"That third prince may really want something from us." Anna thought: "Although I think it's a bit incredible, judging from his performance and tolerance today, he should really need something from us. This is an opportunity, isn't it?"
"But none of us know what he is thinking."
"I will continue to test him. If he really has any devil ideas, I should be able to find it." Anna comforted: "Before that, what we have to do is to continue to follow him. Only he can lead us have a clearer understanding of this demon city. In other words, if we want to escape from the enemy's territory, we need to be fully prepared!"
"This third prince is our only shield, so if we are not really sure or not threatened, we'd better stay with him."
Gru was a little depressed: "But we can't keep waiting like this."
"Of course." She smiled slightly: "Gru, you can try to go out a little bit every night. At least you should find out the situation around the mansion first. You must choose someone to go with you."
"Well..." Gru hesitated: "If it's just to collect intelligence, it's better for me to be alone."
"That's for the shift." Anna said: "The deal between Lance and I is that only three people can untie the chain every day. If it's you all the time, it will inevitably arouse suspicion."
Gru was stunned and then agreed: "You are thoughtful, so now we..."
"Let's all go back to where we live." She said and handed the stone to him: "It still has some energy. You can hold this thing first and send everyone back."
"I see. But my lord, I still want to say, please don't do such dangerous things again."
Three figures walked out of Anna's room. They held the stone in their hands and moved cautiously towards their room.
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Lance looked in the direction of the focus target, but that place was empty at this time! The arrow that appeared in the field of vision didn't move, which meant that Barbara was at that place.
Lance's heart moved slightly. He stretched and sat up, pretending that nothing happened, "JiangCheng, come here."
"Yes, Master." JiangCheng walked to his side and stood beside the bed like a guard.
At this point, a smile appeared on Lance's face and he said: "Little girl, wouldn't it be impolite to break into my bedroom at midnight?"
No one responded to him and Barbara's position didn't change. She was very composed.
He shook his head, with a relaxed expression on his face, looking inscrutable: "Barbara, don't you come out?"
Barbara remained motionless.
"You're really cautious." He raised his hand and pointed to where she was: "Are you still hiding now?"
Then, he saw the arrow start to move, heading to the right.
"Haha." Lance sneered: "It's meaningless."
He raised his hand again and pointed to the location pointed by the arrow: "Have you given up this time?"
"This is impossible!" In the darkness, Barbara suddenly appeared, as if she suddenly appeared from another world. Her face was full of disbelief: "I am a master-level shadow sneaker. As long as I am careful enough, even the saint-level cannot find me! How did you do it!"
[Barbara status: Neutral]
This state surprised Lance. After being discovered, she was still neutral? In other words, she is not the one sent by that dung beetle to cause trouble for him?
His mind was racing. "You guess."
"..."
"You are not the loser!" Barbara squinted: "You have been deceiving other people!"
Lance spread his hands and didn't answer.
Barbara took a step back and half of her body melting into the darkness.
"Want to run?" Lance raised which of Anna's staff and sneered: "I can find you no matter where you hide, I believe you have learned this. This is Anna's staff, you can understand it as a bomb that can produce a burst of magic by injecting magic energy. This movement is enough to make Sebastian notice. I believe that since you have worked so hard to lurk here, you should know his strength, right?"
Barbara stopped her movement. "What do you want to do?" Her tone was full of vigilance.
Lance stood up from the bed and pointed to the chair: "I think we can have a good talk."
Seeing the vigilance on her face not fade away and her state was still neutral, Lance knew that this succubus was not here to cause trouble for him. She should be here for something else. Now that he knew her attitude, he became more relaxed in considering something.
"Relax." Lance sat on the chair and said calmly: "If I want to arrest you, just shout and the guards will come to seize you. But I don't do that."
Barbara was suspicious of his words. She took two steps towards him, but didn't sit down. Instead, she stood opposite him: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"A few simple questions." Lance smiled and said, "Why did you approach me and sneak into my room?"
"Money." Barbara said directly: "The third prince of the Charlemagne family suddenly learned magic and brought out some human prisoners from the prison, including a magician. And the magician's magic creations are very valuable in this city. So I do it for the money."
His eyes narrowed slightly: "Only the royal family knows about this matter. How did you know about it?"
"We have our own information. Moreover, there have been several magic fluctuations, and the source is not difficult to find out."
"You?"
"Dark Brotherhood." She said with a little pride: "Have you heard of it?"
Lance began to frantically search for his memories, and soon, memory about the Dark Brotherhood appeared in his mind.
"That assassin organization?"
"It seems you still know a little about us."
"Bow down to the sneaker of darkness and swear eternal loyalty to the gold coins." He grinned: "You have quite a background."
In his memory, there was very little information about the Dark Brotherhood. The reason he heard the name of this organization was because his father, the Crue Demon Lord Ratahn, experienced an assassination by members of the Dark Brotherhood. However, the guy was trampled into a pulp by him on the spot.
This is an organization that accepts any requirements as long as you give money, and the completion rate is terrifyingly high.
When recalling these things, Lance smiled again: "But the members of the Dark Brotherhood in my memory come and go like the wind and they are unpredictable. Are you a bit weak?"
Barbara's expression changed slightly: "I...I have not become a formal member yet."
"Oh~ turns out to be a temporary member." He grinned: "I was shocked by your background at first."
"I will be sooner or later!" She reminded.
"But you are not now." Lance shook his head: "Let's continue the topic just now. For gold coins? Is there something you like in my mansion?"
"Of course!" Barbara replied: "For a half-blood prince who was previously called a loser to suddenly learn magic, such a strange thing must mean a lot of gold coins. Even if I can't find these, the magician's materials are all valuable treasures. In addition, you gave such a large stroing ring to a hostile human at will. You must have something more valuable here, right?"
Lance couldn't bear to interrupt the confident Barbara. He gave the ring directly to Anna just for her to earn money. This damn prince's mansion only has a total of one hundred and seventy-seven gold coins.
But how could he say these words? He just nodded: "It's a very reasonable analysis, but how did you convince my second brother to send someone to cooperate with you in acting?"
"Are you talking about that goat demon?" Barbara shrugged: "I don't know him at all."
"You still want to lie to me? How could you manage to sell yourself to the auction house and he happened to buy it if you don't know him?"
"What I said is true." Barbara replied: "As for why, the answer is very simple. I just need to make him believe that I'm the goods he want to buy?"
Lance was stunned for a moment and then suddenly said: "The succubus's ability?"
"You are so smart, Your Highness." Barbara smiled: "Actually, I have been lurking near the mansion since I got the news. After the magic fluctuation appeared, I confirmed the accuracy of the news. Then I kept watching silently. When I was in the civilian area, I happened to find the goat demon who seemed to be waiting for you. I secretly let go of the slave he bought and charmed him. In his sight, I'm the slave he bought."
"Just to take the opportunity to get close to me? But how do you know that I will help you?"
Barbara smiled: "A demon with human blood like you whose human appearance suppresses the demon appearance. With this sense of identity, I think you will definitely help me, right?"
Lance looked at her. Her state had always been neutral and had not turned hostile due to any conversation. In other words, this girl was really here just for money.