Chapter 198 - Quest Triggered (2/2)

The parchment included all the records of the investigation on the queen’s missing case.

The handwriting was new and elegant. It was the style of a woman, but there was toughness between the lines.

Roland nodded in satisfaction after reading the parchment, because he had indeed triggered a quest.

New secondary quest received: The Kidnapped Queen.

The description of the quest was simple: “Rescue the queen of Hollevin.”

Staring at Roland’s face, Antis asked, “You seem very satisfied with our progress, don’t you?”

Progress… There was actually no progress at all but only basic information, like the estimated level of the mage who kidnapped the queen, or whether the queen displayed any unusual behaviors before the incident. There were also some speculations on the case.

Roland put on a smile of satisfaction when there was no progress, so Antis was naturally suspicious.

Roland smiled. “It’s not about this case. I just ran into something good.”

Antis didn’t give a comment. Looking Roland in the eyes, he asked, “I saw you cast a spell just now… You can’t read?”

“To be more exact, I can’t recognize the written language of Hollevin. After all, the Golden Sons are from another dimension.” Roland shrugged.

“I’ve never seen a spell that can help you read. I’m told that it can only help you understand what people say at most.” Antis became even more solemn, as if he were trying to find something unusual in Roland’s eyes.

Roland nodded. “That’s right. But I’ve improved Language Proficiency.”

There was a brief silence in the room.

Roland began to feel curious when Antis stopped talking.

A long time later, Antis’s face was finally unfrozen. “That couldn’t have been an easy improvement.”

“Indeed it wasn’t. It took me more than a month.” Roland put the parchment aside and took out fruit wine and cups from his Backpack. Filling the cups with wine, he said, “Would you like a cup?”

Antis shook his head. “No, I don’t like drinking.”

“Why?”

“Because a lot of people have tried to get me drunk, both men and women.”

It took Roland quite a long time before he figured out what Antis meat. He s.h.i.+vered hard and put the other cup of wine into his Backpack. He said regretfully, “I won’t offer you any wine again.”

Antis smiled. “I’ve shown you the progress of the case now. Any thoughts?”

“How many archmages are in the capital right now?”

“Six,” replied Antis.

“Can you investigate them?” Roland asked again.

Antis shook his head in self-mockery. “They’re all big shots with a major family at their backs. Even the royal family dare not p.i.s.s them off. You think I have the courage to investigate them?”

“Good to know.”

Roland nodded.

He took a minute to reexamine the quest. It was indeed a gold one, meaning that it was an epic quest.

So, it was natural that the investigation was hard.

“In that case, can you tell me more about the queen?” Roland took out the cake that Vivian made from his Backpack. “If you don’t drink, would you like some food?”

Antis’s eyes glowed. He took off his gloves and had a piece of the cake. He then chuckled charmingly. “It’s delicious. The files on the queen will be my payment for the cake.”