Chapter 66: Causes
Ma Long was a little shocked, and in order to win himself over to the royal capital, he even took out the position of the sect honor.
I still underestimated the influence of the resurrection technique.
There is no one who does not understand the status of the deity in the temple, and to put it bluntly, it is comparable to the status of the king in the kingdom.
Although the conditions were very tempting, Ma Long still refused, "The Black Stone Collar is my painstaking effort, it has developed step by step, it is my root, although the sect is good, it is not something I can covet now, like a castle in the air, I can't stand on my feet!" ”
Seeing that Malone was so stubborn, the two of them seemed to have something to expect, and after glancing at each other, the bishop waved his hand and ordered: "Goyle, you go out first, guard the door, and prohibit anyone from approaching." ”
"Yes......" the knight saluted, turned and opened the door and went out!
When the Marquis of Mammon saw that there were only three people left in the room, he said, "How about we recommend you to enter the upper council and become a core councilor?" ”
"The Upper Council?" Ma Long has been a nobleman for a few years, so he naturally knows some things that he couldn't have known when he was a commoner, including this upper council.
It is said that this upper council is the existence that truly controls the power of mankind, and is composed of royal families, temples, noble councils, big merchants, etc., and controls most of the wealth of mankind.
However, it is quite secretive, and there are many people who know about its existence, but there is not much specific information.
Whether these news are true or false, Ma Long can't tell the difference, he is just hearsay, and he has only a few words, and he may have to solve the mystery today.
Marquis Mammon spoke again: "It seems that you have heard of the upper council"
Malone replied: "I did hear it, but I don't know if it's true or not?" ”
Marquis Mammon shook his head and said, "Let me introduce you!" ”
"The upper council was formed very early, even before the establishment of the kingdom and the temple, and the original intention was to reconcile the contradictions within the human race and reduce internal friction.
At that time, the human race was still very fragile, there were not many enemies, and there was no internal friction, and even wizards appeared among the core members at one time. ”
"Later, the living environment improved, and the parliament was maintained, and even strengthened."
Marquis Mammon picked up the coffee on the table, moistened his throat, and continued: "The core members of the council have never exceeded single digits, and in the entire kingdom, they are a small group of people who stand at the top. None of the periphery have reached double digits, and they are all figures who hold power or a lot of wealth......"
He said to Ma Long again: "With the merits of the resurrection technique, we can jointly recommend you to join the core of the council, and then there will naturally be forces to join your camp, and you will not have to worry about an unstable foundation!" ”
The conditions are indeed very tempting, and it is difficult for ordinary people to refuse, but Ma Long is a human being in two lives, and the pursuit is different......
He refused: "I'm fine here, and I don't think there's any danger." ”
The archbishop's face was calm, and he said with some displeasure: "You don't know what kind of enemy you are going to face!" ”
Ma Long raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Aren't you a barbarian?" ”
The Marquis shook his head and said, "Barbarians are not a recent problem, even if they can pass through the Grand Canyon, it will be many years later, the archbishop is talking about wizards!" ”
Ma Long was surprised: "Where did the wizard come from?" ”
The Marquis of Mammon was about to open his mouth to explain, but was stopped by the archbishop shaking his head and said to Marlon: "It's better for me." ”
"After the wizarding incident more than thirty years ago, a group of wizards disappeared from the Black Stone Territory, and we suspect that they hid in the mountains, and some speculate that they may have a stronghold here."
"This has been confirmed later, and it is true, but the wizard's methods are strange, and no one knows the specific location, and the temple has searched many times ......to no avail."
"Originally, I was going to give up, but by chance, you came into our sight, and given your grandfather's relationship with the wizard, I ......"
"Am I a bait?" Malone interrupted, although it was a question, but his tone was full of affirmation.
The archbishop looked a little embarrassed, and said apologetically: "Originally, we planned to introduce you to the council as compensation after this matter was completed, but now you have the resurrection technique as a hole card, naturally there is no need for this, as long as you return to the royal capital, you can become one of the most powerful people in the kingdom." ”
It's really good, but Malone knows in his heart that it's true or false, and he doesn't know how much he can believe it.
After the success of the matter, there is compensation, and failure is probably death, and now when I return to the royal capital, I am afraid that I don't know when I will be able to come out!
Ma Long is not alone, as long as he goes to the royal capital, these people who play power, some of them are half-made to succumb......
Seeing that Marlon didn't say anything, Marquis Mammon spoke: "We haven't done nothing all these years, in fact, we have been paying attention to you, otherwise you think that if you sell refined salt for such a big profit, no one will trouble you." ”
Seeing that Ma Long wanted to refute, Marquis Mamen didn't give Ma Long a chance to speak, and preemptively said: "Don't say that you have sent knights to protect you, the two knights you sent are far from protecting the interests of them." Also, you haven't been assassinated by Assassins over the years, and we've stopped you all of them......"
"I've met a few waves of Assassins!" Speaking of assassins, Malone remembered those few weird assassinations.
"Impossible! No one dares to disobey the decisions of the upper parliament! The Marquis exclaimed, looking surprised, never expecting anyone to disobey the High Council.
The archbishop frowned and pondered, and after a long time of no result, although he felt that he had little hope, he still asked Ma Long: "Can you tell me about the characteristics of assassins, maybe we can find out something through them!" ”
Ma Long thought that there was nothing to keep secret, so he said: "There are people who can hide their bodies and eliminate their voices; There are those who are obviously thin and weak, but they can exert more strength than ordinary knights; Those who are able to recover quickly after being injured; There was ......"
"Wizard ......," the three of them said at the same time, glancing at each other.
The bishop and the marquis understood as soon as they heard Ma Long's description, and Ma Long didn't think about the wizard at first, but thought that there was the interest of the nobles and the black stone collar, and they moved their minds that they shouldn't have.
But I can't find out who it is, and Marlon can't help it, and now as soon as I hear that there is a wizard's stronghold here, it won't be difficult to connect the two.
Marquis Mammon affirmed: "There is no doubt that it must be a wizard, this kind of strange ability is only possessed by wizards." ”
The Archbishop of Nottington nodded in agreement and asked Marlon, "What about the assassins?" "Although I knew that with the wizard's strange methods, it would be impossible to catch them, and I must have all fled, but I still had a glimmer of hope in my heart.
If someone misses and gets caught, they might be able to find out where the wizard's stronghold is.
Ma Long replied indifferently: "I'm still alive, they are naturally dead!" ”
The archbishop nodded, just ran away, wait...... "You mean they're dead?" ”
Ma Long looked at him strangely and said, "Naturally dead!" ”
The archbishop asked in disbelief, "How did you die?" ”
Ma Long was a little strange, how strange this bishop was, but he still said: "Naturally, I killed him." ”