When the siblings returned to Belial, it was late, and when they returned to the city, they went straight to the Adventurers' Guild.

Several oil lamps were lit in the hall of the Adventurers' Guild for lighting, and at this moment, more than a dozen adventurers were gathering around the round table in the hall, and they didn't know if they were discussing anything.

As soon as Lei Yang and Lei Ruoya stepped into the door of the Adventurer's Guild, they attracted the attention of the adventurers who gathered together. On the one hand, it is because of the strong smell of blood on the two of them, and on the other hand, it is because of the burden that Lei Yang carries behind his back.

The fabric of the wrapper is extremely ordinary, but the contents are obviously very unusual.

The contents of the baggage were obviously very large, and the whole burden was bulging, even much larger than the boy who carried it on his back. Although they couldn't see it too clearly, the sharp-eyed adventurer saw a little blood-red hair looming out of the baggage.

"That's ...... The hair of the liger, right? A voice appeared among the adventurers, with a hint of uncertainty in their voices.

But it was this uncertain question that made the adventurers explode.

Almost all the adventurers had a clear understanding of the identities of the two and the contents of the baggage at this moment.

"They are the two people who killed the A-class demonic beast the next day, they don't look very strong."

"Who knows, but I've heard that girl was a high-end player in the Adventurers' Guild on her first day, disdaining to make a living by doing low-level tasks."

"Oh? It turns out that the person who claims to be a high-end player is her!? Originally, when I heard about it, I thought this person was too arrogant, but now it seems that people can kill A-class demonic beasts the next day, and there is indeed a reason for her arrogance......"

The brother and sister walked straight to the hall, as if they didn't hear the adventurers' discussions.

Due to the late hour, only a young girl was left behind the long table at the back of the hall to receive the two of them—as it happened, this girl was the same one they had met for the first time.

When Lei Yang gently placed the burden behind him in front of the long table and took out the huge head in it, the girl inevitably fell into a stupor due to surprise. She clearly knew the strength of the liger, and the girl in front of her, who she and her colleagues thought was perverted, was so powerful that she could hunt the liger! Thinking of this section, and feeling Lei Ruoya's increasingly unkind gaze, her face couldn't help but become a little pale.

Lei Ruoya frowned after seeing the girl in a daze for a long time, and the gaze that looked at the other party was indeed more and more unkind: "Being in a daze for so long in front of the two adventurers who came to hand over the task, is this your professionalism!?" “

The girl was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly apologized, but she was already afraid of Lei Ruoya in her heart, and she even stammered when she spoke: "Yes, yes, yes, sorry!" It was my mistake, please forgive me! “

Hearing the girl's stammering apology, Lei Ruoya raised her eyebrows as if she was a little surprised: "Are you afraid of me?" “

The girl who was pierced suddenly felt a little weak: "No, no, no, no!" Adventurer, you misunderstood! “

"Then why are you so pale...... Hey, it really doesn't matter if your whole body starts to tremble!? “

"It's okay!" The girl suddenly stood up and nodded firmly, her eyes seemed to reveal a hint of fanaticism, "Don't worry, adventurer, I'm just a big aunt, and this little thing can't hinder my enthusiasm for work in the slightest!" “

Lei Ruoya was taken aback by the girl who suddenly became fanatical: "Hey, why did your face turn red again, is your body really okay!?" “

"Radiant!" The girl replied with great firmness.

"There's something wrong with this man." Lei Ruoya secretly scolded herself after staring at the girl for a long time.

"What a pervert this man is! Aren't I just a little bigger than hers?! As for tossing me like this?! The girl and Lei Ruoya looked at each other for a long time, and they were also secretly slandering.

Of course, Lei Ruoya didn't know that the girl continued to work with the grief and indignation of seeing death as if she were home—of course, if she knew, she would have made the other party understand what a real pervert is.

Driven by such a mentality, the girl's work efficiency is very high, and several tasks have been completed in a few minutes.

"This is the reward for the four missions of the two people, totaling one thousand and seventy-eight gold coins and eighty-one silver coins." The maiden pushed out a tray filled with gold coins.

After getting rid of poverty and becoming rich, Lei Ruoya's face was obviously a little proud, and after packing up this huge amount of money, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked the girl: "I found very few soldiers patrolling in Belia City, and in such a legal society, just such a few soldiers are far from enough, right?" “

After hearing the question, the girl replied with a smile: "The soldiers in the city are only a very small part of the army in Belia City, and most of the soldiers are usually stationed in the barracks in the north of Belia City, and the specific number of troops is inconvenient to disclose because it involves military secrets. During the day, the soldiers were training, and only at night did they have little time to go outside. If you want to find them, you can probably find them in the taverns in the city. “

"Is that so?" Lei Ruoya nodded and thanked the girl, "Thank you for your information." “

"You're welcome, depending on the importance of the information, the information will charge you ten copper coins for your inquiry."

“…… Are you all so cheated on the mainland!? Lei Ruoya's beautiful eyes widened, and she said angrily, "Do you have a consumer rights protection law in the mainland?" This kind of behavior is as bad as the nature of forced selling! “

The girl was stunned for a moment, and then said: "As far as I know, there is no such a law in the Human Empire, depending on the importance of this piece of information, you will be charged five copper coins for inquiry." The two inquiries totaled fifteen copper coins, thank you. “

Powerful as Lei Ruoya couldn't say a word for a long time under the other party's attack, and only after a long time did he say quietly: "You people who are engaged in the service industry, the money is really easy to make." “

……

The taverns in Belia are exactly what they imagined.

Judging by the appearance of the tavern, the building is probably a few years old, and the wood that makes it look old just by looking old, and the building itself is not dilapidated, but it does not look sturdy in many places.

The dim glow of the oil lamps fell on the heads of the various aborigines in the tavern, and the tavern air was filled with the smell of alcohol and hormones. Groups of aborigines gathered in twos and threes, and every now and then a couple of men and women walked out of the tavern with the strength of their wine, presumably to a nearby inn.

Lei Ruoya and Lei Yang sat down at a random table, and found that there were no adventurers around—in fact, the identities of adventurers were easy to identify, because most of the adventurers were dressed in clothes from the outside world, which was obviously different from the clothes of the aborigines.

The two of them ordered two glasses of ordinary ale, and in fact, this standard adventurer's tavern probably didn't produce anything too good. The quality of the ale was obviously very poor, and there was no mellow aroma in the mouth, only a burst of spiciness, and when swallowed in one sip, it was like countless knives cutting the throat many times, choking Lei Ruoya almost burst into tears.

Wine is indeed an inferior ale in the standard sense.

Soon after Lei Ruoya sat down, many aborigines came to talk, after all, Lei Ruoya's beautiful face was amazing no matter where it was placed. The aborigines who came to talk to him included humans, dwarves, and even an orc and an elf later appeared.

The aborigines all expressed their desire to communicate with the beautiful lady in front of them on a deeper level, but in different ways.

Most human beings express their thoughts in words euphemistically; The dwarf vaguely mentioned that he had an artifact with him, and wanted to show it to the beautiful lady; The orc, on the other hand, was much more rude, and it went straight to Reoya for a shot; And the handsome and elegant elf made a poem for her, boldly expressing his desire to pursue Reoya.

At this time, Lei Ruoya remembered an ancient **** blind date dating show she had watched, and felt that she was the female guest standing on the stage.

Lei Ruoya seriously told these people that she felt that she was not suitable for them, and while rejecting them, Lei Ruoya reached out her little hand and patted their arms as a sign of comfort.

When Lei Ruoya touched a race other than humans, her body reacted differently due to the existence of the Race Heart skill.

When she touched the dwarf, she felt her hairs stand on end; When she touched the elf, Lei Ruoya felt as if a warm wind was blowing through her; And when he touched the orc, Lei Ruoya obviously felt her heart beat violently at that moment.

"That's what the so-called bodily reaction means." Lei Ruoya nodded secretly.

"Ruoya, what are we here for?" The elder brother, who was watching his sister constantly being accosted, couldn't help but ask.

"Do what?" The younger sister repeated her brother's question, and then looked at her brother mysteriously, and whispered, "Brother, do you know what kind of place the tavern is?" “

"Isn't that just a place to drink?" The older brother is baffled by his sister's problem.

"That's wrong, the tavern is a very important place in all kinds of games and novels, and it can even be said that it has been placed in a sacred and inviolable position!" When my sister said this, there was an inexplicable holy color on her face.

My brother was shocked when he heard this: "How can you say this?" “

"Taverns are also known as mobile information halls, and the same is true for other restaurants and restaurants. As soon as the main characters step inside, no matter what the strength and identity of the guests in the tavern are, they will always involuntarily talk about the recent events under the manipulation of a mysterious force called the author! And it's always heard by the protagonist! “

Speaking of this, my sister stroked her palms and said: "This is amazing, the tavern must have intelligence, but it is a golden rule that cannot be violated, and the tavern is therefore called the three holy places along with the auction and the ruins of the strong!" “

After hearing that the status of the tavern was so lofty, Lei Yang was startled, and when he looked at this ordinary tavern again, he felt that this tavern had become taller, and when he heard the wine words of the original inhabitants in the tavern, every word of wine from others seemed to be full of deep meaning.

At this moment, the door of the tavern suddenly opened, and several dusty men entered, several men dressed in white metal light armor, and their faces were tired.

After several lightly armored men found their seats and sat down, they asked the boss for a few glasses of ale, and poured a large sip of ale wine, and the tiredness on their faces seemed to be dispelled a little under the stimulation of the spicy alcohol.

The boss seemed to be very familiar with these people, and joked with them: "Have you guys not been trained enough, and still have the energy to run out at night?" “

"Don't mention it," a lightly armored man waved his hand at the boss's joke, "The amount of training these days is almost twice as much as normal, and everyone is now worried about the barracks since that incident, if you don't let us out and have fun, we're going crazy!" “

"I can't help but feel a little worried when I think that the people's army that guards our security is actually your virtue." The boss laughed and scolded.

Several lightly armored men laughed twice.

Lei Ruoya looked at the men who entered the tavern, and knew that the main event had come.

A lot of specific information about the army has been blocked by the heads of several major guilds on the grounds that it involves military secrets. Therefore, she still had a few undetermined questions in her mind, and she wanted to confirm them with the soldiers. After coming to this world for so long, most of the intelligence has been gathered, and finally collecting some information about the army can end the aimless wandering.

However, Lei Ruoya did not take the initiative to go up, the purpose of these soldiers was nothing more than to relax themselves after intense training, and when it came to relaxation, of course, wine and women were indispensable.

Sure enough, not long after the few people sat down, one of the obviously younger soldiers saw Lei Ruoya, his eyes lit up, and then he walked towards Lei Ruoya.

"Beautiful young lady, it seems that I have never seen you before, because a beautiful girl like you I want to remember just one glance." The opening remarks of the soldier's accosting were very smooth, which seemed to be a little inconsistent with his identity as an ordinary soldier, and after he finished saying this, he sat next to Lei Ruoya, and looked at the beautiful girl next to him with a smile: "Acquaintance?" “

"My name is Ike, and as you can see, I'm a soldier." The soldier raised his glass and introduced himself to Lei Ruoya.

After hearing this, Lei Ruoya smiled and knew that the fish had already taken the bait, and also raised the wine glass in his hand and collided with the soldier named Ike in the air: "My name is Lei Ruoya, and next to me is my brother Lei Yang, in fact, we are adventurers from a foreign land." “

"Oh?" Ike raised his eyebrows after hearing this, "Fate sent you, beautiful young lady, to our continent and let us meet. Praise be to this great destiny! “

He raised his glass, poured the rest of the wine into his mouth, snapped his fingers, and ordered another glass of wine from the boss.

"Are you still used to living in the Azure Continent?" Ike asks Reroya a question.

"It's not bad, we just came back from hunting the Monster."

"Then it seems that your strength is very good!" Ike seemed a little surprised, "Today we also met a few adventurers in the forest, they are being chased by slimes and are looking for their mother!" “

At this, Ike laughed heartlessly.

"How is the life of your soldiers?" Lei Ruoya seemed to ask casually.

Hearing this, the soldier, who was originally very happy, suddenly collapsed: "Oh, don't mention it! During this time, the staff members frantically urged us to train, and now we are training almost twice as much as before! “

"Have you been training before?"

"Of course!"

"Then why do you suddenly need to increase the amount of training during this time?"

"How do we know what the staff member means, we just see him with a dark face every day, urging us to train. Every time someone is lazy and is seen by him, he will inevitably scold. We've been patrolling around the forest lately, and we've been on the lookout for the gloomy faces of our staff all day, and to be honest, life has been terrible lately! “

Speaking of this, Ike suddenly looked around, and then approached Lei Ruoya mysteriously, lowered his voice and said: "And something has happened to the barracks recently, so we have only recently stepped up patrols, and more than a dozen guys disappeared some time ago, and they haven't been found yet!" “

Soldiers missing?

Lei Ruoya's face changed after hearing this, and then she also lowered her voice and asked Ike, "How can anyone be missing in the army?" Is it lost or ......"

"Shh Ike made a silent gesture, "Don't make a noise about this, I told a few old friends, I told you when I saw that Miss and the two of us were fated to tell you." “

Then he said with a somewhat complicated expression: "Those dozen guys are missing in the barracks!" “

That night it was clear that they had all entered their tents, but the next morning they were all gone! Without the slightest warning, when we woke up the next morning, we found that they were gone! Moreover, there is a curfew at night on the side of the barracks, and it is impossible for soldiers to enter and leave the barracks at night! “

"Inside the barracks? How is this possible? “

"Everybody doesn't know what's going on." Ike shrugged helplessly, "So now everyone is very unsteady in the barracks, maybe one day they will be like those dozen guys." We come out one day a week, and now everyone is looking forward to it! “

Soldiers missing inside the barracks?

Lei Ruoya feels that this plot is by no means simple.

If a soldier disappears inside the barracks, it can only be a human being, and the simultaneous disappearance of more than a dozen people can basically rule out the possibility of a personal vendetta in the barracks...... But if it comes to outsiders committing crimes, the mainland has been peaceful for decades, and who has the motive to enter the barracks and arrest soldiers?

As Lei Ruoya pondered, the door of the tavern was suddenly pushed open vigorously, hitting the walls on both sides, making an overwhelming "crunch" sound, attracting the attention of most people. When the door opened, the cold breeze from outside suddenly invaded the warm tavern, causing all the drinkers to shiver.

A tall, middle-aged man and a man of medium stature and a gloomy complexion walked into the tavern.

When several of the soldiers in the tavern saw the two men, they all stood up, their waists straight, and gave a standard military salute.

"Lord of the Castle! Staff-sama! “

Ike next to Lei Ruoya also stood up, and after hearing the identities of the two, Lei Ruoya couldn't help but be taken aback. But the other drinkers in the tavern didn't react much, as if they were used to it.

Instead, the tavern owner bowed as a sign of respect when he saw the two of them.

The tall man looked kind, nodded to everyone, and motioned for the soldiers to sit down.

"That tall man is our lord of the city! The gloomy middle-aged man next to him is the staff member! Ike sat down again and said to Lei Ruoya, "Although for most people, the city lord is a rare big person, but the city lord is very kind, without any shelf, and often appears in this kind of civilian place to inspect the people's feelings, so everyone is very used to seeing the city lord." “

"But the staff is very unpleasant, and he keeps a tense face at all times, as if everyone owes him a few hundred gold coins."

It sounds like another mindless and unhappy pair, Lei Ruoya thought to herself.

The tall man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a standard Chinese face, and the clothes on his body were extremely ordinary, and he couldn't guess the identity of the city lord just by his clothes. He stretched his arms, and the knotted muscles in his arms showed his great strength. The staff behind him was slender and looked a little handsome from his face, but his expression seemed to be tense all the time ruined the image of this decent person.

"Lord of the Castle!" Ike waved his hand like a treasure and called out to the city lord, "This way! “

When the lord heard the soldier's shout, he smiled slightly, and then walked in the direction of Ike, and the staff always followed him.

"Hey, Lord Castle, introduce you to the adventurer I just met!" Ike grinned at the tall man.

The city lord listened to Ike's disrespectful words, but he was not annoyed, but looked at Lei Ruoya and Lei Yang brother and sister with interest.

Lei Ruoya looked at the city lord, pulled Lei Yang to get up, and bowed to the two.

"Adventurers Lei Ruoya and Lei Yang have seen the city lord and the staff."

"You don't have to be polite, just be casual." The city lord waved his hand and shook his head with a smile, "You see that the other drinkers in the tavern don't mean to salute when they see me. “

There was a burst of laughter in the tavern.

The city lord raised his hands and then pressed down, signaling everyone to be quiet, and after the surroundings were quiet, he suddenly said loudly: "Everyone just have fun tonight, I'll have a treat!" “

The loud laughter that had just been suppressed in the tavern turned into cheers in an instant, and Lei Ruoya couldn't help but be a little stunned.

The voice of the city lord was gentle, slightly hoarse, but extremely magnetic, and it had a unique charm in the ears of others.

The lord of the castle was indeed as close to the people as rumored, and the staff behind him had a straight face as rumored, so gloomy that it seemed to be dripping at any moment—no wonder Ike hated him so much.

Looking at the staff who had never said a word, Lei Ruoya's heart suddenly moved.

She held out her hand to her staff and made a handshake gesture.

The staff looked at her with some surprise, as if they did not quite understand the meaning of the girl's actions.

"In our hometown, we have to shake hands with people we meet for the first time as a sign of respect." Lei Ruoya explained to the staff and expressed her sincerity, "Hello, staff lord. “

The staff's face obviously became a little strange, he stretched out his hand, shook Lei Ruoya's small hand stiffly, and there was an indescribable awkwardness in his tone: "Hello." “

Although the handshake with the staff was not comfortable, the heart of the race did not react in any way—which was also expected by Lei Ruoya.

Lei Ruoya withdrew her hand as usual, deciding that it was time to leave to sort out the information she had received tonight.

Seeing that Lei Ruoya had the intention of leaving, the city lord couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Do you only shake hands with the staff?" “

When Lei Ruoya heard this, she knew that she was negligent, and stretched out her right hand without changing her face: "Hello, Lord City." “

"Hello, Miss Adventurer." The city lord stretched out his hand and shook her heavily.

Lei Ruoya, who was originally going to quickly withdraw her hand, suddenly felt a piercing cold appear from her fingertips without warning!

The cold sensation continued to extend into his body from the tips of his fingers, and almost instantly, this cold feeling completely enveloped his whole body!

This feeling continued to spread on his body like an appendage of bones, and Lei Ruoya, who was caught off guard, experienced the feeling of falling into an ice cellar in an instant, and the cold hairs all over her body stood up at that moment! When it came into contact with the orcs, who were known for their manic and tyrannical nature, their hearts were beating heavily, and at this moment, they were beating wildly and violently, and it seemed that if they didn't pay attention, they would jump out of their throats!

Lei Ruoya, who was still shaking hands with the city lord, suddenly turned extremely pale!

"What's wrong?" The city lord, who noticed the abnormality in the other party's body, asked with concern.

Lei Ruoya, who knew that she was out of shape, withdrew her hand and smiled reluctantly: "Don't worry about the city lord, I'm just a little tired." “

The lord of the castle was not suspicious, and after saying a few more words, he turned and walked towards the other drinkers. The staff with gloomy faces glanced at Lei Ruoya suspiciously, and then left after the city lord.

Lei Ruoya couldn't help but shudder, even after a while, the cold feeling still seemed to linger in her body.

She grabbed Ike beside her and asked him a question, "Does the lord of Belial City have to be a human?" “

After hearing this question, Ike was stunned, and then laughed exaggeratedly: "Oh Miss, this joke of yours is not funny, Belial City is a city of the Human Empire, of course, the city lord can only be a human being. “

The lord of the castle, who was supposed to be human, was not human—this was something that Lei Ruoya had not expected at all.

And...... What race is that city lord?

Thinking of this, the cold air from before seemed to be approaching her again, and Lei Ruoya couldn't help but shiver.

What kind of race can make the heart of the race have such a big reaction?!

How could there be such a race full of coldness, darkness and tyranny?!

Suddenly, a myriad of information flashed through Lei Ruoya's mind: the seemingly inconsequential prompts of the guide...... An inexplicable cave in the forest...... Countless white bones behind the cave......

Reoya felt as if she had caught something, and he asked Ike next to him another question, "How much is the permanent army in Belial?" “

Ike was obviously a little drunk, and when he heard the girl's question, he subconsciously replied, "Eight thousand ......."

Before he could finish speaking, Ike realized his gaffe, and he nervously covered his mouth and didn't say the second half of the sentence, trying to cover up the mistake he had made.

Lei Ruoya's already bright eyes have become bright at this moment!

Yes!

As a small border city, and in such a peaceful continental environment, it is simply unreasonable to have more than 8,000 permanent troops!

All the irrationality and weirdness since stepping into this game or this continent came to Lei Ruoya's mind at this moment!

A continent with diverse intelligent races that can maintain peace, a society with a high degree of legalization...... A large number of troops who have always been trained in a peaceful environment, missing soldiers...... And the lord of the city, who is not human at all.

The most crucial pieces that were missing before have been filled in at this moment, and all the clues have been strung together! The key to the clues unlocks the complex locks of all the puzzles.

"The idle time of gathering intelligence can be over."

"I think," Lei Ruoya turned her head to look at her brother who had been soy sauce for a long time, the feeling of weakness caused by the cold had completely disappeared, and her whole body looked radiant at the moment, "I know how to play this game." “