Chapter 10: The Head of the Sage
"It's just that the distance is a little ......"
The name on the bounty slip is unwritten, but the address is quite detailed, in the rainforest of the southern part of the empire; Coupled with the slow progress of science and technology in this world, it takes almost five days to travel by steam train, and the time to go back and forth plus the mission...... If you come back, you may not be able to make it to the exam.
"Huh? If you go with Yan Jin, as long as the address is very detailed, you will come back quickly," Randy glanced at the task list, "Don't worry, you can definitely catch up." ”
"With Yan Jin?"
Zheng Jiuye asked.
"Well, the guy said he's coming back today," Randy replied, "but it's almost time to be back......
Just then, there was a knock on the door from the top of the building above the ground.
"Hey...... Strange, do you need to knock on the door to enter your own guild? Zheng Jiuye looked puzzled, "Is it because I basically don't ......come back?"
"No...... Normally, if this is the case, there is a good chance that there is no money to pay the bill at the tavern, and now knocking on the door should be to find someone to pick him up," Randy sighed and untied a tight leather pouch from his waist, "You can take this with you to pick him up...... That's pretty much enough. ”
Zheng Jiuye: "......"
What should I do if I suddenly feel that the new teacher is very unreliable, and wait online...... Sorry there is no system, I can't wait online anymore, in short, urgent!
"Which tavern exactly? Also, how do I recognize which one is Yanjin? ”
Zheng Jiuye finally took the money bag - there was no way, after all, this guy was the teacher who was going to teach him next, and he was also the head of the Seven Great Sages three hundred years ago......
Anyway, a guy who can pay the bill in a bar can't be an imposter of the same name, right......?
"The tavern is the largest one in the imperial capital, the name is the oak house, and it is a tavern run by a dwarf; As for the words, you'll recognize him when you see him," Randy replied, "and that guy is easy to recognize." ”
Is it easy to recognize......?
Zheng Jiuye of the Oak House Tavern knew that because it was not far from the Assassins' Guild and had a good business relationship, Zheng Jiuye had planned to use the flow of people in the tavern to escape from subsequent arrests several times.
Although I didn't succeed in going to the tavern once......
Passing through the door and arriving at the entrance of the surface building, Zheng Jiuye opened the door and saw a boy about seven or eight years old standing there.
Although the appearance of the dwarves in this world is not much different from that of human children, it can be easily distinguished from the style of clothing that the person in front of them is an ordinary child.
"This gentleman...... The person who called me told me that you would know what I meant when I knocked on the door. ”
The boy in front of him said, and stretched out his hand at Zheng Jiuye.
"Ah, I just found out ......"
Zheng Jiuye sighed, then took out a silver coin from the cowhide pocket that Randy had given him and put it in the boy's palm.
"Thank you, sir!"
The little boy took the money, bowed happily and ran away; Immediately after, Zheng Jiuye pinned the money bag to his waist and walked in the direction of the tavern.
In earthly parlance, the Oak House Tavern should be considered a "hotel chain" - not only the imperial capital, but also the major cities of the whole country are said to have an Oak House tavern with a history of more than 100 years.
In addition, the Oak House Tavern not only provides drinks, but also food, accommodation and other services.
"There are so many people, can I really find which one is Yanjin......
Zheng Jiuye muttered, carefully squeezing towards the door of the oak house tavern - the oak house tavern can really be described as overcrowded, although the hall is very spacious, but at a glance there are people everywhere, and you can't see where the person you are looking for is.
"Please, how do you find people if you can't see them......?"
Zheng Jiuye tried hard to tiptoe and observe the surrounding situation, but there were too many people, and there were no particularly characteristic people around for a while.
"That...... Hello sir, are you here for the first time? Are you going to the lobby on the second floor? ”
Just as Zheng Jiuye was hesitating, a Zhengtai wearing a waiter's uniform came through the gap in the crowd and arrived at Zheng Jiuye's side.
Well, this time it's supposed to be the dwarves. It is estimated that if it weren't for the dwarf as a waiter, it would be enough to come to Zheng Jiuye's side in this case......
Zheng Jiuye thought for a moment. I remember that when I set off, when Teacher Randy gave Zheng Jiuye the money bag, she should have said something like "almost enough".
"Well, I'll go to the VIP lounge on the second floor," Zheng Jiuye nodded, "But how did you know that I came for the first time?" ”
"It's just that I have a better memory...... It's not too strong," the dwarf scratched his head embarrassedly, "this gentleman, please come with me." Because the second floor is mostly for nobles, there is a special passage from the outside to go to the second floor. ”
The dwarf Shota nodded, then immediately turned around and disappeared into the crowd again.
Isn't that a good memory...... How much can everyone remember after seeing it once?
Then, as soon as Zheng Jiuye raised his head, he found that he could no longer find any trace of the dwarf Zhengtai.
"That's too many, isn't it? I can't find that guy......"
Zheng Jiuye sighed, turned around and squeezed out of the door again.
"Okay, my legs are almost better," Zheng Jiuye bent his legs slightly, and jumped up in the direction of the second floor with force, "If you talk about speed, it's still faster like this, right?" ”
If you jump once, you will definitely not be able to reach the second floor, but Zheng Jiuye's hands have already been put on the platform by the open window; Immediately after, Zheng Jiuye stepped on the wall with both feet, and with the help of the reverse thrust of stepping on the wall, he turned back and sent himself to the hall on the second floor.
"Huh? Did you just hit the trap...... How did the Hidden Blade bounce off? ”
Zheng Jiuye raised his hand to look at the Hidden Blade on his right hand, and then found that the brightly dressed nobles on the second floor were all looking at him with a look of horror......
"No, don't get me wrong, I'm here to find someone...... No, I'm from the Assassins' Guild...... That's not it, I'm not here for you......"
Zheng Jiuye was already incoherent.
"This is actually a guest...... It's okay," at this time, the dwarf Xiao Zhengtai only came up from the top of the stairs next to him at this time and relieved Zheng Jiuye, "Don't worry, the oak house is very well guarded. ”
"Hoo ......"
Zheng Jiuye breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and then began to look around.
Although the dwarf Zhengtai had already relieved Zheng Jiuye of the siege just now, the people sitting there basically deliberately avoided Zheng Jiuye's gaze; Only a young man with silvery-white, long hair casually draped up to his shoulders, who looked like a beautiful male protagonist who couldn't see gender in a girl's love comics, smiled and supported his face with one hand, leaning on the edge of the table and looking at Zheng Jiuye.
The characteristics are obvious enough.,This is different from other people's painting styles, right? Isn't it a bit too young ......?
Zheng Jiuye hesitated slightly, and then walked up anyway.
"That...... Is it a senior in Yanjin? My name is Zheng Jiuye, and I was called by Teacher Landi. ”