After the night guard arrived in a panic, this high-ranking mage with a pinch of beard and a handsome man who liked to be handsome but did not say his name turned his body into a dazzling silver-white thunderbolt in the surprised eyes of everyone, and flew directly into the sky.

The thunder and lightning flashed violently in the dark clouds a few times, and then disappeared into the sky with a "boom".

Before leaving, the High Mage told Barrett and the town's Nightwatch Guard that another mage would come tomorrow to take over the matter. The mage who takes over will inspect the town as a whole, including its residents.

As for Xavier, the unconscious magic apprentice, he was directly struck in the head by a high-ranking mage with an extremely small lightning bolt, and then carried into the dungeon by several night watch guards and locked up.

The senior mage said that the young man would be unconscious for two days, or three days, maybe five days, and that the mage who took over should know how to wake him up......

At this point, Barrett's mission is basically over. However, when he summoned the [Mission Log], he found that the task of [Investigating Suspicious Neighbors] had not yet been shown as "completed".

Looks like he needs to report back to Old Phil, he thought to himself.

Leaving the building that had been knocked out of several holes (one window and two roofs), there were already many townspeople in pajamas who had come to join in the fun, and many of the surrounding houses were lit by dim candlelight.

Barrett was under the puzzled gaze of these residents, Shi Shiran walked through the street, and came to the back door of Old Phil's castle again.

He raised his left hand and was about to knock heavily on the back door habitually, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he paused in mid-air, and then gently knocked on the tin door panel three times.

After a few heartbeats, the loud voice of old Phil sounded in the door, "Who are you?"

"Ba ...... "The brute coughed, "strong cat." He replied.

"Are there bees following you?" asked Old Phil from inside the house.

"Nope. After Barrett finished speaking, he turned his head and looked around.

"What about butterflies?" the voice asked again.

"No, there isn't. ”

"What about the nightingale?"

"No, praying mantis, bed bugs, crows...... , nothing, I'm alone outside. "Or rather, a creature.

There was silence in the room for a long time, and then there was the familiar sound of unlocking. After half a cup of tea, the closed tin door was opened a little crack.

Barrett Young slit the door wider, and when he entered sideways, he closed the door with his hand.

Inside, Old Phil stood where they had met for the first time, still holding the blue-eyed black cat, the 'Hourglass'. Barrett didn't know when the rather psychic cat had returned. He had completely forgotten about the black cat before.

At least you weren't touched by the high-ranking mage who pierced the roof like lightning, Barrett thought to herself.

"Don't forget to lock the door!" said Phil Pike, watching Barrett lock the locks and prongs one by one before turning around and walking in the direction of the kitchen.

Barrett followed. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw the black cat crouching at the table again, looking at him with those deep, turquoise eyes.

"What about the devil?" said old Phil had already made Barrett a jug of hot cactus water and poured him a full glass.

"I killed you. Barrett replied. He briefly told Old Phil about the whole thing that had happened before, and emphasized that a mage would come to investigate tomorrow, so that the old man should not worry.

At this time, the barbarian had no idea whether the old man in front of him was really mentally abnormal, or if he was purely pretending. Because the owner of the building that the old man said really colluded with the devil. And from the conversation between the magic apprentice and the little devil, it can be understood that this town, which is mainly engaged in winemaking, does seem to have some problems because of some actions of the magic apprentice.

These things are all said by Old Phil!

Or maybe the old man had this strange ability because he wasn't quite mentally right?, Barrett wondered to himself.

"What about the devil's corpse?" asked old Phil again.

The corpse turned into ooze and finally disappeared. Oh yes, there's a little ooze left. Barrett took out the alchemy test tube containing the ooze from the spatial ring and handed it to Old Phil, "Be careful, this thing doesn't feel too good." ”

"That's all? Old Phil took the alchemy test tube and shook it in his hand at will. "Well, good job, strong cat. Your hunt at night is as great as ballet. ”

"Isn't it ballroom dancing?"

"Why do you want to do ballroom dancing?" asked Old Phil, looking puzzled, "I said it before? No, I never said that, because that dance requires two cats to dance, and you are the only one here." ”

Barrett glanced at the black cat in front of her. If you want to jump, you need to take me with you, the brute said to the black cat in his heart, no matter what, I can't do it at all......

After this, the barbarian opened the [Mission Log] and found that the task was finally successfully displayed as "Completed", and turned into a piece of fluorescence, landing on the number representing soul energy in the lower right corner of the quaint parchment - [140/300]

Three or four more missions are estimated to be upgraded again, Barrett thought in his heart. If it's about the same as this mission, it only takes one and a half. But this kind of task that gives a lot of soul energy, no matter how simple it may seem on the surface, can seem quite dangerous to do.

"Here, your pay!" said old Phil as he placed a dinner plate in front of Barrett containing two golden fried squid tentacles.

Each tentacle is as long as a regular eggplant and is coated in flour and coated with a thick layer of diced onions and hot sauce, which exudes an enticing aroma as the heat rises. The tentacles are also cut into multiple incisions around the body to ensure better cooking and flavor.

"I didn't expect your cooking skills to be good. Barrett picked up the knife and fork and ate it unceremoniously. Well, it tastes really good, and after the previous infiltration and fighting, he is indeed a little hungry.

"No, it's actually made for you by the 'hourglass'. Old Phil touched the black cat on the dining table, "It saw that the situation in the house was stable, so he came back and made you these two fried squid tentacles." ”

"Thank you. Barrett looked up at the black cat, he was used to this kind of conversation.

Immediately afterwards, Old Phil actually unscrewed the alchemy test tube in his hand, and poured the uncomfortable soft mud inside into a porcelain bowl, "And this is yours." He placed the porcelain bowl in front of the black cat.

"Hey, this thing is ......" Barrett hurriedly stopped, but halfway through his sentence, the black cat happily ate it. In just a stunned effort, the strange soft mud in the porcelain bowl was eaten clean by the black cat.

The barbarian looked at the black cat dumbfounded, and didn't speak for a long time.

......

The night passed, and the dawn came.

Barrett, who had rested until noon at Old Phil's castle, after bidding farewell to the old man, went to the shop of his nephew, Steven Pike, who had another unpaid payment, gold coins.

Steven Peck, though he was Phil Sr.'s nephew, was supposed to be in his sixties or seventies, and age spots were already crawling all over his arms and cheeks, and he looked much older than Phil Sr.

When Barrett arrived, some of the clerks around Steven Pike seemed to be slightly busy. When the barbarian explained his intentions, Steven only briefly understood a few words, and generously paid Barrett the mission gold.

The barbarian received the gold in the Spatial Ring and prepared to leave the town and return to the city-state of Muya. But before he left, he still asked Steven about the strange black cat with some curiosity.

At the time, that's how Steven Peck answered.

"Black cat, what black cat?" he looked at Barrett with a strange expression, "I go to my uncle's every month and bring him some groceries. I can say with certainty that Uncle Phil never had any cats. ”

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