vrcanaries Chapter 119 Fellow Villagers?
Chapter 119 Fellow Villagers?
Chapter 119 Fellow Villagers?
"Um?"
The messenger at the city gate hid in the shadows, watching everyone who came out of the city. Coming out early had cost him a lot, but he felt it must be worthwhile. Only three people knew about this news, and if they knew something, they would definitely take action. His early appearance here was also to test whether the three of them had anything to hide.
Then he would look for an opportunity to snipe at the city and see if any elves would enter or leave. He was quite certain that the artifact was still active, and the person who obtained it had no way to deactivate it. Moreover, its general location was in the forest.
This led the envoy to make some judgments in secret.
The person who took the artifact was probably not Duke Raven or Duke Os's men, otherwise the artifact would have already been moved to the north or Mirandil. If it's still in the forest, it's highly likely that it fell into the hands of the elves. The World Tree would never allow the artifact to enter the forest, otherwise, if it polluted the World Tree's essence, the elves would be truly doomed.
The fact that it hasn't been resolved for so long means that no high-ranking figure has emerged on the elf side, or that a high-ranking elf figure hasn't been able to arrive and resolve it yet. The reason I'm staying here in advance is to determine whether there are any important figures from the elven lineage in Holy Stone City!
"Um?"
Soon, a young girl caught his attention. She was a ranger of at least level 20. This level was insignificant in the past, and even now, she wouldn't be considered a big shot. But in a small place like Holy Stone City, a prosecutor of level 10 or so was the head of the judiciary. So, the girl's level was quite impressive.
Could it be related to elves?
But she didn't have any elven aura about her.
"Madam, please wait a moment..." The old man's aged voice rang out, causing Li Gou Dan to pause in his steps.
Li Gou Dan turned to look at the other person, his brows furrowed, seemingly very impatient.
That expression is consistent with the attitude of high-level professionals towards ordinary people.
The messenger nodded: "Madam, are you a mercenary? Would you be interested in taking on a commission?"
"What can you offer?" Li Gou Dan's voice was filled with doubt as he scrutinized the other person from head to toe.
"Madam, please come over and we can talk in detail." The old man smiled and beckoned.
The guards around him glanced at him but didn't say anything. Li Gou Dan frowned, but still walked over.
Their vigilance was average, but that makes sense; with so many soldiers guarding the city gate, no one would think they would do anything.
"You'd better not waste my time," Li Gou Dan said coldly.
"Of course not, Madam, you've accepted an intelligence commission from Duke Raven, haven't you?" the old man said in a low voice.
"What does this have to do with you?"
"I have important intelligence to entrust to you to deliver to that duke. Are you willing to accept?"
"What's the reward?" Li Gou Dan asked directly.
Seeing that the other party asked about the reward without hesitation, the envoy was somewhat certain that the other party probably did not know what had happened in the forest, so he nodded and said, "This is an invitation. I need you to give it to Duke Jack the Raven in half a day, and deliver it to him personally."
"This..." Li Gou Dan hesitated, "You might be overthinking it. I'm not qualified to meet someone like that in person."
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"Ten thousand gold dollars!"
"Okay, I'll figure something out." Li Gou Dan took the letter from the other party.
He was anxious. The other party probably believed that he wouldn't say anything, but if he continued to walk into the forest, he was afraid that the other party would find out.
"As soon as possible..." the envoy said with a smile.
"Don't worry..." Li Gou Dan had no choice but to head in another direction, but he was calculating in his heart.
The only way now is to enter the forest from another direction, but that direction is said to be very dangerous.
The forest outside Holy Stone City is very famous. It is said that many terrifying monsters lurk there, and no adventurer has ever come out alive. But for the sake of the mission, I'm afraid I have no choice but to brave it.
Just a few minutes after Li Gou Dan left, Eliza arrived at the door with Yu Nu. Elsie's eyes darkened the moment she saw Eliza, but she still respectfully stepped forward and bowed.
"Sir Elsie..." Eliza smiled, "Mr. Bright has already taken your knighthood from me. He admires you and hopes you can live up to his trust."
"Rest assured, Lord City Lord," Elsie said earnestly. "I will certainly not let Mr. Bright down, nor will I let you down."
Eliza looked at the other person with a half-smile: "That would be best."
Elsie bowed and lowered her head, her eyes filled with coldness. She couldn't understand why some people could be so cold-hearted. When Holy Stone City was in crisis, everyone huddled together for warmth. When the other party left to go to Milandil to fight a lawsuit, she bet on the other party and chose to be loyal without hesitation. In the eyes of any nobleman, this could be considered loyalty, right?
But the other party didn't hesitate to eliminate her. She didn't even dare to think about it. If she died outside, would she still leave her knighthood to her descendants? What would become of her two young children?
"Your Excellency..." Eliza's eyes flickered, but before she could bow, the other party shook his head at her. Eliza understood and led the people directly into the forest.
"Why do you think the envoy would appear there?" Eliza asked Rain Woman.
"It's probably not convenient for the envoy to act during the day, so he appeared at the door early at dusk. He was probably trying to prevent someone from taking something back to Holy Stone City during the day. It seems Mr. Bright was right. The envoy who was murdered must have lost something important."
"But if something is lost, why must it be brought back to Holy Stone City?" Eliza frowned.
"This item must be very special," the Rain Woman guessed. "It would definitely be exposed outside, but it would be safe inside Holy Stone City. There is only one possibility: that envoy cannot use his abilities to probe anything over a wide area, at least not inside Holy Stone City."
"Oh?" Eliza looked at the Rain Woman, then suddenly realized something: "You mean, the Seven Gods' Barrier?"
Rain Woman nodded: "That's the only reason. Otherwise, the envoy wouldn't have tried to win over the powerful and influential people in Holy Stone City beforehand. In other words, once the envoy enters Holy Stone City, he might not be able to find the item he cares about."
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"There's such a thing..." Eliza's eyes flickered. Anything that could capture the envoy's attention must be extremely important. If she could...
Rain Girl glanced with some worry in the direction Li Gou Dan had left.
As a shadow priest, I can share my location and relay messages as long as the other party accepts my mark. Everything Li Gou Dan did just now was under my guidance. The problem is, she seems unable to enter through this entrance now. The forest is vast, and it's said that entering through another entrance almost guarantees getting lost. I don't know if my abilities are sufficient to guide her...
"Mr. Bright?" Li Gou Dan called out cautiously. Under the control of the Rain Woman, Mr. Bright should be nearby, so he shouldn't have gone to the wrong place.
"They're here?" Bright breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, there was Rain Woman. Otherwise, if he had separated from Li Gou Dan in his spirit form, it would have been virtually impossible for them to reunite.
Although the other party's ability was a simulated Shadow Priest, it was very effective. After I authorized the other party to share the location, she was able to accurately transmit the location to Li Gou Dan. However, the problem now is that the other entrance has been watched by that messenger. If we want to enter the forest, we can only go through the southeast entrance.
"Be careful, this location is extremely dangerous. It's said that no one who goes in ever comes out."
"With the Rain Woman's coordinates, there shouldn't be any problem." Li Gou Dan still had some confidence.
"Hopefully..." Bright glanced at the sky. There was at most half an hour until dark. There was no time left; he had no choice but to try and brave the danger, otherwise...
After making up his mind, Li Gou Dan acted swiftly. As soon as he entered the forest, he headed in the direction shared by Yu Nu. However, soon, something strange happened. Although there were coordinates for the direction, Yu Nu and Bright found that no matter which way they went, they did not get any closer to the coordinates. It was as if they were going around in circles.
"A ghost wall?" Bright frowned. He was half a ghost, and it was really embarrassing to be trapped by something like this. However, he had not mastered any related skills. How could he break out of this predicament?
"Boss, what do we do now?" Li Gou Dan was also a little panicked. What they feared most in their line of work was getting lost and dying on the spot. Putting aside the despair of starving and thirsting to death, you couldn't even find your way back to your corpse and had to restart.
Restart... My God, all the experience I finally gained to level 20 has vanished. Just when things were looking up, I'm back to square one. How could I possibly accept that?
"Don't rush... Now... Hmm?" Suddenly, Bright noticed a green light ahead and a familiar figure in the river.
"Boss...it looks like someone's taking a shower?"
Someone is taking a bath in the forest?
Bright was shocked; who could be so careless?
And that voice... it sounds so familiar.
The bok choy is turning yellow in the field...
A familiar voice, the thick fog parted, revealing a shapely body that had exploded. Li Gou Dan couldn't help but feel a heat rising in his nose, and warm blood flowed out from his nostrils.
She swore she had never seen such a perfect body!
"Fellow villager?"