I like traveling the most

Located on the important borders of the neighboring countries [Bahas Empire] and [Slian Theocracy], the city [Ye-Lantir] of the [Re-Estize Kingdom] is heavily protected by three layers of walls, so it is named a fortress city just like its appearance, and the towns within each wall have different characteristics.

I really don’t understand why a lot of money is spent every year to repair useless things. Who are the people protected by the three walls? Is it the giants?

Of course, this sentence is just a complaint.

After all, it is sandwiched between the three countries and is an important border city. It is natural that it will be converted into a fortress.

Therefore, the outermost wall is used as the garrison base of the kingdom, with complete military facilities; and the inner circle area is the central administrative district of the city, which also has warehouses for storing military supplies, and is an area protected by heavy troops.

As for the middle area between the two areas, it is the living area of ​​​​the citizens. When hearing the name of the city, the scene that comes to mind is exactly this area.

Among the several squares located in this area, the largest one is called the Central Square. Many people set up stalls here, displaying all kinds of vegetables, prepared foods and other goods.

In the bustling crowd, the boss made a vigorous call to the pedestrians on the street to attract customers, the elderly women bargained with the merchants to find fresh ingredients, and the adventurers attracted by the aroma of barbecue bought the fragrant skewers.

In this square with special vitality during the day, the noisy and lively atmosphere will continue until sunset.

"Priest?"

"It's okay, I just think it's very lively here."

"Because this is a fortress city."

"Yes."

Hearing the driver's self-evident and slightly proud tone, the priest on the carriage also smiled and nodded.

Unlike the royal capital, this place is a mixed bag, from the most despicable adventurers to the most noble royal family members, and from time to time guests from neighboring countries come to visit.

Although the waves are turbulent in the dark, it is undeniable that the surface is lively.

Follow the carriage to the city center smoothly.

The driver asked respectfully, "Priest, is this enough?"

"Yes, this is enough."

After receiving the reward from the priest, he bowed slightly in the carriage and drove away.

The priest who got off the carriage put on a gray cloak to completely hide his appearance. This dress is not conspicuous in the mixed fortress city, and almost most people are like this.

If one day there is a gorgeous full-body armor decorated with purple and gold patterns, a red cloak and two huge swords on his back, it will be more eye-catching. If there is a peerless beauty next to him, the attention will be even higher.

No, how can there be such a person?

The priest who covered his face with a cloak did not stop, but turned and went into the dark and damp alley, moving back and forth in it at a very fast speed, as if he was very familiar with the way to the fortress city.

Soon he came to a high-end hotel.

This three-story hotel is very gorgeous on the outside, and the lobby is also very clean. People walking inside are either rich young men with proud faces and gorgeous clothes, or high-level adventurers with well-equipped and determined eyes.

If you ask why, it is because this hotel is the best of the three hotels in the fortress city! ... Even if you say so, it is only the best here. There are a hundred hotels in the capital that are better than it.

This is an ordinary hotel, except that there is an Axis Church logo under the hotel sign.

Go straight to the counter.

Under the friendly business smile of the staff, he showed a corner of the priest's uniform and a strange-shaped pendant with squares on the same side, and then he was quickly sent to the most secret room of the hotel.

Soon, a beautiful girl about 20 years old stepped into the room.

When he saw it, he saw the priest standing by the window and looking into the distance. His deep eyes were full of infinite wisdom. There was a touch of excitement and longing in her eyes.

The sound of pushing the door open attracted the attention of the people in the room. The girl half-knelt down before the priest spoke.

"Master Lin."

"Long time no see, Monica."

"Please call me "Yue."

"Why do you have to worry about general names? At least I want to call people I like by their names."

However, no matter what he said, the girl still insisted on her own opinion. In the end, the priest was defeated by her stubbornness and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I know. You are still as rigid as ever."

"Because this is the rule."

The girl's persistence in certain things is touching, but when you think about how she was a maid and was almost executed by the nobles because she broke the rules, you can understand why.

"Okay, let's stop here for now."

Lin took out a yellowed book from his arms and opened one of the pages.

A light shield enveloped the room.

After doing all this, he asked:

"You should know the purpose of my coming."

"Yes." Yue nodded, then lowered her head and said: "But I am very sorry, Lord Lin, we lost her - Clementine, the former ninth seat of [Black Scripture] [Wind Break]. Please punish her."

"It's okay, it's okay. That guy is a strong man who has entered the realm of heroes. Isn't it natural to lose him?"

He was not angry, but as expected.

Lin did not place his hopes on "Yue". After all, tracking was something they were not good at, and Clementine was best at concealing her traces. He did this a lot when he was in [Slian Theocracy]. Suffering from boredom.

Now Lin just hopes that Clementine has not left and will not let him miss.

"Don't worry about that."

"Why?"

"Because according to the investigation, a large number of adventurers disappeared mysteriously in the fortress city. Originally, it was normal for adventurers to die in the dangerous fortress city, but the number of people who disappeared during this period increased sharply and without warning. It was not part of the mission. "

"In other words, it is very possible that someone is secretly killing the adventurer, and this person is most likely Clementine?"

Even though there was no conclusive evidence, Kelin's intuition pointed to her without any deviation. That murderous maniac with a capricious personality who took away lives must have been unable to restrain his inner desires and took action secretly.

"Is the target an adventurer...Okay, then I'll also disguise myself."

"Master Lin, are you planning to restore your identity as a mithril-level adventurer?"

"No, isn't using that identity just to tell the other party that you are here? To avoid alerting others, let's use hidden identity. In this case, the way of dressing up and fighting should also be changed."

As he spoke, Lin's fingers shook rapidly.

I saw that the stool that was originally placed in the corner suddenly fell into pieces, and the divided surfaces were also very complete and smooth.

It was so fast that I had no idea what was going on.

But "Yue" was still a mithril adventurer of the same level as Lin, and he still saw what it was with his excellent eyesight.

——It’s a thread as thin as a hair!

She had never seen such novel fighting skills before, not even when she went on adventures with Lin.

I am not angry at being deceived, because the priest in front of me is the existence closest to the goddess. This method must be the wisdom of the goddess!

"By the way, let's change our appearance a little bit."

After saying that, he took out a glass bottle filled with black liquid, poured it on his head, and dyed his aqua blue hair into jet black.

"Master Lin?!"

The girl screamed.

That extremely pure aqua blue hair was a symbol of being favored by the goddess, but Lin dyed it black without hesitation. If the Axis cultists knew about it, they would definitely be heartbroken!

"It's okay, it's okay. This is a hair dye that can only last for a period of time. It will fade naturally after time."

"But even so..."

"Look, my aqua blue hair is very conspicuous, wouldn't it be bad if Clementine discovered it?"

"...Now that Mr. Lin has said so."

The girl lowered her head in grievance.

Lin rubbed his eyebrows. Sometimes it was painful to be respected and loved by others. Even his own hair could not be decided.

If he hadn't fought hard for it and his identity didn't allow him, he would have been forced to grow his hair long.

"Let's talk about other things next."

After disguising his identity, Lin, who was sitting on the main seat, put his hands on his chin, and "Yue" half-knelt on the ground respectfully as if listening to an oracle.

I really wanted to tell her this, but when I thought of the other party's stubborn and rigid character, I stopped saying it.

"You may know the details, and you may even have thought of what I am going to say. Yes, our Axis Cult has now reached an alliance with Princess Lana."

The girl didn't respond.

Lin's most important thing is the circulation of information. Only by circulating information as much as possible can he command the forces faster. Therefore, all Axis cultists know that the cult has formed an alliance with the Kingdom's [Golden Princess].

Not belonging, but cooperation.

The Axis cultists who heard the news did not raise any objections.

Except for the small reason that Princess Lana is a [civilian faction] who loves and cares about the common people, the rest is because this is Lin's intention.

That's right, the Axis cultists who worshiped Lin extremely fervently, even if Lin asked them to die now, they would commit suicide without hesitation.

"So, as the representative of "Moon", what do you think?"

"This subordinate is willing to dedicate everything he has to you and the Axis Cult without any complaints, even if it means his life."

Ah, this is it.

This kind of comfort that his subordinates were loyal, but also the depression that his subordinates were too rigid and didn't know how to adapt, made Lin feel very melancholy.

It was precisely because they were so fanatical that they took whatever they said without any suggestion or criticism, so they chose to cooperate with Princess Lana.

After all, a person's wisdom is limited, and no matter how smart he is, he will make mistakes sometimes, not to mention that he is not actually smart. It is only by accepting the wisdom of the goddess that he becomes transparent and can keep up with Princess Lana's thinking.

Under normal circumstances, he would choose to follow the wisdom of the goddess to make arrangements, but he always had a feeling that something big would happen one day if he continued like this, so he needed someone to advise him.

Forget it, it's always a good thing that the believers have no objections. If it were divided into several factions like the kingdom, before he could complete the integration, the kingdom would probably have been crushed by the empire.

"It's good that you think so, but it doesn't require your sacrifice."

"Yes, Master Lin."

"So, what do you think we need most urgently if we want to compete with the other two princes?"

"Talent."

Answered crisply and without hesitation.

Her idea coincided with Lin's. Now the power of the nobles and the royal family had been divided up by the two princes. The only way for Princess Lana to compete with them and stand out was to find a large number of talents.

This was a matter of course for the princess who represented the [Commoner Faction]. But she was trapped in the palace and was forbidden to contact anyone. Even the nobles regarded her as a snake and scorpion and avoided her.

In this way, the task of finding talents for her fell on the Axis Cult, which was also the second reason for him to come to the Fortress City.

After all, this is the intersection of the three countries, with a mix of good and bad people and a lot of talents. It is easy to find a few strong and talented people. The difficult part is how to convince them to join the princess's forces.

"So, do you have a suitable candidate?"

"Yes! I recommend Lizzie Barrea."

"Who is she?"

[Ye Lantier] is a place that gathers many mercenaries and adventurers. The business of selling weapons and props to these people is quite familiar, and the business of healing potions is also very prosperous, so there are more pharmacists in [Ye Lantier] than in ordinary cities.

Under such fierce competition, Lizzie Barrea is famous in the fortress city as the strongest pharmacist. It is said that among all pharmacists, she can make the most complicated potion.

"It seems to be a talent. Could it be that she has a natural ability related to potions?"

Lin said casually.

One in every two hundred people has a natural ability, which is not rare, and the types and effects are also varied. It is normal to have a natural ability related to potions and show talent.

"According to investigation, this pharmacist is a money-grubber. If you can promise a lot of money, she should agree easily."

"Well, that's not a difficult thing."

I'm not afraid of her asking, I'm afraid she has nothing to ask for.

In order to debug a superb potion, in addition to rich knowledge, it also requires a lot of money to spend on experiments. It's normal to be greedy for money. Moreover, pharmacists generally pursue fame in addition to profit. If you tempt her with the title of [The Strongest Pharmacist in the Kingdom], she will definitely agree to join.

"In addition, it is said that her grandson, Enfirea Barreare, has the innate ability to use any magic props without restriction."

"...What did you say?"

Lin had a flash of inspiration when he heard this news.

Everything is connected!

Why Clementine wants to steal the [Crown of Wisdom], why she came here, the truth seems to gradually surface.

"Master Lin, what's wrong?"

"Nothing."

In order to prevent the [Slian Theocracy] from finding Clementine first, he did not spread the news about the [Crown of Wisdom], so it is understandable that the girl in front of him did not know about it.

But since he knew the guy's goal, how could he not make good use of it and improve his favorability?

The corners of his mouth gradually rose.

A plan of a hero saving a beauty (wrong) was slowly brewing in his mind.