Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 561 - 29 Special Identification Method_1

Chapter 561: Chapter 29 Special Identification Method_1

"Ever since I saw him at the tribe’s entrance, I had perceived his elegance," Pannis said, looking at the corpse on the ground. "But I didn’t know what he was planning to do, and you wouldn’t believe me if I told you, so I didn’t mention it. I wasn’t worried about your safety. After all, he disguised himself as Langdon and infiltrated your team, there must be some ulterior motive. It wouldn’t be as simple as wanting to kill. So, I believe your safety is assured. However, I still kept an eye on you last night, just in case there was another murder. And about the mess in your tent, I guess he made it. I didn’t see that, but this morning, I noticed him sneaking out of your tent and into the Deer Clan’s tent. That’s how I brought you directly to him."

"Another night without sleep?" Catherine asked in a low voice, "We rode all day yesterday and we have to travel again today. Can your spirit take it today if you don’t sleep tonight? Maybe we should rest a little more here today, otherwise you’ll get too tired."

"Hahaha, after all, I promised that none of you would die, so I had to keep an eye out," Pannis shook his head, "Don’t worry about me, it’s no problem to stay up for one day. I will rest early tonight."

Catherine frowned and sighed but said nothing. Yet, the curiosity in Lina couldn’t keep her curiosity at bay. She pulled Pannis into a corner and whispered, "You say you discovered it at the tribe’s entrance? How? You don’t want to tell Elegance, but you can tell us, right?"

"Well, this is the third time I’ve seen him, including this time," Pannis said. "I have a unique way to recognize people. Even if someone disguises and intentionally hides their identity, I won’t generally misrecognize them."

"What way?" Lina asked with wide eyes. "I looked at his corpse for a long time just now, and I didn’t notice anything wrong. He looks like an ordinary dwarf. If you don’t shave his face with a knife, you can’t even tell he put on makeup. So, I was wondering how did you recognize him, how come I can’t?"

"Because you didn’t think about it." Pannis explained, "Everyone has some hidden features that they don’t notice themselves. Even if someone tries to disguise, these features can’t be successfully masked. As long as these are noticed, it can be done generally."

"Hidden features?" Lina asked in confusion. "Such as? Breathing and heartbeat?"

"No, no, no. For upper rank professionals, breathing and heartbeat are too easy to fake. What I’m talking about are some small details that are hard to notice." Pannis shook his head and said mysteriously, "For example, would you mind the frequency of your blinking? When you turn around, do you note whether it’s your waist or your ankle that tenses first? When you take a step, do you notice whether it’s your hamstrings or your adductors that contract first? Why can I always recognize your friends? It’s because each of them has different habits, so I can tell right away whether you are yourself. You know, breathing and heartbeat are such obvious features that many people can think of and then fake. But these near instinctive habits, which most people are blind to and even if they wanted to fake, it’s hard to completely change their habits. I haven’t met anyone who can disguise all these small details. If there really is such a person, then I can only admit defeat."

Lina stared at Pannis blankly, blinked, turned around without saying a word, and left. When she returned to the crowd, she seemed like a different person, slinging her arm around Catherine’s shoulder and saying, "Sis, I’ve decided not to deal with that monster anymore."

"What?" Catherine, who was talking to Bart, turned around and joked with a smile, "Did you get his method?"

"Yeah, I got it." Lina spoke annoyed. "I wish I hadn’t asked. That’s not a method a normal creature would think of. Haha, hamstring? Adductor? Which contracts first? What a joke, how would I know which contracts first."

Catherine’s smile froze on her face, and she asked blankly, "What are those? Muscles?"

"Yes, creepy, isn’t it? That’s why I’ve decided he’s a monster." Lina let go of Catherine’s shoulder and stepped towards Bart. Bart, who was already intimidated by Lina, backed away instinctively even though he noted a subtle difference in her demeanor. Lina, maintaining the stance of Katerina from before, faced Bart with a mixed expression of rudeness, frankness, confidence yet warmth. But her eyes were as sharp as a knife, "Mr. Bart, I’m sorry to interrupt your conversation with my sister, but I want to ask something first. Elegance has retreated. Although his words may not be truthful, he conceded and gave up the task when he left, and he represented Shadow Hand, he can damage his own reputation, but he would not dare to impair the credibility of the Shadow Hand. So, once he’s left, he probably won’t come back. So what are you planning to do next?"

"Next?" Bart was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Lina immediately experienced the headache Catherine and Pannis had felt before, she held her forehead and said, "Never mind, sis, you continue to talk to him. I have a headache."

Catherine pushed her aside, unable to hold back her laughter, and continued with Lina’s topic, "Since he’s gone, your crisis has been resolved too. You probably don’t plan to hire us anymore. Even though I’m quite curious about what you said before, if you don’t plan to hire us, then we won’t pry any further and prepare to set off."

"Why not hire them?" Bart retorted, "I can’t trust the promises given by those damn thieves. The Shadow Hand, the captain, I don’t believe in any of them. Only upon reaching Grand Highland City can I feel at ease."

"Alright, if that’s what you request." Catherine pondered for a while and then nodded. After all, the destination of the escort was Grand Highland City, which did not conflict with her own objectives. Even if they were to travel by carriage, it would only take two extra days at most. Considering that there wouldn’t be much danger along the way after Elegance’s retreat, it wouldn’t waste much time and energy, and the cost was not high. In contrast to the cost, the benefits would be significant to everyone. If the local dwarves could assist them during the journey, it would make things a lot easier. Even though they were Hill Dwarves, from their relations, it wouldn’t be tough to get help from the Cavern Dwarves through their mediation. So, Catherine quickly agreed after a slight hesitation, "Since you have hired us, you might as well tell us the specifics. While we didn’t find your underling, Langdon, this still fulfills your request, doesn’t it?"

"I see." Bart couldn’t hide the grief on his face. He said sorrowfully, "I will tell you all about it, but before that, you need to come with me to a place. There’s something that you must see."

"Chief Kairom." Catherine nodded politely at the old chief. "Thank you for guiding us. Please feel assured, your clansmen haven’t been killed by this man. He just borrowed Bayden’s tent, who had left earlier. You should see him coming back with livestock tonight, as long as nothing unexpected happens."

"Ancestors bless us." Kairom exclaimed, "Then, I’ll continue caring for my livestock. If you folks need any help, you can find me over there, please don’t be shy."

"Alright, we surely won’t hesitate." Catherine smiled, "We hope that Chief Kairom won’t find it a bother when the time comes."

"Hahaha, I definitely won’t." The old horse clan man laughed out loud. Suddenly stopping his laughter, he showed an apologetic expression and said awkwardly, "Right, my human friends, we’ve organized your spoils of war. Would you like to take a look?"

"Spoils of war?" Catherine blinked, "I don’t recall having any spoils of war."

"They’re probably referring to the tailless dogs." Pannis reminded her quietly from behind, "Those tailless dogs, burned to death or severely injured."

"Those?" Catherine was puzzled, "There is nothing valuable on a tailless dog. Even a complete pelt is not valuable, it’s only worth a few silver coins at most. Moreover, those are the ones burned and mutilated, even if I want to sell them, they’re only worth a dozen copper coins each. Besides, we have to spend time skinning them ... Ah, I see."

Catherine initially wanted to say ’what kind of spoils are those’, but it occurred to her that those damaged leathers, though not valuable, are still usable. For her team, it’s non-essential but a precious fortune for this struggling nomadic tribe. If she let her careless thoughts slip out, it might upset these passionate beastmen. Thus, she bit her tongue just in time. As she coughed and was about to speak, Chief Kairom continued directly, "We’re talking about the corpses of those tailless dogs. The women in our clan have worked through the night processing the 127 tailless dogs. The skins have been stripped and stretched, and the meat has been cut into pieces. You can take them whenever you have time. But, but..."

"Chief, if there’s something bothering you, feel free to voice it," said Catherine, "You just told us not to be shy, but now it seems like you’re the one being reluctant."

"I’m deeply embarrassed," Chief Kairom’s face reddened, and he spoke in a low voice, "I want to ask if we could have the meat. We could trade something else of equal value."

Catherine lowered her head in silence for about ten seconds before raising her head to reply, "The value of the meat and the skins would depreciate in our hands, so it’s hard to determine an equivalent exchange. This is what we’ll do. We tried some roots you provided yesterday and really liked them, so you should prepare thirty kilograms of those roots for us, the most plump and mature ones. In return, I’ll give you all the tailless dogs’ meat and skins."

"How could we?" Kairom quickly shook his head in refusal, "Those are only things we casually dig up from the grassland."

"The tailless dogs are also our random catches from the grassland." Catherine winked playfully and laughed, "If we tried to dig them out, we wouldn’t even succeed. This exchange is beneficial for both of us. We each get what we want."

Behind Catherine, Pannis seemed to see his past self. If it were him back then, he would probably handle it the same way. Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but smile appreciatively. (To be continued. If you like this book, please vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)