Are you calling me? Loran Hill reacted quickly.
Under the man's pointed gaze, the people around him unconsciously dispersed, revealing the two girls behind him.
Seeing the swordswoman in exquisite silver armor, the other guards' eyes lit up, but the armor, which was clearly valuable, made them hesitate. Anyone who could wield such armor was no mediocre person. If they resisted, they could lose their lives.
Most of these soldiers are ordinary people, but they have complete armor and weapons, which can crush ordinary people.
"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?" Loran Hill stood in front of Lottie, took a few steps forward, and walked out of the crowd.
"Hmph, where are you from? What's your purpose here?" He began to think of an excuse to capture the girl.
This is Viscount Mo Ruo's territory. With his uncle as a strong backer, is there anything he can't do?
"I received a mission to escort the Roentgen caravan here." The girl explained simply. Her attention at the moment was not on the greedy captain of the guard, but on the black-clad soldiers behind him, who were worthy of attention.
These soldiers in cloaks were all between Sequence 3 and 4 in strength, and were rare elites. Moreover, judging by their calm and composed appearance, they were not the ordinary nobles' playboys.
"Oh, so it is what you said? Come with me to the jail." He said complacently, as if everything was under his control.
He had used this kind of rhetoric countless times. Anyway, those adventurers did not dare to offend Viscount Mo Ruo, so he always got some benefits in the end.
Although in Loran Hill's opinion, such an order was simply unreasonable and completely unfair, looking at the anxious expressions of the people around him, they seemed to have no good solution.
"Sir, this... can you please make an exception? Our caravan leader, Miss Sharin, is a friend of Sir Mo Ruo, and we have a very good relationship with each other. And this Miss Messia is also the hero who escorted us here..." The temporary head of the caravan had to bite the bullet and step forward. As he spoke, he waved to the people beside him and asked them to take out a small bag of gold coins.
Looking at the gold coins handed over, the captain of the guards' eyes were full of greed, but because there were so many people around, he couldn't accept them directly.
"You think you can bribe and deceive me with this? I am Lord Mo Ruo's loyal guard." He snatched the bag of gold coins and held it high, as if expressing disdain.
"Of course it's not a bribe. It's just that you and the brothers have been working hard and diligently to come out and search in the middle of the night. We just want to give you some money to buy dinner, and also to thank you and the many loyal guards for taking care of the Roentgen Chamber of Commerce." The temporary person in charge turned his head quickly.
"snort."
The captain of the guards seemed quite satisfied with this, but looking at Loran Hill's beautiful face, he still felt hesitant to move forward. Fortunately, a black-clad sergeant stepped forward and whispered a few words in his ear. He nodded reluctantly, handed the gold coins to the younger brother beside him, and led his men away.
"Since the Roentgen Caravan is a good friend of Lord Moro, I will not pursue some of your details this time." After saying this, the captain of the guards led a team out of the yard and continued to walk towards the next target on the street.
Phew, the people in the Roentgen caravan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After leaving and entering the next house to search, the captain of the guard asked the sergeant with a little confusion.
"Why did you dissuade me just now? Even though you are under the command of the Investigator, I still want to know the reason."
"Sir, that girl is no ordinary person. She has the strength of at least Sequence 5. If a conflict were to arise, it would only take a moment for her to kill you or me." The sergeant replied succinctly.
"How is that possible? Didn't they say before that the girl was only Sequence 4?" It seemed that he was not completely unaware, but had heard about the information about the girl Messia before.
"Maybe he advanced recently. You must have heard that some geniuses always gain a lot after going through hardships and defeating powerful enemies."
"And before that, when she was at Sequence 4, she defeated a Sequence 5 black bear. This is not something that an ordinary person can do."
"Uh..." The captain could only remain silent and think to himself.
How could such a beautiful girl be so powerful? It was really unfortunate. These thoughts flashed through her mind, and then she came to her senses after hearing the report from her subordinates.
"Sir, we have checked this house and found nothing special." The guards looted some money and then came back to report with satisfaction.
"Well, let's go to the next one." He took the bag of coins and shook it slightly. Listening to the pleasant sound, he felt a little happier.
Afterwards, these guards searched house to house, claiming they were looking for things and suspicious people, but they also used this as an opportunity to extort money and gained a lot of benefits. Perhaps this is why they took it so seriously.
"Sir, isn't this behavior inappropriate?"
On the town's bell tower, two officers in black stood, one of them was obviously older and held a higher position.
"It's nothing. You just graduated from the Royal Academy. You are not familiar with these things now, but you will get used to them slowly in the future." The experienced officer moved his eyes slightly and answered slowly.
"Soldiers are not saints. If you want them to obey, you have to give them some benefits, no matter where these benefits come from."
"But we are investigators from the Empire..." The young officer next to him was a little hesitant.
"Yes, that's right. We are the eyes and sword of the Emperor, specializing in eliminating pests in the Empire." The old man smiled at the confusion of the newcomer next to him, then waved his hand.
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