This is indeed an important clue.
The number of people has not increased, but the consumption has doubled, and a number of maids have also disappeared.
No matter how you look at it, there are ghosts.
Awesome, you are indeed a professional.
Roland was quite impressed in his heart. I had been working with Shuke for a long time, and even the angel Nia came, but I was still looking for someone in a confused way, like a headless fly.
Does this mean all three of them are stupid
Of course not, it's just a matter of specialization.
Roland plays magic, Shu Ke has high charm, and is a paladin. He will obviously be the leader in the future.
As for Nia, it is strange for an angel who has lived in the kingdom of God for a long time to know all these human beings.
Let them get exposed to unfamiliar trades, and no one will teach them. Of course, they will get twice the result with half the effort.
People like Anqi, who have good abilities but are at the bottom of society, are most suitable for intelligence work.
"It's such a pity that the eldest princess doesn't take you seriously." Roland sighed: "You obviously have good abilities."
The red-bearded dwarf took another sip of wine: "Those high-ranking nobles will never care about us little people."
Wilmot shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, and then took another sip of fruit wine, his mouth full of bitterness.
"Take it." Roland handed Redbeard a small bag of gold coins: "This is the activity fund."
Wilmot thought Roland had given him a bag of silver coins. After taking it, he subconsciously threw it away and was stunned.
As a dwarf, Wilmot has a racially gifted super intuition about metals. As long as they hear the sound of the collision between the ore and the iron pickaxe, they can know what kind of ore they have dug, and even know the approximate purity of the ore.
So when he tossed it and heard the sound in the bag, he immediately knew it.
Twenty gold coins!
"This is too much." The dwarf jumped up excitedly, his little feet jumping almost three feet high: "These are gold coins, not silver coins. Did you take the wrong bag?"
A picture that has never seen money.
Dark Chess... They were all prisoners in the first place, but in fact they were all the kind who had their own reasons. Stephanie helped them 'clear their names', gathered them together, and then threw them aside and ignored them.
No activity funds are given.
Because in Stephanie's view, the fact that these people can take off their identity as criminals is already a favor given by her. They should work for her. Don't think about asking for money and earn it by yourself unless they need it. Stephanie would only consider giving them money when they were desperate.
Seeing the dwarf's excited expression, Roland smiled and said, "Take it, there are thirty-one of you after all... But I remember you said before, there are only a dozen."
Wilmot said with some embarrassment: "Those are our self-developed members. They are all poor people and make you laugh."
"That's because you are unwilling to use your abilities in a wrong way to make money."
When these people were eating and drinking wildly in the box, Roland could tell that they were all poor people who didn't have enough to eat.
Otherwise, when I drink, I will be like a starving ghost reincarnated.
It's hard for these people. They are obviously quite capable, but they live in such a miserable state.
The dwarf was stunned for a moment, Roland's words reached his heart.
Indeed, each of them has some ability, not great, but not bad either.
But why not use this ability to make money for food
For example, Lao Hunchback, who is obviously one of the top three hands, still chooses to help ordinary people look at the door and earn a small amount of money that can barely fill their stomachs and not starve to death.
As long as the old hunchback is willing, he can make a lot of money.
In fact, everyone in Anqi has experienced a miserable life, and most of the reasons for their misery have a lot to do with their abilities.
Therefore, people who play dark chess don’t really want to use their abilities to make money.
Unless you can find someone to protect you.
The eldest princess is their common choice, but the eldest princess is willing to help them get rid of their crimes, but is unwilling to use them.
This makes them helpless and even a little disappointed.
But now, the right to use Dark Chess falls into Roland's hands.
A very generous, patient mage who seems to understand the suffering of the common people.
It should be good to follow such a master.
At least it can protect them.
It also allows them to use their abilities.
The dwarf held the money bag in one hand and was excited for a long time, and then he said: "It would be great if you were the husband of the eldest princess."
Wilmot knew very well that Roland only had the power to use the dark chess temporarily, and sooner or later they would return to the eldest princess.
But if Roland is the husband of the eldest princess, it will be different. They can serve Roland without any psychological barriers at all.
Serving her husband is equivalent to serving her.
Roland smiled and waved his hand: "The eldest princess looks down on me, a little mage from a remote country."
The dwarf observed Roland's expression for a while, shrugged and chuckled: "Actually, you don't like her. The mage's pride is indeed much more serious than that of the nobles."
Roland had a question mark on his face.
He didn't understand how the other party came to this conclusion.
After tying the money bag to his belt, the red-bearded dwarf wiped his mouth and quickly became sober.
In fact, dwarves don't get drunk. The reason why they get drunk is because they feel that they need to get drunk at certain times.
They can express their emotions through false drunkenness.
Happy, disappointed, joyful, inspired, sad, etc.
If you can get drunk, you can naturally wake up.
The dwarf was gone, as fast as a whirlwind boy.
Roland paid for the library room and then teleported to Stephanie's underground library again.
It's a bit too quiet here, and the sound from the ground can't be transmitted. Here, if there are no outsiders making some noise, you can even hear your own heartbeat.
Roland walked around here and found nothing special.
There are no disharmonious things like dark elements in the air.
Although no clues were found, Roland was not lost and teleported away directly.
Since no one can live here... the other party can also use teleportation magic. When you are resting, if the other party teleports over, even if you can win, you will be scared enough and it will be bad for your health.
Roland found a hotel to stay in the royal city, and was thinking about how to contact An Qi's people, when someone came to his door immediately.
That old lady with bald teeth.
When the old woman saw Roland, she said directly: "Mr. Master, we have confirmed that there is indeed a problem with the Pine Needle Family."
Roland asked the old woman to sit down, but she refused.
As a last resort, he could only give up and asked, "What's the problem?"
"That boy from the wild dog, with his keen sense of smell, has found the missing group of maids." The old woman's face was filled with sadness: "They were all buried in a big pit and died miserably."
Roland stood up slowly: "How many maids died?"
"At least forty."
"So many people have died, and no one cares?" Roland subconsciously asked angrily.
He has habitually brought over the habits of modern society.
In the Celestial Empire, the death of four people at the same time, let alone the death of forty people, was a big deal.
Half the police force in the city would have to be mobilized, and then the city leaders might have to be held accountable.
But then he remembered that the world was not so friendly and peaceful.
He sat down slowly and asked: "Are those more than forty maids slaves of the Songzhiye family?"
"should be."
"Is there really no civilian at all?" Roland asked.
The old woman's eyes gradually brightened: "Master Master, what do you mean?"
"You have to find a reason to fall out, otherwise you won't be able to do anything easy."
The old woman nodded repeatedly: "I understand, Mr. Master, just wait here for our good news."
Then the old woman left in a hurry.
Roland was sitting in the hotel, browsing the forum.
When it was almost evening, the old woman came again, and at the same time, she was followed by four men who looked very depressed.
One old, one young and two middle-aged.
"Mr. Master, these four people are all disguised as our own people. They are all very clever. If you want to find a reason, they will cooperate with you."
Roland immediately felt that An Qi and the others were really smart.
He just brought up an idea, and they had already made preparations based on their own ideas.
"Then let's go!"
Half an hour later, Roland followed four men to the northern suburbs. Several other people quietly placed several corpses covered with gray linen near the entrance of the manor.
The four men arrived at the location, dragged the four bodies directly to the gate of the manor, and then burst into tears.
"Daughter, why are you gone? Didn't you say you have delicious food here every day and live a good life? Who killed you? Who is it?"
"Sister, you died so miserably, your face is gone, ahhh!"
Waves of crying, filled with sorrowful accusations, soon reached the manor.
Not long after, a group of about 20 private soldiers came out of it. When they were about to use force to drive away the four people, the leading private soldier discovered that there was a mage standing in front of them.
"Your Majesty the Master, are you here to see our master?"
"You can say that, but instead of me meeting him, I let him come to see me."
The private soldier leader looked hesitant.
The Songye Needle family is the Marquis's family, and this manor belongs to the fifth young master.
The fifth young master has a violent temperament and beats people at every turn.
Many maids died.
Logically speaking, he should drive these people away immediately, otherwise the fifth young master will be angry after hearing these cries, and then he will kill him.
But the man in front of him was wearing a magic robe, and at first glance he was someone not easy to mess with.
what to do
The leader of the private soldiers broke into a cold sweat nervously.
But just when he was in trouble, a frivolous male voice came from behind: "Who dares to come here to cause trouble?"
The leader of the private soldiers immediately moved out of the way, and a young man in blue uniforms slowly walked over.
He looked at the four men who were crying so hard that they showed disdain.
Then his eyes returned to Roland, and he frowned: "Mr. Master, did you bring these people?"
"Yes." Roland smiled and said: "These people are all tenant farmers in my name, but now they tell me that their daughters, sisters and other relatives are missing. Although they have been found now, they are all gone. . I’m curious, why did you kill all the maids in the first batch and then replace them with the second batch?”
The young man raised his eyebrows: "You are not a royal family, it is none of your business!"