Tess knew Pansy as well as she knew herself, a thief who itched when he saw what he wanted, and felt like he couldn't live until he got his hands on it—so she guessed right.

"It was really to find out where the powder came from. Pansy laughed and argued, "The cargo ship we were chasing went south, but we found an old mill at the edge of the forest that was empty, and there were a lot of unused whiskers in it, and the people in the neighborhood said that the Antler Forest was everywhere...... We thought those elves might have something to do with it, but we couldn't just ask?......

They originally wanted to pretend to be merchants and sneak into Sandwater to talk to the elves about business, and take the opportunity to find out some news, but after inquiring, they learned that the elves of Sandwater had a fixed contact in Damaran, and all the large business passed through there, and the small business could wait for the elves to come to the city occasionally, and trade with them directly in the market, and no one could use this as an excuse to enter the settlement in the Antler Forest.

After observing for a day or two, they found that the elves did not refuse to allow everyone to enter. They followed two sailors out of the forest, revealing a secret that they could come and go freely - a strange sign drawn on their wrists. But they were almost immediately found to be counterfeits, and were driven out by the arrows chasing after them.

“...... You are pretending to be a follower of Nasus?" Norway smiled wryly. Panasses didn't mention it to him, perhaps having heard of Philip and Ed's similar behavior at the Far Northern Light...... But at least that time, it turned out not bad.

"Isn't it all about helping Alan and his son-in-law!" Pansy said solemnly. "I think any god will forgive us. ”

"Son-in-law?" Tess leaned over with great interest, "which one?"

Pansy was stunned for a moment, and asked with the same interest, "Are there a few more?"

“...... Get down to business. Gavin frowned and kicked him.

But the rest is largely not the right thing to do – at least not what they were meant to do.

In the case of having already been evicted once. To sneak into Sandwater again is to simply find death. But Pansy found a reason for herself to die.

When they were driven out of the forest, they were followed not only by the elven bows and arrows, but also by two leopards, one large and one small, the larger one was an ordinary leopard, and the small one was mixed with snow white, jumping around like a lively white lightning. Splitting Pansy in a daze.

“...... Oops. Tess gloated, "You're done." ”

"Not really!" Pansy lamented sadly, "it would kill me at a glance! I'll never look blind in my life!"

Pansy doesn't have Tess's penchant for wanting to take cute little things home when she sees them, but "The White Panther" is his Achilles' heel. From an early age, he idolized a legendary hero who had a faithful companion - a rare white leopard.

“...... So you only went back to steal the elven leopard?" Noway laughed, "It's your fate to not die." ”

"And you're actually helping him steal?" Tess turned curiously to Gavin. "I thought you hated Pansy stealing the most. ”

"He didn't help me!" cried Pansy in displeasure. "If he hadn't caught up with me and stopped me, I might have stolen it!"

"If I hadn't stopped you, you'd probably be dead. Gavin finally spoke with a gloomy face, "Didn't you hear it in prison? That white leopard is their holy beast! Do you want to be hunted to death by a group of elves?"

"Anyway, you can't go back. Novi sighed helplessly, and suddenly there was a deep sense of powerlessness. If Panasses knew that the two men were helping the Temple of Collins...... I don't know what kind of misunderstanding there will be. But Pansy probably hadn't thought of so much at all.

Once upon a time, most of the adventurers of humanity would not have been so willful and willful. We will also attach importance to honor and responsibility...... And the little fat man standing in front of him now is already a trustworthy adventurer today—at least he doesn't have a bad heart. I don't have a big appetite, and I won't go out of Erfal and give you a stab in the back.

“...... Why don't you take me to the mill you found? He said a little tiredly.

The abandoned old mill is located by a small river that has dried up, and the huge waterwheel is in dilapidation, but the mill itself remains intact.

As Pansy said, there were still a lot of unused plant roots in the warehouse, fine gray-white powder was blown everywhere by the wind, there were many footprints on the floor, but they were all blurred, and all the tools were carefully put aside and neatly arranged, as if someone was going to come back to work.

But the tools were like the arrows used by the attackers on the night of May, new and old, in all shapes and sizes, like ordinary people taking them out of their own homes, and it is difficult to tell where they came from.

Ordinary people, Norway's heart moved slightly. The followers of Nesses are ordinary people......

He shook his head, shook off his unfounded suspicions, and looked at every nook and cranny of the mill, and though he did not find nothing, he found nothing of particular importance. He didn't know if it was intentional or not—there were many things left in the mill, but none of them pointed to any clear clues. If, as before, they grabbed something and reluctantly pursued it, it would only distract them and make everyone exhausted.

“...... Doesn't anyone see anyone coming in and out of here?" he asked Gavin, and it was Pansy who answered him.

"Hey, Elf, it's not the first day we've done this. The little man said a little dissatisfied, "We have all asked what we should ask, but you have also seen that this place is deserted enough, who will stare at this place if it is fine?"

It wasn't just the mill that was abandoned, there was also a small village nearby. The people of the village had probably moved into the city of Damaran, or closer to the water source, and the surrounding area was indeed deserted, except for the overgrown weeds and shrubs.

If the people who are here have just left and found this place......

Norway sighed, no longer dwelling on the things he couldn't do.

"We'd better go back to Collins first. "Maybe someone else will find something." ”

Pansy glanced at Gavin, who snorted and twisted his face, "You say it yourself." ”

"I think ......," Pansy rubbed her hands a little weakly, "I don't think we can help much, so we might as well ......"

"You want to stay here and continue to find a way to steal that little white leopard. Tess poked him with a disdainful remark, "The thief's heart is not dead." ”

Pansy smiled, kind of acquiescing.

Norway was silent for a moment, then spoke softly, "I have no right to ask you to do anything...... But you should know that if you need Alan Carvo's help, he won't give up halfway. ”

Pansy looked left and right in embarrassment, and Gavin looked at the elf for a moment, then nodded dryly, "Let's go back to Collins." ”

Pansy puffed out her cheeks and muttered something, but she didn't object.

As soon as they entered Damaran, they felt an uneasy commotion, and people gathered in groups in the streets whispering, their faces nervous and dazed, as if they did not know what was happening, but were sure that something terrible was coming.

"Hey, what's going on?" Pansy grabbed a teenager running past him and expertly tossed him a copper coin.

The young man caught the copper coin accurately, but only pointed ahead to him: "You'll know when you get to the port!"

He snapped free of Pansy's grasp and ran away.

Pansy cursed rudely, but waved triumphantly at Tess. On his left hand hung an old silver amulet, apparently touched from the boy's body.

Tess gave him a roll of the eyes, and as soon as she reached out and snatched the talisman, she said, "Even the children's things are stolen, and the thief's face is lost to you!"

Norway smiled as she caught up with the boy, raised his hand and smashed the amulet on the back of the man's head, and ran back to him triumphantly, feeling a little proud that he had raised a good thief.

...... It seems that there is nothing to be proud of.

They had to find a ship to take them back to Visa, so they made their way to the port, and the closer they got there, the more people they saw rushing in the opposite direction, as if they were hiding from some catastrophe that was in hot pursuit. More people fled into their homes, quickly closing their doors and windows, and closing the shops on either side. It was a breezy spring afternoon, but the whole city was inexplicably chaotic, as if the end was coming.

Norway vaguely heard someone mention the word "plague", and his heart was shocked. Then Gavin finally grabbed a man with a frightened face and asked for some definite news.

"There was a ship that went out of here a few days ago and returned to the port...... All the people on board are dead!" The man's eyes widened and his voice trembled slightly, "They say it's the plague...... The port has been cordoned off, but it is said that some of the people who got on the boat have fled into the city...... Please let me go, I need to go back and take my family out of town!"

Gavin let go and watched the man stumble away before looking back in the direction of the docks.

Norway and Tess looked at each other, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

"It can't be 'that' plague...... Tess muttered, hugging Mo involuntarily and clinging to Norvi's side.

"'Kind'?" Pansy asked nervously, "Which?

"Isn't there a temple here?" Garvin frowned, "Why don't you be so nervous?"

"It seems that the people here have little faith in God. Pansy said matter-of-factly, "Honestly, I don't have much confidence - we might as well go back to the Antlers Forest? ”

Tess glared at him angrily, but Norway gave him a thoughtful look.

(To be continued......)