Chapter Seventy-Three: The Search I
"Looking for someone? And a person who doesn't know his appearance, age, gender, and all his characteristics? The little man looked at Ye Qi in surprise, and after confirming that his friend was not joking, he was a little stunned: "Then where should we start?" ”
The big man who was stirring the spoon in the iron pot, and Ava, who had picked some edible fruits of plants, also looked at Ye Qi.
Obviously, for finding a person who doesn't know the appearance, age, gender, and all the characteristics, even if three legendary powerhouses of the transcendent realm get together, it will not be able to solve the problem.
"Are we going to ask the Tower of Wisdom Lord for help?"
The big man scratched his head and asked—the ability of the Lord of the Tower of Wisdom was undoubtedly the best choice at this time.
"There is a certain time limit!" Ye Qi tried to explain, "I only have about two weeks or so...... Returning to Shak from here would have to go around the Hove Mountains, and even my fastest speed would take a week, if not more! ”
"After all, the Hove Mountains are now under martial law! It's hard for me not to get in the way! ”
As he spoke, Ye Qi involuntarily shrugged his shoulders, and the three of them were helpless.
When the witchers gathered and traveled along the Hove Mountains to the town of Ranths in the Dry Woods, it was impossible for the Holy See in the Hove Mountains to remain indifferent.
Surveillance of mass personnel transfers is inevitable!
And Ye Qi, the guy who was regarded as a thorn in the side by the other party, 'passing by', if there is no conflict, is the strangest thing - in fact, the 'insider' of the strange wolf has already come with the exact news. The Knights of Punishment have begun to camp along the Hove Mountains.
As for the disparity in strength?
Those true fanatics. Simply ignore these. They longed for their sacrifice to go to the kingdom of their God.
This is definitely not a joke, but a tried and tested fact.
Of course, there is another reason because of Lyman.
At this moment, Lyman has become the leader of the Knights of Punishment, as a fairly qualified ally with infinite potential, Ye Qi does not want anything embarrassing to happen to his ally at this time-even. The strange wolf will not approve either; It believes that a pawn like Lehmann must be used at a more critical moment.
Ye Qi fully agrees with this.
And because of this approval, it was naturally a little more difficult for him to find his target - although the strange wolf could give a general direction, and the dry forest area was not as vast as the sea forest area, if you thought that it would be easy to find a person here, you were really wrong.
This is especially true when that target is still moving.
People who get lost in some deep mountains and dense forests. will be very clear to stay in a wide, water source. Be able to light a campfire or find a reflective spot and wait for rescue; But even then, with hundreds or thousands of people searching, the odds of being rescued are not very satisfactory.
So, needless to say, that person is still on the move, and will be stealthy.
Although the dry forest area is not a deep mountain, it is enough to be called a dense forest, even if all its trees are withered.
However, Ye Qi did not doubt the difficulty of finding that target.
As for what he would look for?
Naturally, it stems from the previous transaction, and the strange wolf needs the other party to inquire about the exact whereabouts of its statue - undoubtedly, this 'other party' also belongs to the same existence as the strange wolf, but according to the strange wolf, this existence is quite friendly, and has a considerable reputation, and is slightly conservative.
"Once we don't even know the appearance, age, and gender, it will be difficult for us to use the advantage of numbers!" The little man touched his chin, raised his head and continued to ask, "Isn't there any feature at all?" ”
"Well, about two years ago, I went into the dry forest...... This time is not quite accurate! ”
Ye Qi thought about the information given by the strange wolf for a while, and said what he thought was useful.
"Entering the dry forest area, doesn't he need to come to Ranzhi Town to resupply?" The little man laughed, "Even if you are a legendary powerhouse in the transcendent realm, after being ravaged by the endless wind and sand and the cold wind at night, there will be times when you want to take a hot bath, right?" ”
"I'll go find Libes and Sodick to inquire, I'm sure there will be news!"
"I hope so!"
Ye Qi nodded with a smile - in fact, asking Libes and Sodick about it was a decision he had already made; To be able to get any hint of clue in the search like looking for a needle in a haystack will be extremely precious; For Ye Qi, who has reached the passing level of tracing and searching, he knows the key very clearly.
And now, with a friend's help, Ye Qi naturally won't refuse.
As soon as he waved his hand at the smiling Ye Qi, the little man turned around and walked towards the bar above his head, but before pushing the door and leaving, he still did not forget to remind: "My food, you must leave it for me...... I think of yesterday as a beautiful memory - you know, guys? ”
"Of course!"
Leafy, the big man, and Ava immediately laughed.
……
After a simple, but nutritious lunch, Libes walked in with a wad of paper.
"Our message guy is here!"
The little man, who was leaning back in his chair, immediately jumped up and whistled loudly.
"Instructor, this is the news that I was able to find out about all the people who came to Ranzhi Town a year and a half to three years ago...... It's messy, although I've sorted it out! However, there may be a slip - after all, this time span is really long, and Ranzhi is such a complicated place, so I can only do this far! ”
Libers couldn't help but smile wryly as he placed the two-book-thick piece of paper on the table.
Ye Qi could see that this young man, who had been honed in Ranzhi Town for several years, was full of distress at this time; He immediately waved his hand, stood up and said, "It's okay, you can do this." Enough – maybe. on these papers. I'll be able to find useful clues! ”
"It would be great if we could find it!"
Liber laughed.
"Thank you again for your help!"
Ye Qi responded politely.
"So, do you need my help next?"
Libes pointed to the pile of paper—it was clear that the next step was to sift through it.
"Of course, if that's the case, that's great!"
Without waiting for Ye Qi to answer, the little man pulled Liebeth to sit down—to Liebes, who was also a witcher. Coupled with the relationship between Ye Qi and his former students, the little man has absolute trust in Liebes; Of course, the observation of these days is also essential.
"Well, then, wish us a good afternoon...... Pleasant? ”
Ye Qi also sat down, looked at the thick pile of paper, and looked around.
"Hmm...... Pleasant! ”
The little man, the big man, and Ava, as well as Libers, who had joined in the last of the day, nodded, and smiled wryly, burying their heads in it.
……
Because of certain dark creatures. Researching is a must-do for witchers - but it must. It's not really absolute, compared to the amount of three meals a day, it's just too much worse; After all, most of the time, the Witcher Chapter exists to help the Witcher save the Witcher the step of research.
So, apart from the Witchers who really like to read, very few Witchers will burrow into piles of books full of paper.
Moreover, it is not the kind of interesting reading at the moment, but a slightly aimless inquiry, so the boredom can be imagined.
Even Ye Qi and the little man, who like to read, are a little unbearable when they are at the end of the process, let alone the big man and Libes, who joined later; These two are no better at accepting books than the children who are still naughty in school.
As for Ava?
Although he also felt bored, Ava's calm characteristics still made him look at it little by little; However, the pace is getting slower and slower.
And after Ye Qi put forward the specific matters of "the strength is quite good", "people should be low-key", and "like to tell some stories", the results of this search finally have a corresponding eyebrow - out of about a thousand people, five people finally screened out seventeen people who meet such conditions.
And at this time, there is only a trace of the sunset on the horizon.
"Instructor, after dinner, there should be a more detailed answer!"
Libers picked up the seventeen men's papers and walked towards the ground; And just as Liebes promised, after Ye Qi's dinner, he returned again in less than five minutes.
"In addition to the nine people who can be confirmed dead, there are also five people in Ranzhi Town...... We have three more candidates! ”
Libes took the people from the previous list as Ye Qi had instructed, pulled out the remaining three, and placed them on the open table.
The first was an old man with messy hair and some very old-looking tattoos on his face, which Ava recognized as eagle tattoos of the Druids, while the rest appeared to belong to elves who had long since disappeared.
The second was a shirtless middle-aged man with his arms exposed, dressed in a shabby leather armor and leather trousers that reached only to the knees, and a disheveled beard on his face—several times more disheveled than the old man's hair; But his eyes gave a wild nature, and anyone who looked at them would feel as if they were being stared at by a wild beast.
The third is a woman, whose face is invisible, and her cape is obscured by a long cloak, revealing only a smooth chin - compared to the first two, the third choice is undoubtedly very mysterious.
Out of the habit of witchers, including Ye Qi, after a little inspection, the eyes of the five people were all on the third candidate - after all, this hidden dress obviously didn't want to be discovered!
"Could it be her?"
Libes asked, looking at the few people present uncertainly.
"It feels like it, but the other two, we need to keep track of them!" The little man pondered for a moment and asked, "When was the last time they appeared in Ranzhi Town?" ”
"The first one was three weeks ago, and the second one was two months ago...... And the third one, about half a year ago! "For the third candidate, Liebes obviously has something special." This lady. Basically, it's a regular visit to the town of Ranshi. Semi-annually ...... But she rarely buys daily necessities, and asks people around her about interesting things or jokes, and sometimes tells jokes to people - once in the sandstorm bar, she taught a few guys who laughed at her jokes; Strength ......"
As if recalling the scene at that time, Libers thought for a moment before he said with certainty: "Quite strong; At the very least, Sadick and I are no match! ”
"Oh, do you know where she is?"
The little man came interested.
"There used to be a couple of guys who wanted to stalk this lady. Eventually, however, they all disappeared into the desert...... So, I don't know where this lady is; But after about a week and a half, she will come back to Ranzhi Town again! ”
Libers shrugged his shoulders and gave an answer that made the little man frown; However, Ye Qi asked, "After a week and a half?" ”
"Yes, instructor!" Libers replied, "This lady appears very regularly. Once every six months, it hasn't changed in five years...... There will be no more than two days of error before and after! ”
Two weeks. Enough in the slightest!
Thinking about the time given by the strange wolf before, Ye Qi temporarily put aside the 'candidate' who would be sent to the door, and his eyes looked at the first and second candidates.
"What about them?"
Ye Qi asked.
"This one doesn't have any rules, and it seems like he'll come back at any moment - to buy the necessities of life!" Looking at the portrait of the old man who was the first candidate, Libers said, "However, he should be more than one person, and each time he buys supplies, it is more than thirty people, and he does not need to be transported by the camel caravan here - let it be placed on the edge of the dry forest area about ten kilometers away from Ranzhi Town, and he will not be able to leave with these things without anyone's help!" ”
"More than thirty people? Will it be a camp? ”
The little man's gaze looked at Ava - judging by the tattoos on the old man's face, the other party seemed to be a druid, and among the group, Ava was naturally an expert in this area.
"It should be a small campsite...... If it was a druid, I think I could find them! ”
Ava said with great certainty.
Ye Qi nodded, indicating that this was left to Ava - in fact, when Liebeth gave up on the supply of more than thirty people, Ye Qi gave up on this 'candidate', according to the description of the strange wolf, its similar being, it seems that he is not good at walking in groups or groups, and should be alone.
"What about this one?"
Ye Qi looked at the last 'candidate'.
"This is a more taciturn guy than the previous two, and every time he comes to Ranzhi Town, even if he has a drink, he won't talk too much with the people in the bar! Just the occasional weird thing to say to one or two well-behaved people! "He would buy supplies, and he would choose the higher ones—a guy who wouldn't have wronged himself!" ”
Listening to Liebes's description, Ye Qi's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly, he nodded at this candidate, and asked, "Two months ago, when he left, did anyone 'see' where he went?" ”
There's never a shortage of tailgating in Ranche - some people even make a living from it; Ye Qi, who learned this, naturally would not give up on this critical issue.
Even, before asking, Ye Qi was a little sure that this guy was the target he was looking for.
Taciturn, which can be understood as arrogance - a strange wolf-like guy, such arrogance is inevitable.
In the face of people who follow the rules, they can talk - which is very much in line with the conformist way of doing things, and it also shows the favor of the 'gods' for the 'people who fit'.
And the higher items?
As far as he knew, an existence like a strange wolf, if conditions permitted, was definitely a group of guys who lived on luxury.
The above three points seem to tell Ye Qi that he has found the right 'candidate'.
However, a little confirmation is needed.
Direction, the general direction that the strange wolf told him before, is it consistent with the direction of this departure?
Or rather, it may be consistent; After all, no one can predict what happened!
"West!"
Libers replied without hesitation.
West?
Ye Qi's eyes narrowed - this answer did not match the 'northeast' given to him by the strange wolf, or even the opposite.
"Is that him?"
The little man asked, and the big man and Ava were looking at Ye Qi.
The tacit understanding cultivated by the four of them allowed them to see the information brought out by Ye Qi's every move—and at this moment, it was very obvious that their friends were quite interested in this gentleman.
"It's a great possibility!" Ye Qi nodded, and then said to Libes, "Can you invite those who talked to this gentleman over?" I want to ask them something! ”
"Of course no problem!"
Libes replied without hesitation.
In fact, there wasn't much to worry about in Ranch - if it weren't for the Witcher's Code, Libes would have transformed it into what he had in mind.
However, there are no transformations, and there are corresponding benefits.
At the very least, he doesn't need to scruple too much when he does something.
After all, none of the guys who can survive in Ranzhi Town are anything good, and it may be too much to say that they are all scum, but if they are all villains, it is not wrong at all.
PS The second more ~~timing~~
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I will get together with a few friends in the afternoon, so I will schedule it in advance!
After all, decadence does not dare to guarantee that it will be able to come back on time - in other words, the decadence of staying up late for two consecutive days feels that his legs are a little soft, especially after being woken up by the cannon on Chinese New Year's Eve, and now he still has all kinds of unhappiness.
Tomorrow will be February!
Decadent and then ask for a guaranteed monthly pass, all the students who have the goods in their hands, just throw it to the decadence~~
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