Chapter 180: Your Hearts Are Dirty When You Play Tactics
"So, Your Highness the Princess, can you tell me how you found us?"
After waiting for the liquid in the pot to boil, Eschuin poured out two cups and pushed the full teacup in front of Vivien.
After making sure that the two uninvited guests had no ill intentions, at least for now, he agreed to each other's offer.
By the time a few people paced to the second floor, except for the waste magic sword, which seemed to have lost track of time and had not returned yet, Paul, who was taking care of his weapons, and Soquet, who was bored, were all safe and sound.
According to Paul, Vivien and her bodyguard, Sesti, came to her not long after she left.
Moreover, Sesti seems to be an old acquaintance with Paul's father, so it is easy to prove his identity.
This is very bizarre, the martial arts institution that represents the cutting-edge power of the Holy See, the supreme leader of the Inquisition, is definitely a ruthless character who surpasses the seventh rank and stands at the top of the Holy Domain, such a strong person can live for hundreds of years even if he has a very short lifespan, but Sesti still seems to be his elder figure.
The young Headless Horsemann said that the only thing he knew was that the other party was a dragon, and it seemed to be the mount of a previous generation of braves......
Why did the dragons of the previous generation of brave people transform into humans, and why did they protect the royal family that the dragons regarded as ants?
During this period, he guessed that he could write a book, but he didn't dare to ask it, although Eshuin was very curious about this Vivien's guard knight, considering the absolute strength gap between the two sides.
"What a mellow scent, Lord Ashin, what is this?"
Sitting at the dining table, looking at the liquid she had never heard of in her memory, Vivien asked curiously.
"Oh, and it's always been in-house, so I call him "coffee". Due to your age, it is recommended that you drink it with milk and sugar. If you're afraid of being poisonous, leave it as a drink for guests. ”
As he said this, Eshuin also poured a glass for each of the people on his side.
The other world doesn't seem to have the concept of coffee, but there are plants that resemble cacao beans.
And because the experience of eating it raw is extremely poor, no one seems to have found that this plant can be dried and fermented, ground into powder and mixed with water to drink.
Although I don't know if it's really the same, the trial work looks almost the same as the real coffee, and there are quite a few foodies on my side, and after being forced to do a few live experiments, Eshuin almost reproduced the "otherworldly version of coffee".
Originally, considering the various processes, the process of making ordinary freshly ground coffee was very troublesome.
But these original problems have been solved by "magic".
You only need to take out the cocoa beans and teacups, the grinding problem can be solved with the wind blade technique, the baking and fermentation can be accelerated by the earth-based drying technique, and the originally difficult to grasp the heat can be controlled by the fireball technique, thanks to the disgusting teaching of Felicia, the Book of the Dead, the detailed operation of these magic powers is not difficult for a certain skeleton, and now it has even been developed by him as a lazy exercise method.
"It's stupid to waste your magic on such meaningless things. ”
After glancing at it coldly, Sesti shook her head, ready to remind her master, "Your Royal Highness, please go straight to the point." That noisy broken sword is left aside for the time being, but after all, the other party is the most evil person who almost destroyed the continent......"
Hearing the other party's evaluation, Ashine silently glanced at Sesti, who was unusually vigilant.
The other side has almost figured out the details of the negotiators, but except for the information provided by Paul, which can only be regarded as gossip, his side can be said to know nothing, and the intelligence is completely unequal, which is simply the worst situation.
"Well, Sesti, you're too nervous. I have a great faith in His Excellency Esthein. Ah, what a bitter ......!"
Presumably curious about the attitude of a certain werewolf calling "Uncle Bone, have another drink!", before she could finish speaking, Vivien ignored Sesti, who looked incredulous with her eyes wide, and drank to herself.
"Hmm? This rich and unique aroma is really delicious. ”
After discovering the advantages of coffee, Vivien also understood the other party's suggestion just now, and after thinking for a while, she said with some surprise, "I see, if you use sugar and milk to dilute the bitter taste." Absolutely, it's a drink that rivals the highest quality black tea!"
"Your Royal Highness, you won't come here to enjoy afternoon tea, right? ”
Seeing Vivien's surprise at the unimproved black coffee, Eshuane couldn't help but complain casually.
"Ahem. Well, I'm sorry, Your Excellency Esthein. ”
Probably also aware of her gaffe, Vivian smiled lightly, showing an expectant look and continued, "I didn't expect that Your Excellency is also a learned person to find such a wonderful match. If you wish, I would like to hire you as a royal alchemist. ”
It's still a little ghost, but what a skilful diplomatic rhetoric......
If you don't know the identity of the other party, for example, when you meet a cute little girl on the street, looking at you with innocent and adoring eyes, maybe Ai Xiuyin will be stunned by a sycophant.
But it was precisely because of this that he could feel the horror of the other party.
Courtesans are terrifying talents, and characters who can master them just right can be terrifyingly dangerous.
Tutoring and circumstances are certainly one thing, but not everyone can use age and beauty as weapons. Ai Xiuyin even maliciously guessed that if the princess sitting opposite now was Alice, would she invite herself to eat a few roast pig's trotters or something.
"If you really want to say it, the cause is actually Mr. Demon Sword. ”
Seeing that the other party didn't mean to talk, Vivien seemed a little disappointed, but quickly regained her strength, "Sesti said that Mr. Demon Sword is very self-centered and the type to take revenge. Because we still need to hide our identity, after we had a conflict with Mr. Magic Sword some time ago, we were worried about when it would come over, so we started to investigate-"
"Wait, what did you just say?"
Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Ai Xiuyin, who noticed that something was wrong, hurriedly interrupted the four princesses, "Although it's true that he likes to cause trouble, but Spandam has been with us recently, what's the matter with the conflict?"
I was still thinking about how the other party could use the etiquette of treating the undead, but it turned out to be the guy with the waste magic sword......
"Eh, don't you know about this?"
Hearing the other party's question, Vivien was a little surprised, and pressed her outstretched index finger to the side of her face, revealing a distressed look of memory.
"It was more than a month ago, and here in White Oak. ”
Ashine noticed that the other party gave him an inquiring look, and after seeing Sesti nod in acquiescence, he continued: "Mr. Demon Sword seemed to be taking a walk that day, but he accidentally found us disguised as adventurers, and inexplicably began to fight...... Anyway, in the end, Mr. Demon Sword said "You wait, Uncle Ben and his partner will teach you a lesson" and left, but he never saw it again. ”
Halfway through the words, Vivien seemed to think about the problem of face, and also avoided the battle process of the waste magic sword very intimately.
More than a month ago, clamoring to drag himself to revenge......
——[Partner, Uncle Ben thought about it. Sure enough, a man can't just give in, let's go take revenge!]
"I should know about this, it turns out that you broke that guy did. Recalling a certain scene in his memory, Ai Xiuyin covered his forehead and sighed, and now he finally found the culprit.
Now that I think about it, I didn't follow to take revenge at that time, and I really bet on the right treasure.
After all, that incident was very strange, not to mention that Spandam had set up so many flags, and the soul creations with extremely strong vitality were all beaten by fat, and if he was stunned on impulse, the grave grass was already two feet high.
Originally, Sesti was still a little worried about Mr. Magic Sword's revenge, because there were so many of them that he couldn't be killed, and the defeated Mr. Magic Sword would gather a lot of clones to make trouble. Speaking of this, Vivien seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as if she had survived the catastrophe, "Many years ago, after the great nobles of a small country offended it, Mr. Demon Sword sang songs near the palace for several days and nights, and it is said that several knight captains who were in charge of clearing the money at that time finally died suddenly due to lack of sleep. After a period of stalemate, the Minister of Property had to compensate most of the savings in the treasury before Mr. Magic Sword agreed to stop. ”
That guy used to do this kind of thing.
I don't know if it's time to say that the strong aspects have gone astray, and it's really messing with some noble guys.
"Because we care about the [partner] in Mr. Magic Sword's words, we launched an investigation, and the result was that we found an unidentified person, but who was active among the adventurers, and even was invited to a ......dinner by the Earl because of the incident of the Wizards' Association."
"I'm sorry, that's all for now, Your Highness the Princess. ”
In order to avoid the topic from going further and further, Ashine stopped the other party and took off his helmet, "Although Spandam's character is not very good, that guy is unexpectedly kind to his fans and ordinary people who may become his fans. Since it took the initiative to provoke, your personal guard knight should have a holiday with it, not to mention that you have also conducted an investigation, so there is no need to go around in circles. ”
"Well, it's best if you can understand. ”
Looking at the head with only bones left and the pale blue flames in her eyes, Vivien nodded calmly as if she had expected it.
The basic information is considered to be mastered by the other party, but other aspects-
[Paul, don't be seen by the other party, how much information have you revealed?]
Hearing the inquiry from the soul link, the young headless horseman quickly reacted, maintaining his original movements and responding: [Lord Eshuin, his subordinates have received training in this area in the Inquisition, and nothing else has been leaked except for the basic confirmation of identity. Sokite, like his subordinates, didn't open his mouth until you returned. 】
In other words, the other party's intelligence source is his own behavior in White Oak Town, and some speculations......
"I'm not interested in why the royals are here, and I'm not going to get too involved. But as a member of ours may disrupt your plans, and if you are not prepared to dwell on them, I can guarantee that I will not cause a riot in the kingdom of Sismal. Eshuin observed the other party's expression as he spoke, "Then again, we don't need to do anything. Since it can be found among adventurers, you should know better as a member of the royal family. You are not able to protect yourselves, and you do not have the strength to deal with such unnecessary troubles as ours. ”
At this point in time, there will be members of the royal family who will find themselves who have fled from the Demon Realm, and there are only a handful of reasons at all.
The power of the previous generation of undead kings, this title alone can scare the hearts of a group of so-called "strong".
If they still need to worry about whether they will find trouble because they read it as "righteousness" and write "to eliminate unstable factors", they have no room to intervene now, even if they are worried about the threat they will bring.
In addition, it is currently known that the royal family died and ate jujube pills......
If they still have a glimmer of hope for the restoration of the country, even if they know that the threat exists, they will have to hide the news.
On his side, he fled from the Demon Realm, and he had no capital to fight before Ah Shu recovered his strength, but considering the entire undead race that was about to move, in a sense, it may also be used as an outpost and secretly laid out in the continent.
Depending on whether the other party understands that this information is a dividing line, the status of their side will be completely different.
"Well, you're right. Looks like you've done a lot of research. ”
For these obviously threatening words, Vivien also showed a helpless wry smile, and did not deny it, "Even with Sesti, it is impossible for us to fight against the forces that almost destroyed the continent now. ”
It seems that the other party doesn't know that the Lich King Raymond has taken over the undead, but the power of the former Undead King is the information of the losers!
According to the mode of operation, there are a lot of tricks that can be played now......
"Well, since there is a basic consensus. Then Her Royal Highness, let's introduce ourselves again. ”
Eshuin felt a stir in his heart, but he still pretended to be calm, and said as calmly as possible: "Including Spandham, we are on a secret mission that is inconvenient to reveal. I am a confidant of the former heir to the King of the Undead, an outpost of my master, and the commander of this operation. If you are not prepared to interfere, then my guarantee will still be valid, even, according to your intentions......"
At this point, a skeleton smiled meaningfully, "Maybe we can be friends." ”
"I see, that's why you're Mr. Magic Sword's partner. ”
Seeing that Her Royal Highness was stunned and thought for a moment, she showed an expression that was really like this, and a certain skeleton almost laughed.
"Your Excellency Eshuin, do you remember what I said earlier, coming with sincerity?"
Vivien smiled and shook the silver spoon in her hand, and without waiting for the other party to answer, she said directly, "We have some information in our hands that may be useful to you. For example, Lord Lamar, lord of White Oak, has prepared the latest war puppet of the Eastern Magic Federation and is waiting for you to feast. ”