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The blue-grey city wall looked particularly heavy in the twilight, with the bricks covered with traces of rain and cracks from unknown years.

Ye Qiong and his companions arrived at Hewan City, the capital of the principality and where the Grand Duchess lived.

At this time, a breeze passed by, and a faint smell of gunpowder drifted into the humid air. It seemed that this principality adjacent to the Kingdom of Ireland was still affected by the war.

From afar, the soldiers guarding the city were dozing in the shadow of the doorway, their armor stained with mud and their spears leaning casually against the wall.

Kelly walked forward and woke the soldier up from his sleep. The soldier might have been a little grumpy because he just woke up and glared at Kelly with a little anger.

Then after discovering the other witch's identity, he got so angry that he

The plot in the novel where they were harassed by the soldiers at the city gate did not happen to them. After all, these three people looked quite extraordinary just from their appearance.

Soon, the soldiers issued passes for the three of them.

Ye Qiong and others walked into the city gate.

The stone pavement inside the city gate was washed by the rain and shone brightly, reflecting the scattered lights of the shops on both sides. The shouts of vendors could be heard continuously. Not far away, there were a few ordinary demon children playing with stones.

As the dusk deepened, the sound of the bell from the high bell tower announced the time. The sound was dull and long. Ye Qiong looked up and saw the spire of the bell tower looming in the twilight, like an arrow pointing to the sky.

Kelly came over, pointed toward the northeast, and said to Ye Qiong:

"That's where Elena lives. Shall we go there now?"

Ye Qiong looked in the direction Kelly pointed. It was a castle standing on a cliff, like a silver dream growing out of the rock. The castle was far away from the city center, giving people a feeling of being isolated from the world.

As the ruler of the principality, you live in such a remote place?

He thought about it for a while, and finally shook his head and replied:

"No, let's investigate in the city first."

Judging from what they have seen so far, the Principality of Westeria has indeed been affected by the war, but not much.

The city before their eyes was still functioning well.

The two women nodded at the same time, agreeing to the suggestion.

Soon, they found a nice hotel in the northwest district of River Bay City. After paying the bill, they were taken to a room.

At this time, night had fallen in the city, and Ye Qiong and his companions felt that it was about time to take action.

The three of them were divided into four groups. Ye Qiong was responsible for the northern part of the city, Aidas was responsible for the southern part of the city, and Kelly was alone in two groups, manipulating the mechanical puppets to explore the east and west.

The northern part of Riverbend is a slum area.

Although night had fallen, the demons living here did not rest. Under the night sky, many demons could be vaguely seen walking on the street. Their eyes swept over the passers-by, as if they were looking for prey.

Soon, some demons noticed Ye Qiong's unfamiliar face.

Judging from his appearance alone, Ye Qiong was not very tall. The average demon was at least two meters tall, but he was only about 1.8 meters tall. Compared with the demons next to him, he was undoubtedly much shorter.

Generally speaking, this kind of skinny demon is a weakling.

Many demons have already stopped, apparently considering Ye Qiong as their prey.

With Ye Qiong's perception, he could naturally sense the surrounding sights. His steps were still calm and he walked towards the depths of the North City.

There were footsteps behind him, and it seemed someone was following him.

Ye Qiong didn't care about it at all, and walked forward with big strides. Instead of heading towards the prosperous city, he wandered around and came to a remote street.

Under the cover of night, this is undoubtedly a good place to start.

Whether it is for those demons with the last digits or for himself.

"You seem very confident, outsider."

After Ye Qiong stopped, the demons behind him also stopped and looked at him with teasing eyes.

He turned around and counted them. There were more than ten demons gathered here. Most of them were at the Silver Realm. He had not encountered opponents of this level for a long time.

Ye Qiong looked at the tallest demon in the lead. It was this guy who had just spoken the first sentence.

"Aren't you afraid that I led you here on purpose?"

"What are you afraid of? We, the Libra Guild, are not here to rob people. Friends, don't underestimate our intelligence network. Outsiders like you have always been the focus of our guild.

My men have just reported that you seem to be looking for something in the city, right?"

The other party's posture does not seem like he is here to rob, but rather to do a business.

The tall demon didn't seem to notice Ye Qiong's suspicious expression, and continued talking on his own:

"Friend, how about doing business? We are the local bosses here after all, and we know much more than the average person. Just come to us if you want to know anything. We don't want much, so just show some appreciation."

The big man in front of him had a winking look on his face, as if he had really come from far away to do business.

Ye Qiong had been to the slums of the City of Progress and knew what the demons living there were like.

Don't be fooled by this guy's harmless appearance now, but if he really finds out that Ye Qiong is just bluffing, he will definitely beat him to death in the first place.

Originally, according to his original idea, he planned to deal with these demons and then let them collect intelligence from various places in Hewan City on his behalf.

But now, this tall demon has simply skipped the process. As long as Ye Qiong pays a little money, he can get the information he wants.

"I want to know if anything big has happened in River Bay City recently?"

When the tall demon heard Ye Qiong's question, he immediately became happy, showing a hearty smile and then answered:

"You've asked the right person. I, Old Mok, may not have any other abilities, but I'm an expert at gathering intelligence. As long as you have money, I can even sell you the intelligence on Duke Elena."

"Just answer my question. I have no interest in the Duchess."

"Well, Boss, there have been a lot of things happening in River Bay City recently. Which aspect are you most interested in?"

After Ye Qiong agreed to the deal, Old Mok's way of addressing him suddenly changed.

"War. The war involving the Kingdom of Ellan."

"Hey, I know a lot about this. Recently, the king of the Kingdom of Elland has been looking for help from Duke Elena. This war concerns all the demons in the demon world. Even if she is unwilling, she has to make a statement.

I wonder if you smelled gunpowder when you entered the city?"

After seeing Ye Qiong nod, Old Mok continued:

"Recently, all the heavy factories in River Bay City have been ordered to produce a batch of gunpowder within three days."

"Gunpowder? Could it be that she wants to use gunpowder to blow up the dragons? I'm afraid it won't even break the scales."

"Who said it wasn't? Later, I got some gossip through some channels."

Old Mok did not say the second half of the sentence, but just signaled Ye Qiong with his eyes.

That’s all the free information. You’ll have to pay for the next information.

Ye Qiong threw a gold coin into the air. Seeing this, Old Mok quickly reached out and caught the coin.

After opening, the expression on this demon's face became much friendlier, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face at all.

"The boss is so generous."

"Go on."

"Well, I'll tell you my little gossip."

After Old Mok finished speaking, he glanced around, as if to confirm if anyone was eavesdropping.

I don't know whether this behavior is because the gossip cannot be known by too many people, or he wants to appear cautious and make Ye Qiong feel that his money is well spent.

"Boss, this is what happened. A few days ago, a friend of mine was hired as a temporary worker in a factory, and I heard this gossip from him.

According to my friend, the Duchess is probably not trying to make ordinary gunpowder this time. She seems to have added something called Dragon Slayer Vine, which can suppress the magic power of dragons and restrain their regeneration ability.

If ordinary dragons smelled the gunpowder, they would instinctively feel fear, while high-ranking dragons would feel disgust and uneasiness.

Boss, you probably won't believe me if I tell you, but I, Old Mok, always value honesty in doing business.

I happen to have a bottle of special gunpowder made in a factory. I wonder if you are interested in it."

As Old Mok was talking, he took out a glass bottle from his space ring. Inside was half a bottle of deep red crystal powder.

With his skilled appearance, he would definitely be a gold medal salesman in other places.

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Before Ye Qiong even asked, he started from zero frame and took out the special gunpowder.

You know what, this guy really didn't lie.

After smelling the odor of the crystal, Ye Qiong instinctively felt a little uneasy and wanted to destroy this special crystal.

Old Mok didn't seem to notice Ye Qiong's abnormality, and continued to talk:

"Boss, this thing is definitely enough to deal with ordinary dragons. I wonder if you are interested?"

"How many gold coins?"

"Boss, I have been working hard to get this thing. What do you think of the price of one hundred gold coins?"

"Ten."

"If I'm not the boss, who would bargain and just erase a zero?"

"Dragon-killing vine, holy silver powder, and magic-forbidden stone powder. If you want to scare the dragons, you should add the remains of the dragon slayer. Except for the dragon-killing vine, the other materials are not precious. The price I offer is already quite honest."

When Old Mok heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and then the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a smile.

He gave a thumbs up and exclaimed:

"Boss, you are really capable. You can tell the approximate composition of this thing just by smelling it. I wanted to figure out the composition of this thing at the beginning, but I asked several alchemists to help me analyze it."

After saying this, he handed the glass bottle in his hand to Ye Qiong, and then said:

"I, Old Mok, have always liked to make friends with capable demons. My friend, this bottle of gunpowder is a gift from me to you."

Ye Qiong did not refuse and took the gunpowder directly.

Old Mok originally thought that this demon of unknown origin would not want to take advantage of him. After all, big shots like them have always been very concerned about their reputation and don't want to have anything to do with low-class people like them. Even if they want to give them something, they have to do it on their knees.

He chuckled and then said:

"Boss, you are really welcome."

"Regret it?"

"It's just a small amount of money, what's there to regret? Boss, is there anything else you want to know?"

Unconsciously, Ye Qiong had already occupied a high position in this conversation, and Old Mok, who had blocked him here, was as humble as his subordinate.

"Besides gunpowder, what else did the Duchess prepare?"

Then, Old Mok told everything he knew.

After getting the information he wanted, Ye Qiong just nodded slightly and left this remote street.

Not long after he left, the place suddenly became lively.

"Boss, where does this guy come from? Why are you so cowardly in front of him?"

"That's right. That's right."

Hearing this, Old Mok could no longer hold back and angrily cursed at the demon who shouted this:

"Fuck it, I'm scared, but you guys aren't scared too? Why didn't you guys speak when I was talking just now?"

"That's right. That's right."

"Boss, if we do this, it will show that you are good at managing your subordinates."

"that is."

Old Mok kicked the guy who said this, then pointed at the short demon beside him and cursed:

"Damn it, you're such a troublemaker. Don't think I don't know that you're the one shouting 'yes' all the time."

After venting his anger, he was silent for a while, sighed softly, and then said to his men:

"There's something wrong with this guy." (End of this chapter)