Somewhere in the Firmament Empire. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In a study room that was so luxurious that everyone shuddered, an old man with half-white hair was sitting on a chair and writing something, but the old man's sturdy body could not hide his gradually declining complexion, and from time to time he exuded a breathtaking glow, and his eyes were cloudy.

There was a slight knock on the door into the study.

The old man put down the pen in his hand, and a faint majestic voice came out of his mouth: "Come in."

Then, a figure shrouded in darkness appeared quietly at the desk, without making a sound, like a ghost.

"Phantom, go here and bring this "thing" back, and by the way, bring the man named Mir with you. As soon as the majestic and unusual sound ended, the ghost in the darkness disappeared into the study.

Next to the floor-to-ceiling window with gold edges, a sturdy old man with a straight body looked at the blue sky in distraction, "Is this what hope feels like?" ”

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In the luxurious manor of the former mayor of Xinmu Town, several main cadres of the Black Blood Mercenary Group gathered together, except for Victor, who went out and did not return, and Hart, who went to support him, the rest of the main members were basically sitting here.

In front of the rectangular banquet table, there were more than a dozen vulgar men sitting bustlingly, and they exchanged heads and ears from time to time, and their voices were deliberately suppressed, just for fear that the gloomy figure sitting on the main seat would be angry.

The leader of the Black Blood Mercenary Regiment: Mir Hal didn't keep his men waiting too long.

It was only after the think-tank of the regiment, Padang, who was as thin as a bamboo pole, walked in through the side door of the reception hall that Mir Khar said the first words of today's meeting.

"Guys, do you know where you're now?" Mir folded his hands and propped himself up on the table, his thick back glowed under the magic lamp in the living room, and his faint tone and gloomy expression made it feel like he was in a cold winter even for the cadres who had been with Mir for a long time.

Everyone immediately stopped other movements and looked at their boss with solemn expressions.

"This time, we luckily forced out the S-rank of the Hero Association, the Shining Knight, but when she comes back next time, maybe everyone here won't have this kind of good luck." Mir glanced at his subordinates, and the threat was self-evident, "So have you all thought about your decision?" I hope you don't let me down. ”

Looking at the guys below who exchanged glances but expressed any opinions, Mir nodded to Padang, who was the last to enter.

And for Badong, the most important think tank of the Black Blood Mercenary Group, this is also an excellent opportunity for him to discuss with the head of the group and completely integrate the entire mercenary group.

I saw him take out a letter with a serpentine wax mark from his arms, and then hold it up slightly and shake it a few times at will.

Soon everyone's attention was drawn to what Padang had in hand.

After seeing that his actions were effective, Padang smiled and said, "I have also revealed some information to you before, I think everyone should still have a little image."

The cadres looked at each other and nodded.

"Since everyone has a little bottom in their hearts, then I'll just go straight." Saying that, Badong carefully placed the snake seal letter on the table, "You must all know, the boss has been seeking a way out for us recently, after all, what the black blood mercenary group has done along the way, I am afraid it is not realistic for everyone here to have a good death." ”

Badong didn't care about those cadres, and his face was already distorted at the moment and continued: "Boss Mir has opened up the connection with the Grand Duke of the "Viper" of the Firmament Empire, Lord Maximian, through some means. The handwritten letter of the Grand Duke "Viper" on the table now is our future. ”

Several cadres were speechless in shock, they never thought that the kind of power who stood at the top of the world and could only be looked up to would favor these village mercenary groups.

To put it mildly, the black-blooded mercenary group targeted by the Hero Association has basically been sentenced to death, so they, the so-called cadres, have begun to disobey Mir. Because they feel that there is no way out for the mercenary group, and if they die here, it is better to go their separate ways, maybe there is still a narrow way to live.

Although they had heard some rumors about the Boss's contact with the Empire before, they couldn't guess with the best of their imagination that Boss Mill was not only on the line of the Empire, but also on the entire continent, Archduke Maximian the "Viper".

The cadres, whose heads were blank for a while, didn't know how to express their current mood at the moment.

They do not doubt the authenticity of the letter. Everyone knew that on this continent, no one dared to use anything or words from the Grand Duke, because those who had done it before now didn't even have the time and place to regret it.

Everyone stared at the unopened letter and swallowed their saliva, they didn't understand how the boss did such a miracle thing, but with this foolproof talisman, the Hero Association couldn't do anything about them.

You must know that the influence of the Hero Association in the empire is the largest in all countries, and even the Hero Association has withdrawn a considerable number of institutions and personnel in the empire in recent years to reduce the pressure on the imperial side.

So after Padang took out this letter, all the guys with ghosts calmed down, in their limited thinking, as long as there is a bright future, the boss will always be the boss.

Looking at the venue where the atmosphere had become harmonious, Mir nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that the brothers here should have no objections."

As soon as the words fell, the cadres in the conference room, under the leadership of the think tank Badong, said that they would always follow the boss, and all kinds of fleshy sycophants came and went.

"Okay, now that everyone agrees, let's discuss the next topic, Padang." Mir once again handed over the right to speak to his cronies Padang.

And Badong also satisfied his hobby of acting, and took over the topic with high spirits, "All brothers should know that Xinmu Town is our stronghold for a long time, and it is also our paradise, but not long ago, the hero appeared, and most of the people in the regiment should have been captured by her, if it wasn't for the boss's preparation, maybe you would have been on the guillotine by now, this is a big crisis for someone to exterminate us." There are traitors among us! Traitor! Of course, all of you here are people who have been approved by Boss Mir, and you will definitely not be traitors, otherwise you would not have been allowed to participate in such an important meeting. ”

Padang's passionate saliva squirted. However, this kind of speech is especially appetizing to these five big and three rough men, and I can only see their red eyes, as if they are about to breathe flames. No one wants to see an invisible knife around their necks.

The traitor must not let him go, he must be pulled out and killed by the most cruel and bloody means.

"Padang had previously made a suggestion to me to carry out a small-scale clean-up operation to solve the hidden danger of traitors. However, now that the crisis of the mercenary group is not completely resolved, and that S-class is still nearby, she will attract more heroes to come and destroy us. As he spoke, Mill picked up the secret letter on the table.

"Remember, you know, this letter is an absolute talisman only when you reach the territory of the Empire, so, in view of the time constraints and the task of finding traitors, I limit it to the time when Victor and Hart return, as far as all the peripheral members and other useless people are concerned...... Let's fix it on the spot. Mir said inhumane words without care, without a trace of pity in his heart.

"Okay, let's go down and do things, as long as we survive this hurdle, everyone can enjoy life in the empire." Padang made a final summary.

However, just as everyone was about to get up and leave, a mercenary stumbled open the door of the conference room, and he rushed to Mir with an anxious look and shouted incoherently, "It's a big deal, big ...... Top dog! What should I do if something is wrong? ”

Seeing this, Padang hurriedly reassured the mercenary and asked him what had happened, could it be that the Shining Knight had returned?

The mercenary grabbed the top of his bare head and thought for a while before he came out to understand, "Boss, the spies who went out just came back with news, terrible news!" Hart and Victor were captured, including everyone they had taken out. Are we going to be finished! ”

Mir didn't react for a long time, and the only two powerful B-level under his hands were arrested like this? Didn't even a single person escape? Could it be that the Shining Knight did it?

A series of capitalized question marks appeared on Mir's head, "Fool, calm down, what is the specific situation, to make it clear." ”

The panicked mercenary quickly introduced the situation.

"Actually, at this time, there are extraneous branches, in the direction of Gravel Town, it shouldn't be the Shining Knight's doing, could it be that there are strong people above the A level in the merchant group that Victor is targeting, so they failed?"

Mir thought for a while, but there were too many questions, and the imminent threat might be outside this town, and now they could only blame Hart for their bad luck, and if they dragged it on, they might even have to capsize here.

Mir, who made a decision in an instant, slammed the table hard, suppressing the flustered cadres.

"For the sake of the brothers here, I can only apologize to Hart and Victor, and hope that God will bless them. Time is pressing, now you can deal with the garbage that you can't take with you, we will leave tomorrow, and we can't make Archduke Maximilian wait too long. The cold and unforgiving voice was once again in everyone's ears.

And these so-called companions, after hearing Mir's wise decision, all breathed a sigh of relief. Because these cadres do everything for their own lives.

Only the dark heart of Mir, who is the head of the regiment, is dripping blood, and his subordinates who have reached the B level and are loyal to him are not easy to find.

In order to make Hart and Victor willing to join the black blood mercenary group, he took a lot of effort, and now the two most promising subordinates are leaving, and the remaining weak cadres have their own ghosts, which is too big a blow for the black blood mercenary group.

It seems that the time has come to use some means to subdue these ill-intentioned cadres, otherwise it will be difficult for me to gain a foothold in the camp of the Grand Duke of the "Viper".