This group of merchants happened to be Laing's group.
Laing left Suria and Emilia behind to look after the house. The female knight's great prestige in his territory and her status as his future wife made it easy for her to take over the highest authority in the baron's territory. Laing also chose a substitute to stay in the territory. For the time being, Emilia would make the substitute look like herself to confuse the enemy.
The two half-elven guards were Astell and Dyce, the blond guard with a sword and shield was Alfred Frey, the silent butler was the Royal Knight Jerrold, the fat man's woman was Veronica in disguise, and the hook-nosed maid was the sorceress Teresa. She was very uncomfortable as she removed her hooked nose from her face. "If I had a choice, I wouldn't wear this."
The two coachmen were the hired demon hunters, Abel and Jules. They had been to Laing's territory before. When they heard about the big deal, they quickly agreed. After all, demon hunters were a profession that lived on the edge of a knife.
As for the fat merchant, Gabe Newell, he was naturally Laing in disguise. He could not remove his makeup, but he still gave Alfred Frey a thumbs up. "Good job, Alfred. You don't look like a paladin at all. You look more like a street bum."
"You want me to act out the feeling of eating pie when we were young. I think I did it." Alfred Frey flicked his long blond hair, looking very wretched. The corners of his mouth almost reached his ears, and he deliberately pasted an ugly scar on his face.
Veronica hugged her chest angrily. "Laing! Don't use too much strength. I'm also your thing. If you break it, our children will starve! "
"Hmph, if I do it, there won't be so many problems," Teresa said unhappily. "If you don't want to do it, I'll do it."
"Huh? You? I'm afraid our Young Miss has been seen through with a single glance, "Veronica said disdainfully, her sweet face full of provocation." Come on, you? "You, Trovic?"
"You're just a slut, Veronica!" Teresa's cold face was burning with anger.
"You don't have the charm of a woman, Trovic. Are you really a woman? Why do I feel like you don't look like one? "Veronica immediately retorted. The sorceress was speechless.
In fact, after Laing explained the plan, Teresa immediately fell in love with Veronica's role because she could be intimate with Laing.
It was a pity that the sorceress could not portray the character of a prostitute. After several "auditions", she was eliminated. Veronica's acting skills were praised by everyone, including the demon hunters. Theresa could only play the ugly, hook-nosed maid.
"If you want to act, you have to act until the end, Veronica." Laing wanted to comfort Veronica with a hug, but the sorceress subconsciously avoided him. She looked at him with disdain. "I'll let you touch me, but don't use your face to get close to me, Laing!"
"I can't remove my makeup, my great sorceress," Laing said innocently.
"Then don't touch me! I only accept your original appearance! " Veronica said impatiently. Seeing this, Ryan had no choice but to shrug. Everyone burst into laughter.
"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, let's settle down before we start the next step of the plan."
Fifty minutes later, everyone had tidied up and gathered in the big room. Jules, the demon hunter, was on the lookout outside. After repeated checks, Eber and Jules confirmed that no one was following them.
Outside the hotel, the sky was full of stars.
Sir Jerrold, who had taken a bath and prayed, was awkwardly dressed in ordinary linen clothes. He frowned. "Laing, according to your plan, we have successfully sneaked in."
Veronica changed into a white woolen sweater and a blue knee-length skirt. She wore nude stockings on her beautiful calves. She bent her legs and sat behind Laing, putting her feet on Laing's lap. The sorceress who liked to wear skirts would not show her bare legs under any circumstances, except in the bathroom and Laing's bedroom.
Theresa, on the other hand, had changed into a black-and-white striped blouse and a pair of straight black trousers. The sorceress was also sitting on the bed in the big room. However, she was a little reserved, unlike Veronica, who was as open as she was. She just sat beside Leon.
"Muxilon, the City of the Damned, which is also the area currently controlled by the vampires. Since the incident at Dore's Tower, the knights have come to Muxilon more than a dozen times, but they have always returned without success. After the lady summoned the flood, there is no longer the conditions to build siege weapons outside the city. My plan is to destroy the siege weapons and the place where they are built." Laing said in a low voice. "As long as there are no siege weapons, with Sir François and Sir Bodrick, the vampires will not be able to take down Turis even if they fight for another three months."
"In that case, the doomed Red Duke will have to retreat," Alfred Frey agreed.
"Well … So we have to find the place where the vampires build the siege weapons and find a way to destroy them. We only have three days," Veronica said softly. "Otherwise, Laing's mask will lose its effect."
"Speaking of which, I really admire you, Laing. You can actually get such an identity." Astor suddenly said something off-topic.
"This is a bit of a coincidence …" Laing explained what had happened.
Duke Vanderguber Schultz of Marienburg, the Emperor's special envoy, could easily identify vampires. He had secretly executed a bunch of vampires and merchants who colluded with them in the suburbs of Marienburg. He had also killed a vampire ancestor. One of the merchants was Hoffman, who had a trade with the vampires of Muxilon. Laing happened to borrow this identity to help him.
However, this merchant was not easy to disguise. Emilia used all her abilities but still could not reproduce the merchant's posture and tone.
So Laing decided to disguise himself as a fat man. After a person became fat, their voice, expression, and movements would all change greatly. This way, the vampires would be less suspicious.
Jerrold nodded slowly. The Royal Knight said with some admiration, "Everything is as you planned. Our infiltration is still a success."
"Then the problem now is, how do we find the place where the vampires build the siege weapons?" Ranger Deiss said. The half-elf was not a talkative person. "The corruption in Muxilon's place is very serious. Our senses are greatly limited."
The few people present nodded. Sorceress Teresa saw this and moved closer to Laing. She whispered, "Me too. The Wind of Magic is very unstable. There are traces of chaos and corruption everywhere. What caused Muxilon to become like this?"
"Muxilon?" Laing sighed. He thought for a while and decided to start from the beginning. "Muxilon will have to start from the founding of Brittany."
"Hundreds of years ago, Brittany succeeded under the leadership of the Knight King Arthur. At that time, the whole country had twelve first-generation Knights of the Holy Grail. Arthur's close comrade, Randuin from Muxilon, was one of them.
"Randuin was a perfect example of chivalry. Not only was he blessed by the Lady of the Lake to become a Knight of the Holy Grail, but there were many signs that he was even stronger than Arthur. His sword, 'Light of the Lake', had drunk the blood of countless strong enemies. He valued the Eight Virtues of Knights even more than his life.
"But everything was changed by Arthur's death. Arthur's death brought a heavy blow to Randuin. The first-generation Knight of the Holy Grail and Duke Muxilon fell into complete sorrow. At that time, Muxilon was still a duke with a long coastline and fertile land. But Randuin was really too strong. He was so strong that his sorrow infected and corrupted his own territory. So Muxilon was gradually eroded by the swamps. This incident was called the 'Great Depression', and Randuin soon died in sorrow."
Everyone present fell into a long silence. Most of the people present were outsiders, so there were not many who knew the inside story of Muxilon.
But there was one person who knew about this matter, and that was Jerrold. Seeing that Laing was silent, he continued to tell the story.
Randuin's death did not end the tragedy of Muxilon. A large number of swamps began to gradually submerge the duke of Muxilon. Two hundred years after Randuin's death, another tragedy happened in Muxilon, and that was the 'Mad Duke' Merovin.
Merovin was once a proud warrior. After inheriting the title of Duke, his mind was filled with the desire to revive Muxilon and recreate the glory of Randuin's time. But his excessive desire led the Duke himself to go down the wrong path. He was misled by one of his aides into dabbling in black magic and embarking on a path of no return.
At that time, a plague broke out in Brittany due to the rat men's conspiracy. They then took the opportunity to invade the Knight King's kingdom. The knights were plagued by the plague and fell into a difficult battle. Merovin and his knights were fine because they had become vampires. So, they first sent troops to aid the Duchy of Breon. Then, they joined forces with the wood elves and the army of Pallavon to eliminate the rat men. They made a great contribution in the war, but their passion for killing and bloodthirsty behavior was criticized by many.
This made Merovin very sad because the Duke still thought that he could stand shoulder to shoulder with Randuin. So, Merovin, who still held a grudge, took the opportunity to invite all the Dukes and Kings to his castle for a banquet. The Dukes and Kings gladly went.
The guests did not know what to do at the banquet. Countless corpses were hung in the castle, and all the servants were tortured until they were half-dead. Merovin served the guests with delicious food and mocked the King for being jealous of his achievements.
At that time, the Knight King was furious. He took out his gloves and challenged Merovin to a duel. Merovin had gained great power from his corruption and corruption. After a fierce duel, the Knight King was killed by Merovin. To express his humiliation, Merovin used a golden cup to drink the King's blood and began to fight for the throne.
Perhaps it was because of Merovin's achievements in defeating the Rat Men, or perhaps it was because the Dukes were afraid of Merovin's bravery, but Merovin actually won with a very small number of votes and was crowned king, fulfilling his lifelong dream.
However, his good luck ended there. Only a few days after he ascended the throne, the Witch of the Lake appeared and announced that the Lady of the Lake refused to recognize Merovin as the King of Brittany. At the same time, the Knights of the Holy Grail gathered and brought the Lady of the Lake's judgment. The Dukes responded to the Witch of the Lake's orders and became enemies with Merovin. Merovin was defeated and killed. After the war, the Witch of the Lake announced that the Duke of Musillon's title was revoked. Half of his territory was ceded to the Duchy of Lyonasser, and the remaining half and Musillon City became the Duchy of Connaught. Then, a new Duke of Connaught was appointed.
After that, there was the Dole Tower incident, which was also the fake Holy Grail incident. This incident had already been mentioned before. After the Dole Tower incident, the title of Duke of Connaught was revoked. The vampires had been illegally occupying Muxilon and Duke of Connaught's territory until today.
After the long history was told, Jerrold and Aldous's faces were full of anger. Laing was a little regretful, Veronica's eyes were shining, and Teresa was a little emotional about the story, but that was all.
"How about this? Tomorrow, we will hold a Steam summer special promotion in Musillon City." Laing, who was playing Gabe Newell, smiled. "Making siege weapons requires a lot of manpower and resources. As long as we look carefully, we will find some clues."
Aldous, Frey, and the others nodded. Among them, Eiber, the demon hunter, immediately took over the conversation. "Sir Laing, leave this matter to us demon hunters. We are the best at this."
"Okay, we also brought a batch of wood elves' goods this time. The vampires are not interested in these goods, but there are many people in the city who are interested in these goods. Vampires cannot exist independently of other creatures because they need blood." Laing continued, "Astell, Dace, I will leave the task of selling the goods to you. Try to be as arrogant as possible, just like how the forest faces unwelcome guests but has no choice but to pretend to be polite."
"Understood." The two half-elves nodded.
"Jerrold, you are in charge of guarding. We have the permission of the Vampire Lord. If anyone tries to rob us, you can directly attack." Laing continued to instruct Jerrold. The royal knight nodded. This cousin of François was different from the other knights. He was more resolute and pious, but also more flexible.
"Veronica, you will hide in the carriage with me and listen to the movements outside. Afu, you will be hawking over there. Be more enthusiastic. Show the enthusiasm you show when you spread your faith."
"Okay!" "Got it, good friend."
Teresa heard Laing's instructions and was a little anxious. "What about me? Laing? "
"You will stay in the carriage with me." Laing added. She smiled and continued, "You can't do anything anyway, Trovic."
The next day, at Mu Xilong's market, a brand new stall opened in the middle of the market.
"The Steam summer special has begun! In order to repay our esteemed guests, Mister Gabe Newell from Marinburg strongly recommends! "
"Wood elven perfume 51% off!"
"Wood elven satin 75% off!"
"Wood elven jewellery 60% off!"
"Winford wine 33% off!"
The various green signs caused the residents to go into a frenzy. Al Frey stood in front of the stall and shouted, "Buy, buy, buy!" "If you don't buy, you're not human!" "Buy first!"
"Buy! I want this! "" I want this! "" Wow! The lowest price in history! " The residents of Mu Xilon filled the streets to the point that not even a drop of water could trickle through. They raised their money and fought to buy the precious goods.
"The Steam summer special has captured your heart. You are worth it!" The fat merchant poked his head out of the carriage and smiled. His eyes narrowed into a line and radiated a terrifying magic. He gave the residents a thumbs-up.
"I'm Gabe Newell. Welcome to the Steam Summer Special. Have a good time."
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