I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

"Alas… when I was young… I tried the path of a thief… but only learned ‘light-footedness’…" The old woman admitted Li Yue's guess.

"Alright, I'm not interested in your story, and you don't need to lie to me," Li Yue shook his head, "You just need to remember that I live here, take good care of my horse, and I will leave when it's time."

The old woman nodded.

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"Tell me about your business," Li Yue asked about the logic of kidnapping people to the mines, lest the mine owner come to collect people at night and expose him.

"It's not just our family doing this business, every inn is doing it…" The old woman began to talk about the kidnapping.

Actually, it's very simple. Once a stranger is caught, the innkeeper will leave a mark in a specific place. The snakeheads working for the mine owner will naturally come to collect them at the price.

Li Yue acted too early. The old woman didn't have time to leave a mark, and the three children were controlled, so she didn't notify the snakeheads.

"Tell me about the Scavengers." Night was approaching, and Li Yue was now energetic, preparing to x-ray the Rogue Town Chamber of Commerce. Of course, he had to pay attention to this official organization in the Five Gold-Split Towns.

"The Scavengers… their main task is to maintain the治安 (zhì ān, public security) of the five towns…" Speaking of the Scavengers, the old woman gnashed her teeth again, "It sounds nice on the surface, but the dirty things they do in private are much uglier than ours…"

"For example?"

"Where did the beggars who sleep on the streets go? Where did the people who violated the curfew go? What do you think?" The old woman retorted.

"Into the mines?" Li Yue gradually realized that the lives of the people in the Five Gold-Split Towns revolved around mining.

This place was like an important machine manufactured by the Tars Empire, operating mysteriously, coldly, and efficiently.

"I didn't say that," The old woman paused.

"Just grabbing people on the streets at night? That's it?"

"In addition to cooperating with the curfew, the Scavengers are also responsible for cleaning up some demons that enter the town…"

"However, since the number of believers in the New Church has increased, the work of the Scavengers has become easier." Speaking of the New Church, the old woman did not dare to be disrespectful in any way, and her tone was very calm, "The believers will walk the streets at night, bringing light and tranquility to the town, and also sweeping away the hidden demons…"

"Demons can still enter the town?" Li Yue x-rayed the streets during the day and didn't see any shadows of demonic creatures.

"You came in from the outpost, so of course you don't know." The old woman registered Li Yue, knowing that he took the formal channel to enter the town, so she thought he might be easy to kidnap.

After all, which powerful or well-connected adventurer would enter the town through the outpost and accept inspections and registration…

"Such a big town without walls, of course demons can enter." The old woman's mouth twitched, hinting at something.

"What are you looking at? I'm a traveler and a law-abiding citizen, so of course I have to enter through formal channels."

Li Yue mainly considered that he didn't know how long this trip would take. If he walked around the five towns, it would be more convenient to have a proper identity.

For this reason, he even discarded the broadsword and domino.

That demonic creation inlaid with cute eyes.

"So… at night, there may be demons in the town, Scavengers patrolling, or believers carrying light?" Li Yue summarized the old woman's statement.

Originally, Li Yue's plan was to explore the Chamber of Commerce under the cover of night, but if it was so lively at night, it would really be inconvenient to act.

"Yes. Are you going out?" Although the old woman was expressionless, she seemed to have something to say.

"Do you have a way?" Li Yue asked.

"Yes." The old woman certainly hoped that Li Yue would stay out of her sight as much as possible. Just seeing him was annoying enough, not to mention the three men nailed in the basement waiting to be taken care of.

"I hope it's not to trick me into leaving, and then you secretly report the situation here to the Scavengers or the New Church or something…" Li Yue said quietly, "You shouldn't be that stupid."

"Of course not, the Scavengers can't wait for us to make mistakes and take away my shop," The old woman said an obvious truth, "I only hope that you can treat them… since I'm being so cooperative…"

"I'll see how you perform," Li Yue nodded.

In the old woman's pile of sundries, Li Yue saw needles and thread, and felt that if the old woman performed well, he could sew up the men's wounds to stop the bleeding.

As for fractures and the like, of course, it would take time to heal slowly.

"Townspeople are certainly not allowed to violate the curfew. Except for the Scavengers and the believers of the New Church, only those who have accepted commissions can act at night…" The old woman hurriedly showed.

"After all, some commissions can only be completed at night, and the New Church has a limited number of powerful people, so they can't solve all of these commissions…" The old woman added.

"Oh… so I have to take some commissions…" Li Yue thought that he had solved the accommodation problem and found the old woman's small treasury, so he wouldn't have to do some errands.

He didn't expect that he couldn't escape it.

If the curfew problem is not solved, being unable to move outdoors at night will undoubtedly greatly reduce the speed of lighting up the Five Gold-Split Towns.

"Then what kind of commissions should I take?"

Li Yue looked at the bulletin board next to the bar of the Ironhorn Inn. There were already many commissions on it, but he hadn't looked at them carefully before.

Li Yue only knew that if the old woman intentionally guided him to take a certain task, it must be quite dangerous.

"It's up to you, as long as you can explain to the Scavengers why you are going out at night…" The old woman did not deliberately guide him.

Either these commissions are equally dangerous, or the old woman doesn't plan to use the commissions to get rid of Li Yue, but is simply helping Li Yue find a way to break through the curfew.

Li Yue couldn't draw a conclusion yet.

"It seems that it's too late tonight?" Li Yue looked at the dark night outside, thinking that he couldn't memorize the commission list now and then go out for a stroll, right?

"Of course it's too late…" The old woman rolled her eyes.

"If you want to accept a commission, you have to meet the client in person, sign a contract, and the client must also report to the town hall and leave a record…"

"Otherwise, why would they believe that you are acting at night because of a commission?"

"Oh… I see… Then I understand." Li Yue nodded, his eyes scanning back and forth on the commission list, looking like he wanted to order food, but couldn't find a satisfactory dish.

The old woman didn't speak, quietly waiting for Li Yue to choose.

Anyway, this person can't leave tonight, and she has to endure it for another night; and since she is so cooperative, he should agree to help treat the three children's wounds, right?

The old woman was thinking about some random things.

"How about this, you commission me to solicit customers on the streets of Iron Mine Town at night, and the reward is ten copper coins per day, how about it?" Li Yue didn't pick anything after a long time, and turned to the old woman to say.

The old woman was stunned.

A traveler kidnapped her children, and then forced her to commission him to go out for a stroll at night, and even provide a reward?

The old woman seemed to have lost the ability to blink.

"You, commission me, to go out at night…" Li Yue thought that the old woman didn't understand, and repeated it again.

"That's not how it's done, sir…"