Chapter 494 Hire guide

In Tufat City, near the Adventurer’s Guild, in a tavern called ‘The Milk of the Snow Mountain’, Barrett sat opposite his newly hired guide ‘Nule’, listening to the other party’s introduction to the needs of attention in the desert trip some matters.

It is worth mentioning that the employment partnership between the two parties is not that Barrett, as the employer, chose Nuller, but that the other party chose our barbarian adventurer. In fact, Barrett didn’t want to hire this slender 84-year-old old man. Although Nurle looked energetic, his tone was calm and powerful, but after all, he was in his old age, and the desert environment was far worse than other landforms. Even if there were no sand thieves and monsters attacking, the barbarians were worried that Nul wouldn’t be able to hold on to half of the journey.

However, our barbarian had no other choice. The old man in front of him was the only suitable guy he had met in the past few days who was willing to accept this guide mission.

In fact, the reward for the quest given by Barrett is not small. From the adventurer’s guild, I saw that the applicant who came to the tavern for the quest was not the only one who came to the tavern. Unfortunately, after some conversation, those people gave up, only Nulleliu down.

The first candidate gave up the fastest. After Barrett took out the map, he just glanced at it, then got up immediately, turned and left without looking back. It was less than two breaths before and after this, which made the barbarian stunned. He once thought that the other party was suddenly in a hurry to urinate, and he would come back after it was convenient.

The second guy was slightly better. After he saw the map, he said he didn’t know what the place marked on the map was, and asked about it. Barrit first said the name ‘Glory Castle’, the other party frowned and said that he had never heard of it, and then the barbarian said another word associated with it – paladin, the other party suddenly realized, but politely said reject. The reason given by this person is: I don’t want to have too much contact with people in this profession.

The third person who came seemed to see that Barrett made a lot of money, so he hoped that the barbarians could hire a whole team of bodyguards, guides, An adventurous team including cargo logistics. This guy said that if Barrett agreed, he would be able to get the team together before it got dark, and be ready to go the next day, making sure everyone in the team was a good player, and the price was negotiable.

The person who refused this time is our barbarian adventurer, who is very confident in his own strength. If there is any danger in the journey, it is difficult to say who will protect who. And the fewer people there are, the easier it is to solve the problem of baggage. Before coming to Tufat City, Barret had stored enough water, wine, and various kinds of food in the space ring in advance, enough for two people to live in the desert for a long time. For a period of time, more people are more inconvenient.

As for the fourth person, not only did he not intend to be hired, but he also persuaded Barrett to give up, “Do you know where that location is?” Answered, “There’s ‘Mavila’!” He lowered his tone, pretending to be deep.

What’s the meaning? “If I heard correctly, isn’t that the name of the desert?” Barrett asked suspiciously.

“You don’t know?” The other party asked back, and then he sighed to himself, “This is normal. Alas, in this world, not only outsiders like you don’t know it, but even people who have lived in the desert for generations don’t know much. “Then he ordered a glass of iced rye wine very familiarly, and began to slowly talk about the origin of the name of the Marwela Desert, the reasons for the formation of the desert, and the war between the elves and the land of death. Distinguished secret rumors.

After four glasses of rye wine, a plate of cottage cheese, and two parts of salted cactus fruit were all dried up, the legend of this man was finished. Then he tapped the location marked on the map with his fingers, “Here is the dead area that the elves couldn’t conquer!”

“If what you said is true, didn’t the imperial mage solve all the problems?” Barrett put his arms around his chest and looked at the other party with a bad expression. Obviously, this guy’s account will be recorded on himself. Although not much money, it is very uncomfortable.

“Although the problem has been solved, the impact is still there, and it has soaked through the land, so it cannot be completely removed.” The person said firmly, “If the paladins really use that area as their root, there will be many problems. It’s all explained.” He touched his chin and muttered to himself.

“Explain what?” Barrett wondered. “What makes sense.”

“Have you never heard of it? Back then… I can’t remember exactly when it happened. Anyway, a few paladins slaughtered a village from top to bottom, slaughtering all the young and old, leaving no one left!” The man said in an exaggerated tone, “Although there are rumors that the people in that village have colluded with the devil, so the paladin did this. But in my opinion, those guys who have long been eliminated by time are probably crazy. It’s gone!”

The fifth person who came was a mature woman with a silk veil. Although Barritt couldn’t see the other’s face, he could intuitively judge the word “mature” just by relying on that slim and eye-catching pale gold dress. The woman agreed to be the barbarian’s guide, but hoped to increase the advance deposit “a little”. Because she needs to purchase some necessities for the trip in advance, she will provide an additional peer-to-peer service that can satisfy the barbarian.

Barrett didn’t know if the service was equal, and he didn’t want to try it anyway. This time our barbarians are here to do business, very serious business, and don’t want to have some fun along the way. In case there is a sudden accident in the middle of the service, and some unexpected situations are encountered, it is not very good.

Some guys who came over after that were also rejected or rejected for various bizarre reasons. In the end, only Nuller seemed to be reliable. The experience of this old man is quite similar to that of Barrett. He also worked as a bodyguard in the caravan when he was young, and later became a little-known adventurer.

According to the old man himself, he was once called ‘Flaming Snake Null’. The reason for this name is because he has a takara machete that can be attached to fire. As long as you rub the fire element crystal core at the handguard of the scimitar hard, a layer of fiery orange-red flame will be attached to the blade. During the battle, the machete brought flames to fight with the enemy, like a flaming snake circling and dancing in the air, hence the name.

It is a pity that the material of the machete itself is not outstanding, coupled with Nul’s frequent use over time, it finally shattered completely in a battle with the snake man. As the user, Null was also severely injured by his own enemy at the time, a snake man who also used a machete. Fortunately, the battle ended in the victory of Null’s side. He was rescued by his companions and saved a small life. However, before Null could fully recover from the injury, the adventure group he was in was completely disbanded due to the death of the leader. After some thought, Null returned to his hometown with the savings he had saved and became a city guard.

“I have been the city guard for nearly 20 years. During this period, I understood a truth.” The old man said with a deep face, “Some people are destined to be unable to live a peaceful life like ordinary people. They must keep going Taking risks, it seems that the only way to prove that you are alive, to feel a trace of life in your decaying body, to comfort the restless soul that is unwilling to be ordinary but has achieved nothing.”

“You came up with these words yourself?” Barrett looked at the other party with a strange look.

“Oh, that’s not it.” Nuller said calmly, “This is what I saw in a certain book when I was standing guard. After so many years, I can’t remember the name and content of the book, but I only remember that there are such One sentence. This sentence seems to be tailor-made for me, it touched me deeply, and it is imprinted in my soul.”

Due to his age, Null stepped down from the position of the castle guard, and later he became an adventurer again. Due to his age, he mostly only undertakes tasks that are not too difficult, such as pulling goods and delivering letters. He has also temporarily worked as a caravan driver. He has been to many areas in the Mawela Desert and is very familiar with desert travel.

“The journey from Tufat City to ‘Guevara’ is relatively easy, the only thing to be aware of is that you may encounter sand thieves blocking the road,” Nuller said, “but you don’t have to be too Don’t worry, the sand thieves rarely rob ordinary travelers. Even if they do come forward to rob, as long as you hand in some coins, they will let you go, usually without worrying about your life.”

“If there are robbers who dare to come, I will deal with them.” Barbarian said calmly.

“This is also a way.” The old man did not object to this, and seemed to have known the barbarian’s choice for a long time. “Once you leave the small town of Gaevara, the further journey will be more difficult.” The old man continued with his finger on the map. , “Although this large area also belongs to the Kingdom of Takara in name, but few humans have set foot on it. This thick line is written ‘Iyer Rift Valley’, I have never heard of this name, our Kingdom of Takara People prefer to call it ‘Rift Valley’.”

“Rift Valley?”

“According to legend, the first melting snow on the Dragon’s Back Plateau actually passed through here. After thousands of years, the ground was washed out with extremely deep ravines. Later, when the magic empire rose, the imperial mage diverted the source of the river, and this place was completely destroyed. Dried up. After that, someone inadvertently found some kind of strange plant like a cracked stone on the dry riverbed at the bottom of the valley. This kind of plant densely covered the entire riverbed, so people called this valley bottom a cracked rock valley. ”

Barrett stared at the thick, wide line on the map. “Looks like we’re going to choose which side of the line to go from. Is there a difference between the two?”

“The difference is huge.” The old man moved his finger to the left side of the rift. “There lives a tribe of sand giants called ‘Smashing Rock’. This kind of giant and the real giants in the barren land from ancient times to the present. They are not quite the same. They are usually only three or four meters high, which is not much different from goblin bears and ogres. Female sand giants are larger in size. Generally speaking, they are somewhat like enlarged versions of humans. In our desert There has always been such a rumor in the kingdom that the sand giant is actually a brand-new species created by the fusion of the ancient giant’s blood and human beings by the imperial mages. Living in the Vera Desert.”

Barrett had never heard of this kind of humanoid before, “What are the personalities of these smaller giants?”

“As far as I know, it’s relatively easy to get along with.” Null replied, “I don’t know how many sand giant tribes there are in the Mawela Desert~www.readmtl.com~ But the known ones are with us. Humans haven’t had much friction.”

“When you say big friction, you mean…”

“War,” said the old man, “at least in the dark and chaotic era, and in the hundreds of years since the establishment of the Kingdom of Takara, there is no record of sand giants attacking human towns. However, there are certain things between husband and wife. And the quarrel, let alone two different species. So, although there is no war, some ‘innocuous’ small incidents do occur occasionally.”

“Like?” Barrett asked again.

“For example, some adventurers broke into the sand giant’s territory, and they angered these giants because of some unintentional behavior, which caused them to be torn to shreds. You know, even a smaller giant, for human beings , is also an existence to look up to, not to mention a large group.”

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