The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

Delta held his breath, somewhat incredulous.

His face was full of vigilance; had his hidden presence been detected?

If that's the case, then this chief of staff's true magic level is no lower than the eighth rank, or he has some special detection methods.

If the reconnaissance is exposed, it will be troublesome. Although Delta can get away unscathed, the camp will definitely be on high alert afterward, making it difficult to sneak in and gather intelligence again.

Delta decided to stay put and observe the situation. Perhaps the chief of staff wasn't sensing her presence but was looking around for some other reason. She wasn't going to be the kind of "snake" startled by being disturbed.

"Chief of Staff?" The two guards were puzzled by the Chief of Staff's appearance. They didn't think any intruders could have gotten here, but the Chief of Staff had such doubts, so the two guards also looked around.

"Hmm..." The chief of staff's cold eyes swept around, and then he spoke in a chilling voice: "Nothing, just an illusion."

Then, under the bewildered gaze of the two guards, he slowly walked away.

"What's wrong with him?" The rough-looking guard scratched his head.

Another guard said, "Why do you care? Maybe it's just routine security. Isn't it good to have a cautious chief of staff?"

The rough-looking man scratched his head and said, "Hmm... yeah, whatever..."

After this little incident, the two guards lost interest in chatting any further.

Delta watched as the chief of staff slowly walked away, then dragged his body, which had disappeared into the shadows, after him.

This chief of staff is definitely an important figure, and no matter how risky it is, she plans to follow him and see.

However, this tracking requires a bit more technical skill.

"Ok?"

As Delta secretly approached the chief of staff at a certain distance, the man suddenly stopped and looked around again.

Delta stopped moving and concealed his presence. The chief of staff looked around but found nothing unusual.

“Strange…” the chief of staff said, sounding puzzled. “I suddenly have this feeling that I’m being watched, but then again, I don’t feel it at all…”

You're overthinking it. How could anyone possibly sneak into a heavily guarded military camp? At most, there might be spies sent by other kings. We'll search the area sometime..."

Delta understood the situation.

This chief of staff has a keen sense of perception; as long as you move too close to him, he will notice that you are tracking him.

But the feeling wasn't strong enough for him to be sure that someone was watching him. He figured if he got any closer, he'd explode... and be discovered.

Conversely, as long as you maintain a certain distance from them, you can achieve safe tracking.

Delta had already figured out roughly how far that distance was during the Chief of Staff's two stops there.

The distance that needs to be maintained is quite far for ordinary people; it's a distance at which they can't hear each other clearly.

However, professionals have far superior senses than ordinary people, so maintaining this distance won't make them unable to hear.

So Delta followed the chief of staff all the way, always maintaining a safe distance.

Until the chief of staff walked into another tent.

Delta was now in a dilemma.

The tent was brightly lit, but there was no shadow to hide in. Anyone who dared to enter the tent would be exposed. However, from the outside, it was impossible to see or hear what was happening inside.

Therefore, she could only hesitate outside, waiting for the chief of staff to come out of the tent.

As the night passed and Delta had to leave, she realized something.

That tent must be the chief of staff's own tent; he must be sleeping inside all night. But Delta didn't dare take the risk of going in.

However, this intelligence gathering was clearly fruitful. At least they discovered the presence of the unexpected Chief of Staff, found out where he lived, and confirmed that Roderick Stiller, the Iron Wall King of the North, was in this military camp, although they had not yet met him.

Let's continue the investigation step by step...

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Having passed unimpeded across the border between the Kingdom of Olmec and the Kingdom of Westphalia, Grey understood what the waiter meant by "once you reach the border, you will definitely be able to reach the Kingdom of Westphalia."

The borders of the Kingdom of Westphalia were not exactly heavily guarded, but rather desolate and uninhabited. Gray didn't see a single soldier stationed at the essential border crossings.

When Grey left the border of the Kingdom of Olmec, he at least flew through the night, but when he entered the border of the Kingdom of Westphalia... Grey didn't really want to be so conspicuous, but he still swaggered in.

Because... there wasn't a single soldier in sight, nor any magical aura, it couldn't be any special magic or magical artifacts monitoring them. Unless there was purely technological, non-magical surveillance, Gray wouldn't have failed to notice.

After all, Gray could even detect things from the observations of the Celestial Realm. No matter how sophisticated the investigation methods were, they couldn't possibly be stronger than the goddess of the Celestial Realm, and the technology in this world couldn't possibly have any surveillance capabilities.

Gray was absolutely certain that the border of this wretched Kingdom of Westphalia was completely unmanaged, and people could cross it smuggledly at will.

Sneak across Yinping and head straight for Shu Han!

“This should be Moonshadow Territory of the Kingdom of Westphalia,” Gray murmured.

Before coming to the Kingdom of Westphalia, Gray contacted the servants there, who replied that "Beta will come to Moonshadow Territory to pick him up."

Before Beta arrived, Gray had been waiting for her obediently in Moonshadow Territory.

Moonshadow Territory was garrisoned by the army of Roderick Stiller, the Ironwall King of the North, and Grey couldn't understand why those troops hadn't stationed a single soldier to guard the vital route between the two countries.

It would be easy to avoid the military camp; perhaps Roderick Stiller, the Iron Wall King of the North, had his own reasons.

For example, in the chaotic state of Westphalia, no one would be willing to interfere, and even if someone were, Roderick Stiller would not want his army to clash with outsiders and suffer losses.

With the War of the Eight Princes already underway, things can't get any more chaotic.

Rather than expending military resources to stop invading migrants from entering the Kingdom of Westphalia, Roderick Stiller might have preferred to preserve the strength of his own army.

Gray sighed softly.

Eight kings and one emperor, and all eight kings wanted to be emperor, so chaos ensued.

Gray received a message to wait for Beta in a small town in Moonshadow Territory. (Beta originally intended to meet him on the road he was bound to take, but Gray was too fast and had already entered.)

Let's take a stroll around the town.