Chapter 120: What Is Sunken Cost?
Translator: 549690339
“This is the first time Miss Vivian has come to Fire Code City, right?” Butler Robert was chatting and laughing with the girl beside him.
The little girl hesitated at first, but she quickly nodded. After all, when she went into the city alone to report, she should have…lt couldn’t be counted, right?
On the other side, ever since they left the refugee camp outside the city, Robert felt as if he had returned home the moment he stepped onto the main road of Fire Code City under the escort of the city guards. He had rid himself of the last bit of tension in his body and completely relaxed.
It could even be said that the disaster was not over yet, but he had already begun to have the leisure to act as a tour guide and introduce Fire Code City to Vivian.
Because I’ve already said hello, so the noble carriage of the Cecil’s house soon arrives, several people get on the carriage, Robert raises the curtain of the carriage, points the building outside to the little girl.
“Miss Vivian, look, we are now in the outer Urban area. There are many shops and hawkers here. If you buy daily necessities, it will be cheaper here. Oh, but the security in the outer city is not so good. I heard that there are many hooligans.
” A few streets further in were mostly taverns and entertainment venues…The tallest building in the distance was the Fire God Tower. It was the center of the Fire God Sect, the largest sect in the Fire Law City. There was also the Royal Law School next to it. Every year, a large number of outstanding mages were nurtured for the Fire Law City. There was also the Fire Law Library that had to be mentioned… The most famous statue of the Fire God.”
Robert’s passionate introduction made Vivian a little confused and confused. However, her younger brother Andy, who was beside her, was extremely excited. He leaned against the window on the other side of the carriage, full of curiosity about the big city.
As for Vivian’s father, Anlu, he had never dreamed that he would one day be able to ride a carriage like his master and drive on the main streets of Fire Code City.
Mage Lake, who was also sitting in the carriage, saw the behavior of this family of country bumpkins. Although he did not show much on the surface, the disdain in his heart intensified.
However, this state did not last long. After a while, the carriage gradually slowed down and finally stopped at the entrance of a luxurious manor in the inner Urban area.
In the inner part of the manor was an extremely magnificent castle. One of the ancient nobles of Fire Code City, the Sisre family, had arrived.
“Sir Robert, it’s been a long journey. “The rows of maids who had been waiting at the door for a long time bowed in unison when they saw the butler coming down from the carriage.
Robert ordered a few maids to send Vivian’s father and brother away. After settling them elsewhere, he and Mage Lake led Vivian into the mansion.
At the same time, in the dark.
Chris, who had followed her all the way to the entrance of the manor, frowned when he saw the girl’s figure disappear at the entrance of the castle.
“She… Shouldn’t she be a village girl from the countryside? How could he be related to a noble like Sisl?”
“Wait, could it be…” Chris suddenly remembered that some great nobles had the habit of buying servants from the countryside, and the Sisre family was one of the nobles who were most keen on this.
Although Vivian was skinny and skinny, she still had good looks. It seemed normal for her to be bought as a maid.
However…
Chris muttered the name ‘Cecil’ in a low voice. In his mind, he recalled the rumors he had heard in the Treasure Thief Gang.
There were rumors that the servants of the Sisre family would mysteriously disappear every year. It was precisely because of this that they bought more servants from outside than other families every year.
It could even be said that half of the city had been sealed off some time ago. The other nobles had given up on buying servants this year, but the Sisre family had spent a lot of money to bribe their connections and still wanted to recruit servants.
“You… You, sigh! F * ck! Why was this silly girl so annoying no matter where she went! “Chris cursed.
The last time they met, it was the same. Vivian had just entered the checkpoint when something terrible seemed to have happened inside. Although Chris did not dare to enter, he had seen the guard being sent flying.
Later on, Chris asked someone to ask around and found out that there was a very powerful mage who was destroying the Fire God Church’s territory. In the end, even the legendary number one genius mage of Fire Code City, Damir, was alarmed and rushed over to Drovide suDDort. That was the end of it.
But after everything was over, Chris wanted to find out how Vivian was and if she had been affected by the incident, but the little girl seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth and disappeared without a trace.
That was why Chris was so surprised and curious to see Vivian again today. He could not help but put down his big business outside the city and wanted to follow her.
In the end, curiosity really killed people. It didn’t matter what he saw, but Chris was extremely conflicted again.
Regardless of whether the rumor was true or not, Chris felt that it was better to believe it than not. If there was really something wrong with the Cecil family, then the girl before him would be like a sheep walking into a tiger’s den. After struggling with his emotions for a few times, Chris wanted to turn around and leave.
But in the end, he gritted his teeth and stayed.
“This is for the travel expenses that I gave to that silly girl back then. I want that bag of money not to be wasted! If something really happened to her, wouldn’t it be equivalent to wasting my money?”
Chris had sunk his capital.
After forcefully finding an excuse to convince himself, he made up his mind to sneak into Sisre’s house and warn Vivian, who knew nothing about it. Chris’s aura instantly changed.
The original appearance of a hooligan had disappeared, replaced by a slightly hunched body. After taking a deep breath, a magical scene appeared. Chris’s figure gradually blurred, and finally, he even merged with the surrounding environment. If one did not look carefully, one would not have noticed that there was actually someone here.
It was the signature skill of a Tier 2 Thief, Stealth.
Chris was the boss of this neighborhood, so he must have some real ability.
With the buff of Stealth, he bypassed the guards and easily snuck into Cecil’s manor. Chris observed for a while before cursing in his heart.
This was because in the entire huge manor, especially the servants who could enter and leave the castle, there were actually not many male servants! They are all maids!
There was nothing he could do. It was fine to sneak into the manor, but if he really entered the castle, a noble like the Sisre family would definitely have defenses that could detect the Stealth of a Thief. Therefore, Chris had no choice but to give up halfway.
He would definitely extort a sum of money from that village girl later. Otherwise, he would not be able to live up to his sacrifice today!
Chris was extremely unwilling. He secretly knocked out a maid in the castle, then dragged her to a corner where there was no one. He quickly exchanged his clothes with the maid. In humiliation, he put on a dress for the first time in his life. Finally, he used the thief’s skill to disguise his face and figure at the same time.
Just like that, when she came out again, the brand-new maid of Cross sensed Vivian’s aura and quickly moved around the castle..