Chapter 1175

Walking in the bustling market, Su Xiao looked around. He now needed to go to the Wang Gong. The Old King had already secretly summoned him, and the so-called secret summons actually meant that the Old King had urgent matters.

It was impossible to ask passersby where the Wang Gong was. Su Xiao was the Hand of Iron, and it was simply too absurd for the dignified Hand of Iron not to know where the Wang Gong was.

What made people a bit headache was that the Wang Gong of the Saint Sodin Kingdom was likely not that kind of huge and magnificent building, at least not like the Wang Gong in the Akame ga Kill world, where you could see where the Wang Gong was as long as you were in the Imperial Capital.

According to the detailed information in the world introduction, the structure of the Wang Gong in this world was more like a castle, a castle with a huge courtyard.

The Wang Gong had two main functions: one was for the King and many Queens to live in, and the other was for important ministers to work in the Wang Gong.

It can be seen that the area of the Wang Gong should not be large. It only needs to be able to satisfy dozens of people living. In this world of perennial war, where all humans are wholeheartedly resisting foreign enemies, the Royal Family is nine times out of ten not greedy for pleasure and will not build a huge Wang Gong to show off their Royal status.

A mechanical eye appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This was the Apostle's Eye, which could detect enemy attributes and also scout terrain within half a kilometer.

As the Old King's confidant, the Hand of Iron should not live too far from the Wang Gong.

Sure enough, when the Apostle's Eye floated to a height of 100 meters in mid-air, it detected a large manor that was not luxurious but had a magnificent momentum.

This manor was at least one kilometer wide horizontally. There was no beautiful scenery in the manor, just hundreds of sculptures placed, including sculptures of past kings, as well as some great heroes and officials who sacrificed for the kingdom. The kingdom valued these sacrifices very much and actually placed their sculptures together with past kings. Undoubtedly, this was very winning for the hearts of the people.

Su Xiao retracted the Apostle's Eye and rushed to the Wang Gong with Bubu Wang. The Wang Gong was less than half a kilometer away from his residence.

When Su Xiao walked on the street, the civilians near him subconsciously stayed away, their expressions respectful. That was a kind of respect for a terrifying person.

Seeing the reaction of these civilians, Su Xiao felt that the previous Hand of Iron was very smart and likely made enemies everywhere.

If it were other officials, making enemies everywhere would definitely be close to death. The Hand of Iron was different. This position must make enemies everywhere. This was a signal to the Old King that although the Hand of Iron had special privileges, he was only close to the Old King, and everyone else was an enemy. And the person the Old King trusted most was this kind of person.

Su Xiao appropriately accelerated his pace. After all, he had a secret summons, so he had to be invested in acting.

Soon, Su Xiao arrived in front of the Wang Gong courtyard. There was no wall around the courtyard, but a circle of iron railings. The decoration of the iron railings was a creature with a dog's body and a lion's head. The dog's body represented the officials under the kingdom, meaning loyalty, and the lion's head represented the Royal Family, majesty, and guarding the territory.

Thousands of Royal direct guards stood around the courtyard. They wore golden armor, held neat long weapons, their bodies were straight, and their expressions were meticulous.

In front of the Wang Gong gate, dozens of direct guards stood guard on both sides of the main gate. They looked forward, as if they didn't see Su Xiao.

Su Xiao walked straight into the Wang Gong.

Clatter.

The direct guards' weapons reached forward, and the weapons collided with the armor, making a neat collision sound. They were not blocking Su Xiao from entering the Wang Gong, but representing that they had already seen Su Xiao, the Hand of Iron.

Ministers in high positions could freely enter and exit the Wang Gong between 6 and 9 o'clock every day, while special positions like the Hand of Iron could enter and exit the Wang Gong 24 hours a day.

Whoosh.

The direct guards retracted the weapons in their hands, and Su Xiao raised his steps and walked into the Wang Gong. No one stopped him.

Su Xiao walked on a granite slab road carved with patterns. The time now was probably around 7 o'clock in the morning, so officials wearing noble costumes passed by from time to time.

The attitudes of these officials were very consistent: if they could keep a 10-meter distance from Su Xiao, they would never get closer than 10 meters. This was not fear, but simply not wanting to get close to Su Xiao. If a charm-specialized person obtained the Hand of Iron position, they would definitely cry in the toilet.

Su Xiao successfully entered the Wang Gong, or rather, entered a huge castle. This was the Wang Gong, a combination of residence and office location.

Just as he walked into the castle, Su Xiao smelled a faint fragrance. He looked for the source of the fragrance and saw several large pots of tulips placed at the entrance of the castle.

Successfully entering the Wang Gong, the second difficult problem appeared, which was where the Old King was. Fortunately, at this time, an old man wearing tight white clothes with gold silk patterns inlaid on the white clothes walked over.

Seeing this old man, Su Xiao's eyes lit up.

"Where is Herbert."

Su Xiao spoke.

"Hmph."

The white-clothed old man let out a cold snort and walked straight forward.

Seeing the old man's reaction, Su Xiao was quite surprised. This old man was unexpectedly spirited. Since he entered the Wang Gong, he had met at least a dozen kingdom officials, and those officials were all hiding as far as they could, while this old man was the exact opposite. He not only didn't hide but ran straight toward Su Xiao. Looking at that appearance, it seemed he wanted to "accidentally" brush shoulders with Su Xiao.

The old man's attitude was not great, but what made people puzzled was that Su Xiao didn't feel obvious hostility.

Just when the old man was about to brush shoulders with Su Xiao, the old man's shoulder shifted, intentionally bumping into Su Xiao's shoulder.

With a crack, Su Xiao heard a crisp sound from the old man's waist. The old man's leg trembled, almost collapsing to the ground.

"Why didn't you dodge, my old bones..."

The old man spoke in a low voice, but his lips remained almost motionless.

Undoubtedly, this old man's relationship with the Hand of Iron was definitely not hostile, it was just that the two had to appear to be at daggers drawn in front of other officials.

"Accident."

Su Xiao muttered in a low voice very cooperatively.

"My waist..."

The old man walked forward with his back to Su Xiao.

"His Majesty the King is in the Kingdom Council Hall, hmph."

The old man deliberately raised his voice. Although he answered Su Xiao's question, he snorted coldly. From his trembling hands, it could be seen that his waist should have been twisted quite badly. It was also reasonable to think so; bumping into Su Xiao, who had 89 points of true strength and 87 points of true stamina, this old man not fainting could be considered old and strong.

Su Xiao recalled the materials provided by the Paradise in his mind. According to the description of his appearance, Su Xiao guessed who this old man was: Kingdom Finance Officer, Rowan Harvey, who held financial power and was one of the Old King's confidants.

Some people think that the Old King's confidants will be united, but in fact, this is not the case. The Old King's confidants must not be united. They must have some "small contradictions." This is a healthy power system.

The Old King's confidants of course will have huge power. If these people are united against the enemy every day, it means their power might be gathered together. At that time, the Old King would definitely suffer from insomnia.

The Old King has four confidants: Kingdom Finance Officer Rowan Harvey, Hyena Heslet (Kingdom Legion Commander who holds military power), Administrator Joe Valentine (responsible for managing most officials), and finally the Hand of Iron.

Finance, military power, official management, and extreme means at critical moments, all four are indispensable, but it would be bad if the four were united.