Chapter 5: Lilith's Invitation
After a short chat, Lilith finally asked a question that Lin Qiu was trying to avoid:
Where is Zhenxinzhen?
After the auction of the Byron Empire, she looked through all the versions of the map, and commissioned Old Jack to call all the captains he knew, but she did not find any information about this mysterious town. No one has even heard of www.biquge.info the existence of a monster master profession in this world.
Facing Lilith's questioning, Lin Qiu took a deep breath.
Zhenxinzhen is a remote and ancient mysterious village, technically not even of this world. There is only one way to get to that mysterious town full of monsters: in the cold front mountains in the north of the imperial capital, there is an ancient cave, the cave is extremely narrow at first, and it can only be passed through people, but after walking dozens of steps, you can climb the legendary Silver Mountain. Covered in frost on Silver Mountain, a young man in a red cap stands on the top of Silver Mountain, day after day, year after year, waiting for the monster master who comes to challenge him - only after defeating the boy named Ash will he open the tunnel to Shinshintown.
To this, Lilith responded, "You give Miss Ben a death!"
She is not stupid, although Lin Qiu said it sincerely, as long as it is a person, she knows that there is nothing in the depths of the Leng Feng Mountains except for ice and snow and monsters. Taking a step back, even if the Xiao Zhi he said really existed, he would have frozen to death on the top of the snowy mountain.
Lin Qiu sighed, "Since you don't believe it, let's leave it at that." β
"Wait, you've lied to me for so long, don't you just want to just leave? Hmm, let's do the math, in order to find Zhenxin Town, the money to hire a crew, the money to buy a ship...... It should add up to 100,000 gold coins, if you return the money to us, this matter will be written off. β
"If you don't want money, you want to die...... You let go of my arms, or I'll call the police." β
Of course, Lilith wouldn't let Lin Qiu go so easily, but she hugged her tighter: "Police? What is that? Don't you want to lie to us again!"
Lin Qiu stopped shaking his arm, he squinted, and observed the dogskin plaster-like Lilith with interest. Lilith was a little hairy by his gaze: "You...... What are you doing?"
With Lilith's appearance and her family background, the young people on this continent who have evil intentions for her may be able to fill the Cold Front Mountain Range. This guy, should he ......
However, at the moment of beauty, Lin Qiu did not waver in the slightest, and his tone was indifferent: "It's a shame that you are still a lover of monsters, and you don't even know about the police." Forget it, let me be merciful and popularize knowledge for you - the police are one of the important professions in Zhenxin Town, and they are responsible for rectifying bear children like you who corrupt the atmosphere, and I can say ugly things in front, once I call the police, as punishment, you will lose your affinity for monsters forever. β
It's a new town, it's a new town!
Lilith stared at Lin Qiu, but his serious attitude didn't seem to be fake at all, and her originally firm belief was shaken. Lin Qiu covered his face with his empty finger at the door of the nun college, and shyly peeked at their nuns: "Look, it's all your fault." β
Men and women are not intimate, especially at the gates of the sacred and solemn Sisters' College, and those who can enter here are the purest girls from all the kingdoms of Holutiah.
Of course, there are also transfer students like Princess Rose and Anna who enter through the back door.
"That's right. β
Lin Qiu nodded, satisfied with Lilith's compromising move to let go of his arm. It's school time, and according to his schedule, he is going to pick up Princess Rose and Anna and take them back to Alyssa's estate. During their return to the imperial capital, Anna showed an amazing talent for language, and in just a few days, she was able to communicate with people normally.
While amazed by Anna's language talent, Lin Qiu was also deeply stunned by Old Jack's reflex arc, in all the time they had been together, this old man had never thought of teaching Anna the common language of the continent - of course, Lin Qiu would never review himself - even if he spent more than twice as much time with Anna as Old Jack.
After a commotion, Princess Rose pulled a shy Anna with her head held high and walked towards the entrance of the academy.
Of course, to be precise, Princess Rose at this age does not have any breasts yet.
The Nun College, for girls on this continent, is another important way to break the shackles of the original family and change their fate in addition to becoming knights. Compared with the knightly colleges, which require almost strict talents, the nun college has only one requirement - purity.
Lin Qiu summed up the lengthy description of purity in the school rules, that is: you can't have a boyfriend, and if you want to serve in the church in the future, then you can't have a boyfriend during your tenure.
"Hey, it can't be her who you're picking up, right?"
Lilith asked incredulously. She had been acquainted with Anna since she was on the Viking Island, and the girl holding Anna's hand had obviously walked towards Lin Qiu. The other party's breathtaking appearance and temperament made her a girl shocked.
Lilith's reaction was naturally expected by Lin Qiu, but when Princess Rose was in the Byron Empire, she was known as the number one beauty in the mainland.
He put on that arrogant look again, as if he was very disdainful of Lilith's overreaction: "Hmph, of course. To tell you the truth, she is actually my child daughter-in-law...... Poof!"
Princess Rose swung out a fist that hit Lin Qiu's lower abdomen with unmistakable accuracy.
Lin Qiu exaggeratedly wiped a handful of non-existent blood from the corner of his mouth, and said with difficulty: "Ahem...... She is Princess Rose, and I accidentally destroyed her kingdom during my centennial mission, so I can only bring her back to the imperial capital. β
But soon Lin Qiu's expression returned to seriousness, he calmed down, and continued: "Okay, my task is complete, I have to take them back." β
Before leaving the house in the morning, Alyssa specially told him to personally send them to the gate of the academy, and to greet them at the gate of the school at the end of the school day. In Alyssa's words, the empire has not been at peace lately - since Henry V's illness, the entire imperial capital has been in a miasma of smoke by Albert.
Since a few months ago, rumors have been circulating in the imperial capital about the disappearance of beautiful girls.
As for the reason, most of the nobles knew it - one of the links in Albert's black forces was the slave trade. Transporting the beautiful girls of Herutia to the Byron Empire, and transporting the beautiful girls of the Byron Empire back to Helutia, has formed a very solid industrial chain.
In order to satisfy the hobbies of some nobles, Albert gradually extended his claws to the major knight academies.
There are countless such rumors in the emperor, and almost all the sources of evil come from this soon-to-be-ascended Prince Albert.
Lin Qiu expressed strong condemnation of Albert's behavior, and after the condemnation, of course, he went home for dinner with peace of mind.
Seeing that Lin Qiu was about to leave, Lilith had a ghost idea in her heart again.
This Lin Qiu is not good, but Anna is differentβthey have formed a deep friendship when they were on the Viking Islands. So she naturally stepped forward and took Anna's hand warmly: "Anna, long time no see, in order to celebrate, we have prepared a dinner party for you!"
Anna looked hesitant as she expected.
Lin Qiu saw that the situation was not good, and immediately stood between them: "Girl, you are doing something, the imperial capital is not an ordinary chaos at night. β
"Your dignified chief student this year, the person ranked 9th in the academy, are you still afraid that some unpopular gangsters will not succeed. β
Lilith sneered, her agitation was unpleasant.
"I'm afraid!"
Lin Qiu's answer was cruel and indifferent, instantly destroying her belief in victory: "I took them back, you should be careful on your own road, even if you are resold to the Byron Empire, I will not save you." β
We're so angry!
Why is this kid so unreasonable! If it were a different person, she would just hook her fingers and not even say anything, and the other party would willingly go back with her.
Desperate, Lilith thought about it again and again, so she had to play the bitter card: "Tyr, you can't do this! You see that the sky is dark, can you bear to let us go back alone?"
Lin Qiu didn't hesitate to give her a parting blow: "Bear with me." β
It wasn't that he was so hard-hearted, he could have guessed the purpose of Lilith's invitation so kindly.
- Prince Richard.
Although Lilith keeps calling him the prince, the dinner must have been designed to draw him over to Prince Richard's side. He's not stupid, it's a naked feast! Although he can't get used to Albert, he really doesn't want to get involved in this whirlpool of power.
"Brother Tyr, you're too cold!"
However, the only thing he didn't expect was Anna's attitude. This obedient little girl glared at him angrily, and even Princess Rose on the side said, "It's a loss of chivalry! Even if you don't accompany her, we will send her back!"
And Lilith's face was a smile after the conspiracy succeeded.
On this cold and bleak night, Lin Qiu finally understood what it meant to be a thief.