Jerry only knew that the Grey-Haired Rat Priest was from the Stoun clan like himself, but he didn't expect it to be a female rat......

The gray-haired rat priest stood waist-deep in the biting stream, and Jerry stood on the shore like a javelin, like a rat-man version of the story of the princess and the knight in distress.

Washing away the mud and blood from his body, the gray-haired rat priest stepped back to shore.

Jerry lowered his head: "Lord Gray Mouse, we ...... to go back to the nest now"

"No, the nests have been exposed."

"Lord Grey-haired, the Craftsman and Mother Rat are in the Rat's Nest, we must go back and inform them......" Jerry said with a sudden blessing, "or you hide here, I'll go back and warn them." ”

“…… I'm with you. ”

The Grey-Haired Rat Priest walked up to Jerry, and the difference in height made Jerry ripple again.

But the Grey Rat is the true upper echelon of the Clan, and Jerry is not qualified to get too close to it, even if he is the Captain of the Champion Rat.

Putting away the desire in his eyes, Jerry picked up the wet gray-haired rat priest and hurried to the rat's nest.

The cold night wind robbed the weakened gray-haired rat priest of his body heat, but the warmth and strength of his body made it warm again.

The cold exterior of the grey-haired rat priest was rapidly evaporating along with the water stains on his body......

Late at night, they approached the rat's nest.

"We'll stay here for a while." Said the Grey-Haired Rat Priest. "You hurry up and rest, and then I need Captain Jerry to protect me."

Jerry was no longer polite, leaning against the rock, closing his eyes that had not been closed for a few days.

I don't know how long it took, but it suddenly woke up with a tingling sensation.

Irresistible thorns of evil energy swirled around Jerry, and pain came over him like a tidal wave as his breath unduled.

"Gray-haired Mouse-sama, what are you doing......

"You lied to me."

The scarlet pupils on the short, narrow snout of the grey-haired rat priest stared at it coldly, like silky supple gray fur fluttering in the night breeze.

Jerry didn't have time to appreciate it, and said bitterly, "I didn't, Lord Grey-haired Mouse-"

Syllable!

The glow-green whip of evil energy struck Jerry's face, sweeping away only a piece of cilia, but the pain that worked on the soul penetrated deep into the bone marrow.

"You have one last chance."

Jerry gasped, "Lord Grey-haired Mouse...... I'll tell you the truth, it's Annan who traded with me......"

"Annan, you say?"

"Your Excellency knows about him?"

How could the Grey-Haired Rat Priest not know about this impostor who nearly ruined the Stoon Clan's plans in the North?

Had it not been for the subsequent confrontation between Annan and the kingdom of Rikaner, which allowed the Stoon clan to give up their revenge and reap the benefits of the fisherman, Annan would have died in endless revenge or sunk in corruption.

The Grey-Haired Rat Priest mocked, "What do you mean he helped you?" ”

"My lord, Annan's thing is not to help me, it is a deal! Annan needs a lot of rat ears for things, so I'll swap with him and cut the slave rat ears from the nest capital to him, and you will come back in exchange for ......"

Of course, Jerry couldn't have told the truth...... It doesn't care about Annan's stuff, but it doesn't want to bother its sister.

"Annan let me go for some ears?"

"He said rat ears are important......"

The gray-haired rat priest was thoughtful.

The Stoon clan is good at playing with intrigues, hiding in the shadows, bewitching, assassinating, corrupting, and making people sink ...... It keenly smelled that this seemed to be some kind of opportunity......

"Jerry, I promise that your championship captain is still valid." The Grey-Haired Rat Priest dissipates control over Jerry. "Tell me all the details of the deal between Ling and Annan."

……

When Annan rushed back to the Great Wall in the north, everyone, including imperial officials and army commanders, was waiting for him.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"Have you made enough rat ears?"

The Legion Commander's laughter made Annan wonder if he knew something, and nodded with a slight blush: "It should be enough." ”

"Then pour it all out." Said the young official.

Annan came to the open space, first released the 500,000 mouse ears he had hunted with his own hands, then released the hundreds of thousands of mouse ears sent by Williams, and finally took out the magic bag and dumped the mouse ears that Jerry had gotten.

"It's all here......" Annan was a little weak-hearted.

A spell of brilliance fell on the mountain of rat ears, and a moment later Archmage Albek said, "Five and three hundred thousand rat ears." Special Envoy, please go ahead and make announcements. ”

The young official shook his head helplessly and announced, "Second place...... Black Watch, 4.8 million rat ears, 10 mountain potions. ”

Annan breathed a sigh of relief, the commander of the corps was indifferent, but the other forces had different expressions.

They all knew that it was impossible for Annan to kill four million nezumi on the last day, and that Blackwatch would kill more than five million...... But anyway, even the Black Watch himself has no opinion, and they have no reason to puncture the filth of the empire and Annan.

"First place, Liberty City, 5.3 million rat ears, rewarding the heart of magic."

The young officer opened the treasure chest beside him, and a heart of magic with the beauty of gems and crystals floated quietly in the chest. As it slowly rotates, the internal structure rotates like a nebula.

As if it was an illusion, Annan vaguely felt that he was no longer far away from a level 6 warlock.

Finally...... It took a lot of effort, and even made off-the-plate tricks, and finally got the heart of magic.

Annan knew early what the reward for first place would be, and just pressed his joy into a deep breath. The other forces didn't know, and there was a buzz of discussion.

Ten mountain potions are certainly a good thing, the key to the continuation of a family, but the empire is willing to give away the magic heart as a reward......

Then there was even deeper envy and speculation - maybe the empire would ask for the magic heart back afterwards, and then throw a few thousand gold coins to Annan as compensation.

"How do I use it?"

"Put it in your mage tower, and someone will know how to use it."

It's no secret that Freetown has a Rondalcosm Tower that has been under construction, and perhaps the Empire even knows about Lilith.

The ears that had piled up were to be brought back to Montreal and displayed as merit to all citizens of the Empire. Before the young official took him away, Annan also took a picture with the Philosopher's Stone.

This is the "scoop" of the Empire and Liberty City.

After attending the real celebration banquet that followed, Annan couldn't wait to return to the station and open the portal.

"Good news and bad news!"

Olmedo, who had been sitting in the office for a day's official business, raised his head: "You say." ”

"You should pick a message."

"Let's start with the good news."

Annan opened his mouth: "You...... You have to hear the bad news first. ”

Olmedo sighed imperceptibly: "Then what are you asking me for?" Say it......"

"The bad news is that we didn't finish second."

"So the good news is, we're number one?"

Annan felt very defeated, and had already told Editia that she would definitely cooperate with the surprise performance.

(End of chapter)