The Poole family is one of the older families in the Fleur Empire, and its long history is enough to support its joining the empire's central authority. However, it is different from those military, financial, trade, intelligence and other departments. This one is not based on strength.
The family that is famous for its military exploits is only responsible for the seemingly unimportant direction of "recording". According to Lott's explanation later, people belonging to the Poole family focused on collecting and recording records after the establishment of the Frey Empire, including the imperial capital Red.
The records of the history of various parts of the empire, including Karl, have lasted for almost a thousand years, so much so that this family has included the changes in every corner of the city into those records.
This naturally also includes some structures and secrets about the underground of the imperial capital, which is one of the important clues that can reveal the magical structure of the city that Duan Qing and the others want to know. However, when they follow Lott's prompts and find the Poole family
When they arrived at their location, there was only an empty door open to greet them, and there was no one inside. The ground was in a mess.
"What, why are you so fat? Has this been robbed by robbers?"
"How could robbers enter a place like the Imperial Capital? It's obvious that there is another crisis."
"There will naturally be bandits in the imperial capital, such as other nobles who want to harm the Poole family or young people who want to take advantage of the situation."
Following the footsteps of Duan Qing and others who broke into the family's empty door, Lotto Gloria, who was carrying a giant sword, also took the small family inner courtyard located in the atrium area of the imperial capital into his sight.
His eyes wandered around the mess on the ground for a long time, and finally he picked up a half-cut emblem at his feet: "Although the Karnaric family only retained half of it, I still have this red shield logo.
Recognizable."
"What's the reputation of this family?" Duan Qing, who came forward, asked in a low voice: "Is it possible that they are potential rivals of the Poole family?"
"I have been away from the imperial capital for a long time, but I have never heard of any disgraceful things this family has done."
Lott raised his chin, frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "And even if they want to take advantage of the situation, the Poole family, which relies on records for a living, doesn't seem to have much wealth."
"Time is limited, so I just did a rough inspection." At some point, Qianzhihe, who was holding the red lotus staff, appeared in front of the two people and reported what he had discovered in the mess in a slightly lower voice:
"It seems that everything inside has been really moved away, and there aren't even many useful records left."
"Could it be that someone really chose to deal with them at this time?" Duan Qing curled his lips and couldn't believe it, and then his eyes fell on the half-remaining emblem in Lot's hand: "Could it be that
Is it really this Karanalyk family that did it?”
"……No."
A cold voice then sounded in his ears, and at the same time, Snow Spirit Huan Bing, who suddenly reached out to take the broken emblem, stared at the broken emblem: "Make this emblem of the Karnaric family."
The emblem is made of fine iron, but the cuts are so neat."
"With the Poole family's legendary scholarly style and unstoppable family strength, have any of you ever heard of any of them having the ability to pull off this sword?"
"Well"
The dull sound of thinking then sounded among the surrounding figures, followed by doubts one after another: "When you say that, it seems very suspicious."
"There are also those scratches on the walls inside the house...the depth of the sword marks are almost the same, and the direction is irregular. If these marks were formed after a battle, it is impossible no matter how you look at them."
"Someone should have deliberately forged these scratches without any pressure, and the emblem in front of us..."
"It seems that someone robbed the entire Poole family and wanted to frame the blame on the Kanalyk family."
The eyes that looked at each other finally came together again. Several figures gathered together said this answer in unison. The figure belonging to Duan Qing then turned to the outside of the door behind him and quickly checked it with sharp eyes.
That deserted street: "Damn it, I don't seem to see any 'relevant people'... Are we too late?"
"It should have been over a long time ago." Xueling Huanbing's gaze turned to the night sky where the energy pillar was not far away: "The Poole family controls the earth's veins and magic structure of the imperial capital. This information is very important for what is happening in the imperial capital now.
The changes in the story are very helpful. Those who are carrying out some plans and conspiracies in the central city are most likely the murderers who abducted the Poole family."
"We originally found this place to deal with this group of potential enemies, but in the end we were beaten one step ahead." Lott, who was carrying a big sword, also shook his head: "If you don't have power, you will be in the empire.
It's hard to move even an inch, and this sentence has indeed come true."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, it's like the Poole family has been involved in this incident." Duan Qing hurriedly waved his arms: "We are not sure about this yet, and we don't know yet.
Where on earth have these guys with little strength gone now..."
"Are you still going to continue the pursuit? Continue to look for that member of the Poole family at this critical moment?" He said this in a cold voice, and Xue Ling Huan Bing, who turned sideways, looked at him with squinting eyes.
Duan Qing's face: "How to find it? Find the head of the Kanarek family?"
"Well, maybe finding that family is also a way. For example, asking that family what enemies hate them so much that they even use such methods to frame them..."
"You're wasting your time!"
As if a volcano that had been silent for a long time finally began to erupt, Xueling Huanbing reached out and grabbed the gray-robed magician's skirt. Her expression that was about to burst into flames was then suppressed by her cold expression, and she spoke again
The words seemed to be squeezed out from between the white teeth: "The crisis is imminent! Those guys who don't know what they are doing may succeed next moment! Aren't you going to stop them?
But continue to take us to other places in circles?"
"Do you want to help me kill him?" She pulled Duan Qing's still expressionless face two inches closer to her, and her eyes full of anxiety and uneasiness were closely aligned with the man's eyes.
They looked at each other: "How long do you want to escape?"
"Well, actually I don't want to face that guy." Duan Qing, who looked at each other slightly sideways, sighed and spread his hands: "Let's not discuss the enemy's secret and our intelligence.
Given the combat conditions that are extremely unfavorable to us, do we really have any reason to confront the Wings of Freedom and others head-on? Even if Redkar is really destroyed, it has nothing to do with us..."
"So you are planning to give up."
The disappointment in his eyes became a little more intense. Xue Ling Huan Bing, who gradually let go of the other party, staggered back two steps: "You didn't intend to help me from the beginning, right?"
"Hey, I didn't mean that, I"
Shaking his head to avoid Duan Qing's hand that wanted to hold his shoulder, Xue Ling Huan Bing stepped back again and stretched the distance between himself and the gray-robed figure a little further, who had been looking at each other.
There seemed to be a bit of crystal color in her eyes, but it was quickly hidden in the movement of her lowering her head: "I can tell you everything about me, I can give everything for you without asking for anything in return, I
There is only this request left in my life now, and my prayer... is just that I hope you can give me some support."
"But now it seems that you are not even willing to say anything against it." She turned around and said, "Is it so difficult to be honest with each other? I want to get a sincere confession from you.
Is it really a luxury wish to respond?"
"..."
As if unable to refute the other party's sudden words, Duan Qing did not answer the white-haired woman's question for the first time. His hesitant reaction also made the woman's clenched fists become harder, and the back of her originally white hands also
He became even paler because of the force of his fingers: "I consider myself a rational woman, and I will not force you to pay anything for the mistakes I have committed. Since asking for your help has become a kind of
If you have extravagant hope, then you can just stay here."
"I'll just go by myself."
Her white hair began to flutter in the air, and her back gradually disappeared at the end of the street in the direction of the energy pillar. Duan Qing, who wanted to stop her, heard Lott's words in his ears.
Accompanied by his mysterious smile that seemed to see through everything: "A fight? This is not a good sign."
"If you really have been hiding something from her, I advise you to tell her as soon as possible." He retracted his arm and set his eyes in the same direction: "If there is suspicion between each other,
If it becomes a barrier, then it is not a problem that ordinary words can solve."
"The situation is not what you imagined." So Duan Qing could only show a wry smile: "Don't make blind guesses."
"Oh? Could it be that you haven't confessed your love to the other party yet?"
Looking at Duan Qing's tangled expression, Lott laughed and looked over his shoulder: "Although it's not easy for me to intervene in matters between you young people, if you want to further develop the relationship, you don't need to.
It’s just courage and decisiveness, what’s more needed is persistence.”
"Just like the beliefs I must uphold." The sword he carried gradually moved further in front of Duan Qing, and his burly figure gradually disappeared into the depths of the street in the same direction: "As an imperial noble,
As a member, facing this situation, it is impossible for me to retreat."
"Hey, hey!"
He made several meaningless calls, and the helpless voice belonging to Duan Qing echoed around the deserted streets and alleys together with his curling movements. With a look of loss, he stood alone in front of the Poole family.
In front of the door, the frown became deeper and deeper as he muttered to himself: "I originally thought that you were offline for rest because of a relapse of the old disease, and I wanted to stop you from asking for trouble.
I just ate it, but I ended up tripping over myself...forget it."
"Since you are so insistent, then let me continue to make trouble with you." He grinded his teeth, then turned around and shouted to his surroundings: "Violet, although things have become a bit more troublesome,
But I still beg you.”
"Violet, Violet?"
Continuous calls did not receive any response. Duan Qing's gradually alert eyes began to circulate around him, and the sound of wind caused by the energy column from the distance also hit his heart with some possibility.
It turned into a deafening buzz, constantly shaking his already unable to calm down state of mind. Because of her trip to the Gloria family, this purple-haired woman who was inconvenient to appear in front of the public once again followed Duan Qing.
The instructions were hidden under the effect of refraction magic. The figure that had been following them invisibly disappeared behind them at some point after this series of events.
"...You actually got lost? At this time?"
The headache symptoms seemed to have become more serious with the occurrence of this emergency. Duan Qing pressed his forehead heavily: "Sure enough, the more busy you are, the easier it is to have problems... Wait for this time.
After this is over, I must find a place to take a good rest."
"Hey, you." The calling voice came from the front. It was the voice of the figure who inadvertently followed the departing Qianzhihe and returned: "They have gone far away, you, are you?
Are you really not going to follow me?"
"...The safety of Xue Ling Huan Bing will be left to you, Xiao Qian."
Duan Qing, who stood there in silence for a while and thought for a long time with his hands on his hips, finally shook his head and said an answer that surprised the red-haired girl: "Help me take care of her. Her current mental condition may not be very good. If
If you accidentally meet that beautiful girl with Wings of Freedom, you should try your best to protect her from the battlefield. If you can, fight without wanting to fight..."
"Wait, wait a minute! This is what I'm talking about, and you're still asking where you're going? Hey!"
The increasingly surprised inquiries were then thrown away by him. Duan Qing, who did not follow him, turned around and ran back in the direction where the few people came from. He suppressed his confused emotions and then began to patrol.
As he walked through every corner of the street, his face began to become more and more serious: "So, ladies, this is why I don't want to make a promise easily."
"If I must be forced to make a choice, I will definitely choose this side between the promises I have made and the inexplicable nonsense."
The running footsteps suddenly stopped. The gray-robed man who had passed through countless alleys suddenly pulled his body back to the front of a certain street. His eyes also fell on the three or two people who were walking along this street.
At the end of the street, there was a group of men in black shouting something, and a black cloth bag they were dragging in their hands.