Investigation

' Lai ' arrived at the house where the guards were recruiting and went straight to the point, saying that he wanted to join the guards.

Are you alone?

"Yes, I am mortal with Demon, and I have long wanted to kill Demon with my own hands."

"I see..." After receiving the name and age she had made up, the guard in charge of registration pondered for a long time while looking at a booklet.

"Unfortunately, we haven't had any casualties recently, so you can't be assigned to a team leader's unit..."

"I'll do anything to kill Demon." ' Lai ' was very cooperative; all she wanted was the identity of a guard.

"Alright, we happen to be short one or two guards at the city gate. You can go over there later, and someone will arrange work for you..."

"Stop, stop, stop..." ' Lai ' paused for a moment, then remembered the information he had gathered, that there seemed to be two gaps in the guards at the city gate.

Come to think of it, she was the one who caused these two breaches; who knew that these two guards were working for those who colluded with the Demon.

"Could you please not guard the front door...?"

' Lai ' frowned. Although her task was simply to stay here, she also wanted to look for records related to Demon.

She was just checking the gate, but no matter how she looked, she couldn't find any contact with those who colluded with the Demon. She even wanted to use the name of the guards to go into the city to find those people.

Moreover, it's somewhat ridiculous that this Third Order Mage does nothing but come to a Spirit Realm Trial to guard the gates for these neutral entities.

"You don't want to go to the city gate, but didn't you say you'd do anything to kill Demon?"

Seeing that ' Lai ' disagreed, the guard put some moral pressure on ' Lai ', his brows furrowed tightly.

' Lai ' pursed her lips, not expecting that this guard was so determined to make her guard the gate, so she had no choice but to accept it.

She stretched out her arm and gently tapped it on the table in front of her. The guards looked at her with a puzzled expression, wondering what she was doing.

The guard stretched out his arm, feeling that the table seemed a bit strange, but when he gently touched it, a sharp cracking sound rang out.

The table shattered into countless pieces, scattering debris onto the guards' legs, but ' Lai ' had already stretched out his legs to avoid the shards.

"Wouldn't it be a waste of talent to place a Second Order Profession User at the city gate?"

"There are only Tier 2 Demon on this side of the Riverway, not at the city gate."

The guard stared in disbelief, his eyes sweeping over his arm before landing on the debris on the ground. He had no idea what kind of Combat Technique the other had used.

Beads of sweat streamed down his forehead; he ultimately didn't insist on his own opinion and made some reasonable arrangements for this newcomer to the Profession.

"You are a Second Order Profession User."

A tall guard captain looked at ' Lai ' with some curiosity, never expecting that a Second Order Profession User could suddenly appear out of nowhere.

"She's Second Order Profession User, just now..."

After listening to the description, the captain of the guards' gaze became serious, and he began to seriously consider how to settle this newly arrived Second Order Profession User.

"We're already at full capacity and can't assign any First Order to you, so you'll have to act alone..."

"I want to investigate those who colluded with Demon, just give me that authority." ' Lai ' winked at the other party, having already revealed his second-tier identity, he directly made his request.

"You're going to investigate..." The captain frowned, not because ' Lai's' request was sensitive.

It would be a good thing if someone were willing to investigate those who colluded with Demon, even though these people dare not actually show their faces or hinder them. If they could be dealt with, they should be dealt with as soon as possible.

However, since they are now tasked with surrounding the entire city and all their personnel have assigned missions, it is difficult to spare even one Tier 2 individual to search for all of this.

Because there are second-tier individuals among those who collude with Demon, and these second-tier individuals, like them, suddenly arrived here three months ago, there is no information about them within the city.

Overall, having ' Lai ' investigate is definitely a good thing. After all, someone has to investigate these people, and having ' Lai ' do it isn't a bad idea. They only need to provide some basic assistance.

Similarly, letting ' Lai ' also solve the problem of where to put this new Tier 2 player; they can't really let ' Lai ' guard the gate.

For such Second Order Profession User, basic respect is still necessary; at the very least, the work assigned should be somewhat respectable.

Sending them to search for those who collude with Demon is a relatively respectable job.

Isn't this too much of a coincidence? These people just happened to expose an important work location, and just happened to have a second-tier person appear who requested to search for these people colluding with Demon.

Furthermore, knowing that there were a few second-tier individuals among them, he couldn't help but have some hunches.

Could it be that ' Lai ' was actually sent by those people, or that he was one of them?

"Sure, but we can only provide you with some information; we can't provide manpower. Please understand."

Ultimately, he agreed to ' Lai's' request, because he thought that since ' Lai ' might be one of those who colluded with the Demon, he couldn't be sure if ' Lai ' was really on their side.

In this situation, no matter how short-handed they are, they cannot put someone whose identity has not been verified into the team; that would be irresponsible to all those in their team fighting against the Demon.

Therefore, we can only follow ' Lai's' suggestion and use it as an additional force to investigate those who collude with Demon.

They should just pretend that no second-tier player came to ask to join the team.

If ' Lai ' succeeds, it will be a great thing, solving a huge problem for the entire city. But if ' Lai ' has ulterior motives, or if no clues are found, then we can simply withhold the resources.

' Lai ' was also quite satisfied with this way of doing things; all she lacked was an identity and a motivation to move around the city.

Finding those who collude with Demon isn't difficult; she has all sorts of methods at her disposal, but what she lacks is an identity.

An identity that would allow her to do this without having to spend time cleaning up the mess.

"My search for people might be a bit extreme, but it generally won't kill anyone, is that alright?"

The captain of the guard thought for a moment, then said:

"If we encounter those merchants, it's best not to cripple them. A slight punishment will suffice; we still need these merchants to transport supplies..."

"The rest doesn't matter."

"Good."

After receiving permission, ' Lai ' strode out the door, already having a plan for how to find her target.

She flipped her fingers outside the door, knowing that the Stars would definitely respond to her in this small matter, and that the Stars in the Spirit Realm could guide her to her goal.

Since we've already used the Star Gazing Art once, surely we won't need to use a new one for the Stars again?

Tell me where to find those who collude with the Demon.

"A two-story building on the south side of the city has been bought by someone; they are colluding with the Demon in the basement."

"Will killing them affect this Trial?"

"It will have a significant impact on the Trial's outcome."

On the other side of the city, the wealthy merchant Oscar looked worriedly at the Riverway. He watched the boats laden with goods transporting cargo along the Riverway, while his own boat was already chained to the riverbank.

Thinking of this, his heart felt like it was bleeding, because others were making money while he had no other funds left. His assets had been seized by the guards, and he was completely helpless.

"Damn guards! They say they're fighting Demon, but these guards look more like Demon than anyone else..."

He covered his face and turned away, no longer wanting to look at this heartbreaking scene.

"But what's going on with those Mercenary I called? It's really strange. Why did I send four First Order Mercenary to retrieve my goods?"

Whenever he recalls that scene, he feels a pang of regret: not for choosing the wrong person, but for wasting fifty Gold Coin and probably getting nothing in return.

After all, there were so many First Order soldiers among these guards; you could pick one out at random and it would be First Order. In all his years of traveling around, he had never seen a place with such a sophisticated defense force.

Even if those four First Order Mercenary were all core Profession of various forces on the continent, they still wouldn't be able to snatch the goods from these guards.

"Forget it, my life is over. It's time to find a new one..."

With that thought in mind, he quickened his pace, turning left and right on the street, and finally arrived at a somewhat old two-story house.

The house looked no different from the surrounding houses, even on the first floor.

But when he reached the basement door, the difference became apparent. The door seemed welded to the spot, with no handle, no keyhole, and no mechanism behind it.

This door cannot be opened by physical means.

He placed his hand on it, and black blood dripped from his sleeve. He then slowly pushed the door open.

After opening the door, there was another small compartment where many black robes were hanging. He picked one up and hung it on his body before continuing to walk inside.

There were many people in black robes in the room. In his memory, these people in black robes had been in the basement for three months, as if they hadn't left.

But how could that be? Let alone their Order, even a Legendary wouldn't be able to stand staying in the basement for three months.

If someone can actually stay here for three months, then they must have a very strong mentality, because even someone at the second level like him really couldn't stay here.

Wait... I'm a Second Order Profession User? Aren't I a wealthy businessman?

He suddenly felt his mind was in a mess, and he also felt that his behavior was somewhat abnormal.

Why would a Second Order Profession User hire a group of First Order Mercenary to retrieve his goods? He could try it himself and maybe even succeed. He might even reveal his Order, and the Mercenary would respect him.

But why is he doing something so strange? It can't be because he wants to become a Demon, can it?

Demon are indeed powerful, possessing strong bodies, the protection of the Abyss, and the 'mutual assistance' of their Demon race. But why would he abandon his human identity to become a Demon?

Oscar, who was still confused about what he was thinking, was suddenly called out.

"Someone from above has arrived, seemingly to conduct an inspection. As the owner of this house, you'd better go up and take a look."

His body reacted faster than his mind; by the time he opened the door above, he realized he was already up there, unsure if he had closed it.

When he saw the person who had come, an expression of barely suppressed surprise immediately appeared on his face.

Because this person was the one who witnessed the ritual being performed on the Demon's corpse, he couldn't stop her, so she escaped.

But when did this happen? Last month, or this morning?