Chapter Fifty-Six: Target, Dragon's Trace

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"The most likely place in the world is that this is happening. Miss Marple stretched out her fingers and gently touched the plate on the table with trembling and slow grabbing: "First the precious tableware from different parts of the world, then it was put together by the unsavvy, and finally it was borrowed or bought. ”

"The city of innocence. Catherine slammed the table, and Vivien, who was happily eating the fried thorny fish, and didn't pay attention to what others said at all, was startled, and the knife and fork in her hand almost fell to the ground: "Only the city of innocence has the greatest possibility." ”

"Yes, the city of innocence, the collection point of the world's stolen goods, the largest center of stolen goods. Miss Marple sighed a little distressedly: "Although there was no such city in my time, I have heard its name now, and it is an incredible city." Robbery, theft, murder, arson, rape, it is not easy to have so many criminals in a city. ”

"Makes sense. Pannis nodded: "For the nobles, there are usually housekeepers who are proficient in item identification to buy these living utensils for them, and naturally there will be no shame in the mixing and matching of different types of utensils, even if they are down-and-out and need to sell, they will explain the matching status of these utensils when they sell, so whether Sandy brings it from his own home or borrows it from other nobles to buy, it is difficult to be like these tableware now." There are only stolen goods, and they are stolen goods from different regions, and the thieves or looters have no way of knowing the source, while the sellers can only sell the stolen goods with their vision and experience. I am afraid that only in this way can there be such a phenomenon of mixing together several utensils that are very similar in style, but in fact completely different. Then the city of innocence, which is the largest place to sell stolen goods, is also the first object of suspicion. ”

"And wine. Miss Marple turned her gaze to the wine cabinet: "Villavello Champagne and Coyara Gin, in my time, were produced only seventy bottles a year, and all the buyers were people of status and status, and they were registered at the time of purchase. I don't know how much the production of these two wineries has increased in this era, but I don't think much has changed. Then, find out the identities of all the buyers of this vintage, and then find out whose wine was stolen, and then follow the clues to find out who the culprit is and who the stolen goods are, and then find out that the trace of Mr. Sandy is likely to be traced in the end. ”

"There's a lot of detail. Miss Marple concluded: "But in the end, they both point to these two conclusions, and I will not point them out one by one." Therefore, no matter what time people arrive, they must not be too complacent, otherwise they will often inadvertently expose fatal loopholes. ”

"I'm old, my energy is not as good as that of young people, I'm very tired after coming out for a while, I'll go back and rest first, I wish you all the best. Miss Marple politely said goodbye to each of them with a look, and then slowly closed her eyes.

"How's it going?" When the eyes opened again, everyone noticed that Lina had returned: "Is there any inspiration?" ”

"Nice and very useful inspiration. Ignoring Catherine's glare, Dora slammed her fork on the table, "I need to take a memory crystal and these utensils as clues and submit them to our guild." ”

"I'll take another crystal with me. Vivien looked up from the food, staring at Catherine with pitiful eyes, until Catherine helplessly pushed her share of the thorny fish in front of her, and then said with a smug smile: "The Mage Guild has been looking for him for thirty-seven years, and many people think that he has died in some corner. I think they must be interested in this news. ”

"Vivien, when you run out of use, I'll use it up and report it to the Adventurers' Guild. Catherine was laughing, too, but the smile was dangerous: "I want him to know that there is a price to be paid for taunting Nelly's party." ”

"These women are terrible. The gopher sitting next to Pannis, bumped his elbow into Pannis, and whispered, "Your regimental commander's usual expression is the same?"

"Uh, haha, haha. Pannis looked up at the sky: "The weather is really nice today, hahahaha." ”

"Okay, I see. The gopher patted Pannis's shoulder very understandingly: "Thank you for your hard work, I understand you." ”

"Everyone is miserable. Pannis held the gopher hand and burst into tears: "Every time this happens, I'm scared of ......"

"Uh-huh. Catherine and Dora coughed dryly at the same time, "Dear Pannis, what important issue are you discussing?"

"Ahh Pannis scratched his head with a dry smile and said with a wandering look in his eyes: "By the way, we are tearfully accusing the enemy of how shameless he is, and we are also laughing at him for being too arrogant and revealing his tracks." ”

"Is that so?" Catherine rolled her eyes, ignoring Pennis, who had started to play the scoundrel, and said to Dora, "You checked the corpses in the valley before, can you be sure that these are the thieves you are tracking?"

"It's almost certain. Dora said: "I found the inside line we had buried, and unfortunately, he died with him. Based on the characteristics of the small number of members of the Thieves group that he had previously provided, we also found the bodies of those people. Most importantly, we found the bodies of the key people, the four Golden Tier leaders. ”

"That's enough. Catherine nodded: "Then what about the mission of your mercenary group? Is it a success or a failure? After all, these thieves are not killed by our own hands." ”

"This is really troublesome. Dora pressed the corner of her forehead with a headache: "But according to the usual practice, it should be considered a success, after all, the client's requirements have been met, but the situation needs to be explained when reporting the task." Overall, it's an unsatisfactory task to complete at one time, but the commission fee should still be available. ”

"Our ......, then," said Catherine, with a smile on her face, meaning in her face.

"Senior sister rest assured. Dora Catherine didn't dare to hesitate in the face of this state, and quickly replied: "Back in the group, I will go to the Adventurer's Guild branch to make up the procedures and pay." ”

"Clever. Catherine snapped her fingers, pointed at Dora and said, "That's it." ”

Dora felt the invisible pressure fade instantly, and secretly wiped her sweat: "Senior sister, since the task is completed, what are your plans in the future?"

"Continued, of course. Catherine said, "Assisting you in completing the mission is just a passing, our main mission has not been completed yet, and we must move on." What about you?"

"We'll have to follow you first. Dora replied with a smile: "You have taken the guide away, we will get lost when we go out by ourselves, so we have to follow you, and we can help when it is critical." ”

"You also want to follow?" Catherine's gaze suddenly became dangerous again: "Let's say it first, but I didn't entrust you to help, you took the initiative to follow and help, but there is no pay." ”

"Senior sister, this is your mistake. As soon as the question of remuneration was discussed, Dora immediately lost her previous obedience to Catherine, her eyebrows were raised, her body leaned forward, and her voice was also oppressive: "Mr. Elard is the first guide we hired, and theoretically, we will not complete the mission until we are sent back to the place of departure. If you need to borrow a guide, you must ask for our permission. And, because you borrowed the guide, we have to put in a lot of effort and more danger, and we should be compensated. ”

"They started again. Pannis tapped his head in pain, looked at Lina with a serious face and ate with standard movements, and then looked at Vivian, who was full of his favorite fish and meat, and looked at the sky with his chin propped up, showing a helpless wry smile, and whispered: "Elard, it's time to discuss the future itinerary." ”

Since that unpleasant exchange before, Elad has reverted to his initial coldness, and there is only the most basic communication with the team. At this time, when he heard Pannis's question, he first glanced at Pannis indifferently, and then said slowly: "I know there, it's called the Dragon's Trace, which is a seven-hundred-meter pit, and the legend says that during the War of the Gods, there were seven dragons that blew themselves up there and died with the enemy. The destructive force left behind by the self-explosion still exists in the underground of the pit, so the plants are completely unable to grow, and it is considered a dead land. ”

"That's right. Pannis's attitude towards Elad didn't mean anything, and replied as usual: "I think that's it, you said last time that you would have to go for another seven or ten days?"

"If it goes well, it can be reached in seven to ten days. "It's less than 300 kilometers away, and the road is much easier to walk than before. ”

"What if it didn't go well?" asked Pannis, "and along the way, there were often little accidents. ”

"It's not going well? Elad sneered: "Don't look at the road, it's easy to walk, but the danger is extremely high, even the most experienced hunters don't dare to break into that side easily." If you want to go there, you have to be prepared to die at any time, otherwise it's better to go back the way you came. ”

"We are prepared for any danger. Catherine and Dora seemed to have agreed on the payment, and with a look of satisfaction on their faces, Catherine replied, "So we must go there." ”

"Whatever you want. "But I want to make it clear in advance that in case of danger, I have the right to hide and keep myself safe." ”

"Of course, that's as it should be. Catherine agreed: "In any case, keep yourself safe as the first condition. However, could you please briefly explain what dangers are there, and is the strength of the Demonic Beasts very strong?"

"No, that's not the main reason. "The danger there is the unknown," Elad said. There is no fixed lord-level Warcraft or group over there, the mobility of Warcraft is very large, no one knows what Warcraft will encounter, and the Warcraft over there are very weird, and the predation methods are endless, so no one can know in advance what the danger they are facing is, there is no possibility of preparing in advance, and they need to deal with it on the spot, which is the most terrifying place. ”

"I get it, that is, the highest level of vigilance needs to be maintained there at all times. Catherine nodded: "Okay, I'm fine." If everyone has no other problems, they will finish their meal first, and then use the rest of the time to search the valley thoroughly, and put the body in order and bury it on the spot. Although they are thieves, they can't let them expose their corpses to the wilderness at will. Let's camp here at noon today, and prepare to set off at ten o'clock at night, the target, the dragon's trace. ”