Chapter 19 Choice
Tarrant's heart shook quietly, and the prophet's words flashed through his mind, "Tomb robbery?"
"No, it's much easier," the waitress looked at Katrina, "it's something called 'praise.'" ”
Katrina nodded knowingly, "'Praise' has already been lost, right?"
"What's that?" Tarrant looked at the two ladies blankly.
"Fool," Catrina gestured in a strange shape, "a gem like no other in the world, crystal clear, as bright as the stars in the sky at night." ”
A stone, Tarrant nodded pretending to be very understanding, "And what's wrong with this 'salute'?"
The waitress replied, "It was lost five years ago, and the owner is Sir Georgie, leaving no clues. ”
There was no clue, vaguely stating that it was a theft, and Tarrant asked, "That'...... The bounty is for us to get this stone back, no, the gem?"
"The bounty for retrieving the gem is 200,000 gold coins, and the reward for providing a valid and conclusive clue is 800 gold coins. ”
Two hundred thousand!, Tarrant held back his excitement, "Two hundred thousand gold coins found that gem? ”
"Don't you know Sir Georgie?" said Catrina glaring at the paladin with disdain, "he is the best costume designer of all, his designs are the fashion trends of the court, the fiery red and feathers are his creations, and his assets are close to those of the rich of the great estates. Eight years ago, at Sir Georgie's mother's birthday party, he gave a 'tribute', entirely designed by Sir Georgie, and the scene of the snowflakes blooming quietly shocked those present, and only those who had the privilege of witnessing the masterpiece, five years earlier, Sir Georgie discovered that the jewel was missing. ”
"I see, this 'legendary' gem," Tarrant said in a playful tone, "only a few people have seen it." ”
"Those are celebrities, don't doubt it," Katrina responded.
"Well, if that gem is so precious, why did he find out that it was 'missing' and not immediately found out that it had been stolen?
Katrina added, "Sir.'s mother died of illness five years ago, and it was only discovered that the tribute was missing when she was liquidating the items, and the servants had seen the gem before, so someone must have stolen it around the time of the funeral." ”
Tarrant propped his hands on the counter, "I see", this case happened five years ago, and it was very troublesome to find the servants and related personnel at that time, "Why did Sir think of finding that gem now?"
Katrina didn't answer, looking at the waitress.
The waitress knocked on the table, "The employer didn't disclose information. ”
That is, the task is only to find the gem, the mercenaries don't know who the employer is, and it may not be Sir Georgie, Tarrant understands more, this task was issued by someone else, so ...... Tarrant leaned closer to the waitress, "What does this have to do with the tomb?"
"Some speculation, no one can be sure. ”
The waitress's expression told the two that she wouldn't reveal more, the tomb was a hint, and it was also connected to the prophecy of misfortune, and Tarrant put away his weapon, "Are there any other bounties?"
"Siant's serial homicide bounty is rising", the waitress looked past Tarrant and glanced at the squad that walked through the door, "Do you need anything?"
"Barbecue! big pot, and rontena!" The tall man who walked at the front of the team lifted the chair in the center of the lobby and sat down, and said loudly to his teammates in a hoarse voice, "That won't work, find some other way." ”
Tarrant turned back to the group of people, their clothes were dirty, as if they had just gone to some dirty place, he turned back to the waitress and said, "Any other tasks?"
"Onlooker, Harrison is looking for his family heirloom headband, his family is angry, the bounty has been raised from 200 gold to 800 gold", the waitress quickly introduced, and while she was panting, she shouted to the kitchen behind her, "Big pot of barbecue." ”
This matter can be handled, but Tarrant prefers that Lynn will take the initiative to return it, and he asks embarrassedly, "Is there ...... Alternatives?"
The waitress smirked dryly, "Yes, but the law does not tolerate every employer's request." ”
"Alright", Tarrant signaled to Katrina that it was time to go.
At the door of the Fire Emblem, Katrina whispered, "What do you think about the disappearance of Lizan?"
"No idea, five years ago, how could we have a clue, even if there is, it has already been thought of by other bounty hunters, don't take others for fools", Tarrant stole a glance at the mage, and the reason why he said this completely distanced the two of them from the tomb.
"I have an idea that the tribute was lost during the burial of Sir Georgie's mother, who didn't care about money, and bought for his mother a large vacant lot in the Lotus Lamp District, which is said to have several times more space underground than on the ground. ”
"What are we talking about, Katrina, smashing a son's tomb for his mother?" Tarrant had already guessed about the tomb when the maid hinted at the tomb, but he didn't go to the Lotus Lamp District, and he wouldn't do anything that would be disgraceful, even if he was well paid, he raised his voice slightly to let the mage know his attitude.
The mage bowed his head and pondered, "You're right, we can't violate morality, in my opinion...... Let's hand over Lynn to the sheriff, that bastard is already worth a lot of money, the headband, the identity, maybe it's okay to borrow 10,000 gold coins from him. ”
Tarrant looked at her with a wicked smile, "Hehehe, can't your relationship improve?" ”
"Then let him do something decent. ”
"He is already the largest zircon crystal merchant in Siant", an honor that ordinary people cannot dream of.
"It's just a family honor, he's just a lucky heir. ”
He has also made headlines several times, and the people of the slums look forward to his alternate identity every night. ”
"Thieves? Giving money to prostitutes, gamblers, drunkards. ”
Catrina was right, the "righteousness" of the Feathered Angel would not make any difference to the dying ghetto, and those actions seemed sad and uninteresting, and Tarrant thought hard about other aspects, "At least he runs the Zirconia Empire well." ”
"Haha, pigs can do it too", Katrina clasped her hands to her chest, "since you don't want to trouble him, how can you solve the problem of money." ”
"We can ......" Tarrant had already refused to praise and the work of a bystander, the murderer of the serial murderer was long gone in Siant, and there was no choice left, only the problematic heir of the Demon Hunter family, "Find that Rorschach Rorschach." ”
"Rorschach, to be honest, I had a good impression of that family before this, and the legends about them were all just chasing down evil mages, and there must be a reason for him to follow the emperor. ”
Tarrant smiled and nodded, the mage had the same thoughts as him, he preferred to believe folklore rather than the Empire's announcements, especially after the experience of Blengue and the Psicocs, his trust in the Empire was reduced to zero.
The two stopped at the corner of the street, and a carriage ran sideways in front of them, and in the carriage sat three people, and in the front seat was a middle-aged man with short burgundy hair.
"That's ......," Tarrant opened his mouth.
Katrina looked at the passing carriage, "My father. ”