Dear Broom Knight

Night slowly spread, and the roaring sounds outside the valley gradually disappeared, leaving only the howling of the ice dogs.

The Tigers' Blades Adventuring Party temporarily had a chance to catch their breath; the enemies outside didn't seem to be planning an overnight attack.

"It's safe here; you can do as you please." Valera glanced at the members of the adventuring party, who seemed to have recovered a bit, and said calmly, "It seems they don't plan to do anything tonight, so I'll go rest first.

If anything comes up, just pull the rope by the door."

"Ah... ah?" Yuri asked in surprise, "You're that confident?"

"Night is the most dangerous time here." Valera laughed, "The Great Banyan doesn't just occupy this much space; nighttime is when it stretches its muscles and bones!

You should all rest well too! We can talk about things tomorrow morning.

Anyway, your mission doesn't have to be completed in these two days, does it?"

Leon nodded: "Alright, thank you for your help, Miss Valera."

The door of the Banyan Tree Cottage was closed neatly, and Yuri asked worriedly: "Leon, weren't we planning to take a look at the Earl's castle tomorrow night?

This, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

"We need to use one night to make this lady lower her guard a little." Leon sighed, "If we're too anxious, she'll definitely be more wary.

Yuri, tomorrow morning, you and Seven should talk to her properly."

The appearances of a scholar and a bard are both harmless types; as long as Valera's guard isn't too high, it should be possible to reason with her.

"There must be a secret passage here leading to the manor; we just need to get there before the evening banquet ends."

"Alright." Yuri nodded and looked back, "Then everyone, set up the traveling tents first, take off your armor, and get a good night's sleep; who knows what kind of enemies we'll encounter tomorrow!

Seven, while there's still time, prepare more acceleration pieces, and then get a good rest; you'll have to work hard tomorrow!"

The bard, who had already started rummaging through his bag, nodded solemnly.

The Great Banyan seemed to sense their needs; the flickering light between the shadows of the trees suddenly converged into one place, and the light, like five or six candles lit together, was enough for Seven to see the smallest words clearly.

The bard revealed a surprised smile: "Thank you, Miss Valera, and thank you, Great Banyan."

The others from the Tigers' Blades also laughed and set up their tents around the natural study that was more than ten square meters in size; everyone showed their trust in Valera and soon rested.

On the second-floor window of the Banyan Tree Cottage, a flaxen shadow flickered slightly.

After Seven also entered the tent to rest, the area under the banyan tree fell into complete silence.

However, in the distant Baron Grzal's castle, in that huge study, Cheska, fully armed, was pacing anxiously, her long, dark brown curls bouncing rhythmically behind her.

She suddenly leaned close to Lorry, who was staring at the map, and asked: "Is there really no problem? Baron."

Lorry calmly pointed to the map: "What they want is to prevent them from spreading the news, and now haven't they locked themselves in?

Although some ice dogs are still left outside to patrol, they have no intention of digging open that pile of dead valley entrance.

That cunning scholar Yuri probably anticipated this, which is why he chose this solution."

"Ah? Hmm... Didn't Baron say that the Tigers' Blades Adventuring Party has their mission to complete and are prepared to die?" Cheska keenly noticed something was wrong, "They, locking themselves in, how could they make it in time?"

If the cultists of the Evil God really don't chase them to the end, then they must have other targets.

And the biggest thing recently is Montes Castle.

Aren't the Tigers' Blades heading there too?

"Leon is really prepared to sacrifice himself; he's the kind of standard knight who's willing to die for his monarch." Lorry pondered for a long time before shaking his head and smiling, "However, Yuri seems to be different from what I thought.

The more you know, the clearer you see, the more rebellious you become..."

Cheska tilted her head and thought for a while before seriously asking: "So, Yuri should be similar to you, although he seems very close to His Majesty the King, in essence, it's all a give-and-take transaction?"

"What are you talking about?" Lorry pouted unhappily, "It's called doing as much as you can with your abilities!"

Cheska nodded: That is, doing as much work as you get paid for.

"But he is restricted by brotherly love?" Cheska asked a little incredulously, "Why doesn't he stop Leon and them from that kind of noble act of seeking death? I don't believe he can't do it!

Leon and the others almost always listen to Yuri!"

"The reason why this is the case is because all of Yuri's schemes are to fulfill the dreams of their adventuring party; he has never thought of changing the dreams of his brothers, even if he doesn't agree with them." Lorry shook his head with some emotion, "This guy has tied himself to the Tigers' Blades from the beginning, almost living for this team, and naturally can die for this team.

But if there are any unavoidable circumstances that allow them not to go to their deaths, then Yuri is not someone who wouldn't seize this opportunity."

Cheska asked a little confused: "They should be able to guess that Valera has a secret passage that leads outside the mountain, right?"

"Yuri will definitely not avoid talking about this topic; he will even actively and proactively build a good relationship with Valera until Valera opens the passage to them." Lorry smiled... As long as he doesn't see people in person, he knows everything.

What is a宅男 (zháinán, otaku)?

Knowing astronomy and geography, being able to know everything about the other party without contacting them, interpersonal relationships, the past five thousand years, all can be output on the keyboard exceptionally brilliantly... Just don't let him deal with outsiders.

Although Cheska is quite shrewd, she is still very different from an old fritter like Lorry who has sprayed against thousands of troops on the Internet, so she still doesn't understand what the meaning of Yuri doing this is.

Lorry pointed to the only road on the map: "Yuri will not actively do anything that is detrimental to the adventuring party, even if this detriment will allow them to avoid the greatest danger.

After all, their goal is to fight this danger.

He will never do anything against the will of his brothers.

But, Yuri may be negligent in some places that others will neglect, and be influenced when others also make wrong judgments."