"Peter, you seem to be a little nervous. Through the paracerebral system, Leo easily judged the other party's state of mind and thoughts from some subtle behaviors of Peter Alcott and the movements of other people around him, so he smiled, with a hint of provocative tone, and said, "Drink a little water! ”

Peter Alcott didn't show the embarrassment of being seen through his emotions, but explained with a natural smile: "I just think that sometimes it's not a bad thing to listen to other people's good advice, such as guarding against your own safety." ”

Then, he immediately returned to the original topic and said: "Since you don't want to reveal the information about the ruined capital, then let's talk about another cooperation! I hope that when you enter the ruined capital, you can help me bring Maria in, and as for whether Maria will encounter danger after entering, you don't have to worry about this, you can go about your own business, and she will take care of herself." ”

Leo had no doubts about Maria's psionic puppet's abilities, and he wasn't sure he could defeat this psionic puppet with a cold weapon without using any psionic skills.

Although it is common sense to speculate that Peter Alcott asked Leo to bring Maria into the so-called ruined capital, he should not trust the master behind the merchants, and he wants to rely on his own strength to find the dream stone he wants. However, due to his identity, he can't send anyone into the ruined capital, so he can only cooperate with Leo, a lone traveler.

It's just that Leo senses that Peter Alcott sent this psionic puppet into the ruined capital, not just to dream of the stone, there must be other reasons.

"What can I gain?" Leo knew he couldn't possibly ask Peter Alcott what he really was going to do, so he didn't say anything, just asked about the terms of cooperation.

"Aren't there some people within your Wizarding Association who have been searching for the lost knowledge of ancient wizards in recent years, trying to regain the glory of ancient wizards?" Peter Alcott believed that Leo could not refuse the conditions he offered, and said confidently: "Since you call yourself a seeker of knowledge, and think that you are also one of them, the exact location of an ancient wizard wizard tower, I don't think you should refuse this condition." ”

"There is still a complete Ancient Wizard Wizard Tower?" After analyzing and deducing the reaction of a dream world wizard through the analysis of the auxiliary brain system, Leo immediately followed the prompts of the auxiliary brain system, made a surprised expression, and said in a deep voice.

Leo's expression was expected by Peter Alcott, and he explained with a smile: "Non-fog zone, of course not, but what about fog zone?"

Leo had a suspicious look on his face and didn't speak.

If Leo didn't show any suspicion and fully believed these words, Peter Alcott would be suspicious, and now Leo's expression was just in line with the judgment in his heart, so he was prepared to explain: "Although the Fog Zone Guard Castle led by your Wizarding Guild is guarded at the boundary of the Fog Zone all year round, when it comes to understanding the Fog Zone, your Wizarding Guild is much worse than the Night's Watch Organization. ”

Leo asked, "You have a good relationship with the Night's Watch?"

"Just helped them a few times. Peter Alcott said it lightly, but the confident look on his face showed that their relationship was probably not simple.

Leo didn't ask any more, but lowered his head in contemplation as if considering Peter Alcott's proposal for cooperation, and Peter Alcott didn't bother, picked up the glass, and relaxed the drink inside.

After a while, Leo seemed to have thought clearly, raised his head to look at Peter Alcott, and said, "I can agree to this matter, but the premise is that it will not affect me, so I will terminate this cooperation transaction at any time before finally sending your maid to the ruined capital." As for the news of the wizard tower, you will tell me when I have completed the cooperation conditions and come back to you. ”

"We have a great time working together. Peter Alcott did not object, and stretched out his hand to Leo.

"It was a pleasure to work with. Leo shook Peter Alcott's hand, then stood up to leave.

Peter Alcott suddenly took out a key and a card from his pocket, put them on the table, and said: "I have a house in the twenty-third arrondissement, I rarely live there in normal times, you can live there during this time, there are some gadgets I made that you can also use, and there are books you can also read." This special pass has a ten-day validity period, and you can use this card to freely enter and exit the noble district during these ten days, and if it is a general trouble, you can also use this card to find the city guard. ”

"Thank you!" Leo picked up the key and card, thanked him, and walked out.

When Leo reached the door and was about to leave, Peter Alcott suddenly asked, "That painting is good, isn't it?"

Leo stopped, turned his head, and calmly asked, "Which one?"

"That family portrait. Peter Alcott, supported by the maid, stood up, looked at Leo, and said in a deep voice.

However, Leo did not give any reply, only smiled, and turned and left, leaving Peter Alcott in the room with frowning and suspicious faces.

After a long time, Peter Alcott suddenly asked the maid beside him, "Maria, do you think he saw that painting?"

"I don't know. Maria replied mechanically, and then there was a hint of human thought on her expressionless face, and she said in a deep voice: "I'll go and get him back, you ask him." ”

"No need. Peter Alcott couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he saw that Maria was able to judge and think about some intelligent beings after answering, and then he walked to the door, saw Leo's figure disappear into the corner of the building in the distance, and muttered to himself: "I'm sure this Leo Dodd saw the painting, but what happened to him after seeing it is a question." His origins are so mysterious that until we find out where he came from, we can only find out his secrets through other means. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Maria again, and said, "And the most important thing for us now is not the secret of the seeker of this wizarding guild, but the waste capital, this is an opportunity for you and me, so you must be well prepared these days to be foolproof." ”

Maria didn't give him any response, just stood quietly beside him, like a patron saint.

On the other side, after Leo left the small house, put on the special glasses he bought a few days ago, and looked at the address sign hanging behind the key, only to see that it said 11 White Fog Street.

Although it was the first time for Leo to come to this twenty-third district, he was very familiar with the terrain and streets here, not to mention that White Fog Street had such a good reputation in the town of Seventh Lake, it was difficult for him to think about it.

The reason why Baiwu Street has such a resounding reputation is not because it is the gathering place of Pinjinwo in the town of Seventh Lake, nor because of the labyrinthine architectural form here, but because of a series of murders that have recently occurred here.

In just one month, three people died in the alleys of Baiwu Street, and four others disappeared mysteriously, and even their bodies could not be found, causing panic in Baiwu Street, and even spreading to other urban areas.

It's just that the city guards in Seventh Lake Town don't seem to pay attention to this matter, because whether it is the three dead or the missing four, all of them are some professional prostitutes from the White Fog Street, and they are also low-level poor people from other Lake Towns in Ten Towns.

These women were almost all sold here to pay off their debts because their families owed a lot of money to some people, and their status here was inferior to that of slaves, and because they were not good enough to enter the house, they could only stand on the street to pick up customers. Usually the reception is for those who come to the town but can't afford to spend too much money, usually negotiate the price, just lift the skirt, and complete the transaction in the alley.

Finding out why these women were killed was not in the minds of the city guards, and it was more important for them to help the nobles find a pet that had accidentally wandered around the city than to investigate the women's case.

Until this incident became too big, all kinds of rumors spread, and the people killed in many rumors changed from prostitutes at the beginning, to rich and nobles, for the sake of safety, the main customers of the 23rd district of the Golden Nest have gone to other safe places to play, which has seriously affected the business of these Golden Nests.

For this reason, the controllers behind these gold dens used various means to put pressure on the city guards, forcing the city guards to send more people to patrol the streets, so as to increase the sense of security of people who come and go here. It's just that the investigation of the murder is still shelved by them and they don't want to pay attention to it, so the aftermath of this murder has not disappeared until now.

"Why the hell did he give me this key?" Leo said, looking at the key in his hand, confused.

If someone else had arranged such a place for him, he might have thought it was a coincidence, but the fact that the person who provided Leo with a temporary shelter was someone like Peter Alcott made him wonder if there was more to it. What's more, the location of the residence happened to be on Baiwu Street, where the murder broke out, and he also came with a card that could help him solve the difficulties of the city guards, which made him have to have some associations and guesses.

"Do you want me to help solve the case by the way?" Leo had a question in his heart, but shook his head again, and said, "Impossible, how could he care about some prostitutes who have nothing to do with him, I'm afraid he is for other purposes." ”

Although Leo can't guess Peter Alcott's thoughts for the time being, he doesn't mind making this trip, not for the murder, but for the items and books in the house that Peter Alcott said. He might be able to discover some of Peter Alcott's secrets from those objects and books.

The naming method of the town on the seventh lake is not the way of dividing the ten districts in order, the aristocratic district is better, there are only ten districts, no matter how chaotic the division is, the hierarchical order itself can still play a role, making the city look very regular. But the outer districts are different, and with the exception of the ten guarded districts at the very edge, the numbers and locations of the other districts are completely chaotic.

Just like now, the 11th arrondissement where Leo is located, if it is logically next to the 11th arrondissement, it should be the 12th arrondissement and the 21st arrondissement, but in fact, next to the 11th arrondissement are the 27th arrondissement and the 23rd arrondissement.

Both districts were entertainment districts in the town of Seventh Lake, with the twenty-seventh arrondissement serving mainly the nobility and the twenty-third arrondissement catering to the commoners. It's just that although the Pinjin Nest in District 27 is high-end and gorgeous, it has long been tired of being played by those nobles and rich people, and they are more interested in the kind of low-level fun in District 23, so many customers have been snatched away by District 23.

In this murder case in District 23, some people suspected that the rumors about the existence of nobles among the victims were the work of people from District 27, but because there was no evidence, this accusation was eventually dismissed.

Originally, the 23rd arrondissement should have been very lively at this time, and a large number of people who came here to have fun filled the alleys, but now you can only see some strangely shaped city guards patrolling the alleys, and some bold prostitutes standing in some conspicuous places in the alleys, waiting for customers to come to the door.

When Leo came down from the suspension bridge, seven or eight women immediately surrounded him, seemingly thinking that Leo had come here to have fun, but when they saw Leo's complexion, they all stopped involuntarily, and seven of them quickly retreated. Only a ragged woman with her hair cut in a mess gritted her teeth, walked up, and asked Leo, "Sir, do you need ......?"

"Why didn't you retreat?" Leo asked without waiting for the other party to finish.

"Huh?" The woman was stunned, not understanding why Leo was asking this question, but she immediately replied, "I have nothing left of me, and if I don't do anything, I'll starve to death, and I don't want to die." ”

Hearing this, Leo looked this woman up and down, although this woman's clothes were very tattered and old, but they were very clean, and it seemed that she should be cleaned frequently, and judging from her behavior just now, she should be a cultured person, not the kind of vulgar low-level poor people.

The whole woman looked very thin, but this thinness was not the sequelae of overindulgence, but the thinness of malnutrition. Her face was also too thin, which completely ruined her original good appearance, and her hair could be seen not to be cut by herself, but by force.

Leo remembers a book about the customs of the dream world, mentioning that when a woman is kicked out of the house by her husband's family, the husband's family will cut off the woman's hair as a sign of severing the relationship, and this woman is obviously the kind of woman who has been kicked out of the house.

"I need someone to take me to 11 White Fog Street. Leo took a Laketown coin from his pocket and handed it to the woman, then commanded, "Lead the way!"