"However, since it has been seen through, it should be useless. Eva did not continue to listen to the conversation between Catherine and Nicholas, but lowered her head and thought for a while, and once again lay in Pannis's ear and muttered: "I don't see Catherine like she didn't see it, so won't that prince waste his efforts?"

"How so?" said Pannis, with a strange smile, "if the listener does not see Nicholas's purpose, his efforts are in vain." It is useless to be seen through by others, and conspiracy can never be exposed to the sun. However, the aristocracy has to live in the sun, so they don't need to conspire, they use the means that you can see everything, but they will still do what they envisioned. Just like this time, Catherine couldn't have seen his thoughts, but even so, she still had to accept his favor, so they weren't in a hurry at all. You see that Legendary-level bodyguard, obviously eavesdropping on our conversation, and can hear us every word, but he doesn't look worried at all, just because he knows it very well in his heart. ”

"Bang", Pannis whispered taunts to Nicholas' embarrassed-looking teacher-bodyguard as he leaned into Eva's ear, when he suddenly suffered a blow to the head, and a thick hardcover book slapped directly on his head, interrupting the strange smile on his face. Lina crossed her arms on her hips and slowly withdrew the weapon of mass destruction, twisting her head and pretending that nothing had been done.

"Why hit me. Pannis covered his head, his eyes full of tearful anger [glaring at Lina, and said plaintly, "I didn't do anything." ”

"Hmph. Lina, or Isabella, snorted coldly, raised her head and said: "Lina asked me to fight, it has nothing to do with me, she is so happy to see you chatting, so she wants to be happy too." There is no way, you can sacrifice it. ”

"Why does she want to be happy, I have to sacrifice. Pannis said innocently: "I'm not a dummy for sword practice, I'm there to make people happy." ”

"Sluggish stupid. Vivien completely ignored Pennis's sad gaze and moved her chair to close the distance between her and Pennis, as if she was afraid of being pulled down by her IQ: "In some ways. You're hopeless. ”

"Have you had enough of it? Obviously, the quarrel between several people had affected the conversation on Catherine's side, and Catherine glared at several people and said, "Now that we're talking about serious things, you guys shut up for me." ”

So the world fell silent, and only Nicholas's voice continued: "That's the basic situation, in the end four villages were destroyed, and the death toll was eight hundred and forty-six, including one hundred and two minors. Of course, it is no longer possible to see whether it is a minor at the scene, and it can only be counted from the population records. ”

"I understand. Catherine looked ladylike and gentle, as if it was not her who had just barked at several of her teammates, and said softly: "I think you should have received information, so far the number of people who have died at the hands of these people is unknown, but at least more than four thousand. Counting those that are not recorded, perhaps that number will be doubled. That's just two years, and the closer the time gets, the more often they move, and if they are allowed to develop, no one can estimate how many more people will be robbed of their time and lives. ”

"You've been tracking this down, do you have any clues?" asked Nicholas, "if it's convenient, could you tell me a little bit about it?" That way, the Empire can help keep an eye out for it later. ”

"Sandy, the legendary mage Sandy. Catherine said: "Their organization is called the Sands of Time, and Sandy is the only known member of it, and as for his information, it should be described in great detail in the wanted information added last year." ”

"Sandy, I know. For more than a year, all parts of the empire have been wary of his appearance. Nicholas said: "However, due to the special nature of the mage, if he wants to hide, I am afraid it will be difficult to find out, even if the local officials find out, in terms of the power of a certain place, he will not be able to fight against a legendary mage." ”

"I understand, but there will always be loopholes after hiding for a long time. Catherine said, "If you pay attention, it's not that you don't have the opportunity to expose his disguise." But what you said is also right, it is best to inform those magistrates, if you find a person, do not alarm the other party casually, and be sure to notify a few guilds as much as possible, otherwise it is likely to cause unnecessary casualties. You must know that the other party is at least a few gold-level mages, and may even be a few legendary-level mages, even if it is the headquarters of several guilds, they need to be treated with caution, so I hope that your magistrates will not take matters into their own hands after discovering the problem in order to invite you for credit. ”

"Don't worry, I will personally tell them that there is merit and reward for discovering the problem, and if I deal with it myself, even if the result is good, not only will I not be rewarded, but I will also suffer severe punishment. Nicholas was well aware of the habits of the nobles of his country, and was familiar with how to control and guide them: "In this way, no one will take any more risks." Has it been confirmed that Sandy was involved in the tragedy, though?"

"It's not confirmed, it's just a possibility. Catherine shook her head and said, "Mr. Moore had been tracking Sandy before, and suddenly lost his whereabouts, and then the tragedy happened within a few days, so it seems that there is a high probability that he was involved." ”

"Okay, then I get it. Nicholas nodded, "This time we will go to the border together, and I will emphasize to the magistrates that when tracking down suspicious persons, pay special attention to Mr. Sandy's." ”

"Thank you, Nicholas. Catherine smiled and said, "This incident happened suddenly, and the preparations were too hasty, and if you didn't help you, I'm afraid it would have taken several times the energy." ”

"No, no, no, intuitively, this is actually the Empire's business, and it is you who have come to help the Empire deal with its problems, and I am the one who should say thank you. Nicholas said: "But you are also very surprising to me, less than four days after the tragedy, you have already arrived here, which shows the sensitivity of the information network of several major guilds, which really makes me envious." ”

"I think you're mistaken. Catherine shook her head and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you think, it's just a coincidence." ”

"Is it a coincidence?" Nicholas was still a young man after all, and the curiosity peculiar to the young man made him look at the timer and said: "It's not too late, if you are not in a hurry to rest, can you tell me about the specific situation?" Of course, this is not an urgent matter, if everyone is tired, rest for the night tonight, and it is not too late to talk about it on the way to the border tomorrow. ”

"Well, it's not complicated, we were visiting Master Fira in the Third Flame City of the Bute Kamigara Collar at the time. Catherine explained, "Actually, the purpose of the visit is to find out about this matter, and there are some questions that need to be asked by Master Fira. As a result, that night, I met two mage lords who were also in the Third Flame City Tavern, and it happened that their territory was adjacent to the Empire, so they received the news relatively early, and later when we were chatting, they told us the news. ”

"That's a coincidence, I thought the Mage Guild's information transmission speed was so fast. Nicholas said, "But the lords of the neighboring territories?

"Oh, that's them. Catherine recalled the two simple and somewhat cute mages, and said with a smile: "Samoel and Jonas, two golden-rank mages, one fat and one thin, have very distinctive images. ”

"No wonder, I said before that there were some problems with trade goods, in fact, it was the territory of the two of them, and we have actually cooperated many times in trade, so we can be regarded as old friends. Nicholas suddenly realized: "But when I arrived here yesterday, I got the news that they had an urgent matter and went to Bute's hinterland to deal with it, leaving only the deputy to negotiate with me, and finally found out that it was just a misunderstanding." Originally, I thought that they would hide in advance and refuse to see me because they found out in advance and were embarrassed to explain to me in person, so they pushed their deputies out, but I didn't expect that they really ran to the Third Flame City. ”

"Haha, in fact, what you said is not necessarily impossible. "It was only now that the conversation between the two men had faded to the smell of negotiation between the nobles, and when Nicholas had wisely put his mind at work, Catherine had reverted to the attitude she had treated him a long time ago when she had been studying at the knight's academy, and the atmosphere was much more harmonious when she talked about inconsequential matters:" Those two lords are two very interesting people, this kind of Jonas Lord is not worldly, although Lord Samoel is a little more sophisticated than him, but he is also a very introverted person, seeing them is like seeing the academic mages in the Holy Capital who are immersed in their own world and hide in the real room all the year round, and there is a very intimate feeling. But if it was the two of them, maybe they could really do something to hide and refuse to see you, after all, when we met, they didn't know how to get along with us, and finally ran away in a panic. ”

"It's true that Jonas is sometimes naïve like a child. Nicholas also smiled on his calm face: "But it is said that they can't do such a thing, Samoel is actually very talkative, and very diplomatic, every time we talk, he comes forward to communicate with us." That lord has seen a lot of big scenes, and he shouldn't be so introverted and shy. ”

"Click" sounded from Pannis's position, and several people looked over at the same time, and found that Pannis had unconsciously broken off the thick table in front of him. However, Pannis didn't seem to notice at all, but squinted his eyes at Nicholas and said, "Wait, Your Royal Highness, can you please repeat what you just said?" (To be continued......)

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