After hearing Marquis Rose's words, Lei Xiao couldn't help but have a look of doubt on his face.
"Back to your lord, a month ago, Marquis Hod, the lord of Gelin City, ordered a batch of fine wine from his subordinates and agreed to pick it up in person."
Bowing slightly to Lei Xiao, Marquis Rose responded: "However, more than a week has passed, and there is still no movement or news from the other party. This is not in line with Marquis Hodder's behavior.
"
"I have also heard about Marquis Hod. It is said that there are very few high-ranking nobles in the eastern region of Cold Flame who abide by the traditional spirit of chivalry. From this point of view, it is indeed unlikely that he will break the contract."
Ariel nodded in thought and continued.
"Lord, your Highness the Princess is right."
On the other side, the old general Bert saluted Lei Xiao and said, "Back then, my subordinates once fought side by side with Hod in the Fortress of Buluo in the far north for a short period of time, and learned that he was extremely punctual.
And worthy of respect."
"So that's it. It seems that something happened to Marquis Hodder. That's why he hasn't come to get the wine for so long."
After listening to what several people said, Lei Xiao nodded slightly thoughtfully.
Regarding the city lord of Gelin City, Lei Xiao only met him once from a distance at the alchemist conference at that time, and did not have much impression.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao rubbed his chin and said to the enchanting man: "Since you just mentioned that it is not that easy to capture Ge Lincheng, there must be other clues, right?"
"The lord is indeed aware of everything. This is exactly what my subordinate wants to report next."
The Marquis of Rose smiled and bowed again: "Because this matter is a bit too strange, so during the time when Lord Hod broke the appointment, my subordinates specifically inquired about Ge Lin from other nobles who were coming and going.
Only then did we learn about the situation in the city.
It turns out that since the Alchemist Conference, Lord Hod has not appeared in public in Gelin City for a long time, as if he disappeared out of thin air."
"Qing Shuanghua, are you saying that the Lord of Gelin City has probably disappeared inexplicably?"
Hearing the sound, a look of surprise appeared on Ariel's fair face.
"Return to your Royal Highness, that's exactly what it is."
Nodding slightly, the Rose Marquis turned to Lei Xiao and said, "Lord, this is what my subordinate just said. It doesn't seem that easy to capture Gelin City now."
After a pause, Marquis Rose added: "Of course, this is just the speculation of my subordinates. Everything in Gelin City is currently running normally, and there is no news about this."
"It turns out that if you can't directly conquer the city lord, it will be really difficult to quickly control a city."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but curled his lips slightly.
"But, Lord Lord, the strength of this city lord is at the fourth level, and he must be surrounded by personal guards. How could he disappear so casually?"
On the other side, a trace of doubt appeared on Ariel's delicate face, and she said in puzzlement: "Moreover, for such a big thing as the disappearance of the city lord, there is no official news coming out of Gelin City. It is simply incredible."
"It seems that there must be a hidden secret in this."
After pondering for a while, Lei Xiao then said: "In that case, let's just go directly to Gelin City to find out."
"As you command! Lord Lord!"
Hearing the sound, all the subordinates bowed and responded in unison.
Next, Lei Xiao first went to the underground of the wine cellar again and took out 10 million golden dragons for later use.
Afterwards, they went to the secret treasure house of Blue Cold Castle, which is also located in the wine cellar, and performed some refreshing upgrades.
Finally, in terms of weapons, we obtained 100 level 3 long swords, 200 level 3 staffs, 200 level 3 crossbows, 200 level 3 heavy swords, 2 level 4 staffs, and 2 level 4 long swords.
There are also 100 level 3 shields.
In terms of armor, we obtained 100 sets of third-level light armor, 100 sets of third-level leather armor, 210 sets of third-level plate armor, 320 sets of third-level heavy armor, 1 set of fourth-level heavy armor, 1 set of fourth-level light armor, and fourth-level leather armor.
2 sets of armor, as well as 100 sets of precious third-level elven cloth armors and 200 pieces of third-level elven robes.
In terms of potions, they obtained 550 second-order charging pills, 5 third-order holy moon charging pills, 430 second-order healing potions, and 6 third-order healing potions.
"Not bad, not bad. It perfectly meets the requirements of a heavy infantry squadron, a swordsman squadron, two magician squadrons, and a ranger scout squadron that is good at reconnaissance, a total of five Guards squadrons in Blue Cold Castle!"
Nodding with satisfaction, Lei Xiao waved his hand.
100 sets of third-level heavy armor, 100 third-level heavy swords, 100 third-level large shields, 100 third-level long swords, 100 sets of third-level light armor, 200 third-level staffs, 200 third-level robes, 100
A set of third-level leather armor and 100 third-level crossbows appeared in the secret treasure house.
On the other side, facing the dazzling and brilliant scene in front of him, it goes without saying that the Marquis de Rose was astonished and ecstatic.
After instructing the other party to slowly change the clothes of his close guards without attracting attention, Lei Xiao walked out of the door of the huge secret treasure house with light steps.
After completing all of this, Lei Xiao took the main force and subordinates, bid farewell to the reluctant Rose Marquis, and galloped straight towards Gelin City.
As for the subsequent safety issues of Rose Marquis, Lei Xiao is no longer worried.
First, through his own equipment upgrades and supply of magic potions, compared to before, the strength of this enchanting man named Shuanghua has made a qualitative leap.
Secondly, the second-level guards have been redressed, and their combat effectiveness can also be raised to a higher level.
Thirdly, the current situation in Leng Yan is changing rapidly. After the fortress offensive and defensive battle, he and Ariel have become the primary targets of the three princes. The pressure on Marquis Rose will naturally be reduced a lot.
Just like that, after a lot of excitement.
When Lei Xiao and his party, who were tired of their travels, arrived at their destination, Gelin City.
It's almost sunset.
"See Lord Lord!"
In a spacious room on the second floor of the "Drink without a Sword" tavern, the tavern owner Maia, the Shadow Squadron commander Fran, and a group of Shadow Squadron soldiers all saluted Lei Xiao with their chests pressed, and they bowed deeply.
's head.
Not long ago, under Maia's suggestion, this humble tavern has become our own spy base in Gelin City.
"No need to be polite."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao signaled the main force and subordinates to stop and drink tea at will, and said to Maiya and Fran in front of him: "How is the operation of this secret agent stronghold?"
"Back to Lord, everything is going on in an orderly manner!"
Fran, who has short ear-length hair and a wheat-colored complexion, responded neatly: "With the illusion cloak and invisibility cloak provided by the lord, it will undoubtedly be much easier for my subordinates to move!"
"That's good, I'll keep the story short."
Immediately afterwards, Lei Xiao told the two of them the purpose of coming here this time and what he had just learned from Marquis Rose about the suspected disappearance of the Lord of Gelin City.
"I didn't expect that the lord would be so well-informed."
A rustling voice sounded. Surprised, Fran bowed and said: "Lord, just before you come here, monitor the main palace of Gelin City and the shadow members in the surrounding areas of the city, and send back messages one after another.
Just now, the commanders above the deputy captain level of the Gelin city garrison, who had held an unknown meeting in the city lord's palace for most of the day, had begun to operate in secret.
Not only has all the mining areas being mined been sealed off in a rare move, but a large-scale secret search operation has also been launched in the city."
After a pause, Fran continued: "This, coupled with the fact that the Lord of Gelin City has not appeared during the recent period, my subordinates and Mr. Mai Ya came to the conclusion that the Lord of Gelin City may have disappeared.
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"It seems that due to the disappearance of the city lord, chaos has begun in Gelin City."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao asked again: "If the Lord of Gelin City has really been missing for many days, then who is in charge of Gelin City now?"
"Back to the lord, Sir Huo De, the lord of Gelin City, has a son and a daughter. They have both been adults for many years, and their strength has reached the third level."
I saw Mai Ya, who had both gray temples, bowed and responded: "Since these two people took over some of the duties of the Lord of Gelin City after they reached adulthood, it should be led by these two people, assisted by the elders of the clan, and jointly
Manage Gelin City."
"It's interesting."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and then asked: "Apart from this, what other information did you learn?"
"Back to the lord, let's talk about what Fran just mentioned, sealing off all the mining areas in Gelin City."
Continuing to maintain a respectful posture, Maiya, who was about to enter his sixtieth year, added: "In the more than ten years since my subordinates settled in Gelin City, there has never been a blockade of mineral veins. After all, this is the lifeblood of Gelin City.
Where.”
Nodding to Lei Xiao, Maiya continued: "From this, my subordinates speculate that the disappearance of the Lord of Gelin City may have some potential connection with the mineral veins."
"Potentially connected to the mineral vein?"
Hearing the sound, Ariel couldn't help but frowned slightly and said: "Could it be that the disappearance of the Lord of Gelin City was not caused by man, but some unknown accident occurred?"
"It's very possible."
Putting his chin with one hand thoughtfully, Lei Xiao pondered: "In this case, it can be explained clearly that the other party did not issue an official announcement. Firstly, it is to maintain the normal operation of the city. Secondly,
Naturally, it is to maintain the family's reputation.
After all, it is definitely not something worth boasting about when the lord of a city disappears for no reason."
"What the lord said is absolutely true. I'm afraid the other party wants to take advantage of this period of time to secretly find the traces of Lord Hod."
Gently stroking his gray beard, Burt agreed: "However, since there has been no news about Lord Hod, we had no choice but to expand the search scope."
"However, as a fourth-level strong man who rules this city, he would disappear inexplicably on a land he is familiar with? This is simply unbelievable."
On the other side, a slender orange-white man had one hand on his hip and looked puzzled.
"It can be seen from this that there must be another mystery behind it."
Shrugging slightly, Lei Xiao immediately said: "However, for us, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as we can find out the secret, rescue the Lord of Gelin City, and then find a way to conquer the other party, it is not
An impossible thing."
"Your Lordship is right!"
Hearing this, at some point, Chaoyan put on the witch hat again, her starry eyes flashed and she raised her chest and said: "As long as the lord takes action, nothing is impossible!"
"Lord, what should we do next?"
First, she nodded towards Chaoyan, and then Ariel came up and said, "According to the clues we have so far, finding the master of Gelin City is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"What needs to be done next is very simple."
Looking at the main subordinates in front of him, Lei Xiao smiled lightly and said: "It can be imagined that the children of Lord Gelin must be in an extremely panic state now."
"And what we need to do is naturally go to the door of the city lord's mansion and ask them if they need help."
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"Sister, I have been searching for so many days, but there is still no news about my father. Where can he go?"
In a small meeting hall in the Lord's Mansion of Gelin City, a young man in knight's casual clothes spoke to another young woman in light armor with a sad face.
I saw that the faces of these two people were very similar, and they were both handsome men and beautiful women.
However, from an emotional point of view, the young man is obviously much more uneasy.
Although the young woman was also at a loss, there was a hint of composure and stability between her brows.
"Sister, do you think my father will be in any danger?"
Seeing that the young woman didn't answer, the young man couldn't help but said something again.
"Crow's mouth, don't talk nonsense."
After glaring at the young man, the young woman crossed her arms and frowned: "My father is a powerful fourth-level man, how could he be in danger at the door of his house?"
"However, there is currently a strange atmosphere permeating the clan. Several elders have begun to give up hope of finding their father, and are even discussing holding a funeral for his father..."
Subconsciously swallowing, the young man spoke again.
"That's because those guys are eyeing the position of Lord of Gelin City. Although they don't dare to show it obviously, their ambition is already obvious!"
With a disdainful snort, the young woman's brows almost twisted together.
"Sister, what should we do?"
Hearing this, a trace of panic suddenly appeared on the young man's face, and he quickly asked: "Do they still dare to take advantage of my father's absence to attack us?!":,,.