Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 100

"Captain Hagrid?"

"Yeah, I heard that he volunteered."

Maomao licked his lips at Ethan. "How is it? It's valuable information, right? I can help you watch the store tonight, and then go have a drink with him. Maybe there will be no chance in the future."

The hint is obvious enough.

If they hadn't intervened, Captain Hagrid would have died in the operation.

In fact, this matter sounded extremely strange at first glance. Ethan had heard that the Heywood Mine was the most important mineral deposit on the border of the empire, and the mineral resources produced would be directly provided to the imperial military industry for the production of armaments. Such an important resource producing area was guarded on a daily basis by the Imperial Military Industry's Musketeers, and it might even be manned by extraordinary people of level three or above. How could a group of unarmed miners kill the guards and occupy the mine?
What's even more bizarre is that even if the mine was occupied by the miners, it would not be the turn of Baron Gladin's guards to take charge.

If even the Musketeers were killed, the people Hagrid brought with him would be basically no different from sending themselves to their deaths.

"Thank you, teacher. This is very important news."

The cat suddenly stretched out its claws and covered Ethan's mouth with its soft paws. "Go back to town first."

Ethan asked Ivy for leave, leaving the others in the temporary base on the mountain to discuss the research plan for the wreckage of the Giant God Soldier, while he went straight to Creekwood Town along the mountain road.

After returning to the town, he went to the Hunter's Guild first and learned from the hunters that Captain Hagrid had been busy since dawn. He first visited the miners' families one by one according to the miners' list. This time he didn't even have time to eat lunch and broke into the bar in the back street.

The massive move made it look like a fight was about to break out, and the hunters were frightened.

Hagrid had been inside for quite some time now. The gang had "invited" the diners and drinkers to leave and had sealed off the block near the backstreet bar.

The gangs on the border of the empire don't even take the Baron seriously, let alone a mere captain of the guards under the Baron.

There are also rumors that, because of the visit of Higan and her Knights, a big shot has come to the gang recently. As for what position this big shot holds in the gang and what his name is, the hunters have no idea.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a sensitive period, and they don't want to get into trouble with the gang members at this critical juncture.

When Ethan was a clerk, he left a good impression on the hunters, so the hunters tried to persuade Ethan not to get involved in this mess.

An investigator at the Shelter Bureau has a bright future. If you work hard, you might be transferred to a big city to work in the future. There's no need to get involved with gangs.

Ethan thanked the hunters and rushed to the back street without stopping.

Just as the hunters said, the atmosphere on the street was very solemn. From a distance, it could be seen that there were gang members armed with knives and swords guarding the street, and no one was allowed to approach the tavern. Although these gang members were not extraordinary people, they were able to get muskets through various channels. If they were really provoked, those low-level inexperienced extraordinary people would most likely be shot into sieves.

Ethan certainly wasn't here to stage a violent street scene. He found a seat across the street and sat down, calling out to the wandering ice elves.

Help him find out what Hagrid is doing staying in the bar for so long.

The Ice Elves are very efficient, and perhaps influenced by the recent visit of the Winter Witch to Riverwood, they have also become more thieving.

As soon as Ethan asked to peek, the ice elemental elf became extremely excited.

He realized that the character of the elemental elves also had subtle differences. Compared with the sacred and majestic fire element, the ice element had a kind of mean feeling.

In less than a minute, the ice elemental spy came back to report to him - Captain Hagrid was drinking!

That sounds like bullshit.

Compared to humans, elemental spirits are always a little less intelligent, and often require elemental shapers to ask them for help or directly use spells to give them orders. Ethan further asked, "Tell me in detail, how do you drink?"

He didn't quite believe that Hagrid came to the backstreet bar to have a drink because he suddenly had a craving for alcohol, so when he asked, the Ice Elemental Elf finally told him the truth.

The person drinking with Hagrid was an old man, who looked thin and weak, with a white beard. Although they were drinking, it was Hagrid who did most of the drinking, one glass after another, and even when his eyelids started to droop from drunkenness, he still kept pouring wine into his mouth.

The old man just watched Hagrid drink silently, with an expressionless face and a very majestic look.

The ice elemental elves seemed to be infected by the strong gang atmosphere in the back street. After reporting, they asked the big brother Ethan whether they should kill the old man. As long as the big brother gave the order, they rushed forward and turned the wine in the old man's cup into ice spikes, piercing the old man's throat to ensure that he would die.

Ethan quickly persuaded the ice elves on the street who aspired to become gangsters and introduced some underworld knowledge to them.

"That old man must be very prestigious in the border gangs. Hagrid is asking him to help him with something, and drinking is a way to show his sincerity."

As for what they were doing specifically, he arrived a little late and the two sides seemed to have finished their negotiations, and the Ice Elemental Elf was unable to find out any useful information.

During the explanation, the door of the bar opened and a drunken Hagrid staggered out.

The gang members on the street did not make things difficult for him and took the initiative to make way for him.

Hagrid didn't hold on for long. He fell to the ground after taking a few steps.

Only then did Ethan step forward, revealing that he and Hagrid were friends, and he used all his strength to drag him a few meters away. A few kind-hearted gang members couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so they put away their swords, helped Ethan lift the man up, and finally sent him to the inn on the street.

Hagrid was unconscious until the afternoon. In the meantime, Ivy and others finished the meeting and brought Miss Chloe to visit him. Miss Chloe brought him hard bread and guava jam, which were left over from when Rowena created the bloody death scene. In the spirit of not wasting, Ethan made juice and jam from the guavas she bought from somewhere, which were enough for the two families to eat for a long time.

The hotel staff were so impressed by the beautiful golden bird that they kept praising it to Miss Chloe for a long time, until she shyly buried her head in its wings.

Fortunately, under the guidance of Teacher Maomao, Ethan gradually mastered the use of soul connection and concealed Miss Chloe's golden glow. Otherwise, if the residents of Ximu Town saw her glittering appearance, it might not be long before the Vatican would send people to take Miss Chloe back to the imperial capital to worship her as a sacred bird.

"Brother Ethan...?"

Hagrid woke up slowly, feeling dry mouth and tongue. He stared at the ceiling for a long time before wondering, "Where is this? Why am I here?"

"You came out of a backstreet bar and passed out, and they sent you to the hotel."

Hagrid chuckled. "Hey, isn't it just a drunken streak? That's common. Are you worried about my drinking capacity?"

"I'm not worried about your drinking capacity, but I'm worried about you getting killed by them."

Ethan said, "The hunters from the guild said that a big shot has come to town. What's the reason why you're in such a hurry to find him for a drink?"

"Private, private."

Hagrid was evasive.

"The Inclusion Bureau sent me here to investigate."

Hearing this, Hagrid's face suddenly changed, "Internment Bureau? You still control people's drinking now?"

"It's about the Heywood Mine."

(End of this chapter)