"Brutus, has Teacher Robert left?" Juno's voice kept approaching from the stairs.
Brutus looked sideways and replied: "He just went out not long ago. It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"
Juno walked over to Brutus and sat down. She wrapped her coat tighter: "I had a nightmare. When I woke up, I saw the red light outside the window that was very similar to the scene in my nightmare.
I couldn't sleep a little bit. I heard you guys chatting downstairs again, so I eavesdropped for a while."
She looked at Brutus with a worried look: "What I heard you talking about seems to be related to me?"
"It's just a certain possibility." Brutus said vaguely, "By the way, can you tell me about the nightmare you had before? Of course, if you don't want to recall it, don't force it."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Brutus. I only remember some scenes that are more impressive, like the red light and -" Juno suddenly had a confused look on her face, as if she was confirming her memory again and again.
Brutus was not in a hurry and sat quietly waiting for Juno to finish recalling.
After a few minutes, Juno came back to her senses. She said to Brutus in a hurried tone: "Oh no, Brutus, the teacher is in danger! You have to save him."
"Huh?" Brutus was a little surprised, but he still tried to remain calm as much as possible, "Don't be impatient. Think carefully about what the scene is and when."
"It seems that just at night, I dreamed that he was surrounded by a large group of skeletons."
Although Brutus knew that Juno had the potential to divine the future, he still had basic doubts about whether the scenes in her dreams would happen in reality.
After thinking for a while, he said to Juno, who looked anxious: "I think Robert has enough ability to protect himself. My task tonight is to protect you."
"But--"
"It's nothing, do you think you have enough ability to protect yourself?"
Juno wanted to reply to Brutus' words, but she was about to blurt out and stopped abruptly. Her mouth trembled for a few seconds: "You are right, Brutus, I am indeed too weak.
"
"Listen Juno, if you are good at using weapons or fighting skills, or wear fine equipment, or know magic, etc., I will definitely not stop you." Brutus decided to explain more to the little girl.
A few words, "But you are far from that level now, aren't you?"
"I believe you have enough courage and the idea of continuously getting stronger, but you have to maintain a clear self-understanding when conditions do not allow it."
Brutus paused for a moment and continued: "You go up and have a rest. I will keep watch here. If you still can't sleep, you can continue to stay here. Maybe it will be safer if we stay together."
Juno was silent and showed no tendency to move, which made Brutus understand what she was thinking.
"How can a little girl who lives alone and has suffered a lot outside still give people such a childish feeling? It's really strange." Brutus complained secretly in his heart, "I hope Robert is okay, I don't know
The choice is right or wrong."
...
The first ray of sunshine in the morning peeks out from below the horizon, announcing the passing of the night.
The civilians and guards standing next to the ruins after the fire looked at the messy scene in front of them. A sense of despair and powerlessness came to their hearts for unknown reasons, and then silently spread to the hearts of those around them.
Brutus pinched his eyebrows, yawned and walked into the kitchen and poured some cold water on his face, which made his haggard face look a little more energetic.
He looked at Juno, who was sleeping soundly on the table, walked forward and shook her body.
"I have to leave for a while because I have something to do. Robert should be back soon, but you still have to be careful." Looking at Juno who had not yet woken up and looked confused, Brutus didn't care whether she could do it or not.
Listen to yourself clearly.
He had to leave here quickly to avoid running into his past self who would come here later. Although he knew that he would not enter the back of the tavern, if something unexpected happened, it would be difficult to tell what would happen next.
Brutus walked out of the back door of the tavern and happened to bump into Robert who was coming back. The two nodded to each other as a greeting and confirmation.
"Let me think about it, I have to find a location that is suitable for observation but not easily discovered by myself." Brutus thought of a map of the center of Zhang Town, and after some thought he found a location that was generally pretty good.
The place.
Twenty minutes later, Brutus was standing in the corner, gnawing on the freshly bought bread in his hand - this was the free bread distributed to everyone in the town this morning, and he took the opportunity to take one.
The guard camp stipulates that each person can only receive one share. Brutus naturally did not violate the rules. After all, he knew very well that he went out after having breakfast at home...
The center of the town is quite far away from the fire and the affected areas, but the number of people walking on the nearby streets in the early morning is much less visible to the naked eye. There are not many people even at the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild, which is the most crowded in the past, and they
He quickly received the newly assigned mission and hurriedly left the guild.
Brutus didn't need to use his brain to know what their mission was. He finished his breakfast in threes and fives and waited patiently for Robert and others to pass by.
After that, there was another long and boring wait. Brutus was thinking that it would be nice to have a mobile phone in his hand. Or, if not more realistic, it would be nice to have a newspaper to pass the time. Unfortunately, even the latter was there
It is also an unrealistic idea today...
After calculating the time, Brutus walked around from the other side of the alley to the city hall. He put on the straw hat he had been holding for a long time, and then stared at the compass in his right hand - of course it was not an ordinary compass, but
It's a missing person tool made by Robert.
Brutus had already discussed the plan with Robert. Robert would ask Juno to put a small stone in his pocket in the morning so that he could follow the direction of Juno's movement through the compass in his hand.
Although Brutus believes that he can detect Juno's movements by keeping an eye on the door of the city hall, he must also consider the possibility of leaving through other entrances and exits.
Contrary to what Brutus expected, Juno did not follow someone or be coerced out of the city hall, but left alone. This made him a little confused, but he still followed Juno quickly.
Not far away, Brutus was surprised - Juno's pace gradually quickened and he entered an alley. He hurriedly followed. At the fork in the road, he used the compass to find Juno's direction and ran quickly.
Got up.
The further they walked, the more Brutus felt that something was wrong. He paid attention to the surrounding environment and felt that this area was a bit strange. But after discovering Juno's figure again, he did not think about it carefully, but continued to follow.
"It's strange, her movements seem to be much more agile." Brutus became more and more curious as he watched Juno running ahead, deftly avoiding obstacles on the road without affecting his speed at all.
"Interesting, it seems that the breakthrough may really be here."