Not long after, four people walked in again, with a clear distance between them, and they were divided into two teams.
There were three people standing together a little closer to the front. The man with a square shield and a mace on his waist looked a bit old. The other two men with bows and arrows and a short blade on each waist looked about the same age. Judging from the equipment they were wearing, they should be a team with different responsibilities.
However, what caught Livia's attention more was another man who was standing in the shadow by the door, not exposed to the sunlight. He was dressed in dark green. There was a scar from stitches next to his left eye, and his face was full of vicissitudes. Like the man on the other side, he carried a bow and arrow and a saber-like blade hung around his waist. Livia found that he had been deliberately reducing his presence since he entered the door, hiding in the blind spot of the hall, and it seemed that he had developed it into a habit.
While Livia and the others were looking at each other, the four people opposite were also looking at them silently.
"Is everyone here?"
The voice came before the person, a loud voice came from the stairs, and Natalia appeared in front of everyone with the sound of footsteps.
She glanced at everyone in the hall, as if to confirm whether everyone was there.
"Now that everyone is here, I will start. First of all, I want to remind everyone again that the place we are going to is very dangerous. If anyone still wants to quit, leave now."
She nodded and looked at the people in front of her and said solemnly.
There was silence for a moment, and no one spoke.
Those who were able to take on this task had already made plans, so naturally no one would back out at this time.
Seeing that no one spoke, Natalia turned to look at the butler behind her and signaled him to start.
After receiving the signal, the butler turned around and gave instructions to the two guards holding the wooden box. The two guards quickly pulled up the box and walked in front of everyone and put it down. One of them bent down and opened the box.
The mixed light of gold and silver reflected on everyone's faces, and what caught everyone's eyes was a box full of gold and silver coins.
Livia couldn't help but be moved. Although he didn't have a great desire for money, you could never have too much money. If you don't make money, you'd be a bastard.
"There must be nearly ten thousand farongs..." Livia heard the man holding double blades mutter among the three people at the door behind him, and estimated the number of farongs in the wooden box. Most of them were silver coins, and there were relatively few gold coins. A standard gold coin was worth fifty farongs. If it was a whole box of gold coins, there would be hundreds of thousands of them. But even so, there should be tens of thousands.
"Here are 15,000 Farrons. If you complete this mission and come back, you can split this box of Farrons equally."
When everyone in the hall was attracted by the gold coins in the box, Natalia spoke.
Everyone's eyes brightened up and they all became excited.
"It's a big deal, but it does have a good effect in boosting morale. It's quite a trick."
Livia looked at the other people around her who were becoming excited out of the corner of her eye, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
"Each of you take ten farongs, and get ready to go. The horses are ready outside."
Natalia said calmly while looking at the people in front of her.
Livia stood there calmly, waiting for others to go up and get it first. He was not in a hurry because he would not need it in the wild anyway, and the money he got now was useless.
Finally, the middle-aged man from the trio who had just entered the door took the lead and took out 6 standard silver coins from the box and put them in his arms. It seemed that he should be the leader of the trio, or the 'boss'.
Seeing that someone had already taken the lead, Caius and Paros also stepped forward one by one, each took two silver coins and then returned to their original positions. Paros even turned his head and showed Caius a mocking expression while taking them. The two were still at odds with each other.
In the end, only Livia and the middle-aged man at the door were left. Livia still did not move. She felt the middle-aged man at the door looking at her and then moved.
She walked past him, went to the box, bent down, picked out ten small silver coins from the box, played with them on her fingertips and walked back.
Finally, Livia also stepped forward and took two and put them into the leather bag at her waist.
Standing in front of the box, Livia looked up at the female lord in front of her, "Can I use my own horse?"
Natalia frowned at him, then explained, "We only use horses when we are on the road. Once we enter there, we have to walk. After all...
It would be too conspicuous to bring a horse with you.”
After listening to her words, Livia immediately understood that the place they were going to was a forest. Not only would it be inconvenient to move around with horses, but their concealment and mobility would also be poor.
Caius also came forward at this time and whispered, "If you are worried about your horse, you can ask Natalia to send someone to bring it to you and keep it temporarily in the mansion. I'll leave my horse to Lady Natalia for now."
Natalia nodded when she heard that. "Tell my butler the place and he will send someone to bring the horse for you later."
Seeing this, Livia didn't say anything else. She talked to the butler who came up with a piece of parchment and a quill pen about the "Old Peso" tavern, then turned around and returned to her original position.
"Okay, everyone go to the door and get ready to go."
Looking around the hall, seeing that no one else was bringing up the issue, Natalia nodded slightly and spoke loudly.
The trio at the door walked out first, followed by the middle-aged man, Paros, Caius, and when Livia was about to go out, she was suddenly stopped by an extremely subtle voice.
Um?
Livia frowned slightly, stopped, and turned to look at Natalia who called her.
"To be honest, I didn't expect that there would be an extraordinary person who would take on this task."
Natalia narrowed her eyes and looked at him and spoke softly.
"I can't help it. Money is tight and I need to make some money."
Livia frowned and said with a wry smile.
"Rivia from Kovagr?"
Natalia said suddenly, and Livia's eyes became sharp when she heard her words. How did she know that I was from Kovagr?
I remember that after coming to Songkhlani, I seemed to...
Could it be that...
Livia's prediction was correct. While he was thinking, Natalia spoke again, "Don't be nervous. I learned about this from Captain Alios. After all, a strange extraordinary person suddenly wants to join my mission, so I have to find out about it."
Sure enough, after hearing her explanation, Livia secretly confirmed his thoughts. After all, after he came to Songkani, only the people of the Royal Capital Knights knew that he came from Kovag. It seemed that she had sent someone to ask the Knight Commander during that period of time.
"In that case, is there anything else?"
Livia calmed down and said with a shrug.
“No more.”
Natalia said simply and walked towards him, passed him and went outside. This time, the butler did not follow her, but turned and walked to the back of the hall, as if he had something else to do.
Turning around and looking at the back of the female lord, Livia sniffed the faint fragrance in the air in front of her and touched her nose helplessly.
What a strong woman! It's a pity that she is a widow despite her good looks and figure. It's really sad. After thinking about it for a while, Livia took a step and followed.