On the surface, the entire capital was peaceful.

But just as Cang Qiangwei and the others had expected, since even they could predict it, Bazhi would naturally not miss the same information. Not only that, they even knew more than Cang Qiangwei - because one of their "commodities" was taken away by the members of that adventure team.

Of course, Bazhi would not think that this adventure team was going against them just for a mere commodity. In their opinion, all of this was obviously a carefully planned conspiracy. There might be some powerful force behind that adventure team. What was their purpose?

A warning? A show of strength? Or a traitor?

Eight Fingers also quickly came up with a countermeasure. After all, they were the dark kings who controlled the underground world of this kingdom and would never allow others to provoke them in this way!

So early the next morning, two people came to the door.

"I am the patrol envoy who protects the peace of the capital, Stavan Hemmoth."

The man, who was dressed in fancy clothes and looked like a fat pig, smiled at Fang Zheng in front of him and introduced himself.

"So, what do you want?"

Looking at the fat pig in front of him, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked.

"There is a store...ah, this gentleman's store..."

As he spoke, the fat pig gestured to a man next to him who had a scar on the corner of his mouth and was covered in a cloak.

"His shop reported to him that you forcibly took away his employees... You know, the kingdom strictly prohibits the slave trade. By doing this, are you violating the kingdom's laws?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Fang Zheng didn't say anything when he heard this, but Huihui was the first to jump up.

"That girl was almost dead! We were the ones who saved her. How can this be called a slave trade? You are lying with your eyes open!"

“Meihui.”

Fang Zheng waved his hand, signaling Huihui to shut up.

"so what?"

"What you did is undoubtedly a criminal act, but the store said they can be lenient. Of course, you will need to pay some compensation and handling fees..."

"hehe."

However, before the fat pig could finish his words, Fang Zheng interrupted him with a sneer.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. I know what you are here for, so I might as well just say it straight."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and pointed at the two people in front of him.

"I'll give you a choice. Do you want to go back and behave yourself? Or do you want to be completely destroyed? You can go back and tell your master that I don't care about a cripple like Eight Fingers. But if the rats are scurrying around where I can see them, it's still an eyesore."

“You, what did you say?!”

Hearing this, the fat pig stood up angrily.

"How dare you threaten me? You are just an adventurer, and you dare to threaten the sheriff of the capital? Do you know that you are making an enemy of the kingdom?"

"Haha, I don't even take a country that's not even as big as my fingernail seriously. Now, you can get lost!"

At this point, Fang Zheng snorted coldly, and then Dragon Might suddenly burst out. Feeling this terrifying Dragon Might that captivated people's hearts, the fat pig and the scarred man next to him screamed, and then rushed out of the hotel in a tumble.

"snort."

Looking at the door that closed again, Fang Zheng snorted.

"Sir Knight, is this really okay?"

The priestess felt somewhat uneasy, after all, she was just a small adventurer, and the other party was an official representing the country. Although the way the fat pig looked at the priestess just now made her uncomfortable, if she became an enemy of a country because of this... the priestess still couldn't imagine what the consequences would be.

"What does it matter? It should be like this!"

Compared to the priestess, Huihui was dancing with excitement at this moment.

"That's right. It's just a kingdom. It's no match for our tyranny! Let's go blow up the palace now..."

"Just be quiet."

Fang Zheng grabbed Huihui's head and pushed her back into the chair.

"You can do it when it's your turn. Before that, just sit still... Aisi."

Hearing Fang Zheng calling her, Ai Si, who was sitting in the corner maintaining her weapon, raised her head and looked at Fang Zheng.

"Get ready. We are leaving here now. You are responsible for protecting the girl."

"Where are we going?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's order, the priestess asked curiously.

"Let's get out first. The other party may mobilize the Kingdom Army to cause trouble for us. After all, we are just adventurers. If they insist that we have committed a crime and want to arrest us, it will be a small trouble... In short, let's leave here first, and then... see what they choose."

At the same time, in the underground tomb, someone was taking action to this end.

"The kingdom has decided to take advantage of the greatly reduced power of the Eight Fingers tonight to completely eliminate this underground organization."

The high-ranking demon pushed up his glasses and continued speaking.

“Lord Ainz, I believe this is an opportunity for us in the Great Tomb of Nazarick to replace the Eight Fingers and become the largest underground force in this country.”

"Um……"

The lich sitting on the throne thought for a moment, then spoke.

“Is this really okay? You know, we still don’t have any clue how Shalltear was killed. Will there really be no problems if we act rashly under such circumstances?”

"There will be some risks, but please rest assured that we have already made adequate preparations."

At this point, the high-ranking devil in a suit smiled slightly.

“Besides, no one can escape unscathed after killing our members of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Please rest assured that I have a plan to deal with those enemies who threaten and kill our members of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Furthermore, if we can grasp the underground forces of this kingdom, then Lord Ainz’s intelligence network will be more stable.”

"Um……"

After hearing the high-ranking demon's answer, the lich fell silent again.

Frankly speaking, the lich did not intend to act rashly. Shalltear's death made it very nervous and worried. But as the high-ranking demon said, it would be too careless to start a battle without knowing anything about the opponent. In order to obtain intelligence, it was necessary to take some risks...

"Okay, I understand."

Thinking of this, the lich made a decision.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Demiurge."

"Yes, the Supreme One."

Hearing the lich's order, the high-level demon lowered his head deeply.

"Please leave it to me, Supreme Lord. I will bring you victory and glory."