The Throne Under the Starry Sky Chapter 15: The Net of Hatred (Part 1)

Jonah was agitated, feeling the alcohol dissipated a lot. He stood up abruptly and pointed at the girl at the door: "You, how do you know my name? Is anyone looking for me? My friends are looking for me. Am I right, where did you meet them?" After taking a few breaths, he realized his impoliteness, and quickly lowered his arm, "...I'm sorry, Miss Maximilian, are you? Yes, I'm Jonah, Zodiac Warlock apprentice."

"He is our goods, cute." Danny interrupted,

"Call me Catherine." The woman in the long skirt walked quickly into the tavern, and the dust-free white skirt made the drunk alcoholics make an incomprehensible mumble. She walked to Jonah and pulled Raising his hand, looking up and down: "I really found you, you are exactly the same as what they described."

The warm touch between the fingers made the astrologer apprentice a little uncomfortable, he blushed and pulled his hand back, "Who are they, are they a knight riding a unicorn..."

"Mr. Elliott and Miss Longji." Catherine smiled and said two names that Jonah had been thinking about,

Jona was stunned, unable to move for a while, finally, a drop of tears that had been stored in his eyes for a long time slowly ran down his cheeks, and fell on the tabletop with a click, dampening the dirty checkered tablecloth,

"You are as short as they said, but it seems to be a little taller than me." Catherine stood on tiptoe and gestured. There was a good fragrance of flowers on her body, and Jonah wiped her eyes, wishing to catch it. He held the other person’s arm and shook all the answers, but just after thinking about it, he hurriedly asked: "Where are they? How are they? What about the others, Sibi, Yekon."

"Sit down and say, sit down and say." Danny pulled up a chair and invited Cutie to sit down, pretending that he couldn't see Hannah's cold eyes, Catherine hesitated, and sat down. The bartender immediately He graciously brought a glass of plum juice and placed it in front of her, and bowed: "This is a gift from the bar. Please tell me if you have any requirements, Your Royal Highness."

There was a click from behind him. An extremely tall and majestic middle-aged swordsman drew half of the wide sword from his waist. The sharp blade made the lights in the bar look dim, and Catherine gave him The entourage waved his hand, the middle-aged swordsman bent over to greet him, put away his sword, and stood alone,

"...please tell me if you have any requirements, Miss Maximilian." The bartender changed his words wittily,

"I want to drink." Catherine smiled with a good temper. "Sparkling wine like everyone else. Besides, I'm hungry. A meat steak without sauce is the best gift, thank you."

The bartender agreed to leave. Jonah ignored the princess and other topics at the moment, and approached her and asked: "Catherine, tell my friends, where are they."

Little cutie pursed her mouth and smiled: "They were also asking for your news urgently. Unfortunately, I didn't know where you were at that time. Don't worry, they are very good. I met them in Port Sherington. Yes, Mr. Elliott, the handsome knight riding a unicorn, and Miss Long Ji, the black-haired lady, who posted missing persons notices all over the town looking for you. Later, through brokers, they released it to all the express sailing ships in the endless sea of ​​sand. With the unlimited time commission for sending messages, as long as you can find you and relay a message to you, you can get a bonus of fifty silver coins. It seems that my good luck has worked again, the easiest fifty silver coins ever. It."

Danny looked at her blankly: "When was this mission released?"

"At 2 p.m. on April 27th." Catherine replied, "I haven't asked why Mr. Jonah will be with you."

Danny was crying: "At 10 o'clock in the morning on April 27th, we received an order to deliver this goods to Namoza. Four hours, as long as four hours later, 50 silver coins will be earned. Great God Lu Tower, is this some kind of curse? Why do I always pass by the shiny coins, 50 silver coins can make up for the loss of the firing."

Catherine smiled and said: "Are you still in such a bad luck."

Jonah looked at Hannah inquiringly. Hannah Stewart stared at the cutie and replied angrily: "Since Dad died, we have always been unable to make money. We have been in a state of loss and owed a lot of debt. It’s piled up, and it’s even more unlucky after switching to express delivery... Let’s not talk about it."

"Anyway." Catherine said sternly, "Next is the message they entrusted me to deliver. Please listen carefully, Mr. Jona."

The astrologer apprentice nodded, looking at her big bright eyes,

"Your Excellency Jona, I’m sorry, we can’t wait in place anymore, we have to set off. If you receive this message, please rush to Bactria, the capital of the Tocharian Empire, before May 15th. We are here See you there. After May 15th, we must continue our journey. If we don’t have time to get there, we will find a way to leave a message. Please take care of yourself. Follow it backwards, and the road is long and long. If you travel backwards, you will be in the middle of the water. "Catherine relayed, Elliott's solemn tone was in the front, and the last two sentences were clearly what Long Ji said,

"...what." Jonah said in confusion,

The Stewart brothers and sisters looked at each other and shook their heads together. The message written by the Eastern woman in the ancient language was incomprehensible to the Western mainlanders. Catherine herself did not understand the meaning, "Miss Long Ji did not explain, I can only Retell it verbatim. In short, they are very worried about you and hope that you can come to Bactria to meet them as soon as possible."

"Where is Bactria and how far is it from here." The astrologer apprentice immediately grabbed Danny's hand and asked. The male Stewart was obviously a little allergic to same-sex contact, so he quickly pulled back his palm and hid him on the table. Bottom: "If Bactria has a voyage of about ten days, is it my sister?"

Hannah thought for a while, "From here, turn to the southeast and cross the endless sea of ​​sand in a straight line. It is estimated that you can reach the edge of the desert in five days, and then you can reach the city of gold in three to four days by carriage."

"What date is today." Jonah patted his forehead. He found that his concept of time was completely confused these days. It can be judged by the blue sun that it is still at the end of April, but there is no concept of specific time.

"April 30, tomorrow, the golden matrakhtiri will shine on the earth." Hannah replied,

Jonah's eyes lit up in surprise: "Then if you leave tomorrow, you can arrive in Bactria before May 15th, great."

"This..." Danny coughed twice, exchanged a look with his sister, and shook his head: "Sorry, my cargo friend, that's impossible."

"Why,... by the way, is it a matter of money? If you have two gold coins... as long as you find the Association of Astrologers, there is no problem at all." Before leaving, the Koshava teacher told Jonah that he was looking for an association. Regarding the matter, although he did not know how powerful his title of apprenticeship of four-level astrologer was, he understood that two gold coins were not a problem for the members of the five major guilds. He stared at Danny anxiously, "I will give you five. One, not ten gold coins, as long as you can send me to the City of Gold, everything can be solved."

Hannah did not speak, Danny took a sip of wine, "I'm sorry, I said, it's impossible, for two reasons: First, the sand worms cannot move in a straight line, and their trajectory must be strict. Follow the parade 8 character, that is, we can’t head southeast, we can only sail to the southwestern worm node along the original route."

"This..." Jonah looked at Catherine for help, sympathy in his eyes, but nodded affirmatively,

"Second." Danny Stewart sighed, "This is about the credibility of Stewart Express. No matter how many gold coins you pay, we must send you to Moza in full, despite my bold proposal to you. I really like,,, you said that ten gold coins are genuine ten gold coins, not a voucher for a grocery store or a bakery."

Jonah clenched his fists, wanted to say something, opened his mouth several times, and finally failed to spit out a word. He threw himself on the table in frustration and muttered: "If I escape secretly... …"

"To the end of the world, I will catch you back." Hannah said softly, but said firmly in her eyes,

At this time, the bartender brought a large steaming meat steak and sparkling wine in an exquisite crystal glass. Danny snorted beside him, whispering to Jonah, "Hey, here, this is endless Shahai’s most delicious sparkling wine is only a good thing that can be drunk on the west side of the racing star. The meat seems to be the craftsmanship of the chef on the second floor of the west side restaurant. Oh my God, I would rather exchange it with a year’s lifespan. Her dinner...no no, if we have money, let’s buy a bottle of gold-labeled cactus wine to drink. That is the most wonderful drink in the endless sea of ​​sand."

His cargo friend was dejected and ignored him. Hannah kept staring at Catherine, his eyes crackled and sparks appeared, but the little cutie didn't seem to see it, so he patted Jonah's hand comfortingly, picked up the fork, and moved. Cut off the tender and juicy meat elegantly, "Today's steak is very fresh. Would you like to try it, Jonah,... I'm sorry, can I call you like that."

The astrologer apprentice waved his hand weakly, and alcohol began to flow in his veins. The excitement of getting news from his partner was overwhelmed by the frustration of not being able to meet. Jonah felt dizzy and could not even feel the young lady around him. Take the initiative to show good, of course, not to see Danny's fire-breathing eyes,

Catherine smiled disapprovingly, put the tender meat into her mouth and chewed it carefully.

"Little cute, you also came from Sherington. Didn't you encounter a dry tornado? We broke through a tornado." The male Stewart suddenly remembered his previous feat and was excited. Sit up straight and pat your strong chest,

"Yes, my ‘Oasis’ and I departed from Sherington, and the destination is Punjab in the Vedic country. There is an express letter to be delivered." Catherine replied,

Danny said with concern: "The border between Veda and Tochara does not seem to be flat. According to rumors, Isaiba Ink may not be able to tolerate the harassment of the enemy country and is about to start a war."

"The Vedas, the pagan leader named Brahma, is a very ambitious guy. I think war is inevitable. It's just a matter of time. But Punjab's position is on the edge of the endless sea of ​​sand. As long as you are in the desert, no one will chase him. Got my'oasis'." Catherine responded to Danny's kindness with a smile,

Hannah frowned and stared at her provocatively,