INFORMATION LEADER

The door to the room opens. The men gathered and were drinking alcohol. Their gazes were fixed on the Duke and me. Was this disguise discovered?

"Welcome. What drink would you like to order?"

"One glass of pure, unmixed wine."

"Okay please come with me."

The older man who was offering a drink then asked us to follow him. We entered the room. When you enter the room, it moves, and the bottom of the room drops down. It's like an elevator. It turns out that in this world, there is already such a thing. There is a small door that only one person can pass through. The older man who guided us opened the door. The duke followed after him. I was last in line. A young man with long, white hair sat on a small chair and table in front. He seems to be the information leader.

"Looks like we have guests."

"These two masters wish to meet you."

"Who are you?"

A warm welcome and a smile full of arrogance.

"I am a hunter. When we were hunting. We were attacked by a group of bandits. Our sister has been kidnapped. We want to find information about the bandits. I heard this place is the best information."

"What kind of information are you looking for? Their names and family or any information about them. Of course the wages are different depending on the difficulty of finding the data."

"We just want to know their names and their families and also what they've been up to over the past five years."

The young man then gave the paper and pen.

"Write down your name and where you live. We will send your information via crow post when we get that information."

"What about the payment?"

The young man then looked at our faces with sharp eyes.

"You pay all that up front if you trust us."

Duke then reached for the money in his shirt pocket. The payment amount is quite large. They even consider the price a relatively ordinary rate. After the Duke recorded our pseudonyms, temporary residences, and also handed over the money. The duke then hurriedly left the place. I looked at the young man before leaving.

"Since when did you find out about that place?" I asked the Duke after arriving at a simple inn in the middle of the city.

"One year ago I searched for the famous information center in the Mist Region. I tried hard to find the root cause. But it seems that this drought is caused by human activity."

"So you mean the bandits have something to do with the drought in this region?"

"I can't conclude anything that isn't certain. If I push it too much it will make me lose my way."

Three days have passed. While waiting for information. We walked around the area. It's an unfortunate sight. There is a big difference in social status here. For ordinary people, some sell, and many even become beggars. At the same time, the nobles employ some people from among the familiar people to become livestock labourers. Those nobles at night only spent their money on gambling and drinking alcohol. There are no farmers in this area. Due to the extended drought, the land becomes barren, so it cannot be used for farming. In the morning, I visited the Duke's room. I want to ask about how the bodyguards and coachmen who accompany us are doing. There was the sound of birds chirping. Duke opened the window. A large black-feathered bird stopped in the middle of the window. Isn't that a crow? I'm glad the letter finally arrived. The duke picked up the note at the bird's foot. He then opened a tightly sealed letter. Duke immediately opened the letter and read it. I then walked over to the Duke.

"Your Excellency."

The duke was surprised to know that I had come to see him all of a sudden. I turned my gaze towards the letter the Duke was holding.

"Is that a letter from an informant?"

"That's right, Your Majesty."

"May I know the contents of this letter?"

The duke then gave the letter to me. He then turned around and looked out the window. I read the letter. There is only the word in this letter if the bandit leader is a person in the palace. Surprisingly, she is one of my concubines.

"This may not be easy for Your Majesty."

"This is all my fault. I have destroyed his country for wanting to get it. But why did he make my people suffer?"

"Does Your Majesty want to punish him? He is a traitor to the kingdom and must be punished immediately."

"We better think about how to improve the barren land."

"Then what about the traitor?"

"Just leave him to me."

"I cannot let Your Majesty deal with that traitor alone."

"Duke Magnus!" I called him out loud. The duke instantly he and lowered his head.

"I know you are worried about me but the interests of the people are my top priority task as the ruler of this kingdom."

The next day Duke and I headed to the farm. The Duke wanted to ask why his wife brought such a very foreign piece of equipment. I saw the whole barren land without water. They get their water from the royal supply. I have to do it right away. In the past, rain could be created. They all refer to it as artificial rain. I walked and then stopped at an empty lot. The land is not so far from agricultural land. Artificial rain can occur by sprinkling glaciogenic substances such as Argentium iodide or silver iodide. The sowing of chemicals is carried out at an altitude of 4,000-7,000 feet by considering wind direction and wind speed factors. Material sowing is also done in the morning. This is because usually, natural rain clouds occur in the morning. In addition to glaciogenic substances, other chemicals can also be used, such as hygroscopic substances such as salt, CaC12, and urea. Salt and CaC12 are sprinkled onto the clouds in the sky by aeroplanes, except for urea. Once spread, these chemicals will affect the clouds to condense and form more significant clouds and accelerate rain. After the salt or CaC12 that managed to make the cloud condensate, sprinkle with urea powder. This area helps in the formation of large, grey clouds. Urea is spread during the day. After the rain clouds form, the chemical solution is then sprinkled back. The answer is water, urea, and ammonium nitrate. This solution is to encourage rain clouds to form water droplets.

"It's raining Your Majesty."

"That's right Duke."

"Your Majesty is great as an angel."

The duke praised me too much. Everything I did was just copying things that had happened in my previous life. I always wanted to know this world was the past or indeed a different world. Whatever it is, I will live this life the way I want.

"You've helped me too. Thank you Duke."

The duke was blown away by the empress's beautiful smile.