The Death List Novel - Chapter 659
Chapter 659 Strange
“A month and a half ago, nothing happened in Silvermoon City, but perhaps Santalin would have set up the plan earlier.” The bartender lowered his head and said slowly, “Actually, more than four months ago, the most recent Alliance Lord meeting didn’t go well.”
Everyone in the Silvermoon Alliance now knew that this land was likely to form a unified country in the future, but differences were still inevitable in the merger negotiations between the major alliance cities. At the Lords’ Conference more than four months ago, perhaps in order to gain greater autonomy and status, the two Lords of Elward and Quilva set up obstacles to the negotiations, causing everyone to break up in displeasure.
Some people say that Ms. Elaszo held a grand celebration ahead of time in the hope that the relationship between the two sides could be repaired so that the nation-building talks could continue. It is possible that after that incident, the Santalin Society began to plan conspiracies to assassinate and sabotage the celebration. ”
Qin Lun nodded and quickly realized that there was something wrong with his judgement of the timeline. It was indeed a month and a half ago that the members of the Santalin Society searched for the Death Soul Flower in the Land of Death.
However, destroying the Silvermoon Celebration was a major event. The Santalin Society should not entrust the task to a branch office near the Bird Gate, but would instead send people directly from the headquarters to avoid leaking information.
The headquarters of the Santalin Society was located on the north bank of the Moon Sea-Fort Santir and Crow Stronghold. It was seven to eight thousand kilometers away from the Land of Death. Even if they were to fly safely on their flying mounts, it would take them two months to reach the Border Gate area. The time to leave was roughly four months ago.
“Since then, has anything unusual happened in Silvermoon City?” Qin Lun’s eyes lit up and he asked cautiously.
“I’m pretty sure there’s nothing in Silvermoon City.” After discussing for a while, the bartender also began to get better. The information and information of the past few months were filtered through his mind one by one. Finally, his eyes narrowed as if he remembered something. “But at a farm not far from the eastern suburbs of Silvermoon City, I remember that something big happened.”
“Oh? Who’s farm?” Qin Lun asked.
‘”It’s just a farm opened by an ordinary farmer. They were attacked by Jackalweres during the night. Everyone died, leaving no survivors behind. Silvermoon City sent a team of silver-clothed guards to wipe out the Jackalweres and retract their corpses after receiving a report from a passing caravan.”
The bartender said calmly, “Because the matter has been resolved smoothly and because of our relationship outside the city, we, the Hand of Light, did not send our brothers to investigate this incident.”
Toril World was different from the ordinary human world. There were many intelligent races in this magical world, and wild creatures were very powerful. Although humans occupied the leading role of the times, they were not a dominant race.
Barbarian races like the Jackalweres raided the intelligent races’ settlements one after another, especially in the wilderness without any strong defenses. Every year, Silvermoon City would receive several reports of such attacks. Apart from mourning for the victims, most of them were already used to it.
“Is there anyone living on this farm now?” Qin Lun narrowed his eyes.
“There is no one living there. Although Silvermoon City will return the farm to the relatives of the original owner or auction it off, the legal process is usually very slow. It will take at least a few months to determine the successor. Until then, the farm will remain idle.” The bartender rubbed his chin and said indifferently.
“In other words, from then on, that place has become the best hiding place for conspirators!” Qin Lun sneered and shook his head. “Looks like Santalin will play tricks on them. I think I should send them a present to congratulate them.”
“You’d better not act rashly. The assassins of the Santalin Society are all very powerful. Don’t lose your life after alarming them.” The bartender frowned slightly and persuaded.
“There’s no need for you to worry about this!” Qin Lun’s smile was still the same, but the meaning of his rejection was very obvious.
“Thank you for your information. What price do I need to pay for this information?” Qin Lun smiled and asked. He did not ask about the exact location of the farm. Since this matter had long been circulated in Silvermoon City, there should be a lot of people guiding him.
“No need. Although I don’t know your identity, you are still doing your best for Silvermoon City’s safety. If I still accept your money, then the Hand of Light is not the Hand of Light anymore.” The bartender glanced at Qin Lun’s Elves face and said proudly.
Hearing the bartender’s words, Qin Lun had no choice but to admit that this peculiar Thief Organization had its own unique charm. They had less money than other bandit organizations, but they were still able to absorb new blood and establish themselves in famous cities on the continent. That kind of weird idea had clearly taken up a large part of the credit.
The members of the Hand of Light were different from other thieves. Even if they were caught by the City Guard during the theft, they would raise their heads proudly like the Holy Knights of the Church of Light and say, “I am justice!”
Although it was a bit funny for a thief to say this, many people were all caught up in their tricks.
Silvermoon City was built like an iron bucket by the Silvermoon Guards. Elaszo and her followers had been unable to detect the existence of the Hand of Light for so many years.
Of course not. Since the Hand of Light was able to set up a secret stronghold in the Golden Oak Tree, it could be seen that the Silvermoon City Lord had no intention of banning them.
Perhaps Lady Hope thought that instead of handing over the underground network of the city to gangs and other bandit guilds, it would be better to let the Hand of Light lead the way. At the very least, these bandit from the chaotic and good factions would not wreak havoc in the city.
Before leaving, Qin Lun suddenly turned around and said, “I’m Ferrari Moonlight. We’ve talked for so long, but we haven’t asked for your name yet …”
“Conan Londo is at your service, respected guest!” The bartender smiled and raised his hand. A silver light flashed through the air. The silver coin that Qin Lun had given him was thrown back again. “Take care. I hope to see your figure again next time!”
Seeing Qin Lun leave the dark room, the bartender frowned and murmured, “Filar Moonlight, if I remember correctly, that famous Theopia Elf Prince was also called by that name. If something happened to him here, I’m afraid Lord Elaszo would have a headache.”
After leaving the dark room, Qin Lun did not immediately return to his room. Instead, he sat down in the lobby of the underground bar, ordered a pot of ale and barbecue, and slowly ate. He waited for Hill and Rand to return from their seats.
After Qin Lun left, the bartender returned to the bar after a while. However, the two of them did not talk and did not even look at each other.
About an hour later, Hill and Rand finally came back from outside as the night gradually darkened. Silvermoon City was different from Nesmai City. Every night there would be some banquets and dances, so there was no curfew. The two of them spent two to three hours shopping around the city.
In fact, to be exact, Hill was accompanying Rand. Fireworks, a firefighter by birth, have a shocking memory and sense of direction for the urban road network. As long as he skimmed through it, a complete and detailed traffic map had already formed in his mind.
This talent had clearly played an extremely important role in Apostle’s adventure. Sometimes, even Qin Lun, who had a death list, felt envious.
“Four months ago at the farm outside the city?” After the two of them received Qin Lun’s news, they couldn’t help but be a little surprised by the Santalin Society’s strict plan. If Old Steward Mason hadn’t accidentally obtained a secret letter from the Santalin Society in the Land of Death, it would have been hard to imagine the consequences of the Santalin Society’s operation.
“Something’s wrong!” Hill frowned slightly as his eyes flickered. “If even a local snake like the Hand of Light doesn’t notice the plot of the Santalin Society at this time, then no matter what Santalin wants to do, excluding the influence of our Apostle, the success rate of this plan is very high.”
Since Santalin had spent nearly four months to arrange it, it could be seen that they believed that this operation would destroy the harmonious atmosphere between Silvermoon City and the various allied cities, causing Silvermoon’s founding to fail, or even plunge into civil war.
“But the question is, we all know that in the real history of this world, the Silvermoon Alliance will definitely become the Silvermoon Federation. So, what unexpected factors caused the plot of the Santalin Society to fail?”
Facing Hill’s question, Qin Lun and Rand fell silent.
After a while, Qin Lun suddenly raised his head and his eyes lit up. “I’m afraid only those who have come into contact with Santalin will know the exact situation. However, you reminded me of one thing. Why do you insist that Santalin has such a successful conspiracy in history?”
“Are you saying that Apostle is also helping the Santalin Society?” Hill and Rand immediately understood, “But the plan from four months ago … no Apostle team can stay in the mission world for such a long time, right?”
“It’s possible. Think about my situation!” Kieran smiled. “If I were to enter Toril World twice, it would work. The last time I entered Toril World was more than four months ago!”
“That’s true!” Hill and Rand were speechless as they looked at each other and smiled. “No wonder there was a notification in the mission that this might be a competitive mission.”
“Qin Lun, when are we going to take a look at that farm?” Rand asked cautiously.
“It’s better to be in a hurry than to be in a hurry. Let’s go now!” Qin Lun’s eyes lit up as he smiled.
Although Silvermoon City should be closed by this time, Silvermoon City was close to the mountains and rivers. With Qin Lun and the others’ skills, there were many places where they could sneak out of the city.
“Bring Elistine and Idrea with you!” Hill smiled and asked, “We don’t know how many people Santalin will put on that farm. It’s safer to call them.”
“Alright, I’ll go upstairs and inform them. You guys go to the River Raven first and find a place to drown.” Qin Lun nodded. None of them mentioned Masta Xia, Linda, or Great Sage Lenny.
In fact, although the three of them were also in the team, they might not necessarily cooperate with Qin Lun. Especially the two members of the Candlekeep, who have yet to reveal their true intentions.