Through the snowy streets, Aqima once again stepped into the Winterless Castle District.

Although it was unusual to summon her after dark, she agreed to the trip out of trust in Wendy, leaving Doris in the house who wanted to go with her.

In case it happens...... If anything, at least it won't affect her partner.

Standing outside the castle gates, Azima couldn't help but tighten her collar.

"Is it cold?" Wendy glanced at her with a smile, "Don't worry, you'll be taking it off soon once you're inside." ”

Wait a minute...... Take off?

Could it be that what Your Majesty wants to talk about is-

"Please come in, Mistress Wendy. Just when she was in doubt, the door suddenly slowly opened to both sides, and after the guards saluted the two of them, they made a gesture of please, "Your Majesty is in the study at the moment, and I still have responsibilities, so I won't take you up." ”

"Thank you," Wendy nodded, took Azima's hand, and led her into the castle.

In an instant, a warm wind dispelled all the wind chill and enveloped her.

Originally...... Is this the heating?

Even though she knew that the high-end house was equipped with such a new heating device to keep it warm without an open flame, she still felt a little shocked when she actually experienced it.

The chamberlains walked up and down in beautiful and light summer clothes, and single clothes and long skirts were everywhere, and in the corner of the dining room, many witches were running around on the carpet barefoot without shoes. It was more like summer now than it was in autumn, which made her doubt her guess again.

He really built Neverwinter here for enjoyment!

Wendy on the side had already taken off her coat and winked at her, "If you don't take it off, you'll be sweating soon." When the time comes, if you go out again, you will be blown by the cold wind, and if you accidentally get a cold, you will be in trouble. ”

"I—I see. ”

Aqima unbuttoned her clothes a little stiffly, and involuntarily glanced at the other party's chest a few times - although hers was not small, there was still a big gap in front of Wendy.

If Your Majesty really thinks that...... It's impossible to find yourself, right?

With such self-deprecating thoughts in mind, she followed Wendy up the third floor and into the lord's study.

"Your Majesty, Aqima is here. ”

"Salute to you, Your Majesty. ”

Aqima bent down and swept her eyes across the room before landing on a gray-haired man behind her desk.

The one on the other side was the King of the Grey Keep, and she realized that she had only seen him from a distance at the banquet when she had not escaped the spell of Sleep before, and now for the first time she looked closely, the first thing that came to mind was that the King of the Grey Keep was too young.

Is it really possible for a man of his age to defeat his other brothers and sisters, defeat the church, and take all the kingdom lands directly and cleanly before he is thirty years old?

She can openly object to Tilly, but she can't do the same with them - once they leave Neverwinter, the Maleficent Curse has nothing to do with them, but unless they escape from the Grey Keep, they will be under the man's control anywhere in the kingdom. Even if she is not afraid of authority alone, she can't help but think about Doris and them.

"No need to be polite," said the king's voice, sounding calm, "and, in fact, I have long wanted to see you. It is also imperative to choose the evening, because your power means so much to the kingdom that I don't want to wait a day since the time has come. ”

"......" Aqima looked up in surprise, "You mean, you want to recruit me?"

And it seems to be a special recruitment - for jobs that require ability, the Witch League tends to offer a higher price.

But the timing of his speech ...... And what do you mean?

"That's right, a fixed contract, and the reward is very good," Roland raised his teacup and took a sip, "Two golden dragons a month, until you complete the task, and when the work is done, you will be rewarded with another fifty." What do you think?"

Aqima's heart couldn't help but jump, not to mention the reward, just the salary of two golden dragons per month was already equal to the subsidy of the Sleeping Charm. If she has this income, she can not only solve her living expenses independently, but also help her partners in turn! As for the final payment of fifty gold dragons, whether it is used as capital to leave, or for Bai Li, who has found relatives, to buy a larger house, it is a good choice.

This recruitment couldn't have come at a better time!

However, her long-term wandering career also made her know that there is never a pancake eaten for nothing in this world, and using interests as bait to lure people into traps is a trick of the nobles. Even if the other party is the ruler of this kingdom, he can't let his guard down because of this, "The reward is indeed considerable, but I have to know what you want me to do before I can give an answer." ”

Her abilities are most useful in the wilderness, finding water, nests, and fruits, but Neverwinter doesn't look like it's lacking.

"It's easy, help me find a stone," Roland pulled out a box from a drawer, opened it and put it on the table, "it shouldn't be a problem for you." ”

"Can I take a look at it?"

"Of course. ”

Aqima stepped forward and clutched the contents of the box in the palm of her hand—it was about the size of a thumb, thin in shape, smooth and cold in the surface, apparently polished, more like a special coin than a stone. In addition, it is grayish-black in color, and it is not at all remarkable that it is difficult to imagine that this thing will arouse His Majesty's interest.

She hesitated, "If it's just a stone, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time finding the source you're looking for." When I was on the Isle of Sleep, I was asked by the Chamber of Commerce to find the source of the gems, but my abilities led them to the Scorching Isles, where there was nothing but hot and dry sparkling stones. For this, the Maleficent also paid a sum of money for going to sea. ”

"I guess it's bauxite, it's really the source of the gem. Roland chuckled disapprehantly, "As for whether you can find what I'm looking for, give it a try now." ”

Those black bumps and gems are the same thing? Aqima suppressed the doubts in her heart and exerted her ability on the stone shards in her hand as she spoke—in an instant, an extremely dazzling green light burst out from her hand, occupying almost half of her field of vision!

And in the king's desk, a green light also bloomed—

She couldn't help but freeze in place.

The light can only be seen by herself, it can not only indicate the direction of the source, but also the degree of enrichment of the source, most of the time, it is like fireflies, densely distributed in the world around her, according to the continuous merging instructions, she can find the next meeting point.

It wasn't strange that the other part of the stone tablet was hidden in the table, it was just a simple test to see if her abilities would work. But what surprised Azima was the strength of the pillar of light - it meant that the inconspicuous stone chip in her hand, as well as the one still hidden in the table, were at the source level!

It's the first time she's seen such a small source!

But...... How can it be?

Before she made it to Sleeping Isle, she had obtained a golden dragon by chance, and she had thought about using her powers to find more lost coins - although this idea never came to fruition, after all, there were very few ownerless treasures, and most of them came from other people's pockets, and even if she knew, she was helpless, but it also allowed her to find out the nearby source.

The strongest reaction at that time was undoubtedly the underground vault of the lord's castle, but even compared to that light, this green light was not inferior!

Don't...... Is this thing hundreds of times rarer than gold?

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