Chapter 853-856

Chapter 853: The History of the Three Fudi Families

"What is this?" Kant asked curiously.

"This is the treasure of this exhibition hall." The hotel owner said with a look of fascination: "It is said that these three crystal stones contain the power to destroy the world. Hundreds of years ago, a hermit brought them with him When he arrived at this deserted island, he planned to bury him forever. He even brought the three crystals into the body of the volcano. However, he underestimated the toughness of the crystals, and these crystals were thrown into the magma. At that moment, the mountains around the volcano turned into a hell on earth. Not only the beasts hiding in the forest, but also all living creatures aged rapidly at that moment and reached the end of their lives."

"Then what?" Kant took a deep breath and then asked.

"There are dozens of islands similar to this in this sea area. Since the hermit's visit to the island, this withered island has been in a state of neglect." The boss said softly: "Until March A hundred years ago, the land of the world was divided more and more finely, and the three marginalized Fudi tribes docked on the island."

"Who are the three Fudi clans?" Kant frowned and asked in confusion.

"Dwarves, gnomes and goblins." The innkeeper glanced at Kant and responded.

"Then how did they settle down on this island?" The figures of Gilbert and the leader of the dwarf clan appeared in Kant's mind.

"When they landed on the island, it was during the dormant period of the volcano. The power of the spar also stayed at the weakest stage of the year." The hotel owner explained: "It's just that this group of people still immediately noticed that in this small island Something unusual happened on the island.”

"Huh?" Kant thought for a moment and asked, "Is it because of the water quality?"

"Sir, you are indeed smart." The hotel owner nodded and said, "A dwarf developed an abnormality in his body after drinking water from a small river, causing paralysis of his lower body. Under the conditions at that time, no one among the homeless people could save him. .”

"Then why didn't they choose to leave this place?" Kant became more and more curious about the history of the island and asked.

"Everyone has limited supplies. They drifted here from their own country and have exhausted all their food reserves." The boss explained: "Furthermore, in the winter at that time, the weather conditions for sea navigation were very bad. There was no Way to set sail.”

"I see." Kant nodded: "So, what's next? What happened?"

"The wanderers of the three tribes couldn't bear the famine and began to hunt. But the animals in the mountains were already dead. So they could only gather their luck on weekdays and catch unpolluted fish from the sea.

The hotel owner continued: "After making the dried fish, store it for dry food." Until one day, there was not much fresh water resources left in the hands of the homeless, and they were forced to start exploring the island. "

"Where did they land?" Kant asked.

"It's on the south side of the island. It's quite close to the volcano. The search team among the homeless people soon discovered the entire volcano. But what attracted them more than the dead grass all over the mountain was the geothermal resources at the foot of the mountain. At that time After hearing the news, the leader of the team immediately held a meeting within the team and planned to move everyone near the volcano." When the hotel owner said this, he suddenly asked Kant: "If it were you, sir, what would you do? Do you want to follow the team to the volcano?"

"If I am the one who is being led, I will naturally follow the decision made by the leader." Kant said firmly.

"Haha, sir, you are a sensible person, and you can naturally see through the pros and cons of this plan at a glance." The hotel owner smiled slightly: "At that time, the goblin clan and the dwarf clan among the homeless people all agreed to the decision to go to the volcano."

"Where are the dwarves?" Kant asked.

"The dwarves chose to stay at the seaside. Although this caused some conflicts at the time, from now on, it seems that the dwarves made a good choice." The hotel owner took a deep breath and said, "Because they saved Returned to the remnants of the homeless party who desperately tried to bring back the crystal from the volcano."

"Well, from this point of view: the dwarves have indeed contributed a lot." Kant nodded and said: "It's just how did the wanderers of these three tribes seal the spar?"

"Have you forgotten the hermit I mentioned at the beginning?" the hotel owner said: "Although his body has been reduced to ashes, he left behind a magic weapon that can temporarily seal the crystal. After the power of the crystal is sealed, , the environment on the island has been restored to its original state, and the three Fudi tribes who have established a firm foothold on the island used the secret techniques of the group to preserve the three crystal stones separately."

"So, where are the three crystal stones now?" Kant asked.

"I don't know." The owner of the hotel shook his head and sighed: "Today, only the authoritative elders of the three tribes have the authority to know the location of this crystal stone."

"That's it." Kant nodded. I didn’t expect that gnomes, goblins, and dwarves have such a strong background on this island. This reminded Kant of what he had heard from DeWitt before: the forces of the dark side organization had conquered many people on the island when they came to the island, putting the three Fudi clans in an embarrassing situation. Now it seems that the purpose of that group of people was probably to seize the magic crystal hidden behind the three tribes, but their conspiracy was exposed in one fell swoop by the reconnaissance team outside the island.

"Lord Kant, the visit to the exhibition hall is over here. Let's leave quickly and head to the next destination." The hotel owner opened his legs, walked in front of Kant, and called to him.

"Okay." Kant came back to his senses and followed the innkeeper's footsteps.

The two of them walked to the entrance of the hall and happened to hear the sound of rain hitting the colorful windows of the exhibition hall.

"Oh, it's actually raining now." The innkeeper stuck his head out and looked out the door.

"Then should we go back to the hotel?" Kant's mood was not very beautiful. Just when he was looking forward to where the hotel owner would take him next, he was interrupted by a burst of rain.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Kant." The hotel owner bent down and said apologetically: "I only took you to this place today. The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and we should rush back to the city immediately."

"It doesn't matter, this exhibition hall is very interesting. I can find such a place thanks to your care, boss." Kant responded with a smile: "Since the weather is not very clear now, let's get on the carriage and go back to the hotel."

"Thank you for your consideration." The innkeeper straightened up and responded as if he breathed a sigh of relief.

The two stood quietly at the entrance of the exhibition hall, waiting for the driver to bring the carriage here.

Chapter 854: Heavy rain in early spring

The facilities of the exhibition hall were also complete, when the groom stopped the car. Kant and the hotel owner walked to the awning in front of the door, slowly climbed up the ladder, and walked into the carriage.

After the two of them sat firmly, the coachman immediately waved his whip and directed the carriage to speed along the road filled with pools of water.

The roof of the carriage was made of wood, and the sound of raindrops could be heard clearly in Kant's ears.

In order to get rid of the moisture, the groom set up a stove in the carriage when it started to rain, so the surrounding air was still relatively mild. Kant sat in the corner, feeling tired and exhausted, and turned around to take a look. The hotel owner found that the other party had fallen into a deep sleep.

Kant stared at the dancing flames in the stove, unconsciously lost in thought. He carefully recalled the historical stories he had heard before in his mind.

Imagine how this small island developed to its present glory. How did the dragon clan gain the trust of many ethnic groups and become the guardians around the volcano? Do they have any ambitions for the energy controlled by the three Fudi clans?

Also, is the status of the dwarves on this island related to their decision to stay on the beach? After all, that happened hundreds of years ago. What do the new generation of dwarves think of the development of their own race?

Questions came to Kant's mind one after another. Some of them were related to each other, while others existed independently. Kant held his forehead with his hand, not knowing how to sort out a clear network of relationships. Accompanied by the sound of rain, he gradually fell asleep.

However, he was not able to rest for long before Kant was awakened by the hotel owner.

"Your Highness Kant, we are here." The innkeeper approached Kant and gently shook his shoulders.

"Ah?" Kant opened his eyes hazily. After seeing the face of the hotel owner, he stood up and looked out the window: the carriage had stopped at the door of the hotel.

At this time, the coachman approached the carriage, handed an umbrella to Kant, and said: "Sir Kant, it's still raining outside. I borrowed an umbrella for you from Mr. Accountant, be careful of catching a cold."

"Okay, thank you." Kant took the umbrella in a daze, looked up at the innkeeper who was still sitting there, and asked: "Housekeeper, where are you going?"

"Oh, just now the waiter in the store told me that the people from the Supervision Office have something to do with me, and I have to rush there now." The hotel owner said with a smile: "The adults there are very bad-tempered, but I can’t wait for anyone. I can only say goodbye to you, my lord, for now.”

"Since you are in a hurry, I won't delay you." Kant rubbed his eyes, stood up and said, "I had a great time today. Boss, let's go out together next time."

"Okay, okay." The hotel owner quickly agreed: "Sir, you must be quite tired. Go back to your room and rest quickly."

Kant nodded slightly, picked up his umbrella and got out of the carriage.

The hotel owner followed him, held up the door curtain with his hands, and waved goodbye to Kant.

The big raindrops made a crackling sound on the paper umbrella. After Kant said goodbye in a hurry, he walked to the door of the hotel and put away his bags.

The accountant immediately came out when he heard the noise and asked: "Mr. Kant, you are back. Come and sit in the shop quickly and warm yourself by the fire. The weather is cloudy and sunny now, so be careful of catching the cold."

"Thank you." Kant replied with a smile. He handed the umbrella into the cashier's hand, crossed the threshold and walked towards the lobby.

Next to the fireplace in the lobby, there are many guests gathering to keep warm. Some of them were holding towels distributed by the hotel. It seems that he came in to take shelter from the rain when he was passing by.

Kant stood there and hesitated for a while, but decided to go back to his room to tidy up. Then he said to the hotel accountant who was following him: "I will go back to my room to rest first. If Bandak and his party return to the store, please tell them: I am waiting upstairs."

"Okay." The accountant nodded cautiously and responded.

"Thank you." After Kant left these words, he turned and left.

After watching Kant go up the stairs, the accountant raised his hand to call a waiter and ordered: "Hurry and prepare some hot tea and cakes and send them to Lord Kant's room."

"Yes." The waiter agreed.

After Kant returned to the guest room, he immediately changed out of his damp clothes and put on dry cotton clothes. Just when he was about to go to the bathroom to take a good bath and rest for a while, there was a knock on the door.

"Your Highness Kant." The waiter called softly.

Kant walked to the entrance, unlocked the door, and asked the waiter in front of him: "What can I do?"

The waiter did not approach the house immediately, but brought the steaming cakes and teapot to Kant's eyes, and said: "I was sent by the accountant to deliver these. I want to remind you to drink some hot tea and warm yourself up. "

Kant stood by the door, hesitated for a while, reluctantly took the afternoon tea, and said, "Okay, put these two things in the account."

"No, no need." The waiter quickly waved his hand and said, "This is a free gift from the store."

After hearing this, Kant walked out of the room, looked towards the lobby on the first floor, and immediately responded: "Why are there no guests on the first floor? If you don't write down the account for me, I won't accept these two things. "

The waiter stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do: if he accepted Kant's lunch money, he would definitely be scolded by the cashier.

The two were in a stalemate for a while. Finally, Kant sighed and compromised and said: "Forget it, this has nothing to do with you. Please tell your accountant: I will accept the refreshments this time, but in the future I will accept it." Stop doing such unnecessary things."

"Yes, thank you, sir." The waiter nodded as if he had been pardoned.

"Well, thank you. Please walk slowly." Kant nodded slightly, walked to the entrance, and closed the door.

The waiter stayed there for a while, silently thinking in his mind: How to relay what Kant said to the accountant in a less harsh way.

The hands of the clock hanging on the wall pointed to six o'clock in the afternoon.

Kant estimated in his mind that it was still three hours before Bandak and others returned to the hotel.

After taking a sip of hot tea, he returned to his bedroom and planned to sleep for a while.

The carriage seat is really not a suitable place to sleep. As a result, Kant now felt that his neck was very stiff. It was not until he was lying on the soft and gentle bed that the fatigue in his body spread to his limbs.

Kant fell asleep peacefully.

Chapter 855: Inspection without progress

Bandak, who was walking on the street, frowned.

Because of the rain, there were not many pedestrians on the street. The guild also became very deserted.

During lunch time, he took several of his soldiers to sit down at a teahouse on the corner of the street so that they could exchange information about the street.

"Did you find anything?" Bandak asked first.

The soldiers present looked at each other and shook their heads silently.

Bandak exhaled and said: "It doesn't matter, today is still the first day of the operation. As long as you continue to observe, there should be results."

Pic's portraits were plastered all over the streets. The goblin soldiers made such a big noise, so the dark side organization should take action.

"I don't know if anyone else has received any news." A soldier raised his head in frustration and said to the soldiers around him.

"We can only meet up with others when we return to the hotel in the evening. Maybe they are also looking forward to the progress on our side." Bandak shook his head and said: "There are still about three hours before the shift change. Time. Everyone should not act separately. Every two people work in groups to look after each other. You can also observe carefully what is happening on the street. "

"Yes!" the soldiers replied neatly.

Lunch only lasted about half an hour. After paying the bill, Bandak and his party walked out of the teahouse holding umbrellas. Those who continued to patrol the streets, but unfortunately, until everyone set off on their return journey in the evening, they still found nothing.

Bandak stood at the door of the hotel and watched the soldiers on night duty leave, quietly waiting for Abel and his soldiers to return to the hotel.

Abel is responsible for commanding the team of elf soldiers, because they can sense the changes on the street from a magical level compared to human soldiers, so at this moment, Bandak places all his hopes for today on this group of people who have not returned to the hotel. on the body.

"Bandak!" After Abel crossed the threshold, he immediately called out Bandak's name and said, "Why are you sitting here? Where are the other soldiers?"

"They went back to their room to rest." Bandak raised his head and asked, "Abel, do you have any news over there?"

"No." Abel sighed and said, "Today's inspection did not find any clues related to the dark side forces."

A look of disappointment appeared on Bandak's face and he said, "Then we will continue looking tomorrow."

"Bandak, today is only the first day, don't worry." Abel comforted: "We will definitely find Peake, ask him to hand over the antidote, and apologize to you."

"Yes." Bandak nodded slightly and said: "Mr. Accountant just told me that after His Highness Kant asked us to return to the store, we should go and see him first. Let's go up quickly."

"Okay." Abel nodded, then took off his cloak and wrapped it in his hands.

Bandak stood up, left the teahouse, and led Abel towards the stairs.

At this time, Kant was still in a light sleep. He woke up immediately after hearing the knock on the door. He casually grabbed a coat and put it on his body, then walked towards the main hall of the guest room.

The three of them have been sleeping together for so long and have some understanding of each other's habits. For example, now: Kant could immediately recognize Bandak's knock on the door. After unlocking the door for the two of them, Kant turned and walked towards the fireplace without looking back.

"His Royal Highness Kant." Bandak greeted: "Sorry, I disturbed you to take a rest."

"It doesn't matter, I have always been a light sleeper." Kant glanced at the two people standing in the entrance hall and said, "Why are you all soaked by the rain? Go and change clothes quickly, be careful not to catch a cold."

"Yes, yes," Abel agreed repeatedly.

Then he stepped on his rain boots and walked indoors. The water on his rain boots dropped puddles one after another on the stone floor.

When the two of them had sorted everything out and returned to the main hall. Kant is making tea.

"Sit down." Kant said: "You have been busy outside for a day, how is the progress?"

When Abel and Bandak faced this problem, their faces looked slightly helpless.

"For the time being, no clues have been found." Bandak answered first.

"Yes." Kant nodded and continued to ask the two of them: "Have you visited all the addresses I marked for you before?"

"I went." Abel said, "It's just that there was a sudden heavy rain today, and everyone seemed to choose to stay behind closed doors. When we patrolled the streets, we didn't find any special spiritual power fluctuations or strange people coming and going."

"Tomorrow you will send someone to check at the city gate." Kant thought for a while and ordered: "Not long after the Goblin clan's operation started, the people from the dark side organization want to contact Peake, so they should send someone to sneak out of the city."

"Yes, Your Highness." Abel and Bandak looked at each other and replied.

"Although there is no progress in the matter of Pique, I discovered another thing related to it today." Kant turned the topic to his experience in the exhibition hall today, and described the process in detail. The story was repeated to Bandak and Abel.

After Kant finished speaking, Bandak was silent for a while and then said: "It turns out that the purpose of the dark side forces' actions is to compete for the three crystal stones that were brought to the island hundreds of years ago."

"They not only want status, they also want the strength to consolidate their status." Kant commented.

"In this case, our group will indeed become a thorn in the eyes of those people. After all, the activities they have prepared for a long time were destroyed by us." Abel said: "Pique wants to use Bandak to control us. Could it be that What other actions will they take next?”

"I think that Peake should be uncontrollable in the dark side organization." Kant analyzed: "But the current situation leads to a conclusion that the dark side organization condoned his actions and has been sorting out the follow-up for him. Otherwise, with the summoning power of the dwarfs on this island, it would be impossible for them to have no news at all for so many days."

Two or three days have passed since Kant and Abel went to meet the leader of the dwarf tribe.

But there was still no news from there.

It was said that Peake's strength alone could escape from the trap set by the dwarfs and goblins. Kant did not believe that the other party had such ability.

"So what actions will the dark side take next?" Bandak asked.

"Before, they wanted to take down the Three Fudi Family in one fell swoop, but we discovered the flaw. I think they won't continue to be so showy." Abel said: "I think if they want to take action in the short term, they should plan to defeat them one by one. , after all, the temptation of crystal stones is too great, these people should not give up targeting these three races."

Chapter 856: Dinner with a weird atmosphere

"Abel's idea is roughly the same as my analysis." Kant said: "It's just that we need to collect more information to figure out who their first target is."

"This can be left to us." Abel promised: "The soldiers can search for news related to this while observing the movements in the city."

"Yes." Kant nodded and said, "But it's important for you to pay more attention to what's going on in the city. If you have any news, you must report it to me immediately."

"Yes!" Bandak and Abel replied.

"Bandak, is your body okay?" Kant asked worriedly.

"No problem." Bandak said confidently.

Abel glanced at him, but after all, he didn't say anything.

"Today's mission is over. Go take a hot bath and have a good rest. Let's go to the restaurant to have dinner together later." Kant asked: "Bandak, remember to arrange for the chef to serve you before the meal. Cook medicine.”

"I understand, Your Highness." Bandak agreed.

When Abel and Bandak got up and returned to their respective bedrooms, Kant walked outside the door of the guest room, found the waiter, and discussed with him the dishes that should be served tonight.

During dinner time, Kant and Abel came to the restaurant early.

After that, the soldiers who came would walk to the table where the two of them were sitting, greet them, and then go to their seats and sit down.

When all the tables in the restaurant were occupied, Bandak arrived belatedly. Kant and Abel have already inquired about the information in the hands of all the soldiers.

"Sorry, I'm late. Didn't I delay everyone's meal?" Bandak hurried to the table where Kant was sitting and asked apologetically.

"It doesn't matter, it's just pre-dinner drinks now." Kant gently shook his head and responded.

"What happened?" Abel asked immediately after Bandak sat down.

"It's nothing," Bandak waved his hand and said, "It's just that when I took the medicine to the kitchen, someone told me that the place where the medicine is cooked is actually in the backyard. Now there are no spare hands among the staff, so I need to go there in person. One trip.”

"You've been staying in the backyard and working until now?" Abel asked strangely.

"Yes," Bandak took a sip of water and nodded: "There is a place for heating hot water in the backyard, which is heated by firewood. I finally found a clean pot and poured the herbs into the stove. In the big pot on the stage.”

"This kitchen guy is really boring." Abel curled his lips and said, "Forget it, we won't be able to stay here long anyway."

"It's okay, as long as you don't miss the meal." Bandaka said nonchalantly: "After all, the kitchen is really busy."

"By the way, before you came, the soldiers who returned to the store reported all the information in their hands to His Majesty Kant and me." Abel said happily: "I didn't expect that we didn't catch him. The news was discovered by the soldiers in Xicheng."

"What news?" Bandak took a deep breath and asked.

"Someone discovered that the 'Corruption' union in West City has been secretly selling a homemade drug to the residents of the town. The soldiers happened to witness the scene of people in the guild delivering goods to buyers today, and heard the story of Pi from their conversations. Gram's name." Abel introduced in detail.

"The soldiers stopped the group of sellers and asked them about the truth." Kant took over Abel's words and continued: "It was discovered that Pique turned out to be the raw material supplier of the guild's homemade drugs."

"What are the raw materials provided by Peake?" Bandak was stunned for a while and then asked.

"This is a commercial secret and we have no way of knowing it." Abel glanced at Bandak and said: "The key point in this matter is that there are people in this city who are in regular contact with Peake. And this contact person , has been locked by our soldiers."

"Judging from Pique's solitary nature, he will definitely come to hand over the matter in person." Kant said, "At that time, we will have a chance to catch him."

"That's it." Bandak nodded silently.

"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so depressed?" Abel asked doubtfully: "When His Majesty Kant and I learned the news, we were both happy for you."

"I don't know." Bandak said with a forced smile, "I just don't feel at ease."

"The delivery date between Pique and the guild's internal staff is set at the beginning of each month, and the time is not fixed." Kant looked at Bandak strangely and said: "It is already the end of March, and our only chance is In early April. If we wait until May, Bandak's condition should not be under control by then."

"His Majesty Kant and I are planning to transfer most of our personnel to the West City in advance to prepare for this action plan. Now only your opinion is left. What do you think?" Abel asked.

"I think it's better to leave it as is." Bandak was silent for a while and then said.

"Why?" Kant asked calmly.

"As you have analyzed before, Peake's behavior is ultimately restricted by the decision-making of the dark side organization. We need to search for more information in the city in order to make timely changes." Bandak said.

Abel and Kant did not reply to Bandak immediately, but thought in silence for a while, and then Kant nodded and said: "Okay, as you said."

"Yeah." Bandak nodded in relief.

At this time, the waiters in the kitchen walked into the restaurant with dishes and served them to each table.

Abel seemed to still have doubts about Bandak's decision, and even the deceased who was delivering food did not feel anything when he walked up to him.

The waiter could only try to walk to Bandak's side and ask him to help arrange the dishes.

After setting the dishes, the waiter said to Bandak before leaving: "Thank you, Lord Bandak."

Bandak was stunned for a moment, raised his head and looked at the waiter's back with confusion, and silently muttered: "How does he know my name?"

Kant looked at the two people at the dining table. One had a sad face and the other had dull eyes. He raised his wine glass helplessly and said: "Since you are sitting at the dining table, don't keep thinking about business. Come on, finish this glass." After drinking, let’s start eating.”

"Yes." Abel came back to his senses and agreed. Then he followed Kant's actions, raised his glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Because Bandak had been taking medicine recently, he completed the pre-meal ritual with water instead of wine.