"Ok, let me see, there are six guards in front of the gate. From the angle of the guards on the city wall, they should not be visible..."

Ladybug stared at the guards in Tucket City and analyzed.

At this time, Melina and Ladybug had sneaked into a side door in Tucket City. The number of guards here is much smaller than the main entrance, which is an excellent opportunity to sneak in. The two are currently squatting behind the grass to secretly observe and analyze how to sneak into the city without attracting the attention of the guards. By the way, Ladybug has now swapped out his custom armor for his adventurer clothes.

"You know, this really brings back some memories. I remember the boss and I squatted in the grass and tried to sneak into the city just like us right now."

Ladybug found his situation similar to when he first came to this world, and suddenly recalled this memory.

"Really? That is surprising."

Melina said blankly on the side.

"Huh? Why?" Ladybug turned his head and asked.

"In my memory, I hardly ever had the chance to talk to my mother. After all, I was sent out of the royal capital when I was born, and my childhood memories were deliberately blurred because she wanted to conceal me from the Greater Will's influences. However, in my broken memories, Mother is always unsmiling and has always been a symbol of authority. I didn't expect her to have such a playful side."

Melina sighed, her expression didn't change, but her voice was a little wavering, as if she was excited.

"Damn! It must be hard for you, princess. No memories of the past, sounds terrible."

Ladybug expressed his sympathy.

"Mr. Ladybug, let's focus on what's in front of us."

Melina said, cutting off the topic abruptly.

"Um… sure."

Ladybug saw that she didn't want to chat, so he could only return his attention to the task.

"It's a pity that Mother specifically asked us not to kill those guards, otherwise it would be much easier for us."

"Well, the boss did want to avoid unnecessary casualties."

" Mr. Ladybug, what do you think we should do then?"

Melina throws the question back to Ladybug.

"Hey, let's use these two babies!"

Ladybug smiled slyly, and took out a paper firecracker and a Sleep pot from his carry-on bag.

"This is?"

Melina curiously pointed to the firecracker in Ladybug's hand and asked. Although there are explosive rocks at the Lands Between, there is no such thing as firecrackers.

"These are firecrackers. Didn't Boss make some gunpowder a while ago? I borrowed some gunpowder from her and made this."

Ladybug introduced his invention triumphantly.

"Then what is its function?" Melina continued to ask

"These firecrackers make a lot of noise when they are lit. Now the guards are scattered, but if I throw this over there, I can attract the guards to gather around the firecrackers, and throw the Sleep pot to catch them all in its radius!"

Ladybug introduced his plan and was complacent about his own cleverness.

"Then try it."

Melina sees nothing wrong with Ladybug's plans. If something went wrong when the time came, and with her strength as a demigod, it would be easy to kill those guards quickly. The best stealth is to kill everyone who sees you.

"Oh! By the way, let's use this too."

While talking, Ladybug took out Soporific greases and two handkerchiefs from the bag, and then began to apply them on the handkerchiefs.

"Mr. Ladybug, what are you doing?"

Melina asked curiously when she saw that Ladybug was making strange props again.

"I'll put this Soporific grease on a cloth, and when we get close to the city walls, we can use it to put to sleep any gatekeepers who escape the hypnotic pot at close range."

"It seems like it's a very practical tool."

Melina admired the intelligence of Ladybug, so she didn't hesitate to praise him. Then she took one of the handkerchiefs smeared with Soporific grease.

The two didn't waste any time. Ladybug lit the firecrackers with a match and threw them not far from the city gate. Soon the crackling sound of the firecrackers attracted the six guards.

"And now!"

The ladybug calculated the timing and threw the Sleep pot. The Sleep pot drew a perfect parabola in the air, and landed precisely in the center of the six guards.

"Yeah! Jackpot!"

Ladybug waved his fists in celebration.

The sleep pot shattered when it hit the ground, and purple mist floated out of it. The hypnotic drug made from Trina's lily soon put to sleep all the guards who hadn't figured out the situation, and fell to the ground one by one and fell into a deep sleep.

"Let's go in now!"

Ladybug wanted to progress the task as soon as possible, so he got up and walked towards the city gate as quietly as possible with the most speed he was allowed.

"Ladybug, wait a minute!"

Melina felt something was wrong and hurriedly shouted to Ladybug, but it was too late. Just as Ladybug was about to step into the city gate, a guard came out of the city. Obviously, he might have been standing further inside the city just now, so he was in the blind spot of the duo's vision, and then was attracted to come out by the commotion just now. The two men on different sides ran into each other as they sped toward each other.

"Who are you!"

The guard yelled in surprise, reaching for his own sword. But it was too late, Melina who was behind the bushes instantly transformed into her spirit form, turning into a puff of white smoke. When she appeared again from the white smoke, she was already behind the guard. With sharp eyes and quick hands, Melina grabbed the guard's hands and kept them from behind him, and covered the guard's mouth with the smeared handkerchief in her right hand. The guard's first reaction when he was captured was to try to break free, but Melina's strength as a demigod firmly captured him, making him unable to move, and he could only slowly feel his consciousness falling into a deep sleep.

"Oh my god! I thought he had me, thanks for uh.. saving me."

Ladybug thought that the mission would fall short because of his carelessness, but fortunately Melina came to the rescue immediately. The ladybug patted his chest to give a sigh of relief and thanked her.

"Be careful next time."

Melina didn't intend to argue with him, and walked directly to the city, and Ladybug followed her.

In this way, the two successfully mixed into the city.

Tucket City is very similar to Riley City. Both cities are much more prosperous than Uro City under the rule of Bass, and the citizens are very lively even at night. Ladybug looked around all the way, like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world. Meanwhile Melina searched for traces of the elves with her eyes focused.

However, the two found that the situation in the city was still not optimistic for the people at the bottom. Along the way, Melina and Ladybug saw many impoverished and thin beggars begging on the street, many of whom were children. This scene reminds Ladybug of past missions in Mexico in his home world. At that time, the situation was the same as here. The city looked prosperous on the surface, but the shadow of poverty still lingered.

At this time, a man who was obviously drunk suddenly came towards Melina from the left side of the street. His eyes were fixed on Melina, and he looked at her with a squinting look.

"Hey pretty lady! Why don't you go have a drink with me!"

The drunk man stretched out his hand to stop Melina, but she avoided him with a light step to the right.

"Hey, don't be shy!"

Undaunted, the drunk stretched out his hand to Melina's chest, wanting to cop a feel. Even under the influence of alcohol, his intuition still allowed him to see the plump breasts of the girl in front of him under the cover of the cloak. Melina's facial expression was still cold, but her hand under the cloak was already tightly holding her dagger.

At this time, Ladybug suddenly appeared in front of the drunk man, put his hand on his right shoulder with both hands, and hooked his calf with his right foot at the same time, and then slammed it violently, giving the drunk man a brutal over-the-shoulder throw. The drunk's head hit the floor hard, the alcohol had already made his head dizzy, and the drunk passed out directly from the impact.

"Hmph, this is what happens when you don't respect women!"

The ladybug bent down and pointed at the drunk man on the ground.

"Let's go, we don't need to waste time on him."

Seeing that Ladybug had subdued the idiot, Melina let go of her dagger and urged Ladybug to continue on.

"Eh? Oh-yes. Let's go, yep."

Seeing that Melina turned around and was about to leave, Ladybug hurriedly followed.

After the two walked on the street for a while, they passed a tavern. There are many adventurers coming and going in and out of the tavern, and Ladybug thinks this is a good opportunity. The most common occupation of the elves in the kingdom is adventurers, so Ladybug thinks that he can go to this tavern to try his luck. He told Melina his thoughts, and Melina also thought it was a worthwhile attempt, so the two put on their hood on the cloak and walked into the tavern.

Sure enough, there were many adventurers in the tavern, Melina and Ladybug even found several elven adventurers from the crowd.

"I see them, let's approach them."

"Princess Melina! Wait a minute!"

Seeing that Melina was about to walk directly towards them, Ladybug quickly stood in front of her to stop her.

"What's wrong?" Melina looked puzzled, looking at Ladybug with her head tilted slightly. The way Melina tilted her head to ask questions, coupled with her face that resembles Marika's, is really cute to Ladybug. Ladybug hurriedly turned his head aside and flustered.

'Damn it! As expected of the boss's daughter! Both mother and daughter are super cute! '

Ladybug hurriedly coughed to cover up his embarrassment, then put on a serious face and said:

"Lady, you can't just go straight up to someone when you're doing intelligence work. Like, what if they are not interested in what we offer? Listen to me, let's watch from the side to see who has the biggest beef with the kingdom and then we'll see what we can work with them."

"I see! I didn't expect intelligence work to be so profound!"

Melina showed an expression of surprise after listening to his explanation. So she obediently mingled with Ladybug into the crowd to observe secretly for any potential candidates. After ten minutes of careful observation, they finally found a target that met the requirements.

They saw a blond long-haired elven man, who was ranting complaints to his friends, all of them were elven adventurers.

"Ehhh~ [elven swearing], the complaint letter I sent to the city government and the guild last week was rejected again!" the long-haired man complained angrily after downing a full glass of mead in his hand.

"Serves you right idiot, it's not like you don't know those aristocrats don't give a damn about our lives! Even the Queen of our home country is helpless against humans. What do you think you can do alone? You are better off just letting it go man!"

The friend of the long-haired man complained in a decadent manner.

"Fuck you, Froddy! Are we supposed to be just bullied by the nobles like this? Our women disappear everyday of the week, and when we find them again, they have become sex slaves in brothels! Fuck! Are we elves just going to keep watching those fucking nobles rob our women while we twiddle our thumbs like cucks?! Not on my watch!"

The long-haired man vented his unwillingness and anger fiercely under the influence of alcohol, but his friends just drank silently. Of course they hate the human nobles who robbed their female clansmen. However, the population and national strength of the Kingdom of Elfson, is not as powerful as that of the Kingdom of Inrud and the Empire of Fakerhi, so it is impossible to challenge them head-on.

"A bunch of wimps."

The long-haired man cursed in a low voice, and just as he was about to drink away his worries, he realized that he was out of mead.

"Fuck."

The long-haired man cursed again in a low voice. Holding the wine glass, he got up and walked to the bar to pour another glass of mead. The tavern was so noisy, the waiter probably couldn't hear him for a while. So he would rather save time and go to the bar to ask the bartender for a drink.

When he walked to the bar and was about to refill his glass, Ladybug suddenly appeared and said first:

"Hey bartender! Give this dude a glass of mead, I'm treatin'!"

After the ladybug finished speaking, he slapped a few copper coins on the bar counter. The bartender nodded after seeing it, took the long-haired man's mead glass, and helped him fill another glass of mead.

"What's the matter, bro. You have a job for me?"

The long-haired man looked at Ladybug suspiciously. Usually when a stranger buys him a drink, it's because they notice his status as an adventurer and want to entrust him with a task. Looking at the opportunity to make a buck, as long as it is not beyond his ability and moral bottom line, he will accept it. After all, even the king of a country needs money.

"Oh—no, no, it is my Lady that has a task for you."

Ladybug stood aside as he spoke, revealing Melina standing behind him.

The mysterious girl in front of the long-haired man has an air of being out of the world, and her face is covered by the shadow of her hood, making her even more mysterious.

"O adventurer of the elven people. I offer you an accord."

The girl's brisk voice touched the heartstrings of the long-haired man, making him want to be near her involuntarily.

Melina handed out a letter with her slender hand. The long-haired man observed the girl's hand and found that her hand had burn scars. After taking the envelope, the red sealing wax on the letter sharpened his eyes. The symbol of the sealing wax is the family crest of Yulas, the lord of Ligu City. He had accepted a mission from its lord a few years ago, and he had a good impression of him, so he memorized his family crest.

The long-haired man hastily opened the envelope and read it carefully. When he finished reading, apart from the shock on his face, there was hope and excitement in his eyes.

"Can the Golden Dynasty really help us get rid of slavery in the kingdom?"

Hearing the long-haired man's words, a big smile lit up Ladybug's face.

"Of course, brother! The Golden Dynasty has always kept its word!"

"Then I will accept your good words, brother! Come and sit here, let's talk in more detail!"

The long-haired man also had a bright smile on his face, and quickly invited the two of them to sit down at a round table that happened to be empty, and at the same time returned the letter to Ladybug.

"Name is Kevin Lingos. I didn't catch yours and the lady's name just now."

"You can just call me by my code name, I'm 'Ladybug'. "

Kevin nodded. It's not surprising that someone who does intelligence has a code name.

At this moment, Ladybug looked left and right, as if he was about to tell a big secret, then leaned into Kevin's pointed ear and whispered:

"This lady is the ninth princess of the Golden Dynasty, Lady Melina."

This breaking news made Kevin's pointed ears stand up. A Princess!? The highest official Kevin has ever seen at most was Einar Yulas. This is the first time he has met a royal noble.

"A princess! Well my apologies for my rude behavior just now. I hope you don't mind."

Kevin immediately put on what he thought was his most respectful tone.

"I do not mind."

Melina said. Being treated with such respect suddenly still made her feel uncomfortable when she was used to being unnoticed.

In the following time, Ladybug turned into a professional salesman, touting the Golden Dynasty with Kevin. How wise Marika is, how prosperous the city is, how strong the army is, anyway, he bragged as much as he could.

But Kevin seems to like it, after all, for Kevin who wants to help his people, the Golden Dynasty is his only hope.

After the interests were negotiated, Kevin said that there is a secret communication channel between the elves, he can use but it will take two days. Melina found it reasonable and agreed to him.

"You two are doing well. But remember the mission is not over yet. Remember to be careful."

After Kevin leaves, Ladybug reports back that the mission went well with grace telepathy. Marika also heaved a sigh of relief after hearing that. But after a turn of her mind, she instructed Melina again:

"Melina, follow that adventurer in your spirit form. We must learn about their secret communication channels, otherwise if any elves use this to cause trouble in the future, we will be in great trouble if we are blind to it. "

"Understood, Mother."

Melina immediately complied and found a corner where there was no one to transform into her spirit form. She caught up with Kevin who didn't go far.

Melina followed him until Kevin stopped in front of a residential building. He took a wooden flute from his belt and played a special melody with a regularly timed pace. When he finished playing, a similar flute sounded from the buildings. It turns out that they used the sound of the flute as a signal, and Melina hurriedly conveyed her discovery to Malika.

Two days later...

Kevin came to the hotel where Melina and Ladybug were temporarily staying and informed them that all the elves in the city had assembled at the secret stronghold.