Chapter 43: Situation
"Don't worry, the situation of the little princess is much better than we imagined. ”
Looking at Tika with a mask on his face, Zhou Ming gave her a reassuring look.
"What the hell is going on?"
Tika asked.
Zhou Ming rotated the letter on the table and presented it in front of Tika.
"I don't know most of the human language, so read it to me. Tika shook her head.
"I'll give you the general meaning. ”
Zhou Ming said: "The little elf princess is now in the hands of a nobleman of the Dolan Empire, and the other party spent a full 15 million gold coins to buy Princess Aliya at the auction. ”
"15,000,000 gold coins?"
Tika was stunned when he heard this, this price was more than ten times that of ordinary elves, and he hurriedly asked, "Buyer, who is the buyer?"
"It's a duke, but it's very fortunate that this duke, a duchess from the Dolan Empire, bought Aria. ”
"Duchess?"
Tika's face changed drastically: "Why did this duchess buy Aria, what is her intention?"
Although she had been mentally prepared, Tika still felt a wave of nausea, especially after hearing that the buyer was a woman, she did not breathe a sigh of relief like Zhou Ming, but felt even more disgusting.
"The other party's name is Modette Du Lisa, people generally call her Durissa Duchess, she is very powerful in the Dolan Empire, she is one of the eight field dukes, not only beautiful, but also a powerful legendary mage, in the Dolan Empire, few people dare to provoke her. ”
"Not only that, in the Dolan Empire, Durissa's special hobbies have made many people look different, yes, she has a strong pedophilia, especially beautiful and cute girls, and it is often difficult to escape her poisonous claws. ”
It is said that after many girls fall into her hands, some mysteriously disappear, and some suddenly age, as if they have been robbed of their youth, and Dulisa, Duchess, who is in her sixties, has always maintained her young beauty at the age of 2 or 30. ”
"In the Dolan Empire, many parents stop crying whenever they mention the name of Duress Durissa in front of their children. ”
"Princess Aria, it just fell into her hands. ”
Zhou Ming said.
Tika's face changed wildly.
Princess Alia actually fell into the hands of that kind of perverted demon king?
"No, I'm going to the Dolan Empire to rescue Princess Alia!"
Tika decides to leave now!
"Wait!"
Zhou Ming hurriedly stopped her: "Tika, don't be in a hurry to leave, you will only fall into danger if you go over so rashly alone, didn't you hear what I just said? That duchess is a powerful legendary mage, you can't be her opponent." ”
"Then I have to go! I am Alia's bodyguard, she is in danger, how can I put her safety at risk, since I have received news of her, of course I must go over and save her immediately!"
Tika said with a resolute face, the life in this castle is good, and her strength has already recovered to the peak, if she doesn't go now, she will be a princess, when will she save it?
"Tika, I'm not going to let you save her, your strength alone is too weak, and the chance of successfully saving her is very low!"
Zhou Ming said: "Tika, if you believe me, then wait for me a little longer, I will go to the Dolan Empire with you, I will find a way to help you rescue Alia, Tika, it is not possible to do this kind of thing by brute force, you have to use your brain, you have to prepare some money...... I've got all of these things, but only if you have to wait a little bit for me to finish what I'm doing. ”
"As for the safety of the little princess, you really don't have to worry so much for the time being, she will be fine in a short time, please wait for me a while. ”
The course of this semester at the Brno School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is basically coming to an end, and recently Zhou Ming is looking for the old fox and asks for the letter of recommendation for going to the 'Gray School of Witchcraft and Wizardry' as an exchange student for six months, but the old fox actually hesitated to give it, saying that he was worried that he would not return, or that he would not return for a long time, anyway, he was a little worried.
After all, whether it is for the Kingdom of Adud or for the Brno School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the role of this kid is too important, and the interests associated are too great, who dares to let him wander outside for too long?
One or two months is acceptable, half a year, and it is really difficult for the old fox to agree.
Zhou Ming estimated that it would take him a few days to convince the old fox.
In addition, it will take him at least two months to deal with the various matters at hand, and it is impossible for him to go to the Dolan Empire immediately.
So he wanted Tika to wait a little longer.
Tika shook her head repeatedly.
She understood what Zhou Ming meant, and she knew that what he said was very reasonable, but this castle, she really couldn't stay any longer, she really couldn't sit still!
Of course, for Zhou Ming, a human being who is 30 years younger than her, she has also seen it in the past few months, and it has indeed opened a lot of eyes, and she also believes that if this man agrees to go to the Dolan Empire with her, the probability of rescuing the little princess is definitely much higher than that of her single-handedly!
This man's smart mind is indeed comparable to 10 great magicians.
But......
She just wants to go to the Dolan Empire now, find out the news of the little princess, and find a way to rescue her, once she sees the opportunity, she will not hesitate to act...... Even if there is an element of "brute force".
Because she really didn't want to see the daughter of the noble Queen of the Moon, the future Queen of the Moon (yes, she hid something from Zhou Ming here, namely: the Queen of the Moon has only one daughter), and then in the hands of humans, she will suffer for one more day.
So she had to go right away.
Zhou Ming couldn't stop it.
Therefore, after confirming Tika's determination, Zhou Ming did not stop him, so he had to say helplessly: "In this case, Tika, you go over there first, but I hope that in the first two or three months, it is best not to take action immediately, mainly to find out the news, and when I get over there and meet you, how about we take action together?"
Tika nodded, "Okay, that's fine." ”
If it was on the side of the Dolan Empire, she would still be able to wait for two or three months, after all, integrating into the local area and spying on the news is not something that can be solved in a while.
In addition, recently, Tika has been trying his best to learn human language, but he still doesn't know many sentences, and the communication barrier is still very big, and he can't integrate into humans.
So Zhou Ming sent someone to go with her to help her investigate.
Warrior Captain Gerdjief.
Except for sending him with him, Zhou Ming really couldn't think of anyone who could hold Tika in time at the critical moment and tell her to wait a little longer.
"Sir, I'll do my job of taking care of Ms. Tika!"
After asking Gerjeff to come over and tell him about the mission, Gerjeff nodded his head and made it clear.
Zhou Ming emphasized again: "Gejief, your mind is far calmer than Tika, I hope this can come in handy, Tika is too impatient, maybe the elves have this problem, but no matter what, before I go to the Dolan Empire, I must stop Tika, don't let her act rashly!"
"All actions, wait until I arrive in the Dolan Empire, and then make arrangements!"
"I understand, sir, don't worry, even if it costs with my life, I will definitely stop Tika. ”
Gejieff said solemnly.
"I believe you!"
Zhou Ming nodded, and immediately relieved his heart.
"Sir, I'll step back first. ”
Gurdjieff rested his left hand on his chest and bowed slightly, ready to retreat.
"Wait. ”
Zhou Ming stopped him and said to him: "You haven't asked me where Di Foe went in the past two days, in fact, there is nothing bad to ask, I asked him to go to the Kingdom of Cadon to find out the news of your family, and when we finish the affairs of the Dolan Empire, we will pass by the Kingdom of Cadon, and ...... then."
Zhou Ming paused and said, "I will find a way to reunite you with your family." ”
Defoe is one of the four warriors under Gurdjieff, Zhou Ming sent Defoe out on a mission, but Gurdjief didn't ask, not because he has a cold personality, but he knows the difference between master and servant, whether it is Fitz or Defoe, and Gurdjieff himself, as early as the day Zhou Ming bought them from the slave trader Ward, they all had masters.
"Thank you, sir. ”
Gurdjieff's body shook slightly, and he immediately calmed down, and in a flat tone, he bowed deeply.
Looking at the back of Gejieff leaving the study, Zhou Ming nodded, this is why he admires this warrior chief, not only because of his integrity, but no matter when, no matter what difficulties he encounters, this strong middle-aged man knows to abide by himself and hide his emotions.
Didn't he want to see his family? Didn't he want revenge? Of course he wanted to, but he wouldn't be like Tika, who shouted in a hurry to leave when he heard something, he just turned that longing and hatred into more than 12 hours a day of martial arts training.
No one would believe that this warrior who lost his right arm is now close to the peak of his former strength.
How could Zhou Ming not appreciate him?
……
Two days later
September 22nd.
The griffin take-off and landing platform of the Continental Chamber of Commerce.
The three adult griffons, surrounded by a group of staff, are making final preparations before takeoff.
Among the three griffins, one of them was a navigator - a thin man wearing a windproof suit, in Zhou Ming's eyes, this skinny navigator may weigh less than 60 pounds.
The other two griffons, one for Tika and one for Gurdjieff, were ridden by Tika and Gurdjieff.
There was a small episode here, as the maximum load limit for griffins was 100 kilograms, each passenger had to be weighed before boarding the griffin's back.
Elf Tika weighs 67.8 kilograms, plus some luggage and belongings, for a total weight of 97.6 kilograms, which can ride a griffon.
But Gergeff's weight, even after throwing away his luggage, was still slightly over the norm, reaching 106 kilograms.
So he took off his thick winter suit, wore only two single clothes and a pair of shorts, and his weight dropped to 102 kilograms.
After two more trips to the toilet and an hour of strenuous exercise, my weight dropped to 100.5 kilograms.
The remaining pound of weight, no matter how Zhou Ming said about adding money, the person in charge still didn't let Gejief sit on the griffin, because the weight limit of the griffin was 100 kilograms, and it would not work beyond one or two.
Just when Zhou Ming was arguing with the other party, Gejieff asked Tika for a dagger, and shaved all the meticulous hair on his head and the beard on his lips that highlighted the mature temperament of a man.
By the time he stepped onto the weighing table again, he weighed exactly 100 kilograms.
Looking at the bald Ge Jiefu, Zhou Ming shook his head and said, "This price is too big." ”
Gurdjieff patted the back of his head and smiled slightly, "This is God's will." ”
"Goodbye!"
Looking at the three griffins flapping their wings and flying to the sky, Zhou Ming waved his hand.