Faust roamed the streets, recalling every detail of the negotiation he had just done, a little hobby of his little hobby – savoring every mistake of his opponent after crushing him was a great way to lift his spirits.

After reaching 18 intelligence, Faust also gained the ability to memorize images, which he now uses to constantly replay the expressions of the castle lord's silly son, who make him want to laugh out loud with every stupid expression.

Faust amuses himself while searching for the mayor's residence. He's already made an appointment to meet the silly son of the lord there, so he must be the first to arrive, which helps to create the image that Faust is in control of the situation - and he has other plans.

But the heavens seemed to be on Faust's side—as soon as he began to search, he heard a crisp child's voice behind him, "Master, master...... I'll find you!"

Faust turned around just in time to see Lucien running panting. He ran closer, his hands on his knees, his head bowed and panting.

Faust was not in a hurry now, but just stood aside, quietly waiting for Lucien to breathe, and he asked knowingly, "Lucian, what are you doing in a hurry? Didn't you show Pacian the way for them?"

Lucien replied, "Professor Pacian, they've settled down, and now it's up to you." ”

Faust couldn't help but want to tease the little guy when he saw Lucian's serious answer, but he had something important to do now, and it was inconvenient for him to do so, so he opened his mouth and urged: "Then you lead the way, let's hurry up, lest we miss the business." ”

Lucian's little brain may be clever, but not smart enough, he completely ignores Faust's "business", and just nods yes and leads the way.

A short time later, Faust was led by Lucien to the mayor's mansion, and he was not polite, but began to knock on the door with a "knock knock", and asked loudly, "Is anyone home?"

Naturally, there were people, and Mrs. Marula soon opened the door, and the first thing she saw was Faust standing in front of the door, "May I ask you ......?"

Before Mrs. Marula could finish asking, Faust put on an arrogant expression, "I brought news of the lord of the city, may I ask who the mayor is?"

Mrs. Marula's whole body stiffened, and Faust was even acutely aware of her pause in breathing for a second, and her heart beat to a halt.

Mrs. Marula held on to the doorframe, pinching her nails white, and she was silent for a moment, "Please wait, I will invite my husband at once." After saying that, before he could close the door, he quickly turned around and ran into the depths of the corridor with small steps.

Faust didn't wait, he turned around first and gave an order to the innocent Lucien, "Lucian, your brother and I were separated just now, please help me find him, and then you go home for the time being, and I will look for you when I need to." ”

Poor Lucien had already made two or three round-trips, but Faust had no sympathy for his servant, but fortunately the child was full of energy and recovered quickly, Faust wiped his sweat, nodded in understanding, and turned around and ran out again.

Faust saw Lucien go away, then turned around and straightened his collar, so he waited for the mayor to receive him - his actions just now didn't have any profound meaning, but he just wanted to get rid of Lucian's obvious flaw, and the mayor's wife didn't notice Lucien behind Faust just now, which doesn't mean that the mayor himself didn't notice it.

The mayor didn't let Faust wait for a long time, he quickly pushed open the door, and without greeting, he turned to one side directly, "Please come in, sir, I've been waiting for a long time." ”

If Professor Pacion had been present, he would have been able to see the great difference between the mayor and the previous ones—first of all, the clothes, the mayor had stripped off his carpenter's overalls, and he had put on a light leather armor, which was much more decorative than practical, and under the leather armor it was a fashionable aristocratic casual dress with fluffy lace at the cuffs and neckline, and a sword at his waist.

He wore crisp breeches on the lower half of his body, the same style as the one worn by the lord's son, except in black, and a pair of short leather boots on the soles of his feet, which were not recognizable to be leather, but were embossed with the pattern of flowers.

If it weren't for that overly resolute face, this outfit would have been easy to mistake for a swinger in Redstone.

But Faust saw something more – he had worked in the Ministry of Finance, starting as a statistician at the lowest level and working his way up to the administrative secretary to the deputy finance minister, and he knew exactly what was behind it.

Take that leather armor, for example, and while this suit lacks utility, being able to customize this art-level leather armor often means that there is at least one established leather workshop here - which means that the town of Marula already has the ability to produce its own leather armor, and God knows how many they have saved.

There were other things, such as the sword, the sword itself was not unusual, but Faust saw a coat of arms on the spherical gauntlet at a glance, although it was not clear what it was, but it could be used by the mayor to show off, it must be a force that even the lord of the city could not underestimate.

However, Faust knew that this was just a bluff - the news from Professor Pacien did not say that the mayor of Marula had nothing to fear, so it was very likely that this great power would not turn his face for the town of Marula and the city lord.

At the same time, the mayor of the town is also examining Faust. He thought that when he opened the door, he would see a gloomy middle-aged official, or an elderly staff member, but he didn't expect that there was a young man in front of him, and he could even be his grandson even if he was old.

Moreover, this envoy is obviously a foreign race, his excessively fair skin, his slender figure compared to ordinary humans, and the fins at the ear position all indicate that the other party is not a simple human, and the same is true of his clothing, which can be seen through the neckline, and the clothes on the inside are often tight, only shining on the outside with a loose thin robe, which is not the style prevailing in the Empire.

Faust sees a lot from the mayor, but the mayor doesn't get anything from Faust.

First of all, Faust's clothes, though delicate and strangely exotic, were clearly washed many times, and there were fine stitching marks, which showed that his recent financial situation was rather bad, which was not a problem for the city lord's envoy.

Secondly, his alien status also made the mayor uncertain - there are many races in the empire, but he has never heard of such a race. Judging by his appearance and dress, this should be a race that lives in the sea - so, is it the city lord's fleet that has made a new discovery?

His heart gradually sank to the bottom, if the city lord's fleet discovered a powerful foreign race overseas and established friendly relations, then the city lord's power would inevitably expand unprecedentedly, and the one he relied on might not be able to protect himself, let alone protect himself.

Even if the person in front of him was just a servant of the city lord's captivity, the situation might not be much better, and the large amount of wealth plundered would also increase the power of the city lord. In short, there are only two options for this question, one is bad and the other is even worse.

The mayor was in a terrible mood, but Faust didn't understand him - it was time to race against time, he had to finish his preparations as soon as possible, and then wait for the arrival of the messenger of the city lord.