Parker rubbed his hands, carefully looked at the gloomy and narrow alley not far away, and whispered to Tian Lan beside him, trying to make her change her mind. There were several dim street lamps in the alley, and the lights inside the glass cover were full of water mist.
There was a long candle, half lit and half extinguished, and the golden light reflected the potholes on the street and the dirty snow.
The buildings on both sides are cramped and old. A sign covered with oil is hanging in the cold wind, creaking and swaying. I don't know what kind of store it is. The houses on both sides are dark, and most of the doors and windows are closed, leaving no trace of light.
Light comes.
After those few people entered the room at the end, they never came out again. Only the two of them stood in the cold wind like fools for half an hour, shivering.
But the little girl was unmoved. She lay on the wall and looked in that direction without looking back. She just waved her hand impatiently: "Don't make trouble, we are performing a secret mission." She said seriously: "Parker, can you?
Have some patience?"
The Papalar rolled his eyes.
He thought to himself that this was purely a whim, with no careful plan or any preparation. It was almost like a child playing house, and it could also be considered a secret mission?
However, Parker knew the little girl's temper very well. If he tried to reason with the other party, he would most likely suffer a humiliating loss in the end and get nothing. He thought for a moment before choosing his words and said: "But we didn't tell Ai
Miss Tiela."
Tianlan then turned around, eyes widened, with a cute look: "Are you crazy? Tell sister Aitila, can we still come out? Do you not want supper anymore?"
Damn late night snack!
Parker thought to himself that no late night snack would allow him to stand in the cold wind for half an hour. He covered himself with a thick scarf, covering half of his round face underneath, but he was still so cold that he shuddered.
Chills.
A real Papalar will never leave the warm south. How did he get on the pirate ship of Attila and the big cat man? Parker completely forgot what he did in Sanshak.
My heart is full of regret.
Then he sneezed.
"Shut up, Parker." Tian Lan was very dissatisfied and felt that her teammates were not professional at all.
"Okay, I'll shut up," the Papalar replied with dignity, and then asked: "Can we really have a warm meal later?"
The little girl looked hurt and said in disbelief: "Parker, when did I lie to you?"
Often, Parker thought.
However, he comforted himself by saying that he had already been standing in the cold wind for half an hour anyway, and if he didn't eat, it would be nothing.
Parker looked at the light not far away. Many illusions seemed to appear in the cold and hungry light, making him find himself in a magnificent hotel. The waiter brought the hot steam to the silver plate like water.
The steaming food, the browned skin of the barbecue, the sizzling fat, the juice that separates the bones and flesh, the thick fragrance, the golden candlelight and various fruits and vegetables.
It made him drool all over the floor.
He picked up the knife and fork and was about to start, but was kicked by Tian Lan and immediately returned to reality. "Attention, they are coming out!" Tian Lan said nervously, pretending to be quiet.
Fortunately, there was no such thing as a ranger on the other side, otherwise we could have caught these two 'little mice' just across the street.
Papalar was so angry that he thought, look at you, what does it have to do with me, where is my midnight snack? It’s all gone. The sadness in his heart turned into a river for a while, but there were still a few reflections in his dark eyes.
Here comes a personal figure.
One of them was the young alchemist who was dragging him hard. Among the four people who entered the room with him earlier, only three were left. However, there was another group of people who came out with them from the room.
There were also four people in that group, wearing thick coats, cloaks, and hats. The two parties were talking to each other, but they couldn't hear clearly from this direction.
One of the four people looked a little bored. He looked in this direction unintentionally. Tianlan used the light of the street lamp to see the face on the other side clearly, and couldn't help but screamed "Ah".
The Papalar man was so frightened that he lost his mind and quickly pulled her back.
Fortunately, the detective skills on the other side were only general, and he did not hear this low cry. "Are you crazy?" Parker lowered his voice and said, "You don't want to turn us into a midnight snack, do you?"
Tianlan realized her mistake and smiled sheepishly. But she pointed outside again and said in surprise: "Did you see it!?"
Parker nodded. His perception was only higher than that of Tianlan, so he could clearly see that the face that turned under the light before was none other than their old enemy.
The eldest sister of the Dragon Fire Guild.
The other party was an old acquaintance with them, and they had already made enemies with these people before they met Fang Plover. Even Fang Plover killed this "eldest sister" for the first time when he helped them.
Later, they became enemies again in Dolifen. After that, the Dragon Fire Guild's top management disappeared without a trace due to collusion with the cultists. They were still a little bit sad because they did not expect that the other party would take such a path.
I didn’t expect that this ‘eldest sister’ would appear in this place
"Why is she here?" The little girl's eyes suddenly became sharper: "Sure enough, let me tell you, that guy is sneaky, there must be something wrong. They actually colluded with the Dragon Fire Guild, hum.
snort."
Papalar thought that the other party was just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, but he rationally did not refute. Although Parker was unreliable, he also knew the priorities. He lowered his voice and said to Tianlan: "Wait here.
I, I will go over and eavesdrop on what they are talking about."
"What?"
Tianlan was shocked.
But before she opened her mouth, Parker guessed what the little girl wanted to do, and quickly and ruthlessly suppressed her delusion: "I am a nightingale, and you are not."
"But aren't you a crossbowman?"
"Don't worry about this. All in all, my secret level is higher than yours."
"All right."
Tian Lan sighed. Although she always had some whimsical ideas, she was not willful. She understood what Parker said was true and nodded. "Then you have to be more careful, Parker." She warned.
.
Parker was feeling a little moved when he heard Tianlan ask a little strangely: "In that case, why didn't you eavesdrop before? Do you look down on me, Parker!?"
The Papalar crossbowmen were so frightened that they fled.
However, seeing the short and fat figure of the other party blending into the darkness, Tian Lan inevitably felt a little worried. She had never been so afraid of anyone, and she couldn't help but wish that the little dwarf had been caught by the other party.
Do you want to save him?
She immediately came up with a comprehensive plan
When the Papalars were unfortunately arrested, how should they appear with all their glory, and then how should they save the other party from those two annoying guys? Of course, there was only one 'annoying guy', but
With the addition of the "eldest sister" of the Dragon Fire Guild, this number has naturally increased by one.
She also imagined how she would be grateful when Parker was rescued by her. From then on, she would have a loyal little follower.
Thinking of what she was proud of, Tian Lan couldn't help but smile, but suddenly she was slapped from behind: "What are you giggling about?" The voice scared her so much that she almost jumped three feet high and screamed.
Fortunately, before that, Tian Lan saw clearly that it was the Papalal man who appeared from behind him, and he stopped screaming.
She looked pale and patted her chest: "I was scared to death. Why did you come back so soon?"
"I heard everything I needed to hear, so I came back naturally." Parker rolled his eyes.
Only then did Tian Lan realize that the people at the end of the street had gone away. She turned back and looked at the Papal people in surprise, and asked, "Did you hear it? Why didn't I see how you got there?"
Tianlan suddenly showed suspicious eyes: "You are not lying to me, are you?"
Parker looked sad and angry: "You can slander my character, but you can't question my professionalism."
He used his backhand to touch his dagger, but then he remembered that his dagger had already been melted by some hateful alchemist, and he only touched an empty part. So he waved his short fist helplessly: "I
But he is the winner of the Nightingale Competition."
"Hey, the championship won by cheating..."
Fortunately, before the Papalar man had time to go berserk, Tianlan finally comforted him: "Okay, okay, I believe you are." She asked curiously: "Then what did you hear."
It was probably this curious look that satisfied Parker's pride. He raised his chin slightly and said proudly: "That's a long story."
"Stop being too pretentious."
Tianlan struck the Papalar man on the head with a strike of the Scape-style sword he had learned from Fang Plover.
…
It was almost early morning when Fang Plover, Alyssa and their group returned to the campsite.
It had been snowing all night, and it was even getting heavier. There was only a vast expanse of white snow between the sky and the earth, and a hint of darkness in the forest in the distance. They met Ms. Kuisu and her group outside the Masonk Creek Station.
Farewell, the two parties agreed to set off in two days to the Big Valley in the south.
The person keeping vigil on Mr. Gray Rock's platform was Baggins. When he saw everyone returning from the heavy snow, he greeted them and asked if the mission went well before lowering the ladder.
Fang Plover was the first to climb onto the platform and saw two little ones, one tall and one short, standing in the courtyard.
The taller one was naturally the dejected Tian Lan, who was looking at him with pitiful eyes, while the one next to him was a Papalar man who was patting his belly and burping.
Fang Yu was slightly startled when he saw these two people like this. But he also knew very well that these two guys were probably angry at Miss Aitila. In the group, only Miss Elf could cure them.
You have to take care of this little girl.
Alyssa climbed up from behind and saw this scene, and couldn't help but asked Baggins funnyly what happened.
Only then did the experienced sailor talk about what happened last night.
Fang Yu couldn't help but be slightly startled after hearing this. He didn't expect these two guys to be so bold. They went to follow the Dragon Fire Guild people without telling anyone in private.
But Etila was angry, most likely not because they acted without permission, but because they kept the others in the dark.
Alyssa patted the snow on her body and asked her with a smile: "Didn't Miss Sylvide plead for you?"
Tianlan looked at her with a pitiful expression, wishing that she was not a citizen of the wilderness of Lotao and could still wag her tail to her little sister Alyssa. "Miss Attila is so angry, Sylvie
Miss De doesn’t dare to plead for us... Sister Alyssa, please let Sister Atila calm down, I already know I was wrong..."
Alyssa smiled and said: "Miss Sylvide can't do it, and I can't do it either. You should just wait for Miss Attila's forgiveness."
The little girl looked like she was sighing.
Only then did Fang Plover see Sylvide open the door and come out. She looked at them with a questioning look with a smile. She probably hadn't slept all night, so she walked out when she heard the movement outside.
"Are you okay? How's the mission?" she asked.
Fang Yu only nodded, indicating that the trip went smoothly.
Sylvide then looked at Tianlan and Parker and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Miss Attila just wants the two little guys to wake up."
"I know," Fang Yu nodded, he wasn't worried, these two guys were just bringing it upon themselves.
However, he also had some curiosity in his heart. How could the Dragon Fire Guild appear in this place? What is their relationship with the alchemist? Fang Yu thought for a moment and then asked: "But what about the Dragon Fire Guild?"
."
Sylvide was gently tucking the hair from her forehead behind her ears, unintentionally revealing a hint of girlish charm, which made Fang Yu slightly distracted.
She seemed to notice the latter's expression and couldn't help but smile: "It's a long story..."
However, the ship officer lady was obviously very patient in front of her captain, so she described the whole thing in detail. In fact, she was just paraphrasing Parker's original words, but it was clear and logical and would not cause doubts.
She finally said: "...Tian Lan and Parker took the last photo. I have also seen it. It must be the 'eldest sister' of the Dragon Fire Guild."
As Sylvester said, she showed the picture to Fang Pliance: "Here, this is the picture."
Fang Yu only glanced at it and recognized the person in the photo. It was obviously the 'eldest sister' and he even recognized another person next to him. That person was wearing a tall hat and dressed independently.
I have fought against this person more than once.
The man named Twenty is an assassin.
Seeing that he was satisfied, Sylvester continued:
"...Parker finally heard their conversation. The young man probably did not come to meet with the Dragon Fire Guild alone. He should represent the guild to which he belongs..."
"The guild you belong to?"
Sylvide nodded slightly: "...They seem to be looking for someone, but the specific target is not clear. After all, Parker only heard a few words at the end."
If it were before this, Fang Yu might not have paid too much attention to this sentence, but after experiencing the trip to Elmau Castle, he was obviously extremely sensitive to the matter of 'finding someone'.
After hearing this, he asked keenly: "Looking for someone? Are there any more detailed clues?"
Sylvide thought for a moment, but still shook her head: "...According to Parker, they mentioned some details about Shancock and the undead wizard. It seemed that they were ordered by a big man behind the scenes, but the other party
From beginning to end, there was no clue related to that big shot..."
"By the way, they seem to have also gone to Elmao Castle... The alchemist should be just the person they stayed here to take care of the situation. They mentioned that someone was injured. There seemed to be professional healers among the people from the Dragon Fire Guild this time.
."
Sure enough
When Fang Yu heard this, he understood most of it. He thought it would take him a lot of time to find these people, but he didn't expect that it would take no effort at all. He subconsciously looked at Sylvide, and Miss Ship Officer was also looking at her.
Looking at him, her blue eyes met his gaze.
She just nodded slightly: "I also have this guess. These people may be the ones who took away Ms. Kuisu's son, and they match up in time. But I haven't had time to go to the Adventurer's Guild to check.
"
"There's no need to check," Fang Yu shook his head and replied firmly: "It must be them. And they probably won't leave any clues, but it's actually easy for us to confirm the identities of these people."
Sylvester was startled for a moment, and then she realized that the other party might have gained something in this field, so he said such a sure thing. Sure enough, she saw Fang Pliong taking out something, which was a badge with a line on it.
A pattern of black lightning tearing through the sky.
Seeing this emblem, Sylvester's eyes flashed slightly: "This emblem... Parker also saw it on those people's clothes. This should be the emblem of their guild."
"I guess so." Fang Yu wiped the emblem with his hand. This emblem was found on the corpse. Except for Ms. Kuisu's son, several other people wore such emblems.
He is the chosen one, so he can naturally recognize the emblem as a guild emblem at a glance. However, there are thousands of guilds in Aitalia, and not every emblem can be distinguished by what guild it belongs to.
However, this emblem obviously does not belong to any well-known guild.
He said: "They left in a hurry, so they left these corpses and emblems. And with the emblems, it will be much easier to check the identity of the other party."
Sylvester knew that this must have happened in Elmauer Castle, but she didn't ask much because she knew that Fang Plover would always tell them the details of the mission at the appropriate time.
She thought for a moment and changed the topic: "There is one more thing, Captain."
Fang Yu raised his head: "What's wrong?"
"The captain should know about an organization with the most widespread influence in the south of Duron, right?"
"You mean the Southern Alchemist Alliance?"
Sylvide nodded slightly: "Those people mentioned this organization at the end, and also said some strange things... I think it may be worth noting..."
"What kind of words?" Fang Yu asked.
"They said: 'The adults' plan has been mostly successful. The alliance has tended to support us. What you have to do now is to find more like-minded people and shrink our manpower back.'"
"'Pull your fist back, naturally, in order to punch it out more powerfully. This time we will surprise everyone. We have decided on the final launch date, but the details need to be kept secret.'"
"'Anyway, it's going to be around that game, you have to be ready.'"
After the ship officer described these words in detail, she looked at him: "These are the exact words Parker described. But I guess that most of these people in this plan are just the executors, and the real planners
"
"It's the Dragon Worship Cult."
Besides the Dragon Worship Cult, who else is the mysterious force associated with the Dragon Fire Guild?
But Fang Yu fell silent, feeling vaguely that there was something wrong in his heart.
He originally thought that the Dragon Cult was only active in the area around Talon, but now it seems that it is much more than that. The messenger of the Dragon Cult he met in Elmao Castle was not the same as the one he was looking for with Luo.
The lich related to the Geser family, and the broken dragon-slaying holy sword.
What does this have to do with all this?
They are really just planning to resurrect the Dragon Witch, so what does their 'plan' in the south of Duron mean?
The more Fang Yu thought about it, the more he felt that everything behind it seemed to be more complicated and confusing.