Twilight West City Downtown, Eleventh Avenue Civilian Block, "Cunning Rabbit" Tavern.

In the dark night, several black-clad men in burqas walked to the back door of the tavern and knocked on the door panel with three long and two short codes.

The wooden door opened a crack, and a man dressed as a bartender looked out with an alert probe.

The black-clothed man at the head took out a silver badge and shook it towards the crack in the door, and the crown and sword shield engraved on the badge made the man look relieved.

The man then opened the door and made a quick gesture to signal the people outside the door to come in as soon as possible.

Following a secret passage hidden in the wall, the man in black walked to the end of the path against the wall, opened a secret grid on the brick wall at the end, placed the badge in the groove in the dark grid, and turned it vigorously.

With a creaking sound, a staircase leading to the ground suddenly appeared on the floor.

Carefully stepping on the stairs, the men in black walked to the lowest room and pushed open a heavy iron door.

"You're late. ”

Behind the iron gate, a cold voice sounded.

The man in black at the head took off the hood on his head, and it was none other than the patriarch of the Daurson family, Rutledge.

"The group of wild dogs in the Security Bureau, who are in charge of monitoring me, suddenly changed yesterday. Rutledge walked to the dimly lit room, looked at the people at the long table, and said helplessly, "It took me a lot of effort to get rid of them." ”

Hearing Ratledge's words, someone responded, "That's right, in recent times, the inspection of Twilight City has suddenly increased a lot. ”

An old man who was well-dressed, with all white hair and few teeth left, held a boy of six or seven years old, sat at the top of the long table and said slowly, "Is it because of his return?

"Minister of the Interior, there's no need to show humility or fear when you talk about that man!

Rutledge turned his gaze to the Growler.

A bald fat man with a cold look in his eyes that makes people shudder.

"Count Narr, I know that you have a personal vendetta with Todd Fischer, but it is taboo on the battlefield to disrespect your opponents. Bo Anse gently patted the trembling boy in his arms and said softly, "What's more, your loud voice has scared Your Majesty." ”

Count Nar gritted his teeth and said: "I still remember the scene in the palace at the beginning, if it wasn't for that kid to get in the way, and Mary's bitch to bewitch Guy VI, the Silver Ring Kingdom would still stand on the ground, and the so-called Twilight City is just a beach!"

Boanse shook his head and said, "Earl, watch your words. The Silver Ring Kingdom has remained on the land of the diocese for hundreds of years and has never fallen. Although Guy VI is dead, his son is sitting here, and this boy will carry on His Majesty's will and make the Kingdom of the Silver Ring rise again!"

"Let the Kingdom of the Silver Ring rise again!"

"Reclaim our lost land!"

"Vengeance on the Church!"

Listening to the noisy shouts in the room, Rutledge frowned and said, "Now is not the time to talk about that. In less than two months, the Cabinet of Twilight City is about to be re-elected, and we have already prepared everything, and the Cabinet of Twilight City is almost in our pocket, but no one expected that the King of Twilight, who had been missing for more than a year, would actually come back at this time......"

"There is a key question now in front of us, whether to continue to use cabinet re-elections to gain the ruling power of Dusk City, or to take the city in one fell swoop before the King of Dusk finds out about our plans?"

Count Nar touched his gray beard and said categorically: "Do you still need to ask?! Of course, while the enemy still has the initiative and the enemy has not yet noticed, he will take this city first!"

Rutledge shrugged: "Although I don't like the way Count Narr does things and speaks, this time, I have to be on his side." ”

"From the day the city was first established, we have placed people in the city, and used the property left over from the Silver Ring City as capital to increase the power of our Silver Ring nobles little by little. Rutledge drew a circle on the table with his finger, "Now, our influence has infiltrated every industry and every neighborhood in Twilight. City halls, cathedrals, universities, shopping streets, ports, markets, and other areas all have our eyes and pawns, and we can incite riots, even wars, at any time if we want to. ”

"Originally, my idea was to wait for the nobles of the Silver Ring to completely take over the cabinet, and then use the knights' council and cabinet meetings to cooperate with the citizens' protests and marches, and eliminate those high-ranking military and government dignitaries little by little......

Count Nar nodded vigorously and said loudly, "That's right, especially that Cumberland! he not only controls the Knights of Twilight, but is also Todd Fischer's most loyal lackey!"

Glancing at the Count, Rutledge continued, "But now, the return of King Twilight has disrupted the plans...... Therefore, we must launch a surprise attack before the other side is prepared and control the situation of the whole city. ”

Boanse nodded: "It's true that being the first to do it is the only option at the moment, but the question is how to deal with the army in the city, especially the Knights of the Dusk. Rutledge, you should know the terrible ...... of that army"

"When it comes to this, we all have to be thankful for the magic of money," Rutledge said. After several years in the business, I have bought off quite a few officers in the army. So, the biggest trouble is actually the heterogeneous knights in the Order, who are loyal to the king and only obey Cumberland, and we tried many times and finally found that we couldn't buy them with our wealth. ”

Boanse asked with concern, "So, how should we deal with this group of knights who are powerful but cannot be bought?"

Ratledge drew a horizontal line with his fingertips and said with a smile, "It's easy, before the plan is executed, let's lead this group of knights away. ”

Count Nar questioned, "How do you get rid of those xenos?"

Rutledge said confidently: "I have arranged everything, and I believe that news will come soon." ”

Boanse said with relief, "That's good, as long as we can deal with the most powerful enemy force in Dusk City, the success rate of the plan will be greatly increased." By the way, what's going on in the city now, and the helpers we found beforehand?"

Earl Nar preemptively said, "I have made a pact with the Magic Mountain of the Mocking Skull Pirates, and they will attack the port of Twilight. ”

"The Blood Curse mercenary group in the Heights of Ike has promised to assist in the assault on the city gates. ”

"Governor Mainan promised to send ships and troops!"

"The Tisnolico clan will travel through the Falling Star Mountains to join the war!"

Rutledge added unhurriedly: "In the Knights of the Twilight West and the Knights of the North Island, there are some pawns of the Daurson family who have been ambushed in advance, and they can be responsible for opening the city gates, sniping the enemy army, and attacking the royal city at that time. In addition, the City Sheriff's Brigade, the student organization of the University of Twilight, anti-church radicals, Kingdom separatists, and other forces are all targets that we can exploit. ”

A smile appeared on Baians's wrinkled face: "In my hands, there is also a Restoration Army loyal to the Silver Ring Royal Family, they are lurking in the civilian area of Twilight City, they can become soldiers at any time and devote ......themselves to the great cause of the Silver Ring Kingdom!

The boy who was hiding in Boanse's arms, seeing that the atmosphere in the room was warm, became a little bolder, and shouted at the old man, "Hungry!

"My Majesty, please wait a moment, and when the meeting is over, I will take you to dinner." ”

"No! I'm going to eat cake now!" the boy slid to the ground, slapping his hand on the ground and shouting, "Don't meet!"

Rutledge looked at the 'Silver Ring King' on the ground, who had no image at all, and said expressionlessly, "It's getting late, and I have to return to the mansion before midnight." ”

Paanse picked up the boy with an embarrassed expression, his legs trembling from old age.

Ratledge put his hood back on, looked back at the boy whose makeup was stained with snot and tears, and said to himself, "The Silverring Kingdom is ...... again Rise......"

A serious meeting ended with the boy's cry.

The crowd slowly dispersed, and the room fell into a dead silence again.

In the darkness, a stone fell from the ceiling to the ground, and a woman instantly appeared next to the stone, she looked at the empty secret room, her body slowly retreated, and finally escaped into the darkness.