Chapter 689 (1/1)
By the time Lothar returned to what he temporarily called home, PEG was already there. Of all the witches, the only one with no hostility is this one, which may be why the witches chose Peggy to play the role of contact with Lothar. Because only she can let the count and the maids listen to the news and warnings from within the sorceress in a more relaxed and rational state. Of course, the more important reason is that she is the only one among the four witches who planned to release Lothar.
”Where have you been? What's the meaning of being late when you know that some guests will come? ” As Lothar approached the door, the count's wry smile came from the net bug's question and her dissatisfaction with her words. He raised the food in his hand and replaced his excuse with action. The maid frowned slightly and took the thing from Lothar's hand. ”I told you not to spend money indiscriminately.”
The count scratched his head and made a helpless expression to the witch in the room. In fact, it is true. As the Earl of Heishan, Lothar's consumption habits are quite different from those of the net worm who was born as a mercenary. Before that, they did not show up when they were in Cangshi. However, during their life in lost heart bay for a month, they, or the maids, argued with Lothar on this topic. Most of the time Lothar has realized that her physical strength has declined in recent years. However, the reason why she has been able to rely on her own physical strength has not been realized recently.
”That's OK. I expected that when I came out this time.” Peggy smiles, and before Lothar comes back, she has given the money she brings to the webworm. However, the amount of money is limited, which is also because witches lack the concept of money. They do not have the habit of hoarding money, but prefer to convert wealth into crafts or things that can be used as casting materials. The ”blood money” produced by the sorcerer group, as the highest value currency of lost heart Bay, is not something that young witches like Peggy can freely touch.
”Thank you. It will solve our biggest problem right now.” If it's money from strangers, Lothar may not accept it easily. But witches are the reason why they are here. It is natural and natural for the employers to provide funds for the activities, even in the eyes of knights. However, polite thanks are needed. After all, Peggy and they can still choose to leave Lothar alone and let them die on their own. But the count also realized what it meant when the witch paid them money.
Sure enough, Peggy shook his head gently, and his face became more and more dignified. ”No, money won't be your biggest problem. It won't be soon.” She said, gently knocked on the wall, and then a light green light stripe flashed across the simple wooden wall. This is the magic skill she learned from cheese to cover the information in the room, but the witch made corresponding improvements according to her own situation when using it. The count and the net worm who came back from the kitchen saw the ripple, and soon understood what Peggy meant.
”Come on, what's going on here. It's not because of a tsunami that happens every few years that your great witch called you and Qili back from Cangshi Lothar said he helped the webworm to pave the cushion, which he had bought from a craftsmen for a day's wages. Although the latter complained as usual, they didn't say anything more because of the need.
”You're right. Although I'm still not sure what the witch meant, this time it's not a tsunami. I, no, it should be said that we, that is, Haila and Karen plus the three of me, through the information we have collected, we can be sure of at least a few things Peggy's eyes swept over the two faces in front of her. To be honest, she is more willing to believe in Lothar and net worm than her companion witch. It is needless to say that the spirit of the lion people is unique. The mercenary's clean and decisive style is much better than that of the witch's feminine or even somewhat sinister way of doing things. ”First, we are fighting with the sea demon now.”
This is not a secret that is hard to guess. The bodies of humans and sea monsters unearthed during the beach cleaning in lost heart Bay let the two people who have experienced a series of events of the damned lady realize that the relationship between Witch and siren is not as close as other people in lost heart Bay think. Since the shark toothed sea demon dares to attack the witch's ship, it is not incomprehensible to retaliate in the manner of witches and even go back to war in full swing. But the key question is not here, ”how big is the battle?” As a general, Lothar is very keen to grasp the words in Peggy's words, war, generally does not mean all-out war gambling. So, judging from the fact that normal people in lost heart haven't realized this, the scale of the battle is still quite limited.
”At present, it is only limited to the senior Witches of the sorceress group. As for the sea demon, I don't know very well. From the recent state of affairs, we speculate that not only the shark teeth, but the Leto clan should also be in a state of tension with the witch group, no, with the whole lost heart Bay. If the war situation expands further, it is likely that ordinary people will be involved. ” With a worried look on her face, Peggy knew that ordinary people in lost heart Bay would not always stand on the side of witches, and then it would be hard to guarantee that the great witch would not clean the disobedient for the sake of authority.”Ordinary people have been implicated.” Lothar shook her head and interrupted Peggy, ”or when the sirens move, this war is not about the people here. I thought the witches might have prevented further development, but now it seems that I am wrong. But you don't have to worry. As long as your witch is smart enough, the sailors won't mind helping the witch fight this battle. No one wants to share the ocean with other people, especially those who are not human beings. Of course, if you can get rid of that sea fog. ”
Lothar's words are based in large part on his observations when he came into contact with ordinary people in lost heart Bay, especially the top echelons of the human class, the captains. Of course, they are not satisfied with the witch's tax collection, but what makes them even more dissatisfied is the sea demon's uncertain attitude. In the final analysis, the existence of misty sea area and sea demon is the power to hold the throat of lost heart Bay. Free sailors do not mind bowing slightly to the rulers when they land, but they never allow anyone to touch the sea that belongs to them.
”I think that may be the ultimate goal of the great witch. In addition to the witches in charge of the war, many people are assigned to work that seems inexplicable, but this may have a lot to do with the misty sea. The sea king eggs you found before, I mean giant eggs, are also used in this respect Peggy sighed. She didn't know how much of her guess was right, but as a young witch, it was the limit of her ability. ”So we mean, since you haven't left lost heart Bay, try not to think about returning to Cangshi at this time. Now all the manpower has been put into the reconstruction of the city. It is not clear that when the captains discover the hostility of the sirens, the war will naturally expand. They don't want to be locked up here. And all you have to do is stay away from this war. ”
”Away from war?” The count repeated the four words, then shook his head, ”that's not something we can decide. If the sea is going to submerge an island, is there a safe place on the island? ”