Dawn of the Ash Tower

Three days after the arrival of the cheese at the Dragon’s Back Tavern, the snow

"Have you heard? Jack's family lost a sheep today." A villager said after taking a sip of his wine.

"Ah, I heard that the animals have been missing for the past two days, and I don't know what's going on." Another villager nodded and said.

"I heard that a pack of wolves came nearby." The third villager spoke up.

"No way! The animals are kept in the cowshed and sheep shed at night. How did the wolf get in?"

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The lively discussion was stopped by the presence of one person.Cheese is still wearing his iconic gray robe, and snowflakes have accumulated a thin layer on his hood and shoulders, which shows that he has been walking in the snow for a while.When the rumored gray robe entered the tavern, the villagers unconsciously stopped talking, as if they were afraid of his existence.

"A glass of ale." Cheese frowned, sitting in front of the bar and said to the proprietress.His eyes were out of focus, so it could be seen that he was thinking about something, maybe he was so focused on his thinking that he didn't pay attention to the whispers of the surrounding villagers pointing at him.

Soon, the villagers in the tavern checked out in twos and threes and left. The tavern, which was still overcrowded just now, suddenly became only the proprietress and the cheese in front of the bar who were unconsciously drinking ale.The lady proprietress cleaned up the plates and cutlery on the table, with an angry expression on her face, after all, the cheese messed up the business in the tavern.

"If you don't find out where those animals are going, I'm afraid I'll close the shop in less than half a month." With an almost rude gesture, snatching the empty wine glass, the proprietress complained to the gray robe.

"Ah, sorry, I was thinking about something just now." Cheese was awakened from his contemplation, looked at the deserted environment around him, and said awkwardly.

"Since you came here, nearly ten animals have been lost in three days. If you are hungry, you can tell me. Even if you need raw meat, you can ask Grandpa Jon to talk about it." The proprietress was doing simple cleaning while Say.

"I've said it many times, Elsa, I really have nothing to do with those missing animals, the abyss is down, and how do I explain it to you to believe that I don't need living animals as sacrifices." Cheese Hold your head and say.

The proprietress put down the plate in her hand and walked to the opposite side of the cheese, her hands suddenly fell on the bar, making a loud noise, after the cheese was frightened and raised her head, she said to the latter in this very imposing posture.

"Then you go and fix it! Bring back the real thief, with their hide if it's a wolf, and their head if it's a man! Tell those people you're innocent."

I have to say that although Elsa is very sweet, the aura she shows when she is angry is not comparable to that of the noble ladies in the south. The tough blood of the northerners also flows in this girl's body .And our poor cheese has become a victim of this momentum, he is completely implicated.Obviously, the proprietress blamed him for the bad business, although this was not wronged him.

"Yes, my lady, but as you can see, I have been running in the village for a day for this matter, how about letting me take a break?" Cheese said with a wry smile.This is true, even though he is a genuine magician, magic is not omnipotent, not to mention that he is still investigating the magic plague, and there is really nothing he can do about it.

Back in his room, cheese lay on the cold wooden bed staring at the ceiling of the room.

"In the end, what's going on..." the young mage murmured in a low voice.

Cheese raised his hand, and a small green halo condensed in his hand. The color of this green light is neither the green of the forest nor the green of the grass, but a kind of light that makes people feel Evil green.This was collected by Cheese from the town. Although it was very faint, he could be sure that it was a dangerous magical plague.And it must be related to the task given to me by my teacher.The mage looked at the green light in his hand, and sorted out the things he had experienced in the past few days from beginning to end.

"As soon as I came, the animals started to be lost. In this way, it is almost certain that I am the most suspected person, but it is not me, unless..." Cheese narrowed his eyes, and he thought of a possibility.And the next step is to demonstrate whether this possibility is right.Turning over from the bed and putting on his robe, the mage rushed back to the lobby of the tavern at the fastest speed in his life.

"Elsa! Tell me if anything unusual happened in this town before I came, or anyone strange!"

It was the first time the proprietress saw Cheese in such an excited state. At least in the past five days, the gray-robed man had been acting like a fool, even if he was talking to the leader of the Frost Guard or being criticized behind his back by the whole town They all look like they don't matter.So the proprietress was really taken aback.

In fact, cheese has always had the unique arrogance of a mage, which is very common among people with power or knowledge.They always think that they have more knowledge than ordinary people, so they can see the keys that are overlooked.And it was precisely because of this pride that although Cheese had been investigating the town for three days, he did not ask the villagers.In the words of his teacher, a mage should believe in what he sees more than what people see.

And when the gray-robed mage decides to ask others for proof, he can also be a good communicator.So the cheese quickly got information from the proprietress about the black-robed man who had appeared in this tavern three days ago.

"Can you show me that silver coin?"

Although Elsa was reluctant to take out this precious silver coin, she didn't care too much in order to solve the livestock theft case in the town as soon as possible.

"It's this one." The proprietress reluctantly took out a silver coin from the inside of her clothes, and put it on the counter instead of handing it directly to Cheese.At the same time, she is always on guard against the movements of the cheese. If the other party shows a slight desire to snatch, she will definitely respond immediately.

And the cheese naturally ignored the small movements of the proprietress. He looked at the silver coin carefully. Under the sunlight shining through the window, the silver coin shone with metallic light.

"Icebreaker Trout Emblem." Cheese frowned and whispered.On the upward side of the silver coin is a logo of a trout jumping out of the ice. Of course, due to the rough casting technology of the silver coin, only those who are familiar with this emblem can see what it is. It can only be recognized as a fish.

"The emblem of the Saron family?" Although Elsa had little impression of the noble's symbol system, as the closest lord family, she still knew the symbol of the Saron family.

"I think so." The cheese nodded, then turned the silver coin over, and the other side of the silver coin was cast with the royal family's logo.

"What can this explain?" Elsa also became interested at this time. She really wanted to know what the gray-robed man could know through a silver coin.

"The silver coin has the lord's emblem on one side and the royal family's emblem on the other, which proves that this silver coin is a currency approved by the king and handed over to the lord to make it himself. Generally, this type of currency will not be circulated in areas too far outside the territory. Because each There is a certain difference in the metal weight of the coins minted between the lords, and if merchants traveling between the major territories are more willing to use the currency issued by the king, their value is more uniform." Cheese said quickly, as A mage who entered a civilized society for the first time had only learned a lot of knowledge from books.

"So there is a high probability that the black-robed guest is from the Earl of Saron. And..."

"And you said three days ago that the Earl of Saron is finished." Elsa continued what the cheese said.

"Yes, the raven told me that the land has been destroyed, and the threat of destroying it is still approaching here. At first I thought it meant an army or some other armed force. Now it seems that maybe I made a mistake." Cheese said.He previously looked at the plague separately from the destruction of the Earl of Saron, but now, he found that the relationship between the two may be closer than he thought.

"What do you mean?" the proprietress asked.

"It means that the thing that destroyed the Earl of Saron may have arrived in this town, and if we don't dispose of it quickly and safely, perhaps this town will be very dangerous." Cheese said with a smile.

This time it was Elsa's turn to frown, she said angrily.

"Why do you get so excited when you mention danger?"

"No, my lady, I'm not interested in pure danger. I'm happy because... well, because of something else." Cheese raised his eyebrows and said.

Elsa wanted to speak again, but the gray robe continued on its own.

"Don't worry, I promise to deal with it, no matter what it is." Saying that, Cheese pulled up his hood, turned and walked out of the tavern.

"Is this the exam question you gave me? It won't trouble me, just like the other questions you gave me." The mage walked out of the door of the tavern, facing the cold wind mixed with snowflakes, and whispered to himself.

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