Chapter 7 Each has his own mind
"Hehe, there are a total of seventeen traps around this manor, and there are seven species of plants that can pose a threat to us, eleven animals, two large animals, three small and medium-sized animals, and six insect groups. There are twelve members of the Cross family dressed as servants, twenty-five armored knights on the top floor, and two high-level structures. ”
Shepis closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes and said lightly, "This kind of force is indeed enough to keep the two of us, but Patriarch Phil must understand that the Red Rose is an assassin organization. If you force us to leave us behind now, and leave aside the assassination and revenge in the future, aren't you afraid that in the battle, you will accidentally injure His Highness Brian upstairs? ”
"Red Rose and high-ranking assassins here?" The half-elf's face changed, and he finally lost his usual composure.
Brian on the top floor is indeed the death den of the Cross family, if something happens to the third prince here, let alone taking the heir, the Cross family will no longer even have the foundation of Breland, and the royal family will not let them go.
Phil's face changed several times, but his eyes fell on the golden tanuki in his arms, but he regained his composure, and smiled "fluttering", revealing an elegant smile, "I almost scared His Excellency Shelpis, I admit that Red Rose is very powerful, and can detect our arrangement in the manor, it seems that you have done a thorough reconnaissance in the first two days." ”
The half-elf stroked the golden fur of the little civet cat, and there was a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
"The waste in the family is really useless, and at my repeated request, outsiders have even found out the whereabouts of His Highness Brian. However, I don't believe that there are any high-ranking assassins of the Red Roses here. You must know that the little guy in my arms, but the rare leopard-print chinchilla, no one can hide from its ears and eyes, sneak into this small building, and threaten His Highness Brian! ”
"Woohoo!" As soon as Phil Cross's words fell, the golden tanuki in his arms suddenly had fur all over his body, like a hedgehog. The tanuki jumped out of the arms of the half-elf with a small jump, and before it landed, its body swelled sharply, instantly turning into a golden-veined big cat with a body length of more than two meters.
The leopard-print chinchilla bared its teeth and roared, spinning uneasily in the living room, its sharp claws plowing deep marks on the bluestone floor.
"Alva!" The half-elf exclaimed in a low voice, looking at the leopard chinchilla in disbelief.
"Whew!" Hearing the call of his master, the leopard chinchilla turned his head and roared in a low voice, with a look of confusion in the cat's eyes. After wandering around the spot twice again, My Neighbor Totoro finally shrunk and jumped back into his owner's arms, his erected fur calming down.
Shepis watched coldly at the leopard-print chinchilla's movements, and a meaningful smile hung on the corner of his mouth. Before the entire joint team entered the world of Alberon, Xu Mo asked everyone to show their main skills and equipment, so that he could make overall arrangements in the battle and maximize his overall combat power.
In addition to Xu Mo's two golden plot weapons, which are greatly admired, the dream of Ysera on his body is also enviable. This dragon scale cloak created by the Green Dragon Queen herself, combined with the stealth skills of the young man, can almost be said to be a thief's magic skill.
Not to mention the leopard chinchilla, those immortals and demons in the fairy sword world have never seen through his traces. Unless he was willing to reveal his own hiding, or had Wood's extremely biased super pupil power talent, it was almost impossible to detect his presence.
The leopard chinchilla's abnormal movement just now was just Xu Mo deliberately revealing a little breath to show his existence, and then he hid again and disappeared without a trace.
"Patriarch Phil, do you believe me now?" Shepis took a sip of red wine and said with a smile.
The half-elf's face was cloudy, and Alva just said that he felt a strange aura, so there should indeed be other assassins lurking in the small building. Thinking of this, Patriarch Phil couldn't help but feel great remorse, he shouldn't have let the third prince be in the same place with them during the negotiation.
Looking down at Alva in his arms, the half-elf felt helpless in his heart. A trained adult leopard-print chinchilla has a keen senses, and so far, no assassin has been able to get close to where the chinchilla is within 100 meters.
It seems that the assassin hiding in the shadows is probably a shadow dancer who specializes in shadow stealth, and perhaps also has a high-level shadow dragon pattern. Maybe even ......
Thinking of this, Phil shuddered and quickly put the thought in his head. Demigod-level realm assassins are rarer than dragon knights, and even for the sake of the dragon crystal vein, it is unlikely that they will come here.
While the half-elf patriarch was pondering, the door of the living room was pushed open from outside, and the old butler Joey stepped in lightly, leaned over and whispered a few times in Phil's ear.
The half-elf's expression slowly calmed down, and his face returned to a look of honor and disgrace, and he spoke with a light smile.
"Just now it was just a joke, and please don't worry about it. However, the strength of your organization is so amazing that it makes people look forward to our cooperation even more. His Royal Highness Brian has just rumored that if your organization is willing to send someone to participate in this operation, he will thank you with the royal treasure! ”
"This commission requires the organization to send a large number of people, and we have to discuss it before we can reply to you and Your Highness!" Shepis shook his head and said, "But no matter what, in the name of Red Rose, we guarantee that we will not divulge the contents of this conversation to anyone. ”
"Well, then, due to the time frame of the mandate, your organization must give us a reply within three days, otherwise we will have to send a commission to someone else." Phil said helplessly.
With the words of the half-elf, a prompt also sounded in Shepis's soul seal, indicating that the time limit for accepting the quest is three days, otherwise the main quest will fail by default.
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"Patriarch, do you want to start an ambush in the woods, at this time, I believe that the hidden assassins in the manor should have left!" Joey whispered to the two men in the study.
The half-elf's heart moved, and he raised his eyes to look at the third prince, Brian. The Cross family, who possess the animal husbandry dragon pattern, are not only heavily fortified in the manor, but also have many fighting creatures in the woods on the outskirts of the manor. Otherwise, with Brian's identity, how could he rest assured that he would only bring more than twenty armored knights to this remote manor.
"Patriarch Phil don't worry, Count Anna once told me that the reputation of the Red Rose Organization is excellent, and whether it accepts the mission or not, it will not leak the content of the commission to the outside world." The third prince looked at the worried Clos parents and said with a smile.
When Brian turned his head again and looked out the window at the carriage that was moving away from the manor, there was a flash of fire in his eyes. Brian still has a message in his heart that has not been revealed to the half-elves, and Countess Anna has also told him that the Red Rose Organization has not failed a single case so far as it is the assassination mission that it has undertaken!
Today's temptation gave Brian the illusion that the Red Rose Organization was indeed very powerful, and it was even possible that it might even have a demigod-level assassin. After all, the assassins who were able to sneak into Cross's Manor today without the induction of the leopard chinchilla should not be their most powerful assassins.
The Cross family hopes to be escorted by the other party in the next mission, but Brian has other ideas. Obtaining the Dragon Crystal Vein and enlisting the support of the Heavy Ministers and the Twelve Dragon Pattern Families is the right path. However, since he participated in the succession, Brian has no way out, and if the right path does not work, then he must find another way.
If the battle for the Dragon Crystal Vein fails, Brian uses this as an opportunity to ask the Red Rose Organization to send a top killer to help him assassinate a contender for the throne. Under normal circumstances, the success rate of this kind of assassination is extremely low, and if it fails, it will be ruined and completely lose the possibility of inheriting the throne.
However, if there are really demigod-level assassins to make a move, or if there are a few more shadow-level assassins, it will also be a kind of last-ditch killer feature. As long as Red Rose can help him ascend to the throne, let alone a few royal treasures, even if Brian empties half of the treasury, he will not hesitate to do so.
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"Old K, why don't you let me determine the task? I feel like Phil can say almost everything clearly. As for remuneration...... You can take the task and bargain again! Shepis asked, a little confused.
Whether the reincarnation accepts the main quest or not is a different matter from the reward promised by the half-elf patriarch. Shepis means to take over the main quest in the soul mark first, and as for the plot characters, you can go back and delay the time first, and then bargain with Phil to let Prince Brian take out a few more royal treasures.
"Hehe, no hurry!" Xu Mo's figure suddenly appeared in the carriage and said with a smile, "The main quest is already clear, but if we take it right now, the slight advantage given to us by the space will be missed......"
"What do you mean by that advantage? I haven't had any score until now......," Sappis glanced at the young man angrily.
"Well, anyway, the information is almost the same now, I can tell you!" Xu Mo pondered for a moment, then spoke, "If we take on the main quest now, who do you think will lead the escort team?" ”
Hearing Xu Mo's words, Xue Pis frowned, and there was a trace of strangeness in his heart, and he said in a deep voice: "It is impossible for the third prince Brian to go to the dungeon to sign the contract in person, and the negotiation with the dark elves cannot be handed over to us, so it can only be led by Phil!" ”
"That's right, whether or not we can lead the negotiations with the dark elves has no impact on our main quest. But...... The leadership of the escort team, however, is very important to us, and it will largely determine the outcome of our war with the other top teams! Xu Mo said solemnly, "Before the mission begins, we must win the leadership of the escort team. ”
"It can't be! With Phil here, we can't let the third prince Brian change the leader of the escort team, and it's too late in time! Shepis said with a frown.
"What if...... What happened to our Phil patriarch? Xu Mo had a cruel smile on his face.