Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

"Your Highness the Prince."

"You look a little sluggish."

"Isn't it okay to have no rest?"

The sudden sound made Prince Carter, who was somewhat distracted, suddenly startled.

He raised his head and looked in the direction of the source of the sound.

He found that Marquis Henry was looking at him with concern.

Although in the past two days, the relationship between the two has seemed a bit delicate.

But Prince Carter still didn't find anything wrong with his future "father-in-law."

So he nodded politely.

"I'm definitely feeling sleepy."

"Looks like I have to leave early."

Marquis Henry clinked glasses with Prince Carter with a smile.

He said with a smile after putting down the wine glass.

"This is such a shame."

"Penny is waiting for you to be her dance partner during the dance."

No one knows better than Marquis Henry what Prince Carter's weakness is in the giant city of Lentax.

His little daughter, the innocent and lovely Penny, has become a yoke that binds the prince.

This level of obsession is enough to make everyone who knows the prince find it unbelievable.

But the reality is this. As long as it comes to matters related to Penny, the prince will definitely be unable to move.

Sure enough, when Marquis Henry talked about the banquet.

Prince Carter's eyes suddenly lit up, and the previous anxiety and trance were instantly forgotten.

This kid is an out-and-out love brain and a hothead.

If he were placed on earth, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he is a "iron licking dog".

Looking at Penny, who was wearing a white lace dress, Prince Carter couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"That's it..."

"Then I'll stay."

The [Glory Warrior: Kaji Mizzit] who was sitting next to him and dining together quietly listened to the conversation between the two and sighed silently in his heart, but did not stop dividing the food with a knife and fork in his hand.

There was a bad feeling in his heart.

As a legendary powerhouse, Kaji is qualified to sit down and dine.

After all, regardless of his identity as the prince's personal guard, his strength and status have long surpassed most of the guests present.

Putting a cut piece of meat steak into his mouth and chewing it, Kaji Mizite, a devout warrior who believed in the Lord of Holy Light, turned his head and glanced at the prince.

Then he looked at Marquis Henry.

At this moment, the Marquis was also looking at him.

The collision of their eyes was fleeting.

Each other read some intriguing meanings in their own eyes.

In terms of strength, Marquis Henry is not as good as Kaji Mizzit.

But in terms of experience and experience, both sides are evenly matched.

Turning his attention to the food again, the bad premonition in Kaji Mizite's heart became stronger.

He stroked the storage bracelet calmly.

It contains his weapons and armor, as well as emergency items such as magic scrolls, rune stones, etc.

Prince Carter, who was looking forward to dancing with Penny, temporarily forgot his worries.

His love brain made his already not-so-excellent IQ stretched thin.

Staring at Penny's face with some obsession, simply looking at her intently.

Penny, who was sitting opposite the prince, sat in a dignified position.

She concentrated on her meal, her eyes did not wander, and her expression remained calm and indifferent.

As time went by, the atmosphere of the banquet became more and more lively.

Banquets in Endless Continent are always indispensable for those atmosphere groups.

The nobles who were good at drinking and socializing would tell one or two fashionable jokes from time to time.

Then there was a round of flattery, which made the atmosphere at the table very happy.

Miss Penny is in the midst of it, without being disturbed or appearing out of place. She is like a versatile and elegant rose flower, able to maintain her own temperament no matter where she is.

The dinner party went on steadily under these circumstances.

Some people are happy, some are worried, and some are waiting for something.

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Lentax is an ancient city with thousands of years of history.

The Marquis Castle, located at the heart of the giant city, has an almost equally long history.

This castle was built by the ancestors of the Lancastrian family and was damaged by wars in history.

After several constructions, it became a strong castle.

This place, together with the surrounding gardens, covers an area of ​​several square kilometers.

It is comparable to large amusement parks on Earth such as "Universal Studios" and "Diss Mud".

The first floor of the castle is huge. In addition to the hall where the banquet will be held tonight, there is also a concert hall and side hall, and there are more than fifty rooms with different purposes.

If I hadn't used the guide module to navigate, I would have probably gotten lost when I first came to this castle.

According to the guidance of the golden circle mark, Zong Shen's clones No. 1 and No. 2 were maintaining a high-level stealth state and quietly advancing along the quiet corridor.

Multiple detection methods are deployed in the Marquis Castle.

The first is a fifth-level detection tower near the castle.

The tower's detection range covers the entire garden to the castle.

In addition, higher-level detection magic arrays are also deployed in key areas inside the castle.

It can see through level six stealth, but it cannot cover the entire castle.

Relying on the ultra-precise guidance of the strategy module, Zong Shen controlled the two clones to bypass various high-level detection points and walk towards the entrance to the underground secret room containing the core of the magic array.

For such a large castle, even if there are hundreds of maids on call, it seems very sparse.

Walking in the corridor away from the banquet hall, it takes dozens of seconds on average to meet someone.

And his destination is located in the southeast of the first floor of the castle.

There is a room there that hides a secret entrance to the underground.

Since they had to avoid the high-level detection magic array from time to time along the way, the two clones took a rather circuitous route, and it took them more than ten minutes to reach the door of the target room.

Just as he was about to push the door open, a strange moaning sound came from inside the house.

"Oh ah…"

"Alberto harder!"

…

On the other side of his mind, Zong Shen, who was controlling the clone, looked strange.

No need to guess what is happening inside.

I saw clone No. 1 taking out an eyeball-shaped jewelry from the storage jewelry.

It is a magical item that Zong Shen used frequently before——

——[Prophet’s keen eye (orange)]

Immediately, the active effect [Eye of Perspective] was activated from the separate body.

This skill allows vision to enter a state of perspective. It can use thoughts to perform limited perspective on any target in the vision. It can penetrate up to 50 cm of stone walls or 20 cm of metal structures. It can also see through flesh, flesh and fabrics. .

Holding the [Prophet's Eye of Vision (orange)] tightly, through the connection of remote thoughts and with the help of the clone's vision, Zong Shen could see the situation inside through the door.

The room looked ordinary, with a table, chairs, bed, and a separate bathroom.

It looks no different from most of the guest rooms in the castle.

Two guys who didn't know what they were talking about were communicating at the table. The clothes on the floor were messy, and the scene was extremely ridiculous.

Since the location is in the corner of the first floor of the castle, it is considered an edge area, so there are not many scattered maids wandering around.

Judging from the coat taken off by the man on the ground, this guy should be a gardener serving the Marquis.

But I didn't expect this guy to be so brave and dare to come to the castle to eat meat during the dinner.

And the person he was flirting with was a beautiful maid.

This situation is actually very common in noble castles.

For example, in Marquis Henry's castle, there are hundreds of maids plus personal maids.

Even if these personal maids occasionally try to get around, most of the time they are not favored.

Loneliness is unbearable, and you know the taste by eating the marrow. As time goes by, you slowly lower your standards.

Even the elderly gardener has a chance to enjoy the beauty.

"What a delay!"

Zong Shen frowned, he didn't care where these two shameless guys were having fun.

But the other party chose this place instead of leaving so many empty rooms.

In fact, the castle has multiple passages leading to the underground chamber hub.

It's just that the rooms where other passages are located are equipped with high-level detection magic.

The only exception is this room, according to the tips in the guide.

In the bathroom inside the room, there is an abandoned entrance that has been hastily filled in.

It's on the wall next to the bath.

That wall was built from the back and was more than four times as thick as the walls of other rooms in the castle.

The abandoned underground passage was built with stones under the wall.

As long as the two clones enter the room and break through the stone wall, they can find the entrance.

But I didn't expect to encounter such bad luck.

The current situation is not suitable to kill them directly, so they can only find a way to scare this bad man and woman away.

At this moment, it wasn't just Zong Shen who had sneaked into the castle who felt guilty.

This pair of guys who are having sex are also very guilty.

Thinking of this, Zong Shen controlled the clones No. 1 and 2 to lean against the door and cough a few times, then walked forward for more than ten steps, deliberately amplifying the sound of the footsteps.

Sure enough, when the coughing sound appeared, the cheerful (Kuchishin) (Kuchima) in the room disappeared immediately.

It's like someone pressed the mute button.

About half a minute later, the door was suddenly opened.

A figure wearing a gardener's coat looked towards both sides of the corridor.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw no one.

"left already!"

"I can't have any more fun tonight."

"The footsteps just now were so heavy, it must be Osevio and Davila who are sending a warning!"

"My dear, please leave here quickly and remember to clean up."

"Next time when the Marquis goes out, we can do it in the garden!"

"Bang!"

There was a crisp sound, and the gardener seemed to throw out several dinars.

The guy then hurriedly left the room with his pants up.

Compared to the maid who can move around freely in the castle, the gardener takes a real risk when he comes in.

If caught by the stewards of the castle, he would receive at least twenty lashes.

So this guy left without any nostalgia.

"snort…"

Shortly after he left, a cold snort came from the room.

After another half a minute, the maid arranged her appearance, walked out of the room, slowly closed the door, twisted her waist and left towards the other side of the corridor.

Zong Shen immediately breathed a sigh of relief and controlled his two clones to quickly enter the room.

The room was dark and lacked lighting.

Fortunately, there is a window here near the edge of the castle.

The silvery white moonlight filtered in through the window, making everything in the room appear shadowy.

The house was fairly tidy, after all, it was cleaned regularly, but the strange smell hadn't dissipated yet.

Not caring about these details, the two clones went straight to the bathroom.

The wall was locked under the precise mark of the golden circle.

Then they took out a chisel and a masonry hammer respectively, arranged the [Silent Aragonite], and then started chipping away.

The clone possesses 65% of the attributes of Zong Shen's original body.

Zong Shen's [Strength] attribute under normal conditions is 3017.

Then the clone has 1961 points of [Power].

Each chisel attack can easily break through a large piece of stone and cause more than a thousand points of damage.

The chisel is a whiteboard tool, and its default attack power is very low, but it cannot withstand the gain of the strength attribute.

In addition, this wall was temporarily reinforced later, and its architectural value is not in sync with the castle.

It is an independent building that determines damage independently.

But even so, this wall did not cut any corners.

With a solid value of tens of thousands, it took the two clones to attack for nearly two minutes before it was completely broken.

He put the broken stones into storage jewelry.

This tunnel has long been abandoned, and the guest rooms are not occupied every day.

The usual cleaning cycle is once every three days. Because the castle is very large, the maids cannot clean such edges and corners every day, and it is not necessary.

Marquis Henry's wife had long since died.

Several children usually do not live in the city.

Usually only he and Miss Penny live in this huge castle.

There are not many guests who are lucky enough to live in the castle every year.

In fact, the utilization rate of such a large castle is not high.

It would be good if a nook and cranny place like this could be cleaned once every three days.

This is all to keep the overall clean and reduce dust.

The most recent cleaning happened to be this morning.

In other words, there is no problem in not being exposed for a few days here.

I'm afraid that the doggy couple will treat this place as a hothouse and hide here when nothing happens.

However, the other party has just been scared away and should not return to his old place within a few days.

Either way, the risk of exposure here is extremely low.

All the above information details come from the strategy module.

Someone with a plug-in can plan everything completely without leaving home!

Especially this kind of action where the known conditions are very fixed.

After breaking through the wall, Zong Shen saw the sealed underground passage.

The cover has long been rusted to death, and due to being pressed under the wall for many years, it has become deformed.

This passage existed hundreds of years ago.

It was closed forty or fifty years ago, when Marquis Henry was still a child.

So sneaking in from here is absolutely undetectable.

The rusty cover gleams with runes and has an eye-catching keyhole.

This thing has magical properties and solid value. The most important thing is that it is integrated with the building foundation below. Hasty destruction may cause unnecessary noise.

Fortunately, Zong Shen was prepared.

No violence is required to open it.

I saw the clone took out the [Master Key], inserted it into the keyhole, and after gently twisting it, the crisp locking sound appeared!

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