"Your hat is so silly. You look like a refugee."
"You're the silly one. I've never seen anyone wearing a green hat. It's winter now. Even if you want to disguise yourself, you should at least wear a white one, okay?"
Rubens and Stika had become the talkative kings of the team. They could bicker with each other no matter where they went. In order to help Roddy investigate the ruins, they specially went to the market in Hollier City to buy their "outfits". Compared to the clothes that the Dragons were wearing, their current equipment was very rustic, which caused them to constantly complain about each other's aesthetic standards.
"Essien, where did you buy this sheepskin coat? It looks very warm! "
Rubens turned the topic to the tall and taciturn Essien. The latter pointed to the market on the other side of Elsa's village. Rubens' eyes lit up. He turned his head and said, "Roddy, I'll go and have a look!"
"Go ahead. Go ahead and do whatever you want. We'll meet at the entrance of the village in half an hour."
Roddy waved his hand. "I'll go and find the village chief first. You guys go ahead."
Kardashian was dressed in a sorcerer's outfit, which was similar to her usual clothes. As an Ice Dragon, she could not feel the cold at all. But in order not to expose herself, she still wore a thick cloak and hood. Iscar, on the other hand, was immersed in his role. He carried an exaggeratedly large backpack and was rubbing his hands like a passerby. He asked in a trembling voice, "W-Why don't we go to the tavern first?"
Natha inexplicably wanted to laugh. Kardashian rolled her eyes. "Do you really think this is a stage play …"
Stika was dragged to the market by Rubens to choose a hat. The remaining four people followed Natha to the tavern. At this time, Randolf and Roddy had already walked far away. He kept looking back. He felt that this group of people gave him a strange feeling. Looking at Roddy's calm face, he could not help but ask, "Prime Minister, are they … mercenaries that you hired?"
Although they were mercenaries, this group of people really did not know any manners. Not only did they directly call the Prime Minister by his name, but they were also all smiling mischievously. Roddy didn't seem to mind and casually said, "Yes, a few mercenary friends."
He did not explain further, and Randolph did not ask further. With the strength of this Wood Elf, he really couldn't sense how strong those mercenaries were … After staying in the market for a long time, Randolf had dealt with all kinds of people. The valiant aura of mercenaries was very obvious. They were in the business of killing, and the smell of blood was very easy to detect.
But these guys … Could it be that they were new to the industry?
While he was thinking, the door of the village chief's wooden house was already in front of him. Randolf stopped moving forward and consciously lagged behind. "Lord Roddy … is here."
"Okay, thank you."
He was very polite to Randolf. After knocking on the door, a haggard Brody came to open the door. After seeing Roddy for a few seconds, he rubbed his eyes and immediately bowed. "Prime Minister …"
Roddy immediately held him. "Shh, it's a secret."
Brody immediately nodded and did not say anything. After letting Roddy enter the house, he quickly closed the door.
After entering the house, Roddy did not put on any airs. He sat in front of the fire and talked with the Wood Elf village chief about the recent events. Seeing his worried face, Roddy asked, "Is the situation very bad?"
"At first, I didn't think much of it. I thought it was just a few village chiefs throwing a tantrum with me. But in a short period of a month, almost all the Wood Elf villages have cut off contact with us. This is definitely not an isolated incident. I suspect it was done by Bati, but I don't have any evidence. I want to search, but … "
He did not avoid the topic and told the truth. "A few days ago, I went to find Frank and encountered a dead Earth Dragon on the way. It was obviously a warning with force. I don't think Erza's current forces can deal with the Earth Dragon, so I didn't dare to continue. "
Roddy listened to his narration and found it strange. "They killed the Earth Dragon, but they didn't take anything except the Magic crystal. They only left the corpse there to warn you?"
"Prime Minister, I think … this might be a helpless warning from Frank."
Brody continued, "Just yesterday, we found similar corpses on the road to the other two villages. They were all killed by the explosion and blocked the road. If they really had a falling out with me, they could have just sent someone to tell me. Why did they have to do this? I know the temperament of those old fellows. They are not cruel and callous people. Suddenly doing this, perhaps they have their own difficulties that they can't speak of. "
Roddy did not know the other village chiefs, so he could only accept Brody's explanation. However, the situation in Erza Village was obviously a little strange. Apart from this place, all the other Wood Elf villages in the Forest of Silence had been cut off. He thought for a moment and said to Brody, "Don't go anywhere for now. Implement a curfew at night. Remember to be careful."
Brody nodded vigorously. He would carry out Roddy's words 100% now. "Then … if you need my help, Sir, just let me know."
Back then, Brody could still address Rody directly by his name, but now he had the standard attitude of a subordinate. Roddy knew that this was unavoidable, so he did not act humble. He stood up and replied, "Erza Village is developing well like this. I will go to the forest with a few friends. Just don't tell anyone who I am."
With that, he left. However, Roddy did not immediately go to the entrance of the village to find Kardashian and the others. Instead, he pulled up his hood and went alone to the sentry post outside the village. The soldiers here were a little surprised to see Roddy because his face often appeared in Cullen's Era. However, the soldiers of Erza Village did not believe that the Prime Minister would come to such a remote place.
Roddy did not waste time. He took out an emblem and a piece of paper. "Check."
The soldiers on the sentry immediately saluted. After receiving the items, he took out a small magic circle and placed the emblem on it to confirm his identity. At the same time, the captain of the sentry post who could read was called over. After seeing the contents of the paper, his expression changed greatly. He stood at attention and said, "Prime Minister!"
"I won't ask you to join the battle, but I need to take a few things."
He explained, and the soldier immediately understood. He dug out a metal tube that was about half a meter long from the sentry post. Roddy took it and weighed it. "Are there any more here?"
"Prime Minister! We have been checking them every day since we started distributing them last month. There are more than four in reserve! "
The soldier's answer satisfied Roddy. He carefully checked the integrity of the magic circle on the tube and then hung it on the side of the quiver on his back.
After leaving the sentry post, Roddy arrived at the entrance of the village on time. He found that Kardashian and the others were already waiting there. Stika had finally changed his green hat and was arguing with Rubens about whether a sword or a knife was better. The others listened helplessly. Seeing Roddy coming over, Kardashian immediately showed a "relieved" look. "Let's go. If I listen to them anymore, I can't help but beat them up."
Roddy hurriedly arranged the task. "Natha, lead the way to the place where we were attacked. We will try to find it before dark. If we are attacked halfway … "
"Then let's let them experience what despair is!"
Rubens waved the knife in his hand and made a pose as if he was singing an opera. Roddy felt that this guy was really stupid. He said helplessly, "I mean … after being attacked, there is no hurry to destroy the other party. Our goal is to find out the identity of the attacker, so we should capture them alive. If we encounter other mercenary groups … "
Seeing that Rubens was about to speak again, Stika pressed him back. "Will it kill you to talk less nonsense?"
Natha's shoulders twitched and she held back her laughter. Roddy coughed. "Stika is the most sensitive in the forest. It will be best if he can find the ruins. If he can't, the information of other mercenary groups is also very important. But … if they are malicious, then we will deal with them accordingly."
"That's right! My long saber is already thirsting for blood! "
Rubens chuckled and strode out of the village with a relaxed expression. After a few steps, he found that the others were led by Natha in another direction. So he could only trot awkwardly to catch up with the team.
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