Christine rented a house from Mrs. Carol as their temporary residence in Sands Town.
She plays Joanna, a third-level animal trainer of a distressed adventure group. She doesn't have much money in her pocket, but she wants to rent a large and cheap house.
The warm-hearted Mrs. Carol tried her best to meet Joanna's request and personally arranged a four-story stone house for them. It is said that it was once the home of a rich man in Jinsha Town and could accommodate dozens of people, but the location was a bit out of the way.
, far away from the center of the street, on the outer east side of the town.
In fact, this house is not only partial, but also a bit dilapidated. The decoration on the exterior wall has long since rotted and fallen off, the wall is mottled and cracked, moss is still crawling on the shady wall, and there is no intact window. It is like a house with all its teeth.
, an old man with wrinkles on his face, you can smell a musty smell if you get even slightly closer.
Of course, the structure of the house is still intact, and the walls are thick and strong enough, so it cannot be said to be a ruin.
The mayor's wife sent dozens of servants and craftsmen to clean up the house. They were quick and skillful in their movements. They also brought a few ferocious big langurs to drive away all the wild cats and wild birds living in the house.
Then the garbage was removed, the walls were washed, windows and curtains were installed, and finally simple furniture, mattresses and other daily necessities were brought in.
In about half a day, the servants and craftsmen had cleaned up the house inside and out, and thoughtfully left cooking utensils and some food behind.
Of course, these all require payment. The price agreed upon by Christine and Carol is 10 gold pagodas per day. Rent for ten days and pay 100 gold pagodas in advance. Daily expenses are included in it.
For professionals among adventurers, when resting in towns, the cost per person per day is less than one gold pagoda, which is considered very economical.
But if most adventurers spend money in Sands Town, even if they are as frugal as Christine, Mrs. Carol can still make a lot of money.
Christine felt that she should be like Carol, staying somewhere and secretly running a force. Only in this way can she give full play to her charm power, earn money for her master, and continuously cultivate fanaticism.
Followers are driven by their master.
If she ran around all day like an adventurer, it would be a waste of her lust demon blood.
Christine wanted to find an opportunity to discuss her thoughts with Victor, but she definitely couldn't do it now. From what she knew, the master would face a very complicated and extremely dangerous situation.
Now, we can only help the master solve the immediate problem first, and then consider other things.
Before the sun set, Victor, Harvey, Maddie, and two alchemy demons were led by a guard from Sands Town and found the big house that Christine rented.
Herman went out and gave the guard who led the way two Eagle's Nest silver coins to express his gratitude.
After receiving the reward, the guard left with satisfaction.
Christine had greeted the mayor's wife before, saying that she still had five companions going to work elsewhere, but they would definitely come to Jinsha Town to meet up today, and asked her to arrange for someone to wait at the city gate.
Carol readily agreed and immediately assigned the job to a waiter in the tavern.
The clerk can change his outfit and become a gate guard.
Victor has changed his appearance. He is now a tall, muscular young adventurer with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a muscular body. His facial features are just regular, but his muscles are well developed and he has a masculine look.
Every move and every move is full of strength and looks heroic.
Victor's face was not very pretty at this moment, his amber eyes and tight lips exuded a cold and hard look. Stephanie, Ruth and Jessica who ran out to greet them did not dare to speak now.
, huddled against the wall obediently, not even breathing.
The amber eyes with affinity to the earth element were a characteristic that Victor maintained during his life in Braun Town. He went to the plantation in the mountains outside the town to find old friends in Braun Town. Of course, he had to use the image of Wiltok to avoid being betrayed by his friends.
They misunderstood.
When Victor came to Sands Town to join his followers, he naturally had to use the Alchemy Snake Touch to change his disguise, but the amber eyes with earth element affinity are not easy to change, at least not worth wasting the elemental affinity replacement that he only has two chances to do in a day.
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Victor's amber eyes show a character that is firm and stable, but also tough and stubborn. He is not easy to get close to when he is angry.
The Alchemy Demons don't care whether Victor is angry or not. After all, they are unnatural beings. Their usual personalities and emotions are all fabricated. The only part of their soul's will is support and obedience to their master, but there is no awe and no reverence.
Don't know how to care about the master.
At this time, the vampire succubus Christine was more like a thoughtful half-elf woman, and took the initiative to comfort Victor: "My beloved master, it seems that things are not going well for you?"
As she spoke, she took the bow and sword carried by Victor, helped him remove his satchel and cloak, and then politely invited him to sit down and offered him a cup of hot tea.
"Well, it didn't go well." Victor said gloomily.
Stephanie is young, has a strong sense of crisis, and has a quick mind. She followed Christine's example and took the initiative to help Maddie, Harvey and others take off their equipment.
Maddie rubbed the little girl's head with great satisfaction. This child was very smart and sensible beyond her years. She should understand that she knew too many secrets of this group. If she was abandoned by everyone, she would only die. Even Maddie
It is impossible for this teacher to intercede for her.
Stephanie takes the initiative to do some small things within her ability. As long as everyone is used to her existence, they will naturally acquiesce that she is a member of the group. When the time comes, everything that should be given to her will be given to her, including secret techniques, secret medicine, and the professional inheritance of the secret hunter.
The snake touch transformed into secret medicine, and all these are advancement levels that ordinary half-elves cannot hope for.
The truth is actually that simple, but not many people can actually do it.
"We didn't find any of the guys from the Adventurer's House. No matter whether they were old guys or young guys, none of them arrived at the agreed gathering point!" Harvey frowned and said with an ugly and worried expression: "I guess
, something must have happened to them!"
Maddie grabbed his hair hard and said: "There are 15 mountain plantations of various sizes outside Jinsha Town. We ran through them all and found no one from the Adventurer's House... In this case, there is no need to guess. They
Something must have happened!"
Victor's amber eyes turned, looked at Christine, and asked solemnly: "What news do you have here?"
Christine smiled slightly and nodded: "Yes, the Braun Town Adventurer's House is indeed in big trouble."
"...Things start from last winter, that is, after the fall of Braun Town, Luoye City sent a general named Clark to lead an army of 30,000 to suppress the orc invaders."
"This errand should have been handled by General Baltru, the commander of the Flame Tiger Legion. He and his Flame Tiger Legion are stationed in Godore Fortress, closest to Braun Town... However, Clark has obtained the authorization from the Fallen Leaf City Council to
Control the Flame Tiger Legion."
"It is said that the two generals held a closed-door negotiation. The specific content of what they discussed is unknown, but the final result is that the Flame Tiger Legion is only responsible for defending the Godore Fortress, and the command of attacking the Orcs belongs to Clark.
, which also includes the moderation of the Godore Fortress Adventurer’s Guild.”
Christine sighed and continued: "...Perhaps in order to establish his authority over the adventurers, Clark's first announcement to the Adventurer's Guild was to arrest the survivors of the Adventurer's House in Braun Town.
The crime is that they left their posts without authorization and allowed the orc invaders to capture Braun Town instead of standing firm and waiting for reinforcements!"
"Please note! Clark only captured the residents of Braun Town. He did not capture any adventurers who escaped from Braun Town."
"What?!"
"Clark? How dare that stinky general do this?"
Harvey and McGrady should have been angry when they heard the news, but they were just generally angry and not as furious as they imagined.
After experiencing so many things, especially after coming back from the brink of death, their hearts have completely tilted towards Victor. Their former comrades and partners are now not as important as Victor.
Victor asked: "Where is the Red Lion Bottom? Is there any news about him?"
"Bottom, the Red Lion, has been confirmed to have died in battle. Clark sent people to trumpet his bravery, but treated his men mercilessly... He ordered the capture of survivors in Braun Town, and then executed those over 45 years old, and sent them
His body hung on both sides of the road behind Godore Fortress for a full month."
"The survivors under the age of 45 have all become Clark's slaves. They are either imprisoned in prison or thrown into the arena for the famous children to watch and fight."
Christine was silent for a moment before continuing: "This is very bad, and it seems to be bound to happen... An adventurer told me that the boss behind Braun Town is General Bartru of the Flame Tiger Legion... Clark persecuted Braun Town
The residents want to tell everyone that he is a cruel general and everything here is now decided by him. Don’t expect the Flame Tiger to fight against him.”
After listening to Christine's narration, Maddie turned to Victor and explained: "Oh, we have a close relationship with General Bartrew, and we give him a large sum of money every year. But we don't have a boss behind the scenes...
"
"It's not important." Victor raised his hand to interrupt Maddie's words, then stood up, supported the table with both hands, looked around at the followers, and said in a cold voice: "I once promised Aunt Sarah that I would try my best to take care of Adventure.
People from the Home of the Lost...Now, I just want to do two things, to rescue all the survivors who have been framed and captured."
"And that General Clark... I don't care who he is or what his famous background is, I want him dead!"
Victor's tone was firm, and no one doubted his will.
Stephanie was particularly excited. With tears in her eyes, she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes! Kill the noble general of Luoye City. You must kill him, cut off his head and insert it on a wooden stake!"
Christine turned to look at the little girl and asked with a half-smile: "Why, is this the poor man on Island Street that Clark massacred?"
Stephanie regained consciousness in an instant, retreated to the wall again, shook her head and said, "I don't know if it's him, I just..."
"Do those famous nobles care who they massacre?" This sentence only existed in Stephanie's heart and was not spoken out by her.
"Christine, you did a good job." Victor first praised the vampire banshee, and then said: "I don't believe that everyone in the Adventurer's House was captured by Clark!"
Christine was just doing some tricks in the tavern, but the adventurers were eager to tell her everything they knew. Therefore, it only took her half a day to sort out the information she gathered.
However, most of the information that adventurers know is general, one-sided and out of date. It can only be used as a reference and cannot be regarded as accurate intelligence.
At present, Christine just did not have timely and accurate information. She gritted her teeth secretly, shook her head and said: "I hate Mrs. Carol of Sands Town. She is also a favored one by fate. My ability is greatly in front of her.
Discounted. But I have a gut feeling that there must be something wrong with her!"
Harvey said in a dull voice: "We used to have a very good relationship with Carol, but now I feel that she is unreliable..."
Christine suddenly asked: "Who is the most important person in Braun Town?"
"Of course it's Wiltok, oh, no, it's Lord Victor." Harvey replied without hesitation.
Christine glared at him angrily and said, "Before the master came to Braun Town, who was the most important person in the Adventurer's House in Braun Town?"
Victor's eyes moved and he tried to ask: "You mean Dr. Cole?"
"Yes, Dr. Cole is the core figure in Braun Town." Christine nodded and said: "I know professional doctors and their abilities... Because Braun Town has Cole, a fourth-level doctor,
Only in this way can we cultivate awakened people and professionals...If the Atre family in Jinsha Town and Carol's Rose Blade Adventure Group don't have a stable supply channel for the secret medicine, they will of course have to please Braun Town."
"But now Braun Town is over. If Dr. Cole is still alive and comes to Sands Town again, I believe Carol will hide him and prevent anyone from finding him."
"...I can feel that that woman is ambitious and very vigilant, like a fox who stole a hen."
Even though Christine is not easy to charm Mrs. Carol, who is in charge of a certain force, her ability to perceive emotions is not subject to too many restrictions.
Carol's excessive vigilance towards strangers naturally attracted her extra attention.
"If you don't believe my intuition, then please think about it. So many survivors in Braun Town have escaped. Could it be that no one rushed to Jinsha Town?"
"This shouldn't be possible, right?"
"Let's also assume that survivors from Braun Town arrived in Jinsha Town, but why didn't Jinsha Town reveal any traces?"
"So, there is only one possibility. Dr. Cole took refuge in Sands Town, and Carol specially covered up his traces!"
What Christine means is that ordinary survivors are not as important as Dr. Cole. Faced with the pressure from General Clark, Carol should hand them over.
Naturally, this kind of thing cannot be hidden from the adventurers who have settled in Sands Town, nor can it be hidden from the vampire banshee Christine.
Since there must be survivors from Braun Town taking refuge in Sands Town, and Sands Town did not choose to hand him over, it can only be the fourth-level doctor Cole whom Carol wanted to take in for the sake of huge benefits, even at the risk of risk!
Victor took a deep breath, his amber eyes turned to ice blue, and said, "If Dr. Cole is still in Sands Town, I can always find him."