"We're going to take Birch Town, Mr. Wiel." Boder took Ver to a hut where behind a large wooden cabinet had a secret passage leading to the ground, and at the end of the secret passage was a square basement.

"You guys? Capture Birch Town? "Will has decided to join this mage assembly for the time being, because it is obvious that the people in this mage assembly can communicate compared to the knights who are about to kill their 'demon minions' at every turn.

"Why? And, Mr. Bode, what does this have to do with the clues that led me to my companion? The conversation between Vere and Boder at the bar came to an end, and Wiel, who had nowhere to go, followed Boder to his cottage in Birchtown. I didn't expect there to be a cave here.

"Of course it is, Mr. Wiel." Bode stepped aside and lit the lampstone in the basement, and the entire basement lit up instantly. "It's just that the people in the mage assembly today are going to do some things, and it's not very easy to gather them, after all, everyone has a clear identity in the town, and a grocer with flexible hours like me is the most flexible."

Boder tells Will that the mage gathering in Birch Town is facing a problem, but it is not appropriate to talk about it in a bar. And Ver only invested his energy in finding Bo Ress, and Bode had also met such a person, so he had to deal with it first, saying that he would tell Ver together when the time came.

"Finding my companion has something to do with your capture of Birch Town?" Will sat down at the table, and asked Bode with some confusion.

"It's us, Mr. Weel, we're going to take Birch Town." Bode brought a picture frame from the side and placed it on the table, "Look, this is Birch Harbor. ”

Bode pointed to the map in the frame, where Birch Harbor was located on the corner of a continent, which, in Will's opinion, was not the southern part of the continent, but a little lower in the middle of the continent.

Birch Harbor and Birch Town are a place, "surrounded by mountains, and directly above it, the arid, scorching dragonfly desert." ”

Weir nodded, "Well, it's fenced off. ”

"That's right, if there's no way through here, Birch Town is a dead place other than the port." Bode nodded on the map and said quite surely.

"Right now, in this place, the church is constantly hunting us down, and the mayor is on the other side of the church." Bode pointed to the direction of the harbor, "And the church is still shipping knights here by sea. ”

"They're going to kill you." Vere looked at it, "So you feel the crisis and want to strike first?" ”

Bode nodded, "If we continue like this, we can only hide in the inaccessible mountains and forests, or go to the family territory through the scorching desert." It was destined to be found by them. ”

"So...... What does this have to do with me finding a companion? "To be honest, if it weren't for Bode, but for the leader of any organization, one such joiner would definitely be locked up in a small black room and beaten up.

But fortunately, Bode was not angry, he was a member of the 'moderates', of course, only to the mage. Bo was more inclined to genuinely help each other among the mages, so for Vere, if he wanted him to help participate in the project, he had to satisfy Veel's motives.

“…… Of course, Mr. Will. Bode frowned, "You floated from the sea, so if you want to find your companion, you must go back to the sea to find it." ”

Veel nodded.

"And now, you can't get on the ship, because the port is now guarded by soldiers and knights of the church, and it is difficult for any mage to travel from the sea." Bode sat on the opposite side, "What's more, you still have to find your companions, not only to publicize your own existence, but also to keep going to sea to explore." And in this place. ”

Bo nodded at Birch Harbor, "Here, the presence of mages is the most dangerous thing, they are waiting for us to appear, and then purify us all, and you still want to publicize your own existence...... Mr. Will, it is really dangerous for you to have such a talent to escape from the hands of the chief knight without hiding yourself. ”

Faced with Bod's statement, Wille fell into deep thought, "So, I can't go to my companion now?" ”

"You can find it, but you can't look for it publicly, after all, there is more than one person who has seen your face. And one of them is also a knight chief. Bode nodded, "In Birch Town, I can ask my fellow Mage Guild mates to search for news for you, but it's best not to get your hopes up, because if there's a new person here, I won't know about it, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for others to know." ”

"After all, I'm going to go to sea."

"Yes, so, I have a way and need your help." Bode said again.

"How?" Vere finally listened to Bode's advice.

"Take Birch Town!" Bode emphasized this matter again, "As long as the mage assembly takes this place, then you and I will no longer be hindered from our actions here, and when that time comes, we will definitely do our best to help you find your companions." ”

"Hmm...... And you can also build a kingdom of mages in a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack...... It's a good idea. Vere nodded, it was a good idea.

Bode looked at Weier's reaction, and was very relieved, "It finally makes sense, it's not easy." In the bottom of my heart, I secretly burst into tears.

"But......" Wiel's voice sounded again, and Bode's heart fell again. I have two questions. ”

"Please."

"First, why are you so sure that my companion will be around this sea? Also, has you just come up with this plan, or have you been thinking about it for a long time? Seeing that there were only two people here, Wei Er couldn't help but smack his lips secretly, "How many men do we have?" ”

Bode clasped his hands together, "You just came here, and you may not be familiar with the forces here. ”

Bode held out three fingers, "The Mage's Assembly is just a hidden organization, and most of the townspeople here are unaware of our existence. ”

"There are three really big forces here, one is the mayor of the town, the real owner of Birch Town and Birch Harbor, and the patrols of the town and the port, both the townspeople and the forces under the mayor. However, the mayor's whereabouts are always uncertain, and his butler usually manages them on his behalf. The second is the church, as the controller of the northern port, the church has a great say here, because at least half of the merchant ships coming and going from the port are church merchant ships departing from the ports of the northern church state. ”

Weir nodded, "Well, what about the other one?" If it's not a mage gathering, what is it? ”

"It's a pirate. Mr. Will, the pirate who got you to this place. Weir was stunned, "Pirates? ”

Bode nodded, "To the south of Birch Harbor, there are many small islands, which are located on the way to Birch Harbor in the Endless Sea in the South and the Northern Harbor. ”

"Really...... Doing business without capital in that place is really sure to make a profit. ”

"That's right, and because of the intricacies of the islands, and the fact that Birch Harbor doesn't have enough troops to deal with it, most of the merchants usually choose to break the bank, and over time, the pirates become more and more powerful." "And now, the pirates are united by a man named Wolf, and the sea has its own fleet, and it is even more unscrupulous. ”

"Looks like there's a good reason for the church to send more knights here......" Will nodded, a little surprised that she could see this.

"That's right, and besides, the church states in the north have coveted this place for a long time, and if they can break through the natural barrier between here and the southern part of the family domain, then ......"

"Then all the places that can accommodate mages will be gone, and there will be no place for us 'demonic minions'." Ver took over and said with a frown.

"Yes, that's it." Bode nodded, "Actually, even if we don't meet you, We're going to start an operation in the near future, because the knights of the church are about to come here in large numbers after the winter moon. ”

"How long is the winter moon left?"

"Half a month." Bode said.