Normal means of obtaining information include but are not limited to snooping, infiltration, disguise, torture, etc.
It's often easier to get information in places with complicated personnel.
For example, the banquets of high-ranking nobles, or the taverns frequented by freelance mercenaries.
There were a lot of mercenaries in the capital. Although they couldn't go outside the Eternal Wall to hunt dark creatures, there were a lot of commissions from nobles and merchants.
It's not just looking for cats, dogs, snakes, lizards, and so on to find lost pets. Similar commissions such as sneaking, stealing, and framing have always been the mainstream in the Mercenary Association's missions.
Today, the white-haired aristocrat commissioned mercenaries to pour feces in front of the red-haired aristocrat's house. Tomorrow, it's likely that in the mission list, they would see "Sprinkle feces in the white-haired aristocrat's house."
There were a lot of such missions. It's not convenient to use their own people. These freelance mercenaries were the best choice. If something happens, it won't be blamed on them. Although both sides were well aware of the grudge.
In this way, a large number of freelance mercenaries in the capital were supported.
And other derivative industries.
For example.
Selling feces.
It's a one-stop service.
The supply is often not enough!
The deputy head of the "Wing Regiment", Mark respectfully introduced.
Tang Yu nodded as he walked.
Gray Blade, Fanny, and the others were beside him. They walked on the streets of the outer city. This area was a commercial district with a large flow of people. There were many freelance mercenaries coming and going. These people didn't have much of a tough aura. Most of them were sneaky. They didn't carry swords, but daggers, and some strange tools.
No wonder people were born in different places.
Mercenaries with strong looks and strong bodies were at a disadvantage in this kind of sneaky mission competition.
There were very few civilians in shabby clothes around the block. Basically, only the middle class could afford to settle in this area.
The capital's outer city, suburbs, and more areas were the poorest people living in ragged clothes with dull eyes.
He couldn't care less. In the Tree Shade defense circle, in large shelters like Hengcheng, there were still many survivors living in difficult lives.
"The inner city is more than ten times more prosperous than the outer city. At night, all kinds of gorgeous lights flicker. But the checks are much stricter. We're only a small noble, so it's not easy to move around in the inner city."
Ma Ke explained. His tone was filled with yearning and regret.
"Yes." Tang Yu responded faintly, and then felt that he should inspire his new men's fighting spirit, so he added, "The universe is so big. In the future, you will have many opportunities to see more magnificent cities. It doesn't matter if you enter the inner city or not …"
In any case, he did not plan to enter the inner city. If his extraordinary aura was detected and attracted the attention of some influential people, it would not be in line with his strategy of sneaking in.
There should be many strong people in the Royal Capital.
Mark was extremely excited.
That's right, now that he was working under the Great Demon Lord, he was no longer the same as before. He had to broaden his horizons. In the eyes of an existence like the Great Demon Lord, who had traversed the myriad of worlds, what was a mere Inner City?
Our goal is the sea of stars.
The short-term goal was to complete the Lord's mission and let the Tree Shade's tentacles spread throughout the Kingdom's Capital.
"I suggest we start from these taverns. There are many freelance mercenaries gathered here. They don't have much integrity, and they like to brag while drinking. As long as you spend some money and get familiar with these mercenaries, it will be easy to get information from them."
"It's not just low-level information. These mercenaries often receive commissions from the nobles. Some mercenaries know better than the nobles."
"And our 'Wing Regiment' has dealt with freelance mercenaries a lot. We know which mercenaries are truly capable."
Tang Yu nodded slightly.
Zabor's old subordinate's analysis was spot on.
So …
"Okay, then let's open a tavern here. Choose the most prosperous location, and the scale must be large."
Mark: "???"
Wasn't he talking about getting information from these mercenaries' mouths?
How come he opened a tavern in the blink of an eye?
The Great Demon Lord continued.
"Not just a tavern. We want to provide the best enjoyment. What chess room, mahjong house, one-stop service club. Let's open one of each."
Tang Yu turned his head to look at Lorraine, "I'll leave the task to you. Any questions?"
Aside from Lorraine's various unreliability, her bartending skills were really strong. Nowadays, many hunters in the Tree Shade were willing to pay a sky-high price to drink the drinks that the boss lady personally made.
However, compared to her ability to pay debts, Lorraine's bartending skills seemed to be nothing.
"Open a tavern at public expense? How about the profit? "She asked.
"Ninety percent. My capital investment accounts for ninety percent."
"Shit! Fifty-fifty, can't be any less! I have to manage the tavern and bartending. It's a lot of work! "She raised her eyebrows.
"I'm paying for it …"
"I'm personally bartending. It can increase the tavern's turnover by at least 50%!"
"I'm paying for it …"
"I've sweated for the Tree Shade. I've bled for the Tree Shade."
"I'm paying for it …"
"Erm, okay, okay." Lorraine covered her face, defeated.
Who told her not only to have a few spirit stones in her pocket, but also to owe a lot of money?
Lorraine was also desperate. Her ability to make money wasn't bad. But god knows that whenever she had extra money, the spirit stones in her pocket would always slip away because of various accidents.
The preparations for the Tree Shade Entertainment City were finalized in a few words.
Lorraine served as the boss lady of the entertainment city.
As the king's city lord, Mark's workload was also huge. Recruiting trustworthy people and the entertainment city's construction matters were inseparable from him.
He was busy.
And a little confused.
What was the mission at the very beginning?
Wasn't it supposed to pry information from the mercenaries?
How did it become like this?!
… …
The construction of the entertainment city wasn't easy to use. It took time to use architectural spells.
However, Lorraine had already bought a storefront and opened the tavern. In just a few days, with its unique style and mellow taste, the Night Tavern had gained a little fame.
When the entertainment city was completed, there would be a huge flow of people. Why would they need to get familiar with those freelance mercenaries and pry information from their mouths?
They could just install listening devices all over the entertainment city.
The system was different. The monitoring equipment without any runes engraved on it. Even if it was less stable, it was safer. The outsiders had never come into contact with it. Even if the strong scanned it with their spiritual power, they would only think it was exquisitely crafted decorations.
Even the decorations were so exquisite. Wouldn't it reflect the high-end atmosphere of the Tree Shade Entertainment City?
"As long as the entertainment city is big and strong, the nobles and even the great nobles will become stable customers. Everything that happens in the capital, big and small, can be heard in the first place."
Tang Yu pondered.
Not only that, if the 'Spiritual Space' was used in training, it would be too sensational and easily attract attention. But if it was reduced to a low-level entertainment version, then …
He heard that the entertainment life in the capital was also lacking.
The nobles only had banquets.
Rune Masters, Master Craftsmen, these people studied how to make equipment more powerful. There weren't many people who applied rune technology to life, let alone entertainment.
They never thought about it in this aspect.
They couldn't imagine the happiness that high technology could bring!
"And the capital is different from other cities in the Aino Continent. Those places are poor, but almost all the nobles in the capital are rich. Especially in the past 30 years, after the Eternal Wall was built. The comfortable life has indeed made the capital produce fewer and fewer experts. But the nobles' pockets are getting bigger and bigger. This is not conducive to the capital's economic development …"
Tang Yu felt that he was contributing to the King's City's GDP. How great was that? No wonder he was the Lord of the Tree Shade who brought prosperity. The latter sentence came from the mouths of the people of West Town and Ghale City. It wasn't Lord Tang's boasting.
After thinking for a while, he picked up a pen and paper and slowly wrote down the "Kingdom's Entertainment Industry Development Outline".
As for intelligence gathering, he had long since forgotten about it.
Ahem.
Anyway, intelligence and making money were the same.
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