"Gattis, do you feel it, this city feels like something is wrong......"

"Well, I smell a mixture of fear, happiness, excitement, and sighs, and this complex emotion is happening on a large scale among the people, and something big must have happened in this city not long ago. ”

Gatis closed her eyes and savored the smell of emotion in the air - for succubi, who is good at playing with emotions and seducing depravity, Gatis is still very good at distinguishing the atmosphere and reading the emotions in the air.

"This is the capital of the Empire, how can this happen?"

"No, it's because it's the capital of a country that it makes sense. ”

Gatis shook her head, disagreeing with Aroma's idea. Suddenly, she thought of something again, and the expression on her face became a little gloomy and helpless, and after a long time, she sighed.

"What's wrong?"

"Slightly...... I thought about something that happened in the past. Gatis smiled and explained to Aroma, "Because this situation is quite familiar to me, and the same situation has happened to me many times in at least the previous thirty years. ”

“...... Is that so? That's really frustrating and embarrassing. ”

Aroma was slightly stunned, and then she understood what Gatis was referring to. When you think of the profession Gatis has been doing in the past few decades, it's not hard to understand what she means.

This is not the case in ordinary cities, as the lord is the supreme ruler of a city. It is only based on governance, and it does not have the ability to completely control the lives of the people in the city. But there are some cities that are different...... In the city where they live now, there is a ruling class that can decide the life and death of the people under their rule.

The capital of a country. Among them are the supreme rulers of a country who live.

"There's a faint smell of blood here...... Don't look at me like that, it's rude to try to compare a demon's sensitivity to blood to a dog's sense of smell, right?"

Gatis glanced at Aroma dissatisfied, but after all, it was also on the street, and she didn't say much. Since she and Aroma entered the city, they had already met three Holy See personnel - even though they were not exorcists, they still made Aroma and Gatis feel a sense of horror.

That's a bit dense, isn't it? Even though I've learned this from Gattis's information. But when actually approaching those of his "juniors", the fragrance is still quite uncomfortable. Compared with Gatis, who is already familiar with the road, she is wearing the devil's vest for the first time. It's impossible to say not to be nervous. She always had the feeling that a pastor who had passed by would suddenly have a flash in his head and realize that he was the loyal traitor, and then go to the street to expose his horrible face......

Of course. This has already been complained about by Gatisse - do you think all the people in the Holy See are monsters like you?

But there are no absolutes. After all, even if Aroma used to have the title of "Slaughter Nun", but in fact she was still a low-key Akalin, and God knows that among those seemingly inconspicuous people along the way, there will not be one or two hidden high-level toys.

"In a city, there is a smell of blood......"

"Basically, it should be over the execution ground, right? And usually in the capital of a country, whether it's a guillotine or a gallows, the usage rate should be much higher than that of other cities. ”

For Gatiss. This is a matter of experience.

"Looks like you've done that a lot in the past?"

"Ah, don't look at me with such dangerous eyes......" Gatis saw that Aroma was looking at her with a little unkindness. blinked, then leaned up with a smile, grabbed fragrant left arm with his right hand, and the whole person stuck to it, showing the appearance of a best friend.

Because it's on the street, and whether it's Aroma or Gatiss, there is no intention to deliberately dress up ugly, and the return rate is still good...... Being made by Gatis like this, Aroma couldn't look at Gatis so fiercely, and helplessly pretended to enjoy Ji Qing.

"Rest assured, I'm not one of those murderous demons, I can't make a mess of the country if I want to run a kingdom to complete the plan, right? A Ming monarch who the people need and love, and feel that he can bring them prosperity on the throne, is the role I need to play—the throne of the Ming monarch is usually more secure than that of a tyrant. Although in the political struggle, even the so-called Ming master will tear his face and be shameless......"

"So what?"

"Well, I have been killing on the throne for a long time, but they are all politically necessary, because my personal anger and gratuitous killing is very detrimental to maintaining the image of a virtuous monarch, and I will not do it. But once in a while, it is necessary to 'remind' the subjects under his rule that it is a decisive king who sits on the throne, not a soft bun who can be bullied at will. As for the unlucky bastard of the sacrificial knife, how simple it is, embezzlement and bribery, deception and deception, fish and meat in the township...... Anyway, there has never been a shortage of this kind of people, and the usual appropriate 'connivance' is just to wait for fattening up before killing them - at that time, it is not 'I want to kill them', but the will of the people. ”

“...... But you're still capsized in the gutter, aren't you?"

"Uh! That's force majeure! Who would have thought that I, Gatiss, would be a victim of someone else's life, and finally planted on a woman who could be said to be powerless?"

This incident has almost become a stain on Gatis's life - the succubus, who is famous for playing with emotions, has been calculated by a weak human woman for more than ten years!

"But it's not wronged...... None of the mother and daughter were fuel-efficient lamps, especially Liliye's girl, who was so arrogant that she was ......."

It's obviously a fake used to drop bags, but it turns out to be more real than the real thing.

Gatis also reflected on afterwards. She deeply studied the whole process of her defeat and finally came to the conclusion that she was accustomed to intrigue and trickery, even though it was almost invincible in her life. But when it comes to those who sustain themselves with love and faith, it plays a very small role.

External objects cannot affect them, and they can only take the initiative to make changes...... Driven by her own will throughout, it makes no sense that Gatis would fail against such an opponent. This is already the most troublesome opponent for the succubus.

It's like the woman she's holding her arm affectionately right now.

"It's time to pay the tuition once......

"You can really see it. I don't think you had the ability to save a country for decades, right? There's no backup for that. ”

"Because that country is only a means to my ends, I don't care if the throne is the last to end, even if there are no accidents. I'm not going to stay in that boring seat forever...... Now that I have been exposed, and I have no power to get rid of Liliet, even if I can save it for a while, the seed has already been planted. It's only a matter of time before it's subverted. Rather than being put under the lights and beaten at that time. It's better to leave quietly like this, and save me from being targeted by the Holy See and other forces. After all, as she is now, in order to ensure that she can ascend to the throne, Liliye will never reveal my true situation - in such a comparison, it is obvious that this is much better than fighting until the fish is broken, right?"

When Gatis said this, there was no trace of regret on her face. It's as if it's just a statement of an ordinary everyday situation. But even if, as she said, she can give up the accumulation of decades of painstaking management. Gatis was in Aroma's heart, and the danger level rose a little more.

It's great not to have to watch out for this person.

"Speaking of which, how long are you going to hold me like this?"

In the past, Fang Xiang was a small Lori, and her usual style and dress were very low-key, and she rarely appeared to be watched on the street. But this time, the body that Esther prepared for her not only had a strange aura of ridicule in itself, but even her body was the standard of a well-developed young woman. And Gatis, as a succubus, is also quite good. Two young and beautiful women walked down the street hand in hand and in an intimate manner, in exchange for a considerable return rate.

"Until you find a hotel...... Gatis slid her gaze across the sky casually, her head resting on Aroma's shoulders rubbing at the same time, causing several men who had been attracted to their eyes to cough in embarrassment.

"This city should be under full surveillance—if I'm right, it's looking down on the earth from the sky, right? As long as it's outdoors, every move in this city can theoretically be observed. ”

Being able to observe the magic of the entire Imperial Capital?

Hearing Gatiss's explanation, Aroma couldn't help but be surprised. She was already a little allergic to this body, and almost subconsciously looked like she was looking for a corner to hide in - in fact, yes, with a strange aura, she was definitely able to attract the attention of the surveillance, even in a large area of the city, the presence of fragrance was so strong.

"Platinum Tower?"

Gatis set her eyes on the majestic tower that stood tall in the distance—even though she had been in the middle of nowhere, she had heard of the great change in the Empire. Built on top of the ruins, this massive tower is a powerful strategic fortress in its own right, but it also serves as a mage tower. This is the only one in history, and the mage tower, built and operated by a large number of magicians, has long since become a symbol of the emerging empire.

The reason why the nascent government of the empire took over the entire country so easily was not only the thunderous momentum at that time, but also the existence of the Platinum Pagoda itself.

Relying only on the means of overthrowing the current regime and defeating the crusade coalition can only suppress the people; and then a series of means and policies to reassure the people only play a pacificating role, after all, not many people think that this can be carried out forever; what really puts the people at ease is not these side-door means, but the strength and atmosphere of the empire itself.

This majestic tower, built on top of the ruins, has such a force.

Newborn, tall, magnificent, strong...... Platinum Pagoda in a sense. It is the embodiment of the nascent empire itself. No one looks at the Platinum Pagoda and thinks that this era will be worse than the previous ones.

And many of the later policies are indeed quite reliable, and they have not been affected in their own lives. Even in the case of development in the direction of goodness, the people will not be disgusted with such a country.

"I heard that it was made possible by that old fellow of Skasa, and it is a miracle creation...... I'm afraid it's not a difficult thing to completely envelop the imperial capital in my sight, right?"

For an old mage who has lived a lot longer than herself, Gatis is very reluctant to deal with the other party. That was the pinnacle of combat power in the Anthropocene realm, even for the elf with an extremely rich background, for the old man who had been throughout the history of the empire. He is also not stingy in repaying his respects.

It is not unreasonable to say that it is a living God in this world. Even if the doppelganger of the god is projected in the present world, it should be difficult to take advantage of him. Of course. In Gatiss's eyes, her family's East master is the supreme great being, but this does not make her despise the other party.

"Speaker Skasa...... He is indeed a very powerful person. It's a shame I didn't 'spar' with him in the first place. ”

"Hey. Do you really have the idea of fighting that monster?"

Gatis was also frightened by the words that came out of the fragrant coldness.

"Hmm. I'm curious about how strong that one is...... But I regret that my previous status was not suitable for this request. ”

Aroma was originally the trump card weapon of the Holy See, and it was the signature figure of the Holy See in every sense, and if you want to fight with Skasa face to face, even if it is a competitive nature, it is a very troublesome thing to win or lose. And later, Aroma, who has escaped into an organization as an undercover agent, naturally can't risk being exposed to do such a thing.

The reason why Xiang Xiang cares so much about that old man......

That's because the aroma is gradually discovered. Even those demons who dragged twenty-five or eighty-thousand, they couldn't satisfy her anymore - often she hadn't even had the strength yet. Just after the warm-up, the corpse had already fallen to the ground. This also caused Fang Xiang to give up using various spell skills later, and only use the most ordinary and basic ways to fight the enemy.

Otherwise, there would be no suspense at all.

Therefore, the aroma was also honorably given a title in the Holy See at that time - meat grinder. Because no matter if it is one, a dozen, or a group of demons, the final outcome is almost the same, that is, it will become a pile of unrecognizable minced meat...... Thankfully, as time passed, the fragrance faded from its initial frenzy, and when the joyful battle with demons was a thing of the past, she tried to accept the peace of life in the face of the ordinary.

"Even if I don't mention the bonus brought by this body that Esther gave me, I think I should be a lot stronger than in the past, right? When I was in the Holy See, I basically had no chance of winning when I fought with Speaker Skasa, if it were now...... If I count my personal strength alone, I am confident that I have a 30% chance of winning. ”

As I grew older, Aroma also understood a truth - calm water will always hide more murder and power than churning waves. The calm of the sea is because its depth is completely different from that of the river, and no matter how turbulent the water of the river is, it will not be able to turn up a single wave after the sea.

Now this "traitor" who is as calm as water is twice as powerful as the nun who is full of enthusiasm and jealousy?

"It's only three percent......"

"For me, if I have a 10% win rate, I can fight, and if it is 30%, then in my opinion, it is a sure thing to win the worst. ”

Aroma threw out a rather arrogant remark, causing Gatis to roll her eyes.

"Because this is a battle, personal strength is only one of the criteria that determines the victory or defeat of the worst of the world. From ancient times to the present, there has never been a shortage of examples of the weak defeating the strong - in fact, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than those four points. ”

"Will, Wisdom, Skill...... And a little bit of luck. ”

"I dare not say anything else, but under all equal conditions, I don't think there are many people who can be stronger than me in the vulgar matter of 'fighting'...... Although this is nothing to be proud of. ”

Aroma may really think that this is not a thing that can make her raise her head and chest, but if in the eyes of ordinary people, this is completely Chiguoguo's Zaitse, right?But if it is said by this slaughtering nun who is also famous among demons, Gatis feels that even if she is really scared, she has this capital at all.

"Are you going to try it this time?"

Anyway, she can completely expose her "body" now, and then she can lead the water to the east and cover the head of the demon world.

"Forget it, I'm not interested anymore. ”

"Huh?"

"This kind of thing is only interesting when I have no chance of winning, for now...... Boring. I feel that this is the same as bullying the elderly, it is too shameless. ”

“......”

"Let's consider something more practical and important than this—anyway, how can we get the certificate of the faculty and staff of the academy? Looking at the situation in this city, and the political issues and the Holy See are involved, I always feel that we are not so easy to blend into the academy......

"You can rest assured. Gatis showed a confident smile towards Fangxiang, "It turns out that I don't have the bottom yet, but seeing the current situation of the imperial capital, I already know in my heart - I also have my own expertise~" (To be continued......)