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"So, you're going to help him?" Marl Tokat frowned. "A remnant of the church?"
After taking Joe away, the captain of the guards immediately summoned the special envoy of the City of Glow and told him the whole story. He was not worried that the three families would covet the treasure. After all, no one knew its real use. If it was a powerful and rare treasure, it would not have been able to escape from the Kingdom of Dawn in the first place.
"It's not up to me to decide whether to help or not," Sean said indifferently. "The order I received was to find the whereabouts of the treasure as much as possible. Now that I've finally found a seemingly credible clue, I naturally have to further confirm it. As for what to do next, His Majesty will decide. "He paused and looked at Marl." So, do you have a good plan, Mr. Envoy? "
The First Army was invincible, but it needed an enemy. Soldiers were not good at searching for spies in the dark, so it was better to leave it to the three families.
"To be honest, I wish I had never heard of this." Marl shrugged. "If it weren't for the church, Quinn wouldn't have been driven out of the Kingdom of Dawn. Maybe she would have been my brother's wife... Ahem, but since you've asked, I can only help you to the end. Although a lot of people have come to the town recently, it's not difficult to find a specific group. "
"A specific group?"
"That's right. Since we can't cross the Cage Mountain, the nearest way from the Kingdom of Wolfheart to here is by sea. Coral Bay, a port city located northeast of Thorn Town," Marl said while counting his fingers. Marl counted with his fingers and said, "There are about ten to fifteen people coming from the east. Some of them might even speak the Kingdom of Wolfheart's accent or dress style. Based on these criteria, we can narrow the target down to two or three groups — no more than five groups."
"Because the big city in the east... only has Coral Bay?" Sean said thoughtfully. For example, people coming to Neverwinter from the east might come from all over Graycastle, but those coming from the west were basically demons. "When we find these people, we'll detain them and interrogate them again?"
"That's right." Marl nodded. "And the spy you're looking for is probably among them."
"The problem is, who will do it?"
"Is there anyone who knows the town better than the local rats? Problems that can be solved with money are usually not problems. " "In order to show the sincerity of the three families, the Tokat family will bear the cost."
…
In a house on the outskirts of Thorn Town, the butler of the Archduke Island Earl, Hagrid, was chasing away the mosquitoes around him impatiently.
There wasn't even a tent for ventilation in this damned broken place. He thought angrily. Flying insects were everywhere even before summer arrived. Wouldn't it be impossible to treat people in another two months?
However, they still had no clue why the Magic Ceremony Cube would glow.
He wasn't even sure if the king of Graycastle was after the treasures in the Cursed Temple.
What did he do during this period of time?
According to the information collected by his subordinates, the exploration team of Graycastle had arrived in Thorn Town two months ago. After that, they built roads in the mountain and recruited condemned prisoners. It seemed that they were afraid that the whole world would not know what they were doing. They had also turned the temple on the hillside upside down. Every day, bricks and stones would be transported down from the mountain and placed in an open space guarded by guards.
It would make sense if they did all this to find the buried treasures. However, the fact was that Graycastle seemed to be more interested in the stones than the treasures. He had observed the open space from afar. After the bricks and stones were dried, they would be loaded onto carriages and sent to the Coral Bay in the east.
Hagrid could not understand why the king of Graycastle wanted these black stones.
He had tried to steal some of the stones from the temple from the port and had ordered his men to bring them back to Earl Lorenzo. However, as he had expected, the Magic Ceremony Cube did not regain its legendary power.
The key to the ancient treasure's reaction must be something else.
"Sir, we have brought the person you are looking for." Suddenly, a subordinate lifted the curtain and reported to Hagrid.
"Let him in." Hagrid quickly tightened his bow tie and sat up straight.
"Yes!"
Then, a villager was pushed into the room. He knelt on the ground and looked up carefully. "Sir, my name is Knaff. Do you want to go up the mountain? As long as you don't cross the peak, I can take you anywhere — "
"I heard that when the people of Graycastle first came to the Cage Mountain, you were their guide?" Hagrid interrupted.
"Yes, yes … Sir."
* Slap. *
Hagrid threw a small pouch in front of him. "There are 20 Golden Dragon Stones in this pouch. If you can tell me something that interests me, it's yours."
"Of, of course, Sir. I will tell you everything!" Knaff replied excitedly.
"Tell me the whole story first. Don't miss any details," Hagrid said, glancing contemptuously at the man at his feet and leaning back in his chair.
When Knaff told the story of a group of people climbing the Cage Mountain, he suddenly opened his eyes. "Wait, what did you just say?"
"The witch called Azima —"
"No, the second sentence!"
"Uh, she held up a coin and said, 'This way.'"
"A coin?" Hagrid asked. "What kind of coin?"
"It looked ordinary. It didn't look like a Silver Wolf or a Bronze Eagle." Knaff thought for a moment. "Yes, it didn't even have a pattern on it. It seemed to be just a polished sheet."
"Did the witch hold it up all the time?" Hagrid felt that he had vaguely grasped the key point.
"Most of the time," the guide said. "Now that you mention it, I also remember that the witches were leading the way, and every time they turned, the witches would put the coin in front of their eyes, as if they were staring at something."
"Damn it, it really has something to do with these mutants!"
Hagrid clenched his fists. "Where is the witch called Azima now?"
"I, I don't know." Knaff shook his head. "She left Thorn Town a few days later. Maybe … she went back to Graycastle?"
If it was only a few days, then the witch must have left Cage Mountain before he set off. However, the reaction of the Magic Ceremony Cube did not stop, which meant … the coin was left here? Hagrid thought quickly. It was probably not a coin at all, but a "key" that the King of Graycastle had found in other ruins. Since it was so important, the keeper must be the leader of the exploration team.
He had already inquired about this information. At present, the two highest-ranking people in the Graycastle team were the chief commander, Sean, and the special envoy of the three noble families, Marl.
Compared with the second son of a noble family, the king's guard was more likely to be tempted. Most castles in the world were often conquered from the inside.
How many Golden Dragons would they have to prepare to break through his defense?
Five hundred … or a thousand?
But Hagrid knew that no matter how much it was, the earl would be willing to pay for the secret of the Magic Cube.
As long as he could get in touch with the earl, he would not be far from the answer.
Hagrid could not help but feel excited.
If he could get his hands on that key, he would definitely be highly appreciated by Count Lorenzo. Maybe he could even be promoted to a liege. After all, there was no rule that only lords could use the Magic Cube.
While he was imagining a wonderful future, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
"Wait, who are you —"
"Ah!"
Hagrid heard a series of banging sounds. Before he could react, the door was violently kicked open. A group of uninvited guests in patrol uniforms rushed into the room and pressed him to the ground.
Hagrid struggled to adjust his bow tie. "I, I'm a legal merchant. You can't do this to me! If you want money, I'll try my best to cooperate — "
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