Fixed-point delivery (3)

They had planned this in advance.

This will have a huge impact on the situation on their continent and future wars. This is what Alex must do.

At that time, Inger was one of the main organizers and participants of the action, and Alex did not refuse his help.

But because of the revolutionary movement that was about to happen, entering the Sahrawi at this point was undoubtedly very dangerous.

Inger does not overestimate himself, but his role in this plan is irreplaceable.

Alex's exclusion of him meant that he and the rest of the group would be at greater risk, making their infiltration and retreat problematic.

This is the main reason why Inger is angry.

On the other hand, he himself is also very conflicted. He doesn't want to get involved in danger himself, but he can't just watch the protagonist die. After all, he now knows that this protagonist has no halo.

Inger then tried to cast the spell on other creatures. It failed. Dawn could only resurrect himself.

Inger, who possesses the dawn, can be resurrected after dying once, but Alex cannot.

Of course, whether he can be resurrected a second time is still unknown.

Inger's presence would give Alex and the others a greater chance of survival. Even if they couldn't achieve their goal, at least he could ensure that the protagonists could retreat.

For this reason, Inger did not tell his parents and brother what he was going to do, and Alex and others just took leave to travel to the North.

Inger was a little tired that day. After sending everyone away, he slept until almost noon the next day and felt much better. This was the longest sleep he had had in recent times.

Inger came to the yard to supervise the work and saw a sapling.

Jason brought the water bottle and said with a smile, "Master, you asked me to plant this before. I didn't expect it to grow so fast."

In just a few months, a small branch grew into a sapling that was one meter tall, which was extremely fast compared to ordinary plants.

This is the branch that Inger brought back from the Fire Hill. Because it is difficult to preserve it, Inger asked Jason to try to plant it.

Even a broken branch has such vitality.

Inger touched the back of his hand. There were no uneven marks on the pattern. It was his inner uneasiness that was causing the problem.

He sat by the tree and basked in the sun for a while when a servant came running to inform him.

"Second Master, a lady named Eric Blayar is here to meet you, but she doesn't seem to have an invitation."

"It's okay, ask her to come here." Inger agreed quickly and asked someone to bring another chair.

Eric came and got straight to the point.

"Alin received your letter. She said she would return all the extra stuff to you, but since you didn't write a return address, she didn't know where you lived, so she sent it to me."

Inger smiled helplessly and said, "Then why don't you keep it?"

Eric: "I know you don't need it, but we all have our own principles, and I don't feel comfortable accepting it. You should use it where you really need it."

Inger didn't argue anymore, but the other party accepted some of the money anyway.

"I heard from the servant that you were going on a trip?"

"right."

"Then I came just in time. If I had missed it, I would have had to wait for several days. By the way, in that case, I have a book for you."

Eric took out a thick book from the bag.

Inger took it and saw "The Life of Capital" written on the yellowed and dusty cover.

Inger's eyes suddenly became very strange.

Eric chuckled twice, "I bought an extra copy and wanted to send it to Arlene, but she sent it back to me. She doesn't read, so it would be a shame to throw it away, so I'll give it to you. It's up to you whether you read it or not."

Inger couldn't find such a book on the market, so it was obviously a prank by Eric.

"I'm quite interested. I'll read it. Thank you." Inger looked at the front and back covers, the first page and the last page. "I can't find the author."

Eric's expression faded a little: "I can't say that."

Inger smiled and nodded: "Understood."

At this moment, Inger suddenly saw a pendant on Eric's chest. It was a ring made into a necklace hanging on her chest. It was not there when she met him before.

Inger was not one to notice other people's jewelry, but he noticed this thing because the ring started to sparkle.

"Is this your ring?"

Eric looked down and also noticed that the stone on the ring was glowing red.

"Huh? What happened?" Eric took off the ring and looked at it carefully. "I don't know. I bought this at an antique stall. It looks very simple. It didn't shine before."

In fact, she felt sorry for the old woman selling junk and paid a slightly higher price to buy a few things. Among them, only this ring was acceptable, so she hung it around her neck.

Ever since the ring began to flash, Inger felt unusual fluctuations from the ring. It was an energy fluctuation of a different frequency that was completely different from magic.

【What's going on? 】

Inger stared at Eric for a long time. Based on his memory, he was 100% sure that this person had never appeared in the main storyline.

The privilege of being able to pick up unusual items is only available to the protagonist or the main supporting character.

Inger thought for a while and said, "As far as I know, if it is a magic item that flashes, it is mostly because it is activated by the injection of magic power... But I don't feel any magic fluctuations from this thing... You'd better be careful."

Eric casually put the ring on his ring finger and said, "Then I'll try it out again when I get back."

The ring's light disappeared.

Inger: “…”

Generally speaking, such a ring that looks unusual at first glance cannot be worn casually.

There must be something in it.

Inger watched her leave with the eyes of a warrior.

Jason reminded: "Master, get ready."

"Um."

***

Alex tapped the tabletop with his fingers, coinciding with the ticking of the mechanical clock.

Uri and Cheryl exchanged glances several times, but didn't dare to say anything.

Bibidai, who was madly stuffing meat into his mouth, also noticed this and said, "Did you two have eye spasms?"

Cheryl and Uri rolled their eyes at the same time.

Noel Fontas also noticed Alex's unusual behavior and asked, "Brother Alex? Are you waiting for someone?"

He had just seen him more than once glance at the mechanical clock on the wall to check the time.

Alex put his hand down and smiled, "It's okay." He then looked at the three people and said, "Let's set off early tomorrow morning."

Wu Rui nudged his sister's arm with his elbow. Cheryl bared her teeth and stepped on his foot. She raised her hand and said carefully, "Are we not going to wait for him?"

Alex lowered his eyes, took a sip of the distilled wine that was unique to the North, and said, "It's getting snowy here, and the train to this place will probably be suspended tomorrow, so we won't wait for him."

Wu Rui thought: [Wow, this really means I don’t want him to come. ]

Cheryl thought: [Why are you waiting there if you don't want him to come? ]

Alex was afraid that Inger would show up, but he was also waiting for him to show up.

This is a contradictory emotion that he himself cannot explain.

Especially after that quarrel.

This was the first time such a conflict had occurred in their nearly one year of relationship.

The strong liquor evaporates in the throat, and after the burning sensation passes, the aftertaste is actually a bit bitter.

"Bang!"

The door was pushed open and the wind and snow poured in.

"Your Excellency, a young man named Inger Neckar has come to visit with some important things."

Alex stood up excitedly, grabbed his cloak and rushed out.

Uri and Sheriel followed closely behind, while Bibidai was still eating like crazy. He didn't know why the three were so surprised. It was obvious from the look on Inger's face that he would definitely come, it was just a matter of time.

Noel immediately knew that this was the person Alex was waiting for, and said to the servant, "Let him in."

It gets dark early in the north. When winter comes, it is pitch black outside with only the raging snow and wind. The wind and snow hit your face like a knife.

Inger was fully prepared, but as soon as he got off the carriage, he was still filled with a mouthful of cold air.

After he sent someone to inform Lord Fontas of his visit, he stood there in the wind.

The collar pin barely saved him from being frozen silly, but he was still a little slow in building the magic barrier, and his cloak was pulled by the strong wind and flew out.

[This is outrageous.]

Inger was alone at the moment, as all the servants and hired knights were out moving heavy objects, so he was ready to return to his carriage to calm down.

A fur coat was thrown over his head.

Inger shook his head, poked his head out from the hood, and saw a golden-haired man standing beside him.

[Oh, no, it's Alex. ]

Inger looked at him wearing so little and couldn't help but blurt out: "Aren't you cold?"

Alex: “…”

Wu Rui rushed over and said with a smile: "Go in first, it's warm inside."

Cheryl: "Yeah! You're here! I thought...oh...um..." She glanced at Alex and didn't say anything else.

Inger saw a child with black hair and gray eyes behind him, and the Duke of Noel also ran out escorted by his servants.

Because he was surrounded by the leading actors, Inger was no longer interested in good looks, let alone children. The thing that impressed him most about this child was his beautiful eyes.

Noel stood still, stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "The second son of the Neka family, right? I met you once at the Autumn Banquet."

Inger didn't notice him at the time, but he must have been chatting with Alex.

Inger knelt down and held his hand: "Thank you for your care, Your Excellency the Duke. Sorry for bothering me."

Noel showed a childish smile, but acted like a real head of the family: "Don't be so polite, just call me Noel, Eli's friends are my friends, come in first."

Alex's cloak was a bit big and almost slipped off Inger's shoulders, but Alex quickly grabbed it and tied it on him.

Inger was pushed by him and said quickly, "Duke Noel, can you please move my things to a proper room? I'm going to do an experiment later."

Noel looked at the horse-drawn carriage behind him pulling the heavy load on the large roller cart, and signaled to the old knight beside him with his eyes.

Noel gave Inger an apologetic smile, "We need to check it out."

"Okay, that's okay."

"Paulace, go ahead."

The old knight went over and checked it out, and Noel nodded.

"Send it to a vacant room first."

Servants and hired knights began to move the goods.

Paulace came back and whispered something in Noel's ear, and he looked surprised.

Inger said to Noel, "Please ask the Duke to come and see my experiment." He smiled, "But whether it will be successful or not is another matter."

Noel smiled and agreed, which was also what he hoped for.

Alex put his hat on his head, making him choke on it: "Experiment! Why don't you do this at home? Go eat first!"

Inger: "What are you angry about? I'm already here and you want to send me back? No way!"

Alex: “Who said that?!”

Inger: "Ha, if I were a little late, would you have left?"

Alex: “…”

Inger: "Silence means consent! Fortunately I caught the last train!"

Cheryl whispered in Wu Rui's ear: "Why are they still arguing?"

Wu Rui frowned and said, "I always feel that this is not a quarrel."

Noel watched them with envy as they argued their way into the castle.