This time the female boss showed a look of surprise. "You really don't know?"

"I'm sorry for my ignorance." Ash Rufate replied. "Can you tell me?"

"There are still people who don't know about this..." said the female boss. "Well, it's a long way to say... Guest, you should know about 'exile'? And our Sivania area has naturally become a place for exile for criminals because it is newly opened."

"I have heard of this." This is also a very common policy strategy.

"Although the sovereignty of Sivania belongs to Ryan and Tiberius, in fact, it is far more than these two countries that exiled criminals to Sivania. All countries exiled criminals here. And the reason for this situation is largely driven by the church, because the church has discovered a 'miracle' here, and in order to dig this miracle, it requires a lot of manpower."

"So that is to say, the so-called excavation site is..." Now Ashu Rufate has already understood a little.

"Yes, the so-called excavation site is an area controlled by the church, which was set up for miracle excavation work. Although this excavation site is located in Sivania, its rights are completely independent and not interfered by secular regimes. The excavation site is fully responsible for excavation work... Ah, by the way, I have been there, and it is not an ordinary place, with castles, barracks, farms, ranches, mines... everything is available. The church seems to have been vigorously promoting the reduction of death row prisoners in the past decade, saying that it is to give 'the children who make mistakes a chance to repent', but in fact, those death row prisoners were exiled to Sivania. And once we get here, if there is no way... young and middle-aged people will be sent to the excavation site to serve hard labor."

“There are troops there?”

"Yes, in order not to let the prisoners escape, the church has an army here, and even a team of the Holy Knights. However, these armies are completely under the leadership of the church..."

"Since there is an army, why can those women come out?" Ashu Rufate asked in confusion.

"Well..." the female boss smiled mysteriously. "No one in this world will be unable to get along with money, right? This is true for both officers and nobles. And I heard that half of the people who served hard labor there will not live for three years... So, even if a few suddenly disappear, no one will pursue it."

"But if I buy one... she may escape at any time." Ashu Rufate asked. Indeed, in the human world, slavery countries have long been a thing of the past. Some great nobles may be able to enslave a group of slaves with the help of war, debt or other such opportunities and excuses, but ordinary people are another matter. At least on the surface, an ordinary person cannot decide the life and death of another person with his own will.

"That's right, it depends on your own ability." The female boss said hinting. "I can't guarantee this. But generally, you can rest assured that as long as you warn her, if she dares to escape, she will send her back to the excavation site, and they will become very obedient."

"You said just now, have you been to the excavation site?" Ashu Rufate showed an interesting expression.

"Yes, because of business, I've been there once, and I never want to go there again. If I were to describe what it was... it was a hell! I just said that half of the people there lived for three years. So you see, although exiled criminals are constantly being sent over, there is always a lack of manpower there."

"Master, do you still remember... Someone said at that time that the antimatter engine came from Sivania..." Carrie whispered in her mind. "I believe there..."

"In this situation, it does not meet any commands preset by Qin Xin?" Ashu Rufate asked in his mind.

“Yes, but…”

"I suffered enough last time." Ashu Rufat replied without hesitation. "Although I am a little curious, I won't go to that place! If I see something activated the preset command of Qin Xin, it would be asking for trouble."

Carrie stopped talking, but just let out a few groans of groans.

"Oh, I was too far away just now. Guest, how about it? Do you need a few girls?"

"This..." Asu Ruffat looked at the delicious food on the table, "I'm too tired today, so don't want it. It's better to be better another day, but I'm a very particular person in this regard. I don't like ordinary grades."

The female boss showed a disappointed expression, but remained polite. "Okay, if you need it, just say it to me."

After she left, Ashu Rufate closed the door. Mimilu had been impatient, so when Ashu Rufate closed the door, he jumped onto the table and started to feast on the feast.

"It's so delicious, so delicious!" Mimilu said while eating. "Master, do you eat a little too?"

"No. Thank you, Mimilu." Ashu Rufat smelled the roasted lamb, but the smell could no longer arouse any appetite.

The Sivania region seems more complicated than expected. Especially the Baron Pinold, why did he escape from Carlean? And as the captain of the Blood Knights, why did he escape?

"Why did Qin Xin abandon him and choose me?" Ashu Rufate asked Carrie in his mind. If he could choose, Ashu Rufate would rather not be turned into a vampire himself.

"I don't know about this at all. Maybe it's because you are more in line with Miss Qinxin's wishes." Carrie replied. "By the way, Master, there is another possibility that you can't ignore."

“What possibilities?”

"That vampire is not necessarily Baron Pinold himself! It may be another vampire who is impersonating. That would be great."

Mimilu didn't eat very quickly this time. By the time she swept away the food on the plate, it was approaching dusk.

"Master, Mimilu go explore the way first." Mimilu licked her palm with satisfaction and said. After that, she jumped out of the window and disappeared on the street with her unique color change and talent for hiding.

"We should also go to the next tavern." Carrie suggested. "It's dinner time now, and there are the most people."

Ashu Rufat took the plate downstairs and then left the hotel on the excuse of "going out for a walk". Before going out, he was satisfied to see the Nightmare Horse staying in the stable with several other horses - there was no horse boy in the hotel, so a sergeant just piled up the grass in the manger and left without observing the specific situation of the horse. From this point of view, the Nightmare Horse can stay here for a long time without being discovered.

The tavern next door was indeed booming. In addition to citizens, tourists, merchants, etc., several soldiers were also drinking.

Ashu Rufate sat down next to the soldiers. He noticed that even in the tavern, the soldiers were not in high spirits, and a lingering cloud of sorrow enveloped their eyebrows. They were drinking a bottle of fruit wine in one sip, while the dish was a cheap roasted beans.

The soldiers did not welcome or refuse the arrival of Ashu Rufate, as if he did not exist. The only reaction was that the soldier who was leaning aside glanced at the sword on his body. However, it turned out that this was mainly because Ashu Rufate lacked attraction, because as soon as Ashu Rufate sat down, the hospitality walked past the table with a roast goose, and almost all the soldiers' eyes turned to the roast goose.

"Shopkeeper, come one, no two roasted gooses! There is also fruit wine! Come with a big pot!" Ashu Rufate immediately seized the opportunity, "I'll invite these friends to have a drink."

The eyes of these soldiers immediately changed when they looked at him. Ashu Rufate easily talked to them. After the roasted goose and fruit wine were all served on the table (and took away a few silver coins from Ashu Rufate), the attitudes of these soldiers became very friendly.

"Are you unhappy about something?" After a few random conversations, Ashu Ruffat began to gradually change the subject. "Because it seems like you are...what happened? Let me guess, is the military salary too little?"

"Military pay..." One of them smiled bitterly, and then drank the fruit wine in the glass in one sip. "Indeed, in this good year, I have never seen what military pay looks like!" He smashed the cup heavily on the table, panting. "We haven't paid the pay for half a year!"

After saying this, he touched the armor on his body. It was an ordinary-textured mail. "If it weren't too difficult to take action, I would have sold this thing long ago... Why are we working here for!"

"What happened, here..." Ash Rufate's surprise this time was half not pretending. "Is it because of Baron Pinold?"

He might have spoken a little louder, because the next moment, he realized that everyone around him had stopped what was at hand and turned to look at him. Even the soldiers' faces became very ugly.

"Friend, you are from another place, right?" The soldier in the lead smiled reluctantly. "It's better not to mention this name here."

The vampire's influence is so great? It has reached a terrifying level. Ash Rufat calmly lets more than a dozen vigilant eyes look up and down, while continuing to drink.

"I've heard of... about the Undead Legion surrounding Meno City." He approached the soldier and whispered. "It's really that bad?"

The soldier hesitated for a moment. Perhaps the two roasted geese and a large pot of fruit wine played a role. He finally answered in Ashrufat's ear.

"It's worse than you think! The vampire's minions are already everywhere in the city!" He noticed the confusion in Ash Rufat's eyes. "See there aren't people around? I bet that at least half a dozen of them are vampire subordinates!"

"But why do humans..."

"It's not just that! Now the Count's orders can no longer leave this city of Meno. All the villages and towns outside have surrendered to the vampires!"
Chapter completed!