With a sigh of relief, Arnold knew that time was running out right now, and that the scrolls were not providing them with much time to communicate, and that they should hurry up and ask more important things.

"Do you know what's going on in the southern Fortagan Territory?" Arnold asked, still a little concerned about the news the Hedge Hunters had received.

"Lords of Vortagen?" Serena paused for a moment, as if in thought, "I seem to have heard of something, by the way, Lord Vortagen gathered some adventurers to enter Blackstone Peak to clear out the evil dwarves entrenched there, which seems to have attracted the attention of many adventurers." But what the current situation is, I don't know for the time being, and now that I'm in Lionheart's Castle, I have very little information to obtain. ”

"Yes? I see. Arnold nodded habitually, "So, what about the people you arranged in Ximu Town, is it reliable?"

"Her words......," Serena's voice hesitated for the first time, as if even she wasn't fully sure, "I don't want to ask her if I could, but I can't help it, the power we have at hand is too limited." ”

"In other words......" Arnold's voice became low, his eyes narrowed, and his mind kept calculating the pros and cons, "not necessarily reliable?"

"I don't dare to say whether she has other intentions, but this operation, I have been guaranteed, there is no doubt about safety, even she will do what she is told. But what might she have in mind herself, we can't do anything about it. ”

"I see. Watching the light of the fire fade, Arnold knew that the effectiveness of the scroll was almost at the end of its time, "Take care of yourself, and also, take care of Isabella." ”

"You don't need to say that, my dear brother. Serena's voice was still so cold, but to Arnold's ears, it seemed very kind.

The fire gradually disappeared, and the scroll burned a pile of ashes in the city, and this terrifying scroll of high value was completely exhausted. And Arnold only had such a scroll for communication at hand, and even Serena wanted to make a complex communication scroll, which was a very time-consuming thing.

Arnold didn't open the window and left the room in the dark. He lay down on the bed, although the bed board was a little hard, but at least it was better than the treatment of the previous two days.

Staring at the ceiling, his eyes blurred, his mind immersed in the thought of his next move.

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Arnold stayed only one night in Verkenree, and the next day he continued on his way. He had thought about buying a horse, for he had been walking for a day and a half, and the soles of his feet were already hurting, and if he had a horse, he would have traveled a little faster. But after much consideration, Arnold gave up on the idea, and although his riding skills were barely passable, it was too conspicuous to ride a horse.

It takes at most a day to get from Fokenrui to the border, and this section of the road is relatively easy to walk, as long as you follow the small river that flows from Lake Yelena, you can reach the town of Creek.

As its name suggests, the border town is entirely dependent on the creek that runs through the town, and the river, which is only twenty or thirty feet wide, is so small that it doesn't have its name on the map, and Arnold later learned that the river was called the River Lidi after asking the locals.

The River is small but very large, not only providing vital irrigation for the farmland of Fryken and sustaining many villages like Creek, but it also extends to the territory of Fotagan and is the only source of water for Fotagan at the foot of Blackstone Peak.

Arnold spent the day in Creekwood, where he could put aside the fatigue and nervousness of the journey, and at the same time, he needed to be more vigilant.

Because this is the border, the search of the cold mountain leader here must be stricter.

Following Serena's previous instructions, Arnold first went to the town's Sleeping Giant's Tavern as soon as he entered Brookwood, where someone would help him, as Serena said.

Walking into the tavern, there were many drunkards in it, and some even fell directly at the door of the tavern. Looking at the huge belly at his feet, Arnold couldn't help frowning, wondering whether he should step over or step on it.

"Hey, Lily, give me a glass of—no, bring me three glasses of ale, I'm going to have a good drink, ha!"

"Bastard, why did I serve you wine first, it's clear that I asked for it first!"

The noisy environment in the tavern was a headache for Arnold, who didn't like it.

"Welcome—please come in!" Seeing the new guests, the proprietress immediately greeted her warmly, "Just tell me what you want, there is everything here, enough for you to eat." If you're tired, there's room upstairs for a good rest all day. ”

Arnold glanced around and shrugged, he didn't think he could sleep in such a noisy environment.

"Please give me a room in the attic. He strode over the tavern that had fallen in the doorway, and said to the proprietress that I would like to rest for the night. ”

"Okay, ten imperial gold for one night. The proprietress beckoned to the hostess on the side, "Lily, take this guest to the attic room." ”

"Okay. ”

The blonde waitress on the side put down the tray in her hand, placed three glasses of ale in front of the drunkards, and then turned around lightly, and passed through the middle of the big man, and the fluttering skirt was like a fluttering butterfly. Arnold couldn't help but look at the bartender a few more times, it was true that she was very beautiful, different from the girls Arnold knew, her body was slender, hearty and open, and her face was born with a cheerful and energetic feeling, just like now, in the noise that Arnold couldn't stand at all, she could easily do her job.

The barmaid named Lily approached Arnold's side and said to him, "Please come with me." ”

Arnold looked at the proprietress who continued to greet the other guests, then at the waitress named Lily, nodded, and followed her to the attic.

"Why would you want to live in an attic room?" asked the blonde waitress as she led Arnold up the stairs, "You don't want to live in an attic like that, do you?"

"Actually, I'm more worried about it, is there an attic room here?" Arnold suddenly grabbed the blonde hostess's hand, "Leng Shanling is not Wangji, Ximu Town is not Lionheart Castle, the roof of this tavern is too low, not enough for an attic, let alone any guest rooms." ”

"Then you still said you want a room in the attic?" was grabbed by Arnold's hand, but the blonde waitress was not panicked at all, but threw a wink at Arnold with interest, "Do you want the attic just to do something to avoid people's eyes?"

Arnold seemed unresponsive to Lily's teasing. But this is also normal, he doesn't even have a heart beating anymore, how can his heart beat?

He grabbed Lily's hand, pulled her to his side, and whispered to the hostess's blonde hair, "Is this tavern safe?"

"What do you mean?" Lily did not resist Arnold's actions at all, but took the initiative to stick to the young man's thin body, and her voice became more coquettish, "Sound insulation, or shading?"

"I'm asking the Duke's people!" Arnold suddenly flipped his arm and pressed the blonde hostess against the wall while clasping her wrist tightly, "Did the Duke's people get to Creekwood, do you have a way to cross the border checkpoint?"

Lily didn't resist, and let Arnold clasp his wrist, otherwise, with Arnold's strength, I was afraid that this matter would be a little difficult for him.

"You're really anxious—" Although she was treated so rudely by Arnold, Lily was still not angry at all, not even her tone changed, and even turned her head and winked at Arnold, "Can't wait, Count Arnold, or will you not be satisfied if Serena is not around?"

Arnold looked at Lily with a blank face, as Serena said, this person is indeed a bit troublesome, and Arnold does not want to deal with her if he can.

And Lily looked at Arnold as well, she looked to be a little older than Arnold, at least twenty years old, and she looked very skilled in her every move.

Just when Lily thought that Arnold was silent because she had run out of tricks, Beatrice suddenly burst out of Arnold's sleeve, jumped on Lily's shoulder, and began to peck at her hair.

As soon as she saw Beatrice, Lily's face suddenly changed.

"Oh no! damn it, tell that bird to go away!" Lily, who had been acting at ease just a moment ago, suddenly panicked, and seemed to be very afraid of Beatrice, and she kept struggling, but Arnold clasped her wrists so hard that Lily couldn't break free.

"Okay, okay, I'm not right, I'll help you get out of here, tell the bird to go away, hurry!" Finally, Lily, who had no choice but to beg Arnold for mercy, seemed to be really scared of Beatrice.

Arnold let go of Lily's hand and lifted her arm to stop Beatrice on her wrist.

"Tell me, the situation in Ximu Town. ”

Lily brushed her hair with her hands, her expression very resentful, Beatrice had just pecked off her beloved blonde hair. "The day before yesterday, the duke's wanted warrant had already reached the border, and then yesterday evening another mage came, who should be the court advisor of Count Verkenrey. It looks like the Duke already knows some information and is starting to prevent you from using magic to trick the checkpoint from breaking through. So, if you want to leave the border and go to the root of the stupa, you have to find another way. ”

"It's not for me to figure it out. Arnold groomed Beatrice's feathers and looked at the crow, "It's you, if I figure it out myself, I don't need to come to you." ”

Lily glared at Beatrice fiercely, knowing it was Serena's enchantment. If it was Selena herself, she would not be afraid at all, but this crow, like a nemesis, told her that there was nothing she could do.

As if sensing Lily's eyes, Beatrice turned her head and opened her beak at Lily, screaming strangely.

"Well, I'm scared of you—I'm scared of the bird. Lily couldn't help but shrink back, it seemed that she was really afraid of the bird, "There is a way to get through the checkpoint here." ”

"What's the solution?"

Lily ripped off her apron, then stretched her shoulders and stretched. "Ahh You thought it was strange as soon as you came in, I think you thought that the lady was the one who answered you at first. ”

"You seduced her with a spell of charm?" Although he guessed that the other party could use a spell of charm, Arnold stared at Lily's eyes without paying attention, "You are too conspicuous here, to be honest, you are pretty, so beautiful that I wonder how such a country tavern can have a hostess like you." ”

"I can't see that you praise women's abilities quite specially, no wonder Serena always misses you. Lily chuckled, and it must be said that the woman's smile was indeed very charming, the opposite of Serena's cold feeling, "I waited here three days ago, and I seduced all the people in this tavern for convenience, and as long as I seduced all the people on the checkpoint, it will not be easy to leave here." ”

"As you said earlier, a mage came to the checkpoint yesterday. Arnold was indifferent to Lily's smile, and after receiving Serena's warning, he was constantly on the lookout for the woman, "He'll see through your seduction." ”

"He can't see through it. Lily said confidently, "It's not a spell, it's my innate ability, just a human mage, unless he is a member of the Sky Mage Council of the Priest royal family, it is possible to find out - a small country lord, there will be some very powerful mages under his command." ”

Hearing the information revealed in Lily's words, Arnold immediately guessed the identity of the other party in his heart, he could be born with the ability to charm, obviously Lily is not a human, at least not an ordinary human, and her tone also supports this.

It's Serena's helper-

"I hope so. Arnold wasn't going to put his hopes entirely on anyone else, he was already thinking about what would happen if this woman's plan failed, "So, when are we going to leave?"

"You'd better take a break first. Lily looked at Arnold's clothes, and when she saw that the dignified Earl was wearing dirty clothes, her slender eyebrows furrowed high, and she looked a little distressed, "You'd better prepare some supplies in the town, after leaving the Cold Mountain Territory, our road will still not be so easy." ”