A subjugated princess will never die a vagabond

As if seeing Cloris' interest in this commission, the planner said in her mind: "Evening Star Island is at the border of the spiral arm on the north side of the Floating Star Sea. It was originally an outpost for the aboriginals to observe the abyss. The star wall blocked the deep currents and fog, and the Evening Star Island became a prosperous city connected to the 'Long Chrysalis'. In the past ten years, the second largest film and television base in the Floating Star Sea has been established on it, and it is also an entertainment for nobles and wealthy businessmen who spend a lot of money. If the city... accepts this entrustment, the master can make initial contact with Rodean Campus or other nobles by the way, and establish some contacts for future plans."

The abyss is the extension of the abyss domain. During the Dark Era, the abyss eroded most of the domains. Even today, the abyss still partially exists in various airspaces of the lower realm, becoming a forbidden zone that is more dangerous than the fog.

The mysterious characteristics of the mist are changeable, some are deadly and some just make people lost. If you are lucky, you can even fight for a narrow escape in the mist area. Once the abyss is rubbed against it, the abyss will immediately corrupt the sanity and life of all occupants.

Cloris said with great interest: "Interesting, is that big star ranger filming a movie there?"

"Probably." The girl had imprisoned the planner for almost two months, and the progress of the outside development has long been unknown.

"Hey, Miss Ke!"

Suddenly, a burst of surprise screams overwhelmed the hustle and bustle of the guild hall, attracting the attention of the explorers. The person who made the noise was not only not shy when he realized his gaffe, but raised his chin proudly, acting outstanding.

In fact, she is also like this. She is dressed in fiery red and coquettish, and her robes seem to exist only in rich court dresses. The hem of the skirt drags on the ground like a stream of flames.The woman is young and beautiful, full of burning vitality. Even if she is not screaming, many explorers will still stick their eyes to her.

Wiman Lisaraben, which Cloris had long forgotten, was so impressive in her foolish attire that the girl recognized her immediately.

The female mage had a new staff in her hand, and she was accompanied by a reserved, short-haired woman of the same age. Cloris had a relationship with her once. Lull Kiora.

Cloris doesn't like this stupid guy, who has suffered such a big crime on the Muye Plateau, but still wears a skirt and continues to be an explorer. Does this mean that he is not slow enough in escaping?

But she didn't reach out to hit the smiling person. Cloris remembered that Weiman Lisara had a good background. Her family also came to the Lake of Watch to express their gratitude. She was a valuable target, so the girl smiled and said: "It's Wei Man, why are you here?"

Weiman Lisara bowed her head slightly, showing a rare shy smile.

It stands to reason that Weiman was ugly in front of Ms. Ke. She should never have any contact with each other. Miss Ke is out on business.

This made it difficult for Weiman to think—Miss Ke is an outstanding explorer, is she carrying out some dangerous commissions?

Therefore, Weiman took her good sisters to take turns to visit the Explorers' Guild, and came to the Explorers' Guild for coffee during holidays, and she seemed to be a frequent visitor here, which is why her outfit did not attract too much attention.

People have long been accustomed to this young mage who stands out from the crowd and has made great contributions to the Muye Plateau.

Even Weiman Lisara didn't know exactly what kind of mentality she was in. She was always anxious to meet Miss Ke, maybe to prove that she was not as bad as Muye Plateau, or to make friends with her. Friends, or maybe just want to see you again.

But no matter what she thought before, Weiman's head was blank at the moment, nervous and shy, just like the scene of being incontinent in front of Miss Ke in her memory.

"Weiman Lisaraben, the eldest daughter of Lisaraben's branch family in Gulingting, she is averagely gifted but highly favored. Although it is a branch, the line of Gulingting is not weaker than the family that is on the verge of extinction. It will definitely become the new clan within 200 years. The master can first use Weiman Lisaraben's innocence to set foot in the upper class of Gringing Court. If you want to conduct in-depth investigations on Evening Star Island, this woman can provide a lot of convenience. It can also be used to share risks.”

The planned reminder sounded in Cloris' consciousness.

It has to be said that when it comes to making suggestions, the dog-hook repair is much more reliable than the little goblin.

After Cloris ordered Wolsey to accept the commission from Evening Star Island, she eagerly took Weiman's hand and pulled her into the box: "Are you also here to accept the commission? Why aren't you with your friends?"

"I, I want to be independent like Miss Ke," she turned her back to the hall, and lowered her voice with magic, lest the glorious image fall from the "altar" in the public perception, "I have been practicing very hard these days, Lubo George and those rookies have long been left behind by me!"

"Oh, it seems that you have learned the lesson from the Muye Plateau and have made great progress, not bad Weiman, I am very optimistic about you." Cloris praised without hesitation.

Wiman Lisara was taken aback.

That vitriolic, fierce and frightening Miss Ke, is praising her?

At this time, Cloris casually mentioned: "By the way, Weiman, I have a request for you to participate in, the second-level investigation of Evening Star Island, under the leadership of Jingtie-level explorers, Deadwood-level explorers can also participate.”

"Okay!" Wiman Lisara said excitedly for no reason, "Actually, I planned to enter an acting career after graduation. Miss Ke of "Wild Ranger" is the one that has been popular recently! Originally The crew wanted to ask me to be the heroine, but unfortunately my father rejected it because of his studies!"

"Oh?" Cloris smiled, "Then do you want to be an explorer or an actor?"

"Of course I want to be like Miss Ke!" Weiman Lisara said categorically, "I heard that Miss Ke is an excellent plague doctor, and I plan to accept some commissions to exorcise evil spells recently!"

508. Cheap entrustment

Light Harbor City, Explorer Newspaper.

In recent months, Adam Lawrence has been in the limelight for a while. The report led by him deeply revealed an evil and hidden chain of slave trade. Some lords and businessmen conspired to not only hide the smuggling of immigrants from outside, but even hijacked the slaves in their territories. The people were abducted to the devil's lair, where they were classified and sold with labels such as "[-]" and "[-]".

Adam Lawrence's series of interviews about "Ranger Knights" stems from a commercial company's job-seeking scams on Starship citizens who wanted to go out and make a living.Several young women who originally wanted to find a job did not go to Bierre's textile factory to work as stated in the contract, but were detained under the leadership of the slave ship to the town of Eraka in Hong Ye to accept slave owners Inhumane taming.

In order to have enough cheap labor to produce on the land, the lords usually restrict the personal freedom of the residents in the territory. Even in the past 200 years, the lords of the Floating Star Sea are still conservative and stubborn. Which one of the citizens is not their own private property?

The general price of an educated and healthy slave ranges from [-] to [-] Xingyuan, and the reasons and channels for slaves to be traded are varied.Whether it is a down-and-out aristocrat who wants to make money, a greedy person who covets the property of citizens, or some stubborn people who are quite resistant, they can use this channel to sink people into the sea.

There are also those who satisfy their selfish desires or perform cult rituals, which makes the rotten blood hidden in the sea of ​​floating stars on the surface hidden in the marrow.

Adam Lawrence's report is a ray of light that uncovers evil forces. After the opening of the "Ranger Series" interview, Star City, Gringo City, and Light Harbor held massive picketing activities. Countless residents with tragic pasts reported one after another. It seems that there is a tendency to trample all the evil lords under their feet.

Because the sales volume of the newspaper's magazines increased sharply, the reputation of the newspaper also rose. Adam Lawrence was also honored to be promoted to editor-in-chief, and was hailed as "the man behind the hero" by the public.

Only Adam Lawrence himself knows how much psychological pressure he is under. Every day, the reporter feels that he is walking on a tightrope, and if he makes a mistake, he will fall into the abyss.

There are four letters on his desk.

The first letter came from the Explorers' Guild's round table council. They voted for Adam Lawrence to be promoted to the core of the guild. The premise is to expose the evil deeds of the Pioneering Party lords who set up the guild, and to find out the lawless lords in a targeted manner, so as to cooperate with the round table council. Complete internal cleaning.

The second letter came from the Socialist Party, which has a platform of the Phillips Foundation. Party leader Vilumecka hoped that Adam Lawrence would expose the atrocities of the Pioneering Party, and at the same time cooperate with the newspapers under the Socialist Party to give more voice to the citizens who were victimized.

The third letter came from the Presidential candidate of the Reform Party, Woodrow Pierce. The Reform Party's attitude was also to suppress the Pioneering Party. However, they did not want to expand the case, and their attitude was ambiguous.

The fourth letter is an invitation letter from Carionto Glemanche, hoping that he will participate in a charity sale in Gullingdu. Glemanche said that Adam Lawrence, who cares so much about the suffering of the people, should focus his limited public opinion on Those black-hearted factories that cannibalize human flesh and suck human blood are for the benefit of the general public. At the same time, they also attached a letter of inspirational scholarship to his sister Jenny Lawrence from Gulindu University.

This is also the reason why Adam Lawrence pushed Seke and other rangers to the front of the stage. However, the current situation is still beyond his expectations, so that he tosses and turns every night, and his palms are always sweating.

reputation?Benefit?sense of justice?

Adam Lawrence is no longer sure what he wants to pursue.Sometimes he feels that he is full of power, and whoever he chooses will be regarded as the guest of honor, but he knows that he is actually just a slightly better-growing grass among the withered stems. will fall down.

In the past two months, Adam Lawrence has received [-] star dollars in bonuses alone, which is worth the hard work of the past seven or eight years. Until now, he still feels as if it has been a lifetime since he was actually honored by a senior reporter with a report. Editor-in-Chief Throne.

He can stand taller and fall harder.

Adam Lawrence sat silently in his seat, with his back to the starlight, like a chiseled sculpture.He didn't dare to make any moves, he was afraid that there were transcendent beings hiding outside the window, in the chimney, or hiding in the corner of the bookshelf at this moment—observing his every move.

He rubbed the gold-plated lighter with intricate carvings, lit a high-quality cigar produced in the secret wetlands, held it between his teeth, burned the letters one by one with serious eyes, and threw them into the brazier on the side of the seat.

Although he is the editor-in-chief, the magazines and newspapers on his desk are all related to the knight-errant and slave-trading case. Before the dust settles on this matter, this is his only value.

Adam Lawrence still remembers the torture in the prison. He is always vigilant, but he is not worried that he will encounter accidents for the time being.

On the one hand, this case has not yet shaken the foundation of the Pioneering Party. What the big figures in the Pioneering Party have to do is to cut off the criminal, rather than make him shut up forever and only attract suspicion.Since Gremanche was willing to invite him, he didn't want to put him to death at the banquet.

On the other hand, he is now the main force reporting the case, attracting the attention of almost the entire Floating Star Sea. If someone really assassinated him, wouldn't the other companies send anyone to follow him?

"Dong dong dong."

"Please come in."

After the knock on the door received a response from Adam Lawrence, a sexy stunner with a fiery figure and long brown-red hair walked in. It was Leona Sellian, the editor's assistant and former colleague arranged for him by the newspaper.

"What's the matter?" Adam Lawrence looked as calm as possible, but he was still nervous.

The other party is a colleague who has been with him for more than three years, but now he sees everyone as a spy.

He, a seven-year veteran reporter, knows exactly how heavy those four letters are.

"Now that you have gained a lot of fame and fortune, why do you always look like you have been working all night?" Leona slapped the documents on the table casually, sitting next to Adam Lawrence's armrest, hooking her fingers into the open collar, her eyes He said ambiguously, "But at your age, one more thing is really needed to supplement the definition of success."

"What do you mean?" Adam Lawrence was restless.

Leona's body has a light perfume smell, which is not suitable for her appearance, which is reserved and introverted. She exudes clear beauty in her charm, and a touch of purity in her enchantment.

It made him think of the whore in the town of Eraka, with heavy makeup and deliberately provoking the crudest hormones of men.

"I'm 26 years old, and the old man in my family is anxious to find a suitable husband for me," Leona shrugged her shoulders, and said nonchalantly, "If you're a friend, you don't lose money to outsiders, right? Anyway, neither is my family. What is rich and powerful, you have a great chance, why don't you give it a try?"

"I don't think so, Leona," said Adam Lawrence dryly.

"Hehe, don't you men all have the same virtue? As long as you dare to act and admit it, it doesn't matter if you are just a fish and water?" Leona tried to pick Adam Lawrence's chin with her index finger, but the latter grabbed it .

Adam Lawrence asked gravely, "What on earth do you mean?"

"I don't understand the style," Leona curled her lips, got down from the armrest, and said according to the documents on the table, "Look for yourself, my lord editor-in-chief."

Adam Lawrence looked down—

"Hero or whore? Several Rangers have been accused of rape, and 'The Redeemer' Seco is in a scandal!"

Adam Lawrence frowned and said, "This is out-and-out slander!"

"Who knows what those people really think? Justice rangers? Money, fame and fortune?" Leona laughed and said, "The country bumpkins who can't move their eyes when they see their buttocks, do you think they want to benefit the world more after they have gained fame and fortune or sleep with women on the bed?" ?”

Adam Lawrence clenched his fist with his left hand, rubbed his brows with his right hand, and thought about it. He stood up abruptly and walked out the door: "Prepare for the ferry ticket to Evening Star Island, and inform the Kress Law Firm to find out about the charges first. What is going on."

"Adam." Leona called to stop him.

"Ok?"

"From a friend's point of view, your news is deep enough. Before the fire really hits Seke, you'd better stop digging into the things behind this case. It involves too much, and it's not something our small newspaper can do." bear it."

Adam Lawrence looked back at her.

It is not up to him to decide where the depth of this case ends, and as a mouthpiece that has attracted much attention, it is not up to him to decide where to stop.

Would he really be safe himself if he faded out of the public eye?

But otherwise, what is the point of taking risks?

Fame and fortune, or a vague sense of justice?

Adam Lawrence always felt that his personality was in a split state, and half of his gray hair had already been mixed with silver strands.

"Ha ha."

Push the door out.

……

Evening Star Island floating on the sea, the end of the star curtain.

Looking north from here, one can see one end of the spiral arm sailing into a narrow river channel. Passing through that channel is a "long chrysalis" with a depth of more than a thousand kilometers and an average width of one hundred.The drop of the long pupa is 48 kilometers. To the west is the abyss "death cage" bordering the twisted forest, Ubu Noel, and the big hurricane; to the east is the vast fog forbidden zone. Turned around and entered the night plateau.

"Is this the place where the stars meet? It's not bad."

The first thing Cloris did when she landed on the island was to get acquainted with the environment. She and Weiman Lisaraben were sitting in the public mechanical carriage for sightseeing, holding a glass of peach juice in their hands.

Ke Luer, the sorcerer's little follower, was still in Denggang by Weiman himself; the plague doctor's little follower took the team to the film festival site on Evening Star Island, trying his luck for the future layout, trying to use the planned resources to lay down some If you don't have a good network of contacts, it's good to go to the aristocratic circle to catch up with one another.

"Are the two ladies here to watch the film festival's guests?" The driver who operated the mechanical carriage asked enthusiastically.

Cloris asked back: "Why can't it be a big star who is ready to accept the award?"

"I know every famous actor in the 20 years since Gulingting Films started," the coachman said with a hearty smile, "You are more elegant and luxurious than all the big stars I have seen. If such an eye-catching person is not an actor, That is probably a noble from a famous family, are you a mage?"

The second half of his sentence was obviously aimed at Weiman Lisaraben.

Although Cloris was also charming and charming, she was a little less mature than Weiman in appearance, and at the same time, she was not as coquettish as a mage in her regular dress, like a burning rose.

"Actually, it's not. We are explorers who came to investigate the Weeping Song of Evening Star Island."

"Well, there are rumors about the cry of the ancient graveyard at midnight, and some people have similar auditory hallucinations, but I have never been there, so I have no way of knowing whether it is true or not," the coachman said cautiously, "But It’s better to believe that it’s something, I’m absolutely afraid to go there and ask for proof... Are you two ladies going to investigate, if you really encounter any danger..."

"This is my friend, Weiman Lisaraben, a wizard from a famous family. That is an ancient family well-known in the mage world!" Cloris patted Weiman's elastic thigh that belonged to a dancer. There was no lack of pride on her face, "Any monsters and goblins are no match for her spells, you can rest assured about that!"

Weiman was embarrassed, but her face unconsciously showed pride, as if it was true.

The coachman didn't look back, but said in an admiring tone: "It's because I don't know Taishan, and I underestimated you two!"

Cloris ordered: "You first drive around the main road in the city, and in the evening, drive the car to Occam Castle in the west."

"Your will!"

Evening Star Island is slightly smaller than Hurricane Island, with a coastline of more than [-] kilometers and a hilly area. An hour's drive west from the main city is the new city under development by the Municipal Government of Evening Star Island.

This place used to be the resting place of the aborigines' heroic spirits. The developer dug the grave once before the ground was broken, and the curse or "evil" that should have been basically swept away. However, in recent years, there have still been some supernatural accidents. Except that it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, if it happens every now and then, it is not serious.

This is also the reason why Cloris was able to receive this second-level commission in the guild.

Occam Castle, built on a hill, is the residence of the client.

It was dinner time at this moment, and the owner of the castle was still discussing matters with his subordinates in the office. Cloris and her two entered it under the leadership of the maid, interrupting the discussion in the office.

"Lord Robson, the entrusted explorer is here."

"Okay, you guys go down first," Brian Robson signaled the office to clear the room, his eyes froze for a moment when he came into contact with the two visitors, and then he smiled in surprise, "It's Weiman, when will it be?" How did you become an explorer? Your parents and grandparents all said that you wanted to be an actor. If the servant hadn’t reminded me, I would have thought that the person who came was a big star at a film festival!”

Weiman asked in confusion, "You are?"

The noble said with a smile: "I, Brian Robson, your uncle's friend's brother-in-law's business partner, you have to call me uncle, haven't we met several times? Last year I was with you Appeared at the 21st birthday party, do you remember?"

Wiman Lisaraben: "?"

At my birthday party, there were at least 600 guests who ate and drank for free. How can I remember the business partners of my uncle’s friend, brother-in-law?

"Ahem, it's normal if you don't remember, after all, there were so many people at that time," Brian Robson sat down with some embarrassment, and said, "It's not too late to get to know each other now, let's talk about business first, Weiman, are you sure about the investigation commission?" Is it only for you to carry out without bringing your family's servants and guards? You are different from those untouchable explorers, and even a second-level investigation commission is risky!"

The second-level investigation commission is not the same as the second-level mopping-up commission. The investigation only needs to discover the truth of the incident, and there may be troubles that can only be solved by the third and fourth levels.