"On October 29, when the flames fell and the river was polluted, Ayala said to his companions: 'I will wait elsewhere.'"
Jonah was unwilling to look down at this vague prophecy again and again, but his fingers nervously touched the rough papyrus repeatedly.
He can't control himself.
To celebrate the astrologer's apprentice waking up from a long coma, Toba just slipped out and got two bottles of fresh ale from nowhere. The golden wine was gurgling in the cup, spitting out alluring foam and aroma, A51
The tenants raised their wooden wine glasses. Of course, Jonah's glass was filled with the housemaster's secret "Mushroom Farm" brand meat porridge, which was a special treat for the sick.
"We should say a toast," Elliot suggested.
Toba looked helplessly at Xibi, and the little grasshopper poked Long Ji beside him. Long Ji smiled and said: "For your health."
"Of course, for good health!"
"for health!"
"Having a good body is the most important thing!"
The friends of Pitchfork raised their glasses and clinked their glasses, and even Jekong's eyes were bright with joy.
The ale flowed into the esophagus and turned into a warm current of drunkenness. Long-lost chatter and laughter echoed in Room A51, and people tacitly agreed not to take the initiative to mention the near future.
Sibi chattered about the big and small news that happened in Cherry Crossing during the eight days, while Toba truthfully reported the recipes for every dinner in the eight days. Jonah stroked the unicorn's silky mane while drinking a cup.
After drinking the hot viscous liquid, I felt that my uneasy mood had calmed down a lot. - Perhaps, I just suppressed the uneasiness deeper in my heart?
Jonah's hourglass was thrown aside, and time passed quickly. In a blink of an eye, night fell, the brazier was lit, and Toba prepared a sumptuous dinner.
Putting a piece of plump fresh black gold gopher meat into his mouth, Jonah was suddenly surprised: "Oh, my work has been interrupted for so long, how can I explain it to dad?"
"It's okay, Mr. Jonah, the head of the room has already raised money to pay for your room for one month." Elliot ignored Toba's winking expression and said.
"Toba, this..." Yona looked at the farmer Bazelar, not knowing what to say.
"Oh, what's that, hahahaha." Toba blushed and laughed awkwardly, "I still have a small task to complete, so I'm leaving first. Sir, please take it easy and rest early." After saying that, he stood up.
He ran out, and the door that had been punched with a big hole earlier was knocked lightly and turned into a pile of broken wood of different shapes scattered on the floor. The panicked and huge figure of the head of the room fled away in the night.
"I'm going too." Xibi waved to everyone and ran out of the door lightly.
Jonah was stunned for a long time, "It's just the two of them, doesn't it matter?"
The Rose Knight put down his plate: "Don't worry, it's just a meeting with the employer. There is nothing dangerous. Now our personal and property rights are protected by the terms."
"Speaking of which," Jonah also dropped his fork, "What exactly are you going to do tomorrow? Tell me."
Elliot wondered: "The head of the house specially ordered not to tell Lord Jonah. This..."
"I have the right to know." Jonah said forcefully.
Rose Knight looked at Long Ji in embarrassment, and Long Ji thought for a long time and sighed.
"Okay." Elliot said seriously, "This is a VVVH level, extremely difficult task, jointly issued by the tenants of ten V-level rooms - this is unique in the history of Cherry Crossing. Eight Eyes
Sir, the Pitchfork Team will be the first to take over the mission, which means that other teams will have the right to take over the mission only if we give up."
"Why?" Jonah was puzzled.
"After twenty-three brutal Twilight Arena matches, the combat effectiveness of most squads dropped significantly. Before the new blood was added, the Pitchfork Squad became the second-ranked combat team in Cherry Crossing, second only to V2's Crumb.
'.In this mission, V2 itself is the issuer of the mission." Rose Knight explained.
Jonah said: "I understand. Wait, there is also a new team in room A61, Mr. W..."
"After obtaining the spoils of Dusk Arena, the team was disbanded."
Jonah nodded. "Disbanded, of course."
"The reward for the mission is astonishing. No one would have thought that V-class tenants would take such valuable things as rewards for the mission." Elliot showed a strange expression.
Jonah stared at him in confusion.
"Ship tickets, Lord Jonah. To be precise, they are boarding places. There are twenty-three tickets sold by Dad this time. Each ticket comes with four attendant seats, and the reward for this mission is two
A place to board the ship as a follower." Rose Knight said.
It took Yona a few seconds to react and stared at Long Ji in surprise: "In other words, you still have a chance to go back to the south? - Although I don't know the reason why you have to go back, I think,
That must be very important."
Long Ji nodded slowly: "Yes, our first reaction was the same. We were very surprised. But immediately, I told Eli that we could not accept this mission. It would simply be a suicide."
Jonah looked at the Knight of Rose again.
Elliot looked a little gloomy: "Participating in the Twilight Arena and putting the entire team in extreme danger was a matter of repeated consideration. After all, the prize is a ship ticket and five boarding quotas. Five quotas can be used.
Most of us avoided the war and settled down in the relatively peaceful southern continent. It was worth the risk.
But accepting a VVVH-level mission only for two boarding places - in other words, for the needs of two individuals, Miss Longji and Elliot, it is extremely stupid to send the entire team on a journey of nine deaths.
We made our attitude clear to the head of the house on the spot."
"Really, a narrow escape from death..." Yona murmured, "But I guess Toba will take over the mission without hesitation, for you."
Rose Knight lowered his head: "Yes. The head of the room and Miss Sibi ignored our obstruction and signed the task list. According to Article 40-3, if any two people in the team accept the task, it will be regarded as the entire team accepting the task.
.——At that time, they didn’t even take a close look at the mission content.”
The silver bell in Long Ji's hair jingled. Jonah looked at her and only saw her side face turned toward the door, and her long and fair neck like a swan.
"Is it stupid? This kind of behavior." Jonah seemed to ask, but also seemed to be talking to himself.
"It's very stupid. The benefits are completely out of proportion to the effort." Rose Knight pursed his firm lips, "It's as stupid as the chivalry we believe in as a creed."
The room was silent for a while.
"So, what exactly is the mission?" Jonah cleared his mind and asked again.
"The mission has no content, only a goal. The goal is: to delay the pace of the Zhawi Empire's cavalry and ensure that Cherry Crossing does not face a frontal threat from the regular army before April 27.
Mr. Eight Eyes issued several reconnaissance missions in the past few days. The intelligence brought back by the field team showed that the Fortress of Mortima was breached by the Golden Hammer Legion.
Her Majesty Queen Daier I will lead the remaining members of the royal families of the two countries to retreat eastward. They will reach Sukasa Canyon as soon as April 26, and continue eastward through the hilly areas and into Cherry Ferry.
Sir Jonah should have heard our report that Mr. Dan Sutherland in Room V7 has obtained two tickets through various channels and is preparing to welcome the two queens to cross the Holy River by boat." Elliot casually pulled out his long
Sword, bowed down on the small table beside the bed, dipped in wine and drew a topographic map.
The eastern part of Bazeral is a rolling hilly mountainous area. There is only one road leading to Cherry Ferry, which is the valley path that Jonah once walked, passing through the Sucasa Canyon and the miracle grassland "Shiva's Tears".
"I... don't quite understand." Jonah frowned.
Elliot didn't know how to express it, so he thought for a while, "To put it simply, there are three forces in Cherry Crossing now.
First: Dad. In response to the actions of the Zhawi Empire, Dad did not react at all and still faithfully implemented the fifty-five additional clauses;
Second: the royalists headed by Mr. Dan, mostly composed of the old nobles of St. Bolen and Bazelal, are ready to welcome the two Her Majesties;
Third, the forces composed of the remaining wealthy businessmen in the V-level rooms and the nobles of other countries, who are the ones who issued the VVVH-level missions, are our employers."
"Well, go ahead." Jonah said.
“This year’s Colombo Spring Hunting Festival is on April 27, so the ferry’s departure time is scheduled for 12 noon on April 27.
The third faction with the tickets in their hands tried every means to ensure that the ferry could sail on time, and the two Queens became a factor of instability.
It should be noted that behind Her Majesty the Queen is being closely pursued by the elite troops of the Golden Hammer Legion of the Zavi Empire, and there are even rumors that the commander of the Golden Hammer Legion, Storm Knight Isaacios himself, is among the pursuing troops."
Jonah immediately remembered the golden dragon knight Joop whom he had seen in Mrs. Duran's Black Cat Cafe in Sukasa Valley. He was the leader of the Isaacchios Guards. He was just a dragon knight who had left his mount.
With such huge combat power, Jonah couldn't imagine how terrifying the Storm Rider himself must be.
"Although the third faction has a certain degree of confidence in Dad's strength, they still want to minimize the unknown factors. Therefore, they jointly issued a VVVH-level mission and sent the strongest team from Cherry Crossing to delay the attack of the Zhawi Empire Legion.
Footsteps. In this way, Lord Jonah understands?" Elliot asked.
"I completely understand." The astrologer apprentice nodded, "This is indeed a death mission!" He stood up suddenly and sat back down due to weakness and dizziness.