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.

Bun had been stationed at the kitchen door, observing the meals being sent out three times a day. In Willowbrook Estate, there was only Hayden, Chaya, and Gordon, along with their guests. It was impossible to need that much food, even if the rest supposedly went to feeding the servants in the

estate.

If there were hidden chambers or secret passages, it made sense that the food would be sent there. But there was no sign of that.

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

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

they made

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

the remaining ingredients. But even then, much

one of the cooks, “Are

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It would be a waste We’re sending it out to help the

folk.”

cook as they carried the food to Blessed Street, the

lived.

to receive the food. It seemed the people from Willowbrook Estate had been regularly sending provisions here, perhaps even

off. They had been staying at Willowbrook Estate and watching the kitchen for many days. If the people from

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

left, Bun doubled back and knocked on one of the doors in the alley. However, he didn’t see a person who was waiting for the

from Prince Hayden’s residence send food every day. Why didn’t

for it?” “Not for you?” Bun pressed,

them,” the man said, and he quickly

people in several houses, but they all said they hadn’t received

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