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The building in front of them was the largest house in the valley, and the most well-made. The windows of the rest of the rooms on either side of the building were pitch black, except for the one immediately behind the door, which was supposed to be the living room, and a faint ray of light peeked through the crack in the closed door. The lit living room was very quiet, no sound came out, and the faint light was like a delicate bait, looming in the crack of the door, with a bit of ** force in danger.

Catherine stood in the doorway with her eyes closed, her right hand resting on the door, taking a few deep breaths to calm her mind, and then looking back at Vivien, Lina, Dora, and Pennis, all of whom nodded to her. Catherine took a deep breath again, and although Pannis and Vivien confirmed that there was no trap at the gate, she still didn't dare to carelessly take off the iris shield behind her and hold it at her side, and pushed the gate open.

The hall is not large, only about forty square meters, and the inside is brilliantly lit. Four crystal energy lamps are hung high in the four directions of the hall, and the brightness of the crystal energy lamps used for the dance is not very high, but they can also illuminate the hall clearly. Catherine had just walked in the door, and before she could look around, a blinding white light exploded not far in front of her.

At the same time as the white light lit up, Catherine immediately put the shield tree in front of her, and shrunk behind the shield and took a few steps forward, leaving room for others behind her to evade. But the shield held high did not usher in the imaginary blow, only Pannis said softly: "There is no danger for the time being." ”

Catherine slowly removed her shield, and at first glance she saw three people standing in front of her, less than three meters away from her. Not three people, to be exact, but the image of three people, a memory crystal is placed on the ground, and the memory crystal is automatically activated, projecting the image of three people.

The three people stood in front of each other, wearing the same style of black pullover robes, the wide robes concealed the physical characteristics of the three people, and the hoods of the pullovers concealed the appearance of the three people, and the only thing that could be sure was the logo on the placket of the robes of the three people. The same six-pointed star, the same hourglass, the only difference is that the mage logo at the head is golden, while the emblem of the two mages behind is silver.

The leader of the mages with the golden sign stood motionless for more than ten seconds, as if waiting for the audience to calm down, and was silent for a while, before he bent down deeply, performed a level of standard gentlemanly etiquette, and said in an elegant, gentle, indifferent but faintly arrogant tone, with a volume that is not too big or too small: "Welcome, ten distinguished guests." ”

"It is a great honor for you to deign to come to my small camp, but I have to apologize to you very much, I am very sorry, because for some reasons that we all know, I really can't welcome and delight you in person, I hope that friends can understand and understand. ”

"Hehe, hehe. Catherine gritted her teeth and sneered at the image in front of her: "It's really perfect aristocratic etiquette, I am flattered." ”

"As friends guessed. The mage leader obviously couldn't hear Catherine's angry sneer, and continued in that unique tone: "Yes, the person everyone is looking for is me, I am the person behind this group of thieves, and I am also the person who issued their mission. ”

"Because I have some special hobbies, well, it's a little bad hobby, and I need some people to help me collect some very common raw materials, which is actually normal, isn't it? But, unfortunately, due to some old-fashioned legal and moral reasons in the world, this kind of collection cannot see the light, so I can only co-opt some human servants to serve this hobby of mine. So, you know, it's these thieves. ”

"But some time ago, I suddenly heard that these stupid servants of mine have actually had a conflict with their friends, and they are looking for them to teach them a lesson. This makes me very angry, and it is an intolerable mistake for these fools to be so stupid as to offend your distinguished guests. ”

"So, in order to appease the wrath of your distinguished guests, I have no choice but to take it upon myself to punish these damned servants so that they will never be able to trouble you again, and I hope you will be satisfied with my handling of the matter. ”

"Although I have punished the servant for everyone, you must not be troubled about it, and you must not be grateful for my actions, which are the things that a hospitable master should do. After the mage leader finished speaking, he pressed his hand to his chest, and it was another standard bow, and the two mages with silver symbols behind him also bowed and saluted with the leader, with a very sincere attitude.

"These bastards. Dora stomped her foot angrily and said hatefully: "Not only do they kill people and kill people, but they also use this way to mock us, which is a naked provocation that is absolutely intolerable." ”

"Huh. Pannis clasped his hands to his chest and said with a calm smile on his face: "There are more excessive ridicule and provocations, are you sure you are mentally prepared?"

Before Pannis's words were finished, the mage leader had already straightened up again, and unexpectedly took the initiative to open the hood of the robe, revealing a pale old man's face, the corners of the old man's mouth were raised, and his smile was full of indescribable ridicule: "I must be curious to know who I am, then I'll take the initiative, my name is Sandy, maybe you've heard my name before." ”

"I've heard of him, and I should have thought of him. Vivien said in surprise: "The noble mage Sandy Rhine, a legendary mage, is one of the geniuses among mages, but he was wanted by the Mage Guild thirty-seven years ago because of many ** experiments, and his whereabouts are unknown since then, so I didn't expect to see him here." ”

Catherine patted Vivien's shoulder seriously, Vivian's face flushed slightly, and she bowed her head and said, "Thank you, eldest sister, if you hadn't woken me up just now, maybe I would be the next him." Well, but maybe, after all, I might be ...... at any time Well, don't pinch me, I don't say frustrating words. ”

With a unique aristocratic smile on his face, Mage Sandy continued to say what he regarded as sarcasm: "It must be very surprising, I'm sorry to make everyone guess for so long." In order to express my apology, I have specially prepared a light meal for everyone, and I hope that everyone will accept my sincere apology. ”

Sandy turned sideways, pointed to the long table behind him with his hand, smiled strangely again, and disappeared into thin air with the two silver-marked mages behind him.

Looking in the direction Sandy pointed, there was an eight-meter-long long table in the middle of the hall, three crystal lamps were lit on the left, middle and right sides of the long table, and there were ten hardwood chairs standing next to the table, no more, no less, just ten.

Walking into the long table, you can see that each person is placed in a place according to the strict rules of the banquet, three sets of silver knives and forks are placed on both sides of the plate from the inside out, and three sets of spoons of different sizes are neatly stacked on the right side of the table knife. On the dinner plate, a dark red flannel napkin is cleverly folded into an intricate rose shape and placed in the center of the plate, and to the right of each chair, there is a small low cabinet parallel to the chair, on which are placed various wine glasses of different sizes.

At the long dining table, there are simple appetizers such as bread, oysters and oysters, and a small table behind the table has a lot of things. The first is the thermal insulation magic array in the center, a pot of thick soup is stored in the magic array, and the faint milky aroma and fresh aroma of seafood waft out of the thick soup. In the same magic array, ten portions of the spiky fish are fried just right from the color of the surface of the golden color, the thorny fish is a fish that is special to the Naramia River, the strength is extremely fierce, although the taste is excellent, but it has always been priceless. On the right side of the magic circle is a large plate of vegetable salad, and if you look closely, you can see all kinds of good vegetables from all over the world in it, and they keep it fresh, and I don't know how it was transported to the dense forest. On the left side of the magic array is a huge ice tray, and the pudding that is still bubbling cold is carefully placed on the ice tray to keep it cold.

Next to the small table is a crystal energy stove, a large pot is placed on the stove, the stuffy beef is just right in the pot, and the warm sauce is placed on the side of the pot to keep the temperature for people to take at any time.

On the stove next to the wall, the grill rotates automatically and evenly under the drive of the magic circle, and the tender newborn rock sheep is worn on the grill to roast the fragrant and crispy, if you cut open the belly of the rock sheep, you should still be able to find the roasted silver finch, and the roasted silver finch has a more tender roast pigeon embedded in the belly.

In the wine cabinet on the other side of the table, all kinds of liquor are arranged in several rows, ready for people to use.

With a "whew", another engram hidden next to the table was activated again, and Sandy's figure reappeared. With a reserved smile on his old face, he stretched out his hand to the table and said: "My friends, this is a little rough diet that I have prepared for you, and it is a pity that I can't be with you to bless everyone, and there are no servants who should serve you, so I can only ask you to enjoy it yourself, I hope you can like it." Well, it's time to say goodbye, I hope that next time I have the opportunity to meet you all again, I wish you all a good night. ”

The image faded again, and the room was silent again, leaving only the staring team members looking at Sandy's set-up in a daze.

"What is this?" Catherine laughed angrily, "Do you want to invite us to dinner?"

"Obviously, this is mockery. Pannis shrugged and pulled over a chair to sit down: "Laugh at our incompetence, sarcastically we can't do anything about him." ”

"But he's been exposed. Vivien said, "We all know who he is." ”

"What's the use of that?" Pannis sighed, "He's been wanted for thirty-seven years, and no one knows where he's hiding. Now that we know that he did it, is there anything else to gain besides proving that he is alive?"

"Well, no. Vivien admitted, dejected.

"Not necessarily nothing. Lina's eyes sparkled, observing everything one by one: "No one can be perfect, and often the most inconspicuous details hide deadly clues." ”

"Oh?" said Pannis, who was stunned, apparently thinking of something, "Are you Lina?" or Miss Marple?"

"Looks like you know her, too. Lina nodded stereologically: "I'm Lina, but she's also watching." ”

"I see. Pannis smiled: "So, can you ask this respected young lady to help you analyze these deadly clues?"