The Book of Hibernation

The next morning, Winter Thistle and Ryan were taken to a study by servants.

After waiting for a while, the mage Kanai walked in, but Aldin didn't show up.Kanai didn't have so many pleasantries, and directly started to arrange things about work.

It was not the Chamber of Commerce that hired Winter Thistle and Ryan, but Aldin himself.He needs experienced adventurers to participate in the guard work of a dock warehouse.

That warehouse does not belong to the Chamber of Commerce, but to the City Hall of the Harbor City, and it is leased to those who are willing to pay according to its location and occupancy time.Recently, a batch of important goods have to be disembarked from the port one after another. Due to the need to go through various procedures, each batch of goods has to be temporarily stored in the warehouse for a few days before being transported away.

This batch of goods is valuable, although it is only stored in the warehouse for a few days, there may be various risks brewing.The owner of the caravan carrying the caravan wanted to hire more guards for fear of insufficient security personnel.

He didn't dare to openly recruit, after all, the details of the people recruited were unknown, so he entrusted friends from all walks of life to recommend them, and Aldin was asked among them.

Hearing this, Ryan frowned and asked, "Then why didn't Lord Aldin send his own people there?"

Kanai said: "That batch of goods is not under the name of the Shifan Street Chamber of Commerce. We do not handle it, but only help to deal with some formalities during its entry and storage in the local area. Security work is not within our scope of responsibility. Aldin knows the owner of the other party. , willing to do a favor in his own name. He can’t send his subordinates to work as warehouse guards, after all, the reputation is not right.”

Dong Ji immediately understood: "That's right, if Lord Aldin sends his subordinates directly, if something happens, it will be difficult to explain the responsibility."

Ryan was surprised: "Then... if we do this, isn't it because we are responsible for the accident?"

"Otherwise? Give us money for free?"

Listening to the conversation between the brothers, Kanai smiled.Ryan's face suddenly became hot.

"Don't worry, you are not the only guard," Kanai smiled and looked at Ryan, "In addition to you, there are bodyguards who followed the caravan all the way, and two people recommended by other bosses, one is a retired city guard, and the other One should be his relative. There are a total of seven people in the warehouse, plus the guard soldiers of the dock area patrolling outside the warehouse, there are so many people there, and it is not your responsibility alone that something happened."

Ryan nodded stupidly at first, then suddenly realized something, and said with a serious expression: "I'm sorry, the question I asked was too naive and cowardly. Ms. Daylight... I didn't say this because of passive fear ..."

Kanai shook his head with a sigh in his heart, but there was still a comforting smile on his face: "There is nothing to be sorry for. You will ask this way, which shows that you are willing to take this job seriously. This is very good. Some people don't ask anything, what? I don't question it, and my mouth is full of boasting and arrogance, so we don't feel at ease with such a person."

Lane was only 19 after all.Kanai's words made his eyes shine, and his standing posture became more upright.

Winter Thistle pondered for a moment, but frowned: "I also have a question. Lord Kanai, just now you said that there are seven people in the warehouse? Counting me, shouldn't it be eight?"

Kanai replied very readily: "I didn't count you. You don't go to the dock warehouse."

"Huh? But I..."

Kanai said: "Have you forgotten? There is only one recruitment quota, and yesterday you two insisted on squeezing together in front of Aldin."

Winter Thistle and Ryan looked at each other, speechless for a moment.Kanai then said: "Winter Thistle, don't worry, we decided to hire the two of you, and of course there is a place for you. Aldin needs Ryan to be a guard, and I need you to help in the laboratory. You wanted to borrow the lab yesterday, wouldn't that be better?"

"Of course! I am very willing, but..." Winter Thistle glanced at Ryan again, with some concern in his eyes, and then said to Kanai: "Do you think this is okay? I will go to the pier with Ryan, and the rest of the time will go to the laboratory Do things. In fact, that's what I planned to do."

Ryan said immediately: "You don't have to worry about me. I can go alone."

Seeing their strange reactions, Kanai asked, "What's the matter? Winter Thistle, are you worried about your brother, so you want to go with him? You're not a battle mage, are you?"

Winter Thistle said: "Our brothers have been traveling together, and we have mutual support. I'm really not a battle mage, usually Ryan is responsible for dealing with the enemy, and I can help a little."

Kanai sighed, stood up, and paced out from behind the desk: "After yesterday's dinner, Aldin and I chatted for a while, and talked about some of your experiences with your brother. The enemies you have faced are Bandits , highwaymen, goblins..."

"A bunch of goblins," Winter Thistle added.

"You didn't even fight them head-on, you diverted water to a low place and drowned them. As far as I know, there are at least a dozen individuals in a group of goblins. If there is a head-on conflict, can your brother protect you?"

"I..." Dong Ji was about to speak, when suddenly, a force pushed him back, he screamed subconsciously, but his throat was choked by that force, unable to make a sound.

His feet scratched the carpet, his waist hit the low cabinet by the wall, and then he was lifted out of nowhere, and the top of his head lightly touched the ceiling.

Everything happened in an instant, not only Winter Thistle, but even Ryan had no time to react.When Ryan realized what had happened and wanted to stop Kanai, Kanai made a stop gesture, motioning him to look up at Winter Thistle.

Although the winter thistle was hung in the air, it was not injured.The force that controlled him was very restrained, and he didn't really hit his head, nor did he strangle his throat for a long time.

Only then did Dong Ji come to her senses and went to observe the trajectory of the spell.The spell obviously originated from Kanai. It is a high-level force-field arcane spell that interweaves the rune structures of two schools of thought... Judging from the speed and control of casting spells, Kanai is indeed a relatively experienced battle mage.

Kanai changed his gesture and slowly put down the winter thistle.Winter Thistle was so frightened that his legs were a little limp.

Kanai said: "Winter Thistle, you can't even defend against such a common and simple force field attack. For a battle mage, this doesn't even require a fast reaction speed, relying on the pre-set trigger type The counter force field is enough. Those bandits, goblins you've seen before... Are there spellcasters among them? Are there real killers? Are there anti-arcanists who take pride in slaughtering mages?"

Winter Thistle and Ryan looked at each other silently.The answer is obviously no.

Kanai sat back in his seat again: "I hope you understand that Harbor City is a very complicated place, whether it is the chamber of commerce or our allies, we often face unexpected challenges. We need combat power, not cumbersomeness."

Winter Thistle whispered, "But Ryan is only 19 years old, isn't he dangerous..."

Once again, before he could finish speaking, he was startled by the bright blue rays flashing in front of his eyes.

Huge lightning suddenly condensed in the room and rushed towards Ryan in a ray.By the time Winter Thistle saw it arrive, the lightning had already struck the wall and burst into a burst of light.

Winter Thistle was in a cold sweat from fright, and was about to call Ryan, but found that Ryan was not in the direction of the ray attack at all.

Ryan quickly dodged when the ray burst out, jumped aside, and left the path of the lightning.

Ryan habitually wanted to draw his sword, but the sword was not with him, so he hung one hand in the air, tensed all over, and made a conditioned reflex ready to fight.

He looked at Kanai, and then at the wall next to him. The lightning had disappeared out of thin air, and there was no damage on the wall.

Kanai smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. It's not an attack spell, it's just an illusion that looks real."

Ryan noticed his posture, his face flushed, and he quickly returned to his normal standing posture: "Why are you doing this?"

Kanai did not answer him, but said: "As a trainee knight during the tour, you may not have enough actual combat experience, but your foundation is good. You are strong, sensitive, and well-trained. These are the most basic things , They are the most important. As for experience, you can accumulate it slowly. Ryan, your quality is very good, and you don't need to be overly worried. This is what I want to show your brother."

Facing the sudden impact, Winter Thistle not only failed to make an effective defense, but even did not prepare any protective spells around him in advance.This is not surprising, after all, he said that he is a refiner, and refiners and researchers are not good at these.

But if he insisted on being a guard and facing possible enemies, it would be a bit unreasonable.

As for Ryan, although he doesn't know spells, he can dodge attacks with his excellent combat response.That's one of his strengths as a fighter.

Winter Thistle looked at Ryan and heaved a sigh of relief.Just now he was so frightened that his heart beat fast, but now he gradually slowed down.

And Ryan lowered his head slightly, pursing his lips a little embarrassedly.Just now he was a little displeased because he was tempted and offended, but after listening to Kanai's praise, all displeasure was swept away.

Kanai said: "Okay, Ryan, you can go back and have a rest, or make some preparations you need. Winter thistle, you stay."

Ryan looked straightforward: "I don't need to rest! I just stay here."

"What are you worried about? I won't do anything to your brother," Kanai said with a smile, "You are an apprentice knight, and this status already shows your ability. And Winter Thistle, he is a refiner, and I haven't seen him yet." What can he do. I'm going to the lab with Winter Thistle."

Winter Thistle nodded to Ryan, and whispered to him, "Let's go back first."So Ryan saluted politely and left Kanai's study.

After the little knight left, Kanai pointed to the chair in front of the desk: "Sit down."

After Winter Thistle sat down, Kanai poured a cup of tea for each of them.

Winter Ji basically only drank cold water along the way, but now he smelled the tea with the scent of honey pomelo, and felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

The two remained silent for a while.Kanai put down the teacup and broke the silence: "I really don't understand you. We have already agreed on how to cooperate, what's wrong with you now? Why do you suddenly have to go to guard the warehouse with Ryan?"

Dong Ji pouted aggrievedly: "I didn't know the specific content of this job before, I thought it was a simpler thing... Now that you said it today, I think this matter sounds a bit complicated. That boss attaches so much importance to it. The goods, I am afraid that I have already guessed that something may happen."

Kanai said: "Yes, this job does have certain risks, so you can't go. Have you forgotten, you are here to provide 'Haman's Spellbook', not to apply for the job."

Winter Thistle sighed: "I know, but I'm really worried about Ryan. He's only 19 years old..."

Kanai frowned and said, "You don't look like his brother at all, you look like his mother. He is a human being, not a half-elf like you. A half-elf was still a teenager when he was eighteen or nineteen, but he is already an adult man .He's taller and stronger than you, and following him will only get in the way."

"That's too hurtful, I shouldn't be in such a way." Dong Ji smiled self-deprecatingly.

Kanai thought for a while and asked, "It seems that your brother doesn't know that we have known each other for a long time?"

"Well, he doesn't know, I didn't tell him," Dongji took a sip of tea, "Your brother... the anaconda Aldin, doesn't he know that we have known each other for a long time?"

Kanai said: "He doesn't know. He really needs to hire people recently, but he doesn't know that I have screened out a few people who are more suitable than you, leaving only you and some waste who can't be hired at all. .”

"Are you so sure he'll hire us?"

Kanai chuckled and looked Winter Thistle up and down.Winter Thistle also looked down at her clothes, not understanding what Kanai's eyes meant.

"You don't know him," Kanai said. "It's either you or your brother. He'll be interested in at least one."

Winter Thistle froze for a moment.He suddenly remembered that after dinner last night, at such a close distance, he looked at the python tattoo on Aldin's chest...

He kind of understood what Kanai meant.But he didn't dare to ask for confirmation.