Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 318 Future Knights

Ma Lu, having heard the contents of the note, understood why Li Wei had assigned this secret mission to him.

The Shrike was slain by the combined efforts of Li Wei and himself. With this feat, Li Wei had reached the pinnacle of prestige within the Sacred Order of Knights, overshadowing the Master, Martin, and Ma Lu himself had transformed from a novice knight into a master.

Now, if any discrepancies were to arise, those affected would naturally include not only Li Wei but also Ma Lu.

Both being in the same boat, it made sense for Li Wei to arrange for him to secretly investigate the matter.

Unfortunately, Ma Lu didn't care about his master status as much as Li Wei had imagined, and Li Wei was somewhat inconsiderate for making him investigate the case without allowing him to bring a witch.

Although in the city, without the threat of the Energized Plants, a witch wasn't absolutely necessary, knight's armor was sufficient to deal with most enemies; if really needed, assistance could be sought from the Order of Knights. Moreover, from the perspective of secrecy, acting alone undoubtedly created less disturbance.

However, Ma Lu was still very annoyed and planned to neglect it.

But he still had to go through the motions; he randomly picked a few lucky pedestrians on the street and pretended to inquire about the Drinkers' Assembly.

As expected, all of them said they had never heard of it.

Just as Ma Lu was thinking he had done enough to honor the cultivation Li Wei had invested in him, he suddenly heard a voice behind him.

"Drinkers' Assembly? I know, I know, that's a place where a bunch of uncles drink."

"Who said that? There are also big sisters there," another voice said, "pretty big sisters."

"How could you talk about this? Didn't Uncle Hal say not to spread it around?

"But he is Sir Knight, Sir Knight represents justice, there should definitely be no problem."

"Hmm, that's also true..."

Ma Lu turned around and found, to his surprise, they were acquaintances, the group of children who had chased him for autographs on the street before.

Ma Lu had once let them sit on his shoulders, but now he was wearing new armor, the children probably couldn't recognize him. Experience more on empire

But their admiration in their eyes was undiminished; in fact, most boys in this city dreamed of one day becoming handsome knights, wearing armor, and defending Holy Temple City alongside their witches, guarding the last civilization of mankind.

Ma Lu turned and asked, "Do you know where the Drinkers' Assembly is?"

There were about a dozen people in the cobbler's shop, mostly men like Hal, with flushed faces. The only woman, who was in her thirties and full-figured, was playing cards with two men.

They all reeked of alcohol, yet there was no drink in the place.

Ma Lu looked around the room, "Who is Goethe?"

No one responded.

After about half a minute, Ma Lu nodded and said, "No matter... I have plenty of time."

After speaking, he turned, shut the door, pulled up a chair, and sat at the entrance.

This was Ma Lu's new way of idling about while appearing to be diligently working on a case; in reality, he was just killing time, waiting to wrap up when it seemed appropriate.

However, Ma Lu didn't get to relax for long before he heard another voice, "I am Goethe. I wonder, Sir Knight, what you want with me?"

The speaker was a gaunt-faced man wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

"No, you're not! Sit down." Ma Lu did not want the investigation to progress so quickly and directly contradicted him.

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on the man's face. He seemed about to say something more, but at that moment, the room's only woman suddenly put down her cards, stood up, and said,

"Since Sir Knight already knows I am Goethe, why ask knowingly?"

Ma Lu sighed, wondering if it was some international case-solving day. Why was everyone here so eager to confess?

Goethe continued, "I know why you're here, and I can answer your questions, but I need a promise from you."

"What promise?"

"After I confess everything, ensure my safety and not pursue my crimes," Goethe said. "I'm just a small-time information dealer and never wanted to get involved in major disputes."

"Agreed," Ma Lu nodded.

"Then let's go upstairs to talk," Goethe said, leading the way upstairs.

There were no traps upstairs; Ma Lu could tell this from the Chessboard Map so he followed.