Chapter 427: 427. Speculation
It’s not about whether the Palace Steward has the power to hang the construction workers, Lann at least knows why this matter is vaguely ntioned in the announcent.
The Royal Mausoleum haunting... it’s a sensitive issue.
Narrow-mindedness and superstition have always been one of the common follies of ordinary people, perhaps these follies can never be completely eradicated, as they are as enduring as foolishness itself. The mountains of today may beco the oceans of tomorrow; the oceans of today may beco the deserts of tomorrow. But foolishness remains foolish.
This is a description from a book in this world, and Lann thinks it’s sowhat accurate.
Natural disasters, anomalies, ghosts, coupled with the increasingly tense international atmosphere and the resulting survival pressure... the political turmoil it could cause is not to be underestimated.
"We recently hosted two Demon Hunters, one from the Griffin School, and the other, like you, from the Bear School."
The Palace Steward continued his introduction.
"They’ve already started handling the ghosts inside the Royal Mausoleum, but progress is reportedly not going very smoothly."
"I will leave it at that. If you decide to take on the task, I will issue you a pass to freely enter and exit the mausoleum. But if you feel unable to undertake this dangerous task, you will need to sign a confidentiality agreent here, confirming that you will not spread the details of this task. If violated, you will be wanted by Sintra and will be hanged directly upon arrest."
"Understood, I will take on this task."
Lann agreed readily.
He wanted to communicate with the Demon Hunter from the Bear School, but it seems the other one is also troubled by this task.
He doesn’t want to wait until he finds the person, only to find a corpse ravaged by Demon Spirits.
"Aha! That’s great then!"
Hacksaw cheered, handing the parchnt notice to the mayor.
The mayor behind the desk glanced at it, then imdiately stamped it with his ring.
"At least write down the access permission for him before letting
stamp! Now it’s like I’m just a rubber stamp!"
After stamping, the mayor complained to Hacksaw.
It seems their relationship is indeed good.
The Palace Director ignored this, picked up the quill from the desk, and wrote the passage permission for the Royal Mausoleum in elegant cursive script, then stamped it with his own ring, making it the pass.
After handing the pass to Lann, Hacksaw shook hands with the Demon Hunter.
"Allow
to remind you of one more thing."
The Palace Steward closed the distance with the Demon Hunter, lowering his voice.
"Do not leak details of this mission... The Queen values this issue very much, should I say extrely. So if rumors appear in the city..."
He didn’t finish his sentence, but the cold aning was conveyed clearly through the Palace Director’s eyes.
Lann’s expression remained unchanged: "I’ve done well with my tasks so far."
"Better be so." Hacksaw repeated seriously. "Sir, better be so."
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Lann walked out of the city hall, a black smoke subtly approached him without being noticed.
Then it condensed into a person.
"This sets an invisible deadline for you, doesn’t it?"
Regis held the strap of his shoulder bag, naturally walking alongside Lann.
He had just listened in on the whole discussion beside the mayor’s office.
"Yeah, these people always imply multiple anings in one sentence, it’s troubling."
Lann comnted expressionlessly.
Regis shrugged: "But you still understand effortlessly, your level is probably higher than them. You just don’t want to use it."
"True, I understand, but I don’t want to use it."
Lann spoke while tucking the pass into his chest.
Hacksaw ntioned ’if rumors appear in the city’, that’s the hidden deadline under the task.
The explosive news of ghosts in the Royal Mausoleum can’t be kept secret for long.
The townsfolk will crazily pursue such news with the enthusiasm of ’peeping into royal secrets’, and Lann never considered dieval information managent as effective.
Their loose administrative structure doesn’t have the capacity to manage information effectively.
News of the haunting will inevitably spread, the only difference is whether when rumors appear, the Royal Family’s response will be gracefully ’problem solved’ or remain silent.
If it’s the latter case, how would they channel the panic and anxious emotions of the public?
Surely the Demon Hunter who took the task is a good target.
"But that’s not our concern, right."
Lann nudged Regis with his elbow, grinning.
"The city hall can’t even detect the nebulous form of a higher vampire."
Tis are progressing, to prevent Mages from changing their appearance with Illusion Techniques for mischief, many cities have placed detection magic in city halls and entry points.
Once traces of an Illusion Technique are detected, an alarm is imdiately raised as if set on fire.
But Regis didn’t cause a stir at all just now.
Regardless of completing the task, they can co and go freely.
"What interested
in this talk is, Hacksaw seed not fearful of the Demon Spirits themselves."
Regis comnted with interest, he consistently enjoys exploring secrets and the novel.
"His deanor was more like worried about the detrintal impact brought by Demon Spirits... but he’s just a Palace Steward, if public opinion boils it’s not sothing that would be pinned on him, why the tension?"
"Power only answers to whoever grants it, Regis."
Lann remarked calmly.
"Hmm... that makes sense, I feel like jotting it down."
The vampire critiqued while continuing his inquiry.
"Based on this philosophical line of reasoning... aha! Do those Demon Spirits worry Queen Calanthe, the Sintra’s Lioness?"
Regis widened his eyes, cried out with slight excitent.
"Looks like it’s not just murder by those Demon Spirits, they also brought out more serious... old secrets? Really possible, expert?"
"I can only say, maybe."
Lann nodded.
"Demon Spirits experience endless, indescribable tornt. They’re full of rage, they feel mistreated, leading to resentnt and envy towards the living... If it’s truly awakened Demon Spirits of royal ancestors, their wails might really reveal so destructive murmurs regarding current political situations."
"Wow, are the rumors true?"
The vampire seems to encounter the thrilling topic of ’Royal Secrets’ for the first ti, the novelty feels great. He correlates it with so rural legends.
"Rumors? I say, Regis, speak plain if you could? I’m not local, haven’t heard locals whispering those rumors in my ear."
Hence, the vampire quietly lowered his voice.
"Those are so crude speculations regarding the current Queen of Sintra."
"About her two miscarriages after giving birth to Princess Pavetta, infertility, and soon after widowhood."
"One of the favorite topics of country folks, right?"
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