Xu Yue looked at the message on a note handed over by Ralph, raised his head in disbelief and said, "Red Maple City has been breached? How is this possible! I remember that the previous battle report said that most of the reinforcements sent by the kingdom went to support Red Maple City!"

Ralph nodded helplessly and said, "The news should be correct." This is the information that just came from the Transmission Magic Array directly under the Kingdom this morning. Among the four cities attacked by trolls this time, the largest troll tribes in Dongda 6 besieging Red Maple City were the largest troll tribes in Dongda 6, with a total number of troops sent out of more than 600,000, and there were many trolls of advanced professions. There were also spies in the upper echelons of the army in Red Maple City, and under the cooperation of the inside and outside, Red Maple City was lost overnight, and the rescue army did not react. ”

"How are the people in the city?" asked Xu Yue with a helpless shake of his head.

Hearing what he said, Ralph said with an angry look on his face, "It is said that the situation is very bad. According to the information, the trolls actually captured nearly 200,000 people from the city, and all of them were escorted to the Nightsong Forest. There's information that those trolls are going to sacrifice these people with blood!"

Xu Yue was shocked after hearing his words, and suddenly remembered the troll altar he had encountered on the way to Black Rock City, and remembered that those trolls seemed to be using captured humans to carry out activities similar to blood sacrifices.

"With 200,000 people for bloodstains, what do these trolls want to do, are they crazy? And aren't they afraid that the high-level leaders of the kingdom will go crazy and gather a large army to crusade against them?" Xu Yue said with some incredulity.

Ralph rubbed his brow and said with a headache, "The purpose of these trolls is still unclear, but it should have something to do with this thing." ”

As he spoke, he handed over a diamond-shaped crystal the size of his thumb. Xu Yue recognized this thing, this thumb-sized crystal is called a recording crystal, which functions like a camera on the earth, and can record a certain part of a specific environmental image.

After receiving the record crystal, he slightly injected a little magic into the crystal, which stimulated the image stored in the crystal. I saw a three-dimensional image instantly appear in front of him. It was a huge trapezoidal altar. The altar is inscribed with all kinds of strange patterns and words, and many trolls are grabbing humans one by one to take them to the top of the altar, where a troll sacrifice is constantly killing these humans and releasing their blood.

The look in Xu Yue's eyes tightened when he looked at this scene, and the scene recorded in the crystal was exactly the same as the situation at the troll altar he was at that time. The only difference was that the altar shown in the record crystal was larger than what he had seen at first.

"Didn't the kingdom's higher-ups react to this?" asked Xu Yue after handing the recording crystal back to Ralph.

Ralph said with a somewhat helpless look of exhaustion: "The opinions of the upper echelons are not unanimous, some people immediately mobilized a large army from all over the country to annihilate this troll in one fell swoop, and the rest of the people think that the Gruni Kingdom has been moving its army frequently recently, if we draw the army from the border to attack the trolls." It is likely that the Kingdom of Gruni will take advantage of it, so this part of the population should let the reinforcements fight off the other two trolls outside the besieged city first. ”

Xu Yue could only shrug his eyes at Ralph's words, how to decide to fight this war was a matter for the high-level of the Xia Kingdom, and it had nothing to do with him. He was just a small person in this war, and the reason why he cared so much about the situation of the war was just to know how soon this war would end. This is directly related to whether his business with Aivo can go on smoothly.

The gold from the previous trade with the elves had already been spent by him. In the more than two months that the war has been going on, Ivo's business can be said to have been at a standstill. If this continues, their assets may not be enough to support the normal operation of the current escort team.

Even Xu Yue had considered that if the war between the Kingdom of Shia and the trolls could not be concluded in a short period of time, then he and Aiwo would have to move to other countries.

Ralph obviously also knew that Xu Yue and other magicians didn't care much about the outcome of the war, and most of the magicians just put their energy into their own magic practices.

Shaking his head a little helplessly, Ralph said to Xu Yue: "The reason why I told you so much about the situation. It's because I still want to entrust you with something. ”

After hearing his words, Xu Yue frowned and shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Ralph. To be honest, I'm exhausted from this mission. Neither physically nor mentally allowed me to fight at a high intensity. So ......"

Ralph interrupted him with a smile and said, "This mission is not too difficult, and there is no need for any fighting. The reason why I need you to go is only because this matter is related to you, and if you go, you may be able to provide some help for this mission!"

Xu Yue looked at Ralph with some surprise, he really couldn't figure out what was related to him, and he still needed his own help.

"According to what I have gotten. A few months ago, someone sold a piece of information at the Thieves' Guild, and the content of the information happened to be about the Troll Altar!" Ralph finished and glanced at him.

Xu Yue was stunned for a moment after hearing his words, but quickly reacted. Ralph apparently knew that he was the one who had gone to the Thieves' Guild to sell the quest in the first place, and he wasn't too surprised to know that. A careful organization like the Thieves Guild will definitely have a certain amount of investigation into the person who gives him information. He didn't think he could keep the Thieves' Guild out of his identity by just covering him up with a cloak.

Moreover, the reason why he sold the news to the thieves guild instead of reporting it directly to the official was just to avoid the trouble of being temporarily accused by the official of cooperating with the investigation. Although the purpose of the Thieves' Guild is not to reveal the identity of the person who provided the message. But this matter involves a major event such as the war between Black Rock City and the trolls, so the rules are not impossible to change.

"That's right! I provided the news to the Thieves' Guild, after all, if I had been directly approached by the military, I was afraid that I would have been restricted from personal freedom for a long time. Xu Yue nodded and generously admitted.

For Xu Yue's refreshment. Ralph nodded and said, "Don't worry, I didn't mean to question you when I brought up this matter, after all, you have already told Black Rock City the news from the Thieves' Guild." ”

"So what do you mean?" asked Xu Yue strangely.

Ralph picked up the previous recording crystal, and after stirring up the images inside, he pointed to the patterns and words on the altar and said, "I don't know if Master Xu Yue knows anything about these words?"

Xu Yue said with a wry smile: "If you know my registration information in the Magic Guild, then you will know that in fact, I was only a magic apprentice a few months ago. Although I have been able to raise my own level to level 2 with my resources, it is impossible to master the knowledge overnight. That's why I've used all of the rewards from this mission to get the 'Legacy Orb'. Now I don't know anything other than Carthusian and generic scripts. ”

Ralph nodded and said, "Actually, it's nothing, even some scholars who are proficient in linguistics don't know much about this kind of writing. I think you should know that trolls had a time of glory, and they built a huge empire. ”

Xu Yue nodded and said, "Yes, Aleka Empire, the country of the sun that never sets." It is said that this country of trolls encompassed most of Talumia at its strongest. However, in a catastrophe, the empire fell apart and eventually disappeared into history. ”

Ralph nodded slightly, pointed to the words in the image and said, "These are the words of the Aleka Empire, the same as the Carthusian script, which itself also has a strange power and can resonate with the elements. Since the disappearance of the Aleka Empire, the trolls have also lost their civilization, and even the script they have exclusive to them is only practiced by some tribal sacrifices. ”

"Are you asking someone to investigate the content of these words?" asked Xu Yue with some understanding.

Ralph affirmed, "Not only the content, but also the role of the Troll Altar deduced from the words and magic patterns of guò. Now that Red Maple City has been breached, the other two cities are still under the attack of trolls. Only Black Rock City is safe for the time being, so the task of investigating this matter falls on Black Rock City's side. After all, the news of the earliest altar also came from Black Rock City. ”

"Okay, but what does that have to do with me. I'm just present at this altar, and I don't know the Aleka script. Xu Yue said helplessly.

"The work of translating words and magic patterns is done by someone else, and he is a scholar specializing in linguistics. Your mission is simply to follow the party to protect him. Of course, the main reason for letting you go is because you have seen the sacrificial bloodstains with your own eyes, so in the process of interpreting the text, the scholar may need to recount what you saw at the time, so that the interpretation can go smoothly. Ralph said.

Seeing Xu Yue's hesitant look, Ralph said again: "This mission is not complicated, there is no need to fight, and it doesn't require you to put in any effort. If you take on this mission, then I can let you choose one more of the previous bonus items. ”

Ralph's words made the balance in Xu Yue's heart completely tilt over, compared to this kind of task that is similar to travel, as long as you move your mouth to talk about the situation, the reward of a precious item is already a rich and surprising reward, it is obvious that Ralph also took this opportunity to give him benefits, after all, he can be regarded as a great help to him.

After seeing Xu Yue nodding and taking over the task, Ralph smiled and said, "Okay, then you can go to my adjutant to receive your reward for this mission." According to your merits this time, you will have a big surprise!"

After listening to his words, Xu Yue immediately looked forward to his reward items.

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