Chapter 41: Sharpening the knife in the back
On the main island of Lancas, Tynes City, in the heart of the Church of the Two Moons, an ornate boat is heading through the river.
Speaking of the relationship between Lancas and the Bi-Moon Church, you can think of the Bi-Moon Church as the only legitimate ruling organization in Lancas. In fact, the Bi-Moon Church represents Lancas, and there is only one Bi-Moon Church in Lancas.
The boat was towed by an unnamed water beast, and in addition to one of the boatmen, two bigwigs of the Bilunar Church sat in the back cabin, sitting opposite each other at the table discussing the political situation.
"Woodman, this time Wataf is in bad luck." The fatter of them was the Temple's internal officer, Maiz. And that Woodman is one of the big leaders in charge of shipping in Lancas.
Woodman didn't lift his head, just tossed his nails. "Oh, you mean the fall of Sielta? Isn't East Elta still there, and it gave Wattaf a bad face above? ”
Maez shook her fat and laughed, "Who said that?" is a priest, and the old poor guy Wataf not only has to take the blame, but he also has to pay back the favor borrowed from Phyzetina, which is really not pleasing to anyone, hahahaha...... "Actually, the fat man laughs a little well, that is, he will not smile like the Woodman opposite.
Woodman quickly moved from one nail to the other, while quickly dispelling his own smiling state. "Oh, what's that on Wataf's face?"
Maez was silent for a long time, and said in a low and serious voice: "If Sierta can't be solved, Vataf is estimated to be called back to China in a few months." Woodman immediately picked up the conversation, "So fast? He stopped the small file in his hand, "Is it a direct instruction from above?" ”
"It's hard to say. I guess it's the wind blowing from the heresy trial -- the mere traitors will not let the people above move so much. ”
Woodman pondered, and suddenly asked Maez, "By the way, at that time, Old Charles of Elta asked our Forbidden Spell Research Society to open the portal, didn't we guarantee that the unknown place on the other side of the door was free of magic?" Could it be that another heretic like the Red Dragon ran through the door? “
Maiz nodded heavily, but he quickly explained: "Maybe it's Sielta's food supply that is in a hurry, you know, it's not easy for you to threaten the magic powder business, and when the time comes, you will have to be a part of the trouble with Vatafe." ”
Woodman finished trimming his last nail without changing his face, put the tool back in the wooden box, and said unhurriedly: "Anyway, I only care about luck, and it's his business how much I can do - I really don't care about the things on the ground." ”
The boat turns over an arched bridge and enters a dark, quiet residential waterway. It seems that from now on, you can get down to business.
"Ma Yiziqing, what do you want me to collect for you this time?"
"Charles got some loot this time, Lord God has heard about it, and he is very interested. Can you help me get a little out of Baccarat? Don't ask for more, one or two pieces will do. With that, the fat man pushed a small bag of things onto the table.
Woodman, who lit his pipe, laughed and spat out an unsuccessful smoke ring. "The news is really well-informed. You want to step on Vataf too, right? Or do you also want the position of Archbishop of Elta? ”
"My dear captain, the higher I climb, the better it is for you—oh no, it's good for both of us. Don't ask too much, I'll pay you. The fat man Maez began to giggle again, and the ugliness of the shaking of the fat was really unbearable for Woodman.
Losing the grain-producing area, the magic powder industry will inevitably suffer a heavy blow after the beginning of spring. Use food to choke Baccarat's throat, this poisonous trick Baccarat's brother will definitely use it to the fullest. Vataf had to reclaim the west, and he had to get enough food from the west to sustain the production of magic powder and meet the bi-monthly demand for trade - fish and bear's paws, dreaming.
"What a calculation!" Woodman walks through the bustling Tynis Market District, alone quietly contemplating the ins and outs of these things. On the one hand, Maiz and his party took advantage of the situation to attack Vataf for his major mistake of losing the land of the two western lords in Baccarat, which was controlled by the Church of the Two Moons, and the death of a priest of the Forbidden Spell Research Society, and at the same time instructed him to put pressure on Wataf on the issue of magic powder.
can only blame Wattaf and Charles for being too unlucky, after all, the cunning rabbit and the dead lackey cooking is also the inherent ending of powerful people. So what is the current state of the Elta Empire, where they once staged?
The two western territories and the northern one formed a "rebel party" with Doniva as the core, while the two eastern territories and subordinate districts remained dominated by Bakarama, although they had not yet stabilized. For a week, sporadic troops continued to harass the city around the imperial capital of Garcia.
However, the Elta Twin Moons and Wataf, who are at the heart of the hurricane, are more poised than confident. As early as Baccarat's murder of his father, he decided to fall into the well and plan a good show of a strong man breaking his wrist. Worthy of Charles's old rival, this play will surprise everyone first, and then applaud.
A beautiful hand-drawn map of Garcia's castle was easily gathered from the mouths of the escaped maids and Praetorian Guards. Even where there are guards knows exactly where they are. Ha, this kid Baccarat is really good at what he does, and he doesn't leave a way back for himself - now he's going to make a mistake. Phystina, who has not yet returned to China, will also be ready to seize the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, and together with the Assassins of the Inquisition, she will once again transform the head of Elta into the Great King's Banner.
Actually, Baccarat wouldn't have had to die, if he had listened to Wattaf. This man who knew Elta better than he had advised him on more than one occasion to put aside his prejudices against his brother and seek reconciliation, and that he could not seek a military solution even if he took 10,000 steps back - it was extremely stupid to roll up his sleeves and do something if he could not defeat others. After all, it's still too young, sometimes resistant to rot! After another week of grinding and grinding, there was no sign of Baccarat's efforts, and even Garcia's reconstruction dragged on. However, this week also gave Wattaf time to fully sharpen his knife and not make a mistake in cutting his head, such as the just mentioned searching for a map, stepping on a few points, and putting some wind on the loyal courtiers outside...... In the past few nights, it will be another combination of inside and outside, and Baccarat, the No. 1 ST junk stock of the Elta Empire, which is comparable to PetroChina, is finally going to end the tragic trend of wild green all the way, and successfully enter the long-awaited suspension and delisting~ Presumably, the Elta people will clap their hands seven or eight times out of ten.