The Knights of the Twilight West and the Knights of the North Island, according to the predetermined policy, left the city of Twilight one after another. The former, led by Huggins, marched towards the Northstone Fortress as a target for firepower, while the latter, led by Brünnhilde and Cumberland, entered the boardwalk of the Falling Star Mountains and made a surprise attack on the Silver Ring.

This crazy battle plan, known to the king and a few commanders, was nothing more than a routine rearmament and training of the army.

Looking at the Umbrella banner on the wall, Todd left the window and returned to his throne, looking at the papers on his desk and lost his thoughts.

There was a knock on the door, and it was Mary and Monk Joe who walked in later.

A blank sheet of paper with good statistics was placed in front of the king.

Mary began by saying, "Since the establishment of the 'Twilight West Cooperative', a total of 1,000 sacred bones have been issued, with a total cash stock of 1,159 silver moons and 26 bronze stars, and the asset valuation is about 4,770 silver months, and the total of the two is about 5,900 silver months. ”

"Good. Todd nodded, then looked at Joe again, "Have all the invitations been sent?"

The monk touched his bare head: "There are a total of 75 holy bone holders, except for a very few who are out on errands and cannot be contacted, everyone else has been notified. The conference was initially scheduled for the Royal Theatre and was held a week later, with the city's most famous theatre company, The Golden Skylark, as the guest of honour for the opening performance. Oh, by the way, here's the moderator's speech, please take a look at it. ”

Todd took the manuscript paper and looked at it a few times, then put the letter on the table, looked up and said, "There are some things that need to be revised, so put them here for me first." By the way, is there any land for the textile mill I asked you to find?"

Monk Joe glanced at Mary quickly before answering: "Near the 'Fourth Aqueduct' in the industrial area north of the city, there is a stone workshop that is being transferred. I've been to see it, and the factory and warehouse are all made of cement, and the daily maintenance is also very careful, and it can be used directly with a little transformation. ”

Todd directly decided: "Then let's settle it, and the equipment procurement and worker recruitment will also be carried out as soon as possible." ”

Mary suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, the textile mill and the shop are the property of the royal family, and I hope to sign a lease agreement with the royal family. ”

Todd looked at her, a little curious as to why the other party had brought up this at this time. Looking at the gossip on Monk Joe's face, the king instantly understood the meaning of the woman's words.

"As you say, the royal family will rent the textile mill and shop to you according to the market price. In addition, there will be a loan allocated to you for business operations. As for the agreement, Joe, it's up to you to draft it. ”

The monk suddenly heard the king call to him, and a spirit, busy nodding his head in response.

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Venus Street, a street only 100 meters away from the port area, is also known as "Love River" by the residents of the city.

Here, hundreds of warblers and prostitutes rely on the skin and meat business for themselves and their families, seeking a way to survive in the twilight city.

In the middle of the night, there is no bustle of the day, and there is no candlelight at night, and the only thing that can be heard is the snoring of the men who sleep in the prostitution parlor at night, and the occasional deliberately suppressed sobbing of the women.

The moonlight was shrouded in dark clouds, and the two figures slid down the roof slope to the second floor of the building, gently pried open the window, and cautiously entered the building.

Sabrina's voice was particularly harsh in the empty and silent space: "Go down the hallway, turn right at the first corner, and the innermost room is. ”

Clorence followed the route to the designated room, looked at the lock cylinder on the door, and slowly inserted his finger into the keyhole. The skin and flesh on his hands began to distort and twist, and his fingertips filled the keyhole like a piece of self-shaping plasticine.

With a slight twist of the wrist, the door lock opened.

The two bypassed the screen in the room, walked to the big bed in the bedroom, and looked at a pair of men and women who were not in a wisp, hugging each other and sleeping soundly.

Sabrina leaned closer, took a closer look at the man's appearance, and then nodded to Flowerence and said, "That's right, it's Sidney, the director of the biochemical plant." ”

Crurence first pulled out a round wooden box, opened the lid, and placed it under the woman's nose. Next, extend the index and middle fingers of both hands and press them on Sidney's temples.

The fingers morphed into spikes and slowly pierced into the other person's brain.

In pain, Sidney immediately woke up, the house was dark, a strange man and a woman in front of him, and he realized that something was wrong, and he just wanted to open his mouth to scream, but found that he could not make any sound.

Clawrence looked at the man and smiled softly, "Mr. Sidney, don't be nervous, I need to know something about the 'Inheritor' from you, our minds are already connected,"

To Clarence's surprise, Sidney's next move was not to kneel and beg for mercy, but to turn the ring on his ring finger.

Motioning for Sabrina to take off Sidney's ring and put it under his nose, Lawrence examined it carefully, only to find that there was a dark thorn on the back of the ring, as long as the switch was pressed, the liquid in the ring could enter the human body along the dark thorn.

"The smell of this venom is...... Belladonna? It seems that that Richer guy has learned to use the Presbyterian set to train you. Gently turning the needle on his finger, Clawrence said to Sidney, "Let me say it again, the ability of 'Soul Link' can connect the minds of two people, and the stronger one can control the actions of the other, and even probe the other's memories and cognitions. So, Mr. Sidney, I advise you to give up resistance, struggling too much could cause you permanent brain damage. ”

The intense pain forced Sidney's face to contort, and he tried with all his strength to free himself from the other's restraints, but it was all in vain, and he couldn't even move a finger.

Croral whispered to Sabrina, "During this time of our soul link, we must not let anyone disturb us. ”

The latter nodded, sat down in a chair beside the bed, and waited quietly.

Crorence's eyes closed, he raised his head and said, "Mr. Sidney, let's get started, let me find out if there is a secret of the 'heir' in your memory." ”

Five minutes later, Sidney's eyes, nostrils, corners of his mouth, and ears were spilling blood, and his mouth was wide open towards the ceiling, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing.

Clarence withdrew his fingers, his face pale, tired and sleepy that he no longer had the strength to stand up, but his spirit seemed unusually excited.

Sabrina looked sideways at the Great Elder and asked curiously, "Did you find what we needed?"

"There's bad news, but there's also good news. Cravence took out his handkerchief, wiped the blood from his fingertips, and smiled happily: "The bad news is that Mr. Sidney doesn't know the secret of the 'Inheritor', and the good news is that the Kingdom of Twilight has more research and results on xenomorphs than expected...... There are so many that I can't imagine you. ”

The next morning, the silence was shattered by a terrible scream on Venus Street.

An hour later, the Twilight West Defense Force and the Xenomorph Association arrived at the scene at the same time.

There were no signs of violent vandalism on the door locks, the facilities in the room were intact, Sidney had died of excessive shock and heart failure, and an autopsy of the deceased could not reveal any toxicological or fatal injuries......

After several days of investigation, nothing was found, and it was hastily concluded.

A murder suddenly shrouded the entire Twilight City in a thick fog.