The Truth of Magic

Chapter 370

Seeing the greetings from the approaching cavalry, Zhao Xu only responded with a slight snort in his nasal voice, and drove straight to the blazing house without saying anything more.

Although an abnormal situation erupted in the whole town at this time, the streets were eerily quiet. Often one or two windows would be quietly opened, and they would be closed immediately after a sneak peek.

Directly and clearly split into two worlds.

In other words, the residents of the small town have become accustomed to this "special" treatment.

After a few steps, Zhao Xu immediately approached the auction house that was already surrounded by flames, but it was a bit unexpected. Dozens of large wooden boxes were neatly stacked on the open space beside them, and they were being packed in batches. Prepare to be picked up on the carriage on the side.

In the field, there were no disgruntled people fleeing the fire, only the cavalry in a hurry, and they waved the sharp swords that were shining coldly in their hands, driving the peasants to labor.

Zhao Xu didn't expect the whole process to be so fast.

Before the auction could even organize an effective counterattack, the entire lair was evacuated and packed.

"I didn't expect these residents to be so afraid of that ghost. It just so happens that it saves us the effort to seal off the surrounding situation." At this moment, an older man walked up to Zhao Xu and said.

His appearance was similar to Zhao Xu's "changed" face at the moment, but he was more mature, and he was accompanied by two or three sorcerers behind him.

It goes without saying that the other party is the elder brother of the young man in Washington, and he is probably the mastermind behind the confiscation.

"That's right." Zhao Xu couldn't guess how the two of them got along with each other, but judging from the fact that this young man was able to speak first from a distance, he could barely judge that it wouldn't be too bad.

"Hmph, that lucky guy just picked up the 'treasure' left by the Immortal, and made the whole Floating Void City be afraid to move. In my opinion, it's really pedantic." The middle-aged man said contemptuously.

At this time, the housekeeper following them hastily said, "Young master, you need to be careful with your words."

As he said that, the butler looked around for a while, and then he leaned closer to a few people and said in a low voice: "In the hands of the former emperor, even the gods were conspired to be wiped out. So it is no longer possible to judge that this is a 'coincidence' 'Before the 'arrangement of fate', Floating Void City's attitude towards that person was always respectful and far away."

At this time, the other two sorcerers who followed behind could not help but listen with their ears pricked up when they heard the inside story. It was only on this occasion that they could get in touch with the whole treacherous situation of Mystra, and experience how those big figures made their moves.

At this time, Zhao Xu could hear the general idea between these three or two sentences.

"Hmph, I think if we can get that treasure, it will be a big deal. As for that one, who just turned some women who had no hope of revenge and died of hatred into old hags to take revenge, it really reveals something from the inside out. Petty."

Hearing this step, Zhao Xu combined with the legend of the "Old Hag" in Shangshuanglu town, and he had already heard the general idea clearly.

More than one "old hag" appeared in Shuanglu Town, obviously they were artificially created.

He also realized the meaning of the nursery rhyme about the bride in red that he heard.

The old mercenary in the tavern just said that red dresses are not passed on in traditional marriages here, unlike the red wedding dresses on Earth.

This implies that the red dress is actually blood-stained. As for the mountains and lakes, they are probably stoned to death and sinking to the bottom of the lake.

And the second sentence is wearing white clothes and following the footsteps, which describes the story of a girl who died and turned into an old hag and came back to take revenge. This is why the third nursery rhyme is dragged away, and the fourth sentence is dreamed, etc., which fits well. The old hag's dream invasion ability.

So before he came to Mystra, the bound lamb he saw was actually an act of "begging for mercy" to an old hag.

And these old hags who can act swagger in Shuanglu Town, and even the whole Shuanglu Town knows their existence, are all created by someone who has obtained a "mysterious treasure".

However, Floating Void City still feels troublesome about the origin of the "treasure", and dare not rashly intervene in the entire Shuanglu Town.

Zhao Xu made up his mind right away, and he could only persuade the middle-aged woman to stay in Mistrala honestly.

The "Old Hag" in Shuanglu Town is deep enough, and it's not something a mage like him who is only level 6 can intervene.

Just like in a certain scripture-learning story, most of the monsters with backgrounds were "disciplined" for a while, and then recruited back to the Heavenly Court again, while those who had no connections were beaten to death with a stick long ago.

There is no doubt that these "old hags" have such connections.

At this time, the beams of the house had been burned by the raging flames, and the sound of collapse began to be heard inside, and even under the action of flash explosions, flames burst into the sky, continuously illuminating the calm night sky of Shuanglu Town.

And the elder brother of the young man in Chinese clothes, after watching the situation in front of him, he suddenly said to Zhao Xu with satisfaction, "Didn't you just say that you were going to the bar for fun? Let me tell you, Mr. Kyle is one of us." Uncle of the clan, he is also a Master of the Five Rings, you can't drive him like the current people."

Suddenly, because the wheels of a carriage carrying goods were not fastened, one of the wheels loosened immediately when it just started, and instead rolled all the way to the front of the crowd.

At the same time, it lost the support of the wheels, and the carriage, which had already been under a lot of force, was suddenly crushed, and the goods that were only roughly packed fell out of it all at once.

At this time, the person in charge of arranging the convoy looked nervously at the middle-aged man, then turned around and cursed, "Why did I tell you that we need to do a maintenance check before departure?"

Seeing that the driver with the car was unmoved, he was even more annoyed, "Why are you still standing there, why don't you hurry up and clean up, you can take the responsibility for delaying your lord's affairs."

As for the big shots he was talking about, at this moment, their minds were not on those scattered goods at all, and they didn't even pay attention to his performance.

However, Zhao Xu smiled silently as he looked at the scattered goods.

Mage families, no wonder they were able to silence many adventurer forces around them, it really is dark.

Seeing this scene, he already knew that he had no chance to fish in troubled waters.

It's just that at this moment, with a sense of melancholy, he looked at the fireworks that represented the reshuffle of the forces in Shuanglu Town tonight, and suddenly said, "Take the mage whose tomb collection is auctioned off tonight, and disguise him as a former member of the family." Senior, is there really no problem?"

For a moment, the faces of those who heard his words froze slightly.

After a long time, the middle-aged man looked at Zhao Xu seriously, and said, "As the saying goes, if you want to deceive others, you must first deceive yourself. So these days, except for a few people, no one knows that we and this The mage whose tomb collection was auctioned has nothing to do with it. Until you went to the tavern just now, you were still filled with righteous indignation, so I think this concealment is a success."

"When this place is reduced to scorched earth tomorrow, those who know the 'inside story' we constructed will be powerless to refute, and those who are not qualified to know will not be able to participate. After all, there is still a distance between Shuanglu Town and Mystra. It will be nothing. It's just that I didn't expect that you could actually see through it at the last step."

"Uncle Kyle may have guessed a bit, but I don't think he will tell you. Your expression is too obvious. And you usually don't pay attention to the glory of the family or any heraldic history. The only It’s possible that it’s something that fell from the carriage just now, but I also glanced at it, but I didn’t see anything unusual.”

"So dear brother, can you tell me how you figured it out?"

The mature man spoke with a smile, but his expression was a bit serious.

Seeing through the camouflage effect of the "transformation technique", "magic" is naturally the first priority.

And some of the "sensing words and expressions" skills are also good at this, especially Zhao Xu himself has not invested much in "disguise" skills.

Middle-aged men are involved in family affairs, and they have never been less honed in diplomatic skills such as "observing words and feelings", "bluffing", and "negotiating", and even specially purchased magic items to strengthen their skills in this area.

At this time, the middle-aged man couldn't help but look back at the distant tavern, which was somewhat noisy.

At this moment, Zhao Xu looked at the raging fire again.

Those adventurers who robbed the mage's tomb would not have thought that they could survive the trap in the tomb, but instead fell in the outside world.

And the big chamber of commerce that manipulated the auction didn't even think that this would be their catastrophe.

Strictly speaking, though, it's not a disaster.

The mage family will not be so simple to recognize an ancestor for nothing just for the sake of a tomb collection. That is just a "+6 intellectual turban", not a "+12 intellectual turban" that can make legends tear off their kind faces something to scramble for.

The chamber of commerce itself has accumulated savings for many years, which is why it is favored by the mage family.

It is like a fruit tree that has been idle for many years, and it is harvested with a sickle.

"Friend? Don't you want to answer?" At this moment, the complexion of the middle-aged man changed and he continued.

Because Zhao Xu had lifted his changed appearance.

However, Zhao Xu didn't answer.

Because in the corner of his eyes, a familiar figure has already appeared, just like yesterday.

"I'm sorry, this gentleman is now recruited by us in accordance with the order No. 233 of the eleventh paragraph of the eleventh paragraph of the association's Winter Era 1043."

Antinoya's cold female voice came, the voice was a little lazy, but it directly silenced the entire arena.