You can think while preparing, and make your plan more detailed. Kylie will come with you tomorrow, and if you have any questions, ask more. Tron, come with me, I'll get you bait potions, and save you from rummaging through my things. Oh, Renault, you wait for Tron for a while, he'll take the potion and take you to pick out armor and weapons. ”

"Okay!" Renault quickly agreed.

Tron supported the old man, his flabby skin full of folds in his palm, still exuding a warm heat. "Tron, go out this time, you have to be a good leader. Kyret is usually strict with you, and that's a good thing. But when you're out on a mission, your past emotions build up, and that's not entirely good. So, when you need to make a decision and make a decision, you have to do it, it's your responsibility. ”

"I ...... I've only been out on a mission once. ”

"You've already finished your studies, haven't you? Tron, you have to remember that you have to carry your responsibilities first, and then experience can be useful. Wu Mama and Tulasden will listen to you, and although Renault is older than you, I don't think he is the kind of person who likes to be in the limelight now, and he will fully respect your decision. Only when you take the lead can we unite our strengths. ”

"I see. Snowy Owl, you say...... Will we be able to defeat the griffons this time?"

The old man stopped, turned his head, and looked at him solemnly: "Tron, remember my words: whether you can or not depends not on what I have told you now, but on how you have studied here in the past ten years. I'm sure you have the potential to win anything, but worry about it. ”

Tron suddenly became nervous and hurriedly asked himself what he was not doing well.

"As a monster hunter, you always go alone, that is, you don't have backup. Because there is no backup, all the training of the Eagle School is to fight until victory. The white-robed watchman lowered his voice and said, "In addition to accepting the task and completing the mission, there are actually many options. What if you have a problem, or if you can't find and kill the griffon within a month? He was once a nobleman, and some things will be seen more than you...... Sleek. ”

Tron frowned, and could tell he didn't understand. Twelve years have passed since he came to the Ice Peak Fortress at the age of six, and his life is in this square inch of the world. The nobility outside is only heard in the taverns of Collingwood every winter from the mouths of travelers, troubadours, and drunken drinkers. He couldn't understand the meaning of the white-robed watchman's words, but he could have memorized them by rote and then did it.

"If it starts to snow and you haven't caught a griffon, come back. If you can't go down the mountain to escape, then you don't go down the mountain, and the worst-case scenario is just to survive the dangerous winter together. Ghosts haunt and be dangerous, but still alive – better than being trapped in the snow that closes the mountain. ”

"Lord Snowowl, we'll be able to meet the deadline, I'm confident. ”

The white-robed watchman patted Tron's cheek lightly and said slowly, "I know, I know. ”

Tron followed the white-robed watcher to get the bait potion, and Witch Mama and Turasden hurried to get their packs, one back to the room and the other to the storeroom. Renault was the only one left behind, and he had to wait for Tron to return, and then go together to pick out weapons.

"What kind of weapon should I use?" Renault sat half-reclining in his chair, his eyes staring at the ceiling, his thoughts racing. "I already have a Soul Reaper dagger that can be summoned at any time, and it can absorb souls directly, so there shouldn't be anything more threatening than that, right? ”

"It's safer to be ranged than melee, I don't know how to use a bow, I have to bring one with me, and a heavy crossbow is better than a light crossbow - I'll probably only get one chance to shoot anyway. Renault muttered to himself, oblivious to the fact that a figure was approaching slowly. "It's better if the griffon pounces on it, or if it's still a spear. The sword gun looks longer and more powerful, but it has a gun word on it. Since ancient times, the spearmen have been lucky and low......"

"Why are the spearmen so lucky?"

The sudden sound almost caused Renault to roll out of his chair. He scrambled to keep his balance, and then rolled his eyes at the uninvited elven paladin: "Surprise me! Are you a paladin or a thief, why do you walk without sound?"

"Because I have soft pads underneath my boots so I don't get tired when I walk. The sound is reduced just an extra effect. The elf tilted his head slightly, and continued to ask the bottom line: "You haven't said why your luck is low?"

"It's just a superstitious statement, and it doesn't stand up to the test of truth. Or you could think I'm making up a reason for not wanting to carry a spear. ”

"Oh, I get it. But there's one more thing I want to ask you. The elf scratched his head: "As a devil, why did you come to the fortress of the goddess?"

Renault chuckled inwardly. Didn't the fork in the road promise that no one would find out, that the devil had deceived me?

No, it's a bit illogical. If this paladin had confirmed that I was the devil, she would have drawn her sword by now to destroy me. Moreover, if she had doubts, she would not come alone. The paladins outside, especially Rem, would be more than happy to behead me, the devil. So, she's cheating on me?

Renaud knew that the priests and paladins of this world had the ability to distinguish lies with divine magic, so he had to speak in a broad (ambiguous) way: "I don't deny that I have misbehaved in the past, and that's why I'm here. Here, I will say goodbye to the past and serve the goddess with my own strength, isn't this the purpose of the Ice Peak Fortress?"

"Well, that makes sense. The Elven Paladin nodded vigorously: "The starting point of the devil is always to harm others and benefit himself, so cooperating with the devil is never a good choice. It's wise that you can see that and get rid of the devil. ”。

Renault frowned: "I have a question: how do you distinguish the devil?

"I have a talent for this, I have been specially trained, and I have the blessing of the goddess, which is very strong. I can smell the devil in you, but it's very light, very old, and not very strong. There are three possibilities: either you have recently encountered the devil, or you have been in contact with the devil before, or you are a weak and low-class devil. ”