The casino in Riverdale is a two-story wooden house in the northwest, which can be said to be the most prosperous place in Riverdale, and it is said that the owner of the casino is the nephew of the mayor of Riverdale, because although the casino is making money every day, the militia never comes to find trouble.

Once inside the casino, Ark and Gridan stand on either side of Link, protecting him in the middle.

There are a lot of people in the casino, most of them are red-eyed gamblers, and there is a scantily clad and hot female dealer in front of each table, and there are strong guards in various key positions in the casino.

Here, there are prostitutes, pickpockets, liars, thousands, and all kinds of people.

Once inside the casino, Ark looked around and headed for a table in the corner.

As he walked, he introduced Link to "My lord, I saw that little man with yellow hair, his name is Jimmy, and he is said to be able to deliver news to the syndicates. ”

This is the ability of Ark and others, who have been at the bottom of society in the past and know very well the twists and turns of the bottom, which is exactly what Link lacks.

Link looked over, and the little guy Jimmy wasn't at the table, but watched from the table, his hands and feet were a little unclean, and while Link walked over, the guy's hand went into the pockets of the two gamblers.

This guy doesn't steal much, he steals a few copper coins alone, and his hand speed is also very fast, like a dragonfly in water, he completes the crime at once, and several people around him don't feel it at all.

"It's a thief." Link said softly.

"It's a thief, but the Syndicate is a group of thieves." Gridan continued.

As they spoke, the three of them walked up to Jimmy, who sensed something was wrong and tried to walk away, but Ark and Gridan stood left and right, silently blocking his back path.

"What do you want to do? I'll tell you, I'm not easy to mess with. Jimmy swallowed, braced his chest, and reached into his trouser pocket with his other hand, where a dagger was hidden.

But as soon as he moved, Gridan raised his hand and slashed Jimmy's wrist with a knife in his hand.

This time it was very heavy, Jimmy's wrist shook, his mouth snorted, and his other hand hurriedly grabbed his wrist, his hand could not move for the time being.

Link stepped forward, and the crescent moon wand that he had made to look like a wooden stick was pointed on Jimmy's chest, and there was a faint magical glow looming at the tip of the stick: "I heard you can deliver a message to the Syndicate?" ”

Link's voice was very soft, it didn't cause any waves in the noisy casino, and the movements of the three of them were also very secretive, and there were a few guards around to look over, but seeing that there was no major conflict, they withdrew their gaze.

In casinos, this kind of skirmish abounds, and they can't take care of everything, as long as they don't make a big deal out of it.

Jimmy's feelings were different, he could feel an indescribable breath in his chest, some cold, some pain, coupled with the faint glow of magic, he immediately knew that he had met a magician, he was frightened, his body trembled, and his voice trembled and replied, "Yes, yes, yes, I can speak." ”

"Then you should bring the word over now, and say that the thing is with me, and if the woman dies or has even a slight scar on her body, then they will never expect to get it. Remember, my name is Link, I'm a magician, and I'm staying in an inn in Riverdale! Link's voice was very low, his eyes were as cold as ice, and as he spoke, he slightly let go of the control of the magic energy in his body, and the air around his body was affected, and there were visible air ripples, like a rolling heat wave.

He now has nearly 100 points of magic energy, and he has returned to the full, which is already the level of an ordinary level 2 magician, and it is very terrifying to appear at this time, scaring ordinary people, that is enough.

Where did the yellow-haired Jimmy have experienced such a battle, and immediately nodded wildly: "I'll bring the words, no, I'll go now!" ”

Link reined in his breath, and then the wand in his hand lightly touched Jimmy's chest, secretly using a mage's hand, and the power of magic penetrated the muscles and ribs on Jimmy's chest, gently pinching the beating heart in his chest.

Jimmy felt his heart stagnate, the feeling of his heart being pinched by his hands was so terrifying that he was sweating like rain, and his body didn't dare to move.

"Don't lie, be fast, or the magic I planted in your heart will blow your heart to pieces!" With that, Link withdrew the mage's hand.

Used to intimidate ordinary people who don't understand magic, the trick of the mage's hand is too useful, of course, if it is a powerful warrior, this trick is useless, because the magic power contained in the trick is too weak, and it will be blocked by their power in the process of extending into their bodies.

Jimmy was already going crazy, and as soon as Link let go of him, he ran away, saying as he ran, "I'll go and deliver your message now." ”

Well, all you can do after that is wait.

Link said to Ark and Gridan, "Let's go, let's go to the Riverdale Inn and wait for the Syndicate to contact us." ”

He knew that the forces behind the scenes attached great importance to the demonization rune, and this rune was placed in the crystal pendant by Link, and it would not leak the slightest breath, so the other party could not find him.

Since they couldn't find it, Link put down such a threatening word again, and they didn't dare to act rashly nine times out of ten, and the rational way must be to send someone to contact them.

Doing so will save Lucy's life to the greatest extent.

What to do next depends on the information brought by this syndicate messenger.

The three of them left the casino, and as they walked down the road, Link said to Ark and Gridan, "I know you have doubts, right?" ”

Ark was stunned for a moment, then asked, "My lord, we want to know what the Syndicate really wants?" ”

From the conversation between Link and Jimmy just now, he could feel that Link knew what the other party really wanted, and it was most likely not gold.

Gridan had the same doubts.

Link didn't hide it either: "Remember the dark crystal that Witt carried?" It has an official name, the Demonic Rune. I guess they're here for this thing. ”

"My lord, can you give this thing to them?" Ark asked thoughtfully.

Link shook his head with great certainty, and said righteously, "Absolutely not." It's a very evil magical instrument, and I've sealed it. If this thing is given to them, it will bring bad luck to the entire Gwent Forest, and even to the Kingdom of Norton. When the time comes, something very horrific will happen, and it may even destroy the entire Gwent Forest. When the time comes, none of us will be able to escape. ”

This is all true, not a lie, there was an accident in the magic academy, and the magic elite lost most of it, resulting in the inability to fight against the army of dark elves later, and the Gwent Forest was burned to ruins, and the beginning of all this was this demonized rune.

Hearing that such a terrible catastrophe might be triggered, Ark and Gridan were silent, they didn't know why this was happening, but they believed that Link would never lie to them.

A faint smile appeared on Link's face, "How is it, Ark, Gridan, do you feel the downside of being powerful?" ”

When you are strong, you will be able to do things that ordinary people can't do, and the things you do will attract the attention of people who are as powerful as you, so you will face stronger and more fearsome opponents, and naturally it will be more dangerous.

For example, in the matter of exterminating the Dark Brotherhood, if they rely solely on the Flamingo mercenary squad, they don't want to exterminate the Dark Brotherhood, even Werther can't kill them, maybe they will be killed if they are not careful, they will not be able to contact the demonization runes at all, and there will be no follow-up danger.

But now, it's a different story.

Ark understood what Link meant, and he smiled: "My lord, everyone is going to die, it depends on how to die." can fight to the death with the strong people who looked down on me before, and my life is not in vain. ”

Gridan clenched the bow in his hand: "My lord, this was originally the fate of the mercenaries. ”

Link smiled, and sure enough, he was right: "It's not that bad, it's just a branch of the Syndicate." We can destroy the Dark Brotherhood, we can kill the demonized Werther, and the Syndicate's hiding-hiding thieves are nothing! ”

To tell the truth, the Syndicate's affairs are indeed a bit tricky, the first tricky part is to take care of Lucy's life, and the second tricky place is the power of the Syndicate to spread throughout the Terran world, even if Gwent's branch in the forest is destroyed, the consequences are endless.

He didn't care about himself, he would be fine if he entered the magic academy in the future, but Ark and the others were in trouble, Link was very sorry for this, he felt that he needed to think of some measures to reduce the risk that his followers would face in the future.

But how to do it, Link has no idea for the time being.

Forget it, don't think about it, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, take a step to see what to do next, and rescue Lucy first. Link restrained all his worries about the future and focused only on the present.

On the other side, seeing Link say this, both Ark and Gridan breathed a sigh of relief. Link is their backbone, the most powerful force, and since he has faith, then they just need to follow him and go all the way.

At that moment, Link heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and when he looked back, he saw a beautiful carriage approaching in the distance.

The carriage was drawn by four noble pure-blooded horses, and the carriage was made of sturdy iron ebony, and in many places it was inlaid with Mithril runes, which were blessed with defensive magic.

This carriage is several times better than the one that Ellett sits!

"I don't know which big guy is coming." Link and the others stepped aside early, as a nobleman, he knew a lot about the carriage, which showed the dignity of the aristocracy.

Such a carriage, worth at least 2,000 gold coins, his cheap daddy Hamilton. Moleni also had a carriage, but it was only worth 300 gold coins, which was several notches off the one in front of him.

The town of Riverdale is very close to the king, and the scenery is beautiful, and there are often big people in the capital who come to rest on vacation, so it is normal for such a carriage to appear.

However, his mind is now full of saving people, and he has no heart to pay attention to these big people who have no intersection with him.

He didn't notice that as the carriage passed by them, a figure flashed behind it, and after a while, the carriage stopped.

One of the knights following the carriage walked up to the window and seemed to be listening, and then the knight turned his horse's head and walked over to the three Links.

Yak and Grindan were a little surprised, instinctively clenched their weapons, Link was also a little surprised, but he was not flustered, his hand pressed lightly, calming the emotions of the two mercenaries, and he whispered, "It's okay." ”

With that, he greeted him.

The knight soon arrived in front of Link and shouted condescendingly, "Young man, report your name." ”

Link didn't answer immediately, he carefully observed the knight in front of him, the other party was wearing carved silver plate armor, and he was wearing a sky-blue battle robe, and the chest of the battle robe was dyed with a roaring male lion, which was the family crest.

In the kingdom of Norton, the roaring male lion represents the Abel family, the royal family of Norton.

In other words, the knight in front of him is a noble knight of the kingdom, and the big man in the carriage should be a member of the royal family.

Link didn't know why the other party asked for his name, but he still replied, "My name is Link. Moleni, Viscount Hamilton is my father. ”

He said his noble surname, and in the communication with the nobles, showing his aristocratic status can put himself in a relatively equal position with the other party, and can communicate better.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the knight's gaze was much less contemptuous, and almost at the same time, in the carriage not far away, there was a soft exclamation.

The voice was very soft, but it was very familiar, and Link's memory was so perverted that he knew the identity of the person in the carriage at once, it was Annie. Abel, the only daughter of the Iron Duke and the niece of King Lane.

Only, isn't she supposed to be in Greenstone? How did it end up in Riverdale?