Thieves

The Thief Elf was hiding in an alley in the Lower District, the exit of which was the only way to get from the Upper District to the seaside docks.

It wasn't that this was the only street from the Upper District to Castleton Wharf, but it was much closer to walk this street.

His alley was a passage between two rows of terraced houses. The alley was not wide, and it was piled with useless construction waste, including wood, bricks, and tiles, as well as some discarded wooden furniture, making the already narrow space even more crowded.

The clouds in the sky turned into fish scales, and gusts of wind blew, with salty, cold sea breeze in the air.

He tugged at the Half Cloak on his body. The weather was not good, and it looked like it was going to rain.

It had been raining a lot lately.

In Castleton, this kind of Half Cloak is very popular in the Lower District, mainly because this kind of cloak is very convenient.

The elves who go to the sea will bring this kind of half... even the buttocks can't be covered cloak on rainy days.

Lightweight...

It won't affect walking or doing some outdoor work, such as going to the sea or carrying things at the dock.

The only disadvantage is that the pants will get wet.

The Thief Elf put the dagger in his waist into his arms.

The corrosive nature of the sea rain on this kind of ironware is very strong. If it is not maintained with grease as soon as possible after being exposed to the rain, the dagger will rust quickly.

This dagger is one of the most important personal items of the Thief Elf.

The main reason he chose this alley to ambush that young human was that there was also a way out on the side of the alley. Even if his plan failed, he could slip into the alley and run away.

Speaking of his plan, the Thief Elf planned it this way.

When that human kid ran down from the long street, the Thief Elf planned to take advantage of his inattention to rush out of the alley, snatch the books from his hand, and rush into the opposite alley.

If that human kid still had a little bit of blood, he would chase after him.

The Thief Elf planned to lure him into the opposite alley, which was a back street and a dead end. This alley was full of back doors of some shops, usually piled with some domestic waste. Even during the day, there were few people, making it an excellent place to do it.

As long as he could avoid the human kid's sight for a few seconds, he could Stealth himself again.

When the human kid walked in, he would go around behind the child, pull out his dagger and cut his throat.

Then he could run to the countryside overnight to avoid the limelight. Killing this witness would mean that no one would know who stole the Holy Grail.

While waiting for that human kid, it actually started to rain in the sky.

The Thief Elf was a little worried that the human kid would go to take shelter from the rain, so he covered his greasy head with the hood of his cloak.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the Thief Elf was shivering from the cold in the rain.

He thought that the child would not come, and was about to find a place to take shelter from the rain. He would come back at another time...

Then he saw the kid running from the rain.

The Thief Elf suddenly became nervous. Even though it was raining, he didn't know if the water in his hands was rain or sweat.

Just as he was about to rush out, a carriage suddenly rushed out of the rain, which made the Thief Elf hesitate. Then he found that the carriage was parked on the street opposite the alley, completely blocking his route to attack the human kid.

The Thief Elf wiped the rain off his face and cursed, then saw a few young Silver Moon Elves jumping out of the carriage.

He was taken aback and wanted to run subconsciously, but found that none of the elves looked at him.

The Thief Elf immediately shrank back into the alley.

He secretly clung to the brick seam and saw the Silver Moon Elves chasing after the human kid. The human kid stopped instantly, then suddenly turned a direction and drilled into the dead end alley in advance.

The Thief Elf stood foolishly in the rain, and found that his plan had failed again.

It was still raining...

Roy was running hard on the street. There was no one in the alley. Seeing that the alley was full of debris, Roy plunged into it.

The young elf in the cloak followed Roy's figure into the alley.

Because of the rain, the rotten smell in the alley was diluted a lot.

Steve took off the rain-blocking hood on his head, which made his vision wider and clearer to see the surrounding bad environment.

"You can't escape..."

He said viciously.

The alley was full of garbage, with back doors of shops everywhere. Next to the back doors were piles of household waste, which emitted a rotten stench. Some garbage heaps even had sewage flowing.

Such a terrible environment was like the end of hell for these young elves who were usually pampered...

Because it was raining, there was a layer of standing water on the ground, with rotten fruit peels floating on the surface, making the street even dirtier.

Steve took a step forward, and the heel of his finely crafted lambskin boots stepped on a fruit pit. The terrible sensation made Steve feel nauseous.

The young elves chased into the alley for dozens of meters before the terrible environment forced them to stop.

Seeing that his friends were unwilling to go any further, Steve could only resentfully raise his hand and stop the chase.

Roy ran to the end of the alley only to find that it was a dead end.

But he couldn't go back the way he came. Although he couldn't see the shadows of those elves behind him, who knew where they were hiding.

At this moment, he didn't know where to go.

As he hesitated, he suddenly saw a door not far away being pushed open.

A shop assistant came out with a box of household garbage.

Roy didn't care what kind of shop it was. He rushed forward a few steps and plunged into the shop.

He was soaking wet and rushed in through the narrow passage, scaring the shop assistant so much that he overturned the garbage box in his hand and almost fell to the ground.

Roy rushed into the shop and found that it was a Tea Restaurant.

Elven cities don't have real restaurants, because they only eat fruits and fish.

For elves, food is monotonous and bland.

Therefore, in Castleton, Tea Restaurants of this style have become popular. The tea and various fruit combinations in the restaurant have become the favorite of young elves.

However, because of the rain, there were almost no people in this Tea Restaurant. There were a few elves sheltering from the rain under the eaves at the entrance.

It seemed they had no intention of coming in for tea.

Roy rushed in from the back...

The shop assistant thought he had encountered a thief. The servers in the shop first heard a commotion, and then saw someone running in, soaking wet.

"Hey! How did you get in here? What do you want?"

An elven waitress asked Roy.

"Is he a thief? Stop him, don't let him run..."

The other servers in the shop immediately responded.

Roy was unwilling to let them stop him. He hadn't stolen anything. He only had two books wrapped in oil paper in his hand, so he shouted loudly, "Excuse me, excuse me... I'm not a thief, I'm a student from the Elf Academy, I just took the wrong way, excuse me, excuse me..."

Roy's shout made the servers hesitate.

They hadn't seen him take anything, and he looked disheveled and soaking wet, so no one was willing to make things difficult for him.

Running chaotically all the way to the front door, Roy pushed open the front door of the shop without hesitation and rushed back into the rain.

This was no longer the street from before, and naturally, the carriage parked in the rain was nowhere to be seen.

He didn't stop until he reached the street corner.

He turned around and glanced in the direction of each street, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the group of young elves hadn't chased after him.

Then he quickly left the street corner.

He was still complaining in his heart: Sure enough, you can't just agree to someone's advances. Even in the academy, there's no good in such advances.

He didn't even know that he had accidentally avoided a murder planned by Thief Elves...

Running in the rain, Roy suddenly stopped. Some rainwater had gotten into his eyes, making them a little astringent. He wiped the rain off his face, but water was still dripping from his hair.

Roy suddenly thought: How could I forget that taverns are always the home of thieves? That waitress, Lucy, didn't even listen to my detailed description and said she didn't remember what the thief looked like at all... There's definitely something wrong.

That tavern probably won't yield any information.

Actually, I could ask around at other taverns, but gathering information in a tavern usually requires paying, at the very least buying someone a drink...

Roy thought about the four hundred Kele salary the Temple gave him each week. Spending a few Kele to inquire about some information was still acceptable.

But since he was going to ask about the Thief Elf at other taverns, he might as well ask Sabrina to draw a portrait, which would make it easier to inquire.

Anyway, she had to draw portraits of those runaway sailors tonight.

Yes, that's what I'll do!

He didn't expect the problem that had been bothering him for two days to be solved while running in the rain.

It seems there's a basis for the idea that exercise can make the brain work faster...

Thinking of this, Roy continued to run in the rain.

In the distant rain, the blurry shadow of the Goddess of Freedom Temple could already be seen.

The outline of the port wharf gradually appeared.

Only the distant sea and the clouds in the sky were still a hazy gray, with no visible boundary line.

In the sea not far away, there were still some seagoing ships waiting to dock.