Chapter 221 Moon Night Merchant Group (Part 2)
“For example, in our Holy Alliance Auction House, a large part of the items come from wandering merchants. Because many of the items are from the demons. Get it back. Likewise, the demons also need them to obtain some resources from us. Therefore, these free traders are caught between the two major forces of humans and demons, and neither side will deliberately care about them. Their existence. Of course, it’s not just us humans, there are even some high-level demons.”
Hearing his explanation, Long Haochen immediately understood. Does Brother Dian mean that we should find a way to contact these wandering businessmen and try to get into their ranks and enter the demon clan?”
Dianyan nodded and said: "Free traders will not live in border fortresses. It is not safe for them. I grew up in Xingxun City, so I can be sure that there are free traders here. If we want to go deep into the central area of the Demons, we need to go through four provinces of the Demons. It is unrealistic to kill the Demons near the border. The search is definitely the most stringent. The target of a dozen of us is not small."
Long Haochen nodded slightly and said: "Thank you, Brother Dian, for the timely reminder. According to your opinion, we will go to Xingxun City to rest, replenish food and water, and contact the free merchants at the same time."
Standing next to Dian Yan Lu Xi smiled slightly at him and secretly extended his thumb.
After traveling for eight days, the two demon hunting groups became familiar with each other, but invisibly, they were somewhat reserved towards each other. The meaning of comparison still exists. Dian Yan's suggestion just now undoubtedly proved to the general-level Demon Hunting Group No. 21 that their accompanying group was by no means useless. While earning face for the No. 4 Soldier-level Demon Hunting Group, it also helped a lot in this operation.
Long Haochen pulled Cai'er and jumped off Haoyue's back, saying: "Since we are looking for help from free merchants, we must pay attention to conceal our identities. Everyone changed their equipment and changed into simple clothes. A few, and then we go into the city."
Li Xin said: "What about these mounts?" Eleven strong horses are quite expensive. As a knight, she naturally feels a little distressed.
Dianyan smiled and said: "Let me handle it. You go into the city first, and then I will find you. There is a Wyndham Hotel in the south of the city that is pretty good."
The thirteen people changed their clothes and left Dianyan behind. After dealing with the mounts, the others quietly entered Xingxun City.
Long Haochen's caution makes sense. Since there are free merchants here, it is natural that there may be free merchants from the demon clan. The more careful they are, the greater the security will naturally be.
Dian Yan's service efficiency was higher than Long Haochen imagined. Less than an hour after they checked into the medium-sized Wyndham Hotel, Dian Yan came back, and he brought someone back with him.
That was a tall, energetic old man.
Everyone else went back to their rooms to rest. Dian Yan took the old man directly to Long Haochen and Cai'er's room.
Although Long Haochen and Cai'er had been limited to small intimacy so far, they did not avoid suspicion and lived together directly. Because Long Haochen will never forget the small home Cai'er built in the barracks of Exorcist Pass. Of course, although they live in the same room, they spend most of the night practicing separately.
"Brother Long, this is my uncle Dianxuan, the steward of the Moon Night Merchant Group and the chief of the guard. I heard that we want to find a high-paying job, so I came here in person."
One side After saying that, Dian Yan also winked slightly at Long Haochen.
Long Haochen bowed to the old man very respectfully and said, "Hello."
Dian Xuan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw that Long Haochen and Cai'er were so young and handsome, and then nodded to them. He nodded and said, "I heard that there are more than a dozen of you?"
"Yes. Counting Dianyan, there are thirteen of us in total, eight men and five women. Please take good care of us." Long Hao Chen Chen is handsome and young. His respectful look looks simple but a little shy. Not to mention Dianxuan, even Dianyan was a little confused looking at him at this time. Is this guy really the leader of the demon hunting group?
Dianxuan said in a deep voice: "Our business group still needs some handymen. You are responsible for taking care of the truck, two silver coins a day. If everything goes well, after you come back, each person will be rewarded with one more gold coin."
Long Haochen was very cooperative and said with a happy face: "That's great. Thank you, Mr. Steward." As he said that, he saluted Dianxuan again.
An imperceptible light flashed in Dianxuan's eyes, and he said lightly: "Okay, that's it. The business group has a batch of goods and will set off in three days. Dianyan knows the gathering place, and you will come together when the time comes. . Dianyan, come back with me to get the guys’ clothes and put them on.”
"Okay." Dian Yan agreed, and after looking at each other with Long Haochen, he turned around and left with Dian Xuan.
Long Haochen took Cai'er to the hotel door and then returned to the room. "Haochen, are you too hasty?" Cai'er asked Long Haochen in a low voice after closing the door. Her temperament has become much gentler than before, of course, this is under the premise of not taking action.
Looking at Cai'er's shining eyes, Long Haochen pulled her into his arms and hugged her gently. His soft and fragrant body gave people a feeling that he couldn't put it down.
"This steward should know our identities. We were just acting on each other just now." Long Haochen said with a smile.
Cai'er was startled, and her little face that had been leaning into his arms raised, "He knows our identities? It's just our first meeting, do we really have to trust him?"
Long Haochen smiled slightly and said: "It is precisely because of this that he is more trustworthy. You also know that every official member of the Demon Hunting Group will be investigated in detail and strictly by the Holy Alliance. In other words, Dian Yan's identity No problem. I can doubt Manager Dian, but I won't doubt Dian Yan. Although Dian Yan didn't say it explicitly, it was equivalent to telling me that this was not the first time that the demon hunting group had entered the demon territory through free merchants. Just like the demons will also send spies into the Holy Alliance in this way, it just depends on the cover-up. I believe that Dian Yan will not tell Dian Xuanming about our identity, and Dian Xuan will not ask. This is like an unspoken rule. As for what we will do when we get to the Demon Clan, it has nothing to do with them."
Cai'er said with some confusion: "I still don't understand. Aren't you afraid that we will bring trouble to them?"
Long Haochen shook his head and said, "What trouble can it cause? The business group must be quite large if it can easily accommodate a dozen of us as handymen. Since it can exist, they have their own way. Just wait, Dianyan will explain it to us when he comes back soon."
Cai'er looked at the sunny smile on his face and couldn't help but think to herself that he was not yet fifteen years old, but he was so smart. Could it be that this was also a function of the Son of Light's physique?
It has been less than half a year since meeting Long Haochen again, but Cai'er can clearly feel that Long Haochen is changing at an alarming speed. Not only the strength, but also the mentality and temperament are changing. Especially after coming back from this trial, he has gained an extra quality, which is not only attractive and charming, but also convincingly calm and wise. It's as if he was born to be a leader. At least in the general-level Demon Hunting Group No. 21, no one pays attention to his age anymore.
As expected, as Long Haochen said, it didn't take long for Dian Yan to return and knock on the door again. Long Haochen let him into the room.
"Captain Long, I was in a hurry just now. Let me give you a detailed introduction to the Moon Night Merchant Group. The Moon Night Merchant Group is one of the largest business groups among free merchants. There are not only humans in the business group, but also high-level demons. . They don’t have high requirements for hiring members, and they don’t even scrutinize them carefully. However, there is a prerequisite that except for their own core members, all recruits must not exceed the sixth level. . This is also an important reason why they can travel between the human and demon worlds. Every time they pass through the border, they will be scrutinized in this regard. Once they find that there is a strong person who exceeds the sixth level and tries to get through, we will be detained immediately. There are no sixth-level experts in either group, so I proposed to enter the Demon Clan territory through free merchants before."
Long Haochen nodded slightly and said, "Brother Dian, why didn't you do it when we were outside the city. How about being more detailed?"
Dianyan was slightly startled, but his expression soon returned to normal, "I forgot about it at the time, and since there is a suitable business group, the matter has not been settled yet. Of course I have to tell Commander Long about the situation.”
Long Haochen said: "Thank you, Brother Dian. Let's prepare separately and set off together when the time comes."
Dianyan didn't stay long, looked at Long Haochen with a hint of meaning and then turned around and left. But he didn't know that Long Haochen's eyes looking at his back also had a somewhat restrained light.
After leaving Long Haochen's room, Dian Yan did not return to his residence to rest, but walked into Lu Xi's room.
Lu Xi was sitting there drinking water. When he saw him come in, he pointed to the sofa in front of him and said: "Sit down and talk. How is it?"
Dian Yan said: "The matter has been settled. My uncle Their business group's trip is to go to the central province of the demon clan. Following them can avoid most troubles. The business group will stay in the central province for about a month, and we can still sell and buy goods by then. Return with the business group and minimize the mission."
"What is Long Haochen's reaction?" Lu Xi's eyes flashed.
There was a trace of disdain in Dianyan's eyes, "He's just a kid with a yellow mouth. How old is he? So what if he is strong? The execution of tasks is not just based on strength. But he can still cooperate."
Lu Xi's face darkened and he said: "We can gradually influence Long Haochen's authority in the group, but we can't really break up with each other. After all, we are in a cooperative relationship. Our ultimate goal is to strive for the best interests of our group. . So, you should pay attention.”
(End of this chapter)