It was late at night, and a bonfire was lit in the courtyard of the post house. The wood was burning and crackling. Except for the soldiers who were on duty at night, everyone else fell asleep, and snores could be heard one after another.
Locke has some insomnia and cannot even meditate with his heart.
He walked out of the room, sat on the steps, and stared at the roaring flames. He was holding a rag doll in his hand, which was a "love token" given to him by Bev when he was a child.
Bev's wedding will be in five days, but Locke is a little timid. He originally wanted to make a big fuss at the wedding, but this feeling diminishes as he gets closer to the imperial capital.
It was Bev's decision to choose. Whether she went to find Walter because she was missing, or whether the two of them had been in a situation for a long time and were just waiting for a good excuse, he didn't care.
Taking a deep breath, a wry smile appeared on his face, which looked a little sad under the light of the fire.
He wanted to throw it into the fire but was reluctant to part with it. After a moment of hesitation, he took it back to the ring and returned it to Bev at her wedding.
Still not feeling sleepy, after much thought, Locke took out Luther's scroll from the ring.
Opening the black scroll again, the ancient text was incomprehensible at all. Just when he was about to give up, he suddenly saw a ray of light reflected by the fire on the surface of the scroll.
Locke was delighted and hurriedly raised the scroll. The firelight passed through the scroll and formed a pattern on the surface. The lines seemed like a treasure map.
In the center of the scroll, light converges to create the image of a flower.
A trace of surprise arose in his heart. Could this flower be a treasure?
A few hundred meters away, Taylor, who had fallen asleep in the mayor's mansion, suddenly opened his eyes. He stood up and came to the window, looking in the direction of the Military Hall Station.
"The breath of the devil? How is this possible?" he said in surprise.
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go check it out, but he had to find a suitable reason, otherwise it would appear abrupt.
After thinking about it, he opened the darkroom in the room, which was full of treasures he had collected over the years.
After picking around, his eyes fell on a gem emitting red light.
"That's it. A high-quality fire gem should be enough." After that, he found an iron box and put the fire gem into it.
This time he did not bring his entourage, and walked to the military hall station alone with the gems.
"Who is it?" the night cavalryman asked warily.
"It's me, Mayor Taylor."
"It's so late, what's wrong?"
"I have something I want to talk to the Master Magician about." Taylor said with a smile on his face.
Locke heard the sound at the door, quickly tied the scroll and put it in the ring, and then walked towards the door.
"Mayor Taylor, why are you still up so late?" Locke asked as he walked out of the door with his hands behind his back.
Taylor looked at the cavalrymen beside him and hesitated to speak.
Locke smiled and waved to the night cavalry, who understood the spirit and turned around and entered the yard.
Seeing that they were the only two left, Taylor came over and handed over the iron box in his hand.
Locke reached out and took it, weighed it with his hands and did not open it. Instead, he turned to look at Taylor and said, "What is this?"
Taylor, who was seriously feeling the aura of the devil, came back to his senses, with a smile on his face again and said: "A high-quality fire gem is a treasure that I have treasured for many years. As the saying goes, make the best use of everything. I believe this gem can only be used in the hands of adults. Really make the best use of everything.”
Locke smiled, looked at Taylor's narrowed eyes and said, "Mayor, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
"If that's the case, let me tell you the truth. Your Majesty led a team here today, which made me panic and uneasy. It was even harder to sleep at night, so I would like to beg you not to report what happened here." Taylor rubbed his hands and said flatteringly.
"That's all?" Locke asked.
"that's it."
Locke smiled again. He patted Taylor's heavy shoulder and said, "I have already said that we are just passing by. We don't want to or are too lazy to meddle in other people's business, so please don't worry, Mayor Taylor."
"That's great, thank you very much." Tyler said with a smile on his face
Make a smile.
"Okay, I like this gift very much. Thanks to Mayor Taylor for his kindness, I will accept it."
"Take it...take it...Then you can rest early and I won't disturb you." Taylor nodded repeatedly with a respectful look on his face, then turned and left.
The smile on Locke's face faded. The fat man must have something to hide. He turned around and walked towards the courtyard with doubts.
When he reached the door, he turned to look in the direction Taylor left, and found that Taylor had stopped and looked at him at some point. Their eyes met, and Taylor quickly smiled.
"Something's wrong..." Locke frowned and said.
"You two are tired tonight, please be more careful when you are on duty." Locke said to the cavalry on duty.
The cavalryman stood up straight and beat his chest with one hand.
Back in the room, Locke opened the iron box and found a deep red gem lying in it. Judging from the purity and size, it was no worse than the ice gem.
Looking at the gem blankly, Locke fell into deep thought. There was something wrong with the mayor. If he wanted to give him something, he could come over tomorrow during the day. Moreover, he had said many times that he would not interfere with the business here, but why did he insist on coming now and give him something? Own such a good gem?
Locke leaned on the chair and kept thinking about various reasons. Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind.
"reel!!!"
The more he thought about Locke, the more certain he became. If Taylor had not come earlier or later, why would he come when he was studying the scroll?
As he thought, he quickly mobilized his mental power to cover it. At this time, his mental power could cover the entire town.
"Magic circle! There are actually magic circles arranged around this small town." Locke suddenly came back to his senses and muttered in disbelief.
You must know that setting up a magic circle consumes a lot of resources, especially to make a magic circle that can cover a town. Taking the high-quality fire gems in front of you, at least fifty are needed.
Locke kept tapping the table with his hands, his brain working rapidly.
A small town about twenty miles away from the imperial capital...
A large magic circle appeared...
Could it be that there are magic circles in the towns around the imperial capital...
If Taylor came here because of the appearance of the scroll, what does that mean...
It shows that he is familiar with the breath of the scroll...
This scroll is not a good thing in terms of style or feel...
Do you want to expose him...
Can the troops I bring with me be able to cope with the battle that may occur at any time...
Locke thought a lot for a while, and all kinds of thoughts came to his mind.
He felt that he had unintentionally entered into some kind of conspiracy.
Force yourself not to think too much and decide everything tomorrow. Take a deep breath and enter a meditative state.
At dawn, Locke secretly called for two cavalrymen, one of whom was Victor. These 100 elite men were all selected by Sov, and all of them were at the level of Silver Knights.
Locke needs them to go to surrounding towns to inquire about information. If there are magic circles in nearby towns, then everything will be fine. If not, then there must be something wrong with this town.
In the early morning, the sun rose slowly, and the two knights in silver armor left the town and headed in two directions.
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