Willis looked around, no matter it was before or now, she didn't see the young man named Leon who was rescued at the beginning, and the little girl priest and ranger girl among those people in [Black Knight Mercenary Corps].
As if recalling the past, Lester smiled bitterly.
"Hey... everyone has their own lives, but I am alone. Although we are like-minded, how can we drag others down because of our own affairs. Those guys only target me. I left, but they are safe. After all, the city of Syr is a land ruled by a king, and there is no lawlessness."
"Is that so..."
Nodding her head, without making further comments on this matter, Willis looked at the large black shield Lester was leaning on her lap again, and smiled slightly.
"But I didn't expect that in just one year, uncle, your strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and you have reached this level."
Judging from the breath, Leicester is almost at the earth level now, and there is one condition for the rating of the mercenary group, that is, the head of the mercenary group must have the corresponding level of strength. ] With the help, this guy can even perform at a level comparable to the sky.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it has advanced by leaps and bounds.
Mentioning this matter, Leicester is not without emotion.
"A lot of things have happened on the way to Town Demon City. If it weren't for the opportunity given by Miss Willis, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to reach the current level in my life."
"Haha... the chance or something has passed. To be honest, I was a little ill-considered at the beginning, otherwise you wouldn't have to leave your hometown. Besides, the growth of strength depends on your own efforts, which has nothing to do with me."
The tall man shook his head.
"Although I, Lester, is a rough person, I can still distinguish between good and evil. Maybe Miss Willis's actions are indeed the fuse of everything, but those who are malicious and want to snatch the treasure are the culprits. Otherwise, Leon and the others knew about this, so why didn’t they take any action, instead, they tried to help me escape after the incident, and even partnered to raise travel expenses?”
"Speaking of which, I haven't apologized yet. That boy Cyril didn't know what to do and was arrogant and arrogant. He offended you and your companions. It's because I didn't discipline him strictly... He used to be a poacher of the [Ghost Thieves], and he got used to his bad temper. Although he has changed his mind and started a new life..."
As if he felt that this topic was not suitable to continue, Lester paused, and clapped his hands hard on his thighs.
"That's it! Miss Willis and a few others came from afar, and they will stay here temporarily. Let me entertain you well. Feel free to ask for anything, as long as I can do it..."
"No, no, we've already booked a hotel."
Wei Lisi hurriedly raised her hand to stop this overly enthusiastic guy. It wasn't because she was being polite, but to be honest, the conditions of this mercenary regiment's resident... are really average.
After all, adventurers who also serve as mercenaries are basically a group of big bosses who come and go in the wind and rain. It sounds simple, but it sounds rough. The snacks and tea here are also unpalatable, which is completely unacceptable to a lady pastor who has been teased by a certain queen.
It's better to live in the hotel they booked at a high price. Miss Willis is a rich woman now, so she doesn't need to save these small money.
Lester saw the black-haired girl's carelessness at a glance, so he didn't point it out, just smiled heartily, and took another big sip of tea.
"Haha, okay, Miss Willis really hasn't changed at all, so I don't know if you are here for business this time? For tourism, this is not a good choice now."
Hey, look, the information just came, it's much easier than Wei Lisi flipping through the mission board like a headless chicken.
Someone pretended to ponder for a moment.
"Hmm...it's mainly for tourism, but I heard that something happened on the Ten Thousand Devils Mountain recently, and it's quite a big disturbance. I just want to come here to have a look and join in the fun. Do you have any clues?"
"As expected of you, you dare to join in the fun of this kind of thing, hey..... The Mountain of Demons..."
After talking here, Mr. Head's expression collapsed visibly, and he sighed softly, looking extremely helpless.
"It's not only a huge commotion, the north is in chaos. Ms. Willis must have heard of the disaster in the abyss in the south. Even if that happened, the entire northern army did not dare to mobilize a single soldier to support it. Now the domestic The military force, I heard that it is moving here in large quantities, and all four gates of the Demon Town are under martial law."
"I'm afraid, there will be a monster war soon."
Chapter 381: Chapter 9: The Sheltered Evil
Next, Lester told the three of Willis what he knew about the cause and effect of the incident.
The version in Lester's mouth is naturally somewhat different from Lilia's.
It's not that which side is definitely closer to the truth, but as a local, Leicester is also the leader of a huge mercenary group and adventure group. Naturally, the sources of information he can grasp are different from Her Majesty's, but the reports he gets from hearing and seeing in the same way as his subordinates may be just rumors.
On Miss Queen's side, the government used various means to collect, verify the authenticity, and ensure the accuracy of the news as much as possible. It must be true, but it may not be complete.
If you really want to say, the latter is similar to the officially revised official history, while the former is closer to unofficial history.
In Lilia's view, the initial cause of this incident might be that the poaching gang captured the cubs of the Moon Shadow Royal Family, but Leicester, who has lived here for more than a year, believes that the long-standing grievances between Ten Thousand Demons Mountain and the human race just broke out completely by taking this opportunity.
The key is still poaching.
In the underground black market of this magic city, there are at least three or four large poaching gangs and countless small and medium-sized poaching organizations. Afterwards, they were sold at high prices through underground auctions and shops to powerful and wealthy businessmen from all over the world.
Especially in recent years, this kind of theft has become more and more rampant, and there have even been cases where human organizations forcibly invaded monster villages, burned, killed, looted, and then fled before the arrival of powerful demons.
Although the United Kingdom officially did not participate in or instigate this kind of thing, but in fact, the local government turned a blind eye to the poachers who were lurking in the shadows of Zhenmo City.
Because these poaching gangs stole and hunted aliens, and they would never attack humans.
On the one hand, it is because doing so will truly violate the laws of the kingdom and make them lose their place. On the other hand, the human species is indeed inferior to many monsters in terms of physical fitness.
If you want beautiful pets, there are many monsters in Ten Thousand Demons Mountain who look similar to humans, but have more outstanding looks, are more durable, less prone to aging, or have weaker personalities that are easy to train. There is no need to find them from humans.
There was a dark side to gladiatorial performances, and even offerings of meat, which even a rough man like Lester could hardly talk about.
So in the final analysis, for the poaching gang to develop to this stage, the connivance of the upper echelons of Demon Town City is indispensable. Perhaps in the eyes of humans, it is rude and unreasonable for the monsters to do this just because of a cub, but for Wanmo Mountain, it is unbearable and no longer bearable.
For the same reason, the upper echelons of Town Demon City will definitely not report this factor to Queen Lilia.
The concept of racial discrimination has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the United Kingdom. Wei Lisi has seen it more than once during the time in the City of Courage. Even Lilia, who is a member of the royal family, has to be restrained by it, let alone the lower class.
"I see……."
Willis nodded thoughtfully.
No wonder the remnants of those poaching gangs disappeared as soon as they entered the country, and there was no news. I am afraid that the actual people in charge of the northern border of the United Kingdom are actually deliberately covering them up.
More conspiracy theories, maybe this incident was secretly instigated by some high-level people in the kingdom.
Reasons, such as coveting the mythical power that the cub is said to have been blessed by the demon god, or unwilling to let such a powerful existence appear in the mountains of the demons, or even deliberately provoking war, hoping to further suppress the monsters. It is possible to seek poaching benefits.
No wonder the monsters reacted surprisingly fiercely, and even the three pillars joined forces. For them, perhaps now is the critical moment of life and death.
Sure enough, there are many things, and it is not enough to look at them from one aspect and angle.
However, this is also just speculation, and what Lester knows may not be all the facts, and we still have to take a step at a time.
"Uncle Leicester, the adventurer's guild has not issued a mission to investigate or capture the poaching gang when things have turned out like this? Anyway, it's an unethical crime. It's impossible to be unaffected by being put on the stage this time, right?"
The Adventurer's Guild and the kingdom's officialdom are not a tight-knit whole. The former mainly acts according to the commissions dispatched and issued by the General Assembly. Strictly speaking, it probably belongs to the folk forces. Even the town's officials can't interfere too much with the actions of adventurers.
"Yes, of course there are, and there are quite a few, but what's the use? This is the city of suppressing demons, suppressing demons and suppressing demons. It is demons, not humans, that are suppressed. Poaching gangs are entangled in this city, and the network of relationships even It has already spread to the upper echelons of the government, even if there are adventurers who really want to catch them, they will only catch a few peripheral miscellaneous fish if they really want to find them, if they insist on drilling down..."
Lester made a gesture of wiping his neck, then shook his head secretively.
"The water here is too deep. Anyone who slips into it will be drowned to the bone."
"Wow, so scary?"
"Who said it wasn't? What's even more outrageous is that the higher-ups tried their best to send the investigation entrustment to the Adventurer's Guild, but in practice they pushed back and forth, dragged their feet behind the scenes, and ended up blaming us adventurers for their ineffectiveness, which made the situation escalate... .”
Having said that, he looked around cautiously, and after confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he whispered in a low voice that only those present could hear clearly.
"Miss Willis, this is you. I won't tell others. If you really want to interfere with this matter, the officials of Town Demon City will definitely not believe it... [Reaper's Scythe] I don't know if you have heard of this legendary adventurer team. They have accepted a mission before and cooperated with the army to break into the lair of a certain poaching gang at night. Guess what..."
"Hmm! What's the matter?"
"Hey, the poachers didn't catch a few, and the underground grotto was actually filled with illegally transformed berserk demon crystal nuclei! [Reaper's Scythe] took the lead, and it didn't take long to rush in, and there was a bang inside, hey..."
Lester didn't go on, but at this point, even a fool like Ti Lisa understood what he meant.
The little girl looked shocked, and subconsciously stood up from the sofa.
"Uncle Captain, do you mean that the army betrayed..."
"Shh!"
Quickly gestured for silence, Lester quickly stopped her.
"I only reminded you for the sake of Miss Willis and because of that kid Cyril's previous offense. Just understand, but don't say it out loud, little aunt!"
Wei Lisi patted Ti Lisha's shoulder in embarrassment, and motioned her to sit down obediently.
"Sorry, this kid has little knowledge and is easy to make a fuss."
"Oh, I can tell...Of course, I hope you guys don't get involved in this kind of thing at all, and leave Demon Town as soon as possible after you've finished playing. I'm afraid it won't be too long here..."
After exchanging some information and reminiscing about the past, the three of Willis bid farewell to Leicester and left the residence of the [Black Knight Mercenary Group].
Although the enthusiastic group leader expressed his desire to invite them to dinner, Wei Lisi declined because she had made an appointment with Leila Renee, Edwina and the others in advance, and was looking for a place to meet after dark.
Chapter 382: Chapter 10: Edwina's Adventure
When we came out of the [Black Knight Adventure Group] station, it was already dusk, and the dark twilight was cast on the streets and the walls of the houses. The scattered and closed shops on the roadside added a sense of bleakness to this supposedly bustling city.
Probably feeling emotional, or thinking of what Lester said before, Ti Lisa looked a little depressed.
"Miss Willis, tell me, why is the United Kingdom so hostile to foreign races? Everyone just wants to live a good life..."
The black-haired girl who was asked took a few steps forward, with her hands behind her back, and turned around indifferently.
"Racist discrimination... that's the thing. Only weak and unconfident groups will have similar behaviors. It sounds good to be self-protection. The worst is to raise one's own value and status by belittling and suppressing another group."
As she spoke, Willis suddenly turned to the blonde girl beside her.
"Xiaoguang, tell me, is there any difference between human beings and alien races?"
"?"
Xiaolongniang tilted her head, although she didn't quite understand why the master suddenly asked this question, she still said without hesitation.
"There is no difference, they are just ants that can be crushed at will."
"Here, look, this is the attitude that only the truly strong will have. Cough...Of course I didn't ask you to imitate her point of view. I just gave you an example."
"Uh... is, is that so?"
The three girls walked to the reserved location while chatting. It was rare to come to the Town of Magic City to play. Wei Lisi also had a good idea of a good hotel in advance. This is the meeting place for everyone tonight, so you can taste the local specialties.
Many restaurants in the city chose to close temporarily due to the closure of the Ten Thousand Devils Mountains and the shortage of ingredients. Wei Lisi found this place with great difficulty.
When they arrived at the destination, Sister Leila Renee, who was hiding her wings, was already waiting at the entrance of the hotel. The two of them seemed to have gone to the shopping street. Not only did they change into new clothes, they also took a few kebabs in their hands. We ate and chatted.
"Ah, Master Wei Lisi, you are here, is the investigation going well?"
Seeing the three approaching, Leila took the initiative to raise her hand to say hello, while her younger sister, Renee, was chewing the barbecue, and hurriedly followed suit by waving the wooden stick in her hand as a signal.
"Haha, it's hard to explain in one word, but let's count it as something rewarding. Let's talk about it later. Where's Edwina? Haven't you come yet?"
"No, it's strange, she's always been the most punctual... Lady Willis, is something going to happen?"
Glancing around a few more times, Wei Lisi shook her head temporarily, enduring the idea of directly using the power of her soul to detect in a large area.
"Although her mind is not very good at times, it's still a legend no matter how you tell it. It's not so easy to have an accident. Maybe there's something delaying it. It's not completely dark yet. Let's wait."
"OK, all right."
Several people stood at the entrance of the hotel for a while. After a few minutes, even the magic lamps on the street were gradually turned on, and when Wei Lisi began to frown, a hurried figure of a certain paladin Ji finally appeared at the corner of the street and ran towards them.
"Sorry sorry! I'm late! Something strange happened to that... and I had to delay..."
Edwina rushed to Wei Lisi and the others in a bit of a panic. For some reason, she looked out of breath, and the inner lining of the white paladin armor was also stained with a thin layer of sweat. It was obvious that she had just experienced some strenuous exercise.
Seeing this guy's appearance, Miss Pastor couldn't help raising her eyebrows.
You know, Edwina is a legendary paladin, and her physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people. Ordinary running and jumping certainly cannot reach this level. Apart from high-intensity physical training, Wei Lisi can think of only only……
"Why, did you run into trouble just after you went out?"
Edwina is good at everything, but she has a problem, she likes to meddle too much.
Willis also likes to be nosy, but what she cares about is those things that are of sufficient value or interesting, ordinary trivial matters, and the lady pastor directly and selectively ignores them.
But Edwina is different. As a person, she cannot tolerate any evil or suffering in her eyes. She takes care of someone who robs and fights. The petty theft, even the grandmother had to help when crossing the road.
And it just so happens that this legendary paladin Ji really has the ability to handle these things well.
Although it would waste a lot of time and energy, since Wei Lisi was not asked to work anyway, she just turned a blind eye.
But here in Demon Town... how should I put it, the situation is a bit delicate, and Willis hoped that Edwina would restrain herself as much as possible for the time being, so as not to get them involved in some things that Miss Priest didn't want to care about.
"Ah? Something happened? Ms. Willis is saying... Uh, I haven't met a bad person, no, maybe I have, but how to say it..."
Edwina froze for a moment, and then waved her hand to deny it, but she seemed to feel that it was not appropriate to say that, shaking her head and not knowing what she wanted to express.
The baffled people looked at each other, and the pastor could only smile wryly and helplessly help her forehead.
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