Chapter XXXVI: Pre-War Reconnaissance
In the "Traveling House" inn in the small mining town of the Knights of Barth, south of the Falcon Principality, the innkeeper Charles Sr. is worried about the empty hall.
"Since the fight between Lord Xiba of the Church of Dawn and the depraved Viscount Barak three weeks ago, all the merchants who used to come and go in our place have run out, and if no more customers come to the door, we will lose money this month." Old Charles flipped through the ledger boringly, although his eyes were looking out of the door, his eyes did not have the slightest focus, obviously in a daze, and he didn't even notice that Roger stood in front of him for a long time.
"Boss! We're going to stay in a hotel! ”
Roger looked at the innkeeper in front of him with a helpless expression, he had already called the innkeeper three times, but the innkeeper still did not respond.
The smell of alcohol from the innkeeper honestly explained why. This also makes Roger extremely helpless: what can you be angry with a drunk?
But now only the drunken shopkeeper can communicate with the shopkeeper, so can't you discuss accommodation with the janitor's little yellow dog, right?
It seemed that Roger's shout was finally heard by the others, and with the sound of knocking footsteps, a middle-aged aunt with big shoulders and a round waist hurried out of the door inside.
"Oh, I'm really sorry guest, because there hasn't been much business these days, and the old man of my family accidentally drank too much, which made the guests laugh." As he spoke, it was obvious that the aunt who should be the proprietress dragged the shopkeeper down and dragged old Charles inside. "Mary! The guests are yours to be! ”
Don't think about it, judging from the obvious anger on the boss's face, the shopkeeper is probably going to be tragic. But Roger doesn't intercede for someone who is drunk and misleading.
"Alright, alright, really." Muttered impatiently, and a girl came out from behind the door where the aunt appeared, and the girl in the coarse linen dress tried hard to keep a straight face, but the cute little face with a lot of freckles was really a little serious. "Guest, do you want to stay in a hotel, or do you want to eat?"
"Two double rooms, and a lunch of enough for each of us." Roger casually handed out two silver coins, which immediately made the eyes of the girl named Mary glow with gold.
"No problem! Leave it all to our travel home! We will definitely make sure that our guests enjoy the highest quality of service! The girl, who was at once happy, took Roger and Hawke, and Anne and Mom, up the stairs.
That's right, at this time, only Roger and his party entered the small mining town, and the troops under Roger's command were all camped in the hidden places outside the town.
The small mining town is the closest town to the three manors shown on the map provided by Andrew Knight, and in order to avoid being noticed by the spies or thieves sent by the manor, Roger and his party disguised themselves as adventurers and left their troops outside the town.
"Is there anything else the guests need?" I took Roger and the four to see the room, although the room was actually quite simple, but the sheets on the bed and so on were indeed very clean, and the Roger four were already very satisfied after a long journey.
waved his hand to let Little Mary leave, Roger and Hawke quietly found a seat and sat down, listening to Little Mary's footsteps and went downstairs, Roger then cast a magic to detect whether there was eavesdropping magic or hidden listening pipes and other settings.
It turned out to be okay, this inn with a history of many years is said to have been family-run, and there are no bugging mechanisms hidden in the inns run by the Chamber of Commerce, but Roger still carefully opened the one-way soundproof barrier.
"How's it going, Hawke, is there anything suspicious about the three manors?" Roger's face was a little solemn, because the crusade task [Demon Extermination] in the system mission was as high as B-level, and it was obvious that the three manors were not as simple as they seemed.
Hawke's face was also a little heavy, but the reason for the heaviness was not the same as Roger's, "On the surface, there is nothing unusual about the three manors, but the militia patrolling the periphery all exudes a strong evil aura, I am afraid that they are all disguised by demons, and the number is about more than twenty." The interior is not very clear, but it is worth noting that through the ability of the Demon Hunter, I can feel that there is a quite powerful devil existence in one of the manors, at least the strength of the eighth order. ”
"Eighth order." Roger didn't doubt Hawke's words, and Hawke, who had advanced to the rank of Demon Chaser, had enough say in this regard. And the cautious Hawke said that it was the eighth order, so the strength of the target would definitely not be lower than the eighth order. "Don't worry too much, we have five of them here."
Looking at Hawke breathed a sigh of relief, Roger's brows furrowed slightly.
What Hawke didn't know was that compared with the top-level alchemy class whose foundation was the eighth order, the alchemy class that was trained as the eighth order the day after tomorrow actually had a big gap in strength. But fortunately, as the hidden class of the elven race, the strength of the phantom archers is much stronger than the average alchemy class. Under one subtraction and one addition, an eighth-order phantom archer will not suffer too much against an eighth-order top-level alchemy class.
But the phantom archer is a shooter unit, and the top class of the demon race, whether it is a devil or a demon, is quite proficient in teleportation melee troops, once the demon successfully teleported close, the phantom archer's fragile body is really not enough to cut the eighth-order demon race.
Looks like you're paying attention.
"Then how about we start directly with the strongest manor?" Roger said as he looked at Anne. As a warlock, Anne has always been the brainchild of her friends, which is why Luna puts Anne in charge of watching Roger.
Anne frowned and thought for a while, then nodded.
According to Andrew Knight, the three manors should all have something hidden, so the three manors should be guarded by demons. And judging from the strict division of the demon clan, it is obvious that the manor with the eighth-order alchemy demon clan should be the location of the heads of the three manors.
If it's another race, maybe you can also play tricks such as diverting the tiger from the mountain, encircling the point to send reinforcements, etc., but for the demon race, all the strategies are meaningless.
Playing yin, the reputation of the devil is outside, and it is really impossible to say who will play whom; And not to mention the demons who can be called brainless, if there is a fight, it must be directly poured out, and it is normal for the demon to turn the ambush into a head-on battle.
So it's better to fight the leader of the demon clan directly.,In the strict hierarchy of the demon clan.,The upper demon clan generally won't send a request for help to other lower demon clans.,After all, dying in battle is just a direct return to hell for the demons.。 But asking for help from his subordinates, the upper demon clan can't afford to lose that face.
The reason why Anne hesitated was just that she was worried that if the eighth-order troops in the manor were devils, there might be traps in them. But for us who don't have enough intelligence, going straight to the door and attacking is probably the best option at the moment.
After all, whether it is the devil or the devil in it, in the end, it depends on hard power.
………… I'm the dividing line for lunch............
The lunch was very rich, and it was clear that the "Traveling House" was indeed a store that has been open for more than 200 years.
In particular, the roasted slightly charred, tantalizing aroma of the roast pig and the "delicious big pie" of the "Traveling House" specialty recommended by Little Mary are quite popular with Anne and Mom. Instead, it was the fruit puree that served as the main soup, and only Roger and Hawke were drinking, and Anne and Mom didn't move much. As for the vegetable salad, only Hawke, who is a half-elf, enjoyed it alone, and even Roger didn't like the sweet and greasy salad very much.
Whether it's Annie or Mom, as a half-breed orc, they don't eat a lot. However, it is normal for Mumu to eat a lot of food in the warrior type, but the petite Anne eats not much less than Mum, and the half-elf Hawke, who does not eat much, is dumbfounded.
Usually in the Druid tribe, when eating together, the four girls, including Luna, pay attention to their image. Although the movements of the hands are not slow, the girls are all standard ladies on the surface, even in front of Roger's food, the girls will try their best to remain reserved in front of Roger.
Now, however, the ladylike images of Anne and Mother are gone.
Mu Mu directly took the big roast pig beast hind leg and gnawed it, even if he gnawed his mouth full of oil, the other hand actually tore open the "delicious big pie" with Anne, and directly held the half of the pie and dangled it.
Although he was stunned, he had always instinctively maintained the image of a beauty, but what happened today?
Hawke was genuinely shocked, dumbfounded and almost shoved the salad into his nostrils.
Anne is even more strange, as a fox blood, she originally maintained a charming temperament anytime and anywhere, but now her image is much more rude than Mumu.
Is it really Anne, who is biting half a large pie in her mouth and tearing the roast chicken with both hands, really Anne, who is more gorgeous and noble than Luna?
Is it really okay for you to do this? Big Brother Roger and I are watching! What's going on with this look like you haven't eaten enough for days? Every day when he eats, doesn't Big Brother Roger prepare enough sumptuous dishes? Or are these dishes delicious? But I think it's better for Brother Roger to cook?
Hawke really felt that he must be dizzy, this must be a hallucination! Certain!
Hawke, who was a little overwhelmed, watched the wolf spit on Anne and Mom, and ate a spoonful of salad without a spoonful. Hawke, who used to have a sweet tooth like his elf mother, now feels hard to swallow when faced with a vegetable salad with a specially added salad dressing.
Poor Hawke was genuinely frightened by his unruly little friend.
There was a glint in Roger's eyes, and he quietly piled all kinds of food in front of Anne and Mom, and drank the fruit soup calmly with his head down, and his face showed a look that was really like this, and it was fleeting.
PS: It's been a busy mess for the past two days, and that's it for today. At this time, I received a notice that the book was recommended by category, and my luck really went up and down......