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"Let's sit down. Pannis pulled out a chair next to the long table and gestured to everyone to take a seat: "Don't always stand and talk, finally have a normal place, it's not as difficult as the environment in the forest, always have a good rest." ”

"Pannis, you're not going to be ......," Catherine looked surprised by the hell, "You don't really want to eat, do you?" ”

"Why not?" Pannis spread his hands and looked innocent: "It's rare for Mr. Sandy to invite you, how can we bear to refuse his kindness? Don't think too much, since you have already been generalized, no matter how nervous you are, it is better to relax and think about how to reverse the defeat." If you are really doomed to failure, it is better to be blunt and admit defeat directly, and wait for the next game to turn the tables. So, at a time like this, instead of sulking at yourself, it's better to sit back and relax, come on, please sit. ”

Catherine sat down in a daze as Pannis's words, but still frowning and asked, "But what if there's something wrong with the food?"

"Haha, it can't be. Pannis shook his head and said with a smile: "You can also see from the video, that guy poses like a gentleman from beginning to end, and pays great attention to aristocratic etiquette in every move." How could such a fool take aristocratic demeanor more than anything else, and how could such a person behave in such a dedignified way as manipulating food and feet? Besides, don't underestimate a good professional explorer's ability to distinguish toxins, if he does something in the food, I can tell it as soon as I walk through the door. ”

"That's not right. Catherine suddenly squinted at Pannis: "Toxin can tell that it's the ability of thieves, what does it have to do with explorers." ”

"Uh, part-time, part-time, hahahaha. Pannis scratched his head with a dry smile, turned his head and said loudly, "Don't be stunned, everyone, take a seat." ”

In all fairness, the banquet prepared by the mage Sandy was not sumptuous, and it could only be described as shabby compared to the banquets of various nobles and wealthy people of mankind today. But appearing at this time and in this place immediately made a qualitative leap in the grade of the banquet, after all, there are probably not many people among humans who can prepare a drinking party that meets the specifications in the hinterland of the Flash Forest.

Pannis poured a glass of ouzo for each of them in turn, and except for the three professional ladies who firmly refused to drink, the rest of them also felt that it was a very interesting act to enjoy the banquet prepared by the enemy on the battlefield, so they also took the opportunity to raise their glasses. For a while, the anger and depression caused by being teased by Sandy were alleviated to the greatest extent, and a slightly relaxed smile appeared on everyone's faces.

Catherine took a shallow sip of the rich, golden-colored ouzo, and sighed almost imperceptibly in comfort. As a descendant of the Northern Falar who are addicted to drinking, the love of wine is almost carved into the blood of the instinct, after more than a month of continuous travel and adventure, to be able to sit down to eat a fairly hearty meal and drink a glass of authentic Koenigon ouzo, although this feeling will not have any obvious effect on the tired body from the actual situation, but it has a good soothing effect on the same tired spirit. Catherine sighed, put down her glass and leaned back slightly, leaning back in her chair on the basis of etiquette, and turned her gaze to Lina, who had the most formal table manners among the ten. At other times, Lina doesn't do this, but often does things that are very inconsistent with the rules of dining, but she is obviously influenced by the old-fashioned Miss Marple, and her every move is as if carved out of a mold. Catherine smiled helplessly and said softly, "Lina, if it is convenient for Miss Marple, please ask her to help talk to everyone and tell you what she has seen." ”

Lina stopped and thought about it, and instead of answering immediately, she put down her knife and fork, adjusted her sitting position, wiped the corners of her mouth and fingers, which were already clean, and did all the preparations before asking, "Do you want her to say it herself?"

"Well, no. Catherine shook her head: "There's no need, you can relay it." ”

"Good. Lina opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she was completely stunned, and after a few seconds, she said dejectedly: "Forget it, I can't remember it at all, let her come." ”

In the next moment, several mercenaries on Dora's side and even the three members of the adventure group were almost surprised to scream out in disarray, and under the gaze of everyone, Lina underwent a fundamental change. Unlike in the past, in the eyes of the three members of the adventure group, no matter how Lina changed, she was just changing back and forth between the temperament of a young woman, but now Lina, although there is no change in her movements, sitting posture, and expression from the previous moment, and even the subtle position of the corners of her eyebrows and mouth has not changed even a little, but it gives people an inexplicable feeling - it is an old man sitting in front of her.

It has nothing to do with appearance, even if Lina has a beautiful appearance of a twenty-year-old, it has nothing to do with vitality, even if Lina has the youthful vitality of a twenty-year-old, what has changed is only her eyes, the clear and agile eyes are gone, replaced by an old and wise gaze.

"I'm Jane Marple. The voice of the voice also became slow and old, but the tone was exactly the same as that of Lina all day today: "I am old, and I don't want to take up too much time for you young people, so I will briefly summarize the problems I know, hoping to help you." ”

The same tone, the same demeanor, but compared with Lina's imitation before, if Lina shows old-fashioned and serious, then the real Miss Marple shows seriousness about things, persistence in etiquette and rules, and comprehension of life.

"First of all, let's talk about the other person. Miss Marple got up and pulled her chair back a few steps, then sat down again, and even though she sat in the chair with a backrest, her body remained upright and straight, and her movements were as strict as if she were being seen by her subjects: " Judging from his behavior and habits, he values his own identity and prides himself in being a nobleman, and he constantly emphasizes this in his conversations with you through language and etiquette, and perhaps even in his daily life, which is a characteristic characteristic of a person who has received education from an old aristocratic family, which is also consistent with his original identity, the noble legendary mage. ”

"However, he is a person who is wanted by the Mage Guild, and has been wanted for thirty-seven years, it stands to reason that even if he is an old nobleman, when he hides his identity for thirty-seven years, he has long been infected by a depressed life, and he should no longer have such a habit of life. Looking at it now, in fact, he still retains this habit, which can only show that he has not been depressed in the past thirty-seven years, and even maintains a life similar to his original status, which will lead to the current situation. ”

"So let's analyze what circumstances would cause him to still have that kind of life when he is wanted. At first, I thought he might be supported by some wealthy noble family, but I quickly ruled it out. The mages who are supported by the family are all hidden behind the scenes, and this habit of his can only be maintained by standing in front of the stage for a long time, so this will not be the reason. ”

Then I thought of another reason, could he have abandoned his identity as a mage and disguised himself as a simple nobleman? But this is also impossible, because only a mage can cover his face with a hood all day without suspicion, if he is just a simple nobleman, it is impossible to escape from the world, there will always be a day when he will be seen by others, and the actual situation is that no one has ever seen him, so I also ruled out this reason. ”

"However, in the end, I went back and revisited the second reason that I had ruled out, and found a problem. In fact, he could have done it all by still maintaining his identity as a mage, while at the same time disguising himself as a simple nobleman. Before, I thought it was impossible, because it was too obvious, no matter what country it is, a high-level mage is also a big noble, and it will always attract the attention of the mage guild and the mercenary guild adventurer's guild that issued the wanted warrant, after all, even after thirty-seven years, these three guilds have not given up on wanting and tracking him. But then it occurred to me that there was only one place where a high-ranking mage would become a nobleman and not arouse the suspicion of these three guilds. ”

"Bout?" asked Pennis tentatively, "Bout of the Mage Country?"

"Not bad. Miss Marple replied in the affirmative: "A drop of water is safest when it is hidden in the sea." So in the same way, where is the safest place for a noble high-level mage to hide?Only the country of mages who are hidden in all the lords and nobles are mages is the safest, so now it is almost certain that the other party's roots are in Bute, which is the best direction to track. ”

After talking about this person's foundation, let's think about where he came from this time. Miss Marple stood up, walked back to the table, looked at the table, and smiled with a hint of elegance and arrogance: "If he hadn't left these things in this way to mock and provoke you, he wouldn't have left so many clues for people to follow." First of all, the tableware, everyone takes a closer look at all the tableware on the table, each tableware is very exquisite in workmanship, and it is also very valuable, and the style of these tableware is also very close. There is a problem here, although these cutlery look very much like the same set, in reality it is not at all, and even they are produced in different places. For example, Mr. Pannis, you should know where the cutlery you use comes from. ”

"It is supposed to be produced in Ferrerogard, the westernmost city of the Neville Federation, and the pattern on it is directly pressed by the stamping method peculiar there. Pannis replied.

"That's it. Miss Marple turned to Catherine again: "Miss Catherine, your cutlery. ”

"The specialty of the elf city of Baudouin, the pattern is carved by the elven seal. Catherine didn't even look at the plate on the table.

"Yes, that's it, the plates on the table are at least four or five different regions that are quite far away. Miss Marple said: "Most of the nobles themselves can't tell the difference between these things, unless he is a very expert in the forensics, and it is normal to mistake them for one set and use them incorrectly." ”

"I think I probably understand your train of thought. Pannis's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and he said in thought: "He was summoned temporarily, and he didn't know that he would meet us before he came, so he must have purchased these things temporarily, and he must be familiar with this place, so he thought of going there to buy them in the first place." In other words, as long as this place can be found, it is possible to trace him. So the question is, where is this place?"