Liang Lidong once again came to the slums, but this time, he came as an ordinary minor noble. Because he didn't have the external characteristics of a professional, many people looked at him with malicious eyes along the way.
Every class in the world, or every region, would more or less have some xenophobia. Just like how nobles didn't want bumpkins to enter their rich areas, the poor would naturally not be happy to see nobles come to their territory.
If a noble came with his lackeys, they naturally wouldn't dare to say anything. But now, there was actually a skinny little noble who dared to come alone, and in the middle of the night … The wilder people among the poor naturally had other ideas.
Liang Lidong sensed those malicious gazes and lit up a luminous ball of light.
The incandescent light dispelled the darkness and extinguished many people's thoughts. After all, a noble who was also a professional was not someone ordinary civilians could offend. If the other party was very strong, then their actions would only bring trouble to the entire slums.
Liang Lidong quickly found the assassin's guild … It was already a practice for this organization to set up their branch stronghold in the slums. Moreover, this guild had been open 24 hours and had lasted for thousands of years. It could be called the model worker of all organizations.
Liang Lidong was no longer surprised by the scene where he interacted with the guests in the small dark room.
Sitting in front of him was a middle-aged man with his face covered. The reason why he was called middle-aged was because of his voice, but his voice could be disguised. This was only a preliminary judgment.
"Esteemed guest, what business do you have with us?"
Liang Lidong pretended to be invisible in the darkness, his eyes unfocused. "I need a piece of information."
"What information?"
"The alliances between the major forces in King's City, as well as information on their hostile relations."
"We need your information. We haven't seen you in King's City. "
Liang Lidong smiled. "I can't say."
"That's our rule." The middle-aged man with his face covered explained very gently. "This is our rule for thousands of years. We can't break it because of you, sir."
"There are no eternal rules in this world. Even gods will fall at some point." Liang Lidong took out a gold brick from his Backpack and threw it on the table. "I'll pay for the information. Of course, I can throw out another one. I'm just afraid you won't dare to accept it. "
The middle-aged man sighed. Indeed, he did not dare to ask for more. This was because a gold brick could be smelted into about 100 gold coins. This number was already very large. The net profit of the entire assassin branch might not even reach thirty gold coins in a month. This gold brick could allow the entire branch to live comfortably for several months.
Moreover, the other party's ability to store things in space clearly told him that there was no way he would be able to escape. The other party was from the Monochrome Magic Tower. It was common knowledge that only members of the Monochrome Magic Tower had a special portable space.
Rich, powerful, and powerful … Such a person could not be offended.
The middle-aged man changed the topic and said with a smile, "You are right. There are no eternal rules in this world. I think this sentence is very philosophical. Wait here for a moment, I'll be right back. "
The middle-aged man took the gold brick away, and Liang Lidong waited in the small dark room for a while. Soon, about ten minutes later, the middle-aged man returned with a stack of parchment and gave it to Liang Lidong.
Both parties were happy … Although the assassin guild would make concessions on minor matters, they rarely had problems when it came to major matters. Liang Lidong was certain that this intelligence was absolutely true.
He returned to the hotel with a thick stack of papers and slowly flipped through them.
The intelligence was very detailed. It involved the specific situations of the major forces in the capital and even the minor forces. Liang Lidong spent two hours reading it. After reading it three times, he locked onto three families.
The first two families were directly related to the first prince. In fact, they could be said to be hardcore allies. One was the Atwood family, a traditional noble family. There were many powerful officials in the family and they had a lot of connections.
The other was a lord-type family, whose main force was on the eastern border of Hollay. They had a lot of elite soldiers, which was where the first prince's confidence came from. The current head of the family was the first prince's maternal grandfather. His influence in the capital was not strong, and he had only sent a few clansmen to be stationed here to collect information.
As for the third family, they were the first prince's sworn enemies. They had had several head-on disputes with the first prince, resulting in deaths and injuries. The family had always been the king's trusted aides. The three finance ministers were all from this family.
These three families all had the right to enter the palace in times of emergency.
Especially the third family, although they had a direct conflict with the first prince, it was easier for them to enter the palace in times like this.
Liang Lidong thought for a moment, cast Secondary Invisibility, and then jumped out of the window. The darkness gave him a very strong cover, allowing him to walk around King City without being easily discovered by others.
Now that King City was in the midst of a raging storm, no matter when or where, there would be spies from different forces paying attention to every blade of grass, every tree, every insect, and every bird in the vicinity. If there was any abnormal movement, they would be alerted.
Along the way, Liang Lidong encountered at least seven hidden guards. Two of them discovered him. Of course, the other party did not dare to do anything, because these people who lived in the dark all year round naturally knew that a person who could cast Lesser Invisibility was definitely a Master-level spellcaster. They did not dare to provoke him before they knew whether he was a friend or a foe. They could not afford to provoke him.
Liang Lidong soon arrived at the north side of the capital. There was a large open space here. In fact, it was not too accurate to call it an open space. This land had been bought by someone. Although there were no houses or facilities built on it, the plants and lawns here had been repaired.
In the capital, where every inch of land was worth gold, there were only two possibilities for having such an open space but not taking care of it. One was that there was no such thing, and two was that they were too rich to care.
There was a stone path in the space. Liang Lidong walked over and saw a splendid manor far away.
He first hid in a grove, condensed some magic water with his mental power, washed off the hair dye on his head, and put on a magic robe. Then, he released his mental power wave after wave, and slowly walked to the gate of the manor.
It had to be said that this simple style of his was extremely cool … His mental strength was at the level of a Master, and his willpower was not low to begin with. These circles of mental strength could be seen with the naked eye. Looking at it in the dark, it looked like an unceasing tide of surging waves.
The private guards in charge of guarding the entrance of the manor swallowed their saliva when they saw this scene. Then a soldier immediately ran to the side and rang the alarm bell. Not long after, more than a hundred elite private guards blocked the entrance. They were on guard and did not dare to relax.
Liang Lidong walked over. He could see that the first two rows of private guards were sweating profusely. Many of them were constantly swallowing their saliva, looking quite nervous.
Standing at the forefront was a middle-aged man in gray armor. He was much calmer than the other private guards. When he saw Liang Lidong coming over, he not only did not retreat, but also greeted him.
"Respected Sir Magician, this is the manor of the Morey Family. May I ask what brings you here in the middle of the night?"
Liang Lidong withdrew his mental power and aristocratic aura. He smiled and said, "I have come to find the patriarch of the Morey Family, Hosier. I have something important to discuss with him."
The middle-aged man in gray armor breathed a sigh of relief. It was fine as long as he was not looking for trouble.
He first asked Liang Lidong to wait for a moment, and then immediately sent someone to inform the patriarch, who had fallen asleep.
Hosier was already in his sixties. As an old man, sleeping was a very difficult thing because it was usually difficult to sleep. Even if he fell asleep, he slept very lightly. Once he was awakened, it was difficult to fall back asleep again. And if he couldn't sleep, he would be very tired and annoyed the next day, so he hated it when people disturbed him when he was asleep.
But this time, after listening to the servant's report, his teeth were a little sore. It was not that there were no Master Spellcasters in the capital, but they were all in the hands of the royal family. Now that a Master Spellcaster had come to the door at such a sensitive time, there were many implications.
He hurriedly got up, put on his clothes, and asked someone to invite the guest up.
Liang Lidong only waited for less than six minutes before he was allowed to meet, and it was still late at night. If it was an ordinary aristocrat, it would be difficult to see Hosier in the middle of the night.
This was the advantage of being strong. Strength had nothing to do with identity and status; it was the most practical pass.
Liang Lidong met Hosier in the large study on the second floor.
The layout of this study was very simple. Except for some necessary furniture that was worth some money, and the books were relatively expensive, there was nothing else commendable. There was not even animal skin carpet, which was particularly popular among aristocrats.
Hosier was an old man who didn't look very good. He was a gray-haired woman, and his back was a little hunched. Only his eyes looked relatively bright.
But Liang Lidong didn't dare to underestimate this person. Now that the eldest prince was about to take control of the capital, as the eldest prince's sworn enemy, he could still sleep in such a situation, which showed that he had his own way of protecting himself.
He was followed by two guards. One was a Spellcaster. Although he hadn't reached the Master Level, from the magnitude of the fluctuations of his mental power, he was close.
The other was obviously an Agility-based professional. He was thin and looked weak, but Liang Lidong knew that this person had extremely fast speed and strong explosive ability.
At such a sensitive time, for the sake of his own safety, Hosier would always bring along two of his trusted bodyguards whenever he met with a professional.
"Your Excellency is?" he looked at Liang Lidong, and asked with some envy.
The older one was, the more they envied the vitality of the young. He looked at Liang Lidong, and it was as if he was also seeing himself in the past. He was just as high-spirited and talented, and wherever he went, he would be the center of everyone's sight.
"Beta, Princess Emma's companion, and also the suspect of poisoning the king according to the eldest prince."
After hearing this, Hosier was silent for a few seconds, then he chuckled: "I didn't see any suspects, only a nephew whom I haven't seen for a long time."