Ansadin's words were an order. Viscount Tranka didn't dare to have any objections and immediately nodded in agreement.
After arranging this task, Ansadin didn't leave immediately. He asked another question, "Is the purchase of medicinal herbs going well?"
"Sir, the herb shop in Gigg Town is completely under your control. Once there are herbs that meet the standard, they will be purchased immediately." Tranka thought for a moment and continued, "Several elders of the Pharmacist Association have highly praised the formula you left last time. For this, they have increased their income and have been converted into funds."
Although he was a puppet, Tranka still had his own thinking ability. His ability to flatter was very good. While answering the question, he also flattered Ansadin's ability to make potions.
Although he was in a high position, Ansadin didn't spend much time in politics after all. This kind of flattery did make him very comfortable. But he was proud in his heart, but he said, "The level of pharmacists in the Kingdom of Karen is really not worth mentioning. It's really disappointing."
Then he changed the topic, "Has there been any cases of people going missing in the village?"
Tranka was a little stunned by this question. He thought that most of the people going missing were because you asked me to do it. What do you mean by this question? But then he saw that Ansadin was very serious. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "It's almost winter. There are only a few mercenary groups that went out in the village. They may not have returned yet. I haven't heard of any other cases of people going missing."
Ansadin was silent. He asked this naturally. In fact, he wanted to see if Magda did anything here …
That arrogant old man was powerful and did things without scruples. If he started a massacre here, he would be happy instead. Because he could use this opportunity to report to His Majesty Augustine and push all the blame on him.
But since Magda chose to hide, he had other ways to deal with it. After thinking about this, he gave a few words to Tranka and directly jumped on the back of the gargoyle from the window and disappeared into the jungle in an instant.
Ansadin didn't immediately look for Magda. Instead, he came to an uninhabited manor outside of Gigg Town and went directly to the underground tomb behind the house …
The underground tomb with three floors was much larger than the outside house. Rows of wooden shelves were mostly filled with all kinds of potions and materials. This was Ansadin's "laboratory". It was also the base where he refined medicinal materials, made "Undead Sculptures" and dealt with affairs.
According to the original plan, Ansadin was supposed to stay in the Lars Mountain Range until mid-November. His only purpose there was to find enough "Frost Breath Grass" to make more powerful puppets. But now he suddenly turned back, naturally, to get rid of some "troubles". In Ansadin's eyes, "Rody", "Rubens", and even "Duke of Angmar" were not troubles. What he was worried about were the two characters, Magda and His Majesty Augustine.
Humans? This lowly race did not have the qualifications to make him worry. In Ansadin's judgment, Magda's failure was attributed to "being ambushed". What he needed to do now was to catch her off guard and quickly kill that guy named "Roddy", then go to Hollier City to settle the score.
Ansadin had no interest in fighting a common enemy with Magda. He naturally did this for himself: to kill Roddy before Magda recovered, then write a letter to King Augustine explaining the pros and cons, and tell him about the failure of the "Blighters". This way, His Majesty would naturally think that he was strong and the "Blighters" were a pile of trash.
If he delayed Magda's recovery time, that old thing would probably be grateful to him!
Harming others to benefit oneself? Ansadin was a politician. As long as it was ultimately "benefiting himself", he would not care if it was a person who was being harmed.
Stepping in front of the desk, Ansadin's Elder Wand lightly tapped on the front of a tightened metal cabinet. After the heavy cabinet door opened, it revealed a densely packed pile of miniature puppet sculptures …
For a "puppet" necromancer, it was really not his turn to personally deal with a few "trash" in the human territory.
"Tsk tsk, using these to deal with the humans is really grand."
*****
At the same time, Roddy and the others who left Elsa Village also walked to the edge of the Forest of Silence. .
Looking at the Town of Kigg that was dozens of miles away, Roddy chose to bring Natha and Akasha to part ways with Buffon and Henry.
Roddy arranged a lot of tasks for the two mercenaries in the Town of Kigg, while he prepared to go to Paer territory and meet up with Sodelor and the others to plan how to deal with Magda.
This situation was a little strange. Just by signing a "contract of employment", Roddy had so much trust in Henry and Buffon. No matter how one looked at it, it seemed that he was a little too naive. After all, Buffon and Henry were carrying a whole bag of rare herbs, and a few bags of wine that were destined to be expensive. If the two of them had any ulterior motives, they could just sell the goods and get a few years' worth of remuneration.
But Roddy did not seem to care at all. He only called out to the two mercenaries before they left, and whispered a few promises to them. Then he said loudly, "I'll be waiting for your good news."
After that, he took Natha and Akasha in another direction.
The two mercenaries looked at his back in a daze. Buffon was an honest man. He tightened his bag and walked towards the Town of Kigg. Henry, who was next to him, squinted his eyes and thought for a long time, but he felt that he could not understand Roddy.
"Buffon, what do you think of him?"
Buffon, Aldo, answered with a dull expression, "He sees further than us."
"I don't think so. He has strength and courage, but he seems to take everything for granted." Henry shook his head. He naturally did not expect the simple-minded Buffon to say anything reasonable. He stretched out his hand and weighed the large bag of herbs on his back. His respectful and obedient attitude in front of Rody immediately changed. He swaggered towards Kiger Town. "Forget it. In any case, he saved our lives. Let's just do what we need to do. As for the rest … let's not meddle in other people's business."
Buffon nodded. After all, a mission was a mission. Roddy did not ask them to work too hard. The right thing to do after returning to the town was to have a good meal and rest first. But he was simple and honest, and he added, "Let's hurry up. I feel that he seems to have other reasons for not going to the Town of Kigg."
Fatty raised his eyebrows. He also vaguely felt it, but he could not find the basis. After thinking for a long time, he decided not to think about it anymore. Being a mercenary was to earn money and live a day. There was no need to think so much …
On the other side, Roddy, who was walking in the opposite direction, seemed to have a lot of luck with women.
Natha was wearing the strange animal skin clothes from before. But in order to hide her identity as a Wood Elf, Roddy specially made her wear his own hooded cloak. Her delicate face was covered with a piece of black cloth, revealing only a pair of eyes. When an ordinary person saw her, they would not even think of her identity as a "Wood Elf".
Roddy and Akasha also put on cloaks to keep warm. Such a combination of two women and one man was really rare. But Roddy did not have the thought of "showing off" at all. He was thinking about many things at this time: How was the construction of Paar? How was the progress of Sodelor and the others? Did Wellington teach him martial arts properly? Would Magda take revenge in advance? How would that Ansadin react?
He felt a little uneasy, so he walked faster. He only wanted to return as soon as possible so that he could deal with the trouble brought by Magda.
Behind him, Natha, who had walked out of the forest for the first time, felt a little strange.
Along the way, Natha had actually been thinking about whether she had made the right choice this time. For a Wood Elf who had never seen the human world, leaving the forest was like a baby leaving her mother's embrace. She could not help but feel nervous and uneasy.
But she would not show this kind of emotion to anyone. She continued to walk in silence as usual. Roddy was busy thinking about his own matters and did not think about this either. He only minded his own business and walked in front. Occasionally, he would find a hillside to identify the scenery and direction, and then he would continue to walk in silence.
Among the three of them, the only one who was in a good mood was Akasha. After experiencing what happened last night, her original psychological pressure had almost completely disappeared. She was no longer trembling with anxiety as she followed behind Roddy. Even her pale face had a little more color.
Rubbing the warm ring on her finger, the corner of Akasha's mouth slightly curled up. She seemed to be very relaxed. She did not know why, but after wearing the ring, she could clearly feel that her body was improving faster. Even the effect of the "Punishment of Whipping" curse had weakened a lot. She did not know if it was because of the weakening of the curse or something else. In short, everything was developing in a good direction, and that was enough.
When they camped at night, although there were only three people in front of the campfire, Akasha still felt that everything was so beautiful. Eating the fragrant roasted meat and drinking the fragrant wine, Akasha sighed for the first time that there could be such a pleasant moment in life.
She stared at the fire, lost in thought as she recalled the sad times in the past. She drank mouthful after mouthful of wine. At the side, Natha spoke to Roddy for the first time that day, "When will you start teaching me archery?"
This was the only reason why she followed Roddy out of the forest. Natha was simple-minded and naturally would not consider other things.
Previously, Roddy had also thought about how to teach this "teacher" of his. But after thinking about it, the way she taught him was very simple. It was simply to "issue a mission". No matter how many times he died, he would be qualified if he could complete the mission.
But this method was not suitable for Natha. After all, if anything went wrong, this talented Wood Elf would only end up dead. So after thinking for a long time, Roddy could only start from the "basics".
"We will reach Paer Territory tomorrow. I originally wanted to teach you archery by then, but since you asked, I will have a chat with you."
When the topic of the "field of archery" was mentioned, Roddy immediately became a little more confident. This was the pride and confidence that he had cultivated by standing at the peak of the field for a long time. Roddy had really put in a lot of effort in archery, and there were no tricks involved.
Hearing this, Natha immediately put on an "attentive" posture. Obviously, she really wanted to learn. Akasha did not understand what they were talking about and looked over curiously. Of course, her eyes were mainly focused on Roddy.
"Let's start from the most basic things. Do you understand your bow?"
Roddy's question surprised Natha. She reached for her short bow and nodded, "I understand it better than anyone else."
"Then are you sure it is in the best condition?"
"Yes."
"Alright, give it to me."
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