"The lord has ordered that this woman have committed a heinous crime, and that her head must be cut off before sunset!" A big man wearing a full body of Nord heavy armor and a bearded face showed the lord's inscription to the many local officials present.

It was a genuine product, flawless from the handwriting to the seal.

"We should obey the orders of our lords. An officer dressed as a centurion stood up and said. "But why is it a secret order? Your Excellency's will in Xueman is absolute, if you want to kill someone, why bother so much? I even need you, Your Excellency Qatar Al-Wakiri. A direct member of the old Nord family came to give orders?"

The rest of the officers nodded their heads in agreement.

"Don't underestimate this woman, she is extremely powerful. Even the Ring Pioneer, the incomparable Lord Krako, admits that he will not be able to win a one-on-one duel with her. Therefore, the lord will not admit this command, and if it fails, others will bear her wrath. Qatar said loudly, and the secret order in his hand spontaneously combusted, gradually turning into pale ashes.

This explanation caused an immediate uproar.

"This can't be!" said a centurion who suddenly stood up and said excitedly, "We don't have enough soldiers to defeat such a formidable enemy!"

Before he could finish his words, another officer immediately chimed in and said, "Your Excellency Krako is known to be powerful, and even if we triple our numbers, it will be impossible to confront him head-on. Your Lord would never give such a mortal order!"

"Unless we have half of the Rings of our Brothers, we have no hope of winning!"

At this moment, the commander of the local garrison, who had been silent, raised his hand.

It was like a signal, and the noisy tent immediately fell silent.

He said slowly: "Your Excellency Qatar, you are one of the members of the Ring. Do you also represent the will of the ring?"

"No, the ring didn't give the order to clean her up. ”

"Cleanup?"

"That's right, cleanup. Qatar bowed slightly, "Although she has given up her identity, she is still a member of the comrade-in-arms group." I'm here purely for a personal vendetta. ”

"Oh?" the commander pressed down with one hand, stopping his men from making a brutal move. "I want to hear about it. ”

"Half a month of dragon plague. My niece, Vijes Wakiri, was warmly welcomed by this woman. Until now, he has not been able to recover. ”

"It's a sad story. The Vakiri family will not rest on their laurels. ”

"That's right. Only her blood can wash away the disgrace of the Vakiri family, and I have come for this. He paused and added.

"Don't worry. There is more than one force that wants to kill this woman called Alice. It's not us who are primarily responsible for doing it. ”

"All we and our soldiers need to do is block her last possible way to survive when the signal is set. ”

……………………

"Thanks to your advice, I've figured out a lot. I'm sorry to delay you for so long. In the inner chamber of the mansion, Bourtina bowed to Alice and thanked her.

After all, she was not burned out by these ancient words, and finally came to her senses in time when Alice showed an impatient look. Stopped this impertinent act.

"No, it's nothing. Alice whispered. But he didn't want to stay in this small room full of miscellaneous ancient books and tablets and carved stone rubbers for a minute. "Let's go out. My guards must have waited impatiently. ”

"I'm so sorry. As if trying to defend herself, Boultina whispered, "It's just that I haven't figured out the dragon runes for too long...... If you speak another language, even if it's a demon language. I won't ...... This way. ”

I'm afraid not. 】

Alice let out a sneer from the bottom of her heart.

But...... Demon ......

"Do you really know the Demon language? As far as I know, this is a much more difficult knowledge than either Old German or Dragon. Those who know this are famous university scholars. She looked at Bourtina suspiciously.

"It's true!" Bourtina blushed her cheeks and waved her hands as if she wanted to prove something. Her gaze panned to her head, then focused on the ebony blade that Alice was carrying. Said loudly: "Just like the demon inscription on your sword, I will be able to decipher it in a while!"

"Oh?" Alice turned, and had to say that Boultina had succeeded in piquing her interest. The sword was powerful, but Alice felt that she was only using a tiny fraction of it. It's just like a sword that's just sharper than its kind. If you understand the inscription, the situation may change.

She immediately untied the long sword on her back and handed it to the female scholar in front of her. "Then you can give it a try. ”

To her surprise, Bourtina didn't take the sword directly. Instead, he opened an old box and pulled out a pair of quaint gloves from underneath and put them on. She explained to Alice, "Weapons engraved with demon runes usually have powerful enchantments. I can't touch the blade directly. ”

Alice's face flushed a little, but she hadn't expected it at all. When Anche was holding the sword, his eyesight seemed to be extremely strict. While it doesn't have any side effects on her, it doesn't necessarily work for others.

She tilted her head slightly, avoiding the scholar's gaze.

But Bourtina didn't notice the slightest hint of this little action. She just took the sword and looked at it carefully.

"Darkness, life, hmm...... The word is for absorption. Drain life?"

[She really understands!]

For the next ten minutes, Boultina focused all her energy on deciphering the inscriptions on the Ebony Blade. And Alice was also very patient and watched from the side.

After all, it is something that is closely related to one's own interests. It's also normal to have some patience.

"Slurp the blood of fraud? isn't right...... The syntax of this paragraph seems to be a bit problematic. Bourtina's brow furrowed as if she were in some predicament.

"What's wrong?"

"There's something wrong with this section, wait a minute, I'm going to find some information!" she ran to the backyard with the Ebony Blade in her arms, seeing that her target should be the small warehouse about a hundred feet behind the house.

This is normal. Alice didn't think there was any place in Boultina's small lab for those ancient materials - I had heard that the Daedric writing was written on some kind of stone tablet.

[So, wait for her a little.] 】

Alice turned and returned to the hall.

[The tracking mark stops one hundred and sixteen feet due north.] It seems that there is no need to worry about any problems. 】

After all, this is her favorite sword, so it is only natural to leave a tracking mark on Boultina's body.

Something seems wrong, though.

[It seems a little difficult to cast spells today, is it too rusty?]

[I really should practice more of these infrequently used spells.] 】

She crossed her seat and found another seat.

Bray, who had been in the corner, immediately greeted him. Picking up the kettle and pouring Alice a glass of water. It was placed in front of her.

"My sister has caused you trouble, please bear with me. He whispered.

[Hmm...... This little guy isn't afraid of me anymore?Is it Lydia's sake?]

She nodded noncommittally and casually asked, "What about Lydia?"

"She's gone to prepare the ingredients for you. Be back soon. ”

"Oh, yes. Alice looked absentmindedly at somewhere on the ceiling and raised the teacup in her hand.

………………

"Is that it? Hmm...... I remember what I put here. Not far from the warehouse where Alice was, Bourtina looked puzzled between the file shelves for her target.

It should be in this area...... She remembered that she had sorted everything so well.

"Are you looking for this?" suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, a clay tablet covered with ancient runes.

"This is it!" the female scholar let out a cheer, but she immediately realized that something was wrong!

Before she could scream, the stranger in front of her opened his mouth and spat out a strange byte.

“Stia”

Her form froze immediately. The bright eyes lost their luster for a moment.

Pre-hypnosis, followed by a predetermined character to activate the state of mind manipulation for a suitable period of time. This is a very basic course in the Department of Illusion.

As long as it is an apprentice who has learned a little bit of magic, or a warrior who has seen some blood, he can easily avoid this little trick that does not require mana maintenance. It can only be used on ordinary people who are powerless. It may also have a certain effect on the receptor's thinking pattern.

But it has the advantage that it is extremely difficult to detect when it is successfully used. Unless a high-level wizard of the illusion department carefully investigates, it is impossible to reveal a flaw at all.

And that's what parrots value.

"Give me the sword. The parrot held out her black-gloved hands to Bourtina.

"Yes, my master. The female scholar said in a hollow tone, respectfully handing the ebony blade in both hands.

"It's such a good sword, it's a shame it can't stay in my hands. Parrot looked at the Ebony Blade in admiration. That's what Anche thought at the beginning. ”

It's not that far from where Alice is, but it's not that close either. If you prepare in advance, it will not be difficult to hide her perception.

The parrot smiled charmingly. The Ebony Blade was carefully placed in a crystal box engraved with ancient runes in advance—and as she closed the box, she could clearly see the sparkle of the sword dimming for a moment.

In this case, the last bit of variable will no longer exist. ”

"The organization has prepared scholars, poets, orphans, pregnant women, and even priestesses for you, and I thought it would take a lot of effort. But I didn't expect you to bite this most conspicuous bait so directly. ”

The biggest bait, the most poisonous bait.

"You really have a good subordinate. Little Alice, who seems to be ruthless on the outside, but is extremely weak on the inside. The organization's analysis of you is really not that bad. ”

The parrot quickly turned around and entered the secret passage that had been prepared in advance.

Soon, she disappeared into the darkness along with the crystal box.

[All members have reached their assigned positions.] Master Gabriella also arrived in the early hours of the morning. 】

[One qiē is in the plan we are waiting for. 】

[Now, there is only one last step left.] 】

Are you ready to embrace the night? 】