Lords go left, Emperors go right

"Yes, Master Chapman. We promise to carry out your orders."

As one of the top landmark buildings in Hegtor City, the Wales Hotel is not only comparable to the configuration and service level of five-star hotels on Earth, but also takes into account many special side businesses besides hotel business. When Aosta checked into this special hotel, he happened to catch up with the "Faust Auction" being held here. This auction is held once a year in the Central Continent, and the city where it is held is not fixed. It is randomly selected. This year, the venue was chosen in Hegtor City, and it was hosted by the local Wales Hotel. There is no more suitable place in the city than this hotel.

Before Viscount Chapman's gift was delivered, the organizer of the Faust auction, said to be the mysterious emerging business group "Odysseus" Chamber of Commerce from the northern continent of the human race, took the lead and sent an invitation to Aosta, hoping that the other party would attend the auction as a special guest. After all, it is an annual auction, and there may be some treasures that the other party would like. It would be great if they could establish a relationship with them in the name of the auction.

The human race's Southern Continent and Western Continent have always been in opposition. Most of the countries on both sides are hostile to each other and have been in a long-term confrontation. However, the Northern Continent is different. It has trade relations with both sides. Especially the newly emerging business alliances want to do business with the Western Continent. The purpose of those businessmen is very pure, that is, to make money. As long as they can make money, they are interested in anything. It doesn't matter who the trading partner is. Even if the other party is an alien race, if they can make money, they can trade with the hostile demon race.

"President, it has been confirmed that Prince Osta lives in Suite 1. He is accompanied by some women and has no other guards. What do you think? Should we just..."

"Let's send him the invitation as planned. I don't think I can figure out that prince. The woman next to him is probably not simple, she's not just a pretty face."

"I understand. I will arrange it right away."

Chapter 142: Midnight Visitors at the Wales Hotel

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Chapter 142: Secret Meeting at the Wales Hotel (Part 2)

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Chapter 143: Midnight Trading Grounds at the Wales Hotel

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Chapter 143: The End of the Midnight Show at the Wales Hotel (Exit)

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Chapter 144: Special Auction of Wales Hotel

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Chapter 144: New Harvest from the Faust Auction (Part 2)

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Chapter 145: The Celebrity Banquet in Hegtor City

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Chapter 145: Encounter at the Lord's Mansion in Hegtor City (Part 2)

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Chapter 145: Secret Battle at the Welcome Banquet in Hegtor City (Part 2)

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Chapter 146: Dark Tide in the Lord's Mansion of Hegtor City (Part 1)

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Chapter 146: The Night of Chaos in Hegtor City

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Chapter 146: Unexpected Battle Before Evacuation (Part 2)

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Chapter 147: Unexpected Red Dragon Visitors (Part 1)

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Chapter 147: The Fleet Leaving Hegtor City

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Chapter 147: The Fleet to St. Louis (Part 2)

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Chapter 148 A Wonderful and Exciting Sailing Journey (Part 1)

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Chapter 148 The Growing Prosperity of St. Louis

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Chapter 148: Midnight at the Lord's Mansion in St. Louis City (Part 2)

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Chapter 149 Investigation of the Ilyak Plains Operation

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St. Louis, the capital of the Blomfield region and an important coastal port city. Osta enjoyed three days of revelry in the lord's mansion, and held several silver parties in succession. The gentleman prince caught all the girls brought back from the Tanyam region, those from the capital of the Hedheimla Empire, Talma City, and the second largest city, Hegtol, and all of them surrendered to him. All beings were calm under the silver spear.

Osta deliberately made a new arrangement. He found an excuse to leave the lord's mansion in the port town of St. Louis in advance. The special spoils obtained from the three days of group activities were basically completely taken by the gentleman prince. He dedicated his body and mind to this overbearing and greedy new master. After this round of divine operation by Osta, he could use the legitimate reason of the lord's absence to indefinitely delay the meeting with the special envoy sent by Hydemore II, based on the principle of delaying as long as possible.

At present, the Tanyam region is unable to take care of itself, and the Hedheimla Empire can no longer provide excess food and grass supplies to the primitive tribes of the Sarahanim. Osta cut off the other side's last military material supply base, and the gentleman prince has taken a big step forward in completing the great cause of unifying the territory.

Osta used a very ordinary carriage. He only brought Chris, Yulia and Sophia with him this time, who were not the standard ones. They formed a trio of giants. The ladies wore a set of Gothic maid outfits and had the exclusive armband of the head maid on their hands.

Chris and the others had beautiful faces, and from time to time they showed a harmless smile. Outsiders who did not know the real situation would most likely not imagine that these three stunning beauties had such strong fighting power, and would mistakenly think that they were just ordinary maids.

The water demon Stella did not come with them. If they went deep into the inland area, without water supply, Stella's ability would be greatly reduced and her combat power would be reduced. Even if Stella did not come, it would not have much impact on Osta. Through the special contractual relationship, this gentleman prince could still use the various divine powers of the pseudo-water god at will without any restrictions or constraints.

Osta can also use their special bond to summon the Water Devil to his side anytime and anywhere. The only drawback is that the weakening effect also exists on the Gentleman Prince. Even if he uses the ability of the Pseudo-Water God, it will not be very effective unless he can find an area with abundant water sources. Osta is still very satisfied. At least it is enough to deal with ordinary people. If he encounters someone he cannot defeat, Chris and the others are there, so the Gentleman Prince is fearless.

“Sir, go further, past the village of Elliot and you will reach the Iliak Plain.

"Finally here, thank you for your hard work along the way."

"Sir, there are ferocious beasts in that area. Even the experienced hunters would not dare to venture in if they don't have enough people. You are just a few people. Why don't you consider hiring local hunters to serve as guards?"

"No need, I have my own plans. This is your reward, keep it."

"Well, sir, good luck to you then."

The local guide who was in charge of leading the way, after receiving the reward paid by Aosta for leading the way, a small bag of silver coins, the hunter weighed the money he had just received in his hand and tried to persuade Aosta to hire more people. The gentleman prince saw that this guy had the tendency to be a salesman and refused without hesitation.

The Orc Tribe, one of the three primitive tribes of the Sarahanim, lives in the area of ​​the Iliak Plain. Osta has limited information about this primitive tribe. It is said that the Orc Tribe is martial and extremely strong, which is affected by the living environment.

The Iliak Plains is the area with the most active beasts in the entire Bloomfield area, and there are many super-sized beasts among those beasts. The clan members of the Orc Tribe hunt these powerful beasts all year round, so it would be strange if they were not strong. The individual combat power is all trained in hunting activities.

Clan members who were not strong enough in combat could not even complete the coming-of-age ceremony and were killed by monsters during hunting activities, which was equivalent to natural selection. When arriving in the area near the Iliak Plain, Osta suddenly realized that there was an oversight in his plan. Even if the supply line in the Tanyam area was cut off, the Orc tribe would not starve to death.

The Orc tribe can rely on the rich local wild animal resources on the Iliak Plain to solve the problem of food and clothing, and will not starve. Osta wants the Orc tribe to switch sides with him, or remain neutral and not help anyone until the unification war in the Bloomfield area is over. The card of food supply cannot be played, and it is already a useless card by default, at least not for the Orc tribe. The gentleman prince needs to find another way and find another way.

No matter which world it is, there is no shortage of speculators and fearless people in the various planes and continents. The same is true near the Iliak Plain. Elliot Village is a living example. Among the people gathered in this makeshift village, there is not a single clan member of the Orc Tribe.

The residents of Elliot Village are mainly overseas people who come here to hunt some special beasts in exchange for a large price. To put it bluntly, they are poachers. If formal hunters want to hunt on a large scale, they must greet the local lord of the hunting area in advance and register before the action begins.

Elliot Village itself was an illegal building, and it was not marked on the territory map of Aosta. The hunters here were basically illegal residents. The Bloomfield area had no lord to manage it before, and the management rights of many places were vacant, resulting in a large number of illegal gathering places like Elliot Village, which were difficult to manage effectively. After Aosta took office as the lord, this gentleman prince intended to take targeted measures against those places that were not under his jurisdiction.

"Monton Beast Fangs, now on sale, buy three get one free. Pure, undamaged, top-quality original goods, don't miss it if you pass by."

"The claws and feathers of the Revolac beast are absolutely authentic. They are sold out while supplies last. Come and have a look, my dear brothers!"

"The gall and skin of Dillon Beast. If you need it, come and discuss it in detail. You know the functions. You can try it for free."

"The tusks of the Doru beast have been polished. The buyers will be helped to make them into jewelry for free. No extra labor fees will be charged."

After entering the Elliot Village, Osta saw that the village was quite lively, with all kinds of hawking and shouting sounds constantly heard. It was simply the underground black market where poachers traded contraband goods. This black market had never paid any taxes to the lord until now. A certain gentleman prince remained silent on the surface, but in fact he had already recorded the matter in a small notebook in his mind.

Those illegal hunters deliberately gave their goods a high-sounding name, which sounded very advanced, as if they were rare and extraordinary magical beasts. However, this trick did not catch Osta's eye. He was too lazy to pay attention to it, but continued to move forward, intending to quickly bypass Elliot Village and then march into the Iliak Plain. The beasts on sale on the other side were ordinary beasts, and there were almost no magical beasts. Even the most common magical beasts were rare.

The gossips of these illegal hunters were not completely useless. Osta listened attentively and actually heard a lot of valuable information. About a week ago, when the hunters were hunting on the Iliak Plain, they did not see any members of the Orc tribe, although they could occasionally see them before.

Since the two sides were not close friends and did not know each other's tribe locations, the illegal hunters did not take it too seriously. Since there was no competition from hunters from the Orc tribe, the illegal hunters' hunting efficiency was greatly improved.

Except for the clan members of the Orc Tribe, who have not been seen so far, strange things have happened on the Iliak Plain recently. The number of wild beasts hunted in the past has experienced rounds of explosive growth, almost a blowout increase. The illegal hunters have limited hunting ability and can only watch the prey increase, while the selling price continues to fall, falling into a vicious cycle.

Aosta followed the principle of not joining in the fun and hid in the carriage to continue moving forward. The appearance of the carriage was very ordinary. If ordinary people only looked at the appearance of the carriage, they probably wouldn't guess that the owner of the carriage would be a local lord. At this time, the road ahead was blocked by a crowded crowd and could no longer move forward. It seemed that something unexpected had happened not far away.

Osta waited in the carriage for a while, and when he saw that there was no sign of traffic being restored, he had no choice but to get off the carriage and walk with Chris and the others. He sold the carriage to a nearby street vendor. This kind of carriage can be bought at any time as long as there are gold coins, and there are many supplementary routes, so the gentleman prince did not feel bad.

"That's terrible, what happened?"

"Those people seem to have found the Orc tribe, then encountered some unexpected situation, and now they are all crazy."

"How should we handle this matter? We don't have a leader here. Why don't we report to the lord?"

"You are stupid. Just find a random place to bury it. The lord doesn't even know this place exists. If the lord knew, the black market here would be shut down."

As Osta passed through the crowd, he heard a conversation nearby. It turned out that a group of hunters accidentally discovered the location of the Orc tribe while hunting in the Iliak Plain. Out of curiosity and doubt, they stepped into the primitive tribe. When they were about to communicate and explore, they encountered an unexpected situation. As a result, out of the dozens of hunting team, only less than five people managed to escape and fled back to Elliot Village. The lives of the others were unknown, and it seemed that they were mostly in danger.

The survivors collapsed as soon as they returned to Elliot Village. They were trembling with fear and curled up in the corner. They didn't know what happened. One of them brought back a rough map with a lot of blood stains, which was hand-drawn by hunters. Although most of the map was contaminated by blood, the records of the locations of the Orc tribe clan members could still be barely seen.

Of course, there are also those who don't believe in superstition. After seeing the markings on the map, many hunters quickly guessed the approximate location based on their experience, and then gathered their companions to go to the sitting place of the Orc tribe. It seems that they are the type who intend to take advantage of the fire and fish in troubled waters, thinking that the primitive tribe clan members have fled, and there may be some missed property, and they will make a profit if they pick it up.

While the others were not paying attention, Osta walked up to the captain, secretly observed the markings on the map, silently memorized them in his mind, and then turned around and led his men away. The Gentleman Prince walked out of Elliot Village from another direction. At this time, Osta had not yet realized that someone was secretly observing him. After seeing the Gentleman Prince leading his men away, he slowly followed.

Iliak Plain is the area with the richest wild animal resources in the entire Bloomfield area. It is simply a professional trial ground for hunters. There are almost all kinds of prey that can be hunted here. The Orc tribes living in this area belong to the forces of the Sarahanim people. They are also one of the few primitive tribes in the Bloomfield area that can support themselves by relying solely on hunting without gathering or farming. Almost all members of the Orc tribes are hunting masters.

The Orc tribe generally looked down on foreign hunters, not because of occupational discrimination, but mainly because they looked down on their hunting methods. The poachers concentrated in Elliot Village, those illegal hunters basically used long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows when hunting, and ambushed and set traps in advance, and rarely engaged in direct combat with their prey.

The most outrageous thing is that many poachers usually smear poison or paralysis drugs on their arrows to poison or paralyze the prey, and then approach carefully after the prey loses its ability to move. This hunting method is completely opposite to the hunting method of the Orcs. When hunting, the Orcs here always rush forward and confront head-on.

The members of the Orc tribe disdain long-range attacks and kite tactics, believing that they are cowardly. That is why they look down on those foreign poachers. For this reason, both sides dislike each other and do not interact with each other. When the lord Prince Osta was in Elliot Village, he vaguely noticed this through the discussions of the illegal hunters.

"Little brother, how long are you going to follow me? I don't have much gold coins on me. If you want to rob me, tell me the amount in advance! I can calculate whether you should pay or not."

"No, no, I'm not a robber. I just want to... remind you not to go to the Orc tribe. It's... it's over there."

"Interesting, little brother, so you've been to the Orc tribe."

"I've been there, but there was no hope. I managed to escape with great difficulty."

"Young man, can you tell me what you saw?"

The man who followed Osta was very clever, but he could deceive Osta, but he might not be able to deceive the three special combat maids accompanying the gentleman prince. Chris, Yulia and Sophia were all special beings who had discovered the stalker a long time ago. However, they could not detect any malice or evil thoughts from the stalker, and they chose to stand by and watch, and gave Osta a little warning in advance.

Osta carefully looked at the stalker, a black-haired boy who looked a little shy, wearing common hunter leather armor. He gave people the feeling that he was born in an honest family, and he had a simple and honest aura. The boy's black eyes did not dare to look up at Osta, and he felt embarrassed.

This boy named Carl fled from the neighboring territory of Christopher. He could not stand the tyranny of Lord Osto (the sixth prince) and his parents died of starvation. Before fleeing to the Bloomfield area, Carl had a sister who followed him. The two depended on each other for survival. Seeing that they had no money to continue on the journey and it was difficult to beg along the way, Carl's sister volunteered to be a lifelong maid in the mansion of a border lord in exchange for a meager income so that her brother could escape.

Carl had no choice but to flee first and see if he could earn enough gold coins to redeem his sister. His luck wasn't too bad. After fleeing to the vicinity of the Iliak Plain, he joined the ranks of poachers. Hunters here don't need professional certification, and anyone can be an illegal hunter.

Not long ago, Carl and several other hunters accidentally discovered the location of the Orc tribe. When they went in to explore, they encountered an accident and almost all of them were wiped out. Except for Carl, no one else came back alive and stayed there forever.

Carl was lucky enough to escape alone, a few days earlier than the victims who were just discovered. However, the young man knew that people's words were not important, and most people would not believe him if he told them. They might even suspect that he killed his companions and then embezzled the captured prey and spoils.

By then, the result might be even worse, with a high probability of being attacked by these illegal hunters. Therefore, Carl chose to remain silent until Osta arrived, and then he quietly followed to see if there was any chance.

"Karl, can you tell me the reason for your choice? There are so many people in the village, there are many targets to choose from."