Chương 235: Observations from the Lower Three Paths in the Feudal Era

Upon returning to the church, Roland immediately paged the head of the secret service: MaiMai, the cat who had turned to the light.

The conversation with Marcus in the carriage just now gave Roland a reminder.

The beast girls who escaped by smuggling used to open for work at seven o'clock. If they were allowed to operate freely outside, they might run into acquaintances, which could expose their secret information.

Of course, the probability of this is not very high, since those who are qualified to move freely inside the church are generally people from within the Roland Group.

Marcus was able to guess it because of a combination of factors, which is difficult to replicate.

"In short, let's make sure all the fleeing beast girls remember to wear hoods when they move around, and it would be best to give them a mask."

While waiting for the cat MaiMai, Roland held a quill pen, dipped it in ink, and scribbled on a draft paper, drawing various costumes and props to cover her face.

Recalling the unique cultures of Earth always excited her, and she drew many outfits that concealed her face.

Headscarf, face mask, lace eye mask, face mask.

There's even a balaclava, a face-covering hat that only reveals the eyes and mouth; its common name is the bandit hat.

Roland couldn't help but laugh out loud when she imagined what the beast girls would look like wearing this thing.

It's so funny, and it also presses down on the ears on the head. If you make a hole to expose the ears, it'll have a strange kind of humor.

"I'd rather not wear a balaclava; it would only draw more attention and arouse people's curiosity."

"Cross it out!"

Roland drew a large X in ink below the balaclava.

This scene was witnessed by MaiMai, who had just entered. After receiving permission from Roland, MaiMai curiously stood beside Roland and peered at the contents of the draft paper.

"Miss Roland, are you designing outfits for Pink Harbor?"

"Pink Harbor?" Roland looked at Cat MaiMai in surprise, then at the draft paper in front of her.

"Does what I drew look like erotic clothing? These are all designs used to cover the faces of fleeing beast girls."

As she spoke, Roland's voice grew softer and softer, eventually turning into an awkward but polite laugh.

Reminded by the cat MaiMai, Roland realized that she had indeed gotten a little carried away with her drawing.

On Earth, she wasn't a proper fashion designer. To conceal the inspiration behind her outfits, they were actually either works of art unsuitable for children or bizarre costumes provided by the system.

So, apart from a few common face masks and hats, most of the other designs on the paper had a flirtatious connotation.

Well, since it's already drawn, I'll make a copy and give it to the succubi another day. Succubi with filthy minds will definitely love this kind of stuff.

As for the fleeing beast girls, Roland handed over her designs to Cat MaiMai.

"Ahem, anyway, these are some of the outfits I designed. I've struck a balance between aesthetics and functionality. Take them back and see if there's anything you can improve, then submit them to Pink Harbor."

"Have them make a batch for you to use with the beast girls who escaped, to reduce the risk of exposure."

Cat MaiMai took the design paper, but instead of leaving immediately, she frowned.

As the head of the intelligence agency, she was extremely sensitive to matters related to intelligence and instantly caught something unusual in Roland's words.

The information about the fleeing beast girls wasn't exactly a secret; many people witnessed the group's massive rescue operation on that rainy night when they smuggled themselves across.

What can truly be considered a secret are the current positions of the beast girls, the head of the tentacle maids, and the healing slime used to treat the bewitching grass.

"Miss Roland, could it be that someone discovered information related to the healing slime through the beast girls?"

"But they've been staying inside the church the whole time."

"When guests visit, I always arrange for them to stay on the third floor and in the rooftop garden, where it's impossible for them to be exposed."

Roland noticed MaiMai's anxiety and reached out to comfort the orange cat girl in front of her.

"Don't be nervous. It's not that you made a mistake at work. The person who discovered this information is one of our insiders, the kind with a highly toxic brand."

"Making the beast girls cover their faces is just a precaution."

Cat Mai Mai breathed a sigh of relief, then carefully examined the design drawings drawn by Roland and put them into her spatial ring.

As an intelligence operative, Roland specially spent a sum of money to equip her with a small spatial ring, which was convenient for storing various intelligence documents.

After seeing that MaiMai had accepted the design paper, Roland asked the next question.

"By the way, among the noble officers we captured, did any of them see the fleeing beast girls and might have provided information?"

The aristocracy she was referring to were the group of troublemakers and disloyal officials from aristocratic backgrounds who had been arrested by the court last time.

After the interrogation, Roland simply dumped them in Pink Harbor.

Roland really can't eliminate them, otherwise it will provoke strong hostility from the noble class, and she might even be stripped of her noble status.

Therefore, these nobles, regardless of gender, were all assigned to Pink Harbor. Officially, it was said that they were transferred to manage Pink Harbor, but in reality, they were handed over to succubi for supervision and training. The main purpose was to sustainably exploit the resources of the region.

One in and two out, and you're guaranteed to be so happy you'll forget everything else and cry for your parents.

What Roland is worried about now is that among these nobles, there are people like Marcus who can guess the information.

Cat Mai Mai reviewed the court's work report and shook her head at Roland.

"no."

"Miss Roland, you overestimate them. They are nothing more than country nobles. If they were truly intelligent, they wouldn't have joined the Roland Group and then gone on to assault their beast girl subordinates and betray their own people."

This assessment is very accurate.

Compared to the remaining 30% of nobles within the Roland Group who hadn't committed any crimes, these arrested individuals certainly seemed foolish and greedy.

Even though Roland doesn't forbid them from going to Pink Harbor for entertainment, there are even special discounts from the group's administrators.

But these bastards actually abused their power to persecute the honest beast girl.

Loran also has to spend money and resources to compensate the orcs who were violated.

"MaiMai, have the compensations for those beastmen who suffered from these unspoken rules been paid? How are they doing and how are they feeling?"

Cat Mai Mai didn't expect Roland to care about this issue. She rummaged through her spatial ring for a while, found a stack of reports, browsed it for half a minute, and then reported back to her supervisor.

"Don't worry, Miss Roland, our compensation is very generous to them. They are very grateful to you and their emotions are very stable."

"In fact, they were prepared to be punished by you, but they didn't expect to be compensated instead."

"Therefore, they were all somewhat flattered."

These words left Roland bewildered, and she tilted her head, looking puzzled.

"Punish them? Why should I punish them?"

"Aren't they victims too?"

Cat Mai opened her mouth, looking at Roland's genuinely puzzled expression, hesitated to speak, and couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

Miss Roland is really nothing like an imperial noblewoman.

Cat MaiMai suppressed her thoughts and answered uncertainly.

"They're probably afraid you'll blame them for seducing noblemen, since it's not a respectable thing to talk about, and it would certainly damage your noble reputation."

Roland was speechless.

"What kind of nonsense is this? It's obvious that those treacherous nobles are oppressing their subordinates."

"Also, you orcs are too honest. If you had reported this earlier, I would have arrested these insects long ago."

Cat MaiMai disagreed and argued in her defense.

"Miss Roland, it's not just the orcs; several human employees have also been assaulted by nobles."

"This kind of thing is quite common. People have finally gotten to live a good life, so they just have to put up with it and it will pass."

Roland's hand, which was about to grab the snacks, froze in mid-air, her expression indescribable.

"Is this considered common practice? Many of the employees who are sexually exploited have partners, you know. These are despicable 'ghost people'!"

Cat Mai didn't understand why Roland would mention the minotaurs of the southern kingdom, but she roughly understood the meaning behind the words and nodded seriously.

"Miss Roland, this is quite common."

"In many remote areas, the right of first night is still prevalent. Newlywed wives must offer themselves to the lord in order to pray that their children will have magical talents."

"There are also beautiful female subordinates and personal maids, who are generally assumed to be the master's lovers. This kind of relationship is especially popular among the imperial nobility."