"It's right in front."
Ms. Kwesu whispered to them.
Fang? I often hear that Du Lun is a prosperous trading city in the south. In Aitaria, there are several reasons for the rise of cities in the Kukai inland. Because craftsmen gather, have water, convenient transportation, or are located on traffic arteries. This city has all the above advantages, Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to live in prosperity.
But at this moment, this city only looked deserted and desolate in his eyes. In the severe cold, Dulon seemed to be covered with a thick layer of ice, freezing life. There were not many pedestrians on the street, only groups of soldiers passing by with clattering steps, which added to the depression. atmosphere of.
Not far away is the famous Ashes Square. There is a gate on each side of the square. On the gate is a coat of arms engraved with the phoenix emblem of the Mordekaiser family. This ancient emblem has been here since the beginning of the city's founding, silently watching the land gradually transform into what it is today.
My steps stepped on a thin layer of ice, which was cold, slippery, and made a crunching sound. There was also a layer of snow on the square, and no one was even taking care of it. It was deserted. Fang saw that the crowd was almost concentrated in one direction, surrounding a gallows where a group of soldiers were stationed, with several prisoners standing on it. With hands behind his back and a rope around his neck.
When a few of them approached, the soldiers became obviously nervous and shouted at them from a distance: "Stay away, foreigners!"
Xiangxiang immediately wanted to draw his sword, but Fang? hurriedly grabbed the stunned green man. Ms. Kuisu glanced in that direction, turned back and asked, "What's going on? This was not the case last time I came here."
They found the guide who carefully told them: "Someone attacked the execution ground a few days ago, that's why the soldiers are so nervous."
At this time the bells in the square just rang.
As if on clockwork, the executioner on the gallows stepped forward and pulled the wooden wrench. The wooden barriers under the prisoners' feet suddenly opened, and they fell downwards. The strong ropes seemed to stretch their necks all of a sudden.
Death came quickly, without even a struggle, and a faint white light emerged from the corpse.
But death is not liberation. The gallows has been blessed by the god of justice and order, and the condemned prisoner will be resurrected on the spot a few minutes later. The Corin-Ithurian Penal Code stipulates several types of death penalty, the most severe of which is death. The prisoner was repeatedly executed more than five times.
The guide told them that the execution had been going on all morning and could be expected to last until evening. There are several hours between each execution. In terms of time scale on earth, many people can't stand this stimulation and often go crazy before the last execution.
But the execution will not end here, it will only go through the last process in a rigid manner, just like a solemn ceremony.
And leave a deep impression on the onlookers.
This was probably one of the most barbaric scenes that the Chosen One could see in Aitaria, but Fang? watched those people gradually wake up after a few minutes, and the executioner put the rope around their necks again.
He couldn't help but feel a little absurd in his heart.
"What is their crime?" Luo Yu asked.
There were only four people in this group: him, Box, Fang? and Sylvide, plus Ms. Kusu and her workers. The reason why I brought him and the box was because when I was fighting Ragnarok's people before, I picked up a teleportation robe and the ranger leader's protective cloak, which also needed to be appraised.
"Harboring rebels——"
"Actually, it has something to do with the incident with the Xilinspika family. The king ordered the main members of the Red Rose line of the Xilinspica family to be imprisoned, but both the earl and his daughter disappeared."
The guide glanced at them: "I heard people say that many nobles behind the south of Duron participated in mutual rescue. The king is now liquidating these people. Most of them are what you see, and there will be more in the past few days... …”
Fang? couldn't help but be startled. He didn't expect that this matter was related to him.
He couldn't help but think that Sylvester was actually in the same situation.
"Everyone, please don't cause trouble," the guide reminded them at this time: "Otherwise I will be finished."
Everyone nodded, after all, they were not here to cause trouble.
Across the square stood the town hall of Turon, the Charlotte House, where only a week before a meeting had been held to decide the fate of the entire South. But unlike what the whole world witnessed at that time, this place is no longer what it was before.
When the blizzard came, the city hall was temporarily closed. Looking from the outside of the empty building, the windows were dark, like hundreds of eye sockets of a giant beast, silently staring at the square.
And what Ms. Kuisu said is in front——
It is a tall building located on the side of the Charlotte Building, a hotel located in the southeast of the square - the Winter Heron, and it is also one of the largest hotels in Dulon.
Starting from the valley where Mr. Huiyan is located, it takes a day to arrive in Dulum and back, so the procurement work obviously cannot be completed in one day, so when they arrive in this city, they first need to find a place to stay.
Unfortunately, probably because the Southern Territory Resolution had just concluded, not a single hotel, large or small, in the city was empty. They moved to several places, but all received the same answer - there were no empty rooms.
Or not available to outsiders.
And the city is under martial law, and ordinary people will never let strangers live in their homes. If the Winter Heron doesn't have a place to live, they may have to sleep on the streets.
Unfortunately, when the worst-case scenario is possible, that means it almost certainly will. When they entered the lobby of Winter Heron, the waiter at the front desk shook his head at them: "Sorry, this place is already full."
"Is there nothing you can do?" Ms. Kuisu asked with a frown.
The waiter still shook his head.
But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind everyone. "It looks like you are in some trouble," a girl's voice said: "Do you need help?"
Everyone turned around.
Only then did he see that the person speaking was a little maid. Her age was at best the same as Jita's, but her words and demeanor suggested that she was from a noble family with status.
Seeing everyone watching, she smiled kindly:
"It's like this. My master has a spare room here. In fact, if you don't mind, I can lend it to you temporarily -"
"Miss Fios." The waiter saw the little maid and stood up in a hurry.
The little maid nodded to him before looking towards Fang? and others.
Fang was stunned for a moment.
Of course he would be happy to have such a good thing. However, out of caution, he still asked: "If this is the case, of course it would be the best, thank you very much... but won't your master have any objections?"
After hearing his words, the little maid couldn't help laughing and shook her head. "It doesn't matter," she replied: "My master is also willing to help outside adventurers like you. He often says that people always need help when they need it -"
"But I still have some things to do here," the little maid added: "If you don't mind, just ask Mr. Abbot to help you arrange it. I will take the first step."
She was talking about the waiter.
"My name is Fios." Then the little maid bowed to them and said goodbye.
Everyone watched each other walking towards the opposite direction of the Charlotte Building, and their backs gradually disappeared on the other side of the square. After a while, he turned back and asked the waiter: "Who is that lady?"
The waiter asked: "Are you talking about Miss Fios?" He thought for a moment and replied: "She is from the Phoenix family and is Master Enan's maid. But you can rest assured that Miss Fios will always help you." Such an adventurer would never have any bad intentions..."
Ms. Kuisu couldn't help but be startled after hearing this, and showed a look of surprise: "Enan Morde Caesar, it turns out to be him."
Seeing other people looking at her, the lady replied: "I don't know this lady, but I have heard something about her master. Enan Morde Caesar is the youngest heir of the Phoenix family. I heard that he He likes to deal with adventurers and has good relations with many adventurer groups near Du Lun, and many people have received his favor."
She added: "It's a pity that this man has a weird personality and is ostracized. The Duke doesn't like him at all."
The waiter nodded after hearing this: "This lady is right, but Master Enan's temperament is not weird, he is just incompatible with those noble gentlemen. He is not bad at all to us people."
Loyalty, righteousness, and approachability are not necessarily good words for a noble heir. If the big cat people were here, they would probably tell them this. But Fang? He felt that the other party was quite good. In addition, they had just received the favor from the other party, so they felt even more favorable towards him.
However, the guide suddenly mentioned that this young master Enan Mordekaiser may have encountered some trouble recently——
The room of Master Feos is on the third floor. It is the room with the best lighting and view in the hotel to the north. As a spare room reserved for nobles, the interior furnishings are also luxurious, not to mention clean and tidy, and it is covered with snow-white hand-made carpets. After weaving a carpet, I touched the box and found that it was also the fur of a floating dragon.
This thing is not common, otherwise Sir Robin would not use it as a gift.
However, as one of the three major families in the South, it is not surprising that the Phoenix family has such a background. The other displays in the room are basically very luxurious. Being able to stay in such a room for free is a bit surprising to Fang? happiness.
The waiter handed them the keys and told them that when they wanted to check out of the room, they only needed to return the keys to the counter.
Fang? couldn't help but be a little curious and asked the other party: "In this case, aren't you afraid of outsiders stealing things?"
The waiter gave him a funny look, which probably meant that no one in the south dared to steal anything from the Phoenix family.
Fang? Knowing that he had lost someone again, he kept silent again.
Only then did Ms. Kusu ask the guide what kind of trouble Master Enan Morde Caesar had encountered.
The latter looked around carefully before whispering: "It has something to do with the heir of the Phoenix family..."
The Phoenix family is famous in the South, and the legend about the first generation Phoenix Duke and the Phoenix Holy Sword is naturally not inferior to the legend about Lauren, the founder of the Xilin Spica family's "Rose Workshop".
In fact, when the latter was walking on the mainland under the pseudonym Luo Zhen, the former had already become famous. In comparison, the history of the Xilinspika family is actually not as ancient and long as the Phoenix family.
The inheritance rights of the Phoenix family and the story surrounding the Phoenix Holy Sword are naturally also stories that people in the southern border talk about.
As the youngest heir of the Phoenix family, Enan Morde Caesar has two older brothers. Logically speaking, it is almost impossible for the inheritance of the Phoenix Holy Sword to fall on him. What's more, it is well known that he is not good at swordsmanship and is not favored by the Duke.
However, in recent years, the Phoenix family has experienced major changes. First, the Duke's second son fell off his horse and died during a ride. Then, Prince Coleman, whom he supported, gradually left the political center of the kingdom, and the family's prestige and power also declined. This has plummeted.
Recently, there has been a strange rumor that the Duke's eldest son, the nominal heir to the Mordekaiser family and serving in the city guard, has been missing for a long time.
Although the news has not spread yet, the people who spoke about it all spoke with certainty, as if it was indeed the case. In addition, after the ragnarok guild arrived in Dullon, the Duke's mansion has been closed, making the rumors intensified.
If the death of the second son was just a coincidence, then the mysterious disappearance of the eldest son would be easily reminiscent of the only remaining young master of the Phoenix family. After all, the struggle for aristocratic inheritance rights goes back and forth. As the biggest beneficiary of this series of events, it is difficult for people not to doubt the former.
However, after hearing the guide's description, Fang was slightly startled.
He has not forgotten the armor that Sophie brought - the mark on it must be that of the Duke's eldest son. So it seems that the other party has died? So the disappearance is indeed true?
He remembered the scene in the snowstorm described by Her Royal Highness the Princess of Silver Veslan, the empty armor walking around, and the owner behind it, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Does this have anything to do with the other party?
He suddenly had the idea of meeting the young master of the Mordekaiser family.
Even if they meet from a distance, Dolifen's armor and this one seem to have one thing in common, that is, there are traces of Dragon Cult activities behind them.
He recalled the conversation that Parker and Tianlan had overheard earlier about the Dragon Fire Guild and the Shadow Throne.
The plan behind that.
Is it related to this?
Moreover, the depressive atmosphere of this city always made him feel uneasy.
After settling in their accommodation, Ms. Kuisu took her own people to temporarily separate from them. She wanted to take others to purchase supplies, and Fang? Here, she still had to wait for news from the ship officer.
There was Miss Tata walking with him over there. He sent a message in his heart and soon received a response from Miss Fairy, who was on her way back.
Not long after, he, Luo Yu, and Xiangxiang met Sylvide below the hotel. The latter looked a little slim in the ice and snow wearing a snow-white windbreaker. She wore a veil and smiled at them:
"Awaited."
"Have you found the person?" Fang? asked.
Sylvide nodded: "You're lucky, Captain, the other party hasn't moved away yet."
Fang couldn't help but be a little curious. For a moment, he temporarily put aside his previous worries and asked, "Who are you going to take me to see, Miss Sylvide?"
Sylvester glanced at him.
"A craftsman like you."
"His name is Ender. He is my grandfather's assistant and a fairy user."
"My mother also grew up under his care."
"Isn't the captain looking for someone to appraise the ring?" Sylvide grabbed his hand, "He is also one of the best appraisers in the South."
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