Su Xi left the residence with Anna.
Once outside, Anna softly began to sing a hymn from the Church.
The bright, sunny singing, accompanied by the power of holy light, began to emanate from Anna.
This was Anna's method of detecting whether there were any Fallen Ones hiding in the city. At the same time, this method made Anna a focal point on the street.
Her gentle singing voice instantly attracted passersby on the street.
Having experienced the first two countries, Su Xi had gotten used to it, and now even if she was surrounded by a group of NPCs, Su Xi didn't care.
After a short wait, Anna stopped singing.
The surrounding crowd erupted in enthusiastic applause, acknowledging Anna's singing.
Anna also followed the etiquette of the clergy and bowed slightly to these people.
"Let's go, there are no Fallen Ones here." Anna's eyes lit up as she led Su Xi around the central city.
The council chamber within the family compound in Sylvester City.
The city lord frowned and asked, "Are you sure you've hidden everything related to the Fallen Ones?"
The elder sitting below replied, "Yes, Lord City, we have adopted the same type of light-attribute rune shield. As long as those fallen messengers do not appear, the Holy Maiden of the Divine Church will absolutely not be able to detect them."
"But we can't be 100% sure, can we? I've heard that the current Holy Maiden of the Church has a very high affinity for holy light. What if she can communicate with the light element? Won't your light attribute rune shield betray us?"
"How is it possible to communicate with the element of light?"
Sylvester City frowned as he listened to the commotion below.
Everyone was very nervous about the arrival of the Holy Capital investigation team.
Since the Holy Capital announced the establishment of an investigation team to investigate the Fallen Ones hiding in various countries, tensions have risen everywhere. Even though the City Alliance was the last place to be inspected, the city lords dared not relax.
In fact, checking the City Alliance nation at the very end was a trap set by the Holy Capital.
The high-ranking officials of the Holy Capital and the other two Human Empire all knew that the Southern City Alliance was the wealthiest place, but it was also the place where the most filth and corruption were hidden.
How could there be no Fallen Ones?
The reason the Holy Capital checked the City Alliance last was to get the Fallen Ones hiding in the City Alliance to leave quickly, so that those secretly monitoring them could tell the Holy Capital which city was harboring the Fallen Ones.
Because this happened during previous inspections, in cities where Fallen Ones appeared, any ruler who had contact with that Fallen Ones was dealt with by the Holy Capital.
Therefore, city lords who have Fallen Ones in their cities can only try their best to hide Fallen Ones until the investigation is over and things are stable before letting them leave.
Letting the Fallen Ones escape is unsafe, and building ways to conceal Fallen Ones within one's own city is also unsafe, but the latter is slightly safer than the former.
Therefore, Sylvester City was troubled by the Fallen Ones in his city.
They have maintained contact with the Fallen Ones, providing them not only with food but also with supplies. This is mainly because the Southern Continent possesses abundant rare mineral resources. Without these resources, their family would never have been able to defeat Clarence City.
In fact, Sylvester City sometimes suspected that Clarence City was also secretly colluding with the Fallen Ones forces, otherwise where did their ores and jewels come from?
However, he had no evidence of this, and besides, he himself was colluding with the Fallen Ones. It wouldn't benefit anyone if whoever exposed this first.
Therefore, the city alliance's rare jewels are monopolized by these two city lords.
"Ante, go and test those two girls. I heard that the current Holy Maiden of the Church is only 16 years old, not to mention the Elf race. Elf race children are very innocent. I hope you can get close to them, make them happy, and divert their attention from our city."
The handsome boy, who had been called by the city lord, stood up, clenched his fist, and said, "I will definitely complete the mission."
"As for you, don't appear too flustered or afraid. Just go about your business as usual. Being overly tense will only make you give yourself away." After giving his instructions, Sylvester City dismissed the meeting.
After touring the central city, Su Xi and Anna prepared to head to the next city.
"Watch out! Get out of the way!"
"Watch out, people in front! The carriage is out of control!"
Chaos erupted in the streets.
An out-of-control carriage suddenly rushed towards the two of them.
Just as the two women calmly retreated back to the roadside, a richly dressed boy suddenly ran in front of them, spread his arms, and shouted, "Don't be afraid, I'll block this carriage!"
"Puff!"
Unsurprisingly, the boy was kicked and seriously injured, lying on the ground coughing up blood.
The carriage owner quickly jumped down, exclaiming in a panic, "Oh no! I'll take you to the hospital!"
"No need, I'll treat him."
Anna stepped forward and cast Healing Art on the boy.
Soon, this self-important fellow woke up with a rosy complexion.
Even if he hadn't stood in front, the carriage wouldn't have hit them. Of course, it might have hit other people. His action of stepping forward did indeed calm the carriage down.
To thank him for his kindness, Anna treated his injuries.
"You're alright, that's great!" The boy said happily as soon as he woke up and saw that Su Xi and Anna were both safe.
Su Xi pouted. "Even if you don't stop us, we won't be in any trouble."
Anna pinched Su Xi and chuckled, "Thank you for protecting us, sir. We're fine."
The carriage owner then compensated the boy with a sum of Gold Coin.
The boy, beaming with joy, ran innocently to Anna and said, "Beautiful lady, without your healing magic, I might be crippled for life. To express my gratitude, I, Ante, will pay for both of your meals today!"
Su Xi: "..."
I have a feeling this guy is a bit strange.
I scanned his attributes; he had no surname, and his attributes and level were quite ordinary.
Not everyone knows Anna and Su Xi, so it's normal for the boy to think they are just weak children.
Anna refused the kindness offered by the NPC named Ante.
However, the NPC persisted, following the two relentlessly. Upon learning that it was their first time visiting the City Alliance, Ante went on and on explaining the characteristics of the various cities in the City Alliance.
For example, jewelry and minerals are mainly found in Sylvester City and Clarence City, cloth and clothing in Bradrick City, spices and rouge in Leopold City, and equipment forging in...