Unspeakable bubbles

"Yes, that's fine."

"call"

He breathed a sigh of relief, then said confidently, "You brought guards, right? I..."

"I won't test your martial arts skills. I can tell you haven't been slacking off these days by the way you've built up your muscles."

Carmen smiled. The skeletal warriors outside the door were not going to hold back. If Monk went up to challenge them, he would most likely be killed by their swords.

"...My lord, you...you seem different. Has something good happened to you?"

"Oh?"

“There used to be a kind of intimidating atmosphere around you, but you can’t feel it at all today.”

"Haha, you said so too, it seems the recent treatments have been effective."

Carmen has already tried using a bottle of the Holy King Church's 'holy water,' and the effect is quite good.

It wasn't the kind of potion that could fight evil creatures as one might imagine. After drinking the 'holy water,' Carmen felt a warm, comforting sensation, as if she had truly come back to life.

'What's poison to bones is holy water to me, an evil creature. Could it be...?'

Is the Holy King Church a church that only targets chaos?

Section 585, Chapter 584: Masters of Internal Strife

“Monk, you saved me last time, I owe you a debt of gratitude. Besides, I think you have potential…”

Carmen glanced at Monk: "Miss Joan is stepping down from her position as sheriff, and I have recommended you to the Earl."

"..."

"........."

Seeing Monk's stunned expression, Carmen smiled and said, "What, you don't want to?"

"Yes, I'm willing! I'm willing!"

"Lady Carmen, your kindness is beyond words..."

"Don't get excited yet, being the sheriff of Yogtis isn't an easy job."

“If you don’t achieve anything after a few months, you’ll have to obediently step down from your position as sheriff,” Carmen poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"Lady Carmen, I will do my best!"

"It's not enough to just work hard; you need to understand your responsibilities."

Carmen prompted, "What do you think the duties of a sheriff are?"

"My duty... is to maintain order in the territory."

How to maintain it?

"Expand the patrol teams and conduct 24-hour patrols."

Carmen shook her head: "You've missed the point. Think about it again."

Monk didn't answer immediately; he looked thoughtful.

"Lady Carmen..."

After a long while, Monk finally spoke: "When I used to go to the tavern, I saw many patrolmen drinking and chatting."

"At the time, I felt that it had a very bad influence. If I became a sheriff, I would definitely enforce discipline!"

"Let's kick out a group of people first."

Carmen said calmly, "A new broom sweeps clean, and the first thing to do is to take down a group of people who are just coasting along."

Monk swallowed hard and nodded vigorously.

Let's continue.

"..."

Continue... Is there anything else?

Monk racked his brains, but after much thought, it seemed that besides enforcing strict discipline and expanding the ranks, there was nothing else he could do.

"My lord, I... I can't think of anything."

"Actually, it makes no difference whether there are a few more or fewer patrol teams in Yogtis now."

"To put it bluntly, even without patrols and sheriffs, everything in the territory will be just fine."

"Monk, do you think this is normal?"

"Something's not right!"

Whether it's normal or not, Monk will definitely say it's abnormal.

Whether a territory has a sheriff or not makes no difference, so what's the point of having one?

"Hmm, let me ask you again, do you know why it doesn't matter whether the territory has a sheriff or not?"

"Because of, Master Thousand Changes?" Monk asked cautiously.

"That's right!"

"The Viper's influence is too great. Not only does it establish the order of the dark side, but it also maintains the security of Yog territory."

"I'm thinking, if the security of the territory is entirely maintained by a dark organization, problems are bound to arise in the long run!"

“Monk, if you don’t want your position as sheriff to become a mere figurehead, then you’ll have to take over the work that you should be doing from Viper.”

“Sir, I understand.” Monk nodded earnestly.

"Oh? What do you understand? Tell me."

"After I take office, I will have a proper talk with Lord Thousand Changes..."

Before she could finish speaking, Carmen pointed at Monk and burst into laughter.

"You, hahaha, who do you think you are? Trying to talk to Qianbian? She'd never listen to you."

Monk looked at Carmen innocently: "Master of a Thousand Faces, are you that hard to talk to?"

"It's not that she's difficult to talk to, of course, that woman is indeed difficult to talk to."

"The key issue is that you're too insignificant. She doesn't even want to spend time getting to know you, let alone have a proper conversation with you, just a lowly sheriff."

"..."

"Don't disbelieve me, for example."

Carmen pointed to herself: "I have the entire legendary legion supporting me, which is why Qianbian truly considers me an opponent."

“Monk, you have no foundation and are only a sheriff. This is far from enough to make Thousand Changes take you seriously.”

“My lord, I have your support behind me,” Monk said immediately.

"No, no, no, please don't say that. I don't want to form cliques or start a faction."

"My lord, I truly respect you."

Monk said seriously, "Without adults, there would be no children today."

"Haha, so are you one of my subordinates?"

"Of course not!"

Monk replied resolutely, "I am the Earl's subordinate, and of course I will obey your orders, but the Earl's commands are paramount!"

"...Monk, you haven't become a sheriff yet."

"Even if I become a sheriff, there will be many things I will need to rely on in the future."

"Is it appropriate to say that?" Carmen said with a half-smile.

“My lord, I once told you, Count, that I have no other skills but my utmost loyalty.”

“These words come from the bottom of my heart, and I will never forget them for a moment.”

"..."

"Well said!"

"Believe it or not, Monk, I have something to say to you from the bottom of my heart."

"I never wanted to start internal strife, but the problem is that the territory is in such a state that internal strife is unavoidable."

"What if one power becomes dominant..."

“The Earl doesn’t really care, but Yogol does!”

"Lady Carmen is truly virtuous!" Monk said, his face filled with emotion.

"Stop flattering me," Carmen said with a laugh.

"Alright, let's get serious. You and Qianbian can't fight each other head-on, so you have to have a 'reason' in everything you do."

"Reason?" Monk seemed to be deep in thought.

"Come here, I have something to tell you..."

Carmen whispered something in Monk's ear, and the latter's expression immediately changed.

"Do you dare to take a gamble?" Carmen stared at Monk.

"For the future of the territory, I am willing!"

"Well, don't worry too much. At most, Qianbian will try to sow discord between you and me, but he won't assassinate you," Carmen said, uttering words that sent chills down Monk's spine.

"Assassination?"

"Yeah, otherwise what do you think a dark organization is?"

"..."

"Fortunately, your position is rather special. If Viper were to assassinate you, it wouldn't be a slap in my face, but a slap in the face to the Earl."

"Don't worry, only a fool would do that."