rune hunter

Chapter 89 Inside Information
After experiencing the initial anger and fear, the surviving High Priest Ludern quickly calmed down.As a qualified businessman, indomitable courage is an indispensable good quality.Although the temple has been burned to a white ground, there are still more than [-] catties of melted gold hidden under the ruins. This figure may not be worth mentioning for the entire temple, but now as the only remaining high-ranking priest , no one is qualified to share this wealth with him.

After figuring this out, the spirit of the high priest immediately recovered a lot, and his mind gradually became clear.He realized that he shouldn't be begging the lord to track down the murderer. He couldn't afford to provoke a murderous pervert who had the ability to bloodbath the entire temple and then burn it to the ground without scruple.If he gets annoyed and kills his carbine, wouldn't he also be recruited by the Lord?

The high priest wiped away his tears, ran to Antonio with a bitter face and played tricks for a long time, and finally got the lord to withdraw the reward warrant for the arsonist, and instead investigated secretly.Instead, he held a charity auction in the name of the Ludern Temple, calling on the rich merchants and nobles in the city to contribute their strength to rebuild the temple.

This proposal immediately received strong support from the dignitaries. The war has been won, but there are no celebration ceremonies and banquets for everyone to express their passion. This is a bit too boring.Antonio was struggling with the fire and the plague, and he didn't have the mood to celebrate, but everyone in Istaron needed some happiness to soothe the sorrow of the war dead.

After hearing the news, Earl Snake, the extremely boring imperial envoy, immediately expressed great interest and strongly requested that he organize this event.According to him, compared to the prosperous southern capital, the life style of the nobles in Istaren is simply heartbreaking. As the imperial envoy appointed by the king, he feels that it is necessary for him to bring the real life of the upper class to life. way to bring it to this northern frontier land.

Under the order of the imperial envoy, his men started crazy big purchases throughout the whole process.The scented wood in the hands of the old businessman Jupiter was originally unsalable due to the war, but this time it was all bought by the procurement envoy of the imperial envoy.The distinguished envoy didn't bother to lower the price at all, and left an auction invitation after shopping, which made Jupiter's old face smile like a chrysanthemum.

"What's so happy about an invitation? According to what the lord said inside and outside the words, you have to spend the money to participate in the auction."

"You don't understand. This is the way a decent person does things. Why don't you think he doesn't bargain? This money was supposed to be taken back at the auction, but this way everyone will be decent. Your Excellency the Imperial Envoy What we want is a good reputation, what the temple priests want is to restore their popularity, and what we businessmen need is to take advantage of this opportunity to make connections. Why not do it if everyone gets what they want? The problem of money is not a problem at this time .”

"If there is such a good thing, why do you think the owner of Istaren didn't participate?"

"What do you mean? Do you know anything inside?" Jupiter's expression changed immediately when he heard this.Now El is nominally the direct disciple of the great alchemist Stephen, no different from Laurana in terms of identity.Although he is wearing an academy uniform, he is not actually an academic, but a member of the military with a military rank. It is more than enough to be promoted to a small captain based on military merit alone... All in all, it can be said that El has become a member of the upper class It's just that the background is more complicated and it's not easy to publicize.

Being in this gray position that is not up or down, he can naturally get in touch with a lot of high-level information. With his keen analysis and judgment ability, he can easily get the most accurate information from the clues.

The old businessman didn't know much about these details. He only knew that in this respect, El was more knowledgeable than his academic daughter. For example, he got the news about this auction one day in advance.Of course, this was also because he didn't want Laurana to delay her studies.Regarding Laurana's current situation, El did not tell the truth, lest he worry in vain.

"The reason why the Temple of Ludern was burned was because there was filth in it. Those cursed believers who spread the plague have sneaked into Istaron. The murder of the seven families that happened in the past two days is actually because someone secretly cleared their lurking Minions. But this is only a solution to the symptoms, not the root cause, and the plague will come soon. Why do you think the lord has the heart to participate in any charity auction?"

The old businessman's hands trembled, and the teacup fell to the ground and shattered. The old face, which was flushed because of the good news, suddenly lost all blood. He only felt his brain buzzing, and his eyes were completely dark.

"You said there would be a plague? Where did the plague come from? Why don't I know anything about it? Hasn't anyone come from the north for several days?"

"If you go out and shout any news about the plague now, you will die in your own bed tonight." El grinned, making a throat-slitting motion at Jupiter.

"The military is controlling the spread of rumors about the plague, so as not to affect the morale of the people. At night, the surveillance troops are running around the city, and the number of heads dealt with secretly is no less than that of the fire in the temple."

"Then what should we do? Then what should we do? No one can run away when the plague comes! No, you should call Laurana back quickly, and let's pack up immediately!"

The old businessman has been traveling north and south for decades, so he naturally knows how terrible the plague is.When I heard about the disasters in the northern counties before, I just sighed a few words and didn't take it to heart. After all, the distance is far away, and there is a mountain range in the middle, so there is no need to worry.But now that I heard that Istaron has also found traces of the plague, how can I rest easy.

The spread of the plague is extremely fast, and there is a hidden incubation period. It is often too late to deal with the signs when the signs are discovered.Now that we got the inside information, when would we wait if we don't run now?
"You just need to know about it yourself, don't act rashly, and be careful to attract the attention of the monitoring forces." El shook his head and signaled him to be calm: "I'll be in charge of the eldest lady, you can buy some food during this period , Hire more reliable people. Anyway, there is this money now, which can be used. Let’s make preparations to leave first.”

"I know how to do it." The old businessman slowly calmed down in front of El's calm attitude. Although he still couldn't believe that the plague would really break out, he knew very well that it was just a kind of plague. luck.A qualified businessman should never take any chances.What's more, for such terrible news, we can only believe it and prepare for the worst.

"Okay, I still have to study with Master Stephen, and I won't be back tonight." El said, patting the dust off his clothes.In fact, in the past few days, he only went back to the firm in the morning to take a look, and stayed in the tower to study for the rest of the time.

Walking outside the door, he saw Tika hiding at the corner of the stairs as expected, and when he saw himself, he grinned and threw himself into his arms.I don't know when, the little maid developed this habit of burrowing into her arms, she hugged her tightly and refused to let go, her body rubbed back and forth dishonestly, which made El's anger rise.

Perhaps because he sensed the scent of other women on El, Tika wanted to imitate his own scent on El's body like a puppy, which made El dumbfounded and helpless.

"I'll be back tomorrow, idiot." El pinched Tika's face and rubbed it gently twice, and said softly.He also didn't tell Tika about the plague, so that she wouldn't think about it.

"You don't come back to sleep every night..." Tika hung on El's neck and hummed resentfully: "If you don't come back, I will find another man!"

"Which man do you like, tell me?" El knew that she was just being coquettish, but he couldn't help being a little annoyed when he heard such words, and raised his hand to pat her buttocks twice.

"A grandfather with a white beard said that I am the most beautiful girl. When I grow up, there will be countless men pursuing me. It is a pity to marry early now." Tika said complacently.

"That old man must be dazzled." El suppressed a smile and knocked on Tika's forehead: "With your small body, what difference does it make if you grow up a few years? What did they sell you? "

"It's gone!" Tika yelled angrily.

(End of this chapter)