Law of the Dragon

The human king is very hard. He can't sleep for another 100 years, and he can't just hang around doing nothing, pretending to inspect the territory.He must work hard to enrich the small treasury.

First of all, it is necessary to eliminate the factors that are unfavorable to the treasury, even for the king, it is a small factor that affects income.

"Hasen, this is a major matter, and you must deal with it seriously. Do you know that this matter has already had a serious impact on the imperial capital?" Eros sat on the throne with a serious expression and looked at the standing Hasen, the deputy captain of the guard on the scarlet carpet.

Hasen's expression was a little confused, and he looked at Duke Thaklow with a puzzled look. It was just a few people who died in the slums, and he didn't expect His Majesty the King to ask specifically.But he still answered truthfully: "We suspect that this matter has something to do with dark creatures. The Observatory said before that dark creatures have started to move around recently, so..."

"Dark creatures?" Eros frowned, a little suspicious of the other party's words, "This is the imperial capital, not a no-man's land, they dare not kill people so openly, the age of the demon gods has passed 300 years, the decline of magic elements in the atmosphere has made They learn silence and humility."

Hasen didn't know anything about magic or dark creatures. Anyway, the age of the demon gods was a scene that only appeared in bedtime stories for him. When he was a child, he still loved stories about heroes saving the entire city.So he was a little surprised when the king said these words, and for a moment he didn't know how to continue—what the king meant, wasn't this done by dark creatures?But does he have a clue, or does he know something?

In this situation, Thakro must play a role, so before Eros was ready to popularize the difference between the dark creatures in the age of demon gods and the dark creatures now, he immediately stood up and said: "Someone saw the rat man in the suburbs, yes ?"

Hasen's attention was immediately attracted: "The Ratmen... Yes, there are a few witnesses who said they saw these guys sneaking into the Black Forest, so I suggest that it's best to take someone to investigate .”

"Ratmen?" Eros knew that kind of creature, he sniffed uncertainly, "That's a nasty creature, yes, they are thieves, but I didn't know they would kill people like this."

In order to prevent Eros from saying some unbelievable "common sense", Thakro had no choice but to send Hasen away first, leaving only the two of them and some background soldiers in the audience hall.

"Humans' understanding of dark creatures is only dangerous," Thakro said close to Eros, "Please remember, you are only a human right now."

Eros raised his eyebrows: "I always forget this sometimes, sorry," he said, "but given my knowledge of dark creatures, they are honest now, and ratmen...those lowly things will only Steal something, and you haven't dared to attack the human settlements."

Duke Sacre didn't want to continue to dwell on this issue: "I'll let Hasen solve it..."

"No, I want to find the murderer," Eros interrupted him, and made a decision on his own.

"...This is what the guards should do. If they can't figure it out, they will go to the church, where there are experts in dealing with dark creatures," Duke Sacre persuaded.

"It is the King's decision," said Eros impatiently.

Sa Keluo wanted to say something more, but the other party's cold fingers fell on his lips, and there was a kind of coldness that did not belong to humans, "You brought me to this human world, do you think you can control me? "

Sa Keluo didn't answer, but that's what he originally planned, not to mention that the king's seal is in the hands of the opponent, he doesn't want to go deep into that dangerous swamp, but the current situation completely deviates from his plan, even... he I didn't even figure out what species the other party was.

"The king's orders must be absolutely obeyed, this is the rule of the human world," Eros withdrew his hand, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "You taught me."

So Eros called Hasen over again and told him that he would also participate in this incident.

Hasen is completely out of shape-is the king... bored?

But even if he participated in this investigation because the king was bored, Hasen felt that he had benefited.The advantage is that since the king has participated, it is impossible for the Duke of Sacre to sit idly by, and his army must also do something.

In fact, it was not entirely because of this that the guards came to Duke Sacre to seek help.In recent years, the power of the guard team has been declining year by year. The captain even thinks that after Hasen takes over the guard team, the status of the guard team will plummet. In addition to the reshuffle of forces such as the change of prime minister, they are eager to express their position——Church Or the army.But before, Sa Keluo didn't accept their affection - as long as they went out and entered with the army for a period of time, the whole imperial capital would know which side they were on.

Now—although there were some twists and turns, it was at least what the guards wanted, and... the king was more reliable as a backer.

"The guards will definitely assist His Majesty the King in thoroughly investigating this matter, and listen to his orders!" Hasen stood upright, and then performed an elegant court etiquette.

"Very good." Eros didn't know anything about these little things, but quickly made a decision and conclusion, "Let's start." There must be no things that affect taxation. Who knows if those things will suddenly affect him The small treasury is interested, and the awareness of territorial security must be maintained at all times!

The next day, the black dragon and the two humans went to the guard team in the slums——Eros directly omitted the long and complicated travel procedures of the king, put on civilian attire, took a carriage and came to the slums.

The Guards are very unwelcome here, and anyone wearing the Guard's attire and insignia will make these people nervous for a long time.Although the guards have a stronghold in the slums, the people there rarely come out to inspect during working hours, and go home directly after get off work. They can't bear the smell of the poor here at all.

So after Eros ordered Hasen to also put on civilian clothes, the three of them wandered around the slums.

Eros has never been to the slums. When he was a dragon, when he flew in the air, he could only see the city like a small piece of bread, but now he is in it. Feel.Then, he put this ridiculous emotion aside, and it's not like he can't be a dragon anymore.

Hasen followed Eros, nervously preventing the surrounding civilians from being disrespectful to the king - rubbing the hem of his clothes or touching his arm is a serious crime of disrespect, if it hits - God, Hasen felt like he was about to faint up.When he appeared here wearing the clothes and logo of the guards, everyone would avoid him, no matter how messy and crowded the streets were, but now no one paid attention to him, so he had to try his best to keep this sixteen or seventeen-year-old The king guards up.

Compared to his nervousness, Thakro was indifferent. After all, he knew that Eros would not care about this kind of offense, so Hasen worked harder, but he didn't have the guts to complain.

The young king looked around curiously. He lived in the palace, and the furthest distance he had ever been in this country was probably the church.The streets of the rich and noble districts are clean and wide, their castles and mansions are very beautiful, and even the trees are straight and delicate, but here - loose and noisy, full of human life.

Eros remembered that he was many years ago - maybe 400 years or more?He has been to human cities secretly, noisy, poor and crowded, everyone is rude and impatient, of course, he can't blame them.Human life is too short for you to teach them unhurried grace.

But this is what human society should be like, crowded and noisy, laughing and talking loudly, don't mind the complicated greeting etiquette, manners, even rude, but that doesn't mean they are unfriendly.

Eros remembered that humans and elves were once on the same front in the Demon God War, and now the sequelae have emerged. Humans are completely fascinated by the elegant elves, and the upper class always imitates the social methods of elves, forgetting about themselves attitude towards life.

Eros thought about these things wildly, and finally reached his destination.

A messy alley, the low walls did not block the sunlight, the cheap sunlight flooded the whole alley, the smell of chickens, ducks and other poultry made Eros frown, the ground was full of sundries, he was somewhat Admire those civilians who can still walk freely, they are much more agile than knights.

"The place where the crime happened this morning, the body was found around dawn." Hasen walked to a low corner, the blood had turned brown, and the dust on it looked very inconspicuous. "It was a blacksmith's body." Apprentice, he found it when he went to the shop. Several wild dogs ate part of it, but it should be the same as the previous cases, and the internal organs were taken away."

The few families here did not close their doors tightly and looked scared. Instead, they continued to be busy as if this hadn't happened.This is easy to understand. They are afraid, but they still have to eat. They are afraid that they will not kill them, but they will starve to death if they don't eat.

In the past, there were such cases in two days, but now they are more and more frequent. Until now, one or two people are killed every night.A curfew has been imposed in the slums. In fact, few people linger in the taverns and go home late on such nights. Even if the flow of people decreases, it does not stop such incidents from happening.People were still killed, even though the guards patrolled frequently at night, thankfully, no one died at home.At least this made the people in the slums a little more at ease, and they stopped going out after dark.

Eros is not a master at solving crimes, so he walked back home to eat after wandering around, but he still gave Hasen the right to use scouts.

"You can investigate that black forest, but in my opinion, it's just taller trees and has nothing to do with the dark forces," Eros patted the vice-captain's shoulder and said, "or..."

"Yes?" Hasen looked at the king in confusion.

The king looked at Duke Sacre, "What do you think?"

Sa Keluo is different from the idiot king, he has a keen sense of bloody things like this.There is indeed a faint smell of blood in the air, but if you want to talk about the rat people, there are no clues about them left at the scene, and the rat people—as Eros said, they only steal things, as for the food Not too picky, often eat what you have.The slums are not so poor that only humans remain.

"I...?" Thakro heard the king calling his name, and raised his head to look at them.Hasen is standing next to Eros at this moment. Because of this incident, their relationship has become a lot closer these days, especially Eros has already regarded Hasen as the next captain of the guard, and sometimes even said have a laugh.

It is undeniable that Sa Keluo felt uncomfortable, so he said arrogantly: "I will send someone to find another clue." He made it clear that he would not cooperate with the guards.

Hasen didn't know where it touched the Duke's slender nerves and made him unhappy, but since the king had given him the right to mobilize the scouts, he couldn't ask for more.So, he resigned sensibly.

The king was preparing to feast on the dining table, and when he saw Thakro still standing there, he was a little dissatisfied: "I'm going to eat."

"so?"

"Please go back," Eros raised his chin arrogantly.

Now he has at least learned to use "please", Thaklow comforted himself, and then politely took his leave.

Walking out of the king's magnificent dining room, he saw Anu in the shadow of the corridor pillars.

"May I have any orders, Lord Duke?" An Nu was wearing a gorgeous exotic dress, hidden in the shadows without breath, and the setting sun was shining brightly beside him.

"Help me...to check things." Thakro glanced at the restaurant's door and said softly, "Night is coming soon."