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Chapter 1106: Infiltrating the Duke's Manor
Chapter 1106: Infiltrating the Duke's Manor
After upgrading his skills, Su Yu continued with the main quest.
Summoning Tima, he set off towards the Fish Tail Alley in the southern part of the city.
The Duke Sevar's manor was located at the end of Fish Tail Alley. According to the map of Maple Leaf City, this manor was enormous, covering almost half of the southern district.
Thus, Su Yu easily found the manor.
However, to be cautious, he visited a Disguiser and had himself transformed into an ordinary mercenary warrior.
Arriving at the manor's entrance, Su Yu hid under the eaves on the side, observing from the shadows.
Two guards in full iron armor stood at the gate. Despite the hot weather, they were encased in thick metal and stood motionless.
Su Yu cast the Invisibility Spell and slowly approached the gate.
But just as he was ten meters away from the gate, the guards moved!
They drew their swords and looked in Su Yu's direction with heightened alertness.
Clearly, they had detected him.
Su Yu, with no choice, turned and left.
...
Since the front gate was not an option, Su Yu decided to try his luck around the manor's walls.
He planned to find a gap in the walls to climb over.
However, after walking along the wall for several hundred meters, Su Yu realized that the entire manor was enveloped by a massive magical barrier.
With his current strength, he had no way to pass through the barrier without drawing attention from inside.
His plan had failed again.
But Su Yu did not lose heart.
After all, this was a main quest, and there would always be a way to break through. He just needed to be patient and keep searching.
...
Finding no weak points in the manor itself, Su Yu had a sudden idea and began gathering clues in the surrounding residential areas.
Especially in Fish Tail Alley, where he focused his search for information.
"Hey, ma'am, I'd like to ask you something..."
"Scram, can't you see I'm busy?"
"Look, here are 30 Psychic Coins..."
NPC Ma'am: "!! Ask away, I have all the time in the world!"
"I'd like to know if anything unusual has happened around here recently?"
"Unusual? Plenty of that! Let me tell you..."
The NPC ma'am started talking non-stop.
...
Su Yu used his "Cash Power" to subtly gather information in Fish Tail Alley.
Of course, most of the information was useless.
What Su Yu needed to do was sift through the vast amount of irrelevant information to find what he was looking for.
Finally, when he asked the fourth NPC, a segment of the NPC's words caught his attention.
This was an elderly NPC.
The old man smiled and said, "Speaking of unusual events, yesterday I saw the Duke with the wife of Viscount Carter. Let me tell you, Viscount Carter's wife has a fantastic figure! She walks with a sway that's truly eye-catching!"
Su Yu: "???"
He sensed something off in the old man's words—wouldn't the Duke and his guest have come in a carriage? How did the old man see them walking?
So Su Yu quickly asked, "Where did you see them?"
The old man laughed, "Of course, it was in front of Pim Hunt's house!"
"Pim Hunt is a beautician. Every so often, the Duke brings several beautiful women to visit him, most of whom are wives of other nobles... This has long been an open secret in Fish Tail Alley."
"Oh, I see." Su Yu nodded calmly, his mind racing.
He suddenly realized this was the information he needed.
Why did Duke Seifer visit this beautician so many times?
To win over the wives of other nobles?
That seemed unlikely, given his status as a duke.
"Regardless, I should check out his place first; maybe I'll find something useful," Su Yu thought to himself.
Five minutes later, Su Yu was standing under the eaves of Pim Hunter's house.
Pim Hunter's residence was a three-story, pure white villa with intricate sculptures on the exterior and a large garden.
Clearly, the home of a wealthy family!
Two guards in leather armor stood at the front gate.
However, these guards were no match for those at the duke's estate. They seemed lackadaisical and were only at the first level in strength.
Su Yu cast the Invisibility Spell and easily walked through the front gate.
After successfully infiltrating the house, he began a thorough search of Pim Hunter's home.
...
As they say, perseverance pays off.
Finally!
In the shed at the back of Pim Hunter's yard, Su Yu found what he was looking for—a secret passage.
The shed was empty.
Lifting the wooden floorboards, Su Yu discovered the secret passage.
The passage led west, and 500 meters to the west was the duke's estate.
If his suspicions were correct, this secret passage should lead directly to the duke's estate!
"Exactly as I thought!" Su Yu's lips curled into a slight smile.
He also figured out the rest:
The duke and other nobles' wives engaging in illicit affairs would need to avoid any public scandal, so they couldn't bring the wives directly into the duke's home.
Instead, they would come to the beautician's house and use the secret passage to enter the estate, maintaining both their reputations.
...
Now that he had found the secret passage, he had to explore it.
But just as Su Yu was about to move, a blue-and-white figure suddenly flew into the shed.
Su Yu was startled.
But upon recognizing the figure, he immediately relaxed.
It was none other than the cat, Morning Star.
"How did you find me?" Su Yu whispered.
"I... no, it was Aijie who was worried about you. She asked me to come and help. I followed your scent."
Morning Star leaped onto Su Yu's shoulder.
She also noticed the lifted floorboards and the dark, underground passage, and asked, "What's this?"
"This is a secret passage that leads to the duke's estate..."
Su Yu briefly explained what had happened.
"Oh, I see," Morning Star nodded slightly. "Then let's go in. With me by your side, this mission will be a success!"
"Alright," Su Yu agreed without further comment.
After closing the shed door, he jumped into the underground passage.
...
The first few meters of the passage were narrow.
But as they continued, the space suddenly opened up!
Su Yu and Morning Star found themselves in a massive underground chamber.
The walls of the chamber were embedded with luminescent stones, illuminating the area as bright as day.
Looking around, Su Yu saw that the chamber was approximately 1600 square meters and formed a perfect square.
This square was divided into 64 smaller squares, arranged in eight rows and eight columns, each square measuring 5 meters on each side.
The squares were painted in alternating black and white colors.
Many of the squares contained large statues, some resembling arrow towers and others like horse heads.
The entire underground chamber had been transformed into an oversized chessboard!
(End of Chapter)
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