"Young master, drink tea."

Lyles didn't even look at the bowl of tea on the table, and when he came back from Berg's study, he stayed alone in his room, sitting in the hall, with his head bowed, and not letting the light on.

The wrinkled old housekeeper glanced at his young master, saw that he had never moved, knew that he was in a bad mood, and thought that he was scolded by the master again. He shook his head and walked out, not forgetting to bring the door with him.

After a long time, Lyles raised his head and straightened his back, and there was no gloom in his eyes, just anger.

Ten years, he has been the patriarch of the Peterson family for ten years. What an honor it was to stand out from the crowd of brothers back then. But the spirit at that time has long been slowly worn out, and now there is no pride and ambition, and there is only endless hatred.

It was to his father, who was still in the prime of life, but was going to elect a new patriarch. gave such a title, but still controlled all the affairs of the family. Over the years, from confusion to disappointment, from unwillingness to hatred, and then learned to put away his fangs and learn to bow his head and be a man. It is said that he is the weakest patriarch in the history of the Peterson family, and he is only responsible for the regular affairs of the family, which is all trivial things. But he needs to directly face the various forces in the family, and there are many people who covet his position as patriarch. Most of his mental energy was spent on internal friction.

After seven or eight years, Old Berg finally gave him the first piece of meat, that is, to be in charge of family intelligence. It was an inconspicuous but absolutely terrible right, but just when he thought it was finally spring, it was quickly extinguished again. The shadow guard in Berg's hands is the real family intelligence center, and although the one in his hands is huge, it is not the core.

Shadow Guard! It has always been the prerogative of the patriarch of the family, and only the patriarch serves him. But now? He was the patriarch, but the shadow guard still listened to Berg. And with the dignity of his patriarch, if Berg wants him to kneel, he has to kneel. was expelled from the study tonight, it must have been because of the shadow guard's return, and he didn't even have the qualifications to listen.

Ten years, he has gone from youth to prime of life, and he is about to enter middle age, and he doesn't want to wait any longer. He lightly tapped the tabletop, and with his rhythmic tapping, a faint blue light jumped in the room, and in the blink of an eye, the formation was laid out, like the stars in the night sky. A familiar vortex fluctuated, and a figure appeared among the stars. He was dressed in black, and even his face was completely covered by a mask, and he was dressed the same as the shadow in Berg's study, but he was a little thinner than him, and he was also a shadow guard!

"Shadow Seven."

"Here, the principals of the fifteen cities died violently, the warehouses were destroyed, and Elder Miller judged him dead......"

Shadow Seven's voice is not wavering, and it is exactly the same as what Shadow One said to Berg, but the details are not so detailed. His voice is very flat, the tone is the same from beginning to end, and it is easy to get distracted when listening to it for a long time. Lyles didn't say a word, nor did he interrupt, quietly listening to Ying Qi finish talking about the recent family events, and comparing his heart with the news obtained by his intelligence network, the veins gradually became clear in his mind.

Shadow Seven's report has ended, and at this time he bows his head and stands quietly, not kneeling on one knee like Shadow One and Berg, from this point of view, he does not look like a master and servant.

After a long time, Lyles came to his senses and said, "The time has come, the time has come." ”

"Is the patriarch sure?"

"This may be the only chance, let's do it."

"Okay."

Seeing that Lyles had no other orders, Shadow Seven retreated silently.

The deep corridors, the torches on the stone walls, and the terrible prisons. I didn't expect that there would be such a place in the dignified Peterson family mansion. Descending the stone steps, in the deepest part of the dungeon, there is a large space with a round table in the middle. At this time, there was a person sitting in the middle of the table, it was Eichi, and he was sitting on the left and right.

The Shadow Guards are one of the most mysterious forces in the Peterson family, and they have their own unique heritage, almost outside of the family. The Shadow Guard is very powerful, and he is good at combos, so a team of four can compete with ordinary great magicians. And they generally have some special skills, such as Shadow Four is good at poison, and Shadow Six is good at the art of mechanism.

It is not easy to cultivate shadow guards, and the resources required for each of them are astronomical for ordinary people, so the family has never exceeded a hundred people at most. Nine of them are the actual controllers of the Shadow Guard, that is, Shadow One to Shadow Nine, known as the Black Nine Guards.

The Nine Guards perform their duties, Shadow One dominates the overall situation, Shadow Nine is Berg's personal bodyguard, Shadow Four is responsible for intelligence, Shadow Six is responsible for intra-clan surveillance, and so on.

"One, there are only five guards in the main mansion now, and Ying Er can't use it, and nine is by the old patriarch's side, and he can't take care of the entire mansion."

Ying Yi has a bit of a headache, in recent decades, the family headquarters has never been so empty, there were originally only eight elders left, and now there are only five elders left in the north and south and Danmo City, and there are only five elders left, plus the five squads of the shadow guard, and the old patriarch himself, the high-end combat power is all that, as for the other hole cards, that is not something he can decide and use. Shadow San is in charge of the secret guards of the main mansion, saying that it is a guard, it is more like surveillance, and now that the manpower is tight, it is normal for him to have this question.

"The eyes and ears of the House of Elders and the provinces have been withdrawn, and there is no need for the guards on the periphery, you only need to hold a few important places."

Ying Yi weighed it slightly, it was impossible for all five squads to be sent out, there was only one person around the old patriarch, and there must be a squad on the periphery, and he had to leave at least two teams of mobile strength, and only two groups could be used. Moreover, the shadow guards must act collectively in order to exert their super strength, and if they are separated, they are just a few high-level magicians, and they will not play a role.

"Shadow Six, how are the reserves?"

Kageroku was in charge of the training camp and was in charge of training the reserves, and he replied, "Eleven in the first echelon, thirty-three in the second echelon, and eighty in the third echelon. ”

Ying nodded, and after a little muttering, he said: "From today onwards, you will stop all other functions, personally lead a team of eleven people, and arrange them in the secret realm, you don't have to worry about the sky falling, you don't need to contact outsiders, you don't need to report to me." Two days later, wait for Ying Si to come back and hand you over. ”

"Yes." Shadow Six is good at scheming, when it comes to concealment tracking and all kinds of strange methods, Shadow Four is even better, and he should be the most suitable person to defend the secret realm.

"The second echelon is placed in various important places in the clan, and there is only one task, which is to warn. Don't need them to fight, find any problems, and report them with secret methods as soon as possible. Shadow three lead a team, you have the right to judge on the spot, put out the fire. ”

"Yes."

"The third echelon is scattered and arranged on the periphery as a sentry, hey, is there any?"

From this sigh, you can see the helplessness of Shadow One, the manpower is overstretched, and the huge mansion can only be arranged like this.