As soon as Anna and Melissa reached the city, they split up. Melissa could go around the street as she liked, considering it was her original objective.
That was when she noticed the difference between Golden Dawn City and this place.
While the city looked clean, there were actually a lot of places that were unsanitary.
It didn't take too long for her to see a mountain of trash getting abandoned on a small alley. As a husky, her senses were much sharper, which allowed her to smell that foul odor.
In addition, she could see people living in those alleys. Their tattered clothes were covered in dirt as though they hadn't been cleaned for years. No, it could be said that cleaning these clothes would just destroy them.
The street was bustling with people, but a lot of them were bringing buckets back and forth.
And going from one place to another would be quite hard. Even if the city wasn't big, it would still take an hour due to the complicated layout and no guides or directions.
"Now I understand why they say the city is different. And according to Anna, this city is considered one of the cities with good management.
"I guess the standard is just different." Melissa muttered.
While she was walking across the street, she couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows. It wasn't a rotten smell of an alley that caught her interest, it was the big tower in the middle of the city.
"Hmmm?" Melissa sensed something peculiar that somehow activated her instinct.
...
Meanwhile, Anna had arrived at the brothel.
"So Old Jade has been here. And what did he do and what was his purpose?"
"Sir only wanted to send a letter." The brothel's manager, Ezelia, replied.
Anna noticed that Ezelia reported it so that she would take action. At the same time, this is also what she was searching for.
She stood up while saying, "In that case, I'll take care of it. Do you have any people familiar with the information?"
"That—" As Ezelia was about to give her a name, the room temperature dropped as a chilling voice echoed inside the room.
"Anna. There seems to be something weird in this city."
"Who—" Ezelia turned around, trying to stop the intruder.
However, the other party had already passed her as if she didn't even exist. Melissa simply stood in front of Anna since she was the only one that mattered.
"Did you find something?"
Melissa nodded. "There is a rotten smell... not from food items, but the same rotten smell coming from corpses."
"!!!" Ezelia and Anna widened their eyes. Anna asked, "Where is that? Have you checked it?"
"No, since I'm not supposed to make a move. I just want to let you know. As for the location, it's from the tower in the middle of the city."
"The Grand Tower?" Ezelia gasped.
"It must be hiding something since the rotten smell is leaking out of the underground. If not for my nose being much, much sharper than the rest, I would probably not notice it too. There should be something that is trying to cleanse that rotten smell."
Anna's face darkened. She said, "We'll move during the night. Melissa, you can go around the town for the time being. But once the night falls, we'll sneak into the tower and find out what happens. I need you as my guide."
"Alright." Melissa nodded.
Anna turned to Ezelia. "It might also be related to the kidnapping case of the girl. For now, I need a room to wait. Also, send a letter to the headquarters."
"Understood."