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Chapter 796: Chapter 677: The Abilities of the Elf Clan

The deployment of the Holy See of Light may span across the continent, yet this luxury hotel is certainly not under its command; not even a church exists in Castle Kasai.

After all, the Holy See of Light only establishes churches in the principal city-states of the continent. Remote little towns like Castle Kasai are seldom ventured into, and throughout The North, only the Silver City-State has a church.

There’s no helping it; The North is truly too barren.

After Xu Shuo entered the room, he locked the door behind him and turned to look at Zuo Fang, who was seated by the window.

“Have you guys made the handover with the knights of the church guarding here?” Xu Shuo asked.

Zuo Fang nodded, then with a taunting look, said to him, “Since you managed to get here successfully, judging by your appearance, it seems you must have dealt with that woman, right?”

This was supposed to be a plain inquiry.

Yet, the man’s face was up to no good, full of suggestive winks and brimming with the anticipation of a spectacle.

Regarding that woman—

Xu Shuo glanced at him, “Since that dragon hasn’t caused any more trouble, it looks like you must have had a great time conversing last night, eh?”

Zuo Fang: “…”

Stop digging, stop digging.

It seems I’m getting sleepy again.

Zuo Fang immediately put aside his playful mood and seriously said, “We’ve already met with the contact person.”

Xu Shuo nodded, “What’s the situation?”

“The Silver Shield Legion arrived at Castle Kasai two days ago, but it seems they were discreetly searching for someone here. The knights from the Holy Court arrived yesterday and have made contact, and they’ve indicated that the Duke of Silver will be waiting for us in the Far North Mountain Range,” Zuo Fang reported.

The knights from the Holy Court had set out for The North two days earlier than Xu Shuo.

They departed at the same time as the army of the Holy Court.

However, they needed to take a detour first to throw off the Royal Capital’s surveillance before secretly changing course toward Castle Kasai, arriving only yesterday.

According to the plan, it was the knights from the Holy Court who were meant to rendezvous with the Duke of Silver at Castle Kasai.

Unexpectedly, the Duke of Silver did not come.

Only people from his Silver Shield Legion were sent instead.

“So he has never left the Silver City-State?” Xu Shuo asked with a slight raise of his eyebrows.

“It seems so,” Zuo Fang affirmed with a serious nod.

Xu Shuo pondered for a moment, then chuckled.

Quite cautious.

When he was at the Church of Light, he had once delivered a message to the Duke of Silver at the sanctuary.

The message indicated that a detachment of knights from the Holy Court would enter Castle Kasai in The North, and the Duke of Silver was to meet with them there, followed shortly by the arrival of the Order of the Sun Knights.

Although at that time only the movements of the Order of the Sun Knights had been disclosed, the Order of the Sun Knights existed as the Papal’s personal guard knights.

So the implicit message—

Was that the Papal himself might also be heading there.

“With this in mind, it doesn’t matter. In any case, we’re all heading to the Far North Mountain Range tomorrow. First send someone over to deliver a letter to the Duke of Silver, and tell him we’ll arrive the afternoon the day after tomorrow,” Xu Shuo said after some thought.

“Tsk tsk~”

Zuo Fang shook his head with a couple of sighs, but did not make clear what he meant.

It’s just that both of these fellows are slippery.

Even meeting face to face is turned into such a drag.

“By the way, there’s another thing…”

“Additionally…”

Both men suddenly spoke up at the same time.

Xu Shuo paused and asked, “What is it?”

Zuo Fang continued, “The person the Silver City-State was looking for here is likely an Elf. They stayed in Castle Kasai for a day yesterday and probably left for the Amiciya Mountains this morning.”

After finishing his sentence, he paused for a moment.

Then he continued with a somewhat odd expression, “However, it was that dragon who discovered the Elf’s presence.

“After combining this with what the Silver City-State had claimed, my guess is that the party in question is the Ice and Snow Elf who had fought with the Duke of Silver and then left The North that night.

“It just so happens that their escape route took them through Castle Kasai, which allowed the people waiting here from the Silver Shield Legion to notice them.

“That dragon is particularly sensitive to the scent of Elves; he smelled it as soon as he entered the city and said that the individual came from the direction of the Far North Mountain Range and left toward the Amiciya Mountains.”

“By the way, did you discover anything when you came down the mountain?”

After Zuo Fang said his piece, he looked at Xu Shuo with a hint of curiosity and anticipation.

Because even though he had heard about the Elf’s traces, his expression didn’t seem surprised, as if he had expected it all along.

Although this fellow never really seemed surprised either.

Because his emotional fluctuations were so low, it was hard to tell what he was thinking.

“Additionally…”

Xu Shuo resumed calmly, “I dispatched a team of Sun Knights to re-enter the Amiciya Mountains because some traces of frost were found under the northern slope of Steep Angle Peak. Winter hasn’t fully arrived yet, and there shouldn’t be such frost around Castle Kasai.”

Zuo Fang’s eyes instantly lit up, “So you mean, an Elf Clan really did pass through Castle Kasai and enter the Amiciya Mountains?!”

He wondered whether to send someone to pursue them now.

Even if they couldn’t capture anyone, they could still track their movements and be prepared for any maneuvers they had planned.

Xu Shuo seemed to read his thoughts and said after some contemplation, “Sending people to trail them is not practical. The strength of the Duke of Silver should not be underestimated; the fact that someone could escape from his grasp has already proven that this individual is no ordinary person.”

Zuo Fang frowned, “Then what you said just now…”

Xu Shuo looked at him, “I merely had our men keep an eye on the movements inside the Amiciya Mountains, not to actually find the person.”

—Why would that Elf leave through the Amiciya Mountains?

About this question, Zuo Fang could spin conspiracy theories for so long, so of course, Xu Shuo would also have his speculations.

Indeed, the Amiciya Mountains could lead into the hinterlands, but the closest to it is the Western Continent; reaching the Royal Capital would require several days of hard riding at the least.