Chapter 20 Intelligence

The "Grilled Fish Hotel" in the hazy night was as old and deserted as ever, and it didn't seem to have changed, but Fernando didn't dare to approach it, and after leaving a secret mark in the agreed location, he turned into the nearby slum and hid in a large tree with dense foliage, quietly looking down at the dilapidated houses below.

When the silver moon rose to its peak, a figure stepped on the clear light all over the ground and quickly approached the dilapidated house.

After carefully checking that no one was being followed, Fernando floated down from the tree and said in a suppressed voice, "Old man, you're not dead yet!"

"I'm still alive when you're dead!" the figure looked like Old Green.

On the orders of President Arnold, he continued to stay at the "Grilled Fish Hotel" and was responsible for contacting Sharp the "Deep Blue Bounty", but was no longer involved in the union magician relay contact.

Fernando snorted and got to the point: "Old man, tell Sharp that we have decided to take over the mission and assassinate Alfonso, hoping that he will provide all the information about Alfonso. ”

"What? did you really decide to assassinate Alfonso? did you spread the madness to the president?" Old Green was extremely surprised, in his opinion, this kind of thing was completely infuriating the church, and there was no chance of success, but it was easy to catch up with the whole union!

Fernando looked at Old Green mockingly: "Cowards can't understand the meaning of adventure. ”

"It seems like a little sure. "Old Green lived for almost two hundred years, and his vision and insight were extraordinary, and he could perceive the change in the problem just from Fernando's ridicule.

"Cowards are really sensitive. "Fernando did not have the noble character of respecting the old and loving the young, and his mouth was his main characteristic. However, he is also a magician who has come out of death and blood, and has experienced many dangers in the Dao, so he will not forget to remind Old Green, "Don't let Sharp know that we are a little sure." ”

He accentuated his tone on "a little", and even in the face of Old Green, he didn't tell the whole truth.

Old Green sneered, "Am I a reckless person like you? But why would you ask Sharp to provide information, and you are not afraid that he will deliberately frame you or secretly report it to the church?"

"By the time we lure Alfonso out, Sharp will surely sense that we have accepted the 'mission' and are ready to go. If he will inform the church. At that time, it was okay, so it is better to give him a little trust now, which is the basis of cooperation, and it can also save time in gathering intelligence. "Initially. Fernando himself has been struggling with this. Both President Arnold and Douglas said there was no problem. He decided to come, but after thinking about it carefully, he vaguely grasped the key point. It's just not as determined as the old fox.

Maybe the old fox is hiding something else, so he believes so much in the sincerity of Sharp's cooperation?

Old Green nodded: "Sharp has been staying at the Grilled Fish Hotel for the past two days, as if waiting for your reply, and I will relay your words to him now." ”

"By the way, there are also these math books and notes that Douglas and I gave to Hathaway. Fernando handed a dozen or so black-covered books to Old Green.

"Do you really want Hathaway to take the dangerous path of magic?" because of Hathaway's father's relationship, Green Sr. has always disagreed with this.

Fernando smiled and said, "Hey, can we force this kind of thing?" old man, let go of your worries, while you are not dead, it is time to find a lady and have a child of your own, don't put extra love on people who don't need it." ”

He hid his faint concern in mockery.

Old Green didn't say a word at first, and then let out a long sigh: "I remember when you first arrived at the Magic Tower, what a lovely child you were, full of energy, stubborn and delicate, and you would secretly cry when you were taught by your teacher, when did your mouth become so stinky?"

The revelation of the black history made Fernando's face turn red, and his eyes quickly brewed a terrifying "storm", but before he roared, Old Green had already disappeared into the darkness and returned to the "Grilled Fish Hotel".

"Damn old fellow!" Eventually, Fernando could only curse very quietly, for fear of alarming the people nearby.

About ten minutes later, Old Green returned and said to Fernando solemnly: "Sharp promised to provide Alfonso's information, and I will hand it over to you at this time tomorrow." ”

"He knew how we would react when we took the task, and what was the change in expression and breath?" asked Fernando cautiously.

Old Green didn't pay attention to these details, and without thinking about it, he replied directly: "I was a little stunned, and then I kept a relaxed smile, well, and scolded, 'Arrogant, I don't know how weak the rat is, see how you die!'"

Fernando sketched the scene several times in his heart, but he didn't find anything unusual about Sharp, so he nodded lightly: "Tomorrow I will hide in the hotel and secretly observe the process of him giving you information." ”

At times like these, the more careful the better, and Fernando is not an inexperienced young man.

"By the way, here's Hathaway's letter to you and Douglas, which should have been written two days ago, and Sharp has always carried it with him. Old Green pulled out a thick letter from his bosom.

"What will she write to us?" Fernando was stunned not to believe that he and Douglas had formed a deep friendship with Hathaway in just two time together.

After checking it with magic, he carefully unfolded it, and saw that the handwriting on the letter was beautiful and clear, but except for the mathematical and physical questions copied, there was not a single superfluous word!

"Hehe......" Fernando could only laugh dryly at this.

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The next day, before the sun had set, Fernando sneaked into the "Grilled Fish Hotel" and hid in the kitchen behind the bar.

About an hour after dinner time, Sharp, who seemed to have a lump on the bridge of his nose, came alone and threw Old Green a crumpled stack of papers: "All the details I can know are on it." ”

He was no stranger to assassination, and he knew what information would work, after all, when the Church of Truth first rose, it was common for knights to cooperate with clergy to assassinate magicians.

Seeing Old Green looking at himself without saying a word. He snorted heavily: "If you doubt the authenticity of the information, verify it yourself, I am just a customer, not a servant." ”

After speaking, he stretched out his hand: "What about the letter?"

"What letter?" said Old Green, stunned for a moment.

"The reply to Hathaway, the probability of their operation failure is very high, and if they don't reply in the past few days, I'm afraid they will never reply. Sharp still looked down on the strength of Fernando and the others, and Fernando, who was so angry that he peeked in the kitchen, secretly clenched his fists.

Old Green took out a letter full of answers and solemnly handed it to Sharp: "Do you really want to assassinate Alfonso?"

He was keenly aware of a hint of eagerness in Sharp's attitude and a deliberate hint of nonchalance. This is a tacit understanding that has been cooperated for many years. Like Fernando, you can't see it at all.

"What do you say?" Sharp didn't answer directly, but asked with a smile lightly, and then took out another letter from his bosom, "This is Hathaway's doubts after studying yesterday. ”

Fernando doesn't have to look at it to guess what type of content it is.

Wait until Sharp has a glass of spirits. Ate a grilled fish. When you're ready to leave. He suddenly smiled at the kitchen wall and winked his eyes.

"He found me......" After a while, Fernando walked out of the kitchen. Looking at the darkness where Sharp's back disappeared.

Old Green laughed and said, "In the past, when we were adventuring, he was always the best at spotting the lurkers, maybe there is some special skill, I forgot to remind you." ”

Fernando didn't have time to rant at him, taking a closer look at the information provided by Sharp.

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"According to the information provided by Sharp and other corroborating information, it can be seen that Alfonso is a very tough and very hateful man of magicians, harsh enough to be called brutal, good at fighting, there are many cases of active pursuit, and his attitude towards the nobles is very unfriendly, and it is because of the great conflict with the Valorit family that he was sent to us by the Pope......" Two days later, in the ruins at the bottom of the lake, Fernando briefly described Alfonso's situation to President Arnold.

In addition to the two of them, there is only Douglas in the heavily protected secret room, and Ramon and Veronica, who are not involved, are excluded due to secrecy.

While looking at the information, Anold listened to Fernando's narration, and finally nodded and said: "Very valuable information, it should start to act in the next two days, you don't go out, adjust your state, and wait for my news." ”

"Well, I haven't found anything wrong with Sharp yet. Fernando has also quietly observed and followed Sharp for the past two days, and is proud that he was not discovered.

For the next two days, Douglas and Fernando, like other magicians, exchanged magic and items with others in the ruins at the bottom of the lake, and did not appear to be about to participate in a major operation, but in their spare time, they did not discuss the very energy-consuming and attention-consuming issues, and remained ready to fight.

Just after the early hours of the third day, Fernando and Douglas received orders from Arnold through the "Wind Signaling Technique" and quietly left the ruins and entered the nearby Black Forest.

"The president is here. One step ahead of Fernando, Douglas spotted Arnold's traces.

As soon as the words fell, the white-haired Arnold walked out of the darkness, his expression was serious, and he no longer had the usual smiling appearance: "Alfonso has left Rentat with at least seven high-ranking cardinals and paladins, without seeking the cooperation of the nobles. ”

Douglas nodded first, and suddenly his face changed slightly: "Who is this?"

Only then did he discover that there was a man covered in a black cloak in the shadows next to Arnold, surrounded by a faint black mist, lifeless, two red lights shining out from under the hood, and holding a long scythe in his hand, he hadn't even sensed his existence before!

Fernando was even more surprised, until Douglas reminded him that he found this lifeless mysterious man!

"My necromantic servant, equivalent to a ninth-order transcendent creature, is the best at concealment, to be honest, I rarely used it before, and almost no one in the guild knows about it, but this operation is very important, I can only take out the hole cards first, and try to kill Alfonso with one blow......" Arnold faded from seriousness and introduced with a smile, while telling Douglas how to cooperate with himself and this necromantic servant attack.

Douglas and Fernando nodded in relief, approving the president's all-out efforts.

"Then let's go, Xavilshire to the north. Arnold's gaze looked to the north. (To be continued......)