Volume 1: The Lost El Dorado Chapter 37: Undercurrents

The early autumn wind, with its summer heat, blew on Jack's cold forehead. It's still hot, but Jack feels like he's in the middle of an icy hell. What had just happened in the police station was too shocking for Jack to accept. He never imagined that Prince Campbell would mercilessly kill the president of the Mercenary Association of the Duchy of Bavaria, even though the president was only from a small town.

Jack could already imagine if the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Bavaria, the legendary mercenary king Albert ยท Barria knew about this, and with the tense relations between the Duchy of Bavaria and the suzerainty kingdom of Lancerence, it was very likely that a war would break out from this.

Brushing away the sweaty hair on his forehead, Jack remembered what Prince Campbell had said to him as he walked out of the halls of the sheriff's office. "Commander Jack, I know that you have worked hard to maintain law and order in the city of Evenor, as long as you can help me do this well, then I believe that my father will also know the hard work of the Lord. โ€

Prince Campbell smiled as he spoke to him, without the callousness of the callous manner that he had just ordered his attendants to kill another state official.

Looking at the empty streets, Jack no longer knew what he had answered, nor did he know if Prince Campbell was satisfied with his answer. The only thing Jack knew was that he had made it out of the halls of the Sheriff's Office alive and back to his station alive, ready to go to Anderville Mt. Madbell with His Royal Highness Prince Campbell tomorrow.

"Lord Commander, Lord Commander, thank you God of War for finally letting me find you!" Just as Jack stood at the gate of the police station in a daze, a hurried shout woke Jack up. Jack Big Four took a look, only to realize that it was his subordinate, Tom, the captain of the first squad.

"What's the matter, Tom, didn't I ask you to stand guard at the northernmost entrance of the town and check on the personnel? Why did you get here?" asked Jack sternly, this slippery guy must have been too tired of standing guard so he came here to be lazy.

Jack walked down the steps and tried to kick Tom twice, but Tom came up to him, walked up to his side, and asked carefully, "My lord, is what you said yesterday true?

Hey, dare you mention this to me, don't you know what happened to me today? Originally, Jack regretted mentioning such a few words to his subordinates at random yesterday, and today he encountered such a thing in the hall of the police station, and he was already panicked and frightened, afraid that his subordinates would not be able to stop talking nonsense, but he didn't expect that this guy would dare to ask himself now.

"What are you talking about? "What is the war?" Jack kicked Tom directly in the thigh, "Get out of here and stand guard, if you let in a suspicious person, you have to be careful of your head moving!"

Tom, who was kicked, didn't get angry in the slightest, and even ran to Jack's side, crying loudly, and now Tom already thinks that what Jack said yesterday is true, but today Master Jack is afraid of leaking the news and doesn't want to admit it. "My lord, you can't die without help, I am loyal to you. For so many years, there is no merit and hard work by your side!"

"Get out of here!" Seeing that Tom's snot and tears were about to be wiped on his body, Jack was even more annoyed, and forcefully broke away Tom's hand that was holding his sleeve, and Jack kicked Tom's waist directly and mercilessly, "Ouch." Tom groaned and rolled to the ground.

"Hurry up and fuck me up, if His Royal Highness Prince Campbell sees you like a bear and I am punished, then you will die. Jack's tone had become very harsh, and there was a possibility of an outbreak at any moment. And after Jack showed this appearance, Tom no longer lay on the ground and pretended, but instantly got up and came to Jack.

"Call Serkan, who is guarding the southern entrance to the town, and come with you to my lodgings, for I have a task to give you. Jack gave Tom a cold look, then turned and walked towards his quarters. Tom didn't stop and went straight to the southernmost entrance of Grand Town, looking for the captain of the second team, who was also standing guard.

Inside the police station, Campbell was still sitting alone on the first seat, his eyes slightly closed, not knowing what he was thinking. Mark, who was standing at the bottom, stood calmly, without the slightest feeling that he had just killed someone. In the hall of the police station, the poor man's body had been cleaned up, and there was no trace of blood on the ground, only a faint smell of blood permeating the air, indicating that something unusual had just happened.

Campbell narrowed his eyes for a moment, then suddenly stood up, "Mark, go and gather all the people I can use now, and we're ready to leave for Anderville Mount!"

"Your Royal Highness Prince Campbell, please forgive me for my rudeness, according to Lord Fernand's orders before departure, I am only protecting your safety, and His Royal Highness the Prince has no right to order me for other matters. Mark's words were cold. There is not the slightest attitude of a subordinate talking to the prince of a country.

When Campbell heard what Mark said, a look of hatred erupted in his eyes. In the kingdom of Lancerence, the absence of a prince with no hope of succession means that there are no rights, and even if there is a position that can be held, it is only a handout given by other princes to prevent these princes who have no chance of succession from causing trouble.

Just like just now, Mark could kill anyone for Prince Campbell who might threaten his life, or insult the kingdom of Lancelens, but other than that, if Campbell wanted to order Mark, it was only Marquis Fernand's.

Although Campbell quickly hid after showing hatred on his face. But as a great swordsman, Mark could easily detect the change in the expression on Campbell's face, but Mark didn't care, after all, a weak prince who didn't have any power to restrain the chicken couldn't pose a threat to himself!

"I actually forgot this, Lord Mark, please forgive me, I just arrived in Avino City when the Mithril Mine was attacked, I am a little anxious, if there is anything wrong with the etiquette, I hope Lord Mark can forgive me!" Campbell quickly returned to his original appearance after hiding his hatred, and laughed at Mark's rudeness.

"Now that His Royal Highness the Prince knows, then I still hope that His Royal Highness the Prince will not let me remind His Royal Highness again. Mark's tone was still cold. "Mark, please rest assured, as the prince of the kingdom of Lance, I have been trained by court etiquette since I was a child, but I know etiquette very well!" Campbell bit the nine words prince of the kingdom of Lance very hard, as if Mark would not be able to hear the anger in his heart. But Mark was indifferent to Campbell's behavior.

Since there is no way to rely on this powerful guy in front of him, then he can only rely on the stupid guy Jack Jones. But looking at the performance just now, he shouldn't be a stupid guy, as long as he can solve the matter of the Mithril Mine, and then develop his power here with peace of mind, then he will not have no chance for the throne of the Lance Kingdom, Campbell thought.

Commander Jack Jones, who had high hopes from Prince Campbell, was sitting in his lodgings, leisurely drinking tea, and in front of him stood the captains of the two squads he had brought with him, Tom the Cunning and the Faithful Serkan.

Looking at Tom, who is slightly treacherous on the outside, Jack knows that this man is a fool who can only play some clever tricks, and often relies on his cleverness to make things happen. And the loyal Serkan is an out-and-out demon who eats people and does not spit out bones, and Jack believes that as long as he is given the opportunity, then he will definitely be able to become a man of the hour, but he doesn't know why he is willing to be a squad leader under his own hands.

"Will there be a war in the near future, sir, do you give me a letter?" Sure enough, it was just a clever man, so uncontrollable, Jack saw that Tom was in such a hurry, and knew that what Prince Campbell had given him could not be handed over to Tom to do, and now he needed to see if Serkan would surprise him.

"What do you mean by what I told you last night, Serkan?" asked Jack, putting down the teacup in his hand, to Serkan, who was standing in front of him. In the face of the chief's inquiry, Serkan did not answer in a hurry, but asked a question that was not related, "My lord, I wonder why Lord Gema of the Mercenary Association, who entered the security station with you today, didn't come out with you?"

Hearing Serkan's question, Jack was shocked in his heart, as it was true that Serkan's sense of smell was so keen, and he directly observed the problem. "My lord, did Prince Campbell say anything else to you?" Serkan continued to ask other questions that were not related to him.

"Hey, I said Serkan, why are you asking this?Is it up to us to inquire about Lord Gemma's whereabouts and His Highness Campbell's words? Before Jack could say anything, Tom reprimanded Serkan impatiently.

For Serkan, Tom's heart is complicated. Because they both belong to the captain of the first brigade of the garrison of Avino City, there are many intersections between Tom and Selkane, and Tom has heard a lot about Selkan's comments from others. If Serkan is just a clever person who can get things done, it would be fine, after all, Tom has no intention of climbing up. But the good thing is that before Selkan became the captain of the second squad, Tom was the smartest in the first squad, which earned him the nickname "Cunning Tom". But he didn't expect that after Serkan arrived, Tom's cleverness became a trick of the Joker.

In contrast, Tom's nickname has become a laughing stock for Tom to be ridiculed, especially since there is a team leader in the second team who is extremely unfriendly with Tom and often uses this to taunt him. So, in Tom's heart, he didn't have a good impression of Serkan at all. However, providence caused people to save Tom's life during a siege of the goblins roaming around Avino City.

"Tom, shut your mouth, you are not allowed to speak without my order!" Jack said angrily, "My lord, I ......" Tom wanted to say something, but when he saw Jack's angry eyes, he had to obediently close his mouth and stand aside. "Selkan you go on. Jack said kindly.

"If I'm not mistaken, President Gemma is already dead in the sheriff's office, right?" Serkan said calmly, undisturbed by Tom's actions. "That's right. Jack suppressed the shock and tried to be as calm as possible. "Well, now it's up to you how you choose......

Serkan's brown eyes stared at Jack Jones tightly, "Do you want immediate benefits, or do you want to become a great noble, but the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Bavaria!"

"What?" Jack, who just wanted to take a sip of tea to hide the shock in his heart just now, was directly shocked by Selkan's words and threw the teacup in his hand to the ground, "Who are you and what do you want to do?" Tom, who was standing behind Serkan, drew his weapon and put it across Selkane's neck, as long as Serkan made any move, Tom believed that he would not hesitate to cut it down, even if the other party saved his life!

"Tom, go close the door!" said Jack, taking a white handkerchief from his clothes and wiping the tea off his hands, to a nervous Tom.

"Your Excellency?!"

"Don't go yet!"

Seeing Jack's slightly murderous face, Tom reluctantly withdrew his one-handed sword, then walked to the door, opened the closed door, poked his head left and right a few times, and then closed the door, but after doing all this, Tom did not choose to walk back, but stood at the door.

As the garrison commander of Ionor City, Jack's official position is higher than that of other same garrison commanders, the reason is very simple, Aveno City is the capital of Ionoyadi, the southern province of the Lance Kingdom, but Jack is not good at drilling camps above the officialdom, so he has not been valued by Carlos Ben Sherifa, the governor of Ionoyadi, otherwise Jack would not have accompanied a down-and-out prince to worry and fear in the poor countryside of Gran Town.

Jack had also wanted to find some opportunities to take his position to the next level, but as if the goddess of doom loved him in particular, something would happen in Aveno City whenever Jack prepared a gift and wanted to operate. Either the orcs started to riot, or there were robbers somewhere, but Jack could only cope with the troubles.

And now Serkan actually told himself that he could go further, how could this not shock Jack. For Serkan's words, Jack doesn't think that Serkan is bragging and deceiving himself. Anyone who has seen the wisdom of Serkan will believe that no problem will be difficult for Serkan!

"In that case, Selkan, you can tell you both ways!" said Jack in a flat tone.

"First, directly state to Governor Carlos what His Royal Highness Campbell told your lordship, of course, this must be done after your lordship has done what His Royal Highness the Prince has given you; second, it is to help His Highness Campbell wholeheartedly, and help His Highness Campbell become the king of the Kingdom of Lancerence, and even the emperor of the Holy Third Reich, the Holy Betlouster Empire. Serkan spoke as calmly as ever, as if the Emperor of the Holy Third Reich he could appoint at will.

"Selkane, who are you?" Jack was not shocked this time, it can be said that Jack is very quiet in his heart now, and the quiet is terrifying.

"My lord, I'm just a small person, the captain of the third squad of the first brigade of the garrison of Avino City. Serkan said humbly. "The person who can target the emperor is not something that can be described by a small person. Jack said sarcastically.

"My lord, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, aren't you excited, my lord?" Serkan asked rhetorically, ignoring Jack's sarcasm. "Then tell me, how can I help His Royal Highness Campbell become the king of the kingdom of Lancerence, after all, His Royal Highness the prince is a person who has no hope of becoming a king. โ€

At this time, Serkan glanced back at Tom and did not speak. "Don't worry, Tom is stupid, but he is loyal, and you can say anything to his face!" Jack waved his hand, signaling that Serkan could say whatever he wanted.

"My lord, it's better to be careful, after all, if this kind of thing is heard by outsiders, you and I can't escape, I don't care, my lord, you still have your family waiting for your adult to come home in Avino City. Serkan said in a somewhat grim tone.

Jack glanced at the familiar and unfamiliar Serkan in front of him, then turned and walked to the desk and took out a scroll from the dark compartment of the desk. After tearing the scroll with his hand, a faint darkness filled the room.

When the darkness completely engulfed the room, Serkan could clearly feel the position of the two men, although he couldn't see Jack and Tom. At the same time, Serkan found that he had not spoken at all, but a voice sounded in his head.

"This is a magic scroll called Silent Darkness, as long as you open this scroll, then the surrounding area is sealed, and only those who are in the darkness can communicate through their divine sense, and outsiders cannot probe anything inside. Jack explained.

"So, this is a magical magic scroll!" Hearing Jack's words, Serkan curiously wanted to touch the darkness around him, "If there is anything, just say it, the silence and darkness don't last long!" Jack interrupted Serkan's behavior and reminded.

After withdrawing his hand with some regret, Serkan began to elaborate his thoughts in the direction of Jack he had sensed.

When the darkness cleared, and when the light returned to the room, Jack didn't move, just stood still, motionless. After a long time, while Tom was waiting in a hurry, Jack suddenly said, "Selcan, you and I go to the police station to meet His Highness Campbell, Tom, you have gathered all the soldiers and waited for our news at the north exit of the town." โ€

After Jack gave the order, he hurriedly pulled Serkan and ran towards the police station.

In the Andvil Horse Mountain, the Dwarven King explained what had just happened to the dwarven knights around him, and then gathered his troops and advanced towards the city of Anke in Moscow.

At the rear of the dwarven cavalry, Trek walked side by side with Karl, chatting and walking slowly......