"Really?"

Ji Xun muttered in his heart.

Listening to the captain of the guard calling himself a "Demon Slayer Warrior", he knew that the plot of the last "Outpost Battle" continued.

At the same time, I am also happy.

That's the best thing to expect.

Previously, several fortresses in the Demon Mountain Range were attacked by demons, and later they were reinforced by the kingdom, Ji Xun was one of the few humans in the three fortresses who survived.

Also the only adventurer alive.

Moreover, his countless outstanding military exploits in hunting demons have been recorded in the history of the Deran Kingdom.

Since the Battle of Iron Fort continued the previous plot development, Ji Xun's identity was also continued.

It sounds like his identity as a 'demon slayer warrior' has a lot of logical flaws, but these are not what Ji Xun has to consider.

The extradimensional space will fill these logical loopholes for adventurers who enter.

The NPCs don't realize it, and they don't ask the question.

Ji Xun's current identity is the heroic and loyal demon slayer warrior of the Delan Kingdom.

The captain of the guard led the way in front: "Your side, please." ”

War heroes have always been respected in the military.

took out the rune token of Master Ronan and exchanged a few words, and Ji Xun entered the city lord's mansion for the first time that no adventurer had yet entered.

As he walked, he observed everything.

The medieval castle-style lord's mansion itself is nothing to be desired.

However, not long after leaving, Ji Xun discovered some abnormalities, and muttered in his heart: "Is there a big man in the Iron Furnace Castle?"

His perception was very acute now, and along the way, he clearly sensed several strong wisps of aura hidden all over the mansion.

It also seems that some strong people have noticed his presence.

If this were another hunter, it might not seem abnormal.

But Ji Xunjue immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Wearing a clown mask, Enlightenment prompts a mystical exemption.

The kind of spiritual force field that is absent is called [Touch of Nothingness].

Ji Xun had familiarized himself with Master Roland's manuscript before, and this magic was recorded in it.

This is at least the high-level magic that only the great magicians can unleash.

And not just the manuscript, but all the books that had been on the old mage's bookshelf before had been read.

His ability to remember has made him even proficient in the Chinese language of the King of Desa, and he has also learned many secrets of this world through the classics.

Ji Xun also knew that a city like Iron Fort could be regarded as a second-level city at most.

There is absolutely no way there will be a great mage stationed there.

Because there isn't even a magic tower here that represents the identity of the Great Mage.

"Maybe it's because of the war?"

Ji Xun guessed in his heart.

He waited in the side hall for a few minutes, and soon received an order from the city lord to summon him.

The walls of the Ironforge buildings are thick, the castle is dimly lit, and the walls are lit by torches in the dark cloisters.

"Click, click, click."

The captain of the guard wearing armor led Ji Xun all the way up, and it didn't take long to come to the reception hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

It seemed that a meeting of officers had just been held in the hall, and when Ji Xun came, there was a military map of a large area of mountains near the Iron Fort on the thick table with traces of knives and axes.

Ji Xun glanced at it and memorized this military map that was more detailed than the information in his mind.

There are shallow round marks on the bottom of the teacup on the table, which are traces of the rag that has just been wiped off and has not dried up.

Seeing that there were about three people in a meeting together?

As soon as he entered, the strong brown bearded man wearing black iron chain mail greeted him excitedly: "Oh, the demon slayer warriors of our kingdom are back!" ”

Ji Xun looked at this person's appearance and guessed his identity at a glance, his expression was not flawed at all, and he saluted calmly: "I've seen Lord Mosang!" ”

As a war hero, Ji Xun received enough courtesy, and the city lord of Ironforge Castle personally moved a chair for him.

Ji Xun didn't hesitate, and said directly: "Lord Mosang, the situation is urgent, I have an important military report." The Thunder Fortress has completely fallen, and now the demon army is gathering across the mountains, and it will take three days at most to reach Ironforge. Visually there are at least three hundred thousand troops, if not more"

Hearing this, Mo Sang's expression also became serious: "This news is accurate? ”

Ji Xun nodded: "Yes!" ”

It's not his nonsense.

It's the first two times the Lionheart family completed that C-level mission, and the information that has been discovered.

Although he directly said the combat exploits that could not be rewarded by the task in this way, Ji Xun couldn't think of a better way to elicit a hidden plot than this.

There were only 30,000 defenders in Ironforge.

Once besieged by an army of demons, there is little chance of victory.

But since this plot has become an interdimensional space in war mode, there must be a special hidden plot.

Ironforge will never fall so easily.

Ji Xun is now saying the "countdown to the siege", just to see if he can trigger some hidden plots.

After all, he didn't care about siege warfare.

Instead, I wanted to hear rumors about the Holy Grail.

Normally, it is absolutely impossible for hunters to be easily trusted to say this directly to NPCs, but Ji Xun, a demon slaying hero, is very good.

"This"

The city lord Mo Sang also immediately realized that the situation was critical.

He frowned and pondered for a moment, seeming hesitant.

Not everyone is good at acting, and that kind of embarrassed micro-expression made Ji Xun, a professional actor, see the problem at once.

Thinking about what he observed before, Ji Xun came to a conclusion: he can't be the master!

Mo Sang is the lord of the city, and he can't be the lord, so there are people with higher status in the city.

The only thing that can make this so difficult is the great magician whose spiritual power covers the entire City Lord's Mansion.

Magicians had a very high status in the Deretic Dynasty, higher than ordinary lords.

Sure enough, it was at this moment that a cloaked magician walked in.

He lifted his cloak to reveal an old face, and the white beard on his chin showed a wise and calm temperament.

It was the action of lifting the cloak, and Ji Xun also saw that the old man was wearing a plain white robe inside, and there were small markings of silver maple leaves on the cuffs.

Keen to capture these details, Ji Xun thought of the records in Master Ronan's books before, and immediately guessed: "Silver maple leaf. This guy is a court magister? ”

There is no accurate division of cultivation levels in this world.

Don't talk about rank, only about combat power.

The gray-robed mage is probably the level of a 1-3 card master, and the white-robed mage is probably the combat power of a high-level card master.

Mage Ronan is the Grey Robe.

And the white-bearded old man in front of him is wearing a white robe, which means that his strength is very strong.

With the "Silver Leaf" family coat of arms on his cuffs, Ji Xun guessed at a glance the hidden information that others couldn't know.

But it was this identity that made him more alert.

Because this silver leaf coat of arms represents a large family of court mages in the royal family.

Ji Xun also guessed the identity of this person.

"The royal family has arrived?"

Ji Xun faintly felt a sense of conspiracy coming to his face, which was news that had not been mentioned in any intelligence.

But I also feel that the taste is right.

This kind of big man is hidden in the city, and the difficulty of the plot involved in it will definitely not be low.

The city lord Mo Sang seemed to be hesitant to introduce the old man who suddenly came in.

The old man didn't embarrass him, and introduced himself: "I'm Gambilo." Originally, I came to the north to travel, and I stumbled upon the traces of demons, so I came to take a look."

Travel?

Such a coincidence?

The plot is related, so a coincidence is not a coincidence.

He didn't appear for the first time just now, which means that this old man didn't want to expose it in the first place.

Ji Xun listened and had some guesses in his heart.

However, the arrogance of this old man as a court magician could not be concealed, and no information was revealed except for one name.

Ordinary people are indeed not qualified to come into contact with the rare and noble profession of magician, and Ji Xun also saluted respectfully: "I've seen Lord Gambilo." ”

As he spoke, he was still thinking about how to extract more useful information from this guy.

I didn't think this Gambilo was more direct than him.

"Your valiant kingdom is there for all to see, and you are a hero to mankind."

The old man casually laid out a few official words, and then directly used the brainwashing tone of the superior, and changed the conversation: "But as you can see, now the demon army has been assembled and ready to go, and the war has begun. Heroic demon slayer, the kingdom needs you"

Hearing this, Ji Xun was also excited, and shouted a general slogan: "For the kingdom!" ”

Gambilo thought of something, took out a cloth bag, and said, "The information transmitted by the beacon tower is very limited. You are a brave and powerful demon slayer, and now you are the only one up to the task. I need you to send this secret letter to Bourbon City immediately, to the Bernard City Lord, and let the Snow Eagle over there send the letter to the royal capital, we need more reinforcements from the Wizards' Union."

There was a clear encouraging tone to the remark.

It's impossible to refuse.

Ji Xun listened and said solemnly: "I will not disgrace my life!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Enlightenment also appeared at the same time: "Trigger the A-class single hidden plot, and go to Bourbon City, 300 kilometers away, to send a letter of help from Mo Sang, the lord of Ironforge Castle. Completing the task will reward 80,000 merits, obtain a special reward *1 from the Delan Kingdom, and increase the probability of additional special gacha; After the task is completed, you can directly settle and leave the space; Whoever holds the package will automatically get the task."

The identity of the Demon Slayer Warrior came in handy again at this moment.

His strength and fame led him to this hidden mission.

Gambilo said, the light blue magic light of the staff in his hand flashed, and he specially admonished: "There is also a special token in this bag. It has my magic seal on it, and it must not be opened until it reaches Bourbon City! ”

Ji Xun looked at the cloth bag prompted by "plot items, can't be put into the storage space", took it with one hand, and responded at the same time: "Yes!" ”

As soon as these words came out, he faintly noticed some subtle magic fluctuations.

It seems that some kind of verbal magic contract has been completed.

Enlightenment also appeared: "You cannot break your oath if the pact of words and spirits is successful, or you will be 'hostile to Gambilo'"

Tsk, this old man's methods are really clever.

Gambilo said again: "Now that the demon's eyeliner has infiltrated the city, I can't help you more. I'll give you an identity in the Falcon Scout, and you should be careful and act when the opportunity arises."

Ji Xun: "Yes." ”

Not long after, Ji Xun walked out of the City Lord's Mansion with a cloth bag.

Originally, he wanted to keep a low profile and go out with a different face.

Unexpectedly, the city lord Mo Sang provided a better plan, changed into a soldier's outfit, and walked out quietly in the patrol team.

As soon as he was transformed, he went straight from an adventurer to an NPC.

When the time comes, he will go out of town with the NPC's scout team.

Originally, with this layer of disguise, it was convenient for Ji Xun to do anything.

But he didn't intend to do so.

After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Ji Xun looked at the uncontainable package, and was very curious about what was inside: "Holy Grail?" Or maybe the Holy Grail? ”

The cloth bag in his hand is involved in an A-level plot, and the things in it are absolutely unusual.

It won't just be intelligence.

And the reward for this task is very rich, 80,000 combat merits, enough to exchange for a superb gold quality item.

Although the risk is not small.

But the single-player mission, as if to try, also has a chance to be completed.

At another time, Ji Xun would probably really try to get this hard-won high-reward solo mission.

However, here he directly rejected this choice.

It's still the same idea, he is sure that it is impossible to get the Holy Grail directly with a plot of this difficulty.

So even if he completes this A-level character, Ji Xun's goal will not be achieved.

Instead, it wastes time and risk.

But if he gives up this A-level mission, the city lord has seen it, and the hidden great magician has also seen it, and in this Iron Furnace Castle, he can't find a more advanced plot starting point for the time being.

"If I don't do it, I can give it to someone else."

Ji Xun's thoughts turned, he thought of something, and his expression instantly became playful.

The information revealed by the mission is very subtle: whoever holds the package, the mission is his.

It seems that the will of space deliberately encourages adventurers to snatch, or. The plot involved in the package itself has the attribute of contention.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun's mind flashed, and a key question suddenly came to mind: "Hey, if you think about it this way, the things in this package can't be discovered by the demon army, right?" ”

Because of the existence of enlightenment, although I don't know what is about to happen, I can judge a lot by the difficulty of the task.

This is an A-level mission!

Generally speaking, this is already the most difficult story mission in the extradimensional space.

If I don't expose it, I will send it away quietly, pick some remote places to walk, such as climbing the wall like last time, this package is very likely to be delivered by luck?

So how is it possible to reach an A in difficulty with such a task?

The only explanation is that getting this package will inevitably involve some risk worth the difficulty.

For example, it is bound to be discovered.

Ji Xun seemed to have caught something, and always thought about things in the worst first: "Is it a bait?" ”

Following this line of thought, he immediately thought of too much.

If this package can be discovered by the demon army and thus attract hunting, then the A-level difficulty makes sense.

But it can be seen that the Magister Gambilo must have known in advance!

The old man didn't say anything, and specially instructed not to open the package, which is intriguing.

Looking at it this way, knowing that the demon army will find out, and asking someone to deliver the letter, it looks like a "bait".

So, if this conjecture is true.

What did the old man want to cover up with bait?

If there is a decoy to attract firepower, there must be something that you want to hide under the firepower.

"The Holy Grail?"

When Ji Xun thought of this, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised a treacherous smile.

Finally, for the first time, he felt that he had touched the information of the Holy Grail.

can use A-level plots as bait, and there are only more advanced plot people or things.

Ji Xun even guessed that he was not the only bait.

It's just that his identity as a demon slayer warrior is more special, and he can attract the firepower of the demon army more.

That's right!

Attract firepower?

Ji Xun suddenly thought of a very bad question, and said in his heart: "Hey, since the plot continues to "Battle of the Outposts", the Demon Legion won't still be looking for the [Power Gem Golden Ball], right?" ”

This thought, the probability is still very large.

Once his identity as a "demon slayer hero" is revealed, it will be surrounded and intercepted by a large army of demon legions!

"Hey, that old thing wants to me?"

When Ji Xun thought of this, he instantly felt a feeling of hair.

The sense of crisis that made his scalp tingle made him not only not feel afraid, but the corners of his mouth rose higher and higher.

Gee

Sure enough, these NPCs can't be underestimated.

There is no one in power who is good at it.

The identity of the demon slayer hero was respected by the guards, and it also allowed Ji Xun to enter the city lord's mansion and meet the city lord and receive the task.

But Ji Xun never felt that this identity was an important figure to the high-level power of the Delan Kingdom.

If it's an NPC loyal to the kingdom, maybe you won't really suspect anything, so you just do it desperately.

But Ji Xun is an adventurer!

This package is now a big trouble for him, and it must not be touched.

But he also thought of the "magic contract" that had a price for him for the first time.

Be!

Ji Xun promised that he would not open it.

But it's none of his business if someone else opens it, right?

Didn't the package say that it couldn't be robbed or stolen?

In any case, this A-class mission Ji Xun is not ready to be completed.

But he wondered what was in the package.

So, I can only pit some bad guys.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun originally planned to hide in the NPC lounge and wait to get out of the city.

But the plan changed, and he decided to go for a walk around the city and show his face.

Ji Xun wore the leather armor suit of the NPC scout, changed back to his previous disguised face, and walked around the city.

Because of the City Lord's Mansion Sergeant Token, he can go to some places that adventurers couldn't enter before, and he can also talk to some special NPCs.

In this way, he went all the way to several places, the quartermaster department, the ordnance department, and the grain and grass house

It feels like he's found some key clue and done a series of missions.

There is no need to deliberately expose anything, the people who came in this time are all elites, and there are all kinds of perception card masters.

Ji Xun didn't think that his whereabouts were not noticed.

Even from the very beginning of his entry into the City Lord's Mansion, he guessed that he might have been noticed.

Those people from the Lionheart Family have come a few times, and they will definitely find a way to keep an eye on the Ironforge City Lord's Mansion and all the key places in the city that they couldn't enter before.

An adventurer who can enter these places is bound to be noticed.

And so it turned out to be as expected.

Not long after Ji Xun walked around the city, he was noticed by investigators from all sides.

"You see, the guy with the sword on his back has been talking to the commander of the armor for a long time. Judging by the content of the lip reading, he is an adventurer! ”

"Well, the 2 groups have been eyeing each other for a long time. This guy seems to have triggered some hidden mission, and he is suspected to have entered the City Lord's Mansion before."

"What about the identity, has it been found out?"

"Someone from the remnants of Orlan."

"Well, staring at him. That guy should have found the key clues, and after he got out of town, find a way to figure it out. ”

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(End of chapter)