In the Central Residential District, within a two-section courtyard on the outermost edge.
This was a residence with a Byzantine style mixed with some European elements. The house wasn't particularly large, but it had a rather spacious courtyard.
Inside and out, it exuded a sense of refinement.
However, the lush weeds in the courtyard and the moss growing at the base of the surrounding walls indicated that the courtyard had been abandoned for some time.
In the Imperial Capital, houses of this style would never have been affordable for ordinary people in the past, as they were residences reserved for nobles.
Even the smallest of nobles, of course, that was before the Bloody Emperor came to power.
In the spacious courtyard.
"Howl!" A shrill cry suddenly rang out, but the voice was noticeably weak.
It was an Ogre.
Its height was around two and a half meters, making it relatively short for an adult Ogre.
It was currently tied to a sturdy stone chair, its head constantly twisting, but its massive body remained motionless, with only occasional reflexive twitches.
This peculiar condition indicated that the Ogre had suffered some serious trauma, leaving it only able to move its head.
"It fell out again. All this howling isn't good if the neighbors hear it."
Tang Zheng sighed softly as he walked out from behind the Ogre, holding two fist-sized bones covered in blood.
Judging by their shape, they were clearly vertebrae, which he had just removed from the back of the Ogre's neck.
The severe damage to the vertebrae, combined with the Ogre's inherent powerful regenerative abilities, wouldn't kill it, but it would cause its body to lose control, becoming paralyzed, with only its head able to move.
Clap! Tang Zheng casually tossed the two vertebrae to the Small Evil Spirit Dog, which had been waiting nearby.
"Woof."
The Small Evil Spirit Dog excitedly raised its head and bit down on both bones at once.
"Eat slowly, you won't get any more for another five days."
Tang Zheng casually reminded the Small Evil Spirit Dog before stepping forward to stuff the rag that had fallen on the ground back into the Ogre's mouth.
The howling stopped abruptly.
The Ogre's regenerative abilities meant that Tang Zheng had to remove the vertebrae again approximately every five days to prevent it from breaking free.
He glanced at the Small Evil Spirit Dog, which was happily gnawing on the Ogre's vertebrae, its size noticeably larger.
With an ample supply of food, the growth rate of the magical creature was much faster than Tang Zheng had anticipated.
When he left E-Rantel a month ago, the Small Evil Spirit Dog only reached his calf when it raised its head, but now it was past his knee.
Its body length had also exceeded eighty centimeters, giving it the dangerous aura of a magical creature!
That's right!
Tang Zheng had left E-Rantel on July 18th, and it had been over a month since he entered the Bahharuth Empire.
It was now the 20th of Mid-Fire Month, August.
The operation was not going smoothly!
Renas's Lochboels family had long since expelled the cursed and disfigured Renas.
This matter had some impact in the empire, and Tang Zheng had originally intended to use the Adventurer's Guild's intelligence network to find Renas's whereabouts.
But! Even the Adventurer's Guild didn't know where Renas was. After being expelled from her family, she seemed to have evaporated, disappearing without a trace.
Tang Zheng could only use the limited clues he had to search for her, but he still didn't find anything, not even a glimpse of her shadow, and instead wasted half a month.
His purpose in coming to the Bahharuth Empire was twofold: to obtain the Cursed Knight and Immortal classes.
Renas's whereabouts were unknown.
Fluder, on the other hand, had a clear location, but the problem was, what was Fluder's status? What was his current status?
The difference in status between the two of them meant that, let alone obtaining his class, it was impossible to even meet him.
The only person in the entire empire who could easily meet with Fluder was the Bloody Emperor Jircniv, and even he couldn't see him whenever he wanted.
This situation.
Made Tang Zheng realize that he had to change his approach.
Therefore.
For the next half month, Tang Zheng began to create inexpensive alchemical potions and sell them to quickly establish his reputation.
And he intentionally spread rumors that he could create alchemical potions that could heal any injury! But so far.
His "fishing plan" hasn't caught any fish yet.
Tang Zheng left the struggling Ogre and sat down at a stone table not far away, a look of headache on his face: "A month has already been wasted, I wonder if this plan will work?"
If the fish don't bite,
Tang Zheng naturally couldn't stay here and continue waiting.
Whoosh! Suddenly, a figure in a black robe flipped over the wall and entered the courtyard.
After confirming Tang Zheng's location, the figure strode over.
As they walked! The black robe opened slightly, revealing brown boots and a slender figure dressed as a Guerrilla in light leather armor.
Their head was covered by a black cloak, making it impossible to see their face.
"How nice, living in such a big yard all alone." A cold, clear voice came from the slender figure.
"Woof."
The Small Evil Spirit Dog, which was lying at Tang Zheng's feet, released the bone in its mouth, immediately got up, and stared at the slender figure with a fierce look.
"I rented this place for 50 Gold Coins a month."
"This kind of noble residence is quiet, in a good location, and has patrolling soldiers."
Tang Zheng glanced at the arriving figure and said with a calm smile, "By the way, can't you come in through the main entrance?"
Since the Bloody Emperor Jircniv ascended the throne and began to eliminate a large number of "useless" nobles, not to mention small nobles, even some top nobles were purged, resulting in many residences becoming deserted.
Even because of the severe reduction in income, some small nobles could not even afford basic daily expenses, but in order to maintain appearances, they fell into debt.
This meant that although some noble residences were nominally still under the names of these nobles, they actually fell into the hands of some merchants.
"Don't you know that there are many people watching you now?"
The slender figure retorted without hesitation, then a pair of eyes, which were clearly softer but appeared somewhat fierce due to their narrow shape, peeked out from under the cloak and glared at the Small Evil Spirit Dog.
"What's with your Xiao Hei? It's not like this is my first time here."
Tang Zheng shrugged and looked at her with a smile: "Perhaps, it hates people calling it by its name, or perhaps it just simply dislikes you."
"Hmph."
The slender figure snorted and retorted without hesitation: "I hate it too."
After speaking, she glared at the Small Evil Spirit Dog again.
Causing the Small Evil Spirit Dog to bare its teeth.
Hearing this.
The corners of Tang Zheng's mouth twitched. This kind of personality that even the Small Evil Spirit Dog had to refute would definitely be labeled as a "rebuttal personality" in his previous life.
As the slender figure approached, the black robe wrapped around her body was also pulled off.
A woman with purple pigtails and a cold face appeared in front of Tang Zheng. The most striking feature was her pointed ears, indicating that she was not human, but a Half-Elf!
Imina.
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