The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

Keliya did not go to Gulin Town to investigate again.

After carefully disguising herself, she took Xia Ye and Kuran directly back to Booker City - the so-called most dangerous place is the safest place, because there are now a large number of mercenaries gathered here, so it is quite easy to sneak in.

"That old guy definitely didn't expect me to come back here... Anyway, let's start investigating these mercenaries first."

After putting on a hooded robe and holding a wooden staff, Claire looked like a gloomy magician.

Xia Ye casually changed into a common set of light armor and played the role of an alien mercenary, which was rare but not uncommon.

Of course, Xia Ye was very dissatisfied with this unaesthetic outfit.

"Boss, I just went to ask. Most of the mercenaries here are still doing missions to hunt monsters. Those mercenaries who tried to attack us did not accept the mission here."

"That thing I saw in Gulin Town before... is it important?"

"Ms. Liya, I have read the previous analysis report. What Duke Booker is creating may be a biological furnace core that can provide spiritual energy for a long time. Although it cannot operate forever, it is enough to keep a battleship operating in the air for three months."

In order not to reveal his identity, Xia Ye deliberately changed the way he addressed Keliya.

After disguising themselves, the three did not attract other people's attention, so Kuran quickly found out the movements of the mercenaries - the thing that Duke Booker was making had not yet been completed, so the mercenaries were still looking for magical beasts to hunt everywhere.

But Duke Booker has an endless supply of magic source stones, so why would he make something like that?

“…I always have a bad feeling.”

"Boss, please rest here for a while. I will go to the place near the Duke's Mansion to inquire."

While there are some disappointments in certain places, Kuran is quite capable in most aspects.

With just a few simple conversations, he can cleverly find out a lot of information - if the communication is a little more in-depth, he can even find out the other party's background.

So Xia Ye threw all the investigation work to him without hesitation.

"Sister Xia Ye, what do you think Duke Booker is planning to do?"

"You confirmed before that he would not betray the empire, so he is most likely on guard against the person who intends to betray. From what I see, the traitor hiding in the dark may have begun to waver."

Because Claire had previously publicly declared that Duke Booker was a traitor, even if people did not think that Duke Booker would really betray, they would still pay attention to this possibility.

And the real betrayer who has been lurking in the dark will definitely feel the pressure.

"In other words, we should actually consider secretly supporting Duke Booker?"

"My personal advice is to wait until they really start fighting, and then eliminate all the threats in one fell swoop."

——The hidden traitor is of course the biggest threat, but it is time for Duke Booker to step down from the stage of history.

"Because Duke Booker controls the empire's supply of magic source stones, whether it is a traitor or an external enemy, if they want to gain an advantage, they need to control this territory."

As long as the magic source stone veins here are controlled, an inexhaustible supply of energy can be obtained - so this territory must never fall into the hands of any enemy.

"Although my husband trusts that bastard Moruo quite a bit... I always feel that he is the betrayer."

"On this point, let's trust the young master's judgment for now."

No one knows what Duke Oufei's purpose is in intervening in this matter, but Xia Ye does not think he is a rebel.

Because she trusted Aarons' judgment more.

……

Not long after, Kuran, who had gone to investigate the situation, hurried back.

"Something big has happened, Boss. Duke Booker seems to be preparing to put the entire dukedom into full war readiness. I heard from people related to the duke's mansion that it might start soon."

"War preparation? We are not that threatening to him—"

Just when Claire was about to learn more details, a shrill broadcast test sound suddenly spread throughout the city.

[——Good afternoon, fellow citizens. I believe you all know who I am by my voice, so I won’t introduce myself.]

Duke Booker's voice came from the magic broadcasting device set up on the street, causing everyone on the street to stop involuntarily.

[I have something important to tell you - I'm sure you all know that I was subjected to some unreasonable accusations a few days ago.]

[I don’t want to explain too much about this matter, because some people have already determined that I am a sinner, so there is no point in explaining it. ]

[But I don’t intend to sit there and wait for death with a non-existent crime, so I decided to use a relatively simple method to prove my innocence.]

Claire didn't know what Duke Booker was planning to do, but she had a bad feeling in her heart.

——This Duke might really do something unpredictable.

[Now the empire's external enemies are ready to make a move in the south, and the internal threats have already bared their fangs at me. So I have decided to face these enemies head-on - from today on, the entire duchy will enter a state of emergency! ]

[In one hour, most areas within the dukedom will begin to uniformly spread free psychic energy of level 4 concentration. Since all magic facilities except those indoors will be affected, please stay indoors as much as possible. ]

[After the psychic energy covers the entire territory, I will send a special force to defeat the evil party that is invading the dukedom and completely eliminate the real threat to the empire! ]

Listening to Duke Booker's slightly crazy voice, Claire even lost the ability to think for a moment.

Spreading psychic energy throughout the dukedom? Doing so would not only affect magical equipment that uses psychic energy, but would also make all combat professionals lose their combat effectiveness!

Duke Booker actually has such preparation!

"Oh no, we have to go back quickly--"

[Princess, I know you are in my city. If you don't want to die, surrender or run away... If you still insist on being my enemy, I will have no choice but to destroy you as well.]

My whereabouts were also known by Duke Booker? !

Thanks to Xia Ye's timely pat on Keliya's shoulder, she came back to her senses.

"Your Highness, I think the situation is serious now... Duke Buck is not planning to deal with you. I'm afraid he did this because..."

"——Duke Buck's real enemy has already taken action, right?"

The handsome and sharp-minded mercenary leader grasped the crux of the problem in an instant.