Chapter 163: The stronghold in the mountains(1/2)
"Hello, how do you sell these 'vegetables'?"
At the market in a small town, a girl wearing a snow-colored cloak squatted down and looked at a spice sold by local mountain people. Its leaves are cyan on the front and purple on the back. There are fine velvets on the surface and edges. They are called by the locals.
It's called Purple Velvet.
According to the memory in the girl's mind, in the previous life, this vegetable or herb should be called perilla, or watermelon, and it is a good thing for cooking to remove fishy smell and detoxify.
"3 copper coins in a bunch." The mountain man looked at the cleanly dressed, young and beautiful girl in front of him and made a gesture.
Such a price must be higher than usual. The locals probably wouldn't want to buy a bunch of these unsatisfying vegetable leaves for even one copper coin. However, seeing that the girl was not short of money, she shouted a little higher.
"Okay." Lorraine Hill nodded, took out 6 copper coins from her arms and placed them in front of her, then picked up two bunches. She was not short of the money, so naturally she didn't care much about the price.
Standing up and putting the two bunches into the basket, the girl continued walking in the market of this small town, looking at various small vendors, including those selling furs and cured meats, some selling knitted goods, and some
There are people selling fruits and small tools. It can be seen that the business atmosphere here is not bad. Although the majong is small and well-equipped, most daily necessities can be found.
As her light gray boots stepped on the gravel ground, Lorraine Hill stopped for a moment and scanned the entire market. In addition to most of the ordinary daily necessities, she also discovered a few special points.
A hunter selling small monsters. The man with a brown and black beard stood there. Next to him was a cage made of some kind of strong dead vine. Inside, there was a blue and white squirrel jumping around, trying to escape.
Can't escape.
[Snowflake Chinchilla] (Excellent Bronze Level): A monster that lives in the cold coniferous forest. It likes to collect fruits. It is extremely fast and can glide and fly briefly. When nervous, it will use its claws to attack the enemy. Its strength is not very strong at the same level.
But it has beautiful fur and is very popular with nobles or hunters.
The price tag is 6 gold coins. Although it is a sky-high price in the eyes of common people, it may be really cheap in the eyes of nobles. However, this is not a big city and there are few buyers. It is probably difficult to sell it.
In addition to this extraordinary hunter, there is also a ‘craftsman’ on the south side of the market selling various gadgets with extraordinary effects.
This old man looks quite young. There are various wooden props on his stall, including light wooden swords, curved long bows, iron-covered wooden armor, and gun shafts without blades.
class.
Most of the ratings of these props are around the black iron level. Although they are stronger than ordinary items, they are not that big of an advantage. However, the price is not low, so the sales are not very good.
It’s a bit embarrassing to have a hierarchy, the girl thought as she looked at these props.
If you are silver level or above, many organizations or nobles will naturally come to recruit you. Even if you are bronze level, you can open a store in a big city, but black iron level is very embarrassing. Rich nobles will look down on it, and poor commoners will buy it.
It's not very useful and it's expensive.
In fact, this old man's craftsmanship is very exquisite. She can feel it. When making these things, they try to bring out their own characteristics and advantages. However, limited by the materials themselves, they can only achieve this effect.
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In addition, he has never systematically learned the art of enchantment, and the effect is simple and single, naturally unattractive.
Although it is a small town in the mountains, there are still many capable people. They can catch the extremely fast snow chipmunk in Sequence 3, and they can make convenient and easy-to-use props in Sequence 2 alone.
If there is a good platform, people like this should be able to shine.
Lorraine Hill pulled down the brim of his hat slightly and walked over.
"Hello, did you catch this snow chipmunk yourself?"
After hearing Lorraine Hill's voice, the hunter uncle turned around and nodded slightly, but his face was still cold and cool, and he didn't like to talk much.
"Actually, if you send it to a big city, you should be able to sell it for more money." The girl suggested kindly.
"Yeah, but it's very troublesome." The uncle's face softened a little, but he still didn't say much.
Well, it seems that he doesn't like dealing with people.
Seeing this, Lorraine Hill stopped trying to persuade him and turned to talk about another purpose this time.
"Actually, I want to find a local guide to go into the mountains to investigate, because I heard that there are some strange phenomena here. Since you can capture the monsters, you must be very familiar with the surrounding situation. I wonder if you can lead the way for me.
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"Of course the salary will not be unfair to you." After saying this, the girl took out 5 extraordinary gold coins in her hand.
The uncle looked at the money and did not accept it immediately.
"Tell me something specific."
"That's it..." Lorraine Hill looked around, then whispered a name.
After hearing this, the hunter raised his eyes and looked at the girl, then expressed his understanding, but then extended his hand.
"Ten gold coins, three days."
"OK."
Lorraine Hill nodded.
Her target this time is the organization behind the 'Wolf Bone Alchemy Workshop'.
Since the last time the housekeeper was taken down, according to the investigation and follow-up of the whole province by the 'Fairy Wood' organization, many secret personnel and conspiracies have been unearthed. The people and things exposed among them have made the people of Longjiao Province
The nobles were shocked. It turned out that there was such an organization that had infiltrated them.
In addition to being afraid, many nobles also relented and became a little more loyal to this temporary alliance, but deep down in their hearts, they were probably more afraid.
Since even such an organization can be caught, it can be seen that the force behind the Wenlani Viscounty will only become stronger.
Due to such rumors, many nobles even believed that the organization 'Drywood' might be a powerful force that had been hiding for hundreds of years, secretly controlling many historical trends.
Although it sounds outrageous, such a deterrent effect is indeed good, so Lubin and Lorraine Hill just let it go.
Since ancient times, there have been many addictive psychedelic drugs, but it is very rare that they are so hidden that many people are unknowingly addicted without realizing it.
Although the nobles are greedy for pleasure, they are not without vigilance. The upper echelons of the empire once banned such medicines, so they naturally understand the dangers involved.
Pursuing the forces behind the wolf bone alchemy workshop has become a side mission of the girl's trip south this time. Anyway, she still has plenty of time. The fleet will arrive in about two months, so she has plenty of time to investigate clearly.
After making an appointment with the hunter to meet tomorrow morning, the girl said goodbye for the time being and left, coming to the stall of the 'craftsman' on the side.
"Hello, my powerful little girl, do you need anything, or are you just curious, haha." Looking at the girl standing in front of him, the old man seemed not surprised. Although he was old, his eyesight was still good.
Now, I have long noticed this unique adventurer in the market.
"I'm a little curious. If you use better materials, you should be able to make better things."
"This is true, but good materials are not common, so I got used to it." The old man was a little thin, wearing a light-colored short shirt, with a little white beard on his chin, like a goat, and his voice was kind.
"What about wood like this?" Lorraine Hill thought for a while, then 'took out' a small piece of red maple wood from the basket.
This is the product of the Maple Leaf Garden. Although it is not cut off from the ancient red maple tree, it is still a silver-level extraordinary material.
Taking the red wood-grained branch, the old man slowly stroked it, feeling the texture and magic.
"Very good wood, what do you want to make?"
"Let me think about it, let's make a sword. Maybe it doesn't need to be too long, so it's easier to carry." Lorraine Hill blinked.
"No problem. If the customer trusts me, he can pick it up in about 3 days and it should be done."
"OK."
Afterwards, Lorraine Hill left the market and searched in taverns and other places. He didn't find anything special, and then returned to the hotel to rest.
the next day.
Lorraine Hill put on adventurer clothes that made it easier to move around, and then went to the market to meet the hunter.
After the two had breakfast, they set off towards the mountains.
After advancing for more than ten miles, they gradually entered the rugged jungle without people. The two of them took a short rest, and then the hunter started asking.
"You are looking for the organization that grows herbs and refines pharmaceuticals in the mountains."
"That's right, uncle, have you heard about it before?"
"I know, but I won't provoke them." He shook his head.
"They are very strong, and there may be masters of plural Sequence 5."
"It doesn't matter. In fact, my strength is pretty good." The girl was afraid that the uncle would give up because of fear.
"Well, I can probably feel it, so I took this mission, otherwise you will die." Although he didn't say much, his eyesight was not bad. He had been dealing with Warcraft for many years, so he naturally summed up his rich experience.
Although this girl looked extremely young, her skills and faintly flowing magic power were so harmonious and stable that he could not figure it out, so he left without turning around yesterday. Otherwise, he would have been asked to be a nanny to protect a weak young lady.
Going into the mountains was something he wouldn't do, it would be too much trouble.
"Are you looking for them to get rid of these people?"
"Yes." Lorraine Hill nodded, curious about what this uncle would say next.
"Then I suggest you be more ruthless and don't leave anyone alive, otherwise you will attract revenge." The uncle's tone was still calm, as if he was talking about what today's lunch would be.
"Ah, is that so?" Lorraine Hill was slightly surprised.
"Don't be too friendly with bad people, even if they may repent, because doing so will harm yourself." After the uncle finished speaking, he stopped continuing, as if he didn't want to repeat the same thing.
"Let's rest for a while. We can probably reach the outskirts of their base in the evening."
"Okay." The girl nodded. Although she was not very sleepy, she still closed her eyes and leaned against the tree trunk for a while.
In the afternoon, the two continued to climb and jump on the rugged mountain road, and finally came to an area with numerous peaks.
The mountains here are very straight and steep. Each one stands upright, like a huge stone sword with a diameter of more than 100 meters piercing the sky. Below is a dense forest, making it difficult to see what is going on inside.
To be continued...