After some thought, Roland felt that it was impossible for him to make any difference by his own strength, and that all the forces that supported Prince Wicks must be prepared.

Looks like...... Gotta find a chance to talk to those guys about it as Wicks.

Only in this way can we cope with this crisis.

You must know that Lorenzo dares to do this, he must have his own hole cards, and he must also add the power of the Karen Empire, such a situation must not be ignored.

"Whew...... Whew......"

It was at this moment that Calder regained his senses and gasped as if he were dying.

"Hey, Mr. Calder, how are you feeling?"

Roland smiled slightly, looked at the guy in front of him, and said.

But Calder, as if he had no strength to speak to him, looked up at him weakly, and then lowered his head.

"Well, Calder, I want to make a pact of fate with you...... If you don't, I'll probably use memory extraction on you again. ”

Seeing that the other party did not answer, Roland frowned, and said all the words in his heart at once.

He needs this guy to be a pawn in his hands, lurk by Lorenzo's side, and then bring him some intelligence.

To put it simply, let this Calder be a spy.

"I ...... I...... Willing...... I am willing to sign a pact of destiny. ”

The moment he heard the four words from the memory, a trace of horror flashed in Calder's pupils, and it seemed that the experience just now had brought him extremely severe trauma.

"Very well, so let's sign it."

Roland's heart moved, and he lifted the chains on this guy's body, and then stretched out his arm and pressed it into the void.

With a buzz, a pale golden text slowly emerged in the void, stopping motionless in front of the two of them.

"I sign it...... I'll sign it now. ”

Calder hurriedly raised his palm with all his strength and tapped at the golden text.

When the palms of both of them touched the golden text, it turned into two small golden balls of light, which poured into Roland and Calder's minds respectively, and disappeared.

And just like that, the so-called contract of fate was completed.

"Very well, Mr. Calder...... Later, you just have to go back to Prince Lorenzo and tell me everything you see. It's not hard for you to do something like this, right? ”

Roland whispered as he used Calder's healing hand, "Now you can go......"

"Okay...... Mr. Roland, I will do what you want. ”

For a moment, Calder was visibly stunned for a moment, completely unexpectedly letting him go like this.

When he came back to his senses, he hurriedly dragged his still tired body and slowly walked out of the window, as if he was afraid that Roland would suddenly regret it.

"I hope this chess piece will work."

Roland watched Calder's figure disappear from the window, and immediately left the room, returning to the first floor of Alfred Manor.

But as soon as he walked down from the second floor of the manor, he saw eleven familiar figures.

That's right, the ten Shadow Knights and Rogue Sass who escorted Wicks back to the palace have all returned.

But there was a trace of doubt in Roland's heart, according to the information fed back by Wicks and the ten shadow knights, their whereabouts in the secret passage into the palace should not have been exposed.

But how did he get discovered by Prince Lorenzo?

"Hi Mr. Roland, we're back."

"The host ......"

At this time, the thief Sass and the Shadow Knights also quickly noticed Roland's figure, and hurriedly exercised a respectful etiquette to Roland.

"By the way, Mr. Roland, the nobles said they had something to give you."

Just as Roland was about to say something, the thief Sass handed over a letter-like item.

A letter?

Roland glanced at the letter suspiciously, then at Saas, who was also puzzled.

He had never met those nobles, so how could he have something to give him?

With such doubts, Roland reached out and took the letter, and then slowly opened it to examine the contents.

"Invitation, Sasse, which noble gentleman gave it to me?"

Roland took out the contents and looked at them, and found that it was a golden invitation with the royal seal, exuding a sense of majesty.

The invitation reads: An invitation to a banquet at the palace, and his name is also on it.

The general meaning is to invite him to the palace today for a banquet hosted by Prince Wicks.

"Well, Mr. Roland, I don't know much about that. But...... I heard they were going to throw a banquet for Prince Wicks. ”

When the thief Sass saw the invitation, he seemed to remember something, and hurriedly said.

"Well, just wait for Catherine to come with me, and you can stay here with Sass and Arthur."

Roland frowned and put the invitation in his storage ring.

Now that you have lost your participation in the palace banquet, if you bring the Shadow Knight, you will definitely be stopped by the palace guards. You know, unless you're a duke, or a member of the royal family, it's impossible to bring soldiers into the palace.

So for the next trip, you only need to symbolically bring a female companion.

But...... For some reason, he always felt that this invitation was not so simple, and something must happen on this trip.

"What a pity...... I wanted to see what the banquet was like at the Imperial Palace. ”

Although Sass said that he was very sorry for this, the look on his face was as if he was very glad that he didn't have to.

However, Roland did not notice Saas's expression, as he hurried to find Catherine.

"By the way, Sas, if two children named Alam and Yin come here, you will be their mentor."

As soon as he took two steps, he suddenly remembered the two future top thieves, and hurriedly turned back to Sass and admonished.

During the time he was away, if Alam and the others came, they had to make some arrangements, otherwise there might be some misunderstanding.

"Let me be a mentor to two children? Wrong...... I don't think I'm at the level of a mentor, right...... Mr. Roland ......"

By the time Sass reacted, Roland had gone to find the Priest Catherine, leaving him and the ten Shadow Knights in place.

But Roland didn't know that his decision would establish an extremely terrifying assassination organization in the future.

The organization that hides in the shadows will strike fear into the hearts of all empires.

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More than twenty minutes later, on the way to the Imperial Palace of the Brumman Empire.

A mixed white carriage drove slowly, and on the side of the carriage was also emblazoned with the noble violet noble badge.

"Mr. Roland...... Is this really possible? I was asked to wear such clothes to a banquet at the palace. ”

However, in the carriage, the priest Catherine glanced at Roland beside her awkwardly, and then pulled the light blue princess dress on her body, looking very uncomfortable.

"I can't help it, Miss Catherine, I'm going to the palace for a banquet later, why don't you bring a female companion with you...... And this candidate is naturally the most suitable for you. ”

Roland smiled awkwardly and explained helplessly.

If you want to bring a female companion, Catherine is undoubtedly the most suitable person. After all, he couldn't have chosen to take the centaur girl Christie with him, and it would be a little strange to enter the palace like that.

I have to say...... Now Catherine has changed out of the priest's robe and put on a princess dress, which is really beautiful. Even if she wears a more conservative light blue princess dress, it still can't hide the holy aura on her body.

At least in Roland's opinion, the current Catherine is definitely comparable to those beautiful plastic surgery female stars in her previous life.

"Mr. Roland...... Mr. Roland, please don't look at me like that. ”

Perhaps sensing Roland's burning gaze on her, Catherine had a rare hint of blush on her face, and quickly turned her face away and said.

"Ahem, well, I'm just a little surprised that Miss Catherine would be so beautiful in such a dress."

Roland coughed sternly and said softly.

Through the window of the carriage, you can clearly see the Royal Palace of the Bruman Empire not far away.

If you look at it from above, you will feel like a gray ancient beast lying on the ground, giving people a strong sense of threat.

"It's Bleuman Palace......

Roland looked at the huge gray palace and couldn't help but sigh.

He knew that the palace was not as simple as it seemed, and if there was a war here, he was afraid that it would immediately turn into a terrible weapon.

It's just that not many people know this secret, after all, it is a secret passed down from generation to generation by the royal family.

Time was passing little by little, and both Roland in the carriage were immersed in an awkward atmosphere.

After more than twenty minutes, Roland's carriage finally stopped in front of the palace gate.

At this time, the guards guarding the gate of the palace hurriedly stepped forward and interrogated Roland and them.

"Marquis Alfred, a banquet is being held at the palace right now, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter it without an invitation."

"Of course...... That's my invitation. ”

Roland smiled and handed the invitation to the soldier outside the carriage.

I really didn't expect him to be mistaken for the dead Marquis Alfred.

But...... This is not surprising, as the carriage is carved with the coat of arms of the Marquis of Alfred.

At the beginning of his visit, due to time constraints, Roland had no intention of correcting this small problem.

"I'm sorry, Baron Roland...... Come in. ”

When the soldier saw the name on the invitation, he immediately realized that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly moved out of his standing position and made a gesture of inviting in.

Wheeling and turning, the carriage slowly drove into the palace in the direction of the soldiers.

But shortly after the carriage entered the palace, Catherine, who was beside her, said something that shocked him.

Suddenly, Priest Catherine's brow furrowed: "Mr. Roland, in this palace...... I felt the power of darkness. ”

………………………… R1152