*****In the 2nd floor of a teahouse in the capital of Rosemona****
While Zhang Youji got the guidebook and excitedly continued his journey to the Elf Kingdom, the perspective turned to the royal capital.
Although the royal capital is very peaceful on the surface now, there are undercurrents surging behind the scenes, which have reached a very dangerous level. The extent is such that it can overturn the royal capital and even the entire country in an instant. But what is incredible is that standing there The people on the king's side were not aware of the crisis at all.
The only daughter of a great nobleman who noticed it, Kimberly Liya, reported the matter to the king many times, but what she got in exchange was a sound of reproach and severe punishment from her parents. The only one who noticed it was The good news from Liya is that after seeing Liya's desperate efforts to persuade them, several ministers and the king finally began to wonder if something unexpected had happened in the royal capital, but , because they had the idea that there would always be heroes even in times of crisis, so the king and the others just remained in a state of doubt.
[Lord Liya, congratulations, today the king has finally begun to suspect that something strange has happened in the capital. In this way, those plotting under the water should be more restrained. 】
[Lingya, it's too late now, the overall situation has been decided. All we can do now is to use every method to delay time, find out who our opponent is, and use the fastest speed to evacuate the necessary personnel safely. The Royal Capital's countermeasures, because from the information we have found out, most of the important people in the Royal Capital, as well as those important places such as military camps, are in the hands of the enemy. On the King's side, except for us and the brave Outside, I am almost alone. 】
【·······Lady Liya, I am very sorry, but I was too naive, but do you really need to be in such a hurry? Even if the enemy has all the advantages, there are still brave men on our side. 】
[Sigh, I haven’t told you yet, Lingya, as far as I know, except for the bow hero, the other heroes are not reliable at all. Headed by the sword hero, swords, staffs, magic books, and The First Princess eats, drinks and has fun all day long, they don't think about other things at all, and the Gun Hero even sides with one of our enemies, the Jaster family. 】
[I thought that even if something happened, there would still be heroes... But the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the overwhelming difference in strength... Lady Ria, can you consider bringing the Bow Hero into our camp? ? For example, tell her that you once met an adult by chance while traveling. 】
[I have thought about this a long time ago, but because something happened and she didn’t want to be involved with such things, and she is the blue summoner of the labyrinth and Mr. Zhang Youji’s childhood sweetheart, so I don’t want to force it. Draw her to our side, and I don’t want to interfere with Lord Zhang Youji’s affairs. I think there is a reason why Lord Zhang Youji did not contact her. If that Lord is angered and starts a war with the capital, then we will only He was destined to be destroyed, so the matter of meeting Lord Zhang Youji, even if it was the king, must be kept secret until the Lord personally came forward. 】
At around 1:30 in the afternoon, Liya, who had just reported something to the king from the palace, was now choosing a quiet seat on the second floor of a teahouse not far from her home with her maid Lingya. While their master and servant were waiting for someone, the two of them chatted about the current situation of the royal capital and topics related to Zhang Youji to kill time. Then, they continued chatting until the person they were waiting for appeared. Finish.
But when the two of them saw the person they were waiting for appear, they immediately had a very bad premonition and ran towards the person who appeared, because the person who appeared was covered in injuries and blood. He was almost dying now, so he caused a commotion in the teahouse, but even in such a seriously injured state, he did not hesitate to crawl here with his last strength, because he had news related to the safety of the royal capital that he had to convey to Liya.
【What happened to you? ! What about the rest? ! 】
【6, 6, 6 people, only me escaped alive. 】
[Lord Liya, please calm down, his injury is fatal! If this continues, he will die before he can ask what happened! If possible, could I ask him on your behalf? 】
【···Sorry Lingya, I’ll leave it to you. 】
[As commanded, please leave it to me. 】
When Ling Ya asked Liya, who was squatting on the ground to support the seriously injured person and fell into a state of panic, to recover, she knelt down and immediately took the person from Liya's hands and let his head rest on it. Then after Liya agreed to Lingya's proposal, Lingya lowered her head and put her ear close to the man's mouth, and asked him questions with the momentum that she would never miss a word. .
And just after he finished breathing his last, Ling Ya raised her head with a very frightened expression, forcibly picked up Liya, and returned to the safest place in the royal capital as quickly as she could. , then he put Liya down, who had no idea what was going on, and told her the news she had just heard.
[Li, Lady Lia, please listen to me calmly. The news that the person just brought is that one of the eight demon kings now, the tragic demon king, is now in the royal capital, planning to The royal capital has become her demonic realm! Moreover, what we were snooping around was completely exposed to the Demon King! 】
【Varied? ! ? ! ? ! Is the man behind the Just family actually the devil? ! 】
【Lord Liya! Leave the preparations for evacuating the Royal Capital to me, so please leave the Royal Capital now! 】
[············, Lingya, don’t talk nonsense, we have no way out now. If the opponents are just the Just family and some other nobles, as long as we bring the king Just evacuate to the starting town with some necessary personnel. That is the place where our Kimberly family is in charge and it is not that easy to break. But if the opponent is the Demon King and our heroes are unreliable, then it will be impossible at all. There is no safe place anymore. 】
[Why is this..., Lady Liya, is there really no other way? ! Do you have to give up all the preparations you have made so far? 】
[··········, no, those preparations need to continue, at least they can buy some time when the incident occurs. The only solution now is to send people to the Theocracy to spread the news about the Demon King and ask for help,·· ·Or, seek help from those forces that cannot even interfere with gods and demons. 】
【···Do you mean the blue summoner who lives in the labyrinth not far from the king? 】
[Well, asking for help from Mr. Zhang Youji is the last resort. For now, let’s send a message to the Theocracy first, hoping that the Theocracy can send paladins to rescue the capital from the crisis. 】
When Liya heard the news from Lingya, she immediately showed a desperate expression and said some depressing words. Although Lingya wanted to say something to encourage her, she didn't know what to say. , So Lingya said what she was thinking frankly, and after hearing these words, Liya reluctantly gathered her energy and said some countermeasures. However, on the way, Liya suddenly thought of something, which completely changed her mind. He regained his energy and began to actively take action against the Demon King again.
*****In the study room of Jieli's house in the capital of Rosemona****
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the same day, the perspective shifted to Ye Lianmeng's side.
Ye Lianmeng, the hero of the bow, has been collecting information about the labyrinth outside the royal capital during this period. Ye Lianmeng, who thought Zhang Youji had been suffering in that labyrinth, spent all day and night forgetting to eat and sleep, regardless of her physical condition. Trying to find a way to rescue Zhang Youji from the maze.
As for Jieli, who had been looking at Ye Lianmeng who was gradually haggard, she had been taking very careful care of Ye Lianmeng. Sometimes, Jieli would even quarrel or fight with her because of Ye Lianmeng's health, but every time After the incident, the two people will get back together immediately, because they both know in their hearts that the reason for their quarrel is for each other's good.
[Sigh, there is no information about the maze in these books, and the information I occasionally buy with money is not useful at all. Only the information given by the eldest lady is okay, but there are really too few that can be useful. ! If this continues, it would be better to ignore the safety issue and go directly to the dungeon once. 】
[Lian Meng, I know how anxious you are, but that maze is really too dangerous, not to mention that we don’t even know the basic route. Even if we can escape the monsters in the maze, if we get lost, it will be a dead end. Ichijo, Renmeng, please don’t think that you can be saved a second time. 】
【I know! Although I know it! ···Sigh, except for the news given by the eldest lady, the other news is of no use at all. Why don't you worry me in this situation? Moreover, even the news about the eldest lady can only be of some use, and there is no important news at all! 】
【······, Speaking of this Lianmeng, I always feel that Miss Liya knows something, but there is no evidence. This is just my intuition. 】
【Why? ! Jie Li, why didn’t you tell me about such an important thing earlier? ! 】
[If I told you earlier, you would definitely go berserk, but there is no other way now. You really can’t keep wasting time like this and still not find any useful information. After all, every day you live there should be They are all very thrilling. 】
【Jieli! Then let’s take action now! The first thing is to go to the eldest lady’s home and ask her what she is hiding! 】
Ye Lianmeng was in the study room of Jieli's house, checking various historical materials related to the royal capital with Jieli herself, as well as the compiled intelligence and news related to the labyrinth outside the royal capital. They couldn't find anything useful and started making a big fuss. Although Jieli immediately said some words of comfort to her, Ye Lianmeng didn't listen at all. She was a little helpless, but she felt that what Ye Lianmeng said was not unreasonable. Jie Li, after thinking for a while, she said something that might improve the situation.
After that, after hearing what Jieli said, Ye Lianmeng became completely excited. She immediately took Jieli to Liya's home and asked her about the maze and Zhang Youji. Ye Lianmeng was startled by his sudden visit, but Liya did not show any flaws. She reluctantly did not tell about her acquaintance with Zhang Youji and her adventures with him, and coaxed the visiting Ye Lianmeng and Jieli away. , However, what gave Liya a headache was that the two of them got some certainty from nowhere and made many excuses to stay at Liya's house.
By the way, as for Zhang Youji who was in their topic, it was because of the bell and various other things that he completely forgot about informing Ye Lianmeng that he was safe and sound. .
*****In the royal capital of Rosemona? ? ? ? ? of? ? ? ? ? middle*****
At midnight on the same day, the perspective changes to? ? ? This way.
In a very luxurious restaurant, a woman wearing a black dress was sitting at a table. She elegantly picked up the wine glass on the table and drank the precious wine inside while listening to the music on the table. A report from the man in black kneeling on the ground opposite.
[Now we have completely controlled the power in the entire royal capital. Except for a few stubborn people, even the maids and guards in the palace have all become our spies. The king's actions are completely under our control. into our hands. 】
[Yes, then, where is the little girl from the Kimberly family and the Hero of the Bow? 】
[That's really beyond my expectation. I didn't expect that the person she sent to inquire about the information was deliberately sent back after learning your title. However, after hearing this, the little girl not only did not despair, but also used They moved faster than before, and for some unknown reason this afternoon, the Bow Hero took Magister Jie Li to stay at that little girl's house. 】
[···It doesn’t matter, it’s a useless struggle anyway, but I have a little interest in that little girl. I will tell the noble to see if the little girl can subdue her for my use. If not, I will let her go as planned. She disappears, back off. 】
[I understand, I will comply with your wishes and resign. 】
[I really can’t wait. Although there are some obstacles, at least a week, and at most half a month, this country will finally become mine. But just in case, I’ll take care of those annoying brave men by myself then, hehehe, Hahahaha, I haven’t looked forward to anything like this for a long time. 】
After the man in black reported the necessary things and retired, the elegant woman drinking wine showed a happy expression. While playing with the wine glass in her hand, she laughed very badly to herself, looking forward to getting her hands on it. The moment he took control of the entire country, the darkest shadow in the capital finally took action himself.
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