Marianne. Lady Christie, dressed in a long rose-red dress and with a faint smile on her face, sat beside Karl, radiant under the nourishment of love, and she was the most valuable widow in the city of Highlandsa.

Karl kissed her fair cheek, and Lady Mariana smiled at Karl.

The maid brought a cup of milk tea, placed it on the coffee table in front of Lady Mariana, and put a letter in front of Carl before withdrawing.

Karl reached out and picked up the letterhead on the coffee table, and used a paper-splitting knife to open the envelope, the letterhead inside was stamped with the mimeograph of the guard battalion, Carl opened the letter, read it silently, and then handed the letterhead to the maid behind him, who put the letterhead into a walnut box.

He took a sip of his teacup before he said to Surdak:

"The news from the Thieves' Guild that the crystal key is currently in the hands of the Dark Arts Retreat, I heard that a number of adventure groups and mercenary groups have contacted the Dark Arts Retreat, all of them want to get a piece of the pie, and the Dark Arts Retreat has not given a clear response at present."

Surdak didn't expect that the man who was following the young party that night would be a member of the Dark Arts Order.

"I heard that the crystal key has been hidden in the showroom of Bradbury Manor." Surdak said casually.

"Now there are two theories, one is that the crystal key was summoned back by the mysterious magic array on the wall, which itself is a bit inexplicable, and the other is that the crystal key has been hidden in the cracks of the wall, but no one has found it, which is simply an insult to the intelligence of the rebel group." Lady Mariana said gracefully.

"Wasn't the crystal key broken when it was taken out?" Surdak asked.

Karl spread his hands and said, "It is said that it was restored by a high-level lapidary using the jewelry fusion technique, and this information also flowed from that gem craftsman. ”

Surdak took a breath, he had never heard that the crystal could be repaired if it was broken, but after it was repaired, the image in the magic crystal would probably be gone.

"In this way, the magicians of the Black Magic Hermitage secretly infiltrated the city of Highlandza, and they also came for the Red Dragon Treasure, maybe they have cooperated with the Dark Moon Gate Organization at present, if that is the case, it will be really troublesome, but they only have half a map in their hands, and it is not easy to find the Red Dragon Treasure in the Paglos Mountain." Surdak speculated.

Karl nodded in agreement and said, "The people from the Bednar Guard Battalion and the Intelligence Office will arrive in Highlandsa City this afternoon by magic airship, and I will go with Viscount Emmett to receive these Bena City companions in a while, it is said that this time there are three powerful second-turn powerhouses on the side of Bena City." ”

He paused and said, "This time, the Bednar Magic Guild also sent a team of magicians over, and so many people rushed to Highlandsa City, which shows that this matter is much more serious than imagined. ”

"This time the Magic Guild ......"

Surdak was listening to Karl speak, and suddenly felt a throbbing in his heart, as if someone was going to pull him into a meditative state, and then as if someone was calling him in his heart, he immediately reacted, it was Aphrodite's call.

The Pact of Equality created a sort of telepathy between him and Aphrodite, and now it was Aphrodite calling him.

Perhaps something had happened in the village of Wall, and he sat up straight at once, and immediately said to Karl:

"Well, it's not too early, and you still have to prepare to receive your comrades from Bena City, so I'll leave first."

Karl and Lady Mariana looked at each other, it was fine just now, and the topic was not finished......

Turning his head to look at the floor clock in the living room, Karl said to Surdak: "There is still plenty of time, Mariana has prepared a good lunch for you, and I would like to ask you if this trip to Constantinople went well!" ”

Surdak touched his nose and thought to himself: it seems a bit rude to leave like this.

"Everything went very well, with a letter of recommendation from Madame Mariana, and the people there were very cooperative, and the first sulfur mines were already on their way to Constantinople." With that, Surdak nodded to Lady Mariana in thanks.

Lady Mariana smiled slightly, her expression very indifferent.

"Well, I'll go to the bathroom first......"

Surdak rubbed his hands together in embarrassment and said.

Carl looked abrupt and beckoned to the maid beside him with a smile on his face.

A maid hurriedly walked over.

Karl instructed her, "Take Baron Surdak to the bathroom......"

The maid led the way, Surdak followed, walked out of the ornate parlor, through a straight inner corridor, on the other side of the staircase, the maid pushed open the door of the washroom, and was just about to lead Surdak in, Surdak rushed into the washroom, and blocked the door and said to the maid, "I'll come by myself." ”

The maid gave Surdak a puzzled look, and then stood outside the door of the bathroom.

Surdak walked into the washroom, which was much larger than expected, including the bathroom, changing room, and toilet.

The bathroom and toilet were completely separate, and Surdak stepped into one of the bathrooms and answered Aphrodite's call......

Through the Void Rift, Surdak returned to the Vigilante.

Aphrodi still looked like she couldn't wake up, and the summoning circle in the room hadn't disappeared yet.

Surdak rushed to the window, looked around the village of Wall, and saw that there was nothing unusual in the village, so he asked Andrew, who was on the side, "What happened?" ”

Andrew sat on a chair in the corner of the wall, wrapped his hand in bandages, and said to Surdak, "Captain, someone has found a group of suspicious magicians in the Wasteland, and we suspect members of the Darkmoon Gate Order, so we are in a hurry to call you back." ”

Surdak took out a parchment map from his bosom, spread it on the table, and asked Andrew, "Where?" ”

Andrew looked at the map for a moment, pointed to the edge of the map near Mount Paglos and said, "Here, a group of hunters who have gone into the mountains to hunt have found this group of mages who have walked out of the barren land and into the depths of Mount Paglos. They were moving slowly, probably looking for a place, and the group of hunters were following behind, and the hunter who delivered the letter was still waiting downstairs. ”

"I'll be back tonight and all the players are ready to go." Surdak thought for a moment, and then said to Andrew, "Wait, and immediately send someone to deliver a message to the Hylantha Guard Battalion and the Magic Guild Law Enforcement Regiment, saying that we have discovered the whereabouts of the Darkmoon Gate organization. ”

"Yes, Captain." Andrew readily agreed.

……

Surdak had a sumptuous lunch at Karl's apartment before leaving with Carl.

The two parted at the door, Surdak prepared to ride directly back to the village of Wall, while Karl went to Viscount Emmett's estate, and after meeting Viscount Emmett, he went to the airport dock to receive those who had arrived from Bena City.

A caravan laden with the acorn stuck at the gates.

Surdak came to the city gate, and the gate guards recognized Surdak and hurriedly asked the caravan carriage to pull aside, asking Surdak to pass first, so that he could feel for the first time how convenient it was for the nobles to have privileges.

Rushing all the way, Surdak rushed back to the village of Wall in the evening.

Andrew, Samira, and Gulitham had already prepared for their departure and were waiting in the courtyard of the police office.

A hunter in a leather robe with a hunting bow and spear on his back was also standing in it, his dark face had a few deep wrinkles, his eyes looked a little obscene when he smiled, his hands were covered with calluses, and when he saw Surdak riding into the courtyard, he quickly hid back.

Surdak jumped off his horse and glanced at the hunter, suddenly feeling that he was familiar.

Under Surdak's gaze, the hunter straightened his waist somewhat unnaturally, and in an instant his body was a lot taller, almost as tall as Andrew, but his body was slightly emaciated.

"Have I seen you?" Surdak asked the hunter.

"Militia Battalion Carol reports to Lord Baron Surdak!" The hunter immediately puffed out his chest and said loudly.

Hearing the hunter say this, Surdak remembered that there was indeed such a person in the militia battalion roster, Surdak clearly remembered that when he first came to Wall Village, he was hunched over and holding an immobile arm, and Surdak remembered him the most about the injured arm.

"Well, I remember you had a wound on your right arm...... Surdak said.

Carol hurriedly pulled up his sleeves, a scar like a red giant earthworm appeared on his right arm, looking hideous and terrifying, he grinned bitterly, and explained: "Lord Baron, the injury on the arm was injured during the spring hunt this year, when our team met an earth storm bear who had just woken up in the Paglos Mountain, this life was almost lost in the mountain forest, it was not that everyone couldn't eat enough to make trouble, you recruited militia, I couldn't do anything at the time, I heard that you don't mind being disabled, so I came to you to sign up, I have been receiving food from you for more than three months, and recuperating at home by the way, and now I am almost well, otherwise I would not have been able to go into the mountains again with the people to hunt, and a group of us have met a group of magicians on the edge of Mount Pagros, and the others are watching them in the woods over there, and I have come to deliver a letter to you. ”

"How many adventure parties are there on the other side of Paglos Mountain?" Surdak asked.

"There are many, that area is actually much larger than expected, stretching for hundreds of miles to the north is Mount Paglos, there are high-level demonic beasts entrenched in the mountain, and many of them are cunning and dangerous beasts that have fought countless battles with the powerful of the empire, ordinary adventure groups don't dare to mess with them at all, these adventure groups can only wander around the edge of the area, and they will not rush into ......," Carol explained to Surdak.

"How many of them are there in that group of magicians you saw?" Surdak asked again.

Carol replied, "The team of more than a dozen people, most of them ride magic handles, and there are some strange guys who completely wrap themselves in sackcloth, they fly high into the air from time to time to determine their direction, and their purpose is very clear, but they are not very familiar with the mountain forest, so they do not walk very fast." ”