Chapter 487: Diverting Attention
What Pet and the others don't know is.
The real reason why things happened wherever they went was that Noven had been sending them to places where there was trouble.
After all, if you think about it from another angle.
If they had not come to track down those men in black robes and stayed in the Ceylon Territory and the Dark Forest, they would have lived a peaceful life now.
After meeting up with Lena and exchanging information, Peter felt refreshed.
He had been in Stone Castle for several days, and he had finally caught some clues related to the man in black robe.
An unknown hidden tapestry shop, this place fits the characteristics of any cultist gathering place!
Hard to detect.
Not very popular.
There is a hidden room, which means under the trap door.
There is even a person who appears to be a store clerk, but is actually probably a guard.
"So, now we have to figure out how to deal with this clerk and see what's under the trap door."
A few people squatted in a corner where they were not easily noticed, discussing plans.
Peter thought about it.
The first thing he ruled out was to break through this road.
After finally catching the tail left by the people in black robes, this clue cannot be broken off easily!
"Didn't Reina hear the correct code they exchanged? Otherwise, how about we pretend to be an accomplice and try to match the code with that guy?"
Brandon had an idea and came up with an idea.
"No, it's inappropriate."
Peter slowly shook his head in denial.
"Don't always believe in those bards' stories about how adventurers can get through by relying on overheard secret codes."
"Do you know what the code means?"
"What if that code can only be used by dwarves and humans are another type?"
"Even though what you heard may just be an incomprehensible sentence, maybe the code word they really used is the tone of a certain word in this sentence."
"There is too little information. Just go ahead and try. You may be exposed before you even realize it!"
Brandon slapped his head with a headache: "Why don't we just put on sacks and beat them with sap! Then we will guard this store and put sacks on whoever dares to come! Come and kill each one!"
"Just wait and see, other guys related to the men in black robes will definitely come over to investigate as soon as they find someone missing, right?"
"So there must be something wrong with everyone who comes here, and they will all be killed!"
Miranda burst out laughing.
She quite liked Brandon's plan.
In Miranda's eyes, all cultists should be burned at the stake. Those guys do nothing every day and are only thinking about how to summon their Lord to come to the world.
Logically speaking.
There should be no reason for mortals to go and believe in evil gods. Everyone should be afraid to avoid them.
Anyway, it is difficult for Miranda to understand the thoughts of those guys.
What benefits can believing in evil gods bring them?
From the records she knew, the fate of the cultists was either being burned on the stake, or being killed on the spot by the Crusaders. Some of the more unlucky ones were turned into crazy monsters by the power of the evil god.
None of them ended well.
Peter said helplessly: "Your method... let's just use it as a backup plan if we really have no clue!"
We don’t know the number and scale of the men in black robes, and all the information is very unclear.
Although the idea of "making a nest to fish" is feasible, the risks are actually somewhat difficult to control.
What if we catch a shark?
"We'd better try something less risky first."
"We have no choice but to use the 'surrounding the store to fight evil' tactics again!"
Brandon had no choice, his wisdom had been exhausted.
He looked up very bachelorly: "What good idea do you have?"
Pet said softly: "I think... we can take advantage of the obvious positioning of this place!"
“It’s a tapestry shop, right?”
"No matter what it is used for secretly, at least let outsiders see that this place sells tapestries." "Then we pretend to be outsiders passing by by chance and happened to see it, and come in to take a few glances. Is it reasonable?"
Gale's eyes lit up.
Before anyone else could react, he had already encountered Pet's brainwaves.
"I understand what you mean!"
"The goal is to lure away the guard and open the trap door."
"Find a way to 'accidentally' cause a commotion in the store, preferably one that forces him to leave the counter!"
"Rena can sneak in and investigate the situation inside!"
Pete gave Gale a high-five in tacit agreement.
"Bingo!"
"Absolutely right!"
"Since it's a tapestry store, it's perfectly normal for these furry things to accidentally get set on fire, right?"
"If that clerk can watch his shop being burned down and remain indifferent, he can't pretend to be the owner of a tapestry shop!"
After saying that, Peter turned his head and warned Reina who was squatting next to him:
"Inside the store, we make as much noise as possible. In short, we try to attract the attention of the shop assistants for as long as possible."
"My dear, the time left for you to act is limited. You have to move quickly, be hidden, and don't stay too long. If the clerk returns to the counter, you will be in trouble if you think about it again."
Lena nodded seriously.
"I know, don't worry!"
…
Plan agreed upon and completed.
Reina disappeared again and entered the [Stealth] state.
Peter vaguely felt the corner of his clothes being gently pulled off.
This was the code move agreed upon by the two of them.
The other four people caused "accidental" chaos in the store. After Rena's action, she would immediately return to Pete and use the same coded action to tell Pete that she was safe.
A group of people walked through the inconspicuous and dim cave passage.
Before entering the store, Peter glanced at the store sign posted on the wall outside.
The Illusion spell translates Dwarvish into Common.
"Rug of Hope."
"Oh."
Peter almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
This shop, which is related to those men in black robes, actually has such a positive name.
"Just call it a glow blanket."
He muttered casually and received a look from Miranda.
Bend down the aisle and walk into the store.
The lighting conditions inside the tapestry shop are still extremely dim.
Those tapestries hanging from the ceiling, woven with weird patterns and patterns, looked a bit creepy in this severely insufficient lighting environment, giving people the illusion that some mysterious ritual was being performed.
Peter shook his head to get rid of those messy thoughts.
He was about to get down to business.
He swaggeringly rummaged through the pile of tapestries for a few times, and then shouted in a slightly "dissatisfied" tone in his half-baked Dwarf language:
"Store manager! Where is the store manager!"
"Your lighting is too bad. I can't see anything clearly. How can I choose what I want!"
While shouting, Peter casually picked up an extinguished oil lamp from the side as if nothing had happened, and gestured sideways to Gale.
"Get a fire and light it."
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