With the bloody beads, Ai Luo's mind naturally turned to the idea of ​​​​the mine.

At least now it's relatively safe to pass through the territory of the bloody bugs, right? This strong-smelling thing can also be used as bait to deal with those corpse eaters.

Soon, the Count's large force will arrive. How about... take this opportunity to take everyone to visit the mine first? But in terms of combat effectiveness... if possible, it is best to increase the combat effectiveness.

More secure...

"We're back!"

While I was thinking about it, as the night gradually deepened, Ji Lian's voice came from the direction of the door.

Ai Luo nodded and looked at the time and it was time to have dinner.

He left the alchemy room with Coco and walked into the guild hall, only to see Buffy and Cream walking in from the door.

"You're back? How was the mission accomplished?"

Aero asked.

Cream smiled and said: "It's very easy, the goods arrived smoothly!"

Buffy put her hands on her hips and said in a slightly teasing tone: "(Fairy language) Not only was the goods delivered smoothly, but the boss's little daughter also favored our thieves. She kept asking after me, and I

I’m almost ashamed to look at it.”

Ailuo's eyes lit up: "Oh?! So great? Does the eldest lady like you?"

Cream waved her hand, raised the ring on her left ring finger and said, "I don't have this intention. I just want to complete the task well now."

Airlaugh laughed, then raised his head and looked towards the door: "Where's Brad? (Fairy language) Isn't it rare to see you and your partner acting separately?"

Buffy flew to the table, and Coco had already handed her a special small cup and poured some water. The flower fairy took a sip and said: "(Fairy language) He was chatting with people outside, and he seemed to have met a fellow villager.

Come in right away. Seeing how happily they chatted, I felt thirsty, so I came in first to take a few sips."

"Fellow fellow?"

Ai Luo suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to know where this big man was from. But it was no wonder that others didn't tell him. Didn't he also have a lot of things that he didn't tell?

Just when Ai Luo wanted to go out and see what Brad's fellow villager looked like, this big man took the initiative to appear in front of the door.

"Please come in! Come on, come on in! Don't be nervous. Although our president looks scary, he is actually a good person!"

Following Airl's guidance, a man who was about twenty-five or six years old, looked like he had experienced a lot of hardships, and carried an old lute on his back walked in.

When this man was pulled in front of Ai Luo by Brad, it was obvious that there was some confusion in his eyes.

"Looks scary?"

The man looked at Arrow and looked at Brad with questioning eyes.

Brad said with a serious face: "Well, our president doesn't seem to be scary at first glance, but in fact he is really scary! But, but! Although the president looks scary, he is a

Good man! Just believe me on this, it’s absolutely right!”

Ai Luo believed that if this big man hadn't been so loyal and responsible in previous missions, he would definitely make this stupid man understand what "it doesn't look scary but is actually scary"!

Since he was Brad's friend, Ai Luo asked Cream and Coco to go to the kitchen to take out the dinner he had prepared before. At the same time, he smiled and said to the man: "Hello, I am the adventurer of this Mermaid Song Adventure."

The president of the Readers Guild, my name is Aiello Garcia. Are you a fellow from Brad? Welcome! Since you are a friend of Brad, you are also a friend of my Aiello. Let’s have a meal here today.

, how about staying for one night! And, Brad, why didn't you tell me earlier that you had friends coming? If I had known earlier, I could have cooked something delicious and cleaned the guest room in advance! Look at this.

It's such a big fuss that I'm really neglecting our guests."

Brad smiled honestly and said to the man: "Look, we will be scary, right?"

The man smiled slightly awkwardly. Airl could understand this expression. After all, ordinary people probably had this expression when facing Brad.

"Hello, the respected president of the Mermaid Song Guild, the young operator, the hospitable and enthusiastic host, the beautiful male swan, the light of the Old Tengshu Academy, the symbol of wisdom and courage, Your Excellency Aero Garcia. Your Majesty.

There are many grains. The reader would like to say hello to you."

The grainy voice is very magnetic and has a bit of gentleness. Combined with his slightly weathered appearance, it does give him a very deep feeling.

It was this feeling that made him say these title prefixes without any sudden or particularly flattering feeling to Airl. It was just that he was a little uncomfortable. After all, hearing these red tapes again in this rural place made him feel a little uncomfortable for a while.

surprise.

"Ah...Hello, Mr. Gu Liduo Reader."

"Just call me Grain Duo." The man took off the lute from his back and gently plucked the strings with his fingers, making a sweet sound. "As a wandering bard, I can now play with you."

It is already a great honor for me to temporarily have a place for my guild to rest."

Coco put a large plate of bread on the table, walked over to Ai Luo, and whispered: "Brother, president, another weirdo?"

Although Ai Luo wanted to tell this little girl that it was best not to include himself in the choice of words and sentences when calling others "weirdos" with a disgusted look on his face. But... forget it.

Seeing that dinner was ready, Ai Luo waved and said with a smile: "Come on, let's have a meal together if you don't mind."

Gu Li took one more look at the dinner on the table, but after just one glance, he couldn't move his eyes away. After swallowing a little, he smiled and gently plucked the strings with his fingers:

"In that case, I won't be polite."

As the sun finally sank beneath the sleeping mountains, the streets of Pelican Town also became quiet.

Seeing that there would be no more tasks to entrust, Ai Luo closed the door and everyone sat around the dining table to enjoy the sumptuous dinner.

Of course, the theme of tonight's dinner is undoubtedly the new reciter Gu Liduo. He always tried his best to maintain a smile on his weather-beaten face, picked up a piece of bread, stuck some cheese juice on it, and put it in

He bit it in his mouth. The enraptured expression that followed really excited him. He began to look at Airo, who was sitting opposite, and the respect on his face was really overflowing.

"Really! Dear Sir Aero Garcia, this is really the best sauce I have ever tasted in my life! It is obviously just the most ordinary cheese sauce, right? But why is it so sweet? It tastes so good!"

While praising it, he took another bite.

In any case, it is quite useful to be praised. Among other things, the cheese sauce is his specialty. At this point, Ai Luo feels that no amount of praise can be exaggerated. He can't help but hold his head high.

, smiled cheerfully and said: "Don't call me Your Excellency. You are much older than me in terms of age. Just call me Airo."

After waiting for Gu Liduo to take another two bites and drink two glasses of wine, Ai Luo asked: "Mr. Gu Liduo, how did you come to this town? And I didn't expect that you actually came to this town.

We are from the same hometown as Brad! This is quite surprising."

Brad had a silly smile on his face, hehehehe, looking very proud of himself.

Gu Liduo seemed very gentle after his stomach was a little full, and said with a smile: "Although we are from the same hometown, I left my hometown when Brad was very young. He can recognize me and I am really

It's quite surprising because I don't recognize him at all."

Brad was still smiling, rubbing the back of his head and said, "I, I have grown up. I was only ten years old when Big Brother Gulidu left. In the blink of an eye, we haven't seen him for seven or eight years."

Gu Liduo nodded: "You have really grown up a lot. At that time, you seemed very strong and strong. But I didn't expect you to be so tall now, and you also joined the guild and became a

Warrior! I’m proud of you!”

After making the big man smile from ear to ear, Gu Liduo turned to face Ai Luo and answered his question: "When we were young, our hometown was relatively poor. Maybe President Ai Luo is not very understanding.

...It is a poverty-stricken rural place. Food depends entirely on the weather. If the harvest is slightly bad one year, then we will be hungry for the whole year..."

At this point, Gu Liduo paused slightly, observing whether Airo could understand the hardship of this kind of life. After receiving Airo's nod of approval, he continued to speak——

"So, when I reached adulthood at the age of sixteen, I thought about leaving my hometown and going to a big city to make a living. Because I have liked some musical instruments since I was a child, and when I was young, a bard stayed in our hometown for a short time. I

I learned a lot from that bard. So...this became what I eat."

Gu Liduo played the lute, tuned it a little, then flicked his fingers, and the music started——

"Life in the city is not a blessing~~Difficult poems cannot be critical~~Everyone has some kind of hostility in their heart~~Running around~~Going south and north~~The expectation carried in the music~~Slowly

Turned into powerlessness~~~"

As the melodious and somewhat sad music fell, Gu Liduo put down his lute, with a melancholy smile on his face as he said: "I am running around, just like my teacher, becoming a chanter."

Bards carry stories and legends from far away places and sing them around, in order to earn a small income."

"But recently, the war between us and the Hunter has intensified, and my business has become difficult to do. So I thought about leaving our Blue Bay Empire and going to other peaceful countries to survive. But I just arrived at the border.

I was stopped by imperial soldiers and told that in order to prevent spies, no one is allowed to enter or exit the country at will."

"Two days ago, I heard that a troop was heading to Pelican Town. I was thinking that Pelican Town is not the border of the war. Farther away from Pelican Town is the land that is said to be inhospitable to any life.

The land of the abyss. Therefore, does this team want to turn south from Pelican Town and leave? If there is a large team crossing the border together, I may be able to sneak out."
Chapter completed!