You don't cast spells by the rules at all, do you?

"How valuable?" Louden asked.

"Three thousand gold coins."

This is the bounty for the quest to retrieve the statue.

Sean paused, then added: "And it is very likely that you will be appreciated by your leaders, and a promotion and salary increase are just around the corner."

Louden didn't believe it: "Are you sure it's a gold coin, not a silver coin?"

What kind of news is worth this price and comes with performance bonus?

"News about Mr. Black's statue." Sean said.

Louden: “?”

That's really worth it!

Just like the statues of the Pope and the saint are symbols of the Vatican, the statue of Mr. Black is also a symbol of the temple and Black City. It is no exaggeration to call it a "holy statue". If a new statue can be found for Black City, it will definitely be a great achievement, and money will become a bonus.

Louden's eyes became visibly hot: "Do you know where the other statues are?"

"I don't know." Sean said, "But there is one in the Kovri restricted area."

Louden looked confused and asked a question: "?"

"That's it?"

No, everyone knows that there is a statue in the Kofr Forbidden Area. How can this be considered a secret?

Is it because the exact location of the statue that cannot be retrieved that is unknown?

No, it's because there are patrols!

There are several families involved in this mission, and each of them has a great magician in charge. It is okay if you work alone and quietly, but if you want to take the statue away, there is no way, you will be discovered within three blocks.

Counting the days, the Floris family should be in charge of guarding the restricted area recently. As an imperial viscount, Roberts is not easy to mess with. After a few months, another family will be in charge.

That's even more difficult to deal with.

Viscount is only the lowest title among those families.

Louden couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: "I feel like you're asking for me."

If this statue could be moved back, someone would have gone there long ago. Why would it be his turn?

Sean said slowly, "What if I tell you that the Flores family has been wiped out?"

Louden: “What?”

Destroy the whole family? ?

"Impossible." Louden suspected that he had heard wrongly. "Do you know what it means to destroy a viscount family?"

Although the Viscount family is not considered a high-ranking noble family and does not have hereditary power, it still controls 1-3 cities. Destroying a Viscount family is equivalent to occupying these cities, which is a big deal in a peaceful era when there are "no" pagans. The Vatican will never allow such a thing to happen.

Moreover, when great magicians fight, the noise is often extremely loud and an entire city can be destroyed at any time. It is impossible that Black City would not receive any news at all.

"Is it possible that the news was suppressed?" Sean asked.

Louden laughed: "Who has the ability to kill a Viscount family without anyone noticing and keep the news secret?"

"Seraph," Sean replied.

Louden: "Seraphim also——

Ok?

Wait, Seraph Family? ?

hiss-··

Louden took a deep breath. If it was them, then this was really possible.

The Seraph family is one of the few grand duke families in the empire, and its power is second only to the Vatican. To them, the Viscount, who is unattainable in the eyes of ordinary people, can be crushed to death at will. This is not only a matter of status,

It is a real difference in strength. Seraph is an ancient family that truly possesses the tenth rank, and there is more than one person at the tenth rank.

But there's a problem.

"Why would the Seraph family attack the Floris family?" Louden asked.

Everyone was in the Vatican camp, and not only were their territories far apart, but there was no competition either, because the Floris family was not worthy. A mere viscount could not shake the position of the Grand Duke's family, unless there was a genius like Mr. Black, otherwise there would be no chance in this life, the next life, the next life, or even hundreds of years.

"Don't worry about it." Sean said.

Mainly, he didn't know the details.

Sean was too lazy to make up a story, and just said, "Anyway, I've told you the news, it's up to you whether you go or not."

Louden was speechless for a moment.

Why does this guy seem so confident?

Could it be that the Floris family was really wiped out by the Seraph family?

But why?

"Sean, what are you doing?" Eleanor shouted, sticking her head out of the window in the car.

Sean patted Louden on the shoulder and said, "I'm leaving now. You can think about it slowly."

"and many more."

Lao En called him, but couldn't help asking again: "Is your information really reliable?"

"I find you're a bit stupid." Sean said, "I didn't ask you to go directly to Covey. Before you go there, why don't you go to Serona City first and find out?"

Loudon:

Yes.

Truth will come to light sooner or later. No matter how hard you try to suppress the matter, you will always find clues as long as you go to the scene of the incident.

Although Louden couldn't understand why the Seraph family would risk the wrath of the Vatican to destroy the Floris family, in his opinion, it was too easy for a duke's family to kill a viscount's family. Even he, who didn't understand politics, could think of a hundred ways to kill the other party. Even if there was some personal grudge, there was no need to take such drastic measures. There must be some unknown hidden secrets.

It might even be a fraud.

But after much consideration, Louden decided to take a leave and go and have a look.

Three thousand gold coins is not the point.

He doesn't like money.

The focus is on the statue.

His admiration for Mr. Black is as deep as the Neverwinter Sea. As long as he has the chance, he will do his best to get Mr. Black's statue back!

And the other end.

Sean got into the car humming a little tune.

"Fasten your seat belts, I'm about to rush." Johnson reminded with his head tilted.

Eleanor, who was sitting in the back row with Sean, said, "You seem very happy?"

Sean: “Yeah.”

He's going to do something big this time.

He wanted to give his friends and enemies in the "New World" a little Black shock, not just a simple wink and a few words, and the first step of the plan had been successfully completed.

Sean trusts his own judgement.

Mr. Louden, who wanted to steal even thirty silver coins, could not resist the temptation of three thousand gold coins.

He will definitely go, and there is a high probability that he will successfully bring the statue back.

After all, the Flores family is really gone.

At least not in Serona anymore.

"It seems that your relationship with him is not bad?" Eleanor blinked.

She didn't ask what Sean and Louden talked about. They were not that familiar with each other yet. In comparison, Eleanor was more concerned that she seemed to have misunderstood before. Sean and Louden seemed to be friends.

"We have always had a good relationship." Sean said this without blushing, and glanced at Tony in front of him, "Unlike some people who only bully newcomers."

Tony closed his eyes and leaned against the window: "Don't Q."

He needs to sleep, otherwise he will get carsick.

The road from Verne to the Pilgrimage City near Eldridge is very long and takes a long time to drive. It passes through several cities on the way. It can be regarded as "traveling far away" in the true sense. If something really happens, no one can help them, so they must keep their spirits up, stay in shape, and be prepared to fight the enemy at any time.

But in fact, the situation is not as difficult as imagined.

At least Sean doesn't have much sense of crisis.

They walked and stopped along the way, chatting as they traveled. Except for the fact that he and Tony did not get along and would occasionally quarrel with each other, the atmosphere was generally relaxed and harmonious. They talked about everything from personal hobbies to life ideals, from ex-girlfriends to current girlfriends, and they got to know each other more and more, and no one came to break the peace.

We are all grown up, no one wants to cause trouble, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

And as long as they don't cause trouble, the enemy won't notice them.

This comfortable working state continued until the ninth day.

They came to the old city of Mondo.

Less than 200 kilometers ahead is the Pilgrimage City.

Since Eldridge was not allowed to drive and could only take a carriage, the Pilgrimage City was their final destination for this drive, and Old Mondo City was the last stop before the end, and also their last chance to enjoy this "trip".

Unexpectedly, there were a lot of people coming to Old Mondo City.

Sean and the others were stuck on a stretch of road in front of the highway exit.

Eleanor hated traffic jams the most. She complained quietly, "It's almost past abstinence day, why are there still so many people?"

They had been stuck here for nearly an hour and had hardly moved. Looking around, there were countless cars in front and behind.

Kev unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car: "I'll go ask."

Usually traffic jams are caused by accidents ahead. Sean thought so at first, so he didn't take it seriously.

But when Kev came back, he realized that there was no accident, there were simply too many people.

Tony immediately became alert: "Could it be that they are all coming for us?"

Eleanor rolled her eyes. “You think too highly of yourself.”

The sixth rank isn't that powerful, is it necessary to make such a big fuss?

Cave said: "It is said that there will be a mysticism ball in the city soon, and many nobles are coming." "Mysticism, ball?"

“Are these two words related?”

Sean was confused. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that the two words did not go together. He thought to himself that these guys were really idle.

Instead of meditating and practicing properly, he came all the way to Old Mondo City to dance.

"There's an even more irrelevant word," Cave said. "Art exhibition."

"Someone said that the ball will display a painting by the first Saint Olya. That painting was made with the Fountain of Enlightenment as ink, which can help people learn to meditate. Later, another great magician gave it more magic power. Anyone below rank seven can gain insights from the painting."

Eleanor said in surprise: "How can a mere painting have such a magical effect?"

Sean fell into deep thought.

Written by the first saint Olya, and given magical power by "another great magician" -"

Why does this painting sound so familiar?

Chapter 119 "Then let's do it in front of everyone!" (Please subscribe~)

"As everyone knows, the first Saint Olya loved Mr. Black very much. It is impossible for her to give the painting she made to others."

Cave speculated: "So this 'another great magician' is most likely Mr. Black - .. -

Johnson: “Wait.”

"Isn't it well known that Saint Olya was forcibly possessed by Mr. Black and hated him to the core?"

Kev: “?”

"Is your butt a little crooked?"

"This is the history of the Vatican, not our history, and when I say well-known, I am referring to the well-known history of our temple."