The "Warrior and Rose" adventure group, composed of thirteen young nobles, became famous overnight, and the entire Bena City was talking about what happened last night.
A large number of knights from the guard camp once again gathered in the old aristocratic district and launched a blanket search, trying to find some clues.
According to the analysis of the magicians of the Magic Guild Law Enforcement Group, the magician who snatched the Crystal Key last night should be a member of the Dark Moon Gate, so this time the Bena City Magic Guild also dispatched a large number of magicians to investigate the matter.
The young magician Jimmy was sitting in the investigation room of the Bena City Guard Camp. He was holding a cup of tea in his hand. The tea leaves were slowly spinning in the water glass. Jimmy raised his head impatiently and glanced at the knight in front of him.
Next to him sat the sword and shield warrior Luke and several other male members of the adventure group.
As for those aristocratic ladies who have returned to the Bena Swordsman Academy, a place like the guard camp is not the place they should be. If the news spreads, it will affect their reputation. Considering their aristocratic status, the investigation into them will not be carried out.
It's going on here at the guard camp.
Opposite him sat two great knights of the guard camp. One of them was Captain Klaus of the Third Brigade of the Bena City Guard Battalion. The other one beside him was Captain Klaus's assistant, Grand Knight Garland. The two great knights
Next to him were magicians from the Magic Guild Law Enforcement Group, who carefully recorded what Jimmy said...
Jimmy had already told what happened last night five times. He moved his buttocks on the chair a little impatiently and took another look at the two magicians next to him.
It's just that the two magicians from the Bena Magic Guild were not familiar with Jimmy. They participated in the investigation of the guard camp as observers and did not have the right to interrogate.
"When I noticed the magic crystal, it was because of the fluctuations of mana on that wall. As a magician, I can sense the fluctuations of magic elements in the surrounding environment. At that time, everyone was still looking for clues in the showroom.
..." Jimmy said.
After tossing all night, his head was a little groggy, and he wanted to go back home and take a comfortable hot bath, lie down on the soft big bed and have a good sleep.
He cursed in his heart: Instead of arresting the magician, these useless guard camp knights questioned him repeatedly, as if they were interrogating a prisoner. This feeling was really bad.
Jimmy said: "I understand the specific steps of inlaying magic gems. I know that as long as you find a specific point in the groove of the gem, you can pry out the magic crystal in the groove. But I didn't react at the time. When the dagger was inserted,
The magic crystal actually cracked in half."
Knight Klaus stared at the young noble with dark circles in his sharp eyes. He was not interested in this kind of noble dandy. Although there were two magicians sitting next to him, he still asked unceremoniously: "Are you?
You said that the crystal key was already broken when you got it?"
If he wasn't sitting in the investigation room of the Bena City Guard Camp, Jimmy would have wanted to stand up and point his finger at the bridge of the knight's nose in front of him, yelling at him.
But it was impossible for him to do so at the moment. After all, he was on someone else's territory. He could only answer patiently: "If that piece of magic crystal is really the crystal key, I'm sure it would have cracked in half by then."
"At that time... no one thought that the magic crystal might be the crystal key. Oh, we also guessed this possibility at the time, but no one thought too much about it." Jimmy kept telling himself to be patient.
, such a big thing happened, if I say something wrong, it is very likely that this matter will be very detrimental to me.
The behavior of this group of hateful guard camp knights was like interrogating prisoners, and they did not regard them as heroes who had found clues. This made Jimmy feel a little aggrieved, and the temporary adventure group certificate in front of him seemed like
It has no effect either.
"...Caught off guard, a fireball exploded in our crowd. By the time I reacted, the magic crystal had already been snatched away!"
Jimmy continued impatiently.
His voice became a little hoarse, and he took a sip of tea...
In fact, this matter was already spread last night.
And it immediately caused an uproar in Bena City. The crystal key that had been searched for many days was actually hidden in the showroom of Bradbury Manor. The most likely reason is that the rebels who looted the manor did not take it away at all.
The crystal key, the knights of the guard camp and the magicians of the law enforcement regiment knew nothing about it.
This shows how perfunctory their investigation over the past few days has been, which is simply the biggest joke of the year:
'The lost object has always been where it was. The knights from the entire Bena City guard camp and the magicians from the law enforcement corps were mobilized, even searching for the whereabouts of the Crystal Key throughout the entire Bena Province.'
'Perhaps that crystal key was a little homesick and ran back from outside with long legs...'
No matter what kind of explanation it is, it can become the most bizarre topic of conversation.
The guard camp was under considerable pressure and brought these young nobles with various family backgrounds to the guard camp for detailed investigation.
It is precisely because of this that no matter how many times Knight Klaus interrogated Jimmy, the two magicians next to him remained silent, and they were holding back a fire in their hearts:
This thing is really a bit cowardly!
…
When Suldak returned to Bradbury Manor last night, the manor was already in a mess.
I didn't expect that this incident would cause such a big stir.
He took advantage of the chaos and walked out of the corner of the closet in the showroom. There was no one in the showroom.
When he walked out of the mansion, he found that the knights from the Bena Guard Camp were standing outside the manor.
He calmly put on a guard camp-style cape and wore a guard camp knight badge on his chest. He walked naturally and casually, and even nodded with a smile to the guard camp knight coming from the opposite side.
, and then left Bradbury Manor without any hindrance. No one came up to question him the whole time.
He returned to the hotel, closed the curtains, and slept until daylight came out.
In just one day, news spread that the Crystal Key had mysteriously appeared at Bradbury Manor.
He didn't expect that this matter would become such a big deal. He originally only hoped that this matter could be spread on a small scale, and that he could divert the attention of the magicians from the Dark Moon Gate from always staring at Wall Village.
, but now...it seems that the explanation is really unclear.
The magicians at the Dark Moon Gate knew that the Magician Gerden had obtained this crystal key. Now this crystal key had appeared in Bena City, and the news spread quickly.
Although the magicians at the Dark Moon Gate will not spread this matter around, and not many people will believe it even if they say it, they will definitely continue to investigate this matter.
The magician Gerden died in Wall Village, and it seems that he really cannot withstand any investigation.
Surdak scratched his head in pain and thought seriously about how to shut up the magicians of the Dark Moon Gate. If he had known that this would be the case, he should have honestly used this magic in the first place.
Hand over the crystal.
‘Tuk Tuk Tuk’
There was a knock on the door, and Suldak jumped out of bed alertly. He quickly walked to the table, grabbed the blood-red crescent and walked to the door.
Opening the door, the hotel waiter stood outside with a smile on his face.
"Baron Suldak, here is your reply!"
The waiter looked at Suldak expectantly, keeping a smile on his face.
Only then did Suldak realize that the waiter was ready to accept his tip.
It's just that I was a little nervous just now, and I didn't prepare the tip in advance. Not only that, but he also held a sword in his hand. No wonder the waiter's smile only lasted for 2 seconds before becoming a little stiff. Surdak returned to the room.
, he took out a few coins from the money bag hanging on the clothes rack in the bedroom and stuffed them into the waiter's hands.
"Thank you for your generosity..."
When the waiter said this, his smile looked exaggerated.
Suldak ignored it and closed the door. He cut the envelope with a peeling knife, took out the letter paper inside and unfolded it. He found that it was a reply letter written by Marquis Luther.
Marquis Luther did not expect that Suldak would arrive in Bena City so quickly. He frankly expressed that he admired Suldak, a young nobleman who was very efficient in his work.
He plans to invite Surdak to his home for dinner this Saturday, and it is said that there will be a small dance after the dinner.
Suldak did not have much resistance to Marquis Luther's wooing. After all, it was Marquis Luther's recommendation that enabled him to become a noble baron.
…
Waiting until night, there was no news from Hathaway and Beatrice. Suldak thought that maybe they were being watched too closely by their family, and it was possible that the letter he wrote could not reach them.
In someone's hands, or they saw the letter, but they didn't have time to reply.
Surdak was going to have something to eat in the restaurant downstairs, and then returned to the room to continue meditating to see how he could light up the dark stars in his body.
As soon as he reached the door of the room, he heard another rapid knock on the door, and Suldak opened the door casually.
Two aristocratic ladies wearing lake blue conical hats with flowers on their heads, their faces covered with a layer of black gauze, and dark floral palace dresses stood at the door. Behind them was a hotel waiter. They saw Suldak
, shouted softly, rushed forward quickly, and lifted the veil on her head, revealing the beautiful and charming face inside.
Hathaway gave Suldak a big hug, followed by Beatrice who was also dressed in the same style. Suldak took out a silver coin from his arms, threw it to the hotel waiter, and closed the door.
"Knight Surdak, I didn't expect you to come directly from Helensa. When I saw your letter, I didn't want to wait for a moment. I just wanted to come to see you as quickly as possible..."
The conical hat decorated with flowers on her head fell to the ground, and her long golden hair spread out like a waterfall behind her. Her emerald-like eyes looked at Suldak lovingly, her eyes filled with joy.
Excited, excited and...enthusiastic.
Surdak put his hands around the girl's slender waist, feeling the energetic body that was pressed tightly against her. He could even see the blush on Hathaway's milky white face. She had a kind of temperament.
Regardless of the impulse, he closed his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling slightly.
Surdak swallowed the words 'Actually, I came to Bena City to do some things and stopped by to see you guys'.
"I heard that you were grounded, how did you escape?" Suldak put his hands on Hathaway's round shoulders and asked her.
Hathaway pursed her lips and glanced back at Beatrice beside her.
"Hey, did you just think of me now?" Round-faced Beatrice stood beside Hathaway with a resentful look on her face and complained.
Hathaway's face turned even redder, and she quickly let go of Suldak and stepped aside.
"Feel sorry!"
Suldak stretched out his hands towards Beatrice.
Beatrice was much more generous than Hathaway. She hugged Suldak generously, kissed Suldak on the cheek with her lips as soft as rose petals, then stood on tiptoes,
He stretched his neck and whispered into Suldak's ear:
"We ran out secretly. We used a magic crystal to bribe the guards guarding the tower and sneaked out through the back door."
Round-faced Beatrice has a sly smile in her eyes.
"Will your actions cause greater anger in the family?"
Surdak asked in shock.
The two of them were so brave, they actually ran over like this regardless of everything.
Hathaway wrinkled her delicate eyebrows and said, "I've been grounded and locked up in the tower. They won't do anything to me."
"We have no plans to go back after sneaking out this time. We plan to live with you in Halanza City for a while..."
Beatrice said softly next to her.
"..."
Surdak was speechless for a while.
She didn't hide the fact of her marriage from them. Even if they had a secret crush on each other, would Hathaway really not mind this?
I heard that many rich girls have romantic feelings. Maybe Hathaway is just impulsive. He is not slow. Of course he can feel Hathaway's passionate feelings and knows some of her thoughts and ideas. He has always been there on these matters.
To shrink back and accept passively.
It's just that there are some things he wants to protect, and he doesn't want those things to become a mess.
After all, the relationship between him and old Sheila had just eased, and some of the grudges in old Sheila's heart had just been eliminated.
At this time, he didn't want to take Hathaway back to Wall Village.
"I have never appreciated the beautiful night view of Bena City. I wonder if I would have the honor to spend such a beautiful night with these two ladies." Surdak avoided Beatrice's topic and told the two nobles
The lady said.
"Okay, I haven't come out for air for a long time. Let's go shopping at Victory Square..."
Beatrice responded immediately.
Hathaway has no opinion on this either.
She was a little worried just now that if the three of them really spent a night in Suldak's hotel room, whether she would agree to Suldak's excessive demands. After all, the aristocratic education she had received since childhood had subconsciously influenced her.
He told her how an aristocratic lady should cleanse herself before marriage, etc...
Don't worry about it now, it's really a good idea to visit Pena City at night.