Sylvia sensed that Leo had some changes in his personality when he came back from 9 Golden Oak Street, although this change was a little different from the Leo in her inner memory, but she did not resent this change, but deep down she liked this change, and that trace of affection also took root under the influence of this emotion.

Sylvia knew that enough was enough, and before Leo's embarrassed expression changed, she stopped laughing, and then returned to the point, "I do want you to stay for a while, and this is exactly what you have planned." With that, she thought about it again, and then continued: "If you don't have anything else to do during this time, I have some trouble I want to ask you about. ”

"If it's not a nuisance, I can help. Leo quickly calmed down his embarrassment and looked back at Sylvia and said.

Leo's response made Sylvia stunned for a moment, and then she looked Leo up and down again, and then said with a little meaning: "After you came back there, there have indeed been some changes, if it was a few years ago, you would definitely ask me what was the matter first, and then negotiate the price with me according to the principle of equivalent exchange, and definitely not ask nothing like now, and then agree." ”

Leo could also feel the subtle changes in his personality, and he was not disgusted by this, so he said disapprerovingly: "I just think that the previous way of doing things was a little too utilitarian, and now I want to change the way of doing things, if you are not used to it, I can change it back." ”

"No, that's good!" Sylvia quickly shook her head and continued, "Although your way of doing things has changed, I will still pay you what you should pay." ”

"Whatever you want!" Leo replied flatly.

Sylvia stood up and walked out, and after a while, she returned to the room, but there was an extra folder in her hand, and this time she didn't close the door again, she directly put the folder in front of Leo, and said: "I have several things to do now, but the underground base here needs to be evacuated, so there is no time to deal with it, you see which thing you are interested in, just help me deal with it by the way." ”

Leo took the folder, looked through it, and soon saw a document with some familiar content, which he picked out and looked through carefully.

On the side, Sylvia saw the document picked out by Leo, and also showed a look of concern, there are four task documents in this folder, the difficulty of these four task documents is high and low, and the document picked out by Leo is the most difficult of the four tasks, the two teams of investigators she sent are missing, if it weren't for Leo appearing this time, she might go to investigate this matter in person.

The document was not very much, and Leo quickly read it, then he closed it, placed it on the table, and said, "This task is not necessary, because I know what is going on?"

"Huh?" Sylvia, who was about to explain the details of this mission to Leo, couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, and looked at Leo with a puzzled expression.

Leo explained, "The children of the swamp were the work of the sons of the swamp and a group of clansmen. ”

Later, Leo recounted what he had experienced in the village the previous day, and Sylvia was amazed to hear it.

The mission that Leo picked out was the sacrificial ritual that Leo had experienced yesterday, and the reason for this mission was that one of the most important military supply merchants in the United Kingdom of France had disappeared on the outskirts of the Dibia Mountains while retreating from the city of Miria.

The United Kingdom of France has investigated the approximate extent of the place of disappearance. Because the merchant had a very important piece of information, the United Kingdom had to send men to investigate the matter in the face of the urgency of the war on the front line.

However, two successive investigations resulted in the disappearance of investigators and the return of only one investigator to a secret United Kingdom stronghold in the Divia Mountains.

However, the investigator was not only seriously injured, but also delirious, and could only repeat some crazy words, which were mixed with words like monsters, fog, etc., until the investigator died of his injuries, and did not come to his senses.

Because the French Empire had completely blockaded the Dibia Mountains, the United Kingdom on the other side of the mountains could not send a new investigation team, so the matter could only be handed over to Sylvia, who was monitoring the excavation site, through special channels.

Sylvia herself had her own task at hand, so she didn't take this task assigned from above to heart, but simply asked her subordinates to investigate some surrounding situations, and did not actually send people to the area to investigate.

If Leo hadn't shown up, Sylvia might not have thought about completing the investigation, because she instinctively felt that things were not as simple as they seemed, and she thought of another piece of intelligence from the investigation materials.

After listening to Leo's description of what happened yesterday, Sylvia frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and confirmed, "Are you really sure that those Imperial patrol soldiers have been sacrificed to the children of the swamp by the villagers of that village?"

"For sure. Leo nodded very firmly, and then asked, "Why do you think those villagers won't attack the soldiers of the Empire?"

"Because of the fog created by the children of the swamp. Sylvia spoke, stood up again, took in a piece of intelligence information from outside, put it in front of Leo and spread it out, then pointed to a text on the data, and said, "Look at this." ”

Leo followed Sylvia's finger as he read the redacted piece of information, and soon his eyes fell on time and what had happened, and he understood why Sylvia had spoken the way he did.

I saw that this text was prominently marked with a time, which was only one day different from the time when the dense fog first appeared in the far forest area where the village was located in the mission information that Leo just felt, and the thing recorded in this text was that the Emperor of the French Empire walked out of the Black Forest alone and alive after leading a team of royal guards into the Black Forest three days ago.

"Do you suspect there is a connection between the two?" asked Leo.

"Not a suspicion, I'm sure there is a connection between the two things. Sylvia said this, found several documents in the intelligence folder, showed Leo the time of the price on the documents one by one, and said: "After Louis left the Black Forest, mysterious events of varying degrees occurred in three continents and countries in the world, and there has never been a situation like this happening in the whole world at the same time. ”

Almost everyone who has some knowledge of the occult knows very well that the Black Forest is a sanctuary for all kinds of mythical creatures in the world of Veron, and no one knows where such things live, and some people even believe that there are gods who have disappeared in the world of Velon.

Therefore, once something mysterious happens in the whole world that cannot be analyzed by common sense, then investigators who know the inside story will definitely think of the Black Forest, and the time when the Emperor of the French Empire left the Black Forest this time is so coincidental that it is difficult not to suspect it.

Leo closed the document in his hand and asked, "Do you know what the Emperor of the French Empire did in the Black Forest?"

"The specific matter is not clear, but just a month later, a large number of special departments were added to the army of the French Empire, and the people in these departments were all dependents without exception. Sylvia said with a solemn expression: "Half a year later, an army of 50,000 people from the French Empire crossed the Black Forest during the dense fog of the Black Forest and attacked the West Francis region, which eventually directly caused the United Kingdom to lose all the towns and towns north of the Dibia Mountains such as Miria City, and could only retreat to the area south of the Dibia Mountains. ”

As she spoke, Sylvia paused, organized her thoughts, and continued: "However, after listening to your experience last night, I have some doubts about this matter, after all, the Solan Empire is very eager for those dependents and ancient myths, but it will not send its own soldiers out to sacrifice to people......"

"Not necessarily. Leo rejects Sylvia's view, saying: "For those who have rights, as long as the benefits are sufficient, even a small sacrifice is worth it, especially if the people who sacrifice are not them." At this point, he looked at Sylvia again and said, "It seems that you are not a qualified person yet." ”

Sylvia didn't refute Leo's statement, but her face showed a little sigh and confusion, and it seemed that Leo's words reminded her of something not very good, and shook her confidence and thoughts.

It's just that Sylvia's heart is very strong, just in a trance, she returned to her original state, did not stay on the topic of the behavior of the power, transferred back to the task, and said: "This task is preliminarily completed, and the follow-up needs to be monitored, see the movements of the Empire, and the reward for this task ......"

"I don't need money and those things. Leo interrupted Sylvia, then took out the king and queen and put them on the table, and said, "These two weapons have received some damage, although they will not affect their use for the time being, but if they are left alone, the damage will expand, and eventually destroy these two weapons, so I hope that the reward from this mission can be used to repair these two weapons." ”

Sylvia picked up the king and queen on the table, felt the unusual structure and weight of the two weapons, and asked about the details of the use of these two weapons, and then looked at Leo with some surprise, and said, "You should know Master Valjean, right?"

Leo nodded and said, "If you're talking about Valjean of Cage City, I do know that these two weapons were also obtained from him. If I'm guessing correctly, Valjean should already be in your position in the United Kingdom. ”

"He is the director of the National Institute of Mechanical Research. Sylvia said as she pulled out a beautiful revolver from her waist and placed it in front of Leo, saying, "He made this weapon himself." ”

Leo took the weapon and looked at it, and found that the shape of the weapon was somewhat similar to that of the queen, and the pattern on the body of the gun resembled the root of Turing, which was also the same as the queen, and it could almost be said that it was made in complete imitation of the queen.

Leo tried to ask, "What is the function of this weapon......"

"Like the queen in your hand. Sylvia took the weapon from Leo's hand, opened the magazine, and withdrew a bullet that was slightly smaller than the ordinary special bullet from inside, and said: "It's just that the special bullet can't use the kind of special bullet commonly used in the army, it can only be made separately, and the power should be much smaller than your weapon." ”

Leo picked up the bullet and looked at it, then put it back on the table, and said, "Since he can now imitate the queen, it shouldn't be a problem to repair these two weapons." ”

"I don't think it's a problem. Sylvia brought the king and queen to her and promised Leo, "I will personally hand over these two weapons to Master Valjean and ask him to repair them as soon as possible." She put her pistol, along with some special bullets, in front of Leo and said, "You can use mine before the weapon is repaired!"

After speaking, her cheeks inexplicably showed a hint of rosy, and at the same time turned her head to the side, as if she wanted to hide the inexplicable emotions that even she didn't know.

"Don't you need it?" asked Leo.

"After I got this weapon, I rarely used it, I used to use this old fellow. Sylvia casually patted the mechanical crossbow hanging from her waist and said.

"In that case, thank you. Although Leo would not have much impact on his combat power even if he did not have a king and queen now, he did not refuse Sylvia's kindness, but reached out and took Sylvia's weapon and bullets, and played with them for a while, and asked, "Does this weapon have a name?"

"No, I'm not in the habit of naming my weapons. Sylvia shook her head and said, "But you can call it princess, that's what I just thought." ”

Leo looked at Sylvia's rosy cheeks, which had not yet completely subsided, and without saying anything, he put the princess in his holster and pocketed the special bullet as well.

Seeing that Leo did not refuse his kindness, Sylvia also had a smile on her face, and the atmosphere in the room became a little strange for a while.

"I'll help you complete this task!" Leo didn't get used to the current atmosphere in the room, so he casually picked up another task, handed it to Sylvia, and said as if changing the subject.

Sylvia took the folder, glanced at it, and said: "This mission needs to return to Miria City, but now Miria City is under martial law, and you need identification to enter, you take a break tonight, I will have someone to help you make a fake identity overnight, and after dawn tomorrow, you will set off again." ”

Leo nodded in agreement with Sylvia's proposal, and then Sylvia arranged a place for Leo to rest, and specially asked his subordinates to measure Leo's figure, preparing to make a set of fitting clothes for Leo overnight.