In the staff room of the Imperial Military Department, Marquis Douglas, who had not slept all night, stared at a visual teleportation ball in front of him with red eyes and groaned.

The silent battle at the black market auction last night still makes Marquis Douglas feel a kind of horror when he recalls it. For the old and spicy chief of staff, it has been a long time since he has experienced the feeling of powerlessness of last night.

On the surface, it seems that the military department almost auctioned the required potion at the lowest cost last night, but the Marquis Douglas, who personally controlled all this, knew that the recovery of the potion was certainly one of the main purposes of this operation, but more importantly, he wanted to find the potential owner of the potion through this auction.

For last night's auction, the Imperial Military Department was fully prepared, and even the administrator of the black market bought a lot. However, apart from the bottle of Aobo Gravel Elixir that Alfie, who was known to have a large amount of potions, accidentally photographed at the beginning, the source of the other potions was unexpectedly nothing. From this point of view, there is no doubt that this operation of the military department failed.

The mysterious sweeper buyer, the military department used almost all its strength to find no trace of the existence of the other party, which made Marquis Douglas have a deep sense of frustration. What made him even more depressed was that after inspection, he found that all the potions used by the other party as auction chips were actually from Master Madison.

The military department couldn't even find out if the batch was in Alfie's possession, because it was confirmed by the black market administrator that since Alfie's accidental exposure in the beginning, the VIP private room he was in had not completed any further auctions, and there was no evidence that Alfie had ever traded with the mysterious buyer.

At one point, the Marquis of Douglas began to suspect that Alfie had deliberately exposed himself by auctioning off the bottle of Aobo Gravel Elixir in the first place, in order to prove that the later sweeping behavior had nothing to do with him.

But the Marquis of Douglas did not want to believe this in his heart, so there was no doubt that there was a traitor within the Imperial Army. Marquis Douglas felt that this was a huge denial of his many years of work, and it had to be said that it was a kind of sadness that he had worked so hard to run the Imperial Military Department for so many years and ended up with such a result.

Marquis Douglas, who has always been resolute, tried to activate the visual communication ball in front of him more than once, but he stopped at the last moment, and he didn't know how to report this "failure" to the marshal.

At this point, the visual teleporter on the table flashes automatically, indicating that someone is actively contacting him through the visual teleport. Marquis Douglas was stunned, the only contact person for this visual ballball was His Excellency the Marshal.

Marquis Douglas hesitated, took a deep breath, stood up and adjusted his military uniform, stretched out his hand to open the visual communication ball, and a projection appeared in front of him, and the heroic figure of Marshal Sebastian appeared in the projection.

"Your Excellency Marshal......" Marquis Douglas did not know how to speak after giving a military salute. The failure at this auction was a rare defeat since he took charge of the Imperial War in place of Field Marshal Sebastin, and Marquis Douglas really had no shame in meeting His Excellency the Field Marshal who trusted him.

Marshal Sebastian in the projection waved his hand and said magnanimously: "Marquis Douglas, I already know about the auction." Although we haven't found out who the opponent is, I believe that other forces can't find out anything either, we don't have to dig up other sources of potions, as long as we monopolize all the potions on the market, our goal has been achieved. ”

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I disappointed you. Even though the marshal had no intention of pursuing further, the Marquis Douglas still apologized frankly. This is a matter of attitude, and Marshal Sebastin, as a superior person, can not be held accountable, but he must let the marshal know that he has recognized his mistake.

"This matter can be turned over. Marshal Sebastian re-emphasized, he didn't want this right-hand man to leave a shadow in his heart, "According to the results of our previous discussions, you divide one-third of the potion obtained this time and prepare it to be handed over to Arudi's men. ”

"Do you really want to do this?" asked the Marquis of Douglas, with an embarrassed look on his face.

When Marshal Sebastian made this suggestion, Marquis Douglas objected, the reason was very simple, although "Hawkeye" Arudi was once a former imperial marshal, but now after all, he has announced that he has separated from the imperial military department and is no longer under the control of the military department.

"Why not? You and I know why Arudi retired from active duty in the first place, and judging from his performance over the years, although he has been relieved of his military position, he still treats himself as an imperial soldier. If he hadn't been silently guarding the northwest of the empire, this rebellion of the thieves would have spread to more parts of the empire. What reason do we have to doubt the loyalty of such a veteran who enjoys great prestige both in the army and among the people?" Sebastian did not hesitate to praise his predecessor, which shows the prestige of the old marshal.

"But I'm afraid Your Majesty will be upset by this. Marquis Douglas said worriedly. When the old marshal and His Majesty the Emperor broke up unhappily, it can be said that Rey III's disrespect for Arudi has always been in his heart, if it weren't for the old marshal's achievements and prestige, I am afraid that he would have been taken down by the young and vigorous Rey III under the pretext.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry, I will explain to him personally when I return to the imperial capital. Marshal Sebastian said proudly.

"Well, then, as you wish. I wonder who Arudy sent to hand over to us this time, is it reliable?" the Marquis of Douglas reminded vaguely. The potions were a huge fortune and war materiel, and if the news leaked out, he doubted that Arudi's men would be able to safely bring them back to where Arudi was stationed.

"Don't worry, this time Arudi has made a lot of money, and he sent those two little princesses out. Sebastian said with a smile on her face.

"Little princess......" Marquis Douglas was deeply shocked by this message. It seems that Marshal Sebastian and Arudi have long been in contact, and the Imperial Military Department of such an important intelligence has not even gotten the slightest rumor.

Marquis Douglas's face darkened, it seems that it is necessary to properly rectify the intelligence system of the Imperial Military Department, this is simply a dereliction of duty!

"As far as I know, Arudi's initiative to show favor to His Majesty this time is entirely for the celebration of Port Royal in the near future, and it is undoubtedly the most appropriate time to let the two little princesses return at that time. Therefore, during this period of time, the Imperial Military Department must keep an eye on all forces, and there must be no accidents!" Marshal Sebastian admonished with a serious expression.

The failure in the black market auction is understandable, and the flaws in the military department's intelligence system are understandable, but there must be no accidents at the Port Royal celebration, otherwise the Imperial Military Department will not only face the wrath of His Majesty the Emperor, but also become the target of attacks by other forces!

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