The house that Pascoe mentioned was located in the civilian area of the inner city. Most of the people living here were low-level nobles such as knights or some high-level servants serving the nobles. His house was a small single-story house in a remote corner. It met Xiao Chen's requirements of being hidden and inconspicuous.
Along the way, Xiao Chen did not get much valuable information. After all, Pascoe was just a guard captain under the steward, not a particularly core figure. He did not know where the control core of the city's defense barrier was, nor could he tell the Marquis Baldini's defense plan.
"Speaking of experts, the Marquis does not have any master-level guards around him. After all, Baldini has a shallow foundation in the aristocratic circle, and it was only four or five years ago that he was canonized as a marquis by the old king. He does not have many available people under his command. The most powerful guards around him are two high-level swordsmen from the north, the brothers Marco and Marissa. They are twins, and I heard that they are good at using two-handed swords. He also hired a high-level mage Primo from the Tower of Scorching Wind. These three people should be the strongest fighting force around him. Apart from these three people, there are only low- and middle-level warrior mages. As for whether there are high-level warriors among the nobles he has asked to help in the battle, I don't know." After taking Xiao Chen to have a brief look at the house, Pascoe told Xiao Chen all the personnel information he knew.
"Let me ask you another question." Xiao Chen took out ten golden axes from his arms. "If I want to contact Marquis Baldini but don't want to expose myself, is there any feasible way?"
"You have a message for the Marquis?"
"Well, this is an important issue related to the life and death of the Marquis himself." Xiao Chen emphasized.
"I don't have any better ideas. If you are not prepared to do anything bad to the Marquis, then go directly to him." Pascoe accepted Xiao Chen's ten golden axes, saluted him, and left with satisfaction.
Xiao Chen stared at the direction he left. When he walked away, he moved a table to the door of the room, then took out a pen and paper from the Traveler's Heart, wrote a note and placed it on the table, then moved a chair and sat down and began to wait.
At this time in Xiao Chen's meditation world, Xiao Chen, Kona, Tasia, Elena and Xiao Bai were in Xiao Chen's house by the sea. They were in a circular room with a 360-degree screen around the room, which showed the outside world that Xiao Chen perceived. This image not only came from vision and hearing, but also from Xiao Chen's mental power. Therefore, two-fifths of the picture was in color, which came from Xiao Chen's vision, and the rest was like a black and white line drawing, with no color or light and shadow, but those lines outlined the internal structure of things, which was the picture formed after the mental power perceived the world.
This method of perceptual reading and display was developed by Xiao Chen and Master Kona. They found a way to collect Xiao Chen's sensory information and then introduce them into the meditation world to display them, so that he is not facing the problem alone.
There was a small light spot in front of the screen, moving further and further away. It was Pascoe, who was marked with a mental power by Xiao Chen.
In front of the big screen was a small circular screen floating in the air, showing a street scene that was rapidly receding. This was the scene that Xiao Chen saw with the Mage's Eye that he placed on Pascoe.
"Are we just waiting now? It feels a bit passive." asked Tasya.
"After the bait is put down, the fisherman should naturally wait patiently. In this environment, it is always right to be cautious." Master Kona said.
"But what if that Pascoe really left?" Elena asked.
"If he really leaves, we can find another way. But I think it's unlikely." Xiao Chen said, "This guy is a scum with no bottom line. He can sell out anyone for gold coins. The information I left behind is enough to attract the attention of Marquis Baldini. I don't think he will give up the opportunity to make another fortune by selling intelligence."
"But wouldn't this expose the fact that he let someone in secretly?" asked Tasya.
Xiao Chen and Master Kona both laughed. Xiao Chen said, "Who has evidence that he brought me in? According to the list, I am the chef of the fat merchant's family. If anyone asks about it, she can just push it onto the fat man and everything will be covered up. He has already found a scapegoat.
Master Kona said: "He can even say that he had discovered the secret of the fat man sneaking people in a long time ago. It was his careful observation that made him discover that something was wrong with Xiao Chen. He let people in to trap Xiao Chen."
"Okay. I get it. No one will believe a businessman and pursue these matters. A typical trick of the lower nobles." Tasya said.
"He's here." Xiao Chen pointed at the screen and said, everyone looked at the small screen and saw Pascoe walk into the City Lord's Mansion. As soon as he entered the City Lord's Mansion, the screen became shaky and blurry.
Master Kona said, "There are magic-suppressing arrays or items in this house. The effect of the Mage's Eye is greatly affected."
The figure on the screen became very blurry, and only a rough outline could be seen, but the facial expression could not be seen clearly. The Mage's Eye could not provide sound, so now it looked like a silent film with a damaged file.
At this time, Xiao Chen, who was sitting in the small house, suddenly opened his eyes. A silver-white light emanated from his eyes, and a magic channel that was imperceptible to the naked eye was greatly strengthened.
The images reflected in the mage's eyes in the meditation world became clear again, but they never returned to their initial clarity.
Master Kona asked, "How effective do you think the power of demon suppression is in the City Lord's Mansion?"
"This is a magic suppression array, not a mental suppression array. It suppresses about three-quarters of the magic effect." Xiao Chen calculated for a while and came to a conclusion, "With the few of us, if we fight with others in the City Lord's Mansion, our strength will be greatly reduced."
In the picture, they saw Pascoe meeting several people in succession. It was obvious that the information he had obtained here was taken seriously by the other party. Although it had not yet been reported to Marquis Baldini, several men who looked very powerful in the picture quickly called four or five people who looked quite powerful and followed Pascoe out of the city lord's mansion.
Xiao Chen said: "It seems that the fish has been hooked, and we should be prepared. There are two things to do now. First, contact Marquis Baldini and find out his real thoughts. If things cannot be done, kill him. Second, no matter what he is thinking, whether he will join us or not, we must destroy Suero's defense barrier, so that the initiative is in our hands. We have to do these two things separately. My idea is that Master Kona and Tasia will solve the barrier, and Elena will accompany me to see the Marquis."