The royal capital, inside the residence of the Iron Hand.
Lin Yi, Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Amu were sitting at the dining table. There were sumptuous delicacies on the dining table. Lin Yi had never seen these delicacies before. Every world has its own unique culture and products, and naturally the delicacies will also show a certain degree of difference.
"It's surprisingly good."
Lin Yi tasted the dishes prepared by the two little lolita in front of him and found that although the cooking skills were not as good as Lin Yi's own, they were better than most people.
Lin Yi had never tasted the dishes in this world, and he didn't care at all about the little differences in taste.
"Looks like you two have some use."
Lidya Su's eyes also fell on the food on the table, and her heart was full of doubts.
He really couldn't imagine how these two little lolita, who were only about ten years old, could cook so much delicious food in just one hour.
This is not a simple matter. The two little lolita first have to rush to the market to buy ingredients, and then they need to process the ingredients carefully, and then cook them carefully to get a table full of dishes.
"Sir, can we go clean the courtyard later?" the younger sister asked timidly.
Although she looks a little cute and cute, she is a hard-working type.
"Okay, don't come in casually without my instructions." Su Xiao put down her chopsticks and glanced at the two little girls lightly.
His tone of voice was very cold, but to these two little girls, it seemed like the sound of nature.
The two little lolita, who were in sync with each other, left the room obediently and carefully closed the door before leaving.
They dragged their tired bodies slowly towards the courtyard, ready to clean up the mess there.
For both of them, the only way to survive is to stay here.
Undead hybrids without slave owners often have a very tragic fate. They are either executed or continue to be trafficked.
Although the two sisters are young, they have already deeply experienced the evil in this world.
Su Xiao took out the small roll of parchment that the old king gave him from the storage space. After opening the parchment, four names were written on it.
They are: Ian Pollitt, Warner Vonn, Zabo, Hervé Anthony.
Ian Pollitt, member of the Kingdom (10 members in total).
Warner Vonn, Ombudsman (responsible for managing public morals, maintaining and expanding the royal capital's buildings, etc.).
Zabo, the high priest of the temple (responsible for festivals, royal ceremonies, etc.).
Hervé Antony, chief judge (low official rank, extremely high real power).
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"This is to scare the monkeys." Lin Yi just glanced at the note in Su Xiao's hand and instantly understood what the old king was thinking.
The old king's move is undoubtedly a wake-up call to all officials, telling them clearly that although the struggle for power is about to begin, you'd better be more honest, otherwise the iron hand will be like a sharp blade. , mercilessly snap your necks.
Among the four, the first three actually do not pose much of a threat. Although Councilor Ian Pollitt has some power, he is nothing more than an idle official.
Overseer Warner Vorn is responsible for managing public morals and the maintenance and expansion of the royal capital's buildings. His responsibilities may seem important, but in reality he does not have much real power.
The high priest of the temple, Zabo, is responsible for festivals and royal ceremonies. Although he is famous, he is not a key player in the struggle for power.
The last person, Hervé Anthony, was different. As the chief judge, his power was severely amplified in a world where communications were extremely backward.
He can convict a person of guilt in clever ways, and can also mitigate a person's guilt in appropriate ways.
If those wealthy businessmen, commoners, middle-class civilians, and middle- and lower-level officials violated the laws of the kingdom, he would judge them.
This gave him a huge network of contacts and financial resources in the royal capital.
Although the Iron Hand had eliminated many dissidents of the old king, it was indeed relatively rare to eliminate important officials such as the Chief Justice.
Just when Su Xiao was thinking about what to do tonight, a mouse suddenly came into the room.
At first glance, there is nothing special about the appearance of this mouse. Its small body is inconspicuous and its fur is slightly gray. The strange thing is that it is not afraid of the blood energy emanating from Su Xiao's body, but it is very angry. He dared to run to Su Xiao's feet, raised his head, and looked straight at Su Xiao with his small black eyes.
Su Xiao frowned slightly, lowered his head and looked at the mouse at his feet.
Soon, he noticed something strange about the mouse's abdomen, and something seemed to be tied there.
Eminem grabbed the mouse. The mouse did not struggle. Instead, it gently rubbed its head against Eminem's finger. Such a docile behavior clearly showed that this thing has been domesticated by humans.
In the belly of the mouse, Su Xiao saw a small paper tube. He tore off the paper tube and opened it to look at it. There was a twisted pattern painted on it, with twists and turns and interlaced lines.
Su Xiao had seen this pattern before. When the Iron Hand's identity was introduced in Samsara Paradise before, a large number of secret words were marked below.
Su Xiao interpreted these twisted patterns based on the secret language, and soon, he got three words.
‘Is there me? ’
"Who sent the secret message?"
Even Lin Yi, the dean of the Alchemy Academy, has his own way of recording, and Su Xiao, as the Iron Hand, must have related secret words.
"Rowan Harvey."
"That old man with a white beard? The one who is the Kingdom's financial officer?" Hearing Rowan Harvey's name, Lin Yi immediately stopped picking up food and turned to Su Xiao.
"What, did that guy offend you?" Seeing Lin Yi's reaction, Su Xiao couldn't help but feel a little doubt in her heart.
He thought that Lin Yi's identity was on the opposite side of Rowan Harvey, and he even thought in his mind that if that didn't work, he would find a way to deal with Rowan Harvey tonight.
"No, but that guy's identity is very interesting."
"identity?"
"Yes, that guy Rowan Harvey is a mixed race just like the two little lolita." As soon as Lin Yi finished speaking, Su Xiao's pupils shrank suddenly.
This news is really not good news.
As the kingdom's treasurer, Rowan Harvey's hybrid identity will surely trigger a huge storm once his hybrid identity is revealed.
It can be seen from the treatment of the two little lolita that the Kingdom of Saint Martin is very wary of mixed-races.
As for the reason, the talents of hybrids are too powerful. Not only do they have the growth potential of humans, but they also have the long lifespan of the Necrons.
In the long history of history, there have been more than one incident where Necron hybrids launched rebellions after reaching the position of Necron Lord.
Nowadays, if you encounter a hybrid without an owner on the street, the kingdom's guards will take it to jail or execute it on the spot.
If other people knew about this, it would probably be like throwing a huge stone into a calm lake, shaking the entire kingdom.
"As a financial officer, normally he should not be involved in the battle for the throne. No wonder he came over to ask questions as soon as he received any hint of the matter."
Su Xiao was a little surprised at first. As the finance officer of the kingdom and one of the four powerful people, the old king would not take action against Rowan Harvey easily even if the battle for the throne affected him.
After Lin Yida revealed Rowan Harvey's identity, it all made sense.
Rowan Harvey knows that if his hybrid identity is revealed, it will bring disaster.
Therefore, in a sensitive period like the battle for the throne, he would be extremely cautious and would become extremely nervous at the slightest sign of trouble.
Once the old king found out that Rowan Harvey was a mixed race, let alone the treasurer of the kingdom, he would not be able to escape death even if he served as general + treasurer + council leader at the same time.
In this world, the contradiction between humans and the undead is extremely sharp.
Thousands of years of fighting have caused the two races to lose sympathy for each other. Even human children can laugh and kill anyone who sees the Necrons.
It is a kind of hatred and wariness that goes deep into the bone marrow, and has continued to precipitate and solidify over the long years.
Su Xiao looked at the note in his hand. After thinking for a moment, he threw the note into the brazier.
The flames instantly devoured the note and turned it into ashes.
Then he put the mouse back.
"Will you tell the old king about Rowan Harvey?" Lin Yi asked.
"Just wait and see what happens."
Lin Yi and Su Xiao both understood that the fact that Rowan Harvey, a hybrid, could sit in the position of financial officer of the kingdom must mean that there was a huge force behind him to support him.
Otherwise, Rowan Harvey might have been killed by other competitors halfway through.
If the other party lets a mixed-race Rowan Harvey sit in this position, he must do something earth-shattering. Otherwise, why would he spend so much effort?
And the current situation of the old king may not be clear to the people below, but Rowan Harvey, who often has contact with the old king, can definitely guess part of it.
I'm afraid it won't be long before the forces behind Rowan Harvey come out to cause trouble. After all, there is no more appropriate moment than competing for the throne.
At around 8 p.m., night had just fallen, and the sky at that time seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious black veil.
The people in the royal capital had just finished dinner and were in the stage of having nothing to do. Su Xiao originally planned to go out and get a map of the capital, but Lin Yi said there was no need to go to such trouble.
If Lin Yi remembered correctly, there seemed to be a map of the royal capital hanging in a classroom of the Alchemy Academy.
With Lin Yi's identity, no one dared to stop him from taking down this map.
What's more, Su Xiao also followed Lin Yi into the Alchemy Academy this time.
When the teachers from the Alchemy Academy saw the Iron Hand costume on Su Xiao, they were all afraid to avoid them, and they dared not get close to Lin Yi and Su Xiao.
"Isn't there a more precise map?" Su Xiao looked at the roughly 5-meter-long map in Lin Yi's hand and frowned slightly.
He found that the pattern on it was very crude. If Su Xiao had not had a good memory, he might not have been able to find the palace above.
The rough lines and vague markings make it difficult to accurately identify the locations of various locations.
"Don't look, you don't know the productivity of this society." Lin Yi shook his head slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
"The map I have here can be said to be the most accurate map. If you go to an outside store to buy it, you may not be able to buy it. Moreover, this thing is a controlled product, and most people will not sell it." Lin What Yi said was indeed correct.
In ancient times, sophisticated maps were originally controlled products.
Because ordinary people don't have any use for this stuff, only some ambitious people will reserve this kind of stuff to prepare for their ambitions.
In this era, maps are not just a tool, but a symbol of power.
Mastering the map is equivalent to mastering the understanding and control of the region.
And this kind of power will not be easily possessed by ordinary people.
Dark night came, and except for a small part of the royal capital that still shone with faint light, the rest of the city was shrouded in darkness.
In Su Xiao's mansion, behind Lin Yi stood 50 guards in black armor. They were not ordinary soldiers, but killing machines specially trained by the royal family. As long as the order was given, they would be killed. They don't hesitate at all.
In front of the fifty imperial guards, there was a captain wearing silver-white armor.
He is tall and mighty, and is a holy warrior trained by the royal family at a large cost, named Hicks Down.
The old king knew that tonight's cleanup operation was full of dangers, so he specially sent Hicks to protect Lin Yi.
You must know that the old king himself does not have many dead soldiers of this level, which is enough to show how much the old king attaches importance to Lin Yi.
"It's almost time." Lin Yi raised his head slightly and glanced at the moonlight hanging in the sky, the cold moonlight shining on his face.
A silver pocket watch appeared in Lin Yi's hand. After confirming that the time was up, he turned his eyes to the soldier behind him.
As for Su Xiao, at this moment, he was sheathing the Dragon-Slaying Flash that had been maintained, and the sharp long knife made a slight buzz in the sheath.
Bubu Wang and Amu stood on either side of Su Xiao. When Su Xiao stood up, his eyes faintly flashed with blood in the moonlight.
"Set off."
After hearing Su Xiao's order, fifty guards followed Su Xiao neatly and left the mansion.
The fifty guardsmen had expressionless faces, like cold machines.
Their steps were uniform, and the sound of their armor rubbing against each other was particularly clear in the silent night.
Su Xiao, who was going to kill someone, was full of blood. Coupled with the fifty "killing machines" behind him, the surrounding temperature seemed to begin to drop.
As for Hicks, he did not follow Su Xiao.
The old king gave him only one order, and that was to protect Lin Yi.
"Let's go, I believe many people will not be able to sleep tonight."
Lin Yi stood up and followed the team. Hicks did not speak, but just followed Lin Yi silently.
The bright moon hung high, and its cool light fell on the streets of the royal capital.
Su Xiao walked among them, and the bright moonlight reflected on his face, outlining his cold outline.
Tonight is indeed a good killing night.
The streets were empty and eerily silent. Except for the heavy sound of armor from the Imperial Guards, the surroundings were completely silent.
The first target Su Xiao wants to clean up is Ian Pollitt, the congressman.
In his opinion, this guy was the best to deal with.
During the day, Su Xiao had already identified the residential locations of the four targets. Three of them lived in the central area of the capital. The closer to the center of the capital, the higher the price. It is also commonly known as the 'rich area'. People living here People are either rich or noble.
Of the four, only one did not live here, and that was Chief Justice Hervé Antoni.
His official rank is not high. Although his wealth ranks among the top three in the capital, he must keep a low profile because the source of his money is unknown.
The reason why the old king wanted to get rid of the chief judge was not because the other party wanted to rebel, but because the other party was too rich.
The old king is leaving a "newbie gift package" to the new king.
In terms of ability, the chief judge is excellent, but it is a pity that he did not see the situation clearly.
Two days ago, he didn't care when the old king said jokingly that "the treasury has been tight recently".
In fact, that was the last chance given to him by the old king. As long as he gave up most of his family wealth, the chief judge could keep his official position and his life.
What does it mean to accompany you like a tiger? This is what the old king said as a joke, but in fact it was related to someone's life or death.
After walking for about ten minutes, the buildings on both sides of the street were no longer shrouded in darkness, and dim candlelight emitted from some buildings.
This is a place similar to a "high-end club" in the royal capital. It provides food, drinks, women, and sometimes some ingenious entertainment activities. It is the favorite entertainment place for the rich at night.
Tonight, our congressman and his wife came to this "high-class club".
These two couples are also extremely strange. The husband will find young and beautiful women here, and the wife will also choose the young man she likes.
There is an unusual "harmony" between them, or there is no emotion at all between them.
They became husband and wife entirely because of rights and interests. In this case, it is better to have fun together.
It's better to be explicit than sneaky, and it's also exciting. This kind of thing is not uncommon in wealthy circles.
Women's laughter came from the three-story castle, and from time to time there was male laughter.
The sound was particularly harsh in the silent night, as if it was telling the extravagance and indulgence here.
Su Xiao led people towards the castle. Two strong men stood in front of the castle door.
"Stop!" One of the strong men shouted.
He saw Su Xiao coming towards him through the dim candlelight. Based on his many years of experience as a doorkeeper, he knew that Su Xiao was definitely not a guest, and most likely he was here to cause trouble.
"This is Mr. Warner's private territory. If you don't want to die, get out." The strong man's attitude was extremely bad.
Although he saw the soldiers behind Su Xiao, he had not seen the clothes of these soldiers.
Secondly, Su Xiao was not wearing clothes unique to aristocrats.
The combination of the two allowed the strong man to judge that Su Xiao might be a wealthy businessman with several guards.
In his opinion, Su Xiao was most likely here to make trouble today.
There is no need to bring guards when having fun in the royal capital. This is the tacit rule of the rich.
The strong man has seen many people like this, and he can be said to be very good at handling them.
First of all, his attitude must be tough and he must not back down, because there is an adult in a high position in the royal capital behind him.
"Warner Vorn?" Su Xiao was a little surprised, because Warner Vorn was his second target.
Unexpectedly, this gold-selling kiln was actually that guy's property.
"Who are you?" The strong man's attitude changed instantly.
Su Xiao was too casual when she called out Warner Vonn's name, which made the strong man vaguely feel that something was wrong.
"Iron, iron, iron..." Another strong man spoke in a trembling voice. He saw Su Xiao's clothes with the help of the weak candlelight in front of the door.
"Why are you talking so much? No one here is innocent. Go and arrest everyone in the entire building." Lin Yi's lazy voice appeared from the back of the team.
Upon hearing Lin Yi's order, the fifty guards all looked at the castle in front of them.
The two guards seemed to want to argue, but the killing machines of the Guards would not pay so much attention.
Tonight they will only obey the orders of Lin Yi and Su Xiao, and they will kill whoever they ask. (End of chapter)