Half-elf Notebook

East District, Adventurer's Guild.

The guild was unusually quiet at this time, but it was also different from usual days.

There is a lot less talking here.

Not only the employees at work, but even the adventurers who usually come to chat over a beer, the conversation is just a few words.

The attention in the hall was focused on one location.

A plain reception table with matching wooden chairs.

The man in the purple-black robe, with brown hair and purple eyes, sitting on top is the head of the division guild - Shu Xi Wayne

He leaned against the window, his eyes unfocused, his right hand lightly supporting his cheek, as if he was bathing in the sunlight that went against his temperament.

The fingers of his left hand tapped the tabletop in an orderly and disorderly manner, and next to his hand was the coffee he had just taken from the waiter.

Just as lazy as usual. But no one dared to show contempt or comment on it.

Every glance of scrutiny or observation is filled with respect.

A hero who had prevented a possible disaster by slaying a seventh-tier monster capable of taking down a city single-handedly deserved their respect.

At this moment, a man in a black coat and a wide-brimmed hat sat down opposite Shu Xi without paying any attention to the strange looks around him.

"How does it feel to be a hero?" Rick asked with a smile.

Shu Xi stopped tapping the table, leaned back in his chair, pinched his nose, and said with a headache:

"Not so good. You also felt those gazes. At the beginning, I should have advised the city lord not to take the corpse around the city."

Suddenly, the president's tone became somewhat artificial and exaggerated.

"You know what? Rick, the old city lord only gave a symbolic reward of 5,000 gold coins for a seventh-level monster. I feel sorry for you, Rick."

Most of my bounty was paid by you. By the way, is it really okay for you to speak so loudly... Rick thought about it and decided to drop the subject.

If we continue talking, the reputation of a certain hero sitting at the table might be ruined.

Although one hero didn't seem to care.

"The silver-ranked soldiers under the nobles have left?"

Along the way, Rick did not notice the extraordinary and powerful people who suddenly appeared in the city a few days ago.

"Of course, they withdrew on the day the monster corpse was delivered to the city lord. The silver rank is not an inexhaustible chess piece."

Shu Xi spread his hands and shook his head, as if he was talking about something he had heard from someone else.

"Their masters are not fools. If they stay here and disgust others, it will only delay more things and earn them the ridicule of the new school upper echelons. They are still capable of making decisions of this level."

"Oh, I see." Rick responded calmly, trying not to show much interest in it.

Rick thought about finding out the nobles' intentions.

He had dealt with quite a few nobles who secretly tripped each other up.

Therefore, I was keenly aware of the difference in this incident.

They actually wanted to disgust a noble or a noble group of the opposing faction.

Disregarding the safety of citizens of a city or a consular district.

If this were to be discovered, it would be a serious crime sufficient to deprive a noble of his right to inherit a noble title.

The nobles would not do such a thing.

Or rather, there are very few situations where it is worth it for them to do so when they can rest easy on themselves.

This is abnormal.

Is the conflict between the kingdom's factions becoming more acute?

Why take such a risk in such an insignificant place?

No matter how hard Rick tries to think about what's behind this, he probably won't be able to guess even a little bit.

Perhaps the good friend in front of him knew something, and he had a hunch that as long as he asked Shu Xi, he would probably have some answers.

But when the words finally came to his lips, he couldn't say them.

Just use the index finger of your left hand to gently stroke your right hand.

Those who are wise are involved in the matter, while those who are ignorant are not trapped deeply.

There was no need for Rick to risk his life and get involved in this turmoil just for a little inside information.

What's more, he didn't want to put his family in danger because of himself.

"Rake?"

The friend who had just met him suddenly seemed a little dazed, and Shu Xi called him softly.

"Sorry." Rick said a little embarrassedly: "I was just thinking about something... Where were we talking about?"

"You're thinking about the inside story of this matter, right?"

Shu Xi picked up the still warm coffee and took a sip. Seeing Rick's embarrassed expression, he couldn't help but sigh that his good friend was actually a warrior, a knight, so easy to guess.

Even though Rick had originally controlled himself and showed no interest in this.

"It's okay. If anything happens or there's a place I need to avoid, I'll notify you by letter as soon as possible. Those big shots are not idle either. They even pay attention to the letters from a small branch president."

Rick didn't know.

But Shu Xi, as a direct participant, was very clear about it.

This is nothing more than a farce intended to divert attention and strike a blow against the new aristocratic forces.

The planner has already placed the chess pieces and planned the game, which is neither light nor heavy.

On top of this, even if Shu Xi failed, it would result in hundreds or even thousands of casualties among citizens.

Things will surely be brought under control quickly.

And its main purpose, presumably, is to cover up something among the conservatives.

Therefore, with all preparations being made to be discovered, it is unlikely that the conservatives will continue to operate in the same place, regardless of the outcome.

If it is not close at hand and there is no need for direct involvement, it is merely avoiding the event.

Shu Xi is quite confident in his ability to obtain intelligence.

"Rick, you came to me this time not just to ask a question, right?"

The deep purple eyes fell on Rick again. Although the warrior in front of him was not good at acting, he was undoubtedly a witness of countless battles and countless open and secret struggles.

He knew that this old friend, whom he had known for several years, would consider everything before taking action and would prepare for it as much as possible.

Rick is not a reckless person. He has noticed the appearance of silver-level adventurers.

Shu Xi didn't think that he hadn't considered that the nobles still had spies staying in the city.

In this case, Rick still chose to come to him, which shows the importance of this matter.

At least from Rick's subjective point of view, this matter is worth the risk of being involved in a certain storm.

"I hope to buy some potions that can help me practice magic. The higher the quality, the better. Price is not an issue."

Rick made his request slowly and seriously.

"what?"

Shu Xi looked at him as if he was saying something weird.

After a long time, the wizard-level magician finally came to his senses.

Shu Xi's expression was unexpectedly unnatural... This president, who was usually calm in the face of most things, actually had a look of surprise at this moment.

"Do you want to buy some meditation potions for Ina?"

"Yeah." Rick gave an affirmative answer.

"Besides that, I also want to buy one or two magic items, or magical weapons."

Because the incident happened suddenly, Rick was unable to buy items of suitable levels in this small city for a while.