Section B Chapter 9: Pine Needles (Sommel)
"Haven't found a clue yet?" and so on, Sommer kept stomping on the ground with his feet: "If you slow down, that person will probably run to Eternal Winter City." β
"That's so exaggerated? You have to run all day. Even though he knew it was just a metaphor, Vicole replied, "Don't rush. You Ice Rock people just don't have patience. β
"I admit this, most of our Frost Children are hot-tempered, and everyone knows it. With a snort, the captain lowered his voice: "You also saw it just now." β
"I have a deep understanding. After a moment of silence, Vicol pinched the pipe in his pocket and gave Sommer a brief account of all the discoveries he had just made. Pointing to the boots, the snow crow began the final explanation: "Look at what is stuck to these boots. β
"What's the matter? It's just dirt and grass, and I have the soles of my shoes. Apparently skeptical of the snow crow's analysis, the man looked at the soles of his boots for a while, but still did not understand: "What's so special?"
"Yes. Judging by the dryness of the soil particles and its dark brown appearance, it was clearly mud from a shallow cavern and was stained in a day. Pointing to the new soil and pine needles in the seams of his shoes, Vicol said confidently: "Also, these pine needles were obviously stepped on on the same day, mixed with dirt and caught in them." Combined with the mud stains on the sides of his hat and boots, he must have jumped out of the carriage and splashed it. β
"Kind of makes sense. Sommer had begun to waver: "I also think the carriage is parked in the cave." But where do you look for it? There are a lot of caves in the woods around here. β
"I've analyzed it with you before, and one of the possibilities that I didn't see the owner of the puppy is that his owner went to inspect the goods. According to the terrain......" Looking out the window, Snow Crow's thinking suddenly fell into a bottleneck: "It's not easy to do. The carpet search is definitely no fun, and the other party has run out of Erli at that time. β
"Let's just warn Neverwinter City to keep it guarded. Believing that he would run to Eternal Winterfell, Sommel gave advice.
But the snow crow didn't think so: "It's unrealistic. There's no way he's going to run to Eternal Winter City. It is estimated that the guy will escape into the Shenmu Forest, and then wait for the limelight to pass before secretly escaping by boat with the goods. After thinking about it, Vicol added again: "Once Winter's Breath is over, he can even travel all the way west through the Divine Wood Forest to the south. β
"Then he'll have to pass through Jiuquan Town. It's a pity that all the people in that town are dead, and it will take a while to rebuild. Standing up, Sommer stared at the corpse and seemed to calm down suddenly: "Anyway, we can be sure that the carriage is in the forest near the north exit of the town. And since there are pine needles in the cave, it means that there are pine trees near its exit. β
"There are very few pine trees in this forest, so it's easy to orient. You'll find it when you get there. Without further ado, Vicol decided to set off immediately: "Hurry up. The man may still be loading, but it will take us more than twenty minutes to get there. It may be late, but you have to try-"
"Let me and my sister go. With the dog's barking, Lusha gently pushed the door open with Frost Wind in her arms. She looked a little frustrated, but she was resilient: "We Aiya can fly, and we will be there soon." Even if the man had fled in his car, I could see it in heaven. β
"That's right, that's right, our interception ability is not covered!" Lucina snapped her fingers as she put her head on her sister's shoulder. The door frame cracked in an instant, and dense cracks appeared.
It's like people will treat you like they will treat you like a waste if they don't show their hands...... Looking at the dusty doorframe, Snow Crow secretly complained in his heart: I can't afford to provoke these mages who can blow up your whole family with a snap of my fingers, I saw it last night...... It's better to keep your mouth shut until you're familiar with this guy's temper.
"Uh...... All right. There was really no reason to disagree, and Vicol hurriedly explained the specific direction for him with a somewhat knotted tongue: "You guys are goingβ"
"No, no, I heard you!" Lucina waved her hand, and Lucina didn't seem to care at all. Unconsciously switching his stance to a rather seductive and seductive forked waist, the mage took Frostwind and hugged it to his chest: "By the way, we found the basement." Do you want to come and see? While you're inspecting, we're going to look for the carriage. β
Basement?I was thinking about why Lucina's chest was so flat, but Vicol suddenly became interested. But Somel moved faster than him, and rushed out of the room with a "whoosh". Immediately following the pace, Vicol descended to the first floor and nearly bumped into the guards who were dragging the body away.
"What are you in a hurry?" Lucina whimpered dissatisfiedly as she was knocked unconscious by a snow crow just passing by, staggering down the stairs, and pointing to the ground that had been blocked by several wooden boxes before: "No, it's right there." I stumbled upon it just now when I was flipping through my snacks and eating them. β
No, how is it possible to have snacks in such a place...... She really had a problem with her brain, didn't she? She thought she would get some cool answer, but Vicor instantly felt her face swollen.
Seeing her take out a large piece of preserved fruit from the barrel, the stunned snow crow's eyes were about to fall.
"We haven't gone in yet, so we won't waste time. Chewing something in her mouth, Lucina slurred something and clapped her palms so that they glowed with arcane light. In an instant, the lock that locked the wooden opening of the basement was blown open. Leading Lusa out the door, Lucina soon turned into an ice-blue winged horse, carrying her sister into the sky.
It's really amazing, and I've seen it for a long time...... The first time he saw this transfiguration, Vicol was amazed: ordinary Pegasi were said to be unable to take off and land vertically, but Lucina did.
"There's a kerosene lamp right here. The guard also picked up a piece of preserved fruit and munched on it. But the captain glared at him, and was so frightened that he immediately threw it away, and wiped his hands with a tissue. However, the captain was still glaring at him, so the man immediately took the kerosene lamp, filled it with fuel, and handed it to the two men.
It's really the best example of how eyes can kill...... Seeing a little tongue-smacking, the snow crow also pinched out a piece of preserved fruit with his hand that had never touched the soil, and took a big bite: it was actually honey preserved fruit, not bad! In the past, when trade was difficult, honey was a rare and expensive thing in the land of permafrost.
Why do we have trees and flowers, but no bees? Although this thing is afraid of the cold, it should also have a variety of permafrost.
If there were, I'm afraid my brother and I wouldn't be guards, but would have been beekeepers on a hot spring farm in the suburbs, but I've heard that these things will sting people and hurt to death.
"Would you like to come along?" Vicor pointed to the preserved fruit in his hand and said to Somer, "Honey." β
"Get out. Impatiently walked down the basement, and Sommer didn't look back.