Chapter 344: Extra meal

Xia Nan finally accepted Holake's meeting gift.

It wasn't that he was greedy for money; under normal circumstances, if just anyone came on the street and said they wanted to give him money.

His attitude would only be resistance and rejection, suspecting whether the other party had other intentions.

But right now, as a proper professional whose combat ability was recognized by his peers, he joined the caravan in the capacity of a temporary guard, and didn't even charge extra remuneration, just thinking about hitching a ride, and the price was that if he encountered any trouble on the way, within his ability, he could help solve it.

Compared to the average remuneration of adventurers of his level, the caravan was undoubtedly making a huge profit.

Under this premise, if caravan owner Holake insisted on rewarding Xia Nan in various ways, within a reasonable range, he wouldn't be too evasive.

On the other hand, the meeting gift given by this wealthy merchant, that silver chain pocket watch with pearl decorations on the watch body... actually just looked bluffing.

Really converted into actual gold coins, it was estimated to be around 50 gold? Xia Nan didn't know the actual price of such items, but regardless, it definitely couldn't reach three digits.

It was even worse than the income of an f-level mission on the second floor of the Association.

Compared to the remuneration of a long-distance escort mission that Xia Nan would normally accept based on his level and strength, the caravan was still the party that earned more.

Seeing Xia Nan accept the meeting gift, the quite generous Mr. Holake appeared very happy, as if accepting the meeting gift was giving him face.

Even proposing to pay Xia Nan the same escort remuneration as the Oath-Keeping Black Wood Squad.

However, it was immediately rejected by Xia Nan on the spot.

The meeting gift didn't matter, but the remuneration... was a completely different nature.

Before, he had already negotiated with the caravan's person in charge, Mr. Holake's assistant, that he was just hitching a ride and didn't need extra remuneration.

Even if there was no actual contract signed, he had no intention of going back on his word.

More importantly, after Xia Nan's understanding these two days, the detailed content of the mission entrusted by Margaret and the others was to require their Oath-Keeping Black Wood Squad to escort the caravan full of goods to the small town where the destination was, stay for a short time, and then escort it back to Hegu Town.

Equivalent to a complete round trip.

And he would leave the caravan after resting in that small town.

Belonging to a one-way ticket.

Under such circumstances, if he collected the same remuneration with only half the workload of the other party, it would appear unfair.

Even this ride of his was only hitched because the two helped guarantee it.

Xia Nan couldn't possibly make such a move that violated his conscience for this little gold coin.

And I don't know if it was intentional; after saying this, Holake obviously also realized that his proposal to give extra remuneration was inappropriate.

Seeing Xia Nan refuse, there was no angry emotion on his face, just as if he had made a joke, moving the subject away in a very smooth and imperceptible way, and at the same time showing an apologetic smile to the two people of the Black Wood Squad beside him.

Dwarf Solting had a rough nervous system and didn't notice the meaning in this, just feeling that Xia Nan was quite principled, saying he wouldn't accept money and really wouldn't accept it;

After Xia Nan refused, Margaret seemed to notice something, but looking at the expression she showed later, obviously even if Xia Nan agreed, she wouldn't care much.

The one in the Oath-Keeping Black Wood Squad who might have been petty and haggled over every ounce with Holake because of this... had long ago died under the claws of the Infernal Devil.

Xia Nan arrived at the station almost at the time point.

Just chatting with the people in front for a few sentences, the caravan's second-in-command, the thin man with a serious face, walked over and signaled to Holake that the team was ready.

The merchant, who was plump and upright, followed his assistant's meaning, and finally said two or three more scene words, smoothly ending the topic.

Several people returned to their respective carriages.

The shouts of the coachman and servants came from outside the carriage window, mixed with the noise of the station; amidst the rolling of carriage wheels and the neighing of pack horses, the caravan officially set off, gradually driving away from Hegu Town.

The journey could be said to be very smooth.

In the blink of an eye, another seven days passed.

Regarding the unexpected situations that might occur on the journey, the experience of more than a year since crossing made Xia Nan always have no confidence in this aspect.

From the first mission he came to this world, it was like that truck that gave him the "transmigrator" identity; there would always be some inexplicable things that would hit him at a relatively subtle timing and in an unspeakable posture.

When he was in the smelly fish and rotten shrimp squad, even his golden finger of the attribute panel hadn't been fully sorted out, he encountered a Goblin attack, the Gnome in the squad died on the spot; after finally killing all the incoming enemies, the Half-Orc had a sudden whim, feeling that the Goblin lair had an opportunity to take advantage of when the main force was out... and then it was that Bugbear that made Xia Nan produce a shadow, and later gradually developed into some kind of ancient strange abuse habit;

Thinking of doing some simple collection missions that newcomers should accept, but accidentally ran into Haian and Wood, and finally encountered that petrified lizard that had now successfully taken revenge, but could only be chased and fled in embarrassment at that time...

The various strange things encountered later, needless to say.

Sometimes Xia Nan even suspected whether it was because the little Halfling dwarf gave him the 【Fate Coin】 back then, which made the Goddess of Luck pay attention to him, while also letting her sister, the evil god who mastered the field completely opposite to "luck," pay attention to his existence.

However, considering that he could not only stand here with sound limbs right now, but his strength was also exaggeratedly improved compared to the past, it was obviously not a bad thing.

And the experience of these seven days seemed to prove his guess; how could the Goddess of Misfortune pay attention to a small person like him?

The clear route summarized by countless past adventurers and merchants, which was more detailed than Xia Nan and planned in advance; well-equipped guards and skilled coachmen; comprehensive and perfect supply preparations...

For seven full days and nights, the caravan, which was moving on the commercial road at a stable and unhurried speed, had not encountered any dangerous situation that might threaten the safety of goods and personnel.

There had been attacks, those green-skinned Goblins distributed in every corner of the world like cockroaches and mosquitoes, would not retreat actively from far away like the thieves in the forest who still had some intelligence after noticing the caravan configuration.

For the disgusting green skins driven by desire, a donkey cart from a nearby village, a whole caravan arranged perfectly, or a batch of soldiers in the middle of marching, had no essential difference.

As for their fate, it was naturally the same as the countless others in the underground lair who had already died and turned into fertilizer for the forest: they were mercilessly decapitated.

Possessing two lv4 professionals, and Xia Nan, whose actual combat power far exceeded his own level, as a bottom line, the Goblins attacking the caravan didn't even cause any casualties to any caravan personnel, and were easily wiped out.

The clean and neat performance like crushing during the battle made the status of several adventurers in the caravan increasingly high.

In such a wilderness, being able to have three such professional guards was an experience with a great sense of security for any ordinary person who didn't possess power.

It was worth mentioning that because there were many people and eyes, Xia Nan didn't vent the desire in his heart, and when cleaning up the Goblins, he restrained his strength a little, only cutting off their heads.

Considering the reason for time, he didn't follow the vine to find the lair of these green skins, which made him feel a little lost in his heart. ===== CHAPTER 345 =====