Princess' Town was located in a hollow valley surrounded by three mountains. There were several hunter's huts built beside the lake.
At first glance, there was nothing special about the huts. But he sensed something familiar from the arrangement of the huts.
Abelle explained, "You used to enter Princess' Town by following the rules, and you'll see the entrance when you come out. But now, although the method of entry is the same as before, every time you enter a hut, you have to inject some energy into a specific place. "
Angor frowned. "Inject my own energy?"
Abelle nodded. "Yes. But it's risky. Every wizard's energy has its own characteristics, and the authorities of Princess' Town might notice it. The safest way is to use a magic crystal to replace your own energy and inject it into a specific spot.
"Basically, if you don't inject your own energy, you'll need at least a medium-low magic crystal to open the door."
Dorcas nodded and spoke in a mocking tone, "I heard about it too. I heard it's a new rule that was added after the town was renamed as Princess' Town. The reason for inputting energy into the huts is that they seem to be connected to a defensive magic array in Princess' Town. They claimed that everyone was working together to protect Princess' Town, but the truth is, they just don't want to spend energy to maintain the magic array. "
After listening to Abelle and Dorcas' explanation, Angor finally understood why he felt so familiar with the layout of the huts.
They all seemed to be connected to the energy nodes of a magic array.
As for whether it was true or not, Angor decided to go down and take a look.
The airship landed, and Angor and Dorcas both disembarked. Abelle was the only one who seemed to be hesitating.
Angor knew what Abelle was thinking. Before he could say anything, the crowned parrot jumped out and aimed at Abelle like a machine gun.
"You were hunted once. What's the big deal? So you used Polymorph because you're afraid of being recognized? You can't even do that? You're such a piece of trash! Why did I sign a contract with a piece of trash? Are you really a wizard? "
The crowned parrot was scolding Abelle, but Dorcas felt like he was being mocked. He did not know Polymorph either. As a wandering wizard, he couldn't get his hands on the soft slime's skin. As for self-study, he was still working hard, but his progress was less than 1%.
Dockmer remained silent. As long as he didn't say anything, no one would know that he didn't know how to shapeshift.
The crowned parrot looked exasperated and continued, "Since you don't know the Transfiguration Spell, you can only use make-up. This is the cheapest way to change your appearance. Don't tell me you don't even know the most basic skills of a woman? "
Abelle trembled and dared not utter a word.
The crowned parrot already knew the answer. It almost wanted to return to the Origin Realm.
"Come down," Angor spoke up.
His voice seemed to carry some kind of magic power. As soon as he spoke, Abelle felt the air around her began to ripple.
However, when he tried to sense it again, the energy disappeared in a flash.
At the same time, Abelle's appearance had changed from a freckled girl to an ordinary girl with no distinguishing features.
"A Level-2 cantrip, Illusion?" Dorcas whispered, "But why do I feel something different? I can't sense the illusion nodes."
Angor didn't answer. He turned around and walked into one of the huts.
Abelle, who had changed her appearance, followed him.
"That's where you put your energy." Abelle pointed at a groove on the wall of the hut, which was obviously designed for storing magic crystals.
He carefully observed the area around the groove and didn't find anything wrong until he took out a magic crystal and placed it in the groove. Something changed in the energy world.
Angor carefully sensed the flow of energy around him.
A while later, he went to the next hut and did the same thing as before. He tried to sense the direction of the energy flow.
One hut after another.
When he reached the last hut, everyone was waiting for Angor to place the magic crystal that was about to run out.
However, Angor didn't do anything. Instead, he looked at Abelle and asked, "Did you use energy or a magic crystal last time?"
"Magic crystal," Abelle said.
"Wise choice," Angor praised him, which was rare of him.
"Before I left Brute Cavern, Gu-Guina gave me a list of things to look out for. She mentioned that I should try my best not to expose my mana signature. That's why I used the magic crystal."
Abelle's face darkened. She hesitated. Was Guina really that evil?
Before Abelle could think further, the crowned parrot flapped its wings and slapped her face.
"I know exactly what's going on in your head. You're such a fool. Do you really trust Guina that much? Do you believe me when I say that there's something fishy about that human doll she gave you? I can smell that evil smell just by smelling it. "
After being slapped by the crowned parrot, Abelle was stunned, and all her thoughts were gone.
Angor suddenly remembered Dorcas' words. "If I'm in a good mood, I'll slap her once. If the first slap doesn't work, I'll slap her again."
The crowned parrot didn't hear Dorcas' words, but it was already doing what Dorcas said. Dorcas and the crowned parrot didn't like each other, but they shared the same thought and behavior.
He chuckled in his mind and put the magic crystal into the last slot without paying attention to the yelling behind him.
"Did you find something?" Dorcas moved closer to Angor.
"Huh?"
"Then why did you ask Abelle whether she should use energy or magic crystal?"
Both Abelle and the crowned parrot were curious about Dorcas' question.
Angor didn't try to hide the truth. "There are magic arrays in these wooden houses. But they're not just defensive ones. There are also surveillance arrays. Once you enter the array's range, you won't be able to hide from them in Princess' Town."
"You can find surveillance arrays in almost every wizard market. But they're only used to detect energy fluctuations and avoid conflicts. In the past, the monitoring magic array here should have been used for the same purpose, but now, after some slight changes, it is used to monitor the person supplying the energy. "
Abelle felt cold sweat coming down her back. She was lucky that she used a magic crystal. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to enter Princess' Town.
Dorcas didn't react too much. "That's what I thought. Goman King's desire for control is getting stronger. I have a feeling that this country will go to an unknown extreme under the king's control. "
Dorcas sighed. Goman King's obsession and desire for control could be seen from the magic arrays.
It was no wonder that all major organizations didn't like to enter Goman Kingdom's wizard market. The place was filled with watchful eyes. Even walking on the street would make one feel naked. Everyone was under the watchful eyes of their superiors.
"Goman King's style has nothing to do with us. Let's go. The gate of Princess' Town should be open already."
Angor looked at the broken magic crystal in the slot and walked out of the house.
When the door was opened, they were no longer looking at the clear lake in the valley. Instead, they saw a long, busy street.
The density of people here was similar to the surface of the Sandworm Market. Occasionally, there would be people gathering here, but most of them were sparse.
Princess' Town had a higher threshold compared to other wizard markets, so it was normal that there were fewer people here.
Dorcas yawned lazily. "The window on the second floor of the second house on the right, the clerk in the shop on the left, and the dog beside the flower bed. They're all staring at us."
Actually, these were not the only things that were watching them. They just came here, so it was normal for them to be curious.
However, the people that Dorcas had mentioned were different from the others. They had come with a purpose.
It was estimated that the higher-ups of Princesses Town would have such people watching over everyone who entered the market in order to have the greatest control over the whole market.
Still, as long as they weren't wanted by Princess' Town, they wouldn't keep watching them for long.
To avoid alerting the enemy, Angor and his companions wandered around the street and bought some low-tier materials from time to time. Finally, they checked into a luxurious hotel near a teleportation array.
As expected, when they realized that Angor and his companions might be going to the teleportation array tomorrow, the people who were watching them quickly disappeared.
People who could leave at any time didn't deserve too much attention.
After ensuring that no one was watching them, Angor and his companions left the hotel and headed to Old Porter's tavern.
Old Porter was a level-3 apprentice who accepted an expatriate mission when he couldn't reach the next level. He had been hiding in Princess' Town for many years to observe the changes in Goman Kingdom.
When Angor saw Old Porter, he was greeting a group of people wearing knight armor with a big smile. Wine and snacks were served to the guests. It was a happy atmosphere.
Angor noticed that there was an emblem on each of the knight's armor that read "a sword on a wreath".
Angor didn't recognize the emblem, but Abelle seemed to have seen it before. She hesitated and spoke through the Spirit Bond created by Angor earlier, "I've seen the emblem on the guards of Princess' Castle before."
In other words, even if these knights weren't guards of Princess' Castle, they were definitely related to the castle.
They sat aside and ordered several glasses of wine while waiting in silence.
When the knights left the tavern drunk, Old Porter came to them and spoke in a low voice, "Follow me to the back hall, everyone."
Old Porter didn't recognize them. He didn't even recognize Abelle who used Illusion. He only noticed them because Abelle made several small movements when she entered the tavern.
It was a secret code that only people from Brute Cavern knew. Old Porter must have recognized it.
The three didn't say anything and followed Old Porter to a heavily guarded secret room.
After arriving here, Old Potter let out a long sigh of relief. "Forgive me for my negligence earlier, but the group of people wearing knight armor that I greeted earlier were actually Mordya's guards. Something happened on my side, and I'm trying to get some information from them. "
Old Porter already sent out the information about this place, but it would take at least a week for the organization to send someone to deal with it. Old Porter assumed that these three people were just passing by Princess' Town, so he didn't reveal too much information.
With that, Old Porter began to ask about the purpose of their visit.
Neither Angor nor Dorcas spoke. Abelle hesitated for a moment and spoke, "Old Porter, it's me. I'm Abelle. "
Abelle? Old Porter looked at the woman in front of him in surprise. She didn't look like Abelle at all.
Seeing Old Porter's confusion, Angor removed Abelle's Illusion.
After confirming that it was really Abelle, Old Porter sighed in relief. "I'm glad you're okay."
Old Porter knew that Abelle was being hunted. He even secretly sent some of his subordinates to help her. However, there were too many royal knights. His subordinates, who were only beginner apprentices, would die if they went. Besides, they had hounds and falcons with them. It would be difficult to lure them away.
In the end, Old Porter had to ask his subordinates to come back.
In Old Potter's opinion, Abelle was either beyond saving or had been captured by the Royal Knights.
Therefore, Old Potter had specifically mentioned Abelle's situation in the letter he sent out.
But Abelle was not only fine, but also brave enough to come back to Princess' Town.
Old Porter liked Abelle a lot, mainly because he knew too many complicated people. He was more than happy to get along with someone as pure as Abelle.
Seeing Abelle's return, Old Porter's first reaction was to rejoice. His second reaction was to grab Abelle and persuade her to leave this dangerous place.
Seeing that Old Porter was about to ask his subordinates to chase Abelle away, Abelle quickly said, "I'm not alone this time. I'm with two other masters."
Masters?
Old Potter paused for a second. Abelle had to address him as "Lord". Only a formal wizard could do that.
Old Potter's attention had been focused on Abelle, so he hadn't noticed the two silent people beside him. It was only now that he turned his attention to them.
Old Porter didn't recognize Angor because he was using Polymorph.
However, Dorcas was using his original appearance. As Old Potter carefully sized up Dorcas, a name suddenly floated into his mind.
"Red Sword?!"
Dorcas let out a lazy "Mhmm".
Old Porter was still wondering why Red Sword Dorcas was here when Abelle's words caught his attention.
"This is Mister Padt."
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