How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

Hearing this, I subconsciously opened the menu and wanted to order the dishes recommended by the other party. However, at this moment, Hill next to me coughed.

I finally realized, "Oh, no, we are not here to eat. Brother Rob, didn't you say that this is a place where you can buy a lot of information and news? Why does it look no different from an ordinary tavern?"

Rob smiled slightly and didn't explain directly. Instead, he gestured for me to turn to the end of the menu.

"Hey, these are..."

When the other party turned to the last few pages, the menu suddenly changed. The words displayed on it changed from the names of various dishes and drinks originally displayed to various classified information, data and news.

From simple information about any resident in the city to the patrol routes of the city guards, or the inside story of the aristocratic circles, it can be said that everything is included. The prices are also marked at the end, although they are expressed in ranges. After all, the value of such non-physical "commodities" is naturally difficult to be specific and constant.

After Rob selected a few dishes from another menu handed over by the waiter next to him, he also explained to us, "These are not specific, but just rough descriptions to help customers estimate the price."

"Guests can ask more detailed questions, such as interior drawings of certain mansions. The waiter will help publish the request to the intelligence chiefs or informants. If accepted, the tavern will let the two meet and trade face to face. Although this method is the safest and the intelligence is most in line with the needs of the guests, it also takes a long time and we will charge a higher handling fee."

"Another way is this." Rob reached out and turned the menu to the end, where a name was marked. "These are all names of reputable intelligence dealers. The tavern will help you contact them, and the guests will make their own requests to the other party. The tavern only charges an introduction fee, but does not guarantee the authenticity of the intelligence. If there is any mistake, you need to deal with it yourself."

"Some of the people who greeted me just now are well-known intelligence dealers. They have some power. They have delegated the collection and investigation of information to their subordinates, and they are waiting here for customers to do business with."

"If the intelligence you want is diverse and complicated, I suggest you go with the second method. Among these intelligence dealers, I recommend these few. They are all powerful local bosses who have been in Berghead for many years. I will waive the introduction fee. Just consider it as some of my thoughts..."

While I was still browsing the menu, Hill interrupted Rob directly and said, "Money is not a problem, Mr. Rob. What we need is the authenticity of the intelligence, so please arrange for the best intelligence dealer in the tavern for us."

"Let me think, that should be George..." Rob reached out and searched on the menu.

"Mr. Rob, let me repeat again, what we need is the best intelligence agent in the tavern." However, Hill interrupted him again, emphasizing the word "best".

Rob was stunned and hesitated. "It seems that the matter that Miss An and Ms. Hill are going to deal with cannot be sloppy. However, the fee is not low. Even I can't decide on this. I hope you two are mentally prepared."

"As long as it can be solved, money is not a problem."

"Indeed, then follow me." Rob laughed and stood up.

I was quite resentful about having to get up before I even had time to sit down, and what made me even more resentful was that the waiter had already brought the food.

In keeping with the good tradition of not wasting food, I took a few croissants before catching up with Rob. This action made the two people in front of me speechless.

"I'm a little hungry..." Facing the two gazes in front of me, I couldn't help but stick out my tongue.

"Well, Miss An is really casual." Rob suppressed his smile and glanced at Hill, who was helpless but seemed to have gotten used to it. He was impressed by the petite figure behind him as greedy and casual.

Under Rob's guidance, they walked through the tavern hall and the internal corridors, and finally arrived at a quiet room.

Plush and neat carpets, elegant decorations, and various furniture materials that are more likely to be used by court nobles. It seems that the owner here has paid great attention to the layout of the room and has a certain style.

Although the door was open, Rob did not walk in. Instead, he stayed at the door and knocked on the door frame. The mahogany material allowed the knocking sound to be clearly transmitted into the room.

"Come in." A lazy voice sounded, and the long tail tone seemed to scratch every man's heart, making people have infinite yearning for the owner of the voice.

Chapter 48 Victoria and the Abandoned Code

"Oh, you're back already, Rob."

Victoria, who was leaning on the cushioned seat, raised her eyelids when she heard the footsteps. After noticing Rob's figure, she smiled a little, "You're here at the right time. Please help me count these accounts. Anyway, you often do these things in the caravan."

Rob quickly reached out and took the several account sheets thrown to him by the other party. He was entrusted with such a hard job before he could say anything. Although he was already somewhat used to it, Rob still felt helpless.

"Sister, I came to see you for something else."

"whats the matter?"

As soon as Victoria finished speaking, she noticed the two figures following her brother into the room. Her beautiful eyes moved and she subconsciously looked over.

When the other person looked at me, I was also looking at this beautiful figure leaning on the cushioned seat, with golden curly hair, bright and charming features, smooth oval face, fluffy shawl and lavender long skirt, which added to her mature and intellectual charm.

The most attractive thing is the pair of pale blue eyes which are always half-closed, appearing lazy and affectionate, but the restrained look hidden within them makes it seem as if everything is within her grasp.

A beautiful big monster sister with squinty eyes.

This was the first impression the other person gave me.

At the same time, Victoria on the other side also looked around, but she seemed more interested. "Rob, where did you kidnap such a cute child? Didn't the beautiful guard next to you have any intention of stopping it?"

Before Rob could explain, Victoria smiled and continued, her half-closed eyes seemed to have seen through everything, "Or does this lovely noble lady have something to deal with?"

"My name is Victoria, and I'm the owner of the Nightingale Tavern. I guess my brother brought you here because he encountered a problem that the intelligence dealers in the tavern couldn't solve. So, may I ask how I can help you?"

In response to Victoria's directness, Hill, under my instruction, also made a direct request, "We need a detailed map of the interior of the residence of Guinness, the ruler of Berghead."

After hearing Hill's words, not only Rob was a little surprised, but even Victoria's eyes were filled with a bit of surprise, but soon they were filled with more interest. "This request is a bit beyond my expectations."

"There have been some fearless people who tried to sneak into Lord Guinness's mansion to look for treasures, but they were all caught and killed, and some were tortured to death. I'm curious why you two want to bring trouble upon yourselves. Even if you are from a big family in the empire, I don't think you will be able to gain any advantage in the hands of the Duke of Flandy's family behind Lord Guinness."

"Miss Victoria, you are overstepping your authority. It is not something a qualified intelligence agent should do to pry into the reasons and privacy of guests," Hill replied calmly.

"Then, Miss Guard, just think of me as different from those people." Victoria laughed. Although her tone did not sound any different, the gleam in her half-closed eyes became slightly sharper.

However, this seemingly tit-for-tat atmosphere was broken by someone in the next second.

"belch."

After I finished eating a few pieces of bread, I couldn't help burping. Although I immediately covered my mouth with my hand, I couldn't stop the sound from reaching the ears of the three people in the room.

Victoria and Hill were speechless for a moment.

Rob chuckled, but under the gaze of his sister, he quickly ran to make tea and took me to the rest area next to him.

After this farce, Hill didn't want to continue staring at the other party. "So, Miss Victoria, do you have the information we need?"

"Yes, there is, but since I am uncertain about your identities, or it is difficult to guarantee that I will not be implicated if the matter is exposed, please allow me to refuse. After all, I am just a small tavern owner and cannot withstand the wrath of Lord Guinness." Victoria shook her head.

"So what if we have an identity?" The one who spoke at this time was me, who was sitting on the cushioned chair next to me, drinking the black tea brewed by Rob, which was just barely decent.

After attracting the attention of Victoria and Rob, I smiled and said the code Edith told me, "Go to the Iron Hoof Winery in the West End to buy thirty-eight Becca's rum."

Victoria, the founder of the Nightingale Tavern, one of the rebel organizations, naturally knew what this sentence meant.

However, as soon as I finished speaking, Rob next to me immediately showed a vigilant look and blocked the door of the room.

"Ala, who are you and how do you know the abandoned code?"

Victoria's pale blue eyes were sharp at the moment. Although she still had a gentle smile on her face, anyone could hear the undercurrent in her tone. "I guess you didn't meet by chance, but deliberately approached my not-so-bright brother. Do you have any conspiracy to come to me?"

Oops, this is screwed. Edith’s abilities do have some flaws.

I was shocked, but Hill next to me was not panicked at all. Instead, he noticed the magical fluctuations behind Victoria. "This kind of blood-source magic, are you direct members of the Night Demon Feld family?"

"I didn't expect you to recognize our family's magic. It's really rare. But is it really a good idea to pay attention to such insignificant things at this time?" Victoria stood up from her chair, revealing her slender and beautiful figure. Her smile was very bright and charming, if one could ignore the several sharp black shadows like thorns that gathered behind her.

"This is not an insignificant matter, because I clearly remember that your family should belong to the royalist faction." Hill said lightly.

"Hehe, are you trying to say that His Highness Thor is not dead, or that you are also a royalist who was once purged but survived by chance?"

"His Highness Thor has fallen in decades of battle, and we are not part of the royalist faction." Hill shook his head, and pushed me in front of him as I was about to quietly ask what the royalists were. He also took off my disguise and said, "The one who appears before you is the current Demon King and her servants."

The moment Hill opened his mouth, Victoria and Rob looked obviously skeptical.

But after feeling the familiar aura, Victoria paused for a moment, then half-knelt down without hesitation, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Demon King. Victoria Field extends her sincerest greetings to you. Please forgive me for attempting to use force."

Rob also half-knelt down as if reminded, "Greetings, Your Highness. Rob Fielder extends his most sincere greetings to you."

As for me, I couldn't help but blink as I looked at the two people in front of me whose attitudes were completely different from before. I had no idea what was going on.

Chapter 49: Royalists

After Hill's explanation, I finally understood that the so-called royalists are the party that supports the bloodline of the Demon King. After the previous Demon King fell in the battle between light and darkness decades ago, internal turmoil occurred after the kings of several empires stepped down.

These unrests within the empire were mainly divided into struggles between two factions. One was the royalists who supported the bloodline of the Demon King and hoped to find the lost direct bloodline of the Demon King and support him as the new Demon King.

The other party, the Liberals, completely denied the importance of bloodline, believing that the dark camp could achieve great development without the leadership of the Demon King.

The Demon Empire of Aobenro was declared over with the defeat of the royalists. After the new king elected by the liberals ascended the throne, a political and military reshuffle took place within the empire. Including the families of Victoria and Rob, several large families and major forces of several armies perished in this massive purge.

The same is true for other empires, but according to Victoria, although the Demonic Empire is ostensibly ruled by the liberals, in fact the main forces are royalists in disguise, who only claim to be liberals to avoid war with other empires.

"In that case, why don't you go to the Demonic Empire to seek refuge?" I couldn't help but ask curiously after Victoria's explanation.

After I said I didn't mind the unreasonable behavior before, Victoria returned to her usual self, but the attitude in her tone had changed 180 degrees. "Your Highness, you don't know that there are still many forces in the dark among the royalists like us who have been purged."

"The same is true for the other empires. We are connected to each other. We hope to find your existence, Your Highness, and regain the leadership of the dark camp. For this reason, we hide in various empires and wait for that day to come."

"Your presence now, Your Highness, is the best news for us."

So that's how it is. I had wronged Alice before. I thought it was a farming game of hellish difficulty, but I didn't expect that she had left me with a lot of useful people. Although according to Victoria, the remaining power of the royalists is just a drop in the bucket compared to the liberals.

But it's better to have something than nothing, right? However, just in case, I asked Victoria not to reveal my news to other people for now, so as to avoid unexpected situations. After all, with my current power, I can't, or I don't have the energy to manage so many things.

"I didn't expect that the rebellious voice Edith mentioned would be the loudest."

I couldn't help thinking that the rebellion within Berghead was nothing compared to the struggle between the royalists and the liberals.

Although according to Victoria, the rebellion within Berghead was also related to the royalists, in addition to her, there were some larger royalist forces inside the city who joined the rebellion and wanted to secretly turn Berghead into a royalist rule.

"These are the maps of the interior of Guinness Mansion, and the patrol routes are marked on them."

After handing the intelligence Rob had brought to me, Victoria knew that I was going to Guinness's mansion to investigate the situation. She narrowed her eyes with a hint of worry and hesitation, "But Your Highness, this is too dangerous. Can I go with Ms. Hill?"

Victoria is as high as level 100, while Rob is slightly weaker at level 80. Both are elite-level Night Demons and are capable of fighting even against Berghead's guards.

But I shook my head. "No, I have already made some preparations. Even if we are discovered, Hill can take me away. Guinness doesn't know our identities, so it will at most arouse our vigilance. But Victoria, you are different. It may even indirectly expose your rebellion plan."

Although Victoria and Rob wanted to say something, they finally agreed with me.

However, before leaving, the two of them still gave me some special props or potions for hiding, and Victoria seemed to have thought of something important and reminded me.

"There is a confidant of Guinness named Jacinia. As far as I know, there seems to be signs of rebellion. The specific situation is unknown, but she has secretly contacted several legion commanders in the city. If Your Highness can meet her, you can contact her. Maybe it will help your rebellion plan."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it."

I was a little surprised to get such information from Victoria. It seems that this guy named Guinness has a really bad personality and is tending to be deserted by everyone.

Therefore, I am more looking forward to the next action. Although I am a little nervous, I am not worried about the result of failure.

Even if he didn't find any useful information from Guinness's mansion, his trip to Berghead was a complete gain. After all, it was exciting to learn from Victoria and Rob that he had such a strong royalist faction under his command.

After Hill and I left, Rob in the room asked Victoria, "Sister, do you need me to bring someone to the vicinity of Guinness Mansion to meet His Highness?"

"No." Victoria shook her head, her emerald eyes narrowed and her red lips parted. "As Your Highness said, Guinness is a suspicious person. If Your Highness is exposed, he will definitely investigate the surroundings. At that time, your actions are likely to be noticed. The rest of the tavern will probably be closely monitored by his men, making it difficult for you to act."

"Are we just going to wait here?" Rob hesitated.

"There is still something we can do. Go contact the chiefs of the Thieves' Department and Scotland Yard. If His Highness is exposed, have them send some dead agents into the noble's mansion and collude with the soldiers to turn the situation into a theft case by an external thief group."

"Sister, what about you?"

"I'll go meet the people I need to meet." Victoria walked to the bookshelf, stretched out her hand and turned the mechanism behind the book. With a rumble, a hidden door opened from the wall. "Now that the new Demon King has appeared, our royalist faction in the city can no longer be a mess."

Although she was told not to reveal the news to anyone else for the time being, she was very clear about the scope of this "others".

After knowing that His Highness's purpose was consistent with their plan, Victoria understood anyway that the progress of their plan could be accelerated a lot after His Highness's arrival, thus helping to achieve His Highness's goal - to rule the entire Berghead.

……

"Hill, why didn't you tell me earlier that I have so many subordinates?"

"These royalists are weak, far away from each other and scattered. Not all of them are as sincere as Victoria and Rob. I am worried that Your Highness will become too proud and forget everything."

"Humph, it's not as bad as Hill said. I'm still very cautious..."

I was about to retort, but almost fell over as soon as I finished speaking.

Just as a pink-haired creature was kicking a stone that almost tripped him, Hill behind him had already noticed that the passage ahead had come to an end. "Your Highness, we have arrived."

Chapter 50 Mansion

As the ruler of Berghead, Lord Guinness of the Blood Eagle has a bad temper and is suspicious by nature. This can be seen from the information previously collected by Edith and Hill, and was also verified by the intelligence provided by Victoria not long ago.

The elite troops of the First Legion were stationed in the nearby central meeting hall, and the periphery was heavily patrolled and protected by Guinness's personal guards, who were even divided into many secret sentries hidden in the surrounding buildings. In addition, there were various defensive spells, surveillance machines, and triggered defense magic arrays, etc., arranged inside and outside the manor.

If one wants to enter such a tight defense openly, with his current strength, it will be very difficult, whether as a demon king or using camouflage equipment to disguise himself as a player or a native.

So after I went online the next day, I planned to sneak in from underground. As long as I could get into the interior of the manor, even though the defense force inside should not be underestimated, with the cover of the internal buildings, it should be much easier.

Therefore, I followed the detailed distribution map of the Berghead underground sewers given by Victoria, and followed the marked route with Hill to the underground area of ​​Guinness Mansion.

At this moment, what Hill saw at the end of the waterway was the ladder leading to the ground. The metal on the outer edge had long been corroded by the humid environment in the waterway, losing its original color and becoming rusty, with signs of wear and tear in several places.

The inner wall of the upward passage is full of potholes, and the outer edge is also irregular. Obviously, this was not there when the waterway was built, but a man-made "secret passage", and it has existed for a long time.

According to Victoria, a few years ago a servant accidentally broke a valuable collection in the mansion. Although he immediately hid the fragments, he was afraid of being discovered and punished, so he used his spare time from work and spent more than ten days secretly digging out this route connecting to the underground sewer.

After the servant escaped from the mansion and lived in another city under an assumed name, no one knew about this route until it was accidentally discovered by Victoria's men not long ago when they were trying to solve the rat infestation in the sewers.