Chapter 198 A Little Thought
Robert, who was still very excited just now, was suddenly frozen as if he had been petrified by Arrow's words, and then quickly put away his smile and stood by obediently without moving.
Arrow didn't want to embarrass the boxer at this time, and continued: "You don't know the specific power of this crowbar, you don't know his specific social background, you don't know what kind of title he was before he became a lonely nobleman, and you don't know how many assets their guild has, what is the content of their daily work, what is the most dangerous job they have ever done, and what kind of things related to guild management are maintained by the daily life of guild members. Of course, I know that your two guilds are usually busy targeting each other, and I don't have time to pay attention to this guild that ranks third or fourth in Lagoon City, and I can understand that. β
In order to avoid Robert's embarrassment, Arrow simply scolded the giant mountain and the soul flame together. This would also give the boxer and the ice mage a sense of being on a united front. Sure enough, although he was being blamed by Arrow on the surface, Robert couldn't help but be a little happy after seeing Yuki's expression also look a little depressed. He swerved to stand beside Yuki, who instinctively flinched behind him when he saw someone helping him resist President Arrow's scolding.
Alas...... I promised Uncle Saint Cake what I promised, but I didn't expect it to start executing now.
"But even so, the character of the Crowbar Unbeliever is more or less consistent between you. Because of these consistent character descriptions, I painted a character portrait of this person. β
"A villain who likes to play tricks, but is not good at managing the overall situation, and likes to go the wrong way. This is the unanimous assessment of both sides of your guild. β
Arrow paused slightly, allowing himself to breathe a sigh of relief.
Robert is now full of peach blossoms. He glanced slightly at Yuki, who was standing behind him, "protected" by himself, and his smug expression suddenly wanted Airo to fix him properly. After all, the song of the mermaid is now at a critical juncture of life and death, but are you deliberately angry with peach blossoms?
"President Arrow, know the character of this man...... Hey...... Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't want to laugh, I just had an itchy nose...... How exactly does knowing the character of this crowbar help your plans? β
But after thinking about it, Arrow still endured it. In response to Robert's question, Arrow continued: "Knowing this person's character, then I know that he is a person who can use his brain, or at least a person who thinks he likes to use his brain very much. β
"So, I started a series of plans that made people think that only people with completely no brains would be fooled."
Arrow put down the teacup in his hand and continued-
"The first step is to start spreading rumors that the staff will glow and locate magic for a while after leaving its master's side immediately after dawn today."
"As a team that has just stolen the Staff of Light, what they need most now is intelligence. That said, they must be desperate to know how we're going to lay out clues for them when they can't leave Pelican Town. Then, when the Killer Bee leader learns that I've used this rumor method, he's likely to have two options. β
"One, he was nowhere near as smart as I thought, and immediately started pulling the curtains and starting to figure out how to wrap the staff up and get it out of Pelican Town."
"In this way, their actions naturally create a lot of discord, and the mere fact of drawing the curtains in broad daylight is enough for us to find them. Of course, the Killer Bee President was not as stupid as I expected, but continued to stand still, and very simply saw through my rumors and went the second way. β
Maybe it was because Robert was a little too proud, so there were too many lines of sight, and Yuki in the back simply stretched out his hand to push him away, and came directly to Arrow and asked, "Since they didn't do anything, how can they find them?" β
Robert, who was pushed away, looked a little nervous, in order to relieve his nervousness, he quickly stretched out his hands and brushed his hair to the sky, and said with a smile: "Needless to say?" If they don't move, they're falling for President Arrow's plan! β
Hearing him say so happily, Arrow and Yuki looked at the man at the same time.
This momentary pause made Robert seem a little more embarrassed. He paused for a moment, and after a while, he rubbed his waist again, and looked at Arrow with a sloppy expression: "President Arrow, what about your plan?" And then how? β
After all, playing with this boxer a little bit still made Arrow feel a little better, at least to relieve his current psychological pressure.
He exhaled and continued, "As I said earlier, it's a game of cat and mouse. In general, if a mouse wants to outperform a cat, it must know the cat's movements. In other words, more information and intelligence need to be known. β
"However, when the Crowbar Untrustworthy learns of my rumor-mongering attempts, he immediately realizes that if he tries to know what I'm going to do next, he's likely to fall into a very passive process. He's a character who doesn't see the big picture very well, but is very smart. In addition, we are short on time, and he knows that time is on his side, so after realizing that I spread rumors for the first time, in order to be able to stabilize his own people's hearts, he should make a move to 'block all external information'. β
In other words, he will adopt a lockdown plan of not going out, not talking to outsiders, not having any contact with the outside world. I want to survive these last three days by hibernating. β
"If he really adopts this kind of outright dormant plan, then next, it will be my investigation team to go out and search."
Robert raised his finger and covered up his embarrassment with a very high emotion: "I understand! It's the search team of the Mermaid Song! Well? But isn't that right? Your guild started searching in the afternoon, right? But at the end of the meal, I saw that all the members of your squad had come to the arena to report, were they still doing the same thing as they did in the morning? β
Airo shook his head lightly and said slowly, "Gradually search, it's too late. Actually, I can only guess if this Killer Bee Guild is really in Pelican Town right now. So, I didn't let my members go to search one by one at all. I spread the news in the morning, so they should have known about my rumors and then they would go into hibernation, and then I would use the afternoon to do some special work. β
Yuki: "Special job? β
Arrow smiled and said slowly, "Miss Yuki, do you think that as an ordinary person, what things most people can't endure?" β
Yuki lowered her head and thought about it, then shook her head and said, "Something that most people can't endure...... That's too big to say. β
Robert: "I know! Can't eat! Can't sleep! β
In an instant, the eyes of Airo and Yuki who cared for mentally handicapped children were cast at him again. Robert, who had just stood up and raised his hand to speak, was now slowly retracting, and his raised hand was also very embarrassed.
"In economic terms, the value of a payment cannot be exchanged for what is perceived to be the same. This is something that most people can't stand anymore. β
"To put it more simply, I paid, but I didn't get anything in return. This kind of thing is the most unbearable thing. Especially, when the amount is not a small amount. β
Yuki thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "President Arrow, what are you talking about economics...... Is it hard? How do I feel better than those magic lessons my father gave me...... Still a little incomprehensible? Ah, I mean that professional statement, which is easy to understand in ordinary terms. β
Arrow smiled and continued: "Because most people can't stand to lose money for no reason, so in order to prevent losses, they will be very proactive in claiming the benefits they deserve. And in our Pelican Town, that is, those tourists who come to this town to watch the Guild War will never willingly give up watching it after buying tickets, spending hotel fees and eating money, and spending a lot of time in this final stage of the Guild War, which can be said to be about to reach its peak. β
As he spoke, Arrow took out a gold coin from his pocket and turned it around the tips of his fingers: "In other words, at this time, the person who is still huddled in the hotel and has not left the house is where the members of the Killer Bee Guild are!" β
When Robert next to him heard this, he also began to wonder what he should do. But because of the embarrassment just now, he wanted to speak but was a little afraid to speak, so he could only hold back his face and look at Yuki.
Yuki quickly asked the question in his mind: "But President Arrow, I understand the reasoning, but how do you confirm which room is occupied and which room is unmanned among so many rooms in so many buildings throughout Pelican Town?" β
Arrow smiled, raised the gold coin in his hand, and said slowly, "What do you think will happen if I tell you that my guild members have placed an inconspicuous little stone on the crack of the door of those inn rooms during that afternoon sloppy investigation, which is completely timeless?" β
In an instant, Robert suddenly realized! He could barely hide his excitement, and immediately exclaimed, "Those rooms that haven't opened their doors since noon!" Those little stones are still in those rooms with the cracks in the doors! Just search those rooms, and you'll-"
Whewββ!
Almost to reflect Robert's excitement, outside the window, in the dark sky, a signal firework rose up like a sharp sword piercing the night!