Chapter 33: Selection
Faust was dressed neatly and grinned, revealing a new set of teeth, "Professor Pacian, can you ...... the one-time teleportation ring you talked about earlier?"
Faust was a man of status and status, and he would not have been so stubborn as he wanted benefits, but he used to use all kinds of euphemistic hints and/or tricks to make people willingly hand them over. But this time when it comes to his own safety, he can't care so much.
Since Professor Pacien didn't mention the precious teleportation ring from before, he had to bring it up himself.
Professor Pacien bowed his head and said, "Of course, this was originally for you. As he spoke, he took out the dark gray ring and handed it to Faust, "It's a trigger-type disposable piece of equipment, you just need to wear it on your hand." ”
Faust was very obedient in this matter, and he put the ring firmly on his finger, and made up his mind that once he had found all the things, he would find an opportunity to trigger the ring, saving him the difficulty of the return journey.
He smacked his lips again, what he ate was worth a lot, but people don't get satisfied so easily. Then Faust's gaze shifted to the pile of jewels that had not yet moved.
Professor Pacian followed his gaze and hurriedly reached out to protect the equipment, "These are for your entourage, call them quickly, and I can distribute them." ”
Faust looks at Professor Pacien as approachable, as if he is addicted to playing the game of mortals. But he could never forget the look in his eyes in the hole, and there was always a sense of incongruity compared to the appearance of this good old man now. Faust was always suspicious of his schemes, and he was always suspicious of himself.
Faust exited Professor Pacian's room, shaking his head to dispel the thoughts in his mind, he had to choose his retinue and equip Professor Pacian so that he could set out tomorrow to explore the Forbidden City.
He wasn't in a hurry to knock on the doors, but went into his room, which his new servant had picked for him, and he had seen the luggage by remote sensing.
He pushed open the door and stepped inside. The room was very clean, and there was a backpack in the corner of the room, which Faust recognized, it was his personal bag, and there was not much in it, a few books, a water purification bag, a multi-purpose dagger, and the red robe that Professor Pacien had given him.
Faustra pulled out a chair and sat down in the middle of the room, he needed time to think - it wasn't a matter of the retinue, Professor Pacien couldn't go, so he had to take Reinhardt and Annabella with him, and the village chief. In addition to this, he had to bring two guards with him.
There weren't a lot of people, but from the mayor's memory, as long as they weren't facing those forbidden things, the surrounding beasts and the like couldn't pose a threat to this team at all. And if there is a taboo, as long as Professor Pacian does not go, no matter how many people are useless - Faust even suspects that even Professor Pacian will have a hard time fighting against the things in the city.
The question Faust pondered was, what is this city?
First of all, it is by no means the capital city of Baba Yaga, Mobedan. Secondly, there had probably never been a native civilization here that could build such a magnificent city - the mayor had not been able to visit it for days and nights, and the grandeur of the city was almost beyond the limits of the mortal world.
Faust even felt that the city could breathe and move, was that an illusion caused by flesh and blood? How could a city be alive? Faust shook his head, the idea was too terrible to accept. But once it emerges, it seems to have taken root, and it is not only difficult to get rid of it, but it is getting stronger and stronger.
Is that the city...... It's sleeping, like a baby in its mother's embryo, which was almost on the verge of giving birth decades ago, but never born. So...... And this time?
Faust didn't dare to think about it, he quickly stood up, pushed open the door, and walked briskly to Reinhardt's room next door.
"Tuk tuk. He knocked lightly on the door. After a few moments, Reinhardt's voice came from inside, "Please come in." "He's been becoming more and more reticent lately, but he's still good enough to be a squire. When he crossed the jungle, he had been faithful to his duties, and Faust saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.
Faust pushed open the door and saw Reinhardt sitting on the ground with his legs outstretched, oiling a pair of weapons—Faust had become accustomed to spending a lot of time on the great axe Gaunt and the long dagger Gebido almost every day.
"You go to Professor Pacien later, he'll give you some new equipment, familiarize yourself with it tonight, and we're going to set out early tomorrow morning to explore the ruins of an ancient city. "Faust has already figured out Reinhardt's temper, and you don't have to be too polite to talk to him, as long as you are clear and understandable, you say it too tactfully, and he thinks you are verbose.
Reinhardt didn't respond, didn't even stop what he was doing, just nodded slightly, indicating that he had heard. Faust was not angry either, but just closed the door and left.
Next up is Annabella's room, which Faust knows is located by remote sensing, and is exactly one of Professor Pacian's rooms across from Reinhardt's room.
"Tuk tuk. Faust also knocked on the door three times, "Miss Annabella, is it convenient for you now? I am Faust, and I have something to discuss with you." Although Faust communicated with Annabella much more than with Reinhardt, he was much more polite to Annabella - after all, she was a girl, and she was not Faust's bodyguard.
"I'll come. Annabella's voice seemed a little flustered, with a hint of crying. Immediately, the room was filled with the sound of rustling fabrics rubbing against each other, as if the people inside were dressing up.
After a while, the door was opened, and Annabella poked her head out of it, "Monsieur Faustus, what is the matter with you?" Her tone was very respectful, and Faust's erudition impressed her by the sheer erudition of the past few days. Although the two were about the same age, she always felt that Faust was much older than her.
"That's right, tomorrow we're going to explore a ruin, I wonder if you're interested in joining in?" Faust naturally couldn't do to Annabella like he did to Reinhardt, he had to ask for the other party's opinion first.
Moreover, looking at Annabella's eyes, which were still a little red, she was obviously not in good shape, and it was only right to ask.
Annabella forced a smile, "According to the agreement between us and Professor Pacion, I will go...... By the way, what about Reinhardt......? He'll definitely go. Annabella seemed to ask Reinhardt if he would join the adventure, but then it turned into muttering.
Faust looked at her like this, and was very worried that she would pull her back, but after thinking about it, he had Pacian's ring to protect him, so he no longer cared about Annabella's question, but nodded, "Please go to Professor Pacian's room, where you have the equipment for this adventure." Then he gave a brief greeting and left Annabella's room.