As the night grew darker and the light faded as dusk, the whole town of White Oak grew brightly lit.

Now is the time for ordinary people to end their day's work.

After dusk, the Flask's Mansion was in full swing, and the orc maids were running back and forth in the bright corridor, occasionally carrying delicate dishes made from precious ingredients, and preparing in the banquet hall for entertaining guests.

"It's almost time, and I hope the imposters will surprise me. ”

In the room at the top of the mansion, a slightly bloated figure stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, staring meaningfully into the distance.

As the Count of the Kingdom, Frasque Lamar is the third generation of the hereditary aristocratic Flasker family, who was rewarded by the royal family for the great exploits of their ancestors centuries ago, and has the right to govern almost the entire southeastern part of the kingdom.

Hundreds of years of rule had allowed the Flasks to become so much of their own that in the eyes of the commoners and other local nobles, the influence of the royal emissaries was not even as high as that of the local lords, and even more, since the centralized power began to decline decades ago, the Flasks' power reached an all-time high, and it can be described as flourishing today.

But the current prosperity did not give the seemingly friendly and amiable middle-aged man any satisfaction.

"Master, the messenger of "the lord" and the handwritten letter have arrived. A deep voice came from behind Lamar.

"It's Andrey, it's done well. It seems that the final step is finally coming. Lamar's face twitched, pinched his chin and turned his head, revealing an ordinary smile: "What about those old friends who don't know whether they are alive or dead?"

"Did you say the two dukes?"

Andre hesitated for a moment, then continued: "The army of the Dragon-Blood Duke Kahieu Erlan has been stationed around the royal capital, and the messenger who went to talk to him is missing, so he must have been disposed of. As you know, the Erlan family is known as the "shield of the kingdom", and has always been the most stable pawn in the hands of the royal family, and the possibility of rebellion is almost zero. ”

"Hmph, the royal family has no backing, stubborn and stupid guy. Lamar nodded disapprehendedly, indicating that he understood.

"As for the other, Lord Ryan, Duke of the Black Hand—"

Andre paused, and cold sweat slowly welled up on his forehead: "Just as Lord "was" promised, in the early morning of the fourth day of Lord Ryan's disappearance, his body was found somewhere in the sewers of the royal capital. There are no injuries on the body...... After the identification of the scholars of the Wang family, it was a death from drowning. ”

"The brave general drowned in the sewers? ”

Lamar smiled kindly, but for some reason, André felt like he had a knife in his throat.

Ryan Proga is the Duke of the Kingdom of Sismal, alongside another Duke of Dragonblood, is the person with the highest power and status in the entire kingdom except for the king, and enjoys high prestige in the kingdom's army.

Andrei once met this majestic general at a celebration in the royal capital.

He would never forget that look, and as a fellow warrior, he knew it was the gaze that only the most resolute and courageous man could see.

It is said that Duke Ryan entered the realm of the Great Swordsman many years ago, although he may only be able to stop here because of his age and cannot touch the realm of the Sword Master, but when it comes to combat experience and judgment of the battle situation, the entire continent is rarely comparable to it.

But such a strong man died in the sewer in obscurity, becoming a corpse in the gutter.

Thinking of this, Andre shuddered inexplicably, as Lamar's most trusted knight and liaison, he also knew some unknown insiders, and his master had a connection with a certain big man in the Eastern Magic Federation.

Dealing with one of the leaders of the two major forces of the kingdom so easily, damn it, are those elves monsters?

"Alright, Andrei, don't have that kind of expression. ”

Noticing the change in his subordinates, Lamar smiled: "We have no way back now, you are my most trusted warrior, and I hope you treat this incident as if it never happened." ”

Andre reacted at this time, lowered his head and said repeatedly: "When, of course." The subordinates have not heard any news. ”

"Well, you go down first. Lamar nodded slightly.

When Andre made a knightly salute and turned to the door to leave, he suddenly waved his hand and called the chief knight: "...... Things have worked hard for you during this time, the remaining forces of the country are no longer enough, and war will soon break out. Considering your recent achievements, tomorrow you should go back to your hometown and pick up your relatives. Don't tell anyone about it. ”

Andrei was stunned for a moment, then quickly knelt down on one knee and said gratefully: "Praise for your generosity, my lord." ”

How could he not know the meaning of this, although the Dragon Blood Duke Kaxiu was the minister of the kingdom, and the city government and decisiveness were equally amazing, but after all, he was a civil official. And the death of Duke Ryan of the Black Hand is undoubtedly a fatal blow, and the impact on the royal army is completely equivalent to cutting off the head, but on his side there is the support of those elves of the Eastern Magic Federation, and the civil strife can be said to have ended before it has even begun.

Although there is no doubt that he will go to war, the place where Lord Lamar is located is undoubtedly the safest haven.

got up again and was about to leave, but Andre, who walked to the door, seemed to be surprised by something, and hurriedly asked Lamar for instructions: "Master, what do we need to do about today's dinner?"

"Then you don't have to worry about it. Lamar smiled kindly: "Have a good rest, and go back tomorrow." ”

Andre hurriedly said something like "grateful" before excitedly exiting the room.

"I'm sorry, my most loyal warrior. ”

After watching Andre leave the mansion from the floor-to-ceiling windows and walk to the other side of the manor to provide a place for the knights and squires to live, Lamar changed his previous expression and sighed with a crazy expression: "But you know too much, you can only disappear." ”

—At that moment, there was a knock on the door outside the room.

"Master, are you looking for me?"

Hearing the voice outside the door, Lamar took a sip of his wine glass: "It's Fina, come in." ”

The door opened, and before she could give the order, the fox girl in the standard maid costume walked up to Lamar and said with a blank face: "The personnel have been arranged, tomorrow Andrei will die in an accident in the wilderness, and his hometown will disappear into the hands of the exiled bandits." ”

"Well, it's worthy of Fina, the princess of the Silver Fox Clan. Things are still ahead of their time. ”

Lamar's emotionless report made Lamar smile contentedly, and although he hadn't given him any notice, he wasn't surprised that the girl in front of him had managed things seamlessly.

"Take off your clothes, Fina. ”

Looking at the delicate appearance of the girl in front of him, the fat on Lamar's face squeezed together, revealing an evil smile.

Hearing this, the fox girl's face showed undisguised disgust, this scene was fully seen by the lord Lamar, he just smiled indifferently and muttered to himself: "Don't forget where your clan is, girl, the demon clan who defected to the continent would hide in the underground cave of the Demon Beast Mountain Range." If this news is known to the mercenaries, how much gold do you think a female slave of the Silver Fox Clan is worth?"

Looking at the fox girl in front of her, she bit her lip hatefully, the corners of her mouth slowly overflowed with blood, and when she raised her right hand to touch her collar......

"Hmph, forget it, I'm also worried that I'll die in an accident without a trace. ”

Lamar suddenly burst out laughing, moved his somewhat bloated body, walked to the fox girl Fina and whispered, "...... Don't forget, you're guys who can't survive in the Demon Realm or the Continent. Only I can take you in, think of the slaves and playthings of the nobles. ”

When he walked to the door, Lamar did not forget to turn around and say:

"It's just that a slave with good looks and body can be as many as you want, but you're special, Fina. You're a smart guy, think about who is going to be your home. Go and prepare the dinner, I want to see [foolproof]. ”

With that, Lord Lamar did not hesitate and left his bedroom on his own, leaving Fina alone in the room.

- [You're special, Fina.] Only you can lead your people to live.]

His father's dying voice suddenly came to mind, surprisingly consistent with the damned lord.

“...... Father, is this my fate?" the fox girl Fina pinched her hands and let her nails pierce her white skin, blood dripping down the gaps between her fingers on the luxurious carpet.

The silver moonlight shone into the room through the window and hit the girl's helpless body.