53: Embroidery workshop, sister's position

After leaving, Roen quickly returned to the inn.

At this moment, Litton was waiting for him in the hall, with a steaming hot lunch on the table.

“Roen, you’re finally back! I thought you really got lost!”

Litton said, half-jokingly, and Roen quickly apologized.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Litton, Kula City is just too bustling…”

Litton nodded in understanding.

Afterward, the two ate lunch and returned to their room to rest.

Since it was a double room, there was a small bed on each side of the window.

At this time, Litton lay on the left bed, while Roen lay on the right bed.

After a brief chat, within five minutes,

Litton’s voice gradually lowered, turning into snores.

Roen turned his head, watching Litton as he fell asleep.

He quietly turned over, facing the wall, and took out his money pouch from hisPregnant.

“Is this the sealed coin?”

Roen thought to himself, then examined it carefully.

The coin’s design was almost identical to an ordinary copper deer coin.

The only difference was perhaps due to its long circulation and many handlers.

The embossed patterns, as well as the floral numbers, were all worn away.

It was like a small copper mirror, reflecting a somewhat murky yellow light.

Even the serrated marks on the side were no exception.

It felt as if it had been meticulously polished, smooth and round to the touch, without any roughness.

If it weren’t for the information stating that the sealed item was exactly this appearance,

Roen would even suspect that this was merely a copper coin, and that he hadn’t actually gotten the real sealed item?

After observing for a moment, Roen found no abnormalities.

So, he placed it separately in a pre-sewn inner pocket of his clothes.

Then, he re-packed the remaining coins and closed his eyes to rest.

Around two in the afternoon, there was a knock on the door; it was afternoon tea service.

This was something Litton had ordered earlier, in addition to a pot of black tea, there were also some exquisite small pastries.

“Let’s go, Roen.”

After they finished eating, Litton stood up.

They had already discussed it before coming.

This afternoon they would go shopping, and tomorrow, after meeting Doctor Gavin, Litton would accompany him to see his sister.

So, Litton then took Roen to the commercial street and made a large purchase from the pharmacy and hospital.

When they returned in the evening, Roen and Litton each carried two heavy large boxes, huffing and puffing as they went upstairs.

After dinner, the two did not go out.

Instead, they lay on the beds in the inn, each holding a book, reading and chatting.

Litton was reading a medical classic, and Roen, of course, was reading Lorraine’s Potionology notes.

Of course, Litton was also curious at one point about what book Roen was reading.

Because of the sealing array, Roen had no reservations and generously handed the book over.

Three minutes later.

Litton looked at the novel in front of him and began to doubt life.

“I didn’t expect, Roen, that your taste… is so unique.”

Litton, with a complex expression, returned the book.

Roen, however, remained expressionless, silently reactivating the array and continuing to study.

Later, the two turned off the lights and rested.

Litton was already asleep beside him, while Roen quietly waited for the information to refresh.

In the early hours of the morning, the prompt sounded on time.

Barto Family’s night defense map, the location and treatment of slaves, the conflict between Litton and Gavin, the method to unseal the mysterious coin, analysis of the difficulties in concocting a low-grade Spirit Awakening Potion, analysis of the difficulties in re-forging talismans, analysis of the difficulties in refining Blast Bombs… [Ding! Today’s intelligence is as follows—]

[1. Because the Saar Family requires an extremely large number of slaves annually, a single subordinate town cannot supply them all, thus there are a total of twelve supply chains.]

[2. Because the required slaves must remain healthy and free of disease, the Saar Family reduces the workload of slaves and slightly improves their food treatment for three months before the sacrifice.]

[3. The Saar Family places slaves in different areas according to gender and rank, and your sister, Alice, has been assigned to the Embroidery Workshop.]

[4. Doctor Gavin’s research has hit a bottleneck; even with this academic Exchange, he still hasn’t found a solution, thus he is in a bad mood, depressed and irritable, drowning his sorrows in alcohol all day.]

[5. The Thieves’ Guild’s sealed coin, whether sealed or not, will not have any effect on the human body.]

[6. Among the new goods at Kula City’s Exchange today, there is a batch of energy crystals.]

[7. Among the new goods at Kula City’s blacksmith shop today, there is an alchemical longsword.]

[8. The Thieves’ Guild’s sealed coin, the specific unsealing method is — click to view.]

[9. When refining the low-grade Spirit Awakening Potion, the difficulties and precautions are — click to view.]

[10. When repairing and replenishing the spirituality of discarded talismans, the difficulties and precautions are — click to view.]

At this moment, Roen, with his eyes closed, silently checked the intelligence.

“Twelve supply chains…”

Roen sighed slightly in his heart; he had already anticipated this situation.

After all, the number of slaves required for the Saar Family’s annual sacrifice could not be supplied by Hibo Town alone.

Therefore, some surrounding towns and even villages, and even within Kula City, must have other slave suppliers.

However, what Roen hadn’t expected was that there were as many as twelve supply chains.

“As the saying goes—there are no airtight walls in the world!”

“The more people who know, the easier it is for news to leak.”

“With so many supply chains, isn’t the Saar Family really afraid that one of them might go wrong, be discovered by the Church, and then be completely wiped out?”

Roen thought of this and suddenly felt that something was amiss.

If the Saar Family was indeed so reckless, then perhaps it was because… Roen’s heart tightened, and he immediately became alert.

“It seems that not only are the high-ranking officials of Hibo Town corrupt, but Kula City is also the same!”

Roen sighed to himself, then decided that when he refreshed the intelligence later, he must first investigate this matter.

Immediately after, Roen continued to look down.

“Sister is in the Saar Family’s Embroidery Workshop?”

Roen’s heart stirred, and a memory flashed in his mind, recalling the relationship chart of the six major noble families from before.

“The Embroidery Workshop, it’s in the northwest corner of the Saar Family’s compound?”

Roen frowned to himself; this was a bit troublesome now.

He had originally thought that the Saar Family’s Embroidery Workshop would be in the Wealthy District or even the Commoner District.

In that case, he might still be able to risk rescuing his sister and taking her away.

However, the noble compound was one of the safest locations within Kula City.

Not only were there patrolling guards, but also private knights guarding the various noble compounds.

Therefore, Roen had no way to carry out a rescue.