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nOutside the palace of Imperial City, Roderick watched as Vincent arranged the densely packed guard posts under the city walls. Every guard post could be seen by the other guard posts at the same time. Together, they formed a large net that spread out across the entire city with the palace as the center.

nWith such an arrangement, even if a bird flew into Imperial City, the news would be transmitted to the palace at the first opportunity.

nRoderick nodded and said with a face full of praise, “Not bad, this is the most wonderful arrangement I have ever seen. It seems that when you were a mercenary, your talent was really wasted. A person like you was born to be in charge of government affairs. You should be a master of a city!”

nVincent smiled shyly and shook his head. He said, “Lord oracle, you are flattering me. This is just a small trick. If I really want to defend the Imperial City against the foreign races, I will still have to rely on Lord oracle!”

nAlthough Roderick wanted to be lazy, Vincent’s ability had made him look at him in a new light. He did not want to neglect him, thus, he smiled and agreed, “You can rest assured! As long as those foreign races dare to enter the Imperial City, I guarantee that they will never return. It is hard to say in other places, but in Elf World, we demons are invincible!”

nVincent nodded with a look of admiration, but he was secretly sneering in his heart. If it was not for him wanting to inquire about the situation in Imperial City, this demon in front of him would have long been chopped into pieces!

nVincent smiled as he walked in front of Roderick. He asked, “Lord oracle, the soldiers in the city have all been allocated properly, but there are still a few hundred soldiers left. I want to arrange these soldiers to be stationed in the palace. This will not only protect the safety of the lord oracles but will also make the entire Imperial City unassailable. What do you think?”

nRoderick felt that Vincent’s words made sense after being convinced of the primacy of the guard posts. He nodded and said, “Alright, then follow me into the palace again. I’ll help you arrange the guard post and then I’ll take a rest!”

nVincent nodded and said, “Alright, no problem! Lord Oracle has worked hard and performed well. It’s time for you to take a good rest!”

nRoderick showed a very pleased smile in the face of Vincent’s compliment. He then waved his hand with a smug look, motioning for Vincent to bring the remaining soldiers into the palace with him.

nAfter entering the palace, Vincent continued to design the guard posts according to the previous arrangement. However, in reality, Vincent was using the distance between the guard posts to calculate the size of the space in the palace.

nAfter a rough calculation, Vincent found that there was no problem with the width of the palace. However, the distance from the palace gate to the high platform where the eight demons were sitting was much shorter than the actual length of the palace!

nVincent had reason to infer that there was a space that was almost the same size as the palace behind the great hall guarded by the eight demons!

nAs for whether there were demons hiding in that space, Vincent did not know!

n“Add three guard posts at that position and set up four on the opposite side! Also, add a row of guard posts behind the seats of the oracles!”

nVincent arranged the dull-witted soldiers to stand at their designated positions. His line of sight was locked onto the high seats of the eight demons.

nAt first, Roderick did not think it was weird, but when he discovered that Vincent was sending more and more soldiers to surround the high platform, he suddenly frowned and said, “Jacob, actually you only need to be responsible for the defense outside the palace. In this palace, even if other races dared to break in, it would only be a dead end for them. They definitely won’t be able to escape our eyes and ears. I think the guard posts beside the seats can be removed!”

nVincent shook his head. He said with a serious expression, “How can this be? The most important individuals in Imperial City are the eight oracles. Those foreign races are best at decapitation operations. Therefore, I have to ensure that the oracles are constantly being monitored from 360 degrees without any blind spots. Of course, these guards can also be used as servants to serve the oracles, making it more convenient for them to give orders!”

nRoderick listened to Vincent’s arrangements and could not help but nod repeatedly. He quickly gave up and stopped resisting.

nHowever, at that moment, the demons sitting on the high chairs noticed something strange beside them. Finally, they looked at Roderick and Vincent who were standing in front of the palace gate.

nThe demon in the middle scolded Roderick angrily, “Roderick, what are you doing? Why did you place the guards posts next to us? This is simply nonsense!”

nRoderick was already very dissatisfied with the demon instructing him to set up the city defense. After hearing the other party’s reprimand, he immediately retorted, “What nonsense? I’m doing my duty to protect the safety of the entire Imperial City! If you think I’m creating problems, you can do it yourself. I believe Jacob will also cooperate with you!”

nWhen Vincent heard the two demons quarrelling, he naturally snickered in his heart. However, on the surface, he put on a respectful expression, indicating that he was willing to obey the arrangements of all the oracles. He also expressed that he had no intention of participating in the dispute between the two demons.

nWhen the high and mighty demon saw that Roderick had taken the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction, he paused for a moment helplessly and said in a deep voice, “Your arrangement is almost coming to an end, so there’s no need for me to get involved! It’s just that you can place these guards somewhere else. There’s no need to arrange guards to stand behind us, right?”

nHe seemed to be hinting something at Roderick. His comment made Vincent wary. This was because he could tell that there must be something more important hidden behind those demons.

nHowever, Roderick still did not care about what the other party had to say at this time. Instead, he said with a proud face, “Why do you want to withdraw the troops? Do you have eyes behind your back? I’m doing this to ensure everyone’s safety, so that you can sit on the high seat and enjoy it without making any mistakes!”

nAfter seeing that Roderick had completely ignored the hint in his words, the leader of the demons became angry. However, he did not immediately refute or reprimand him. Instead, he looked at Vincent at the side and signaled Roderick to let Vincent out first.

nHowever, Roderick was already blinded by the anger in his heart. He did not care about the hint made by his companion. He was even more lazy to think about the hidden meaning behind it.

nMeanwhile, Vincent, who should have left tactfully, had lower his head obediently. He simply did not look at the demon above him. Therefore, there was naturally no reason for him to leave.

nFinally, the demon who was at the top had no choice but to say in a deep voice, “This palace is guarded by the eight of us. It is already the safest place in Elf World! But you have arranged so many soldiers here. Won’t you expose our greater secrets to those foreign races with evil intentions? Aren’t you afraid that the Lord behind us will punish us because of this?”

nRoderick immediately sobered up as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water. He thought for a while timidly and fearfully before turning to Vincent and said, “Take the soldiers out first. If you are worried, strengthen the security around the palace. There is no need to arrange guards to stay inside the palace! And if there is nothing special in the future, you don’t need to enter the palace anymore!”

nVincent quickly replied, “Yes, I will leave now!”

nAfter saying that, Vincent turned around and left the palace. He looked at the densely packed guards on the streets outside the palace with a serious expression. He then turned around and walked toward his own room.

nCurrently, there was no longer an army of troops in Imperial City. There were only guards in groups of two or three.

nThe guards were all ordered to monitor all movements within the Imperial City closely. However, there was a very big drawback. They could not quickly assemble into a team in the event of an emergency. They might even be too scattered. Once they were attacked, the entire Imperial City’s defense would collapse.

nThis was the first trap that Vincent had set up for the demons in the palace. He had used the arrogance and ignorance of the demons to magnify their contempt for potential threats, causing them to disperse their army within the city completely.

nThis way, if a crisis occurred in the city, a demon would have to come out personally to resolve it. Since there was no chance to kill a demon at that moment, he might as well prepare a plan that would convenient him in the future. As long as he created some trouble in secret, he could lure a demon out at any time and then wait for an opportunity to kill it!

nWhen Vincent returned to his room, he finally stopped suppressing the smile on his face and began to celebrate silently. This was because he had just heard from the demons that there was an even more powerful demon hiding behind the palace. As Roderick and the others actually called that individual, ‘Lord’, it was definitely someone worth investigating!

nVincent thought for a moment and sighed softly, “If I sneak into the palace to investigate immediately, they will suspect me. So, I’d better wait until nightfall before I go and take a look!”

nAfter making up his mind, Vincent originally wanted to go to bed to sleep and recover his energy before exploring the palace at night. However, at that moment, there was suddenly a knock on the door.

n“Sir Jacob, someone wants to enter the city. Please go and take care of it!”

nA soldier was reporting to Vincent emotionlessly from outside the door.

nVincent frowned and opened the door. He realized that the soldier who had just knocked on the door had already returned to the guard post not far away. It seemed that the news of someone entering the city came all the way from the city gate.

nIf the seven apostles could not even enter the city, who would dare to suddenly request to enter Imperial City?

n“Forget it, let’s go and take a look first!”

nVincent sighed and walked out of the room. He quickly rushed to the city gate.

nWhen Vincent climbed up the city tower and looked down at the group of elves gathered outside the city gate, he was surprised.

nVincent sighed helplessly, “Linus, this guy actually came to the Imperial City!”

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