The next morning, Hu Tao took Fang Zheng and Kuang San to meet with Katie at the city gate. Then the two sides had a brief conversation, and then set off after determining their respective tasks.

But looking at the caravan in front of him, Fang Zheng frowned slightly.

Katie didn't lie. In addition to the caravan that Katie was riding, there were three flatbed cars responsible for picking up goods. Fang Zheng carefully observed that there was no problem with these goods, just very ordinary goods. Of course, if you say that it was valuable, it was valuable, and the problem... it lies in this valuable.

According to Founder's previous experience and working with the Northland Chamber of Commerce, generally speaking, the Chamber of Commerce has its own guards, and hiring mercenaries is largely to check for shortcomings and fill in the gaps.

To put it bluntly, low-end combat power is enough, but several high-end combat powers need to be hired to town.

Of course, you don’t expect to hire a legendary strongman, but if you are a qualified regular mercenary, it is enough to use it to keep the field. After all, no matter how high the level of ordinary bandits is, it is not much higher. It would be great to hold the elite to death. If you go to the master level, you can find a job with a generous reward and status everywhere, so that you won’t be able to do such a promising career as a bandit.

Even ordinary elite professionals are enough to be a guard for the nobles. Unless there is something hidden, who will be a bandit?

It is also because of this that generally speaking, a group of ordinary guards and a few regular mercenaries are actually enough to ensure the safety of the caravan along the way.

But Katie's caravan was different. They had no guards of their own. There were only five coachmen who drove the car, plus Katie. Moreover, the four coachmen were all not young and did not look very combat-effective. In other words, the safety of this caravan fell completely on the hands of Hu Tao, Kuang San and Fang Zheng.

In other words, if Fang Zheng and others have any bad intentions, just take advantage of the fact that there is no one around, kill the four coachmen, and then tie up the eldest lady Katie, the goods of the entire caravan and the eldest lady will be their spoils.

Why did this young lady do such a miserable life?

Fang Zheng remembered that when she was doing the task, she seemed quite rich and would not be so poor.

Having said that...

“Walnut, walnut……”

"Hmm? What's the matter? Xiaohong?"

When he heard Fang Zheng coming over to call his name, Hu Tao, who was sitting on the car board next to him, turned his head curiously and looked at her.

"How is the reward for this commission...?"

“Woo……”

Hearing Fang Zheng’s inquiry, Hu Tao frowned and thought for a while, then stuck out her tongue.

"To be honest, the reward is not high, and it is quite low. To be honest, the association secretly told me that the commission has been dead for a while, but most people are unwilling to accept it. One is because the distance is too long and the other is because the reward is too low. To put it bluntly, this reward is probably only a round trip fee. Although some mercenaries took over the commission, the employer seemed to be uneasy, so it was not agreed to......"

Speaking of this, Hu Tao shrugged her shoulders and spread her hands.

"But this time it's okay. The employer seems to be quite at ease with us. And our main purpose is to go to Baiyin City. It's nothing to make a little less, right? In fact, the employer had asked me why I had to accept this commission, and I told her that we wanted to go to Baiyin City to see the world."

I see.

Hearing Hu Tao's answer, Fang Zheng nodded secretly. It seemed that Katie was still reliable and knew how to protect herself. She probably saw that she was all girls, and Hu Tao had a reputation, so she agreed. After all, compared with those ordinary mercenaries of unknown origin, same-sex and good-known mercenaries are obviously the best choice.

"But what you want to say is really strange."

Sitting on the car board, Hu Tao said curiously while shaking her legs.

"I have been here for several months, and I have heard of that country of wealth. I heard that they have nothing else, they are rich. And they always spend a lot of money and are extremely rich. This little sister also does business in a country of wealth, but she looks so poor... It seems that the rumors cannot be believed."

No, it is true that people in that country are rich, this young lady...at least she was quite rich before.

As for now... it's hard to say.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng shook his head, then she looked at Hu Tao and asked another question in her heart.

"Watao, are you used to staying here...?"

“Woo……”

Facing Fang Zheng's inquiry, Hu Tao frowned.

"If you want to talk about habits, you must not be used to them at the beginning. For example, the sanitation conditions here are very average, and we are mercenaries, and it is difficult for us to go to the bathroom when we go out. Fortunately, Sister Kuang and I don't have to worry about this problem... The other mercenaries are in trouble. I often see mercenaries running into the grass to solve the problem... Oh, by the way, the last time when the commission was executed, a mercenary ran to the woods and was bitten by a poisonous snake... tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk... tsk tsk..."

"Ahem, I'm not talking about this..."

After hearing what Hu Tao complained, Fang Zheng also coughed a few times. This question...well, he didn't want to go deeper.

"I mean...I'm not more peaceful in the Tiandao Palace, and there is no need to fight and kill. Haven't you ever thought about going back to Tiandao Palace?"

"Of course I have thought about it. After all, I have many friends there. But to be honest, after getting used to it, I found that life here is not bad. Mercenaries sound troublesome, but those who make commissions also want to ask for help because they can help them solve the problem. I think it's great. And..."

Speaking of this, Hu Tao clenched her fists and waved her.

"We are the secret troops collecting intelligence. Do they sound very handsome? They are like undercover in the movie..."

No, this metaphor is not very appropriate...

Listening to Hu Tao's cheerful speech, Fang Zheng also had a black line on his face, but fortunately, Hu Tao did not have any psychological shadows, nor any dissatisfaction or inconvenience.

Maybe I was really too fragile to think about them before?

I don’t know if it was because everyone was lucky enough or the goddess blessed me. I didn’t encounter any problems on the first day of departure, nor on the second day. I only encountered a few wild wolves when I was camping at night. They were shot to death by Kuang Sanyi and then baked by Fang Zheng for extra meals.

By the way, wolf meat is really hard and unpalatable.

But early in the morning of the third day, just in Fangzheng, when Hu Tao and Kuang San woke up to eat breakfast and were rushing to go, they suddenly heard a commotion from the carriage in front. The three of them walked over curiously, but found that the boss in the coachman was negotiating with Katie.

"But, but we agreed..."

"You can't say that, Miss, you heard it just now. That road seems to be a bit dangerous now. We are just ordinary people, and we dare not take risks with our lives..."

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Hearing the two arguing, Hu Tao walked over curiously and asked. When he saw Hu Tao appear, Boss Che also looked bitter.

"Miss Walnut, come and listen. Just now we met a horse team passing by in front. I went to find out the news, but the horse team members told us that the road leading to Gray Whale Port ahead is very dangerous..."

"Danger?"

"Yes, I heard that there seemed to be necromancers appearing there recently. We are just ordinary car drivers and are not as capable as you all, so I originally wanted to talk to this lady and ask her to change to another road and go around the Rock Valley. This may take a few more days, but it must be safe. The horse team had also come around the Rock Valley before."

“Isn’t this very good?”

When Hu Tao heard Boss Che’s words, he blinked.

“What’s the problem?”

"But, but in this way, it will take three more days..."

Katie's face turned red with anxiety. She clenched her fists hard, and her eyes shouted and tears looked at the boss of the car.

"In this way, when we arrive at Gray Whale Port, we will not be able to take the ship to Baiyin City. We will have to wait another week for the next flight... The goods will not be shipped on time..."

"But Miss, life safety is still important. Even if you add money to me, I have to have the life to spend it, right? If you die, then it will be a waste of money... And I said Miss, you don't want to die. Those necromancers are not good people..."

“Woo……”

Katie was obviously not good at speaking. When faced with Boss Che's words, she lowered her head and remained silent. Fang Zheng just shook his head silently. He remembered it very clearly that this young lady has always been not good at contacting others. Now it seems that her problem has not improved, but it seems that it has deepened...

But...this is really a problem.
Chapter completed!