32 Koran Dutved

Koran Dutwid, the "retired" librarian on Parrett's list, is assumed to be an old woman, and it is difficult to relate to the young lady in front of her.

The juice was served, but neither Erin nor Melo moved, only Klan took a small sip, slowly and elegantly. Erin kept an eye on Klan's movements, and she thought that Kran was a person with excellent etiquette, and she could even make every movement without making her sweat.

"Ms. Dutved......" Erin spoke first.

"Just call me Kolan, we people in the principality of Komet like to call me by name." Kelan said with a smile.

"Oh, Koran...... How did you know who we were? ”

"The two of you have wanted notices posted in all the large and small ports of the Aube Empire, and I paid attention to them when I boarded the ship. But there is no portrait, I can only know the name......"

"And on what basis did you find out?" Mello asked.

"I went on to say that when the Pearl was passing through the island of Persima, I heard some things that had just happened there, and I am sure you will be familiar with them."

Milo and Erin looked at each other, they did cause a huge commotion in the port of Persima.

"At that time, I wondered where the two of them might flee to. Unexpectedly, a few days later I saw you boarding the boat at Deeds Village......"

"You were spying on us then?" But she soon realized that the word "surveillance" was not the right word, Irene said.

"As it happens, it's okay to say 'surveillance' from other perspectives." Klan skillfully defused Erin's awkward words. "Therefore, the information before contacting, coupled with the hesitation of the two of them to report their names just now, I was fortunate to guess the identities of the two."

Erin shuddered.

"So don't be nervous," continued Koran, still speaking slowly, in a gentle tone, "If I really wanted to expose you, I could have informed the captain or the sailors and handed you over to the navy of the Dragons before they left the third patrol circle. Melo notices that Klan uses "you" instead of "two" in this sentence, apparently knowing the existence of the Night Sparrow and the Snow Dog.

Kran's explanation made Milo and Erin relax slightly, but Erin asked an unthought question: "How do we know if you're leading us into a deeper trap?" ”

"How did I know that you would board this ship a few days ago?" Kelan asked rhetorically in the same sentence, and Erin was speechless.

"Actually, I have my own judgment, and I am skeptical about the crimes of the two people on the wanted warrant." As if to reassure Milo and Erin completely, Koran continued, "Mr. Milo, a dear friend of mine has visited Windrun many times, and in the letters he sent me, your name has been mentioned more than once, and your integrity and fortitude do not allow me to associate myself with the heinous criminal on the wanted list. "And you, Miss Irene, I've heard some news about you, but when I saw that Mr. Milo was so caring and protective of you, I knew there must be a grievance in it...... What's more, such a simple, beautiful and kind girl - your expression has already revealed the taste of it. ”

The reassuring pill worked better than any previous words, and Kelan dominated the conversation. Milo and Erin have finally returned to normal, and the atmosphere has eased a lot.

Kelan picked up the juice again and took a sip gently. As if thanks, Milo and Erin also picked up the juice and drank it, the conversation just now was not much, but they were already so nervous that their mouths were dry.

"I wonder if my explanation will convince you two?" Kelan asked.

"Thank you, Kolan." Erin responded with a smile.

"Can you tell me about the Curse of the Stars?" Milo asked abruptly changing the subject.

"Well, I'll tell you what I know." Kelan took a deep breath and spit it out softly, "The curse of the stars is a legend that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there are different versions in different places, but the common feature is that the stars in the sky kill the creatures on the earth. For example, a few years ago, the Djinn Crisis was jokingly called by many people as 'Djinn from another star', although there is no evidence, but many people have tried to verify this speculation. Hearing this, Milo did remember that someone had said something similar, that the djinn had teleported from another star, so it had appeared out of nowhere without warning.

"In many versions, the Curse of the Stars cannot be stopped or broken, and it will recur and never stop......"

"Can't be cracked?" Melo asked eagerly, remembering that the soothsayer Domi had said that he could break the curse.

Kelan smiled faintly: "Hey, at least the versions I've heard don't explain how to crack it." ”

After a few words of back-and-forth, Milo and Erin both discover that Klan uses "ai↘" to express affirmation, which may be her unique oral fetish, or it may be the dialect of her hometown.

"About this curse...... Do you have any other clues? Melo asked.

"To be honest, I'm curious, but that's all I have at the moment." Kelan added, taking another sip of juice.

……

"You just said that you are in the same disease as us, why do you say that?" Erin asked.

"Over the counter, on the side near the doorway, there are two men with green dragons embroidered on their clothes—they've been watching me."

Milo and Erin pretended to look around, catching a glimpse of the two men mentioned by Koran.

"Is that a Green Dragon mercenary?" Erin still remembers meeting two members of the Green Dragon Mercenaries on the edge of a desperate desert that night, when she first met Wind Chimes.

"Hey, they think I'm involved in some conspiracy, so they've been spying on me."

Erin didn't dare to ask more, and it would be rude to ask any more.

"There's also a guy sitting in the corner over there who is also tracking me down, and I don't know what his purpose is." Kelan said helplessly.

Erin and Milo looked at each other and smiled, an act that surprised Koran. Melo beckoned to Parrett, who immediately came over.

After a brief introduction and pleasantries, Parrett finally found the administrator of Alex City Library, who, like Milo and Erin, was amazed by Klan's appearance, but he didn't say anything about it, lest he appear rude. Klan also dissolves his misunderstanding of Parrett and kindly asks the latter what he is looking for her. Parrett gives a detailed account of Windwalk's desperate need for books, and asks Klan to help the town with this dilemma. His tone was sincere and sincere, which was very different from his coarse image, and it seemed that it was not unreasonable for the Viscount to ask him to come to someone.

Kran pondered for a moment and said, "Before I decide whether to say yes or not, can I know: Who told you that the administrator of the Alex City Library can help you collect books?" ”

"A magician who calls himself 'Wind Chimes.'" Parrett said.

"Hmm...... Haven't you heard the name, the nickname? Strangely enough, she knew about the librarian...... Maybe it's a powerful magician who has lived in seclusion. Kelan said.

"Do you agree? Come back to Windy with us? Parrett asked, in a sincere, urgent tone.

"I need to go to the Spallow Empire to deal with some things first, and if things go well, I'll visit Windrun in less than two months." Kelan said with a faint smile.

"Actually, we have a very big question," says Milo, "why can a single librarian solve a town's book needs?" That's what the wind chimes say. ”

All three looked at Kelan, hoping she would answer.

Kelan smiled, spread his hands, and said, "That's—I'll show you how." She took out an empty brown cloth bag from behind her, the size of a cloth bag used to buy vegetables at the market, and she reached for the mouth of the bag, "Erin, please feel free to help me think of the name of a book." ”

"Charlie in Candy in Wonderland!" Erin blurted out excitedly.

"Hey, wait a minute......," Kelan began to whisper something silently, and put his hand into the cloth bag, "Come, take it." ”

Almost instantly, Klan took out a book from his otherwise empty bag, with the words "Charlie in Candy in Wonderland" written on the cover of the hardcover.

"This ...... It's ......" Erin was stunned, hesitating to take the book, but finally took it. She rubbed her hand over it, looked at it repeatedly, and read—"It's fine, but ...... How did it come about?! ”

Kelan put away the bag and said with a smile: "At the bottom of this bag, there is a spell stone...... "Milo remembered the spell stone that once called the wind chimes at the altar of the snowy mountain, "This spell stone can obey the will of the caster, and send the books needed by the caster from the Alex Library to this bag, so that you can get whatever book you want, of course, you have to return it when it expires, I just need to put the book in the bag, and the book will be automatically teleported back." If you are willing to pay for it, you can also buy these books, and the library will ask people to buy the corresponding books to make up the quantity, but some books cannot be sold. ”

"It's amazing!" Milo and Parrett exclaimed.

"This bag is an important property of the Alex City Library, and it is limited in number, and only those who have worked there as administrators may be lucky enough to get one. It is said that many libraries around the world would find Alex City librarians when they were established, and they would send books, purchase them, or copy them by manpower to expand the books in the library. ”

"Got it!" Milo nodded.

"Got it!" Parrett nodded as well, her eyelids raised exaggeratedly.

——

Erin is reading Charlie in Candy Wonderland with relish.

Well, let's leave it at that when she's not quite grown up.