—4E, 201, Last Seed, 22nd, 20:00 —

Emilia came out of her prison in Solitary City, looking a little sullen.

This "sullen" was just a one-sided conjecture of the bodyguard, Razhe Parassos, who was a few steps behind her, and it seemed to the other guards that Her Royal Highness was exactly the same as usual—with unfocused eyes and expressionless faces.

Since Princess Emir came to Skyrim Province, she has rescued dozens of criminals who are about to be beheaded from the executioner of Dugu City, Atta, but except for the recent Rogville and a few other residents who broke the law out of pure ignorance, most of them have actually committed crimes, and even if such people are exempted from beheading, they will not be released casually, so the guards keep them in prison until Her Royal Highness is tired of playing this pardon game before executing them.

However, this thought seemed to Palacus to be frustrated, and the princess's visitation was irregular, either once every three or five days, or once a month or two, and each time she went there she only watched the prisoners quietly for a moment, and then ignored their cries and cries for help.

Palasos was still a little puzzled by this, but since Emilia directly killed the demon god's divine power incarnation with an ordinary dagger two days ago, the sharp-eyed eagle captain realized that the princess didn't take those mortals seriously at all, she just wanted to find a demon god who was related to these prisoners who were supposed to be beheaded.

The reason why it's not the Holy Spirit is because the Holy Spirit Temple in Dugu City enshrines the altars of all the eight Holy Spirits, even if it is Talos, who is currently forbidden to believe, there is an altar secretly hidden in Toig's back house, and if the target is the Holy Spirit, the princess would probably have discovered it a long time ago.

However, Palashos doesn't have a clue which demon god it is, crime, beheading, imprisonment, no matter which concept it seems to be a priesthood, if you have to classify them, they can barely be regarded as the "judgment" realm of the god of justice, Stendhal, as for redemption and salvation...... No kidding, but it belongs to Mara, the god of love, and Mara is unlikely to harbor criminals.

The demon gods associated with criminals and evil deeds are most likely Mehrunes Dagon, the god of destruction, and Boethiah, the god of lies, but the former was completely defeated 200 years ago by Martin Septin, the longest-lived and second-greatest emperor in the history of the Septin Empire, who summoned Acatosh to defeat him, and the latter did not want to see any royals due to his "subversive" priesthood.

But if you combine Emilia's sentence "Even if it's a god, I'll kill you", the possibility of finding Poyesia is not small, and it's exciting to think about finding this demon god who has caused a lot of trouble to the Septin Empire and slashing it with a knife, but it's just just thinking about it, if the demon god's true body appears or is involved in his annihilation realm, even sacrificing all the sharp-eyed eagles will not be enough to escort the princess to that demon god.

It's useless to think so much now, Palasos follows Emilia closely, although he knows that she doesn't really need protection, but his duty is to drive away the drunk who will rush the princess in advance, the only problem is that the princess doesn't want to be attracted by something and throw him off and run away.

"Stop! You criminal! The shouts of the guards of Dugu City sounded not far ahead, and at the same time, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps.

It was a night patrol in the city, and Parasos judged the number of people by the sound of his footsteps, unlike the guards who stood guard in a fixed place, they formed patrols of five to seven people, and had different duties such as maintaining law and order, cleaning up wild beasts, protecting trade routes, etc., and if the situation was urgent, they could also be incorporated into the team to exterminate the bandits or participate in the defense of the city.

Palasos glanced at where Emilia was, and the curious princess was gone, so he sighed and hurried to the place where the noise had come.

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"Stop!" "You shouldn't be here!" "Prepare for the Fa!" "I'll end this as soon as possible!" A group of guards were blocking the doorway of a certain house, all shouting excitedly.

Palasos, who was standing on the roof, stretched out his hand helplessly, after all, Dugu City, as the capital of Skyrim Province, almost didn't have any petty thieves who didn't have a long eye to commit crimes here, and the real criminals couldn't take their turn to make a move, and these guards had no one to catch and were so idle that they didn't notice an obviously abnormal situation.

Surrounded by a chubby man with a black cloth on his head, he was being fiddled with something at the side door of a house in front of him, and even if he was surrounded by guards, there was no panic, apparently, except for the black cloth on his head, the aristocratic clothes he was wearing were ignored by the guards.

After a few more moments, Palashos saw Emilia sitting on the edge of the flowerbed watching the bustle outside the guard's encirclement.

"Huh? Be executed? What is the method? The man brushed the floor and tore off the face covering from his head, shouting at the guards, "Don't you know me!?" ”

Oh, Erechul, Parasos recognized this merchant baron who often came and went in the Blue Palace, he had several caravans under his command, and also controlled a trade route, although it was still not comparable to the Eastern Empire Company under the name of the princess, but the tax was enough to provide him with the qualification of a baron of Dugu City, however, according to the information of the preliminary investigation of the sharp eye eagle, the origin of his entrepreneurial capital was not very clean, and now looking at his skillful lockpicking, it is obvious that the old craft has not been completely forgotten.

"Oh, Baron, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you before," the captain of the patrol stopped his men's shouts, but his tone was not respectful, "What are you doing in front of Baron Bai Ling's mansion so late?" ”

"What? Do I have to report back to you if I teach that Bichi a lesson? Ericourt glared fiercely at the patrol leader: "I am the baron of Dugu City, I order you to get out of the way immediately!" ”

"Please, Mr. Baron," the captain motioned to the guards to get out of the way, "but you had better be cautious in what you say and do, there are some things that cannot be solved even in the position of a baron." ”

"It's not your turn to teach me a lesson!" Erekul threw away the black hood and half of the wire, and strode away, sighing at the sight of Parazos.

Trivial things like prying the doors of other barons can naturally do whatever they want with their status, but there are still many things that can't be solved as a baron, such as rebellion or assassination of the lord, and - offending Her Royal Highness Princess Emilia.

Although the princess has always only rescued people and has not bullied people, if she really wants to deal with anyone, except for the lords of various places, the others can catch it first without hesitation.

“…… What qualifications do you need to become a baron? Emilia, who had been watching the play incognito, suddenly appeared next to the group of guards who were a little angry and asked, Palasos was startled, for fear that the guards would treat her as an ordinary little girl, so she hurriedly followed her in a few leaps.

"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Princess," the captain said, stopping the other guards from speaking, "If you want to become a city baron, you must first gain the lord's approval for certain merits, then you must buy a property in the city, and finally you must gain the general approval of the inhabitants of the city. ”

“…… General agreement? The girl tilted her head.

"This is not really that important, but if it is not approved by the majority of the inhabitants, the knighthood ceremony will not be carried out publicly, and no one will know his identity except for the nobles and guards, hence the name 'court baron'." The captain glanced in the direction Eric Coul had left.

"I think the princess has gained that recognition." Palasos answered.

"Hehe, of course, although the princess doesn't like to show her head, you will always make the princess's righteous deeds public in time." The captain of the guard said to Palacos in a mocking tone.

Princesses don't like to show their heads? That's just because she can't see it even if she stands in front of you, Palasos rolled his eyes: "If you want me to say, your movements are too slow, and when you see someone picking the lock and punching your feet directly, even if he gets the status of a baron, it's too late, and you are all wearing full-face helmets, can he get revenge?" ”

"Although the law prohibits the direct use of force against criminals who are not armed with weapons, but—" The captain glanced at the wire that Erekul had dropped, "That thing seems pointy?" ”

"Hehe, the conflict between him and Baron Bai Ling has not been a day or two, if he encounters such an opportunity again?" "You're bound to hear rumors in the tavern that a baron has been beaten." The two captains laughed together in perfect understanding.

With the patrol still on duty, Emilia went his separate ways after a brief conversation, while Emilia was still thoughtful.

"What? You also don't like that Erechul? Do you need me to call my brothers to teach him a lesson? Palacos asked the princess.

“…… I'm going to be a baron. The girl turned her head to look at him.

"Huh?" Palasos froze for a moment, the imperial princess wanted to become a "baron" four grades lower than her status?

“…… But the house in Dugu City is too expensive. The princess said.

Well, Palasos thought, the Proud Spear Villa that Toig gave her alone is worth almost 40,000 gold coins, and other larger houses are naturally more expensive, but there is still a gap compared to the monthly profits of the Eastern Empire Company, if she picks up the princess to embezzle the money in the account, will she be punished by the emperor later?

“…… Where did Erikul get the money to buy a house? Emilia continued.

"It was stolen by him when he was involved in the Thieves' Guild." Pondering whether the public took the initiative to use the assets of the Eastern Imperial Corporation to count as theft, Parasos casually stated the results of the Sharp-Eyed Eagle's investigation into Erecul.

Oops, Parasos, who realized what he had said, immediately shut up, hoping that the princess would not react so quickly, although she had once mentioned to the princess the headquarters of the now-declining Thieves' Guild, she should not be able to remember......

“…… I'm going to The Rift. ”

Finished! The Emperor will kill me!