Working Prophet.

Chapter 401 Ruby's Investigation

Ruby has a sweet mouth and hardworking hands and feet. As long as she is not very busy, she will run to help when she sees someone in need.

Although she has only been in Teacup Castle for more than a month, she has already become friends with many people.

Except for Grisha, who regarded her as a direct competitor, everyone in the castle liked this kind-hearted little maid.

Ruby didn't look around, just walked around casually, as if she was wandering aimlessly, and greeted everyone she saw warmly, and chatted with everyone from time to time.

There is no very clear purpose, and most of the time it is just a few homework.

The reason for doing this is firstly to avoid attracting the attention of suspicious targets, and secondly, Ruby also knows that the time she has entered the castle is too short, and her background cannot be checked, so someone must be watching her every move.

In fact, according to Li Yu's original arrangement, he planned to introduce her to Ilea directly, so that she could be an advisor by the female lord's side.

But Ruby herself refused, saying that she still wanted to be a maid rather than a consultant, because the job Li Yu gave her was to protect Ilea in the dark.

The identity of a maid is obviously more suitable for this job than a consultant.

Ruby even changed her own name, though she didn't think Herodotus would have noticed a minor character like her.

But Ruby knows that the trick to keeping a lie as unburied as possible is attention to detail.

For this reason, she would rather fabricate a new identity and join the Arias family by herself, starting from the bottom of the castle at the risk of being suspected.

As one of the few people who had close contact with Herodotus and mastered some of the latter's secrets, Ruby also deeply understood Li Yu's worries.

Since the appearance of Herodotus and his Blood Moon Society, in just over a month, several attacks have been launched in the western region, causing many tragedies, and it is in a critical period of making a name for itself.

In order to further prove that the Blood Moon Society is stronger than the previous Silver Moon Church, and that it is the Goddess Picia's destiny to call on more believers to join, Herodotus will sooner or later take action against the old rival of the Shuangxiu Church.

If Ilea, the only lord who converts to Saturday, can be taken down, it will be self-evident to the Shuangxiu religion.

However, the Arias family is not what it used to be. The Teacup Castle is strong and well-guarded. In addition, the people in the castle also believe in Saturday like Miss Rabbit. It is not easy for people from the Blood Moon Society to infiltrate.

Ruby brought herself into Herodotus, and the best time she could find to do it was when the Arias family held a banquet.

Because there will be a lot of people from outside pouring into Teacup Castle on this day, not only the distinguished guests on the list, but also their accompanying guards, attendants and grooms. There are many people, and it is more convenient for some people to take advantage of it.

Ruby had a brief chat with the maid in charge of arranging the lunch. On the surface, she asked her where the lavender on the table was picked, but in fact, she wanted to know if there was any change in the kitchen staff during this time.

The maid said, "I bought the flowers directly from Black Rock City, as you know, the castle is very busy these two days and there is no manpower to pick flowers, and Lord Alfred just announced a list this morning, except for the list Except for the people on the table, no one else is allowed to enter or leave the kitchen and banquet hall, and touch the food, decorations and tableware on the table."

"Is that so? I was just free and wanted to help." Ruby said.

"No, my lord said on Saturday that the time of rest is sacred and precious. It's rare that you don't have to work. You should take this opportunity to relax and do something you like."

The maid briefly chatted with Ruby, and then was called to continue setting the plates.

Since the tragedy in Multiscale City, the major families have attached great importance to food safety, and the Arias family is no exception.

And Alfred Ruby also understands that this is a very conscientious and cautious old knight. With him in charge of the safety of the castle, it is difficult for ordinary assassination methods to be effective.

So Ruby decided to change her strategy and stop wasting time in these places that most people would notice. She went straight to the stables.

The old groom Lei Meng in the stable also knew her, grinned at her and said, "Are you here to play with Xiao Hui again?"

"Well, there are a lot of new horses here." Ruby said after looking around.

"They were all brought by the guests," Lei Meng said, "but there are quite a few good horses. After all, more than half of the nobles from the western region have come."

There is also a sense of pride in Raymond's words. He has also served the Arias family for nearly 40 years. Rong Yan.

"They won't bully Xiao Hui, right?"

"Don't worry, I'm here to watch, and Xiaohui is not easy, just now a little stallion tried to get close to her, but it kicked her away."

"Good girl." Ruby walked up to Xiao Hui, stroking the latter's neck.

And Xiaohui has long been familiar with this kind young lady who brings carrots for her to eat, and when she saw Ruby, she even lowered her head to let her touch it.

"It likes you." Raymond said.

"Because I fed it carrots."

"No, horses can tell who's good and who's bad. I said that the last time I was drinking with people. Everyone thought I was crazy, but it's true. They're smart. They're smarter than they look. Be smart."

"I believe."

"really?"

"Really." Ruby paused and said again, "Uncle Raymond, which of these horses do you think runs the fastest?"

"Oh, you are asking the right person. Once the mighty and majestic black thoroughbred horse on your right starts to run, no other horses in the stable can catch up with it, but it is the third horse from the right next to it. Not bad, yes, the one with the lightning bolt on his forehead..."

As soon as the horse was mentioned, Raymond immediately opened up the chatter box and began to talk endlessly.

Ruby listened patiently while continuing to observe her surroundings. The Blood Moon Society had used a variety of techniques in its previous attacks, but one thing was the same. The attackers would plan their retreat before launching an attack.

Although there were times when he had to dedicate himself to his beliefs, they were only done as a last resort after he failed to escape.

Herodotus is not a person who is sympathetic to his subordinates. In order to achieve his goals, he often uses unscrupulous means. The reason why he has changed his normal routine now, Ruby guesses, is probably because the Blood Moon Society is currently understaffed.

Especially the execution of the attack plan requires high martial arts and on-the-spot decision-making ability. Such masters are not so easy to recruit, so Herodotus has to save some use.

Now that you can't see what means the opponent will use to attack, you might as well take a step back and find a possible retreat route for the opponent.

(End of this chapter)