Emilia walked out of the prison in Dugu City, looking a little unhappy.
This "sullen" was just a unilateral guess of Raje Parasos, the bodyguard who was a few steps behind her. In the eyes of other guards, Her Royal Highness the Princess was exactly the same as usual - unfocused and expressionless.
Since Princess Emil came to Skyrim Province, she has rescued dozens of criminals who were about to be beheaded from Dugu City's executioner Atta, but except for the recent Rojiville and a few other residents who broke the law purely out of ignorance,
In addition, most of them have actual crimes. Even if such people are spared from beheading, they will not be released casually. Therefore, the guards will keep them in prison until the princess gets tired of playing this pardon game.
Put them to death.
However, this idea may be in vain in the eyes of Parasos. The princess's visits to the prison may be once every three to five days, or once every one or two months. There is no regularity. Every time she goes, she just stares at the prisoners quietly for a moment, and then
Ignore their cries and pleas for help and just leave.
Parasos was still a little confused about this at first, but after Emilia used an ordinary dagger to directly kill the incarnation of the devil's power two days ago, the sharp-eyed eagle captain discovered that the princess did not treat those mortals at all.
The truth is, she just wanted to find a demon god who was related to these prisoners who were supposed to be beheaded.
The reason why it is not the Holy Spirit is because the Holy Spirit Temple in Dugu City enshrines the altars of all eight Holy Spirits. Even Talos, who is currently prohibited from believing in it, secretly hides an altar in the back house of Toig. If the target is the Holy Spirit, the princess will probably have it early.
Just discovered it.
However, Parathos has no idea which demon god it is. Crime, beheading, and imprisonment, no matter what concept, seems to be unable to become a priesthood. If they are forced to be classified, they can barely be regarded as the "judgment of Stendahl, the god of justice."
"The realm, as for redemption, salvation...don't be kidding, let's not mention that it belongs to the realm of Mara, the God of love, and Mara will not protect criminals.
The most likely demons associated with criminals and evil deeds are Mehrunes Dagon, the god of destruction, and Boethiah, the god of lies, but the former was deposed by Septim 200 years ago.
The longest-lived and second-greatest emperor in the history of the empire, Martin Septim summoned Akatosh and completely defeated him. The latter did not like to see any members of the royal family because he also had the "subversion of authority" priesthood.
But if you take into account what Emilia said, "I'll kill even a god for you", the possibility of finding Boethia is not small. Find this demon god who has caused a lot of trouble for the Septim Empire and kill him with one sword.
, it’s quite exciting to think about it, but it’s just a thought. If the devil’s true form appears or is involved in his realm of annihilation, even if all the sharp-eyed eagles are sacrificed, it won’t be enough to escort the princess to the devil.
It's useless to think so much now. Parasus followed Emilia closely. Although he knew that she didn't really need protection, it was his duty. Even if he could drive away the drunkards who would rush into the princess in advance, it would be good. The only thing
The problem is that the princess should not be attracted by something again and run away from him.
"Stop! You criminal!" The shouts of the Dugu City guards sounded not far ahead, and at the same time there was a burst of chaotic footsteps.
It is the night patrol team in the city. Parasos judged the number of people from the footsteps. Different from the guards who stand guard at fixed locations, they formed a patrol team in groups of five to seven people. They had the functions of maintaining law and order, cleaning up wild animals, and protecting trade routes.
If the situation is urgent, you can also join the bandit extermination team or participate in the city defense. If you are so fanatical, you must have discovered someone doing illegal things in the city - bad.
Parasos glanced at Emilia's location, and as expected, the curious princess had disappeared. He had no choice but to sigh and rush towards the place where the noise came from.
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"Stop!" "You shouldn't be here!" "Get ready to surrender!" "I will end this as soon as possible!" A group of guards were blocking the door of a certain house, each one shouting excitedly.
Standing on the roof, Parasos helplessly put his hand on his forehead. After all, Dugu City is the capital of Tianji Province, and there are almost no short-sighted thieves committing crimes here, and it is not their turn to take action against the real key criminals. This gang
The guards were so busy with no one to catch that they didn't even notice that something was obviously not normal.
The person who was surrounded was a fat man with a black cloth covering his head. When he found him, the man was tinkering with something at the side door of a house in front of him. At this time, even though he was surrounded by guards, he did not show any panic. Obviously,
Except for the black cloth on his head, the aristocratic clothes he wore were ignored by the guards.
After observing carefully for a moment, Parasos saw Emilia sitting on the edge of the flower bed and watching the excitement outside the guard circle.
"Huh? What kind of method?" The man pulled off the face covering on his head and shouted at the guards: "Don't you know me!?"
Oh, Ericul, Parasos recognized this merchant baron who often came and went from the Blue Palace. He had several caravans under his command and also controlled a business route. Although he still couldn't compete with the Eastern Empire Company under the princess's name.
Although the tax is enough to provide him with the qualification of Baron of Dugu City, however, according to the preliminary investigation information of Sharp-Eyed Eagle, the source of his entrepreneurial capital is not very clean. Looking at his skillful lock picking, it is obvious that his old skills are still there.
Not completely forgotten.
"Oh, Baron, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you before," the captain of the patrol stopped his men from shouting, but his tone was not respectful: "What are you doing in front of Baron Bai Ling's mansion so late?"
"What? I taught that Bichi a lesson and I still want to report to you?" Ericul glared at the patrol leader: "I am the Baron of Dugu City, and I order you to get out of the way immediately!"
"Excuse me, Mr. Baron," the captain motioned to the guards to get out of the way: "But you'd better be careful with your words and actions. There are some things that even being a baron cannot solve."
"It's not your turn to teach me a lesson!" Ericul threw away his black hood and half of the wire, and walked away with his head held high, making Parasos sigh.
Of course, you can do whatever you want with your status, such as breaking open other baron's doors, but there are still many things that you can't solve with your status as a baron, such as rebellion or assassination of the lord, and - offending Her Royal Highness Princess Emilia.
Although the princess has only been rescuing people and not bullying others, if she really wants to deal with someone, except for the lords from all over the country who are in trouble, the sharp-eyed eagle can arrest them without hesitation.
"...What qualifications are needed to become a baron?" Emilia, who had been watching the show invisibly, suddenly appeared next to the guards who were a little angry and asked. Parasus was startled, fearing that the guards would be blind to him.
Treating it like an ordinary little girl, she quickly followed her with a few leaps.
"I have met Her Highness the Princess," fortunately, the captain had some discernment and said while stopping other guards from speaking: "If you want to become a baron in a city, you must first obtain the recognition of the lord with certain achievements, and then you must buy a property in the city.
In the end, it will gain general recognition from the residents of the city.”
"... Generally agreed?" The girl tilted her head.
"This is actually not that important, but if it is not recognized by the majority of residents, the investiture ceremony will not be carried out publicly, and no one except the nobles and guards will know his identity, so he is also called the 'Palace Baron'.
"The captain glanced at the direction in which Erekul left.
"I think the princess has already gained this recognition." Parasos answered.
"Haha, of course, although the princess doesn't like to appear in public, you will always make the princess's righteous deeds public in a timely manner." The guard captain said to Parasos with a teasing tone.
The princess doesn't like to be in public? That's just because she can't see it even if she stands in front of you. Parasos rolled his eyes: "If you ask me, you are too slow. If you see someone picking the lock, you will just punch and kick it."
Go down, even if he gets the identity of a baron, it will be too late, and you are all wearing full-face helmets, can he still come back with revenge? "
"Although the law stipulates that no force can be used directly against unarmed criminals, but -" the captain glanced at the wire dropped by Ericul: "That thing seems to be quite sharp?"
"Haha, the conflict between him and Baron Bai Ling has been going on for a day or two. What if we encounter such an opportunity again?" "You will definitely hear rumors in the tavern that a baron was beaten." The two captains spoke in perfect agreement.
They laughed together.
Since the patrol still had a mission, they went their separate ways after a brief conversation, while Emilia was still thoughtful.
"What? You don't like that Erekul too? Do you need me to call the brothers to teach him a lesson?" Parasos asked the princess.
"...I want to be a baron." The girl turned her head and looked at him.
"Huh?" Parathos was stunned for a moment. The imperial princess wanted to become a "baron" four levels lower than her status?
"...But the houses in Dugu City are too expensive." the princess said.
Well, Parassus thought, the Pride Spear Villa given to her by Toig alone is worth almost 40,000 gold coins. Other larger houses are naturally more expensive, but compared to the monthly profit of the Eastern Empire Company
There are still some gaps. If I persuade the princess to misappropriate the money in the account, will I be punished by the emperor later?
"...Where did Ericul get the money to buy the house?" Emilia continued to ask.
"It was stolen when he joined the Thieves Guild." Parasos, who was thinking about whether the princess's use of the Eastern Empire Company's assets was considered theft, casually told the results of Sharp-Eyed Eagle's investigation of Erekul.
Oops, Parasos immediately shut up when he realized what he said, and hoped that the princess would not react so quickly. Although he once mentioned to the princess the location of the headquarters of the now declining Thieves Guild, she probably couldn't remember...
