"You know how to drive, right?" Galadia threw her luggage on the rented carriage rack, then jumped on it herself, laid out a blanket and lay down comfortably, then turned to look at the horse in front of the horse.
Busy apprentice knight.
"Yes, I and my companions once disguised themselves as cart drivers transporting grain and fodder to attract orc ambushers," Griffith patted the shelf, "I wore the mail armor under the linen coat, and the others hid where you are lying now.
position, holding a crossbow in his hand, covered with straw and a sack."
"How cunning~" The elf girl raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
Griffith was pressed for time and did not have time to wait for a regular sailing ship like other guests. As a legionary sergeant, he rented a carriage from the trading house in Izmir. After paying a certain rent, he could use the carriage to travel. Finally,
Just return it to the trading house in another town near the strait to the north.
Galadia didn't seem to care about anything, as long as she stopped living in the farmhouse. The two of them headed north along the land route, heading towards the capital Beyeran.
Two days later, they arrived at the town of Baresi. After passing through here and walking a little further, they would reach the east coast of the Sea of Jian. This sea area connects the Broken Sea and the Sea of Tranquility. It is an inland sea surrounded by the core territory of the kingdom. Take a boat
Beyeland can be reached in one day.
The news of the victory in the war has already reached here. It is said that the messenger ran through the town while shouting the news of the victory, and then the messenger from this town ran towards the nearby town.
Happy people were singing and dancing on the street. Many small vendors also brought their various products to sell.
At the bustling city gate, Griffith and Galadia saw notices posted on the street. Magic associations and churches that no longer had to send young people to join the army were recruiting new people. Young people between the ages of 12 and 17 could sign up.
"Don't you want to give it a try?" The elf ranger shook his head and said to the trainee knight, "Take off your stiff armor, put on your robe and live a decent life, and you won't have to live in the wilderness in the future.
I ate brown bread baked in the wild!”
"My magic affinity is very ordinary. It is difficult to complete the configuration of the magic spell due to the influence of blood. The chaplain in the army gave us a test." Griffith shook his head. "Even if I am admitted, I can only do diligent work."
Let’s work.”
"Isn't it good to be a handyman?" Galadia smiled and raised her eyebrows, "Many great mages started from humble corners, first as handymen or nominal apprentices, and then relied on their own efforts and opportunities.
By coincidence, I find secrets or treasures covered by dust in garbage dumps, old bookshelves, and caves under waterfalls, and then change my fate and pretend to be pigs and tigers all the way to cross-level challenges and kill everyone! Doesn’t it sound super exciting!”
"This...is this the legend of which hero?" Griffith looked at his companions in surprise.
"What? Don't you know? Lucien, Linley, they are the same person!"
"Who are these!?"
"You are so boring," Galadia shook her head, "Aren't there any novels in the human library?"
"The books in the Junior Sergeant School tend to focus on military science and engineering. Occasionally, you can read some history books," Griffith sighed. "On the battlefield, most of the time you can only read regulations, military newspapers, or read from corpses.
Pick up two letters and read them."
"Hug... I'm sorry, it's my fault," Galadia waved her hands hurriedly, "Stop talking, the atmosphere suddenly became tense and I'm about to cry."
"It's nothing. The reason why I returned from the front line early is because I received a recommendation from the Larmore family. In September, I can attend a comprehensive college like Homemon Watts for free," Griffith said without mind at all.
"It's a pity that I didn't catch up with the final challenge, but if I can enter such a well-known institution of higher learning, I have nothing to complain about... Although this is a magic school, there are also professional courses corresponding to me, and the collection of books there must be full of them!
"
The elf smiled slightly: "That's what you humans would do ~ the spellbreaker of the Academy of Advanced Magic.
"Speaking of why we met so coincidentally... well, a trainee knight has practical experience in the East and is of the right age. It is not surprising that he was selected to become Shutoral. Izmir is on the Eastern Channel again...
…”
Galadia seemed to be thinking about something, but quickly gave up the idea. She looked at the bustling shops on the street, and tugged on her companion's clothes: "Let's go to that restaurant! The money is all yours, you
You have to treat me to something nice!"
The hotel here is very simple like the tavern in Izmir, but it is also full of citizens celebrating the victory.
"Mr. Apprentice Knight, have you come back from the East? Do you want to try our special lamb chops?" The receptionist saw Griffiths walking into the tavern and immediately leaned over cordially. "I can also recommend a book to you.
It’s an easy job to make money!”
Are your marketing routines uniformly trained? Everyone said the same thing... Griffith thought of Miss Tina of Izmir and shook his head with a smile.
"You really don't need a job introduction? It's easy to make money, then~ do you want to stay in the hotel?" The receptionist continued with some disappointment, "Recently, several travelers in the wilderness have disappeared, and the mayor is anxious to find someone.
Strengthen patrols..."
Griffith declined the hostess's kindness, sat down on the wooden chair, ordered two large pieces of bread, some meat and a plate of vegetables, and added a pile of honey after a moment's hesitation.
Another 20 sous...a goblin's head can be exchanged for a lunch like this. This is what a peaceful life is like...I heard that the great nobles in the capital can spend hundreds of silver francs on a meal.
By the gods, this head can't fit on a table!
The trainee knight thought about all kinds of strange thoughts and took a bite of the dry steak.
Galadia sat in front of Griffith, looking at the food on the table and then at him.
"Don't want to eat?" The trainee knight pushed a large piece of bread forward.
The beautiful and delicate elf wrinkled his thin eyebrows and sighed softly: "You have got so much bounty, why do you treat me to this? This bread is so hard, it must have been sawed out of wood!
I’m going to deduct five points from you!”
"This is an inland town in the East. The war has just ended. There is no fresh catch and the transportation is not very convenient. We can't ask for too much. The closer we are to the capital, the better we will eat." Griffith hurriedly scooped up a handful.
He handed over another large spoonful of honey, "I promise, I'll treat you to a good meal when you get to Beyeland."
"Well, the honey is pretty good," the elf took a sip of the golden honey, and his eyes immediately brightened.
In front of her, the trainee knight spread out a roll of letter paper, dipped his quill in ink, and started writing quickly.
"What are you writing?" Galadia put the vegetable plate in front of her while eating honey.
"My teacher at the Non-Commissioned Officer School, he was transferred to the Reserve Army Command, and I am making an appointment to visit him," Griffith said. "There are ravens coming and going from Beyeland here, and I want to remind him of it.
The local garrison was dispatched to search and suppress the goblins that appeared in this attack. In addition, we have to wait here for a while. The town sheriff has received an order to investigate the apprentice of Master Isis, and we may do so later.
Bring me some news."
"Are you worried that Isis' accomplices will attack us? It is possible," the Elf Ranger put away his smile and asked seriously, "Why pay special attention to the Goblins? They are, they are disgusting. But we can kill them even on foot."
There is no need for feudal knights to be sent out. Relatively speaking, the resurrected corpse is more weird and dangerous!"
"The living corpses do not have their own group or organization, and even maintaining their survival for a long time is a problem. They are not something to be afraid of for the time being," Griffith said. "These goblins have their own intelligence and group."
This small letter will be sent to Beyeland via the raven between towns. On this letter, the trainee knight has written densely packed handwriting.
"Dear Teacher Heinz,
"Please forgive me for not being able to greet you for a long time due to the tension of the war. I did not participate in the final siege of the Battle of Atana and am now on my way back to the capital. Compared with my companions who died on the battlefield, I am undoubtedly a very precious person.
Lucky. I hope to share my many experiences and insights with you in person over the past two years.
"Just a few days before writing this letter, I participated in a battle with goblin bandits in the village of Manisa, north of the seaport city of Izmir, and encountered resurrected corpses during the battle. These evil creatures
I believe you must have heard about it, so I won’t go into details.
"After the battle was won, my allies and I went deep into the Goblin's lair in the mountain forest, trying to rescue the captured villagers. There, I witnessed a horrifying scene that I had never seen on the battlefield.
"The goblins, who were only slightly larger than children, captured the women, pigs, and sheep in the village, mated with them indiscriminately, and gave birth to goblin babies of different shapes. The atrocities at the scene were disgusting.
Judging from the survey results, if the mother's body is at the right time of conception, it only takes three days from mating to birth of this monster.
"What also shocked me is that although Goblins are ugly and fragile, they have a strong tolerance to the environment and are not picky about food. I think that even in the most difficult period on the Eastern battlefield, what I enjoyed
The supplies and camps are also ten thousand times better than the Goblin Lair.
"Goblins can eat carrion, tree bark, and even some excrement. According to survivors, after some mothers gave birth to goblin cubs, adult goblins would kill the mothers for food. A terrifying sight.
It horrified everyone present. From the peaceful straits in the west to the bloody battlefields in the east, I have never seen more disgusting creatures than them.
"This group has extremely strong reproductive capabilities. If left unchecked, the East and even the entire kingdom will fall into disaster.
"I also noticed that there are many puzzling aspects in the way goblins attack villages. These creatures still launch meaningless attacks even after the battle has been lost. This behavior is inconsistent with their survival status and racial characteristics.
.Their attack on the village is more like a test of tactics than an attack for survival. Unfortunately, because the superior species in the population have been killed, I cannot obtain more information. Regarding them and the appearance of living corpses,
I will submit a detailed report on the attack process that occurs later.
"Dear teacher, this horrific incident has made me extremely confused and worried. I think there is a deeper conspiracy behind it, and all this has not been taken seriously by local officials.
"As a soldier, I request you to exert influence from the capital to conduct a thorough extermination and investigation of the local goblins. This ethnic group is not yet established, and the garrison in the east still has spare strength. If we miss this opportunity, we may
You will pay a hundredfold sacrifice.
"Greetings to you,
"Your student, Griffith Blanton."
After finishing writing the main text, Griffith estimated the date, attached a note about the appointment date for the visit, and then carefully put it away.
"I'm going to the town hall to deliver the letter," the trainee knight asked. "There I can get information about Isis, if the authorities find out about him."
…
In the town hall office, Griffith watched the clerk take out a document.
"The co-investigation work of Isis has been completed, second-level team leader." The staff who received them were surprisingly efficient.
"So fast!" Both Griffith and the elf were a little unbelievable, "Have you found out his social connections?"
"That's natural. Isis is the apprentice of the local resident mage Lord Rudias. He fled two years ago because of stealing rare extraordinary materials." The clerk flipped through the appendix in the document. "Even during the escape, he
He also continued to slander the respectable resident mage. According to recent records, he was once active in Beyelan, but the authorities did not arrest him."
While Galadia was flipping through the case file, she gently tapped a blue crystal on her collar. Her eyes that seemed to be able to speak were rarely gleaming with coldness and alertness.
The clerk pulled his collar and moved to the edge of the chair.
"Has the Bureau of Investigation interviewed Mr. Rudias?" Griffith asked.
"I have investigated it, more than once." The clerk opened a document with many black smears and handed it over. "An investigator came to check this document yesterday. You can take a look, although I don't think they can find anything.
"
Griffith unfolded the document. Galadia on the side also poked her head.
""Investigation Record Regarding Master Isis' Apprentice's Accusation against Master Rudias" (Summary)
"Investigators: Inspector Bolon of the 71st Branch of the Eastern Region, trainee Inspector Angelou.
"Classification level: General. For local branch records to be kept for future reference.
“The following is the complaint and findings of the investigation:
"Isis, human, male, a mage apprentice with mediocre qualifications, who did not study in a higher education institution. In December 1441, he reported to the local branch office and accused Master Rudias of conducting taboo black magic research. The research content was:
[Information erased].
"After the investigation of Master Rudias by the 71st Branch, no evidence of incriminating crimes was found. No residual magic power of black magic was detected in the mage tower stationed in the mage.
"Mage Rudias counter-sued Isis for stealing extraordinary materials and research results. Branch 71 also conducted an investigation. During the investigation, Isis disappeared. The resident mage did not explain the details of the stolen materials and research results.
"The respected [Information Exhausted] came to personally hear and investigate the content of the complaint. No trace of black magic was detected. The investigation was subsequently terminated, and the investigator recorded it and reported it to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
"Remarks: The case files of this investigation have been treated confidentially. To access the case files, you need to apply to the Central Bureau of Investigation."