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They are actually the most elite troops in Koga City!
"What did you mean when you said that the name is a title shared by the entire empire? Do you mean that this army can be ranked at the forefront of the empire?" Looking at the Black Feather Cavalry in the distance, they had already gone far away, and the direction should be towards Koga City.
"You are not lying to me, are you? You are a noble of the empire, and you don't even know this?!" Igunya stared at Sean with wide eyes.
"I really don't know!"
I haven't heard Luke mention it either. Besides, it's already good enough for Telemian to have his own guard team of dozens of people, so what's the point of having an army?
In the battle story that has been bragged about by the town for more than a hundred years, Baron Weigel at that time only brought a few hundred people of temporarily formed militia, which could not be compared with these regular troops.
"The Black Feather Knights is a title bestowed upon a legion within the Bashalan Empire. It's said to have existed since the founding of the empire, so every region has a legion with this title."
"Are they all the strongest troops?" Sean asked.
"That depends on the overall strength of that place." Ignia said, still a little puzzled as she looked at the direction where the Black Feather Knight left in the distance.
"That's strange. I remember that the Black Feather Riders in Koga City only obeyed Earl Hamilton, and they would not return to the city unless there was something important."
"Important things? Like what?" Sean asked the other person.
It is certain that there must be something that the Earl is unwilling to share in his family. Even if it were me, I would only communicate with my close confidants. As for what happened and what arrangements were made, I would not discuss them with the guests at home.
Now that he was a guest in the Earl's house, he would not know the orders they issued in private.
"For example, if the North needs to mobilize troops to suppress a riot, or if an important figure is coming and needs protection, the Black Feather Knights will be summoned back."
Since the distance was too far, Sean couldn't see the attributes of these black knights, so it seems that they are all high-level characters.
"I see. Let's go. Let's ask the surrounding villagers before it gets dark."
Without caring about the purpose of the Black Feather Knight returning to the city for the time being, Sean continued to look for the root cause of the problem with the creek.
The stream flows into the mountains, but there are many villagers' houses along the way.
Just like in the small town of Thelmian, when the villagers have nothing to do, they like to sit in front of their houses and smoke or look somewhere else.
Leisurely and contented...
The day passed.
However, most of those who can enjoy such leisure time are elderly people, while the younger ones have already gone to the city to work and live.
After all, the bright lights and wine are more attractive to them!
Sean took Igunya to several small villages around to ask around but didn't find anything significant.
The time is not long, just ask about the situation in the past three or four days... and the forest ranger just said that the children are used to fetching water at night, so according to the flow rate of the stream, it should also be at night.
"The nights of the past three days? Nothing special seemed to have happened." The old man with the pipe in his mouth recalled.
This is the seventh one, and still no result.
"Maybe we are looking in the wrong direction? The water issue has nothing to do with this." Igunya behind him reminded.
Sean was also quite confused.
I have no idea. It's too difficult to find such a small amount of information about the stream.
"Are you referring to the river, little girl?" At this time, another old lady walked out of the house behind the old man.
"Yes, grandma, do you know what happened in the river at night these past few days? For example, something was poured into the river!"
The old lady opposite thought for a moment and suddenly said to the door.
"Have you forgotten, old man? Four nights ago, a convoy came to borrow a shovel from us, saying their cargo had fallen into the river!"
"Oh, yes, yes! I remember now. You all keep asking why I didn't think of this incident three days ago. It really did happen... It was already past midnight, and a young girl suddenly knocked on the door and said that the goods they were transporting accidentally fell into the river, and she wanted to borrow a shovel."
Sean and Igonia suddenly looked at each other.
"What kind of cargo?"
"I didn't ask at the time and just lent them the shovel. After all, it was too late and I, an old man, didn't have the energy to ask such questions... However, when I washed the shovel the next day after it was returned, I did smell a slight odor. It was a bit like sulfur!"
sulfur.
Sure enough, Sean suddenly remembered the plants in the orchard.
"Is there often cargo transportation in your area at night?" Sean continued to ask.
"Very few, and this is not a government road so there are usually no people here... Now that you mention it, it reminds me that it was so late that day, why was there a freight team passing by here?" Even the elderly who have lived nearby for many years were a little confused.
"Thanks!"
"Who are you? I think the little girl is very kind and doesn't look like a bad person," said the old man.
"We didn't say anything, we were just asking... We came here to ask because some of the goods were missing." Sean made up an excuse.
"So you're the buyers. The roads around here are difficult to navigate, and it's even harder to find the place after dark. It's normal to have some problems occasionally. I hope you don't blame them! Life isn't easy either."
Sean smiled and nodded.
"What does the little girl you're talking about look like?"
"I didn't pay much attention at the time, but the blonde hair does resemble this girl." The old man pointed at Igunya next to Sean, earning a glare from the other.
"Of course. She's not as pretty as you! She looks a little tired and thin..."
Sean could find tens of thousands of people in the city based on this description alone!
Feeling that he couldn't get any useful information, Sean took Ignia away...
Along the way, Ignia also felt the existence of the problem.
"Sean, I think there's something fishy about the delivery guys. Why did they choose to deliver it so late at night and take such a remote road? This place is obviously not the entrance through the city gate."
"You noticed it too." Sean looked at the other person.
No matter what Ignia's personality is like in daily life, anyone who can become a witch is smart and can understand it with a little thought.
She suddenly looked at him seriously, and expressions of "worship!" and "admiration!" appeared above her head.
"Sean, you're so smart. How did you come up with all this?!!"
To others, it seemed that he had found all the clues just by looking at a bucket... He was very sneaky.
Hehe~
If I were still in the previous world, the title of great detective would probably have changed hands!
"So where are we going now?"
"Brookan Avenue Engineering Area, I want to ask something." Sean said.
Sulfur
I hope the result is not what I expected.
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