Chapter 53: Proceed with caution
Barrett, who heard this, was stunned for a moment, and then raised the inextinguishable flame that was originally inserted in the armor into the air. At the same time, Kleimatisbot immediately cast a light spell with a prayer. Under the increasing number of light sources, the shadows in the iron cages were dispelled one by one.
Then there were large sturdy dogs covered in brown and yellow soft fur, and their size was almost the same as that of riding dogs. He was lazily lying in the cage with his eyes closed, as if he was resting peacefully in a sea of dreams. However, the sharp-eyed Barrett noticed that the flashing dogs in front of him all had uniform collars on their bodies - more importantly, the metalwork that appeared from time to time under the soft brown and yellow fur was inlaid with smooth runestones. At first glance, you can see that it is not an ordinary ornamental item.
Suspicious, Barrett reached out and brushed the fluff off the neck of one of the 'flashdogs', exposing the collar that looked like a work of art to his companions. Following Barrett's guidance and seeing this, Rielly immediately cast a 'detection spell', and immediately began her own spell identification and (mystical) knowledge identification.
After frowning for a moment, Rielly finally nodded: "These runestones seem to be dwarven technology, and when they are inlaid into the collar, they can keep the wearer in a special state of sleep. Creatures in this state will look somewhat like clones created by the 'Static Clone' spell. As long as the effects last, these 'Flashdog 2' will remain at the moment when they have just fallen asleep. ”
"That's a lot of money!" Noodles' eyes widened at this moment: "I'm afraid these collars alone are worth tens of thousands of gold coins!" Add to that the number of 'flashdogs', what do the guys who gathered them all here want to do? ”
"That's right! What did the other party do when they captured so many 'flashing dogs'? Don't tell me it's a lot of money. Claudia Auditore now understands that she may be involved in something terrible again.
Barrett was quite relaxed: "No matter what kind of conspiracy is behind it." It has nothing to do with us. All we need to do is bring Mr. Graeme back tonight. The rest has nothing to do with us. ”
"Barrett, are you ready to give up this great fortune?" Clematisbot spoke at the same time. The gaze was still on the 'flashing dogs' in front of him.
Barrett shrugged helplessly: "What can I do if I don't give up?" Do you have a way to sell them all in a short period of time? And those collars. This kind of strange thing with a very narrow range of use, how to shoot is a problem! Not to mention that once the collar is removed, we simply can't keep an eye on those 'flashing dogs'. Maybe you're going to carry those big 100-200-pound dogs back one by one? ”
Of course, what Barrett didn't mention is that once the players liberate all these 'flash dogs' in front of them, they will be directly confronted by the mastermind behind this time. And if you just take away the target of this mission, the other party's eyes may not stay on the blood-stained gray flower and his party - just like buying a murderer, the first thing the victim needs to find is not the killer who performs the mission, but the buyer who pays to release the mission.
Of course, this is just Barrett's speculation based on the mission prompt. For him, it was just a test of the game system.
"It doesn't matter if it's hard to find a buyer! With so many strange things, even if you sell them at a discount, you can get a lot of money. It's a shame. Kleimatisbot said with regret as he looked at the strange collars. From what she had just said, she had already guessed what Barrett was afraid of. So no matter how short of money he was, he didn't stick to his previous opinion.
Taking advantage of this, Ellie had already untied the rune collar on 'Mr. Graeme', and the big dog quickly shook and opened his eyes. Barrett, who saw the sight before him, slapped his forehead again and again, and prayed silently in his heart: 'May this 'Mr. Graeme' not ask us to save his people!' Otherwise, things will be in trouble. ’
Because the wild 'flashdog' is a social magical beast that has its own language - a complex mix of barking, crowing, and howling can convey quite a lot of information. Outside of hunting, they play with each other. And in hunting, packs of 'flashing dogs' will be passed around in a seemingly random way. Until they surround their prey and let several of them flank them.
Although 'Mr. Graeme' is a domesticated domestic dog by the Colston family. But who knows if the ethnicity imprinted in its veins will still affect its side. So Barrett's previous idea was to carry this big dog out on his back. Waited for the ground to undo the rune collar on its body. In this case, even if the other party wants to rescue his compatriots, it has nothing to do with the players. It's a pity that Rielly's hands and feet are a little faster, and before Barrett can make his words clear, he has already started.
Mr. Graeme, who had just woken up, found himself in an iron cage and immediately shouted vigilantly: "Where is this! What are you bastards going to do? ”
'A flashdog who speaks the lingua franca?' It seems that the Colston family's dog training level is really good! It seems that he is an expert in this way. Barrett raised an eyebrow at the thought of this.
"What are you stupid dog barking about? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come to drill tunnels in the middle of the night. "Lady Isbell, puffing, lifted her foreleg and slapped it directly on Mr. Graeme's head.
'Mr. Graeme', who felt provoked, grinned back with his teeth bared: "Why did you stupid cat hit me." I know you must have taken advantage of my nap to get this kind of hellish place. Go ahead! This time you stupid cat has something you want to play. Isn't it just jealous of me......"
Before 'Mr. Graeme' could finish speaking, 'Ms. Isbell' stepped forward with another paw: "You stupid dog can't be really stupid!" Don't tell me you don't know where you are at all? ”
"Situation? Isn't that your stupid cat the way to get it? "'Mr. Graeme' jerked his limbs hard, and he immediately came out of the iron cage where he had been imprisoned. The iron fences on the cage couldn't stop the 'dimensional gate' ability of the big dog in front of him at all.
Facing 'Mr. Graeme' who has come to his side. 'Lady Isbelle' wagged her tail and glared at it, "Don't you stupid dog have a useful memory?" If you hadn't disappeared all of a sudden. We're going to come to you here in the middle of the night? ”
"You say I'm missing?" As if sensing something was wrong, Mr. Graeme turned his head to look at his surroundings. Then he cried out, "Where the hell is this?" ”
"Don't tell me you don't even know who caught you here!" 'Ms. Isbell' said and flicked 'Mr. Graeme' with her tail.
'Mr. Graeme' stared at him instantly, "Am I caught?" But why don't you have an impression? ”
Looking at the big dog in front of him tilting his head and selling cuteness, Barrett always felt a little weird. However, this did not prevent him from completing his task: "If you two want to connect with each other, you need to look at the place!" Don't forget that we're still on someone else's turf. If you delay too long, beware of unexpected changes. ”
"That's right! That's right! Hurry away, hurry away. Hearing this, 'Ms. Isbelle' immediately became agitated. Apparently she didn't want to stay in this place for a moment.
And 'Mr. Graeme' looked at the iron cages around him, and seemed to be ready to step forward and rescue his compatriots inside. Seeing this, Barrett hurriedly spoke to stop him: "'Mr. Graeme', are you going to cause trouble for the Colston family?" Guess what kind of strength the person who can get you here silently must have? What kind of accident would he cause if he targeted the Colston family? ”
Because he was not the owner of the big dog in front of him, Barrett could only use 'Mr. Graeme' loyalty to his family to counter his instincts. Sure enough, 'Mr. Graeme' immediately stopped his steps, and after a moment of struggle, his tail hung completely to the ground.
"Alright! Now that the mission has been accomplished. Let's get out of here now. Barrett glared at Rielly, "Throw that collar away for me, who knows if there's any positioning spell on it." ”
Hearing this, Rielly reluctantly discarded the rune collar she was already holding in her hand. After reluctantly looking at it, he turned his face away. Immediately after rescuing 'Mr. Graeme', the blood-stained gray flower and his party immediately left the 'warehouse' and walked along the route they had come to the exit of the underground corridor.
Compared to the cautious approach of dealing with various unexpected situations when they came, the speed of the players when they return is much faster. In less than half the time they came, the group led the two magical beasts back to the ground. And everyone in the law enforcement team is also waiting for the return of the players as promised before.
Barrett, who stepped out of the hole, immediately thanked him: "It's been a real trouble for a few people during this time. If I have time, I'll invite you to some tea. ”
"Then you'll have to find us. Alright, now that you're all right, it's time for us to leave. With such a sound, the blue-white light screen that had disappeared was gone. Once again in the alley. Then the enforcers were led by cloaked 'wizards', and one by one they disappeared into the light screen.
Barrett, who watched them leave, then turned around and said, "Let's go back to the Colston family's mansion as well!" I just didn't know it was so late. Can the Lord settle the mission for us? ”
But when he arrived at Colston's house, Barrett immediately realized that his worries were completely unnecessary. As a rising family, its leader is not the kind of person who is greedy for enjoyment. And tonight's action is also very important to the Colston family - no one likes to be watched by such a powerful person. Until he knew who he was and why he had captured Mr. Graeme, Lord Colston was definitely not able to sleep.
"Graeme, I'm glad you're back safely." As he said this, Lord Colston immediately reached out and touched the head of the 'flashing dog'. And the 'flashing dog' also showed a lot of enjoyment under such a petting.
But soon Lord Colston turned his gaze to Barrett and his party, "Thank you so much for bringing Graeme home. For us, he is inseparable family. ”
"Since we have undertaken the task, then these are naturally what we should do." Barrett replied with a smile.
After a brief pleasantry, Lord Colston immediately got to the point: "So, have you figured out who took Graeme from our house before?" ”
"This kind of thing doesn't even matter to 'Mr. Graeme' himself, and we can't figure it out now that we can't stop the guard. But Lord Lord, don't forget that you can't escape from the place where you hid Mr. Graeme. Speaking of this, Barrett paused, "I think it shouldn't be difficult to find the owner behind the underground warehouse through your channels. ”
"Can't stop the guard?" Lord Colston, who heard this, immediately frowned.
Barrett pretended to be proud and nodded, "That's a Shadow Sun Warrior Monk who is close to the Black Lead rank. If you're hiring another mercenary group this time, you might be in that alley tonight. ”
"A Shadow Sun Warrior Monk approaching the Black Lead Rank." Lord Colston's face changed slightly, and then he repeated, "Are you sure it's a Shadow Sun Warrior Monk who is close to the Black Lead Rank?" ”
"I'm pretty sure of this, otherwise, with our blood-stained gray flower strength, we wouldn't have fought so hard." At this point, Barrett's gaze turned to Lalu, who was still wrapped in bandages. Then he threw the woodpipe at the shapeshifting cat: "If you don't want to believe it, you can ask 'Ms. Isbelle'." I guess it should have this in mind, and it will never deceive you! (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and faster!)
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