Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 105 Streets of Rose City
"It's not easy, dear," Daniel said awkwardly, "Carolina has never lacked money and is willing to spend it. Those who have the power will not stand on my side."

"Unless..." Daniel stood up and went back to his room. When he came back, he held a list with a lot of annotations. "Let me see. Many of these people have their own demands. If I can help them, maybe I can use favors to change their positions?"

Money is valuable, but favors are harder to repay, and this is perhaps the only thing they can possibly compare to the Carolina city-state.

"This, this person," Daniel quickly found a target, "Yunier Cindy Hendrix, this spice merchant has been complaining recently that one of his workshops is haunted and destroys his newly developed samples. He suspects that it is his competitor who is behind it but has no evidence. If you can help him settle this matter..."

"Why doesn't he ask for a priest?" Victoria asked. "It wouldn't be that difficult, would it?"

"We can't invite any priests from any church. That's the key point!" Daniel said seriously. "I always feel that Yuniel has a lot of secrets. He may be a nonbeliever, a cultist, or something else. In short, this makes him never worship any god, not even the god of trade."

"But he's a good guy. As long as you don't deliberately search for his secrets and help him settle this matter, you should be able to make him owe you a favor."

"He's not a congressman, is he?" Leah was curious, "Why do you want the children to help him?"

"Twenty-one of the 211 members of the Rose Parliament are related to him," Daniel snorted in dissatisfaction, "He is the third most powerful person here."

"And I heard that he is planning to strive for noble status recently. If he succeeds, he will have the final say over one-tenth of the votes in the Rose City Council."

"How did you get in touch with such a person?"

"Well, there was a public trial last time, and he asked me to testify in court to protect a relative of his. That's how we met."

Daniel glanced at his daughter and wife and said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm not going to give false testimony! Yunior was right and the evidence is solid. I'm just the last piece of the puzzle for the judges to make up their minds."

"Don't you know who I am? How could I possibly give false testimony?"

"Then I'll have to trouble you to introduce us," Ron thanked Daniel, "Please rest assured, we have also been through some trials, and we will never let you down when we do this kind of thing."

"Forget about today. I'll take you there tomorrow morning." Daniel said with a smile. "You must have been tired from the long journey. I'll arrange accommodation for you later. If you have any other needs, just let me know. Uncle Daniel will do his best to meet your needs!"

"It's too early to arrange accommodation!" Ivy said with a smile, "After dinner, I will take them to various places for a stroll. There are many good places to visit in Rose City!"

"Take off your armor and shield first," Leah chuckled, "Rose City is much safer than you think. There's no need for you to cover yourself up so tightly."

"You are the host now, so please make your own arrangements after dinner. Your father and I still have some things to do." "Eh——"

Ivy deliberately dragged out her voice. Although it is theoretically possible for humans and elves to reproduce, the success rate in practice is not very high. Especially since Daniel is already quite old despite being well-maintained, it is unlikely that she will have a brother or sister.

"Let's go. I'll take you around!" After having a good meal and a few drinks, Ivy changed into casual clothes and took her savings from home. "Although Rose City's main industry is spices, snacks, desserts, and textiles are also well developed. You can buy whatever you like. I'll pay for everything today!"

"Really? Then I have to pick out some clothes, okay?" Sylvia said with a smile, "When I was in Carolina, I always saw those nobles dressing themselves up, but I never had a chance to try it myself. This time, I'm going to be rude!"

"Even if you say no, I'm not going to let you go!" Ivy laughed, "And Victoria and Sera, you two should also change into some new clothes, Ron, Andre, you too, and Driver - don't run!"

"I won't let you guys push me around!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the goblin shouted and ran away, but this was a busy city street, not a swamp or jungle, so how could he get rid of Ivy? He was caught after just a few steps.

"I'll let it go," Sera held up the struggling Driver, "Look at my figure. Silk and satin don't suit me at all. A bear skin would be a better match for me!"

"How do you know if you don't try?" Victoria said with a smile, "Come on, let's go, Ivy, you lead the way!"

Ron was fine, after all, he didn't need to carry bags for his companions, and shopping in a bustling city in another world was a novel experience. But Andre was more restrained. For a young man from a remote village, going to Frome Town was considered going into the city. After arriving in Rose City, he could hardly speak or walk, and just followed behind everyone awkwardly, following closely.

Even when the ladies went to look at clothes, Ron had to drag him around, otherwise Ron really suspected that he would just stand at the door of the store like a sign.

As for Driver, the goblin felt that he was extremely unlucky. He was taken around like a doll by Ivy and the others to change clothes, put on and undress, put on and take off makeup. It was because the goblin himself had poor foundation that Ivy and the others got tired of playing with him after a while. Otherwise, he might have to live in the dressing room tonight!
"I will never wear anything other than a cape again!" After coming out, Driver complained to Ron, "You should look better than me in their eyes, why don't you suffer this kind of treatment?!"

"How would I know?" Ron shrugged. In Ivy's words, his aesthetic taste was "a disaster". He would hardly match any clothes except black or black and white. Maybe this was the reason.

As for Andre, he changed into a rather gorgeous outfit, and Ivy also bought him a long sword as a souvenir - the sword was made in Rose City, with flashy decorations and even the blade was not sharp, but the pattern was very gorgeous, and there were two grooves on the guard for spices, which allowed the sword and its owner to always feel the fruity fragrance.

"Don't take this sword out on any adventures," Ivy half-jokingly warned Andre, who couldn't let it go, "otherwise we'll have to build you a pear-scented grave."

"Why is it so crowded up ahead?" Ron looked towards the end of the street. There were crowds of people there, and he could faintly hear people shouting and cursing in dialect. "Street fight?"

(End of this chapter)