Familiar roofs.

That was Jude's first thought when he woke up.

The boy found himself lying on the bed in the tavern room, and when he turned his head to look sideways, a quiet girl came into his view. After a closer look, it turned out that Cathy was standing by his bedside.

"Are you awake?" asked the girl beside her softly.

"Uh-huh...... What happened?" Jude gritted to his feet, clutching his forehead, "My head hurts......

"Wait a minute. ”

Seeing that he was awake, the girl stood up and walked out the door, and soon she returned with Alyssa.

"Wow, Jude, you're awake. Alyssa looked excited, "Jude is so good—amazing." ”

"Wait a minute, what happened then, why did I pass out...... What happened then, what happened next?" the boy had a faint bad premonition, "Did we win?"

Alyssa smiled and shook her head, she looked happy, "We'll be ...... after Jude faints Lost. But it doesn't matter, there weren't many chances of winning in the finals, Jude helped so much, and we were already very happy. ”

"Lost......" Jude's almost arrived reward of 20 silver coins disappeared like this, Jude felt very lost, he sighed, "Alas. What the hell is going on?"

"You've been struck by Elise's divine punishment. Cathy calmly explained, "and passed out." ”

The boy finally remembered why the incantation sounded so familiar—it was the same spell that Leia had cast on him in the first place. It turns out that it is called divine punishment, and the effect is probably to directly cause people to fall into a coma. By the way, how did Leia cast such a powerful magic spell at that time?

However, after the cataclysm, none of these things are known now. Thinking of this, Jude couldn't help but feel even more lost.

"Speaking of which, Cathy," he had noticed the girl's strange appearance, "are you, unwell?"

"Well, yes. Cathy didn't deny it.

"Are you sick?"

"Nope. Somehow, the girl's face suddenly turned a little red, "It's just that it's been a little uncomfortable for the past two days." ”

"That'...... Need to see a doctor?"

Cathy shook her head at the teenager's regular proposal.

"Jude is really not good at talking to girls. Alyssa suddenly said, "Don't ask, it's a girl's secret." ”

Jude was confused, but he wisely chose to remain silent and not ask any more questions.

At this moment, Lucius walked into the room, his face also full of joy: "Jude, it's great that you're awake." We're still worried about you, and we're considering whether or not to see a doctor. ”

"I'm fine, at least it's fine. His mind was still a little dazed, but the teenager was more concerned about the result of the game, "It's a pity that we didn't win, the reward for the championship should have been ......"

"It's okay, Jude, you've done a great job. Lucius interrupted the boy, "It's not strong enough, we'll have a chance in the future...... Would Jude be interested in joining us?"

"Of course, I'd love to. Jude replied without thinking.

Although he came close to turning the tide this time, he was unable to get "Flower Blade" to win the race and live up to the expectations of his teammates. Besides, he is currently strapped for cash, and needs to do some adventurer's work to earn an income.

"Great!" Lucius and Alyssa's siblings high-fived and cheered in accord after hearing the boy's affirmative reply.

-

The next morning, while the members of the Flower Blade were sitting in the hall chatting, the captain Lucius had returned from receiving a new commission from the office.

"We have a new commission, ladies and gentlemen. Lucius looked pleased, "It's the wanted notice issued by the sheriff himself, and the bounty is up to 3 silver coins. And it's easy, you don't have to go far, and the target is a thief who often haunts the trade area. ”

"Catch a thief?" Alyssa tilted her head, a little puzzled by the commission her brother had received today.

It seemed that they hadn't done this kind of work before, Jude thought, and of course he hadn't done it either.

"Yes. This rampant burglar has been frequently operating on East Street recently. Lucius added, "Our goal is to capture him, take him to the sheriff's office, and collect the bounty." Do you have any questions?"

"Without us, we will go. ”

-

So the "Flower Blade" team left the tavern en masse and came to East Street, the main commercial street of the trade area, and began to search for the traces of thieves along the way and ask for relevant information.

However, as the morning passed, the team searched half of the street and still knew nothing about the thief, except for the recent theft of several shops.

At noon, the team gathered around a bakery to eat sandwiches and gather all the clues they knew.

"At present, we have the following information: 1. The thief is a male and not very old. Second, he is a habitual offender who likes to take advantage of the chaos during the day when there are many people. 3. He is good at blending into the crowd, and is familiar with the surrounding terrain, and is very skilled in escaping. Lucius summarized the information available, but none of it was too specific to help.

"IMHO, the task is actually not simple. Cathy, who was sitting on the steps, was the first to tell the truth.

"Well, where are we going to find this thief when East Street is so big," Alyssa complained beside her, "and this commission is obviously not easy at all." Really, my brother is stupid!"

Lucius, as the captain, was counted down by two girls, including his sister, and he couldn't refute them, so he could only laugh awkwardly.

Rowan, on the other hand, ate his sandwich in silence, watching the two girls mock the young captain and not intend to express any opinion. Judging by the look on his face, he seemed to be used to similar situations.

Jude suddenly understood something, but he still tried to play a round: "Well, we still have a chance. Check the remaining half of the street in the afternoon, maybe there will be important clues?"

Jude was right. Lucius hurriedly continued, "If you stay put, you're missing the opportunity, so let's check it out as soon as we're done eating." ”

After all, the 3 silver bounty is still quite substantial, and the members of "Flower Blade" have packed up the garbage for lunch and are ready to continue the search for the thief's traces.

However, after searching for another two or three hours, the team searched almost the entire East Street, and found nothing except for the news of the theft of several shops.

"Doesn't he like to be active during the day, why didn't this thief come out to steal today?"

As soon as the girl finished speaking, the crowd in the west suddenly stirred, and someone could vaguely hear someone shouting: "Stop that thief!"

Alyssa's words came true in an instant, and the team members looked at each other, and even the girl herself was full of surprise.

But there was no time for them to waste right now, the 3 silver coins were almost close at hand, and everyone knew exactly what they had to do.

They dispersed in agreement, with Lucius and Alyssa rushing west, trying to weave their way through the crowd and approaching the source, while Rowan and Cathy ran into the alleys on either side of the street, ready to go full speed to the intersection ahead and outflank their target.

Jude couldn't help but secretly sigh at the level of tacit understanding of the "Flower Blade" team, and at the same time quickly followed Lucius and Alyssa's siblings.