Chapter 140: Uninvited Guests

The train stopped once midway, then continued all the way, finally arriving at the Royal Capital three days later.

This place was more prosperous than Luolita had imagined; if Evans hadn't been pulling her along the whole time, she might have gotten lost very quickly.

Trains from all directions converged here, and the people pouring out of the train station were as numerous as hairs on an ox; if one didn't stick close, they could get lost at any moment. There was no one here to maintain order, and every now and then there would be one or two crying children, who would soon be taken away by someone...

Luolita's clothes were being held by Evans, and on the other side, Ye Laoshi was also following closely, terrified of getting lost.

"Be careful, we'll go through the passage over there; there are just too many people in this place." Evans couldn't help but grumble a bit; he didn't like the Royal Capital. If one lived in the commoner district rather than the aristocratic district, they would find it truly chaotic.

A young man approached and said to Luolita, who was carrying a suitcase: "Beautiful lady, do you need my help?"

"No need." Before Luolita could reply, Evans made the decision for her, "We have already booked a hotel."

Seeing that things hadn't worked out, the man immediately found his next target, using a handsome face and a gentle, kind tone to say to another lady: "Beautiful lady, do you need my help?"

This was truly a routine; Luolita clicked her tongue in wonder. Even in the modern era, she hadn't seen this kind of scam; after all, modern society has mobile navigation, so basically no one would be fooled by such an archaic trick.

"Let's walk outside, then find a carriage." Evans felt his heart was very tired; these two Xiahui People were not at all as steady as he had imagined.

After getting off the train, the young girl in front found everything fresh and new, looking completely unafraid of being scammed.

As for the young man behind, he was constantly studying the text, asking about the meaning of the foreign words on the station signs as if he were a professor from the Wisdom Church.

How was he supposed to know how those foreign words were written or spelled? Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

The three of them took a detour before boarding a carriage; according to Evans, this was the only way to avoid getting into an unlicensed taxi.

Even for an aristocrat, if there wasn't a private carriage to pick them up, they might end up in an unlicensed one.

The carriage driver had answered the same way. Of course, most of those who got scammed were not aristocrats, unless they were stingy aristocrats who chose a carriage that wasn't too good.

Because choosing a very expensive carriage indicated a high enough status that the police would also put more effort into solving the case.

Major religions would also intervene; after all, in a place like the Royal Capital, there were far too many powerful and influential aristocrats, and no one knew if the matter would be escalated to the King.

"Alright, we're here." The carriage took a quarter of an hour to arrive outside an apartment building without a courtyard.

This was a property of the Saina Family in the Royal Capital. Because it was usually for the use of subordinates passing through, it wasn't in a particularly good location and was part of a row of townhouses.

Of course, it was rented; buying a house like this was truly not cheap, and there was even less need to buy one for subordinates.

Opening the door, the first floor had a living room, plus a bedroom and a washroom; the kitchen was in the innermost corner and looked somewhat messy.

"This is where the business staff who usually travel to the Royal Capital stay. They might not hire a maid to clean regularly, since it's not occupied often," Evans explained. Of course, he didn't know why he had to explain it to two Xiahui People.

Only because these people were all loyal Believers of the Lord of Calamity.

Luolita didn't feel there was anything wrong with it; this was her first time staying in such a townhouse, so she took the initiative to take on the cleaning work.

Then Ye Laoshi and Evans sat in the living room.

"I bought two newspapers when I came, the kind from the train. There are two weekly papers here; there should be some information." Evans expertly opened a financial weekly and started looking in the gutter of the pages.

He hadn't been to the Royal Capital for a long time, but he still had some understanding of his former purchasing channels.

"Do you need my help?" Ye Laoshi also picked up a newspaper and said.

"You can check if there are any herb shops nearby; they usually have some common spiritual herbs for sale." Evans took out a map and handed it to Ye Laoshi, "I'll see if there are any gatherings lately."

Just as they were talking, someone outside the room started knocking on the door.

Evans had no choice but to put down the newspaper, look through the peephole, and then open the door.

"I'm very sorry to bother you, I am your neighbor next door." This lady was wearing a red dress and had a somewhat heavy coat draped over her.

The Royal Capital was still a bit cold.

Geographically, the entire Federal belonged to the Southern Hemisphere, so there was a situation where the north was hot and the south was cold; this was because that was how the Southern Hemisphere was during winter.

Luolita put down the work in her hands and looked toward the door, while Evans stood stuck in the doorway, not wanting the other party to come in.

"I don't know what the matter is, ma'am." Evans asked with a frown.

The lady rubbed her hands and then whispered: "I hope you can keep the noise down tonight; my child at home has to study for exams recently, and your noise is truly too loud."

"Uh? Alright, I understand, ma'am." Evans nodded, then closed the door, and after turning back, he looked upstairs.

They hadn't even taken a look upstairs since they returned.

Evans and Luolita put down the things in their hands at the same time and then went up the stairs to the second floor.

Ye Laoshi stood near the room door, ready to run away at any time.

In his impression, the mortality rate of this game was quite high.

Especially when catching dragonflies earlier, the number of people who died was staggering.

So he had to learn to protect himself; at worst, he just wouldn't complete the mission.

Evans felt he was too slow-witted; he should have felt something was wrong earlier. Even if the staff traveling here later wouldn't stay, there wouldn't be a salesperson who didn't clean up at all.

Besides, even if they hadn't cleaned up, they should have hired a short-term maid to come and clean; how could they just leave a pile of dirty things and wait for the next wave of people to arrive?

"No movement." Luolita pushed open the door to the first bedroom after going upstairs; it was empty, and the bed was a bit messy.

Evans was already prepared for battle; right in front of him was the second bedroom, which was also the last remaining bedroom in this townhouse.

There was a woman inside who looked a bit too good-looking.

The woman heard the movement, sat up from the bed with alluring eyes, and then looked at the people in front of her with a bit of charm.

"Why, did I leave you wanting more yesterday?" the woman said lazily, "Oh, no, I don't seem to know you. Who are you?"

(End of chapter)