Chapter 13 Begin the Mission
"There is a big difference between the architectural style here and the imperial capital...... And it's not what I thought it would be. β
Zheng Jiuye looked around in surprise. The town with the elves as the main body was quite different from Zheng Jiuye's imagination.
Originally, Zheng Jiuye's idea was that the elves should be the type who love the natural environment extremely and have no quarrel with the world; But what Zheng Jiuye saw was a large area of log-style buildings - if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zheng Jiuye wouldn't believe that the elves would actually cut down trees to build houses, and these elves still lived a similar life as humans......
However, the appearance of the elves is generally perfect, and it is true that they are slender.
Sure enough, the descriptions of races in other worlds in the books on Earth are basically not too reliable, either the appearance is wrong or the living habits are wrong......
"Then it's all up to you," Yan Jin raised the silver stick in his hand like a clothes pole and lightly tapped it at Zheng Jiuye's back, "I'll go to the oak house first...... When the time comes, you can come to me when you're done. β
In any big city, there is basically an oak house tavern with exaggerated business.
"Got it......"
Zheng Jiuye replied listlessly.
Anyway, if you go to the tavern, what will I do! Didn't you say help me when I was dying?
Not to mention, it had to be done in five days...... Otherwise, if you take the train back, you won't be able to catch the entrance exam for the noble college; If you don't catch up with the entrance exam, your physical training will remain the same for the next year, and you may even increase your training content due to your sub-occupation......
Zheng Jiuye thought of this, and suddenly his spirit came up.
"Okay, let's get ready to complete the mission! Well, let's try it first......"
Then I thought that Teacher Yan Jin didn't follow me, so I immediately coaxed again......
To complete the mission, you must first confirm the address on the wanted notice. Although this wanted warrant does not specify the specific reason for the wanted and the name of the other party, the address is very detailed.
"Turn left at the third fork of the main road to the center, then go right past two houses and turn left on the road ahead...... Isn't this the way to the interior of the rainforest? β
According to the above instructions, Zheng Jiuye easily found a specific route; But the route is not a road to other towns, but a trail that leads directly into the interior of the rainforest.
"Well, let's take a look inside......?"
Zheng Jiuye rolled up the wanted notice, reinserted it into the backpack behind him, and then walked along the path that was only about two people wide towards the depths of the rainforest.
"Hmm...... What's going on? β
After going around for a long time according to the above address, Zheng Jiuye finally found a ...... Well, or maybe it can't be called a house anymore, because this simple house made of planks has been smashed in half from the middle by a tree trunk that has been toppled by a lightning strike, and even the roof has been smashed.
"Is it really possible to live in a place like this......?"
Although the gate of the house is still intact, the wooden wall next to it has been smashed in several places; So Zheng Jiuye simply stepped in directly from the collapsed wooden wall next to him, and reached out to wipe it on the table in the room.
There was a thick layer of dust on the fingers...... In this case, it seems that it has been a while since this happened, or that the people here have left before the tree fell.
"That's basically a no-brainer...... Also, is it possible to leave any clues or something...... Right? β
Zheng Jiuye muttered as he looked in the direction of the locker in the room.
"Hmm...... Well, this is not a game, there is no such thing as being able to take out something without opening the cabinet......"
Because of the fallen tree before, the door of the only locker in this simple house happened to be blocked by the trunk of the fallen tree against the door; However, the door could still open a little crack, and it was barely possible to see what was inside.
Well, this is where the crowbar comes in handy.
Zheng Jiuye inserted the crowbar into the cabinet door along the gap on the other side, and then jammed the cabinet door; At the same time, the skin on his body began to show a little pink.
"Click!"
The cabinet door, which was originally made of wooden boards, was quickly overwhelmed by the push of Zheng Jiuye, who was in a state of madness, and was forcibly pried off the top of the cabinet.
"Hmm...... What is it? β
Zheng Jiuye reached in and felt for a stoneβone side of the stone was neatly sharpened, and the lines on it were carved with the kind of emblem that Zheng Jiuye was familiar with, Sophia's chest.
There was nothing else in the cabinet other than this stone, which I don't know what it was for.
ββ¦β¦ Anyway, let's go back first and report the results to Mr. Yan Jin. β
Zheng Jiuye remembered that Yan Jin had said that he would wait for him at the Oak House Tavern.
The oak house tavern in the town is also easy to find, and the one with a different architectural style from the surrounding is the one - after seeing the oak house tavern, Zheng Jiuye didn't hesitate, he jumped up directly, grabbed the beam and swung himself to the second floor......
Everywhere you look, the first floor of the Oak House Tavern is over-packed.
"That, Xiao Jiuye, did you bring money to pay the bill? Teacher, I seem to have forgotten to bring money when I went out, that, so ......"
As a result, as soon as Zheng Jiuye jumped into the window, he saw Yan Jin sitting by the window, smiling at Zheng Jiuye with a harmless look.
ββ¦β¦β
It's not once or twice, it's something that happens every time...... And the place that sat by the window on purpose wasn't waiting for me to come up from here?!
"I don't have much with me...... If you spend too much, Teacher Yan Jin, we can only run back," Zheng Jiuye sat opposite Yan Jin with a helpless expression, "Also, there is a problem with the task; No one was found at the address on the wanted notice, only a broken house; And it looks like no one has lived in it for a while. β
Zheng Jiuye didn't tell Yan Jin about getting the stone - this is what Zheng Jiuye wants to investigate, after all, Yaxo and Randy didn't tell Zheng Jiuye before, even if they asked Yan Jin, they wouldn't be able to get an answer.
"That's right...... Generally speaking, the address on the wanted notice is accurate when it is printed, but you look at the time when the wanted notice was printed. β
Zheng Jiuye pulled out the wanted warrant again with a puzzled expression.
"Hmm...... Okay, the printing period was three months ago, so no one was here," Zheng Jiuye looked dejected, "I see, if you don't follow me, you would have known that I would run away......"
It's not surprising that a person whose address is marked on a wanted warrant would stay in the same place for the past three months.
"Intelligence is time-sensitive...... So it's very likely that something like yours will come to naught," Yan Jin handed Zheng Jiuye a folded note pressed under the glass, "This time, the teacher will help you once, and it has been prepared for you, so pay attention next time." β
Teacher Yan Jin actually went to collect intelligence? This is the first time I have seen Mr. Yan Jin so serious...... I said, "That's what a saint should be......
"But then again, where did you get this intelligence teacher?"
Zheng Jiuye asked as he picked up the note from the table and unfolded it.
"The Oak House Tavern, it's also the Empire's largest unofficial intelligence center," Yan Jin tapped his fingers on the table, "It's common sense that will be used later." That one...... So I still owe a lot of money to buy intelligence here, why don't we two run back to the imperial capital after you finish your mission?" β
Zheng Jiuye: "......"
Give me back the hard-won impression just now!