Phantom Empire.

In the garden of the Duke of Dugal, the lord of Sikan Province, watched a group of coolly dressed and hot-bodied maids dance, holding a glass of scarlet wine, enjoying the warm winter sun.

This province of Sikan is a province in the west of the Phantom Empire, and the Duke of Dugal is in charge of the people's livelihood in this province. Speaking of which, the Duke of Dugal is a very talented figure, and he can be said to be one of the founding heroes of the Phantom Empire, otherwise the Duke of Dugal would not have been a hereditary duke at a young age, and a hereditary duke would have wronged him by assigning him to this Sikan Province.

However, although this Sikan Province is a remote and poor province in the Phantom Empire, close to the Nightmare Swamp, but the mountain is far away from the emperor, and the Duke of Dugal himself has no great ambitions, just enjoying life every day, wine, beautiful women, but also happy.

"My lord!" a footstep hurriedly came, and a middle-aged man with a white face walked in.

"Oh, it's Sico, come on, drink with me!" Dugar frowned, very unhappy to be interrupted, but when he saw the middle-aged man, he still smiled.

This white middle-aged man is the son of the old housekeeper of the Dugal family, Sico, who grew up with Dugal and is Dugal's henchman. Dugar has no ink, no learning, no skills, the government affairs of this province are extremely cumbersome, if it were not for the help of this Siko, Dugal would not have enjoyed his life like this, after all, if the government affairs are not handled properly and there is chaos, the boss will still blame.

"Your Excellency. Sico pushed away the wine that Dugar had ordered his subordinates to bring, and said, "My lord, just now a homeless person attacked the city lord's mansion, I asked someone to inquire, and hundreds of people have disappeared in Audri City, and now more and more people are leaving Audri City. There are also many people who have escaped from Odeli City in Sikan City. ”

Dugar let out a "huh" and stretched, his face unchanged.

"Hundreds of people are missing, so what did Saviola do?"

The city of Audrey is a city in the province of Sikan, adjacent to the Swamp of the Nightmare, and belongs to the territory of the Audri family, lord Saviola. He is a hereditary count of the Wraith Empire and has lived in the city of Audrey.

Originally, this city of Oderi, although it is located in a remote area. But Lord Saviola was a very clever man, and he made the city of Audri extremely rich, and the people of the city lived and worked in peace and contentment, and many civilians from nearby territories moved here. This makes Audri City one of the top 10 cities in the province of Sikan.

Recently, however, something strange has happened in the city of Audri. Quite a few people are missing in the city of Odry.

Originally, he didn't pay much attention to this, the empire was extremely huge, and there were hundreds of large and small cities under his Xikan Province alone. With a population of one billion, missing some people is nothing. But. The number of missing people is growing, and many people have fled the city of Audri.

"My lord, I think this matter is a little strange. Sico said: "I found someone to investigate, and in the past few months, the number of missing people in Audri City has exceeded 5,000, so many people are missing. Then why didn't Saviola report it?"

"The city of Audri is his personal fiefdom, and Saviola may have taken care of it himself. Hmm......" Dugar said inarticulately, chewing on the grapes that a maid had peeled and fed in his mouth, and while stretching out his fat short hand to caress the maid's delicate hand, he said with a smile: "Little beauty......"

Seeing this, Sico frowned slightly and said, "My lord, if Saviola could handle it himself, there wouldn't be anyone missing by now......"

"Who knows what's going on, hey, it's not a big deal to lose a few people anyway......" Dugar didn't bother to worry about the disappearance of 5,000 people, after all, in the province of Sikan, there are more than a billion people, a few thousand, what is it.

"My lord, I suggest sending someone to Audri City to investigate. Sico still insisted, he had been in contact with Nasaviola, he knew the other party's personality, it was impossible for such a big event to happen without moving.

"Whatever you want, you can handle this kind of trivial matter yourself. Dugal couldn't help but touch his hand on the maid's arm.

Sicoe shook his head, if he hadn't grown up with Dugal and his father had left a last word before he died, he wouldn't have stayed here to assist such a person.

He turned and hurried away.

......

Two figures flew and rushed out of Sikan City.

These two people, one is a strong man with short brown hair and a tough body, and the other is an old man with narrow cheeks and a horse's face, with long and thin limbs, they are the two super strong men sent by Sico to Oderri City to investigate the disappearance of the population, and they are also the elite of the Duke's Palace, the brown-haired strong man is called Kai Zexi, a two-star great swordsman, and the slender horse-faced old man is a wind archmage named Loop.

......

A day after flying.

The two arrived at the city of Odry, and with the token of the Duke's palace in the province of Sikan, the two of them easily entered the city of Odry.

Entering the city, the two walked along the street, and on the street, few people walked, and even some of the shopfronts and houses along the street were mostly closed in broad daylight.

"It's so desolate, I've been here before, it's a very lively city, and there are no people anymore. Kay Jersey frowned slightly.

Loop's spiritual power sensed it and shook his head: "It's not that there is no one, it's that everyone is hiding at home, the situation in this Audri City looks more serious than imagined, Audri City is also a big city with a population of more than five million, even if thousands of people are missing, it shouldn't be like this......"

"Let's go to the City Lord's Mansion first to find out the situation......"

It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the Lord's Mansion in the center of the city.

"Stop!" the guard at the door stopped them.

"We are from the Duke's Palace, and this is a letter from the Duke of Sikan, and you can go and hand it over to your lordship. Kai Jersey took out a letter and said in a light tone.

He was a super strong man, and naturally had majesty, and after the guard received the letter, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went in to report it.

After a while, I heard footsteps, and a rather handsome middle-aged man walked out with a group of subordinates, saw the two of them, and hurriedly said, "What kind of wind blew the two adults here?" ”

"Count Saviola!" both Caese and Loop nodded and greeted, with their super powerhouses, there was no need to be too polite to an imperial count.

After entering the city lord's mansion and taking their seats, Saviola warmly entertained her, and invited a dancing girl.

Kai Zexi waved his hand and said, "Lord Earl, we are here this time because we have a task on our side, so let's put aside the things we enjoy first." ”

"Oh, the two adults are so serious, what is the mission of coming to my city of Audri?" Saviola laughed.

"That's the case, a few days ago, there were a lot of homeless people in our Sikan City, and those homeless people also stormed the Duke's Palace, and we got news from those homeless people that many people were missing in this city of Odry, I wonder if the adults know about it?"

"Missing?" Saviola's face was dazed, and after a while, he said with a long "oh" and said, "I've heard of some, but you also know that there are a lot of people in our city of Audri, and it's close to the Nightmare Swamp, and some people may go out on adventures and disappear, which is normal." ”

"Really?" Loop, who was on the side, narrowed his eyes and said, "I've heard that there are more than five thousand missing people in Audrey...... Moreover, many of them are not adventurers, and there are many children among them, haven't you heard of it?"

"What, five thousand dead, and children!" Saviola's face changed, he slapped the table hard, stood up, and said loudly, "Why haven't I heard about this, Jesta, is there such a thing?"

"Your Excellency...... Subordinates damn it. A middle-aged man with curly hair immediately knelt down and said, "I only heard about this recently, but the master has just recovered from a serious illness, and I think there is no need to disturb the master's cultivation for such a trivial matter." ”

"Bastard, why didn't you tell me about this kind of thing earlier, and you also alerted the two adults of the Duke's Mansion to come down and investigate. Saviola kicked the curly-haired middle-aged man hard, and said to Kay Jersey and Loup at the same time: "Two adults, I'm really sorry, some time ago, I happened to be seriously ill, I didn't expect my subordinates to hide such an important matter, don't worry, I will investigate this matter thoroughly, and then report the results to the Duke." ”

Kai Zexi and Loup glanced at each other, and after a moment, Kai Zexi stood up and said: "I see, since it is the negligence of the lord, this Audri City is the private fief of the lord, and the matter will be left to the lord himself, and we will go back and report it to the duke." ”

"Trouble the two adults to go this trip in vain, I will definitely investigate ...... as soon as possible," Saviola said.

Kay Jersey and Loop nodded, walked to the courtyard outside, and flew straight into the air......

Saviola watched them from afar, disappeared into a small dot, and then slowly walked back into the house, and as soon as he entered the room, his face immediately darkened, and a flash of red gleam in his eyes......

Kayzesy and Loop flew high into the sky and into the clouds, when suddenly one of them stopped and stood in the clouds.

"Kay Jersey, what's wrong with you?" said Lupp.

"Don't you think there's something wrong with this Saviola, Loope?" said Kayzesi, thoughtful.

"What's the problem?" said Lupp.

"I've seen this Saviola before, and he's a shrewd man, or he wouldn't have developed the city of Audrey into this, this missing person...... Isn't it suspicious that Saviola doesn't even know that there are displaced people in the city of Sikan, thousands of miles away? Moreover, when we entered the city just now, you also saw the scene of the house in the city being closed, is this normal? Even if Saviola is sick, with his shrewdness, will he not feel suspicious and even say that he has been deceived by his subordinates?"

"When you say that, it's really ......" Loop's eyes narrowed: "This Saviola, if you know about this, why do you hide it...... This is his territory, and if this happens, he won't be in a hurry?"

"I'm also weird, so I just followed Nasaviola's wishes and left first. Loop, we can't just go back, we might as well sneak back to Audri City and investigate this. "Cayjersey Road.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Loop nodded.