Working Prophet

After the two sides negotiated the deal, Gif, the cripple, took Tom and his party out of the Cyclops Tavern, and came to a two-story building with a gorgeous appearance and white limewash.

Giver pointed to the small corridor, "That's it."

Before Tom could speak, the wooden door in front of him opened, and a group of young people stepped out from the inside. They were all dressed in sackcloth and long robes, with various weapons at their waists.

They were no different from the group of people they met outside the tailor shop before. They were obviously the new army that Constantino mentioned.

For a moment, Tom thought that the crippled Giff had betrayed them and was about to call on everyone to raid him. However, the group of men in linen just glanced at them with an unkind look, but then left without making a move or saying anything.

"Don't worry about them, as I said, those guys won't come to trouble you." The cripple Jiffer said.

"Why?"

"Because they don't want to offend the boss here."

"Who is the boss here? He has such great ability. Is he a member of the Imondi family or a big shot in the church?" Redio couldn't help but ask.

"No, he is different from you. He comes from a humble background, but he runs a rather special business."

"merchant?"

"Well... closer to the gods, because he is in charge of the most instinctive desires of human beings, and can bring joy to men like you and me."

Leidio was taken aback for a moment, and then finally understood what kind of business the boss was in, and couldn't help being furious, "You let us live in this kind of place?"

"Unless you have a better place to go." Giver said, "By the way, although you live here, you only paid the room fee. If you want to find a girl, you have to pay extra."

Redio wanted to say something more, but Tom had already spoken first, praising, "This place is nice."

"I knew you would like this place." Crippled Giff said with a grin, "Although there are several similar shops in the city, none of them can compare to the Night House. Not only the common people, but also the nobles. I’ll sneak here for fun.”

"Then we have to find out."

After Tom finished speaking, he couldn't wait to step in. Redio's expression changed several times, and he could only grit his teeth and follow in the end.

He lowered his voice and said to Tom, "Captain Jerry, don't forget your mission."

"Of course." Although Tom answered very simply, he was obviously absent-minded, and he kept looking around after entering.

Seeing a plump woman with powder on her face walking towards him, a look of joy immediately appeared on her face.

The woman's eyes lit up when she saw Tom, and she blurted out, "What a handsome man, and I can smell the smell of blood and iron from your body. I bet there must be many legendary stories behind you, mercenary."

"Your eyes are really vicious." Thom Le twisted his lips, and then said to Redio who was standing aside, "You see, this is the advantage of having hair. The world has finally begun to notice my heroic appearance."

"Don't be stupid, they say that to everyone, they just want to make money from you." Leidio sneered.

"I apologize for my companion's rudeness. We have just traveled a long distance and he is exhausted both physically and mentally. So can you arrange accommodation for us first? We may be able to find a place later... further details talk."

"Of course." The powdered woman blew a kiss to Tom.

Then she took Tom and others to the back of the small building, where there was another smaller stone building.

Everyone from the Shuangxiu Temple was accommodated there, with Redio and Tom sharing a room. However, he had just put away his luggage when he turned around and couldn't find the captain of the Black Dog Guard.

It wasn't until almost dawn that the latter came back humming a ditty.

After entering the door, I saw Radiodio with a dark face.

"How did you sleep last night?" Tom greeted him.

"not good."

"Then you have to get used to the bed here quickly. It looks like we have to stay in the city for a few days, or I can help you buy a blanket or something for you to put under you."

"I can't sleep well not because I don't have a blanket, but because you, as the captain of the Black Dog Guard, have betrayed Lord Prophet's trust," Redio stared directly at Tom.

"We were supposed to search for Miss Mary's whereabouts as soon as we entered the city, but you indulged in lust and ignored Miss Mary's life and death. I will truthfully report what you did the next time I contact Prophet Merlin. .”

"Who told you that I was indulging in sensuality?" Tom sat down on the bed and defended, "I was inquiring for information."

"I won't believe your nonsense anymore."

"Then let me ask you a question, where do you think is the best place to inquire about information?"

Before Redio could answer, Tom had already revealed the answer, "Taverns and brothels."

“Especially the latter, it’s always difficult for men to control their mouths when facing women, especially beautiful women.

"And our Miss Selita happens to be very beautiful. Not only that, she also has many sisters...so now you understand why I want to have a good relationship with them."

"What information did you find out?" Redio's expression softened a little.

"Selita is very talkative. We talked about many things that night. There were two things that caught my attention. The first one was that Herodotus seemed to be secretly making something.

"He has a mysterious cavalry under his command. If nothing else, they should be the same guys that Prophet Merlin and I fought against before. They have secretly arrested about twenty pharmacists in the city these days and gathered them in a liquor store in the south of the city. shop."

"What about the second thing?"

"The second thing is even more interesting. When the high priest Martina asked for manpower from the nobles and threatened to attack the Scaled City, Herodotus did not stand up to stabilize people's hearts at the first time. Instead, he brought Several people quietly left the city, and he disappeared for about ten days before reappearing.

"And when I left, I rode a horse, but when I came back, I rode a carriage."

"Is there anyone else coming back with him?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"Could it be Mary?"

"We still need to investigate." Tom said, "In addition, I also asked about Herodotus's residence. I can take someone to his door tonight to install God's Eyes and God's Ears to see if I can collect What useful clues.”

After hearing this, Redio fell into silence. After a moment, he reluctantly said, "I misunderstood you, Captain Jerry."

Tom didn't take it seriously and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

"We are all Saturday believers. Don't take this little thing to heart, but don't forget the bet you owe me."

"What bet?" Redio didn't react for a moment.

Then Tom took out a urinal from under the bed and started to unbutton his pants, "I've been holding it in for you all night. Hold it steady and don't spill it."