Chapter 182 Human Life
In the north of the Kingdom of Fiore, the weather is colder than in Magnolia.
The snow in the wild has not melted yet, and there are some footprints left by small animals such as rabbits and mice.
Occasionally, you can see some taller dead grass piercing the snow surface, and the small circle of snow around it will always melt slightly faster.
There are no sanitation workers to spread snow melting agent on the road here, and no one is cleaning it specially. The snow on the road has been compacted by people, livestock, and wheels, making it hard.
People with a childish heart can definitely skate on it, but they have to be careful not to trip over the raised places on the snow.
On such a road, two big green crabs walked one after another. The crab claws crushed the hard snow, leaving small pits. It seemed that the anti-slip performance was quite good.
The crab in the front is carrying two people on its back, and the one in the back is pulling a flatbed truck.
That was Erza's special cart for carrying luggage. It was tied upside down to the top of the carriage on the way here.
Due to the danger of going further, Erza and Rhodes asked the two coachmen to go back in advance.
The rest of the journey will naturally be hard for you guys.
The time is approaching noon, and the sun is quite strong. I always feel a little uncomfortable in my eyes after walking outside for a long time.
Erza casually took out two pairs of sunglasses, which she wore with different swimsuits and beach clothes. She could just borrow one from Rhodes.
It would be nice to have something useful in this situation. Rhodes didn’t care about being picky about the style, but secretly made a note to prepare a pair of sunglasses in the future to guard against snow blindness.
In order to avoid being too conspicuous, Rhodes did not let the two river crabs carry them all the way to the town, but walked the last short distance.
——Although the way Erza calmly dragged a luggage cart was already very conspicuous.
"Hello, which hotel in town is better?" Rhode stopped a random passerby and asked for directions.
Passers by could not help but look at them a few more times and replied, "We only have one hotel in Morningglory. You can see it if you keep walking along this road."
"Thank you. "
Then they split up. Erza went to the hotel to book a room and store her luggage, while Rhodes went to the town's tavern first.
The environment in the tavern was a little messier than that in the guild, and the tables looked greasy, but it was not as noisy as in the guild.
Rhode took stock of the environment and sat down at the front desk: "A glass of beer."
The bartender poured the wine quickly: "500J."
So dark! As a semi-professional, Rhodes is quite familiar with the price of wine. 500J is enough for three drinks in the guild.
This is just a price comparison. If you calculate the profit, it feels even more sinister.
Rhode took out the banknotes and put them on the counter. He picked up the beer and tasted it. He didn't think the taste was any better than the ones in the guild.
"Are you from out of town?" The bartender seemed like a talkative person and took the initiative to chat with Rhodes.
"How can you tell?"
"Feeling?" The bartender smiled, "Actually, there are not many people in this town. If they are from here, I should have some impressions. . ”
“Then you have good eyesight. I’m from the south. Are there any places with good scenery nearby? ”
"There is snow everywhere in this season. If you ask me, it's the same everywhere." The bartender looked nonchalant like a Xi'an person introducing the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Go further north, the beach there is good, and there are mountains and seas connected, which is quite interesting."
A customer in the tavern shouted: "Hey, Bob, don't hurt people, the north is okay now. Where to go?"
The bartender called Bob replied: "I didn't let him go now!"
Rhode asked: "Why can't he go to the north? What does it mean? ""Because there have been many incidents of missing children in the towns of Manjusaka and Popi in the north, and in some cases people have been killed because of obstruction."
"Dead?" Rhodes became nervous. This matter was not mentioned in the intelligence.
"I heard it happened yesterday. It must be the father of the child who died." The bartender shook his head, looking a little regretful.
Rhode frowned and continued to ask: "What do the security forces and the army say?"
"What else can I say? Those who do such things must be human traffickers. They have been arrested. Then hide in the mountains, or simply go out to sea
Once the people are sold to the Severn Kingdom or the Bosco Kingdom, what will the security team do to them? "
The bartender was quite resentful about this incident: "It's all those people who caused it. Now we don't dare to let our children go out alone on the street. ”
“It’s very abominable. "Rhode nodded. It seems that ordinary people don't know the inside story and just think he is a cruel human trafficker.
Rhode sat in the tavern for a while and listened to more bits and pieces of information. Then he left.
Some guests saw him leaving and asked: "Hey, Bob, after you told him so much, aren't you worried that he is a human trafficker? "
"Do you think he looks like him? "
"Human traffickers don't write that bad word on their faces. "
"Who knows, maybe it's the magician who came to investigate. The bad guy was arrested as soon as he came. "
"Hahaha, such a powerful magician, who would come to a dirty country tavern like yours! ”
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Rhodes went to meet Erza, and she also got similar news from the hotel owner.
"We can't delay any longer, those guys can do anything." Erza didn't want anyone to suffer anymore.
Rhode nodded: "Well, let's set off now to investigate Manjusaka and Popi Town."
"Let's split up and act separately. This will be more efficient, but..." Ai Lusha was a little hesitant. Before setting off, the president had said that he hoped she would take more care of Rhodes.
Rhode thought for a moment, and if he delayed any more time, other people might be killed, and nodded: "Okay, I will be careful.
In this case, I will ask Worm to follow you. If I will summon Worm away when I find the enemy. If you find the enemy, let him go back by himself."
"Okay, be more careful." Erza said quickly and took Worm away. .
Rhodes quickly warned: "Don't be impulsive. If you find an enemy, try to follow plan A. If it doesn't go well, change to plan B."
I don't know if it's an illusion, but he always feels that After arriving here, Erza was not as calm as she was on the road.
Putting aside his doubts for the time being, Rhodes found a clothing store, bought a few cheap clothes, scarves, hats, etc., dressed himself up a little, and then set off for Poppy Town.
When you go out alone, you should protect yourself and try to make yourself look inconspicuous.
After setting off, you should also let the river crabs patrol in front and behind, and be even more careful when you arrive in Popi Town.
Popi Town is the town where people died yesterday. Erza thought that such a big thing happened there, so the Black Magic Order should not go there again.
The more dangerous place today should be Manjusaka Town, so she chose that place.
However, Rhodes was still a little worried about the situation here in Moningro Roy Town, so he left a small sharp-beaked bird nearby that was not very expensive, and then left with peace of mind.
(End of this chapter)