Blood tax

Chapter 108 Krista's Clue

It feels weird like being submerged underwater.

Griffith was in a trance, but everything in front of him was so clear.

"Ah, it hurts!" The slender girl looked up at her, the corners of her mouth still twitching, "Do you know how strong you are?"

"Oh, sorry, Krista, sorry." Griffith smiled apologetically. "Let's do it again."

"Last time! If you hurt me again, you can play by yourself!" Krista snorted, "Follow my rhythm, come on,

"one two three four,
"one two three four,
"This time is good,
"One more time, didn't step on me, a little bit of progress!"

Griffith can finally keep up with the dance steps of the novices!
The two wear iron armor and dance around the campfire.Breastplates and greaves thumped with the dance steps, and there was no accompanying music around the crackling fire.

"Not bad, it's just weird!" Krista took two steps back, holding her hands in front of the breastplate and looking up and down, "Let's take off the armor once, and the exercise should be close to actual combat."

"No need."

"It's necessary, we won't wear armor at the ball!" The trainee nun said firmly, "It's strange why we danced in iron armor in the first place. This is the big camp. If the orcs can come here Attack, the sentinel has screamed for countless times!"

Krista skillfully took off the breastplate, her slender body was only wearing a thin petticoat and greaves.She didn't allow Griffith to object, and went around behind him to help him take off the breastplate.

"Since you want to learn, be serious. Don't you want to invite the captain to dance at the ball?" Christa's gentle movements left warm marks on Griffith's shoulders.

"I don't, it's nothing, don't talk nonsense!" Griffith denied it.

"Tsk tsk, why are you ashamed to admit it? Who doesn't like a mature and beautiful big sister?" Krista looked down at herself with a complicated expression, and returned to Griffith, putting her hands on his shoulders. "Put your hands on my waist, I don't have any armor now, don't touch me."

How slender, but very powerful, this is a girl's waist...

Krista hummed the melody, and Griffith felt the graceful curves and elastic touch, a bit regretful that the time for a piece of music was too short.He kept up with the dance steps and rhythm of the novice nuns, and praised sincerely:

"You are so versatile, you must be blessed by the gods!"

"Hahaha," the novice nun raised her head and laughed, the blond hair hanging over her shoulders was illuminated by the bonfire like the morning light, and her blue eyes shone brightly. "My lord bishop also said that I have been blessed."

"bishop?"

"Well, Bishop Raven, I grew up in Raven's church, and everyone likes me!" Christa pulled Griffith into a spin, "When I have a chance, I'll take you there to play! "

……

Fleeting memories evaporate like smoke.

Griffith looked around to determine his position.He rubbed his face, recalling the memories he just picked up.

I actually completely forgot about this experience... I know that I used to practice dancing with Krista, but just like before, I don't have a clear memory, and I was dismembered.

Erza's letter made Griffith realize that many questions were not as unanswered as who was responsible for the charge against the veterans.In order to divert his attention and also want to find some clues, Griffith asked Sonia for a magical map, and he could find the incredible house in the back alley of Xueyuan Road alone.

This time the retrieved memory points to Krista's memory again.If he was right, he should be able to find clues in the church in Raven City.

……

"That's how it happened," Griffith returned to the cafe on the main street of Xueyuan Road, and told Lana and Murat about it. "I plan to investigate again when I have the opportunity."

Before the start of the second semester, they came here again to purchase textbooks and teaching aids.

Lana took a deep look at him: "Your madness is getting worse and worse, forget it, this is your business. People will always have strange dreams, and I have dreamed of being with you in a distant place a few times. The country is fighting, and we have a mercenary regiment or something."

"Did you dream of him?" Murat, who was eating, looked at the two of them in horror, and moved the chair outside.

Lana shook her head helplessly, "Speaking of the Wonderful House, Fiona conducted some investigations during the winter vacation and found some doubts."

"How to say?"

"Wonderful House is very mysterious, but it is not without predecessors who have visited and studied it. You know, what Homonwatts lacks most is a scholar with a spirit of inquiry. From a mechanical point of view, the memory of the experiencer of the Wonderful House and the spirit world It is not an effective external psionic and emotional monitoring device," Lana said simply, "That is to say, we The malice sensed is not from Geros, but from inside the House of Wonders, perhaps from the spirit world we communicate with. Maybe."

It turned out to be the case.

One of Griffith's ideas gained support.

In a chain of events, attacks and plots seemed to fall on his head one after the other, seemingly by accident.Whether he was involved in the conspiracy to attack Galadia, or got involved in the gang attack and got the bone ring, everything happened like a script carefully prepared for him.

He is like the protagonist of a story, attracting flying nails like a magnet.Then, there must be one or several opportunities that made him, who was originally just a pawn of the legion, magnetic.

Now that clues have emerged, Griffith can try to gradually confirm his guess.

……

Today we are leaving for Homenwartz to start the new term.Before leaving, Griffith came to the earl's office again.

"I am sorry, please accept my condolences," whispered Count William de La Mole, "may the hand of the Lord touch Ilodie's soul."

"Thank you, Your Excellency the Earl." Griffith replied sadly.

"If you need to take a vacation, you can ask Sonia, and the salary will be paid, as long as it does not exceed two weeks."

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Earl Lamor sat upright behind the desk, looked at the apprentice knight standing a few steps away, and sighed invisibly: "How are you going to deal with Milovan Neville, member of the Arcane Council?"

Pack up MPs?No, I haven't planned on that yet... Griffith looked up in surprise.

"Very well, it seems that you don't have this plan yet," the earl shook the quill, "Neopolis is not an ordinary resort, the power you used before launching the last-minute charge will come to find you again .

"I thought you wanted to be a logistics officer who kept his own life, entangled between a female officer and a beautiful colleague, saved money to buy a house by the sea in a remote neighborhood of Bayeran, and then died of old age in the study Li. Don't look at me with that stupid face, I don't know what you young people are thinking.

"Now it seems that fate has already decided the gift and consideration for you."

Griffith didn't know how to answer.He has not yet submitted a detailed report on the charge he launched against the twenty cultists Extraordinary, but the Earl seems to have obtained a lot of information.

The count did not ask any questions, nor did he point out anything, but continued:

"Member Neville has close contacts with some forces in the southern continent. Of course, at the public level, he is just an elder who is indifferent to the world, a curious scholar, a protector and patron of explorers. However, at our level In the future, there will be enough pawns to do everything.

"I don't want you to waste time on meaningless things. If you are thinking about something, at least wait until you have the status of a knight, the strength above Sequence 7, and you don't need to report everything to me or ask for leave. to plot."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Earl." Griffith vaguely understood.

"Okay, I hope you have brains in your head. Knight Roland has a famous saying that if you run away, the bishop can't run away from the church." The earl tapped on the table, smiling as if remembering something, "No matter what the councilors did or Whatever it will be, his nest will always be there."

This sentence is really straightforward.In fact, I have not made any attempt to Members. Many things need to be investigated step by step.Griffith thumped his chest:
"As you order, Your Excellency the Earl."

"Then, if you have nothing to report, you can step back." The count waved his hand.

Actually, I have something to report, forget it, let’s trouble Sonia.Griffith saluted solemnly and retreated towards the door.

"and many more."

He hadn't taken two steps when the count stopped him suddenly.The earl's work is very heavy, and he often forgets and suddenly remembers things from time to time.From Griffith's perspective, his hair can be seen thinning.

"Please instruct, Your Excellency the Earl."

"Go to Ashford to receive five units of potion of potential," said the earl, "and deduct it from your salary at a par price."

"..."

The housekeeper of the Earl's Mansion had already prepared these potential potions, and smiled and handed them over in a small box:

"According to the price of 500 silver lang per unit, it will be deducted from your salary for the next two years."

"puff!"

Griffith almost choked on his own saliva.

"I think the earl meant that you should take it now."

"But what am I going to live on next?"

"Don't think we don't know that you have your own small treasury," the butler smiled, "The Extraordinary characteristics of more than two dozen heretics are not a small amount of money. Why don't you keep it as a dowry if you don't use it to improve yourself?"

Sadly, Griffith pulled out his own wallet: "I'll pay part of it now."

"As you wish," Ashford nodded, "I'll give you some advice, Mr. Apprentice Knight.

"Whether it is extraordinary ability or magic, in addition to learning and improving through your own practice, you can use potential potions to quickly increase your rank. You must pay attention to the resources required for each upgrade. The resources required will increase significantly. The fourth level will bring Qualitative changes and substantial returns.

"So, please remember that resources, like troops, should not be dispersed, but should be concentrated."

(End of this chapter)