Chapter 650 Sweet Dreams
"...Okay, that's the general situation. When you enter the venue later, you can move freely and try whatever you want. But remember, try to watch more, listen more, and talk less. If there is anything you are not sure about, just come and ask me directly."
Seeing that the servants from the City Lord's Mansion who had come to pick them up were already waiting by the carriage door, Xu Te gave a final instruction, and then led the three of them out of the carriage and into the brightly lit carnival banquet of tonight.
After stepping through the glowing gate, the luxurious interior of the castle was fully revealed to the four people.
The huge white marble columns are embossed with exquisite patterns, countless gorgeous oil paintings are hung on the walls, and the wide and interconnected corridors have bright magic crystal chandeliers hanging every few meters.
Sweet-looking, coolly dressed elf and orc maids shuttled through the corridors, guiding many distinguished guests up the red-carpeted spiral staircase into the main banquet hall on the second floor of the castle.
The air was filled with a sweet and charming fragrance, which made the weaker Roche and the other two blush.
"What happened to them?"
However, as she walked, the sharp-eyed Alyssa noticed that in the corners of some distant corridors, some professionals with dazed eyes were either lying on the ground or half leaning against the wall.
Even if the maids around them passed by them, they would just carefully avoid them and not take any measures against them.
"Those people? It's just the effect of the dream potion."
Glancing in the direction Alyssa pointed, Xu Te spoke nonchalantly.
“They are low-level professionals raised by the City Lord’s Mansion, but with their current strength and status, they can only participate in the carnival banquet held in the open-air garden in the courtyard tonight.
At the banquet, everyone can receive a bottle of dream potion as a reward. I believe some of you have heard of this potion, which allows the drinker to temporarily put aside all the troubles in reality and have a good dream. "
“Of course, everything has its drawbacks. The biggest problem with this potion is that when the effect of the potion wears off and one has to wake up from the dream, the huge gap between reality and reality will cause the user to feel a huge sense of loss, and then seek more dream potions.
Moreover, as the number of times increases, the user will gradually develop drug resistance, causing the original drug effect to deteriorate, and they will have to choose to take a larger dose or a higher-level dream drug at a time."
"Why touch this kind of thing? Don't they know the consequences of overdosing on potions?"
Alyssa asked in confusion. Both her aristocratic upbringing and the knight's commandments made it difficult for her to understand why someone would choose to be so self-degrading.
"Besides, why would the City Lord's Mansion give them something like this? Wouldn't it seriously weaken their perception and combat capabilities? What if an enemy attacks them while they are asleep?"
"I think, Alyssa, this is their tragedy..."
After looking at Roche, who also had a confused look, and Xuter, who remained silent, Matt finally spoke carefully and expressed his understanding of the matter.
“Those who use potions are usually low-level professionals who have to flee here for some reason.
They usually carry enormous mental pressure and live in anxiety every day. If they close their eyes today, there is no guarantee that they can open them again tomorrow.
If you want to get rid of this state, you can only find a way to break through the fourth level.
However, in this remote border city, cultivation resources are strictly controlled. Apart from the sky-high-priced resources on the black market, one can only choose to perform various extremely dangerous and difficult tasks in exchange.
In this state, even if they are very clear about the consequences, many people will still choose to look for the next bottle of medicine to numb themselves after they wake up, because they cannot see any hope for the future. "
"Machi is right, Alyssa, Roche, maybe it may be difficult for you to understand, but for most professionals, the fourth level is an insurmountable chasm."
[Spark] Deputy Leader Xiu Te nodded and continued with Matt's words.
"The people you see are actually just the epitome of more hopeless civilian professionals. Due to the monopoly of the noble rulers, without the assistance of rare treasures or magic potions, they usually cannot break through in their entire lives."
"As for why the City Lord's Mansion gave them this medicine, the reason is very simple. I hope you can understand one thing. The so-called 'disadvantages' and 'advantages' are relative."
"In order to obtain this medicine, these professionals are willing to pay a huge price. So, as long as the City Lord's Mansion controls the source of this medicine, it is equivalent to controlling these professionals.
Although he is only at the second or third level, it is enough to be an ordinary guard or city guard."
At this point, the group just arrived in front of the main banquet hall. Shuster stopped talking, signaled the three to stop discussing, and then entered the hall under the respectful welcome of the maid. … .….Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, the environment in the banquet hall became much quieter and more elegant.
A huge spiral chandelier hangs from the expanded ceiling, and white light shines through countless faceted crystals, reflecting brilliant colors throughout the banquet hall.
Compared to the garden outside the castle, the servants coming and going here are obviously more attractive, and their veiled clothes are more delicate and revealing.
Wines that shone like gemstones were piled up into tall wine towers, and mithril plates were piled with delicacies from all over the Federation. Masked guests were already wandering around the banquet hall, enjoying everything they could see.
On the main seat, the city lord, wearing a dark golden mask, was enjoying himself with several old friends.
Several girls and boys in ragged clothes crowded around him. Although there was a hint of fear in their eyes, they were still trying their best to please him.
After entering the hall, Xuter looked around, and then walked towards a man wearing a black and white striped dress and a half-black and half-silver mask with a clear goal.
Several people have gathered beside the other party at this moment, and I don’t know what they are discussing.
But in the process, his steps suddenly paused, and his gaze under the dark mask suddenly turned towards the deeper part of the City Lord's Mansion.
Just now, some very hidden mental fluctuations penetrated his mental barrier and detected his true body's aura. The opponent's strength was at least the same level as him, or even higher! This made Xiu Te's heart tighten instantly, and his heart, which had been slightly relaxed, suddenly lifted up. He immediately tried to track the opponent's position in reverse, but in the end he got nothing.
After taking a deep look at the city lord who was unaware of all this, Xu Te frowned secretly.
According to the intelligence, the Lord of Dragon Shadow City was only a seventh-rank person, and he himself was the strongest person in this area. But now it seemed that the situation was a little complicated, and there might be a strong person standing behind the other party.
This kind of detection behavior is not only to count the strength of the guests, but also a disguised display of muscle. Unless you are a ninth-level crown, don't make trouble here.
After calming himself down, Xu Te walked towards the ambassador without changing his pace.
He had no conflicts with the organizer of the party for the time being, so there was no need to create unnecessary trouble. The most important thing was to reach an agreement with the ambassador on cooperation as soon as possible. . ….…. "An eighth-level peak? This aura is a little familiar. It seems that the deputy commander of Xinghuo is here too?"
However, in the direction where Xuster was staring, Avis withdrew his mental power and looked at him with some surprise.
"The people he brought with him seemed to be familiar faces, Roche, Matt, and Alyssa? It seems like she chose the resistance route in the end."
(End of this chapter)
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