I bought a few less conspicuous clothes in a street shop. Although the mage was very wealthy, in order to keep a low profile, the clothes that several people, including Jack, chose for change were second-hand goods or items with obvious signs of mending.

Renovated defective items. Seeing his companions looking happy with these clothes, Cheese actually felt very sorry. However, when the mage proposed to buy some new clothes that were less conspicuous, he was rejected by the person involved.

.

"Those clothes with bright colors look too scary." Mona answered Cheese. For the simple Northlanders, the function of clothes is basically to keep out the cold and provide minimal defense. They don't care about clothes.

The style and appearance are as long as they are easy to move. In the wild near Longji Mountain, clothing that is too brightly colored will easily expose yourself in the white snow.

In this case, it would be hard for Cheese to say anything, but perhaps to compensate them, in the next actions, as long as these three people are interested in the things on the roadside stalls, the mage will give them a symbolic bargain after

Buy it. So when a group of people walked to the door of the hotel, even the female warrior Mona, who always showed herself calmly, was holding various groceries and snacks in her hands. Pushing open the thick oak door, Cheese stepped out

Entering this hotel with the red hammer and black heavy shield emblem hanging, this sign shows that this hotel is run by the Hammer family, and it is also the safest store in the entire Hammer Territory. Such a hotel is always

Naturally, the price for a night's stay will not be cheap. According to the price tag on the wooden board behind the receptionist that Cheese saw, the rooms here are at least one-third more expensive than the ordinary hotels he saw before.

The waiters at the hotel naturally noticed the four cheeses. At this time, Mona and the others had finished changing their clothes, so from the appearance, the three people in this four-person team were all dressed as poor mercenaries. According to the

Judging from the waiter's many years of experience, such people will not come here to spend the night. So if these people are not country bumpkins who have just entered the city and are confused about the situation, then the person who will pay must be the man in the gray robe. Sure enough,

While the other three people were still looking at the various weapons and beast specimens hanging in the hotel lobby, Cheese had already walked to the counter. The mage silently took out a money bag from his robe and threw it on the counter.

"Four rooms, help me find four horses." The simple blindness method made it difficult for the waiter to see the face under the shadow of the mage's hood, and the deliberately lowered voice made Cheese's voice sound louder than he actually was.

are older.

"Okay, sir. Your room is at the end of the corridor on the second floor. Your horse will be waiting for you in the stables tomorrow morning. Do you want me to prepare dinner for you?" The waiter had completely regarded the cheese as a cheese at this time.

The businessmen or scholars who passed by, and the remaining three were regarded as his hired guards. Although the security of the Hammer Territory has always been good, in order to prevent nomads or robbers disguised as nomads from time to time,

It's not surprising that a wealthy man acting alone would hire several mercenaries as bodyguards.

It's just that Cheese asked for four rooms as soon as he opened his mouth. Generally speaking, the boss who hired mercenaries would not pay the room fee for the people he hired. With the sign of Grand Duke Liehammer covering it, he could definitely let these three mercenaries.

Bing went to other places in the city to spend the night and would meet again here tomorrow. However, the subtext of the mage's generosity was that he was a generous employer. Such a benefactor would naturally have to be fawning, and he might be rewarded with a few copper coins if he was happy.

It's better than standing here stupidly for a day.

Although the waiter's flattering smile made Cheese a little uncomfortable, sometimes a proper display of financial resources can save a lot of unnecessary trouble. Cheese casually threw a few more copper coins on the counter and said.

"There is no need to prepare dinner for us. It's rare to come to Iron Castle. Are there any restaurants here that are worth recommending?" The busy life in the battlefield had already made the mage dissatisfied with food for a long time. Now that he has decided to go to the Iron Castle,

After Iron Castle has had a good rest, why not take this opportunity to have a big meal, and places like restaurants and pubs have always been the best choice for gathering intelligence.

"As for the restaurant, I urge you to try Iron Fort's special barbecue. It is said that the boss learned the technique from those nomads. You know, those damn guys are not good at other things, but they are good at cooking.

Beef and mutton have their own uniqueness. The store is not far away. It is in the second alley on the left when you go out. But if you go now, you must come back quickly. Iron Fort has recently implemented a curfew. After sunset, on the street

If you stay, you will be put in a cell!" the waiter reminded diligently.

"Curfew? Why? I see there is no notice board posted at the city gate?" Although urban curfew is not a big deal, it is implemented in many towns. However, there is generally no need to implement curfew in cities like Iron Castle, and the waiter's words are true.

There is an obvious reference to the curfew being implemented "recently". Does this mean there is some trouble in the city?

"You don't know something about this. Isn't this a plague in the Earl of Saron? The Lord of the City burned several refugees infected with the plague to death at the gate of the city a few days ago. As a result, from that day onwards, at night, the people of the Iron Castle

There will be a lot of rats on the street!" At this point, the waiter paused vigilantly, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, and continued to speak to Cheese in a lowered voice.

"Now people in the city are saying that the innocent souls of the refugees turned into these rats and are ready to take revenge on the people of the Iron Castle. The Lord of the City has just started to implement a curfew, and it is said that he is hiring a pharmacist to get rid of these rats. But let me tell you.

, if those rats are really the souls of innocent people, just finding a pharmacist won’t work. You’d better find pastors from several churches.”

After learning the reason for the curfew, Cheese certainly didn't completely believe the waiter's rumors, but it seemed that there would be a rat infestation here at night. He thanked the waiter in a low voice, and the mage graciously said

I gave him a few coins and then turned around to join my friends in the hall.

"What's wrong? Why have you been there for so long?" Although Elsa has never been to such a big city, Elsa still runs a tavern and works part-time as a hotel in her hometown. She still knows the process of accommodation quite clearly, so she is sorry

I was confused as to why Si had been away for so long before coming back.

"It's nothing, we'll talk while eating later." He told the others to their respective rooms and asked them to put down their things first, and then they set off to the barbecue restaurant recommended by the waiter.

To the Master's surprise, although the facade of this barbecue restaurant was well decorated and the interior layout was quite comfortable, there were fewer people dining in the restaurant than he expected. But since he sat down, he didn't ask for cheese.

Planning to leave, he casually recited nearly half of the items on the menu. The mage took out a shining silver coin in the boss's suspicious eyes. As the silver coin was thrown into the boss's hand, the boss's face showed suspicion.

His expression turned into ecstasy.

"Come on, come on, this is our home-brewed ale. Please don't dislike it. Due to the curfew in the past few days, there have been almost no customers in the evening. Please wait a moment and I will prepare it right away." After the boss's enthusiastic greeting,

After placing four oak cups filled with golden ale on the table of the group, Cheese also gained some understanding of the situation in the store.

"What curfew? What's going on?" Jack asked.

So the cheese took a big sip of ale and told the other people what he just heard from the waiter. For such a bizarre thing, they probably wouldn't believe it in normal times, but after all, they had just heard it from the waiter.

After two days of fighting against rat men, and now hearing about rats again, it is inevitable that the cordon in my heart has been raised again.

"Do you think this has something to do with the rat people?" Mona said softly.

The mage continued to drink the ale from his cup, then put the empty cup on the table and burped and said casually.
Chapter completed!