The town of Odingenan is located at the confluence of the Sural and Missiri rivers. The Sural River originates in the Orland Mountains, while the Missili River originates in the distant Sutton Lier to the west. The two rivers meet here and cross the whole of Sutton Lill and end up in the vast sea to the eastern part of the North.

Based on the permanent population of about six or seven thousand, Odingennan can only be regarded as a medium-sized town. But that doesn't stop it from making a name for itself as a wine town in Sutton Lier, attracting a large number of outsiders every year.

The brick walls are made of bluestone, the red tiles, and the triangular roof. Scattered houses are interspersed with sparse pine trees, and the streets are paved with neat stone slabs. The most common is a wooden torii carved in the style of a wine glass, hanging under the eaves.

Orlan and Lilian, who had said goodbye to Andrea, had come to Odingen, but the purpose of their trip was not to these taverns.

Instead, they came to the edge of town, the doorway of the Brotherhood of Hunters, which was not paved with bluestone slabs and was somewhat muddy after the rain. The Hunters' Brotherhood's "Bow and Sword" sign hung from the door, so dusty that it was almost impossible to read the words. Maybe they don't care, after all, few hunters are literate.

Pushing the door open, there were several dilapidated round tables with overturned wine bottles and food scraps, but no one was there. There was only a tall, thin man dozing off behind the waist-high front desk.

Orlan tapped the table a few times, and the thin man spread out on the chair woke up leisurely, and he sucked and wiped the corners of his mouth.

"Well, the Hunter Brotherhood has exactly what you're looking for. Furs, tendons, bones...... Yawn, or do you need to lead the way? Ahem, if you need other services, you can talk about it in detail. After saying that, he didn't change his face and wiped his neck with two fingers, of course, those who know how to do it must know what else they are doing, and if they don't know, they won't pay so much attention.

"I'm here to find someone, those two hunters should be your people. It seems to be called Mark and Jack. "Orlan gets straight to the point.

"Huh? They...... Wait for me to find out. The thin man, who was completely sleepy, glanced meaningfully at the guy dressed as a hunter, and the man in full armor behind him, was it a knight?

"Sir, the man you are looking for. I went out two and a half months ago to pick up the job, and I haven't come back yet. If you need anything, I can help you find someone else. ”

"They're not there? Then I still have to look for Bonnier, also two and a half months ago, he arrived at the Giant Wood Camp with a team of men and horses and a bunch of supplies, what about him? Oran continued.

"Bonnier? He, he didn't show up either. The thin man rolled his eyes, paused for two seconds and answered the same question.

"yes, I see. …… I'll come back. Orlan added another sentence before turning around, and left with Lillian.

"Orlan, I don't think that man will tell us about the person who has embezzled you, I thought you were planning to kill here."

"No, I just told them I was coming. Give them a little time, and let them get ready for my arrival. ”

Not long after they rode out of the alley, Orlan could already feel the spies behind them.

……

"Two people, one room, remember to feed our horses." Then Oran chose a nearby inn, and instructed the servants in front of the inn like ordinary travelers.

"Oran, why only one room?" Lillian leaned in through her armor and whispered.

"Just in case, it's good to take care of it when the time comes." Orlan felt that with the current ferocity of the Hunter Brotherhood, since the spies had been dispatched, it would be difficult to prevent other means at night.

Entering the inn, Oran took out the civilian clothes that had been prepared from the package, as well as the cloak.

"Take it off, put this on, we'll have a place to go later." Orlan said to Lillian.

"Take off ...... Take it off, do you want to find that granddaughter of Devola? You don't need to be so ugly. It turned out that Lillian remembered Andrea's words before leaving.

"No, I guess you bought this armor from the town. Where we went, you were too conspicuous if you dressed like this. ”

"Really? …… All right. ”

"Huh?"

"You're out!" Lilian was reflexive, but after thinking about it carefully, she seemed to think that she was just taking off her armor, and was she a little "weak-hearted" in doing so.

"Wait, come back. Help...... Help me. Lily stopped him again.

Orlan seemed to be used to Lilian's capriciousness, and only gave her a suggestion: "I think it's better for you to change to a light leather armor, and you don't need to charge like a knight here, do you?" ”

Lillian felt a sweetness in her heart, could it be that Orlan meant to protect her from charging into battle in the future?

"Our enemy this time can be dealt with in the town." Well, it would have been much better if Orlan hadn't added a final explanation.

Orlan jumped from the window of the room with Lillian and landed in a lonely alley, three stories tall for the two of them. And this can also get rid of the spies of the Brotherhood of Hunters for a while.

"Where are we going?" Lillian followed Orlan and saw him purposefully weaving through the alley.

"There is an acquaintance there who has a good chance of finding my goods."

It wasn't long before the two of them walked for about twenty minutes to a wharf by the river in the town. Then along the embankment, you came to one of the "sewer mouths" that were sealed by iron gates. Then Orlan knocked three times in a rhythmic manner, and shoved a few coins through the little open window, and the iron door opened.

"This is the entrance to the 'black market'?" Lillian was a little curious, after all, this was her first encounter with the town's underworld, and she had only heard of it before. Every town's sewers often have more than just sewage, rats, and the dirtiest deals that represent the entire town.

"Shhhh Orlan tightened the hood and mask for Lilian, after all, no one would care if anything happened in this disorderly "underworld". And the appearance of a woman like Lillian is undoubtedly a blatant call for those villains to come and commit crimes.

They, like everyone else they met on the road, were almost always veiled. Except for a few people who seem to be discussing things with their heads together, they communicate in a whisper, and there are basically no other sounds.

It's dark and oppressive, the air is muddy and damp, and the lights are flickering and dimming, and I believe that only something unsightly can happen here. The two walked a short distance, and there was a sparse and sparse sound like gnawing in some corners; There were occasional noises of quarrels, bangs, and beatings; From time to time, heavy men and women gasp for breath......

I walked until I walked to a wooden door that was lit by light, and tapped it a few times.

"It's me. What you want has arrived. ”

Click......