Chapter 13: Trial Mission
Luo Lan's first reaction was to be tricked by the trial deacon, but he immediately calmed down, turned the parchment scroll over and over and looked at it a few times, and even shook it off a few times, and then silently turned to the front, and finally became convinced that there were indeed only a few words on it.
Although there are only a few sentences, a few lines of "Noro" written in black ink still appear to be in a neutral and formatted manner, and the choice of words and sentences is also very elegant and decent, making people know at a glance that it is the handwriting of an insider of the Holy See, and in the upper left corner of the scroll there is a bright red cross inscription with a triangular backing.
This is indeed a trial quest scroll from the diocese of Mosa.
His gaze slowly fixed on it, and after a moment, a smile curled into the corners of his mouth.
Seeing his expression, Irina took a step forward and said a little strangely, "Senior brother, what's wrong?"
Luo Lan slowly unfolded the front of the scroll and said, "Come and see." ”
Irina received it in her hand and read it carefully, but she frowned and said in surprise: "It could be such a simple task?"
The idea of this mission is that the priest who received the trial task should go to the eastern settlement of Mosha City, find a nobleman named Matilson, and use magic to heal the injuries caused by his fall from his horse.
On the surface, this seems to be an extremely simple task, and it seems that it is just trying to get the executor through the motions.
If this can be called a trial, it is the biggest joke in the world.
Irina and Luo Lan both knew in their hearts that if they wanted to enter the Priest's White Tower as a teacher to steal the Life Stone, then even if such a simple task was successfully completed, it would not be competitive at all.
The most difficult tasks must be completed in order to pass the final test and thus be eligible for baptism.
Irina examined it carefully a few times, and said suspiciously: "Aside from the content of the text, how does this scroll look ......?"
Luo Lan's eyes flashed, and he said, "It turns out that you also found out." He tapped the bottom of the parchment and said, "Look at the edge of this parchment." ”
Irina stared at her beautiful eyes and said, "Ever torn apart?"
"That's right," Luo Lan nodded: "The tearing place is located on the edge of the handwriting, and the marks are also obvious, if you don't want people to know that you have passed your hands and feet, you can completely make the cut a little smoother, so I'm sure someone did it on purpose, and this is likely to be a clue left for us." ”
Irina asked, "Could it be that the tearing person was in a hurry and didn't have time to do it?"
Luo Lan smiled and shook his head, "No." ”
He pointed to a place with his finger: "You see, the end of the last word of this sentence ends here abruptly, and it is intended to end in this place, and words in a hurry cannot be so fine and accurate." He took the parchment scroll from Irina's hand again, and said, "Look at it again, according to what the trial deacon told me, the task scroll will indicate the location, the specified time and the reward for the completion of the task, but there is no specific time and task reward on it, there must be an article in it." ”
"And it specifically states that you must not take a servant to complete the task," Luo Lan smiled, shook the sheepskin twice, and said, "Is it necessary to add this sentence to an ordinary treatment task?" Therefore, I conclude that this is not only a very difficult task, but also a task that tests wisdom and eyesight. ”
Irina nodded in agreement: "Senior brother has analyzed it well, since it is a trial task, then it itself will not be so simple. ”
The trial quest is not only about testing a priest's divine skills, but also about his faith, perseverance, and resourcefulness.
Luo Lan's mind suddenly remembered the words of the trial deacon Salliug:
"The trial task can be difficult and easy, and the simple one can go around the street and go back to his room and drink a glass of pine nut wine poured by the maid......"
"And those who are in difficulty have a high chance of losing their lives. ”
......
And sure enough, it was!
Luo Lan slowly looked into his hand, and he became more and more convinced that what he got was likely to be a trial task that would be ignored if he was a little careless, it could be said to be extremely simple or very difficult, and it was completely dependent on the priest who performed the trial to find clues and find out what to do next!
He couldn't help but admire this person who made the question, because such a task has been out of the category of difficult and easy, and has really been raised to the height of the word "trial".
Thinking of this, he nodded approvingly.
However, he pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Although this is my judgment, we still have to plan for what happens. ”
Irene chuckled, "It seems that Senior Brother already has a better idea. ”
Luo Lan's voice suddenly lowered, and said, "We are thieves, and we have a solution for thieves." ”
Irina Nami's eyes lit up slightly, and she said, "Senior brother means ......"
"There is not only one way to complete the task, the process can be different, as long as the outcome is the same. Luo Lan seemed to be planning a conspiracy, a sly smile appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "Since this task is so unclear, in order to win in the final trial, we don't need to compete with others to win, but cause them to fail...... Isn't that okay?"
Irina's beautiful eyes flashed, and she thought, "Although there are a lot of people, we can find the thieves' union, so it's much easier." ”
"No, you don't need to!" Luo Lan laughed: "We don't want to target everyone, we only have a few. ”
Irina reacted immediately and sighed: "Yes, if my guess is correct, Senior Brother refers to those priests from powerful parishes, right?"
Luo Lan nodded approvingly: "Yes, although I don't know what their task is, but I know one thing, the people who have the strength to participate in the final round of trials are most likely to be them, as long as they all fail in this game, then it doesn't matter how bad I finish, it's a big deal that I will pull the situation back in the second round." ”
He laughed deeply again and said, "And, logically speaking, there are not too many particularly difficult tasks. So we just have to find out who is in the top 20 dioceses. And the junior sister doesn't have to destroy them one by one, you only need to destroy the tasks of one or two people, and then leave some clues and point the finger at a few other people. ”
Irina shook her head and chuckled: "Senior brother, they are not fools, they will not be so easily fooled." ”
"Of course," Luo Lan smiled mysteriously, "Of course they won't be fooled, but don't forget, when their mission fails, if there is an excuse in front of them that can disrupt or destroy the competition, what do you think they will choose? I believe they will not care whether this is true or false, but will be happy to pretend to be a fool." ”
Luo Lan slowly straightened up and looked up at the scorching sun that had just been obscured by the clouds.
Yes, it's a trap, but the person has to jump into it knowing it's a trap.
PS: Friendly recommendation: "Part-time White Collar", "Huaxia Datong", "Wanzhang Magic Light"
A friend came, sorry for being late.