Although the two agreed to act separately, by the time the little wizard finally finished searching a room, Loren had already found a location, which made Ain, who was already ready to knock the "guests unconscious", somewhat relieved. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

No matter how much courage he mustered, the little wizard was just an alchemist who had not finished his studies, neither a mercenary nor a killer with some kind of means, and he really lacked the courage to do so.

On the other hand, it is precisely because of this that Loren believes in Ain Rand so much - if the other party is a character like Dalton Kander, he will have a few more eyes, and it is impossible to be almost defenseless like now.

"This is it. ”

After the little wizard walked into the room, Loren, who put the key back on the counter, returned to the room, and immediately locked the door, handing the scrap of parchment that he had just picked up from the ground to Ain: "Although it is not absolutely certain, this scrap of paper should be the missing corner of the spell book, and the smell of baked meat and potato pie can be faintly smelled." ”

Even the most broken tavern is cleaned regularly, and the fact that I can pick up this confetti from the side of my bed is enough to prove that the other party has been here not long ago and has been there for at least one night.

"Then what should I do?" Seeing Loren's expression gradually become serious, the little wizard also put away his previous thoughts and asked cautiously.

"Although it is estimated that the other party will not do anything in this kind of tavern, there should be some residual clues, such as traces of magic used. Loren rummaged back and forth under the bed and said, "So search as much as you can, maybe you can find nothing." ”

After all this time, Loren wasn't sure if there would be much left, but it was a clue anyway, and it would be a shame not to use it as much as possible.

The little wizard who had been instructed nodded solemnly, and then turned and walked towards the other side of the room, every move more serious than Loren's, so careful that he did not even let go of the floor under his feet.

This is the first time I've worked with Loren, and I have to make some achievements anyway...... The little wizard said silently in his heart, and even began to pray that in some gap between the floor and the wall, there was a letter with a great secret written on it.

The rooms in the tavern are not very big, and they are only enough for a night's rest. Loren, who searched the entire bed, still found nothing, but found a rat nest under the bed, which was regarded as helping the tavern to clean up.

It seemed that he was whimsical, and Loren, who was a little disappointed, couldn't help but smile bitterly. That skinny wizard had only been resting here for one night, so how could he leave any important clues?

The only information I know now is that the other party has been near the academy, and this alone is important enough. The next thing is to find a way to find out what they are here for, and ......

"What are you doing there?"

Just as Loren was deep in thought, the disgruntled voice of the little wizard dragged him back to reality, and his beautiful cheeks frowned: "Didn't you say that time is pressing, how can you still have time to hang out?"

"Uh...... It's nothing, I just want to say why don't we go back?" The embarrassed Loren scratched his head and smiled: "I'm afraid I'm thinking too much, there shouldn't be any clues here, and it's just a waste of effort to keep busy." ”

"How can you give up so quickly?!"

The sudden shouting of Ain startled Loren - not because he was afraid, but because he was surprised why the other party was more concerned about this matter than he was.

"Isn't this kind of thing more patient?" Seeing Loren's surprised expression, Ain, who realized that he was out of shape, immediately turned back into a little squirrel, lowered his head and rubbed his hands: "If you give up so soon, maybe you'll miss something......

"Uh...... Well, since you insist. Loren just wanted to relieve the embarrassment as soon as possible, and moved his eyes to the bedside table that had been searched next to him: "There is no table in this room, he probably eats on the bedside table, so maybe ......"

Before Loren could finish his sentence, he threw himself on the candlestick on the bedside table—he suddenly remembered that he had found the cross in the fireplace last time.

Carefully rummaging around the candlestick, there doesn't seem to be any hidden mechanism or anything like that. Almost as he was about to give up, Loren's right index finger inadvertently rubbed under the candlestick, and a small piece of paper ash that had been almost burned clean fell into his palm.

The black pupils contracted suddenly, desperately staring at the small piece of paper ash that would turn into powder at any time, and only the "red beard" could be faintly seen.

That's right, the other party met here last time, and there must be someone to contact here!

Although this is basically not a clue, and even Loren is not completely sure that the other party's contact person is still here, but at least he has shown himself the way, and then he just needs to wait quietly.

They'll definitely take the bait.

The excitement in his heart made Loren's right hand tremble unnaturally, and the fragile paper ash instantly turned into fragments, and there was not even a trace left.

"Did you find anything?" asked the little wizard, who was faintly expectant, leaning in from behind and tentatively.

Loren, who was excited in his heart, seemed to be stimulated, and suddenly turned around and hugged Ain behind him in his arms, and the unprepared Ain was stupid all of a sudden, his cheeks were red, his mouth was pursed tightly, and he didn't even dare to breathe!

However, the excitement was only a blink of an eye, and Loren, who immediately came to his senses, quickly let go and took a few steps back: "I'm sorry, I really don't know how to explain it, this behavior is a bit too much, if you can, I hope you can ......"

"No, it'......s nothing," the little wizard who didn't dare to raise his head whispered intermittently, "Just... Don't tell the guru about them......"

"I promise!" Loren agreed without even thinking about it, and then quickly found a way to change the subject: "Otherwise, let's leave quickly, if we continue to stay, we may be noticed." ”

With his head down, Ain was silent, but left the room after Loren, and only returned to normal a little after walking out of the tavern door.

"Where are you going next?" asked the little wizard as if to break the embarrassment between the two of them.

"Go back to Wimpal Academy first, I've found enough today. Loren replied, "I need to take stock of the information in front of me before I decide what to do next." ”

Since you have already caught the tail of the other party, you naturally can't be too impatient. Anyway, no matter who the other party is, they naturally have a plan to come to Wimpal Academy, in other words, sooner or later, they will show their feet, it's only a matter of time.

What I need most now is patience.

From Gumu Town to Wimpal, the other party has already gone to great lengths to kill Father Anthony, and he has fallen in love with the Lele family, the financial master, and it seems that he is still somewhat involved with the church, and it is absolutely impossible to stop just because of the death of a wizard and two mercenaries.

It is even possible that on the contrary, what happened in Gumu Town must have aroused their vigilance, and if it were their own, they would probably choose to hurry up rather than drag it out - the longer it drags on, the more mistakes are likely to occur, and eventually lead to a complete collapse.

I'm just alone, and as long as the Wimpal Academy isn't completely finished, I can continue to hold on - and the other party won't have so much patience, they can't afford to wait, and the people behind them probably can't afford to wait.

Is...... It's so interesting.

Loren found himself beginning to enjoy the "game" a little bit more than magic, and he couldn't help but wonder what the other person would do next.

Either do you take a gamble or find another way? But whichever path you choose, you won't be able to run away this time - I'll pull you out by the root and show you what you really are.

Wait, cowards!