Chapter 1328

The city was under curfew, with the Capital Guard and the Garrison Unit taking turns patrolling. The Royal Citadel had also sent over officers to assist in the efforts.

At the city gates, Carissa had arranged for additional personnel to conduct thorough checks and stop any suspicious individuals.

Since Alistair had fallen out of favor with the king, the Royal Guard had temporarily been placed under Kevin's command. Meanwhile, Ivan was now a trusted bodyguard to the king. He could still pass information between Alistair and the others.

Homer, Felix, and the other scouts from the Septimus Tetra reconnaissance team had also been integrated into the Mystic Army. They were given general ranks and were tasked with guarding the city. Salvador was intent on turning the capital into an impenetrable fortress.

He knew these people had the skills, though he hadn't dared to put them to full use before. Now, with the situation critical, all those with titles but no real positions were brought into action.

Strangely enough, aside from some unusual activities at Willowbrook Estate, there was little sign of covert movement in the city.

As for Violet, her investigation into where the food for over a hundred people was being delivered from the kitchen had yielded no answers.

impossible to need that much food, even if the

the one at Hell Monarch Estate. He checked two or three times but found no secret doors. After a few days, he decided to stay and watch the cooks prepare the food. When he went inside to keep an eye on things, he noticed that while there were a lot of ingredients, only the best parts were taken. For example, a whole pig would have its tongue, knuckle, or a piece of fatty and lean meat taken. The rest would be

fish. Occasionally, they made fish sashimi. The rest of the parts were thrown into

were treated the same way-only a small portion was taken, while the

remaining ingredients. But even then, much of it was still left over

of the cooks, "Are you throwing

help the poor folk." Bun followed the cook as they carried the food to Blessed Street, the district where the impoverished

the food. It seemed the people from Willowbrook Estate had been regularly sending provisions here, perhaps even making it a daily habit. However, Bun started to notice something was off. They had been staying at

he didn't comment on that, instead offering a quiet farewell to the cook with the excuse that he wished to explore the area

However, he didn't see a person who was waiting for the

Bun asked, "The people from Prince Hayden's residence send food every day. Why didn't you

him in confusion. "That's not for us. Why would we come out for it?"

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255