Chapter 337: Mathias Shaw

Stormwind City, Old Town.

Wayne, Lieutenant Weber, the mysterious officer, and VanCleef, who was tied into a ball.

The four of them followed one after another. VanCleef was carried on Lieutenant Weber's back. After simple treatment, the big bandit had already woken up, but because of his serious injuries and being tied into a zongzi, he could only watch helplessly as he was carried like cargo, twisted and turned through the alleys of the Old Town, walked through one small path after another, and finally stopped in front of an old house.

After knocking on the door with a specific rhythm and checking the password, the door was opened.

The middle-aged officer did not enter the house, but a female intelligence agent wearing a mask and gray leather armor opened the door and led Wayne and the others into the house.

What surprised Wayne a little was that the structure in this old house was no different from an ordinary house. The slender female intelligence agent led the few people through the house for dozens of meters before arriving at a relatively spacious room, where a relatively thin figure was already waiting there.

Probably hearing the sound of their walking, the person turned around, revealing the face of a quite ordinary middle-aged man.

Light golden short hair, short stubble, dim eyes, and no special features in his appearance; he was the kind of person who was inconspicuous when walking on the street.

However, Wayne could vaguely feel that although this person looked thin, his physical fitness must be quite strong, and judging from his breathing and temperament, he was very much in line with the characteristics of an assassin.

After the few people met, the female intelligence agent who led the way did not speak, but after communicating with the middle-aged man standing in the room through unknown gestures for a few seconds, she left quickly.

After the female intelligence agent left, the middle-aged man looked at Wayne and the other two with his dim eyes.

Perhaps Lieutenant Weber didn't feel anything, but Wayne could perceive that in just a second or two, this man's gaze had already taken in their situation, including height, weight, weapon position, and vital points of the body.

Out of a warrior's intuition, Wayne's body almost immediately made a defensive move.

"I am Shaw, an officer of SI: 7."

"This is indeed the wanted criminal of Stormwind City, Edwin VanCleef, the leader of the Defias Brotherhood."

"Lieutenant Wayne, I remember you are the deputy of Major Genset, who received orders the day before yesterday to escort a batch of military supplies to Sentinel Hill."

"Did you encounter VanCleef's attack while escorting?"

Although it was not a particularly difficult thing to guess, the man named Shaw quickly guessed the gist of the matter.

And hearing his name, Wayne roughly knew the identity of this person.

Mathias Shaw, Master Assassin, leader of SI: 7, one of the most trusted subordinates directly under King Varian of Stormwind City, and in the future, the person in charge of almost the entire Alliance intelligence organization.

In the world of Azeroth, he could be considered a relatively outstanding figure.

Perhaps now, Stormwind City had not yet become the leader of the Alliance, and SI: 7 did not have the huge power it would have in the future, but even now, SI: 7 enjoyed a special status in Stormwind City.

Hearing Shaw's question, Lieutenant Weber did not hide anything and told the story of the matter in a few brief words.

When Shaw heard that Wayne not only possessed a terrifying dragon-shaped beast partner about ten meters tall but was also able to actively discover VanCleef's sneak attack and defeat this big bandit in a very short time, he immediately cast an unusual look at him, seemingly not expecting that the person who came before him this time was such a powerful adventurer.

However, this master assassin did not say much. After learning the situation from Lieutenant Weber, he pondered for a few seconds, and then said in a quite cold voice: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Lieutenant Weber. I have already understood the matter." "Leave the matter of VanCleef to us to handle next."

He turned his head to look at Wayne, nodded slightly to the Witcher, and continued:

"Since this adventurer has just arrived in Stormwind City, then you should replace our military to entertain this warrior well."

"The wanted reward given by the military for VanCleef is eighty gold coins, plus the fact that he helped you defeat the bandits who came to sneak attack, I will report to His Majesty and give this warrior a generous reward."

"You take him to stay in an inn in the city first, and the bonus should be delivered before dinner."

After speaking, Shaw nodded to Wayne again and said:

"Welcome, adventurer Mr. Wayne. Recently, the area around Stormwind City has not been peaceful, and there happen to be many missions that need powerful adventurers to handle."

"If you are willing to contribute to this city, not only will you receive generous bounties, but you will also receive the respect of the people."

"Then, good luck to you."

After a brief exchange, this assassin master named Shaw quickly left the old house with VanCleef. Obviously, this was not the real location of SI: 7, at most it could only be considered a temporary safe house.

After leaving here, Lieutenant Weber also followed Shaw's order, took Wayne for a stroll in Stormwind City, and then took him to a decent inn to rest, and after making an appointment to have dinner together and pay the bounty, he left.

For Wayne, this was his second time coming to this city after three years. The last time he came here, he spent a large amount of gold coins to buy many magical items at the Bull Auction House, including the quite practical Hearthstone and the Advanced Healing Potion that could almost be used as a life-saving potion.

And this time, coming to Stormwind City again, Wayne's goal was still quite clear. There were too many good things in the world of Azeroth. Many items and technologies here, if taken to the Wizard World, could even be called dimensionality reduction strikes.

So before dinner, Wayne's first destination was the bookstore in Stormwind City.

Knowledge is wealth; this sentence is correct in any world. Moreover, there was a witch who liked reading very much by his side. In short, buying books first when entering the city was definitely the right choice.

After leaving the inn, Wayne asked the passersby and came to the largest bookstore in Stormwind City, Klein Bookstore.

This was a shop opened near the Cathedral. The storefront was not particularly large, and the decoration was not luxurious, but after entering the bookstore, what came into view were hundreds of books, neatly arranged on a dozen bookshelves, which was pleasing to the eye.

And what surprised Wayne a little was that there were quite a few customers in the bookstore.

In addition to two middle-aged men dressed in exquisite clothes, there was also a slender, beautiful girl wearing a priest's robe, standing by a bookshelf, holding a book and watching it carefully.

And the owner of this bookstore was an old man wearing a mage's robe and a pair of transparent glasses.

Obviously, books recording knowledge were also a quite precious commodity in an era like the Middle Ages, even in the world of Azeroth which possessed magic.

Whether it was the seller or the buyer, people without financial resources probably wouldn't dare to walk into a bookstore.

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