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For mortals, such a thing as arcane is completely outside of common sense. That's right, in the eyes of the vast majority of the poor, spells are always considered to be magical things, or omnipotent. Even for attendants who work and live in aristocratic families all year round, the profession of mages is relatively high-ranking - even their masters are quite polite to mages.

So it's no wonder that the waiter in front of him would ask such a stupid question, not because he was brain-dead, but because of the asymmetry of information, which caused all this.

"Spells are not a panacea! The clues I just got from casting the spell could only confirm that the location of the 'flashing dog' was roughly in the horse team area of the city. The rest is up to us to do the search. Barrett, who casually explained this, changed his voice, "But since it's in the horse team area, I'm afraid things will be a little difficult to handle." If we go in recklessly, we might make things bigger. At that time, even the face of the Colston family will not be good-looking! ”

Barrett's words weren't just a threat, they were also a kind fit. As the political center of the kingdom of Norhan, the city of 'Ulrik' must have had a staggering cargo throughput. Although there is no water transportation in the interior, the economic benefits that land transportation alone can bring are enough to make His Majesty the Kingdom a lot of money. But at the same time, there is a lot of evil that inevitably breeds there.

As a city that relies entirely on overland commerce, the horse fleet district here is fully responsible for the transit of domestic and foreign trade. It is also because goods from home and abroad are transited and traded here, and the scene there is always crowded and busy. In the Horse Caravan District, the vast majority of caravans arriving in the city would gather together until the merchants had transferred their goods to the market, or had their goods reloaded and unloaded in heavy wagons to continue the journey—a special exception to the case where the Boram caravans had previously pulled their goods directly to the square of the business district, and only the local noble caravans had such permission to sell their goods directly at 'Ulrique'.

The hectic pace gives this area a unique atmosphere that is different from the rest of 'Ulrique'. It's just that the atmosphere is only unpleasant. a mixture of road dust, humanoid sweat, horse manure, and the smell of stretched leather; Compared to the other neighborhoods, it can really be regarded as fragrant.

At the same time, it is like the area around a large train station in classical antiquity. Food and drink in the Horse Team area are at best unsatisfactory and often overpriced. At the same time, people from all over the world gather here, and quarrels and even brawls frequently break out due to different customs and resentment accumulated from long travels.

Although all the merchants' guilds in Repulse City have the final say, the City Guard has no right to intervene when any ship enters the docks. But the security situation here is also worrying. That's right, in order to make the merchants feel safe and secure, the managers of 'Ulrique' have made a commitment to 'enforce the law'. But in reality, there is an unusually high crime rate there.

As long as the villains limit their behavior to pocket-picking and other petty theft. The guards will be in the name of keeping the peace. Give them space to move. Of course, if a foreign merchant is injured or murdered, the guards will turn the entire horse team area upside down to search for the murderer.

With such restrictions, if players go to the horse team area to find the 'Mr. Graeme' with great fanfare, it is likely to attract the attention of the city guards. When the time comes, let alone complete the mission, even the players may fall into it. If it makes a big fuss, the Colston family may not be able to escape the involvement.

As a servant of a noble family, he may not be able to do anything, but he has the ability to observe words and colors. He immediately understood that the matter in front of him was not up to him, so he asked carefully, "If you want to say hello to the city guards." I guess I'd better go back and let my master decide! ”

Barrett, who received a satisfactory answer, followed the waiter in front of him back to the Colston family's old mansion. However, this time, in front of the players, it was no longer the second lady of the Colston family before, but a chestnut-haired man who was nearly middle-aged. From his age and clothing, Barrett immediately came to the conclusion that this was Lord Colston, the current leader of the Colston family.

At this point, Barrett also had to step forward and salute, so as not to be considered uneducated: "I didn't expect this matter to be able to bother Lord You to come forward in person." ”

"Mr. Graeme has been with our family for decades anyway, and now suddenly we should always do something for him. If it weren't for work, I would have met with you beforehand. Lord Colston was not forgetting to show his humanity at this time, and I don't know if he did it deliberately or if it had already become a habit.

However, while Barrett greeted him with a smile on the surface, he thought disdainfully in his heart: 'What should I do for the elderly who serve at home?' I think it's because if you don't find out the truth of this matter, your family will have trouble sleeping! You must know that since the other party can silently get rid of the creature 'Flashing Dog', it is not difficult to take off the head of the Lord in front of you......

"I think your lord should be clear by now. Through the spell we had just used, we had confirmed the approximate location of Mr. Graeme. With that, Barrett gave him a look behind him, and then Noodles took out the marked map.

Lord Colston, who had taken over the map, frowned at first glance, only to see him mutter, "How can it be in such a place, it is difficult to do it now." ”

Immediately, he looked up at Barrett and his party: "Are you sure there is nothing wrong with such a result?" ”

"As long as the so-called Mr. Graeme hasn't moved. There will be no problems in this area. Rielly replied directly and forcefully, "Of course, if that 'flashdog' is able to move freely but is not willing to return to the Colsten mansion. That's a different story. ”

Rieelly's slightly agitated reaction and prickly words only put Lord Colston at ease. In his opinion, mages are arrogant, at least when it comes to spells. If Rielly didn't react like this, it showed that she didn't care when she cast the spell before.

"Naturally, it is impossible for Mr. Graeme to leave his post without permission, that is to say, to find out what he said. You have to go to the collection area. A frowning Lord Colston looked up at the players, "Are you sure you're sure you're sure you're sure you're going to find Mr. Graeme from that kind of place?" ”

"Cargo collection area? Isn't that a horse team area on the map? After hearing the news, some of the noodles who were originally out of the world immediately came back to their senses and asked.

"Yes, it's the horse team area, but there are different divisions within the horse team area. The name is not officially recognized. Naturally, it will not appear on the map. Lord Colston then continued, "It seems that the few people who have come to 'Ulrike' have not been for long! To say that this collection area ......"

The northern part of the horse team area is known as the collection area. It was crowded with businessmen and employees, most of whom had come to the city from abroad. The temporary nature of the residents of the collection area also attracts all kinds of illegal trade, such as drugs, human beings or other contraband.

Because it is not a business area specially planned by the government. It's a bit like a small merchant's cargo distribution. At the same time, it's a bit like a wholesale market. In this place, the need for trade finally allows the team guys to pay a little attention to etiquette. And even then, disagreements often intensify into bloody results. As a result, there are more murders in 'Ulrique' than in the notorious slums, which are not as well policed as the planned commercial districts.

And from another point of view. That place is also the best place for the underground black market to exist in the city. Many tunnels hidden underground are good places to hide things. If the 'Flashing Dog' is really controlled there, it will be very difficult to find it.

Hear Claudia here. Auditore couldn't help but ask, "That guy won't be auctioned off on the underground black market!" ”

Barrett, who found Lord Colston's unhappy face, hurriedly corrected him: "Although the domesticated 'flash dog' is worth a lot of money, it is not worth offending the nobles in the city on the black market. And the strong man who can successfully shoot and catch it will not miss this little money. ”

"Wait! I wonder if we're wrong about one thing. Maybe it's not the strong people who are restricting that guy's movements. The only thing the other party can do is to lure the 'flash dog' out of the mansion. When you get outside, it's much easier to be discovered. That's when Rieley suddenly spoke.

"It's not impossible, but it's not easy to lure a trained 'flashdog' out of the mansion. You must know that as a magical beast, its intelligence is not below that of ordinary adults. "At this point, Barrett turned his gaze to Lord Colston, for this was the only adult present who knew the behavior of the 'Flashing Dog' best.

Lord Colston nodded with an ugly face: "Your captain is right, this possibility should be less likely than those strong people to attack directly." Because even I don't know what to do. Only then could he lure Mr. Graeme out of the mansion without him giving an early warning. ”

"If the identity of the person who did it was confirmed during the search. What will you do next, Your Lord? Hearing this, Barrett tentatively asked, in fact, that was what he was most concerned about.

You must know that if it is really the kind of strong person who does it, the other party is definitely not an existence that the players and even the entire Colston family can fight against. When the time comes, what should be done is even more difficult for players to grasp. In fact, players initially thought that the 'Flashing Dog' had accidentally died somewhere. The most unlikely event in front of us has not been taken into account at all. It can be said that when Rieli used the Dance of Tracks to confirm that the 'Flashing Dog' was not dead, the blood-stained gray flowers who had already entered the game were already difficult to ride the tiger.

"What should I do?" Now it was really Lord Colston's turn to have a headache. After some thought, he sighed, "As long as you can determine the identity of the person who did it, the rest will be accepted by our Colston family." At the same time, the reward for you will not be less. ”

"With your words, my lord, we are relieved." Barrett then asked, "If you can, can you temporarily arrange for us a magical creature with a keen sense of smell and familiar with that Mr. Graeme?" In this way, we will be able to complete the task as quickly as possible. ”

"It's better for young people not to be too smart sometimes." Lord Colston said with a smirk. But in the end, he agreed to the players' request. But by the time we set off, the sun had already sunset into the horizon.

At this time, players who traveled found that the city government was not stingy with road maintenance. Cobbled streets are available for pedestrians, mules and horses. Use with vehicles. The main road is so wide that even the largest heavy carriages can be navigated. The street name is clearly marked at the fork of the road, which may not be anything. However, most of the main roads are lit at night - in the most aristocratic districts, there are even 'unquenchable flames' as lighting, which is a very luxurious act.

After stepping into the team area, Barrett can confirm that there is definitely a model of dirty and messy cityscape in front of him. Countless stout coolies in ragged clothes were busy loading and unloading goods. There are a large number of small vendors selling all sorts of odd things - more than half of them are fakes. Occasionally, heavily armed underworld figures hurried by, followed by a fierce brawl in a corner.

There are also a number of scantily clad women on the side of the road, and there is no doubt that they are special workers in the service industry. Whenever someone walks through this street, there are countless warblers with heavy makeup who throw their eyes at them. A scruffy man is snoring in a hallway outside a laneway. The smell of alcohol in his breath could be heard even from a few feet away. (To be continued.) )