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Chapter 83 The Storm

In the evening, inside the Lion Tavern.

Robert pushed a freshly filled glass of fruit wine in front of Brutus: "How soon do you plan to set off?"

"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Brutus picked up the wine glass and took a sip, "Oh, you guy is willing to treat me to this drink."

Robert smiled and said: "At least this is my last treat, so I still have to show some sincerity."

"Then why don't you introduce me to some friends in Sissoko or Bukels?"

"Then you are probably dreaming." Robert said angrily, "In Turner Province, the only one you can rely on is yourself."

"By the way, why didn't you see Juno today?" Brutus laughed and dismissed the matter.

"She seems to be getting tired easily recently, and she should have fallen asleep by now. But you can rest assured, the pharmacist in the town and Violet have both come to see her, and they both said it's nothing serious."

"Ah That's good."

As an insider, Brutus naturally knew the reason, but there was obviously no need to say it.

But he changed his mind and decided to test it out: "Hey, shouldn't you also know some healing magic?"

"To me, it's not like she's sick, but it's a sign of overdraft of magic power." Robert put the empty cup left by Brutus after drinking into a wooden box filled with dirty cups. "Speaking of which,

Weren't you following her that day, tell me what you found?"

"Huh? Oh." Brutus came to his senses and replied, "I followed the person who abducted her into an illusion, and then encountered a fish-man. The fish-man didn't look much like what you said.

No fish heads.”

"While the two sides were entangled, I took the opportunity to rescue Juno. Then I went back and saw that both sides were injured, so I went to kill them both."

"Well - did anything special happen along the way? Think about it carefully." Robert felt that what Brutus told was too rough.

"The masked man used Juno to activate a magic circle to lure the fish-men out of the pool. Does this count?"

"Then it makes sense..." Robert thought for a while, "It's okay, Juno will recover after a while of rest, and her upper limit of magic power will also increase a little because of this overdraft. It's just that

After all, overdrafting magic power is not a good thing..."

"Then it's up to you."

Brutus looked back at the empty tavern, and then asked: "How soon do you plan to reopen your tavern?"

"In a few days, I'll hire some bartenders first." Robert shrugged, "You know, this kind of business can't be done by one person."

"Well, that's true. But do you know the specific address of Will's mother? It's not easy to find out just by knowing the name of the village."

"Divination is not omnipotent, but it must be on the way. You can rest assured of this."

"Okay, is there anything else you want to say? If not, I have to go back and check my luggage. It will be difficult if there is anything missing."

"No, please go slowly without seeing me off."

"See you later, Robert."

Brutus returned to No. 19 Thuringia Road. Looking at the house he had only lived in for a few months, he suddenly felt a little emotional in his heart: "I don't know how many summers it will be before I come here next time."

He used the key to open the copper lock on the side door, walked through the atrium and entered the inner courtyard. The carriage had already been loaded with three boxes, and the packhorse that had accompanied him from the village of Laxius was sitting by the grass trough chewing itself.

's dinner.

Most of Brutus's luggage can barely fill half a storage box, and he only uses one storage box simply because this box does not have the function of storing food for a long time.

The other two are filled with bread, water and various fruits - of course, bread occupies most of the capacity, after all, preserving fruits is still a problem.

"This is how you pack lightly." Brutus felt that he should be well prepared for this short journey. After carefully thinking about it and making sure that he had not left anything behind, he was going to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

Just as he walked to the bathroom door, a voice interrupted his actions.

"It seems that you are ready. Do you plan to leave tomorrow?"

"I said you can't knock on the door first? Why do you always like to sneak in like a thief?" Brutus turned around to look at the source of the sound and saw Violet leaning against the wall and chewing an apple.

"It's convenient. I'm here to tell you some very urgent news."

"What?"

"Papilla died on the way to take office, an arrow accurately penetrated his brain through the hole in his left ear."

"Who do you think did it?"

"In Loma, there are quite a few people with such archery skills." Violet threw the half-eaten apple into the trough, "And the number of people who want to harm the Papyria family can fill a street at least.

.”

Brutus thought for a moment: "It seems that the situation is about to escalate."

"Indeed, and everything started with this dangerous murder." Violet agreed, "But Brutus, this is also an opportunity, it depends on what big fish you can catch."

"It's easy to say that, even if nobles can fight each other, they will naturally deal more harshly with the common people." Brutus was full of worries about the future, and he began to hesitate again.

"That has nothing to do with the Loma people at the border. On the contrary, the better you do there, the more you can get the ticket." Violet said firmly, "This is an opportunity for change, and you -

-A Grisian who has just become a citizen may be the most crucial person, because you can become a flag."

Brutus was amused by Violet's words: "What about you? Or more specifically, what kind of power do you and the flower and bird fortune tellers behind you want to get? I don't know that I have anything that can be manipulated.

Potential for heavy investment.”

"Brutus, you may be overestimating yourself a little." Violet also laughed, "I can only speak for myself, and flower and bird fortune tellers are never monolithic."

She looked sincerely into Brutus's eyes, and they looked at each other.

"I trust you because you are my friend. Of course, it is undeniable that I do have my own goals. But what you can believe is that our ultimate goals are the same."

"You're not me, so don't claim to know what I'm thinking. Why don't you tell me first?"

"Loma is declining, and it needs a change to inject new blood into it. Brutus, a huge storm is coming, and the people of Loma, Gris, Hadas and other countries will inevitably

Face it. And I think you're worth my bet because I believe the path you're going to take is feasible."

"But I don't remember telling you what I thought." Brutus almost wondered if he had lost his memory, but when he saw the items shown to him by Violet, he understood.

It was a badge engraved with an anchor pattern, and Brutus was quite familiar with this pattern.

"Just as you agree with our concept." Violet said to him.


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