Chapter 211 Witch
After having detailed information, Duanmuhuai naturally quickly found the black knife cemetery and found a black blade engraved with a certain brand in it. Then he returned to the wooden house and handed the black blade to Roger''s hands.
"this………"
?Looking at the black blade handed over by Duanmu Huai, Roger couldn''t hide his surprise.
"Could this be the Black Knife Brand? I didn''t expect you to actually get it..."
As he spoke, Roger stroked the strange-shaped black blade.
“Is there a way to find the Death Rune?”
?Staring at Roger, Duanmuhuai asked, and Roger nodded.
“If you want to inject the power of the Death Rune, even though it is just a fragment, it still requires a ritual of a certain scale. And the imprint of the ritual will definitely leave clues of the leader..."
As he spoke, Roger stretched out his hand and placed it on the sharp blade, and then a light flashed in his eyes.
"I found it... I already know the identity of the leader of the ritual, the mastermind of the night of conspiracy. The Princess of the Moon - Lani, one of the children of King Vladagon and his first wife Lenara A child. Her name is hidden in the brand, and it is now certain that she led the night of conspiracy, but it is not known why she did it."
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"Yes, since this princess is the mastermind of the night of conspiracy, there must be traces of the curse of destined death left in her body. She lives in the magic tower behind the Kallia Walled City in the north of the academy, That’s Lani’s hometown—the hometown of the Kaliya royal family. I think she should be there.”
?After getting clues from Roger, Duanmuhuai and Melfi set out again, heading to the Kaliya Walled City, but...
"Uh... Sir Knight, could the Moon Princess he was talking about be..."
“Well, I know, it seems that this meeting will not be too friendly.”
Facing Milfi’s words, Duanmuhuai also looked helpless. Although they still don''t know the situation here, Duanmuhuai has figured out the relationship between several people.
?Obviously, the woman Lenara who lives in Leila Lucalia Magic Academy is Lani''s mother. Now, I and others rushed to her mother''s house and beat her mother up. No matter how hard I thought, the princess would not give them a good look.
As for the relationship between Lani and her mother, there is definitely no need to think about it. After all, in the second stage, Lani even used magic to create an incarnation of the queen to try to stop Duanmu Huai. This shows that the relationship between the two parties must be very good.
?So the question is, what would a daughter think when she saw her mother, who was mentally disturbed because of the loss of her child, being beaten up by a stranger who broke into the house?
“…I think it would be nice if she didn’t just throw us out.”
?Melphi sighed helplessly, while Duanmuhuai sighed.
"Looking at the best, at least we didn''t kill her. How much can we express our goodwill?"
"No, no, no, Lord Knight, you didn''t show any kindness when you hit her..."
"What can I do? I didn''t expect it to be like this at that time..."
Although Duanmu Huai regretted it, it was a pity that there was no regret medicine for him here, so he could only bite the bullet and came to the high tower behind the Kaliya Walled City, where Duanmu Huai and Milfi also I met the legendary Princess of the Moon - Lani.
“Oh...it’s you.”
Sitting on the chair is a petite and cute-looking girl. She wears a big white hat and a white robe. Although on the surface, she looks no different from a living person, but from the look of her under the wide sleeves, Looking at the four arms stretched out from the middle and the limbs of the doll under the robe, it can be seen that Lani in front of her is just a doll like Ogis.
At the moment, she was staring at Duanmu Huai, and it was obvious that she had no good impression.
"What do you want when you come here? Strangers?... I should not have sent you an invitation. Do you want to defeat me and take away my power like you did to my mother?"
"Well………"
Hearing the sarcastic sarcasm in Lani''s words, Duanmu Huai was speechless for a moment - no matter what, he couldn''t get rid of the blame for breaking into someone''s house and beating up their mother.
"About this matter, I can only say sorry. I didn''t mean to do it. Of course, I also know that it is useless to say this now."
After all, the person has been beaten. If an apology is useful, why should the police do it? You are right.
?Even though Duanmuhuai himself is the judge, he is not afraid of this.
?Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai stared at Lani.
“I came here just to find clues about the Death Rune.”
"ah………"
Hearing Duanmuhuai''s words, Lani''s eyes became colder.
"It seems that you have really investigated a lot of things... Yes, I am the witch Lani. I once stole some of the death runes, and then through a ritual, turned them into the black sword used to kill gods-killed Godwin. This It is indeed my doing. I know why you came, but what you are looking for is not here. I have killed and abandoned the body I was born with... and the mark of the death rune is engraved there. "Physically." "So, where is the body?"
"snort."
Facing Duanmuhuai’s question, Lani snorted softly.
"...Why do I have to tell you? I don''t hide the past, and I don''t regret it, but I won''t be happy to give alms just because someone begs for it. The curse marks you are looking for are not here. I will say this. Now, leave here."
"Well………"
Hearing Lani''s merciless expulsion, Milfi was a little uneasy, while Duanmuhuai also shook his head helplessly. If this is put in the game, the reputation of this NPC is at least indifferent at the moment. It is good that he has not become hostile. But even so, he will not just back down. After all, for Duanmu Huai, the Death Rune is currently his favorite. One of the things I want to find.
“Sorry, I have to get the death rune.”
“Oh? So what are you going to do?”
Lani raised her head and stared at Duanmuhuai.
"Do you want to use brute force to make me surrender? Just like you did to my mother? It doesn''t matter if you want to do that, but the power of Witch Lani cannot be defeated so easily."
As she spoke, Lani slowly raised her fingers, and a dazzling light began to emerge from her fingertips. Star-like radiance appeared around Lani, and surging magical energy surged up and spread around. Obviously, this is a rhythm that will start a war if there is a disagreement.
“That’s not what I meant.”
Sensing the magical aura emerging around Lani, Duanmu Huai also hurriedly raised his hand. If it were normal, he would hit her. Unfortunately, Duanmu Huai had just beaten his mother before, and he was not honest and strong, so this When facing Lani later, we still have to negotiate more or less.
"I understand very well that there is no such thing as a free lunch, and I don''t expect you to agree to my terms just by asking, so...can we make a deal?"
……………What deal?”
"If you have anything you need me to do, I can help you do it. Instead, I hope you can tell me the location of the curse mark... How about that?"
…………”
Hearing Duanmuhuai’s suggestion, Lani was silent for a moment.
"I do need someone to help me with some things, but... can a person like you, who has no loyalty at all, be trusted?"
“Trust is not a prerequisite for our transactions.”
Duanmu Huai shook his head.
"It is true that I will not show loyalty and trust to you, but as a transaction, our mutual interests are consistent... I help you do things, and you pay me, I think, this is enough."
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai looked at Lani. This was his last compromise. Giving up was not impossible. Whatever the judge likes, you have to give it to him or not. If Lani still chooses to refuse, Duanmuhuai will have to persuade her with reason, even if she is not straightforward.
“It’s not loyalty, it’s trade…”
Hearing this, Lani stared at Duanmuhuai, thought for a long time, and then nodded.
"...That''s okay. I don''t hate this kind of straightforward relationship. Besides, if it was my actions that brought you here...it''s not a fate. Okay, I allow you to do it for me. Do things. First, I want you to go to the eternal city of Nokron and meet up with a half-wolf warrior named Blaze to find the secret treasure hidden in the eternal city. As for the details, you will find out after arriving in the eternal city. , you can ask him. I have already written the entrance location on this map."
As she spoke, Lani waved her hand, and then a map fell into Duanmu Huai''s hand.
“Okay, you can go. I hope you can bring good news next time.”
After saying this, Lani closed her eyes, obviously not intending to talk to the two of them anymore.
?Although the process was not smooth, in any case, Duanmuhuai also got further clues about the death runes. As for the task that Lani sent herself, it didn''t matter to Duanmuhuai.
After all, isn’t this the same chain of tasks every time players play the game?
You want to get A, so go to B, and then B will give you the task CDE. After completing it, B will ask you to go to F to get the key to open the door, and then F will say that the key was stolen by G...
MMP, if this were the case in reality, people would be beaten.
?Of course, if it were the charming little loli character created by Duanmu Huai in the game, she would probably be able to get Lani to talk by acting cute and coquettish.
It’s a pity, in front of me is a charm 1……
It’s hopeless, go do the mission.
(End of this chapter)