Chapter 71 ,
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Cricktor is a well-known playboy in Alex City, his girlfriend and boyfriend are always non-stop, even when he was once courting Filsie, he never stopped interacting with others, which is one of the reasons why Charles looks at Cricktor so unpleasantly.
Charles said, "That bastard from Cricktor is picking up a new girl again." β
Lub asked, "Who is Crickto?" β
Charles said, "The task of finding the Stone of Light was entrusted by him. β
Lubu nodded, remembering.
Charles asked curiously, "Lub, why do you keep looking at Cricktor and that girl?" Eh, do you want to find a girl too? That's not good, don't you think I'm better than a girl? β
Lubb: "......" I didn't say anything.
Tackales and Firsie, who had completed their engagement under the Tree of Happiness, noticed Charles and Lub's movements and followed their line of sight.
Filsie's smile immediately disappeared, and his expression became stern, "That woman is the princess of Gregory Country. He glanced vaguely at Lub, "Why is she with Crickto?" β
"Eh, she's Ricky?" Charles was surprised, "Isn't she Brother Connor's fiancΓ©e?" Does she know Cricktor, the scumbag? β
Filsey shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
The four of them were too far away to hear what Cricktor and Ricky were saying, and they couldn't rush forward and alarm them, so they had to watch what they were doing from a distance.
Cricktor and Rikiel didn't have an intimate move, they were talking, but as she spoke, Rikiel got angry, she stomped her feet, Cricketor shrugged her shoulders and spread her hands, Rikiel was angry and gave Cricktor a slap, Cricktor also got angry, raised his hand and wanted to fight back, maybe because of the other party's noble status, he didn't dare to do it in the end, and left stupidly, Rikiel stayed for a while, and left in the opposite direction.
As soon as Cricketor and Ricky left, the four of Tacales split into two ways.
Tacales and Filsi go after Crickto, and Lub and Shazo go after Ricky.
Cricktor was not a professional, and although he knew some swordsmanship, he was only good enough for self-defense, so he didn't notice that someone was following him.
Crickto went into a tavern that was open during the day, and asked the owner to give him two bottles of strong liquor, which he had come to buy drunk.
The bearded boss said: "There are very few customers who come to buy drunk in broad daylight, let's talk about it, what troubles do you have?" β
"I owe a sum of money," Crickto said. β
The bearded man said, "It's normal to owe money, hey, but I see that you are dressed as a nobleman, will you not be able to pay it back?" β
Cricktor took a sip of his wine and said, "I can't afford it." β
The bearded man sighed: "It turns out that the nobles will not be able to pay back, so what are you going to do?" Maybe your title of nobility will allow you to pay off your debts in other ways? β
"My title of nobility is nothing to the other side, but I do pay off my debts in other ways," Crickto said. β
The bearded man asked him what his way was, but Crickto didn't say anything.
After three rounds of drinking, Crickto was slightly drunk and stopped guarding the door.
"I'm helping my creditor find someone," Crickto said. β
"The tavern is the most well-informed place, maybe I can help you." β
"If you can help me," said Cricktoe, "then I'll introduce you to a lot of business, you know, I have a lot of aristocratic friends, and they all lack a place to spend their time." β
Bearded wiped a wine glass clean and placed it on the counter, saying, "That's great." β
Cricktau was looking for a man, about twenty-three years old, pale from the lack of sunlight all year round.
The man was taciturn, aloof-looking, and out of place with the crowd, a thief professional, armed with a dagger encrusted with sapphires.
Hiding on the other side of the tavern and eavesdropping, Tacales and Filsi glanced at each other, the man Cricktor described was all too familiar to them.
"By the way," Kricktor said, "I have a portrait of him. β
Crickto pulled out a palm-sized portrait from his coat pocket, showing a man wearing a cloak and a black hood that covered most of his face, revealing only a resolute jaw and thin lips.
The bearded man glanced at it and said, "Okay, I'll keep an eye on this guy for you." β
"Thank you very much," said Crickto. β
Crickto drank the two bottles he had ordered and left the tavern, while Tacales and Filsi went to inquire about the bearded man.
Filsey gave the bearded man a gold coin and said, "Tell me about the portrait that the man gave you." β
The beard was recognizable to Filsey - most of the people in Alec City knew Filsie, and he smiled and accepted the gold coin, describing the man in the portrait to Filsie.
Now, Tacales and Filsie are sure that the person Cricktaw is looking for is Lub!
Lubu is a second-order thief with first-order strength, and it is easy for him to track him, but unfortunately, he has an oil bottle by his side, which greatly reduces his efficiency.
Lubra stopped Xia Zuo, who ran over and couldn't stop the car, and led the person behind him, and he said with pity: "Don't move." β
Xia Zuo said: "Let's go away without moving Ricky, you said that this Ricky is obviously a girl, how can she walk so fast." β
"She knows the skills of a professional," Lub said. β
Xia Zuo asked, "How do you know?" β
Lub stopped talking again.
Ratchet didn't go anywhere else, but made her way to the palace - she had come to Alec City as the princess of Gregory, and her residence was arranged in the palace.
The palace was heavily guarded, with well-trained guards patrolling all sides, and every ten meters was a sentry. If Lubu was alone, it would not be difficult to infiltrate the palace, but the problem was that he brought an extra Xia Zuo, which made it impossible to complete the task.
Lub said, "Let's meet them with Taka first." β
Xia Zuo said, "Okay. β
The meeting place of the four is Filsie's home.
Tacales asked, "Are you making any progress?" β
Natsuzo shook his head.
Filsey looked at Lub and said, "Lubu, we've known each other for a year, and we've lived and died together, are you willing to tell us the truth?" β
Lubu pursed his lips and didn't say anything.
Xia Zuo looked dazed and asked, "What's the matter?" What truth is Lub going to say? β
"Crickto owes money to someone else, and the way he pays it back is to help the creditor find someone, and that person is Lub," Takales said. According to our reasoning, Cricktor's creditor is Ricky, or someone from the royal family of Gregory. β
"Lub was Gregory's man before he became a mercenary...... Wait, the royal family, is there any connection between the difficult road cloth and the royal family? β
Filsey said, "Lub is the second prince of Gregory. β
There are hundreds of countries on the Star Luo Continent, among which there are three superpowers - the Salata Empire, the Bill Germany and the Gregory Kingdom.
Gregory is a country that worships force, and seventy percent of the people in this country are professionals, but these professionals do not practice their skills to become mercenaries, they only want any one of them to defend their country with a sword in hand when a battle starts.
Of course, this custom has also created the fierce customs of the people of Gregory's country, they usually do not quarrel with people, but whenever there is any contradiction between the two sides, they will directly roll up their sleeves and fight, and talk about winning or losing.
Some people fight and become feuds, and some people fight but they become world friends.
The king of Gregory was a mercenary in his youth, and he himself had a first-order thief qualification, and even his three children practiced their skills as thieves.
Among the three children, the eldest and second are the prince and the prince, and the third is a princess who is pampered by the whole family.
The prince and the prince are no more than two years apart, and they are not only brothers, but also each other's playmates. They are intimate, they fight side by side, and they are each other's closest beings in the world.
The Prince's wish was to one day become a great king, and to make the kingdom of Gregory an ideal kingdom where everyone could be fed and clothed, and everyone could be happy; The prince's wish is to become a Tier Thief, a mercenary who travels freely around the world, and when the country needs him, he will return to Gregory and use his power to protect his homeland.
Five years ago, the king of Gregory died of illness, and the prince ascended to the throne, but the moment he ascended the throne, he issued a wanted warrant, and the wanted object was the prince!
Some people say that the king changed his mind before he died, and wanted the prince to be king, so the prince had murderous intentions towards the prince; It is also said that the prince wanted to kill the prince in order to stabilize his position. But what the truth is, I'm afraid only the parties concerned know everything.
The eyes of the three people were focused on Lu Bu's face, and the iceberg face of Lu Bu was almost burned by the fire of gossip in this gaze.
Filsey said, "Ricky has come to Alec City to marry my brother and to find you. The reputation of the White Lion Mercenary Regiment is growing day by day, and it is not uncommon for you to have a reputation as the number one thief in the group. The current king of Gregory's country, your brother, has not given up looking for you since the day he ascended the throne, and will inquire about you. Our whereabouts in Alec City were not kept secret, and it was not surprising that he could hear about them. β
Xia Zuo was so shocked that he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, "I thought Lubu was just an ordinary person from the Gregory Kingdom, you...... Are you actually the unlucky second prince? β
Takales faked coughing twice, and secretly stepped on Xia Zuo, saying that people are unlucky or something, is it so good?
Takales took on the demeanor of his regimental commander and said, "Lub, you are a member of the White Lion Mercenary Regiment, and those who become mercenaries are stateless, don't worry, no matter how much the king of Gregory resents you, we will protect you." β
Lub looked up and looked at Takales with a rare straight look, it was fresh to him that he had grown so big that no one had ever said they would protect him.
Lub said, "I don't need your protection. β
"Hey, Lub, we're companions, we're friends, and we're on your side no matter what happens," said Takales. β
Lub asked, "What about murder and arson?" β
"It depends on the reason," said Takales, "and besides, with us, you won't have a chance to kill and set fires." β
Lubu tugged at the corners of his mouth, but there was a smile, and he said, "Well, thank you." β
Flattered, Tacales turned his head and asked Filsie, "Filsie, did I have auditory hallucinations just now?" β
Filsi pinched Tacales' ear and said, "No, my captain. β
Xia Zuo was very envious, he hugged Lubu's arm and said: "What about me, I will also support you unconditionally, I can give you a sentry if you kill people and set fires, I support you more than the regiment commander!" β
Lub: "......"
Xia Zuo said, "Lubu, do you want to think about saying thank you to me or something?" Oops, don't say thank you, just say Xia Zuo is really good. β
Lubu: "......" he pushed Natsuzo away by pressing his forehead and said, "I'll take care of my own affairs." β
Takales sighed, not forcing Lub, he said, "If you need help, we are always there." β
Lubu nodded.