Chapter 31: The Hunter and the Prey 1
Although Savoie Fort is a comprehensive castle, no matter how rich its functions are, it naturally cannot meet the needs of a royal capital.
The simplest thing is, where do foreign visitors and diplomats live? How can talents be cultivated without academies and libraries? Those court ministers are not allowed to live in the inner hall, but where should they sleep after work?
In fact, there is a city at the foot of the hill of Savoieburg, which is the royal capital in the true sense of the word. And the Savoie Castle, to be precise, should be a castle-style court.
As the political center of Erosa, the royal capital naturally has a considerable size. In fact, it is the second largest city in Erosa after Lucerne, and Charlotte's goal this time is a garden villa in the city.
Although there was no trace of the Calamity Witch last night, Charlotte did not let her guard down. This time, he also used the astral body to participate in the operation, and shortly after lunch, the astral body rode with a group of guards to the royal capital at the bottom of the mountain.
Of course, the guards are a trick to hide people's ears, in fact, these people are all elites who belong to the shadow guard. There are still people in the royal capital, and after formulating a sneak attack plan, the shadow guard has shown extraordinary efficiency, and without being detected by the target, he has laid an unbreakable net.
Charlotte, who left the castle, only had to collect the nets.
But Charlotte didn't notice that not long after he left the castle, Vivien Leigh noticed his actions.
Wangdu is a standard northern city, and the original black city walls are crystal clear under the heavy snow a while ago. The walls of Sanzhang are not high in the world of Steeu, which is also determined by the functional positioning of the royal capital.
As the political center of Erosa, the royal capital is naturally festive on the day of the festival. But even if the streets are lit up, they can't hide the coldness of the royal capital. Charlotte dismounted in the royal capital, and met only three waves of pedestrians in the street she had just crossed.
This is also normal.
On the day of the festival, except for some nobles and diplomats who were qualified to attend the dinner at Fort Savoie, the rest of the nobles, students, merchants, workers, etc., had already returned to their hometowns ahead of schedule. The rest of the royal capital natives actually make up only 30% of the city.
With nearly 70% of the population of a huge city at once, you can imagine how cold it will be.
Charlotte spent the first twelve years of her life in Erosa, so she was not surprised by the situation. But after walking a little further down the street, I faintly heard the noise of the commotion.
In front is Clayderman Square, where residents of the royal capital and nearby villages flock to the square for a large, semi-civil gathering. There you can see all kinds of performances, with men drinking booze from the north inviting dances to their beloved girls.
Of course, those with wives also have to pay attention, and be careful not to be NTR by drunk men. Charlotte, who had snuck out to party as a child, had seen more than once the scuffles in Clayderman Square, often because some drunkard was holding the girl and gnawing on it, only to suddenly find 'you!?', and a fist slammed into the head, and then a small riot quickly turned into a large-scale scuffle.
Don't doubt it, the ancestors of the northern realm are so strong.
But now Charlotte didn't pay attention to the party, he endured the brain-pumping of a certain performance troupe in the square, muttered "Which bastard invited this kind of person to perform on stage", and saw the flower farmer with two people coming to his side.
Charlotte nodded, and led the group across the plaza towards its target. After only one street crossed, the crowd that had begun to bustle was gone, and the streets were littered with scrap paper, except for the occasional group of people rushing to the square, or leaving the square in a drunken state.
"Did the target leave?" Charlotte asked in a low voice as she walked.
"Back to the young master, no. They were all mages and didn't seem to like the hustle and bustle of the square. ”
"Where's the manpower?
"Yes! The marksmen are in place, the assault team is ready, and we are still guarding the perimeter, just waiting for your order to start attacking. ”
The two talked while walking, and at this time, they had already arrived at the target location.
It was a three-storey garden villa, not very big, but quite elegant. Vines cling up the walls of the villa, making it impossible to see the original colors on the walls, and it looks like the villa has been around for some years. But the villa is in harmony with the garden, and the cold plants in the garden are growing very well, and it seems that someone is taking care of the garden.
Charlotte glanced at it, because the astral body did not have the ability of the magic eye, he could only see a figure flickering past the window.
Fearing that the people inside would notice his prying eyes, he didn't try to cast a spell to see what was going on. According to intelligence statistics, there are a total of seven mages in it, although I am not sure if there are master-level spellcasters, but I don't think there are any low-level mages with one or two rings.
Charlotte prefers to have one or two master casters inside. Although the Master is not a bad street, considering that this mage organization may be related to the Eye of Time or Sky City, it is not reasonable to measure the casting level of these people.
Charlotte retracted her gaze and looked at the flower farmer, "Start acting in five minutes, don't be careless, the mage inside is not a simple character." And I don't just need to win, I want nothing to go wrong, and I can't get away with any of them!"
Five minutes later, the action began.
Charlotte stood in the shadows of the street corner, watching for a moment as the raiding group silently climbed over the fence like a civet. From Charlotte's position, it could be seen that there were eight members of the assault team on the west and south sides of the villa, and they were short and quickly approached the villa under the cover of the garden.
Two of them used vine relays silently into the second-story window on the west side, and the other two climbed into the room from the first floor. The two members of the attack team due south hung outside the window sill on the south side of the second floor, and the last two members of the attack team crouched in front of the gate of the villa, one left and one right, waiting for the next move.
The whole process took less than five seconds, and it was not only incredibly fast, but it also didn't cause any disturbance.
Charlotte and the flower farmer stood in the shadow of the street corner and did not move, not because Charlotte was proud of her identity, but because the flower farmer strongly requested. It wasn't until this moment that Charlotte understood why the flower farmer wanted him to wait and see.
Although Charlotte is quite confident in illusion, she is really unable to complete it all in five seconds. If they act together, it will only slow down the rhythm of the Shadow Guard's attack.
"Young master, then I'm ready to act. The flower farmer knelt down and saluted Charlotte, and after Charlotte nodded, he commanded to the left and right, "Keep the young master safe." ”
With that, he bent over and left the corner, and disappeared in a few flashes.
Charlotte was in awe of the high quality of the Shadow Guard, and once again felt that she needed to start cultivating a force that was only loyal to herself.