Chapter 56 Sounds Familiar
People stood up from both the east and west corners of the bar, and walked towards Fanxing with a wary look on their faces, acting like old enemies.
The orc bartender introduced them enthusiastically: "This is Hastings, a senior thief who is particularly good at breaking traps. The other one is Hareth, a ranger. His raven is specially trained and is good at finding secret rooms and secret passages."
Fanxing began to look at the two adventurers.
There's nothing special about the ranger named Hareth, except that his half-elf bloodline makes people a little concerned.
As for the thief named Hasting, he seemed too tall, more like a warrior than a thief. However, he had a familiar aura to Fanxing - the aura of an ascetic.
Hastings seemed to have seen through the misery of life and entered a state of no desire or need, his eyes became indifferent and deep. I don't know what he has been through to reach this state at such a young age.
"I need to find someone to sneak into a mage tower..." Fanxing simply stated his requirement, but did not specify which mage tower it was. He then asked a few more questions to confirm the professional level of the two people.
Both of them performed well. The thief could easily crack the magic lock that Fanxing took out, and the raven summoned by the ranger could easily find the magic ring hidden by Fanxing. Both of them had superb skills.
Just talking about the quote is a bit outrageous.
The thief Hastings asked for a price of three thousand gold coins, and he was only responsible for sneaking in. He was only willing to take a safe passage into the Mage Tower and was unwilling to continue exploring inside.
"No matter what type of wizard tower it is, it's too dangerous. I can't break all the magic traps and escape unscathed by myself. I'll tell you the truth. If I encounter danger, I will run away immediately."
This was too irresponsible, and the price of 3,000 gold coins was too outrageous. It wasn't that Fanxing couldn't afford it, but she didn't want to be taken advantage of.
The other half-elf ranger seemed much more upright. Although he offered a higher price of 5,000 gold coins, he could guarantee to find a safe passage to sneak into the Mage's Tower, and he also promised to walk the Mage's Tower from top to bottom. He might not be able to crack all the magic traps, but he would mark all the suspicious places and draw a detailed map for Fanxing.
It's a bit expensive, but the conditions are reasonable.
If we can really figure out the structure of the lich's castle, the five thousand gold coins will definitely be worth it.
Just when Fanxing was hesitating whether to bargain again, Hastings suddenly said, "When you paladins are looking for someone to cooperate with, don't you always have to cast Evil Detection first?"
Fanxing looked at the thief strangely and asked, "Some paladins have more stringent oaths, so they always use evil detection when choosing partners. However, my oath is not that strict."
At an angle that the stars could not see, the half-elf ranger Hareth showed a regretful expression.
I originally wanted to use the lich's method to extort some "moral compensation", but who would have thought that this paladin had such flexible moral standards.
But it's not a big problem, because the two of them have never thought about actually going to explore the Mage Tower.
Now they just wanted to extort some money from this holy warrior. Even if it was only one-tenth of the advance payment, it would be enough for the two brothers to leave the Alchemy City.
The reason they stayed in this hellhole was because they had met Amber before, and all their savings had been taken away by this evil lich. Now they didn't even have the money to buy a horse, so they were forced to stay in the Alchemy City and try their luck.
If Fanxing paid now, the two brothers would leave the city overnight and never come back.
Anyway, the nine kingdoms are so big, it is impossible for the Ryan Empire to chase them to the ends of the earth for a few hundred gold coins.
The plan was good, but they underestimated Fanxing's caution.
After negotiating the price with the two for half a day, Fanxing finally hired the two for four thousand gold coins and asked them to sneak into Amber's castle.
One tenth of the deposit was paid on the spot, but after the payment, Fanxing took out two bottles of alchemical potions and placed them in front of the brothers.
"This is the magic potion I ordered from the Alchemist Council. After you drink it, it can cast some defensive spells on you to ensure your safety when you sneak into the Mage Tower. The effect of the potion will lurk in your body and automatically activate when you encounter danger.
"I will bless you with the Armor of Agathys, Stoneskin, and Mage Shield at the same time. This kind of protection is enough to block my full-strength Holy Slash and is enough to save your lives."
The two brothers looked at each other. They didn't expect such a good thing to happen. The value of these two bottles of medicine was higher than their offer.
The Armor of Agathys can temporarily strengthen their vitality and cover them with a layer of frost, and any enemy that gets close will be frozen. Not to mention the Stoneskin, which can really make the skin as hard as rock. The Mage Shield can completely immunize against magic missiles, providing a very good spell defense effect.
When these three defensive spells are combined, you will be truly invulnerable to swords and guns.
The two of them quickly put away the potion, preparing to sell it for a good price.
Who would have thought that Fanxing said to the two of them, "Don't delay any longer. Drink it now. It takes some time for the potion to take effect. Now is the perfect time to drink it. Let's go to the Mage Tower now."
"We need to get ready. I need to prepare some cookies for my pet."
"Yes, my lock pick is a bit dull and needs sharpening."
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Fanxing watched the two brothers' performance with a smile, but her hand was already on the hilt of the sword.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Whatever you need can be solved now. Just prepare in front of me. If you leave my sight, I'm afraid I'll be a little nervous. You know, once you get too nervous, you'll become irritable."
A faint holy light flows on the palms of the stars, and the Holy Slash is ready to launch a thundering attack at any time.
The two brothers immediately understood that the holy knight had never trusted them from the beginning and was going to send them directly to the wizard tower.
Should we resist on the spot and then run away?
There were two of them. If they couldn't win, it wouldn't be hard to just use some tricks and run away, right? Hasting was ready to reach for the smoke bomb, and Hares was ready to summon his beast companion to cover the retreat.
But at this moment, the door of the bar was pushed open again, and four heavy-armored holy warriors of the Ryan Empire came in.
Hastings & Harris: ...
There is no point in running away. If they dare to play any tricks, these holy warriors will definitely chop them into pieces with the Holy Slash.
The two brothers could only put on a smile and said, "You're right. Time waits for no one. Let's go now."
Fanxing smiled and said, "Small cookies and lock picks, no need to prepare them?"
"Pets are most obedient when they are hungry."
"Not bad, lock pick or something, just change it."
Fanxing was very satisfied with the two's reactions and said to the other teammates, "Let's go, we will go to the territory of the lich Ultraman Tiga now."
Hastings & Hareth: ??? ??? !!! Why does the name that the paladin just said sound so familiar? ! (End of this chapter)