Chapter 101: Dead End
"The clue is completely broken!" Christine stood inside the room, shaking her head constantly, while Natasha stood beside her, Judge Dickmeyer walked back and forth, and Scarface Alfonso leaned against the wall, not saying a word. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Did you report everything here to the elders?" Scarface said coldly.
"Hmph, I don't want to be scolded by the elders. "Of course, Christine won't report this to the elders of the Blade, after all, she doesn't have any favorable clues right now.
"Oh, those elders, when they are old and their brains are not good, they will give orders, but they don't consider the actual situation, and the blade of the owl is really precarious under their leadership. Natasha shrugged her shoulders and grumbled, and Christine glared at her.
"What did the Mentor say?" the judge looked at Christine and Natasha, if the elders were always pressing like this, then the judge wanted Mentor Ewell to suggest something different, after all, Ewell might be the only one who could keep the elders in check.
"Hmph, the mentor is also forced by the elders to help us, and many elders even hope to change the mentor. Natasha sneered, in Natasha's opinion, the reason why the Owl Blade was so passive now was because of the elders.
"Hu Lai! Under the leadership of the mentor, the blade of the owl has become more and more powerful, and now the mentor is responsible for the problem, what kind of thing is this!" the judge couldn't help but yell, the judge had always been very calm, but after listening to Natasha's words, he looked very angry.
"Calm down, now is not the time to complain about the elders, we need to find a solution to the problem. Natasha said coldly, and the judge looked at Christine again, then shook her head slightly, and said no more.
Scarface kept leaning against the wall, he didn't say anything, but that doesn't mean he didn't have his own thoughts, on the contrary, Scarface kept thinking about the problem.
Scarface looked at Christine, then at Natasha, and then nodded slightly, William beside him was looking at Christine and Natasha enthusiastically, seeing William like this, Scarface couldn't help but sigh.
"I'm going to meet the head of the mountain village where I took Sterling before. Scarface said suddenly.
Christine looked at Scarface suspiciously, Natasha bit her lip slightly, and the judge felt even more incomprehensible about Scarface's intentions.
"It didn't work, we asked the village chief, he didn't know anything, Sterling didn't tell him anything. Natasha spread her hands helplessly, all they could think of, Christine and Natasha tried, but to no avail.
"I think there are some things that the village chief may not care about too much, but maybe the things he doesn't care about are very important to us. Scarface said coldly, he paid attention to everyone's reactions in turn, and everyone's reactions were also within his expectations, and at this point, Scarface sneered.
"In that case, let's go with you. Christine hurriedly said, after all, she was ordered by the elders to investigate these matters, so she had to be involved herself.
"No, it's not good for you to come, and the less people can find out about this kind of thing, the better. Scarface waved his hand, he didn't approve of anyone going with him to see the village chief.
"But if you investigate it yourself, it will be dangerous, after all, the people of the Blood of Oath are secretly looking for an opportunity to assassinate us. The judge didn't quite agree with Scarface's proposal, and he looked at Scarface with a solemn face, but Scarface looked relaxed at this time.
"According to common sense, our people have already left the mountain village, and it is impossible for the people of Oath Blood to think that I will go to the mountain village again, and the blood of oath was all dead at that time, I think the people of Oath Blood will not think that most of the village chief or the entire mountain village are assassins of our Owl Blade. Scarface says what he thinks is the point, while Christine, Natasha, and the judge are silent.
"If that's the case, then you should hurry up and rush to the mountain village, after all, the people of the blood of the oath are unfathomable, and who knows if they will discover the secrets of the mountain village. Natasha suggested to Scarface, who smiled reassuringly and nodded.
Scarface's actions made William feel very strange, he had followed Scarface for many years, and knew that Scarface was a cautious master assassin, and Scarface rarely smiled, but Scarface's reaction just now made William feel that Scarface at this time was extraordinary.
Scarface said goodbye to the group and headed for the mountain village, where Christine, Natasha, and the judge all left the stronghold as they felt that there was nothing left to discuss.
Christine, Natasha, and William walked the streets of Red Flame City, and all three of them had their own agendas, after all, the matter of the blood of the oath oppressed everyone, and even made every assassin of the Blade of the Owl worry about their lives.
"I ...... I have something to do......" William suddenly seemed to have made up his mind, and he looked nervously at Christine and then at Natasha.
"What can you do? You are not familiar with Chiyan City, and this is not Feiyan Castle. Christine looked at William and said suspiciously.
"I ...... I just want to find an old friend......" William's voice was still shaky, he lowered his head, his face flushed, Christine could see at a glance that William was lying, William's level of lying was really not very good.
"Hehe, you still have old friends in Red Flame City, and your old friends can't be the ones of the Blood of Oath, right?" Natasha smiled, causing William's eyes to immediately widen in horror.
"No, no, I don't know the people of the Blood of the Oath!" William immediately waved his hand and screamed.
"Don't worry, Natasha she's talking nonsense, we believe in you, if you don't want to say anything, don't say it, just go ahead. Christine comforted William, who was in fear, nodded gratefully, and then said goodbye to Christine and Natasha, and left.
"I didn't say my words were nonsense. Natasha smiled slightly, she tilted her head sideways, looked at Christine, looked in the direction where William had disappeared, and said softly.
"Do you really think that silly boy is a mole?" Christine also looked at Natasha expectantly, hoping that Natasha would give her an answer full of content.
"Hehe, after all, it's all just the surface, behind the scenes, who of us will know what kind of person the other person is, here, I only trust you, my Christine. Natasha smiled, she said what was on her mind, and Christine nodded slightly, she agreed with Natasha's words.
Yes, now Christine also feels like this, for the Owl Blade, Christine now has a feeling that no one can believe, in the Owl Blade, there must be an inner ghost of the blood of oath in it, and finding out the inner ghost has become a problem that Christine needs to solve now.
"Alright, my Christine, I'm going to find a place to vent, would you like to come with me? Natasha smiled slightly.
"Are you tired of playing William?" said Christine with a chuckle.
"Of course not, but when you always eat a dish, you always want to change the taste. Natasha licked her lips, and Christine shook her head with a slight smile.
"Be careful, the people of the Blood of Oath may have their eye on us. Christine said suddenly in warning, and Natasha smiled and nodded.
"No one can hurt me. Natasha winked Christine's eyes and left, looking very much forward to the next entertainment.
Christine was alone, standing on the street, for some reason, she suddenly felt a very strong sense of loneliness, Christine gently combed her short black hair with her hands, she raised her head and looked at the bright sky, although the sky was so bright, but her heart was extremely dark, after all, assassins are only suitable for living in the dark.
Christine walks alone on the street, she is a little aimless, and now Christine has lost the clue she wants to chase, and she can only hope for Scarface.
Red Flame City is a relatively lively city, although the scale of Red Flame City is not as large as many large city-states, but it is definitely not a small city.
Christine walked down the street, looking at the shops around her without much energy, in fact, she didn't want to buy anything, but if she didn't come out for a walk, she always felt that she would be troubled by troubles.
Passing by a pet shop, Christine stopped, because she was attracted to the kittens sold in the store, and no one could have imagined that this cold-blooded assassin was very fond of cats.
Christine saw the cats sold in the store, with an excited look on her face, such an expression, Christine rarely appeared, she walked forward, looked at the various breeds of cats in the store, as if dazzling.
Christine was eventually attracted to a gray-and-white cat that, unlike the other kittens, was playing, but sat there as if waiting for something, and when it saw Christine, it turned its head sideways and stared at Christine, as if waiting for her to come to her.
Christine walked up to it, it stretched, then stood up and looked up at Christine, it didn't show enthusiasm, but it didn't show resistance either.
Christine stretched out her right hand and tentatively touched its head, it closed its eyes and enjoyed the usual caress of Christine, Christine smiled and stroked it more boldly.
Christine suddenly showed a sad look on her face, she had always hoped to have a cat of her own, but obviously, Christine, as an assassin of the Owl Blade, could not raise a cat in the organization by herself, and in the environment of Saruli Bay in Black Harbor, she saw less wild cats, that kind of stray animals, in Saruli Bay, will always be caught and eaten by hungry people, for which Christine once angrily killed several hungry people who preyed on stray cats and dogs.
Of course, Christine is just venting her dissatisfaction, but who cares about the life or death of the hungry people in Saluli Bay, presumably, Christine doesn't care about the lives of the hungry people, after all, she is a cold-blooded assassin.
"What, this guest, would you like to have a cat?" the shopkeeper noticed Christine, who greeted Christine warmly.
"No...... I don't think I'm living in an environment that's very suitable for keeping animals. Christine smiled wryly, although she really wanted a cat.
"Oh, guest, I don't think you need to worry too much, because our pets here are not like ordinary pets. The shopkeeper said with a smile.
"What does that mean?" asked Christine curiously.
"None of our animals here are real life. The owner told Christine with a smile, but Christine was even more surprised.
"Not a living thing?" asked Christine, confused.
"They are all magical creatures, and they usually live in a separate plane, and we can summon them with summoning stones. The shopkeeper patiently explained to Christine, who listened excitedly.
"Is this summoning stone designed based on a summoning spell? God, the designer is a genius!" Christine said with unconcealed excitement.
"Well, this kind of thing is not too common in the Yarrow Continent, our shipment is from the Osik Continent, I think this kind of pet keeping method is very suitable for your situation. The owner said enthusiastically.
"......Great! I want this cat. Christine excitedly pointed to the strange cat she had been watching, but the owner seemed to have a slight look on his face.
"Guest, I need to warn you, this cat you fancy seems to be a magic failure, it is not very smart, it is not friendly, it is a little wooden, a little sluggish, or I recommend you some smart cats!" The shopkeeper told the truth, it seems that Christine's fancy cat is a magic failure.
"No, I just want it. Christine smiled, she only trusted her own feelings, Christine felt that she would have a heart and mind with this cat, she just had such strong feelings.
"Well, I warned you anyway, if you insist. The shopkeeper smiled helplessly, she did her duty, then it would be fine.
Christine and the shopkeeper negotiated the price again, such a magic pet, the price is still very high, but because Christine bought a defective product, the shopkeeper specially gave her a low price.
The summoning stone can be set on any equipment item, and Christine asked the shopkeeper to set the summoning stone on her bracelet, which was stolen by Christine when she was very young on the streets of Saluli Bay, and she has always regarded this bracelet as her treasure, and now it is inlaid with a summoning stone, making this bracelet even more important to Christine.
"Guest, I need to remind you again, this summoning stone can only be used three times a day, and the cumulative summoning time in a day is six o'clock, that is, you can summon pets for half of the day, but after the time, it will automatically return to the independent plane, and after returning to the independent plane, it will take the next day to summon it again. The shopkeeper patiently explained to Christine the rules for using the summoning stone.
"Can I use it three times a day, which means I can return it to the independent plane at any time?" Christine asked carefully.
"Yes, you can summon it at will within three times, or you can let it return to the independent plane at will, but after more than three summons, you can't summon it again in one day, and you need to wait until the second day to get three summoning chances again. The owner answered Christine's question.
"And what about its diet?" asked Christine again.
"Magical creatures, in the independent plane, do not need to eat, when you come to the main material realm, you can feed it according to the cat's eating habits. The shopkeeper replied again.
This time, Christine nodded with satisfaction, she put on the bracelet inlaid with the summoning stone, picked up the cat, thanked the owner, and left the pet shop.
"What am I going to call you?" shouted Christine excitedly as she lifted the cat high in the street.
"Meow!"
"Drafania, nicknamed Dela, that's your name, okay?" Christine smiled happily.
"Meow!"
Christine hugged Dra, kissing excitedly, she finally had a cat of her own, even if it was just a magical creature, that would make Christine happy, and Christine thus temporarily swept away the distress of the recent days.
Drafania, in the ancient wing language, has the meaning of relatives, family, and people who can share weal and sorrow together, and giving the cat such a name, which may also indicate Christine's state of mind at this time, she needs a real family too much.