Chapter 81: Muddy Waters and Fish (Part II)
"Baron Singler, do you mean the lord who is on the high?" Arno held his cheek in one hand and looked at Arroyo and asked, "What is the reason why you think that the Nightspawn is planning to attack Baron Singler this time?" β
"I'm ......," Arroyo opened her mouth.
After a while, because the thief young man was just guessing casually, he finally had to raise his hand a little embarrassed, scratch the back of his head, and replied, "Uh...... My guess is baseless. β
"I hope you've guessed it, Lord Sir." Arno smiled and spread his hands, "After all, if a brutal devil can die at the hands of another group of bloodthirsty mad wolves, it is a good thing for a flock of sheep who are willing to live forever under the clouds and eat mud, isn't it?" β
With that, he took his head off the back of his hand, shrugged his shoulders, and took another sip from his glass.
The ale from the west coast of St. Flen flowed down his throat into his stomach, and the yellow drink always contained an intoxicating aroma of fermented wheat. The Brotherhood member named Arno AltaΓ―r narrowed his eyes in amusement, then reopened his eyes, observed Arroyo's expression as he looked at him, and casually asked, "Am I not right, my lord?" β
ββ¦β¦ Let's pay attention to the occasion. Arroyo said with caution, "If a nobleman were to sit in front of you, I don't think anyone would be happy to hear someone speak ill of their own kind to their face." β
"But I'm not saying anything about the nobility, I'm just satirizing things that normal people hate." Arno looked indifferent, "Or do you think I'm not right?" β
Arroyo blinked, thinking, "You have a point, and I can't argue with it, but your metaphorical swear should sound like "If that devilish bastard in Singel is killed by those crazy wolf-like Nightspawn killers." This will undoubtedly be welcome news for the oppressed civilians of Boenigs, right?
Even though he had to admit that he was sometimes too cautious, and even timid, the young thief still felt that Arno was a little inappropriate to say such sarcastic words to the local lord in the tavern - after all, who knows if there would be the Baron's eyeliner planted outside the castle around here?
When you are traveling, a little less trouble, a little more safety, everyone understands this truth.
"But then again." Seeing Arroyo and Arno's conversation temporarily interrupted. Raymond rarely thought of something from the words of the two, and suddenly couldn't help but interrupt, "Since you asked us if we know about the Nightborn, then you also think that this city is indeed mixed with the Nightborn's people?" β
"It's your lord who thinks the killers are in the city." Arno turned his head to glance at the future Juggernaut, "And I, not to think, but to be sure." β
"How can you be sure?" Raymond immediately asked.
"How long have you been here?"
"Only here today."
"Then most of you don't know yet."
"Don't know what?"
"In the last week, the night in Boenigs has become a nightmare for businessmen." Arnold said, "Since last week. Rumors have spread on the outskirts of Boenigs that a black market caravan has bought a priceless treasure from a tomb robber and intends to sell it in Boenigs. The black market caravan had entered the city six days earlier, and many adventurers in the vicinity had gathered to smell the wind in the air, but instead of merchants conducting auctions in the black market, they saw corpses being disemboweled, and thrown on the street. The merchants had been killed en masse five days earlier, and the people of Boniguez had thought that this would be the end of the matter, but no one expected that the news of the deaths of other merchants would also be reported in the following nights. Since recently, Boenigs has been killed in his sleep every night, but fortunately it was soon discovered that all the victims were businessmen. As a result, there was no panic-level mass riot in the city, but the caravans that were still stranded in the city finally withdrew from the city since yesterday. β
"But how can you be sure that the Merchant's deaths must have something to do with the Nightborn?" Arroyo took over.
"Don't forget, since I'm here, the other brothers must be not far from me." Arno vaguely reminded Arroyo, "Our men have seen our old adversary with their own eyes...... In addition, the murderous methods of the group of madmen are as mad as ever. So much so that we only need to look at the bodies of those who died tragically a few times to find out the details. β
With that, the high-ranking member of the Brotherhood of Thieves pinched the handle of the wine glass, his eyes looked hollow, and the expression on his face pursed in disgust as if he recalled those curious images that made my stomach upset just by looking at them.
Arno and Arroyo were secretly members of the Brotherhood, and Arroyo felt the need for Arno to deceive him. Suddenly it felt like the whole incident was a little strange.
So, he thought for a moment, and then continued to ask: "Does Baron Singler have any action?" β
Arno closed his eyes and asked him, "What kind of action?" β
"An operation against the Nightborn's killing, of course." Without thinking, the young thief explained, "He's the lord of Boniguez, his fiefdom, his cityβcan he tolerate wanton murder on his territory?" β
"I don't think any noble lord in their right mind would tolerate the kind of situation you said would happen right under their noses." Arno raised an eyebrow at him, "The truth is, the Baron's private soldiers are still doing their usual vigilante work, and the killing night has been going on until yesterday - do you think that means anything?" β
"......" Arroyo was silent.
Arno didn't say it directly, but for the young thief, the high-ranking member of the Brotherhood was already very well spoken.
The Nightborn's forces have quietly infiltrated the city of Boenigs, but Baron Singler doesn't seem to care about the Nightborn's killing, which means that the Baron's relationship with the Nightborn's killers may not be as unfamiliar as that between strangers and strangers, but is full of catty smells, which makes people wonder: the Lord of Boniguez is reluctant to do anything, could there be some ulterior secret behind this?
All in all, the water of Boenigs seems to have become muddy as Arno suggests, as many forces have intervened - of course, the reason why people are willing to wade into this muddy water is that there must be a fish hidden in the muddy waters that already smell of blood.
As for the fish in the troubled waters, which may refer to the rumored treasure bought from tomb robbers by black market caravans, it is not known what exactly they are.
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Finally got the chapter over...... It seems that the posture level of our transition chapters needs to be improved=. =
This is owed yesterday, and today's share is estimated to be a little later, probably updated in the early hours of the morning. (To be continued.) )