Dominate the world in three weeks?

A week has passed, and the news of the young duke's disappearance is still raging in Shanninpail. Not only that, the news has even spread outside the empire—this is different from what the White Pearl Queen had planned at the beginning.

She thought that with such a high reward, whoever caught Terrence would bring him back as soon as possible, but now the Queen is more worried about where is Terrence?Did he fall into the hands of enemy nations?Will someone use Terrence to threaten himself?

These worries made the queen a little anxious. Compared with the safety of Terrence, she was more concerned about the empire and the throne. She wanted to get Terrence back as soon as possible, half of which was because Terrence was her future check and balance Duke Pacino important weight.Wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse if Terence were to threaten the current stable political situation?

Therefore, the queen made a secret decision. If Terrence was still missing after a few days, she could only announce the tragic death of Duke Aldret.After all, people can search secretly even after they are "dead". It is not difficult for a royal family to restore their identity, but what the queen needs to beware of is that someone will threaten her with Terrence's life and death. situation.

No one knew what the queen had made, and in another place, there were people who were keenly concerned about Terrence's whereabouts.

"Has it been determined yet?"

The person hidden in the darkness asked softly, his lowered voice was a little hoarse.

The man kneeling on the ground said affirmatively: "The whereabouts of the Duke of Aldret have been found, and it is as expected."

"Oh, what kind of duke...just a brat. Send people to guard the surrounding cities and keep an eye on them."

"Yes!"

After the battlefield was completely cleaned up, it was already the morning of the second day, and the faces of the players with deep black masks were exhausted. Fortunately, they did not lose any manpower in this battle, but many people were still injured. , especially mages.

Relying on the spar and exquisite magic control, Cynthia restrained the bandit leader by herself. Not only was the magic element in her body almost exhausted, but she also suffered a lot of injuries.She simply tore off the mage robe that got in the way and used it to bandage the wound.

The bright sun shines on everyone's faces during the day, but everyone looks so depressed.

Terrence sat alone on a fallen tree trunk, clasped his hands and propped his chin.

If anyone is in the worst mood here, it must be him.Although he doubted the authenticity of the "Adventure Team", he had no idea that the other party was the famous "Forest Robber" in the future.This kind of dirty business will not be rampant until three years later. The little duke, who relies on the memory of his previous life, did not expect that someone will make a fortune by robbing adventurers in the White Bone Tower Forest.

At least half of the loss this time was due to Terrence's misjudgment.It can be seen from this that it is not a good thing to rely too much on the experience of the previous life, which also makes Terrence more eager to find the original fruit as soon as possible.

After helping the team members deal with the dead bodies on the ground, Vic nervously walked up to Terrence and bowed his head to admit his mistake: "This time I blamed my lack of thoughtfulness, I'm really sorry!!"

As early as last night, Terrence's anger was vented in his poisonous tongue to Pine, and he just waved his hand at Vic's words: "If I want to blame you, maybe I have to blame the one who agreed with your decision first Myself—it’s useless to talk about it now, the more important thing is to cheer everyone up. How is the injury situation?”

Vik breathed a sigh of relief at his employer's innocence, and replied: "The mages consume a lot of magic power, and the injuries of the others are not too bad. I don't think it will affect the rest of the itinerary."

Terrence pondered for a while: "Then let's rest for a while today. Without the support of the mage, it will be a little dangerous next time. My magic scroll was basically exhausted last night. I can only rely on you from now on. I should be more cautious." For good."

Hearing Tyron mention the scrolls, Vic's face turned pale: "I am very grateful for your actions yesterday, and I am also ashamed at the same time - you actually asked you to protect your own safety, those scrolls..."

He wanted to say——I will find a way to pay you back, but the thought of the astonishing price made him unable to utter the words again.According to the calculations of the thieves in the team, their wealthy employer consumed a total of about 1500 crystal coins last night.Even if the dark mask team is packaged and bought on the black market, it will be difficult to offset the debt.

But Vic's self-esteem made it difficult for him to shamelessly escape this responsibility.

The mercenary captain clenched his fists, feeling indescribably ashamed for his current embarrassment.He was born in a slum, and has been looked down upon by people since he was a child because of money. For him, wealth is both a goal to pursue and a poisonous arrow to embarrass him.

Terrence couldn't understand why Vic was hesitating. Compensation was completely dispensable to him, and he didn't mind giving Vic a face: "Please don't say that, Vic. We should have helped and supported each other in the forest, if you really feel guilty, then I can choose something I like from this time as compensation, and of course, you can dispose of those that are useless to me."

The little duke might not be able to take a fancy to the gadgets left by the robbers, but even if he wanted to sell favors, the other party would not be able to make the other party aware of the gap in being given alms, so he said such a thing.

Vic was indeed relieved by this, but the self-rejection of poverty still lingered in his heart.

The deep black mask rested for a whole morning, and finally came out of the exhaustion left by the fierce battle in the middle of the night. Everyone ate something casually, and then gathered next to a pile of spoils, paying attention to what good things the enemies had left behind.

In addition to the weapons that were confiscated at the beginning, the space bags that were pulled from the dead and the things that people left behind when they fled in a panic were all piled up now.According to the agreement with Vic, Terrence has the right to choose first.

Flipping through the odds and ends, Terrence didn't seem to care that much. Even if the guys rolling in the forest were robbers, there probably wouldn't be anything that interested Terrence.

In fact, it was true, except for the poor quality swords and staffs, there were some not-so-pure magic crystals and some cheap scrolls in the interspatial bags.

Terrence fiddled with it casually again, and saw a beautifully crafted cufflink under an epee.He frowned and picked up the cufflinks.

There are no traces of identity such as family crests or letters on the cufflinks, and it is likely to be a finished product from a store. Terrence noticed the small traces of magic patterns on the base of the gemstone, and determined that this is an exquisite and delicate high-end space bag.He tried to use his own spirit to tamper with the information of the owner of the space bag, but he did not expect to open the space easily.It seemed that the former owner might have been a poor fellow who had been killed by robbers.

A lot of things fell out of the cuffs: precious ores used to make alchemy tools, monster crystals piled up in the shape of a hill—that poor man is probably an alchemist.But what really caught Terrence's attention was a red fruit half hidden in the magic crystal.

The little duke's heart beat violently several times, and he couldn't believe his eyes.

He carefully took the thing out, held it under the sun and observed carefully - the whole fruit was in the shape of a heart, and there were traces of nearly black spider web-like lines on the bright red and smooth peel.

This is indeed the original fruit that the little duke dreamed of!

Originally, he was shaken about the upcoming journey because of yesterday's exhausting battle, but now a huge surprise has come to Terrence, making him almost lose his identity and cheer.

Terrence calmed down, turned around and smiled, "I don't think I need anything else."

He picked up the original fruit, a few small alchemy props and the empty cufflink: "I only want these, and you can take the rest as you like."

Cynthia stared at the thing in Terrence's hand, with an expression of ecstasy and disbelief on her face, and said hesitantly, "Could this be the original fruit?"

Her words made some people scream in surprise, and Terrence frowned secretly. He didn't intend to explain what he was holding to this group of people.According to their short-sightedness, they shouldn't recognize the existence of Yuanyuan Fruit, which is equivalent to extinction, but the dual-line female mages are obviously well-educated.

Terrence shook his head without changing his expression: "It's just the seed of the lover vine, how could such a legendary thing be found so easily."

Cynthia raised her eyelids and glanced at him. She didn't know whether she believed it or not. Her subsequent silence made Terrence temporarily relieved, but he was still vigilant.

He turned to look at Vic: "Please show me the map, I want to confirm the next direction."

Vic unfolded the huge postwall map, pointed to a point and said, "This is where we are now."

"Which city is near here?"

"Yorkshire."

Terrence thought about it, Yorkshire is a small town, and its owner is just a viscount, who doesn't even have the qualifications to be in the court, and there will be no teleportation array that can lead to the imperial capital in the city lord's mansion.On the contrary, the owner of Glorysway in the northwest of it is an old general who had contacts with the old duke when he was alive.

He flicked his finger lightly on the map, and said to Vic, "Just go straight to Yorkshire."

"Stop going further into the forest?"

"I thought about it. It is a bit dangerous to go forward with the current state of the team. The magic plants collected along the way are almost the same, so it is better to leave...Of course, the agreed commission will be given to you in full. "

"Ah... please take care." Vic said shyly.

The mercenary captain quickly notified everyone that he was about to leave the forest, and the mercenaries who were rummaging for useful things cheered immediately.They are exhausted by the pain and mental tension, and this decision is undoubtedly a good thing for them.