Xingtie, started with a guitar, and made a living by singing

The reason why Walter invited Wendy was that he could see that Wendy yearned for exploration, or the adventure of traveling the universe.

That's why he chose to travel with everyone in the train crew on the Wind Flower Festival.

Because I am curious about new things, I want to witness the process of the unknown becoming known.

He's...like a natural-born pioneer.

Then, sending an invitation becomes a necessity.

However, although it was expected that there would be some twists and turns, I did not expect it to appear in this form.

Walter stared at Wendy's profile picture on his phone, which had gone offline. It was difficult to tell where he was from the remaining reply messages.

The last credible record of information only proves that Wendy once appeared in Rivet Town in the lower district.

There they had heard from Miss Pella that because of the previous Guardian's counterattack policy, the Silvermane Iron Guards withdrew from the lower areas, resulting in people having little ability to resist when the rift spread to this point and were forced to leave their homes.

Since then, this place has become a place where the creatures of the Rift have settled for almost ten years. The Iron Guards and Earth Fire spent a lot of effort to clear it out, and are currently investing manpower in reconstruction.

Why did Wendy come here at this time?

It's really puzzling.

"...It's no use for us to keep searching without any clues."

On the other side, Dan Heng also spoke.

"We're not familiar with Rivet Town, and it's been half an hour since the message was sent. Even if we find the scene, I'm afraid the other party will have already cleared out the clues."

"Uh...why do we suddenly feel like detectives again? Is this going to be some kind of Trailblazer case file?"

Sanyueqi scratched his not-so-bright little head and asked.

"Besides, according to what's shown in TV dramas, in times like this, it's usually more efficient to seek help from local judicial authorities rather than just searching on our own, right?"

"In March, seeking help from judicial authorities is indeed the best option under normal circumstances. But—"

Dan Heng folded his arms and spoke in a flat tone.

"The evidence we have doesn't prove Wendy's disappearance. And even if it did, given the impression he left on everyone, I'm afraid everyone would be more inclined to believe Wendy is preparing another surprise than to worry about his safety."

After thinking about it for a while, March 7th seems to be right.

After all, it is well known that Wendy is a very free and easy guy.

He might appear on the streets of Beloberg playing little tunes, or sleeping on a tree branch in the wind with a harp in his arms, or more likely hanging out in a tavern getting drunk.

After he disappeared without a word last time, it was revealed that he was preparing for the Wind Flower Festival.

From this perspective, isn't this guy the kind of person who disappears for days without anyone noticing, and only gets brought up as a topic of conversation occasionally after being missing for weeks or months?!

Maybe there will be some ranking list of Beloberg, so just write down how long it has been since Lord Barbatos last appeared.

"Wow, what should I do now? I have to look for it, but the clues have been cut off..."

March Seven said distressedly.

At this moment, a mean voice suddenly came from behind her.

"--Then why not try our old Sambo's method?"

"Wow!? You scared me!"

San Yue Qi was frightened, but quickly became angry after seeing Sangbo's face clearly.

"Besides, why is it you, you guy? Weren't you imprisoned by the Iron Guards for stealing the holy relics?"

"Well, my family, please don't tell me. Our old Sambo's reputation has been ruined by this wine glass."

Sambo held his head with his hand and looked regretful.

"Did you get a fake?"

Dan Heng speculated.

"That's not the case. The stuff is real. After all, I was the one who gave him the wine myself—er, ahem. That's not the main reason. The main reason is that there's a Wind and Flower Festival going on in the city recently, so old Sangbo has to find ways to make some money. So I just want to hand over the stuff first as a sign of my sincerity."

The result? The item was recycled, but its symbolic significance suddenly diminished. You should know, right? Lord Barbatos reappeared at the Wind Flower Festival and gave that artifact to the lucky lady, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

But this isn't the most important thing. After all, there are many people who can't afford such expensive things and would rather just pick up a small item to show their good fortune. But Lord Barbatos has been spending his days in the tavern lately, and the number of glasses he's drunk from is countless."

Sambo said with a sad face.

"Not only did my stuff become worthless, but I was also locked up for two days for nothing. I almost missed the last performance. When I think about it, it was a huge loss!"

"Then why are you offering us assistance? Logically speaking, we who caused you to be imprisoned should be the ones being resented, right?"

Dan Heng said bluntly.

He didn't harbor much ill will towards Sambo, but he also didn't have a favorable impression of him. Furthermore, given their current situation, if they didn't want to be tricked by Sambo, then they had no choice but to trick him, and there was nothing to feel guilty about.

In response to this, Sambo just chuckled and said without any concern: "That's Danheng, brother, you don't know me, Sambo Koski.

As for me, I'm just a hapless good guy who often gets into trouble, tries to get something in return, but always ends up doing what's right without asking for anything in return. "

Under everyone's gaze of "Keep talking, we won't believe a single punctuation mark", Sambo still maintained that sly smile.

"Plus, it was Old Sangbo who was disloyal back then, thinking of abandoning you all and running away. Under the circumstances, I naturally can't blame you all—after all, in our line of work, we have to make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible; harmony brings wealth!"

"Then what can you do?"

San Yueqi looked at him suspiciously.

"Then we have to talk about my intelligence network, Old Sambo. Before you guys came wandering around here, I actually saw the leader Xier and another person who shouldn't be here at this time."

"Who, what is she doing here?"

"—Lady Bronya Rand. Our current High Guardian. There are many reasons why she's here. She could be on an incognito tour, or perhaps she's here to see Seele. Of course, the most likely reason is simply homesickness."

"homesick?"

This statement surprised the pioneers.

"Yeah. It's not surprising that you didn't know about this. Not many people know about this. Actually, our Great Guardian was originally from the Lower District and lived in the only orphanage in Rivet Town at that time."

Sambo said in a low voice.

"And then, this is bundled information. Our big sister Xi'er actually lived there when she was a child. So, if they appeared here together, the only possible point of intersection should be the orphanage. You can go there and take a look!"

“So there was such a past…”

Walter thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Thank you, your information is very useful."

If this is the case, the source of the sense of déjà vu is explained.

With such a definite direction, even if no clues are found, we can preliminarily determine that there is some connection with these two people.

After all, if Seele and Bronya's presence here is reasonable, then what about Wendy?

He couldn't possibly be here by coincidence, right?

Considering the subsequent information...

Walter thought he had guessed it almost right.

"If that's the case, then we can prepare to go back."

Even Dan Heng had the same understanding expression, which made San Yue Qi blink in confusion, as if he couldn't react.

"Hey, is that all? Don't we still have to go to the orphanage to check on the situation? Why do I seem to be the only one who is confused?"

Dan Heng gave her a subtle look, which made her feel offended and angry.

"Ah! There it is again, that look that treats me like a fool!"

"They say fools always have sharp intuition?"

"No, no, this has nothing to do with intuition. Dan Heng, your eyes have completely revealed your inner thoughts!"

"That's really rude. I will practice harder in the future and try not to offend you, March."

In response to Danheng's seemingly insignificant answer, Sanyueqi said embarrassedly.

"—Hey, normally you should apologize first, right?!"

"sorry."

Danheng's expression was "sincere" and his tone was "honest".

"Wow, what's going on? Why do I feel like Dan Heng is so annoying all of a sudden?"

While March Seven was scratching his hair, Walter continued to communicate with Sambo.

"So, do you have any other information? Like, did you see them come out?"

"That's not the case. We old Sangbo are honest traders and won't cheat you. There are two ways out of Rivet Town. Either you go left to Rock Town or right to the Mechanical Settlement. It's both possible."

Sambo spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know.

"Could you point us in the right direction?"

"This is simple. Just consider it a small gift. I'll give you a map of Rivet Town."

Sambo took out a map from his small bag and smiled slyly.

"Well, now that we've asked all the heroes you wanted to ask, let's get ready to go~"

"Hey, aren't you going to ask us for information fees?"

"Hehe. Didn't we say this before? I'm Old Sambo, a caring citizen. It would be great if I could help you out a little and make friends with you!"

Sambo winked at her stickyly, causing Sanyueqi to take three steps back.

"Then go find Dan Heng and talk to him. I can't do that!"

It turns out that not everyone can do this kind of action. At least when Wendy does it, it feels completely different from when Sambo does it.

"Alright, Xiao Sanyue, come on. Since Mr. Sambo is so helpful, we can't refuse his kindness. I'm sure we'll have many opportunities to cross paths in the future, and we can give him priority to be our guide then."

Walter pushed his glasses and said gently.

"How about this, Mr. Sambo?"

"Right, right. I just like dealing with kind people like Mr. Walter! I firmly believe that beautiful relationships between people are all developed through conversation~"

Sambo also went down the stairs and said goodbye.

"Alright. Let's not waste any more time on the heroes, so let's just retreat!"

Just as he appeared, Sambo turned around and left without any reluctance, but the advertising business card that happened to fall on the ground didn't seem like a coincidence at all.

It also reads: "What if a sacred object is worthless? Don't worry, this is how you can make it more valuable again!"

There is also a link below, which seems to be a kind of eye-catching clickbait article that was popular in the past.

After sending the business card to where it belonged, March Seven also looked at Walter and asked, "Uncle Yang, what should we do next? Should we go over there or go back directly?"

"Let's go take a look. If Wendy isn't here, we probably won't have to worry about her later."

To be honest, when he went there now, Walter was actually a little worried that he might interrupt the touching occasion before the other person's departure.

However, now that I'm here, it wouldn't be a good idea to just go back like this...

Although he was not one to gossip, when it came to the three people he paid special attention to, perhaps out of some elder psychology, he wanted to go over and confirm something.

Seeing Uncle Yang say this, Dan Heng did not turn back halfway, but chose to go together.

Finally, the three of them climbed up the mountain and finally saw the whole picture of the orphanage.

only--

The expected touching scene did not appear. Instead, Wendy was hanging on the swing, looking up at the moon alone.

Then when he saw everyone, he sighed softly.

"Ah, you're finally here."

"Why, what's the matter? Why are you hanging here, Wendy?"

"Maybe it's because I rejected two girls at the same time?"