Golden Continent, Capital of the Ottoman Empire, Cosette.
This is one of the most prosperous cities in the Golden Continent in the world today. It is as prosperous as the country it belongs to, and it seems like a magnificent city that will never decline.
Only recently, several strange events occurred in the capital city of Cosette, which became an interesting topic for people to talk about after dinner.
One is that a large number of people suffered from lethargy in the wealthy area in the west of the city not long ago. At first, only a few insignificant servants were punished, but then the lethargy spread like a plague.
Fortunately, we only stayed in the west of the city and had nothing to do with most people in the city.
Many wealthy people who used to be glamorous suddenly fell asleep while walking on the road in a very funny manner, which triggered many tragedies and comedies that made people laugh and cry.
This gave Cosette writers a lot more inspiration.
The erotic article about a certain aristocratic lady who was defiled after falling asleep on the roadside was widely circulated among the middle and lower classes. Although it was just a novel, this article and its author were severely punished. The article was banned and people left Cosette.
special.
This covert appearance only aroused more suspicion, but as long as the public's mouths can be blocked in form, the main messenger has achieved his goal.
The source of it all, the lethargy incident, was finally announced to be caused by a special plant in a certain noble's hobby collection.
In addition, at the Royal Academy of Magic in Orman, a magic professor lost control of his magic reaction while studying lethal spells and caused an explosion, resulting in the death of fourteen people and injuries to more than twenty people. The situation was terrible, but the professor was also in the explosion.
He lost his life and there is no way to pursue the matter.
In some dark corners of the city, especially in the southeast corner of the city, gangs have been quite restless recently. They have been fighting an average of three to four times a week for more than a month, and have even attracted investigations by law enforcement teams.
The final result seems to be a "chaotic surge" caused by a large number of overseas inflows.
This kind of drug has been widely circulated in the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire only explicitly banned this kind of drug. Everyone knows the actual situation, and there is nothing that can be done if it is forcefully found out at this time.
Although everyone in the law enforcement team may be smiling happily, there are countless nobles among them, and the nobles who intervened are too angry to speak out and hand over the goods to the country in tears.
And just yesterday, the real big melon came.
Marquis Hogan died suddenly in his mansion at three o'clock in the morning. The death was peaceful but the cause of death was unknown. The Imperial Intelligence Agency immediately intervened in the investigation. The matter is still a mystery.
However, according to some people who have been in contact with Marquis Hogan, Marquis Hogan is in good health. He also held a hunting event not long ago and achieved impressive results in it. He has no bad habits on weekdays. It is impossible.
Sudden death for no apparent reason.
As a result, the rumor that the Marquis was assassinated spread like wildfire.
At this time, in a restaurant in Cosette, a white-haired young man in ordinary clothes held a newspaper in his hand and read the headline "Marquis Assassinated?" The question mark was particularly large and bright.
Ding dong.
The bell at the door rang, and a figure wearing a somewhat messy cheap black suit, a slutty gold tie, and a black bowler hat walked into the store and walked straight towards the young man.
Sitting directly opposite the young man, the visitor gently held the small round sunglasses on the bridge of his nose.
"I didn't expect you to ask me to meet, Danmu." The young man said.
"My three children have been taken care of by you, Merlin." The visitor smiled and showed his white teeth.
One of them is dressed in white, the other in black, one is gentle and the other is weird, which makes the atmosphere at this table a bit strange.
"They are excellent, and they work efficiently and neatly. Otherwise, it would be difficult for me to quietly remove the hidden scum in this city." Merlin said softly.
"It's quiet, although the impact is quite big."
"It is prudent to let things dissolve into normalcy and endless suspicion. If you have many opinions, just make your own arrangements." Merlin smiled.
"Don't be so serious, it's just a joke. You did a good job. That's why I can finally officially put my hands and feet here. After all, this is also very critical. A country with ambitions and capabilities is not easy to find in this era.
"Fang Tianmu said with a faint smile.
"I'm not interested in your plan. You don't need to tell me in detail. This time, we just have the same purpose, so we just dropped by. I have said many times that I refuse to join your Holy Redemption Society. The name is too ugly." Although Merlin
His face is gentle, but his words are absolute.
"Lilith gave birth to you, and you are destined to be involved in this matter. Why should you escape?"
"Even if I want to do it, please let the king himself say it, not you, the former chief court mage who ran away halfway." Merlin lowered his head and continued to read the newspaper.
"Haha, okay, I'm sorry for offending this scumbag." Fang Tianmu apologized unapologetically.
Merlin didn't speak, and the two of them fell into silence for a while.
"What did you order?" Fang Tianmu suddenly asked.
“This store’s signature dish is delicious, I heard.”
“I heard the taste is quite strong.”
"I like."
"Whatever, I like it too." Fang Tianmu took a sip of water.
Merlin and Fang Tianmu prefer to eat food with strong flavors, which is better with more oil and salt. This is different from Alon. To use Fang Tianmu's one-sided statement, Alon's taste is like that of a child.
"Is this your true body?" Merlin asked.
"Who knows?"
"That's really rare. You dare to come here in your true form. There are many people here who want to beat you up." Although he didn't get an answer from Fang Tianmu, Merlin continued.
In response to this, Fang Tianmu laughed contemptuously: "Oh, everyone who wants to beat me has been discharged from the Chaos Void to the earth, but I have only been beaten by one person so far."
"That means you ran out to hide from him?" Merlin smiled even more.
After being told the truth, Fang Tianmu was a little embarrassed: "Tsk, you are not interesting anymore."
"Zuo Zhilong disappeared, you should know his whereabouts."
"Well, I was dragged there by the fusion of the worlds. As the worlds get closer, something in the two worlds is balancing. The dragon is one of the symbols, but I have temporarily controlled it." Fang Tianmu said.
"Oh, crazy." Merlin sighed helplessly.
"Destruction or madness, I choose the latter." Fang Tianmu said lightly, drank the water in the glass in one gulp, and put down the glass, "What's more, destruction is also your business."
After a long silence, Merlin said: "What's the business you came to see me for?"
"The first thing is that I tried to persuade you to join again, but it has failed. Then the second thing is that the big lich has been a bit too public recently. Do you know its whereabouts?"
"I'm also tracking it here, but its actions are rooted in human activities, and its whereabouts are cautious and strange, making it difficult to catch the beginning and end." Merlin replied.
"Its plot is very big, and it might create some variables. I want to eradicate it as soon as possible."
"You tell me there's nothing I can do."
"Can we find clues by going to the Immortal City?"
"Maybe, but the Immortal City was closed a long time ago." Merlin thought.
"Someone must have a way to get in." Fang Tianmu said.
Merlin paused, looked at Fang Tianmu and said, "Ed?"
"He went there when he was developing the immortality medicine. I've been there once before, so I can see it," Fang Tianmu said.
"You want me to contact him?"
"This is also our unanimous purpose. You can't guess what the big lich wants to do." Fang Tianmu raised his small round sunglasses, revealing his deep eyes and stared at Merlin.
After Merlin was silent for a while, he said, "I won't help you convince him."
"That's enough." Fang Tianmu raised the corner of his mouth and said.
At this time, plates of food were brought out.
The aroma begins to overflow, and the bright color tells their taste.
"Oh, it's coming, it's coming." Fang Tianmu's eyes lit up and he started eating without any politeness.
Merlin also moved the tableware slowly, his movements much more elegant than Fang Tianmu's.
"Recently, I helped Isha and Aron reestablish a certain relationship." Fang Tianmu said suddenly while eating.
Merlin paused slightly with his knife and fork: "Are you so kind?"
"I just feel sorry for the little princess."
"I'm sorry you don't dare to mess around and touch Ed and Isa, even if it's your end, it's obvious."
"Of course, I don't want to be disliked by Aaron."
"Can you say it again, touching your conscience?"
"Things like that are long gone."
"cheeky."
The two stopped talking and quietly finished the food.
"You are equivalent to being picked up and raised by Aaron. You should miss him too." After eating, Fang Tianmu said.
The smile on Merlin's face remained unchanged: "What I want to do is pave the way for his return, and the rest is not what I should think about."
"If he really wants to come back." Fang Tianmu stood up from the dining table and stabilized the hat on his head: "Then I wish you good luck."
The doorbell sounded again, and the black figure left the store and disappeared into the crowd outside the store.
Merlin silently drank all the water in the glass in his hand and stared blankly at the empty seat in front of him.