Half-elf Notebook

After saying that, William led the two women to a restaurant closest to the base.

It is also a residential area in the northern district, with a small number of business shops.

The building is no different from the surrounding townhouses.

This is a shop that was converted by completely opening up the first floor.

There is no significant difference in the number of windows, door size, or location.

Therefore, even though there were few customers, Inaina could feel the room temperature reaching 25 degrees Celsius, filled with the aroma of roasted fat, coffee and tea.

There was a small horse bell hanging on the door, which jingled as the three people entered, and many eyes at the scene fell on them.

Some of them were patrol soldiers who had just changed shifts and were looking for a place to rest.

Some were wandering merchants who had sold their wares at the early morning market.

Others are freelance workers who have finished a job, had breakfast, and are preparing to look for their second job of the day.

Workers with normal long-term employment relationships generally leave the place at an earlier time.

Of course, their salary is at least 30% higher than that of the third party.

The soldier quickly recognized William, the leader, and immediately stood up and greeted him respectfully.

Nonsense, the military has clear regulations that soldiers on patrol must report to their base and stay on standby.

Wait until the next shift.

Although slacking off during shift changes was a tacit understanding among the soldiers, most officers turned a blind eye to it.

——But now he has been caught red-handed by the second most important figure in the city’s defense force!

If you make the other party unhappy, you will be punished according to military regulations.

They wanted to find a place to cry, but there was no place to cry.

As for the deputy legion commander, can you say he is lazy?

That's called criminal investigation, at the very least it's an incognito visit.

Ina even saw a soldier who was so flustered that the fork with half a sausage on it dropped to the ground.

The other customers saw the soldiers who had been so carefree just a moment ago, and suddenly saluted the three people who came in seriously.

Knowing that he was an important person, they couldn't help but lower their voices.

A few wandering merchants, in particular, shrank their heads and quickly shifted their gaze elsewhere, trying their best not to be noticed.

They had never committed any serious crime, but every wandering merchant had bribed soldiers or resold inferior goods for a few gold coins or silver coins.

William waved for them to sit down, and found a seat a little further away from the others for the two ladies to sit down.

After chatting with the boss for a while, he brought two cups of black tea and a cup of coffee.

"Let me introduce you. This is my wife and recorder, Alice."

"This is Mr. Lake's adopted daughter, Miss Ina West."

William introduced the two outstanding women to each other.

"Nice to meet you." Alice said with a smile.

"Me too."

Because the two people were sitting on the same side, the handshake etiquette was omitted.

"To be honest, Miss Ina, I didn't expect you to come to me so soon."

William took a sip of coffee and complained a little tiredly:

"Last night, Naiheil and I were called by the old city lord to cooperate with the knights in a cleanup operation, and we were also asked to be on duty until late at night."

"Haha, I heard that the most eye-catching pearl was kidnapped at the banquet organized by the big shots... Yes, it was the princess we talked about yesterday."

William laughed dryly twice. He was one of the top commanders and fighters at that time.

Naturally, I know the place where the princess was last attacked.

He originally thought that Ina, the person involved, would at least wait until the incident subsided before joining the mutual aid group.

Of course I know, it's in the South District, and I'm half a princess guard... Ina took over William's words in her heart.

But she didn't intend to elaborate, and Shu Xi didn't emphasize the need for confidentiality.

But from what I have seen and speculated, and what William is saying now, it can be confirmed that the matter is definitely not a small matter.

In response, Ina said a little vaguely:

"Reality is always unexpected. Something happened recently and Uncle Rick is not at home. I think I need to find some channels to improve myself."

"I see. The mutual aid meeting is held in the afternoon and evening. After all, that's when everyone has time."

Before Ina could speak in disappointment, William continued to add:

"Normally, that would be beneficial to all of us. The half-elves would share intelligence there, or organize teams to complete some commissions."

"Of course, this is only one part of the mutual aid association. The other part requires a lot of money."

Alice understood William's meaning, and immediately opened one of the two notebooks she had been holding in her hand and placed it in front of the white-haired girl.

William crossed his fingertips, held up his chin and said:

"There are some potions, magic scrolls, and miscellaneous rare items sold by members."

"There are also some blessed weapons this time. Their prices are lower than those on the market and the black market, but that doesn't mean they are cheap."

Ina looked at the notebook whose cover and back were made of thin wooden boards and cowhide, and had beautifully written words on them.

The ink has not penetrated to the other side of the paper, and the quality of the material and workmanship can be seen.

There are only seven or eight kinds of trading items recorded above, but their quality is impeccable.

She even saw information about the sale of sixth-level monster blood and leather.

This means that there is at least one silver-level half-elf participating in the mutual aid association!

In addition to the items and their prices, the notebook also contains the details and functions of each item.

It gave Ina some reference space so that she wouldn't have to ask William from time to time.

William himself took the food brought by the boss.

After pushing a portion of honey muffins to Ina and Alice, he started to eat his own delicious breakfast.

He guessed that Ina received a reward from the hero who rescued the princess, the Baron.

Things traded at the mutual aid meeting are not cheap, and he knows that it takes time to consider what is truly suitable for him.

So there was no urging.

After some thought, Ina turned the notebook over horizontally, facing William.

He pointed at a blessed weapon called the Glass Magic Blade and a magic potion that caused spiritual overflow, and said:

"that's it."

"it is good."

William casually glanced at the items and the prices marked on them, and discovered that Ina was unexpectedly wealthy.

The two items traded totaled eight hundred gold coins, a sum that even he found daunting.

This is equivalent to the annual turnover of a well-run store in the East District, or the income of a wealthy family for more than 30 years.

After finishing my own portion, I waited for the two ladies who were traveling with me to finish their meals.

William grabbed a handful of Gro and pressed it on the table, saying:

"Come on, it's time for us to visit the seller."

…………

It didn't take long before the three of them appeared in front of a hotel located on the border between the North District and the East District.

According to William, this is the temporary residence of one of the sellers.

After all, a mutual aid society is just a small gathering organized by people.

Even if the personnel are screened, he cannot guarantee that every member will not behave inappropriately.

Therefore, generally the trading of items will be completed at the gathering.

Only when he is free will William act as a witness and lead the demander to the seller's temporary residence like this.