Chapter 6: Fatal Letterhead
The transportation of this world is extremely backward, in contrast, this continent is vast. Pen & Fun & Court www.biquge.info so a business trip, it may be a few days, or it may be a few weeks. Merchants go for profit, and they won't plan a long trip without great benefits.
From Kolo City to Blue City, there are more than a dozen larger cities in between, and you have to bypass high mountains along the way, and you can't camp in the wild to prevent robbers and beasts, etc., plus passing through the city also requires a commercial investigation in order to find greater business opportunities, so the merchant who had high hopes for Ryan did not arrive in Blue City until 10 days later. He didn't go to deliver the letter right away, because a big business was waiting for him.
"Put things here! My master said, the price is according to your set, all the way hard, this is what you deserve, according to your requirements are exchanged for change. A man who looked like a servant came out and said this and left. Then an attendant presented a thick bundle of silver tickets, each representing the value of 10 silver coins.
The merchant originally wanted to meet this famous giant, Grande, but thinking about his identity, he went back silently.
After putting away the silver tickets and sorting out the account books for a long time, the spark of wealth appeared in the shrewd eyes of the merchants, and there must be another big business waiting for him. It wasn't until late in the evening that the merchant remembered his small business along the way: delivering letters.
There is no post office or other department dedicated to sending letters in this world, and some post stations and the like are only for official travel, communication, etc., so all people who are deeply affectionate write a letter to express their thoughts, and they all go to some shops to inquire if there are any merchants who want to send them recently, and then ask the shops to "help" to negotiate from them. The cost of sending such a letter is much higher than the price of the envelope and stationery, but compared to the communication with distant family members, this money is very small.
The door of Ryan's house was closed, and the corpses inside had been disposed of, except for the four sergeants standing outside the door, there was nothing unusual from the outside. The merchant followed the door number to find the address written by Ryan, hesitated to ask the sergeant about the family, and then was taken away for unknown reasons.
"You said you sent a letter to Ryan?" there was a hint of excitement in the black-robed man's eyes.
"Yes, sir. "The businessman is still terrified, this small business can't be done.
"Where did you get the letter?"
"Back to my lord, the letter I received from the city of Kolo. โ
"Letter to me, what reward do you want?" the black-robed man looked at the slightly trembling merchant with a smile on his face.
"My lord, this ......"
"Give him 10 gold coins! The black-robed man commanded, took the letter and looked at the envelope, and opened it directly.
"Dear Father, Dear Mother,
"Hello, this is the first time I've written to you. Since we separated two years ago, I have been studying magic on a manor house with my teacher. The school should have informed you that my teacher is Master Lipsus, and he is a great magician. As for his true identity, I'm not sure either, but judging from the dean's attitude, his identity may be extremely noble.
"The teacher took a fancy to my talent and wanted to train me to be a great magician, but he didn't want us to be known by others, and we were his secret weapon. Although life here is very monotonous, my magic is improving every day, and to be honest, if my magic is placed in the previous academy, even some of the academy teachers are no match for me. I have fulfilled the wish of the second elder and become an outstanding magician.
"The teacher never asked us for anything, and I knew that we were not strong enough to share his worries. Every time he came back with exhaustion and pain, I knew he must have had a problem, but he just wanted to solve it himself, and he never told us everything he endured. So, I have decided to follow the teacher for the rest of my life, please forgive the child's selfishness.
"Please don't write back to me, no one knows where I am. When I have time, I'll go to see you, as I did when I first entered the manorโriding the summoned beasts.
"Love you Lane, respectfully. โ
Poor Ryan still doesn't know that his esteemed mentor is the murderer of his own family, and he doesn't realize that he's just a tool.
The black-robed man closed the letter, a tear flashed in his eyes, and he whispered softly: "Uncle, your handwriting is really amazingly similar!"
Getting rid of the emotions that had not appeared for a long time, the black-robed man regained his calm face, and he immediately ordered: "Everyone quickly go to Kolo City, and gather another demon extermination team to act with me in secret." โ
It took the merchant 10 days to get from Kolo to the Blue City, but for a small army, it was easy to cross this long distance in 3 days without stopping. The black-robed man followed him to Kolo City, and immediately arranged personnel to secretly go out to patrol. From the letter, it can be seen that they lived in a manor, and the black-robed man did not intend to start with the household register, because he knew that such traces had probably been completely erased by Lipsus.
"Dean Green, I hope you remember what your students looked like. The black-robed man arranged the dean and Amansius at the city gate, and hid his face to observe the passers-by. The black-robed man speculated that Lipsus' manor would be regularly supplied with food, so he would definitely choose to go to the city, and judging from Ryan's ability to send letters, his students had a chance to come to the city.
There are 2 gates in Kolo City, and the other gate is controlled by a group of magicians who take turns to control the magic images, and constantly pass the magic crystals to Dean Green at this gate.
Magic images are a trick used by some nobles for fun, recording image data through magic, storing it in magic crystals, and then entering magic breath to view. As for the magic crystal, it is a transparent stone that can sense magic, and the "table lamp" that Lin Qian saw before was inlaid with a large piece of magic crystal, which was a tool for lighting the rich family.
The net has been cast, and the black-robed man sat in the City Lord's Mansion of Kolo City early in the morning, chatting with the City Lord.
Although the lord of the castle had jurisdiction over one side, his real power was limited, and his duty was only to collect the city fee and taxes on the shops in the city. As for public security, as long as there is no civil unrest, they generally turn a blind eye, and if they provoke the magician, they will suffer the loss.
Magicians are proud, because there is only one magic academy in the whole continent, and those who pass the graduation from it are not only favored by the royal family and nobles, but also by some powerful magic families. They removed the white robes of the academy and replaced them with black robes, which symbolized the registered magicians, and they could swagger in and out of many places.
The city lord only had a low level of anger for this noble magician, saying that it was small talk, but in fact, he was trembling for fear of upsetting the other party.
"The lord of the city does not need to be restrained, if the action is successful this time, it is indispensable to ask for credit for the lord in front of His Majesty. The black-robed man arched his hand and motioned to the city lord.
The lord of the city understands, if he doesn't succeed, he may have to blame himself for not cooperating, anyway, he is a person next to the king, although his official position is not as good as his own, but his power is very great.
"Your Excellency said with a smile, it is an honor for the courtiers to be able to do things for Your Majesty, and you must fully cooperate! Your Excellency can just say it if you have something!" The city lord had a heart-to-brain attitude, and he almost knelt down in the direction of the blue city.
"I've heard that the Castle Lord's harvest this year isn't very good. The black-robed man said nonchalantly.
The city lord's face immediately changed, and he said in his heart, Could it be that His Majesty sent him to supervise me, and after pondering for a while, he replied: "Some merchants' taxes and fees have been delayed for too long, and urging some next month will almost complete the target." โ
The black-robed man knew what he meant by urging, and he didn't break it, and then asked, "Does the city lord know the truth of 'doing a good deed every day'?"
"I want to hear about it. โ
"If you do one good one day, if you do not do good one day, you will be evil, and if you do evil one day, you will be evil, and if you do one evil day, if you do not do evil, you will be good, and if you do good one day, you will be very good." Lord of the Castle, you need to think about it. โ
The city lord thought for a long time, and thanked him respectfully: "Thank you for your advice, I will remember it below." I can't imagine that adults still have such a way of governing the people, so I admire it!"
While chatting, a guard hurriedly came, hurriedly approached the black-robed man, and whispered in his ear: "My lord, I have found the trace of a traitor!"
The black-robed man looked happy and said goodbye to the city lord: "Lord the city lord, I have taken my leave, thank you for your hospitality." After speaking, the black-robed man didn't care about the city lord, got up to see him off, and went straight out of the city lord's mansion.
Dean Green was already waiting outside the door, and when he saw the black-robed man, he immediately greeted him: "My lord, the magic image from the north gate just now found Neuer and the person he summoned, and they had already left the city half an hour ago. โ
"Go chase it now!Search all possible roads, don't do it first when you encounter a situation, send a signal first!" the black-robed man gave a decisive order.
Today it was Neuer's turn to go grocery shopping, and they had already set out before dawn, entering the city when the city gate was opened, successfully avoiding the magicians who yawned and came to record the magical images, but when they left the city, it was already dawn, and it was inevitable that they were recorded.
"Lin, didn't you meet a beggar today?" Neuer relied on Lin Qian's incomprehension and said nonsense.
"Here we go again. It's a pity that you don't talk about stand-up comedy. Lin Qian could only reply to him weakly.
Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and when the two of them turned around, they saw four sergeant-like men riding horses straight towards this side. This road is the road leading to the mountain, and there is basically no one coming in normal times, so how can any sergeant rush to this side? The two of them were puzzled and saw that the four horses had quickened their speed, and when they came to a stop, they surrounded them.
The four sergeants dismounted in unison, and when they came up, they were about to catch the two. Neuer and Lin Qianhe had never seen this kind of battle, Rao is Neuer can also have a little magic, and at this time he was also a little frightened, and Lin Qian stared at the other party's weapons and did not dare to move.
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