"Look here, look here, there's a cute weird wreck?"

"Are you sure she understands the meaning of the Strange Silk? Also, I'm not weird at all. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"I've never seen a shirtless man wearing a pointed hat swaggering through the streets all day, with two flags behind him......"

"Is that a flag? That's a spear! Do you understand the spear? Forget it, I didn't see it as a spear at first......"

Early the next morning, the Fool Adventurers gathered in the foyer of the Adventurers' Guild. They didn't first analyze the current tense situation, they didn't plot to do anything big, they just surrounded the little girl, trying their best to coax people and get some useful information from it.

But so far, little Nina still hasn't spoken.

As early as when she just woke up, Duan Qing explained to her about her father, of course, not his death, but the words that had already been explained in his last words. The quiet little girl didn't say anything about the result of "my father's inexplicable travel", she just sat there with the doll in her arms, looking straight ahead of her without saying a word, looking like she was out of her body.

Everyone tried to coax her one after another, and in the end they all failed.

Even Mengzhu, who is also a girl, because of her different childhood experiences, is very ignorant of things like "how to coax children" and "what little girls will play", let alone big men like Xiang Duan Qing and Xiao Hongchen. The smiling butcher, the real uncle, showed an unusual side in this respect: he moved a small stool and sat behind little Nina, sighed and stretched out an arm, gently stroking the other's hair, trying to comfort her soul in this way. However, after more than ten minutes of silence, the old smiling uncle could only sigh and shake his head, expressing to others that he could not do anything.

"Let's ...... Let's leave her alone for now. Facing the little girl with an empty heart, Hongchen, who grinned a big grin on weekdays, also took away his arrogant momentum, hid in the distance and looked at the motionless petite figure, and put forward his own proposal to the other players: "Although I don't know what happened, but according to my opinion, this kind of child with a strange temperament really can't coax anything......"

"Her father has been away from home for days." Duan Qing also looked over there, and then said in thought, "Besides, we didn't tell her...... So it shouldn't be because of her father. ”

"The starting point of the problem should have been yesterday afternoon, or earlier......" he turned his head and looked at several other people: "In her home, what happened. ”

"It's certainly not a good thing to be able to scare a little kid like this." Uncle Smile also lost his old smile, and said with a cold face: "According to the situation you explained before, there is no one in her house, and there is nothing valuable......

"Does anyone really want to ......" Mengzhu looked at the back of the girl who was shrunk into a ball, and said indignantly: "It's really ...... It's too much, how could anyone do something like that......"

"Hey, don't judge just yet." Duan Qing made a small gesture. He looked back over there, and then motioned for everyone to go out together and find a place not to disturb little Nina.

"Now if I want to go to her home to investigate, I guess it's impossible." Outside the door of the Adventurers' Association, several people sat directly on the stone of the steps: "So you can remember those things we saw when we were at her house yesterday evening. ”

He raised his eyebrows: "Is there anything...... Suspicious place. ”

"You say that......" The little girl first put her finger to her chin, "I was sent by you to look for her, so I ran a lot of places, but my attention was on Nina......"

"What was she like when you first found her?"

"I found the cabin and ...... When I pushed the door in, I heard movement in the direction where she was hiding. Mengzhu recalled: "Actually, the place where she hid is not very good, as long as you pay a little attention to her, you can see her." ”

"Hmm...... In other words, she didn't have a good place to hide. Duan Qing concluded: "Or, she has nowhere to hide." ”

"When I took her out before, she didn't seem very familiar with the rest of the family. That is, maybe she ...... I don't know much about the structure of the rest of her home...... Is it? ”

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, and none of them have expressed any opinion on Duan Qing's conclusion.

"Are there any other details?" So Duan Qing urged Mengzhu again, and the latter sat aside and began to meditate.

"What we saw at that time, there were traces of destruction in all corners of the house, but it was probably not violent destruction, but ...... The result of the search and rumification. The smiling butcher also began to think back to the scene at that time, and after a moment began to sum up.

"In other words, the so-called 'theft' information that we first learned should be true." Duan Qing said: "Although I don't know how Richard learned about this, he actually went earlier than the city guards......

"Later he mentioned the Council of Mages, and I thought...... Someone from the Mage Council must have informed him. ”

"Well, there's a lot of questions in that. For example, who informed him, how did he know, and why didn't the Mage Council send someone to solve the case themselves......"

"It's a pity that I don't know where that sloppy uncle went, otherwise I'll know if I ask him......"

"That sloppy uncle." Xiao Hongchen, who had been being an audience member on the side, suddenly interjected at this time: "I seem to have seen him." Uh, don't look at me like that......"

In the common gaze of several people, Xiao Hongchen raised his hands and hurriedly said: "When I came over early in the morning, I seemed to see that person go to the Arsenal Tavern......"

"Strange, what is he going to do in that place?"

"yes, does this uncle still like to drink?"

"Or maybe he's looking for two people, like us......"

"What are you looking for? He's not a player, and he can't team up and set up an adventure party or something......"

"Alright, alright." Duan Qing stood up and patted the soil on his body: "It's useless to say this, let's go directly to him......

"Okay." "Agreed."

Several people stood up, then stopped.

"What about Nina, you can't let her stay here alone, right?"

"Hmm...... Is there anyone who wants to stay......"

"Be reasonable, yesterday it was the two of us, and today it's your two's turn......"

"Hey, that's not the case, who of you is better suited to ...... with Uncle Richard than me"

"Hey, I hear someone calling my name." On the other side of the street, the voice of the man who was looking for a few people suddenly sounded: "I guess you are looking for me...... Isn't it? ”

In the early morning sun, Uncle Richard touched the stubble on his chin and smiled at the people arguing on the street.

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After a hasty breakfast, Duan Qing and Mengzhu came to the tall building opposite the Adventurers' Guild - according to Richard's previous explanation, yesterday's news was indeed passed on to him by someone from the Mage Council, but there were other things, he said he didn't know - at least that's what he said.

If they wanted to know the answer, they had to run and ask themselves.

In the early morning of the free world, the air is fresher than usual, and since it is still early, and the Mage Council has just opened, it has not yet returned to the usual lively scene. Duan Qing looked at the top of the pointed tower above the tall building, and the lively voice of Mengzhu came from his ears.

"You mentioned him last night, but I didn't think it was really a Norman master."

"I've long seen that old man isn't a bastard waiting to die." Duan Qing touched his nose: "In other words, every NPC in the free world is not a good ...... in the first place."

Due to the small number of people, the interior of the hall on the first floor of the Mage Council was more visible, but behind the counter at the door, the eyed woman who had been serving the guests was gone, and was replaced by another woman. The woman was much older than the one before her, wearing a hat made of cloth of unknown material, and a purple robe so wide that she couldn't see her figure at all, and sat there with one hand on her chin, looking like she hadn't woken up yet.

Seeing Duan Qing and the others walk in, the woman opened her sleepy eyes and looked at them for a moment, and then lowered her head again as if she had never seen the two of them.

The two of them walked to the place they had identified before, and unexpectedly found the figure of the old man in that corner—according to Duan Qing's speculation, how could such a person who seemed to ignore it come to work early.

However, judging from the current situation, it is not that the old man did not come to work, but that he did not leave at all.

It took a lot of effort for the two of them to wake up the old man who was sleeping soundly from the cold floor, and the latter rubbed his sleepy eyes, and then stretched, completely without the discomfort that ordinary people would have after sleeping in a harsh place for a night, and squinted at the two people who called him in front of him.

"Do you want to be so stupid to come to the appraisal so early...... Ay? ”

The old man rubbed his eyes again, making sure that he was not mistaken: "It's you......"

"What, you...... Not dead yet? The old man yawned and stretched, then twisted his thin body from side to side like a morning exercise.

"Of course not." Ignoring the little girl who was twisting her arm next to her, Duan Qingle smiled happily: "However, we are not here today for this matter. ”

"We heard Richard say that you informed him of the burglary of that little Nina's house......"

The old man's movement of his waist stopped.

"You ......" he glared and almost blew his beard up, "Richard told you?" ”

"yes." Surprised by the other party's attitude, Duan Qing's tone became a little cautious: "Let's go together." The Adventurer's Guild commissioned ......"

"This is ridiculous!" Norman shouted, "How could Richard tell you? Although you are adventurers, unless you are a registered adventurer of the Adventurers' Association, you ......"

"We are." Duan Qing interrupted the other party's questioning: "We are members of the Fool Adventure Group. ”

"What? How come I haven't heard the name......"

"It was just established a few days ago." Duan Qing touched his nose a little embarrassed: "You...... No, you probably haven't heard of ......"

"! Just founded the other day? How could it be ......" The old man immediately blew his beard and glared, but after only a moment, his angry expression relaxed: "Oh......"

He showed a look of sudden realization: "So that's ......"

Duan Qing and Mengzhu glanced at each other, and they both saw an inexplicable feeling in each other's eyes.

"In that case." The old man looked at the two men again, then waved his hand and motioned for them to come in through the small door next to them: "Well, you come in...... Tell me about yesterday. ”

Hey, we're here to ask you about something....... Without saying this complaining word, Duan Qing and the two of them honestly entered the counter, and then sat on the small bench honestly as they did when they first came.

"Yes...... That's right. After a while, Old Man Norman had a rough idea of what Duan Qing had experienced last night. He sighed, scratched his back, and looked up at the ceiling: "Sure enough...... It became like this. ”

"May I ask ......" Duan Qing asked tentatively, "...... behind this matter?"

"Personally, you ...... The less you know, the better. Who knew that the old man thought for a while, then looked at Duan Qing and said something that surprised him: "Your strength is really not suitable for intervening in such a thing." ”

"It's going to die a terrible death." The old man shook his head and said.

"That's ...... Is it scary? We just want to help a bunch of little Nina......" Mengzhu on the side whispered, and then was stopped by Duan Qing raising his hand, who looked at the old man, and then continued his question: "Is it so complicated?" ”

"Xifeng County's jurisdiction over this place is not strict, you know." Perhaps realizing the stubbornness of the two adventurers, after a long time, the old man coughed his throat, and then explained after consideration: "The border town is also not strictly managed, so we didn't care about those things like bandits. ”

"But we later found out that some people want to take advantage of this pattern and secretly develop their own power."

Norman's expression became serious: "Through some less obvious traces, we can probably see some clues. Some ...... here"

He pointed in the direction above his head: "The people up there, it seems to be the people on their side." ”

"What...... still inexplicable in her eyes, the little girl muttered in a low voice, and Duan Qing next to her then asked, "...... them Who is it. ”

"I don't know if you've ever heard the name 'Restoration'." Norman said slowly.

"We've heard that." The two of them looked at each other for a moment, and then replied, "I haven't told you before, we met the ...... of two mage councils in the Emerald Forest before."

"Well, sisters, I know, I know." Ignoring the other party's surprised eyes, Norman pressed his hands down and made a slightly calmer gesture: "Since she has already mentioned it, then I will no longer hide it......"

"They're a group of ...... who want to recreate the glory of the Magic Empire Lunatic. Old man Norman summarized the characteristics of the other party in one sentence.

Duan Qing and Mengzhu nodded together.

"We, the Mage Council, have been fighting against them for a long time." Norman continued: "Whether it's in shopping malls, battlefields, politics, or the excavation of relics in all corners of the continent. They...... Always want to be the black hand behind the scenes, grab what is good for them, so as to ...... Realize their ideals. ”

"And now, in Fenghua Town, there are already signs of this."

The two looked at each other again, and this time they saw deep worry.

This time's game...... It seems to be a bit big.

"I don't know if it's because the bandits have been too rampant recently, which has given this place an unstable factor, or if they are no longer satisfied with the peaceful status quo in Fenghua Town, or the matter of the Emerald Forest before......" The old man who said this glanced up at the two people opposite, and then continued: "Anyway, recently, they have begun to show more horses' feet, my own understanding is...... Some of them are starting to get moving. ”

"And yesterday's incident, probably someone...... The consequences of rushing it. ”

"You've been staring at them?"

"Not exactly, after all, we have so few people here." Norman spread his hands: "So...... There are some things that are entrusted to other people. ”

"Like us." Duan Qing pointed at himself, and then saw the old man laughing happily.

"No, no, no, it's none of your business right now." Norman restrained his smile, then pointed at them and said, "You already know how complicated the situation is, and to be honest, people like you ......"

"I know, I know." Duan Qing pushed his hands: "But...... Now that we know these things, how can we ...... What about standing by and watching? ”

"Hey, as far as I know, that's not the behavior of an adventurer."

"It's really not an adventurer's behavior, but it's in my style." Duan Qing said: "As for the other members, I can ask for their opinions, such as ......"

"Of course I'm going to take care of it!" Duan Qing's eyes glanced at the little girl, who immediately straightened up his not towering chest and said.

"Look at ......" Duan Qing looked at the other side with innocent eyes, and the old man with the white beard began to blow his beard again and glare.

"Your strength is too weak, let people like you go, and sending ten is not enough for others to fight!"

"But we're more or less a combat force, and we don't necessarily have to fight with people......"

"Shhhh What else can you do? Scouts aren't that easy to be either! ”

"We can...... Find a way, don't underestimate the IQ of adventurers. For example...... I know why they're in such a hurry......"

"Oh?" The other party's mood eased slightly: "Tell me, why can't they wait?" ”

"Because of the war." Duan Qing put away his slow expression and raised his eyebrows: "I don't know if you have noticed ......"

"Refugees are already starting to appear here."