The shuttle in the second dimension

　After leaving the mansion, Lin Xuan did walk towards Aram Village. Of course, he just took a quick walk around there to make his subsequent lies more true.

　In this way, after staying in the forest around Aram Village for more than half an hour, Lin Xuan left the forest and rushed back to his mansion.

Chapter 61: Seeking Help

　After returning to the mansion, Lin Xuan, just like in the previous round, called Emilia and Ram over. After Emilia and the others arrived, Lin Xuan told them the lie he had fabricated.

　"In the afternoon, I saw a group of people with very suspicious clothing and behavior in the woods next to Aram Village." As he said that, Lin Xuan described to Emilia and the others the clothes worn by the Witch Cult members.

　After listening to Lin Xuan's description, Emilia, Ram and Rem's expressions suddenly changed. Obviously, they had understood that the clothes Lin Xuan described were the costumes of the Witch Cult.

　Seeing the changes in Emilia and the others' expressions, Lin Xuan continued speaking.

　"If I'm not mistaken, those people should be from the Witch Cult."

　"Yes, it's the Witch Cult." It was still Rem who answered Lin Xuan. She was still the same as last week. After hearing the news about the Witch Cult, her whole body was ignited by anger, and she was showing signs of turning into a ghost.

　"Rem, calm down." Lin Xuan sighed and patted Rem's head gently.

　"I'm sorry, I lost my composure." After being slapped by Lin Xuan, Rem knew that he had lost his composure and couldn't help but apologize.

　Ram took a long breath, loosened his clenched fists, and tried to remain calm. "Lin Xuan, how many people are there on the other side?"

　"I didn't count carefully because I was worried that they would discover me, but it was probably a small group of about a dozen people. Judging from their movements, I don't think these people are here to attack us or Aram Village. Instead, they seem to be here to explore the way for the large force that will be coming later." After answering Ram's question, Lin Xuan expressed his thoughts.

　"Exploring the way," Ram muttered, frowning slightly. "I'm afraid it's just as you thought. The Witch Cult really knows how to pick the time, and it just happened to be when Lord Roswaal is away."

　"The Witch Cult should be targeting me. I'm sorry, I have implicated everyone." When Lin Xuan and others were silent, Emilia, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke, her face full of guilt.

　Emilia knew that the only person who could attract the people from the Witch's Cult here was probably herself, a silver-haired half-elf like the witch. Because of this, she felt really guilty for involving Lin Xuan and others.

　Looking at Emilia with a guilty look on her face, Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly.

　"Emilia, you don't have to apologize. This is not your fault. And now is not the time to talk about this. We have to think about how to deal with these uninvited guests." As he said this, he looked out the window, his eyes falling on the forest outside the mansion.

　"The current situation is too passive for us. We have no idea what the Witch Cult wants to do. It would be fine if those members of the Witch Cult only attacked the mansion, but I'm worried that they will attack Aram Village first. After all, we have too few people and have no way to protect those villagers." Lin Xuan frowned and sighed.

　"If there really is a large force of the Witch Cult coming from behind, given the Witch Cult's way of doing things, they will definitely not let those villagers go. We must find a way to transfer the villagers before the Witch Cult launches an attack." Ram looked at Emilia. In the absence of Roswaal, how the matter would be resolved would depend on Emilia's decision.

　"Ram is right. We must evacuate those villagers in advance, otherwise the villagers of Aram Village will be in danger." Biting her lower lip, Emilia's face showed a trace of guilt again, because she was the only one who implicated so many innocent people, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

　"In this case, the villagers must move. But even if we can successfully persuade the villagers to leave, the Witch Cult will probably not let us get what we want. They will definitely stop us when we move the villagers." After saying that, Lin Xuan looked at Emilia and the other two and gave them an inquiring look.

　Faced with Lin Xuan's inquiring gaze, Emilia and the other two were helpless. After all, there were too few of them and they couldn't take care of everything.

　After experiencing the previous round, Lin Xuan knew that Emilia and the other three had no way to deal with this.

　"I have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible." After pondering for a while, Lin Xuan expressed his idea, "Let's call for help."

　"Call for help?" Lin Xuan's words stunned Emilia and the others.

　"But who should we look for?" Emilia, who was the first to come to her senses, looked at Lin Xuan in confusion and asked.

　"Several other candidates for the royal election."

　"But will they agree to help a competitor?" Ram frowned slightly and expressed his thoughts.

　"If they were competitors, they would definitely not help us." Shaking his head, Lin Xuan knew that those candidates for the king selection were not kind people and would not help them easily. If they wanted to ask for their assistance, they would have to pay a price.

　"But what if we temporarily change from competitors to partners? If we propose an alliance and then pay a price, wouldn't that make it possible?"

　"In that case, it is indeed possible." After hearing what Lin Xuan said, Ram also figured out the relationship.

　As Ram finished speaking, Lin Xuan continued, "While we're calling for reinforcements, we can also hire a group of dragon carts to evacuate the villagers. This way, while ensuring the villagers' safety, we'll have fewer worries when fighting the Witch Cult."

　After saying that, Lin Xuan estimated the time it would take. "From here to the capital and back, including the time the Earth Dragon takes to rest, it will probably take a day. Add in the time for negotiations and preparation, and it will probably take about two or three days in total."

　"This afternoon, when I discovered the Witch Cult members, they seemed to have just arrived. I think they must have just started their investigation. In this case, it will take some time for them to complete their investigation. In addition, even if a large force arrives, they will need some time to prepare. In this way, as long as there are no accidents, there should be enough time to go to the capital for help."

　As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, Emilia lowered her head and thought about the method proposed by Lin Xuan. After a while, Emilia looked at Lin Xuan as if she had made a decision.

　"Lin Xuan, could you please rush to the capital to ask for help?"

　Looking at Emilia who had already made her decision, Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked her again, "Me?"

　Emilia nodded and said, "Yes. On the one hand, as my knight, you can propose an alliance on my behalf to the other candidates for the King's Choice. On the other hand, with your strength, it would be the safest way to go to the capital to seek help. You don't need to worry about being blocked by the Witch Cult along the way."

　"I understand. I'll set off right away. But—" At this point, Lin Xuan scratched the back of his head. "I don't know how to negotiate, and I don't know what price I should pay to get the other candidates for the king's choice to agree to an alliance. I need someone familiar with this to join me, so that I can at least understand how much leverage I have."

　Emilia and the others expressed their understanding of the problem raised by Lin Xuan. After all, the time that Lin Xuan had been Emilia's knight was too short, and he did not have enough time to learn and understand some things.

　"Rem, you accompany Lin Xuan to the royal capital to seek help." After thinking for a while, Ram made a decision.

　"Rem understands." Rem nodded and responded.

　"Now that the decision has been made, to be on the safe side, Rem and I will set off directly to the royal capital." Since it has been confirmed, the sooner Lin Xuanjue sets off, the better.

　"Please be careful on the road." Emilia walked in front of Lin Xuan, put her hand on Lin Xuan's chest, and whispered.

　"May the blessings of the elves be with you."

　Glancing at everyone present, Lin Xuan said with a firm expression.

　"Well, I will be careful. After all, I have to drive these Witch Cultists away from here."

Chapter 62 Arrival at the Capital

　Since he had said that he would leave as soon as possible, Lin Xuan would not break his promise. After negotiating with Emilia and the others, Lin Xuan was ready to leave. However, before leaving, Lin Xuan found Subaru and had a chat with him.

　"I'm afraid my trip to the royal capital this time may not be smooth, so you have to prepare for the worst." Looking at Subaru, Lin Xuan said.

　"The worst plan?" Subaru murmured, looking at Lin Xuan with a determined look.

　"I see."

　"Then I'll leave. I'll leave this place to you." After patting Subaru on the shoulder, Lin Xuan left.

　After chatting with Subaru, Lin Xuanbian and Rem rode away on El.

　Originally, they were supposed to each ride a dragon, but Rem said it was better to make as little noise as possible, and one dragon would be a smaller target than two. The mansion only had the dragon pulling the dragon cart and El, so to avoid arousing the Witch Cult's suspicion over minor details, it would be best to just ride one dragon. Since Rem had said so, Lin Xuan naturally wouldn't say anything. Besides, their relationship was already deep, and they had ridden a dragon together more than once or twice.

　After deciding to set off, Lin Xuan specifically asked Ram for a map. Since he already knew the Witch Cult members were near the forest near Aram Village, Lin Xuan certainly wouldn't foolishly take that route again. Going that way would surely attract the attention of the Witch Cult members, and that wasn't the outcome Lin Xuan wanted. Therefore, Lin Xuan planned to take a longer route and avoid that area. While this would take a little longer, it would greatly reduce the chances of being discovered by the Witch Cult.

　Starting in the evening and traveling for half a day, Lin Xuan and Rem finally arrived at the royal capital the next morning without attracting the attention of the Witch Cult.

　After arriving in the capital, Lin Xuan and Rem didn't immediately visit the other candidates for the royal election. Instead, they settled back in their previous accommodations. Although they were in a hurry, Lin Xuan knew that this matter couldn't be rushed and that preparations needed to be made first.

　"Rem, you rest here for a while. I'm going to go out and get some recent information about several candidates for the king's choice, and try to see if I can find some information that will be helpful for the upcoming negotiations. I probably won't be back before noon, so don't wait for me." After tidying up his clothes a little, Lin Xuan said to Rem.

　"I understand." Looking at Lin Xuan who was about to go out, Rem responded obediently.

　Before leaving, Lin Xuan seemed to have thought of something. He stopped and told Rem, "By the way, Rem, you should be a little tired at noon. Send a visiting card to the Duke of Karsten's family and tell them that we will visit in the afternoon to discuss some important matters with the head of the family."

　"It's fine."

　"Well, then I'm leaving."

　"Yeah." Rem watched Lin Xuan leave quietly, as if she was seeing her husband off.

　-

　Lin Xuan did not lie to Rem. The purpose of his going out was indeed to find out the latest information about the candidates for the King's Choice. However, this was only his third time in the royal capital. He was extremely unfamiliar with the royal capital and had no idea where to go to find information.

　However, although Lin Xuan was not sure where to get the information he wanted, there must be someone who knew about this in those mixed places in the royal capital, so Lin Xuan's initial goal was to find those who knew where to get the information.

　Although it was not easy for Lin Xuan, who knew little about the royal capital, to find some places where good and bad people mixed together, fortunately he was lucky. It didn't take long before he saw a mercenary tavern. However, it seemed that because it was morning and it was not the peak time for customers, there were not many people in the whole tavern, and most of the seats were still empty.

　Entering the tavern, Lin Xuan first glanced inside. After finding no one or anything worth noting, Lin Xuan walked towards the front desk. Sitting at the front desk was a middle-aged uncle. When Lin Xuan walked into the store, he looked towards the door. However, when he saw that the person who walked in was a teenager, he couldn't help but shook his head in disappointment.

　If Lin Xuan was wearing the formal attire he wore when he attended the paging event between thrones, the boss would definitely not look down on him. But at this time, Lin Xuan was wearing very normal and ordinary clothes, making him look like a naive teenager.

　When the old man saw Lin Xuan walking towards the front desk, he warned him, "Little guy, this is not the place for you. Leave now while there are not many people around. Otherwise, when the mercenaries come, they will definitely make fun of you when they see a little kid like you."

　After hearing the warning, Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment, but he came to his senses immediately. Lin Xuan could feel the kindness in the words of the uncle in front of him, which made Lin Xuan's impression of him much better.

　"Thank you for the reminder, uncle. I just came here to ask something." Lin Xuan walked to the front desk and said with a smile.

　"What do you want to ask?" The middle-aged man asked, raising his eyebrows.

　"Where can I get the information I want?" Lin Xuan asked his question with a slight grin.

　Hearing Lin Xuan's words, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect that the teenager standing in front of him would ask him this.

　Just when the uncle was wondering whether to answer Lin Xuan, a rough voice sounded behind Lin Xuan.

　"Hey, hey, hey, Graeme, when did you stop serving teenage brats in your shop?"

　Hearing the sound behind him, Lin Xuan glanced behind him. It was a man wearing some old leather armor, probably in his early thirties, with a machete on his back. His beard was untrimmed, and the exposed skin was covered with many scars. Judging from his appearance, he should be a mercenary with a lot of experience.

　After taking a quick glance, Lin Xuan withdrew his gaze. However, he didn't intend to pay attention to the man who was approaching from behind him, but that man didn't intend to let Lin Xuan go.

　"Little brat, this is not the place for you. Go home and find your mother quickly, hahahaha." Laughing loudly, the man reached out and grabbed Lin Xuan's shoulder, and it seemed that he wanted to make fun of Lin Xuan.

　Lin Xuan frowned in displeasure when he heard the man's words. Feeling the man attack him, he immediately fought back. Suddenly, he slid backwards, crashing into the man's arms. Immediately afterwards, he elbowed the man in the stomach.

　"Ugh--" It seemed that the man did not expect Lin Xuan to suddenly attack. He did not even have time to react before Lin Xuan hit him hard in the stomach with his elbow. The severe pain in his abdomen made him bend over. Then, Lin Xuan turned around and swept his leg, sending the man flying and landing outside the tavern.

　Although Lin Xuan didn't like that man, he didn't hit him too hard. At most, he suffered some superficial injuries and there was almost no damage to his internal organs.

　After knocking the man away, Lin Xuan ignored the stunned looks of the mercenaries in the tavern, walked to the front desk again, and looked at the uncle named Graham.

　"Can you tell me where I can get the information I want, uncle?"

　After looking at Lin Xuan deeply, Graeme couldn't help but sigh that he had indeed misjudged him. He originally thought it was a little guy, but he didn't expect it to be a little monster in the end.

　"It's not a secret anyway. Even if I don't tell you, you can find out by asking others." As he said that, Grimm told Lin Xuan all the ways he knew how to obtain intelligence. Moreover, Grimm seemed to see that Lin Xuan was not familiar with the royal capital, so he gave him a map and marked the places he had just told Lin Xuan on it.

　"Thank you, uncle." After taking the map, Lin Xuan turned around and left, but before leaving, he left a gold coin for the uncle.

Chapter 63 Goodbye Anastasia

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　Chapter 63 of The Shuttler in the Second Dimension: Goodbye Anastasia

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