Chapter 416: Checkpoints and Inspections
A luxurious carriage slowly moved along the mountain road.
Under the control of Lilith, the succubus, the carriage worm pulled the carriage and ran along the mountain path at a very steady speed. In the carriage, Green lay on a comfortable couch and looked at the Magic Mirror of Communications on the small table. In the Magic Mirror, the Monas are reporting to Green on the results of their previous investigation.
"Mona Mona~" Two Mona, one Mona is holding a pile of papers, and the other Mona is holding the papers, responsible for reporting to Green.
After listening to the results of Mona's investigation, Green slowly spoke: "The judge of the selection of court chefs is Mona, and the criterion for selecting court chefs is the magic content of the food?" Green paused, a subtle expression on his face, "In other words, this black cauldron should actually be yours?" ”
Mona evolved from the monster horned rabbits, and their taste is very different from that of humans, so when a group of Mona was mixed into the "judges" selected by the court chefs, the food was finally selected...... It fits Mona's taste very well, but it doesn't quite match Green's appetite.
Mona: "Mona Mona. ”
"Oh~ You haven't participated in the selection of palace chefs...... I see, so it's the two of you who came to submit the report this time, and Mona, who participated in the palace chef selection, are all hiding and afraid to see me? ”
Mona: "Mona Mona ~ Mona Mona." ”
"Okay, I got it. He who does not know is not guilty. That's the end of it. Green paused, "Relay it to the kitchen for me." My taste is close to that of humans, so don't use Mona's taste as a reference in the future. ”
"Mona! ~”
After shutting off the communications, Green sat up, turned his head, and looked out the window of the carriage.
Outside the window is a steep mountain road, and from time to time you can see some horse-drawn carts pulling goods passing by. And at the end of the mountain road is a fortress that rises between the cliffs - the Wolf's Mouth Fortress.
The Wolf's Pass was a major point of communication between the Grand Dukes of Igor and the interior of the kingdom, and merchants who did not want to make a big circle had to use this mountain road to transport goods from the north to the south. Not only that, but the most important gold source in the Grand Duchy of Igor, the Golden Town, is located on the mountain less than a day's journey from the Wolf's Mouth Fortress, and if you want to get to the Golden Town, you also need to go through the Wolf's Mouth Fortress.
The carriage moved slowly, and soon, a gray-white rock fortress appeared in front of Grimm's eyes.
The massive gray fortress towers between the cliffs, flanked on either side by hard-to-climb cliffs, and the icy water that flows down from the snow-capped mountains at the top of the mountain forms an icy moat around the fortress. And in the square in front of the fortress, there was already a long, long queue of carriages waiting for inspection.
Lilith drove the carriage and stopped at the very end of the line.
The crowd in front of them moved very slowly, and they did not move for half a day. Many travelers in the carriage were bored sitting on the carriage or walking around, and Green's "luxury carriage" immediately attracted everyone's attention.
But more attention was paid to the maid in the driver's seat than to the luxurious carriage.
Lilith now looks like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, with pink hair that stands out among humans, a strong contrast between her plump breasts and her petite figure, and a low-cut neckline that attracts the attention of men.
Feeling the men's gaze, Lilith felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
As a succubus who lives on the spirits of others, Lilith loves the feeling of being looked upon by others, and through the men's gaze, Lilith is able to gain some mental power - for a succubus, this is the equivalent of a snack. Although those mental powers are not strong, they are better than enough in quantity, and this can be regarded as a rare tonic for Lilith.
Lilith got up from the coachman's seat and stood in the carriage, looking ahead.
With Lilith's movements, the girl's seductive body curves were perfectly reflected, and the eyes of the men nearby lit up.
However, Lilith was not interested in paying attention to the men around her. For Lilith, the man sitting in the carriage behind her is the one she needs to serve and please, as for the men around her who "look at her...... If the master doesn't object, Lilith doesn't mind killing them all and devouring their souls!
Lilith stood on the carriage, observed the situation ahead, and knocked lightly on the window: "Master, the inspection speed of the previous checkpoint is a bit slow, if this continues, we may not be able to enter the city before nightfall." Why don't we identify ourselves and go straight over? ”
"Follow the rules." Green looked up and looked out the window, "If you can't make it tonight, then spend the night at that hotel." ”
There is a hotel next to the square, which is not a "high-end hotel", but it is enough to give travelers a good night's sleep.
The progress of the carriage procession was very slow, and after each team entered, it took half a day before it was the turn of the next team. In this state of rapid progress, even Green couldn't help frowning.
Green reached out and knocked on the window in front of the carriage.
Lilith: "Yes, master, is there something wrong?" ”
Greene: "Ask the other travelers, what's going on with this fortress?" Why is it so slow? ”
"Yes, master."
Lilith jumped out of the carriage and walked towards the group in front of her.
A middle-aged businessman was crouching next to the carriage munching on a snack, admiring the beautiful maid in the carriage behind him. Men always lack resistance to beautiful women, although they certainly don't have a chance, but even just looking at the eyes is good.
Holding an eye-catching form, the middle-aged businessman observes Lilith. However, when the middle-aged merchant noticed that Lilith seemed to be walking towards him, he instantly became nervous.
The middle-aged businessman felt a little flustered. No way? Is it the trouble that came to me? I just took a second look!
Soon, Lilith walked up to the middle-aged merchant, lifted the hem of her skirt, and saluted: "Hello, I am the maid of the Baron of Garton's house, Lilith Sukpu. ”
"Y-Hello." The middle-aged merchant stood up, nervously took off the hat from his head, and hugged him in his arms, "I'm Dimo, a businessman from the White Sands Chamber of Commerce. ”
Lilith had a faint smile on her face, "Are you here for the first time?" ”
"This is the third time." The middle-aged businessman's expression looked a little nervous.
"So do you know why the person in front of you hasn't moved for half a day?" Lilith pointed ahead.
Hearing Lilith's words and understanding that the other party was not here to find trouble, the middle-aged businessman's face finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Recently, we are cracking down on drug smuggling, so the investigation is relatively strict." ”
"Drug smuggling?" Lilith had a puzzled look on her face, "What drugs?" ”
"A new type of drug called 'Mystery Rabbit's Feet'. It is said that this drug is a new type of drug extracted from the mushrooms produced on the demon side, and it has an extremely strong addictive nature, as long as you eat it once, you can never get rid of it again, and the addiction even exceeds that of 'life dust'! What's even more terrifying is that if you smoke too much 'mysterious rabbit feet', humans will mutate, and it is even possible to directly turn from humans to monsters! ”
Hearing the merchant's words, Lilith blinked, "I see. It seems that it will take a lot of time to check. ”
"yes." The middle-aged merchant sighed, a trace of sorrow on his face, "Look at this, you can't finish the inspection before dark, and I don't know if the checkpoint will be closed at night." If the checkpoint is closed to traffic at night, it will have to wait until tomorrow. ”