Ryan took out a box from the drawer, a boxy box, usually used to hold rings, necklaces and other jewelry, which made Tarrant curious about the items, Ryan handed it over, "Take a look." ”

Tarrant took the box and opened it carefully, it was a badge, a green leaf, a fist, a Tinvor's Warrior Badge.

"In order to thank the warriors who helped them this time, the elves made the Tingwu Warrior Badge for everyone. The badge given to the deceased has no magical energy, just glory, and this badge is a little different, not only symbolizes the honor you once had, it also has magical energy, once a day night vision and true vision, there are very few people who can have this kind of badge, I am proud of you. ”

The badge was made very delicately, and it was heavy in his hand, and Tarrant put it in the spirit pattern bag, "Thank you, it will indeed bring me great convenience in my future work." ”

Ryan smiled, "There is something else, you have made a great contribution this time, the Serenzo Empire has decided to give you some rewards, every warrior who participates in the battle", he took out four gold coupons, all of which were denominations of 200 gold coins.

Four two hundred gold coupons, a bit of a lot, Tarrant asked, "All those who participated in the war have 800 gold coins?" When did the empire be so generous, it would cost them a lot of money. ”

"Two hundred of the living, and an additional two hundred for the sacrificed, Elliot and Mara, I think they will agree to give it to you. ”

The bloody gold coupon, the sorrow of the adventurer, I don't understand why so many adventurers will die for these few pieces of paper, Tarrant took the heavy gold coupon, "If nothing else, I'll take my leave." ”

"Okay", Ryan pressed his whole body weight on the back of the chair, and said with a look of concern from an elder, "Rest well when you go back." ”

"I will. When Tarrant stepped out of the office, he had already begun to plan the falcon's clue, and now it was this clue that could be followed, Wolf's Tavern, Astin, it wasn't that he insisted on going against Ryan's will, but he couldn't calm himself down.

There were still people on the street, Tarrant hesitated slightly, now is the right time to go to the tavern, but he also wants to see Katrina, she must be in the Magic Research Institute at this time, in the building not far away, since she has arrived, why not go and meet her, besides, with gifts, Tarrant believes that this time there will be no quarrel, as long as he avoids talking about the spirit sucking monsters.

The research institute is a very grand building, the base is a huge cuboid, there are various towers on it, in order to prepare different research conditions for different mages, there are many rooms inside, some of the rooms are designed to be quite strong, specially designed to prevent explosions, or the leakage of harmful magical energy, it is very high, from the highest place of the magic research institute director office can have a bird's-eye view of the entire capital, Tarrant used to go when he was a child, the director of Calpeber and his father have a good relationship.

Looking at the tower, many of the rooms were still brightly lit, and the mages who were keen on research never took the initiative to rest, and Tarrant could smell a burning smell just by walking to the door of the building, and there might have been an accident in the hall.

The gatekeeper was an elderly man, and when he saw Tarrant come in, he said loudly: "Tarrant, are you coming to see your fiancée again, haha, when was the last time you were kicked out, let me think about it, last month?" ”

He often joked about Tarrant, and his high voice made Tarrant a little unbearable, but he was not bad, Tarrant waved his hand, "What smell here, did it explode, I can smell the burnt smell on you." ”

"Just now a mage tried to penetrate the wall with flames, but he ended up sending himself into the church, I guess the priest can't save him, it's crazy, it's okay, your fiancée is the most sober person here, isn't it, haha. ”

"Alright, you should go wash up, there's still smoke coming from your back. ”

"Yes", the old man looked back, only to see that Tarrant was not joking, and he walked helplessly into the house, "Your fiancée is upstairs, if you remember which room you are in, you can do it yourself." ”

The reason why the old man said this was because the rooms inside were all in the same pattern, like cells, but those mages were willingly locked inside, and Tarrant walked to the second floor.

The lights in the room on the second floor were all on, and from time to time there was the sound of mages discussing inside, and Tarrant walked to the door of a room and knocked lightly.

Light shone through the crack under the door, but there was no response from inside.

Tarrant knocked hard again, and finally heard the sound of the chair rubbing against the ground, and after a while, the door opened, and Katrina was wearing an orange robe, standing behind the door, and Tarrant was just about to speak, but the door slammed shut, almost hitting Tarrant.

She was still angry, Tarrant touched her forehead, "Hi ,......" Tarrant didn't know what to say, and was stunned for a moment before he followed up with "I just want to see you, you know, we haven't seen you for a while." ”

Katrina's response came from the room: "Don't you say I thought we only met yesterday!"

"I've been thinking about you for the past few days, and if I hadn't been lying down, I would have come here a long time ago. ”

After a few seconds of silence, a voice came, "I'm afraid all you think about is the Spirit Sucker", and the voice softened,

The topic returned to this thing, Tarrant had already thought of a countermeasure in advance, he did not continue the topic, "Katrina, I have something good for you, you must not have imagined, I have been preparing for a long time." "Tarrant believes that the little scroll can change the situation, no matter what spell it is.

"Oh?" said in a questioning tone, "it can't be a sucking monster's tentacles, I don't like it." ”

"Of course not, it's much better than that, it cost me all my savings, you must dare to be interested", Tarrant took out the scroll.

"Well, I hope you don't let me down", the door reopened, Katrina expressionless, "Let me see." ”

Tarrant handed the scroll over, "Trust me. Katrina took the scroll and slammed the door again with great force.

"Hey, it's not fair to treat me like this after receiving a gift", Tarrant knocked softly on the door, he didn't want anyone else to hear the action, especially the old man downstairs, it would be another joke and then reach everyone's ears the next day.

"What kind of spell is this?" said Katrina's voice, slightly excited.

It was time to open the door soon, and Tarrant was secretly happy, "I don't know, I spent all my money to buy it anyway." ”

"Let me see, hopefully it's not a piece of scrap paper, and I'll be embarrassed if it was known that I had an idiot friend who spent all his savings on a piece of scrap paper. ”

"You can consider opening the door first", Tarrant stomped his foot, looking back and forth in the aisle, but fortunately there was no one in the aisle.

There was a spell casting sound from inside the room, but it stopped halfway through, and the door opened, and Katrina looked puzzled, "Where did you get this scroll?"

"Bought it from a great mage, what's the problem", Tarrant didn't want Catrina to know, he just bought one casually on the way over, which would make her feel unappreciated.

"Really?" Catrina looked at the scroll, "It should have magical energy, but I can't muster it, if it's a high-level spell, at least I've heard of it, I'll have to check it up", she walked quickly to the bookshelf and picked up a thick book, looked through it carefully, and "It's not right" came out of her mouth from time to time.

At this moment, Catrina was putting all her attention on the book, leaving Tarrant aside, Tarrant was used to it, he took a chair, sat down against the window, and watched quietly, her expression was very cute when she was studying, in Tarrant's eyes, she looked like a kitten flipping through the pages, her long burgundy hair was draped over the orange robe, and the two colors blended the magic of love, which fascinated Tarrant deeply.

Katrina read the words on the scroll, "The emergence of ancient powers, bringing the breath of kings", she turned the two pages, "It's so strange, there is no such spell in the high-level spells", she looked at Tarrant with a straight face, "What kind of spell is it." ”

Now it's like an angry one... Kitten, Tarrant laughed, "She didn't tell me what kind of spell I was, didn't she have it in the book?"

"I've looked through all the commonly used high-level spells, and there are no such spells at all", Katrina's expression changed towards anger, and Tarrant hurriedly recalled, "Could it be a spell stronger than the high-level." ”

"Can you afford those spells?" Catrina put the book back in its place, "If that's what you say, I need a fuller book of spells, wait a minute", and she walked out, and when she returned, she was clutching an old yellowed book with a faded spine and no title to be seen.

She sat down anxiously and began to search for any information related to the spell, a state bordering on enchantment, as Tarrant had seen many times, and Catrina was always so obsessed with something that fascinated her, and in this case, she ignored him.

Tarrant got up and walked to another table, drew a quill from the inkwell on the table, and wrote on a blank piece of paper:

My dear, if we have time tomorrow, we can go out for a walk

When the payment was made, Tarrant hesitated, if writing her name was too ordinary, it was easy for her to ignore, this was a date invitation, she needed to be tempted, Tarrant thought of a word: someone who loves you deeply. As he lifted the pen, he dismissed the thought again, she was fascinated by the scroll, and had to remind her that Tarrant had finally written: The giver of the scroll.

As she left the door, while Catrina was still buried in an old book, Tarrant gently closed the door, it was time to get down to business.

The moon is already hanging high, overlooking the city on the ground, without the stars around, and it looks a little lonely. The air at night is crisp and refreshing, and the road surface is still a little wet because of the light rain in the afternoon, reflecting the full moon in the sky and brightening the streets.

After entering the business district, the tranquility was swept away, it was the most active time for the black market merchants, the filthy trade was being sold, the hustle and bustle of people replaced the qiē in the eardrums, and Tarrant shuttled through the noise and walked towards the Wolf Tavern, although he had not been there, but remembered the location, in the relatively unobtrusive corner of the business district.

Wolf's Tavern, a very ordinary building, looks a little dilapidated on the outside, the lights are on, the iron signs hanging on the wall make a "creaking" grinding sound, the buildings on both sides are not lit, Tarrant has a feeling of being watched, he does not look up, the long adventure experience has told him, there are people on the buildings on both sides, this architectural pattern, is to facilitate the encirclement of the invaders in the event of a battle.

Tarrant pushed open the tavern door and walked inside. The tavern was small, with only five tables in a row, and there was a bar in the middle, and a stout man was wiping his glass vigorously behind the bar, and there were people sitting at two tables, and when they saw Tarrant enter the door, the people in the tavern turned their attention to Tarrant, and the eyes of the people at the two tables kept looking Tarrant up and down.

No one spoke, silence. Tarrant paused, the average tavern was not like this, at least the sommelier would greet him, but now he was greeted only by wary eyes. Tarrant calmed himself down and walked over to the bar, "A beer." ”

The sommelier stared at Tarrant's face, the rag in his hand rubbed the glass, as if to smash the glass, and it took a long time as if he heard Tarrant's words, and slowly took out a glass of beer from the wine cabinet behind him.

This kind of oppressive scene really made Tarrant very unaccustomed, and everyone in the room stared at him, measuring him from head to toe over and over again, Tarrant took a small sip and said in a low voice: "It's not easy to find this place in the downtown area." ”

The sommelier on the opposite side seemed to be intoxicated with ravaging the glass, the rag turned fiercely against the glass, ignoring Tarrant, if this attitude was in an ordinary tavern, I am afraid it would be closed in two days, but unfortunately it was not here, Tarrant decided to get straight to the point, "Wolf Tavern, the name is interesting, is the owner here called Wolf?"

This sentence worked, and the sommelier stopped what he was doing and looked at Tarrant deadly, he put the rag and the glass aside, propped his hands on the table, and his expression was indifferent, "What are you going to say." ”

"Worf, there's no one named Worf here. ”

The other two tables whispered, and the corners of the sommelier's mouth twitched, "You're looking for Worf?"

It seems right, Tarrant patted the spirit pattern bag, "There's a problem that needs to be solved by Wolf, I don't know if he's there?"

"Hmm", the sommelier shifted his gaze to Tarrant's spirit bag and then to Tarrant's face, "Wolf, of course", he knocked on the bar, rhythmically three times, a signal, and the corner floor "clicked", revealing a narrow passageway, "Go in and see Wolf." ”

"Thank you", Tarrant put down his glass and walked down the passage.

There was no light in the passage under the floor, and Tarrant didn't want to show weakness and got in. A voice in the passage said, "Go ahead, where there is a bright light." ”

In their territory, there was no other way but to do so, Tarrant groped his way forward, there may be a lot of stalkers lurking nearby, or there could be more passages hidden, he carefully poked out every step, and fortunately, the ground was flat.

After walking for about two minutes, there was a little light in front of him, and he could see the passage beneath his feet, and Tarrant walked briskly, a small room decorated as an office, and a man stood by a bookcase by the wall, flipping through a newspaper.

"You're Wolf?" Tarrant asked cautiously.

"You can call me Wolf," the man said, putting down the newspaper, "please be seated." ”

The two sat down facing each other, and Wolf said, "What trouble do you need me to solve?" ”

"I've got a big problem, and I have a certain number of people at stake," Tarrant tried to shift the conversation to Astin, who wasn't sure if the man in front of him was Astin.

"Specific people, huh, hehehe", the man smiled, "Our business will involve some specific people, don't worry, any specific person, specific trouble, we can help you solve it, as long as you can pay enough labor fees." ”

"This person may not be ordinary", Tarrant stared into his eyes, "it's your people. ”

The man smiled strangely, leaning forward slowly, the fingers of his right hand tapping on the desk in turn, "Our people?" he reminisced with interest, "Your trouble is a little peculiar. ”

"Really, interested?"

"Of course, falcons believe in one rule," the man paused, "as long as the price is right." ”

Filthy organization, Tarrant despised in his heart, it is such a criterion that allows them to cooperate with the spirit sucking monsters and sell the surface world, and they will definitely be severely punished by justice.

The other person continued: "Which member you are referring to is related to the specific price. ”

Before saying the name, Tarrant was cautious, he looked around, no one seemed to be nearby, and he asked the other person with his eyes if this was the right place to be.

The man immediately understood, and he waved his hand out, and the door was shut, which meant that there was a stalker outside the door. "Okay, only I can hear what you say next, so you can rest assured. ”

Tarrant leaned in and whispered, "I'll find someone named Justin." ”

The smile disappeared from the man's face, and he leaned back, his hands crossed over his lap, "Yastin?"

"Yes, Yastin, do you know him?"

"Do I know him?" the man's smile grimly smirked, "I'm afraid you've uttered a name that shouldn't have been said." ”

It seems that he has touched on some big problem, Tarrant suddenly realized that he was too risky this time, he didn't have a weapon on him, if there was a fight, he would definitely die, no one knew he was here, damn it, Tarrant quickly scanned the entire room, looking for anything that could be used as a weapon, there was a vase in the corner, a small clock on the desk, and the other party's body, maybe he could get something, Tarrant was ready for battle.

The other man continued, "What do you want me to do?

The next answer was about tonight's safety, and Tarrant's mind turned, and he decided to give the other party an ambiguous answer: "My trouble must be met by Astin before I can say it." ”

"I suppose you don't know him?" the man asked, and seeing that Taran nodded in agreement, he asked again, "So what kind of trouble must be seen with him?"

"I said, see Astin", Tarrant noticed that the other party was a little jealous when talking about the name, although the other party tried to hide this feeling, he could still see the clue in his expression, and simply insisted on talking in a tough tone.

Tarrant's words worked, and the man looked down for a moment and said, "Well, I only have one question, can I understand it this way, you are asking for some kind of friendly purpose?"

Taran nodded his head.

"I'll arrange for you to meet, but you have to remember that no one can bring up tonight's conversation, otherwise we'll both be in danger. ”

Tarrant agreed, "So when can I see him?"

"At the right time. You don't want to come here again, someone will contact you, you can go", the man got up and put on a chaser posture, "Also, leave the gold coins, otherwise it will arouse suspicion." ”

Tarrant was a little surprised by the man's inexplicable caution, he felt that this matter would involve a lot of situations, and before leaving, he left two hundred gold coupons, he didn't want to be so generous to the falcon, but he only had this on him.

On the way back, Tarrant kept thinking about the conversation just now, what was Yastin's identity, and why Wolf was so careful. As he approached the White Mist Zone, a gust of air swept past him, interrupting his thoughts, and in Tarrant's experience, it was a figure, a stalker.

"Dude", the stalker sounded.

Encounter a stalker on the path in the middle of the night, possibly a robber who is robbing. Tarrant paused, his hands clenched into fists, ready to teach his opponent a lesson.

"Don't be nervous," the stalker muffled, "Wolf asked me to come along." ”