bookcurios Chapter 123 Rebellion
Chapter 123 Rebellion
The Hu Guzhi City, which has everything, made Cecilia realize what it means that money is God.
She doesn't have much else.
That's still a lot of money.
Gallup's rewards to the original owner over the past twenty years are no less than the kingdom's subsidies to the south over the years.
The original owner had spent so much money all these years and just sat there doing nothing, which benefited an outsider like her.
After receiving the news from Valken and others, Cecilia did not go immediately.
These people are now in the Duke of Babbitt's manor. She was afraid that she would not be able to get in for a while, so she had to pay more money and said, "Keep an eye on these people's movements. If they leave the Duke's manor, notify me immediately."
The other party took the money and smiled, "Don't worry about me, everything will be fine as long as the money is in place."
Cecilia certainly didn't believe this, as she only gave the other party a fake address.
She only needs to cast a surveillance magic at the fake address in a while so that she can get the situation there at the first time.
She was unfamiliar with the place and there was no one she knew around her, so it was always better to be cautious.
Fortunately, Cecilia was prepared.
She had just cast the surveillance magic and hadn't walked far from the fake address when the person who had collected the money came over with a group of people wearing guard-like uniforms.
"It's right here in front. A middle-aged woman asked me to monitor Lord Babbitt's manor. I naturally didn't dare to do it, but I was afraid of alerting the enemy. I refused her and she went to find someone else."
"You said I could report this to you guys, but if it was someone else, that might not be the case."
Cecilia almost cursed out loud when she heard what the man said.
You talk about being selfless, but aren't you just thinking about the reward you gave?
If he has the guts, why not hand over the rewards?
Never mind. It would be a bargain for Duke Babbitt if we hand it over.
Cecilia felt sick as if she had swallowed a fly.
The uniforms of the army, knights, and guards of the Kingdom of Anatolia are all specially made and have special markings to distinguish them.
It was obvious at first glance that these people were not regular guards.
According to the information provided by the system, these people are all guards of Hu Guzhi City.
This system is not reliable at all.
Cecilia used magic to hide her body and wanted to listen to what these people said.
"I know you are busy with work, and the safety of the entire city is closely related to you. Aren't you still worried that Lord Babbitt will be hurt?"
The man kept talking non-stop.
On the contrary, the so-called guards on the side remained silent.
The team didn't even stay for long. After seeing the location of the fake address, they immediately dispatched people to patrol the surrounding area.
Babbitt's guard team is very disciplined, organized and well managed.
Cecilia wanted to observe it again, but the man had already been asked to leave.
The guards drove them out with actions.
Are these people dumb?
If you don't talk for a long time, you won't get any more information.
Cecilia had no idea whether these people knew magic, so she followed the man and left this place of trouble.
After the man left, he immediately called the two people to go to the tavern.
After meeting his drinking buddies, the man began to proudly show off that he had made a big deal that day.
The remaining two people kept scolding him for being stupid, "You don't even want to cheat a few more people out of such a generous man?"
The man raised his glass, "Isn't that a trap for Lord Babbitt?"
His drinking buddy scolded him, “Don’t you know to give her false news?”
The man was stunned for a moment, put down his glass, and said with some regret, "Yeah! I should have cheated her out of some more money!"
Cecilia didn't want to hear the rest of the words, but the man mentioned the guard team again, "But it's worth it. You didn't see with your own eyes how powerful the guard team under Lord Babbitt was. You only took a look at that place and immediately launched a search."
indeed.
The man was talking the whole time and no evidence was provided by him, yet the other party launched a large-scale search.
Cecilia felt something was wrong. Could something have happened to Valken?
Whenever she had a bad premonition like this, Cecilia was always right.
Something had indeed happened on Valken's side.
They came to the south to recruit soldiers in accordance with the order of His Majesty, and when they arrived, they attracted a lot of onlookers from the people of Huguzhi City.
Duke Babbitt even went outside the city to greet them in person.
Valken knew exactly why he stayed away from Petra.
It's not just because they have too close a relationship with His Highness, the problems in the south are far more serious than they had previously imagined.
Gallup somehow learned that Duke Babbitt had a private army.
The ostensible purpose of Valken's trip was to recruit soldiers from the south, but secretly he wanted to recruit Duke Babbitt's private army to participate in the war in the Wakadi Mountains.
Duke Babbitt also had his own intelligence network. He received the news early on and knew that the purpose of Valken and others coming here was not just to recruit soldiers.
If there was a conscription, Duke Babbitt would not be afraid at all.
There is not much in the south, but there are still people.
As for whether or not he can go to the battlefield...
That depends on whether Your Majesty is cruel enough to let those people go to the battlefield.
Valken naturally had no idea what Duke Babbitt was thinking.
In Valken's eyes, Duke Babbitt was the only person who was more amiable than the princess who had just celebrated her birthday.
As for Babbitt himself, he watched Valken and others put on a show in front of him for two days, and he entertained them every day with a smiling tiger.
The group had good food and drink in Huguzhi City. Whenever they mentioned topics like conscription, Duke Babbitt would avoid them without saying a word.
Duke Babbitt also noticed Valken's overt and covert observations of Huguzhi City.
Valken was used to living outside with the princess, so he was a little uncomfortable when he heard Duke Babbitt invite them to rest in the manor.
Unfortunately, Valken's persistence was unsuccessful, and he was finally persuaded by Duke Babbitt to stay in the manor in a relatively "gentle" way.
It was only after entering the manor that the true face of Duke Babbitt was revealed for the first time.
Keqing's previous kind look gradually faded away, and it seemed that she was placing Valken and others under house arrest.
How audacious.
Fortunately, a few people got together and were able to discuss countermeasures, so it was not a desperate situation.
The Duke of Babbitt's house arrest was limited to the manor.
The Duke of Babbitt, who had been caring for them for the past two days, disappeared after they moved into the manor.
Valken didn't understand.
It is easy for Babbitt to keep them under house arrest for a while, but can he keep them under house arrest for the rest of their lives?
The war was intense in the Wakadi Mountains. Even without newspapers, according to Valken's prediction, the situation would probably not ease up there.
The more tense the war situation becomes, the closer Your Majesty will keep an eye on the south.
If he couldn't go back for a while or he couldn't get any news, he would always know that something happened to them in the south.
Doesn't this confirm the charge of treason?