Chapter 1018: Goodbye Without Saying Goodbye
The lights of Sardinia flicker at night.
Centered on Liberty Square in the city, a total of seven long streets run radially towards the city, and these seven streets are named after Avenues 1 to 7, which is easy to remember. Each avenue extends into many branches, thus forming the dense transportation network of Sardinia City, which is like a spider's web. Since Sardinia is known as the capital of trade, the city is naturally full of shops and chambers of commerce. There are many merchant chambers, and naturally there are mercenary groups that accept various commissions, as well as adventure associations that are responsible for managing adventurers.
The large and small chambers of commerce in Sardinia operate a wide range of businesses. From the clothing, food, shelter and transportation needed for people's livelihood, to weapons and equipment, and even the redemption of horses and slaves. It's just that the latter is relatively hidden, and it must not be as open as other businesses to do business. In order to facilitate management, all kinds of transactions are divided into different categories, and each long street from Avenue 1 to 7 has a different business. This not only makes it easy for merchants to form a market, but also makes it easy for buyers to compare. Under such a premise, unless it is a monopoly operation, it is rare for the store to bully customers, so to a large extent, the operation of buyers and sellers is guaranteed.
This relatively fair trade environment is also the foundation of the city of Sardinia.
At dinner time, Elise walked out of Hall 6 of the Flying Elephant Hotel. The Flying Elephant Hotel is one of the properties under the name of the city's merchant group "Flying Elephant", which is said to be a hotel, but it is a complex of eight independent hotels, as well as grassy slopes, stone paths, small squares and gardens. In the name of General Sling, Allen rented the entire Building No. 6 for the caravan's living. As soon as the hundred people filled it in, Hall 6 was filled.
Earlier, Alan had already taken Edward and the others to the dust-washing banquet that General Sling had prepared for him. Elise didn't say goodbye to Allen and didn't want to. As for the reason, she didn't know herself, she just threw the crystal into Allen's room as a reward, and was picked up by a dragon knight. Elise didn't explain why, and left Hall 6 like that.
There were horse-drawn carriages available for rent at the Flying Elephant Inn, and Elise picked one at random. Tell the groom the address of the city, pay for the car, and get into the carriage. After a while, the carriage shook and the mother walked. Elise looked at the changing scenery outside the window, her expression silent. She knew that after tonight, she would be back on track with her life. This experience of going to Iron Gun Ridge alone and then to Sardinia City will surely become the most precious memory of my life.
Especially the man's rebuke, the few pieces of roast meat that he usually dismissed, but which tasted good, and the muskets that had never been seen before and were extremely powerful. She can't go through these people and things anymore. This was the most headstrong she had ever been, and she would never have had such an experience again. She can even imagine the next trajectory of her life, from a girl to a woman, and finally to old age and death. At every stage, she could foresee.
This path had been decided long before she was born.
Elise lowered the curtains, blocking the wind shadow outside the car, and murmured, "The life that has been laid down a long time ago is really boring." ”
The carriage travelled to the Heavenly Garden Street, the address designated by Elise. The car stopped, and Elise got out of the car, and immediately a faint scent of flowers came into her nose. The Avenue of the Heavenly Gardens is a real and wealthy area of Sardinia, and there are only seven estates on this street in the city of Sardinia, where land is at a premium. The floor of the street is paved with cobblestones, and there are elegant street lamps on both sides, and every ten meters there is a flower bed planted with precious flowers.
Even if they are celebrities in the city, few people can live in this Heavenly Garden Street. Those who can buy the next estate on this street are those who have a lot of money in their pockets. But few people know that this street, which is also known as the Golden Avenue in the mouths of the residents of Sardinia, is in fact one of the properties of the Elise family, and one of the most important investments of her family in the south.
At this moment, the Celestial Garden Street is quiet, and the third avenue, the liveliest avenue in the whole of Sardinia in the distance, is in harmony. The air here seemed to be so sweet that it could flow nectar, but Elise knew that in the slums of Sardinia City, the gutters there stenched all year round. Suddenly, she somewhat understood what Alan had said, the same human. But not everyone was born with a golden key like her, she was well-fed, but others even had to fight for a piece of barbecue.
But none of this has much to do with her anymore. After tonight, she will go back to her old life. The world that Eren is talking about is too far away from her.
Elise stopped in front of a manor, the black iron openwork door of the manor closed, and the lights could be seen in the depths of the door. She reached out and knocked on the door, and as soon as the ring on the door was snapped, a woman's voice rang inside: "Is Miss back?" ”
Then footsteps sounded.
Elise's face changed, and she immediately turned around and ran. At this time, several breaths in the manor rushed up, and the sound of breaking through the air was loud. Elise only swept a hundred meters, and suddenly there was a flower in front of her, and there were already people blocking the street.
She had to stop.
Standing in the way of the street was a man in a long trench coat with a white ceramic mask on his face. has no facial features, only two eyeballs are exposed. The figure flickered, and there were already seven or eight figures in long robes around Elise. These people are tall and short, both male and female. Without exception, the murderous aura on them is very heavy.
The first man to stop Elise said in a clearly changed voice: "Miss is really alert, I thought that this situation was arranged seamlessly, and it would save a lot of trouble." ”
Elise wiped it on her waist, and the long red whip came to her hand, and she said coldly: "It's really good, I guess the people in the manor have been dealt with by you." Being able to do it here hasn't caught the attention of the city defense team, and it's really not easy for you. Not even the smell of blood was revealed, and it made people learn the accent of Gisna. It's a pity that you are too smart, and Gisna, who grew up watching me, won't call me Miss! ”
The man suddenly held his forehead and said, "It's actually revealing the stuffing in this kind of detail, thank you for the reminder." As a thank you, if you don't resist, I can let you die without a trace of pain. ”
"Go to your dreams!" Elise was furious, and raised her hand to whip it. The long whip shook out an arc full of tension, sweeping a series of tremors through the air, as if wrapped in wind and thunder and whipped towards the man.
The man flipped over the dagger in his hand, and poked it out lightly, the tip of the knife pointed at the middle and long whip, but the heavy whip that sounded powerful and heavy did not come from the tip of the knife as expected, but the touch was light. The strength of the dagger had barely been activated, and the long whip had already bounced back, trembling straight for a moment, and stabbed the masked woman on the left side in the chest.
It was the weakest of their group.
He was wearing a mask so he couldn't see his expression, but there was obvious anger in the man's eyes. Elise did trick him out of the way. Especially in front of the corner of so many people's eyes, he really planted a fight, and he was angry and annoyed at the moment, and said sharply: "Kill her, we only have a few minutes!" ”
They really don't have much time, this is Sardinia City, where the Bucks are stationed. The Bucks are not other leading private armies, but the regular army of the Empire. Even though it was at the bottom of the other legions, the killers weren't arrogant enough to compete with such a behemoth as the Imperial Army. Moreover, although it was said above that there were other people who blocked the master who secretly protected this wealthy woman for them, it is also a question of how long they might block.
So they really don't have much time.
Elise also knows that time is of the essence, and the Heavenly Garden is supposed to be the quietest place in the city. Tonight, the city celebrities invited Sling again, and the street was quieter. If she drags the killer here, it will definitely be a pattern of death. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for her.
She had lived in Sardinia for a while and was familiar with the local streets. In an instant, Elise had decided on a route, and the question was only whether she could get out of the predicament. Her initial whip was aimed at the opposing leader's character, but it was actually the attention of the weakest link among them. When the red whip in his hand stabbed straight away, the source power was like a thorn. Elise can't get on the table, but she has always been from a wealthy family. Like her footwork, her whip method is also trained by a famous teacher, and she is good at defeating the strong with the weak. At this time, the source force is condensed like a needle, specializing in breaking through the source force barrier and other defensive means. The female killer knew that as long as she took the whip, her companion would have a chance to strike, and Elise would be dragged here.
But Elise's stab came with an indescribable tragic smell, and it was clear that she would be separated from life and death in an instant. Just because killers kill other people's lives doesn't mean they aren't afraid of death. In fact, on the contrary, they cherish their lives more than anyone else. After all, there are still some differences between killers and dead soldiers.
The female killer screamed and flashed sideways, and the ten fingers of both hands flew up, popping out pieces of fire. It seems that the offensive is fierce, but in fact, it is quite suspected of being strong from the outside. The Iris walked with the whip, and the long whip first blasted through the curtain of fire released by the female killer, and when the man broke through the fire. Suddenly turned around, there was a dark blue spar in his hand, and Elise injected the source power, and the spar lit up, and lines loomed in it. These patterns are not natural, but artificially shaped to form a pattern.
Elistone threw the hedron at the killer who pounced on him, and the leader of the killer shrank his pupils and yelled in horror: "Be careful, that's a thunderous fury!" ”
The eyes of several killers changed color.
The hedron was still in mid-air, but from the small stone, a violent qi machine suddenly formed, like a burst of rage pouring out, supporting the hedron to swell. Several lines in the stone flashed, and the spar disintegrated, and wisps of electric light bloomed from the thousands of thin cracks!