seats for us in the palace, and we can't go back to Vizima. Perhaps the mansion is already filled with the king's blue-clad iron guards, waiting for us to surrender..."

"Now what?"

"I have no idea..."

At this time, looking at the hesitant two people, Lu Qi, who was sitting aside, couldn't help but said casually:

"Since Vizima can't go back, then go to other places. There is more than one country in this world..."

This sentence reminded the two of them.

Keira suddenly remembered something, her eyes suddenly lit up:

"By the way, we can go to Philippa's castle to take refuge temporarily, and then we can see what the next step is."

"Well, this is a way." Triss nodded in agreement.

"Alex, what about you? Do you want to come with us?"

Meeting the searching eyes of the two, Lu Qi just shrugged, spread his hands and said with a smile:

"I don't care. I also want to visit Redania. Besides, when you two ladies are traveling, it's best to be accompanied by an outstanding knight. It will be safer."

"Isn't it?"

That's what he said, but in Lu Qi's heart, he didn't just think so.

Following the two of them to Redania for refuge, there is actually only one purpose:
Chapter completed!