Chapter 9: The Tavern of Mak and Rang
At the gate of Taiyan City, two other guards inspected the goods, and all the personnel on the convoy had to get off. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
As soon as Leo stepped out of the car, he was greeted by a large earthy yellow gate, which, like the city walls, was made of unknown rock, and at the top of the wall, a banner with a golden unicorn fluttered.
"From the outside, you can't see the inside, it's such a tall and magnificent wall."
Leo was a little amazed, he had been to some tourist attractions on Earth before, but they were all dilapidated, if it weren't for the city wall gate that was rebuilt for film and television, like the city wall gate in front of him, which was full of power, it was the first time to see it.
"It seems that Leo is your first time in Taiyan City, and the scenery inside is more exciting than the outside."
Unlike the strange look of the convoy and the disdain of the guards, Alina excitedly explains to Leo how Taiyan Castle is different from the mountain villages.
"A rare beauty." "yes, oh, it's done, you're through."
The two guards chatted casually.
After the convoy of goods passed, Dubrain's convoy also came.
"Knight-sama!" "Knight-sama!"
The two guards suddenly knelt down, maintaining a respectful posture.
"Kiel-sama received the assignment and is still outside, so this time I will be the head of the team."
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The expressions of the two guards were a little hesitant, and the head of the knights was appointed before, and without the person in charge coming forward, the team did not approve it, and Dublan's words alone were really unconvincing.
"The convoy also has new people selected from the village, and they start reporting at noon, and if you delay you know the consequences."
Duboran's expression turned cold and he shouted at the two guards.
"Then follow what your lord says."
The older guards reluctantly skipped the inspection step and let them go.
"In addition, Master Kiel's mission involves confidentiality, so report it today, and just say that all the staff are here."
Dubran kept his eyes on the guard.
"According to your lordship."
The guard nodded, he had already skipped the inspection anyway, and he didn't bother to report it or anything.
In the commercial area of Taeam Castle, the architectural style is biased towards the Western style, and the blue cobblestone paves a gorgeous road, although it is daytime, but the surrounding various shops are still eye-catching with glowing signs.
Leo noticed that the gold, silver, and copper coins used here were all uniformly emblematic of the Astaire Kingdom.
The streets are full of traffic and lively sounds.
Most of the guys who come and go are blonde people from Astaire, but there are also a small number of silver-haired Snow Countryers, and a very small number of orcs and elves.
"The magic crystals here are very cheap, Leo, do you want to try them?"
Alina pointed to a shop and said to Leo.
Seeing the many scenery in the city, Leo was a little dazzled, and then he remembered that he was looking for props to test his skills.
But after thinking about it, he and Alina could not stay for much time, so it was important to investigate the clues first.
"No need, I'll solve your matter first, I'll have time to try it later."
With that, Leo walked to a tavern under the guidance of Alina.
The two had changed into civilian clothes, Leo had finally freed himself from the tattered clothes, and Alina had put on a gray cloak.
In the Mak Ji Lang Tavern, the gold pattern is engraved on the wooden board and used as the door number.
From the outside, the shop is all wooden, and it looks a bit unpretentious compared to some of the other pubs.
Unlike the quiet outside, it's noisy inside. Surprisingly, Dubolan, who had already entered the city, was also here, and he seemed to have clashed with a young man who was also a knight, and the drinkers around him were watching a good show.
On the wine table was a middle-aged man with an ugly face, looking at the two knights, who had been persuading each other.
"Is that this the person?"
Leo pointed to the middle-aged man and said to Alina.
"I'm sorry, there's no description of the man in my grandmother's notebook, but it's supposed to be this tavern."
"Okay, let's go and ask."
Leo nodded, pushed through the crowd, and walked towards the middle-aged man.
Alina nodded and followed, grabbing her newly purchased cloak and pressing it downward, her appearance in the crowd would inevitably cause some trouble.
"Dubolan, you're back in disgrace, and you've brought back such a little newcomer, even if you follow Kiel, you won't grow at all."
The young man looked at Dubran with sarcasm in his eyes, picked up a glass of ale and drank it down.
"You just used your connections to find some more people, which gives you confidence?"
Du Bolan sneered, the young man in front of him had lost to him in a certain competition, and he had been holding a grudge and looking for every opportunity to suppress him.
I wanted to humiliate the person in front of me who didn't know the height of the sky, but I unexpectedly saw Leo's figure.
There was some surprise, but for a moment, the powerful respect made him can't help but kneel.
But Leo waved his hand and motioned for him not to use it.
The surrounding drinkers, as well as the young man, were a little surprised. Du Bolan suddenly stopped talking, and a mysterious black-haired young man appeared, and Du Bolan's fanatical gaze at this person almost overflowed.
"Your Excellency is..."
The young man looked at Leo suspiciously, but he couldn't see anything, and he turned his head inadvertently, but he saw half of his face.
The two pursed cherry lips entered his field of vision, and the next moment, he noticed that the gray-robed man behind the black-haired young man was an incredible beauty.
"This young lady, down there is the knight of Taiyan City, Warren Ji, can you take off your cloak and take a look?"
The young man immediately changed his posture, restrained his temperament, and said politely to Alina.
He believed that in Taiyan City, as long as the name Warren was reported, no woman would refuse such a simple request.
However, neither Alina nor Leo paid any attention to the young man.
"Excuse me, do you know this thing?"
Alina said to the middle-aged man, and then took out a quaint silver bracelet from her arms, which was her grandmother's bracelet, and she had always had a personal collection.
"No, no, I don't recognize this thing."
As if surprised by Alina's crisp voice, everyone around him, including the middle-aged man, was stunned for a moment, and then he shook his head.
"Well, are you the owner of this tavern?"
Alina asked, a little disappointed.
"Yes, this tavern was recently acquired under the patronage of Master Warren Ji."
The middle-aged man nodded, then looked at the young man with a flattering expression.
"And what about the original owner?"
Alina was stunned for a moment, feeling that something was wrong, the tavern seemed to have recently changed owners.
"This..."
"Ahem, beautiful young lady, you seem to be looking for the owner of this tavern, my words are..."
The middle-aged man just wanted to say something, but the young man coughed deliberately, and then interrupted the man's words, and looked at Alina with a smug expression.
"Warren, the etiquette of knights is going to be ruined by you! Mr. Leo, if you want to know anything about the former owner of this tavern, I can tell you. ”
Du Bolan interrupted the young man with a sneer, and then said respectfully to Leo. The young man blushed and glared at him.
"Please let me know."
Alina and Leo looked at each other, then nodded and said to Dubran.
In fact, it was what happened a few days before Dubran and Kiel set out for the village of Bethers.
The city council of Taiam Castle will send patrol teams at night to maintain law and order in the city.
However, one night, the patrol team went awry, and in the middle of the night, when there were no knights patrolling, a brawl broke out at the McGeron Tavern. Naturally, the knights arrived quickly and arrested a number of people, including the tavern owner, who was arrested a few days later on charges of violating the law and organizing an armed group without authorization.
And the tavern under his name was transferred to the big chamber of commerce in Taiyan City, the hands of the Warren family, and was finally taken over by a middle-aged man.
"When something went wrong during the night patrol, wouldn't it be such a coincidence?"
Alina couldn't help but cry, this matter was full of suspicions.
"The old woman has a lot of weapons in her hand, which the knights found in the clearing behind the tavern after a search."
The young man spoke suddenly, then paused, and continued.
"What's even more terrifying is that she has also been confirmed to be a warlock of the Necromancy, and has mastered necromancy."
Leo looked at Duboran, as if to ask him to verify the truth of the matter, and then he nodded, indicating that there was nothing wrong with what the young man said.
It seemed that things had changed, and Leo groaned, using the contract power of the royal talisman to communicate with Dubolan.
"If Irina and I were going to meet that person, what would be the best thing to do?"
"Lord Leo, with all due respect, humans suspected of being necromancers have always been imprisoned in the deepest part of the prison, and are usually guarded by quite strong guards, which cannot be seen by ordinary documents or certificates alone."
"How about going straight to prison by force?"
"Never, Lord Leo, there are countless magical weapons in Taiyan City, and in addition to the strong knight team, there are also high-level magicians belonging to the mage tower in the city, even you will have a hard time dealing with them."
"So dive in, can you get the map?"
"I'll try to give this one a try, but I'm afraid the time is too short."
Leo frowned, time is indeed a problem, although Storm Lionheart has a verbal agreement with them, but it is unknown when they will be informed, once their identities are revealed, let alone looking for clues, they will not be able to live in the city.
Is it only by force that you can directly enter it?
Leo stroked the amulet around his neck, and it responded to Leo with a warm power.
"This young lady, it looks like you're looking for that woman, and there's a way for you to meet her."
The young man's eyes rolled, his expression returned to complacency, and he smiled.
"No need, Leo, let's go."
Alina coldly refused to the youth, then whispered to Leo, grabbed Leo's hand, and prepared to leave the tavern.
"Necromancers have been rampant in the city recently, and the two don't seem to be from the city, and when they ask about it, one of them still covers his face, isn't it also the same party?!"
The young man's eyes were unhappy, and he was rejected again and again, and he couldn't help but say sharply.
Dublan's expression changed, the young man was indeed vicious in saying this, and he didn't dare to speak for Leo and Alina without Leo's absolute order.
Suddenly, the noise of the tavern died down and became somewhat quiet.
Alina gritted her teeth and quickened her pace, but she was surprised to see that Leo seemed to stop.
Leo motioned for Alina to stop, then turned calmly and looked at the young man.
"Could it be that Your Excellency, as a knight, is not only useless, but also likes to falsely accuse others?"
"Since you're not in the same party, take out your cloak and let everyone see!"
It seems that they are complacent about the effectiveness of their strategies, and the young people are more self-satisfied.
“・・・。”
Leo's eyes narrowed, if he wasn't worried that there was an unimaginable power in this city, he would uproot the young man in front of him and even the family behind him, and turn it into his experience value.
But at this moment, he couldn't help but have murderous intent.
"Wow."
As if blown by the wind, the soft voice, the head canopy was lifted off by the white hands.
The blue head is raised, and under the supple willow eyebrows, the green eyes are intimidating.
Except for Dubran and Leo, everyone, including the young man, was instantly amazed.
"Let's go."
Alina seemed unwilling to endure the gaze of others any longer, so she took Leo's hand and hurried out of the tavern.
"Are the knights of the Warren family all drunk, chasing after others, and falsely accusing them of being related to necromancers, tsk."
Du Bolan watched the two of them out, breathed a sigh of relief, and then snorted coldly and mocked.
Suddenly there was a burst of ridicule in the tavern, and the young man's face was also ugly, unable to refute it.
But he was still cheeky and looked at Dubrandau with a look of hope.
"Mr. Dubolan, I have offended many times in the past, can you tell me the name of that young lady?"
"That's Mr. Leo's partner."
Du Bolan, who didn't want to say Alina's name and didn't want to have anything to do with this young man anymore, moved in his heart, and said calmly and cryptically.
Suddenly, the young man and some of the tavern drinkers turned their faces like dead ashes.
Leo, who had already walked out of the tavern with Alina, did not know that he had been forcibly given a partner.