Chapter 853: The History of the Three Families of Volta

"What is this?" Kant asked curiously.

"This is the jewel of this exhibition hall." The innkeeper said with a look of fascination: "It is said that these three hedrons are sealed with the power to destroy the heavens and the earth. Hundreds of years ago, a hermit brought them to this deserted island with the intention of burying them forever. He even brought the three hedrons into the volcano's body. It's just that he underestimated the toughness of the hedrons, and the moment these spars were thrown into the magma, the mountains around the volcano became a hell on earth, not only the beasts hidden in the forest, all the creatures quickly aged at that moment and came to the end of their lives. ”

"And then?" Kant took a deep breath and asked.

"There are dozens of islands similar to this in the middle of the ocean. Since that hermit's visit, the withered island has been left unattended. The boss said softly: "Until three hundred years ago, the land of the world was divided more and more delicately, and the three tribes of Volde, who had been excluded, docked on the edge of the island. ”

"Who are the Voltaic Trio?" Kant frowned and asked suspiciously.

"Dwarves, gnomes, and goblins." The innkeeper glanced at Kant and responded.

"And how did they settle on this island?" Kant's mind conjured up the figures of Gilbert and the dwarf patriarch.

"When they landed on the island, it was in the dormant period of the volcano. The power of the hedron is also at its weakest stage of the year. The innkeeper explained, "It's just that the group was still immediately aware of the anomaly that was happening on the island. ”

"Huh?" Kant thought for a moment and asked, "Is it because of the water quality?" ”

"Your Excellency is indeed intelligent." The innkeeper nodded, "There is a dwarf who has developed a strange illness after drinking water from the river, causing paralysis in the lower half of his body. Under those conditions, no one in the homeless crowd could save him. ”

"Then why didn't they choose to leave this place?" Kant became more and more curious about the history of the island and asked.

"Everyone has a limited amount of supplies to bear, and they have exhausted all their food reserves by drifting here from their own country." The boss explained: "Also, in the winter of that time, the climatic conditions for sailing on the sea were very bad, and there was no way to set sail. ”

"I see." Kant nodded, "So, what's next?" What happened? ”

"The nomads of the three tribes, unable to bear the famine, began to hunt. But the animals of the mountains are dead. So they can only gather their luck on weekdays to catch the unpolluted fish in the sea. The innkeeper continued: "After the fish is made, it is stored as dry food. Until one day, the homeless people had little fresh water left in their hands, and they were forced to start exploring the island. ”

"Where did they go ashore?" Kant asked.

"To the south of the island. Quite close to the location of the volcano. The search party among the nomads soon discovered the full extent of the volcano. However, what attracts them more than the withered grass that is full of mountains is the geothermal resources at the foot of the mountain. When the leader of the team heard this, he immediately held a meeting within the group, intending to relocate everyone to the vicinity of the volcano. At this point, the innkeeper suddenly asked Kant, "If it were you, would you choose to go to the volcano with the team?" ”

"If I'm the one who is led, I will naturally follow the decisions made by the leader." Kant said firmly.

"Hehe, sir, you are an understanding person, and you can naturally see through the strengths and weaknesses of this plan at a glance." The innkeeper smiled slightly, "At that time, the goblin clan and the dwarf clan among the nomads agreed to the decision to go to the volcano. ”

"What about the dwarves?" Kant asked.

"The dwarves chose to stay by the sea, although this caused some considerable contradictions at the time, but from the current point of view, the dwarves chose to be good." The innkeeper took a deep breath and said, "Because they saved the remnants of the homeless people who desperately brought back the hedron from the volcano." “

"Well, from this point of view: the dwarves do have a lot to do." Kant nodded and said, "It's just that the nomads of these three clans, how did they seal the spar?" ”

"Have you forgotten the hermit I mentioned at the beginning?" The innkeeper said, "Although his body has been wiped out, he has left behind a magic weapon that can temporarily seal the hedrons. After the power of the hedron was sealed, the environment on the island was restored to its original state, and the three tribes of Fudi who had established themselves on the island used the secret techniques of the group to preserve the three hedrons separately. ”

"So, where are those three hedrons now?" Kant asked.

"I don't know." The innkeeper shook his head and sighed, "Now, only the elders who hold authority within the three clans have the authority to know the location of this hedron. ”

"I see." Kant nodded. I didn't expect the gnomes, goblins, and dwarves to have such a strong background on this island. This reminded Kant of what he had heard from DeWitt that the forces of the Dark Side had encircled many of the island's people when they came to the island, putting the Voltasians in an embarrassing position. Now it seems that the purpose of that group of people is likely to seize the magic crystals hidden behind the three clans, but their plot was exposed by the reconnaissance team outside the island in one fell swoop.

"Lord Kant, this is the end of the visit to the exhibition hall. Let's hurry up and move on to our next destination. The innkeeper stepped forward, walked in front of Kant, and called to him.

"Okay." Kant came to his senses and followed in the footsteps of the innkeeper.

As they reached the entrance of the hall, they heard the sound of rain crashing against the coloured windows of the pavilion.

"Oops, it's raining." The innkeeper poked his head out and looked out the door.

"Shall we go back to the hotel?" Kant's mood was not pretty, and he was expecting where the innkeeper would take him next, when he was cut off by this shower of rain.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Kant." The innkeeper bent down apologetically and said, "I only took you to this one place today." The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and we should have to rush back to the city immediately. ”

"It's okay, it's interesting. Being able to discover such a place thanks to the owner you take care of. Kant smiled and replied, "Since the weather is not very clear now, let's hurry up and get into the carriage and go back to the hotel." ”

"Thank you for your kindness." The innkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and straightened up in response.

The two stood quietly at the entrance of the exhibition hall, waiting for the coachman to lead the carriage here.

Chapter 854: Heavy rain in early spring

The facilities of the pavilion are also quite complete, and when the groom stops the car. Kant and the innkeeper walked to the canopy in front of the door, slowly climbed the ladder, and walked into the carriage.

As soon as the two of them had taken their seats, the groom whipped and directed the carriage to gallop along the avenue where the pool of water had accumulated.

The roof of the carriage was made of wood, and the sound of the ticking rain was clearly audible to Kant's ears.

In order to get rid of the dampness, the groom set up a stove in the carriage just after the rain, so that the air around him was quite mild, and Kant sat in the corner, with a feeling of exhaustion in his body, and turned to glance at the innkeeper, and found that the other party had fallen asleep.

Kant stared at the flickering flames in the furnace and unconsciously lost his mind. In my mind, I reminisced about the historical stories I had heard before.

Imagine how this small island has developed into the present splendor of its possessions. How did the dragons gain the trust of so many races to become the guardians of the volcano's perimeter, and did they have ambitions for the power that the Voltaic Tri wielded?

And the status of the dwarves on this small island, is it related to their decision to stay by the sea back then? After all, that was hundreds of years ago, and what do the new generation of dwarves think about the development of their own race?

One after the other questions came to Kant's mind, some of them interrelated and others independent. Kant put his hand on his forehead, not knowing how to sort out a clear web of relationships. Accompanied by the sound of rain, he gradually fell asleep.

However, he was not able to rest for long before Kant was awakened by the innkeeper.

"Your Highness Kant, we have arrived." The innkeeper leaned in front of Kant and gently shook his shoulder.

"Huh?" Kant opened his eyes dimly, and after seeing the innkeeper's face, he propped up and looked out the window: the carriage had stopped at the door of the inn.

At this time, the coachman approached the carriage, handed an umbrella to Kant, and said, "Lord Kant, it's still raining outside." I borrowed an umbrella for you from the bookkeeper and was careful of catching a cold. ”

"Okay, thank you." Kant took the umbrella in a daze, looked up at the innkeeper who was still sitting in his place, and asked, "Where are you going, shopkeeper?" ”

"Oh, the guy in the store told me that the people at the inspection center have something to do with me, and I have to rush over now." The innkeeper said with a smile: "The adults there are very good-tempered, but they can't wait. I can only say goodbye to you for a while. ”

"Since you are in a hurry, I will not delay you." Kant rubbed his eyes, stood up and said, "Today is a very happy day. Boss, we'll go on a trip together next time. ”

"Good, good." The innkeeper hurriedly admitted: "Your Excellency, you should be quite tired, hurry back to your room to rest." ”

Kant nodded slightly, picked up his umbrella, and stepped out of the carriage.

The innkeeper followed, holding the curtain in his hand, and waving goodbye to Kant.

The raindrops the size of beans crackled on the paper umbrellas. After Kant hurriedly said goodbye, he walked to the doorrail of the inn and put the scatter away.

Hearing the noise, the bookkeeper immediately came out and asked, "Mr. Kant, you are back." Hurry up and sit in the store and make a fire. Now the weather is cloudy and uncertain, be careful of the cold. ”

"Thank you." Kant replied with a smile. He handed the umbrella in the hands of the bookkeeper and walked across the threshold to the lobby.

Next to the fireplace in the lobby, there are many guests who gather to warm up. Some of them had towels distributed by the inn in their hands. It seems that he came in to take shelter from the rain when he was passing by.

Kant stood there and hesitated for a moment, but still planned to go back to his room to tidy up a little. Then he said to the bookkeeper of the inn who was following him: "I will go back to the room to rest first, and if the Bandak group returns to the store, please tell them: I am waiting upstairs." ”

"Okay." The bookkeeper nodded cautiously and responded.

"Thank you." After Kant left this sentence, he turned and left.

After watching Kant ascend the stairs, the bookkeeper raised his hand and beckoned a waiter, and ordered, "Go and prepare some hot tea and pastries and bring them to Lord Kant's room." ”

"Yes." The waiter agreed.

When Kant returned to his room, he immediately changed out of his damp clothes and into dry cotton clothes. Just as he was about to go to the bathroom to take a good bath and rest for a while, there was a knock on the door.

"His Highness Kant." The waiter called softly.

Kant walked to the entrance, unlocked the door, and asked the waiter in front of him, "Is there something wrong?" ”

The waiter did not immediately approach the house, but brought the steaming pastries and teapots to Kant's eyes, and said, "This is sent by the bookkeeper to remind you to drink some hot tea to warm your body." ”

Kant stood by the door, hesitated for a moment, reluctantly took the afternoon tea, and said, "Okay, put these two things in the account." ”

"No, no." The waiter hurriedly waved his hand and said, "This is a free gift from the store." ”

Kant walked out of the room when he heard this, looked into the lobby on the first floor, and immediately responded: "Why don't there be guests on the first floor?" If you don't keep an account of me. I won't take these two things. ”

The waiter stood cramped, not knowing what to do: if he took Kant's lunch money, he would definitely be scolded by the bookkeeper.

The two were at a stalemate for a while, and finally, Kant sighed and compromised: "Forget it, this has nothing to do with you." Please tell your bookkeeper: I will accept the refreshments this time, but don't do such superfluous things in the future. ”

"Yes, thank you, sir." The waiter nodded as if he had been pardoned.

"Well, I'm sorry for you. Please walk slowly. Kant nodded slightly, walked to the entrance, and closed the door.

The waiter stayed there for a moment, silently thinking in his heart: how to relay what Kant said to the bookkeeper in a less harsh way.

The hands of the clock hanging on the wall point to six o'clock in the afternoon.

Kant mentally estimated that there were still three hours before Bandak and the others returned to the inn.

After taking a sip of hot tea, he went back to his bedroom, intending to sleep for a while.

The seat of the carriage is really not a good place to sleep. As a result, Kant now felt that his neck was very stiff, and it was not until he lay on the soft and light bed that the tiredness in his body spread in his limbs.

Kant fell asleep peacefully.

Chapter 855: A Patrol Without Progress

Bandak, who was walking down the street, frowned at this time.

Because of the rain, there weren't many pedestrians on the streets. The guild has also become very deserted.

At lunchtime, he took a few of his soldiers to sit down in the teahouse on the corner of the street in order to exchange information about the street in their hands.

"Did you find anything?" Bandak asked first.

The soldiers in the audience looked at each other and shook their heads silently.

Bandak exhaled and said, "It's okay, today is the first day of the operation. As long as we continue to observe, it should be fruitful. ”

Pique's portraits are plastered all over the streets, and the goblin soldiers make such a big move, the Dark Side Organization must have something to do.

"I don't know if anyone else has received any news." One soldier looked up in frustration and said to the soldier beside him.

"We only had to wait until the evening when we got back to the hotel to meet up with the others. Maybe they're expecting progress on our side, too. Bandak shook his head and said, "There are still about three hours left before the shift change. Let's not act separately, every two people work in a group and take care of each other. You can also observe what is happening on the street carefully. ”

"Yes!" The soldiers replied neatly.

Lunch only took about half an hour, and after Bhandak and his party settled the bill, they walked out of the teahouse with umbrellas. Those who continued to patrol the streets, but unfortunately, until the evening when everyone set out on their return journey, they still found nothing.

Bandak stood at the door of the inn and watched the night guard soldiers leave, quietly waiting for Able and his men to return to the inn.

Able was in charge of commanding the team of elven soldiers, because they could perceive changes in the streets from the magic level compared to the Terran soldiers, so at this moment Bandak's hopes for today were pinned on the group of people who had not yet returned to the inn.

"Bhandak!" As soon as Abel crossed the threshold, he called out Bandak's name and said, "Why are you sitting here?" What about the rest of the soldiers? ”

"They went back to their rooms to rest." Bandak raised his head and asked, "Abel, is there any news from your side?" ”

“... No. Able sighed and said, "Today's inspection did not find any clues related to the forces of the dark side. ”

A look of disappointment appeared on Bandak's face and he said, "Then we'll continue to look for it tomorrow." ”

"Bandak, today is only the first day, don't worry." Abel comforted, "We'll definitely get Pique out, make him hand over the antidote, and apologize to you." ”

"Hmm." Bhandak nodded slightly, "Mr. Bookkeeper just told me that His Royal Highness Kant will let us go back to the store and meet him first." Let's hurry up and get it. ”

"Okay." Able nodded, then took off his cloak and wrapped it in his hands.

Bandak stood up, left the café, and led Able towards the stairs.

At this time, Kant was still in a light sleep, and when he heard a knock on the door, he immediately woke up. Grabbing a coat and draping it over his body, he walked to the main hall of the guest room.

The three of them have been sleeping together for so long, and they all have some understanding of each other's habits. For example, now: Kant could immediately discern the knock on the door of Bankak, and after twisting the lock for the two men, he turned and walked to the fireplace without looking back.

"His Highness Kant." Bandak greeted: "Sorry, it's time to rest." ”

"It's okay, I've been sleeping very lightly." Kant glanced at the two people standing in the hallway and said, "Why are you all wet from the rain, hurry up and change your clothes, be careful of catching a cold." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Able agreed.

Then he stepped on his rain boots and walked inside, and the water on the rain boots fell into puddles on the stone floor.

By the time the two of them had sorted everything out and returned to the main hall. Immanuel Kant is making tea.

"Sit down." Kant opened his mouth and said, "You have also been busy outside for a day, and you don't know how it is going?" ”

Abel and Bandak also looked a little helpless when faced with this problem.

"For the time being, no clues have been found." Bandak replied first.

"Hmm." Kant nodded and continued to ask the two, "Have you all looked at the addresses I marked you before?" ”

"Go." Abel said: "It's just that there was a sudden rainstorm today, and everyone seems to have chosen to stay closed, and when we patrol the streets, we don't find any special spiritual power fluctuations or strange people coming and going. ”

"To-morrow you will send men to the gates of the city." Kant thought for a moment and ordered: "Not long after the Goblin Clan's operation began, the people of the Dark Side Organization wanted to contact Pique, and they should send someone to sneak out of the city. ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Able and Bandak looked at each other and replied.

"There hasn't been much progress on Pique, but I did find another thing today that is connected to it." Kant turned the conversation to his own experience at the gallery today, and recounted the process in detail to Bandak and Able.

After Kant finished speaking, Bandak was silent for a while, and then spoke: "It turns out that the purpose of the Dark Side forces' actions is to compete for the three hedrons that were brought to the island hundreds of years ago. ”

"They don't just want status, they want the strength to be able to consolidate it." Kant commented.

In this way, our group of people is indeed easy to become a thorn in the side of those people. After all, the activities they have been preparing for a long time have been destroyed by us. Abel said, "Pique wants to use Bandak to control us, do they have anything else to do next?" ”

"I think Pique should be out of control in the dark side organization." Kant analyzed: "But the current situation leads to the conclusion that the Dark Side Organization has connived at his practices and has been sorting out the follow-up for him. Otherwise, with the summoning power of the dwarf clan on this small island, it would be impossible to have no news for so many days. ”

Two or three days had passed since Kant and Able had gone to meet the gnome patriarch.

But there was still no news from there.

It is said that with the strength of Pik alone, he can escape from the net laid by the dwarf clan and the goblin clan, Kant does not believe that the other party has such ability.

"So what will the Dark Side forces do next?" Bandak asked.

"Before, they wanted to go to the three houses in one nest, but we found a flaw. I don't think it will continue to be so public. Abel said, "I think that if they want to take action in the short term, they should plan to break them one by one, after all, the temptation of the hedron is too great, and these people should not give up on targeting these three races." ”

Chapter 856: Dinner with an eerie atmosphere

"Abel thinks about the same as my analysis." Kant said: "It's just that we need to gather more information to find out who their first target is." ”

"You can leave this to us." Able promised, "The soldiers can search for information about this while observing the movements in the city." ”

"Hmm." Kant nodded, "But it's important for you to keep an eye on what's going on in the city. If you have any news, you must report it to me immediately. ”

"Yes!" Bandak and Abel replied.

"Bandak, your body, is it okay?" Kant said worriedly.

"No problem." Bandak swore by it.

Able glanced at him, but didn't say anything.

"Today's mission is over. Hurry up and take a hot bath and get some rest. Let's go to the restaurant later. Kant instructed, "Bendak, remember to arrange for the kitchen to cook medicine for you before the meal." ”

"Got it, Your Highness." Bandak agreed.

As Able and Bandak got up and went back to their bedrooms, Kant went to the door of the guest room, called the waiter, and discussed with him what to serve tonight.

At dinner time, Kant and Able arrived at the restaurant early.

After that, the soldiers would walk up to the table where they were standing, greet them, and then take their seats.

When the tables in the dining room were full, Bandak arrived late. Kant and Able had already inquired about the news of all the soldiers.

"Sorry, I'm late. Didn't delay everyone's meal, did you? Bandak hurried over to the table where Kant was and asked apologetically.

"It's okay, it's just an aperitif." Kant shook his head lightly and responded.

"Did something happen?" As soon as Bandak took his seat, Abel asked.

"It's nothing," Bandak waved his hand and said, "It's just that when I brought the medicine to the back kitchen, someone told me that the place where the medicine was cooked was actually in the backyard, and there was no spare manpower among the guys now, so I needed to go there myself." ”

"You've been in the backyard until now?" Abel asked curiously.

"Yes," Bandak said, taking a sip of water, nodded, "There's a hot water place in the backyard, and it's made of firewood." I managed to find a clean pot and poured the herbs into the cauldron on the stovetop. ”

"This kitchen guy is really boring." Able pursed his lips and said, "Forget it, we won't be here for long anyway." ”

"It's fine, as long as you don't miss the meal." Bandaka said unconcernedly: "After all, this kitchen is indeed quite busy. ”

"By the way, while you weren't here yet, the soldiers who returned to the store reported all the news they had to His Majesty Kant and me." Able said happily: "I didn't expect that the news that we didn't catch was discovered by the soldiers of Xicheng. ”

"What's the news?" Bandak took a deep breath and asked.

"It was discovered that the 'Corrupted' Guild in Westside had been secretly selling a homemade drug to the townspeople, and the soldiers happened to witness the guild people delivering goods to the buyers today, and heard Pique's name from their conversations." Abel elaborated.

"The soldiers stopped the group of sellers and asked them for the truth." Kant picked up Able's words and continued: "It was discovered that this Pique turned out to be the supplier of raw materials for the guild's homemade drugs. ”

"Pique... What are the raw materials supplied? Bandak was stunned for a moment, then asked.

"It's a trade secret, and we have no way of knowing." Able glanced at Bandak and said, "The key to this is that there are still people in the city who are in regular contact with Pique. And this contact person has been locked by our soldiers. ”

"Judging from Pique's loner nature, he will definitely come to the handover in person." Kant said: "When the time comes, we will have a chance to catch him." ”

"I see." Bandak nodded silently.

"What's wrong with you? Why do you look very depressed? Abel asked, puzzled, "His Majesty Kant and I were happy for you when we learned the news. ”

"I... I do not know. Bandak smiled reluctantly and said, "I just don't feel at ease." ”

"The day of delivery between Pique and the guild insiders is set at the beginning of each month, and the time is not fixed." Kant gave Bandak a strange look and said, "It's the end of March, and our only chance is at the beginning of April." If we wait until May, Bhandak's condition should be out of control. ”

"His Majesty Kant and I are going to transfer most of our men to the West City in advance for this plan of action. Now that's all that's left for your opinion, what do you think? Able asked.

"I think it's better to leave it as it is... It's better. Bandak was silent for a moment before speaking.

"Why?" Kant asked lightly.

"As you've analyzed, Pique's actions are ultimately constrained by the decisions of the Dark Side Order. We need to search the city for more information so that we can make changes in time. Bandak said.

Abel and Kant did not reply to Bandak immediately, but thought in silence for a while, and then Kant nodded, "Okay, just as you say." ”

"Hmm." Bandak nodded in relief.

At this time, the guys in the kitchen walked into the dining room with the dishes and served them to the various tables.

Able still seemed to have doubts about Bandak's decision, and he didn't even feel the deceased who was delivering the food when he walked up to him.

The waiter could only try to walk up to Bandak and ask him to help set the plate.

After plating, the waiter said to Bandak before leaving, "Thank you, Lord Bandak." ”

Bandak was stunned, raised his head and looked at the waiter's back suspiciously, and silently said, "How does he know my name?" ”

Kant looked at the two people at the table, one was full of sorrow, the other had a dull look, and he raised his glass helplessly, and said: "Since you are sitting at the table, don't keep thinking about business or something." Come, after drinking this wine, let's start eating. ”

"Yes." Able came to his senses and agreed. Then, following Kant's movements, he raised his glass and drank it all.

Bandak has been taking medicine lately, so he has replaced wine with water to complete the ritual before the meal.

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