The Remnant City - An Ideal Across the Sky Chapter 22 Warning to Enter the City
When the dwarf returned to the inn, a waiter who had been waiting for a long time came forward and informed him that Li Zian had entrusted him with the message that he had to leave in an emergency at noon, and would inform him when Noel came back.
"Did he just say he had something urgent to leave? Did he say when he would be back or what he was going to do?" Noel asked, but the waiter shook his head.
So he continued to ask: "Did he check out directly?" The waiter nodded again.
"Hey, okay. It seems to be really unlucky. Sorry to trouble you." The dwarf shook his head and sighed.
The waiter bowed slightly again, turned around and left to do the work he was supposed to do.
Then Noel took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It had been a long time since noon, and it was already a quarter past five in the afternoon. According to the waiter, Li Zian should have returned and left shortly after Noel went out.
I remember Li Zian mentioned something about the fleet. Since it was still this time, Noel thought it might as well go and have a look. When I was shopping before, I didn't see the port, but the locations where the ships were parked were relatively concentrated.
Without further ado, the dwarf turned invisible, bypassed the pedestrians on the road and hurried to the place where the boat was parked.
Pedestrians on the road only felt a strange strong wind blowing, but there was no follow-up. It was really strange.
Soon Noel arrived at the docking station at the east end. There are still more than a dozen deep-draft ships of various sizes with pedals on them. There are workers and sailors carrying goods up and down. There are foremen and businessmen not far from Noel.
Talking about the daily life of merchants.
Noel found a corner where no one could see him, showed his figure, slowed down and walked towards the foreman.
"Okay, help me with Aizuan's affairs and thank him. By the way, that weird old man from Baku asked you to bring some strange seafood again?" The foreman was still talking about worldly affairs, but later it turned into small talk.
"Yes, it's really crazy. That old man is so crazy about pursuing food and drink." The businessman replied. At this time, some workers in the distance stopped shouting, so the businessman walked over, probably because the ship was about to leave.
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"Go slowly, I'll leave it to you." The foreman said loudly to the merchant's back, and the merchant waved his hand and walked away to board the ship.
Then the foreman turned his attention to Noel, who was still halfway there, and raised his eyebrows. "You look like an explorer, right? Do you want to inquire about something, or do you want to take a boat?"
"Yes, I am indeed an adventurer. My name is Noel, and I want to ask you about a businessman friend." Noel just stood in front of the foreman and asked questions immediately.
The foreman pursed his lips and signaled Noel to pay attention to his back. It was a tavern, and it was self-evident what it meant.
"Okay, let's go and chat while we drink."
The foreman shook his head. "I still have to look over here, just a glass of ale." It seems that Noel's ability to understand the meaning and judge the place is not yet good enough.
"Okay, then don't move around here, I'll be right back." Noel turned around and went to the tavern behind him to buy a glass of ale.
Entering the bar, there are naturally no workers or sailors coming to drink at this time, but from the looks of it, the waiter poured two glasses of ale and pushed them to the edge of the counter. This is probably what happens often. After all, generally speaking, wooden cups in pubs don’t
Let someone take it out. "Fourteen Mel."
Noel put a handful of copper coins on the counter, held the wine glass and left. He held a glass in each hand and brought the wine to the foreman. The foreman naturally took it and drank half of the glass in one gulp, exhaling a cool breath. "It's great!"
Then the dwarf also drank a drink and said, "It's quite refreshing. Then I'll ask directly, do you know Mr. Li Zian?"
"This name sounds like the name of those people from the Eastern Continent who were in trouble. I know several people from the Eastern Continent, but none of them are businessmen. But just after lunch today, there was indeed one person who didn't look like a person in distress.
A man from the Eastern Mainland passed by here and remembered that the ship he boarded had already set off three hours ago. I didn't think much about it at the time, but now I think he must be a businessman." The foreman looked at the sky, it should be about the same?
"Three o'clock, do you know who the ship belongs to, and which direction it probably went?" Noel asked.
"I'm not familiar with the owner of the ship." The foreman took a big sip. "It sailed to the west. It must have given up and returned to its hometown to seek development."
"Going back to my hometown..." Noel recalled that Li Zian said it was urgent, but it didn't sound like it. "Maybe, then I don't have anything else to ask, so you can take your time and get busy." See Noel.
There was nothing more to ask, so the foreman finished his drink and handed the cup over.
Noel took the cup, turned to the tavern, and put the cup back on the counter. Then he slowly wandered back to the hotel, and spent the rest of the time practicing spells before going to bed.
Noel had a good night's rest and woke up at noon the next day. The comfortable sleep was simply a kind of enjoyment.
After sorting out his equipment, he informed the Explorers Association that he was going to the coastal city to investigate the so-called strange events. He thanked them for the hotel they had prepared. By the way, he checked with the Association to see if there were any tasks that could be completed along the way, and then set off.
This weird thing is just a guess, and there is no detailed definition of a scrivener. There is no single commission suitable for Noel's identity, but there is indeed a large commission. If there is no suitable explorer, Noel alone
The strength is also difficult to solve the dangerous entrustment.
Noel became interested in seeing what was needed for a "suitable explorer".
At the end of the tributary that the dwarves inquired about is a lake surrounded by forests. According to information given by the Explorers Association, someone recently witnessed a huge water monster in the lake, and there were sneaky people operating on the shore.
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This undoubtedly requires the participation of explorers who are good at underwater combat, and the association has already sent a request for support to branches in nearby cities.
"Did we witness one or two sneaky personnel or a group?" Noel wanted to confirm, but the term "personnel" naturally refers to a group.
So he expressed his hope to participate in this commission, and was willing to go near the lake first and wait for explorers from nearby cities to come to support him.
After completing the simple procedures, Noel carried the ancestral power on his back and headed along the river towards the lake. When he could see it from a distance, he disappeared and approached.
There were no wild beasts or monsters drinking water, and no suspicious people were seen. There was a fishing camp that was temporarily unused, and there were dried firewood in the camp.
If you witnessed someone sneaking around, it was probably discovered by a fisherman.
Since it has already dried out, based on the conditions in the camp, it can be estimated that no one will stay here for three days to a week, at least no fire will be lit.
Apart from his own footprints, Noel found nothing else as far as he could see. The soil near the lake was moist and soft enough, and the dwarf's overweight size was a disadvantage at this time.
The environment around the lake is a normal forest, a mixed subarctic ecology of broadleaf and coniferous, but it is not very cold here. The campground is directly adjacent to the shore, and next to it is a large rock, which is an excellent fishing spot.
Noel tried to step lightly and try not to leave any footprints. But any standard-sized creature would have footprints anyway. Maybe he could step on them all to cover his direction.
Thinking that it wouldn't matter if the speed was reduced somewhat, Noel first made a thorough investigation around the lake to see if there were any clues left by the suspicious persons.
After searching around, I couldn't find anything. It seemed that I had either concealed myself for surveillance or went into the water to explore.
Since the association specifically said that what is needed is not simply strong, Noel will not take the risk.
Still waiting for the so-called support on the shore, he hid his body on the big rock he found earlier and kept watch without sleep or water, as if he was also a rock.
No one came after three days, but two strange large bubbles did appear in the middle of the lake. One was late at night and the other was at noon. Judging from the rules, it should not be a natural phenomenon.
While the bubbles appeared, there were no other phenomena, such as strange noises. There were no wild beasts around the lake in the past few days.
After that, two explorers from the association arrived. One of them was a man with sharp teeth and carrying a strange long serrated knife. The other was a wizard with a rare hair color like green——
At least that's the case from the equipment point of view.
Noel stayed still for the time being to see what actions the two took and whether they had the ability to discover his existence.
Although the two people didn't notice it at first, when they arrived at the camp, the girl dressed as a wizard chanted some spell and looked at the big stone. "Is it Mr. Noel who came before?"
The man with the sharp teeth looked a little surprised.
"That's right, it's me. Are you the experts the association said?" Noel stopped hiding, showed up, stood up and said hello.
The sharp-toothed man looked at Noel nakedly for a few times before nodding in disbelief. "Yinzi Sly is good at underwater combat."
"Although I'm not good at it, I can still adapt to the underwater environment better than others. Mr. Noel, you can call me Keka." Isn't this what the girl is good at? She is modest enough.
"Hello, hello, I'm Noel, I'm an old mercenary. I don't need any further introduction. Let's get straight to the point. I came here a few days in advance to conduct a preliminary search. Unfortunately, I didn't find any suspicious persons.
During the three days that I was watching here, there was no sign of anyone or animals near the lake. There were two large bubbles in the middle of the lake, one at noon and one in the middle of the night. There was nothing else found."
"What I mean is, just jump in and chop that Roshizi water monster to death." Sly said.
"Hey, young man, don't be so reckless. At least you have a plan. Otherwise, something unexpected will happen and it will cause chaos. Sly, you are just a warrior who is adapted to underwater, right? What about you, Koka? I see you can sing.
"Spell, do you have any auxiliary means that can help in underwater combat?" Noel turned to ask.
Keka nodded, pulled off a piece of his hair, put it into the spell-casting consumable bag, and then chanted the incantation. "It can last for three hours and a quarter."
Noel didn't feel that anything had changed in him. "Ahem. What is the specific function of this spell?"
"It allows people to breathe normally underwater." Isn't that just underwater breathing? It's an ordinary second-level spell, but it lasts a long time.