Last night, after parting ways with Chorre at the tavern, Feng Chou terminated the contract with the Pet of the Eagle and signed a new contract with the Bat Pet. He had the Bat Pet sneak into Hogan's house under the cover of the night.
The conversation between Chorre and Hogan was completely relayed by Qiankun Pagoda to Feng Chou's ears.
After listening to the conversation, Feng Chou knew that he had achieved his goal. Hogan would definitely not let go of this opportunity to make a fortune.
Feng Chou was able to come up with this idea because of his understanding of Chorre.
First of all, Chorre was a good man who kept his promises. Feng Chou knew this better than Black Tiger Joey. He would never betray someone who trusted him. Secondly, Chorre did not like to take risks. The only reason he became a mercenary was because of Leo's father. Moreover, Chorre did not lack money. Just the Red Lion alone was enough for him to live comfortably. He was also not a greedy person.
Therefore, Feng Chou judged that Chorre would not take the risk for twenty thousand crowns.
However, twenty thousand crowns was indeed a large sum of money. It would be a pity to give it up just like that. If Hogan had really swindled Chorre's trust, then with Chorre's personality, it was very likely that he would introduce this opportunity to Hogan.
Of course, it could also be someone else. However, with Leo's understanding of Chorre, there was no one more suitable than Hogan among Chorre's friends.
Indeed, things had developed as Feng Chou had predicted. This meant that Leo's understanding of Chorre was correct.
After confirming the information he wanted, Feng Chou ordered the Bat Pet to return.
Not long after, a small Bat silently flew into Feng Chou's guest room on the second floor of the Red Lion.
Feng Chou reached out to catch the flying magical pet. With a thought, a small white jade pagoda appeared in his hand.
Feng Chou stuffed the Qiankun Pagoda into the wardrobe and then disappeared, entering the Qiankun Pagoda.
In the pagoda, he once again canceled the magical pet contract with the Bat Pet and used another magical pet contract scroll to sign a new magical pet contract with the Goshawk that was soaring in the pagoda.
After changing the magical pet, Feng Chou left the pagoda, took back Qiankun Pagoda from the wardrobe, and attached it to himself before leaving the tavern.
Feng Chou left the town from the north gate of the town, burrowed into the nearest forest, and released the goshawk magic pet.
Goshawk flew over the northern Veron Ridge and flew back and forth along the mountain range as if looking for something.
Feng Chou stayed in the forest until the afternoon when the released Goshawk descended from the sky. With a wave of his hand, he put Goshawk back into the pagoda.
In the evening, Feng Chou returned to the Red Lion and ordered pork pies and ale.
Feng Chou was eating dinner in big mouthfuls when Chorre came to the shop on time to replace the old cripple who had been busy all day.
Not long after Chorre arrived, Hogan also came to the tavern.
Chorre poured a cup of ale for Hogan and waved at Feng Chou who was sitting in the corner of the tavern.
Feng Chou threw the little pies in his hand back onto the plate and drank a cup of ale to rinse his mouth. Holding the cup, he walked to the bar counter and asked, "Hey, Chorre, have you thought about it?"
Chorre smiled as he filled Feng Chou's cup and said, "I'm old and haven't touched the hilt of a sword for many years. I don't want to leave my old bones in the forest."
Feng Chou said in disappointment, "Oh!
Chorre, don't be like this! "
Chorre smiled and said, "Although I can't go, I've found a better partner for you." Saying this, Chorre raised his head and used his chin to point at Hogan who was standing beside Feng Chou.
Feng Chou glanced at Hogan and said unhappily, "I only trust you, Chorre. I don't trust those pretty boys. These pretty boys are all cowards who are only fit to lick the toes of noble ladies. Look at his white and tender hands. If he picks up a sword, he will definitely bring disaster."
Chorre said unhappily, "Allen, you bastard. Hogan is the pillar of support for the Red Lion. When he went through fire and water with me in the forest, you were still drinking milk in a woman's arms."
Feng Chou looked at Hogan again and said in disbelief, "Red Lion? You mean him?
Are you kidding? "
Chorre said, "I swear on my honor that Hogan is the best mercenary in Amborite. You will never find anyone better than him here."
Feng Chou frowned and stared at Hogan for a while, then said, "Alright, Chorre. Who asked me to trust you?
Then let's try … Hey, I'm warning you, don't mess this up. "His last sentence was directed at Hogan.
Hogan maintained a polite smile on his face, as if he didn't care at all about Feng Chou's insulting words. When he heard Feng Chou's warning, he just shrugged innocently.
After reluctantly accepting Hogan, Feng Chou said with some annoyance, "Now let's talk about what I know. That gnome tribe has about 150 members, 30 of which are wolf riders. The rest of the members, other than the elderly and children, are all musketeers."
Hogan was shocked when he heard this, "So many musketeers?"
Feng Chou said, "Yes, there is a forging workshop in the gnome camp. At first, I thought it was just a workshop, but then I found out that there was a small attic under the straw shed on top of the forging workshop. There was a gnome statue in the attic, so I realized that the forging workshop could be a special altar of the gnome god.
"The gnome god, also known as the god of engineering, likes to let his followers build their altars or temples on top of the forging workshop."
"Since there is an altar, then there must be a priest. The priests of the gnome god are all part-time engineers. As long as there is a priest of the gnome god in the tribe, even if it is a level one priest, making guns and simple weapons is not a problem."
At this time, Chorre interrupted and said, "What is an engineer?"
Engineer was actually a profession that only the ancient goblins and the dwarves in the northern mountainous regions of Salen Continent had. Humans didn't have such a profession, so most people didn't know much about it. Feng Chou had only read about it in the library of the mage school.
He explained, "Engineers are like the combination of human alchemists and craftsmen. Human alchemists focus more on the magic itself. They use magic as the core when making magic items. Engineers, on the other hand, use magic as a source of power or as an auxiliary means …"
At this point, Feng Chou stopped talking. He looked at Chorre and Hogan's confused expressions and couldn't help but laugh bitterly in his heart. He was trying to explain to these two illiterate people what an engineer was.
He changed his words and said, "Just think of engineers as alchemists. It is said that guns were first invented by the ancient gnome empire …"
Chorre asked in disbelief, "Gnome empire!
Those dirty little things, and an empire? "
Feng Chou, who was interrupted, couldn't help but smile bitterly again.