(2) Undercurrent (14)
Walking out of the inn and walking a few steps west of the sentry post, and then passing through dozens of neatly arranged tents in the shape of yurts, the clear sky followed the leader to a tent twice as large as the ordinary camp, and the maid politely lifted the heavy canvas to signal that she needed to enter alone, and the girl stepped in without hesitation.
The space inside the tent is much more spacious than expected, and the aqua blue ornament is used as a material to cover the tent walls, the coffee table, and the top of the desk, and the white flower patterns are dotted in rows on the corners of the cloth, revealing the nobility in simplicity. A slender figure was half-sitting on top of the scum, separated from the clear sky by a half-thin barrier covered with roses, and only a rough glimpse of her silhouette could be seen, which must be the master of the maid's mouth, because there were two attendants standing on each side of her seat, although they could not see their faces, their aura and formation were sufficient.
"Hello? I heard you asked me to come over? ......" walked to the middle of the room, and through the screen of the screen, the clear sky was the first to open his mouth to break the silence. She could feel the gaze and scrutiny on the other side of the screen, and the man had been watching her for a minute.
"Yes, what's your name?" As the ice broke through the clear sky, a soft female voice came from behind the screen.
"Clear Sky, my name is Clear Sky." The girl replied. Although she was curious about the current situation, she also hoped to be able to solve it quickly and go back to meet her companions quickly, so she continued to ask in a guided manner, "Thanks for the invitation, it's just that I still have three friends waiting for me at the hotel to go back to meet, so ...... I don't know what you're looking for me? ”
"Something, indeed something, something that is at stake with my life." The slender figure stood up from the curtain as she spoke, slowly walked to the front of the screen, and introduced herself, "I'm the princess from Storm City, Vanessa. Storm, Dolly leader Egestine. The daughter of the Stormlord who is about to marry Johnny, Prince of the Kingdom of Keene and the future King. Keane is his wife, that is, after Keane's future country. We had a bumpy ride to Apocalypse City to announce my wedding to Johnny......"
"Congratulations." Hearing this, Clear Sky already felt that the other party's identity was too noble, and he couldn't help but feel sincere fear. It's a pity that she doesn't know the etiquette of this world very well, and she can only spit out these three words after holding it for a long time.
Feeling the helplessness of the clear sky, the princess who looked at her across the curtain smiled meaningfully: "It's too early to say congratulations. At this moment, I am not sure if I will be able to reach the City of Apocalypse safely. ”
"Huh? Why is that? ……”
"Because tonight."
"Because tonight?" Clear Sky frowned suspiciously.
"It took us three days to disembark from Dongling Harbor and march here, during which time there were many assassins who tried their best to plot against me, but fortunately, all the assassinations were resolved one by one. After tonight, we will set out early tomorrow morning across the Glitter River, and all the way to Ranger Town is a plain scenery, and the terrain is too open to sneak attack, and it is expected to arrive at Ranger Town at dusk, where the Royal Guards sent by the Keane royal family will be waiting to meet you - that is, tonight, it will be the last chance for those who want to assassinate me. Vanessa said in a calm and unusual tone.
"It's so bold that someone would attempt to assassinate the future queen."
Qingtian was not angry after hearing this, but the princess laughed clearly again: "There is no shortage of daring people in this world, and what is lacking is only a reason to kill. When I decided to marry Johnny, I realized that this trip must be dangerous. This is already the case before entering the apocalypse, and it is even more dangerous to enter the apocalypse. ”
"That'...... How can I help you? At this point, the doubts in Qingkong's heart became heavier. I'm just a little mage in my twenties, I don't know the rules, I don't have knowledge, it's not bad if I don't cause trouble to others, what can I do to help the future queen?
Hearing this, Vanessa took another step forward and said in a calm tone: "Today, when the four of you galloped into the sentry post in the evening, I saw you from a distance, and I was thinking that this must be providence. ”
As she spoke, she gestured to the maids standing not far behind her, and they immediately stepped forward, pulling down the drawstrings on both sides of the screen at the same time, one left and one right, and the gauze tent was slowly pulled open, revealing the appearance of Queen Vanessa, which surprised the clear sky.
She had orange hair and red eyes, her hair was knee-length, and she was tall and slender......
Of course, none of this is the point that surprises Clear Sky, the point is-
Aside from the pair of pointed ears, she looks like a mage character in Clear Sky.
"When I was agonizing about how to survive the assassins' pursuit and kidnapping tonight, and to fight against the guests and kill them all, I saw you, isn't this the will of God? - Cover your ears, and from a distance, you look almost like me, and you are the perfect substitute that God has prepared for me. ”
Clear Sky finally understood the reason for this, although the other party was a powerful person, but the matter of the stand-in was dangerous, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought - she was not afraid of death, in this world the player can come back to life anyway, and at worst it is to go through a painful process...... She was afraid that she would delay Leoria's explanation and not be able to complete the request to send the letter to the apocalypse in time.
Seeing the struggle in Clear Sky's contemplation, Vanessa added at the right time: "My plan is not to trade your life for my safety, but I just need you to cooperate with me to set a trap to lure and arrest, and the plan will definitely protect you." ”
At this point, it would be unreasonable not to help, Qingkong sighed slightly, and opened his mouth to respond: "Princess Vanessa...... I don't know if that's what you call it, right? ”
"Of course, you can call it that, and you can also call me Your Highness - if you see nobles with pure royal blood other than the king and the prince, just call them Your Highness." Vanessa taught succinctly.
"Okay, Your Highness, I don't know the rules...... Anyway, I'd like to help you, but I have an important letter to send to Apocalypse City, to King Tyras. Since I am going to accept such a dangerous mission, I would like to put this letter back on my companion first, in case it is lost. Look, can you let me go back to the hotel and take care of this? ”
"Letters?" Clear Sky's words clearly piqued Vanessa's interest, "What important letter needs to alarm King Tyras, let's hear it." ”
Clear Sky wanted to make the whole incident clear in one breath, as the identity of entering the game from the real world, she always had an opinion in her heart: [Anyway, it's just a game, why take it so seriously.] ]
But for some reason, when the words were about to come out, Leolia's serious look appeared in his mind.
[This letter is, after all, Leoria's life-saving task, and it is better to rely on his opinion.] Thinking so, Sunny Sky decided not to tell the whole story without Leoria's permission, and vaguely agreed: "This is an item related to the mission that my friend accepted, and I don't know the exact content of the letter...... As for why it had to be handed over to the king in person, only he knew why. ”
After saying this, Clear Sky asked again: "I'll go and deliver the letter entrusted by my friend to the hotel and return it to him now." I'll go and come back, okay? ”
Vanessa couldn't help but sigh: "I'm afraid, you're going back and forth like this to attract the attention of the assassins." Besides, now that you're back at the hotel, your friends have to add a lot of speculation and worry, and I don't think you want to involve your friends in dangerous things, do you? …… Why don't you give me the letter, and I'll give it back to you when I'm over tonight? ”
The princess's statement was really not impeccable, and Clear Sky had to take out the letter blessed with miracles from her backpack and hand it to Vanessa.
At the first sight of the gorgeous letter seal clay in the shape of M, Princess Vanessa's eyebrows were obviously slightly wrinkled, she took the letter, looked back and forth, and then asked in a slightly trembling voice: "You really don't know anything about the origin of this letter?" ”
"I ......" Clear Sky, who is not very good at lying, hesitated a little...... Fortunately, at this time, a guard suddenly came to report, attracting the attention of the princess.
"Report! A male voice sounded outside the tent.
"Come in."
The princess gave an order, and the chief guard hurriedly entered the tent and knelt down, and reported: "Your Highness, the corpses of the soldiers were found a hundred meters outside the camp, their clothes have been stripped off, and the suspected assassin has been disguised and mixed into the camp. We have already begun to check the identity of each soldier, and until the investigation is completed, please make sure that Your Highness stays in the tent and puts your safety first. ”
"Got it, stand down." The princess waved her hand, and the chief guard retreated.
She immediately put away the letter and put it into her arms, turned her head to look at the clear sky, with an indifferent smile on her face, and said, "They have come, and our plan can also begin." ”