"Heh, I do know where this thing came from." The man sheathed his weapon and sat down in front of the group with interest, seemingly waiting for something.
The old man tossed a magic bag over and quietly watched the man in front of him. This small price was nothing if it meant finding the ruins of the past.
This is the most mysterious trading location in the capital. To enter, you must obtain a special token. This token is one-time use only, and the trading time is specified on it.
Because the owner here has a good reputation and the security is high, many people choose to complete their transactions here, even though the fees are high.
"As expected of a powerful force, they are indeed generous! This thing was found in the Royal Secret Realm and was brought into the Royal Workshop by Princess Caitlin. There are dozens of similar ones. As for whether she has made any other discoveries, I have no idea."
"By the way, Caitlin is a great water mage, and she's currently in Holy Sea City. If you want to know more, you can go find her yourself. As for whether she'll cooperate, I don't know."
"That's all I know. I'm short on time, so I'll be going now!"
After saying that, he left the weapon behind and walked out of the secret room.
"Elder, what do we do now?"
"Go to Holy Sea City! The Royal Secret Realm is closed and won't reopen for another two years. Investigate the specifics first. Also, those people who went in are subjects of our investigation, especially Toria; she definitely knows something."
"What about the capital city?"
"As far as I know, there are two other girls. You stay and investigate. We need results before the Elf Realm opens!"
"OK!"
The group paid another portion of the fee at the entrance and then hurriedly left.
Good heavens, so the Sea God Cult still has its roots. The book records that this cult worshipped the sea god of the sea tribe, and was later gradually absorbed by the Water God Cult. After all these years, remnants still exist; no wonder they're so cautious.
Then, wouldn't Caitlin be in danger?
After all, he didn't know how much strength the other party was hiding.
Luo Fan stayed where he was and didn't leave immediately. In any case, he had already collected the auras of those people, so he could continue tracking them after he went out.
As for the person who sold the information, we'll have to investigate them later. Even after several rounds of cleanup in the emperor's palace, there are still people secretly causing trouble.
After an unknown amount of time, two more groups completed their transactions, mostly bartering. With a guard outside, whose strength was unclear, these people were exceptionally obedient.
"An attack on the Second Magic and Martial Arts Academy?!" Upon hearing this familiar phrase, Luo Fan immediately became vigilant.
"Yes, I heard that crazy woman's daughter is undergoing special training over there. I want her dead!" came a furious voice, seemingly deeply humiliated.
"But there's a rumor that the crazy woman's pet is in the capital. Are you sure you still want us to take action?"
“I’m absolutely certain that the capital is cracking down hard right now, and that succubus definitely won’t dare to come out. Now is the best opportunity.”
"Are you sure that succubus isn't with Ellie? This mission is too risky, and the price you're offering isn't worth it at all."
Inside the secret room, the two were still haggling; the succubus was still quite intimidating.
Finally, the two compromised: the employer would first send someone to test whether the succubus existed, and the assassin, upon receiving the information, would immediately carry out the assassination. After the mission was completed, everyone was to hide to avoid any accidents.
No one knew that their plan had been overheard by Luo Fan in the shadows. After they finished discussing it, they walked out with a clear conscience and disappeared from this secluded space.
After it was all over, the guard closed the gate and left, and the treasure room returned to peace.
Luo Fan, who was hiding inside, was somewhat relieved. Fortunately, he arrived at the right time; otherwise, he would not have known that those people actually intended to make a move against Ai Li, and there were at least two groups of them.
I need to make preparations when I get back tonight. We can deal with the remnants of the Sea God Cult ahead of time, letting Duke Simmons gain some credit. As for that so-called employer, we can take this opportunity to investigate his identity and give him a good run for his money.
Just then, the guard barged in again, looked around, and left again after finding nothing unusual.
Luo Fan lingered for a while longer, then slipped out of the secret chamber using the pre-prepared passage, only to find that there were indeed people still investigating outside. He quickly feigned death to avoid causing any elemental fluctuations, completely suppressing his divine sense.
"That's strange, my senses shouldn't be wrong!" The guard slipped into the secret room again to check carefully, and found that there was no strange aura. Everyone who came in and out today had the same aura, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it. I think I've had similar tremors before."
After a long while, once he was sure it was safe, Luo Fan carefully used the spatial node to dodge away. He followed the aura of the employer he had just met and finally disappeared into Duke Kuri's mansion.
So it was that unlucky kid; no wonder he was so irritable.
Luo Fan remembered that among the victims was the young master of this family, a powerful magician who frequented brothels. Having had intimate relations with those rickshaw-pulling magical beasts, he probably felt like he wanted to die, so targeting Ai Li seemed quite normal.
That older sister is always causing me trouble. I'll give her a good scolding when I see her again!
Having identified his target, Luo Fan attempted to track down the assassins, but halfway through, he discovered they had slipped into the city's river, leaving the trail completely disorganized and the clues lost.
There was no other way but to continue searching for those people from the Temple of Poseidon. They discovered that most of them had left the capital, while a few remained in a remote manor.
Upon arriving at Duke Simmons' mansion, Luo Fan seized the opportunity to slip inside, finding the defenses indeed very tight. However, it posed little challenge for him.
"Which bastard is hitting me!" Kerry, still in a daze, woke up from his dream. Someone had actually pinched his face. This was intolerable.
When he opened his eyes, he was startled again. The thing in front of him was a black, round ghost.
"Who are you? Get out of my way!"
Luo Fan punched him directly.
He wouldn't have bothered looking for the Duke if he wasn't worried about something going wrong.
The noise alerted the guards in the manor. Someone rushed in, only to find Kelly grinning foolishly, seemingly unharmed, and was chased away.
"You're looking for my father?" Seeing the familiar slime nod, Kerry, who had received an ice spirit material, jumped down excitedly.
Inside a study, the Duke looked at Luo Fan, wondering what he had come for.
"Can you get in touch with Caitlin?"
Simmons was numb as he watched the slime begin to write on the paper.
"Yes, we've always been in touch."
"There are people from the Sea God Cult who will harm her; the information about that batch of equipment was leaked by the Royal Workshop!"
"Equipment?" Simmons, the cult of Poseidon, was familiar with the topic, but couldn't quite recall the details about equipment.
"It's that batch of high-grade water-attribute goods I was going to give you before. It was found in the ruins of the Sea God Cult. As for the others, you can ask Caitlin yourself." Luo Fan continued to add, and then wrote down the approximate location where that group of people lived.
"Oh, I see. I'll contact her now."
"Don't rush, someone is planning to assassinate your daughter Daisy!"
Anyway, since Ellie and Daisy are always together, this will increase the Duke's attention to them.
"Huh? What happened? Who dares to hurt my daughter?"
He took the bait.
Luo Fan then wrote down the two men's plan in detail, leaving the Duke stunned.
Where did this slime get such detailed information from?
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