Chapter 102 101 Routine

Chapter 102 101. Routines

The cat-faced murderer was locked in a small dark room alone, under the supervision of Hester, the leader of the Stars who had returned from Case City.

Speaking of which, Hester was also unlucky. He was trapped in Case City because of the dragon disaster and worked as a bodyguard for almost a month. It was only after he felt that the dragon was really just passing by Case that Hester reported it to His Majesty and returned with the team. Grand capital city.

It was unfortunate that he came back. He heard that the elf had been murdered before he even arrived in the capital. As soon as he arrived at the Knights, Heather grabbed him and asked him to help guard the famous murderer.

After figuring out what happened, Hester was very curious as to why Heather didn't take off the guy's cat-faced hood to see what he looked like.

And, even if he was not the murderer of the elves, he was still burdened with seven lives, so why not make the news of his arrest public.

"Because as long as he lives, people will continue to use his name to cover up the crimes they committed. Aren't you curious who killed the other ten victims?"

After Heather explained, Hester turned his head and glanced at the cat-faced murderer sitting in the corner of the small dark room.

"And..." the cat-faced murderer added, "I may be able to help you with catching the elf murderer."

Hester laughed at him.

It's ridiculous that a murderer wants to help them catch another murderer.

"Can amateurs compete with experienced veterans?" the cat-faced murderer said nonchalantly, "I killed seven people in a row, and you couldn't trace any clues. Every time I commit a crime, I can evade the patrolling knights and guards. , I handled every interrogation in the city with ease.”

"How to choose the place to kill, which place is suitable for quickly cleaning up the traces after committing the crime, the choice of time, the route of escape after the crime is completed..."

"That's enough, I understand." Hester stretched out his hand to stop the cat-faced murderer from continuing.

Damn it, these words gave me chills just thinking about them, but when the cat-faced murderer spoke them out in detail, Hearst felt like he was standing in front of a scholar who had no experience in the imperial library.

Hester pulled Heather out of the house and asked in a low voice: "This guy..."

"Sir Lu Yu's evaluation is that this is a freak who was forced to activate his talent."

"You call this talent?" Hester was shocked.

"There is nothing to doubt. He was able to clean up the scene the first time he killed someone. The Empire and Feng Yu Knights also have talented people, but they couldn't find any clues."

"This was only his first time committing a crime, and he was able to master all the details and counter-reconnaissance, which shows that this person does have an unimaginable sense of smell in this area."

"So I'm going to take advantage of that ability of his."

Hester looked intently at Heather.

Heather's eyes were extremely determined and unwavering.

"I hope you know what kind of person you are dealing with... I know what you seem to be planning. I won't ask, but there is one thing I need to remind you. The end of the profit chain of human body trading he mentioned may be A nobleman, maybe..."

"Captain, are you scared?" Heather's eyes were cold.

"I'm not afraid, I'm just afraid that your enthusiasm will surge and you will forget to handle things carefully.

Stars rise in their twilight years, and we are all children of ordinary people. I will always remember this. "

Just when everyone was chasing the murderer as the murderer of elves, another body was discovered by farmers outside the city.

The same mutilated body, the same death state that is unbearable to look at.

The dead cat-eared tribesman was missing a heart, which further verified the words of the cat-faced murderer.

"Many people like to use my name. After all, everything can be blamed on me."

Hester didn't understand why they didn't dispose of the body secretly, but threw it out for people to find. Didn't they know that doing so might expose themselves?

Because the murderer committed crimes one after another, the whole country was panicked. For this reason, the members of the Knights of the Feather who were stationed near Thoreson had to detach most of their people to help track down the murderer.

As a last resort, Xingchen's people took over the defense work.

However, the people of Xingchen were extremely tough. They banned most of the elves from going out because of "lack of manpower."

When they came to Grand, the elves who wanted to have a good time around first encountered the murderer incident, and now they were blocked in the station by the Star Knights' tough measures, and they were filled with resentment.

The elves had a big quarrel with the Knights of the Stars and almost started fighting. If Prince Aesop hadn't been lucky enough to accompany Lu Yu to the station that day to see the customs of the elves, there would have been a big mess between the two parties.

The Prince of Cornwall arrived at the scene personally on behalf of Grand V, expressed his apology to Aesop, and sternly reprimanded Xingchen for his rudeness.

However, the Prince of Cornwall did not completely lose Xingchen's face, and finally helped Xingchen round it off.

"I'm sorry, most people in Xingchen come from humble backgrounds, act rudely, and don't know what etiquette is, which is why what happened today."

Lu Yu admired the Prince of Cornwall very much. At first glance, he seemed to be protecting his own people, but in fact he was belittling Xingchen.

Does this guy have the self-awareness of being a prince of the Grand Empire?

But now that things have happened, Thoresen must be given a basic explanation.

Several Star Knights leaders who were too tough were fined and grounded. Faced with the elves who planned to go out, the Star Knights also sent out as many people as possible.

When there is a shortage of manpower, even if Xingchen wants to stop it, he is not as confident as before.

As time passed, the elves of Soleisen and the ministers of the Gran Empire finally discussed the basic details of the border transaction.

From now on, the two countries will establish a large number of border trade points on the basis of the open border, so that the items that could only be obtained through smuggling in the past can be obtained on a regular basis.

After the Elf King announced the specific time of leaving the Gran Empire, he found Lu Yu again and asked him about his final consideration.

After the consultation of the Chief Finance Minister Sigrid and the genius arson girl Lulutis, Lu Yu naturally explained his requirements to the Elf King.

First of all, he needs some small materials.

Lulutis's medicine list was handed to the "real finance minister" who accompanied the Elf King.

Looking at the wifi signal on the finance minister's forehead gradually filling up, Lu Yu felt that Lulutis's medicine list should be full of challenges for Soleisen.

As expected, after Soleisen's finance minister whispered to the Elf King, the Elf King asked helplessly: "Are these all the materials needed to enter the Silent Mountains?"

"It is taboo among magicians to ask for a specific list of alchemy." Lu Yu reminded indifferently.

The finance minister naturally knew the importance of the Silent Mountains. After reviewing the list again and again, he said: "We will try our best to help you find it, but since some materials are very special, please think of lower-level substitutes."

Then there is the second requirement.

"I won't spend money on some basic equipment to enter the Silent Mountains."

This time the Elf King did not hesitate.

"All expenses are borne by Soleisen."

Lu Yu's third request was about manpower.

The Elf King said first: "What kind of manpower is needed and what kind of lineup is configured, I won't ask, I only look at the results."

Lu Yu was very satisfied with the Elf King as the first party. If every first party was so straightforward, it would be great.

However, the Elf King still misunderstood Lu Yu's meaning.

"What I mean is that I asked Soresen not to provide me with any manpower. My companions and I can explore the Silent Mountains on our own."

"This..."

"Is the Elf King worried that I will never return like my predecessors?"

"To be honest, yes." The Elf King sighed helplessly, "The entire Soresen is very afraid of the Silent Mountains. Perhaps only by walking around that area and staying there for a while can you understand our worries."

"You are a seventh-level magician. Although you are extremely powerful, you are short of manpower after all. I don't know when I will see a magician as powerful as you next time. For this reason, I sincerely hope that you can succeed once."

The last request.

"I want all the information about the Silent Mountains, starting from when it became abnormal, and all the documents that describe it."

"That's easy." The elf turned his head and glanced at the clerk who was responsible for recording the conversation, "Send someone back to Soresen first and let them sort out the books in advance."

After getting Lu Yu's affirmative answer, the Elf King, in a good mood, asked another question.

"Sir Lu Yu seems to be staying with Aesop a lot recently."

"Well, Prince Aesop is very studious and always asks me about magic."

The Elf King was relieved to see that Lu Yu's words were not false.

At first, his plan was to let Aesop and his sisters hang around Lu Yu, hoping that Lu Yu would agree to the matter about the Silent Mountains.

Who knew that they did hang around Lu Yu, but it was Aesop himself...

There was even a big news that Lu Yu stayed overnight at Aesop's place, which forced the Elf King to summon Aesop to ask about it.

"By the way, Your Majesty is planning to return in three days?"

"Indeed, the itinerary has been informed to Gran, and the Knights will escort us back to Soresen along the way."

Lu Yu smiled cunningly: "Your Majesty the Elf King, can you do me a little favor?"

...

The elves in Soresen's station are seizing the rare opportunity to go out and enjoy the street scene of Gran Empire before returning.

For some reason, the Elf King suddenly changed his mind and returned to Soresen one day in advance, which made the elves who had booked with Xingchen very helpless. They could only rush to buy some souvenirs in the limited time in the Gran Empire. The elves who could not go out asked their companions to help buy.

The footprints of the Soresen elves were all over the Gran capital, and they bought all the things they wanted to buy before but hesitated whether to buy.

The merchants in the Gran Empire were very happy, because these elves rarely bargained, and they could make a lot of money from every business.

After dark, because Aesop issued a ban, the entire garrison was no longer allowed to go out.

It was late at night, and the garrison suddenly received information from the Elf King.

He was chatting with Gran V and wanted to eat some of the fruits he brought.

No one dared to touch the fruit that belonged to the Elf King, and he only gave it to Lu Yu to taste before, so there were still a lot left.

Hearing this news, the two elves filled a full fruit basket with fruits and went to the capital.

Some awakened elves were surprised to find that Xingchen did not send anyone to protect them, but they immediately figured out the reason.

Previously, Xingchen acted too forcefully, which led to their own prince criticizing them. After that, they basically agreed to the elves' requests.

Being able to walk beside the Elf King meant that they were already strong enough, so naturally they didn't need the protection of these people.

Watching all of this silently, and hearing the Star Knights in the corner complaining about these people's ignorance, a black shadow quietly slipped out of the station, came to an open area, and released a magic pigeon.

Not long after, the message was replied.

After confirming the content, the black shadow no longer hesitated, and he checked the routes chosen by the two servants who delivered fresh fruits to the Elf King.

Perhaps in a hurry, the two elves did not take the main road, but chose a shortcut.

This shortcut will pass through a forest and wasteland before entering an inhabited area.

He repeatedly selected around here and finally chose a corner of the road.

There happened to be several big trees at this corner to block the view, making it convenient for him to hide.

He opened the package he carried with him.

The potion that prevented the magician from absorbing magic power, the short knife with the effect of interfering with magic power, and the magic dust that could create traces of battle.

Although it was easy for him to crush two low-level servants with his strength, in order not to expose his identity, he could only imitate the murderer in this troublesome way.

Last time, he successfully misled the Empire and the Wind Feather Knights to track down the murderer, which made him feel very accomplished.

Seeing the Empire and the Wind Feather doing useless work all over the street, he couldn't help laughing.

"If it weren't for His Majesty's sudden advance of time, I could have chosen a better target. What a pity..."

Hiding in the big tree and wiping the dagger over and over again, he couldn't help sighing.

Until midnight, the whispers of two people came from the distant path. Although it was not very clear, he immediately perked up.

Seeing the two people getting closer and closer under the moonlight, he held the knife in his hand tighter and tighter.

One hundred steps.

Fifty steps.

Ten steps...

He waited very patiently until the two elves passed under the tree and completely entered a blind spot, and then jumped down.

The sound of landing quickly attracted the attention of the two people. At the moment when the two people were about to turn back, he rushed forward quickly, temporarily suppressed the actions of the two people with magic power, and slashed at the throat of the elf closest to him.

However, the speed of the elf on the other side was also very fast. He barely dodged the fatal blow, and the blade only chopped on his right hand that he raised to block, leaving a bloody mark.

Feeling the pain, the elf shouted.

This sound made him sluggish.

Why is it a man's voice?

The moonlight covered by the clouds just sprinkled on the ground, illuminating the facial contour of the elf in front of him.

Looking at the facial features, that face, his body was cold from head to toe.

"Aesop..."