"Yeah, yeah. This is our first time coming to Malar!" Jiang Fei said cooperatively.
"No wonder. That man on the horse is the famous Prime Minister, Aldo!" The vendor said with an exaggerated expression.
"Why? Is this Prime Minister very capable? "Jiang Fei asked curiously.
"You're right and wrong. It's mainly because his parents are capable!" The vendor said.
"Oh?! Could he be from a noble family? "Isabella suddenly interrupted.
"Hey! Miss, you've guessed wrong! " Seeing that a girl was talking to him, the vendor became even more excited. He suddenly put on a cheeky expression and said, "Aldo's parents are not nobles. His father is a shoe repairman, and his mother is a maid who works for someone else."
"Huh? If his parents are poor, then why did he become the Prime Minister because of his parents' capabilities? "Ariel was also attracted by the vendor's story.
"Haha, you guys don't even know this. Looks like you're really from the countryside!" When he saw the girls looking at him, the hawker's sense of superiority almost exploded. He then proudly said, "It's all because Aldo's parents are capable. They gave birth to four beautiful sisters for him. After they presented the four sisters to His Majesty, Aldo's family naturally became rich and powerful!"
"Err …" Jiang Fei was speechless. He had never imagined that the powerful Prime Minister had obtained his position in such a manner.
"Then, does Sir Aldo have any hobbies?" Jiang Fei asked casually.
"Hoho, you rich country bumpkins want to buy a position from Aldo, right?" The vendor thought that he had seen through Jiang Fei's intention, but he did not hide it. Instead, he continued to say, "There are many rich country bumpkins like you, but you guys are very lucky. Aldo is very greedy. Many people have bought a good position from him. But recently, this guy has become even greedier, so his asking price might be higher!"
"Yeah!" Jiang Fei nodded. After that, he heard a lot more information from the vendor. However, ninety percent of it was rubbish. The vendor was very talkative, but in front of the girls, he was a little tongue-tied. His words were a little vague, and he did not seem to know what was going on.
However, Jiang Fei still managed to find a lot of valuable information from this information.
First of all, the Prime Minister of the Empire, Aldo, had a very high status and was deeply trusted by the Emperor. Since his four sisters were very favored, he had the right to enter and exit the palace freely.
However, as a distant relative, Aldo had a common problem that all distant relatives had. He was greedy because he knew very well how he got his position.
They were able to ascend to the throne because of the Emperor's favor from the women in their family. However, the problem was that the Emperor had more than one woman. If he could pamper the women in their family today, he might pamper another woman tomorrow. Once the women in their family fell out of favor, the status of these relatives would soon be lost, and other relatives would replace them.
That was why he would try his best to gain benefits for himself and his family while he was still in power. This had become a common problem for relatives who rose to power, and Aldo was no exception. He had earned a lot of money by selling his official position, but he had recently sensed a crisis.
A group of unknown people had presented a few beauties to the Emperor. These beauties were not as beautiful as Aldo's sisters. However, it was unclear whether the Emperor wanted something new or something else, so he had been loitering in the women's room every day. He had not visited Aldo's sisters for a long time.
Today, Aldo entered the palace to discuss a strategy with his sisters. If Aldo's four sisters fell out of favor, his position would also be lost.
"Those unknown beauties must be the 'players'!" After listening to the vendor's long-winded explanation, Jiang Fei had some idea.
"I think that Aldo can be of use to us!" Nina said. At this time, Jiang Fei and the others had already left the vendor and arrived at a secluded place.
Although they had asked a lot of information from the vendor, Jiang Fei and the others did not buy anything when they left. It was not that the girls were not interested in the silver jewelry, but that none of them had the planet's currency. To put it bluntly, they had no money!
"Yes! Indeed, we can use Aldo to disrupt the 'players' 'operation. " Jiang Fei nodded. Although he did not have a perfect plan at the moment, Aldo was definitely the best partner.
The reason why Jiang Fei thought so was because both parties had common interests. Aldo's goal was to make those unknown women fall out of favor so that they could protect their family's position. Jiang Fei and the others wanted to disrupt the 'players' operation. This also needed to make the Emperor lose favor with those 'female players'. Therefore, both parties had the same goal.
With a common goal, there was a basis for cooperation. However, as for the specific plan, Jiang Fei still needed to meet Aldo before he could make a decision.
It was difficult to meet the Emperor, but it was much easier to meet Aldo. The Prime Minister's official residence was known by everyone in Mara City. Therefore, Jiang Fei and the others found Aldo's residence without much effort.
"Wine and meat go to waste, and bones freeze to death on the road!" Jiang Fei could not help but sigh as he looked at the manor in front of him.
Aldo's manor was very luxurious. Although it was not as large as the Emperor's castle, it was much more exquisite. Thinking about it, Aldo was born a commoner, and his family was not rich. Needless to say, he had obtained all the money in the past few years.
However, Jiang Fei did not care if Aldo was a corrupt official or not. His purpose here was to stop the 'players', not to be the savior of Norton.
After finding Aldo's residence, Jiang Fei sat down in a tavern opposite Aldo's manor. As they did not know when Aldo would return from the palace, Jiang Fei and the others planned to rest in this tavern for a while and gather some information.
There were all kinds of people in the tavern. Even if they did not deliberately ask around, they could still hear a lot of useful information.
"Have you heard?"
"What happened?"
"Something happened to the millions of slaves that the Emperor gave to Lord Harlan!"
"Oh? What happened? "
"Hey! It's raining heavily in the south, causing the roads to be washed away. The slaves are stuck halfway. I think they won't be able to reach Mara in three days. "
"Then they are unlucky. The slaves will be punished if they don't arrive on time!"
"Hey! Why do you care? They are just a bunch of dirty slaves. It's better if they die. Otherwise, a million people will flood into Mara. Just eating, drinking, and peeing will make a mess of the Imperial Capital! "
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