Jonah was excited. He felt that his alcoholism had dissipated a lot. He stood up suddenly and pointed at the girl at the door: "You, how do you know my name? Is someone looking for me? My friends are looking for me, right?" Where did you meet them?" He took a few breaths. He realized that he was impolite and quickly put down his arms. "...I'm sorry. Miss Maximilian? Yes. I am Jonah, apprentice astrologer. "
"He's our cargo. Little cutie." Danny interjected.
"Call me Katherina." The woman in a long skirt walked quickly into the tavern. The pure white skirt, which was not stained by dust, made the drunken drinkers murmur incomprehensibly. She walked to Jonah and pulled up his hand. He looked up and down with his hand: "I really found you. You are exactly the same as they described."
The warm touch between his fingers made the astrologer apprentice a little uncomfortable. He blushed and withdrew his hand. "Who are they? Are they a knight riding a unicorn..."
"Mr. Elliot and Miss Longji." Katharina smiled and said the two names that Jonah had been thinking about.
Jonah was stunned. He couldn't move for a long time. Finally, a tear that had been stored in his eyes for a long time slowly flowed down his cheek. It fell on the table with a clatter, soaking the dirty plaid tablecloth.
"You are indeed as short as they said. But you seem to be a little taller than me." Katharina stood on tiptoes and gestured. The smell of flowers came from her body. Yona wiped his eyes and wanted to catch her. His arms shook out all the answers. But just thinking about it. He asked hurriedly: "Where are they? Are they okay? Where are the others? Xibi Yekon."
"Sit down and talk. Sit down and talk." Danny pulled out a chair and invited the little cutie to sit down. He pretended not to see Hannah's cold eyes. Katharina hesitated for a moment, but sat down. The bartender immediately served the table attentively. Put a glass of plum juice in front of her. He bowed and said, "This is a gift from the bar. If you have any requests, please just ask me. Your Highness."
There was a clang behind him. An extremely tall and majestic middle-aged swordsman drew half of the broad sword from his waist. The sharp blade made the lights in the bar seem dim. Katherina waved to his entourage. The middle-aged swordsman bent down to pay tribute. He put away his sword and stood aside.
"...If you have any requests, just ask me, Miss Maximilian." The bartender changed his words knowingly.
"I want to drink." Katharina smiled good-naturedly. "The same sparkling wine as everyone else. Besides, I'm hungry. A steak without sauce is the best gift. Thank you."
The bartender agreed and left. Jonah ignored the topic of princesses at the moment. He approached her and asked: "Catherina, please tell me the news about my friends. Where are they."
The little cutie pursed her lips and smiled and said: "They were also so eager to ask for news about you. Unfortunately, I didn't know where you were at that time. Don't worry. They are very good. I met them at Sherlington Harbor. Riding Mr. Elliot, a handsome knight wearing a unicorn, and Miss Longji, a black-haired lady. They posted missing persons notices throughout the town looking for you. Later, through brokers, they posted messages to all express sailing ships in the endless sand sea. An unlimited commission. As long as I can find you and relay a message to you, you can get a bonus of fifty silver coins. It seems that my good luck has worked again. The easiest fifty silver coins in history."
Danny looked at her with dull eyes: "When was this mission issued?"
"At 2 p.m. on April 27th," Katharina replied. "I haven't asked yet. Why is Mr. Jonah with you?"
Danny cried sadly: "At 10 o'clock in the morning on April 27th, we received the commission to transport this cargo to Namoza. Four hours. As long as we set off four hours later, we can earn 50 silver coins. Great God Luta. This Is it some kind of curse? Why do I always pass by shiny coins? 50 silver coins can make up for the loss of the cannon."
Katharina smiled and said: "Are you still so unlucky?"
Jonah looked at Hannah questioningly. Hannah Stewart stared at the little cutie and replied angrily: "Since dad died, we have never made any money. We have been in a state of loss and have a lot of debts. I was even more unlucky after I changed my career to express delivery... I won’t tell you.”
"Anyway," Katharina said seriously. "The following is the message they entrusted me to deliver. Please listen carefully, Mr. Jonah."
The astrologer's apprentice nodded and looked into her big, bright eyes.
"Lord Jonah, I'm sorry. We can't wait here anymore. We have to leave. If you receive this message, please rush to Bactria, the capital of the Tocharian Empire, before May 15th. We will meet there. "We must continue our journey after May 15th. If it is too late to arrive, we will find a way to leave a message. Please take care of your health. Follow the path when traveling backwards. The road is long and difficult; follow the path when traveling backwards. You will be in the middle of the water." Catherine Na relayed. The first sentence was Elliot's serious tone. The last two sentences were obviously said by Long Ji.
"...What." Jonah said confused.
The Stewart brothers and sisters looked at each other and shook their heads together. The message written by the Eastern woman in an ancient language was extremely difficult for the Westerners to understand. Katherina herself did not understand its meaning. "Miss Long Ji did not explain. I can only repeat it word for word. .In short, they are all worried about you. I hope you can come to Bactria as soon as possible to join them."
"Where is Bactria? How far is it from here?" The astrologer's apprentice immediately grabbed Danny's hand and asked. The man from the Stewart family was obviously allergic to same-sex contact. He quickly withdrew his hand and hid it under the table: " As for Bactria, it’s about a ten-day voyage, isn’t it my sister?”
Hannah thought for a while. "From here, turn southeast and cross the endless sand sea in a straight line. It is estimated that it will take five days to reach the edge of the desert. Then it will take three to four days to reach the Golden City by carriage."
"What day is today?" Jonah patted his forehead. He found that his sense of time was completely confused these days. He could tell from the blue sun that it was still the end of April, but he had no idea of the specific time.
"April 30th. Tomorrow the golden Matlactili will shine on the earth." Hannah replied.
Jonah's eyes lit up in surprise: "Then if we leave tomorrow, we can reach Bactria before May 15th. That's great."
"Um..." Danny coughed twice. He exchanged a look with his sister and shook his head: "Sorry, cargo friend. That's impossible."
"Why...by the way. Is it a matter of money? For two gold coins...as long as we find the Astrologers Association, there will be no problem at all." Before leaving, Teacher Keshava told Jonah about finding the association. Although He didn't know how much power his title of fourth-level astrologer apprentice held. But he understood that two gold coins were not a problem for members of the five major guilds. He stared at Danny anxiously. "I'll give you five. No. Ten gold coins. As long as you can send me to the City of Gold, everything can be solved."
Hannah didn't speak. Danny took a sip of wine. "I'm sorry. I said that. That's impossible. There are two reasons: First. Sand-eating insects cannot move in a straight line. Their trajectory must strictly follow the cruise 8 Word progress. In other words, we have no way to head to the southeast. We can only sail to the queen node in the southwest according to the original route."
"This..." Yona looked at Katharina for help. There was sympathy in the other person's eyes, but she nodded affirmatively.
"Second." Danny Stewart sighed. "This is related to the credibility of Stewart Express. No matter how many gold coins you pay, we must deliver you to Namoza intact. Although I am very fond of your generous proposal. ..You said ten gold coins. They are real ten gold coins. They are not coupons for grocery stores or bakeries."
Jonah clenched his fists. He wanted to say something. He opened his mouth several times, but in the end he couldn't spit out even a single word. He flopped down on the table in frustration and murmured: "What if I escape secretly..."
"I will catch you even to the end of the world." Hannah said softly but with firm eyes.
At this time, the bartender brought a steaming large portion of steak and sparkling wine in a delicate crystal cup. Danny swallowed his saliva beside him and whispered to Jonah: "Here. Here, this is the Endless Sand Sea. A delicious sparkling wine. Good stuff that can only be drunk at the West Side of the Racing Star. The meat looks like the workmanship of the chef at the West Side restaurant on the second floor. Oh my God. I would rather trade a year of my life for her dinner. ...No, no. If you have money, let’s buy a bottle of gold label cactus wine to drink first. That is the most wonderful drink in the endless sand sea.”
His cargo friend was dejected and ignored him. Hannah kept staring at Katharina, sparks popping up in her eyes. But the little cutie seemed not to notice. She patted the back of Jonah's hand comfortingly, picked up the fork, and cut gracefully. Put down the tender and juicy meat. "Today's steak is very fresh. Do you want to try it? Jonah...I'm sorry. Can I call you that?"
The astrologer's apprentice waved his hands feebly. Alcohol began to flow continuously in his veins. The excitement of getting the news about his partner was defeated by the frustration of not being able to meet. Jonah felt groggy. He could not even feel the active overtures of the young ladies around him. .Of course. You can’t even see Danny’s fire-breathing eyes.
Katharina smiled without any embarrassment. She put the tender piece of meat into her mouth and chewed it carefully.
"Little cutie, you came from Shirlington too. Didn't you encounter a tornado? We broke through the tornado." The man from the Stewart family suddenly remembered his previous feat and sat upright excitedly. Pat your strong little chest.
"Yes. My Oasis and I set out from Sherlington. Our destination is Punjab in the Vedic Kingdom. There is an express letter to be delivered." Katharina replied.
Danny expressed concern: "The border between Veda and Tochara seems to be uneven. According to rumors, Emperor Isaibainke may not be able to tolerate the harassment of the enemy and is about to launch a war."
"The pagan leader named Brahma in Veda is a very ambitious guy. I think war is inevitable. It's just a matter of time. But the location of Punjab is on the edge of the endless sand sea. As long as I'm in the desert, no one can catch up with me. 'Oasis'." Katharina responded to Danny's kindness with a smile.
Hannah's brows jumped and she stared at her provocatively.