Chapter 1413: Invitation
To be fair, Ronald felt that accepting Anthony’s idea of going with them was a bit hasty.
The two of them don't know each other's basics.
Just because of a chance encounter, they embarked on such a dangerous road together.
In particular, the starting point of the incident was that Ronald planned to obtain information, so he found a strong person like Anthony.
But in the following days, the situation gradually changed.
Under Ronald's around-the-clock surveillance, Anthony showed no psychological or behavioral hostility. When it comes to conversations about ideas, the attitude shown is also fully consistent with the actions.
Until they came to the next city.
Anthony was in charge of the negotiations as agreed before, and handled the identity issue easily without any small moves to secretly pass on information.
Only then did Ronald finally begin to change his attitude.
And what plays a decisive role is the influence of the environment.
When traveling in the territory of [Nine Rings Secret Association], no matter the size of the city or town. Ronald found that in places where humans live, the closer to the capital, the more serious the neglect of ordinary people.
Under such a person's concept, it is absolutely impossible to say - 'A person who is willing to risk exposing secrets to save an innocent life will never do such a thing! 'In this case.
That night, the three of them checked into the hotel and rested.
With the physical strength of Ronald and Kostat, such news is certainly unnecessary.
But considering Anthony's age.
Ronald decided to slow down a little, at least not to let the elder suffer too much in the rush.
Before the break, the three of them sat together to discuss. Ronald first asked:
"At the current speed, how long will it take for us to reach the capital of the [Nine Rings Secret Society]?"
Anthony confidently reported the answer:
"If the speed does not change, In five days we will reach the capital."
Costat is most sensitive to numbers.
The next second Anthony spoke, the maid who remembered a piece of data said bluntly:
"In this case, we just arrived in the capital a few days earlier than those merchants."
Ronald knew what Costart was talking about.
That was the group of merchants they traveled with for the first time after entering the [Nine Precepts Secret Association]. But the two parties talked a lot, and naturally they would not let go of the distance and time.
It's just that the information I learned at the time is somewhat inconsistent with the current reality.
After all, Ronald and the others often use flight spells when traveling in the wild.
There is no reason why the speed should be just a little ahead of Hong Shang's pace.
Ronald and Costat turned questioning eyes to Anthony.
Because after the meeting, the old magician was leading the way, so any problem would naturally lie with the other party.
In the face of doubts, Anthony acted calmly, even taking a sip of water to moisten his throat.
"It is precisely because we are fast enough that I planned such a route."
"To be honest, not everyone in this land supports the policies of the [Nine Rings Secret Society]. We local old guys During private meetings, some people also expressed relatively negative emotions."
Anthony is planning to seek help from others.
Ronald understood Anthony's thoughts. This kind of action of relying on connections to gain an advantage was quite effective most of the time. So Ronald continued to ask:
"Anthony, is there such a person on this route?"
The old magician nodded, with a proud expression:
"It's not this route, but the building where we settled. City!"
"It's just that it's a little late now."
"In order to make things as smooth as possible, we'd better just hand over the greeting card now, and then officially visit tomorrow."
After the discussion, Anthony wrote a greeting card in person , transfer it to the hotel front desk for help.
Ronald turned on the spell to sense the action downstairs.
Probably because the hotel they stayed in was relatively luxurious, and the staff here were also very attentive. Just a quarter of an hour after Anthony handed them the invitation, someone left the hotel with the envelope.
After the discussion and things to be done are over, rest time naturally follows.
But what was somewhat surprising was that the three of them had only been lying down for an hour when they heard the noise of carriages on the street outside.
Then someone got out of the car, walked directly into the hotel, and walked straight to the room the three of them rented.
"..."
In the dark room, the three Ronalds got up without saying a word.
They knew what a dangerous operation they were performing, so they naturally couldn't sleep like a dead pig at night. So after the man from the carriage entered the hotel, they all reacted together.
Soon, a knock sounded at the door.
Bang Bang Bang -
"Mr. Anthony?"
"I'm Joey, you haven't rested yet, right?"
Hearing this voice, Anthony first breathed a sigh of relief, "This is my friend's housekeeper." After explaining, the elderly The caster then stepped forward and opened the door.
Costat, who was behind, took the opportunity to light a fuel lamp.
Ronald walked around to the side of the room so that visitors would not notice his presence immediately.
Snap -
the door opened, and the knocker was indeed a man dressed as a butler. He immediately bent down and apologized:
"Mr. Anthony, I'm here late at night. Please forgive me for being rude."
"Hahaha." Of course Anthony didn't Will care, "What's the matter? I'm not old enough to worry about being disturbed in my sleep!" "
Joey, it's unusual for you to come to me so late."
"It must be your master's order, right?"
While talking, Anthony also welcomed the butler in, and also introduced Costant's identity, indicating that he was his apprentice.
In contrast, the butler was completely afraid to sit down.
He just stood in front of Anthony and said in a respectful tone:
"I am impressed by your wisdom."
"I came so late because the master hopes that you can go to the college tomorrow morning. Those people from the east are also We organized a scholarly visit, but it still doesn't seem like the kind that brings good intentions."
"Cultural search." Upon hearing the word, Anthony immediately frowned, "How many days will it start tomorrow morning, will you be in the college?"
Joey immediately replied
"At eight o'clock in the morning, there are no other arrangements." After answering the question, the housekeeper
specifically added:
"Sir Anthony, this sudden inquiry is very strange, and he is also very nervous. If you hadn't happened to appear, and we were sending letters for help now, I'm afraid no one would have had time to come to help." "I know." Anthony clicked
. He nodded and said, "Since the situation is tense, you should go back quickly. I tell you, master, I will be there on time tomorrow morning, rain or shine." "
Thank you for the invitation." Joey bowed deeply and left quickly.
When the door is closed, the carriage leaves.
Ronald quietly walked out of the shadows on the side:
"Judging from the various behaviors of this butler, the current situation is indeed quite urgent?"
Anthony admitted with a wry smile:
"Of course I am nervous."
"Because These people who are engaged in academic research are the local supporters of the [Nine Precepts Secret Society]."
(End of this chapter)