Chapter 674: Who Is the President?
There is also a nice hostel on another street nearby and it is only a ten minute walk to the headquarters of the Augustan Chamber of Commerce. Xiulin said goodbye to Xibei, as if she was really tired, and turned off the lights early.
The light outside the window still came into the house even if she closed the curtains, and no matter what city she was in, she always fell asleep later than the rest of the city. In Xiulin's eyes, Aode City was already a very well-behaved city, and before midnight, the lights gradually dimmed.
The innkeeper had already locked the door, and Xiulin had flipped out of the hallway window and landed on the eaves of the first floor, which was no problem for her. They'll be considered thieves, right? If they are discovered.
Maybe she'll have to be a thief today. There is not so much time to wait for Xibei's reply, is the amiable elder that Xibei said really the president of the Augustus Chamber of Commerce? Xiulin was very skeptical. The owner of the Augustan Chamber of Commerce should be a very bold man, intelligent and not reckless, with a unique mind. If Xiu Lin guessed correctly, it was the Augustan Chamber of Commerce that left the office with no time to pay attention to the auction site on the New Year's eve in Easte City, then they obviously have a connection with the Magic Crystal House, and it stands to reason that ordinary businessmen are not allowed to meddle in the Magic Crystal business.
In addition, most of the merchants who did business with the Nome and Yu tribes were also members of the Augustan Chamber of Commerce, which seemed to be an important channel for the Augustan Chamber of Commerce to control exchanges with foreign tribes. Thinking about it this way, even if this president is really an old man, he should be the type of old lion. However, even if that person is not the real president, his recent appearance is probably at the behest of the president.
The real president, or rather, the one hiding behind the Augustan Chamber of Commerce, must keep in touch with him, right?
Outside, the moonlight was shining. Despite the lack of street lights, Xiulin still found the "treasure" tavern she had been to tonight without much difficulty. Like the other storefronts on this high street, the doors are locked and all the lights are out. The hustle and bustle was over, and the sleeping tavern looked a bit like a mysterious organization, so Xiulin quickly checked the doors and windows of the tavern. Not at all surprising, the doors and windows were tied from the inside.
She walked into the window of the kitchen at the back and pulled out a black magic pistol from under her skirt, which had the magic of ice. The barrel of the gun was raised, and a blade of ice, thinner than paper, was embedded in the wooden bolt inside, and the wooden bolt broke after a slight expansion. Xiulin opened the window and nimbly burrowed into the house, moving as nimble as a snake.
The kitchen was dark, but the stove or something was recognizable. It was clear that the inn was quite wealthy, and in the kingdom of Aura, very few people had access to a stove with a magic crystal. There are some spices and ingredients, but most of the ingredients should be in the cellar, if so...... Well, it should be over here.
The door to the cellar was unlocked, and Xiulin pushed it open and looked inside. It's like a very ordinary downward staircase. It's so dark that you can't see anything in it. Xiu Lin raised another fire-attribute pistol and walked down step by step by the faint light of the flames, and soon the aroma of wine came to her nose.
She couldn't help but close her eyes and revel for a moment, feeling if there was any smell here that shouldn't be there. Xiulin's perception of the Origin Magic is not bad, although it is not as good as her student Aisha, but it is still no problem to check such a cellar.
No. There was only food and wine in the cellar, and the only device with a magic crystal was used to cool down, and there were no problems in the cellar of the tavern. Was she wrong? This tavern wasn't some secret base, just a bustling tavern that belonged to the Augustan Chamber of Commerce.
Xiulin returned to the kitchen. The fire was extinguished, and until now the tavern was very quiet, and neither the owner nor the guests of the tavern woke up. She walked around the other kitchen door and looked around the wine cabinet and counter outside, still seeing nothing out of the ordinary.
Then, she walked up the stairs against the wall.
Facing the stairs was a window, and outside the window, there was a faint light. Xiulin silently approached the window, and just in time to see the light, it was a room in the wing of the headquarters of the Augustan Chamber of Commerce. It's the middle of the night, and there are still people at the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce who haven't gotten off work.
It is worth mentioning that the view here is really good, and it is definitely a good place to observe the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce.
It seems to be someone. Xiulin stared with bated breath, and since the curtains were drawn in the room, she could only tell from the shadows that there was more than one person in the room. With such a large chamber of commerce, it is not strange for someone to stay up late and work overtime, but Xiulin still stared at the opposite curtain as if she wanted to see who was in the room.
In his hand, he secretly held the magic magic secret weapon pistol of the ice attribute under the skirt.
Suddenly, Xiulin pulled out the gun sharply and pulled the trigger without hesitation, but the muzzle of the gun was not facing out of the window. There was a banging sound on the stairs, Xiulin turned her head and shot again, and the puck with fangs fell towards the stairs like a meteor in an arc, while she kept her vigilance and returned to the staircase along the foot of the wall.
There was a fire on the stairs, but it was not caused by Xiulin, and the flames turned into a spiral and melted several ice balls, but many of them still hit the ground, turning into a whole smooth ice surface in an instant. A man with short crimson hair leaned against the wall, and at his feet, a large expanse of ice reflecting red light.
Xiu Lin immediately took out both pistols, the corners of her mouth inadvertently hooked up an interesting smile, and the muzzle of the ice attribute pistol flashed blue. The man was very skilled, dodging the rows of sharp ice that flew out and rushed straight up the stairs. With a whoop, the wooden floor at the top of the staircase caught fire, and behind the man, the ice stretched into a clump of sharp thorns, blocking the man's retreat.
"Can you put out the fire, it's not good to burn down the house. The man scoffed, his eyes fiery with a burning light.
"Yes, but before that, please take off the magic guide secret weapon in your hand and throw it here. Xiulin also chuckled brightly.
"That's not good, my ring is very expensive, I'm afraid it will be broken. The man was still in the mood to laugh, "But it's okay to put it on the ground." After he finished speaking, he took off the beautiful red ring on his finger and placed it on the ground, "Hey, charming young lady, can you put out the fire?" ”
What an interesting man, bold, intelligent, and not reckless, and, "just happeningly" to be an illegal magician. Xiulin smiled and sprayed the ice mist from the muzzle of the gun on the flames at the staircase, the muzzle of the gun still pointed at the man's chest.
The man didn't seem to have just woken up from his bed, and was neatly dressed, as if he had expected an uninvited guest in the tavern tonight. (To be continued......)