During this time, besides asking Lucy to find experts who could teach him various skills, Shien also asked her to use her influence to keep an eye on the Imperial Capital.
This was naturally because Shien wanted to know if anything had happened to Diere, who had gone to the Empire.
Although Shien had sent Leisha to watch over Diere, instructing her to take Diere and escape immediately if anything happened, and logically, there shouldn’t be any major problems, Shien was still a bit concerned about the situation in the Imperial Capital.
Lucy didn’t refuse Shien’s request.
Because of their past connection, Lucy had always been paying attention to Diere.
Lucy had even asked Shien to take care of Diere, showing how much she cared about her.
Unfortunately, because Diere had Aldia as her mentor, she and Lucy had drifted apart, and Lucy could only watch over Diere from afar.
Lucy already knew that Diere had left the capital and gone to the Empire.
However, she didn’t know Diere’s purpose.
Not only Lucy, but even Shien and the others didn’t know.
Therefore, after learning about Diere’s situation from Shien, Lucy had been sending people to keep an eye on the news from the Imperial Capital.
And…
“There has indeed been some commotion in the Imperial Capital these past two weeks.”
Although slightly displeased by Shien changing the subject, Lucy still answered his question.
“Commotion?” Shien perked up and asked, “What kind of commotion?”
Lucy narrowed her eyes.
“You seem very concerned about Diere.”
Lucy stared intently at Shien, as if trying to see something.
“Ahaha…”
Shien chuckled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer this question.
Could he tell this princess that on the day of their engagement banquet, half a month ago, he had devoured Diere?
This princess would definitely explode, right?
Even though she had said that as royalty, she understood that a capable and influential man might take a concubine or two, it didn’t mean she wouldn’t be jealous.
Moreover, firstly, Diere was a childhood friend of Lucy’s, practically like family, and secondly, the day Shien and Diere slept together was the day of his engagement with Lucy.
Sleeping with her childhood friend on the day of his engagement with his fiancée?
If she didn’t explode, Lucy wouldn’t deserve the title of the most beautiful woman in the human world, but rather, the most saintly.
Therefore, Shien could only stammer, “She’s my teammate, and you were the one who asked me to take care of her, weren’t you?”
Shien’s words didn’t appease Lucy.
Who was Lucy?
Someone blessed by the Goddess of Fate, with exceptional intuition.
Her intuition told her that this matter wasn’t so simple.
Otherwise, why had she been feeling the urge to buy a green hat recently?
Was this a revelation?
It was, right?
So, her revelation was telling her that she needed to wear a green hat?
“Forget it.”
Lucy sighed, silently accepting this metaphorical hat, and said,
“It’s said that a phantom thief has recently appeared in the Imperial Capital.”
These words stunned Shien.
“A phantom thief?”
Shien was surprised.
“Yes, a phantom thief.” Lucy seemed interested in this matter and explained in detail, “This phantom thief appeared very suddenly, and it seems he specifically targets nobles in the capital, never targeting commoners.” rÅꞐỗᛒΕṠ
According to the news Lucy received, no one noticed the phantom thief at first.
Initially, only some nobles in the capital claimed that someone seemed to have snuck into their homes in the middle of the night and stolen some inexpensive items.
It wasn’t until one time, when a Marquis’s night patrol accidentally discovered an intruder, a phantom thief in a black robe sneaking into the treasury, that this matter caused a stir.
Gradually, incidents of this phantom thief entering and exiting the homes of various nobles in the capital became more frequent.
Since then, this phantom thief became famous.
“Now, the Imperial royal family has issued a wanted order for this phantom thief and even posted a commission at the Adventurers’ Guild. As long as someone can capture this phantom thief, the reward and bounty will be a total of one million gold coins.”
Lucy continued.
“This has made many adventurers and bounty hunters target this phantom thief, recently acting as guards and patrols at various noble houses, waiting for him to appear and then capture him.”