Alcanretia is a town built on a mountain. There is a mountain road behind the town that leads to the mountain behind the town.
At this moment, darkness covered the sky. Under the darkness, several people held torches and advanced toward the back mountain along the uneven mountain road.
"Boss, is the dead slime in the back mountain?"
With Huihui's help, Kazuma regained some strength and stepped forward to ask Jiang Li.
"Darkness has investigated in the guild. There are currently quite a few hot springs with problems. Most of the people who have soaked in those hot springs have developed problems such as rashes. Judging from the symptoms, they should have been exposed to the church hot springs.
Same poison."
Jiang Li explained: "But those problematic hot springs have one thing in common, that is, they are all located on a tributary!"
"what does that mean?"
Aqua came up and asked with a retarded look on her face.
"You're stupid! It's on a tributary, which means the source of those hot springs is the same!"
Kazuma gave the answer, and at the same time despised Aqua's wisdom.
"I see!"
Aqua suddenly realized.
"In other words, Hans poisoned the source of the hot springs, and the toxins entered the hot springs downstream through the tributaries!"
Youyou looked tense and said seriously.
"Thank you for his daring! If his plot really succeeds, not to mention that all the hot springs will be destroyed, there may even be widespread civilian casualties!"
Darkness' face looked very ugly.
"Is this also the Demon King's instruction?"
"Why does this also involve the Demon King?"
Jiang Li glared at her dissatisfiedly.
"To put so much poison into the source and flow it downstream without anyone noticing, it requires years of hard work. Judging from the time, this should be a battle that was going on before the new demon king appeared.
, has nothing to do with the New Demon King!"
Even if toxins are released all the time, it will still be a millstone to pollute all the hot springs without anyone noticing.
Hans stayed in Alcanretia for at least several months. Before Jiang Li came to this world, he had already started to destroy the source of the hot springs here.
"That's true."
Darkness' expression softened slightly.
"Darkness, you are actually relieved for the Demon King. Is it possible that you really like that Demon King?"
Huihui suddenly shouted and glanced at Jiang Li provocatively.
did you see it?
Even if you get her, she still has someone else in her heart?
I told you to play tricks on us before!
Jiang Li glanced at Huihui with a kind expression.
Little girl, if you try to play tricks with me, you still have 10,000 years to go!
"No, no! I just think that if it were just the cadres' insistence, then we wouldn't have to start a full-scale war with the Demon King's army!"
Darkness retorted with a red face.
"Then why are you blushing?"
"The Demon King is an ideal to me!"
"Shut up, I don't want to hear your ideals!"
Huihui retreated in embarrassment, without Jiang Li taking action.
After a while, amid a burst of joy and laughter, a group of six people arrived at the mountainside of the back mountain.
"Are there any checkpoints here?"
Several fences appeared halfway up the mountain, forming a mountain gate. Two heavily armed soldiers were guarding the door, watching them approaching with serious faces.
"After all, this is the economic lifeline of the entire town. It's only normal that someone is guarding it."
"give it to me!"
Aqua volunteered and ran up, using magic to reveal a sacred light behind her.
"Poor lambs who are still working in the middle of the night. This must be Alice's fault. I am the smart and kind goddess Aqua. As long as you are willing to open the mountain gate, I will grant you the opportunity to join the Axis Cult.
Glory! How about it, are you very excited?"
At first glance, it looks like that, if you ignore what she said.
"...but we are followers of Alice's religion."
A guard watched expressionlessly as she slandered the goddess she believed in.
"Although we work the night shift, the pay is double that of the day shift. The treatment is very good. You don't need to pity us at all."
There was a hint of disdain in the subtle expression of the other guard.
"Besides, the followers of Axis Cult have brain problems, and we don't want to be infected by them!"
You actually think that joining the Axis Cult is an honor?
Is this person mentally retarded?
Fortunately, she is quite good-looking, but when she opens her mouth, good fellow, she immediately becomes stoic!
"Why?!"
Aqua ran back crying, jumped into Darkness's arms and choked with tears.
"look at this."
Jiang Li watched Aqua jump out and collapse again, without any fluctuations in the whole process.
He took out the royal emblem to the two guards.
"This, this is...!"
The expressions of the two guards suddenly changed and they quickly knelt down respectfully.
"We suspect that someone is poisoning the source of the hot spring on the mountain, so open the door quickly. I have already told the guild about this, and you can verify it yourself."
Under Jiang Li's instructions, the two of them opened the door obediently without saying a word.
"Thankfully those two guards know the royal family's patterns..."
"The guards taught by Alice are all high-level cross knights who can work the night shift. You know it's normal."
After entering the gate, everyone rushed to the top of the mountain without stopping.
"I asked, could you please stop taking out the royal emblem so casually?"
Darkness secretly came to Jiang Li's side, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.
"That's a symbol of royal status. Only a few people in the entire Belzee Ancient Kingdom own it. It's very precious. Don't use it indiscriminately in a place like this!"
"I order you with the royal emblem, Darkness, to shut up."
"Hmm~!"
Darkness groaned softly, her face flushed, and she blinked in defeat.
Mountain top.
After a few minutes, everyone arrived here. The surroundings were pitch dark, and even the torches could not illuminate the surroundings.
"Aqua, shine quickly!"
"Why should my holy light be used in such a place!"
Aqua was furious on the spot.
Kazuma expressed his willingness to assume 10% of her debt, and Aqua released a large amount of very dazzling holy light, illuminating most of the mountain top.
"Who are you and what are you here for?"
An old man with a vicissitudes of face came out and looked at the few people curiously.
He has blond hair, dense wrinkles and looks to be at least sixty or seventy years old. He is wearing expensive robes, like an aristocratic gentleman.
"Who are you? What are you here for!"
Kazumao jumped out proudly.
With the boss at your back, no one is afraid!
He is always ready to show off his power!
"I am the manager of the hot spring. I have to ensure the health of the hot spring."
The old man smiled kindly.
"Really? That's right. We are the adventurers who just arrived today. We are here to--"
Kazuma saw that the other party was easy to talk to, so he believed half of it.
"Wait a minute."
But at this moment, a cold voice suddenly sounded.