The masked man seemed to know what she was thinking and said, "It's okay. We will hire a boat to send you there quietly. The coastline is so long that the temple will not be able to control it all. Besides, they are focusing most of their energy on hunting us down in the city. As long as we are a little further away from the port, there will be fewer people paying attention to us. Oh, right. I can also ask my friend in the city to help me get the route of your ship. We can bypass the port and wait there in advance. Once your ship sets sail, we can send you to the ship when it passes by."
This time, Lolo was really touched. She did not expect this man, whom she had never met before, to be so kind-hearted. In order to save her, he did not hesitate to offend the temple and knock out a paladin. That was not all. After that, he brought her out of the city and helped her find a ship … Throughout her journey, Lolo had never met anyone who was so kind to her. No, perhaps that man was an exception. The image of the little attendant appeared in the girl's mind. She quickly shook her head and chased the man out of her mind.
Lolo looked into the masked man's eyes and asked seriously, "How should I thank you?"
The man waved his hand. "Hey, there's no need to thank me. It's nothing. Don't take it to heart." After a pause, he continued, "In fact, I've long disliked those guys from the Temple of Light. All these years, they've been secretly helping people like you who have been persecuted by them. Well, if you ask me what I can gain from this process, I think it's your sincere gratitude and a little bit of satisfaction when justice is served."
The masked man actually had a noble sentiment that did not match his appearance. If she did not hear it with her own ears, she would not have believed it.
"Let's go. It's almost time for dinner. When we get out of the city, I will find you something to eat." The masked man was as enthusiastic as ever. After that, he went into the tunnel again.
So, Lolo followed him and jumped down.
After that, she was surprised to find that she was not in a tunnel at all. Instead, she was in an enclosed cellar.
By the time she realized this, the masked man had already blown out the candle in his hand. Suddenly, her surroundings were plunged into darkness. Before she could react, the back of her head was hit hard, and she fell to the ground.
After a while, the masked man called Lolo's name softly. She did not respond. After a while, the masked man lit the candle in his hand again.
There was a third person in the cellar!!!
It was a short Gnome who was holding a wooden stick that was thicker than his thigh. He was looking at the unconscious rookie Hero with a smug expression. Needless to say, he was the one who had done that.
There were many goblins on the Dawn Continent, but most of them mingled with orcs and rarely appeared in the world of humans and elves. They were not tall, and they had pointed ears and green skin. Some archaeologists had tried to prove that they were related by blood.
In fact, it wasn't just their appearances. There were many similarities in their personalities as well. For example, they were both sinister and cunning. They bullied the weak and feared the strong. They also had a certain chilling sense of evil.
However, goblins were not as aggressive as the little tree. This was related to the development of their civilization. Goblins' achievements in agriculture and animal husbandry were far behind that of humans, but they could barely feed themselves. Unlike the little tree, they did not have to attack other intelligent races in order to eat meat.
But no matter what, the goblins were still not very welcome in the eyes of the other intelligent races. Basically, no one except the orcs were willing to pay attention to them. However, there were still some goblins who were envious of the colorful world outside and secretly went to the human and dwarf territories. Naturally, they could not become the local legal residents because they were unregistered and could not find a job (in fact, they did not like proper jobs). In addition to their bad character, most of them would collude with the local bullies and do some evil things.
For example, the goblin Pepe was an old partner with the masked man, Marden, and the guy who disguised himself as a holy knight. The three of them had used the same method to catch six fat sheep.
The process was actually very simple. Marden had noticed Luo Luo the moment she entered the city. The latter followed her all the way and tried to gather as much information as possible. After that, the scam began. According to the usual practice, Marden would first threaten his prey by telling them that he had been targeted by the Temple of Light. This trick was very effective. Needless to say, a person who had done something shameful would feel nervous when they suddenly heard that they were on the Temple of Light's wanted list.
However, Lolo's calm reaction was a little out of Marden's expectation. It was as if she knew that this day would come. She did not seem surprised at all. This was the first time the masked man encountered such a situation. Under normal circumstances, the target would either be skeptical or cry out that he was wronged. In such a situation, Cook, who was disguised as a holy knight, had to appear.
However, as the saying goes, if you want to put on a show, you have to go all the way. Although the target was unexpectedly cooperative this time, Marden still planned to proceed according to the script. Cook's appearance actually had two meanings. First, he could directly prove what he said earlier and let the target believe that he was really wanted by the temple. Second, Marden would immediately make a move to knock out the holy knight that Cook was disguised as. This was to leave a good impression in front of the target, and most importantly, it would leave the target with no other choice but to run away with him. After all, other than a few desperadoes, when they found out that they were being targeted by the temple, their initial reaction would not be to fight back but to clear up the misunderstanding.
Although Marden's action seemed to help the target, in reality, he had completely sealed off the path of clearing up the misunderstanding, leaving the target with no other choice but to continue being led by the nose.
In the end, he chose to make his move at Hank's butcher shop. The reason was also very simple. The one-eyed butcher was not a person who liked to meddle in other people's business. When his butcher shop was flat, no one would patronize it. As long as one paid the money and did not damage his beloved doll, one could do whatever one wanted in his shop.
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