Fang Yu had just sat down, and his eyes couldn't help but be attracted by the sneaky halfling in the sand at the entrance of the inn.

The other party wore a dark green cloak, the edge of the cloak embroidered with decorative leather stripes, and carried a small bow with horn stripes, and a dark bronze fourteen-year-old magic furnace, each copper pipe was covered with worn nicks, but the polish was shiny. A 'reindeer armor' - a kind of magic leather armor that is very common in the market, with these tinkling objects hanging from the girdle. and an 'eagle' dagger - a bit like an elven scimitar that is one size smaller.

The halfling had a thick, curly brownish-yellow beard, slightly pointed ears, and was about a head taller than Parker. The other party noticed Fang Yuan's gaze, glanced in this direction, and walked over uninvited, smiling slightly, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

He reached out and took out a shiny coin from under his cloak, placed it on the wooden table in front of Fang Yuan, and pushed it over. "Sir, do you need information?" - Underneath the coin was a letter with scribbled writing. The halfling looked up and looked at him with bright eyes. On the edge of his cloak hung a colorful coat of arms with colorful markings, about a bird.

Fang Yu glanced at the coin and the envelope pressed underneath.

He stretched out his hand and put the coin away, and without touching the envelope, he raised his head and said to the other party quietly, "Let's talk about it." ”

This is the people of the local fraternity.

They call themselves 'woodpeckers', but the owl looks horizontally at the bird on each other's coat of arms as a hummingbird...... Maybe it's because the locals haven't seen real woodpeckers. After all, even trees are rare in the silver sand and sand sea, let alone woodpeckers. And this is almost certainly a term borrowed from the northern Kaurin-Ihurian.

The name has a hint of cheapness and vassal elegance.

Fang Yu couldn't help but have a trace of doubt about the other party's business ability.

Well-informed, acting in the gray area, not always so law-abiding, but not going beyond too much, there are more or less such organizations everywhere. It's just that when Elpahim was in El Pahin, it was still the big cat man and Miss Atira who went to deal with these people, but I didn't expect that one day, it would be his turn.

Fang Yu still had some novelty in his heart.

This halfling is an aborigine, and when he listens to his words, there is also a hint of joy in his eyes, which is the kind of gaze that sees the business come to the door to look at the customer.

"Was Mr. Ed introduced by the Bishop?"

Fang Yu nodded.

He was unfamiliar with the Brotherhood in Questac, and naturally had no access to the Brotherhood, but a Bishop of Marland was different—though a Brotherhood member was not in touch with a Bishop of the Holy District, especially since the latter was a believer in Marland, the presiding officer of justice.

But there are always all kinds of people in a diocese, believers come from all walks of life, there are always some people who will have different networks, Bishop Faris only needs to tell the matter, and naturally there are people below who can find the way.

Of course, this meeting was requested by him on his own initiative.

Because yesterday evening, he suddenly received a terrifying news - the eldest princess has returned to Questak from Tansnir, and is under house arrest for Barbartan, the king of sand.

Although the truth of this news is unknown, it has some credibility when it comes out through the internal channels of the temple. The Just Lady is not a big faith in Istania, but there are some high-ranking believers, especially knights and knight lords, who are almost instinctive to collect information about the diocese, and these messages have been more or less sifted.

But it was precisely because of this that it was enough to make Fang Yu feel restless.

In fact, in Bein, he already had a premonition about this, and originally planned to remind the other party to prepare early, but he didn't expect the Sand King and the Mystic Warlock to do so quickly.

Although Princess Celestia is only his employer, this is also just a family affair of the Penelope royal family, which theoretically has nothing to do with him and does not need him to intervene. But the question is, what about Sylvid and the others who stayed in Tansnir? Did you come along, and where are they at the moment?

In the case of the loss of communication, he could not reach anyone and received no answers.

And the Seven Seas Traveler is still in the shipyard of the Wang family, if something happens to the eldest princess, will there be any accidents over there?

Whether it was out of the responsibility of being employed or for his own benefit, he felt that it was necessary for him to meet the eldest princess. Even if everyone didn't come along, it would be good to know about the situation on Tansniel's side, and the fact that there was obviously a deeper secret behind Bein's affair always made him feel reassured.

"Has Mr. Eddard heard of the elves' 'Creation Technique'?"

The bishop's words flashed through his mind not long ago.

Fang Yu hurriedly shook his head and returned his attention to the matter at hand - the halfling pulled out his chair and sat down in front of him.

The inn is full of people.

All sorts of adventurers came and went, and because of the wind and sand, it was possible that simply because it was the royal capital, the business in the inn was more than better than what he had seen in Tansnir.

A thin layer of ash had accumulated on the wooden table, and not far away sat a table of adventurers in fancy costumes, tall elves and two dwarves, a human magician, reclining on their staffs, which was almost certainly the Elector. They whispered about when communications would be restored, but no one had a letter of approval.

On the other side, the knights, who were almost exclusively dressed in desert robes, were much more decent, almost identical to the desert knights he had seen in Bein, and the natives seemed to like to dress like that. The knights sipped sip of frothy ale, discussing the sandstorm that was rare in a decade.

Almost all of Istania's barley comes from the grain producing regions of Suqueta, and due to the developed trade, the winemaking industry is not as bad as expected.

Fang Yu listened carefully for a while, the news about the eldest princess was almost nothing, it seemed that the royal family had covered up the news well, and many people didn't even know that Princess Rupert had returned to Cuestac. But the less the news, the more disturbing it is, the eldest princess is quite popular in Istania, why should she hide the news?

While observing his expression, the halfling stretched out his hand to wipe the table and sweep away the dust, and then asked:

"What does Mr. Ed want to know?"

"Where's the price?"

Fang Yu retracted his gaze and asked. He is not the chick he was back then, although he is uneasy and anxious, but there is no reason for these people to knock on it again.

The halfling rolled his eyes. "It depends on what you want to know."

"I want to know about Princess Rupert...... Well, I have a deal with the royal family that needs to be completed. I've heard she's returned to Cuestac, is that really the case? ”

The halfling listened to him, gasped, and looked around cautiously. Then he carefully lowered his voice: "This matter is not to be discussed, although we do have some ...... Inside information, but ...... It's so unsafe. Yes, it's too unsafe. ”

"So?"

"Mr. Ed, you know that intelligence is critical," the halfling carefully considered his words, "after all, talking nonsense is a loss of head, especially in Istania...... If you hadn't been introduced by Bishop Farris, I would have walked away by now. ”

"Urgent?"

"Pretty much."

"Simply put, you don't think I'm credible enough?" Fang Yu looked at each other.

"Let's switch places, Mr. Eddard, would you believe a stranger you've only met once? That one...... While it may be rude to say that, I have to wonder if you're a spy for the royal family or something. ”

Fang Yu couldn't help but laugh. "If I were a spy for the Penelope royal family, would I need to talk nonsense with you?"

"It's hard to say."

"Isn't Bishop Farris's introduction qualified?"

The halfling looked a little embarrassed. "That's why I said, if it weren't for Bishop Faris's face."

Fang Yu didn't bother to talk nonsense with this guy, and said directly: "Let's make a price." If he had believed the other party's nonsense more than half a year ago, but fortunately, the person who brought him before he came had reminded him of what these people were: they were well-informed, but it was in the nature of people who walked in the gray realm to be insatiable.

Although the halfling was hesitant at first, he was very direct in this regard: "One hundred thousand miles." ”

Fang Yu didn't think about it, got up and left.

But before he could take a step, the other party hurriedly stopped him from behind. "Wait, Mr. Ed, we can talk about it again."

Fang Yu turned to look at this guy, put his hand under the cloak, took out a bag prepared in advance, and threw it in front of the other party. "That's all, it's up to you to say it or not."

The halfling raised an eyebrow and shook his head at once. "That's too little."

Fang Yu took out another money bag.

The halfling's eyes lit up, but he still looked at him expectantly.

However, Fang Yu was not fooled this time, he was unmoved, and only spread his hands, indicating that it was all there for.

The halfling sighed and glanced at the two purses greedily. However, the other party endured and did not move, only withdrew his gaze, lowered his voice and said to the other party: "Then Mr. Ed, what do you want to know?" ”

Now that the money has been paid, Fang Yu stopped talking nonsense and said straight to the point: "First of all, I want to know how the eldest princess came back to Cuestac?" ”

The halfling looked at him cautiously and replied, "Well, to tell you the truth, Her Royal Highness the Princess was actually sent by His Majesty the King to invite back to Questak. ”

"Please?"

"It can also be said to be caught."

"From Tansnir?"

"From Tansnir," replied the halfling, "His Majesty has not sent many men, so it is not wrong to say yes." Some people outside say that Her Royal Highness the princess actually came back voluntarily, and according to our Istanian customs, the adult princess and prince also have their own powers. If she didn't want to, it wouldn't be so easy......"

"How many people did she bring back?"

"Some," the halfling thought for a moment, "not much, about twenty." I've heard that there are some optional swamps. ”

Hearing the Elector, Fang Yu chuckled in his heart. He felt his uneasy premonition come true, but he couldn't figure out how everyone from the Seven Seas Brigade could go to Cuestac with Princess Celestia. Could it be that Sylvid thinks he's in this place too, so they have to do it?

Moreover, the statement that Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess came to Questak voluntarily is also a little confusing. But as soon as he frowned, he probably thought of another possibility. The clues she found in Bein, Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess may not be clear, the King of Sand Babartan asked her to come back, and she naturally had no reason to refuse.

But then, Daoud didn't return to Tansnil? The people on the airship should know everything that happened in the Bein Fortress, and he also discussed this matter with Luo Hao and the others.

In this case, the question of where Daoud went is a new one.

Fang Yu couldn't help but rub the tip of his eyebrows, feeling a little headache. But in the final analysis, it all comes down to the sandstorm, if there is no communication loss, why is it so troublesome?

He sorted out the cause and effect, and asked the other party some details, I have to say that this self-proclaimed 'woodpecker' brotherhood of organizations, although the name is not very reliable, but the business is quite proficient, in a few words, he has already sketched the general outline of the whole thing.

But this outline doesn't mean much to him, the real question is, how to meet Her Royal Highness the eldest princess?

He paused for a moment and asked the central question: "Where is Princess Rupert under house arrest?" ”

"In a palace north of Cuestac."

"Do you have a map of that place?"

The halfling was startled. "Mr. Ed, we're legitimate businessmen."

Fang Yu almost laughed, if you are also called a legitimate 'businessman', then there will be no gray field in this world. "I'll pay extra for this map."

"Okay, five thousand lissell."

Fang Yu shook his head in his heart, so the law of Istania is only worth five thousand lisserles? He nodded in agreement, and the halfling looked at him and reminded him, "With all due respect, Mr. Ed, you won't be able to get into that place even if you have a map." ”

"I wasn't going to break in, but I had to at least know what it was. It's about my business, and I have to be cautious. Fang Yu was angry with stubble in his mouth, but as for what he thought, the halfling man obviously didn't believe it. However, Fang Yu didn't care whether the other party believed it or not, he just wouldn't reveal his true information to the other party.

God knows if these intelligence dealers have any discipline or not, maybe they will sell him to the royal family and make a two-handed transaction.

But he really didn't plan to break in, or rather it was the worst, no more than Bein Fortress, when he was forced to do so. And the trespass into the palace of Istania and the impact are too bad, without waiting for the other party to catch him, once the news leaks out, Xingmen Port will have to trouble him first.

So he asked, "If I want to see Her Royal Highness, is there any way?" ”

Originally, he just asked casually, thinking that there was no way for these characters to let him sneak into the palace. But he didn't expect the halfling man to roll his eyes and really give him a suggestion: "Mr. Ed, if you want to see Her Royal Highness, there is nothing we can do to help you." But if you just sneak into the palace, there are some ways to think of it. ”

Fang Yu looked at the other party with some surprise: "For example?" ”

"Through the Adventurer's Guild."

"Adventurer's Guild?"

"The royal family sometimes issues exclusive quests, and if you can try to complete them, you might be able to meet the head of the palace." The halfling smiled awkwardly: "But that's all, no matter what, it's unlikely that the other party will let you see Her Royal Highness the princess at this time." As a kind reminder, it's better to prepare early for your 'business'......"

This proposal made Fang Yu's heart move slightly.

He actually thought of this method at the same time, because he remembered a rumor not long ago that was widely circulated in the community. It is to complete the various tasks issued by the royal family in the Golande Adventure Guild, and there is a certain chance to enter the Tulip Palace.

Tulip Palace, the royal palace of Kaurin-Ishurian, was only a day trip, but the discovery was a hot topic in the community at the time. After all, the forbidden place of the royal palace of Kaulin-Ishurian is still quite mysterious and fresh in the eyes of the Elect.

Although the situation in Idania may not be the same as that of Kaulin, it can be used as a way to investigate. It's just that he didn't expect it, and the people of the 'Woodpecker' fraternity also thought of this.

When the deal was complete, the halfling took the money, pressed his hat and bowed to him before turning to leave.

Fang Yu looked at the back of the other party leaving, then picked up the letter from the table, opened the letterhead, and there was actually only a thin piece of paper inside.

The name 'Hummingbird' was written in scribbled letters, but it was not his real name, but a code name. And he thought of the other party's chest badge, and suddenly it suddenly dawned on him that the other party was not mistaken, but he was mistaken.

The other party's coat of arms represents not the organization 'Woodpecker', but an individual.

There was also a scribbled address on the piece of paper, but it was not the address of the other party, but the location of the connection. If you want to find these people again, with this piece of paper, you won't need the person introduced by the bishop next time, just take this piece of paper to the address of the connector above.

It wasn't until the halfling disappeared from the door of the inn that a young man approached, and the other man was the 'informant' who had brought him to this place, and as a believer in Marland, he was considered a half-temple minister.

The young man looked in the direction the halfling had left and said to him, "You still give him too much money, Mr. Eddard. ”

Fang Yu shook his head.

Of course, he knew that those two bags of money were a total of 10,000 miles, but half was actually enough. But how could he care about this now, and he had only made a fortune in Bein Fortress, so he didn't have to worry too much about it. Besides, this news is indeed worth the price, others may not know, wouldn't it be unclear that he just left Bein Fortress?

"Where are you going now, Mr. Eddard?" The young man asked him.

"Go back first, and tell Bishop Faris on my behalf that I may have to stay here for a while so that he can find a way to get the ticket back," Fang replied, "I have to do something later, and I may not be returning to the temple today." ”

The young man looked at him and nodded.

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