Lord of the Nation: My talent is 100 million points strong

Chapter 385 The Hidden Mystery
"To tell you the truth, about this matter, I have never figured it out."

The middle-aged, chunky businessman looked puzzled, and then said: "The residents of the Shanjing Principality seem to dislike this general from the Lengyan Kingdom who was born here."

"So this is why the businesswoman Eya kept silent?"

Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and couldn't help thinking to himself: "Speaking of which, it's understandable that Leng Yan's traditional aristocrats who rely on their nobility and blood, and Bert who came from a foreign land, don't want to see him, but Lian Shanjing Principality The local residents also have this idea, which is a bit intriguing."

"It can be seen from this that, just as I speculated just now, behind this great axe general Burt, there must be a past that is unknown and does not want to be mentioned."

"This point can also be proved from the fact that Jubai, who has a deep friendship with him, has no knowledge of his past at all."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, then asked the short and fat businessman again: "Can you be more specific about this matter?"

"Sorry sir, I don't know the specific situation."

The short and fat businessman stroked his thinning hair that was almost going bald, and shook his head helplessly and said: "I just know that in this principality, no one wants to mention the name Bert, it seems to be a kind of convention. taboo."

After a pause, the chunky businessman added: "As for why this happened, I don't know."

"understood."

Nodding slightly to the chunky businessman, Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, then asked him from the side, about what Lin described, the sudden vibration of the whole room at night, and the sound similar to hard objects breaking through the walls.

However, he got a negative answer with a puzzled look on his face.

According to the middle-aged, chunky businessman, he would stay in the Shanjing Principality for a few days at the end of each month. For several years, the phenomenon that Lin described before had never occurred.

"I see."

Slightly nodding his head, Lei Xiao confirmed that there was no other noteworthy information on the chunky businessman, and rewarded him with a few golden dragons.

Then, amidst the other party's surprise thanks, he took Lin, and the knotweed hidden under the cloak, and started walking to the room upstairs in the hotel.

He opened the door with the simple copper key and successfully entered the large suite at the end of the corridor on the second floor of the hotel, Lei Xiao observed.

Just like what the chunky businessman said, this place is spacious and elegantly decorated. Although it can't compare with the rooms in the lord's mansion and the city lord's mansion, it is still very good.

On the exquisitely carved wooden coffee table, there are several plates of fresh pastries, and you can vaguely smell the mixed aroma of milk and caramel.

"My lord, this country in the mountains is indeed very strange."

Just after Lei Xiao signaled the knotweed to use energy to completely isolate the room from the outside world, Chao Yan's eager voice came over immediately.

It seemed that she, who walked all the way wearing an invisibility cloak and had no chance to make a sound, couldn't hold back anymore.

"Indeed it is."

Signaling to the subordinates who had taken off their cloaks, they casually rested on the soft sofa in the hall of the room. Lei Xiao couldn't help showing a thoughtful look, and also leaned over and sat down.

"My lord, even the plate with pastries here is so different."

Chaoyan picked up a plate of chocolate cookies on the coffee table, swallowed involuntarily, and looked at Lei Xiao expectantly.

That little face was flushed, like a kitten waiting to be fed.

And Bai Wei, who had a pair of fluffy erect ears, also made the same movement, with her big white tail lying flat on the sofa seat, gently swinging back and forth.

After slightly waving his hands, indicating that the foodie duo can eat freely, Lei Xiao's eyes immediately fell on the dinner plate in Chao Yan's hand.

Observe carefully, these smooth white porcelain dinner plates are indeed a bit special, they are all square with sharp edges and corners, which is quite different from the common round plates.

"My lord, the residents here seem to like sharp and angular items very much."

I saw Ye Cang pushing the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said in a deep voice: "According to my observation, apart from the buildings mentioned by the chunky businessman just now, whether it is the dinner plates here or the clothing worn by the local residents The textures are all angular structures, giving people a very rigid feeling."

"I noticed that too."

After taking the fragrant tea that Ah Bing had just brewed, Lei Xiao took a sip of the steaming tea and thoughtfully said, "Next, let's review the clues we have so far."

Speaking of this, Lei Xiao pondered for a while, and then concluded: "The first point, just like what Ye Cang said just now, the residents here obviously like sharp and angular shapes, so that no matter the building structure , the local characteristic clothing patterns on the body, or daily utensils such as dinner plates, all have a right-angle structure, without a trace of roundness."

"Indeed."

A crisp voice sounded, and Chaoyan swallowed the crunchy chocolate cookie first, and then said: "The second strange thing is that only Jinlong is used to make settlements with the outside world, and I would rather suffer a small loss." , you don’t accept change from silver dragons and copper dragons, do you?”

"That's right."

Bai Wei, who was on the side, put down the delicious cookies in her hand, and echoed: "The currency system of the Lengyan Kingdom has already been perfected. It is really puzzling that only a part of it is used like this."

"The most important thing is that when that rookie mercenary just took out a few silver dragons, he was even surrounded by local residents."

Chao Yan stretched out her slender hand and picked up a cookie from the square plate again, then her lips parted slightly and said: "It can be seen that the local residents seem to dislike silver dragons and copper dragons very much, which is simply unimaginable. "

"The third point is undoubtedly the geographical location of the Principality itself."

Slightly nodding his head, Lei Xiao drank the hot tea in his white porcelain cup in one gulp, and continued: "Although in these mountains with no strategic value, there is no need to worry about the annexation of Lengyan and Shengye."

"But at the same time, most of the income is used to exchange food for sustenance, which fundamentally limits the further development of the city."

"What's even more puzzling is that even the young people here don't seem to yearn for the vast world outside at all, and seem to be very content with the status quo."

"Moreover, unlike Magnet Town and Red Arrow Town before, there are no restrictions on local residents here."

Speaking of this, the puzzlement on Lei Xiao's face became more intense.

"What the lord said is very true."

A Ling, with neat short hair and dressed in a black and white maid outfit, picked up the teapot, first leaned down, and added a cup of hot tea to Lei Xiao, then thoughtfully said: "For a city without any pillar industries , this situation is indeed unusual.”

"That makes sense."

On the side, Ah Bing, who was also dressed in a maid's attire and braided, held his cheeks and muttered: "It seems that this city located in the mountains has a reason to be built here, or in other words, these local residents They have an unspeakable secret that they cannot go to the outside world."

"It really is a city full of mysteries."

Lin, who was sitting beside Lei Xiao, immediately stood up, bowed to Lei Xiao, and said, "As for the fourth point, when my subordinates stayed here, they heard something similar to the scratching of a hard object. There was a screeching sound of breaking walls, and a sudden vibration in the room."

"However, according to the description of the short and fat businessman who lives here every month, this kind of situation has never happened. Maybe the incident back then was just an accident..."

After speaking, Lin's tone couldn't help becoming a little uncertain.

"It's still too early to make a conclusion."

Raising his hand slightly, he signaled Lin, who was standing respectfully, to sit down again. Lei Xiao picked up the freshly filled fragrant tea, took a small sip, and said: "If this is just a coincidence, it can't explain the innkeeper's decision afterward." Deliberately concealing the situation in silence with the staff."

"The lord's analysis is correct."

Sitting next to Lei Xiao again, Lin, who felt her body was a little stiff, couldn't help showing a hint of doubt, and said puzzledly: "But if it wasn't a coincidence, then the short and fat businessman who often lived here just now , how come you didn't feel it once?"

"This is still unknown."

Shaking his head slightly, Lei Xiao put down the steaming teacup in his hand, and said: "So far, these doubts all show that this mountain land is obviously not as peaceful as we have seen on the surface. "

"It is conceivable that if there is no accident, these doubts are likely to point to the same hidden mystery."

Slightly nodding to the subordinates, Lei Xiao continued: "But at this stage, we still lack key clues."

Hearing this, all the subordinates beside Lei Xiao couldn't help but nodded thoughtfully, and fell into deep thought.

After a while, the knotweed standing beside Lei Xiao took a step forward and said, "By the way, my lord, in this small country, there are twelve strongmen above the third rank. The strongest One, whose strength is at the peak level of the third level, most of them are located in the quaint castles at the end of the city, and no strong man above the fourth level has been found for the time being."

"Twelve third-tier powerhouses? For this country with almost no population flow and lack of cultivation resources, having such strength is already very impressive. After all, the scale here is at most equivalent to that of the Lengyan Kingdom. It's just an ordinary city."

Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.

I saw that the knotweed continued to maintain a bowed posture, and said: "My lord, there is another thing that puzzles my subordinates, that is, most of the buildings here, including a large number of ordinary houses, use It has a special material with the function of concealing breath, which makes the perception of subordinates a little slower."

After a pause, the knotweed added: "For a mountain country where few people visit, this situation is undoubtedly extremely rare."

"I noticed that too."

Nodding his head slightly, Lei Xiao rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully: "It seems that this city is obviously hiding its strength consciously."

"But among them, there are also a large number of ordinary houses, which is a bit baffling."

"After all, it is understandable to hide the aura of the military camp and the city lord's mansion, but most of the ordinary people have not even condensed the energy vortex, and their strength is below the first-order and second-star, so there is no need to hide..."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but frowned slightly, and continued to think: "Could it be that what is hidden is not as simple as superficial strength? Then, what is hidden in it?"

Ning Mei pondered for a long time, Lei Xiao, who was still clueless, curled his lips slightly, and then said to the subordinates beside him: "It seems that the fifth doubtful point has also been found, that is, these people with the function of concealing breath. The hidden buildings are obviously not just superficial strength."

"Indeed."

Lin also frowned and pondered for a moment, then muttered to herself: "What else can they hide? It's simply unimaginable. What kind of mystery is hidden in this weird mountain country?"

"It's still unknown."

Raising the teacup again, and drank the remaining tea in it, Lei Xiao immediately said, "However, what is certain is that so far, we are getting closer and closer to this hidden mystery. "

Gently putting down the empty white porcelain cup in his hand, Lei Xiao pondered for a while, and added: "Moreover, this hidden mystery must also be inextricably linked with Burt."

Nodding his head ponderingly, Lei Xiao continued: "As for the answers to these two unknowns, whether we should first solve the name Burt, which has become the reason for the taboo here, or solve the mystery hidden in this mountain principality first. , will not be far away from another answer."

"My lord is right."

I saw that Chaoyan was like a little hamster, and after working together with Baiwei to wipe out the cookies on the square plate, she touched her belly contentedly and said doubtfully, "My lord, then let's take What should I do next? Judging from the current situation, it seems to be in a dead end."

"Just now I have asked the chunky businessman. The local businesswoman Eya we met before, although she opened a dilapidated shop on the surface, she is one of the few people in the Principality of Shanjing who went to the outside world."

Staring at the exquisite texture on the white porcelain cup, Lei Xiao thoughtfully said: "In addition, he once said that he has the exclusive right to sell the newly discovered white jade ore veins. You know, even if it is an ordinary resource ore vein , that is definitely worth tens of thousands of gold, obviously not an ordinary small shop owner, a resource that can be taken casually."

Averting his eyes from the white porcelain cup, Lei Xiao concluded: "It can be seen that Eya's identity is not as simple as it appears on the surface, and the next breakthrough is naturally on her body. "

Just when Lei Xiao analyzed this point.

In this land full of mysteries, another unexpected thing happened.

(End of this chapter)