Chapter 853: History of the Three Families of Voldemort
"What is this?" Kant asked curiously.
"This is the treasure of this exhibition hall." The innkeeper said with a look of fascination: "It is said that these three crystals are sealed with the power to destroy the world. Hundreds of years ago, a hermit brought them When he came to this deserted island, he planned to bury him forever. He even brought the three crystals into the volcano. It’s just that he underestimated the toughness of the crystals, and he threw them into the magma At that moment, the mountains around the volcano turned into a hell on earth, not only the beasts hidden in the forest, but all living things aged rapidly at that moment, reaching the end of their lives."
"And then?" Kant took a deep breath and asked.
"In this sea area, there are no less than dozens of similar islands. Since that hermit's visit to the island, this withered island has been in a state of no one's attention." The boss said softly: "Until three A hundred years ago, the land of the world was divided more and more finely, and the excluded Voldi tribes landed on the island."
"Who are the three clans of Voldemort?" Kant frowned and asked suspiciously.
"Dwarves, gnomes, and goblins." The innkeeper glanced at Kant and responded.
"Then how did they settle on this small island?" Gilbert and the patriarch of the dwarf clan appeared in Kant's mind.
"When they landed on the island, it was during the dormant period of the volcano. The power of the spar also stayed at the weakest stage of the year." The innkeeper explained: "It's just that this group of people still immediately noticed that the volcano in this small An anomaly that happened on the island."
"Huh?" Kant thought for a while and asked, "Is it because of the water quality?"
"Your Excellency is indeed smart." The innkeeper nodded and said, "A dwarf developed a strange disease in his body after drinking the water in the small river, causing his lower body to be paralyzed. Under the conditions at that time, no one among the vagrants could save him. .”
"Then why didn't they choose to leave this place?" Kant asked, becoming more curious about the history of the island.
"Everyone has limited supplies. They drifted here from their own country and have exhausted all their food reserves." The boss explained: "Besides, the weather conditions for sailing on the sea were very bad in winter at that time. Way to set sail."
"I see." Kant nodded and said, "So, what's next? What happened?"
"The vagrants of the three tribes started hunting when they couldn't bear the famine. But the animals in the mountains are already extinct. So they can only gather luck on weekdays and salvage unpolluted fish in the sea." The innkeeper Continued to narrate: "After the fish is dried, it is stored as dry food. Until one day, the fresh water resources in the hands of the vagrants are running out, and they are forced to start exploring the island."
"Where did they land?" Kant asked.
"It's on the south side of the island. It's quite close to the volcano. The search team among the homeless people quickly discovered the whole picture of the volcano. But what attracted them more than the dead grass all over the mountain was the geothermal resources at the foot of the mountain. At that time After hearing the news, the leader of the team immediately held a meeting within the group, intending to let everyone move to the vicinity of the volcano." The innkeeper said this, and suddenly asked Kant: "If it is you, sir, would you Do you choose to go to the volcano with the team?"
"If I am the one who is led, I will naturally obey the decision made by the leader." Kant said firmly.
"Hehe, my lord, you are a sensible person, so you can see through the pros and cons of this plan at a glance." The innkeeper smiled slightly: "At that time, the goblins and dwarves among the vagrants agreed to the decision to go to the volcano."
"Where are the dwarves?" Kant asked.
"The dwarves chose to stay by the sea. Although this caused some conflicts at the time, from now on, the choice of the dwarves is good." The innkeeper took a deep breath and said: "Because they saved Back to the vagrant remnants who desperately brought back the spar from the volcano."
"Well, from this point of view: the dwarves really deserve a lot of credit." Kant nodded and said, "It's just how did the vagrants of these three tribes seal the spar?"
"Have you forgotten the hermit I mentioned at the beginning?" The innkeeper said: "Although his body has been wiped out, he has left behind a magic weapon that can temporarily seal the spar. After the power of the spar is sealed, , the environment on the island has returned to its original state, and the Voldem tribe, who have gained a firm foothold on the island, used the secret technique in the group to preserve the three spars separately."
"So, where are the three spars now?" Kant asked.
"I don't know." The hotel owner shook his head and sighed, "Nowadays, only the elders with authority in the three clans have the authority to know the location of this spar."
"I see." Kant nodded. I didn't expect gnomes, goblins and dwarves to have such a strong background on this island. This reminded Kant of what he had heard from DeWitt before: the forces of the dark side organization captured many people on the island when they landed on the island, and put the Voldi clan in an embarrassing situation. Now it seems that the purpose of that group of people is very likely to seize the magic spar hidden behind the three clans, but their plot was exposed by the scouting team outside the island in one fell swoop.
"Lord Kant, the visit to the exhibition hall is over. Let's set off quickly and go to the next destination." The innkeeper stepped up, walked in front of Kant, and called out to him.
"Okay." Kant came back to his senses, and followed the innkeeper's footsteps.
The two walked to the entrance of the hall, just in time to hear the 'crackling' sound of rainwater hitting the colored windows of the pavilion.
"Oh, it's raining today." The innkeeper poked his head out and looked out the door.
"Then should we go back to the hotel?" Kant wasn't in a good mood either. When he was expecting where the hotel owner would take him next, he was interrupted by the rain.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness Kant." The innkeeper bent down apologetically and said, "I only took you to this place today. The rain is getting heavier and heavier, we should have to rush back to the city immediately."
"It doesn't matter, this exhibition hall is very interesting. I can find such a place thanks to your care, boss." Kant replied with a smile: "Since the weather is not very clear now, let's get on the carriage and go back to the hotel."
"Thank you, sir, for your thoughtfulness." The innkeeper responded as if he was relieved and stood up straight.
The two stood quietly at the entrance of the exhibition hall, waiting for the coachman to bring the carriage here.
Chapter 854: Heavy Rain in Early Spring
The facilities in the exhibition hall were considered complete, when the groom stopped the car. Kant and the hotel owner walked to the awning in front of the door, slowly climbed up the ladder, and walked into the carriage.
After the two sat down one after another, the groom immediately swung his whip and commanded the carriage to gallop along the avenue where the pool had accumulated.
The roof of the carriage was made of wood, and Kant could clearly hear the sound of ticking rain.
In order to get rid of the moisture, the groom set up a stove in the carriage when it first rained, so the surrounding air can be regarded as mild. Kant sat in the corner, with a burst of tiredness in his body, turned and glanced at The innkeeper found that the other party had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Kant stared at the dancing flames in the stove, unconsciously lost in thought. Think back to the historical stories you heard before in your mind.
Imagine how this small island has developed to its current grandeur. How did the Dragon Clan gain the trust of many ethnic groups and become the guardians around the volcano? Do they have ambitions for the energy mastered by the Voldi clan
And the status of the dwarves on this small island, is it related to their decision to stay by the sea? After all, that happened hundreds of years ago. What does the new generation of dwarves think about the development of their own group
One problem after another came to Kant's mind, some of them related to each other, while others existed independently. Kant held his forehead with his hands, not knowing how to sort out a clear network of relationships. Accompanied by the sound of rain, he gradually fell asleep.
However, he didn't rest for long, and Kant was awakened by the innkeeper.
"Your Highness Kant, we are here." The innkeeper leaned in front of Kant and gently shook his shoulders.
"Ah?" Kant opened his eyes dimly, and after seeing the face of the hotel owner, he stood up and looked out the window: the carriage had already stopped at the door of the hotel.
At this moment, the coachman approached the carriage, handed an umbrella to Kant, and said, "Lord Kant, it's still raining outside. I borrowed an umbrella for you from the accountant. Be careful not to catch a cold."
"Okay, thank you." Kant took the umbrella in a daze, looked up at the innkeeper who was still sitting there, and asked, "Shopkeeper, where are you going?"
"Oh, just now the guy in the store told me that the people from the supervision station have something to do with me, and I have to go there now." The innkeeper said with a smile: "One or two of the adults there are very tempered, but I can't wait for anyone. I can only bid farewell to you, my lord."
"Since you are in a hurry, I won't delay you." Kant rubbed his eyes, stood up and said, "I had a very happy day today. Boss, let's go out together next time."
"Okay, okay." The innkeeper quickly agreed: "My lord, you should be quite tired, so go back to your room and rest."
Kant nodded slightly, picked up his umbrella, and got out of the carriage.
The innkeeper followed behind, wrapped the door curtain with his hands, and waved goodbye to Kant.
The bean-sized raindrops crackled on the paper umbrella. After Kant bid farewell in a hurry, he walked to the door of the hotel and put away the loose items.
The accountant immediately came out when he heard the sound, and asked, "Mr. Kant, you are back. Hurry up and sit in the shop and enjoy the fire. The weather is cloudy and sunny, so be careful not to catch the cold."
"Thank you." Kant replied with a smile. Handing over the umbrella to the accountant, he walked across the threshold to the lobby.
Beside the fireplace in the lobby, there were many guests gathering together to keep warm. Some of them had towels distributed by the hotel in their hands. It seems that they came in to take shelter from the rain when passing by.
Kant hesitated for a while, but still planned to go back to his room to tidy up. Then he said to the hotel accountant who was following him: "I will go back to my room to rest first. If Bundak and his party return to the store, please tell them: I will wait upstairs."
"Okay." The cashier nodded cautiously and responded.
"Thank you." After Kant left this sentence, he turned and left.
After watching Kant go up the stairs, the accountant raised his hand to beckon a waiter, and ordered: "Hurry up and prepare some hot tea and pastries, and send them to Lord Kant's room."
"Yes." The waiter agreed.
After Kant returned to the guest room, he immediately changed his damp clothes and put on dry cotton clothes. Just as he was about to go to the bathroom to take a good bath and rest for a while, there was a knock on the door.
"Your Highness Kant." The waiter called softly.
Kant walked to the entrance, unlocked the door, and asked the waiter in front of him, "What's the matter?"
The waiter did not immediately approach the house, but brought steaming pastries and teapots to Kant's eyes, and said, "The accountant sent me to bring them, and I want to remind you to drink some hot tea to warm yourself up. "
Kant stood by the door, hesitated for a while, took the afternoon tea reluctantly, and said, "Okay, put these two things on the account."
"No, no." The waiter quickly waved his hand and said, "This is a free gift from the store."
Kant heard the words and walked out of the room, looked towards the lobby on the first floor, and immediately responded: "Why are there no guests on the first floor? If you don't give me an account, I won't accept these two things. "
The waiter stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do: if he took Kant's lunch money, he would definitely be scolded by the accountant.
The two stalemate for a while, and finally, Kant sighed, compromised and said: "Forget it, this has nothing to do with you. Please tell your accountant: I will accept the refreshment this time, but I will accept it in the future." Stop doing such unnecessary things."
"Yes, thank you sir." The waiter nodded as if he had been pardoned.
"Well, I'm sorry for you. Please go slowly." Kant nodded slightly, walked to the entrance, and closed the door.
The waiter stood there for a while, thinking silently in his heart: how to convey what Kant said to the accountant in a less harsh manner.
The hands of the clock hanging on the wall pointed to six in the afternoon.
Kant calculated in his heart that it was still three hours before Bundak and the others returned to the hotel.
After taking a sip of hot tea, he returned to his bedroom, intending to take a light sleep for a while.
The seat of a carriage is not really a suitable place to sleep. As a result, Kant now feels that his neck is very stiff. It was not until he was lying on the soft and light bed that the tiredness in his body permeated his limbs.
Kant fell asleep in peace.
Chapter 855: Inspection without progress
Bandak, who was walking on the street, frowned.
Because of the rain, there were not many pedestrians on the street. The guild has also become very deserted.
At lunch time, he took a few soldiers under his command and sat down in a tea house on the corner of the street, so as to exchange information about the street in their hands.
"Did you find anything?" Bandak asked first.
After the soldiers present looked at each other, they silently shook their heads.
Bandak exhaled and said, "It's okay, today is the first day of the operation. As long as we continue to observe, there should be results."
Pique's portraits were plastered all over the streets and alleys. The goblin soldiers made such a big commotion that the dark side organization should take action.
"I don't know if there is any news from other people." A soldier raised his head in frustration and said to the soldiers beside him.
"We can only meet with other people when we return to the hotel at night. Maybe they are also expecting our progress." Bandak shook his head and said: "There are still about three hours before the shift change. Time. Everyone should not act separately, and form a group of two people to take care of each other. You can also observe what happened on the street carefully."
"Yes!" The soldiers replied neatly.
Lunch only took about half an hour. After Bundak and his party settled the bill, they walked out of the teahouse under umbrellas. Those who continued to patrol the streets, unfortunately, until the evening when everyone embarked on their return journey, everyone still found nothing.
Bandak stood at the door of the hotel and watched the soldiers on night duty leave, quietly waiting for Abel and his soldiers to return to the hotel.
Abel is in charge of commanding the team of elf soldiers, because they can perceive the changes on the street from the level of spells compared to the soldiers of the human race, so at this moment, Bandark pins all his hopes for today on the group of people who have not yet returned to the hotel body.
"Bundak!" Abel called out Bundak's name immediately after crossing the threshold, and said, "Why are you sitting here? Where are the other soldiers?"
"They went back to their room to rest." Bandak raised his head and asked, "Abel, do you have any news?"
"...No." Abel said with a sigh: "Today's inspection did not find any clues related to the dark forces."
A look of disappointment appeared on Bandak's face, and he said, "Then let's continue looking for it tomorrow."
"Bandaker, today is only the first day, don't worry." Abel comforted: "We will definitely find Pique, ask him to hand over the antidote, and apologize to you."
"Hmm." Bandak nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Accountant told me just now: His Highness Kant told us to meet with him first after we return to the store. Let's go up quickly."
"Okay." Abel nodded, then took off his cloak and wrapped it in his hands.
Bundak stood up, left the teahouse, and led Abel to the stairs.
At this time, Kant was still in a light sleep, and he woke up immediately after hearing the knock on the door. He grabbed a coat casually and put it on his body, then walked towards the main hall of the guest room.
The three of them have stayed together for so long, and they have some understanding of each other's habits. For example, now: Kant could immediately distinguish Bundak's knock on the door, and after unlocking the door for the two, he turned and walked to the fireplace without looking back.
"Your Highness Kant." Bandak greeted, "Sorry, I made you rest because of the noise."
"It's okay, I've been sleeping very lightly." Kant glanced at the two standing in the entrance, and said, "Why are you all soaked by the rain, hurry up and change your clothes, and be careful not to catch a cold."
"Yes, yes." Abel agreed repeatedly.
Then he stepped on the rain boots and walked towards the room. The accumulated water on the rain boots fell into puddles one after another on the stone floor.
When the two of them tidied everything up and returned to the main hall. Kant is making tea.
"Sit down." Kant said: "You have been busy outside for a day, I don't know how it is going?"
Abel and Bandak also looked a little helpless when faced with this question.
"Temporarily speaking, no clues have been found yet." Bandak replied first.
"Yeah." Kant nodded, and continued to ask the two of them: "Have you visited all the addresses I marked for you before?"
"Go." Abel said: "It's just that there was a sudden heavy rain today, and everyone seemed to choose to stay behind closed doors. When we patrolled the streets, we didn't find any special fluctuations in spiritual power or strange people coming and going."
"Send someone to check at the gate of the city tomorrow." Kant thought for a while, and ordered: "Not long after the goblin operation started, people from the dark side organization should send someone to sneak out of the city if they want to contact Pique."
"Yes, Your Highness." Abel and Bundak looked at each other and replied.
"Although there is no progress on the matter of Pique, I discovered another matter related to it today." Kant turned the topic to his own experience in the exhibition hall today, and described the process in detail. The retelling was given to Bundak and Abel.
After Kant finished speaking, Bandak was silent for a while, and said: "It turns out that the purpose of the action of the dark forces is to grab the three crystals that were brought to the island hundreds of years ago."
"They not only want status, but also the strength to consolidate their status." Kant commented.
"In this case, our group is indeed easy to become a thorn in the eyes of those people. After all, the activities they have prepared for a long time were destroyed by us." Abel said: "Peak wants to use Bundak to control us, can it be What else do they do next?"
"I think that Pique should be out of control in the dark side organization." Kant analyzed: "But the current situation has led to a conclusion that the dark side organization condoned his actions and has been sorting out the follow-up for him. Otherwise, with the summoning power of the dwarves on this small island, it is impossible to have no news for so many days."
Two or three days have passed since Kant and Abel went to meet the patriarch of the dwarf tribe.
But there is still no news.
It was said that Pick could escape from the net of dwarves and goblins with the power of one person. Kant did not believe that the other party had such ability.
"So what actions will the dark forces take next?" Bandak asked.
"Before they wanted to take all three of Voldemort's families together, but we discovered the loopholes. Presumably, they should not continue to be so ostentatious." Abel said: "I think if they want to take action in the short term, they should plan to attack them one by one. , after all, the temptation of spar is too great, these people should not give up targeting these three races."
Chapter 856: Dinner with a Weird Atmosphere
"Abel's idea is roughly the same as my analysis." Kant said: "It's just that we need to gather more information to figure out who their first attack target is."
"This can be handed over to us." Abel promised: "The soldiers can search for news related to this while observing the movement in the city."
"Yes." Kant nodded and said, "But it is important for you to pay more attention to the movements in the city. If you have any news, you must report it to me immediately."
"Yes!" Bundak and Abel replied.
"Bundak, is your body okay?" Kant asked worriedly.
"No problem." Bandak said confidently.
Abel glanced at him, but still didn't say anything after all.
"Today's task is over. Hurry up and take a hot bath and have a good rest. Let's go to the restaurant for dinner together later." Kant instructed: "Bendak, remember to arrange for the kitchen staff to serve you before the meal." Cook the medicine."
"Understood, Your Highness." Bandak agreed.
When Abel and Bundak got up and went back to their respective bedrooms, Kant went outside the door of the guest room, found the waiter, and discussed with him the dishes that should be served tonight.
At dinner time, Kant and Abel came to the restaurant early.
After that, all the soldiers who came would go to the table where the two were, and after greeting them, they would go to their seats and sit down.
Bundak arrived late when the tables in the restaurant were all occupied. And Kant and Abel have already inquired about the news in the hands of all the soldiers.
"Sorry, I'm late. Didn't you delay everyone's meal?" Bundak hurried to the table where Kant was, and asked apologetically.
"It's okay, it's just a pre-dinner drink now." Kant shook his head lightly and responded.
"Did something happen?" Abel asked immediately after Bundak took his seat.
"Nothing," Bandak waved his hand, and said, "It's just that when I brought the medicine to the back kitchen, someone told me that the place where the medicine is cooked is actually in the backyard. Now there is no spare man in the clerk, so I need to go there in person." one trip."
"You have been staying in the backyard, busy until now?" Abel asked strangely.
"That's right," Bandak took a sip of water, nodded and said, "There is a hot water place in the backyard, which is fired with firewood. I finally found a clean pot and poured the herbs into the stove In the cauldron on the stage."
"This kitchen guy is really boring." Abel curled his lips and said, "Forget it, we won't be here for long anyway."
"It's okay, as long as you don't miss the opening meal." Bhandaka said indifferently: "After all, the back kitchen is really busy."
"By the way, just before you came, the soldiers who returned to the store reported all the news in their hands to His Majesty Kant and me." Abel said beamingly: "I didn't expect that we didn't catch it." The news was discovered by the soldiers of the West City."
"What news?" Bandak took a deep breath and asked.
"Someone discovered that the 'corrosion' trade union in West City has been secretly selling a homemade drug to the residents of the town. Today, the soldiers happened to witness the delivery scene between the people in the guild and the buyer, and heard the leather from their conversation. Ke's name." Abel introduced in detail.
"The soldiers stopped the group of sellers and asked them the truth." Kant took Abel's words and continued: "It turned out that this peak is the raw material supplier of the guild's self-made drugs."
"What are the raw materials provided by Peake?" Bundak was stunned for a while, then asked.
"This is a commercial secret, and we have no way of knowing it." Abel glanced at Bandak and said: "The key point of this matter is that there are still people in this city who keep in regular contact with Pique. And this contact person , has been locked by our soldiers."
"Judging from Pique's solitary nature, he will definitely come to handover in person." Kant said, "At that time, we will have a chance to catch him."
"I see." Bandak nodded silently.
"What's the matter with you? Why do you look very depressed." Abel asked suspiciously: "His Majesty Kant and I were happy for you when we heard the news."
"I don't know." Bandak smiled reluctantly and said, "I just don't feel at ease."
"The delivery date for Peake and the guild's internal personnel is set at the beginning of each month, and the time is not fixed." Kant looked at Bundak strangely, and said: "It is now the end of March, and our only chance is to At the beginning of April. If you wait until May, Bundak's condition should be out of control by then."
"His Majesty Kant and I are going to transfer most of the staff to the west city in advance to prepare for this action plan. Now only your opinion is left, what do you think?" Abel asked.
"I think it's better to keep it as it is." Bundak was silent for a while, and then said.
"Why?" Kant asked lightly.
"As you have analyzed before, Peake's behavior is ultimately constrained by the decision-making of the dark side organization. We need to search for more information in the city before we can make timely changes." Bandak said.
Abel and Kant did not reply to Bundak immediately, but thought for a while in silence, then Kant nodded and said, "Okay, as you said."
"Hmm." Bandak nodded with relief.
At this time, the guys in the kitchen walked into the restaurant with dishes and served them to each table.
Abel still seemed to have doubts about Bundak's decision, and he didn't even feel any sense when the deceased who delivered the food came to his side.
The waiter could only try to walk to Bundak's side and ask him to help arrange the plate.
After the plate was finished, the waiter said to Bandak before leaving: "Thank you, Lord Bandak."
Banda Ke was stunned, raised his head and looked at the back of the waiter in doubt, and said silently: "How does he know my name?"
Kant looked at the two people at the table, one with a sad face and the other with dull eyes, he raised his glass helplessly and said, "Since you are sitting at the table, don't keep thinking about business or anything. Come on, finish this glass After drinking, let's start eating."
"Yes." Abel came back to his senses and agreed. Following Kant's actions, he raised his glass and drank it down.
Because Bandak has been taking medicine recently, he replaced the wine with water and completed the pre-meal ceremony.
(end of this chapter)