Chapter 242: A Younger Brother Who Looks Smart

"My Lady... My Lady, you... you are truly amazing! Another wave of Green Leaf Thieves has been defeated by you!"

The caravan manager ran over, panting. The Green Leaf Thieves were lying in a mess on the grass, all corpses killed with a single blow. This efficient technique made the manager both happy and afraid.

Happy that he had actually hired such an expert as a bodyguard, afraid that the bodyguard would see the wealth and decide to wipe them all out.

To be honest, the moral standard of mercenaries is not something to be too expectant of, especially when the Green Leaf Thief kneeling in front of them had already clearly stated the value of the caravan.

Nie Yingying glanced at the stuttering caravan manager, not caring about the flattery in his words or the wariness in his heart.

"You heard what this bandit said, too. Think about what to do yourself; if you don't intend to continue to Longfang City-State, tell me."

All the information about his caravan had been sold to bandits by an internal traitor. Nie Yingying put herself in his shoes; if she were the caravan manager, she would turn back immediately. After all, they hadn't gone very far yet, at least they hadn't left the Lain Kingdom.

But unexpectedly, the caravan manager spoke without even thinking: "Go, why wouldn't we go! The situation of the Golden Ear Merchant Group is not as good as it looks to outsiders. If this trip to Longfang City-State isn't completed, it's hard to say whether the Golden Ear Merchant Group can hold on."

The manager's face was bitter, as if he had been mentally prepared for this situation.

"So the journey ahead will be very difficult. Your employment fee can be increased to twenty gold coins. This is a respect for your strength and compensation for your hard work!"

Glancing at the bitter-faced caravan manager, Nie Yingying nodded.

"The horses, sell them to you, no need to pay. Provide me with the best meals along the way, and we need to move into the largest carriage to live."

The horses were naturally the ones ridden by the Green Leaf Thieves. With these horses, the caravan's speed would increase significantly, and the manager was naturally quite willing, but...

Just as the caravan manager was thinking about how to phrase a refusal to Nie Yingying's request, the curtains of the largest carriage were pulled open, and a little boy with blonde hair and blue eyes poked his head out.

"Grandpa Kalomu, I would like to have lunch with the powerful Miss Nie!"

The caravan manager's bitter face completely collapsed, but then he seemed to have figured something out and happily went to arrange for the caravan guards to clean up the corpses, lead the horses, and collect the spoils of war.

Yes, the caravan itself had guards, but one could tell from their entries that those guards were not much stronger than the Green Leaf Thieves lying on the ground waiting to be dragged away.

There was still plenty of time, and everything would eventually come to light. Nie Yingying was not in a hurry to investigate the plot issues contained in the caravan. Anyway, she had already entered the game, and small missions of this scale couldn't avoid her.

Nie Yingying's mindset was now very different. She turned and called for Xie Yaoyao to walk toward the largest carriage.

Hanfulei, who was kneeling on the ground, looked left and right. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he swallowed his saliva and ultimately didn't dare to run away. He stood up, patted the grass clippings off his knees, and followed Nie Yingying in a flash.

"Hero! Heroine! This must be your younger brother, he looks so smart! And he's carrying an umbrella. There is an old saying in the distant East: 'Prevention is better than cure!' Amazing!"

Seeing that this guy didn't run away, Nie Yingying extinguished the thought of killing him, but she didn't expect this guy's mouth to be so loose.

"Shut up, from now on you are my attendant. Now go find Mr. Manager and get a map."

Is this bastard blind? Do I look older than this guy Xie Yaoyao?

Although I am indeed three years older than him, just three years!

Shaking her head to throw Hanfulei's crazy words to the back of her mind, she took Xie Yaoyao and climbed into the caravan's largest carriage.

Compared to the horse-drawn carriage she sat in before, which was loaded with half a cart of cargo, this was what you called a carriage.

Golden Ear patterns embroidered with gold thread floated on the indigo velvet cushions. Three Persian enamel lanterns hung from the whalebone frame hanging from the roof. When the swaying light swept across the walnut wood panels, it would startle the silver bells sleeping in the four corners.

The tinkling of the bells was delicate, immediately attracting all of Silly Yaoyao's attention.

"Baron, it is a great honor to invite you to have lunch together!"

"Eh, you know?"

In fact, Nie Yingying had already hidden her title of 【Crimson Baron】, but she didn't expect her identity to be known by this beautiful little boy in front of her.

The little boy stood up and bowed, his movements full of proficiency and elegance.

"Konrad Stein, the second son of the Stein family, pays tribute to you!"

No Traveler would understand the complex noble families of the Fairytale World, let alone someone like Nie Yingying, a Chinese person. Among the 1.4 billion Chinese people, who didn't have royal or noble ancestors?

"Oh, hello! Your carriage is quite beautiful!"

Seeing Nie Yingying's indifference, a strange look flashed in little Konrad's eyes, which was then replaced by joy.

"Baron, you are so powerful; no wonder Her Majesty the Queen personally conferred the title of Baron upon you!"

"Uh, it's okay, there are plenty of guys in this world stronger than me."

As she spoke, Nie Yingying also glanced with her eyes at Xie Yaoyao, who was still foolishly staring at the silver bells.

The little noble, who was first-class at reading people, immediately noticed Nie Yingying's gaze, but his good upbringing meant he wouldn't casually bring up other people's scars. The Crimson Baron's younger brother clearly had an intellectual disability.

Seeing that the owner of the carriage was such a polite little boy, Nie Yingying didn't want to appear too cold.

"You..."

"Konrad, Baron! You can call me Konrad!"

"Okay, Konrad! How did you know..."

Nie Yingying suddenly felt that asking so directly seemed a bit like showing off.

Fortunately, little Konrad didn't care and immediately understood upon hearing this.

"Crimson Baron! Her Majesty the Queen personally announced your kinship with her, and all the nobles in the Lain Kingdom have received notice."

Thinking of something else, little Konrad's voice lowered.

"But now I am no longer a noble! But it doesn't matter, I didn't like the status of a noble anyway. My dream is to become a Traveler, a powerful Traveler like you! And then travel all over the continent, even go out to sea. I heard that there are countless magical islands on the sea, as well as various strange races and ruins!"

You can't become a Traveler!

However, the light in little Konrad's eyes made Nie Yingying believe that the little guy really didn't like the life of a noble.

Another idealist; people only think about these things when they are full.

"Travelers are not as wonderful as you imagine!"

Nie Yingying's flat words made the light in Konrad's eyes dim a little. He didn't dare to refute Nie Yingying, so he had to whisper: "That's still better than the life of a noble!" ===== CHAPTER 243 =====