"Is there a problem with the armor and sword?" Luo Luo asked curiously.
When she first entered the room, she noticed that someone seemed to be particularly interested in the armor and sword that were placed in the corner.
Of course, she had inspected the two items herself. The craftsmanship was indeed top-notch, but the value was not much higher than the other items in the room. However, it was a piece of equipment that they could use now. At the very least, they could replace the poor-quality protective gear that they were wearing.
However, what the follower said next surprised her. "This set of equipment should be from a certain family. Although you used a knife to smooth out the emblem on the chest of the armor and the hilt, it still left some marks."
Green's expression changed. A low-level adventurer like him, who had no one to rely on, was most afraid of provoking those aristocratic forces. The young thief hurriedly explained, "I didn't kill that person. When I found him, he was already a corpse. He should have been dead for a long time. In fact, the reason why I was able to crack the secret of this underground maze was because of the parchment I obtained from him. Although I took his things, I later buried him properly."
"Dead for a long time?" The rookie, Brave, was slightly stunned. He thought of a certain possibility. "Do you remember what the emblem looked like?"
"Uh, it looked like … a reindeer?" The young thief actually had a deep impression of the emblem. However, he was not sure where the two people in front of him stood. So, he had to be vague and give himself a chance to explain himself.
"The Matthews family?!" Lolo was in disbelief. "… The Matthews family?"
"Yes, it seems like they are the only family that has a reindeer as their emblem. There is no one else in the family that has a reindeer as their emblem." Rob nodded, as calm as ever. After all, the Matthews family was an old noble family. No one would dare to copy their family emblem. Unlike many small families who copied each other's emblems, it was almost the same in the end.
The girl did not expect to receive news about the missing Matthews family team here.
The reward for the C-level commission at the entrance of the encampment was generous, and almost everyone would be tempted. It was a pity that Grimm had entered the Dungeon earlier, so he naturally knew nothing about it.
Judging from their conversation, they seemed to know the Matthews family. The young Thief's heart skipped a beat.
"Hmm, did you see any other corpses with this badge nearby?" Lolo asked.
Grimm shook his head. "No, I also searched the area later, but I didn't see a second corpse." Fearing that the two would not be satisfied with his answer, the young thief added, "I've checked this … uh, guard's corpse. His neck and arms are covered with tiny bite marks. He must have been attacked by a large group of vampire bats before he died."
The rookie, The Brave, was a little disappointed. If he could find the bodies of the other members of the Matthews family team, especially the body of Viscount Megerson's illegitimate son, it would undoubtedly be a huge sum of money.
"You said that you could solve the secret of this underground maze because of a piece of parchment found on a corpse?" Rob raised his eyebrows and asked another question.
"Yes, there are 24 sets of numbers on it. As I was afraid that others would know about it, I memorized it and burned the parchment," the young thief said nervously.
"It seems that the Matthews family's Guard has a master. They should have entered the inner city," the Archmage said.
Previously, the adventurers generally thought that the Matthews family's Guard should not have entered the inner city. As everyone knew, the way to enter the inner city was discovered by the first group of adventurers who explored the dungeon. The Matthews family's exploration team entered the dungeon earlier than the first group of adventurers, so most people focused their search on the outer city.
But now it seemed that this speculation was not correct. The Matthews family's team had successfully entered the inner city before everyone else, so their corpses should be in the inner city.
"Unfortunately, there are no more clues." Lolo was a little disappointed. Although she knew that the Matthews family's team had entered the inner city, the inner city was not much smaller than the outer city. It was not very useful to only get a few clues.
However, no matter what, he had at least found a corpse, which meant that he had earned another 10 gold coins. The rookie Hero asked the young Thief where the corpse was buried, and he was prepared to take the corpse with him when he left. This could be considered as doing a good deed, allowing the young Thief's soul to return to its homeland.
"That's all I know. Heroes, please have mercy on me," Grimm said with a sad face.
The swordswoman scratched her head and looked at the young thief who was trembling under her sword. She asked the young man beside her, "How should we deal with him?"
Archmage recalled the novels he had read before, and said casually, "Oh, according to the normal progression of the story, we should just kill him."
Grimm was almost scared out of his wits when he heard that. "I-I've cooperated with you according to your request."
"Forget it. What kind of cooperation is that? It's good enough that one out of three sentences is true. You're always forced to speak."
"It's my fault. Please give me another chance," Grimm begged.
"But you're no longer of any use to me," Archmage said awkwardly.
"You can bring me along. You can even make me your follower or something. I can't stay here any longer anyway. I've already planned to leave after finishing the last stroke."
"Why would I bring you along? To cause trouble? "
"I'm a Tier 1 Thief, after all. There are still many things I can do." The young thief's strength was average, but he was good at reading people's expressions. He quickly determined that between the two of them, the one who made the final decision was Lolo. His eyes were filled with desire as he looked at The Brave rookie. "Err, I'm a Thief. I'm good at scouting and dismantling traps. Besides, you might have some matters that are inconvenient for you in the future. At that time, I can come in handy."
"Ugh …" The swordswoman was at a loss. To be honest, the thought of killing Grimm had never crossed her mind. Although the young thief's actions were somewhat wicked, they were not that bad. After all, compared to the Marauders who killed without batting an eye, even if Grimm's methods were despicable, at least he did not kill anyone.
However, Lolo had never thought of bringing him along. The young thief was too cunning and could not be trusted. It was not a wise choice to team up with such an unknown person.
Grimm seemed to have noticed The Brave rookie's hesitation. He gritted his teeth and said, "If you're worried that I'll betray you, I have a way to solve this problem."
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