This was originally just a preparation for the war on the mainland, and now it has turned into a demonic disaster, but it doesn't make much difference.

The mercenaries will definitely not be as powerful as the army, but Lin Anyou has no intention of rebelling, he just wants to master an armed force that obeys his orders for self-protection, or as a man, so that he can do some small things that Lin An has no time to do when he is lacking in skills.

Therefore, about a thousand mercenaries who have been domesticated and brainwashed, targeted and elite armed are almost enough.

To give them sufficient logistics, but also to arrange their families, so that they have no worries, and wholeheartedly obey, the number of 1,000 is already the limit.

In troubled times, the role of money will be weakened, and force is truly reliable.

……

The exploration of the underground space took about five days, and then Lin An waited in Sky City for another two days.

Athena didn't wake up again, and Lin An couldn't wait any longer, so she could only leave first www.uuxs.cc.

On the way back, Lin An released the Flying Fata.

The ordinary speed of the Flying Tower is average, not as fast as Feiyun, but it is better in being airtight, defensive, and has a large loading capacity, and there is a second layer of space where those living demonic beasts can be placed, and it can automatically navigate, allowing Lin An to rest.

Lin An planned to do a rehearsal on the return trip by the way to familiarize himself with all aspects of the parameters of the flight tower.

The Flying Tower has a stealth function, but it is not prominent.

Once it enters the attack state, the firepower is fully opened, and the magic fluctuations and spell aura on the flying tower can easily expose it to the eyes of a mage with a keen sense, even if it is invisible, it is almost the same as not being invisible.

Kasan and the others only plan to build the Flying Tower into a spell turret with high defense, which has a certain focus on escape ability, which can explode at a high speed in a short period of time at the cost of consuming a lot of energy, and as for concealment, it can't take into account too much.

The Flying Tower is small in size, and it is already the limit to engrave so many magic runes on it.

Of course, it is said that the speed is slower than Feiyun, but in fact, it is not much slower, that is, the difference between four quarters of an hour or four and a half hours for a hundred miles, so that a snail will not climb.

Lin An's final destination was Pompey, but he took a turn halfway and headed south, first to the capital of Stuart.

Stuart is much smaller than Pompeii, with a permanent population of only 200,000, which is not even comparable to the several satellite cities in the Merlin Imperial Capital Circle.

But the county capital is the county capital in the end, the caravans are busy, the city gate is often haunted by noble carriages, the clothes of the commoners are relatively clean and tidy, and the standard of living looks no less than Pompey, a rich and prosperous scene.

Lin An lowered the Flying Fa Tower in a mountain forest outside the county capital, causing it to temporarily remain invisible, while he himself descended the mountain from the path and entered the trade road leading to the city gate.

The trade road leading to the south gate had a carriage and horse post four or five miles away from the city gate, and several caravans stopped here.

Lin An arrived invisibly, did not alarm anyone, and flew directly into the balcony of the south-facing guest room on the second floor of the post station.

"Your Highness the Princess!"

It turned out to be Elizabeth who was waiting alone in the guest room, and Lin An was slightly taken aback.

Then, she felt a shadow passing by the window, and then, a strange man glanced into the room, nodded to Lin An, and disappeared again.

The man's face was unfamiliar, but his breath was familiar, he was the intelligence chief of Bishop-Ranster, and also his important confidant, and after the expedition, Bishop was left behind in the county capital.

His appearance made Lin An realize that after the birth of the heir, Princess Elizabeth had begun to intervene and influence the power in Ranster's hands.

Regardless of her former status, in the eyes of Ranster's subordinates, Princess Elizabeth was already the mother of the Grand Duke's heir.

"The value involved in the transaction is too great, and it is also important to the principality, and Lancet told me about it, and I can only come in person."

With Lin An here, Elizabeth didn't think how many people could eavesdrop, so she said it generously.

It can be seen that she is not very used to this way of secretly connecting, and she is a little out of the ordinary.

"Understood."

Lin An smiled, thinking that this princess was not only dignified and virtuous, but also had a part of the adventure factor in her bones, which was rare in this era.

As rulers, it is very rare for a couple to be able to trust each other.

Lin An had already learned of Elizabeth's role in Master Fairfa's abduction, and was very happy for Lancet.

Despite the early loss of his parents, fate is not bad for Lance after all, he has a loyal and reliable uncle, a wife who can deliver trust, and a son who inherits the inheritance.

After reinforcing the floor with a spell, Lin An was able to get two hundred cubic meters of magic crystals out.

Princess Elizabeth also took out the treasure collection from the space equipment, and it could be seen that in order to accommodate the trading items, she put on the most precious space equipment in the private vault -

A gorgeous, masculine collar buckle.

With the advent of magic crystals and antique collections, this humble carriage inn instantly became even more splendid than the Imperial Palace.

Even the princess of the empire had never seen two hundred cubic magic crystals appear in front of her at one time.

Women love gemstones as much as dragons, and the magic of the magic crystal makes it look more dreamy than ordinary crystals, and it complements the antique jewelry on the other side.

Princess Elizabeth held her breath for a moment before smiling sheepishly:

"Makes you smile."

"It doesn't matter, they are already yours, and you can put them in your private library to enjoy them at any time in the future."

Lin An made a joke.

She had already given Lanster a list of the collections.

It's not that they don't trust Princess Elizabeth, but that the couple's attitude is more important, and as respect, Lin An must also respond with a serious attitude.

The two put away the trading items separately, and Lin An said to Princess Elizabeth, "I'll send His Highness back." ”

Princess Elizabeth didn't shirk either, and nodded, "Yes, there is labor." ”

After receiving Lancet's letter, the Grand Duchess arranged this trip, and she did not use anyone except the closest confidant left by Lancet, and even the carriage was a carriage prepared by Bishop under the name of a dark line identity that had never been used.

It's just a very ordinary civilian carriage, the interior decoration is simple, no matter how much the rough fur is cleaned, there is a trace of the peculiar smell of fur, and the wheels have no shock absorbing springs, so that the whole carriage makes a moaning sound.

However, Lin An and Elizabeth are no different.

Princess Elizabeth is educated, and Lin An has seen far worse environments.

The carriage drove through the trade bazaar, the shopping street, and the plea, and after crossing a stone bridge, it came to an alley on the border between the plebeian and the wealthy district, and drove into the small courtyard of a small two-story building.

Once here, they were almost safe, and there was a secret passage that led to the noble quarter, from which they could take the road back to the Blue Iris Castle, where the previous Grand Dukes of Stuart lived.

Lin An was about to say goodbye, but he didn't expect Bishop, who had changed into a housekeeper costume and had a beard sticking to his mouth, walked in.

Dressed in a black tuxedo, with a white towel covering his forearms, and a stern look unique to a housekeeper, he came behind Princess Elizabeth and glanced at Lin An first.

Princess Elizabeth realized something had happened, "In front of Master Lin, let's talk about it." ”

Bi Shop wanted this sentence, otherwise he wouldn't have come in front of Lin An, but according to the rules, he had to get the consent of the sovereign first, and he couldn't make the decision for the sovereign.

Lin An and Princess Elizabeth both understood the Tao here, and after Princess Elizabeth finished saying that, Lin An showed an inquiring look.

"The people in the castle seem to be in a bit of a situation."

Bishop succinctly explains:

"According to the expected plan, after Madame leaves the castle, the people I stay inside will be summoned every quarter of an hour to show their safety. But the person I arranged to answer told me that two quarters of an hour earlier the news had been interrupted once, and then it had been resumed. ”

Princess Elizabeth and Lin An listened calmly from beginning to end.

Lin An glanced at Princess Elizabeth, and when she saw that she didn't say anything, he asked:

So, what does that mean? What could be the problem? ”

It makes no sense to ask that.

Each intelligence organization has different internal rules, and this trip was arranged by Bishop, who knows every link best, and no matter how influential Princess Elizabeth is to the Grand Duke, it is impossible for her to have a thorough understanding of his intelligence forces.

Although she is the only one who has the right name to make decisions on behalf of the Grand Duke.

"It's impossible for my people to be infiltrated too much, and more than ninety percent of them can be trusted."

Bishop was succinct and resolute, this was not the time to plead guilty, and the priority was to clarify the situation, "I think that if there is not a problem with the person answering the call, there is a problem with the people in the castle. ”

The former stands for foreign affairs and the latter for internal affairs.

Anyone who does not know much about intelligence work knows that the two belong to two parallel systems, and it is impossible for them to belong to each other, and the only time they intersect is when they are in the middle of a mission.

For example, this trip.

"The purpose of your trip this time should not have been missed."

Lin An immediately said:

"I've already turned around before I entered the station, and there are no suspicious people. And all the way back, except for the people you arranged, there is no one else to follow and monitor. ”

Excluding the suspicion of the scope of foreign affairs, then the problem lies in the interior of the castle.

Bishop was stunned.

"According to the frequency of the reports, it is likely that the people I left in the castle have already been charged, and they already know about the informant's existence, which means that their actions are exposed, and they may have acted excesses."

Princess Elizabeth, who had always seemed very calm, finally whispered, "Little John! ”

Her lips were extremely pale.

The godson is suspected of becoming a hostage in the hands of the wrongdoers, Lin An frowned slightly, and his voice was still very calm, "Sue me for a solution." ”

I don't even ask about the suspects.

Bishop snorted and understood the meaning of Lin An's words.

"Just do it!"

As if he was afraid of Lin An's suspicions, he quickly explained, "It is impossible for the other party to have master-level combat power, they must be ready to move because of the departure of Master Felfa and the fact that the Grand Duke is out with troops." ”

"Map."

Lin An said coldly, and finally a cold murderous intent was revealed in his tone.

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