Half-elf Notebook

Chapter 124 Communication Status

In an ordinary reception room.

Helya and Rick sat on the sofa on one side.

Following Helia's instructions, the diligent guard closed the door and stood guard outside.

Helya took out a palm-sized metal plate from her pocket. On it was a magic circle that looked like the structural design of a mechanical pocket watch.

Built-in magic arrays of various sizes are like gears carved with unique patterns, with small pieces of magic ore embedded in the middle.

Looks very refined.

Helya gently pressed down a crystal on the surface of a metal plate.

The bright blue fluorescence lit up from the outside to the inside of this magic prop array, illuminating each crystal and array.

Then, a projection like a real mirror appeared between the two of them.

The mirror surface was transparent for a while, and then became blurry as if covered with mist.

A careful observation reveals that the water mist that appears each time is of uneven depth, as if it wants to present something, but ultimately ends in failure.

Sixth-level magic "Remote Projection"

Of course, no one present knew the name of this magic. Helia seemed to have remembered something and spoke first before the magic took effect:

"Mr. Lake, I don't know if you know that Miss Ina has completed the bounty commission of "Father" John Peake and "Flying Knife" Gore."

"But the military has already paid the corresponding bounty. Please be careful with Ina. After all, they are the most dangerous gang active in the city."

She has not reported this matter to Shu Xi yet.

I was afraid that I would forget to mention it in the subsequent conversation, causing unnecessary accidents.

She had no doubt about Rick's strength.

But in the city, gangs are synonymous with brutality and danger.

They are as cunning as a group of poisonous insects hiding in the dark, waiting for their chance to strike.

Have to guard against it.

"Ina?"

Rick was a little surprised.

Was she hunting these two for some reason?

Rick's first reaction was not to consider guarding against the Blood Gang's revenge, nor to blame Ina for the murder.

He arrested a high-ranking member of the Blood Gang yesterday and learned about the military's bounty on the top leaders of the Blood Gang.

In a sense, what Ina did was to punish the evildoers.

However, generally speaking, only experienced adventurers who have seen their companions killed or wounded, or even those who have served as mercenaries, will accept bounties that target people.

Newcomers who have been adventurers for less than a year usually choose to ignore them.

This is not a time of war.

Even adventurers whose main source of income is hunting will instinctively feel fear and repulsion towards blood and killing humans in the early stages.

The two leaders and their followers - equipped with magic scrolls and magical weapons, would probably be difficult for even a true beginner bronze level warrior to deal with.

If you happen to encounter one, running away is obviously the wiser choice...

Rick pinched his chin.

Ina knows the other party and has a lot of grudges with him?

Thinking of this, Rick collected his thoughts, if there was anything he didn't know about Ina.

That was undoubtedly Ina's past.

He had always been careful and never delved into it.

In response to Helya's kind reminder, Rick nodded slightly to show that he understood.

At this moment, the mirror, which was originally covered by mist, actually turned into a one-way mirror facing only Rick.

It's like some kind of docking has been completed.

What was reflected on the mirror was not Rick and the scene around him.

Instead, a man with brown hair and blue eyes appeared in a large room.

It was probably a guest room. It was clean and tidy inside and it was not difficult to tell that someone had been taking care of it for a long time.

"Hey... Rick, you're back?"

Shu Xi was slightly surprised.

The person who appeared in the mirror was not his secretary, but Rick.

"I just came back. What happened in the city during the time I was away?"

Rick leaned back on the sofa and asked with interest:

"Not only are there two soldiers surrounding my house, but I also ran into the man in a black suit from the 'Bloody Banquet'."

He wasn't sure if Shu Xi was involved.

But based on his understanding of Shu Xi.

The other party must know the major events that happened in the city and the undercurrents therein.

Especially something that was enough to involve Tingus Vedrance, one of the eight top leaders of the Blood Gang, the most famous gang in the slums.

"You met Tingus Wedland?"

"Well, I just wanted to go over and ask him a few questions, but I didn't expect that we would be sent to the military camp in the end."

The passenger spread his hands, looking helpless:

"That's why I came to the guild."

"That's a big fish that would be very tempting, if it weren't for the need to clean up the aftermath of the princess being attacked."

"I might have joined the team fighting for the bounty a long time ago."

Black Tuxedo, Tinggus Wedrance's bounty is 1150 gold coins.

His salary is higher than that of the branch president.

It is basically equivalent to the annual income of two standard noble knights.

Shu Xi was very jealous.

Rick would catch someone along the way and give him a lot of gold coins.

What about him? He almost lost his life for the 1,400 gold coins from the city lord.

Now he is still working day and night, enjoying the hardships of the kingdom's beautiful land.

What a life, it's all garbage.

What kind of nobility? The nobility of cattle and horses!

"The princess was assassinated?"

Rick rubbed his chin with his hand, which was rare.

This subconscious action was enough to show what kind of waves were stirred in his heart.

"This year marks the tenth anniversary of the tragedy. Five princesses, representing the kingdom, went to Cyrilol Province to pray for the victims..."

"The one coming to this city is Her Royal Highness Princess Mela Elsa Furant, the Seventh Princess."

"She was attacked in the same way as the Fifth Princess, who died in Perth."

While Rick frowned slightly.

Shu Xi immediately began to describe in detail how Meira was attacked at the party.

The story of how he temporarily entrusted Ina to protect Mela.

And the reason why the Blood Gang was put on the bounty list.

Shu Xi told almost everything except the mastermind he had inferred.

"That's why Tingus Vedrance targeted my family..."

There was no questioning tone in Rick's words.

Whether it was the reasons we heard today, or the alchemical explosives that were found on him yesterday.

All point to a clear answer.

"That should be correct. 'Those who owe money to the Blood Gang and those who harm the Blood Gang's interests should pay with blood' is the superficial principle they have always shown to the outside world. It is only natural that they will retaliate."

"If it weren't for the last resort, I wouldn't want to involve Ina, but she knows a lot about the new nobles and the army in the city."

"I can only take the risk of hiding the princess in a place that is safe enough where they won't think of her."

The "they" Shu Xi was referring to was naturally not the Blood Gang.

He believed that Rick understood and would not ask any further questions.

Rick grabbed the sword beside the sofa and stood up to say goodbye.

The question you wanted to ask has already been answered.

What remains is to consider how to deal with those visitors who may arrive at any time.

Just as Rick left the sofa, Shu Xi suddenly asked again:

"Rick, are you planning to cause trouble for the Blood Gang?"

"I can't wait for them to come visit me one by one."

Rick said unhappily.

Normally, Shu Xi would not stop him from doing anything he wanted to do to the Blood Gang.

But since Shu Xi confirmed it, it means there are still things he needs to pay attention to.

In this regard, Rick is quite cautious.

Being targeted by conservatives because of a blood gang is not a good thing.

"As for the other seven high-ranking officials, you can do whatever you want. Just leave the bodies to the guild to deal with."

"But forget about the other bosses. You're not that bad."

Shu Xi said with a headache:

"If the high bounties were to disappear all at once, the guild's credibility would be called into question."

"So that's it."

Seeing that it was not a big deal, Rick nodded in agreement.

If the top leaders disappear, the Blood Gang will naturally fall apart.

Even if a leader escaped the bounty, very few would choose to stay in Lei Shi City, and even fewer would seek revenge on him.

Rick doesn't mind that gangs from the ghetto are running free under his nose.

This is true for him and Shu Xi as well.

Unfortunately, the Blood Gang crossed the line.