Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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Luo Xiu then realized that the person his teacher had mentioned who could trade points must be Hermes.

The teacher really has a wide network of connections; he knows people from all over the world.

Luo Xiu thought to himself as he walked home step by step.

The appointed time had not yet arrived, so he planned to take advantage of this break to try refining a third-tier potion and see the effects of his newly acquired [Hand of Creation].

……

Inside the gates of Tata, a smile played on Hermes' lips. The pure white glove in the hand he had shaken with Luo Xiu was glowing.

"Four fifth-order alchemy arrays and 443 kinds of high-level alchemy materials. This piece of equipment that Vivian crafted is no ordinary item. It's making me quite tempted."

He muttered a few words, hummed a little tune, and slowly walked towards the reception room.

Chapter 159 Onward! Rum Street! (Special reason for today)

Strands of white light emanated from the magic circle, covering and illuminating the entire alchemy grid. In the narrow room, shadowy figures stood everywhere.

If a soldier from the Knights were to open the door to investigate at this moment, he would be speechless with astonishment at the scene before him, for there were five vice-commanders of the Knights crammed into such a small room, sitting in a row, and opposite them was Luo Xiu, who had just become famous today.

Ironically, the five deputy commanders wore very respectful expressions, as if they were in a superior-subordinate relationship with Luo Xiu, who was sitting in the chair opposite them.

"...That's the result."

Lundlor had just finished giving a report on the mission he was in charge of.

These days, he and Dorian are responsible for dealing with people affected by the mushroom disease outbreak and for recording the outbreak locations.

After discussing with Miler, the three finally came to the conclusion that the infection of mushroom disease definitely did not originate from the infected population, but must be caused by external factors.

“We mapped the activity trajectories of the mushroom disease patients we apprehended in the past two days and found that some of them had different activity trajectories for at least ten days.”

"Not to mention that mushroom disease is transmitted through eating."

"It can only be some other source of infection."

As Lundrol finished speaking, Rose, who was standing beside him, stood up at the opportune moment and said with a smile:

"Lord Tassanya and I have inspected the Sage Stone Sculpture Group outside. There are indeed signs of deliberate damage, but we have been keeping watch for the past two days and have not found anyone coming in from outside the stone sculpture group."

"We speculate that the destruction of the stone sculptures may just be a smokescreen."

"..."

"So, the problem lies within."

Luo Xiu spoke, his voice not loud, but Lundel and Rose immediately shut their mouths, leaving only Luo Xiu's voice clearly audible in the room.

"Some things can already be guessed. There aren't many people in Kanriel who can prevent Count Shek from taking immediate action against him, and those people have one thing in common."

Luo Xiu leaned forward slightly, a flicker of uncertain light in his eyes:

"Fifth rank".

This word fell heavily on everyone's hearts like a boulder, and everyone's expression turned solemn.

There are a total of six fifth-tier individuals in Kanriel: Earl Shek, Vivian (Dean of the Alchemist Academy), the President of the Merchant Guild, the Dean of the Sorcerer Academy, and the Grand Manor Owner. No one can confirm which one it is at the moment.

Apart from Earl Shek being less of a suspect, the others are more or less possible.

But what is certain is that none of them are people they can currently contend with.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the house became somewhat oppressive.

"continue."

Luo Xiu spoke, turning the page. There was no point in thinking about it now; the clues had been cut off, and the reason was simply that he wasn't strong enough.

If we're strong enough, many of the current problems are nothing. If we can't find which fifth-tier enemy it is, we can just drag them over and question them one by one, right?

Of the remaining people, Pojelica remained silent. She had already prepared the files that Luo Xiu needed and handed them to him before the meeting that evening.

It vaguely involved something shocking. After Luo Xiu and she deduced it together, she immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Since Luo Xiu didn't say it now, she naturally didn't dare to make a fuss.

So in the end, only Leila was left.

Her task was the easiest of all; for Leila, Luo Xiu only had her fight demon bats every day.

Luo Xiu thought Leila wouldn't have much to report, after all, she had killed several demon bats, and she should be able to explain the recent demon bat swarm attack situation in a single sentence.

But unexpectedly, Leila hesitated for a moment, and then dropped a bombshell:

“Master…I want to go to the front lines of the Demon Bat Cave.”

Upon hearing this, everyone present widened their eyes.

Even the usually composed Lundel was momentarily speechless, never expecting Leila to want to do this.

The Demon Bat Cave is located far from Kanriel City, and it is by no means dangerous. After all, in recent decades, the most riots that have occurred in the Demon Bat Cave have only involved third-tier demon bats.

In normal times, when there are no riots, not even third-tier demon bats have ever appeared; usually only some low-tier demon bats have flown out.

Some of these demonic bats will be dealt with at the front line, then the Illusionary Mushroom Forest will trap some of them, and finally a few scattered demonic bats will fly into the city and be shot down by the city's defensive magic array.

However, conditions there were much harsher than in the city.

Needless to say, there was no entertainment, and the food and drink were scarce. The main problem was the lack of accommodation; the soldiers lived in tents used for marching and deployment, which allowed for rapid movement during peacetime.

When it rains, the entire tent gets damp, leaving everyone inside feeling sticky and uncomfortable. On windy days, there's even a chance of being blown away while sleeping.

Pojelica and the others spoke up, urging Leila to stay.

But Leila only looked at Luo Xiu; she genuinely wanted to go to the front lines. Kanriel was becoming increasingly turbulent. She knew her master treated her well, always assigning her the safest missions, but she also wanted to share more of her master's burden.

If I can kill one more demon bat, my master will be safer.

With this in mind, her eyes shone brightly, and she kept choosing her words in her mind. She had actually prepared her words of persuasion for her master in advance, but when the time came, she was still a little nervous.

This was the first time she had considered disobeying Luo Xiu's decision since he bought her.

Go Leila! You can do it! For your master's safety!

She silently encouraged herself.

"Okay, go ahead."

Luo Xiu spoke, silencing Leila who wanted to say what she was about to say.

She opened her mouth, still somewhat incredulous that Luo Xiu had actually agreed.

"Tasanya".

As soon as Luo Xiu finished speaking, Tassanya immediately stood up, her tall figure almost reaching the ceiling, and she grinned:

"I will definitely protect Lady Leila's safety."

Luo Xiu nodded, looked at Leila who was both surprised and delighted, and slowly said:

"Leila."

"Master, Leila is here."

Leila responded immediately.

"Kanriel will not be our final destination."

Luo Xiu said something that left the others somewhat puzzled.

Only Leila caught the unfinished sentence her master had left unsaid:

Kanriel won't be our final destination, so be careful.

"Okay, Leila understands."

Leila nodded happily, her eyes crinkling like the moon tonight.

……

the next day.

Looking up at the blazing sun overhead, Luo Xiu felt a pang of regret for letting Leila leave today.

With such strong sunlight, it's not a good day to go out; it wouldn't be good to get sunburned halfway through the trip.

His thoughts were racing, but he eventually calmed down. He figured everything should be alright; Tassanya was tall and could shade Leila from the sun.

Clearing his mind of distractions, Luo Xiu looked at the dilapidated residential building in front of him.

The exterior walls of the residential building looked like they had been burned, covered in black stains, with garbage and unidentified slime scattered everywhere on the ground, and a stench permeating the air.

Children in tattered clothes were playing and laughing by. When they saw Luo Xiu's clothes, they stared wide-eyed, wondering who this important person was.

"Big brother, you came early?"

A barefoot, dirty little girl stared at Luo Xiu, her fingers in her mouth, too young to speak clearly.

Luo Xiu smiled slightly:

“I’m looking for a brother named Hugh White. He used to live here. Do you know where he lives now?”

The little girl spit out her saliva, took her finger out of her mouth, and pointed to a residential building not far away:

"Do you know your brother, Huppu? He's there."

Luo Xiu was taken aback, not expecting that this guy had really changed his ways and stopped using the name White.

He crouched down, patted the little girl's head, and smiled:

"Thank you."

He wanted to give the little girl something, but he didn't have anything suitable on him. If he gave her money, it would probably be snatched away in less than half a second. While he was thinking, the little girl had already run far away with her friends who were a full twelve years older than her.

"You're welcome, brother. See you later."

The little girl almost tripped and fell while running and waving her hand.

Luo Xiu smiled as he watched the little girl leave, memorizing her appearance and aura. Then he walked to the building not far away, closed his eyes, released his magic, and quickly sensed the room where Xiu was on the sixth floor.

He pushed off with his feet, leaped up from the ground, and firmly grabbed the edge of the window in Schup's room.

Wow—that's amazing!

The little girl happened to turn around and saw this scene, and was so shocked that she took her finger out of her mouth.

The older children around her turned around when they heard her call, but saw nothing.