Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 407: Intrigue and strife, no one can escape

"The best wine is, of course, from our Icefield." Rogers put one hand behind his back and raised the other hand slightly, "but to show our sincerity, we chose the strongest wine we can buy.

It's impossible for a man not to drink strong liquor, right? "

"Qingfeng Territory actually has a very good liquor." Several adventurers looked at each other, and one of them took off his mask. Unfortunately, his full beard still blocked his expression, "It's just that ordinary people can't buy it.

Although Lord Qingfeng has many rules, he will give generous treatment as long as you are willing to abide by them.

I once drank a kind of maple liquor called 'Gin' from an adventurer who had a Maple Leaf Badge score of over 100. It was ten times better than the best liquor I had ever drunk!"

Rogers smiled calmly, and just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by someone rushing out from the side.

"Really?" Barry held his dagger and asked in surprise, "What is the standard for Qingfengling to sell gin?"

"One hundred Maple Leaf Badges, and never got drunk outdoors." The bearded man looked at him with interest, "Do Ice Cultists also like strong liquor?"

"The Lord of Ice likes them all!" Barry answered without hesitation.

Then he turned to Rogers and said, "Can my employment fee be exchanged for this?"

Rogers looked at him fiercely: "Everything should be done according to the rules, Mr. Barry!"

"Is that a yes or no?" Barry asked persistently.

"No!" Carter rushed out and dragged away the sullen-looking Ice Cultist, "It's not that we don't want to give it, it's that Lord Qingfeng won't sell it.

If you have any ideas, you can ask your own Saints to apply for permission to trade with Baron Lowry."

"Huh? Um..." Barry was a little confused for a moment and was dragged to the corner of the table by Carter.

The bearded man and several other adventurers were clearly following him.

Rogers, whose emotions had stabilized, said simply, “You don’t have to worry that we, the Icelanders, will go crazy enough to confront that lord directly.

We are not that bored, we just want to stir up some chaos in Qingfeng Valley and make the Northland less stable like a stagnant pool of water."

"Tsk~" A thin figure behind the bearded man sneered, "Just say you are here in the name of Queen Rosalind to amuse your love rival. Don't make your mission sound so noble."

Rogers laughed awkwardly: "How can I put this into words?

After all, he is a high-level professional. Rather than working hard for a woman's affairs, it is better to...

You are all strong men, can you understand our little tricks?"

The shaggy grass on the bearded man's head shook a little, as if smiling: "It doesn't matter, as long as we reach a consensus."

Although they sought cooperation from the Ice People, they also had to make their own appearances.

There is no problem dealing with Valeera, but if the Icemen set their sights on Lord Qingfeng, they will definitely not allow it.

They planned to make some money and then go directly from the ice field to Vargas and then settle in the country of wealth in the south... Although they didn't know much, they had heard that the relationship between the Church of Wealth and Lori Montes was not harmonious, and they had even heard about a war.

Moreover, the areas belonging to the Church of the Earth and the Church of Dark Night that they passed through probably wouldn't care about them.

These are all the grudges that Lord Qingfeng has accumulated over the years.

They will certainly not fail to make good use of it.

However, the premise of all this is not to engage in direct battle with Lord Lori.

They never believed that a wizard who could make the Church of the Gods return empty-handed and force the King of the North to indulge him with a wry smile was really as the outside world rumored... all because of someone behind him.

Pure nonsense!

Even the White Dragon King’s own son and daughter may not have a good death!
If she really had enough backing, no one would dare to plot against her directly, and Luskaniah would not have become the contracted partner of the King of the North!

No one is stupid.

Fortunately, the Icemen made it clear that even though they brought high-level Ice Cultists with them, their target was only Valeera.

Then we can continue the discussion.

"Do you have an idea of Valeera's strength?" The bearded man thought about it and followed Rogers' gesture to sit down at the table.

The somewhat tense atmosphere instantly eased.

Several other adventurers also sat down on both sides of him, but they still did not take off their snow hats.

Rogers pointed to the bottle and said, "Open it, please."

The bearded man tilted his head, and the skinny adventurer picked up a bottle at random, then simply took out a dagger and corked it out.

Rogers raised the glass in his hand: "Trouble."

The bearded man suddenly took the bottle from the thin man and poured Rogers some wine.

Then he casually poured a bowl of soup for everyone. He raised his eyebrows, and there seemed to be a smile in his eyes: "Okay, the formalities are over, let's get down to business!"

"We don't have anything to say." Rogers' face was full of sincerity, "Look, if you hadn't contacted us, we wouldn't even have touched the edge of Qingfeng Valley!
I had thought that since there were enough adventurers here, the news would spread quickly. But, apart from knowing that Valeera was already level 11, there was nothing else.

At least, we have to know what type of attack that female swordsman is good at, and whether she has any special means, right?"

"Valera hasn't made many moves in recent years." Speaking of formalities, the bearded man put down the wine glass in his hand neatly and said seriously, "But she has a very obvious characteristic.

Valeera's ability to become a swordsman is closely related to Hamilton's Miriam.

Of course, the one who taught Valeera might not be him, but another older swordsman.

But Valeera’s fighting style must be consistent with Miriam’s…Older adventurers are familiar with the tactics of Tiger Blade.

Therefore, Valeera must have taken the light and swift route, and the sword might be poisoned.

However, your arrival was no secret, so Charles might follow her back to the castle.

That guy's swordsmanship is a bit more like a knight's, and the sword in his hand is also very strong, which can easily smash a large knight's shield."

Rogers frowned: "So amazing!"

"Don't worry about that. Charles' strength is limited after all. Anyone on our side can stop him." The bearded man spun his wine glass casually, "The most troublesome thing is the big banyan tree in Valera.

The abilities that we can detect that Valeera shares are vitality, stamina, and resistance to poison.

Moreover, Valeera's whip is most likely the innate skill of the banyan tree. When it hits a person, it may suck blood, or it is the kind of blood-sucking instinct that can replenish the owner's blood."

Rogers was really a little impatient this time: "He's so strong, how do we beat him?"

"Otherwise, why would we come after you?" The bearded man sneered, "We didn't even think of letting you take the lead."

Rogers narrowed his eyes slightly... Don't you want to?
If you really didn't want to find them, you should have found them long ago. Why wait until three days before the winter solstice in such a hurry?
These evil adventurers are really shameless.

He lowered his head and glanced at the bearded man fiddling with his wine glass before answering softly, "But we don't know anything here, so we can only cooperate with you."

"So, the command must belong to us." The bearded man said firmly.

"That's impossible." Rogers shook his head quickly, "We both know each other, so let's not talk nonsense like that.

Just be straightforward and tell me your plan, then we will divide up our respective tasks and take care of ourselves when the time comes.

Compared to you who just want money, we who have a heavy responsibility will definitely not flee from the battlefield.

I think you understand this.”

The bearded man stared at him and said, "That's fine."

Then he took out a map and said, "The only place we can raid is here."

That is the gate of Qingfeng Valley leading to the castle.

Because there is no need to worry about enemies attacking from behind, the gate and the city wall there are relatively simple, and are obviously just a row of roots of a large banyan tree.

The place the bearded man pointed to was one kilometer away from the wooden door.

"On the winter solstice, the lake connecting Qingfeng Valley and Hamilton will be covered with a layer of ice." He said in a deep voice, "Although the lakeside on the Qingfeng Territory side is full of tall forests with countless birds, they are not as alert to this section of the lakeside."

Qingfeng Territory is too dependent on these plants and the birds and magical creatures that live in symbiosis with them.

This area should be strictly guarded, but it is only patrolled twice a day.

The rest of the time, we rely on the alarms of those little birds...how can that be enough?

"And we have a way to temporarily deprive those birds of their hearing and vision." The bearded man knocked on the table, "Although it's only thirty minutes, it's enough for us to set up an ambush.

But, we made all of this, you can't just wait and eat the ready-made food, right?"

Rogers smiled coldly: "But when we deal with Valera, we will all go out on the field!

You don’t seem to have this plan.”

Otherwise, the remaining few would not have kept their true identities hidden.

"That's not interesting." The bearded man laughed arrogantly, "We can create a suitable battlefield for you, and we will definitely attack with all our might if there is a chance of success. If there are more, why do we need you?"

Rogers couldn't help but laugh: "What you need most is not for us to take the credit for this move?

As long as you appear as hired employees, no matter how angry Lord Qingfeng is, he will definitely first settle accounts with us who contributed money, effort, and planned everything!

Otherwise, how could you possibly escape?"

In Qingfeng Territory, there is a white dragon that can do whatever it wants in the ice country!
With Bolanios around, it would be easy for Lori to chase and kill these adventurers if he really went crazy.

(End of this chapter)