Outside the Prince's Palace in Lietis City.
Sean and Frelia arrived here alone in a carriage. After getting off the carriage, there were only two or three guards at the door.
It seems that this prince is very confident in the safety of his city. Such a big house can be guarded by just a few people!
"Why did you ask us to come here so late at night?" Sean asked Frelia next to him.
It was already late at night, and there were hardly any shops still open along the way.
Prince Philip had a rather strange habit of meeting guests late at night! Sean looked at the value displayed in the sky: [Night: Clear, 6:34:32]. There were only six hours left in the night. If Frelia hadn't dragged him here, he wouldn't have wanted to get up at all.
It’s so late!
Don't these people sleep?
"You don't look like you're in good spirits." Frelia glanced at Sean and said.
"Who can be in a good mood at this time?" Sean shook his head. Since he was already here, he had to stay awake.
After all, the other party is a prince.
I have received a lot of subsidies from this country, so I still have to show due respect to members of the royal family.
"Be patient, maybe Prince Philip is too busy, so he chose to summon us so late." Frelia was not in a good mood either. The two of them had just got off the airship at noon today, and they didn't get a good rest last night, so they felt a little "tired!"
Strangely enough, while we were still having dinner, someone came to announce that the prince had invited the two of them to meet alone, but the time was to be late at night...
That's why Sean and Frelia came here at night.
Led by a 'guide', the two walked into the Prince's Palace through the main gate.
Sean had never been here before, so he didn't know if this was the main entrance. Anyway, the entrance was quite big, so it should be considered the main entrance!
It's late at night.
The yard was very quiet.
The guide carried a small lantern-like lighting tool and led Sean and Frelia around in the complex corridors...
Apart from the chirping of crickets, the only sounds were the patrolling guards. In short, it was very quiet.
After walking through several dark corridors, the two of them came to a brightly lit place. There were many soldiers standing guard there, and outside the yard there was a middle-aged man sitting there doing nothing.
Looking up at the moonlight, a state of [Appreciation!] appeared in my head.
I turned around when I heard some movement...
The clothes he was wearing were very ordinary. Sean guessed that he should be a butler or a bachelor, someone who followed Prince Philip.
"Is it Her Excellency the Red Dragon Witch and Baron Weigel?"
Before the two could answer, the leader nodded in advance.
"Come with me, His Royal Highness the Prince is waiting for you!" After saying that, he stood up and led the two of them to continue walking into the yard.
The atmosphere was quiet, but the scent of flowers in the yard lifted Sean's spirits a little.
Walking across the yard, I stopped outside a room whose door was still open...
"Your Highness."
"Oh, is that Frelia? Come in quickly." The voice from inside the house invited the two to come in.
Sean glanced at Frelia beside him and followed her inside...
This is a very ordinary study. Apart from the bookshelves placed around it, there are not many luxurious decorations. There are only a few handicrafts made of animal teeth, and Sean cannot tell the quality. But overall it is a very simple room.
It seems that this kind of simple study is the standard for the nobles of the Bashalan Empire. I remember that when I entered Earl Hamil's room in Koga City, it looked almost like this.
There were only two people in the study. One of them was wearing a large fur coat, had a wide face and a circle of sideburns, and had a slicked-back hair. This person should be Prince Philip.
He looked to be in his thirties. The uppermost nobles would dress younger, so Sean guessed that his real age should be around forty!
The properties displayed are:
[HP 1300/1300, Neutral]
It is a very standard amount of health for an ordinary person, and the extra 300 points are probably overflowed from physical exercise.
Behind Prince Philip stood another burly, dark-skinned man, whose value was much higher.
【Health/, Neutral】
A Level 11 Orderer is just one level lower than Frelia.
The other party had been staring at him since Sean came in. Although he deliberately locked his gaze elsewhere, the "Alert!" status displayed above his head could not deceive him.
He should be a close bodyguard or something like that.
"Your Highness." Frelia bowed and greeted the other party after seeing him.
And Sean also learned to greet the other party with aristocratic etiquette.
"There are no outsiders here, so there's no need to be so formal." He spoke with a kind smile, making people feel very close to him.
Suddenly the topic turned to himself...
"Is this the Baron Weigel you mentioned in your letter?"
Prince Philip walked up to Sean, took one look, then stepped back and took another.
"Well, not bad! I didn't expect that there is a young and promising noble like you in our country. It's amazing." He patted Sean's shoulder and laughed without saying a few words. There was even a kind of irresistible magic in that smile.
It's not real magical power, but the unique charm that belongs to a leader.
Sean was at a loss for words...
Anyway, it's the kind of plot you've seen in TV dramas: a word of concern from the lord can make his subordinates willing to go through fire and water for him.
If the other party’s favorability had not always been [Neutral]!
Sean almost felt that he had won the favor of the "leader" just by his personal charm when they first met.
After the two of them came in, the butler who had led the way just now wisely closed the door and left...
After a while of chatting, Sean knew that the next question the other party wanted to ask was the real question.
After meeting Prince Philip in person, Sean also noticed that he also had a "tired!" and "fake smile!" state.
Being able to stay up so late to wait for the two of them, and with such a high status... I guess the matter of Koga City is also very important to him.
That’s right.
The Cain Slate is still in his hands.
Sean suddenly remembered this incident. The prince in front of him was the one who took the stone tablet from Earl Hamilton.
"Please take a seat. Since it's already so late, let's cut to the chase... Frelia, please tell me everything that happened to Count Hamil in Koga City, and of course, Baron Weigel. Many nobles have reported that you were one of the survivors, so I hope you can tell me about the situation as well. This will benefit the future development of Koga City."
The topic was brought to such a high level in an instant.
It was only at this time that Sean noticed that the other party's attitude when he started asking questions was very different from the "Smiling Prince" just now.
Sean looked at Frelia beside him, and in the end, she spoke first...
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