I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

During his time hiding underground, Li Yue had picked up some newspapers and kept an eye on the situation in the Five Towns.

It was said that the armory had restarted, and with Gerard Kingston, the previous heir of the Kingston family, having died in the war, and the Eternal Night also shifting, the new heir needed to show his face in the Fractured Gold Five Towns.

After all, once the war started, it wouldn't be so safe here.

With the Bard's Gathering approaching, people were looking forward to hearing poems about the last war, so the taverns and inns in the Five Towns had been very lively these days, constantly showcasing their ability to host the gathering.

Many discounts, many drinks, endless drinking!

It was only just nightfall, and the "Copper Heart" Tavern was already packed.

Li Yue had also hidden in the shadows at the street corner early, waiting to mingle with the crowd and squeeze into the tavern.

At this moment, Li Yue had two crossed knife scars painted on his face—traces of crushed red copper ore that Li Yue had smeared on.

In the darkness of night, no flaws could be seen.

Li Yue found the right moment to walk onto the street, looking at the light wandering two streets away, feeling very comfortable.

"Perhaps… the poems will also tell you what exactly happened in the war, which demon exactly beat the imperial army so badly…" The dancer poured wine on the bearded man's body, signaling him to come over and drink.

Thanks to the "Copper Mine Town Morning Post," Li Yue heard that the New Church had introduced a new doctrine, advocating prohibition within the empire, which of course angered a certain noble surname, so it had not been implemented for a long time.

Li Yue was also constantly paying attention to the topics of the drinkers, just to hear what they were discussing and understand the recent situation in the Fractured Gold Seven Towns.

In the center of the crowd, a bard was playing a lute, and the dancer beside him danced in a gauze dress, the enchanting scenery making the guests extremely happy.

"That has no impact? Naming it after the place name is fine! The Steel City Defense War! A battle for the rise of mankind!" The bearded man reminisced about the past glory of mankind.

Li Yue pushed open the door, ordered a glass of yellow beer, leaned against the window, sipping quietly, silently lighting up the landmark of the "Copper Heart" Tavern.

The Copper Mine Town has been silent, does that mean those people haven't been waiting there for many days?

Based on the experience of the Iron Mine Town Church, those shadows are likely to be people.

"Afraid just means you have to participate, no one is forcing you to be a dog for the nobles." The white-haired man had a whip tied around his waist, old and peeling, with faint bloodstains.

Li Yue also had the same question.

"This round is on me!" The bard had just finished playing a song, and a drunk warrior raised his glass and shouted.

The old woman even tried to play the victim, trying to get Norton to compensate for the losses caused by Li Yue, but was ignored.

"Has the empire's scholars named the war from last year yet?" The bearded man blew his beard and asked.

"Just call it… Demon City… Mist Swamp… Ribbon River…" The bearded man tried to name it after place names, but suddenly realized that this war was a bit too big.

Logically speaking, although the war had been over for a while, Li Yue originally thought there would be a name with the same imposing manner as "Battle of Holy City" or "Fall of Xinyang," but he didn't expect there to be no news.

"Hahaha, naming things like that should be left to scholars and bards!" The dancer stood up, dancing with the music, "I heard that the Bard's Gathering is in these few days, as long as a certain poem becomes popular, 'that war' will have a name."

People are also seizing the time to do the final revelry.

Listening and listening, the discussion at the bearded man's table seemed to be less nutritious.

This is intentionally avoided.

Li Yue couldn't help but get closer to the window, lest he be unable to escape in case of an emergency.

Eyeballs inlaid with dominoes.

"Dong, dong, dong…"

"Good—" The guests also raised their glasses.

But Li Yue really couldn't control his curiosity, wanting to know what secrets were hidden in this tavern, worth having Li Guadan specifically ask him to come here.

"I heard that in 'that war,' Gerard Kingston was killed like a chicken, and none of the brave men who followed him survived…" The dancer filled the bearded man's wine, "If this Jesse is also here to recruit a brave men's group, then you have to be very careful."

"If you were to name it, what would you say?" The dancer patted the bearded man's shoulder, joking.

Looking out the window, the drinkers rubbed their eyes hard to see clearly that what was falling from the sky was not rain, but eyeballs.

Li Yue then focused his attention on the blurry shadows in the cellar.

Li Yue had no intention of joining the revelry at all.

"But does anyone remember which demon stood on the city wall in that war, resisting the human army." The dancer's voice suddenly became thin, as if afraid of being heard by the demon.

In the past seven days, Li Yue took the time to go back to Copper Mine Town to see Skinny, that skinny horse had been raised quite fat by the old woman—the old woman was of course questioned by the New Church, and fully explained all of Yan Xiang's actions, before washing away the suspicion of collaborating with heretics.

"That war, that war… If the time is longer, you won't even understand which war it is…" The bearded man slammed on the table, pulling Li Yue's thoughts back to reality.

The white-haired man held his head and drank heavily.

"Isn't it going to fight a new war?" The bearded man asked while gulping down wine, "I heard that the brave men who went to fight with the Kingston family last time all died, are they here to find cannon fodder again this time?"

That's even more true for towns within the Old Church's range.

Yan Xiang tasted the content of their conversation, knowing that the recent topics in the Fractured Gold Seven Towns revolved around Jesse Kingston and the Bard's Gathering, and no one cared about the long-ago "Masked Society Incident" and a wanted criminal named "Li."

"It's very likely to be looking for cannon fodder, my previous boss wasn't running a dance hall, he died in Demon King City, not even bones were left…" The dancer next to the bearded man echoed.

Looking through the entire tavern with his clairvoyance, Yan Xiang noticed that the wine cellar on the ground was blurred by anti-theft runes, and there seemed to be some staggered shadows inside, unable to distinguish what they were.

The window is not the sewage of Copper Mine Town, connected to the toilet of Copper Heart Tavern.

"Fool, the scholars are still investigating and piecing together the truth, because in that war… it seems that a very key figure was hidden…" The white-haired warrior seemed to know more.

Yan Xiang of course also tried to blend into the environment, raising his hand.

That's very good.

Just as the people in the tavern were being anesthetized by joy, a crackling sound suddenly came from the roof, like encountering a sudden rain, muffled and heavy.

Waiting for what?

"Yes, yes, yes, I know that too!" The dancer raised her hand, "Just like the Battle of Holy City was led by the Demon Expeditionary Force, a demon named Memphistopheles ate half of the God of Faith…"

"Hey, hey, hey, what did you just say Kingston is here for? To select brave men? What are they selecting brave men for?" A table next to the tavern pillar was gathering a few people, one of whom, a bearded man, asked another, a white-haired man.

The light was of course caused by the believers patrolling the streets, but none of them approached the location of the "Copper Heart" Tavern.

People always refer to it as "that war."

However, the New Church has new doctrines, and believers of course can't follow them, daring not to approach being bewitched, so the tavern naturally has the advantage of shielding the New Church, and it also became the reason why Li Yue dared to show his face.

Li Yue sighed that Skinny wasn't here, otherwise he could smell if the dancer had Gamma flavor.