Invade the white dove

Ulis could not wait for his receiver.

He sat at the agreed meeting point from noon to sunset, until the humming of the tower bell gradually dissipated the hot wind of the day.

This latent mission is extremely important, even the careless person dare not waste time.

But Julius had been waiting for three more hours, and still no one gave him three copper coins for this ragged cloaked boy as agreed.

There is only one possibility.

"he died."

Lurking missions are often inseparable from death, especially in such a sinful city.

Stani, the capital of the Garman Empire, is a degenerate place that believes in the devil.The city dwellers here take pleasure in watching human wrestling. Weak people may be beaten and killed at any time when they walk on the road.

After confirming that the respondent would never show up again, Julis sighed, squeezed the three fingers of his right hand, and lightly touched the center of his eyebrows.

"May your soul be immortal."

Creaking sounds sounded overhead, noisy human voices and the tune-changed "Stanley's Song" came out from the open window, and a basin of steaming water was poured along with it.

Julius did not hide.

A light blue light lit up on his body, hot water spread over his head, and flowed down the arc-shaped mask quickly, wetting the ground around Julis.

"Thank you."

Julis raised his head and looked at the "Mr. Wandering Soul" who had turned his body into an umbrella and completely covered him.

Sotiria winked at him, with a teasing smile in his lake blue eyes:

"I don't want others to see you dripping wet. Ah, I still missed a drop."

Sotilia bent his index finger and gently hooked Julius' chin, a drop of water trembled on his almost transparent fingertips.

"Sotiria!"

Julis yelled angrily, and looked at the man who was half a head taller than him.

Or more accurately, wandering spirits.

In addition to humans, the residents of the Kurosawa continent also have many creatures that only appear in rumors——

Human souls who are unwilling to die, beautiful sea monsters that seduce sailors with their songs, unicorns that can heal all diseases with tears, devils that represent depravity and desire...

These rumored creatures hide in the mist, originally invisible to humans.Even if they make faces at you, it's impossible for a human to notice.

Except for some very talented people.

Yet Julius also gets a glimpse of the myth by making a never-betrayal pact with Sotiria.

This wandering soul who swears allegiance to him is handsome, considerate and humorous. Thanks to his company on the way across the desert and swamp, Julis will not be too embarrassed.

But there was only one point, Julius felt ashamed—

Although he calls himself a knight, Sotiria has always been too close to himself and protects him as if he is weak.

But they were supposed to be partners fighting side by side.

"The cold moon of Stanislav is about to rise, and you will be frozen in such thin clothes. Come and sit in the tavern? Two copper coins can drink a large glass of wine, enough to get you through the cold night."

A woman's voice suddenly sounded.

Julius' heart pounded, and he raised his head subconsciously, but after he realized it, he immediately pulled the hood lower.

This was a woman who looked to be in her thirties. There was no trace of training on her body, her breathing was heavy, and her footsteps were not light, but Julis hadn't noticed her until she took the initiative to speak.

Where did she come from?

"Let's go, young man, outsiders who froze to death in the cold moon are not allowed in Stani City before the celebration begins."

The cold moon is another feature of Stanley City besides the blood.

Ever since the previous king of the Garman Empire publicly declared that he would no longer believe in the God of Arcane, overthrew the temple, and massacred believers, Stanley has become a cursed place.

There are no distinct seasons here, replaced by hot days and cold nights.People struggled to survive the heat and wind, and no one knew if they would survive to see the sun the next day.

The woman pulled Julis up from the ground, put her arms around his shoulders, and led him involuntarily to the main entrance of the tavern—

It was a huge oak door as high as two people, and the door handle was a lowly devil with the face of two pointed-eared cats.

The red bricks and tiles are piled up to form three-story walls, and the spire is made of the black tiles that are abundant in Stanislavia, blurring the outline in the deeper night.

The woman lifted her skirt and kicked open the door.

The cold wind poured into the noisy tavern hall, and for a moment, everyone's mouths were froze.

Only the welcome bell jingled and screamed.

A light figure shuttled through the crowded hall, and deftly flew into the arms of the woman.

"Mother!" the girl with braids coquettishly said to the woman.

"Lisa, take the guests to the fire."

The woman closed the wooden door with difficulty, handed over the bamboo basket in her arms to the rushing waiter, and responded with a smile to every drinker who whistled at her in the hall.

The cold wind was kept out of the door, and the tavern resumed its bustle.

Julis felt the moisture in his hair. It was his sweat that had been frozen into ice and turned into water in the fire in the hall.

Led by a girl named Lisa, he sat in the southeast corner of the hall.

The crackling fireplace was burning hotly, and his cloak was also dyed red. Lisa skillfully placed the candle in the center of the wooden table. Just as he struck a match, Julius blocked the wick.

"No light," he said.

Lisa twisted her fingers, her brown eyes flickering.

Realizing that he was too blunt, Julis swallowed, as if he should say something to make up for it, but before he could find a suitable word of comfort, there was a burst of laughter in the center of the tavern.

The "saved" Julius immediately looked over.

I have long heard that the Red Brick Tavern is one of the three landmark buildings of the Garman Empire, and here you can almost see representatives of everyone in Stanislav City——

Huddled in the corner of the tavern, the red-faced and red-faced chatterers are the idle young masters of noble families; The late ones slipped out while the employer wasn't paying attention...

And the one sitting in a circle, who heard the loud laughter and screams, was the gladiator who wanted to get drunk and vent his evil fire on the beautiful prostitute during the break.

Seeing these chaos, Julius' body tensed up.

No matter how many times he told himself in his heart, he still couldn't show his naturalness and relaxation in this degenerate cave full of beer, urine and sweat.

When the castle of their homeland was not broken, the banquet held there was also full of luxury and laughter, but the nobles of Odon behaved gracefully and spoke softly.

It would never be like the people in the red brick tavern yelling at the top of their throats, let alone punching and kicking if they disagreed.

Julis subconsciously raised his right hand and touched the pendant on his chest.

He thanked the Angel Thoth for not only pardoning his sins after listening to his confession, but also entrusting him with an important task.

—— Lurking in the city of Stanis, gaining the trust of King Garman, no matter the cost.

He had to accomplish this task, for the expectations of the envoy of Thoth, and for the holy light of the God of God to shine on this land again.

Julis suddenly felt a weight on his head, and Sotiria was smiling at him, pressing the top of his head, as if to comfort a small animal.

He clenched his fist at Sotiria.

"The little girl is asking what kind of wine you would like to drink, my Julius."

Sotilia clung to his ear, and said with a smile that only Julis could hear, "You look so cute staring at me in a daze."

"Ale, thank you."

Julis lowered his eyes, took out three copper plates, "I'll give you the extra one."

A sweet smile appeared on the girl's face immediately, but she only grabbed two copper coins and ran away like flying.

"She'll make the mistake of thinking you like her."

Sotiria sat down beside Julius, flipping copper coins between his long fingers.

"Do you like her, Julius?"

Although Sotiria still had a smile in his eyes, Julius felt that he was a little unhappy.

"The connector is dead. He was supposed to be my recommender to enter the Gladiator Academy."

Julius did not answer directly.

The first part of the latent mission he received was to sneak into Stanis Gladiator Academy.When the time is right, the connector will recommend him to serve as a court attendant, gaining the king's trust step by step.

After he becomes the king's right-hand man, the oracle will tell him the next mission goal.

After all the tasks are completed, the Light of the Goddess will come to Stanislav again.

but--

The linker was dead, the only lurker in Stanis who had a chance to contact the king.

According to the envoy of Thoth, if the connection fails, Julius should leave the city immediately.

But Yulis didn't want to give up easily.

Three days later, a grand gladiatorial performance will be held in Stani City, the capital of the Garman Empire, to celebrate the king's coming of age.

This was the biggest event in the Garman Empire since the young king ascended the throne ten years ago.At that time, the king will visit Gaman Colosseum in person, award the crown made of olive branches to the warriors who win the game, and sing the hymn of eternal life to the heroic souls who died.

In order to allow all Gaman people to participate in the celebration, the security level of Stani City was lowered across the board, but even so, Julis was interrogated no less than five times.

If I leave the city today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come in later.

After all, in the more than ten years since the Jiaman Empire announced the severance of ties with the Holy Court, there were only two lurkers sent by the envoys who managed to gain a foothold in Stanislav.

The opportunity to enter the city is once in a lifetime, and it would be a pity to give up.

"There must be other ways to sneak into the Gladiator Academy. The tavern is the most crowded place, and it is also the place with the best information."

Ulis went on to say, "The proprietress here is very enthusiastic, and the little girl named Lisa also has a good impression of me. So if I want to inquire about something, they may provide me with information."

After all, he sat in the corner of the tavern all day, and the passers-by never stopped. Only the woman took the initiative to talk to him.

He can take advantage of that.

"The connector is dead. It's not a perfect start. But as long as you ask the right person, you can still start. I'll say you're smart."

Sotiria concluded.

He flicked two fingers, and the candle on the table "suddenly" lit up.

He looked at the flickering flames in Julius' deep black eyes.

"Miar Ulysses, mimo Lange."

Different from the gentleness and elegance of the past, when Sotiria uttered these four syllables, his voice was thick and soft, like a cello whispering in his ears.

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