Violet Orchestra

The walls are not empty.

On the contrary, there were many people here, but had been lurking in the dark, and seemed to be waiting for an uninvited guest like himself.

Elaine's face was illuminated by a dozen torches, and in the last twilight of the setting sun, she quickly began to think about how to get out.There are at least 20 people surrounding him. It doesn't look like they just passed by, but they are waiting here. He thought he was so good at climbing walls, but he didn't expect to fall into someone else's trap when he came in. .

"Well... Hello everyone." He raised his hands to indicate that he was not holding a weapon. "I'm just an adventurer on the road. It's too cold outside. I want to come in for a night. There is no malice."

These words were obviously not convincing, after all, he had sneaked onto other people's walls, so it was of course impossible for people to believe that he just wanted to stay for one night.Elaine said this just to delay time. In fact, while raising his hand, he had already hooked the bag he threw up with his toes without a trace. The next second, the cloth bag was kicked up by him violently. The contents inside crackled like rain, and there was a bottle among them. The powder that spilled out made everyone around him cough loudly.

It was the chili powder he used for barbecue, and it could also be used as a weapon in an emergency.Taking advantage of those people's lack of time to pay attention to him, Elaine quickly bent down to pick up his things, and ran out along the escape route he had long been optimistic about.

He doesn't want to clash with the rogues, at least don't deal with them in such a "violent" way. If possible, he still wants to sneak into the supply team and find a way to meet the mysterious warlock leader in a more low-key way, so let's run now Better.

But he underestimated the reaction speed of this group of rogues. Before he could find the stairs going down the city wall, there were already many footsteps chasing up behind him, and they followed very closely. If he delays a little longer, he will definitely be caught up by them .

Elaine was so chased that he couldn't think about it. Seeing that there were still no stairs about 50 meters ahead, he glanced at the inside of the city wall from the corner of his eye while running, and recalled the height of the fort. Turning over at the gap in the wall, he jumped off the wall and fell into the fortress.

He quickly calculated the escape route in his mind, thinking that there was no cushion for the landing, and he might suffer a little injury, but that would not be a problem, as long as he chose a landing spot, got up immediately to find cover after landing——

Then he found that there was a person standing on the landing point he planned to land.

The man was wearing a gray cloak, with a hood covering half of his face, holding a wine bottle in his hand, standing there quite comfortably, as if he had been waiting for a long time, looking up at something with great interest.He was not tall, about the same size as Violet, but he was obviously stronger. At least he would not be an easy target for the poet, who was incapable of fighting.

Of course, the other party had already spotted him, the corners of his mouth hooked up, he smiled at him in the dim light of the street, and waved his hand as if to say hello.

Hearing the sudden stop of the cursing from the city wall, Elaine knew that she had found the person she was looking for.

Elaine came here for information, so he didn't want to provoke other rogues. He just wanted to find an opportunity to communicate with the warlocks in the Cang'er Fortress. In the fortress.

The hooded warlock walked slowly at the front of the line, as leisurely as if he was taking a walk after dinner.He greeted the shopkeepers on the side of the road as he walked, and Elaine discovered that the legendary Cocklebur Fortress that does not communicate with other cities is actually very lively in the city, with all kinds of shops.

In other words, they really do not need to communicate with the outside world. A complete business chain has been formed in the fortress. As long as there are raw materials produced, they can be self-sufficient and basically do not need to rely on foreign goods to live.

As for where the raw materials come from... He glanced at the warlock and thought, although he didn't know how to operate it, this person must have a way.

The city was brightly lit, and he was carried for a long distance as if parading through the streets, and finally entered the tallest building in the fortress.Judging from the exterior structure and the guards at the gate, this should be the command point of the Cocklebur Fortress and the base camp of the rogues.

Elaine felt a little puzzled as she quietly wrote down the way in. They had already captured him, but this group of people didn’t seem to worry about him escaping or doing something else at all. They didn’t even blindfold him. Could it be that? Are you sure he'll just sit around and do nothing?

Just as he was thinking, the big man who was carrying him stopped, and the next second, he was thrown on the floor of the room, just stuck in a corner full of sundries.

"Okay," he heard the warlock tell the others to retreat, and then walked to a position not far from him, and said, "Now can you tell me why you sneaked into our territory? Crown Prince of Rosaria Your Highness."

He knows who he is!

"Of course I know who you are." The other party seemed to see through his surprise, and took another step forward, squatting down in front of him generously, "After all, someone is sneaking around in my territory. If I even No one can figure it out, so how can someone buy my information?"

The distance was close enough, and Elaine was not blindfolded, so of course he could see his face clearly.This person has a wheat-colored skin that is rarely seen in the north, and the hair and eyes in a small braid are cold gray. He is wearing a green robe and a gray cloak. It makes people feel inconsistent.

What a strange man.Elaine thought.

"Scared?" The other party patted his face, with a bit of disgust in his tone, "Hey, your type is not my style, even if you want to do business with me, I won't give you a discount."

"..."

Elaine came to her senses and felt that he might have misunderstood something.

"I just want to buy news." He explained, "Someone is still waiting for me to go back. I don't have much time. I have to save him."

"Who is it?" Warlock asked with his mouth open, "Is it pretty?"

Although his emphasis was strange, Elaine thought about it and answered truthfully: "Pretty."

"How pretty?"

"...I think he's the best looking guy."

But of course there's no guarantee that others will think the same.Although Violet is indeed good-looking, he is not the type that everyone will like. It can only be said that in the eyes of most people, he should be very likable.

After hearing Elaine's words, Warlock's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees, the speed was too fast for people to react, and immediately rolled up his sleeves with great interest, reaching out to untie the rope for him.

"Then let me help you."

Elaine, whose hands were suddenly freed, was stunned: "Huh?"

"Ah what, I'll help you find out the news, you come to work for me, and introduce the beauty to me when you're done." The warlock quickly listed a series of conditions, and at the same time kept moving his hands, tied his hands He also untied all the ropes on his feet, and then stretched out a hand towards him, "I am the boss here, just call me Eros."

Elaine hesitated and reached out to shake hands with him, explaining: "That...the person I want to save is a man."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you look good." The other party waved his hand indifferently, and laughed again, "I didn't expect the prince of Rosaria to climb the wall of my house. It's quite fun, haha."

"..."

Elaine couldn't understand what was so funny at all, so she didn't answer, and got up silently and followed him out.Although it took a bit of hard work to see Eros, the crisis seemed to have been ruled out anyway, and judging from the current situation, it seemed that there was still a chance to get news.

"By the way, who is the beauty you're talking about? Tell me, maybe I know her." Eros asked familiarly as he led him out.

"Uh, it's mine..." Elaine originally wanted to say "lover", but after thinking about it, in order to keep Eros' mood high, she decided to conceal this part of the truth, so she changed her words, "It's the head of our orchestra, His name is Violet."

Sure enough, Eros had heard of this name before: "Oh, it's the poet who traveled around the mainland and often seduced other people's princesses, princes and young masters so much that he wanted to run away with him."

"..."

He really doesn't know these things.

"But being able to do this shows that he is really good-looking." Warlock rubbed his chin and turned his head to look at him. "Did you run away with him too? But I heard that Rosalia also has many beauties. Is he really so attractive? "

"I met him while traveling outside..."

"And then just follow him because he's pretty?"

"..."

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is indeed a part of the reason.Elaine didn't know what to do after being told by him, so she simply let him continue to use his imagination and stopped replying.

So Eros talked all the way on his own, and finally brought him into a hall full of people.

When the door was pushed open, the people inside were having dinner, and the whole hall was filled with long tables, and the tables were full of people, eating and drinking, and discussing loudly, "I just climbed the wall and came in and was caught by the boss to train me." that kid."Eros coughed a few times but no one heard him, so he finally took a stick from the door and knocked hard on the door twice: "Quiet me!"

The stick was made of iron and looked very rough. For some reason, Elaine felt inexplicably that this thing was placed in the corner for this purpose...

Fortunately, this trick was very effective, and the hall fell silent instantly. A big man sitting by the door laughed dryly and stood up to greet Eros: "Boss, why did you come down to eat so soon? Your dinner is not ready yet." Woolen cloth."

"I'm not here to fight you for jobs." Warlock patted his hand that came up to help pinch his shoulders, and pointed to Elaine standing behind him angrily, "He is the one who wants to fight for jobs with you."

The eyes of everyone inside the door immediately focused on Elaine.

Elaine was sitting on pins and needles, and raised her right hand stiffly to say hello: "Hi everyone."

"Starting today, he will stay here to work, you are welcome." Eros patted him on the shoulder and said in a tone that sounded very panic, "It is estimated that he will stay with us for a few days, first Be my assistant, get to know everyone, and then follow me to work."