Diary, end.

The handwriting on the last page was a little sloppy, as if the little girl named Nari was a little discouraged when she wrote these words, and the words were crooked, as if she was about to fall asleep.

But from the beginning to the end, Arrow still didn't find any news in the diary about these ghosts and the monsters in the underground pits.

Arrow went through the diary several times from beginning to end, and the conclusion was still the same. Aside from being able to see that the journal was very old, he really couldn't come up with any results.

Before Arrow could close the journal, Napa floated over and glanced at it again. The cat lay back on Arrow's head, yawned and said—

"All in all, based on your description, I really don't know what kind of monster is inside the underground tunnel. I'm afraid I'll have to see it for myself. As for the ghosts...... That's really not my forte. ”

Arrow laughed and said in a slightly joking tone, "Isn't that your strong point?" It turns out that our vice president is not good at dealing with something? I thought you were a decathlon. ”

Napa didn't argue with the little girl, just yawned and said, "I'm too lazy to talk to you." What are you going to do with this diary? ”

Looking at the diary, Arrow pursed his lips and said, "I didn't think about it either...... However, this is an antique from hundreds of years ago, so if you use it to sell it, you should be able to sell it for a lot of money, right? The text above can be said to be the trajectory of the last governor here during the year, and should be of great value to those historians. ”

Napa pressed her head and said slowly, "Is it worth it?" Well...... Maybe. If they can read the text, it can be very useful. ”

Arrow was slightly stunned: "Understand the text? What do you mean? These texts...... Isn't it hard to recognize? ”

Napa snorted coldly and said slowly, "Isn't it difficult to recognize? It's just for you. These characters are ancient characters from hundreds of years ago, and although they have some similarities with modern ones in terms of writing methods, there are also many words that have been completely transformed. I see that there are a lot of words in this diary that are completely different from modern words. You can even recognize these, high-achieving students deserve to be high-achieving students. When you first said that you didn't know the words in the cave, and you needed the two city people to help you translate them, you could see that I didn't know these ancient characters at all. ”

Even though, Napa seems relaxed now.

But the smile that had been hanging on the corner of Arrow's mouth involuntarily froze gently.

After a brief pause, he held back his hand and opened the diary again, carefully observing it from beginning to end.

It's true! I didn't feel anything when I just read it in one breath before, but when I checked it again, I found that I really understood a lot of ancient languages inexplicably?

Arrow was sure that he hadn't studied ancient languages before.

But now, there is no obstacle when I read this diary aloud!

Why?

Why do you have no teacher?

Myself...... A genius?

Just kidding!

No matter how genius you are, you can't be so talented that you can directly understand unknown knowledge without studying!

So...... Why is that?

Arrow looked at the diary and meditated, but no matter what he thought, he couldn't understand why he suddenly understood these ancient languages.

But just as he continued to think like this, the door of the guild was suddenly pushed open, and Brad ran in out of breath and lay down next to Arrow's table.

"President! President! Call...... Call...... Not good...... Oh no! President! ”

Brad was out of breath, it didn't matter.

After all, Arrow didn't expect the big man to be able to describe exactly what happened. immediately asked Parfay in this guy's pocket-

"What's going on?"

Parfay flew out of Brad's pocket and said in a panicked voice, "(Fairy Whisper) President! Oh no! There were a lot of soldiers, lots and lots of soldiers who suddenly came to Pelican Town and surrounded our town! He also said that he would catch the traitor! None of us are allowed to leave town! ”

Arrow froze for a moment, wondering what that meant. At this time, the two of them followed in Brad's footsteps, and when they saw Arrow, they smiled on their faces.

"President Arrow, business is booming!"

It was none other than Whiskey and Polyester, two Imperial soldiers.

Seeing these two soldiers, Arrow immediately had a bottom in his heart, and said with a smile: "I see." You're really big enough. Look at the scared members of our family. ”

Whiskey glanced at Brad, who was still panting next to him, and said with a smile, "Looks like you haven't told your members yet?" Mmmmmmmm ”

Arrow's smile was the same: "Of course. But rest assured, although my members sometimes don't know how to judge the situation, as long as I explain what they are not allowed to leak, they will never say more than half a word. ”

Whiskey nodded, and Polyester on the side said, "Okay, let your members get ready, bring what you need to bring with us." His Excellency the Earl is almost there, and we can't afford to keep our guests waiting. ”

Arrow answered, and asked Brad and Parfay to get their combat gear, while he went to get some healing aerosols and magic aerosols. After waiting for a while, Coco and Cream, who had gone out to work, also returned, and under Airo's orders, they were also ready, and walked out of the guild with the two imperial soldiers.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, Arrow could immediately feel the tension in the air.

Pelican Town, which was once sparsely populated, is now constantly patrolled by soldiers back and forth on the streets. When I walked to the central square, I could clearly see Mayor Round Cheese and a large number of townspeople standing there, looking at the soldiers around them trembling, obviously unable to speak in fear.

This time, it's different from the Iron Wolf Guild.

After all, it was the regular army of the Blue Bay Empire that was being faced, and this was not the object of casual questioning.

However, as soon as the mayor saw the Mermaid Song Guild following Whiskey and Polyester, he immediately waved his hand to this side as if asking for help, and shouted, "President Arrow! O President! ”

Arrow smiled, looked back at the whiskey and polyester, and said, "I can understand it, but I'm so nervous...... It could backfire, right? ”

Whiskey laughed and said, "That's right, one of the original intentions of hiring the local guild in Pelican Town is also to ensure the emotional stability of the local townspeople. I trust you, go ahead and tell them they can leave Pelican Town if they want to, but they need to register and can't go to those key locations. ”

After a slight salute to the whiskey, Arrow led the Merfolk Song towards the townsfolk over there.

The townsfolk immediately rushed up to them with a look of fear and fear when they saw that Arrow was now talking and laughing so much with the Imperial soldiers, especially Mayor Round Cheese. The chubby boss said nervously, "President Arrow! I'm begging you, pleading your guild! Our Pelican Town is really just a small town, and we can't afford to be so frightened! What's going on this time? I just want that no matter what happens, don't get into any trouble for our town, okay? I'm begging you! ”

I don't want to get into trouble, it's human nature, and Iero understands. So he didn't have any opinion of the mayor because of his current eagerness to clear up his face. Management is most worried about surprises, isn't it?

Arrow let his face fill his face with that reassuring smile, and said, "Boss, and all the townspeople, you really don't need to be too nervous. ”

"I've spoken to the Imperial Army, and it's true that the Imperial Army has come to hunt down a mutinous party. However, this team is not currently in Pelican Town, and the reason why the army is stationed here to restrict access to Pelican Town is purely to prevent those traitors from infiltrating our town. So, if you want to leave town, you just need to do some slightly more troublesome registration. As for your safety, rest assured, as long as you don't go to areas where traitors may be lurking. As for which areas might harbor traitors...... The soldiers will tell you to leave, and they will tell you to leave as soon as you accidentally step into the restricted area. As long as you don't mess around, I promise you won't be in any danger. ”

Anyway, Arrow's Mermaid Song has been stationed in Pelican Town for a while, and it has a good relationship with the neighborhood.

In addition, Arrow's tone was very gentle and flat now, as if there was really nothing going on, which made the faces of the townspeople feel a little more reassured.

"That'...... Why did those armies consult with you Merfolk Song first, instead of me, the mayor? ”

There was a little dissatisfaction in the tone of the round cheese, as if he was a little displeased because he had been slightly deprived of his authority.

Arrow laughed again and said in a very flattering tone, "Boss, what you said about it, do you blame me for not consulting with you?" Heck, the real reason is because the traitor is very cunning, and the Imperial army needs a local who knows the surrounding terrain to lead the way. It just so happened that we knew those two soldiers, so they came to us first. Anyway, Mayor Mare, would you be willing to inform you first and let you lead the way for the army to find that rebel army, or even if there was a fight? ”

Round cheese is a pity.

It's a good thing – a good thing for him, and for Arrow.

The mayor shook his head constantly, and after a moment of deep silence, he nodded lightly and said, "I see, you want to fight?" Then I, the mayor, might as well stand aside for a while. It's best if your guild does the fighting. ”

Seeing that the mayor of the town had agreed, Airo added another fire: "Of course, our Mermaid Song is responsible for dealing with the mutinous team outside the town, and the town also needs a leader who can appease so many of our neighbors. I think this task belongs to the boss! And I'm sure that the Imperial Army must also feel that only you, boss, can stabilize the entire town at such an extraordinary moment! ”

After being preached twice, Mayor Round Cheese's eyes immediately lit up.

His expression also changed from being afraid to bending over just now, to straightening his back proudly. Then he slapped his chest and said loudly: "Okay! No problem! I'll take care of the town's affairs, so go ahead and wipe out all those rebels!" But try to be safe, after all, I don't want to see you missing arms and legs or missing a few people. ”

Arrow smiled, and after Round Cheese turned to reassure the other townspeople, he also led the guild members back to Whiskey and Polyester and gave them a thumbs up.

"Let's go."

Whiskey smiled and continued to lead the way.

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Along the road to the north, out of the town, the closer you get to the Changmian Mountains over there, the more you can see the fortifications.

Thankfully, the northern part of the town is mostly gravelly and there is no land to cultivate, so there are no farms either, and the difficulty of clearing the field is much lower.

Far away, the people of Mermaid Song could see the various camp tents set up at the foot of the Changmian Mountain Range.

Before coming to the barracks, under the token of whiskey and polyester, the guild members managed to enter the barracks, and without stopping at all, they walked straight in front of what looked like the largest tent.

"Hee-hee-hee~~~ His Excellency the Earl is really annoying~~~"

A warbler and swallow whispered from the tent casually, and the sound made Arrow a little embarrassed to hear. Don't look over, I saw that the faces of the two soldiers, Whiskey and Polyester, were also a little blushing, and it was obvious that these two also felt that it was not appropriate for the supreme commander of an army to maintain such a state while carrying out his mission.

"Ahem, you guys wait a minute."

Polyester said, then walked over to the two colleagues in front of the tent and asked when they were expected to be able to get in.

Soon, when the rapid howl of an old man and the profligacy of a woman began to be heard in the tent, Polyester breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and said, "It's almost there, just wait about two more minutes." ”

For Arrow, the mood is quite normal right now.

However, when he casually looked back, he found that the members behind him all looked very nervous, as if they had turned into wooden people.

"What are you doing? Take it easy. Arrow admonished.

Brad, on the other hand, still looked nervous like a wooden man. But Cream has more or less seen a little of the world, and said, "President...... You're amazing! We're going to see an earl soon, aren't we? The most noble nobleman I have ever seen in my life is the viscount...... Now I'm going to come to the Count at once, I'm ...... I...... Hehe, I don't think it's easy for me to get all the way here. ”

Look at Coco again, although this little girl knows what is going on, but listening to the sound from the tent, she is also blushing, bowing her head, and not saying a word.

Arrow comforted, "Don't worry, we're here to work." When you see the Count later, you will follow me, and you will do as I please, and you will not say a word without my instructions, nor move around, not even from east to side. Is it possible to look at the floor after following me to salute, and to keep looking at the floor unless I can raise my head and salute again when I introduce you to the Earl? ”

As much as he could, Iroh let the members of his family, who had little culture, no noble blood, and not even much of the world, settle down.

After two minutes, the sound in the tent was quiet. Polyester waited another five minutes to give the people inside some time to relieve, and then reported again to his colleagues at the door.

The soldiers guarding the gate then entered the tent and began to report, and after a short time, they were allowed to enter and meet them.

"Let's go."

Whiskey greeted the mermaid's song, and the two entered the tent one after the other.

As soon as he entered the tent, Eero could feel the faint smell of wine in the air.

Unlike a regular army tent, this tent has a carpet on the floor and incense in the corner. The lit stove completely insulates the temperature from the chill of late autumn outside.

Fruit and vegetable pots are arranged haphazardly, some even falling on the carpet, and a large pile of unopened wine bottles are placed in another corner, so that the owner can easily access them whenever and wherever they want.

In the middle of the tent was a pile of pillows and bedding, and a naked, forty or fifty-year-old man with a goatee, was leaning on the futon and watching the people who walked in. It's just that there is something incongruous about that in his arms is a woman who is only eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing only a tulle pajamas. The woman's face was seductive, like a supple she-cat, lying in the arms of a goatee man, enjoying the feeling of being protected.

Whiskey and polyester saluted the man: "Your Excellency, the mermaid's song has been brought." This is the president of the Merfolk Song Guild, Lord Airo Garcia. Behind it are the members of the guild. Although this guild may look young, it has a lot of experience and sophisticated methods, and it is definitely competent to explore and develop mines. ”

With that, the two parted, and Arrow, who was behind him, stepped forward and bowed to the earl.

The guild members in the back also hurriedly followed suit, but the movements were not standard and seemed a little funny.

Such an action obviously amused the Earl, and he nodded, "You are the song of the mermaids, huh?" It doesn't look good. I heard you're familiar with the mine? ”

"Ahem."

Whiskey coughed deliberately, stepped forward and saluted—

"Your Excellency, now we are talking about military affairs, so ......"

As he spoke, he glanced slightly at the woman in the earl's arms out of the corner of his eye.