Chapter 300 - Traces (2/2)

“He plotted to assassinate the queen!” Link gave a hard blow.

“Ah… this… this is impossible!” Polot was absolutely stunned. The Red Dragon Queen was untouchably high. Assassinating the queen was terrifying!

Link laughed coldly. “Why else would a high-level dragon tell you to help him get information instead of personally going to the Dragon Temple?”

Polot didn’t answer this time. He was just a regular dragon. Half a month ago, a masked man had come to his door and gave him a sum of money for him to help do something. Because of the money, he’d agreed though he felt unsettled. This matter truly was odd, and he could tell the masked man was a powerful Dragon Warrior. It didn’t feel right for someone so powerful to ask an unimportant person to do something so small.

Now, something bad happened. Polot’s mental defense line was at the brink of collapse; expressions battled on his face.

Link didn’t rush him. Elin wanted to say something, but Link stopped her. He knew that success was near. When the dragon thought everything through, he would speak.

A few minutes later, Polot really did surrender. He sighed. “I don’t know who he is. He just suddenly came to my door, tossed down a bunch of money, and asked me to help. I thought it wasn’t something important, just keeping an eye on the Dragon Temple, so I agreed.”

“Since he wanted you to keep an eye, you must have had a way to contact him, right?” Link continued asking.

“There’s a contact method. He said that if there’s something unusual at the Dragon Temple, I should write a letter and take it to 92 Bluestone Road in Pine Leaf Village.”

This was a very important clue, and Link memorized it. Then he continued asking, “Where did you use to live?”

“I used to live in Pine Leaf Village,” Polot answered without thinking. “It’s around 30 miles from here, directly east of Creekwood Village.”

“Does the Dragon Warrior have any specific characteristics? Anything special?” Link asked quickly without giving the other time to hesitate.

“The most eye-catching is his weapon. It’s a blue sword. The back is carved with a dragon, and the blade is semi-transparent. It glows—”

Link cut him off before he could finish. “Not his weapon. I’m asking about him!”

Since the man was so cautious, he definitely wouldn’t reveal such a unique weapon. If he did, it could only mean that it was a clue meant to lead pursuers astray. It could even put the blame on someone else.

This trick was crude. Link obviously wouldn’t fall for it.

Polot was stunned. Then he asked, “Him? Uh… He’s really tall, at least half a head taller than me. His hair is red, but it’s really dark, almost black. There’s also a really faint lilac scent. And… that’s it.”

He said three characteristics: height, hair color, and the lilac scent.

Dragons could change their physical characteristics so he could ignore the height and hair color. Only the lilac scent was usable.

So, Link had only received three clues during this process: the contact method, the fact that the last appearance was in Pine Leaf Village, and the scent.

Everything else was completely useless.

Thinking a bit, Link said, “I don’t need you anymore. Go back and do what you need to do. Don’t let others know about our existence, understood?”

“Understood, understood. I won’t say anything even if I die,” the dragon promised while his eyes kept flitting over to the sack of coins.

“Take it,” Link allowed.

“Thank you, thank you.” Polot hurriedly picked up the coins and stuffed it into his shirt.

Link glanced at Nana and made a gesture that meant, knock him out and take him back.

Nana immediately went up and hit Polot’s neck sharply. Then she swung him over her shoulders and left. Three minutes later, Nana was back. “I brought him back and wasn’t discovered.”

“Elin, go back to Creekwood and keep an eye on Polot’s actions,” Link said.

Polot seemed like just an average dragon, but if anything happened, the enemy might secretly contact him. If Elin kept watching him, it was possible to find another clue.

In addition, Felina might go to the Night of the Dragon Inn to find them. If Elin was there, Felina would be able to find them.

“What about you?”

“Nana and I will go check out Pine Leaf Village.”

The enemy was cautious but had still left behind some traces. Link could feel that if he continued down this road, he might uncover a huge conspiracy.