"That kid isn't going back to his hometown again?" said Raft, whose thick eyebrows were raised almost to meet the newly combed big back.

"Yes, this was announced by Lord Joel after the return of the same group of adventurers who had helped him deliver the letter, and he was commissioned to explore the border villages that had fallen before. ”

Li Sifu, the leader of the adventurer's guild in the capital city of Stun, reported to him respectfully.

This is Li Sifu's office, which at first glance looks very simple, but in fact, there is a mystery inside.

From the perspective of the subordinates, that is, across the desk, this office and its simplicity will give many newcomers a first impression of him as "incorruptible".

But just walk to the front of the desk to find out that the only chair in the office is made of fine red elf wood, and the front of the desk is even decorated with gold.

The money you earn has to make yourself comfortable, and what's wrong with the ugly place for others to see?

He was reluctant to buy even an extra chair, and his subordinates had to stand when they came to report!

But now that the only chair was occupied by Raft, he had to run to the opposite desk and stand, and couldn't help but regret why he hadn't prepared a chair earlier, even though he didn't dare to sit on it.

"I've taken all the commissions, and it seems that I really don't plan to go back...... But then our plans will not be all disrupted!Alas, this reckless boy, if I don't happen to be here, he just runs to that village, what if something happens!" Raft shook his head worriedly.

Li Sifu also nodded in agreement, "Your caution is worth learning from every adventurer, Lord Joel is still too young, and one day he will definitely understand this." ”

Raft was a little more comfortable, stroking his figure-of-eight nonsense and said, "Let's do this first." By the way, that group of letter-delivering adventurers isn't boring, is it?"

"Absolutely not!" Li Sifu said categorically, "they are all decent people with several years of experience and good reputation, otherwise I would not have put them in charge of such an important matter." ”

"What about the lost village, do you have any information, do you know how it fell?"

"This ......" Li Sifu was a little embarrassed.

Raft frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

"That's not true, but the most capable ones have all been sent, and none of them have returned, and those who are not as strong as them are sent to death in vain. ”

"That's no more information?, find a way to delay Yor, kid, I'll see if I can get the army to send a few scouts first, the fallen villages must be recovered by the [heroes], and there can be no mistakes in this matter." Rafft pointed to the gold-clad decoration on the corner of his desk.

"Intelligence...... Actually, there is. Li Sifu said stiffly.

"You're here, then...... Oh, what kind of ghost are they, aren't they?" Raft poked hard, making Lisford's heart tremble, "Okay, bring it to me...... Wait a minute, it's their letter, it's written in Qin Chinese, right? Then you pick the key points and tell me!"

Li Sifu reluctantly took out the letter left by the unknown knight, and put it on the table [casually], lest the leader feel that he had not said it in detail enough and had to read it himself.

According to this chivalrous ...... Well, according to the gentleman's letter, he and his companions didn't find anything of note at first, it seemed to be just a border village that had been accidentally lost. Soon they found the most filthy place in the village, which was the village cemetery. After killing all the zombies, they managed to purify the core, but the surrounding filth did not ebb. ”

That is, it is a false core. Raft answered, "You go on." ”

This is an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

"Yes, yes. Chivalry, well, they thought so too, so they searched the village more thoroughly, and even took the risk of searching every house, but found nothing. When they decided to go back to the cemetery and find that the core had been reborn, they destroyed it again, but nothing happened, and one of them had a foreboding premonition, and they decided that it was not a pollution that could be simply purified......"

"So he returned to the country, intending to let us deal with it?, what are these guys?" Raft picked up the letter from the table and read it again, which made Lisford sigh in his heart for his own wisdom.

"Divination, that is, the prophet on the Qin and Han sides...... There is no mention of the [no signs] who disappeared there, whether it was a staggered time or some other reason...... But it doesn't seem to be as dangerous as imagined, as long as I can retreat in time, they can be fine, and I should be fine...... You don't have to delay Yor's boy, go out and get busy!"

Li Sifu was relieved to hear this, bowed slightly to him, and left his office.

Raft waited until he was gone, tapped a button on his collar and said, "Yor, he's decided not to go back to his hometown, I'm ......"

Juan'er's voice sounded directly from the void: "You idiot! People have already gone back! You are still the person in charge of the association, what are you doing!"

"Have you been back? How is this...... This kid can!" Raft immediately figured out what was going on: the so-called messenger team was Joel himself, and he even managed to win over the local guild leader!

What assurances did Joel give to the guildmaster to give him the courage to lie to the legendary adventurer Raft?

But Raft was not angry at all, but rather that this cautious way of acting was in line with his heart, and he admired it very much.

It's a pity that he can't count his teammates to leak the news. Raft even felt a little sorry for Joel, "You didn't arrange someone around me, did you?"

Juan'er's voice mocked: "You still need to arrange someone around you? My daughter's dog can know how you react when something happens! Put away your delusions of being killed, you must not mess up the next thing! The man in gray was said to be Joel's second master, and he had an inexplicable relationship with that Roth. That guy Roth also promised Joel to leave the village and become an adventurer, you show me a good look!"

Raft didn't care about the other party's tone at all, and even pretended to give a military salute and said, "Don't worry, even if he goes to the other side of the kingdom to register, you can get the news on the same day!"

"I'm too lazy to look for you if it's that simple!" Joel gave his master a pocket watch that could change his appearance, and it was said that only a person of the Adamantite level could see through it. ”

"What? where did he get this kind of thing?" admired and admired, but Joel's presence was a real headache for Raft.

"From an assassin. ”

Raft's body froze, and the next sentence almost popped out word by word: "Someone dares to move such crooked thoughts!?"

"That's the problem on my side. Juan Er said coldly, "You just have to do your best to find that Roth!"

Raft didn't immediately agree, and after a little thought, asked, "Why do you think Joel didn't tell the Society about his assassination?"

“......”

"Who knows that Roth got such a pocket watch now? Only Joel's teammates, if we really find out Roth, it will be equivalent to confirming that there is something wrong with Yoel's teammates! Why did he take over the commission of that village in such a hurry? Now the association has almost no information about the situation in that village, is he really reckless because he is young?"

Juan'er's voice lost its calm slightly: "He was suspicious of his teammates, and he suspected that we were secretly controlling him until now, so he took advantage of that in turn. In order to ensure his safety, now we must find out everything about that village as soon as possible, and that pocket watch can only be seen through by a master...... And he did all this, even gambling with his own safety, just to create an environment for his master to debut as an adventurer!?

"Give up control of Roth. Raft persuaded again.

"No! Joel's behavior shows the status of his master in his heart, which only proves that Roth is more valuable!"

"He's really more valuable, but you'd better calm down and think about whether you can afford to pay this price!" Raft said coldly, "Or are you just unhappy that you've been put on the side by a child?"

"We've long since come to a conclusion about dealing with Roth!"

"Then that conclusion must be changed now!" Once Raft had made up his mind, he would never back down half a point!

Unlike the tension in the guild's room, the initiator of everything, Joel himself, was very relaxed at this time, he leisurely drank local specialty mead with Anna in the guild tavern, and even leisurely greeted the noble floor on the upper floor of the tavern, causing the nobles to scream.

Anna didn't get angry when she saw Joel doing this in front of her, she just looked at him and kept looking at him.

Anna's sudden choice to confess to Joel before leaving the village of Sprunp really confused everyone, especially Roth, whose comprehension couldn't keep up at the time: what the hell is the person who was just cut off this morning for killing Joel turned his head?

But just as Roth can instantly perceive Anna's murderous intention towards Joel, he can also truly feel that Anna's love for Joel in her heart is also genuine, and even for Roth, who has never had a relationship with women, this relationship is a little unacceptable.

Joel fared much better, and after a momentary moment of panic, he quickly returned to his usual self and managed to use Wright's reaction to put the whole thing in a perfunctory way.

It's just that for some reason, Kirkter, who was supposed to react with Wright at that time, was not in good shape, and he was so weak that he echoed it.

Since then, Anna's "offensive" against Joel has hardly stopped, and she has not been discouraged after being politely rejected by Joel a few times, so to speak, except for private space, she follows Joel wherever he goes.

One of the most distressing things about Joel's subtle stalking of Anna is that he doesn't actually hate it.

And at this moment, under Anna's gaze, Joel felt a little overwhelmed, and just as he began to think about whether to simply give the ladies upstairs the whole job, Voss walked over with a soundproof enchantment without any understanding.

"Vos, why did you come to me now?" Joel breathed a sigh of relief, "do you see anything about the book?"

Voss shook his head and said, "In my opinion, that 'Cultivation and Idle Talk' is indeed just a very ordinary swordsmanship book, and the only valuable part on it is only the cultivation method of the Fengjian Sect. Considering that the Fengjian Gate has never restricted the outflow of exercises, but no one wants to practice this, this book may indeed be worthless in the eyes of the guardians of the capital. ”

Joel was a little disappointed when he said this: "Can't you even see that autobiography as a pastor of your level? I expect you to read more than I do!"

Voss was a little surprised when he heard this, "Why do you think so, did someone tell you about the [Past]?"

Joel didn't intend to answer directly, so he shrugged his shoulders.

“...... At least tell me about the Assassin, it's my job. Voss sighed.

"That Assassin, it was three months ago, just before you came. That guy died on the spot, after all, the situation was a bit sudden, and I had just reached the strength of the Adamantite level before I couldn't stop it for long. He's a dark man, and he has a pocket watch-type magic device that can completely change his appearance, and that's exactly what I know. "The identity of the Dark Man is too tricky, and it will definitely be a lot of trouble if it is reported, so I decided to leave this matter on the ground for a while, at least until the conflict between the new King of the United Nations and the Dark Man King has cooled down." ”

The moment the word "dark man" was uttered by Joel, Vos's heart was filled with despair.