"No matter how beautiful and glamorous the appearance is, there will always be ugly acne." Manigault muttered in a rare philosophical tone.
After finishing the embarrassing-looking but delicious grilled lizard skewers in his hand, Manigault was about to get up and return to the hotel.
While enjoying dinner in the hotel restaurant, amid the beautiful harp playing, Manigault and Albafica exchanged what they had seen today.
Manigault went to the outer city and wandered around for a long time, getting a general understanding of the structure and layout of the city, and at the same time obtained some useful information. For example, not long ago the entire Golden Harvest Territory went through a political reshuffle. The two major families in the territory, Punk and Greedo, were suppressed by the army because they led private soldiers to surround the lord's mansion without authorization. The heads of the two families were sentenced to death for treason and rebellion, but the remaining family members were not executed. , was demoted to a slave and became the private property of the idiot prince Silvado.
The most discussed question among the residents of the territory has always been why the two major families suddenly made such a crazy move as leading troops to surround the lord's mansion!
The Punk and Greedo families have controlled the Golden Spike Territory for many years and have a stable power. There are many bad records of corruption and squeezing the people of the territory, but it is not so extreme that it affects the expenses and income of the entire territory. After Silvado was appointed by the king as the lord of the Golden Spike Territory, the two families began to intensify their efforts to squeeze the people in the territory. The increase in business tax rates has affected commercial development. The Punk family is loyal to the eldest prince Victor Kalenta, the Glado family is loyal to the second prince Dean Kalenta, and the third prince Silvado Kalenta has no part in the Golden Spike territory. A force of its own. It was obvious that the two princes in the Kingdom of Belrama who had already coveted the richness of the Golden Harvest Territory were the driving forces behind all this. Their purpose was to darken Silvado's political performance and hope that the old king would withdraw his resignation from Silvado's lordship.
But now the two major families have been destroyed overnight, and Prince Silvado's queen and advisor, the charming Miss Sally, has used her amazing eloquence and social skills to redefine the golden territory of power after some wooing and suppression. Inside, members of large and small business families and nobles actually declared their allegiance to Silvado. After reacting, the two princes in the royal capital were horrified to discover that all the people they had arranged in the Golden Spike territory The chess pieces either rebelled or were eliminated by Miss Sally's tricks.
From beginning to end, Miss Sally's name was resounding throughout the entire Belrama Kingdom! 'Daughter of Evil', 'Love-Seducing Witch', 'Shining Black Diamond' and many other titles that highlight Miss Sally's mystery, wisdom and beauty were spread among the nobles. Many of the great nobles of the Kingdom of Belrama, and even the other two princes, were extremely envious of the 'idiot' Prince Silvado for being able to acquire such a charming and extremely intelligent beauty.
Albafica cut off a piece of grilled lamb chop and put it into her mouth with a fork. When Manigault mentioned Miss Sally, who was so famous throughout the Golden Spike territory, Albafica couldn't help but wrinkled slightly. He frowned, because he also found out a lot of information today, most of which was related to Miss Sally.
Putting down the knife and fork, Albafica wiped her mouth and said: "I have also heard a lot about Miss Sally. No one knows where she comes from. Recently, the government affairs of the Golden Spike Territory have been She is dealing with it more like the lord of the Golden Spike Territory than Ms. Silvado."
"It seems that Silvado is already a puppet in Sally's hands." Manigault leaned on the seat inelegantly and said leisurely: "I think this consultant Miss Sally is probably manipulating everything behind the scenes. demon."
"Although there is no conclusive evidence yet, it should not be wrong."
The purpose of entering the inner city was to get closer to the lord's mansion so that he could find out more information. However, Jabefica learned just now when talking to a knight lord that Prince Silvado rarely returned to the lord's mansion. They all rested in the private mansions they built, and there were four such mansions built in total. Even if they occasionally returned to the lord's mansion, four carriages would return at the same time, and when they left, four carriages would leave at the same time. Silvado didn't know at all Will go to that place.
Not long ago, there was an assassination attempt against Silvado. Although the assassination failed, some evidence pointed out that the second prince Dean was the mastermind of the assassination. For this reason, the second prince has been temporarily grounded by the king. The old king also deliberately Several level 1 magicians were dispatched to protect Silvado's safety, and the security of the lord's mansion was doubled.
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After resting for a night, the two of them went to the city together the next day to inquire about the news. The information Yalin requested was to roughly find out some recent dynamic information in the entire Golden Spike Territory, especially information about the population. Yalin will use this information to calculate the size of the altar in the Golden Spike Territory and how much abyss power has been accumulated.
Demons are a very ancient evil creature. Before the start of the Dragon War, the creatures on the main material plane, whether they were dragons or elves, had more or less fought against demons. For this reason, the research on demons would not be possible. He created a method to calculate the power of the abyss, and calculated how many demons and demons of that level could come to the main material plane.
Manigault and Albafica pretended to be businessmen and quietly explored the city all morning. There was no large-scale disappearance of people in the Golden Spike territory. Even if there were some individual criminal cases, generally speaking, this The security of the rich territory is quite good. However, this does not mean that there are no problems at all. In the slums outside the city, people disappear and die almost every day. Because it is a lawless zone, there is no security team to go back and manage it. Moreover, the Golden Spike Territory also uses a large number of foreign slaves as labor force, and the lives and deaths of these slaves will not be paid attention to at all. For demons who need the blood and lives of living beings for sacrifice, a place where slaves are traded means that they can receive a steady stream of sacrifices without suspicion.
It’s very tricky!
The temperature in the Kingdom of Belrama is not as 'cool' as in the Kingdom of Saxony. After walking around under the scorching sun for a day, Manigault also began to feel dry. When he saw a very good dessert shop nearby, Manigault directly pulled Albafica over.
Although this dessert shop is small, its business is quite good. The cabinets are neatly arranged with unique cakes and snacks. It also sells sour plum juice, frozen milk, frozen juice, etc. to relieve summer heat and quench thirst. Unable to survive the boyish Manigault, Albafica had no choice but to join the queue with him. Although there are many people buying, the speed is not slow. The waiter has almost three times the hand speed and quickly distributes various snacks and drinks according to each customer's requirements.
"This lemon Madeira cake looks good, and the baked pudding seems delicious too. I might as well buy two of them. By the way! What do you want to drink, Albafica?"
"up to you."
After choosing something, paying the bill, and handing a glass of frozen orange juice to Albafica, Manigault happily took out a baked pudding with fine sugar and caramel sprinkled on the surface from his pocket: "Would you like one? ?”
"No, thank you." Japafica took a sip of orange juice and replied boringly. In the Holy Realm, the saints live like ascetics, not only to hone their body but also to hone their spirit. In the Holy Realm, There isn't much sweets on offer here, and even if there were, I guess the Saint wouldn't go back to eat them. After all, it's mostly girls who like sweets!
When did Manigault develop a taste for sweets
Just as they put the patch to their mouths and were about to bite it, there was a sudden commotion behind them. Several people wearing sun-shading cloaks rushed through the crowd in a panic, as if they thought the pedestrians in front were too much in the way. One person held the companion behind him and violently pushed away the people blocking the way, causing pedestrians to complain constantly.
"Woo~"
Suddenly, he was pushed hard by the person behind him. Manigault's center of gravity suddenly became unstable. Although he did not fall to the ground, all the toasted pudding and drinks in his hands were spilled. Even the black classical dress was covered with toasted patches. A big stain!
"Asshole~ can you walk?"
The furious Manigault grabbed one of them, and just when he was about to question the other person, he realized that the person under the cloak was actually a young girl. The panic and sadness on his face immediately made Manigault at a loss. stand up.
"Get out of my way and stay out of the way!"
The girl's companion seemed to notice Manigote's behavior and hurriedly shook off Manigote's hand, and several people quickly fled the scene. Just a short while later, the sound of metal footsteps hitting the ground continued to be heard. Dozens of armored guards and a group of security team members ran over while scolding, and the target was the cloaked men who had just escaped in a hurry. .
"Don't let them escape! Sound the warning." The leading knight said to the members of the security team beside him.
The members of the security team took out a horn from their waist and played it vigorously. When they heard the sound, people immediately dispersed to both sides of the road and gave way to the guards.
How is this going!
While Manigault was wiping his stained dress, he and Albafica looked suspiciously at the guards and security forces passing by.
After the guards left, the separated road was filled with crowds again. The two quickly asked the pedestrians on the side and learned that several members of the Gredo family who had been executed as traitors were still on the run. , during this period of time, the Golden Harvest Territory has been intensifying patrols and searching for fugitives.
Is that girl a member of the Gredo family? Manigault's mind couldn't help but picture the face filled with panic and sadness.