The airport terminal of Bena City is located outside the main gate of the south of the city. This airport terminal has allowed a warehouse to be built next to the road outside the city. A main road is bustling with traffic. It is dusk at this time, and workers on both sides of the road are leaving the terminal.
They formed a long flow of people, dragging their tired bodies along the long street towards the main residential area and the inner city.
The nobles rode horses or magic covered carriages and galloped through the middle of the road.
Both sides of the road are crowded with various small vendors, some selling snacks and snacks, some selling seasonal vegetables, and some selling daily groceries, making this street a simple night market and attracting many civilians to stop.
There is no entry tax or market tax for goods in this market, so the prices of many goods are quite low.
Surdak was riding his horse on the road, and the civilians he encountered all moved aside to avoid him.
This is the fourth time he has been to Bena City. Looking at the majestic city in front of him and standing under the city wall tens of meters high, he still feels very shocked.
A group of homeless people lie on the open space on both sides of the city gate. When some pedestrians and tourists queue up at the city gate waiting to enter the city, they will throw some uneaten and sour food in the package to them, such as scones and whole wheat bread.
Most of them, but occasionally there will be uneaten dried chicken and sausages. These homeless people will also take advantage of the night market to pick up some unwanted vegetables, oil residue and other food at the night market before the market closes.
Some young wanderers will build a bonfire in the open space outside the city. It is easy to find food in the summer. Some young people will sing and dance next to the fire when they are full. They are a group of free people and at the same time
For those who are not protected by the Green Empire's laws, even if they die outside the city the next day, at most they will be taken to a public cemetery by the night watchmen and buried in a hole.
When the city gate guards see Surdak riding on a horse, their eyes will first fall on the noble badge on his chest, and then they will look at the magic pattern structure on his body with envy, stand up straight, perform a military salute, and then put Surdak on his chest with envy.
Duck was released into the city.
As soon as they entered the city, a group of people came up and asked Surdak if he needed a guide.
They can lead Surdak to any neighborhood in Bena City.
Suldak shook his head and said he didn't need it.
The hands and feet of these guides are not very clean. Not only do they like to take travelers to some contracted hotels, but they also take travelers on detours to some shops along the street to sell some worthless goods.
Commissions from travelers, but secretly sold traveler information to certain shopkeepers, harming the interests of travelers. Finally, before breaking up, he would stand on the street and shout from a distance: 'Hillbilly!'
Surdak followed the path in his memory and found the circle hotel where the knights of the Helensa Guard Camp once stayed. The biggest feature of this hotel is that it has more than 800 rooms, and there is one on the first floor that can hold large-scale events.
The banquet restaurant has an inner courtyard garden covering an area of nearly two acres. Although the management is a bit rough and the rooms and internal facilities are old, there is nothing to fault about this hotel.
Riding a horse into the inner courtyard, the waiter in the hotel came out to hold the horse for Surdak. Surdak jumped off the horse, threw a stack of copper plates to the waiter, and said to the waiter: "I want to go there
Stay here for a few days, he is a brave war horse, so don’t let him lose weight."
"Sir, the people who look after the stables here are all very experienced grooms, so don't worry!" the waiter happily accepted the tip and said with a smile on his face.
Surdak nodded, climbed the steps and walked into the hotel.
There were many guests waiting to check in in front of the waitress at the front desk in the lobby on the first floor. Surdak was a nobleman, so there was no need to queue. When he walked into the lobby, a dedicated waitress came up to him and asked Surdak what he needed.
"I need a quieter room, preferably with a bathroom and a balcony." Suldak said to the waitress.
The waitress brought Surdak to the noble resting area, first brought a cup of black tea, and then said to Surdak: "You will definitely be satisfied with the luxurious rooms we have specially prepared for nobles like you."
She placed the parchment detailed list of rooms in the North District in front of Suldak. Under the recommendation of the waitress, Suldak chose Room 3215 on the third floor of the North District.
Walk along the inner corridor of the hotel to the north area. All the rooms in this area are specially opened to the nobles. The carpets in the corridor are cleaner than outside. There are also some decorative oil paintings hanging on both sides of the corridor wall.
After opening the door and walking in, Suldak discovered that this room was actually a suite, with a separate living room and bedroom. Both the living room and the bedroom were connected to a large balcony. Standing on the balcony, you could see the entire North Street.
To the north of the street is a civilian area. The buildings there are all small townhouses. The clotheslines in the narrow courtyard are filled with all kinds of clothes. Some women are carrying buckets and collecting clothes in the sunset.
Surdak hung the armor on the wooden stand and placed the sword on the table.
The big bed in the bedroom is very soft. After lying on it for a while wearing a thin shirt, I felt a little sleepy.
Suldak walked to the bathroom and washed his face, then opened the window connected to the balcony to let in the air from outside.
At this moment, a magic caravan stopped in Suldak's field of vision on the North Street downstairs. He just glanced casually and saw Mrs. Dorothy walking out of the carriage with the support of the maid.
Come down.
A young man wearing light yellow sheepskin underwear was waiting on the steps of the small townhouse. When he saw Mrs. Dorothy coming down from the carriage, he quickly went to greet her.
Mrs. Dorothy held the young man's arm, talked cordially with him, and walked into the small townhouse on North Street...
The building facing the street is clearly a civilian area. Surdak did not expect that it would be such a coincidence that Mrs. Dorothy had just arrived in Bena City and actually ran out to have a private meeting with her lover. The private meeting happened to be north of the Maple Leaf Hotel.
In the civilian residential area of the street, Mrs. Dorothy at the card table was very decent in words and deeds. She did not look like a luxurious lady who behaved in a dissolute manner. Suldak let out a "tsk tsk" sound of admiration.
Probably due to the equal magic contract, Surdak and Aphrodite have some spiritual connections. The other party can feel their relatively strong inner fluctuations and deliberately transmit some signals.
When Surdak arrived at the hotel, he had already sent some signals to Aphrodite.
Just when Surdak stood on the third floor balcony and looked out, he felt that he was surrounded by light blue space elements, and at the same time, a faint hexagram array lit up under his feet. Surdak quickly walked away
Entering the bedroom, locking the door and closing the curtains, the light in the room immediately dimmed.
A space crack in the void was opened by an invisible hand in front of Surdak. Seeing some breath of nothingness spit out from the void crack, Surdak immediately walked in without any hesitation. He only felt his body
Pulled by invisible forces.
A moment later, Surdak stepped out of the rift in nothingness.
Andrew, Samira and the ogre Gulitem were waiting outside the room. When they saw Surdak walking out of the void rift, they breathed a sigh of relief.
The succubus Aphrodite stood in the middle of the room with her eyes closed. She also stepped on a magic circle with black light flowing under her feet. Surdak walked out of the void rift, and she slowly opened her eyes.
Opening his eyes, he smiled at Suldak and asked softly: "Captain, did your trip to Bena City go smoothly this time?"
Suldak nodded, and he looked at the room where he was standing in the police station. It was also dusk in Wall Village at this moment, and the construction site of the reservoir outside had begun to finish. The central square of Wall Village looked particularly busy.
It's noisy, and everything seems to be normal here in the village.
"Fortunately, I just arrived at the hotel and settled in. Nothing happened here, right?" Suldak sat in the main seat in the room and asked Andrew who was standing at the door.
Several members of the security team sat around the round table, and Andrew reported to Suldak:
"Well, some adventure groups were restless, like a group of rats, crawling around and sniffing around in the deserted land. Some people ignored the boundary markers and tried to get into Pussy Mountain to check the distribution of sulfur mines inside. I caught them
I picked up a few of them and punished them severely and sent them to Paglos Pass."
Suldak nodded.
He turned to look at the calm-looking half-elf archer Samira. She didn't have a hood on her head, and her golden curly hair was scattered on her shoulders. He didn't know if it was because the elf blood was awakening in her body, or because her hair had grown longer.
, her appearance has recently changed a bit towards that of an elf, her skin has become crystal clear, and her ears have become a bit more pointed.
"What about the movements of the rebels?" Surdak asked Samira.
The half-elf archer raised her head, and the afterglow of the setting sun happened to shine on her pretty face. She squinted her eyes and replied: "For the time being, they are hiding well, but they have discovered some suspicious characters, but there is no conclusive evidence. We are currently
No arrests were made."
Surdak knew that due to limited manpower, it was impossible to track every suspicious person, and he could only let them wander around in the deserted land.
"Captain, I received a letter here." Andrew said to Suldak.
"Who wrote this to me?"
"It's an invitation letter from Marquis Luther." Andrew took the letter out of his arms and pushed it in front of Suldak.
"Marquis Luther? Let me see what the letter says?" Suldak said while opening the parchment envelope. There was not much content on the letter, only a few sentences. Suldak smiled slightly.
, put down the letter in his hand and said: "The general meaning of the letter is to allow me to have time to visit Bena City. What a coincidence, I happen to be in Bena City, and it seems that I have to find time to visit the Marquis of Bena.
"
Then Andrew added: "The construction of the main dam of the third-level reservoir has officially begun, but it has been raining in the past few days. Mayor Bright probably wants to postpone it for a few days."
Suldak nodded slightly and said, "Is there anything else?"
Several members of the security team looked at each other and said at the same time: "No more."
The succubus Aphrodite sitting opposite Surdak said with an ambiguous face: "Captain, the duration of this summons is about one and a half hours. Of course, you can return at any time. If you have any personal problems that need to be solved,
, please be sure to make reasonable use of this time..."
"..."
The room suddenly became quiet. Surdak coughed slightly, pretending that he did not understand the meaning of the words of the succubus Aphrodite, and said casually:
"If nothing happens, I will return to Bena City. If there are no accidents, this kind of meeting can be held once a week. It will be set at this time for the time being. Even if I am out on patrol, unless there are special circumstances, I will try my best to do it during this time.
Come back quickly."
Everyone quickly agreed: "Okay, Captain."
Seeing that the meeting was about to end, the ogre finally realized that he needed to show his presence, and finally said angrily: "Since it is a regular gathering, I can prepare a roast lamb for the next meeting.
?"
"Can……"
Surdak felt that his promise to bring the ogre from the Maca plane to the city of Hiranza, and that he could eat sheep every day, had not been fully fulfilled so far, so he bit the bullet and agreed.
Surdak reached out and patted Gulitem on the shoulder and said to him: "At the next regular meeting of the security team, I will try to bring you two fresh snappers. I remember the chilled ones here in Bena City."
Fish shop.”
Gulitem cheered.
Then Surdak glanced at Aphrodite. Aphrodite's eyes as deep as night stars blinked. Surdak only felt that he was enveloped by a breath of void again. He stood up from the chair.
Taking a step forward, he stepped into the void. The scenery in front of him changed, and he returned to the room of the Maple Leaf Hotel in Bena City again.
He sat on the sofa, flipping through Marquis Luther's invitation, thinking about when would be a good time to visit.
There was a knocking sound outside the door.
Surdak walked to the door and opened it. He saw a waiter pushing a dining station outside the door and said respectfully to Surdak: "Baron Surdak, your dinner!"
Suldak asked the waiter to push the dining car into the room. Obviously, the service to the nobles in the hotel was much more considerate than that of the common people.
The waiter saw that Surdak was the only one in the room, and suggested that the hotel could also provide some other services. In the evening, the tavern on the top floor of the North District was open to nobles alone. Surdak thought for a moment and asked the waiter:
"Does the hotel and tavern provide information services to the outside world?"
The waiter took the tip from Suldak and replied quickly and courteously: "Our hotel does not have this service. If you want to get some information, you can go downstairs to North Street and walk east along this street.
After crossing a crossroad, you can see the Shire Tavern, and many travelers are willing to go to that pub to get information."
Suldak nodded, indicating that it was okay.
The waiter quickly pushed the dining cart out of the room...