Chapter 138: Fraudster's Doubt
Erica Lorca looked at the note written in secret language and remained silent.
Her face looked calm, but her heart was like overturning the wall.
There were not many words on the note, and it only recorded one thing: clues of suspected demon sacrifices appeared near Tarakhan City, which may have been done by the orphans of the old Loka family.
She transcribed the contents of the note into common language and gave it to the guild leader.
Now she is a bartender in the "Sword and Sandals" bar. She is short and thin, very stingy, but her eyesight is very good, especially good at valuing antiques.
And her secret identity is the intelligence officer of the local thieves guild - the pigeon responsible for translating secret language information and sending and receiving credit.
The fat man drinking in front of her now is the one who is in charge of connecting with her, receiving and checking information.
There are three intelligence officers like her in the Thieves Guild. If there is a major event, all three of them will receive news. The three-point news comparison can minimize errors and omissions.
Now this news is the kind that requires three people to compare.
The fat man took the two notes, put them away carefully, paid for the drink, and turned away.
So Erica sat behind the counter in a daze, as usual.
At this time, there are no customers in the tavern, and it is very leisurely.
Of course, that's the bartender's business.
Of course Erica couldn't really be the bartender, she just used the "fraudster's mask" to change into the bartender's appearance, replacing the person's identity. As for the real bartender himself, he had already turned into a pool of blood and was flushed into the sewer.
After signing a contract with the devil, she not only gained youth and vitality, but also gained the ability to offer sacrifices to please the devil. Although it is not easy to make the devil happy, the sacrifice is really very difficult to deal with some large incombustible garbage. good idea. For example, for a healthy living person, it is easy to catch him, but it is not easy to dig out the knowledge that he needs from his brain; it is easy to turn him into a corpse, but to silence the corpse. It is not easy to deal with it without interest.
But using the method of offering sacrifices to demons, these are not problems.
Inside the magic circle she made temporarily, the real bartender struggled for almost half an hour. It's not that she wants to waste time like this, it's just that the devil won't be happy if he doesn't handle the sacrifice in a decent manner.
First of all, the useless skin is to be removed, which is a very tedious job. Even with the help of magic, it can get in the way. And the subsequent removal of internal organs is also not easy - because she must ensure that the sacrifice is always alive, and she is still awake, especially she must maintain pain.
This is really not easy. In the past, when she fell into the hands of witches while fleeing and became a drug testing tool, she often passed out in pain, unable to give an accurate evaluation of the efficacy of the drug.
In contrast, another drug application tool at that time, a strong barbarian, was much more useful than her. That burly bear-like man could persevere to the end every time, giving the witch the most accurate feedback on the efficacy of the medicine.
That guy is really strong...
Erica threw the meaningless memories aside, secretly lamenting that she was still old after all.
Although her body has returned to youth, her mental aging is unimaginable. In the past two years, she has often reminisced about the past, the happy times in her youth, and the occasional joy in those miserable years later... These memories made her miserable, but also made her stronger.
She must be able to complete her revenge, and no one can stop her!
(Although I don't know who leaked my whereabouts, I'm not near the city of Tarakhan. Even if the earl has great ability, he can't stretch his hand beyond his territory!)
The king's control over the lord is very powerful, and the relationship between the several big lords around the count is not very good. The Earl may have a few spies in these territories, but it is absolutely impossible to have enough manpower to besiege Erica.
What's more... even if there are enough people, is it possible to kill her?
She has a "fraudster's mask" and can freely change her appearance. The more people she has, the safer she is.
Just like now, she lives in a city with a population of almost 30,000. This is the territorial capital of Viscount Muller. The Viscount is young and just received the seal and scepter from her father last year. His father fought with Earl Tarakhan all his life. Although he often suffered losses, he never suffered a big loss after all. He was considered a capable person.
As nobles loyal to the king, Viscount Muller and Earl Tarakhan have an innate hostile relationship, and living in his city, Erica is at ease.
However, Erica couldn't calm down now.
After returning to her residence, she thought about it for a long time, but could not calm down the doubts in her heart.
He was clearly here, but who was the "Old Loka Family Orphan" found near Tarakhan City?
Even if people can admit their mistakes, they should not admit their mistakes when they sacrifice to the devil.
Could it be that there were other people in the family who escaped and signed a contract with a certain demon just like her, and it happened to come to the vicinity of Tarakhan City during this time, wanting to take revenge?
"It's impossible!" Erica smiled and said to herself, "There is no such thing as such a coincidence! Such a coincidence can only be a trap!"
But...she didn't understand a bit.
Count Tarahan, that sly guy, why did he set such a trap? What is the point of such a trap?
Logically speaking, this trap was of course designed for her. But how could Earl Tarakhan know her accurate information? Moreover, if he even knew about Erica's sacrifice to the devil, then he would probably already know her whereabouts, so wouldn't it be more practical to send someone to assassinate her directly?
Erica thought for a long time and finally made up her mind.
She was going back to the vicinity of Tarakhan City to see what happened!
With the "fraudster's mask", as long as you are careful, no one in the world can see her identity. She can completely disguise herself as a single-gang adventurer, do some small business with low income, pretend to be a little downcast, and hang out in Tarakhan City.
After thinking for a while, she chose the target of this impersonation.
He was a lone minstrel who could do a little trick, usually earning some bounties by singing dirty jokes and changing little tricks, and lived a life of drunkenness.
No one would be surprised if a person like this said he was going on a trip.
Yes, no one will be surprised.
Two days later, an obscure bard bid farewell to the city where he had lived for nearly two years, and set off for the northernmost part of the kingdom.
He said to go to the northernmost part of Tara Khan Land and see how the pioneers fought against the savage jungle barbarians, won wealth and land, and wrote a few poems accordingly.
Of course, it is even better to be able to pick up some cheap and make a small fortune by the way.
Drinking friends wished him a fortune, and some wished him to hook up with a barbarian woman, and finally die on the woman's belly.
But no one knew that under the round face that always smiled slyly, it was no longer the original bard, but an avenger full of hatred and doubts.