"Sister, we're here." Cole Kant ran into the cabin excitedly.
"I've told you twice not to call me sister during this trip." Edith looked up and glanced at him. "Have you forgotten?"
"No..." Cole shuddered. "No, I remember."
"Then who am I?"
"My, my clerk, Lady Edith."
"And you?"
"Father... No, the ambassador sent by the Duke of the Northern Region, Carr Owen Kant."
"Very good. Remember not to make the third mistake." Edith stood up and stretched her stiff limbs. She walked out of the cabin. "Call all the members of the emissary delegation. We're going to the inner city."
This was a trick Edith often played. She always liked to observe her negotiation partners behind the scenes and get a preliminary impression of them before she came out to negotiate. Not only could she prepare for a rainy day, but she could also give the other party a fresh feeling. If the target was a man, he would be very interested in her.
She never avoided her identity as a woman. Instead, she regarded it as a social advantage.
Since she had the title of the Pearl of the Northern Region, she naturally would not waste it.
"Then... what about the heads?"
"Of course we'll put them on the boat first. Do you want to carry them into the bedroom?" She curled her lips. "They're already stinky."
Walking down the trestle, Edith noticed that there were a lot of boats in the canal and a lot of people gathered at the dock. Most of them were carrying bags and dressed like neither slaves nor merchants. This made her quite curious. Apart from the two kinds of people, few people would travel far during the spring plowing season.
She summoned a servant. "Go and ask them where they're going."
"What does it have to do with us?" Cole was puzzled.
"Since Roland Wimbledon has occupied this city, he'll definitely issue some new policies to declare his authority. This can also reflect his character. Of course, it has something to do with us." Edith smiled. "Besides, you can also spend a few Golden Dragon coins to ask the Rats to help you gather information. But I prefer to hear it myself."
"Is, is that so..."
"See and think, Ambassador," she said. "This is a rare opportunity."
After entering the city gate, the number of pedestrians on the street suddenly increased. Simple stalls were set up on both sides of the road, and merchants were shouting their goods. For a moment, the shouts of hawking could be heard one after another. A few years ago, Edith had come to the king's city with her father to attend the fifth princess' coming of age ceremony. The image of the city in her memory had not changed much. It was still very lively.
In the City of Evernight, unless it was a festival or a celebration, there would be no crowd.
Suddenly, a speaker on the street attracted her attention.
"Wait a moment." Edith stopped the procession and led Cole to the side of the crowd.
"You can saw wood? Can you lay bricks? Can you take care of cows and sheep? As long as he had a skill, he would be a talent that His Majesty needed! Go to the Western Region, where His Majesty is building a new capital — Neverwinter! Your talents will bring you generous rewards! "
Talent? Edith pondered for a moment. That was an interesting way of putting it … But, what did the new King's City mean? Neverwinter? Was there such a city in the Western Region?
Dozens of steps forward, there was another group of people.
"The witches are innocent. This is the confession written by the high priest before he was executed." Another speaker waved the document in his hand. "They may be your relatives, your daughters, your sisters! If you're still afraid of them, send them to Neverwinter! There, they will be taken care of in every possible way. If you don't want to leave them behind, you can go with them! His Majesty has promised that the witch's family will be given a sheltered house and decent jobs! "
"The high priest was executed?" Cole widened his eyes.
Edith frowned. If this was the new policy of Roland Wimbledon, it was too ostentatious. Was he not afraid of the church's revenge like Thunder? It was not a battle between nobles, but a war of heresy.
She did not know whether it was a blessing or a curse to be loyal to such a king.
It took her an hour to finish walking the street that led straight to the inner city. She found that there were speakers like this everywhere along the way. They made up a book and repeated all the things that His Majesty had done after conquering the capital. Anyone who came to the capital only needed to listen for half a day to understand these changes. They didn't even need to look for a mouse.
"My lady, I've asked." The servant who was ordered to inquire about the news caught up with the group, panting. "They're all going to..."
"You're from Neverwinter, right?" Edith interrupted.
"You... know?"
"Let's not look for an inn. We'll go to the palace to submit the envoy's document." She had a faint bad feeling in her heart. "Now, hurry up!"
...
"What did you say?" Cole was surprised. "His Majesty has been away from King's City for a week? He didn't hold the coronation ceremony? "
"That's what the receptionist said," the servant reported. "His Majesty left a Chief Minister named Barov Mons to take care of the affairs, but he also left King's City yesterday. Now there is no one living in the palace except for the servants. The receptionist also said that if you want to talk to City hall, he can pass on the message for you. "
"That's not necessary," Edith said coldly. She did not expect that her premonition would come true. She had been rushing all the way, but in the end, she found nothing — Roland was really planning to move the capital, abandon this great city, and go to the Western Region to build a new city! What on earth was he thinking about? It was impossible to build a city of this scale without 30 or 40 years of construction!
"What should we do?" Cole asked in a low voice as he looked at the members of the envoy delegation who were in a daze.
She looked sullen and said after a while, "Turn around and go back to the dock. We'll also go to Neverwinter!"
"Anyway, they've already left. We don't have to be in such a hurry," Cole said bitterly. "I haven't bathed for a week and I feel like I'm going to have lice on my body.
Edith tilted her head and sniffed her collar. She also smelled a strange smell. She finally sighed and said, "Then let's find a hotel to rest for the night and set off tomorrow morning."
However, when the envoy delegation arrived at the dock the next day, they found that their ship had been burned to the bones.
"What's going on?" For the first time, Edith felt that her brain was not enough to handle the situation.
"Ahem, don't be angry, sister — Lady Edith, you have to look more and think more..." Cole waved his hand to beckon a passerby. "Will there be a fire at the dock?"
"Ah, you mean this," the passerby explained enthusiastically. "I don't know who the d * mn thief hid the bodies on the ship, and the thief Rats smelled the smell. You don't know, but everyone is very sensitive to this thing. After all, half a year ago, the demonic plague broke out in the city, which was caused by the bodies scattered by the church. In short, to deal with this thing, the only safe way is to burn it. The captain has been taken away by the guards for interrogation. Why, do you know him? "
Edith did not know how to answer for a moment. After a long time, she finally said, "Thank you, I don't know him."
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