Because the army was now equipped with new equipment, and the forests were now filled with dangerous Chaos people, Stannis needed to keep enough men to look after the house, so he only took one Robert to the royal city.

The purpose of this visit was to tell the Duke what had happened to him and ask for help, and to bridge the gap with the Garcia family, even though he did not know where he had offended them.

Because there was really no money to give gifts, Stannis had to be cheeky and go on the road, anyway, nominally he was here to talk about business.

Located in the middle of the Duchy of Tanis, the city of Tiste is the second largest city in the entire Duchy and the center of the Garcia family, where countless pedestrians and carriages pour in every day in search of a chance to survive.

After two days of trekking, Stannis and his younger brother finally came to the city wall of the royal capital, the tall wall made of black rock towered in the sky, because most of the stone produced around it was black, so the buildings of the whole city were basically pitch black, plus half of the year was in a thick fog, because Teist was named 'Black Mist City'.

As soon as Stannis walked into the city gates, he couldn't help but cover his nose, the rancid smell here was ten times thicker than that on his territory, and the city was still in the Middle Ages without a perfect sewer system, the sanitary situation was very worrisome, and the influx of bankrupt peasants really made it a paradise for fleas.

But the Uptown of the Black Mist is a different story entirely, with white marble villas in garden after garden, filled like a utopia, almost inhabited by protons of high-ranking lords and agents from the most powerful people in the empire, and the prices of houses have reached staggering levels.

Stannis confirmed in his mind that he did not have any property in the royal capital, and with his current financial situation, he was not allowed to live in a high-end hotel in the upper city.

So, the two of them had to find a tavern in the worst-safe alley in the lower city, and they looked fairly clean.

"Si is a burrow, but I am Dexin. "Although he is no different from a pauper, Stannis is still rejoicing.

Robert was also very indifferent, on the contrary, he also liked to stay in this lawless place, because the bitterest bad wine and the wildest women could often be found here.

"Let's rest today, and then we'll go to see His Royal Highness the Duke tomorrow. Stannis took off his boots and rolled on them, before he had pinched countless bed bugs from the straw pile on the bed before he dared to lie down, but it was only a few seconds before he felt itchy all over his body.

Robert, of course, had no objection, and he was going to get a good night's sleep, and then look for wine and women at nightfall.

Soon, the two overworked fellows were trying to snor at each other.

Four hours later

The lord and his attendants, who had slept all afternoon, were in the tavern downstairs in good spirits, gulping down the wine in the tin cups.

"My day, what kind of wine is this, it's bitter and astringent, it's really hard to drink. "Stennis felt like his mouth was stuffed with soap.

Robert whispered, "Boss, you're full of swearing, and you do pretend to be quite like." ”

Stannis raised his glass and shouted, "Oh my day, boss, fill me up again." ”

The current lord has the word 'F' in his mouth, which Robert taught him, because in this kind of place you have a word without a dirty word, you will be instantly seen through and thrown naked.

The tavern's leaky rooms were now filled with snarky thugs, punctuated by filthy half-naked girls to solicit business, and it was the first time Stannis had been in a nightclub of this grade.

"Does this handsome guy need someone to accompany him at night?" said an elderly maid who sat down in Stannis's arms without saying a word, and scooped up his hand and stuffed it into her skirt.

Looking at this woman who was older than his mother, Stannis quickly retracted his hand in fright.

"I ...... Well, I've got a sweetheart!" Stannis was speechless for a moment, and hurriedly found a reason to prevaricate.

The aunt glared at him, "It turned out to be a eunuch! Then you fucking take advantage of the old lady, I earn more in one night than you earn in a year! Take your hand away, impotence!"

Stannis wanted to cry without tears, he didn't want to look for chickens in the first place, and he was insulted by his personality.

At this time, an old man with one eye in the next table leaned over and whispered to him mysteriously, "You don't want that stinky, that kind of drag pants can smoke you half to death." But you're late, a group of Issaisi girls left two days ago, and those girls are the best, tsk!"

Stannis thought of Luga as well, and it seemed that the Isaisi were indeed a wandering people, and they could be found anywhere in the Western Continent.

"Damn, no!" Robert on the other side was annoyed, "So when did they come!"

The old man licked his tongue and thought about it carefully, "It must have been a month and a half ago." ”

A month and a half, isn't that the day when Luga said goodbye!

Stannis immediately asked, "Is there a woman named Luga with orange hair in that group?"

"I was busy dreaming about spring, so I had time to remember their names and look at their hair, but this is what a woman's breasts look like," the old man gestured to his chest, "and the pillow was like a marshmallow." ”

Steady!Stannis judged by the shape of his chest and the feeling that it was Luga, but why did they leave their territory and come to the royal city?

The lord turned his head and took another gulp of bitter wine to relieve the bitterness in his chest.

At this time, Robert, who was on the other side, asked curiously, "Boss, why haven't you mentioned her name since Luga left, don't you like her very much?"

Stannis smiled bitterly, he did have a crush on this empathetic big sister-like woman, but ......

He pulled out a letter from his pocket, which was almost rotten from being folded and opened repeatedly, and which Luga had entrusted a child to pass on to him after they had left.

He tossed the letter to Robert, "Take a look. ”

"It turns out that she left you a letter, so why don't you say it, let me see what it says—dear Stannis Keijian...... Balabala...... I'm sorry to say goodbye...... Balabala...... It's really fun to spend time with you...... Balabala...... I hope we don't meet again, because next time I can't help but kill you......"