"What else do you not know? Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Maffeo temporarily suppressed the anger in his heart.

"If there is, I think I'll know soon. Aiden spat out a smoke ring.

"So, it looks like you know that, too. Maffeo revealed his ghostly hand wrapped in his cloak.

"Of course. ”

"Why do you know so much?" said Maffeo's eyes fixed on Aiden.

"Remember what I just said, I hired someone to do something 'special' for me, and to put it bluntly, it was to help me find out what was going on in this town. ”

"After inquiring, you stole money from others by the way?" said Maffeo with a sneering smile.

"About this, because I hire all kinds of people, including thieves. As long as it can bring me information, I don't care about who I am or what they have done. ”

"You really don't have any principles at all. ”

"Forgive me for my rudeness, Mr. Maffeo. The world is spinning, so your mind had better follow suit. Aiden stretched out his index finger and drew a circle around his head.

"What do you mean?" Maffeo didn't understand Aiden's words.

"More than that, Mr. Maffeo, I think we should make a deal?" Aiden said.

"What deal?"

"I told you I know the whereabouts of that Celestial Man, and I'll tell you if you give me half of the contents of that bag. Aiden gestured to the gold coin pouch at Maffeo's waist.

"Why should I trust you?"

"Because I'm not going to lie about money. ”

Maffeo hesitated for a moment, and after some thought, he removed the gold coin pouch from his waist and tossed it to Aiden. "You'd better not lie to me. Maffeo pointed to Aiden, who was opening the pouch.

Aiden poured half of the gold coins into his pocket, then tossed the bag back to Maffeo. "Two days ago, my eyeliner saw him go to Gran Forest. Don't worry, he hasn't come back yet, so you can go and find him. ”

"Do you know what he's doing?"

"In the past two days, an important commission on the bulletin board of the town hall about a crusade against the bull-headed king Sauta did not appear on it, and I think he should have taken it. ”

"You'd better say it's true. Maffeo prepared to turn and leave.

"Of course, if you feel fake, you can find me in a shabby tavern in the back street, and I will definitely give you a full refund. Aiden smiled slyly.

When Maffeo returned to Marcos, he was already sitting on a bench and dozing off, so much so that Maffeo almost woke him up alive.

"You're finally back, I thought you chased the thief to Glen Forest. Marcos rubbed his sleepy eyes and teased.

"Dude, we're really going to Glen Forest. Maffeo sat down.

"What do you mean?"

Maffeo told Marcos everything he had experienced.

"I've never heard of such a person here. Marcos seemed a little unconvinced.

"Anyway, I'm talking about real man. Maffeo spread his hands.

"Well, at least I know where Sauda is, anyway, let's go. Marcos rubbed his face with his hand to sober himself up a little.

Unlike most of the rest of the Gran Forest, the forest in front of me could be described as impermeable, with the entire sky of trees blocking out almost all the sun's rays. They are rooted here, as if they lived here at the beginning of the world. They have lived in the sun and rain for thousands of years with the ground beneath their feet.

Walking into this forest, the birds are no longer heard, and there is only silence here. The trees seem to be declaring that this is their own territory for thousands of years, rejecting the hustle and bustle of all foreign creatures.

The rustle of footsteps on fallen leaves is painful to walk in such an impermeable forest, no matter what time of year it is. Although the sky tree blocked the sunlight, it also blocked the breeze, just like the two of them who were already sweating all over, it was indeed very hot here.

A disgusting smell of decay penetrated their nostrils, and the two of them covered their noses in unison, the smell was really unpleasant. The corpses of several monsters that had rotted in the heat lay in front of the two of them, flies flying over the corpses, enjoying what they thought was a 'delicacy'. Bullet casings scattered around the corpses are a sign of the fighting that took place here.

Marcos covered his nose and bent down to pick up a bullet casing, "I think what the man said should be true." ”

"Isn't that great? God, let's get out of here, my nose is going to break. Maffeo almost threw up.

"You should be thankful that the flies weren't interested in you. ”

"Get out of here, Marcos. ”

After walking some distance, the unpleasant smell finally disappeared, and the two of them lowered their hands from their noses.

"I don't think I want to smell that again. Maffeo began to cough violently.

"You'd better not eat dinner at all. Marcos took out the jug and took a sip of water.

"What if...... That's what I do, if I can. Maffeo kept patting his chest.

By the time the two of them walked out of the impermeable forest, it was already dark. Along the way, the two encountered several waves of decomposing corpses, so much so that Maffeo could no longer hold on to vomiting when he walked out of the forest. Marcos patted him on the back, feeling a slight discomfort in his stomach. After a moment's pause, Marcos began to examine his position. It was difficult to navigate the darkness of the Gran Forest at night, and Marcos wasn't sure which way to go next.

"Hey, Marcos, look. Maffeo said, pointing to the ground.

Marcos crouched down where Maffeo had pointed, a broken piece of metal lying quietly. Marcos surveyed the fragment through the moonlight. "It looks like a fragment of some kind of explosive, I don't know exactly what it is, but I'm sure it didn't come from the continent of Arad. Marcos looked at it for a moment and then spoke.

"Celestial, perhaps?" asked Maffeo.

"I don't know. ”

"So, which way do we go?"

A faint explosion could be heard not far away, to the northwest of the two of them, in a not-so-dense pine forest.

"I think now we know where to go. Marcos tilted his head.

Not long after entering the pine forest, a glimmer of fire could already be faintly seen. As we got closer to the flames, there were more and more metal fragments that I had seen before. The metal fragments scattered all over the ground still had residual warmth, and there was an unpleasant smell of burnt burning on them.

The two of them walked a short distance further, and now they could clearly see the source of the fire—a campfire in a small clearing, which brought the only glimmer of light to the dark place.

"So, the princess was taken captive by Caller?" Karl's voice rang out around the campfire.

"Yes, I didn't have anything to do, there were too many people in Kahlert at the time. And I'm sorry, I don't know the whereabouts of 'Little Gun' Erin. The last time I saw her was in Ghent, before I set off on my mission to defend the Princess. It was a young woman's voice, and it could be heard, and her voice was mixed with reluctance and self-blame.

"Didn't Erin join you on a mission to defend the princess?"

"At that time, our Imperial Courtyard was divided into several parts, each with its own mission. Due to the overwhelming force of the Kahlert army, the strength of the Imperial Capital Army is almost overstretched, so we need to help them deal with some special tasks. ”

"You don't really have to blame yourself, you are very good, and every female gunner who can enter the courtyard of the royal daughter is like this. Carl reassured.

"Thank you, to be honest, I thought the world below didn't exist when I jumped off the sea of sky, but now ......"

"I was like you when I fell, but now I've accepted it. ”

"So I want to find someone on this continent who can help us in the heavenly realm. ”

"As I said before, I don't know how to return to the Celestial Realm here. Karl smiled wryly.

The young woman had a bitter look on her face, she looked at the fire in front of her, and didn't know what to say for a while.

A rustling sound was heard, breaking the awkward silence. The young woman looked warily at the source of the voice, and her left hand was unconsciously placed on a grenade on her waist. Karl pulled out his revolver, playing with it in his hand, but you could trust him to suddenly pour bullets out of the muzzle of the black hole.

Two figures emerged from the bushes, the young woman's hands still pressed on the grenades, and Karl on the side saw the two figures clearly and stuck the revolver back into his waist.

"Don't attack them, Freya, they're my friends. Karl waved his hand at the young woman.

The young woman named Freya had removed her hand from the grenade, but the look of vigilance on her face had not faded.

"I'm glad you call us that, Carl. Marcos squeezed a smile at Karl.

Carl didn't speak, but gave him the same smile back. This also surprised Maffeo a little, considering that he had said before that he would never laugh.

Through the firelight, the two were able to get a full view of the young woman. She has emerald eyes, and the fair skin on her face reveals a faint pink. A silver bun tied up her long, pale blonde hair. She wears a white blouse and a blue belly belt around her abdomen. Her waist was almost covered with grenades, which also made it feel indescribably weird to match with the black pleated skirt on her lower body. A pair of white boots perfectly flattered her legs.

"Is this your friend, Carl?" the wary look on Freya's face was slowly fading.

"Yes, we met not so long ago. Carl lit a cigarette.

"Since it's your friend, I don't think it's a bad person. Freya stood up and bowed slightly to Maffeo and Marcos. This is the etiquette inherent in the courtyard of the imperial daughters, and it is their creed to maintain etiquette wherever they are. "Nice to meet you, my name is Freya Steele!" she smiled politely.

"I'm glad to meet you, beautiful lady! My name is Marcos Cheney. Marcos placed his right hand on his chest and bowed back.

"Uh...... My name is... Maffeo Frye, it's a pleasure... Get to know you. Maffeo replied to Freya in a hesitant manner. This also caused Freya to look at him with a strange expression.