Chapter One Hundred and One
"It turns out that Xiao Xiyu already knows about it......" Surprisingly, when Lei told Mrs. Teague Zesheng's information, she not only did not be surprised, but sighed melancholy, "This kid is really ...... It's so clever!"
"Ah, Mrs. Teague, you already know?" said Ray, taken aback. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"Of course, my husband died at sea for some reason, and I, as a wife, should of course investigate it carefully. Mrs. Teague said calmly, "I was sure from the beginning that this was not an accident, but a conspiracy, and then, on the principle of 'whoever gets the benefit, the suspicion is greater,' I first began the investigation from the Church of the Honourable Ladies, and soon found the clues." β
She smiled slightly: "Although I have been retired for many years, I used to be a senior adventurer after all." When I traveled north and south as a ranger, I was still a little famous. The efficiency of my investigation is much higher than that fledgling guy in Xiaoxiyu. β
Ray suddenly realized and couldn't help but smile.
All along, he subconsciously ignored Mrs. Teague's strength, but he never thought that if she was just an ordinary woman, how could she talk and laugh with a group of adventurers with extraordinary strength?
"Why didn't you say it all this time when you already knew?" he asked, a little confused.
"Who shall I tell you?" said Mrs. Teague with a sad sigh, "the children are too weak to know that such a thing would be of no good to them. The old friends I knew either died in the sea with Parn, or threw themselves on the side of the Church of the Noble Ladies. I can only keep this secret in my heart, and when the children grow up, I will settle them somewhere else, and then find someone to investigate. β
"But you should at least tell me!" said Ray, "and since this is the kind of thing that has happened to me, I must not turn a blind eye! And I am not badβeven if I can't, my companions." If you really can't do it, you can still find our lord to come forward......"
"You're a true knight, but I don't want to put others in danger for my own business. β
Ray couldn't help but smile: "Lady Teague, since you admit that I am a knight, then you should know that for a knight, whether or not to take care of a matter is not decided by whether the person concerned is entrusted or not, but whether he thinks that this matter should be managed. β
He stood up with a solemn expression: "As a knight, I cannot turn a blind eye to the evil conspiracy that is happening in front of me! I swear by my honor that I will do my best to expose the possible conspiracy!
Speaking of which, Mrs. Teague has nothing to say.
A knight swears by honor, and it is not to be refused. If she still insisted on refusing Ray's help, it would be an insult to his honor.
Now that a consensus has been reached on the most critical issues, the follow-up is much simpler.
Mrs. Teague told Ray what she had heard, and compared to Zesheng, the information she had gathered was much more detailed, especially some key things, which made Ray shine.
For example, she found someone who was in contact with the merchant who had set out the voyage.
The man's name was Sheehan Riley, the son of the Lord of Garth, and he had been in charge of the business affairs of Garth City. At the beginning, in order to open up trade routes, he sailed to the Mystic Tower Federation, and happened to meet the merchant who went to Baita Port to do business, and the two sides got on the line.
If there is any conspiracy behind this, this Sheehan Riley should not be able to escape it. Maybe he was the partner of the priest.
Ray nodded slightly: "This information is too important! Now I finally have a breakthrough! I will wait a moment with Steele and set off to talk to this Sheen Riley." β
"He's not here. Now he's either in Gars City or in Port Yunta. β
"Yunta Port, didn't they catch up at Baita Port?"
"Baita Port is the most important port in our Federation, and it is a mixed group of people and organizations. In order to ensure their interests and safety, they certainly would not choose this port as a transit point for trade routes. Mrs. Teague smiled and said, "Although Yunta Harbor is not large, it is enough for a merchant fleet. What's more, the ruler of Cloud Tower Harbor is only a high-level mage, and even if something goes wrong, it's much easier to deal with than a legendary mage - at the very least, his appetite is definitely much smaller. β
Ray nodded slightly, indicating that he had understood, and asked if there was anything else to pay attention to.
"There is only one thing left. Mrs. Teague smiled and said, "Our whole family will be with you." β
"What?!" Ray was taken aback, "How can this work! I can trust your strength, Miss Liv can be considered more or less combative, how can Konice participate in such a risky thing!"
"You have taken the risk of investigating the conspiracy and investigating the cause of my husband's death. I can't just sit at home and watch you go on adventures, so I'm going to go along. Mrs. Tigue said calmly, "I'm gone, and with the strength of Liv and Ness, it's not enough to protect myself." Leaving them here would be a waste of time for the enemy to be held hostage or even killed, so I had to take them with me. β
β...... You don't have to come along, please trust your strength. β
"It has nothing to do with your strength, just as you, as a knight, have your principles and honors, and I, as Parn's wife, have my principles and honors. Mrs. Teague was unmoved, and although her tone was calm, it was as clear as if it were categorical, leaving no room for discussion, "If you feel that we are a burden, we can follow from a distance, and we will not cause you trouble." But with all due respect, I think it's actually the safest thing to do if we act together. β
Ray frowned and looked at Steele, who had been listening quietly, hoping for her support.
Instead, Steele supported Mrs. Teague: "Mrs. Teague is right, and I agree with her. We act together and are the safest and most reliable. β
Unexpectedly, Steele said the same, so he had to ask Sui Xiong for instructions.
"Is there anything wrong with this?" Sui Xiong asked suspiciously, "Isn't it natural for a wife to want to avenge her husband and find out the cause of her husband's death? As for little Niss, do you want to leave her alone at home?"
"But...... It's too dangerous!Maybe a fierce battle will break out!" Ray was almost mad, "Why didn't you think about danger at all!
Sui Xiong finally understood what he meant, and couldn't help but scold: "Damn! You kid has eyes on the top of his head? Look down on my eldest brother, don't you? Even if you can't handle it, don't you still have me! No matter how fierce the battle is, can I still not even protect a little girl?"
Ray was scolded by him and laughed wryly.
So the matter was settled, and Mrs. Teague was a resolute person, and immediately took Ness with her to pack her belongings, and put away almost everything of value or memorabilia in the house. When Liv and a few friends paid off their debts and came back with a smile, they couldn't help but be stunned to see that the house looked empty and about to move.
"This ...... What's going on?" she asked, sneeringly, "are we moving?"
"It's not a move, we're going to Cloud Tower City. "At this point, Mrs. Teague certainly has no need to keep it a secret," said Palne, whose death was doubtful, and Mr. Ray granted our request, and he and Miss Steele would accompany us to the Port of the Cloud Tower, to find out who might know, and to find out the truth about the shipwreck. β
Liv stared blankly at her mother, who had changed into leather armor, carrying a longbow, a quiver, and a rapier, and Ness, who had also changed into a small leather armor and was running around with a small toy-like shield with a smile, and couldn't help but wonder what kind of trouble was going on! She never knew that her mother was still a ranger! And her sister's leather armor, could it have been prepared a long time ago!
β...... Wasn't the fleet attacked by the 'Dark Tide' Tomsar?" she asked.
"There's something strange about it, there's something suspicious. Mrs. Teague said, "If there is a suspicion, I will pursue it!"
Liv furrowed her eyebrows, and after a while, she nodded and said firmly, "Okay, then without further ado, let's go!"
Sui Xiong couldn't help but give a thumbs up in his heart, and whispered to Lei: "This little girl is also very decisive, her tutor is good!"
"Well, I'm always a little worried. Ray smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know why, I always have some ominous premonitions." β
"Hello, you're a knight, when did you change your career to become a god, and you still have an 'ominous premonition'...... Big brother, I don't have any ominous premonitions, where did you get your bullshit premonitions!"
Ray smiled dumbly, self-deprecatingly, and suppressed the uneasiness in his heart.
As Your Majesty said, what danger can there be with Him all the way? If the protection of a god is not safe enough, then nothing in the world is safe, and no place is safe.
"I guess it's really ...... I think too much."
"Of course!" Sui Xiong snorted coldly, but couldn't help but quietly cast a divination spell.
Unfortunately, because of the conspiracy involved, the divination spell was interfered with, and it was impossible to determine the culprit of the trip.
"Spells don't work, it's really inconvenient!" he couldn't help muttering to himself, "Alas! When I didn't know divination, I lived a miserable life, and I never felt anything inconvenient. Now I know how to divination, and when I can't do divination when I encounter a big event, I feel a little uneasy......"
He couldn't help but think of the divination he made before he set off, when he divined "whether the trip went well", and the result he got was "smooth and unexpected".
As things stand, Ray and Steele were indeed a "windfall", but the original goal of the trip failed...... So, what does it mean to be "smooth" in the first place?
Alas, not only mortals can't do it well, but also gods can't do it well!