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The Lancros that she had imagined to be dignified and majestic suddenly became a bit like Lanqi.
"I wouldn't do such a thing, okay."
Lanqi thought that this was Talia's prejudice against him, and responded to her in his heart.
"That's true."
Talia thought about it and agreed.
She thought Lanqi would use a more elegant way to torture him.
After all, in Talia's impression, Lanci never did the dirty work himself or got involved in blood.
But there are so many ways he can make people uncomfortable.
"I talk to them about their dreams and the future, so that they will fall in love with me willingly and form a community of consciousness."
Lanqi was thinking about how he would eliminate options and come up with the best solution if he were faced with this problem.
He is always good at catching traitors.
Back then at Lichtens Castle, he had exposed the two impostors.
"You call that a dream and a future?"
Talia questioned him.
That's just pyramid schemes and brainwashing.
"..."
Lanqi sat in the church of the town of Lilm in the Hansabeck province, hesitating in the face of the old mayor's questions.
His eyes were looking both at the old mayor and at the rose window behind him.
It is clear that a critical event has been triggered. You cannot choose A and do nothing.
Torturing the townspeople was too much.
"Take the commission."
Lanqi didn't discuss it too much with Talia and still chose C.
According to Talia's idea, this would probably be the choice.
His eyes fell on the third option on the rose window and he nodded.
[You received a commission in a small town on the border of Hansabek, a province in the central part of the Horning Empire.]
[You don't care about the time you have left, nor whether you can return to your hometown. You are sure that the things in front of you are important, and those things have nothing to do with you. You start to investigate. ]
The transparent words of the Mirror of Tiberius on the Rose Window began to continue like a worm.
Lanci's perspective began to change.
[In this province called Hansabek, there is a city-state with a long history - Solon. ]
It is located in the north of Hansaberg. The midday sun reflects colorful light through the stained glass, illuminating the quaint and elegant buildings inside the city of Solln.
On this day, Soran welcomed a traveling merchant.
The traveling merchant Randall has soft eyes and facial features, and his gray clothes make him look more low-key.
Although he looks like just a businessman, he has power that no one knows.
[As the first step of the investigation, you went directly to the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce branch in Soren City where "Randall" was.]
[Here you can get a lot of conveniences. Not only can you get intelligence through hearsay, but you can also buy intelligence directly. ]
As soon as Lanqi stepped into the door of the Chamber of Commerce, he heard the whispers of the merchants in Sauron City.
"I heard that someone in the southern city of Vioc saw a demon in the woods outside the city last night."
"Demon? Isn't that a creature that only exists in rumors? Does such a thing really exist?"
"Who knows? It seems that it is no longer just a rumor. There are more and more witnesses and victims. The Empire can no longer suppress the news."
【You listen to people's gossip and walk among the crowd. 】
"Tsk, with the vampires here, what are we afraid of? That demon can't possibly turn the tables and kill us all."
Some people also scoffed at this.
In their view, demons are nothing but absurd rumors fabricated by ignorant people.
Often during such times, people cannot tell truth from falsehood and have different opinions on facts that may cause panic.
Lanqi walked silently in the Chamber of Commerce.
No comments were made.
"If the rumor has spread to this extent, it is likely to be true."
Talia said to Ranci.
As a witness who had personally experienced the Flower City of Parië, she knew the situation very well.
The demon must be real.
And the severity of the problem far exceeded that of Pariah, the flower capital of the Persian Kingdom at that time.
But she couldn't figure out where these demons came from.
Logically speaking, Lanclos should be the last demon.
"Then we must catch a demon and see."
Lanci was convinced that completing the old mayor's commission did not conflict with Lanclos's own goals.
As long as you can find clues about the demon and meet him, some puzzles will be solved naturally.
And in the accelerated Mirror of Tiberius simulation, he should see the results soon.
[You showed your Chamber of Commerce ID to the receptionist at the Chamber of Commerce counter and immediately received the highest level of reception. The local branch president invited you to the VIP room for a detailed discussion.]
……
The luxurious VIP room on the top floor of the Chamber of Commerce.
Several wealthy businessmen dressed in elegant clothes were sitting around a low sandalwood coffee table and chatting.
"Speaking of which, the rumors about the demons really add a lot of interest. The masters in my house are already discussing what the demons look like."
A wealthy businessman joked.
"Our city is actually fine, but the main problem is that in the city-state further south of us, Vioc City, it seems that demons have indeed appeared there."
"There's basically no mistake. It's the demon."
Today, a high-level inspector from another place, named Randall, came to the city-state's Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Randall wanted to know something about the demons, so the president gathered them all here to meet Mr. Randall.
As prominent and powerful people in the city-state, they are often the first to obtain intelligence.
"Extremely stupid."
The middle-aged man with the hooked nose snorted in a sarcastic tone.
"Demons are just stories made up by lunatics. They are good enough to fool three-year-old children."
He imitated the voices of some ordinary citizens and spoke deliberately, as if he was mocking those guys who did not believe in the existence of demons.
The topic of demons did not disappear despite the disdain of some citizens.
In these two days, shocking news spread throughout Sauron City—
In the southern city of Vioc, two knights who were returning home at night were attacked while patrolling on the outskirts of the city. Witnesses claimed that the attacker was an ugly monster covered in scales and with red eyes.
The rumors were spreading like wildfire and people were in panic.
If the city-states in the same province suffered, then their city of Sauron would be targeted by the demons sooner or later.
"The mayor of Vioc has already sent a request for help to the Hansabek Province and the capital of Saint Trique. We have also stepped up night patrols in the past few days to ensure the safety of the citizens. However, in order to prevent excessive panic, our city has not yet exaggerated the threat of the demons."
The wealthy businessmen in the VIP room were talking.
Lanqi just sat aside and listened quietly, nodding from time to time.
There were several magic lamps burning on the wall, and the swaying sunlight cast their silhouettes on the wall panels.
Until the whole scene dimmed, when Lanqi looked around clearly again, he was no longer in the VIP room of the Chamber of Commerce.
[Based on the information you received, you came to the city-state in the south, Vioc City, the place where demons are most likely to appear in the suburbs.]
[You find that the further south you go, the more certain the news about the demon becomes.]
[There are neither vampires nor demons in Vioc City, only humans. 】
[You were very sure of this after using the detection magic, as if the demon didn't exist at all.]
[You understand that this is why demons cause panic, and people can't even tell whether they are real or not.]
night.
A full moon hangs high in the night sky, and the cold moonlight pours down on the ground like mercury.
Lanqi was carrying a suitcase and walking around aimlessly like a businessman who had just arrived in this city-state.
"Now is not a good time to wander around!"
A voice called out from behind him.
Lanqi turned around and took a closer look, and saw that they were a few patrol knights from the city of Vioc.
The knights looked nervous, as if they had no choice but to take on this dangerous patrol mission.
Similarly, when they saw a young man walking aimlessly on the outskirts of the city at night, they could not help but speculate and fear that he would turn into a demon at any moment.
"Feel sorry."
Lanci raised his hands to indicate that he was harmless.
[You talked with the knights, revealed your identity as a demon hunter, and slightly demonstrated your strength above level 5.]
[The knights immediately felt as if they had seen a savior.]
[Because if a strong person like you really wants to harm them, they will have no chance to resist, so they are willing to believe that you are a hunter who is here to help them deal with the demons.]
【Through simple discussions, you become closer to them. 】