Section 2 Guard

At noon, the whole team took a nap under the shade of the trees.

It was midsummer, and the sun was scorching like fire, and the stones on the ground were so sunny that they could almost cook the eggs. It was a very lucky thing to find this small woods in high temperatures.

The vehicles were parked in a concentrated manner on the open space on one side, and the ox and horse pulling the cart were also removed from the shaft to share this rare shade of the tree.

"Ash Rufate!" A powerful voice sounded. Ash Rufate put down the book in his hand and looked up at the person who was calling. It was Chris, the leader of the "Summer Night's Dream" Song and Dance Group, his employer. As the boss of a troupe, Chris is actually not old. She looks no more than thirty years old at most. Of course, no one dares to ask her specific age. Those who dare to ask women in person are either idiots or fools - but they already have all the qualities and sufficient experience that a troupe boss should have. According to some veteran members, Chris has been the leader for at least four years, and the song and dance troupe has achieved great development in her hands.

"Captain, what are you going to do?" Ashu Rufate closed the book in his hand and put it in his waist bag, and got up from the ground. His forehead was clean and there was no drop of sweat, while Chris was sweating all over his head, and even his thin dress was wet and pressed against her body, revealing the curves of her body.

"A horse is missing!" Kris's expression was obviously full of anger, and she waved her hand. "Damn it, we lost a horse! Go and look for it now! Everyone is going to look for it!"

This wood is located on the beach of a small river, very close to the road. In theory, horses cannot escape from people's sight. However, perhaps it is precisely because of this reason that people relax their vigilance and eventually lead to the loss of the horse.

"I am an escort, not a groom." Ash Rufate replied. Maintaining the order of the performance and guarding against thieves is his task. The loss of horses is theoretically irrelevant to his work content.

The anger in Chris's eyes became even more intense. At that moment, Ash Rufate even had the illusion that she would pounce on her and bite her.

"Master, I suggest you don't refuse this request. And the horse is behind a big rock on the edge of the river, which is easy to find." In my mind, Carrie made a suggestion.

"Okay, I'll go find it." Ash Rufate replied. He made a secret code and the black nightmare horse came to him. He flew onto the horse and galloped towards the river beach. After a short time, he led the missing horse back to the woods.

"Captain, I found the horse." Ashu Rufate handed the horse reins to Chris, then walked to a tree, sat down against the tree, took out the book and continued reading.

"Master Ash Rufate, what book are you reading?" A voice came from behind Ash Rufate, and then a soft body squeezed beside him and sat shoulder to shoulder with him. The person Ash Rufate recognized was Xiangye, one of the pillars of the "Summer Night's Dream" troupe, a girl who could dance out of extremely graceful dance. Two days ago, after Ash Rufate took care of several bandits who tried to rob the troupe alone, she seemed to be attracted by his emblem and insisted on calling him "Master".

Xiangye's eyes came over curiously, but this book was not a printed product, but a manuscript, or a diary was more suitable. She looked a few lines briefly, which contained some inexplicable experiences and daily trivial matters of the author. These things could not attract the girl's interest at all.

"Do you know words?" Ashu Rufate was a little surprised. Unless he came from a noble or businessman's house, it would be difficult for ordinary people to have the opportunity to learn words.

"Well, the leader taught me." Xiangye reluctantly read a few more lines. She had already determined that this book was just a diary or something, meaningless to her. But she didn't know why Ash Rufate had a special liking for this book, and she always took it out and read it if she had something to do.

Ashu Rufate sighed and closed the book. With this girl by his side, he could not concentrate on reading. The moment he closed the book, Baby Leaf noticed that the cover of the book was painted with a winged snake with a signature on it - it seemed to be left by the author, with the signature saying "Thomas".

His eyes turned to the girl. Jade was an orphan taken in by Chris. He was not very old and looked about fifteen or sixteen years old (I don’t know her specific age). At this age, he was just enough to hold a ritual among the nobles. Of course, Jade could not hold a ritual, but since she first stepped onto the stage, she was considered an adult in this troupe. Ashu Rufate felt that she was ignorant in some aspects like a child, but in other aspects she was very sensitive.

She is very beautiful and has a beauty that mixes innocence and charm, which makes men's eyes unable to be removed. Perhaps because of her long-term life in the theater troupe, she always gives people a frivolous and coquettish feeling, but if anyone tries to tease her, she will find that she will have a stern face and leave with disdain.

Ashu Rufate moved to the side, but the bay leaves were tightly attached. Because of the hot weather, she didn't wear much. From the corner of Ashu Rufate's eyes, she could see her fair neck. Seeing the white skin mixed with light blue blood vessels, Ashu Rufate's throat tightened.

What surges in the blood vessels is sweet vitality.

No, it's just an illusion! All the blood flows from the blood vessels is just a stinky blood! He forced his eyes to leave the other person's neck, and at the same time tried to recall the disgusting stinky blood of the blood. He has always been like this, why do he have such a strange impulse in his heart at this moment?

"You seem to be very heat-resistant, Ashu Rufate!" Xiangye continued to come over, and she carefully observed Ashu Rufate's forehead, without realizing that the other party's eyes were staring at the artery on her neck. "You haven't sweated in such a hot day."

"This is a gift." Ashu Rufate gritted his teeth and replied in a stiff voice.

"Good done well, Ashu Rufate!" Kris's words interrupted his inner struggle. The beautiful leader appeared in front of him, and Xiangye quickly shrank back, not daring to continue getting so close to Ashu Rufate. Ashu Rufate breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Are you interested in working in the 'Summer Night' group for a long time?" Chris made a gesture to Wanye, and the latter immediately left obediently.

Ashu Rufate opened his mouth, and somehow the leader would make such a request. With the price of only one silver coin a week, someone would be willing to work in this group for a long time? Of course, Ashu Rufate doesn't need much money at the moment, but this price is really too low. Not to mention those experienced old mercenaries, even newbies will not only want this price. This is the price of short-term workers who are purely hard-working, such as porters on the docks. And the docks do not need to wander around, sleep in the open, learn martial arts, exercise hard, stand guard, risk their lives to deal with thieves, and do not need to bring their own weapons, horses and armor.

In fact, the commission paid to Ashu Rufate was the lowest in the entire troupe, and was lower than those few servants.

"Captain, I said, I just made some money by the way."

"I will give you a raise." A businessman-like smile appeared on Chris' face. "How about half a silver coin a day? And I can sign a long-term contract with you."

Asu Rufate smiled. As the leader of the group, Chris may not be the best dancer in the team, but he is definitely the best businessman in the team. Every bronze seldom is clearly calculated.

"There are so many beauties in the group, which is a rare benefit." Captain Chris hinted. She said it was true. Two-thirds of the troupe are women, and they are almost all very good, far exceeding the average level. Even Captain Chris herself is a beautiful woman.

Ashu Rufate still didn't answer.

"I know you are an apprentice knight, and the commission price is indeed too low for you." The commander casually glanced at the Nightmare Horse not far away. Anyone could see that this tall horse is of great value, not to mention that there are shields with heralds on the horse's back. Mercenaries rarely draw heralds on the shield armor - except for the apprentice knight who has become mercenaries. And this point can be clearly explained from the coexistence of this period - although Ash Rufate can deal with five robbers alone, he speaks and acts very politely in daily life, and he will not drink and have fun when he has time, but read books. These unique features show that he is not an ordinary rude mercenary. "But you have to think about the future."

"Future?" Ashu Rufate was a little surprised by this statement.

"We are no longer an ordinary singing and dancing troupe." Chris said proudly, "The days of wandering around are gone forever. Look at this."

She handed a piece of paper to Ashu Rufate, her eyebrows couldn't hide her excitement.

It was a letter, or, specifically, an invitation. The contents of the letter were very simple. This was a great nobleman who invited the "Summer Night's Dream" troupe to his territory for public performances, as one of the contents of a large-scale festival event.

In other words, "Summer Night Dream" has already gained a high reputation to receive such invitations. As we all know, this kind of gathering is a good opportunity for the troupe to make money, and it is basically certain that the audience is full, and this invited troupe will naturally have various additional gifts and rewards.

Leader Chris has reason to be proud, and this invitation is the best proof of her success. With this, they will not waste time trying to please vulgar citizens in small towns without much fuel, but will travel to and from major cities and nobles according to the invitations of different people, and can even perform in real theaters to truly express the charm of art. No need to worry about extortion by gangsters and gangsters, and no longer have to worry about economic issues. Many outstanding singers and dancers will take the initiative to join this team.

Ashu Rufate returned the letter to Chris.

"How is it, have you moved? I promise you that after the team's economic conditions improve, I will give you a raise. After a while, we will hire a team of guards, and you can be a captain at that time."

"It's really attractive," Eshu Rufate replied politely, "If possible, would you give me some time to think about it?" His eyes were on Chris, or specifically on her neck. But this was only a moment, Eshu Rufate immediately shrank his eyes. Chris didn't notice that he was clenching his fists tightly.
Chapter completed!