Chapter Fifty-Six: Strange
"There was no problem in Silvermoon City a month and a half ago, but maybe Santarim would have laid out the plan earlier." The bartender lowered his head in contemplation and said slowly, "Actually, more than four months ago, the most recent meeting of the Alliance Lords didn't go very well.
Now everyone in the Silvermoon Alliance knows that this land may establish a unified state in the future, but in the merger negotiations of the major alliance cities, differences are still inevitable. At the meeting of lords more than four months ago, perhaps in order to gain greater autonomy and status, the two lords of Elward and Cuelva put obstacles in the way of negotiations, causing everyone to break up unhappily.
Some people say that this time, Ms. Erastro held a big celebration in advance in the hope of mending the relationship between the two sides and allowing the negotiations for the establishment of the country to continue. It is likely that after that incident, the Santarim Society began to plot a plot to assassinate and sabotage the celebration. ”
Qin Lun nodded, and quickly realized that his judgment of the timeline was something wrong. The members of the Santarin Society searched for the Dead Soul Flower in the Land of the Dead, indeed a month and a half ago.
However, sabotage at the Silver Moon Festival is a big deal, and the Santarim will probably not delegate the task to the branch near Baldur's Gate, but will send personnel directly from the headquarters to avoid leaking information.
The headquarters of the Santarim Society is located on the northern shore of the Moon Sea - Santil Fort and Raven Fortress, seven or eight thousand kilometers away from the Land of Death, even if you ride a flying mount all the way to the Baldur's Gate area, it will take two months to get to the Baldur's Gate area, and the time is almost four months ago.
"So since then, has there been any abnormal situation in Silvermoon City?" Qin Lun's eyes flashed and he asked cautiously.
"I'm pretty sure there's none in Silvermoon City." After discussing it for a while, the bartender also began to get better, and the information and news of the past few months filtered through his mind one by one, and finally his eyes narrowed, as if he remembered something, "But on a farm not far from the eastern suburbs of Silvermoon City, I remember that something big and small happened. ”
"Oh? What are the people's farms. Qin Lun asked.
"It's just a farm cultivated by ordinary farmers, and they were attacked by the gnolls in the night, and everyone died, leaving nothing alive. After receiving a report from a passing caravan, Silvermoon City sent a team of silver-armored guards to exterminate the gnolls entrenched there, and collect their corpses. ”
The bartender said indifferently, "Because the incident was resolved smoothly, and because of our relationship outside the city, our Bright Hand did not send our brothers to investigate this incident. ”
The world of Torrell is different from the ordinary human world, this magical world has many intelligent races, and the strength of wild creatures is very strong. Although human beings occupy the position of the protagonist of the era, they are not the dominant race.
Barbarian races like the Gnolls have attacked the habitats of the Sapient Races, especially in the wilderness without any strong protection. Every year, Silvermoon City receives several reports of such attacks, and most of them have become accustomed to mourning for the victims.
"And is the farm still inhabited?" Qin Lun narrowed his eyes slightly.
"There are no people living in it, and although Silvermoon City will return the farm to the relatives of the original owner or auction it off, the legal process is generally very slow, and it will take at least a few months to determine the successor. Until then, farms will remain idle. The bartender touched his chin and said lightly.
"So, from that time on, that place became the best hiding place for the conspirators!" Qin Lun sneered and shook his head and said, "It seems that Santarin will play with intrigues and tricks, and I think I should go and send them a gift to congratulate them." ”
"You'd better not act rashly, the assassins of the Santarin Society are very powerful, don't risk your own life after startling the snake." The bartender frowned slightly and said persuasively.
"You don't have to worry about this!" Qin Lun's smile was still the same, but the meaning of rejection in his words was very obvious.
"Thank you for the message, what price do I have to pay for this intelligence?" Qin Lun asked with a smile, he didn't ask the specific location of that farm again, since this matter had been circulating in Silver Moon City for a long time, there should be many people to show him the way.
"No, although I don't know your identity, you are also doing your best for the safety of Silvermoon City. If I still collect your money in this way, then the Hand of Light will not be the Hand of Light. The bartender glanced at Qin Lun's elven face and said with a somewhat proud expression.
Hearing the bartender's words, Qin Lun had to admit that this strange thief organization did have its own unique charm. They have less money than other bandit organizations, but they are still able to absorb new blood and gain a foothold in various famous cities on the mainland, and that strange concept obviously accounts for a large part of the credit.
The members of the Hand of Light are different from other thieves, even if they are caught by the City Guard in the process of stealing, they will proudly raise their heads like the paladins of the Church of Light and say, "I am justice!" ”
Although it seems funny for a thief to say this, many people eat them.
Silvermoon City has been built like an iron bucket by the Silver Guards, and after all these years, Arazdr and her followers really can't detect the existence of the Hand of Light?
Of course not, the Hand of Light was able to set up a secret base in the "Golden Oak", which shows that the Silvermoon City Lord had no intention of banning them at all.
Perhaps, in Ms. Hope's opinion, rather than handing over the city's underground network to gangsters and other thieves' guilds, it would be better to let the Hand of Light take the lead, at least these thieves from the chaotic good camp will not wreak havoc in the city.
After leaving the door, Qin Lun suddenly turned around and said, "I'm Filal Moonlight, we've been talking for so long, and we haven't asked for your name yet......
"Conan Rondo is at your service, honored guest!" The bartender smiled and raised his hand, a silver light crossed the air, and the token silver coin that Qin Lun had given him before was thrown back again, "Take care, I hope I can see you next time!" ”
Seeing Qin Lun leave the dark room, the bartender frowned and muttered, "Filar Moonlight, if I'm not mistaken, the famous Prince of Theopia Elves some time ago is also called by this name. If something happens to him here, I'm afraid Lord Erastrom will have a headache. ”
After leaving the dark room, Qin Lun did not immediately return to his room, but sat in the lobby of the speakeasy, ordered a pot of ale and barbecue, ate slowly, and waited for the return of Hill and Rand in his seat.
After Qin Lun went out, the bartender returned to the bar after a while, but the two didn't talk, and they didn't even meet their eyes again.
After about an hour, as the night grew darker, Hill and Rand finally returned from outside. Silvermoon City is different from Nesman, there are some feasts and balls here every night, so there is usually no curfew, and the two of them spent two or three hours walking around the city.
In fact, to be precise, it was Hill who accompanied Rand on the walk. Originally a firefighter, Fireworks has an amazing memory and sense of direction for the city's road network. As soon as he walked through it cursorely, he had already formed a complete and detailed traffic map in his mind.
This talent obviously played an extremely important role in the apostle's adventures. Sometimes even Qin Lun, who has a death list, feels very envious.
"What you did on the farm outside the city four months ago?" After the two of them got the news of Qin Lun, they couldn't help but feel a little surprised by the strict plan of the Santalin Society. If it weren't for the fact that Old Butler Mason accidentally obtained the secret letter of the Santarin Society in the Land of Death, it is difficult to imagine the consequences of this action of the Santarin Society.
"That's not right!" Hill frowned slightly, his eyes flickered, and said, "If even the Earth Head Snake like the Hand of Light is not aware of the conspiracy of the Santarin Society at this time, then no matter what the Santarin Society wants to do, excluding the influence of our apostles, the success rate of this plan is very high."
Since it took nearly four months for the Santarin Society to arrange, it can be seen that they must have thought that this operation would destroy the harmonious atmosphere between Silvermoon City and the various alliance cities, lead to the failure of the establishment of Silvermoon, and even fall into civil war.
But the question is, we all know that in the real history of this world, the Silver Moon Alliance will definitely become the Silver Moon Federation, so what is the unexpected factor that led to the failure of this conspiracy of the Tarin Society? ”
In the face of Hill's question, both Qin Lun and Rand fell silent.
After a while, Qin Lun suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing, "I'm afraid that the specific situation can only be known if I have come into contact with the Santalin Society, but there is one thing you reminded me of." Why do you have to think that Santarin would have such a successful plot in history? ”
"What do you mean...... There are also apostles on the Santalin side to help? Hill and Rand immediately understood, "But the plan was four months ago...... No team of Apostles has been able to stay in the mission world for so long, right? ”
"Possibly, think about my situation!" Qin Lun showed a hint of a smile, "If you enter the Torrell world twice like me, it will work, the last time I entered the time and space point of the Torrell world, wasn't it just more than four months ago!" ”
"That's just as well!" Hill and Rand were speechless for a moment, and smiled at each other, "No wonder there are hints in the mission content that this may be a competitive mission. ”
"Qin Lun, when are we going to go to that farm?" Rand asked cautiously.
"It's better to hurry than to hurry, we'll go now!" Qin Lun's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile.
Although the city gates of Silvermoon City should have been closed at this time, Silvermoon City is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and with the skills of Qin Lun and the three of them, there are many places where they can sneak out of the city.
"Take Illistin and Idria!" Hill smiled and asked, "We don't know how many people Santalin will have on that farm, so it's safer to call them." ”
"Okay, I'll go upstairs and inform them that you should go to the Raven River first and find a place where you can drown." Qin Lun nodded, and none of them mentioned Mastasya, Linda, and Leni Great Sage.
In fact, although those three are also in the team, they may not necessarily cooperate with Qin Lun. In particular, the two members of Candle Castle have not revealed their true purpose until now.