Give Me the Name of God

The royal capital is very big. Fortunately, the pace of life in this era is very slow. In addition, the God Punisher has also restrained himself, which gave Manda the opportunity to wander around the royal capital for a few days.

Similar to cities in later generations, in the royal capital, people of different classes have their own boundaries, but the boundaries are more obvious than in later generations.

The royal palace is the center of the royal capital. From this point, nobles live in the south of the city. It is characterized by luxurious and sparse buildings. Most of them are noble residences. The rules are clear. Titles and official positions determine each other's status and right to speak.

From the area of ​​the house to the specifications of the expenses, there are traces of rules everywhere. To give a simple example, Manda's official residence is very close to the official residence of the Minister of Finance. If Manda wants to build a house in his own house, Building, if the height of this building exceeds the main residence of the Finance Minister, it is a blatant provocation to the Finance Minister.

Not only the residence, but also the daily trivial matters. The carriage cannot be bigger than the finance minister's, the attendants cannot be more, the clothes cannot be more expensive, and the food cannot even be better.

We all have one wife, and Manda is in a special situation. The Minister of Finance does not need to care about this. But the Finance Minister has four lovers outside. If Manda finds five, it would be disrespectful to the Finance Minister.

The east of the city is where wealthy businessmen gather, and the rules here are much simpler. Although the financial resources vary, most businessmen are still civilians after all. There is no strict hierarchy in terms of status. They can live within a reasonable range. The relatively personalized life and loose rules have made this the most prosperous place in the royal capital.

There are a large number of civilians living in the north of the city. The biggest feature here is that it is crowded, and many roads cannot even be passed by carriages. The terrain in the north of the city is very low, and the sewage and excrement from the entire royal capital gather here, flowing along both sides of the road like a small river. Manda walked around the north of the city for two days, feeling that the suffocating smell could be poisonous at any time. Fortunately, God is fair. The north wind in the capital is very frequent. Every spring and autumn, the entire capital can share the unique fragrance from the north of the city.

There are no rules in the north of the city. The law is the only bottom line here, and it is by no means insurmountable. Four headless corpses were previously found in the south of the city, which put great pressure on Herram and even General Rungersen. But if several corpses are found in the north of the city, the only thing the sheriff here needs to care about is these corpses. When will it be cleared away? He was worried that the corpse would cause an epidemic. As for who the murderer was, it was not at all within his scope of consideration.

Finally, there was the west of the city. Manda did not dare to stay here too much because this was the territory of the God Punisher.

There are seven churches, large and small, among which the archbishop's cathedral is the most dazzling. The cathedral represents the highest power of the Church of God's Punishment in Romulu Kingdom, and is also the biggest threat that Manda faces in the royal capital.

After figuring out the structure of the royal capital, Manda was about to start trouble.

It's not that Manda is keen on making things happen, but that there are some things that he can't do without doing something. If he doesn't do something with others, others will do something with him.

He killed Khamis, and he had more than 200 pickpockets, more than 100 thugs, and more than 100 girls with nothing to do. If he left it alone and no one restrained him, God knows how much trouble they would cause. . As for persuading them to be good, Manda would not do it. He is not that kind, and he is not that stupid. If the prodigal son turned back so easily, the world would be so beautiful.

In addition to this group of idle villains, there is another group of people who are even more difficult to deal with. After Khamis's death, many nobles' financial paths were cut off. Even the lowest-level officials lost hundreds of gold coins every year. This is not a small matter. If the amount is too high, they will definitely take revenge. Unless Manda continues to send them money, Manda will definitely be punished.

Will Manda give them money? This was so difficult, Manda had never thought of such a thing.

The way to deal with villains is to find things for them to do, and the way to deal with nobles is to find more things for them to do, so that they can bear greater losses and cherish everything in front of them.

Prices in the royal capital are very high, living expenses are high, and the nobles' fiefdoms are far away, so a meager salary alone is definitely not enough. The nobles all had their own ways of making money, one of which was using their position to receive property, and another way was to run a business.

It is too easy to be exposed when doing business in the south of the city. Meeting colleagues in the business field will inevitably be a little awkward, so the nobles' business is concentrated in the east of the city.

After several days of observation, Manda selected a target. One was the Dusk Tavern in the east of the city. This tavern was ridiculously large. It could accommodate more than 300 guests when it was full, and there were more than 70 rooms for overnight stays. It is said that this is the business of Foreign Secretary Jeffrey. Of course, he is not the operator on the surface.

In addition to its size, this tavern has another feature, which is its indescribable business conditions. According to General Rungersen's old butler, the tavern had been operating so poorly that it had failed to pay its taxes for three consecutive years.

Manda came here to check it out, but it was full of customers that day. From dusk to late at night, he was unable to wait for a seat. It is said that no matter the season, the place is packed with guests every night, even New Year's Eve is no exception. This is strange. Why does the old housekeeper say that this tavern is not well run?

In fact, the reason is very simple. The tavern is very profitable, but it does not pay taxes. The taxes are given to the king, and the king will not come to a place like the tavern. Since the king will not pursue it, others will not mention it.

The second goal is the Conqueror's Castle. This is not the castle of a certain noble. No noble is qualified to build a castle in the royal capital. This is the most famous romantic place in the royal capital. It is said that men who come here can find the passion to conquer the world and become famous, so this place is called the Conqueror's Castle.

This castle is the business of the great censor Osius. The great censor is responsible for supervising the behavior of all officials. His status is second only to the minister of state and the general. Manda is a little nervous to deal with such high-ranking officials, but he really finds it exciting. .

Once a target has been selected, a detailed battle plan must be made. Just relying on the ragtag group of people to swarm them will definitely not be enough.

In such a big business, there will definitely be ruthless people who are watching the show. Manda met two believers of the ancient god in the Conqueror's Castle who were watching the show. Fortunately, their class was not high, one was first-level and the other was second-level. This is also understandable. High-class believers disdain to do this kind of work, and in such a mixed place, they can easily attract the attention of the God's Punisher.

Manda asked Bigda to choose fifty thieves with courage, good skills and smart brains, twenty to be responsible for the Dusk Tavern, and thirty to be responsible for the Conqueror's Castle. The number of people does not need to be too many, the important thing is that they must learn to execute tactics.

Manda asked Lion Girl and Pluto to give them simple training. They did not need them to train thieves into soldiers. They only needed them to learn one thing, absolute obedience to orders.

Manda himself also had some things to do. Killing Khamis made him very unpopular in the south of the city, so he had to make more friends. Sheriff Stanton in the east of the city became his first target. .