"...Okay, this is probably the situation. After you enter the venue later, you can move freely and try whatever you want. But remember, try to see as much as possible, listen as much as possible, and speak as little as possible. If there is something unclear,
Just ask me directly about the situation."
Seeing that the servants from the city lord's palace who came to greet him were already waiting at the carriage door, Xiute gave a final warning, and then took the three of them out of the car together and walked into tonight's brightly lit carnival.
After stepping into the radiant door, the luxurious interior of the castle was completely displayed in front of the four people.
Huge white marble columns are embossed with exquisite patterns, countless gorgeous oil paintings hang on the walls, and a bright magic crystal chandelier hangs down every few meters in the wide and extending corridor.
A sweet-looking elf with cool clothes and half-orc maids shuttled through the corridors, guiding many distinguished guests up the red-carpeted spiral staircase and into the main banquet hall on the second floor of the castle.
The air was filled with sweet and charming fragrance, which made the weak Luo Qi and the three of them blush.
"What happened to them?"
However, as she walked, the sharp-eyed Alyssa noticed that in the corners of some corridors in the distance, some professionals with blurred eyes were lying on the ground or half leaning against the wall.
Even if the maids around them passed by them, they would only carefully avoid them without taking any measures against them.
"Those people? It's just the effect of the dream potion."
Glancing in the direction indicated by Alyssa, Xiutehun spoke nonchalantly.
"They are low-level professionals supported by the city lord's palace, but with their current strength and status, they can only participate in the carnival held tonight in the atrium outdoor garden.
At the banquet, everyone can receive a bottle of dream potion as a reward. I believe some of you must have heard of this potion, which can allow the drinker to temporarily put aside all the troubles in reality and have a good dream.
"
"Of course, everything has its shortcomings. The biggest problem with this medicine is that when the effect of the medicine ends and they have to wake up from a sweet dream, the huge gap in reality will make the user feel a huge sense of loss, and then seek more
Dream potion.
Moreover, as the frequency increases, users will gradually develop drug resistance, causing the original potion to become less effective and have to choose to take a larger dose or a higher-level dream potion at a time."
"Why would they touch such a thing? Don't they know the consequences of overdosing on potions?"
Alyssa asked incomprehensibly. Whether it was her aristocratic tutor or the knight's commandments, it was difficult for her to understand why someone would choose to degenerate like this.
"Moreover, why would the City Lord's Palace give them such a thing? Wouldn't this seriously weaken their perception and combat capabilities? What if an enemy comes to attack them while they are sleeping?"
"I think, Alisa, that's what's sad about them..."
After glancing at Roach, whose eyes were also somewhat blank, and Shute, who was silent, Matt finally spoke carefully and expressed his understanding of this.
"These people who use potions are usually low-level professionals who have to flee here for some reason.
They are usually burdened with huge mental pressure and live in anxiety every day. If they close their eyes today, there is no guarantee that they will be able to 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.
But in this remote border city, cultivation resources are strictly controlled. In addition to the sky-high price resources on the black market, you can only choose to perform various extremely dangerous and difficult tasks in exchange for them.
In this state, even if they are well aware of the consequences, many people will still choose to look for the next bottle of potion to anesthetize themselves after waking up, because they cannot see any hope in the future."
"March is right, Alyssa, Roach, it may be a little difficult for you to understand, but for most professionals, the fourth level is an insurmountable barrier."
[Starfire] The deputy leader Xiu nodded, and then Matt continued.
"These people you see are actually just the epitome of more hopeless civilian professionals. Due to the monopoly of the aristocratic rulers, without the assistance of rare treasures or magic potions, they usually cannot break through in their lifetime."
"As for why the City Lord's Mansion distributed this potion to them, the reason is very simple. I hope you can understand one thing. The so-called 'disadvantages' and 'advantages' are all relative."
"In order to obtain this potion, these professionals are willing to pay a huge price. So, as long as the city lord's palace controls the source of this potion, it is equivalent to controlling these professionals.
Although he is only at the second or third level of strength, as an ordinary bodyguard or city guard, it is enough."
At this point, the group of people just arrived in front of the main banquet hall. Xiute stopped talking, signaled the three of them to stop the discussion, and then entered it with the welcome of the maid.
.….….
Compared with the hustle and bustle outside, the environment in the banquet hall has become much quieter and more elegant.
The huge spiral chandelier hangs down from the expanded ceiling, and the white light passes through the countless faceted transparent magic crystals, reflecting brilliant colors in the entire grand banquet hall.
Compared to the garden outside the castle, the attendants coming and going here are obviously more attractive, and their gauzy clothes are more delicate and revealing.
Wine that shines like gems is stacked into a tall wine tower, and delicacies from all over the federation are piled on the mithril plate. A guest wearing a mask is already lingering in the banquet hall, enjoying everything in sight.
thing.
On top of the throne, the city lord, wearing a dark golden mask, was already enjoying himself with several old friends.
Several young girls and boys in thin robes crowded around him. Although they all had a faint look of fear in their eyes, they were still trying their best to please him.
After entering the hall, Shute looked around and then walked towards a man wearing a black and white striped dress with a clear target and a mask that was half black and half silver.
Several people have gathered around the other party at this moment, and I don't know what they are discussing.
But during the process, his steps suddenly stopped, and his eyes under the dark mask suddenly turned towards the deeper parts of the city lord's palace.
Just now, there was some very hidden mental fluctuation that penetrated his mental barrier and detected the aura of his body. The opponent's strength was at least at the same level as him, or even higher!
This made Xiute's heart tense for a moment, and his heart, which had been slightly relaxed, suddenly lifted. He immediately tried to track the opponent's position in reverse, but in the end he found nothing.
After taking a deep look at the city lord who was completely unaware of all this, Xiute frowned secretly.
According to the intelligence, the Lord of Longying City is only a seventh-level person, and he himself is the strongest person in this area. But now it seems that the situation seems a bit complicated, and there may be strong people standing behind the opponent.
This kind of detection behavior is not only a statistics of the strength of the guests, but also a disguised display of muscles. Unless you are a ninth-level crown prince, please don't cause trouble here.
After calming down, Xiute walked in the direction of the ambassador without changing his pace.
He has no conflict with the organizer of the party for the time being, so there is no need to create extraneous matters. The business is to discuss cooperation matters with the ambassador as soon as possible.
.….….
"An eighth-level peak person? This aura is a bit familiar. It seems to be the deputy commander of Xinghuo. He is here too?"
However, where Xiute was staring, Anvis withdrew his mental power and looked at him in surprise as well.
"The ones he brought seemed to be acquaintances, Roach, Matt and Alyssa? It seems that she finally chose the rebel route."
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