After experiencing an initial period of anger and fear, the surviving High Priest of Ludern quickly calmed down. As a qualified businessman, indomitable courage is an indispensable good quality. Although the temple had been burned to the ground, there were still more than five hundred catties of melted gold hidden under this ruin, which may not be worth mentioning for the entire temple, but now, as the only remaining high-ranking clergyman, no one was qualified to share this wealth with him.

After figuring out this truth, the spirit of the Great Priest immediately recovered a lot, and his mind gradually cleared up. He realized that he shouldn't beg the lord to track down the murderer, and he couldn't afford to provoke a murderous pervert who had the ability to wash the entire temple in blood and then burn it to the ground without any scruples. If you provoke others and kill a horse pistol, won't you have to be favored by the Lord yourself?

The high priest wiped a handful of tears, ran to Antonio with a bitter face, and played tricks for a long time, and finally got the lord to withdraw the wanted warrant for the arsonist and investigate secretly. Instead, he held a charity auction in the name of the temple of Ludern, calling on the city's wealthy merchants and nobles to contribute to the reconstruction of the temple.

This proposal was immediately strongly supported by the dignitaries, and the war had been won, but there were no celebratory ceremonies and banquets for everyone to express their passions, which was a bit too boring. Antonio struggles with the fire and the plague and doesn't have the heart to celebrate, but Istalon needs some joy to soothe the grief of the war dead.

Upon hearing the news, the bored minister Count Snecker immediately expressed great interest and strongly demanded that he organize the event himself. In his words, the life of the Istaren nobility was heartbreaking compared to the prosperous royal capital of the south, and as the king's minister, he felt compelled to bring the true way of life of the upper class to this northern frontier.

Under the orders of the minister, his men began a frenzied purchase throughout the entire process. The incense wood in the hands of the old merchant Jupiter was originally unsalable due to the war, but this time it was all bought by the procurement envoys of the minister. The eminent envoy did not bother to reduce the price at all, and left an invitation to the auction after buying something, which made Jupiter's old face smile like a chrysanthemum.

"What's so nice about an invitation? According to what the lord said, you have to spend the money to go to that auction. ”

"You don't understand, this is the way to do things for a real decent person. Why don't you think he bargained? The money was supposed to be taken back at auction, but in doing so, everybody had a decent idea. What Lord Chincha wants is a good reputation, the temple priesthood wants to restore popularity, and what we merchants need is to take this opportunity to make contacts, so why not take what you need? Money is not a problem at this time. ”

"If there is such a good thing, why don't you think the master of Isttalon is involved?"

"What do you mean? Do you know what's going on?" Jupiter's face changed when he heard this. Now El is nominally a personal disciple of the great alchemist Stephen, and in terms of identity, he is no different from Lorana. Although he wears the uniform of the academy, he is not actually an academy, but a member of the military with a military position, and even if he is promoted to a squad leader based on military merits alone, it is more than enough...... All in all, El can be said to have mixed up with the identity of a superior person, but the background is more complicated and difficult to publicize.

Being in this gray position, he can naturally have access to a lot of high-level information, and with his keen analytical and judgment ability, it is easy to get the most accurate information from the clues.

The old merchant didn't know much about these details, but he knew that El was more knowledgeable in this area than his own academic daughter, and he got the news a day earlier about this auction. Of course, this is also the relationship that he himself does not want Lolana to delay her studies. As for Lorana's current situation, El did not tell the truth, lest he worry in vain.

"The temple of Ludern was burned because it contained filth and filth. Those cursed cultists who spread the plague have infiltrated Isttalon, and the seven bloody cases that have occurred in the past two days are actually someone secretly removing their lurking minions. But this is only a palliative solution, and the plague will soon come. Where do you think your lord still has the heart to participate in any charity auction?"

The old businessman's hands trembled, the teacup fell to the ground and shattered, and the old face, which was originally flushed with good news, suddenly faded in blood, and he only felt that his brain was buzzing, and his eyes were dark.

"You said there would be a plague? Where did the plague come from, and why didn't I know any news? Hasn't there been a lot of people coming from the north?"

"If you go out now and shout anything about the plague, you'll die in your own bed tonight. El grinned and made a throat-slitting motion at Jupiter.

"The military is controlling rumors of the plague and avoiding affecting morale. At night, the surveillance forces were all over the city, and the heads they secretly dealt with were no less than the fire in the temple. ”

"What then? What should I do? No one can run away when the plague comes! No, you call Lolana back quickly, and we will pack up our things immediately!"

The old merchant has traveled north and south for decades, and naturally knows how terrible the plague is. When I heard about the disaster of the northern counties before, I just sighed a few words and didn't take it to heart, after all, the distance is far away, and there is a mountain range in the middle, so there is no need to worry. But now that Istaron has also found traces of the plague, where can I still rest easy.

The rate at which the plague spreads is alarming, and there is a period of hidden incubation, often when the signs are detected. Now that I've got the inside news, why don't you run now?

"You just need to know about this yourself, don't act rashly, and be careful to attract the attention of the monitoring forces. El shook his head and motioned for him to be calm: "I'll be in charge of the eldest lady's side, you can buy some grain during this time and hire a little more reliable manpower." Anyway, now that I have this money, I can just use it. Let's get ready to leave. ”

"I know how to do it. The old merchant slowly calmed down in front of El's calm attitude, although he still couldn't believe in his heart that there would really be an outbreak of the plague, but he knew very well that it was just a fluke. A good businessman should never take any chances. What's more, this kind of terrible news can only be believed and prepared for the worst.

"Okay, I'm going to study with Master Stephen, and I'm not coming back tonight. El said, patting the dust off his clothes. In fact, he only went back to the trading house in the morning for the past few days, and stayed in the tower to study the rest of the time.

Walking outside the door, he unsurprisingly saw Tika hiding at the corner of the stairs, and when he saw himself, he grinned and threw himself into his arms. I don't know when, the little maid developed this kind of problem of drilling into her arms, she hugged it tightly and refused to let go, and her body was still rubbing around, which caused Er's false fire to rise.

Perhaps sensing that El had the scent of other women, Tika wanted to follow the example of a puppy and put his own scent on Elle's body, which made El laugh and cry helplessly.

"I'll be back tomorrow, stupid. El pinched Tika's face and rubbed it lightly, then said softly. He didn't tell Tika about the plague either, lest she get cranky.

"You don't come back to sleep every night...... Tika snorted in a complaining tone as he hung around El's neck, "and I'll find another man if I don't come back!"

"Which man do you have a crush on, tell me?" El knew she was just being coquettish, but she couldn't help but be a little annoyed when she heard this, and raised her hand and slapped her ass twice.

"There is a white-bearded old man who said that I am the most beautiful girl, and that when I grow up, there will be countless men who will pursue me, and it is a pity to marry someone early now. Tika said smugly.

"The old man is dazzled. El couldn't help but laugh and knocked on the door of Tika's head: "With your small body, what's the difference if you grow up for a few years?

"Not really!" exclaimed, Tika in exasperation.

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