Chapter 56: Exploring the World
The sudden pressure made Zhou Lie startled, and then he thought about it, isn't this the commonly used way of increasing radishes and sticks? Now that the stick is waving, the radish must not be far away, let's see what the other party wants.
"I also came across this thing you said called Star Carving because of an accident, if you want me back to you, as long as it can ensure the safety of my life, I am willing to cooperate. Zhou Lie said, of course he knew that this was impossible, because Frem had said before that they would be separated after the contract, and only the moment Zhou Lie lost his life.
And this, it is obvious that Bobolini also knew, otherwise he would not have sent someone to attack and kill the previous master of Frem, and the other party obviously did not dare to do anything to him.
Sure enough, Prime Minister Bolpolini on the side did not continue to hold him accountable.
"We believe it was an accident, but the attribution of the star carving means something extraordinary to us, so I hope Your Highness can help us. Bobolini said, "Although we would like to take out the two star carvings from His Highness's body, we don't know how to take out the star carvings without harming the host, even Tionlis's Morgan doesn't know, so I hope Your Highness agrees that after a hundred years, Your Highness will be accompanied by our court magister." ”
Hearing this request, Zhou Lie raised his eyebrows and said, "Does this mean that I have to live here for the rest of my life? I will be under house arrest for the rest of my life in disguise, do you think this is something I can bear?"
Zhou Lie's opposition was also expected by the prime minister, the scheming old man smiled slightly and said, "We need these star moments that represent all the rules of time, naturally we have what we want to do, in fact, if His Royal Highness the prince is willing to assist us, it would be great, but because of His Royal Highness's special status, we dare not mention this request." ”
"Then why do you dare to say it now?"
"Because there is only this option left, if Your Highness is willing to agree to us, we don't have to wait so long, originally these seven star moments, we have already selected the appropriate host, but Your Highness has obtained two at the moment, we can only change the plan slightly, if Your Highness is willing, I will explain to you next, the biggest secret between our Marston Empire and the magic city of Tionlis. ”
Could it have something to do with Frem's life experience? Zhou Lie thought about it, the more this kind of secret is hidden, after an outsider like himself knows about it, he will bring danger to himself, but now he is equivalent to being in trouble, and if he does not agree, he is afraid that the only thing that awaits him is eternal house arrest, and this Babylon may not be able to get out of it at all.
After all, he is just a little prince in the Xia Kingdom who has no possibility of inheriting the throne, and when one of his brothers succeeds to the throne, he will be forgotten as a matter of course.
"Okay, tell me about it. ”
Leaving the emperor's study, Zhou Lie was still digesting what Bobolini said to himself along the way, and the absurdity of it made Zhou Lie feel that the other party was telling fairy tales, but when he saw the magic contract with the handprints of Emperor Marston and his mentor Morgan, Zhou Lie knew that all that Bobolini said might be true.
All of this came from an unproven speculation by Morgan and his sages, and what they are doing now is to verify it.
I'm really getting involved in something amazing.
"How much do you think the prime minister's words are true?" Zhou Lie asked in his mind.
Frem, who was usually noisy, did not speak, but it was Tim's calm voice that sounded first, "The credibility is very high, especially the source of our generation, I can feel that it is true." ”
"Won't you feel lost?"
"I didn't think about what great beings we would come from, and naturally we wouldn't be as lost as Frem. ”
"Who said I was lost, that old man was obviously full of nonsense. ”
"Recognize the reality, you and I are compatriots. ”
"Zhou Lie, that old man must have a ghost in his heart, you'd better check it again. ”
Zhou Lie smiled bitterly and said, If this kind of thing can be checked, it will be spread on the streets and alleys a long time ago, if the other party is not telling the truth, then there is only one possibility, and the other party's cognition is also wrong, but for Zhou Lie from the east, he really has no knowledge to verify.
At the end of the day, they all have different worldviews, and it is strange to be able to understand and believe what the other person is saying, and it is no wonder that the other party does not give priority to asking for their own help, preferring to wait until the end of their lives to carry out their plan.
Originally, I didn't know how long it would take to prepare, but there was no problem in waiting for one or two hundred more years and handing it over to future generations to complete, although I promised to help each other, but in fact it was not much use, except for gaining a little freedom of movement.
"Alright, in addition to the two of you, there are five star carvings left, let's find them slowly. Zhou Lie said casually.
As compensation for interfering with their plans and killing the Imperial soldiers, Zhou Lie had to join their team to find Xingke, and Randy followed Zhou Lie as a watchman, when he heard this result, Zhou Lie was extremely troubled, but it was better than losing his freedom and losing the opportunity to return to the Xia Kingdom.
However, now they have not found out where the remaining few star carvings are, and the original search team has also been wiped out in Oslin, so the time left for Zhou Lie is still quite long, long enough for him to write a letter to keep him safe, and then carefully wander the streets and alleys of Babylon, until Layla's caravan comes to Babylon.
At this point, the escort mission of Layla and her party is over, and this kind of protracted and long-distance escort mission will naturally earn a lot of bounty for their adventurers, even in a prosperous metropolis like Babylon, they can stay in luxury hotels every day and squander them for months.
For the first time, oh, I can't say that about Layla, it should be said that for Layla, who has only been in contact with the world for a short time, she was once again attracted by the prosperity of this big city, compared to the port city of Oslin, Babylon has more of a calm atmosphere, and the variety of goods on the street is no less than that of Oslin, and the tall and majestic royal city is even more shocking to this blue-haired little girl.
Then she realized a problem, although she asked Zhou Lie to find a suitable place to play here, but she didn't ask Zhou Lie for the location of the other party, and now even if Layla wants to find Zhou Lie, she doesn't know how to find the other party.
And at this moment, a white owl flew down from the sky and flew directly to Layla's shoulder, and then a young man, out of breath, ran to Layla, holding his knees and panting, and did not forget to point to the owl, for fear that Layla would ignore himself and disappear.
"Who are you!" Seeing a stranger approaching his teammates, Swain took a vigilant step forward and blocked Layla.
"My name is Henry, and I am the herald of the Prime Minister, and I have come to ask this young magician to meet the Prime Minister. Henry's breath calmed down, and he introduced himself, "White Night will not recognize the wrong person, you are Layla, a disciple of Master Wilson." ”
Layla was still teasing the owl on her shoulder, and when she heard the other party call out her origin, she knew that what the other party said was true, and nodded and said, "That's right, it's me." ”
"Then please come with me, I heard that it is an old friend's apprentice who is traveling, and he has a task related to you. ”
Last time, the prime minister entrusted them with the task of master and apprentice, Layla did not complete it, and let go of the fire magician, this time Layla heard that the other party still had a task, thinking that this time she could not disappoint the other party, and lost the face of the master, so she agreed, and the other party is the prime minister, presumably it should not be difficult to find someone.
"Layla, do you want me to accompany you?" asked Swain on the side, worriedly, these adventurers always have a natural wariness of these high-ranking noble officials.
"No need, the last time my master took me out, I received the task of the prime minister. Layla waved her hand, signaling that she didn't need to, in fact, even if Swain and the others wanted to follow, they would be stopped outside the mansion.
"Well, people don't need you to do so much. Therese looked at Layla's departing back and sneered, "Maybe that kind of thing happened, but Swain, you might be scared to the ground first." ”
After the events of Rhine Town, Swain, who has always called himself a guide for Layla, feels that the distance between him and Layla has inexplicably widened, and in front of the legendary monster, Layla, who should still remain calm, and himself who is paralyzed by fright when he sees it from a distance, has become a lingering pain in the young man's heart.
And the oriental man who was by Layla's side at that time made Swain's heart burn with jealousy inexplicably.
Isn't their group of friends who get along day and night not as good as the man who appeared halfway, although the other party is very handsome, and he looks like he has a very background, he is just a little adventurer, and he has no ability, although he bragged about being a swordsman all day long, but Swain himself understood that he was still far behind.
"Okay Captain, don't be so sullen, trust Layla's judgment. The teammate next to him patted the young swordsman on the shoulder and said, "I took so much bounty this time, just go and have fun for a while, and finally come to Babylon, at least to earn the capital to brag with others in the future." ”
"Well, that's right, let's go. ”
On the other side, Layla followed Henry to the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was located in the royal city of Babylon, and did not have a high wall and deep courtyard like other nobles, but was on the street, but it was neater and more beautiful than the surrounding houses, and there was no difference other than that.
"The prime minister is in the study on the second floor, Miss Layla just goes in, and I will keep watch outside. Henry said, pointing to a room on the second floor.
Layla nodded at Henry, and with a scream of white night over her shoulder, she flew away and landed on a branch outside the house, dozing off.
Knocking on the door and getting permission from the people inside, Layla pushed the door open and entered.
The old man sitting behind the desk was the prime minister of the dynasty, Bobolini.