The prosperity of Gars City was one of the best in the entire Kingdom of the Blue Moon. The organizations under the Riley Family were so powerful that it was frightening. Ray was alone now. Even with his status in the past, a strong dragon couldn't suppress a local snake!
Unless … he changed his position now. For example, he sat in the position where he had hope in the beginning, but before he came back to his senses, he almost lost his life.
… No, even if he sat in that position, it was useless. Gars City was on the East Sea, not connected.
Ray sighed secretly and returned to the hotel.
Soon after, Mrs. Teague, who had gone out to inquire about the news, also came back. She went to the tavern, but the news she got was no different from Ray's. At most, she added, "Master Sean went out to expand the trade route two years ago and came back not long ago. It is said that the work was done very well, and the governor was very satisfied."
"It seems that … it is very difficult!" A group of people stared at each other, and Ray frowned and said, "This place is simply his base camp. It is difficult to find him here to ask something. Difficult! Difficult! "
He used the word "difficult" several times, which showed that he was extremely pessimistic about this matter.
"Or should I try to negotiate with him?" Steele said, "Strictly speaking, the key reason for the death of Knight Parne and the others is the Church of Noble Maids and the 'Dark Tide' Timsar. His Majesty has accompanied the 'Angry Tide' Heimsarah to kill the latter, and I believe that sooner or later he will give it the punishment it deserves. We only have to deal with the former. Sean may have reached some agreements with the Church of Noble Maids, but for these agreements, is it worth it to be an enemy of a god who walks in the human world? "
Her words made everyone fall into contemplation. As she said, perhaps "negotiation" was also a good choice?
After discussion, everyone finally decided to negotiate with Sean, hoping that Steele's estimation was correct.
Sean Riley did not live in the governor's mansion. He had his own residence. When everyone went to visit him, they were not stopped, and they met him smoothly.
As in the rumors, Sean was a handsome and very graceful young man. He seemed very humble and polite, which made it easy for people to have a good impression of him.
"Are you the family members of the victims of that shipwreck?" After everyone explained their intentions, he smiled gloomily. "I knew you guys would come looking for me sooner or later."
"Is this really related to you?" Ray frowned and asked.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you right now." Sean smiled and replied, "I don't doubt your identity, but I am very suspicious of your intentions and abilities. You must have heard of the saying 'secrecy is the power of the strong'. If you want me to reveal my secret, please prove your ability first. "
The corner of Ray's mouth twitched. He put on a fake smile and asked, "You mean, you want us to show off our skills?"
Sean laughed again, as if he didn't feel Ray's aura at all. He said calmly, "Showing off? That's a clown juggling. About fifty miles west of Garth City, there was a swamp. There were some Three-headed Snake Lizards in the swamp, and they were quite powerful. If you want to prove your strength, then capture one alive. "
"You want us to run all the way to catch a Three-headed Snake Lizard?" Ray was so angry that he laughed. "Why don't we just catch you?"
Sean looked at him indifferently and did not show weakness. "Don't say such things that will make me doubt your intelligence. You are just a warrior who has not even reached the legendary realm. Even if you have stepped into the legendary realm, you are not qualified to be arrogant in Garth City. Catch me? You can try. Anyway, I will not be the one who will regret it. "
Ray frowned and felt that something was wrong.
This guy … was way too calm!
Power and status could indeed make people full of confidence, but whether it was power or status, they all had their limits. When the distance was close enough to reach, even a great king did not dare to put on airs with a senior warrior. In history, there had been more than one king who died under the knife of an assassin who attacked at close range, and those assassins were often only at the intermediate level.
His Majesty the Void Mask once said that for a king, a warrior who was within reach was more powerful than the whole country. At this moment, the distance between Sean and himself was already "within reach" for a senior warrior. So where did this guy get the confidence to escape from his attack?
He frowned and felt that there was a dilemma.
In all fairness, his best choice at the moment was to launch an attack, directly subdue Sean, and force all the secrets out of him. Then he would take Sean as a hostage, rush out of Garth City, and try to escape. In the long pursuit, even if Garth City had a strong military force, it could not be fully exerted. In the end, it would most likely evolve into a battle between himself and Joseph.
With his equipment and some trump cards, even if he faced Joseph in the legendary realm, he was not afraid.
After all … it was impossible for the city lord to take the risk of dying together with him in a life and death battle.
But on the other hand, intuition told him that "fighting" was definitely not a good choice. Although the reason was not clear, as long as they really fought, he would most likely suffer, and there would be great danger.
Moreover, he was no longer a lone thief, and he had a group of companions to take care of. If they really fought, even if he could break through the encirclement, what about his companions?
Steele would probably be able to escape, but what about Madame Teague, Liv, Ranke, and little Nice?
He hesitated again and again, and finally did not make a move. He sighed and said, "Well, I'll go catch the three-headed snake lizard. I hope you are not stupid enough to force me to turn against you! "
After that, he left with the resentful people.
Sean watched them leave with a smile on his face and shook his head in disdain.
"Good intuition, but not good vision. After all, the pattern of adventurers is like this! "
He sat down again, took out a document and flipped through it. Soon, he forgot about this group of people who had come from afar.
A few days later, Ray returned to Garth City in a somewhat embarrassing manner, and brought a three-headed snake lizard that was tied up.
When he carried the giant beast that was probably a ton and walked into Gars City step by step, it was as if the earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking. The onlookers almost blocked the city gate.
The three-headed snake lizard was not a very powerful magical beast, but it was definitely not weak either. It was about four to eight meters long and three to five meters high. The smaller ones weighed seven or eight hundred kilograms, and some of the bigger ones could even weigh more than two tons. Its huge body gave it amazing strength, and its thick scales could provide a defensive power comparable to that of Hercules wearing a full set of steel armor and holding a heavy shield. Not only that, these monsters also had a terrible vitality, unless some special weapons were used. Ordinary weapons needed to cut off its three heads in a short time and burn the wounds with flames in order to really kill it.
Some three-headed snake lizards could even use magic abilities, such as fire, ice, lightning, and poison. It was said that someone had seen a three-headed snake lizard that had lived for a long time. Not only was it huge, but its three heads could also spit flames, ice, and lightning. It was simply ridiculously strong!
Of course, the one that Ray caught alive was not a particularly powerful individual. In fact, it was just a monster that had just reached adulthood. In terms of combat power, it was not outstanding. Probably a team of skilled adventurers could successfully kill it. However, hunting and capturing were completely different, and there was a huge difference between teamwork and fighting alone. Being able to single-handedly catch this guy from the swamp and carry him all the way into the city, the strength of this warrior who had never appeared in the local area before should not be underestimated!
"This kind of thing, only those legendary strongmen can do it, right?" Someone in the crowd said so.
This news soon reached the ears of the leaders of various forces in Garth City, of course, including the governor of the city, Joseph.
More than one person began to investigate the origin of Ray, because there was no special intention to keep it secret, so they quickly found out, and then the big shots got a second report.
"What on earth does Sean want to do?" In the majestic temple of the Goddess of Harvest, the chief priest, Heli Riley, held two pieces of intelligence, muttered to herself, and fell into meditation.
Different from the general intelligence merchants, she had more powerful intelligence channels. For her brother, who seemed to be easy to get along with and had nothing special, she knew a lot of intelligence that ordinary people did not know, so she had always been wary of him.
At this moment, the mining ceremony was coming, but Sean made such a big move at this time. What was his intention?
At this time, Ray had once again visited Sean's residence.
"I've brought what you want, it's outside your gate." He said to Sean in a rough voice, "So, you should also tell me the information I want!"
Sean put down the document in his hand, smiled slightly, and said gently, "I think you may have remembered something wrong. I said before that if you can catch a three-headed snake lizard, you can prove your ability and that you are qualified to get the secret. But when did I say that a stupid beast can be exchanged for such secret information? "
Ray's face was gloomy, he clenched his teeth, and looked at him gloomily.
He was on the verge of exploding. These days, he had been fighting with all kinds of poisonous snakes and beasts in the damn swamp. He had to find a single three-headed snake lizard, catch it alive, and carry it all the way back … At this moment, not only was he physically and mentally exhausted, but his mood was also extremely bad.
If Sean still dared to play tricks, then he would leave in a huff. After a good rest, he would first send his companions away, and then come in alone, catch this bastard, cut off one of his ears, and then slowly interrogate him!
Sean seemed not to see his eyes that were almost spewing fire, and said slowly, "I have always been a man of my word. If you want me to break my word, the price is very high. "
"What on earth do you want?" Ray interrupted his nonsense and asked coldly.
"When the mining ceremony, I will need your strength," Sean said lightly. "Before that, you should have a good rest. When everything has settled, if I'm not dead by then, not only will I tell you everything, but I will also do my best to help you."
"What?!" Ray was stunned, not understanding what he meant.
"Anyway, you will understand when the time comes." Sean smiled with a mysterious face.
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