The wheels ran over the road, and the carriage entered Char, passed through the gates, and headed for the center of the city.

Along the way, Richard saw Char's current scene through the car window, which had undergone some subtle changes from more than three years ago.

Speaking of which, he observed Char more than three years ago shortly after the war between the Soma Alliance and the Sika Kingdom. At that time, although the Soma Alliance won the war, the national power was greatly consumed, which led to a plummeting standard of living for the common people, excessive taxes, and the closure of many shops in the city.

Compared with more than three years ago, it doesn't seem to have eased much, but on the contrary, it seems to be more serious.

At a glance, at least 30 percent of the shops on the street are closed, and another 30 percent have dilapidated stores with few customers. The streets became quite cold, and the occasional pedestrians were in a hurry, not stopping in front of the shops at all.

The owner of a grocery store, leaning against the door frame, seemed to have given up the struggle, did not solicit customers at all, just stared at the godless dead fish eyes, not knowing what to think.

The owner of the tailor shop next door was no better, standing in front of the door and sighing incessantly.

There was a rare silence in the blacksmith shop in the distance, and it took a long time before there was an intermittent sound of striking iron, which sounded a little cold and lifeless, and it lasted only a few minutes before it stopped, and the fire seemed to go out.

This continued until the center of Char City, where the streets still looked bustling and the shops were still thriving. But looking at the bluestone floor that has been broken by disrepair, and looking at the negligence in cleaning up the horse manure and garbage piled up on the street corners, you know that beneath this surface, decay has begun.

Looks like...... In the past few years, the Soma Alliance has generated a lot of internal friction because of the competition for the throne......

Richard pondered, and instructed the carriage to drive to the reception.

The reception looks the same as it did three years ago, and has hardly changed.

After getting out of the carriage, Richard knocked on the door and entered, identified himself, was quickly greeted respectfully, and soon settled down in the same courtyard where he had been accustomed more than three years ago.

After staying, wait until the afternoon, someone arrives to visit.

It's not a stranger, it's Cyril Sark, the honorary duke who once went to Sarin.

This seventy-year-old man returned to Char ahead of schedule after Shalin got the reply he wanted, and it seemed that the alliance thought that this communication was good, and after knowing that he arrived at Char, they directly sent the other party out.

The purpose of sending it out is actually very simple, but to exchange matters related to meeting with the Alliance Emperor.

According to Cyril Sack's statement, the Emperor of the Alliance was very eager to meet, but he wanted to make the meeting more grand, so he could not determine the specific time for the time being, only said that it would be within three days.

Richard didn't care too much about this, and the main purpose of his visit to Char this time was to give an explanation to the Alliance. On the surface, it doesn't matter if you bow your head or give up some peripheral interests, as long as you make sure that the alliance doesn't bother with Shalin anymore, you can meet with the alliance emperor whenever you want.

Knowing Richard's attitude, Cyril Sack was visibly relieved and expressed his appreciation. After that, I didn't stay long, I said a few polite words, and got up to leave under the pretext that I still had something to do.

When he was about to go out, he didn't know whether it was a kind reminder or an ulterior warning, Cyril Sach: "That...... Lord Richard, since you have promised to meet Your Majesty at any time in the next few days, it is best not to leave this reception office casually until you meet.

Seriously...... Although His Majesty has been on the throne for a while, some rebellious and rebellious parties have not been completely eliminated, and there may be a few who are trying to sabotage them on the streets, and Char's public security is worrying. If you go out casually and some accidents happen, it will not be good to affect the meeting with His Majesty. ”

"That's it. Richard raised his eyebrows, "That's true, I really want to meet the so-called rebellious and chaotic party, and I just happened to exterminate it for His Majesty - since I was able to help the alliance win the national war, it must not be difficult to exterminate a few chaotic parties now." ”

"Uh......" Cyril Sark was stunned for a moment, and then he clearly remembered that Richard's identity was not just the Lord of Sharin, but also a powerful wizard. According to rumors, even one of the most powerful wizards in the entire main continent, such a person really didn't need to worry about safety in Char.

Opening and closing his lips a few times, Cyril Sark smiled a little embarrassedly: "Well, I despised you, Lord Richard, and I apologize." But then again, there's nothing wrong with being careful. ”

"Okay, I'll take note, Duke Sack. ”

"That's good, I'm leaving. ”

"Goodbye. ”

"Goodbye. ”

......

As the night grew thicker, Cyril Sark got into his carriage and left.

Not long after Cyril Sack left, Richard followed him out of the reception and disappeared into the darkness outside.

When he reappeared more than ten minutes later, he was already in front of a three-story stone building in Char City.

The three-story stone building looks like it has been unoccupied for a long time, the exterior wall has a lot of cracks and stains on the surface, there is no light inside, and even the entrance door is a little crooked.

Richard frowned when he saw the appearance of the stone building, and suddenly turned to look at the alley opposite the stone building.

At the mouth of the alley, a person hiding under a gray robe appeared, stretched out his right hand from the robe, and gently pressed it on his left shoulder.

After doing this, turn around and leave.

Richard's eyes narrowed, and he followed the other man with a step, turning around and finally entering an ordinary small courtyard.

In the small courtyard, there was another person who was hidden under the green robe waiting, and the gray-robed man consciously stood guard at the door of the courtyard, as if to prevent someone else from breaking in.

Richard looked at the blue-robed man and asked, "Are you Nagarjuna's subordinate, do you have any news for me?"

"I am indeed Nagarjuna-sama's subordinate, and Nagarjuna-sama asked me to give this thing to you, my lord. The green-robed man said respectfully, stepped closer, and handed out a small box the size of a palm.

Richard stretched out his hand to pick it up, stopped halfway through his movements, looked at the face of the green-robed man with some inquiry, and asked with a bit of playfulness: "Are you really Nagarjuna's subordinate?"

The green-robed man's body trembled slightly, but he didn't respond, and the next moment he shook the box in his hand violently.

"Click!"

The box shattered, and a blood-red light flew out from inside, barely giving him time to react, and hit Richard's body.

Like a sharp blade cutting through butter, the light stabbed Richard's body unhindered, pierced through the heart, and flew out from behind.

"Bang!"

Richard fell to the ground without a sound.

The green-robed man was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect things to be so easy, and after a long while, he looked at the gray-robed man and asked, "Is this dead?"

"Yes. "The gray-robed man wasn't so sure.

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