"Hey, bring me my reading glasses."
"I'm sorry, but my father's eyesight is poor. He has been getting blurry-eyed as long as I can remember, and this is not the first time."
Torreya quickly pulled Yuan Hua aside and supported the muscular man with both hands.
“Father, I am Toreya.”
"Wow, I knew it! How did you grow so tall?"
The muscular man took the reading glasses from the maid, and his aura instantly changed, radiating a chilling and serious presence. Yuan Hua's body tensed instantly, ready to flee at any moment.
"Good child, good child, don't be afraid."
Seeing that Yuan Hua was so alert and not scared out of his wits, the King of Brothers immediately smiled.
"I already know about your scheme. Although the methods were a bit underhanded, they were indeed effective."
"..."
Damn it, despite all the precautions, we couldn't stop the spying.
"Ascension, next time there's surveillance, at least remind me!"
Yuan Hua started to act coquettishly towards Fei Sheng.
"What's there to be afraid of? It's not like it's anything shameful, and the monitor isn't hostile, so I just ignored him."
Feisheng muttered something nonchalantly.
Forget it, the most important thing right now is to deal with this old, blind king.
"Your Majesty the King."
Yuan Hua bowed slightly.
Although I don't know how to perform aristocratic etiquette, I should at least be polite, right? This uncle in front of me doesn't seem unreasonable at all.
"Good, good boy, very polite, I like you a lot. You're also quite capable. Interested in joining me?"
The king put his arm around Yuan Hua's shoulder, the heavy force almost knocking Yuan Hua over.
"Hahahaha! You're in great shape!"
“Your Majesty, I am just an ordinary adventurer, there’s no need for this…”
Yuan Hua gave a wry smile...
"No, no, no, you are anything but ordinary."
The king raised his arm but did not make things difficult for Yuan Hua.
"Where's my daughter-in-law? Bring her in quickly!"
……
"..."
Looking at the group of people offering their concern and care, Yuan Hua felt somewhat out of place...
"Sigh... So what exactly did I come here for..."
"Ahem, child, come with me for a moment."
The elder brother, King Guo, waved to Yuan Hua.
"I?"
Yuan Hua pointed to himself in confusion.
"Yes, just the two of us, let's discuss a deal."
The elder brother king turned to look at Torreia.
"Take Luo Biluo around for a while, I have something to discuss with your friend."
"Ok."
Toreya nodded slightly. Although he was quite afraid of being alone with Robiro, he had no choice but to do as his father had instructed.
……
"Let me formally introduce myself."
The king, no longer grinning, finally showed Yuan Hua a hint of authority.
“I am Richard Mododukao, the current king of the Doronro Empire. Young man, can you guess why I've come to see you?”
Are you sure you can just say whatever you want?
Yuan Hua raised an eyebrow.
"Of course, even if it's treason."
Richard's lips curled slightly upwards...
"Hiss, let me think. You already know about the assassination attempt, which means you anticipated it and took precautions by sending people to protect Torrea."
Yuan Hua glanced at the chair that the maid had brought over, which was obviously prepared for him, and sat down without any hesitation.
“No ordinary bandits would dare to provoke a royal convoy. If it’s just a simple escort and driving away magical beasts, the guards are more than capable. At the very least, Toreya is a fifth-tier mage and can handle it himself.”
Yuan Hua glanced at Richard indifferently.
"If I'm not mistaken, there are already termites in the palace, aren't there?"
"Actually, you can pretend you don't know anything."
Richard smiled faintly, tacitly agreeing with Yuan Hua's answer.
"I can tell you're a young person who hates trouble, but since I've already said this much, as long as you don't spell it out, I'll just be disappointed for a moment, and I won't need to ask you to handle the rest."
"Hey, don't say that."
Yuan Hua interrupted Richard, replying with a smile like an old friend.
"I do hate trouble, but I can't miss something this exciting."
"Tsk, not bad, not bad."
Richard gave Yuan Hua a meaningful look and gently patted Yuan Hua's shoulder.
“If you handle this matter perfectly, I’ll marry my daughter to you later.”
"???"
Is your family so good at selling women?
The poor eldest princess of the Doronro Empire has been sold three times in less than a month.
"Don't look at me like that. The task I'm about to give you isn't that simple."
Richard leaned back lazily on the sofa and crossed his legs.
“This mission is exceptionally difficult and cannot be solved by force. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to you. If the mission can be completed successfully, it wouldn’t be too much of a loss to marry off my daughter along with it.”
"Niubi."
Yuan Hua gave a thumbs up.
"Your Majesty, since you've put it that way, I really need to hear what the details of the commission are, otherwise I might get scammed without even realizing it."
"It's very simple. I need you to infiltrate various families and collect evidence of their treason. I don't have anyone I can use right now. They're either not very bright or they're not well-known enough to carry out infiltration missions."
Richard stretched out his right hand, rummaged through the drawer, and took out a roll of parchment, handing it to Yuan Hua.
"No, you trust me that much?"
Yuan Hua took the parchment scroll, but did not open it immediately.
Before the parchment was opened, Yuan Hua still had room for regret, but once it was opened, things were different. He either had to carry out the mission obediently or die on the spot.
“I noticed you the moment Toka called you brother-in-law.”
Richard's smile was intriguing, but in Yuan Hua's eyes it was utterly lewd.
Yuan Hua understood, he finally understood...
So you sent people to protect Toka, right?
Yuan Hua fell silent...
This seemingly absurd royal family is not as simple as it appears.
"I'll take this task."
……
Chapter 154 Successful Infiltration (New Character Debuts)
"My goodness, how can there be so many?"
Looking at the densely packed names on the parchment scroll, Yuan Hua couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed. Where should he even begin?
【Young man, I believe in your abilities. Don't let me down, okay? (づ ̄3 ̄)づ╭?~】
Thinking of that unreliable king, Yuan Hua's head felt like it was going to explode...
"Why don't we start with the weakest one?"
(P.S.: The Western Middle Ages did not have a well-developed bureaucratic system. They just relied on what they could find. Each region was generally governed by lords, such as earls. These were collectively called lords, which you can think of as feudal lords. It was similar in the United States, which is why the concept of governors came about, and each state had different laws.)
Yuan Hua shifted his gaze to the very bottom of the parchment scroll, glanced at the name: Viscount Alexander, Brooke Alexander, Commander of the City-State Guard. Good heavens, with that name, there was no need to look at anything else. Yuan Hua could immediately turn back to the palace, grab Richard by the neck, and tell him that he was the most likely person to usurp the throne.
Suppressing the urge to turn back, Yuan Hua took a deep breath.
"Alright, you're the one. I hope the women in your family are pretty, or so ugly that I can't bring myself to eat them."
……
"The question is, how am I supposed to sneak in?"
Standing before the gates of Alexander Estate, Yuan Hua fell into deep thought...
That bastard, couldn't he at least provide some information? How did he become king?
"Hey buddy, what are you looking at?"
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