This time the female boss showed a look of surprise. "You really don't know what to do?"

"I'm sorry for my loneliness. Ashrufat replied. "Can you tell me?"

"There are still people who don't know about this...... the female boss said. "Well, that's a long story...... Guest, you should know that the word 'exile' is not there, and our region of West Vania, because it is a newly opened land, has naturally become a penal colony for criminals. ”

"I've heard about that. "This is also a very common policy strategy.

"Although the sovereignty of Sivania belongs to Ryan and Tiberius, in reality it is far from these two countries that have exiled criminals to Sivania, all of them have exiled criminals here. And the reason why this happened is largely driven by the church, because the church has found a 'miracle' here, and in order to dig up this miracle, it takes a lot of manpower. ”

"In other words, the so-called excavation site is ......" Now Ashrufat has a little understanding.

"Yes, the so-called excavation site is an area controlled by the Church, which was set up for the purpose of excavating miracles. Although the excavation site is located in West Vania, its rights are completely independent and free from interference by secular powers. The excavation site is under the sole responsibility of a high-ranking priest...... Ah, by the way, I've been there, it's not an ordinary place, there are castles, barracks, farms, ranches, mines...... I have everything. It seems that the Church has been vigorously promoting the reduction of death row prisoners for nearly a decade, saying that it is to give 'errant children a chance to repent', but in fact, those condemned prisoners have been exiled to West Vania. And once here, if there is no way...... Most of the young men were sent to the excavation site to serve hard labor. ”

"Where is the army?"

"Yes, in order to prevent the prisoners from escaping, the Church has an army here, and even a detachment of the Holy Knights. But these armies are also fully under the leadership of the Church......"

"If there is an army, why can those women come out?" asked Ashrufat, puzzled.

"Well...... the landlady" the landlady smiled secretly. "No one in this world is going to be at odds with money, is there anybody? And I heard that half of the people who served hard labor there did not live for three years...... Therefore, even if a few suddenly disappear, no one will pursue it. ”

"But if I buy a ...... She could run away at any moment. Ashrufat asked. Indeed, in the Anthropocene, slave states are long gone. Some of the great nobles may be able to enslave a group of slaves by means of war, debt, or other such opportunities and excuses, but the common people are a different matter. At least on the surface of the law, an ordinary person cannot decide the life or death of another person by his own will.

"Well, it's up to you. The landlady hinted. "I can't guarantee that. But in general, you can rest assured that as long as you warn her and send her back to the excavation site if she dares to escape, they will become very well-behaved. ”

"You just said you've been to the excavation site?" Ashrufat looked interested.

"Yes, I've been there once for business reasons, and I don't want to go a second time. If I had to describe what it was...... It's hell! As I said, half of the people there don't live to live for three years. So you see, despite the constant sending of exiled criminals, there will always be a shortage of manpower. ”

"Master, do you remember...... At that time, someone said that the antimatter engine was from West Sylvania......" Carrie reminded in a low voice. "I believe there ......"

"The current situation doesn't match any of the orders that Kotoxin presupposes, does it?" Ashrufat asked rhetorically in his mind.

"Yes, but ......"

"I've had enough of it last time. Ashrufat replied unceremoniously. "I'm a little curious, but I'm not going to go there! If I see something that activates the preset commands of the piano heart, it's asking for trouble. ”

Carrie didn't speak, just let out a few aggrieved snorts.

"Oops, that's too far. How's it going, how are you going to be a girl?"

"This ......," Ashrufat looked at the delicious food on the table, "I'm too tired today, so don't do it." It's better for another day, but I'm a very particular person in this regard. Ordinary grades can not be looked at. ”

The landlady looked disappointed, but remained polite. "Very good, guest, if you need it, just talk to me. ”

After she left, Ashrufat closed the door. Mimilu had been waiting impatiently, so she jumped on the table when Ashrufat closed the door and began to feast.

"It's delicious, it's delicious!" Mimilu said as she ate. "Master, will you eat a little too?"

"Nope. Xie Lu Xie, Mi Mi Lu. Ashrufat smelled the smell of roast lamb, but it was no longer enough to whet any of his appetites.

The region of West Vania looks more complicated than you think. Especially the Baron Pinod, why did he escape from Callean? And he, as the captain of the Blood Knight, why did he escape?

"Why did Qin Xin abandon him and choose me?" Ashruphat asked Carrie in his mind. If given the choice, Ashrufat would rather not be turned into a vampire himself.

"I don't know anything about this. Probably because you're more in tune with Miss Qinxin, master. Carrie replied. "By the way, master, there is another possibility that cannot be ignored. ”

"What possibility?"

"That vampire doesn't have to be Baron Pinold! If only that were the case. ”

Mimilu didn't eat very quickly this time, and by the time she swept away the food on her plate, it was already close to dusk.

"Master, Mimilu will explore the way first. Mimilu licked her palm with satisfaction and said. With that, she jumped out of the window and disappeared into the streets with her race's talent for changing color and stealing.

"We should also go to the tavern next door. Carrie suggested. "It's dinner time and it's the most crowded. ”

Ashrufat took the plate downstairs and left the inn under the pretext of "going out for a walk". Before going out, he was pleased to see the Nightmare Horse in the stable with several other horses—there were no horseboys in the inn, so a handyman just piled up hay in the manger and left, without observing the horses. From this point of view, the Nightmare Pony can stay here for a long time without being detected.

The tavern next door is doing brisk business. In addition to the townspeople, tourists, merchants, etc., several soldiers also drank alcohol.

Ashrufat sat down next to the soldiers. He noticed that even in the tavern, the mood of the soldiers was not high, and a lingering cloud of melancholy hung over their brows. They were sipping a bottle of cider and the accompaniment was a cheap roasted bean.

For the arrival of Ashrufat, the soldiers did not welcome or refuse, as if he did not exist. The only reaction was for the soldier to the side to take a second look at his saber. However, this proved to be mainly due to the lack of attraction of Ashrufat, for as soon as Ashrufat sat down, the hostess walked past the table with a roast goose, and almost all the soldiers turned their attention to the roast goose.

"Shopkeeper, one serving, not two roast goose! And fruit wine! A big pot!" Ashrufat immediately seized the opportunity, "I'll treat these friends to a drink." ”

The soldiers looked at him with different eyes immediately. It was easy for Ashrufat to strike up a conversation with them, and when the roast goose and fruit wine were all served on the table (and a few silver coins were taken from Ashrufat), the soldiers were all very friendly.

"Isn't there something you're unhappy about," said Ashruphat after a few casual conversations, and Ashrufat began to change the subject gradually. "Because you look like ...... What's going on? Let me guess, is it because the military pay is too small?"

"Military pay ......," one of them let out a wry smile, and then drank the fruit wine in the cup in one gulp. "Indeed, in this good year, I have never seen what a military pay looks like!" he slammed his cup on the table, gasping for air. "We haven't been paid for half a year!"

After saying this, he touched the armor on his body, which was an ordinary chain mail, "If it wasn't too difficult to sell, I would have sold this thing a long time ago...... What are we working here for?"

"What's going on, in this ......" Ashrufat's surprise was half fake. "Could it be Baron Pinold?"

He may have spoken a little louder, because in the next moment, he realized that everyone around him had stopped what they were doing and turned to look at him. Even the faces of these soldiers became ugly.

"Friend, you're from out of town. The soldier in the lead smiled reluctantly. "Here, it's better not to mention the name. ”

The influence of vampires is already so great that it is terrifying? Ashrufat quietly allowed a dozen pairs of vigilant eyes to look up and down while continuing to drink.

"I've heard a few...... About the siege of the city of Meno by the undead legions. He leaned close to the soldier and asked in a low voice. "Is it really that bad?"

The soldier hesitated, perhaps the two roast geese and a large pot of fruit wine had done the work, and he replied in the ear of Ashrufat, who was also close to Ashrufat.

"It's worse than you think!Vampire minions are already all over the city!" he noticed the confusion in Ashrufat's eyes. "See no one around? I bet at least half of them are vampire men!"

"But what do humans do ......?"

"More than that, now that the Earl's order is no longer out of this Meno City. All the villages and towns outside have surrendered to the vampires!"