Ronald and his companion temporarily joined this convoy.

They wouldn't part ways with these merchants until they reached the next city.

The hidden protection offered during this time was a token of gratitude towards the merchants for providing information.

Walking in this brand new city, Ronald decided to stay for another day.

If they still couldn't see any clues of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting].

Then it would be pointless to waste more time.

The only choice left was to go to the opponent's capital and see what they were up to.

However, before that, while walking in this second city.

Costate had some questions and raised them proactively.

"Sir, those merchants were quite eager to please us."

"Is it because they saw through our special identity from the beginning, so that's why they made such a choice?"

Costate could already discern people's minds to this extent?

Ronald was initially surprised, but seeing the serious expression on Costate's face, he felt a surge of joy at the maid's progress.

"Of course, you're entirely right!"

"Even though we've disguised our appearance, the subtle details such as one's gaze, aura, and behavior are hard to change. Merchants, in particular, are skilled at observing and analyzing, so it's understandable for them to draw some conclusions."

"Gaze, aura..." Hearing this, Costate showed a worried expression, "Sir, I was originally able to accurately analyze those details."

"But ever since I established a complete personality, the old ways of analysis are difficult to use. How should I relearn this ability?"

This question stumped Ronald immediately.

He understood Costate's problem stemmed from the transition between mechanical analysis and personal development.

But as for the solution...

Not only in this world, even before his transmigration, he had never studied such knowledge!

For a moment, silence fell between Ronald and the maid.

The young girl was waiting for her master's answer, while the latter had nothing suitable to offer.

The atmosphere became awkward.

However, an unexpected incident interrupted the silence between them.

Just a few minutes after walking in the city, Costate suddenly turned her head to the front, her tone serious:

"Sir, there's a commotion ahead, Casters are at work!"

Ronald immediately rushed forward:

"Let's go have a look!"

Since it was broad daylight in the city, the two couldn't act too conspicuously, so they just walked quickly.

By the time they arrived at the scene.

The initial confrontation had already ended, leaving only people disputing and crying.

At the edge of a square, a young girl was holding a man's corpse, crying uncontrollably. On the other side of the tragic scene, two Casters faced off, their Magic Fluctuations intense, a battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Given the considerable number of onlookers.

Ronald casually approached someone on the outskirts to inquire about the situation.

"Sir, what happened here?"

"How come there's a dead person and people arguing here?"

The spectator was happy to share information and immediately explained:

"Young man, you just missed it."

"Just now, these two Casters were arguing on the street, and their anger led to a confrontation. But neither seems to have been able to overcome the other, so now they're just facing off here on the street, continuing to quarrel."

Ronald was surprised by this response.

He had asked about both the deceased and the confrontation, but the spectator only addressed the latter, ignoring the obviously more serious issue!

Ronald couldn't understand this response, so he immediately asked further:

"What about the girl over there?"

"I see she's holding a dead body and crying on the ground!"

"Them? Just two unfortunate souls." The questioned spectator finally glanced at the girl and the corpse, but remained indifferent, even slightly disdainful in tone.

"The two Casters were arguing on the street, they didn't know the situation and came out from the restaurant, only to be caught in the Casters' Spell. It seems the boy died trying to protect the girl."

While the spectator explained to Ronald, things in the square continued to unfold.

Though the two Casters were evenly matched in ability, neither could overpower the other.

But they believed they could insult each other verbally, so the verbal abuse intensified, and they even started to get physical.

Ronald's exceptional hearing came in handy at this point.

Through the details of the confrontation, he discovered that the two Casters were not arguing over any major or serious issue, it was merely an accidental collision while walking that triggered everything.

This issue was beyond comprehension.

Even if the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting] had a stringent hierarchy, they wouldn't be so indifferent to human life, would they?

"Do they care more about quarrels and conflicts than that girl over there?"

The spectator was puzzled by Ronald's sentiments.

But out of goodwill, he continued to explain:

"Young man, of course, the Casters' issues are more important. As for that girl over there, they could handle it after the Casters' issues are resolved, can't they?"

Ronald activated his Reconnaissance Magic.

Through his internal analysis, he clearly realized a fact.

The spectator standing in front of him genuinely thought this way.

And it wasn't an exception!

Even the others who overheard their conversation shared the same thoughts.

They seemed to believe it was natural.

The death of ordinary people wasn't even as significant as a Caster's quarrel!

"..."

Subsequently, Ronald fell into complete silence.

The city's law enforcers were swift, arriving a few minutes later to reprimand the two Casters for their street dispute.

Then, just as everyone's concept dictated.

The enforcers took the two Casters away, and the gathered crowd gradually dispersed.

The entire process, from start to finish, no one paid attention to the dead youth or the weeping girl.

In the corner of the square, there was only this tragedy of one dead, one alive.

And Ronald and Costate stood quietly, observing everything.

At this moment, the maid sensed Ronald's intense emotional fluctuations and cautiously asked:

"Sir?"

Ronald simply asked:

"Costate, how long has it been?"

"From when you detected the Magic Fluctuation just now until now."

Costate asked no further and immediately provided the most accurate time:

"Sir, it's been seventeen minutes and twenty-one seconds in total."

"Very well." Ronald nodded heavily, then immediately walked towards the man and woman, "Costate, my next actions might be quite dangerous."

"But I'm sorry, I just can't hold back any longer."