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Chapter 22

Several young men were squatting on the ground, one of them had a bruised face, a middle-aged man was sitting on a chair, he was wearing a leather coat made from the skin of an unknown creature, there were also many small trinkets hanging on his body, his face was full of scars, but they didn't look scary at all.

The middle-aged man had a smile on his face, tossing pebbles into the air one after another, then catching them while looking at these pickpockets.

This was the scene Noah saw when he entered the pickpockets' lair. He took a look at the middle-aged man's clothes and spoke: "If I'm not mistaken, it's our first meeting, Mr. Chris Modo, I didn't think you would come to Reystromia"

"You know me?" The middle-aged man was a bit surprised as he looked at the child in front of him. With his eyesight, he was able to tell Noah's true age, so he was even more surprised.

"You can call me Noah" Noah pulled out a chair and sat across from the middle-aged man, then spoke with a serious tone: "I think I should take some time to tell my subordinates about your story. Sakri's writing is quite good, I like the part about the snow mountain escort the most"

"I also like it" the middle-aged man smiled, but his expression was a bit strange.

Chris Modo, a famed adventurer across the entire continent, an undying miracle, his legendary deeds were written into a book by his friend Sakri, for most young people on the continent, he was the idol of their lives.

For example, killing the wyrm that harmed a village, defeating an evil organization that used human corpses to research magic, the conspiracy of the Arcana Research Society, and quelling the internal strife of the Tolica Kingdom. Other than that, there were many other things that made the name Chris Modo so legendary.

The small trinkets hanging on his body were mementos of his legendary deeds, such as the teeth of the ferocious wyrm, the necklace that was the emblem of the Arcana Research Society's chairman, and the ring that symbolized the friendship of the Tolica Kingdom, which could even be used to dispatch a group of Tolica Kingdom's soldiers when necessary.

The snow mountain escort that Noah spoke of was a legendary experience for Chris. At that time, he was escorting the eldest son of a count back to his country to accept his title. On the way, he experienced a series of dangers. It was also during that time that Chris's face was scratched. At that time, he still managed to escort the eldest son to his destination. The scar on his face was the medal of that adventure.

"May I know why you've come to Reya, Mr. Chris?" Noah asked with interest. He really wanted to know what was so special about Isabella, the wife of that sinner.

"I received a request to find a woman. According to the clues, she came here more than ten years ago, and she hasn't left all these years," Chris said gently.

"Then, with all due respect, can I know the specific situation of this woman?" Noah asked with interest.

"My apologies, Mr. Noah, I can only reveal some basic information. The woman is called Isabella, 29 years old this year, a follower of the Church of Divine Grace" Chris explained while observing the expressions of Noah's group, then smiled in understanding.

"You know where she is, right?" Chris spoke with a serious tone: "Tell me where she is, I can pay you"

Noah's expression was perfectly normal, but his peers couldn't hide their emotions in front of a sly old fox.

"Isabella came to Reya 10 years ago. At that time, the Great Negri had yet to manifest his divinity, so there were only so many people in the village. As long as you ask anyone slightly older, you'll be able to find out about her"

"Then why did she attract our attention?" Noah asked doubtfully. As an experienced adventurer, Noah didn't believe that the little thief Raas would steal her money.

Obviously, Chris had purposely leaked his money to attract the thief's attention, then followed him all the way to the thief's lair. Obviously, he needed the help of these thieves for something, and it wasn't as simple as just looking for someone.

"You really can't underestimate her" Chris tossed the pebble in his hand aside and spoke with a serious tone: "I naturally found out where Isabella is, and I also know that she has a daughter, Nala"

"But it won't be easy to take her away. Someone is watching me, meeting her without careful consideration will only expose me" Chris squinted his eyes, the scars on his face obscured his expression: "That's why I want you to help me meet her in secret, there's a place that needs her"

"Do you really trust us that much?" Noah shook his head.

"It's important to have a bit of trust between people" Chris took out a pouch of money, then stood up and walked outside: "This is the deposit, please arrange the time as soon as possible, don't let everyone know"

Looking at Chris's back as he walked away, Noah didn't say anything. He was thinking about Chris's words. There were truths and lies in Chris's words, so he couldn't believe all of them, but he also couldn't not believe all of them.

As for Chris's purpose, it could only be said to be nonsense. A legendary adventurer needed the help of a local gangster to secretly meet a woman, the so-called trust was even more ridiculous.

"Arrange it first, treat it as a normal business" Noah ordered.

Wang Yuan floated in front of Isabella at the same time, but of course, she couldn't see Wang Yuan.

Considering the current situation of the two countries, he slowly understood the meaning behind the legendary adventurer Chris coming to find Isabella.

Isabella was originally a member of the Interkam Kingdom's House of Dracul, just like the Interkam royal family, they were considered a branch of the royal family and also had the bloodline of the 'Son of the Dragon'. Back then, during the internal strife of the royal family, the current king of the Interkam Kingdom, Seth the First, killed the majority of his own kin who posed a threat to him, even the branch family, the House of Dracul, was implicated.

As the eldest daughter of the Dracul, Isabella escaped to what was then a small village of the Cauchy people, where she met the love of her life, Jacques.

Currently, due to the internal strife of the Interkam Kingdom, as well as various other reasons, the Interkam Kingdom was growing weaker and weaker, the war against the Kingdom of Royas was unavoidable. Seth the First's support rate was dropping, more and more nobles wanted him to abdicate, but because Seth the First was ruthless in his killings, there weren't many people who could inherit the throne.

Strictly speaking, as the eldest daughter of the Dracul, Isabella was indeed qualified to become the Queen of the Interkam Kingdom.

However, there were still some uncertainties. Isabella was indeed qualified, but Isabella wasn't the only one who was qualified. No matter how ruthless Seth was, he couldn't possibly wipe out the entire royal bloodline, that would only make it easier for him to push himself into a dead end.

"It's normal for someone to come looking for Isabella at a time like this, but what's not normal is that the one who came was Chris" Isabella's ranking in the line of succession wasn't particularly high, so Chris's appearance wasn't normal at all.