Early morning.

Richard woke up, washed up briefly, and walked out the door to wander around his living room. On the one hand, I tried to familiarize myself with the layout of the Pombo family's residence and got lost in the province, and on the other hand, I was thinking about the problems I encountered yesterday.

Through yesterday's out-of-body exploration, it can be determined that the "Book of the Void" needed for his mission is indeed guarded by Alan Pombo himself in the underground vault of the manor outside the Pombo family.

So, how do you get your hands on it?

Sneaking into the secret room and stealing it out?

This is obviously not a good choice, last night he went in an out-of-body state, Aaron Pombo was aware of it, and then went in the flesh, there is a high chance that he will be discovered by the other party.

If not, maybe you can be flexible and find a way to negotiate with the Pombo family.

For example, when Anne goes out of the city again, she directly kidnaps the other party, and then asks the Pombo family to use the "Book of the Void" to replace people.

This method has certain feasibility, but there are also some drawbacks.

For example, it would be difficult to determine how the Pombo family would deal with it, and it would make the Pombo family understand his purpose. If the negotiation fails, it will be much more difficult for him to obtain the Book of the Void by other means.

Or is it simply the simplest and most direct way - raw robbery?

If he is alive, he is not afraid to deal with Alun Pompo, a third-level wizard, head-on, but there is a team of magic knights stationed next to the manor, and once the battle is stalemate, it will be a little tricky to attract magic knights.

After all, he just wanted to get the Book of the Void, and he didn't want to fight with the entire Pombo family alone.

Seriously, if it weren't for the short time it wouldn't have been able to gain the trust of the Pombo family quickly. He would rather choose a more modest approach, slowly build a good relationship with the Pombo family, and obtain the Book of the Void in the form of a trade.

Richard kept thinking as a dense footstep sounded next to him.

"Click, click, click......"

Turning his head to look, Richard saw a group of twenty soldiers in red armor running over, all armed with iron swords and crossbows on their backs, with grim expressions and a solemn momentum.

A tall soldier led the way to Richard's vicinity, waving his hand to command his men as if he didn't see him.

"You three of you, go over there and be on guard. The tall soldier at the head pointed to the front right.

"You, you, you and you, four people go over there to be on guard. The tall soldier at the head gestured to a corner in front of him.

"You guys, go ......"

Richard looked at the soldiers and recognized that they were all the Pombo family's escort army, and some of them maintained order in the Pombo family on weekdays, but there were not so many of them.

What's going on today? What's going on?

The doubts in Richard's heart didn't wait to be asked, and after the tall soldier led by him explained the affairs of his subordinates, he turned his head to look at it, looked at it a few times, and said solemnly: "Hey, you should be the attendant of the young master of which young lady, right?"

I'm telling you, what we're doing now, you'd better not ask or ask, won't do you any good. Just do your thing well and keep your duty. ”

Richard opened his mouth, and before he could say anything, he saw the tall soldier running to the side and leaving quickly, as if he was in a hurry to report to someone.

Richard closed his mouth, raised his eyebrows, looked at the soldiers who were seriously guarded nearby, and thought about walking to the side.

After walking a hundred meters and passing several courtyards, Richard saw that there were soldiers on guard, and more soldiers had arrived and scattered into all corners of the Pombo family. Unconsciously, the atmosphere in the Pombo family residence became a little solidified, and when you listened carefully, almost no sound came out, as if it was deliberately suppressed.

What the hell is going on?

Could it be that it was caused by his night visit to the manor last night?

Besides, why did so many people come to this family residence if they didn't guard the manor? Could it be that he was in this family residence after locking up the manor last night?

Not very realistic.

Or maybe something has changed in the city of St. Louis that has alarmed the Pombo family?

This is a possibility.

After all, the afternoon he first arrived in St. Louis, there was an assassination of the eldest lady of the Pombo family, and what Anne said in the restaurant yesterday also showed that there were many forces that were about to move. However, relatively speaking, the performance of the Pombo family is still a little excessive. After all, the Pombo family should have known the situation in St. Louis City for a long time, and they shouldn't have reacted so much suddenly.

Richard's doubts deepened, and he walked towards the gate of the station, preparing to leave the station to find out the situation with the intelligence organization under the command of the black-faced old man - he believed that the Pombo family would suddenly have such a big change, and the other party would definitely gather some information.

However, just as he walked to the front door, he was stopped.

Two red-armored soldiers stretched out their hands to stop in front, and a square-faced red-armored soldier captain walked over and asked in a serious voice, "Who are you?"

"What's wrong with the wizard apprentice who just came in yesterday?" asked Richard as he looked at the captain of the soldiers.

He saw the expression of the captain of the red-armored soldiers wrinkled, and after hearing his words, he quietly pressed one hand on the hilt of the long sword at his waist. Obviously, after the other party learned his identity, instead of relaxing, he became more vigilant.

This is not normal.

"What is the name of the wizard apprentice who was recruited yesterday, and what does it do?" the captain of the soldiers asked in a deep voice.

"The name is Richard, and the specific thing is to protect Miss Anne, and of course, to be more specific, to be a waiter for Miss Anne. Richard calmly gave the answer.

The captain of the soldier looked to the side, and a short, squinting subordinate nodded at him and said, "Captain, the information matches." ”

"Phew-" The captain of the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, but he still didn't let go of the hand pressed on the hilt of the sword, and continued to look over and asked, "Since you are the wizard apprentice who protects Miss Anne, why don't you stay by Miss Anne's side and wander around alone?"

"Miss Anne likes to sleep too late to get out of bed until the afternoon, so I don't have to be by her side now. That's why there's time to get around. I remember yesterday when I was hiring, I wasn't told that freedom was going to be restricted, was it?" asked Richard as he looked at the captain of the soldiers, trying to make some inquisitions.

However, the captain of the soldier was very strict, and said loudly: "Your freedom is naturally not restricted, but the situation is a bit special now, so ...... Forget it, you want to go out, right, okay, let's get out.

However, I advise you not to stay out for too long and come back soon. The eldest lady of the province woke up and couldn't find you to lose her temper, although I haven't seen the eldest lady in person, but I still have heard of the eldest lady's temper. With that, the captain of the soldiers moved out of the way.

Richard stepped out and said to the captain of the soldiers, "Thank you for reminding me, but don't worry, I'll just walk around and I'll be back in a while." ”

"That's good. ”

Richard stepped into the distance, and when he was far away, his expression became solemn. At this time, the doubts in his heart were not alleviated, but became heavier, and he was sure that in the time that had just passed, in a place he did not know, something big must have happened.

Just, what could it be?

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