Makemara City. Li Huailin's group had arrived at the city through the teleportation circle. However, they soon encountered another problem. That was … Although they knew that the Yaffler slave hunters were in the city, they didn't know where they were hiding.
"You said you don't know?" Li Huailin asked Tigara. "Aren't you afraid of three days and three nights plus bug baby combo?"
"No, Duke, I really don't know." After knowing Li Huailin's identity, Tigara directly called Li Huailin Duke. "I said before that this is my first time working with them. I don't know where their stronghold is. They were the ones who came to find me … I've never been there."
"What's the use of you, Ravenna? Come and treat this brother to a meal," Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
"Okay, no problem." Ravenna was now full of resentment, and it just so happened that she had someone to vent it on.
"No, no, no … Duke, wait …" Tigara hurriedly said. "I really don't know, but I know someone who does."
"Oh? Who? "Li Huailin asked.
"The city master here definitely knows," Tigara said immediately.
"Huh? You mean the city master even knows where their stronghold is? "Anthony immediately asked.
"Yes, the city master is originally on our side. Otherwise, why would they hide in this city? I'm sure the city master here definitely knows where the stronghold is," Tigara said immediately.
"Very good, very good." Anthony smiled and said 'very good' twice. However, looking at his face, one could tell that Anthony was really angry this time. "Let's go and ask the city master."
"We've already wasted more than ten minutes. We don't have much time left. We need to hurry," Li Huailin added.
They immediately walked in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. Of course, the City Lord's Mansion was the most obvious building in the city. Although they had never been here before, they could easily find the location. A few minutes later, they arrived at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion. Seeing this strange group of people, the guards at the entrance were obviously very nervous.
"You … uh …" The guards were just about to ask Li Huailin and the others what they were here for, but they saw the medal Li Huailin took out as soon as they walked over. Even if they didn't know Li Huailin, they still recognized the medal. There was only one person who held the Grand Marshal's medal now, and that was the Empire's Marshal, the Duke of Aquitaine, Chest Ruolin.
"Duke … Duke?" The guards were a little nervous. There had never been such a high-ranking official in this border city. Just the title alone was enough to stun them. If they could recognize Anthony behind Li Huailin, they would probably kneel down immediately. However, small guards in border cities like them had obviously never seen the emperor before.
Because they were also in a hurry, Li Huailin picked up a guard with each hand and asked, "Is your City Lord here?"
"Yes … Inside …" The guard was also scared out of his wits as he replied blankly.
"Okay, lead the way." Li Huailin immediately pulled the guard over. Although the guard had not recovered from the shock, he knew how high-ranking the Duke of Aquitaine was. He could not disobey him, so he immediately led the way for Li Huailin.
"Hurry up, we're in a hurry." Under Li Huailin's supervision, the guards ran and brought Li Huailin and the others to the door of the room where the City Lord was. At this time, the City Lord of Makemara City, Morbol, had just heard the report from his subordinate.
"What? The Duke of Aquitaine has come to our city? He's already at the door of the City Lord's Mansion? " Morbol was stunned when he heard the news. Of course, he knew Li Huailin, but Li Huailin did not know him. Of course, he knew how powerful Li Huailin was. Now, no one in the Human Empire dared to provoke Li Huailin. When he heard that Li Huailin had come to visit, Morbol was very worried. Putting aside the fact that he had a guilty conscience, even if it was not now, it was not a good thing for Li Huailin to come to their city. He had just heard that Li Huailin had visited Fancara City not long ago, and the City Lord of Fancara City, Viscount Modak, had died. No matter what the reason was, with this precedent, all the City Lords were now worried that Li Huailin would visit them.
"Why would the Duke of Aquitaine visit here at this time? Could it be related to that matter?" Morbol immediately thought of the Yaffle slave hunters, but he did not know much. He only knew that the Yaffle slave hunters had told him that they would send a batch of newly captured slaves to be temporarily placed in his city. In fact, this was not the first time. They had cooperated with each other and had let them off many times before. Morbol did not know that the slaves that the Yaffle slave hunters had captured this time were not ordinary slaves.
Morbol was still a little panicked about this matter. After the new Emperor took office, he issued an order to encircle and annihilate the Yaffle slave hunters. He was in a city in the north, so of course, he received the order. However, he was already in cahoots with the Yaffle slave hunters. How could he withdraw now? The other party would not let him go. He had no choice but to continue cooperating with them. However, the arrival of Li Huailin was very bad. If he was discovered, he would be dead for sure.
"Should I get someone to reply that I'm not here?" Morbol thought about it and came up with a good idea. That was to say that he had gone out to inspect the border. This was not strange …
Just as he was thinking, there was a sudden loud bang. Morbol turned his head and saw that the door to his room had been kicked open. He was a little stunned and looked at the door, just in time to see Li Huailin walk in.
"This is … Duke of Aquitaine?" Although Morbol was a little surprised, he immediately recognized Li Huailin because Li Huailin was still wearing the marshal's badge. He could identify him at a glance.
"Okay, I don't have time to talk nonsense. Where is the stronghold of the Yaffle slave hunters?" Li Huailin asked Morbol directly.
"What?" Morbol was shocked, but he quickly composed himself and forced himself to calm down. "Duke … Duke, what do you think the Yaffle slave hunters …"
Before he could finish his sentence, Morbo couldn't continue because he happened to see the person behind Li Huailin. He didn't pay attention just now, but now that he saw it … wasn't that … wasn't that the new Emperor Anthony? Although Anthony had never seen Morbor before and didn't know him, Morbor knew Anthony. When the new Emperor had ascended to the throne, he had been there to watch the ceremony. Of course, he had sworn his loyalty to Anthony, but there had been more than a dozen City Lords swearing with him, so Anthony hadn't noticed him.
Recognizing Anthony, Morbol was stunned. The Duke of Aquitaine and Emperor Anthony, two of the most powerful people in the Human Empire, had come to his side and asked about the Yaffle slave hunters. This … this definitely meant that they already knew about this.
"Your Majesty, the Yaffle slave hunters have indeed been active around here, but they have not appeared recently. I have also sent troops to encircle and suppress them, but they have not found their stronghold yet." Although he guessed that the other party might already know something, or else he would not ask this question, Morbol decided to pretend that he did not know. He could not admit to this. If he did not admit it, it would at most be a dereliction of duty, incompetence, and so on. If he admitted it, it would be treason, deceiving the emperor, and the death of his entire family.
"You don't know? What a good 'you don't know'." Anthony sneered. He hated traitors like this the most. He did not want to give them a chance to feign ignorance. "Ravenna, do it."
"Wait …" Li Huailin reached out and stopped Ravenna. "Let me do this."
Anthony: "…"
"Leave this to me. I'm best at dealing with my own people," Li Huailin said. This was because although Morbol was related to the other party, his name was still displayed in green, which meant that he was an ally. It was not like Tigara's name which was directly red. Of course, the effect might be the same, which was to make the other party speak. However, if Li Huailin took action, the other party would basically be telling the truth 100%. It was impossible for Tigara to think about whether he was lying to them. Hence, it was safer for Li Huailin to take action.
Without waiting for Anthony's reaction, Li Huailin grabbed Morbol with one hand and dragged him into a small room at the side. Then, there was the sound of heavy objects pounding and Morbol's screams from inside.
"Boom!" Everyone stared blankly as Morbol flew out of the room through the door. Then, he was slowly dragged back by Li Huailin, leaving a trail of blood on the ground. It was a ghastly sight.
After a while, Li Huailin dragged Morbol, who was already kneeling on the ground, out. At this time, Morbol was basically … unrecognizable. Probably … it was almost impossible to tell whether he was human or not.
"Oh, good news. Our Mr. Morbol has suddenly decided to turn over a new leaf and willingly help us, right?" Li Huailin said happily as he pulled Morbol along.
"Of course." Morbol spat out blood as he said indignantly, "The Duke has given me a new lease on life. I, Morbol, swear to repay you with my life. I will do my best to help you."
Anthony: "…"
Ravenna: "…"
Ed: "…"
"No, this isn't right. I've definitely seen this plot somewhere before," Anthony could not help but say.
"I think so too. I've seen it before." Ed, who was beside him, nodded.
"Don't mind it so much." Li Huailin waved his hand. "Time is of the essence. Let's go … Oh, old man, you should give him a bottle of medicine first …"
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