Chapter 24 It’s not a lion, it’s Kun
Time always passes so fast inadvertently...
Especially the real time in game novels.
[The Boundary of Innocence], Pato City, early morning
Cole, who had hardly slept all night, left the Rye Hotel early and came to a restaurant in the city called 'Linju' In front of the tavern, this is where the gentleman told him before.
This place is very famous in Pato City, not only because the "Linju" is almost always open and operates 24 hours a day, but also because its nature is so unique that it can definitely be called The above is a non-mainstream in the pub.
There are no high-purity spirits. The elegant and refreshing drinks it provides are more appropriately called 'floral dew' than wine. There may be a little alcohol mixed in, but even if Even a farmer with little knowledge is unwilling to spend three copper coins here for a drink that is boring, doesn't induce urine, doesn't warm up, doesn't make you brave, and doesn't taste good to your head or face.
There is no sexy waitress, only a flower elf proprietress who is a waiter, bartender, and receptionist. Although she is pretty good-looking, her figure with not obvious lines and skills are not worthy of mention. His superb talent in magic is still enough to keep many people away from him.
The most important point is that although Linju is open 24 hours a day, no drinks are provided after the sun goes down, loud noises are not allowed, and people are not allowed to sit at the bar. If you want to stay, You can make do with one night in a few small cubicles on the second floor, but of course it will cost money.
So being famous deserves to be famous, and the popularity here has always been low. Almost no one comes here on weekdays, but Cole is very familiar with this place, because Lorna... used to like to come here for a drink when she was alive. Eat some snacks and often sit there all afternoon.
Whether it is Cole or Rada as suitors, or Xiao Ai as her best friend, they always come here to look for her, and they will sit down and take a rest when they have time.
And now...Lona is dead...Rada is also dead...Xiao Ai, who escaped from death, is likely to be hiding inside...
Also saved a life Cole stood in front of Lin Ju, feeling as if he was in another world.
However, he finally composed himself, pushed aside the strings of unbeatable flower petals that served as door curtains, walked slowly in, and rushed to the flower elf boss who was wiping the table alone in the lobby and said softly: " Hello, I'm looking for ..."
"Second floor, first room." Ms. Leiduo, who looked like she was in her early twenties at most, pointed to the direction of the stairs and said absentmindedly: "Bring some food up. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a plate of snacks placed on the bar floated up and flew slowly to Cole.
"Thank you." He bowed slightly gratefully to the flower elf who had turned his back. Cole took the plate in front of him and rushed upstairs quickly. The gentleman did not lie. It seems that Xiao Ai is indeed here, and I have too many things to ask her!
As soon as he opened the door, Cole saw a petite figure in front of him that trembled and took a few steps back. Then he looked at himself for a long time, then let out a painful whimper and rushed over, crashing directly into the door. In his arms, he cried bitterly.
"Cole!" Xiao Ai grabbed his front in pain, and the crystal tears slid down the girl's cheeks like broken threads. Her thin shoulders were still trembling, as if she had not recovered from the nightmare. He woke up and choked in a low voice: "Lada... wu... he died... right in front of me... wu wu... he had a chance to escape... escape... I saved him." I can't save him! ! Cole! ”
Feeling the body of the girl in his arms still shivering due to fear and remorse, Cole finally calmed down and patted Xiao Ai. With his back, he helped her to the chair, turned around and closed the door behind her back, turned around and asked in a low voice: "Tell me, Xiao Ai, tell me everything you know... please!"
"It's Dave..." Xiao Ai raised his head, his eyes that had not closed all night were filled with bloodshot eyes and fear, and said tremblingly: "He attacked Lada... then let go of the lance, pulled out the long sword and rushed towards me. ...It hurts...It hurts so much..."
It took Xiao Ai, who was in shock, more than ten minutes to explain the matter clearly. The general content was that on the way the three of them escaped, Dave was always half a step behind. Suddenly, Lada suddenly burst out and attacked Lada, who was carrying Xiao Ai. The blow was far beyond ordinary power and could even penetrate both of them at the same time. Lada used all her strength to lift the goddess on her shoulders at the moment of being attacked. The officer threw it out, but he died on the spot because his heart was shot.
Then Dave attacked Xiao Ai with a long black sword hidden somewhere. The Priestess, who had exhausted her magic power, naturally had no chance of winning against a knight, and was quickly pierced by the sword. His lower abdomen was severely injured and he was on the verge of death.
But Dave, who was just about to add the final blow, suddenly stopped moving. After a while, he murmured something in a low voice, then left the dying Xiao Ai and left quickly. ...
After a while, the gentleman appeared. He first helped Xiao Ai simply bandage the injury, fed her some very effective magic potion, and slapped her a few times to make her stop talking. The girl who didn't understand forced herself to calm down and asked what had just happened.
Then he gave Xiao Ai some money (thanks again to the generous Medi) and asked her to secretly return to Pato City as quickly as possible to find an inaccessible place where she could rest and recuperate and wait for news.
In the end, the man left quickly after Xiao Ai expressed his intention to go to Linju Tavern.
"Then you secretly returned to the city, and have you never left Linju until now?" Cole asked softly: "You're scared..."
Xiao Ai He nodded vigorously, then shook his head, and said hesitantly: "Before I left there, I spent some time burying Lada. It is said in the teachings... Only in this way can the deceased rest in peace..."
< br>"Really?" Cole sighed, then shook his head and said: "No, even so, Rada will not rest in peace. I can't understand his bad temper, so we must... ”
He glanced at Xiao Ai, who was still trembling, tilted his head to one side, and did not continue talking.
"Revenge..." Xiao Ai took the initiative, stared at Cole's side face, and said in her voice that was hoarse from crying: "You must avenge them, right? "
After saying that, the girl slowly fell down. If Cole's quick eyes and hands hadn't caught her, she would have almost fallen to the ground.
"Eat something and then rest." Cole carried Xiao Ai, who was almost fainting because of being too weak, to the bed, brought a plate full of snacks to her, and whispered: " We will take revenge, we will! That gentleman... he will help us..."
"Really?" The pale Xiao Ai just smiled happily without looking at the food on the plate. Laughing: "If I can really do it, I swear in the name of the Holy Religion that I will pay any price to follow that person..."
"Xiao Ai?!" Cole's eyes widened.
"Anyway, I have nothing, and the parents who gave birth to me and raised me are also dead." Ai, who just lost his loved one half a year ago. Fanye picked up a piece of snack, lowered his eyes and whispered softly: "I only have my own life left, and a few of your companions. In the end, my life was saved by 'that gentleman' you mentioned. If he still If I can help my friends get revenge..."
"Needless to say, I already understand, just have a good rest."
"Well..."
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At the same time
Pato City, 'Brass' Grocery Store
"What to buy?" The bald dwarf who was picking his nose in front of the shelf greeted today's first customer not too enthusiastically A hello.
Mo Tan looked around casually and responded casually: "Lamp."
"What lamp?" The dwarf raised his eyebrows: "Wall-mounted or portable? Or with Which little girl used it to express her love? ”
Mo Tan shrugged at him: "The kind that can't illuminate anything."
The dwarf stood up reluctantly, walked to the counter that was about the same height as himself, turned around and asked: "You Who is it?" "It's dark under the lamp." Mo Tan smiled.
"Come here." The other party waved and leaned slightly to the side.
It gave way to a very obscure secret passage.
Mo Tan gave an exaggerated salute, and then walked down the secret passage leading to the underground. The bald dwarf boss walked to the door, looked around, closed the door, and then came back and went down the secret passage. .
This is a small stronghold of the Pato City Thieves Guild, an information exchange center for internal personnel only, and the grocery store owner is the person in charge here.
At the end of the passage is a large space, surrounded by tall wooden shelves, on which are neatly stacked a large number of files, recording crystals, letters and some iron boxes that appear to be highly confidential.
"What do you have? What do you want?" The dwarf came down and got straight to the point.
"Information about the former priest of the Holy Union, Medi Lewin." Mo Tan didn't waste any time. He turned around and said: "By the way, he had changed his job to an undead seven years ago. The mage.”
The dwarf did not show any strange expression, but just nodded: "I think there will indeed be some people interested in this matter."
If the intelligence is true, at least some people related to the Holy Religion Alliance Or many other necromancers would be interested.
"I feel the same way." Mo Tan agreed, and then said seriously: "I need all the information about Dave Sagar, a second-year student at Padin Knight Academy, the more detailed it is. The better, you also need some basic thieves equipment, plus a more practical shadow skills training book, the kind from Padin Academy is fine, I know you must have it here. "
The other party immediately shook his head like a rattle: "Impossible, this is too unfair. You know, not many people are interested in a certain priest who disappeared seven years ago. Even if he still studies some taboo knowledge."
"Really?" Mo Tan smiled incredulously: "There is no need to talk about it."
After saying that, he lifted his legs and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Sure enough, the other party stopped him after a moment of silence: "You can't take those materials away, and I really can't get the training book from Padin Academy here."
Mo Tan sneered: "You don't need to take away the information, and the training book doesn't matter. You can hand me a copy of all the techniques that an apprentice-level thief can master, and then bring me a set of poisons with better quality." "
The high-level thief Bald Black Shovel, the head of the Pato City thieves, became anxious when he heard this: "What a bullshit request you are making!"
"As far as I know, Mr. Medi Lewin's research on undead magic has begun to bear fruit in the past seven years." Mo Tan said tepidly: "And he is very knowledgeable in the field of soul science, and his research direction specializes in the resurrection of the dead. knowledge.”
Balder immediately trembled, widened his eyes and asked, "Did he succeed?"
"No, he failed, and even if he is given another ten years, he may not be able to succeed." Mo Tan said with a bad smile. : "In the end, he's still a pretty useless old man. ."
Baud almost lost his breath and said through gritted teeth: "Then why are you talking so much about useless information!"
"How could it be? ~" Mo Tan whistled: "Are you sure Do you want to 'hear' the last sentence I added? Are you saying that the intelligence of the Thieves Guild is now so simple that it is almost... uh... sorry, stupid?"
Bao De stopped talking. He originally thought that this young man who looked (and was actually) weak just accidentally got some information and wanted to sell it at a good price. However, he didn't expect that this product would have such a big appetite as soon as it came out, and he bargained a little bit. After a few sentences, the result...
Only then did I realize that saying that a lion opens his mouth is really derogatory to this kid. Looking at his behavior of sitting on the ground and raising prices, this fucking guy is simply a Kun!
【How about I scare him? 】
As soon as Bao De thought of this, he noticed that the other party's expression suddenly became very playful...
"This boss." Mo Tan politely extended his right hand to Bao De and said softly: " You and I both know that if I, a stranger like me, found this place, I must have inquired about it from others. Yes, there are at least one person who knows that I am here, and as many as countless people, so there is no need to say those threats that everyone knows are nonsense, right?”
Sincerely, Bald feels like he is now. If he were twenty or thirty years younger, he would definitely... I guess he wouldn't be able to do anything to this kid...
So he had no choice but to stretch out his hand and shake Mo Tan's hand perfunctorily, and said with a sullen face: "Deal."
He turned around and rummaged through things on the surrounding shelves.
Damn, why is this shelf so high...
...
Two hours later
Mo Tan sat at the low table in the dark room of the grocery store (the space was reserved using some techniques during the construction), looking at the thin stack of information in front of him and the black leather bag filled with potion bottles at hand. Plus a few pages of handwritten papers, which made me smile very happily.
To be honest, if Bao De had the opportunity to meet the stall owners at the vegetable market near Mo Tan's house, he would definitely have a lot of common topics to talk about with those working people.
For example——
‘I met a Kun today! ’
‘Haha, just get used to it. There is a Kun who comes to our place every now and then to play with whales. If we can let him take it away at the cost, it will be very incense. ’
‘Cost price? ! Did you see that silly fat guy next door? I was so confused that day that I gave him two pounds of tenderloin for nothing...'
"@#￥%*&..."
Chapter 23: The End
(End of this chapter)