The freshman tryouts ended with a round of applause, and except for the first battle that opened everyone's eyes, the other six were mediocre and uninteresting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After coming out of the Wind Furnace Academy, Ella declined Prince Richard's invitation and walked alone on the night path of the imperial capital. On both sides of the street are her familiar night scenes, perhaps because of the daily newspaper, today's imperial capital seems much more deserted. As a self-disciplined copywriter, it's essential to gather material every night.

Although she is only a teenage girl, few people are more familiar with the city than she is.

She walked into an alley, and after a few turns, came to a hut called Twilight Rose. There were few people in the tavern, and a few people sitting at the bar were dressed strangely, wearing hoods, as if they were afraid that others would recognize them. Ella knew that most of the gossip was provided by these people.

Their gossip can often be converted directly into gold here.

There is a saying among the common people that there is no information that the lame Samuen does not know.

Samuen is the boss here, but he is used to calling him lame. Legend has it that when he was young, he formed a gang of thieves to target the nobles of the imperial capital, and since he was never caught by the nobles, he was called the cunning Samuen at that time. This, of course, was his title before the failure of the last theft.

After breaking his leg by the nobles, Samuen opened a tavern called Twilight Rose in this alley, relying on the old door to resell some gossip.

The two men at the bar are jobless vagrants from the slums, and they only need to spend a day somewhere and tell Samuen about what they have heard to pay for a meal. For the poor, this is the best deal.

After the two whispered the information, Samuen threw them a small bag of gold coins.

"Yo, isn't this the genius of our Wind Furnace Academy? What is the wind that blows you?" Seeing Ella walking towards him, Samuen raised his voice and opened his arms with feigned enthusiasm, his undisguised gaze wandering back and forth over Ella's bumpy body.

Previously, because of a certain report, Ella's friend introduced Samuen to her.

However, she did not have a good impression of Samuen - greedy for money, lustful, and possessed almost all the qualities of a villain.

Ella ignored his hug and sat down at the bar, "You should have heard about the recent killings, right?"

Samuen poured Ella a glass of wine, her eyes squinting into her student uniform, "Reading your report is the first thing I do every day when I wake up. ”

Ella tightened her shirt in disgust and asked, "Then your people should see who did it, right?"

The vagrants were almost everywhere, and five people died, and she didn't believe there wasn't even a single eyewitness. In this huge imperial capital, the one most likely to know this information is the bald man in front of him.

"Maybe?"

Typical businessman's tone.

Before the other party offered him the price he wanted, his answer was always that he didn't know-"You should know that an old man like me has a worse memory, but if you can stay with me all night, maybe I'll remember." ”

"100 gold coins. ”

Ella's price made Samuen visibly stunned, and the drunkards around him stopped shouting.

100 gold coins just for one piece of intelligence?

Samuen immediately smelled something unusual—at least he could be sure that this information was important to Ella, so he quickly considered it: "It occurred to me that this news was brought back by one of my men at the risk of death...... You know, I'm a very important person for my subordinates, so 1000 gold, or stay with me for the night. ”

If he can get the students of the Wind Furnace Academy, then this is another stroke on his life resume.

The lion opens his mouth!

Ella frowned, even she couldn't get that many gold coins for a while.

Just as the two were at a stalemate, the door of the Twilight Rose was pushed open again.

There were so many guests today that he was uneasy.

Samuen looked at the red-robed man who walked in the door, and inexplicably had a hint of foreboding. This innate sense of crisis helped him escape the pursuit of the nobles again and again when he was young.

He winked at the two men who were drinking in the dark, and the latter lowered his glass and quietly grasped the dagger at his waist.

"Don't be nervous, my friend. The man spread his hands harmlessly, and his tone was as high as a magic stick: "The bard Franne searched the alley for a long time, and finally found the tavern called Twilight Rose. The tavern was dimly lit, and it was filled with the rancid smell of gold and intrigue. The boss was a bald man, about 50 years old, who stared fiercely at Farran, who pushed the door in...... But at this point—"

The red-robed man suddenly raised his voice, he walked quickly to the bar, and made a noble salute to Ella: "Bard Franne has seen a young and beautiful girl, this rotten breath cannot touch her beauty in the slightest, how pure and immaculate she is—"

The chanting tone stopped, and when Ella was at a loss, the gentle and deep voice of the red-robed man sounded again: "This beautiful young lady, can I know your name?"

This man is here to find fault!

Samuen, who didn't know the bard and wasn't interested in it, secretly glanced at the two of them—to give him some color.

Samuen only knew that this was his tavern, his territory, and even those nobles came here to speak in a low voice, and this man was flirting with Ella in front of him?

The two men with daggers who had followed him since the formation of the thieves immediately understood what Samuen meant, and the moment they approached the red-robed man, the dagger in his hand stabbed him in the abdomen.

"Be careful!" exclaimed Ella.

However, the red-robed man laughed as if he didn't notice it, and as soon as he spoke, his high voice sounded again, and the hands of the two men holding the dagger suddenly stiffened.

The two drinkers in the twilight rose were also deeply attracted to the beautiful young lady, and with the help of the wine, they did something unreasonable - they got into an argument over who to accost, and stabbed daggers into each other's hearts. ”

A thick red liquid splashed on his face.

The sudden change caused Ella's pupils to shrink - as the man's words fell, the two of them stabbed the dagger into each other's hearts, as he had described.

"Thank you for accompanying me through this absurd and bloody show. The red-robed man bowed to Ella, and then his gaze shifted to the terrified Samuen: "By the way, the dialogue just now is the idea for my next book, and I have all the titles of the book in mind - how about it called the Imperial Capital Turmoil? Lame Samuen, I heard that you can get all the information that interests me, so what role do you plan to play in this gorgeous show?"

"I don't understand what you mean......"

Until this moment, Samuen didn't know what the man in front of him had done.

"I mean, I recently heard that a little mouse in the Imperial Capital is fascinated by my masterpiece and is asking around for information about me - can you help me find it?"

"No...... I do not know. ”

"Really?" the man sighed, raising his tone again, "The boss of the Twilight Rose stared at Bard Franan and thought for a moment before telling him what he knew. ”

"That person is Ella...... It's the guy next to you!"

Samuen suddenly felt his body out of his grasp, and he couldn't stop himself from pointing at Ella's right hand despite all his might.

"Ella?"

The red-robed man looked at Ella, who was tense all over, with interest, and his gaze suddenly softened: "What a beautiful name, please forgive me for my faux pas." (To be continued.) )