"It's rare for it to rain in this kind of place. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

The adventurer in charge of patrolling outside shook his head and approached the outpost through the wet dirt.

"It's the last shift, and they're coming back soon, Master Mark May."

The handover sentinel rubbed his eyes and patted the adventurer, signaling him to concentrate.

"Hmph, don't look at me like this, I'm also a good hand among the mercenaries of the Chamber of Commerce in Qiyan City-"

In order to hide the rising tension, the adventurer hurriedly responded unceremoniously, but his voice stopped abruptly.

On the forest path leading to the camp, there was a fire at the end of what should have been shrouded in night and mist, and if you looked closely, you could see swaying figures.

"They're back."

The adventurer pulled the stunned sentinel past him and rang the bell for the team's return.

The sound of beautiful tranquility echoed through the light-filled camp, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps, and more and more people came out of their tents and crowded into the camp entrance.

The wooden gate looked a little small in the crowd, and Mark May stood at the front of the car and saw Lindsay with torches in the crowd.

Just as he was muttering how to respond, the convoy was slowly moving into the camp, and the mercenaries got out of the car and began to unload their things.

"Captain!"

The excited female voice mingled with the noisy human voices, and the magician Fei Yi jumped out of the car happily and trotted all the way into Nala Cook's arms, behind her stood a smiling Angela, and the three girls gathered together, enjoying the silent warmth.

"Hmm."

Neil, who had just taken his eyes off them, also jumped out of the car, his neck immediately strangled by a white arm, and he looked at the visitor with a wry smile and spread his hands.

How to say it, he still has some unclear relationship with his deputy head of the regiment.

"Due to the rainy weather, the time to return was delayed."

Neil laughed dryly, expecting her to punch twice in the chest like before, but there was a wetness in her neck.

Looking at the girl with her face buried in her arms, Neil opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"Angela told me about the last time you were in distress."

The force in her neck increased, and her voice went cold.

The silence was still a little awkward, and Neil replied hesitantly, promising not to mess around again, while motioning with his eyes for the group to leave.

Although there was a lot of noise, it was all about glad that no one was hurt.

The mercenaries and adventurers who traveled with him had found a home, and Mike, as if he had just remembered, walked out of the crowd, only to find that the tent where Lindsay was located had no lights.

Probably asleep, Mike hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked towards where Mark May was.

He was still concerned about Leo not returning with them.

As mercenaries, Neil and the others don't have any real friendship with Leo, and Mike is the same. But this matter was stuck in his heart like a thorn, and if he deliberately avoided it, he felt that it was against his style all along.

And he cares more about why Lindsay and Leo were hired by Mark May.

Passing by a few white tents, he came to Mark May's place, and although he was the head of the entire camp, his tent was no different from the mercenaries, which made Mike even more convinced of his claim that he was an adventurer before.

When he lifted the curtain, he saw Lindsay coming out of it, and he couldn't see Lindsay's expression clearly due to the backlight.

The footsteps faded away, and Mike's eyes flickered as he entered the tent.

"Is it because of Leo?"

Mark May looked up from his paperwork and lit another magic lamp with a displeased expression.

"Your relationship with Mr. Leo seems to be different from what I expected."

Mike said quietly, and at the same time clearly saw that Mark May's right hand holding the pen was slightly stiff.

"I'm leaving the post of Knight Chief, in the final analysis, for—"

"Didn't I say that Mr. Leo is willing to stay in Strange Rock City, this is his freedom."

Mark May gently lowered the pen in his hand, and his eyes gave off a stubborn light, forcing him to look at Mike as if he wanted to overwhelm him in momentum.

"You also have the freedom to ask questions, and I have the freedom to decide whether or not to respond to you."

"Let's put it another way."

Sensing Mark May's rising vigilance, Mike's expression remained unchanged.

"I'd like to hear Mr. Leo's handle in your hand—"

The moment Mike spoke, Mark May's expression was clouded, and he slapped the table angrily and stood up, but the latter continued calmly.

"—Something about that girl, Lindsay."

"The Altai Chamber of Commerce is not omnipotent, I was aware of the dispatch of the Third Knights some time ago, and I have also seen the information file of 'Mr. Drunkard' Dakmu, that is, the so-called father of Mr. Lindsay."

"I don't know why the lord acquiesced in this, well, you could think that all this is my curiosity."

Mike was explaining his actions accordingly, and that clear gaze showed that he wasn't lying.

"It's part of a contract between me and Leo, and I have to keep it a secret."

Mark Mae wiped the look of anger from his face and made a gesture of no comment.

"You're really..."

Mike muttered helplessly, then shook his head.

"In fact, our Knights of Strange Rock City are really on the hunt for a defected heretic, you know, the 'Evil Alchemist' Bellok, the guy who stole the protocol from your Chamber of Commerce."

"This is a wanted warrant issued by the Altai Chamber of Commerce throughout the border area, what do you mean by this?"

What Mike didn't notice was that Mark May's left hand was still clenched behind the stack of books, and cold sweat was gradually oozing from the palm of his hand.

"Since the source of the clue cannot be identified, we dare not tell you about it casually. Some time ago, the knights of 'Earth Rock City' met this person on the avenue of the forest. ”

"But in the end, I got lost in the hidden jungle, and I guess I escaped to an unknown area, that is, in the misty swamp."

When the astonishing facts were told, Mark May's expression suddenly became extremely exciting, he quickly turned his brain, and then asked: "It is dangerous to enter the unknown area, so you can't use the power of the Knights, so you joined my team, in fact, you want to use Leo and their power to track down Bellock?" ”

No, Mark May sensed that something was wrong as soon as the words were spoken, and that was redundant.

"Heh, you're really good at laughing, yes, you thought it would be too much to do that."

Mike smiled dumbly and waved his hand, by this time he had dispelled most of Mae's vigilance.

"We've already investigated the intersection between Lindsay and Belloc, and I'm here alone to see if you and Mr. Leo are evil allies."

Mark May's fanfare of the area exploration took place just after Belloc had disappeared, much to the surprise of Mike and some of the higher-ups in Strange Rock City. Leo's sudden rise to prominence raised their vigilance, and in order to find out whether this was a conspiracy or a misunderstanding, Mike "naturally" abandoned his position as a knight captain to join the team, in fact, acting as an investigator.

And he also needs to get close to Lindsay and figure out more about Belloc, but nothing has progressed on this matter.

"It turns out that I went to the ghost gate without realizing it."

Mark May chuckled twice, and Mike was a little impressed by his boldness.

But on the other hand, the side of Qiyan City did not plunder the secrets of Lindsay in a despicable way like the Altai Chamber of Commerce, but cautiously verified it, and this inclusive attitude made the merchant admire it abnormally.

Sure enough, Qiyan City is known as the "City of Knights", which is inseparable from its spirit.

"However, there are still some doubts that have not been resolved."

Mike looked earnestly at Mark May, who let down his guard with a long sigh.

After exchanging information, they found out that both sides knew about Lindsay and Belloc about the same, and that Mark May knew only slightly more about Leo than Mike.

Belloc, once Lindsay's alchemical mentor, a relic scholar and a malevolent heretic, fled into the Misty Swamp and disappeared.

Leo, on the other hand, appeared mysteriously, seemed very friendly, stood up for Lindsay, and even did not hesitate to make a mission contract with Mark May, which is very powerful.

Taken together, they ruled out the possibility that Leo and Lindsay were Belloc's comrades.

"Wind Shadow Wolf, there are all kinds of threats, maybe they are all Belloc's ghosts."

Mike said calmly, Mark May frowned slightly, he was not a person who liked to judge situations intuitively, so he did not respond to Mike's statement.

"It's just that there is a possibility - Mr. Leo may have clashed with Beroc, or fallen into a trap, so he has not returned."

Mark May coughed and finalized his conclusion.

"In that case, I will ask the Knights of Strange Rock City for reinforcements, although we can't interfere in the exploration mission, but it is our duty to hunt down the heretics."

Mike nodded approvingly, and stood up, ready to take his leave.

"That's a good statement, I can't imagine that there will be a day when I will officially cooperate with the Knights, it is really an eye-opener for me."

The interests of both sides are invisibly intertwined, and at this moment they shake hands with each other and make a choice.

The glow of the magic lamp flickered because the curtain of the tent had been suddenly lifted, and it was an adventurer on patrol.

He walked in a hurry, his face full of panic, and both Mike and Mark May had a bad premonition.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, but according to the Second Patrol and the East Outpost, Ms. Lindsay has left the Altai camp and headed for the Misty Swamp."

On the surprising news, Mark May frowned, and said with a very gloomy expression: "Why don't you stop it?" ”

"She hid in the car back to Strange Rock City, and after leaving the camp, she rushed into the jungle, and we only saw her footprints on the road on the other side."

The adventurer looked ashamed, but in fact he couldn't be blamed for it.

Mark May et al. mapped the outer area of the Misty Swamp and made gains in mineral surveys. And these materials will be sent to Strange Rock City in an expedited manner, presumably Lindsay took advantage of this moment to successfully deceive the guards, and then circumnavigated the entire Altai camp before embarking on the road to the Misty Swamp.

"It's really...

Mark May and Mike looked at each other, both feeling a little headache.