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"affim?"
"Yes." Blois stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the city wall, "For the throne, they are all trying their best to gain support from all parties.
Avril has been quiet for a long time, and Andre doesn’t need to rely on such childish methods.”
“Well, it’s really childish, or I don’t understand the purpose of digging a moat.
So you still insist on helping the second prince?"
"Haha." He laughed and didn't say much.
Fine.
If I could beat you, I would kill you, the Riddler, with one punch.
He got back into the carriage and ordered the convoy to speed up.
About half an hour later, the convoy arrived at the city gate.
Blois left a message saying "Come and see me when you've thought it over", then got in his carriage and went into the city first.
As one of the only two grand dukes in the kingdom, no one dared to check his carriage.
Zhang Mu is a little more troublesome here.
The Griffin Legion completed the mission and left to report.
The resettlement of more than a hundred soldiers of the First Army is really a headache.
According to normal procedures, the city lord's guards who come to the royal capital to report on their duties must be stationed outside the city.
But Zhang Mu came to Wang to cause trouble. Whether his momentum was strong or weak was another matter. In any case, a conflict was bound to break out.
Andre didn't mention it, but he had been thinking about Hagrid, who was transferred to the Royal Capital Church, for a long time.
By then, Zhang Mu and Sauron would not be attacked in the city, but it was hard to say about the soldiers of the First Army outside the city.
If putting it outside doesn’t work, bring it into the world?
No, that won’t work. That would be like telling others that I have brought all my strength.
After pondering for a while without any result, he had no choice but to arrange for the soldiers of the First Army to camp as close to the royal capital as possible.
He will find another way later.
The soldiers went to deal with it, and Zhang Mu's two carriages followed the guards through the city gate and went along the dedicated road against the wall.
When the city lord comes to the capital to report on his work, he certainly does not have to find a place to stay on his own, but instead stays in the reception hotel built by the royal family.
It is called a hotel, but in fact it is just an inn with a large area, spacious rooms and luxurious furniture.
The guard took them to the reception desk and then left.
Soon after, several staff members came out of the gate and led the carriage to the backyard where it was parked.
The remaining person led them into the hall and upstairs, where they were given two adjacent rooms, one double room and one triple room.
Zhang Mu wanted a separate room, but as the annual performance review was approaching, rooms were in short supply.
What’s outrageous is that there are regulations that city lords are not allowed to find hotels elsewhere on their own.
There is no choice but to make do with it.
After finding the key, Soran and the other two walked into the next room, while he and Palina, who was holding Leah, walked into the door in front of them.
Fortunately, the space and beds in the room are spacious enough, so three people can move around and sleep in one bed without feeling crowded, not to mention there are two beds.
The supporting facilities are complete and the environment is pleasant.
There is a balcony at the innermost part of the room, which is equipped with luxurious crystal windows. When all the windows are opened, the lighting is exceptionally bright.
To the right is the bathroom.
Arriving at the new place, Leah broke free from Palina's arms and got to the ground, excitedly pushing open the bathroom door.
Zhang Mu leaned over and took a look.
The four walls and the floor are covered with crystal tiles. There is a squat toilet, but no flushing device is seen.
He himself didn't care. He could just use magic power to blow away the dandruff from his body and the dust in the air.
It would be a bit troublesome for Palina and the other two to wash, so they might have to go to a special bathhouse.
"咚咚-"
No rest?
There was a knock on the door. Zhang Mu thought it was Mi He and his two companions, so he opened the door curiously.
"Your Highness the Second Prince?"
The second prince, who had only met me once, stood at the door, wearing simple civilian clothes, and said with a smile: "Mr. City Lord, why didn't you inform me when you came to the capital?
We agreed on this in Ghor."
Zhang Mu laughed: "I just arrived a while ago, and I don't know where to find His Highness."
"Haha..." The second prince laughed a few times, "Mr. City Lord is very stylish... Eh? Demi-human?"
Turning around, Leia was clinging to the door frame with both hands, her eyes and cat ears sticking out of the door.
Hearing the second prince's surprised tone, she was startled and quickly retracted her head.
He came back to his senses and waved his hands: "Little girl, I don't want..."
"boom--"
The bathroom door was slammed shut.
“This…” The second prince said awkwardly, “I just haven’t seen a demi-human in the capital, so I’m a little… I’m sorry, she doesn’t seem to want to see me, please ask the city lord to help express my apology.”
After looking him up and down for a few times and seeing that he really had no ill intentions, Zhang Mu said:
"I will."
Returning his gaze, the second prince said in confusion: “City Lord, you seem…ah, nothing’s wrong.
I have prepared the banquet, and I hope Mr. City Lord and your wife will spare your precious time. "
"What time is it?"
"night."
"I'll be there on time."
“Looking forward to seeing you.”
Chapter 257: The Church in the Capital, a Banquet
The second prince came quickly and left quickly.
He solemnly took out an invitation letter and handed it to Zhang Mu, then disappeared at the stairs at the end of the corridor.
He threw the invitation on the bedside table, told Palina and the other person to stay in the room and not run around, then closed the door and wandered around the hotel alone.
This hotel has a total of twelve floors.
Excluding the first floor used for reception and the top floor which is off-limits and whose specific layout and purpose are unknown, the remaining ten floors are all rooms.
I spent half an hour running up and down the stairs and was surprised to find that there was a purple crystal hanging on all the doors, which meant there were guests.
Arriving at the open space outside the gate, Zhang Mu stood there in deep thought.
There are twenty-six rooms on the first floor and two hundred and sixty on the tenth floor, and they are all full.
Strange, isn't it said that the Lake Kingdom is in turmoil now, and the city lords from all over the country have evil intentions, but there are still more than 200 city lords coming. Aren't they afraid of losing their lives here?
He shook his head, unable to come up with an answer.
Tsk, the power is still too weak, there is not even an intelligence department.
It was just getting dark when I went to the Second Prince's banquet and took the opportunity to ask him for some information.
Speaking of the second prince...he is not as bad as he says he is.
I walked into the hotel and the guests followed me, and it took no more than five minutes.
It was like he had just entered the main road leading to the royal capital when he received the news.
When the second prince took out the invitation letter, Zhang Mu decisively agreed just to collect intelligence.
Blois was indeed easy-going, but he would never think that a grand duke of a kingdom would be a rough, careless and easy-to-deal-with person.
If you try to get him to say things, but say too much, it’s hard to tell who is getting asked.
But the second prince is different.
Although he is also a thoughtful and capable guy, it is understandable that Zhang Mu, as a city lord who rarely comes to the royal capital, is concerned about the current turbulent situation in the kingdom.
Of course, Zhang Mu did not intend to explain everything all at once; there had to be a process of mutual testing and pushing.
"Go check it out in the evening."
He muttered something and looked up at the sky.
The sun is high in the sky and it’s still early.
"I just have time..."
Squinting his eyes, Zhang Mu returned to his own room, pried open the door of Domit and the other two's room, and called Soran to go out with him.
He stopped a passerby and asked where the cheapest place to buy daily necessities was in the capital, then strode over.
The straight streets are paved with smooth cobblestones, with vendors pushing carts on both sides. Those with simple conditions spread out coarse cloth on the ground and display various handicrafts.
The citizens either squatted or stood in front of the stalls, and engaged in heated arguments with the vendors in loud voices about the difference between the selling price and the actual value of the goods.
In simple terms, they are bargaining.
Zhang Mu changed into civilian clothes, and Sauron followed behind him with his hands in his pockets.
"Lord City Lord, what are you...doing here?" He looked around, occasionally moving sideways to avoid the oncoming woman.
"The living conditions of the lower classes are the most direct reflection of the strength of the kingdom."
Looking at the not-so-broad back in front of him, Soran asked doubtfully: "I'm glad that you care about these things, but... why do you care?"