Section 283: The Hunter and the Prey (5)
Pushing open the door of the prayer hall, the assistant priest looked at his bishop: "News from the Mage Tower, Your Excellency, they have found the battlefield, a team of tech hunters who have received a bounty from the town hall have died in the northern woodlands, only three kilometers from that scene. β
"Did the tower master of the Mage Tower say something damn something?" The bishop asked, looking back.
"Undead, we've found two places where the undead have appeared, one is on that battlefield, where a fake lich has died along with the last tech hunter. In another place, near the river, a fake lich was killed near the river beach, and the battlemage could not find a shooting point nearby. β
"They must have been shot from a very long distance, these hypocritical fake lichs are nothing more than marionettes in the hands of others, they may be self-aware, but they would never have imagined that a shooter who could hit him from three hundred or even four hundred yards away would pull the trigger on them to represent the judgment." The old bishop asked a new question at this point: "Your Excellency Marin, Your Highness Faye, and the little wolf." β
"Further north, the battle mages have found their traces, they should have gone north through the woodlands, and the destination should be the regions of Rodal and Sibes, and they should have crossed the southern plains to the city of Sibes...... Release the messengers, tell our faithful, and receive them well. β
"Yes, Your Excellency." The assistant priest pushed down.
The old bishop turned and continued to look at the small figurine in front of him.
Ended up laughing.
"Cunning good lad."
In the prayer hall, his comments echoed, and there was an old man's happy laughter.
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"Marian, I have good news and bad news, what do you want to hear first." The young man who walked in looked at Marrian, who looked at him, "You'd better explain it quickly, or I'll have to break your head before you can finish speaking." β
"Well, let's start with the bad news, our guys in that camp died, seven apprentices, all dead." The young man shrugged.
"Then you'd better tell me the good news so that I can accept it."
"Well, the good news is that we found the two ogres, they were killed in the woodland, confirmed to have been killed by Marin Gayat's arrows, and the Church of Justice's Substitute Punishers team found traces of their north, as well as many traces of the undead, who escaped from the pursuit of the undead and ogres."
Hearing this, Marian couldn't wait to walk to the map of Fort Carter and the surrounding area in front of him.
"If you say they're going north, they're going to the southern plains of Rodal and Sibes, and most likely to reach the city of Sibes, this cunning boy...... He must have discovered the undead, and then instinctively sensed that something was wrong, and for safety reasons he chose the farthest path for them, but the safest path after having the war dogs of the Just Church. β
"You say the same thing as the old bishop of the Just Church, and he thinks so." The young man nodded somewhat convincingly.
"That's a cunning old fellow, don't worry too much, he's outlived you and me." Marian frowned after speaking: "I don't think you should stand there like a fool now, there are seven apprentices killed in battle, what you have to do now is to go back to your office, write their battle death reports one by one, and then I will accompany you to meet the parents of these apprentices." β
"Oh, I heard the old bishop say that you wrote it before." The young man frowned.
"That's because that damn guy who should go to hell made a bet with me and I lost, and now you, as his heir, haven't made a bet with me, so go back to your office right now, or I'll call you an idiot on behalf of your family."
"Oh, you're even more nagging than my father." Marian's new boss patted his own head.
"That's why I'm friends with your father, because psychopaths and lunatics are good friends for everything, so, get out of here and write your report."
Blowing the young man away, Marian looked at the map in front of him: "Old Hoffman, my old friend, I never thought that even if you died, you would also be among our brothers...... The luckiest guy. β
With a sigh, he turned and walked towards the prayer hall.
If this kid were my apprentice, I'd wake up laughing from a dream.
It's a pity that fate made him your apprentice, and you won't believe that this child will one day save you and your Esoteric Sect in a way that no one expected.
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The region of Rodal and Sibis was a very strange city to Marin, and the only thing he knew was that the city of Sibis was an important passage between the western and eastern provinces, with a large number of towns, and the prosperity brought by the caravan made this area have a degree of development that is not inferior to Fort Carter, or even surpasses.
Along the way, Marin spent the night in a town where Jessica's brother Link received good treatment, at least his broken arm no longer had to be tourniquet.
It takes a lot of materials to regenerate from a broken arm, and the infirmary here won't keep it, but Marlin doesn't think it's a big deal - having escaped from the woodland anyway, being able to bring Link back to Fort Carter alive is a victory. It's too late to wait until you go back to be reborn or something, and as long as your head is still on your neck, a disease that can be cured for money is not considered a disease.
Early the next morning, when Marin and the others left the town, Link could already command his war dog by himself, but Marin also specially bought a support, loaded the werewolf boy into it, and then dragged the support on his own war dog.
Then by noon, Marin felt that something was wrong - all the way to the village, and he turned his head to look at Faye, "How far are we from the city of Sibes." β
"Here it is." The two girls, as well as the little cub in the bucket, replied in unison.
"What?" Marin felt a question mark all over his head.
"The entire southern part of the Rodal and Sibis region is the city of Sibes, and the northern area is the city of Rodal, which was originally two frontier points, the ancestors of their city lords led people to open up these two areas, seventy years ago, for the convenience of administration, the administrative department of that year merged the two cities into one region, speaking of which, the Sibis people in the south have not had a good relationship with the Rodals in the north." Speaking of this, Faye sighed: "It's like the South always dislikes the North for being poor." β
Okay, it's still an unbreakable alliance model.
Thinking of this, Marin noticed a city in front of him, and beyond the hills at his feet, the city that appeared made Marin feel a little amazed - looking at the buildings, three-story and four-storey, and even five-storey.
It's not a tall building, but it's more than Marlin could have imagined β in his mind, the three-story building at Fort Carter would represent the height of an era.
"No wonder Logan always said that Fort Carter is a country place." Thinking of this, Marin sighed a little at everything in front of him.
"You listen to Cousin Logan's bragging, he also said that the Eastern Kingdom retains the most natural scenery there, and he doesn't want to think about it, I heard that you wipe your butt with your hands, and people only take a bath three times in their lives." Link said with a smile.
Marin turned his head: "How can Logan be considered your cousin." β
"Hmm." Link nodded, "He's still my sister's cousin." β
Marin's face was numb, and his heart was full of mixed feelings - Logan, your family should be surnamed Habsburg.
But in any case, when they entered the city, Marin was still frightened by the action of the just churchβthey fled for a day and a night, and they did not tell anyone, and his Excellency the bishop of the just church in the city of Sibes was stunned that he had been guarded at the entrance of the main road into the city the previous night.
With the guidance of the paladin, Marin and the others were let in after being checked for luggage, and the inspection was a little slow, all because of Link, it seems that there was an assassin just appeared in the last few days, and unfortunately, like Link, his hand was cut off, and he is currently on the run.
The city guards felt that Link was suspicious - they didn't dare to reverse black and white in front of the paladins of the Church of Justice, so after Link passed the detection lie, the city guards gave him a certificate, and then charged the entrance fee, which was not expensive, five corners.
It is said that it was to prevent refugees from the north from going to the city all the time.
The reason for collecting five dimes is that the lazy guy has no money in his pocket, and those who can get a job will not run around.
The local Harvest Goddess Church picks Link away for further treatment after receiving the news, and Jessica does not accompany her brother, who in her words is the best gift she can give her father to make it home alive.
Marin handed over the war dog to the local Church of Justice, and then prepared to take the girls back to Regensburg.
In front of the portal, Marin is stopped by the members of the Mage Tower who are in charge of managing the portal, who say that the Mage Tower Master of Fort Carter has a small question for him.
As long as Marin can answer this small question, the transmission fee is free, and the next five times will be discounted by 5%.
Oh, you fellows of the Mage Tower, do you think that you can buy the time of a new capitalist with money, do you think that Marin Gayat in front of you has so much time to waste?
Or ...... "You ask me where I killed the undead, on the north side, about five hundred and seventy-nine yards along the river, on the top of a small hill." β
Looking at the curiosity in the eyes of the tower master in front of him, Marin finally gave this one an answer.
It's not because the tower owner said that as long as he gets Marin's answer, he will share all the prize money in the market prize pool with Marin.
Marlin can swear.
As for how much money is in the prize pool...... Well, it's not much, it's only about 200,000.