Chapter 490: Tracking
"How's the camp going?"
"It's already empty, judging from the traces of the scene, it is probably that the dragon lich retreated directly when he came out just now, and he didn't even clean up the traces of the camp, probably frightened by this level of magic. In this way, the strength in their hands is not very strong. ”
"....... abandoned?"
Thinking of the two cultists locked in the basement with a frustrated face, I nodded thoughtfully.
Suddenly, there was a crackling sound outside the window, and when the window was opened, a snow-white eagle fell from the window, landed directly on Heloise's back, and disappeared without a trace.
It seems that Heloise is becoming more and more proficient in detecting and changing the shape of the beast.
While it's okay to wait for a report from the town's vigilantes, novices and veterans are very different from each other in their ability to gather information, with a good jungle ranger tracking down a prey's class, characteristics, and body count from the weight of a broken branch, and sophisticated wood elves and druids who can use trees and plants as their eyes and ears. The archmage who can go back in time can directly look back on the past on the spot, but the rookies who have just come out can still follow the footprints, and the rookie detectives are of no help except to mess up the scene and step on the clues.
So, when I guessed that most of them had companions, I asked Heroise to send a doppelganger for scouting.
"About forty-six to fifty people, with nearly two hundred sacrifices, it should be mainly humans, and the number of people matches the intelligence of those two guys. But a few of the men in black gave me the impression of being a threat, probably high-level undead, if not for the deliberate concealment of these guys. Even they don't know. ”
"Is it possible to catch up?"
"No way. The other party is very experienced. Having already walked into the depths of the mountains, it seems that they should still have a professional ranger class. Maybe it's the Dark Ranger or something, I don't dare to follow too closely, and if I go any further, the clone will lose control. ”
Heloise's clone also has a range limit, coupled with the negligible combat power of the clone, and may even be killed by beasts and birds of prey on the way. It's really not as good as a professional spy.
But there are other wonderful things......
"Here, help send it quickly, we need coolie support."
I handed the letter to Heloise, and she made a move, and this time it was a white carrier pigeon in the palm of her hand.
Due to the natural limitations of the clone, it is not necessary to think about allowing it to fly across the border, but it is possible to send it to the post office in the largest nearby town along the official road.
Of course, a normal mailing carriage would not have been considered. By the time the letter arrives in Bayer, it may be spring next year, and the company that mailed the letter this time is the Goblin Air Express Delivery Service. Abbreviated as Little Demon Express.
Well, that's right, it's air express, which is also the latest service project carried out by the little goblins, and it is extremely popular.
In war, intelligence and information are worth more than gold, as mentioned earlier, in order to pass on information, the goblins use hired air knights to deliver newspapers and important letters, and in order to serve other races, there is the goblin express, an expensive but efficient messenger service.
Of course, due to resource constraints, there are no sites in small towns like Antun Town, but there are certainly capitals and commercial towns in various countries.
“……… We're running out of time, so we'll be there soon. ”
"You left the magic signature of 'Roland the Immortal' under the payment, considering your reputation, I think those goblins will treat him as an important military situation, and he should be back soon. But you really didn't reveal your identity to save money on couriers? ”
"I ...... Ahem, let's discuss how to divide the gambling money that has just been blackened. ”
It seems that the dead cat has seen through it, but I am speechless, but these little goblins are really dark, even if I use all the gambling money that was hacked today....... I don't have much money left.
“…… Buy me? This season's fashion capital's latest night gown – the Purple Rose suit. ”
"I just can't afford to sell it all over my body......"
I rolled my eyes helplessly, those so-called fashionable clothes are expensive to death, if you buy those, it is better to pay the postage obediently, but looking at Heloise who kept holding fashion magazines, I suddenly laughed, and stretched out my hand to compare her height to my waist.
"Poof, even if I buy it for you, you can't wear it for your toddler body. Otherwise, I'll find you a piece of children's clothing. ”
Hearing this, the dead cat's face suddenly changed, and the appearance of gritting its teeth was a little scary.
"It's not your fault, it's my bad luck to get home when you are a demon pet, and if you are stronger, I won't be tied up to the age of ten again. Children's clothing is children's clothing, and you want the 06 pink wings of golden childhood! It's the classic one in the Black Forest Fashion Monthly, the pink lace princess dress! ”
"The diamond-encrusted one? Do you want to mail order again? We're out of money! Damn the little goblin, sure enough, the world's businessmen are as black as the world, do these cheap weekly magazines rely on advertising to pay off? A little cloth and a few buttons can sell tens of thousands of gold coins, which is a hundredfold profit, which is faster than robbery. ”
In fact, it was only the goblins who started the mail-order service, and the complaint I just made has already been told by countless male compatriots.
Those beautiful poster beauties and fashionable dresses in the weekly magazine are a selection of masterpieces of feminine charm in the whole world, which make women all over the world indulge in it while squeezing out the purses of their male compatriots.
Of course, the dead cat's demands were destined to be unsatisfied, for reasons needless to say, I couldn't afford them, but at this point, I saw again the lower limit of Heloise's temperament, and the madness of women for the so-called fashion.
"Heloise, can you be a little more disciplined, just leave 'Demon Professor Heloise' next to my signature, and add to the letter the empty knight who will hijack the courier without giving ten sets of the latest fashion dresses? Are you really robbing? Terrorists who hijacked airliners? Can you get a face, the ruthless people on the natural disaster list threaten to rob just for a few clothes? I'm disgraced. ”
But apparently, the dead cat was unmoved, just twitched the corners of her mouth, glanced at me with disdain, and said the forbidden words that hurt a man's pride the most.
"Hmph, it's not that you're poor."
"I ....... wait, no, I'm not your man! I'm not obligated to buy you clothes! It is enough to have a cat that only needs to be fed. ”
"Tsk, poor ghost, is it enough to eat well? Barbarians who don't understand fashion. ”
"....... you said the last thing you shouldn't have said."
And while our side was noisy, the bald guy over there was washed by the three views, and he only knew that his eyes were looking at the ceiling blankly.
"Kid, do you understand?"
Old Barton nodded with a sad face, and then in Waunlay's coquettish smile, he was buried in his soft chest again, and this time, even if the old dragon paid attention to his strength, Old Barton's struggle was even stronger, and his expression was more contradictory.
After all, what is more ruin than a beautiful grandmother more than three hundred years ago is that he is actually your grandfather.......
On the other side, the team that is about to set out to pursue the Ten Thousand Dead Society has been assembled and is about to set off. (To be continued......)