Demon Royal Family

Shilin Town is a small town located east of Gregor City. Three hundred miles further is the border of Baizhang Province. After crossing the provincial border, you reach Ziyuhua Province where the royal capital is located.

Rasese is one of the four major human kingdoms on the continent of Frigga. Although Frigga is not as wild and mysterious as the Abraham continent with hundreds of tribes and shamans, Frigga is also divided into many races. , humans are just one of the rulers.

Before midnight, the two finally arrived at Shilin Town.

The dense banyan forest is like a pocket, containing the town. The air here is humid, the weather is humid, and dew often condenses on the leaves.

When he arrived at Wet Forest Town, there was light rain in the sky. When he arrived at the hotel, he was already soaked to the skin. He rented two rooms with 200 Bernas. The fatigue after the battle made Ivo sleepy and he set up a few simple traps. Unable to bear the sleepiness, I fell asleep.

Although he was tired, the habit he had developed over the years still allowed him to wake up on time in the morning.

The sky outside the window was a little dim, and the clouds were dim and gray, pregnant with rain. Ivo touched a water stain on his hand on the window sill. It was going to rain again today, which would cause a lot of trouble on the road.

After yesterday's sudden attack, Nafei had something on her mind, so she just nodded as a greeting when they met. Ivo knew that she was speculating about the enemy in her heart, but Ivo didn't care about it. The enemy could not come for him. To be honest, he He is a wild boy who came out of the mountains. Who would recognize him, let alone have a grudge that could kill him?

When we came to the hotel restaurant, many people were already having breakfast. Shilin Town is a transportation hub. You always have to pass through this place when you go east to west. Here are businessmen, adventurers, travelers, bards, and... There are down-and-out mercenaries, a mixture of dragons and snakes.

They found an inconspicuous table and sat down, and the two of them ate rough food in silence. The dishes in the small hotel were popular, and they were nothing more than rye bread, goat cheese, plum pie, hot milk, and beer. For dozens of beignets, the chef will make good ones.

As they ate in silence, the words discussed by a group of businessmen next door revealed something they cared about.

"Have you heard that the eldest lady of the Lynches family, the Marquis of Lassese, lost news after leaving Gregor City yesterday. It is rumored that she was kidnapped by bandits."

"So, when I came here yesterday, I passed a battlefield with more than a dozen burnt corpses and an abandoned carriage with the Linches family emblem engraved on it. That should be the place where the incident happened."

"It's really strange. Which group of bandits would seek death to provoke the Marquis family? The Lord of Gregor City will definitely send out guards to completely eliminate the surrounding bandit groups."

"I don't know if the kidnappers are here for ransom or if they have some other purpose. You must know that those nobles like to plot against each other."

"Hmph, if nothing else, this noble lady will inevitably suffer. The robbers are basically men. No matter whether the Linches family redeems or snatches the lady back, it will be too late in the end."

Ivo looked strange. There were rumors about what happened last night this morning. The rumors were spread too deliberately, but what was the purpose?

Na Fei frowned slightly, looking very confused and confused.

After hearing this, many mercenaries in the restaurant came up to inquire. Several tables of travelers who arrived this morning confirmed the rumors, claiming that they passed through the battlefield last night. The mercenaries couldn't sit still, and they all paid and left to try their luck in finding Na. Miss Fei's "whereabouts", in addition to accepting employment, mercenaries will not be stingy about their initiative when encountering large-profit events. After all, the weight of "the eldest daughter of the Marquis family" can be exchanged for half a lifetime of food and drink. of remuneration.

Ivo and Nafi looked at each other and knew that the hall was not a place for talking. After paying for the meal, the two returned to the room and sat opposite each other, each lost in thought.

Ivo tapped his fingers on the table and asked, "Who do you think the enemy is?"

Nafi frowned and thought.

Ivo thought to himself: "I thought for a while, and the only ones who can plot against you are probably the three parties, the Linches family. This is easy to understand. It is nothing more than the jealousy of a certain clan member or the passion for power; the second one is the enemy, maybe It’s the enemy you made, or it may be the enemy of your family; thirdly, it’s the guy who wants to fish in troubled waters, who do you think it could be?”

Nafei didn't seem to expect that the Eworth Road was so clear. She pondered for a while and then said: "It can't be from my family. I am the eldest daughter and will marry the Gold family soon. The power of the family will not fall to me." In my hand, and this marriage has only benefits and no harm to the family, the relationship between my family and me is not so indifferent, it cannot be a member of the family."

Ivo's face was calm. Anyway, he didn't know much about Nafei's family, so he reserved his opinions.

"The second possibility is that Linches is about to marry Gold, and the family's political enemies will naturally be unable to sit still."

Ivo nodded: "Although I don't understand the politics and aristocracy of Lasces, if the aristocratic struggle in Lasces only reaches this level, then I would be really happy, so there must be a follow-up conspiracy."

Nafei was puzzled: "Happy?"

Ivo: "Well, I'm glad my IQ is enough."

Of course, Ivo meant to laugh. Although he has the pride of a time traveler, he will never underestimate anyone. Everyone has one head and two shoulders. Of course, it is not the incompetent people among the nobles who support the noble status. Under the education conditions, most nobles are elites higher than the common people. There is no doubt about this. Nobles are difficult to deal with, and Ivo will not be arrogant or belittle himself.

"As for those who fish in troubled waters..." Nafei frowned in distress: "I can't think of it."

Only by returning to Nafi's family first can we have enough information to make deductions.

Ivo looked out the window. The heavy rain was pouring through the forest, and the water was falling like a curtain on the eaves. The sky was dark, and the clouds were thick with ink. A trace of uneasiness flashed in his eyes. It was difficult to walk in the wild in such a heavy rainstorm. It seemed like he would be trapped. Wet Forest Town for a while.

After waiting for two days in Wet Forest Town, the heavy rain gradually subsided. The topic in the hotel gradually focused on the disappearance of the eldest daughter of the Linches family. It was aroused. Ivo knew that someone deliberately spread the news. There were many adventures around Wet Forest Town. The team and mercenaries came for the rumors and searched in the rain.

Rumors are rampant, and various versions have emerged. Some say that Nafei was dumped in the wild, some say that she was used as a bargaining chip in exchange for ransom from the Lynches family, some say that it was a conspiracy among the nobles, and the most speechless version, that Nafei was Miss Fei eloped for love.

But there is only one news that attracts the most attention. The Linches family has already known about this matter and sent a large number of family guards and retinues to search along the road and wipe out the bandit group. However, the rumors did not mention who the bandits who kidnapped Nafei were. Road, the mercenaries can only try their luck.

Staying in the room, Ivo meditated again and failed, and took out the broken citrine ring to play with. There was only one good news in the past two days, and that was that Demacia woke up.

Demacia already knows about Ivo's meditation situation and confirms Ivo's conjecture that the reason for his inability to meditate is the blood curse of the Mimic.

Meditation is a mage's practice of refining mana and sharpening mental power, but improving mental power is like sharpening a knife, and refining mana is the whetstone. Without refining mana, you cannot exercise your mental power.

Demacia found that Ivo's own mental power was strangely solid and huge. Deep in his mind, his mental power turned into a chain, protecting all memories. Even the demon lord could not see through it.

Ivo attributed his huge mental power to the reason for time travel. However, Demacia vaguely felt that there seemed to be some kind of existence in the blocked part of Ivo's brain. The feeling was not like a simple memory, but more like something. Something of life.

Deep in Ivo's mind, there seems to be...another soul.

But Demacia wasn't sure of his feelings, so he hid his suspicions.

A team of Wetwood Town guards came downstairs and posted several new reward notices on the hotel's reward board.

There are criminals with bounties on their heads in every area, and a bounty board should be placed at the entrance of every hotel for travelers passing by to easily check.

Ivo had some ominous premonitions, so he put on his hood to protect himself from the rain, came to the bounty column, squeezed into the crowd, and read carefully.

Wet Forest Town is a transportation hub, and there are many reward lists. Most of them are fugitives. The reward is only a few thousand benas. The leader of a nearby group of bandits or thieves is at the top of the list. The highest reward is 50,000 benas. .

However, above the bandit leader, there is a new reward list, the reward is... 300,000 Benas!

Benas are the world's common currency and are divided into seven denominations, one, five, ten, fifty, one hundred, five hundred and one thousand, all in coin style. The denominations of ten benas and below are plated with copper, the denominations of fifty and one hundred are plated with silver, and the two highest denominations are plated with gold.

Although the Age of Darkness was a nightmare for all races, it also achieved a major achievement that affected later generations, which was the unification of weights and measures, and the currency was unanimously changed to benas. The later God's Favorite Calendar and the current Glory Calendar also benefited from this, and the development of commerce has gained convenience.

Benas are made from a special mineral. The mineral veins are firmly controlled by all national governments and are not allowed to be privately owned by anyone for any reason. Benas in different countries are engraved with different patterns, such as the Benas coins issued by the Kingdom of Laces. Carved with the head of the founding king, although Benas has many currencies, the conversion ratio is the same one to one.

The manufacturing process of Benas is very complex, and with the secret technical support of the Eight Towers Wizards and the Holy See, it is almost impossible to make counterfeit coins.

With 300,000 benas, you can buy a small farm on the outskirts of Gregor City, hire several servants, and live a leisurely life as a farmer. The reward for ordinary bandits and thieves will not exceed 100,000. Large-scale thieves and bandit groups only have a reward of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan.

The moment he saw the bounty image, Ivo looked in disbelief.

He has a short white head, one blue eye and one red eye, and six whisker lines on his cheeks. He looks like a cat or a tiger. Isn't this him? !

The reward list reads: "This person is the gangster who kidnapped the eldest lady of the Lynches family. He is extremely vicious. The Lynches family is informing all mercenaries and adventurers in the Kingdom of Laces to hunt down the kidnappers and rescue Nafi Lynch. Miss Si, the time is unlimited. If you succeed within three days, you will get an additional 200,000 Benas. If you succeed within seven days, you will get an additional 100,000 Benas..."

Ivo narrowed his eyes, and his heart was filled with confusion. He didn't understand how the person offering the reward could know his appearance, and why he was so sure that he was the kidnapper.