Chapter 52, One Moment of Leisure

"You all know that wandering knights also need money, and they need money more than you." Ike hesitated, but he slowly overcame his shame and fear, and the expression on his face gradually let go. He sighed deeply : "So we sometimes do some shameful things, such as asking for some food from passing villagers or caravans, or attacking bandits to take their trophies, and sometimes, some people become bandits... "

"Very good, so, Goodson asked you to discuss together because these wandering knights have used Haixinshi's brains?" Ryan nodded and continued to ask.

"Exactly, Goodson and the others need a sum of money, because... the few of us don't have enough money, and the Winter Veil Festival is about to pass, and soon we will not be able to receive jobs, so Goodson and the others plan... "Ike didn't say what happened next, but both Ryan and Alfred knew it.

These wandering knights plan to snatch the Sea Heart Stone by force at night!

"So, you didn't join their plan?" Ryan raised his eyebrows, full of doubts.

Ike just raised his family crest: "The honor of the Albrecht family cannot be tarnished, they can hide their crests, they can give themselves a false name and show off, but I can't, I never became From the beginning of the Wandering Knight, I vowed never to abandon my real name, never to abandon my surname, I am Ike Albrecht, I will use my life to support my name, I can die, but I will never be humiliated Family matters!"

The faith emanating from the wandering knight moved the two of them.

"So you didn't join them, but unexpectedly, they decided to do it themselves? That's why they all put on their armor in the middle of the night." Ryan nodded, and the wandering knights probably didn't expect the beastmen to make a surprise attack.

That would make all the sense.

"So in this case, are you still willing to ask Ryan for help for that despicable wandering knight?" Alfred was a little puzzled, but the paladin had already put down his hand holding the hilt.

"Gudson is just because of... some difficulties in life, he owes a sum of money to the dwarf, and the dwarf has been looking for him to collect the debt recently, and he was confused for a while... He is a good person, well, I mean he saved me Fate." Ike couldn't wash it for nothing.

"That's not the reason why he intends to rob!" Ryan's voice became louder, and the White Wolf Knight nodded immediately: "For the sake of your telling the truth, I will take you to see Ms. Dietlinde, but How to tell her, you can figure it out yourself."

"Okay! Thank you very much!" Ike was salivating on his back, his mouth was dry, and he quickly bowed as a gesture.

The three of them walked up together, and Ryan had more changes in Ike's heart.

This young wandering knight may be greedy, or may be eager for fame and fortune. He is an out-and-out "utilitarian" person, but there are some shining things in his character, because he still has a moral bottom line in his heart, and he is willing to do things for his companions. Willing to put down his face to plead and even plot to deceive himself, Ike cannot be said to be a useless person.

It is self-evident how important fame is to a wandering knight. From Ike's point of view, he had a good reason for doing that at that time, and it was the current best judgment made by his political wisdom. The facts are also as he said. May—Lian helped out and successfully defeated the spirit bear.

It's just that the final result was not as good as he had imagined. Ryan's refusal to pursue finally made Ike's thoughts come to naught, so it's not surprising that he became angry. If Ryan made his own choice, he might not be better than Ike Ke Gaoming.

After traveling for many years, and with the knowledge from his father, Ryan knows that people are complex animals. This kind of animal cannot be distinguished by simple good and bad. Must be bad.

Literati always like to draw conclusions for others,

Everything in the world is either white or black.

Wrong, the world is gray.

Shaking his head, Ryan led Alfred and Ike to the corridor on the third floor, and knocked on the door of the room: "Ms. Dietlinde? Teresa?"

"Coming! Ryan?" Teresa's voice quickly came from the room, followed by the sound of high heels hitting the ground.

After confirming that it was Ryan standing at the door, the door opened.

Teresa was wearing a pure white woolen sweater. Her plump chest pushed up the woolen sweater to form a perfect arc. Her black hair draped down her shoulders and slid off her shoulders like silk. Slightly opened, the sorceress's smooth and creamy white skin is fully displayed in front of everyone.

A thin belt passed through her slender waist. Teresa wore a knee-length skirt today, which showed her tall figure to the fullest. Under the skirt were slender and straight legs wrapped in black stockings. Wearing a pair of black stiletto heels.

"You're here? It's really early..." The sorceress had seen Ryan standing at the door with a gleam in her eyes, but she immediately noticed the paladin and wandering knight standing behind Ryan.

The light in her eyes faded immediately, Teresa raised her chin and closed her neckline, her tone immediately changed from cheerful to angry: "I don't remember that I invited anyone other than you, Mr. White Wolf Knight?"

Ryan's eyes swept over the sorceress's beautiful black silk legs and feet, and then shrugged: "Well, I have something to ask Ms. Dieterlind. Ike's wandering knight friend got tetanus and needs treatment."

"..." Teresa really wanted to slap the door on Ryan's face, this man! Do not look at what occasion and what time?

Is the life and death of a wandering knight as important as the dinner she carefully prepared?

However, after traveling for so long, the sorceress also knew how to prioritize things, and she knew that Ryan hated vexatious people, so she still shouted inside: "Sister Ditlinde? Ryan has something to ask you."

Seeing that the three men could only stand stupidly at the door, Teresa's eyes moved from Ryan's face to his injured shoulder. Thinking that the man still had injuries, the dissatisfaction in the sorceress's heart gradually disappeared. She signaled The three of them came in and sat down for a while: "For Ryan's sake, come in and sit down first."

Dietlinde came out soon, and Ike tactfully expressed his request for a bottle of healing potion.

"I have the healing potion here, for the sake of Ryan bringing you, a bottle of eighty-five gold coins." Dietlinde nodded: "Do you want to pay with gold dinars, or use gold marks? Or Kim Kron?"

The Golden Dinar is a gold coin minted by the Kingdom of Nord, the Golden Mark is a gold coin of the Empire, and the Golden Krona is a gold coin of Brittania. The exchange rates of the three gold coins are basically the same, all 1:1, and will only be used during wartime. There are fluctuations.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Ike was still surprised when he heard the price of eighty-five gold coins. The wandering knight first took out a bag. After taking it, Dietlinde weighed it a little and shook his head: "Not enough , too few, there are only forty gold coins in it at most."

"Is the rest of the installment payment okay?" Ike asked hesitantly.

"Yes, you need a guarantor or collateral." Dietlinde nodded. Credit is not uncommon. Sometimes the nobles will ask Jialan to credit, which shows the financial strength of the Council of Female Spellcasters.

"Do you think this collateral is okay?" Ike took out a few gold coins from his bag.

This gold coin is neither a god's gold coin nor a normal imperial gold coin. This gold coin has a maple leaf engraved on one side and an elf's head on the other. The size of this gold coin is much larger than that of a human gold coin.

"High Elf Sofrin?!" Ditlinde exclaimed, "Where did you get it?"

"It's not important, the important thing is can this be mortgaged?" Ike obviously didn't want to elaborate on this matter.

"Of course! This money does not need to be mortgaged, you can use it to trade directly with me." Dietlinde no longer worried that Ike would not be able to pay the money, and a high elf Sofrin gold coin can be exchanged for two Fifteen Imperial Gold Marks.

Ryan thought that the money probably came from a wrong source, but it had nothing to do with him. Dietlinde and Ike successfully completed the transaction, and he left in a hurry with the healing potion.

"This matter is finally over, Ah Fu, find a place to sit casually ~ wait for dinner together, I want to have a good chat with you about the latest things." Ryan found a place to sit in the house, he meant to stay Al Fred ate together, but the paladin immediately sensed the unfriendly gaze from the sorceress, so he hurriedly left: "No, I'm going back to the hall to have dinner with my brothers."

After speaking, Alfred quickly slipped away.

"...It looks like something is roasting his ass." Seeing his childhood playmate running very fast, Ryan spit out a word, and then turned his attention to Teresa's apartment.

The decoration of this room is really luxurious, with thick carpets, large screens and various wooden furniture, as well as soft sofas and beautiful patterns. There are a lot of thick candles on the crystal chandeliers to illuminate the house , tapestries and oil paintings adorned the walls. Seeing Alfred go out, Teresa pulled away the blanket that wrapped her legs, and let go of her originally tightly closed neckline, and folded her arms: "Lian ?”

"What's the matter?" Ryan was still looking around. His room was not so luxurious, but the White Wolf Knight didn't pay much attention to this.

Teresa raised her legs and hooked her high heels with her toes. The black pumps were dangling on the woman's beautiful black silk feet: "Lian, please remember later, I invite you to come here if you don't specify , I just ask you alone, please don’t wait here with irrelevant people? It’s not that I don’t like your friend, but you know, it’s difficult for us spellcasters to communicate with these paladins.”

"Okay, okay, I see. Are you feeling well?" Ryan sat beside Theresa naturally.

"Well, Sister Dietlinde prepared some potions for me, and then took a solid rest for a day, and I'm fine." Seeing the man caring about her, the sorceress felt warm in her heart, and her tone softened a lot: "It's you, you are seriously injured, do you want sister Dietlinde to show you?"

After putting away the gold coins, Dietlinde also sat across from the two of them, listening to their conversation.

"It's okay, it's almost recovered, and I'll be fine after a night's sleep." Ryan shook his head.

"It's only been two days? Your injury is almost healed? Are you a monster?" Teresa's mouth widened, she was quite surprised: "I haven't heard that other white wolf knights have such abilities as you."

"Can other white wolf knights single out the four-armed bull demon?" Ryan leaned on the soft sofa with his hands on his head, letting his body sink into the sofa: "It's a surprise to meet Alfred here. It was three years ago that I saw him for the first time. Three years later, he also became a paladin who can handle himself. I still remember the scene when he was a child and shyly confessed to the adult maid of Lord Stone's house next door with a runny nose. .”

Alfred, who was eating downstairs, sneezed.

"Hahahahaha!" The two Jialan congresswomen laughed coquettishly.

"By the way, can this town go to sea?" After joking a little, Ryan quickly got down to business.

"Yes, although the port here has also been affected by wars and sea monsters, the number of ships going to sea has been reduced, but Lord Albert Baker has not banned going to sea. The next passenger ship to Marienburg will be at I’ll set off in five days, and I’ve already booked the boat tickets for you.” Teresa took out two boat tickets from behind her and handed them to Ryan: “Do you want to take them?”

There was a burst of lavender scent on the two tickets, and Ryan shook his hand: "You keep it, just remember it."

After chatting for a while, Ryan's humorous remarks made the two Garland congresswomen laugh again and again. The time passed very quickly. Teresa turned her head to look at Ryan from time to time, with an unnatural blush on her face, all of which were overwhelmed by Di Terind closed her eyes.

It's nice to be young~

After a while, when the moon was high in the sky, the bell in the room rang, and the hotel was ready for dinner.

"Today's dinner is roast pork, grilled eel, buttered bread, smoked fish, baked apples and pears, cream stew, and soup made from radishes and corn." After a large table was served, the sorceress said a little He proudly took out more things from his room: "I still have cheese, honey and jam here, Ryan, you like that kind, use it yourself."

"Oh my god, this meal is about to catch up with the king's dinner." Ryan complained. It is well known that the female casters of the Garland Council pursue a high-quality living environment, but only after experiencing it for themselves can they appreciate the luxury. .

It seemed that it was a special reward, and it seemed that it was a special treatment for him. Teresa personally used silver utensils to cut the bread for him, spread jam on it, and handed it to Ryan.

After a comfortable dinner, Ryan ate his fill and feasted his eyes by the way.

After eating, Ryan got up: "Then..."

"You want to run away after eating it all?" Teresa stopped him unceremoniously.

"...Your words seem a bit ambiguous." Ryan stopped in embarrassment: "Is there anything else?"

The White Wolf Knight was always a little uncomfortable with the two Garland Senators.

"Sit down, I want to chat with you." Teresa signaled the man to sit down: "This season, there is nothing to do at night, why are you always in a hurry to go back and rest?"

Ryan had no choice but to sit back on the sofa. Dietlinde said that you can talk, and I want to make medicine, and then the academy sent the witch to leave the room quickly.

There were only two people left in the room.

"Lane?"

"Ok?"

"Tell me, is our pursuit mission a success or a failure?" The sorceress sat beside him, her two long black silk legs dangling in front of Ryan's eyes.

"I don't want to disturb your good interest, but...we are currently failing, and it is a complete failure." Ryan shook his head with a wry smile. He has really not done anything since he received the commission, maybe killing Doomsday Bull is one, but that's not really doing business.

"Yes, we are indeed not successful so far, and Ryan, haven't you noticed? There is no cooperation between you and me. In battle, we always fight on our own. You fight yours, and I fight mine." Trey Sha's beautiful phoenix eyes looked at Ryan through the black frame butterfly glasses: "Isn't it?"

"Exactly, there is a lack of tacit understanding between us." Ryan also had to admit this.

The reality is not a game. There is no such thing as friendly and enemy determination. The spells of the caster are often weapons of mass destruction. As a melee, Ryan is really not easy to cooperate with Teresa.

"So, we need to find our tacit understanding, right?" Teresa said: "So we should act together more. You seem to always like to be alone. How can this help us cultivate a tacit understanding?"

The words of the sorceress are well-founded and convincing.

"Ok."