Chapter 437: Hot Potato
"That......... Any questions, please? ”
Esslyn is not stupid or stupid, on the contrary, girls of her age are quite sensitive, and naturally quickly caught the reaction of Oldman and Nadia when they heard that they had reported their home, and couldn't help but ask timidly. Sensing her uneasiness, Jenn smiled slightly.
"Nothing, Miss Acelin, just a few minor problems......... Do you know where you are now? ”
"This ............"
Hearing Jenn's words, Acelyn looked around for a moment, then shook her head blankly. Naturally, she didn't know what this place was, but judging from the appearance of this room, it wasn't a particularly luxurious and comfortable place. It's no wonder, after all, it's just a military station, and it's someone else's leftovers. With the current capital of the "National Salvation Free Army", it can only go so far.
"Then let me introduce myself."
Looking at the girl's blank expression, Jenn smiled slightly, and then planned to speak. Hearing this, Nadia frowned, but it was Oldman who interrupted him with some uneasiness.
"James, you ........."
"Oldman, there's nothing to worry about, it's just a courtesy, and there's no need for us to deceive her, do we? If we were to hide our heads and tails from a little girl, wouldn't we be a bunch of liars? ”
"Hmm........."
Hearing Jenn's words, Oldman couldn't help but be speechless for a while, and finally he had to spread his hands helplessly and shrug his shoulders.
"Okay. Anyway, whatever you say is right, I can't say you. ”
Hear Oldman's answer. Jenn nodded, and then he turned his head away. Look at the girl who was watching them uneasily. At this moment, the girl's eyes were already a little vigilant, obviously, she had also sensed that the other party would definitely not be a member of the city guard, nor would she look like an ordinary adventurer. So, who are they? Could it be a robber? But......... Paladins aren't going to be with bandits, are they?
However, without waiting for Acelyn to think about it, Jenn had already given the answer.
"Hello, Miss Acelin, since you have been very honest with us about your name. Then we have nothing to hide, we are members of the 'Free Salvation Army', my name is James. Falling Star, this is Oldman, and what you see is the paladin Nadia........."
"Free Salvation Army?"
Hearing Jenn's answer, Acelyn blinked in confusion, as if she had no impression of the name. But after a moment, she seemed to think of something, and her eyes widened suddenly. Looking at the three of them in horror, he stretched out his hand to point at them tremblingly, opened his mouth, and said in disbelief.
"Could it be you. You, you, you are ............"
"You mean to say. Mob bosses? ”
In the face of Jenn's inquiry, Acelyn hurriedly shook her head vigorously. But at this moment, her face became extremely pale. She finally remembered that the mob that surrounded Tagus was known as the Free Salvation Army. And their goal is to overthrow the rule of the Soros family in the Southlands!
As a noble lady, Acelyn doesn't really know what this means, she doesn't understand what popular demands are, what political balance is, and in the Soros family, she is just the most ordinary noble lady. Aside from reading books and practicing musical instruments, as well as receiving aristocratic upbringing, she didn't know much about the outside world. It is therefore not known why these mobs rebelled. However, she had heard a lot of rumors about these mobs from the members of the family, and there were even rumors that they would skin every nobleman they caught and hang them on the flagpole to feed the vultures -- and only a greenhouse lady like Acelyn would believe this kind of nonsense, and she didn't use her mind to think that if those mobs were really as cruel as the rumors, the church would have done it a long time ago.
"You, what do you want?"
At this time, Aislin has already regretted reporting her home, if she doesn't say her name, then maybe it will be better, but now, the other party knows who she is, so what will happen to her? Could it be that she will be skinned and beheaded by these mobs, as the legend suggests? Or like those bandits, they will act recklessly on themselves......... Thinking of this, Acelyn instinctively curled up in a ball, trembling at the people in front of her.
"We don't want to do anything, Miss Acelin."
In response to Acelin's question, Jenn was quick to answer.
"You see, when we rescued you before, we didn't know who you were. If you hadn't personally said that you were from the Soros family, we wouldn't even know where you came from, so of course we couldn't have done anything about you, because it was all just an accident full of chances. ”
"So, will you let me go?"
Hearing Jenn's words, Acelyn calmed down a little, and then she asked timidly. In response to Acelin's inquiry, Jenn shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Miss Acelin, but you should know that there is no way we will let you go. If you're an ordinary civilian, then forget it. But since you are a member of the Soros family, then we can't let you go, and of course, we won't force you to do anything. I just hope you stay in the camp and don't run around. If you are willing to agree to my terms, then we can guarantee your life. ”
“……………”
Hearing Jenn's words, Acelyn nodded and didn't say anything more. Although she still looked a little nervous, the panicked expression that seemed to be the other party would pounce at any time had disappeared. And looking at this scene, Nadia frowned even more, as a woman, Nadia also has a very keen sixth sense, she almost immediately felt that the original trace of Acelyn's resistance to James has almost completely disappeared, on the contrary, look at her appearance. It's as if I trust the man in front of me.
Men are all rhetorical guys! I know how to be courteous to those beautiful girls!
Snorted indignantly in her heart, even Nadia herself didn't know why she reacted so much. But she kept her mouth shut and didn't speak. After all, she also knows very well that with Aceline's identity. No matter what James and Oldman say, it is impossible to let each other go. And just as Nadia was thinking, Jenn's voice rang in her ears.
"Then, Miss Nadia, in the meantime, Miss Acelyn will be handed over to you."
"Huh?
Hearing this, Nadia was stunned for a moment, and then she immediately reacted and looked at Jenn in surprise.
"Me?"
"Of course."
In the face of Nadia's inquiry, Jenn nodded as a matter of course.
"The only woman here who is Miss Acelin's age is you. Naturally, I can only ask you. There are always a lot of inconveniences for women, and you don't want us to do it for you. ”
"Of course it can't be."
Hearing this, Nadia immediately shook her head. But after that, she still glared at Jenn viciously, this guy is really. When he was here before, he never cared about his convenience or inconvenience, but for Acelin, he cared for and cared for him. I'm a girl, too. And he's the same age as Aceline, so why doesn't he care about himself? Thinking of this, Nadia couldn't help but glance at the aristocratic girl sitting on the bed with tears in her eyes again.
It is true that I do not look as weak as this noble lady, nor am I as weak as she is. Not as ............... as she is Not......... But I'm a girl, too! How could he be treated differently like that?!
If Jenn knew what Nadia was thinking at the moment, then he would have sighed that women were unreasonable creatures.
Even the paladins who seem to be kind, fair, and reasonable.
But what can he do? It's a woman's prerogative to be unreasonable.........
Hearing Jenn's words, Acelyn also looked at Nadia curiously. More or less calm. This aristocratic lady is still quite simple, and in her opinion, Nadia in front of her is a girl about the same age as herself. It's a paladin again, so it's definitely not going to hurt you. So she quickly put her mind at ease and nodded lightly to the other party. In any case, this female paladin is more reassuring than the bearded uncle next to her.
After handing over Acelyn to Nadia, Jenn and Oldman took their leave, leaving the paladin to calm the nervous Lady. But for them, it doesn't end there.
"So you're really going to keep her?"
Oldman frowned and asked helplessly. After that, they also questioned Acelyn, only to find out that the other party was really just a noble lady of the Soros family. She and Dogant are uncles and nephews, and even within the Soros family, Acelyn has no extraordinary talent, she is not like Deli who can control the power of the family, but more like a "full-time" aristocratic lady like Lygia - to put it bluntly, a marriage tool.
And with such a "tool", it is naturally impossible to know too much about the internal affairs of the Soros family.
However, through Aceline, they were able to learn a little about Dogante, and it seemed that Dogant was mad that he was surrounded by a mob. According to Acelin, Doante had been meeting with strange people these days, and then had arranged to send her away -- but for Acelyn it was an unwarranted disaster, and the reason why she had come to Tagus was only to visit a teacher on the orders of her father, and to stay in the house of Dogant during this time. So after Tagus was surrounded by the Free Army for National Salvation, Acelyn also panicked, so she went to Dogant for help. It's just that after that, she didn't know how the other party "helped", and she didn't know what Doante had to do with the necromancer.
"Of course, Oldman."
Hearing Oldman's inquiry, Jenn smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"Do you have a better choice? Don't worry, don't look at her like this, this is a trump card. Of course, I'm not talking about something as boring as being able to take her hostage when surrounded by an army of nobles. ”
"So what do you want to do?"
Seeing that Jenn had dispelled the possibility of his deepest worries as soon as he spoke, Oldman relaxed a lot, but he still asked in confusion. Jenn only shrugged his shoulders.
"Mountain people have their own tricks." (To be continued......)