Volume 3 High Commission Chapter 22 The Whereabouts of the Children (Part I)
"How? Did you catch it? Conya asked with a cold look on her face when she saw Yugari walking back.
"Well...... "Eugarie said in frustration, "we chased one of them to the camp, but just as we were about to catch him, someone killed him. There was no valuable information in the camp, so I had to come back first. By the way, hasn't Yaqi come back yet? ”
"Nope. Don't know where to go? Konya complained, "Could it be that you still expect her to catch one?" ”
"This ......," Yugari said embarrassedly, "in case, maybe, it should still be ......"
Before she could finish speaking, Li Yaqi walked back from the forest in the distance.
"How? Did you catch him? Eugari asked expectantly.
"Of course! How could I not have caught it! Li Yaqi replied proudly.
"That's amazing!" Yujali was excited, "Where are you?" Where is he now? ”
"Right here." Saying that, Li Yaqi immediately summoned a white griffin and said proudly, "How is it?" It's amazing, it's a very rare griffin that can sneak! ”
"Stupid! I mean, man, did you catch that person? Eugari shouted.
"Ah...... That, well......" Li Yaqi said embarrassedly, "He, he, that guy, actually used this griffin as bait when I went to catch the griffin......"
"Let him run away." Konya complained coldly.
"Hmm......" Li Yaqi replied in an embarrassed whisper.
"I'm a big fool to hope for you." Yujali said disappointedly.
"Well, what did I say?"
"Hey......"
After that, Yujiali and the others cleaned up the battlefield a little, but they didn't think of a good solution, so they had to go back to the service station first.
In the days since, Yugari has been in close contact with the Guild Alliance, hoping to find out the whereabouts of the children. Miria also felt very remorseful for what had happened to her students.
At the same time, in front of the pool of a luxury villa, Jia Ren was furious and furious after receiving the news.
"What's going on?! The laboratory in the Vigil Forest was destroyed, the operation failed, the camp was lost, and Jia Yong's whereabouts are unknown! You still have the face to come back! ”
"This ......," Jia Zhi replied dejectedly, "it was already late when we arrived at the laboratory, and we didn't find the whereabouts of that madman. I think the other side was prepared to lure us into the bait. Although they look like children on the outside, they may all be small people with rich combat experience. It's totally ......"
"Well, I don't want to hear that." Jia Ren waved his hand and continued, "Since it was premeditated, contact the people on the guild's side to find out which guild did it, and get rid of it first." Jia Yong's affairs continue to be searched, and if you live to see people and die, you have to see corpses! ”
"Okay, I'll do it."
"Also, I heard that something is wrong with the doctor, you go and investigate what's going on, don't make any mistakes."
"Understood. I'll send someone to the Dustwind Cave for a visit. ”
"Is it safe here now? Has any news leaked out? ”
"This big brother can rest assured. Whether it is the camp in the Grave Forest or the laboratory in the Dust Wind Cave, there is no information related to us, and even if ordinary soldiers are caught, they don't know where we live, and they will definitely not leak it. ”
"That's good, but be careful. Recently, more people have been sent to strengthen patrols, and if there is any problem, notify me immediately. ”
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything myself lately, and I'll make sure nothing goes wrong." With that, Jia Zhi turned around and left the pool. "Damn girl, snatched my beloved pet. I will take revenge for this. Remember me!'
"All of them are so useless, it's just a bunch of wine bags and rice bags." After Jia Zhi left, Jia Ren scolded in his heart.
One night, Yugari and Miria came out of the Guild Alliance building sullenly.
"I haven't been able to find any useful news, so I'm really anxious." Yugari complained.
"That's what advanced commissioning is meant to be. These are very complex and difficult tasks, so don't rush. Miria reassured.
"Does Miria have any great ideas? As an important figure in the Magical Society, isn't there an additional source of information? ”
"Well......" Miria said embarrassedly, "I can't say that there isn't one." Just ......"
"What? Is there one? Speak up and listen to it. Anyway, there's no good way to do it right now. ”
"Hmm...... In fact, in every slightly larger city, there is a so-called underground intelligence network, which is the gossip that has not been published. However, these messages are mixed and cannot be guaranteed to be accurate. ”
"It's okay, it's better to ask, it's better than not knowing where to start now."
"That's right. You can check it out. "I think it's in the northernmost street, near the slums, where there are often some intelligence merchants, and it's probably a place where the guilds exchange information. Check it out? ”
"Okay. Let's go now, it's time for dinner, let's go over there, I haven't been there yet. With that, Eugari and Miria walked towards the north of the city.
It's an old-fashioned town, not as dilapidated as the downtown area, but much worse than the rest of the city. The buildings are relatively dense, the roads are so narrow that a standard horse-drawn carriage is barely passable, and the light is dim, but shops of all kinds are everywhere.
As they inquire about the missing children, they arrive at a small restaurant.
"Let's take a break here and recharge your energy. I'm tired of walking for so long. Miria said as she sat down at the table.
"It's a really special environment. It's all old buildings, and it feels like it's been decades old. Eugari asked.
"Because it's close to the slums, it's rare for the wealthy to live here." Miria whispered.
"I still can't find any news about the revolutionary army or the children."
"Don't worry. If it's really related to the revolutionary army, it's normal. They have always been very cautious in doing things, and they will not easily divulge any news. Check it slowly. ”
Youjiali nodded helplessly, and the three of them were speechless for a while, bowing their heads and eating dinner.
"Did you hear that...... The body of a kidnapped child was found in the forest. Suddenly, she heard several men at a table next to her muttering quietly.
"Yes, it is said to be related to the Revolutionary Army, and the Guild Alliance has blocked the news." The other man also whispered.
"I guess something big has happened, let's be careful."
"I've heard about it......"
"What did you just say?" Yugari suddenly appeared in front of them and asked.
"No, nothing." One of the men pretended to say, "Who are you and what are you doing?" ”
"I just heard you talk about missing children, and I want to inquire about it." Eugari continued, "Our guild is currently investigating this commission. If you have any news that can help, I'd like to know about it. ”
Several men were stunned for a moment, then exchanged glances and continued, "You say that, it's not like we can't tell you. But we also have our problems......"
"That's it, how can there be news in vain."
"It's a big risk for us to say that, in case we ......"
"Give!" As she spoke, Miria pulled out a gold coin and threw it on the table, "It's okay." ”
Suddenly, several men immediately smiled and said, "It's still the blonde lady who understands the world." However, what we are talking about can only be known to a few of you, and we must not tell anyone else. Otherwise, we won't be able to eat and we'll walk away. ”
"We also happened to meet the guards who came back from the investigation and secretly inquired."
"It seems that somewhere in the East Vigil Forest, there used to be a laboratory of the Apocalypse Revolutionary Army, but it was later discovered by a guild investigator, so they abandoned it. But in fact, there is a secret room in the laboratory, which is used to hold kidnapped children. It seems that a child who escaped told the guards, but there seems to be a seal on the door, so the people of the guild alliance are now discussing countermeasures. ”
"That's pretty much it, it looks like it's near a swamp in the northwestern part of the forest. We can't guarantee that. With that, the men stood up and walked briskly out of the restaurant.
"If it's really what they say, it's the lab that Lin Jing investigated before." Yugari guessed.
"The information is not guaranteed to be accurate." Miria reminded, "Maybe it's just a scammer." But ......"
"Even so, I still want to check it out, and if it's true, I can't miss it." Yugari looked at Miria, who nodded in agreement.
"Without further ado, let's go, the more time passes, the more dangerous the children become." With that, they turned and walked out of the restaurant.
"Do you know where the lab is?" Miria asked.
"This Konya should know that she inquired with Lin Jing before." "Let's go back to the service station and ask her about her, and then we'll go to the lab." With that, the three of them immediately ran towards the service station.
At this time, in one of the study rooms of the Black Wind Mercenaries, a man with curly hair was talking to a man with a square face.
"I said, Brother Xiang Bingxian. Did you see the message from the Revolutionary Army two days ago? The curly-haired man asked with a frown.
"Look, how could such an important thing be missed. However, I didn't expect such a big thing to happen on their side. I thought it was bad enough that we lost two cadres. The square-faced man replied with a solemn expression.
"Hey! Things have been going really hard lately. So many things have happened during the time that the president has left, and we won't be able to explain it when he comes back. ”
"It's come to this, so what do you say?"
"Well...... the curly-haired man rolled his eyes and said ill-intentionedly, "Let's help them get rid of the stumbling blocks according to the requirements of the other side, and it can be regarded as selling their personal favors, which not only makes up for the mistakes of the previous supply, but also has an explanation when the elder comes back." What do you think? ”
"It's simple, how to get rid of it? How? ”
"You don't have to worry about that. I've investigated, and it's a new guild that is in charge of that commission. I've set a trap and secretly sent men to lure them in. After the first people take the bait, we ambush the people they rushed to rescue, and finally take out their lair, and this problem can be easily solved. As for the second question...... You have to have Brother Lao Xian to do it. ”
"The second question? What's the problem? ”
"Of course, it's a matter of human losses. Manlei and Ji Huo are gone, and it's hard to say when the president comes back. ”
"How's that going?"
"Ji Huo's matter, I'm going to find someone to find a way to rescue him, as for the vacancy of the wild thunder...... How's it going over there? I mean the ghetto? ”
"Things in the slums are a bit complicated, but they're going well. According to the idea you gave me before, I have begun to recruit some elites into my ranks. ”
"Then you'll have to hurry up with this. In addition to being able to make up for our recent losses, the most important thing is to be able to get the first-hand information inside, so as to prepare for the complete control of them in the future. If we can get this done before the president returns, I think it makes sense. If we can support an agent like the 'wolf of the wild', then ...... The loss of brute thunder is nothing. ”
Xiang Bing thought for a while, and said a little reluctantly, "I'll think of a way to divide and control them as soon as possible." Recently, Yang Cai has recruited a newcomer to come over, and yesterday there was a little ghost, saying that he wanted to join us and let us help him save his sister. ”
"You'll have to put it to good use. The slum is our key development. The curly-haired man smiled evilly, "The president often goes out, and now those two fools, one died in battle, the other was captured, and I still have to rely on you for the recent guild affairs." ”
After returning to the service station, Yugari searched up and down, inside and out, but could not find Conya's figure.
"Sister Luqi, have you seen Konya?" Yujiali met Lu Qi who was watering flowers in the backyard and asked anxiously.
"She's ...... It seems that he went out fishing with Li Yaqi, saying that he could catch big fish at night. Luqi said as she tended to her flower bed.
"Did you go to Falling Star Lake?" Yugari asked anxiously.
"She didn't say anything about this, but judging by the way she was carrying her luggage, it might take two days to come back."
"Ah——! What can I do? Jugari shouted disappointedly.
"Is there anything in a hurry? I'll help you figure it out. ”
"That's right...... "Yugari told Luqi that she wanted to ask Conya for directions.
"That's right." Lu Qi thought for a moment and said, "If it's just going to that lab, I can take you there." ”
"Really? Do you know there? Yujali said excitedly.
"yes, Konya told me that there were some very strange plants there, and I went out of my way to pick some of them. Speaking of those strange plants. It's really interesting. One of them is a vine that grows in acidic putrefaction, and it has the ability to absorb mana, so as long as it is continuously supplied with mana, it can survive for a long time even if it is out of its natural growth environment. And if you eat its fruit, it will also make people involuntarily want to do bad things, and ......" Lu Qi said endlessly with an intoxicated look.
"That ......," Yugari interrupted wryly, "let's go to the lab and talk about plants later......
"Hey! Young people nowadays are really hard to learn. Green Qi sighed, reluctantly ending the topic she was interested in, and then, overnight, she took Yugari and the others towards the laboratory in the East Vigil Forest.
They walked through the sparse trees, skirted the damp swamp, and came to a small and inconspicuous hill.
Lu Qi pointed to a cave covered by dead wood not far away and said, "The laboratory is there, the gate is long gone, you can go in directly." But I haven't seen any secret rooms or anything like that. ”
"It is said to be in the innermost secret passage." Yujiali said, "Sister Luqi is also going in with you?" ”
"Of course, I brought you here, so I naturally have to take care of your safety." With that, Luqi followed Yujiali and the others into the cave.
The cave is not very deep, and the surrounding walls can be clearly seen to be excavated by hand. They didn't go far before they saw a stone door that had long been broken, and they stepped through it to reach the laboratory that had long been abandoned. The laboratory consists of five or six rooms, each of which is very spacious. In the center of the room were several large test benches, which, of course, were already covered with dust. Surrounded by various experimental instruments, they have long been damaged and cannot be identified.
"Looks like there's nothing left." Eugari muttered to herself.
"That's natural. Even if he wasn't taken away by the revolutionary army, he had already been investigated by the Guild Alliance, so how could he stay. Miria grumbled, "Let's look for the secret passage first." ”
So, under the leadership of Milia, everyone immediately searched carefully, however, whether it was the walls, floors, or ceiling stone cabinets, everyone searched through and found no entrance to the secret passage.
"Is there really a secret passage?" Lu Qi asked suspiciously.
"There should be...... "Yujari replied uncertainly.
"If that's the case, you put the light source away first, and I'll look for it." Luqi said to Yujiali.
"Okay." With that, Yugari immediately extinguished the light source, and the laboratory immediately became pitch black.
At this time, Lu Qi pulled out a staff in the shape of a butterfly with a pale green fluorescent float, and in an instant, the pitch-black laboratory was suddenly filled with a soft green light. As she chanted spells, a pale green mist spilled from her staff, springing up onto the lab floor, then slowly creeping around, eventually covering the entire lab's surface. Everyone quickly noticed that the floating green waves were all floating towards the bottom of a test bench.
"That's it." Lu Qi, who found the secret room, put away the spell and said confidently to Yujiali and the others.