"Hasn't it worked out yet?" asked Tasia.

"It works, but I've found more than one node to the west, and after this pillar of light disappears, there is another pillar of light that is sending energy to the shield hundreds of meters away. And as soon as the pillar of light on this side disappeared, the pillar of light on that side became noticeably brighter and thicker. Explains that the Castle Defense Barrier has adjusted the charge of the shield. So we had to destroy the second node. ”

"Do you know the general direction?" Elaine asked.

Xiao Chen said: "It should be in the position of the north." But I think this alchemist should know better, right?"

As soon as Donato saw Xiao Chen coming here, everyone looked at him and hurriedly saluted him, "I know, honorable lordship. I'll take you there, but the shield chamber over there is separate from this side. The master who designed this enchantment made this design in order to prevent any important enchantment component from easily spreading to other places if it had a problem. We had to leave this stone path and enter the stone path on the other side to get there. ”

"Let's go, then. ”

The group followed Donato to the exit of the stone path, where Donato took out his hedron and placed it on the wall, opening the door through the outer hallway.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, seven or eight people were blocked outside.

Xiao Chen recognized that the one who was the leader was the marquis's henchman Marco, and the female mage Ida, who was with him before, was also there, and there was another person beside him who looked very similar to him, and also carried two swords, which must be his brother Marisa. There was also an alchemist in the other team, and it seemed that he was about to open the door, but he didn't expect the door to be opened from the inside first.

The two teams were taken aback by their sudden encounter, and Marko's companions drew their weapons one after another. And Xiao Chen's side was full of mages, and they all took out their staffs in their hands, and the halo of magic began to gather at the top of the staff.

However, to everyone's surprise, Marco did not draw his sword, but shouted: "Stop!"

Seeing his reaction, Xiao Chen's already prepared spiritual detonation in his hand was not released, and he asked, "Mr. Marko, what do you want to say?"

Marco stopped the man on his side with his hand and said, "This is the Lord who calls himself Patin. Now, can you tell me your real name?"

"Does it matter?"

"It's important that after knowing who you are, I can be sure if there is any need to talk to you. Marco said.

"Okay. My name is Xiao Chen, I don't know if you've heard of it?"

"It's you, so it's no wonder. Anyone who is not deaf in Suero has heard your name. Marco seemed to relax a little at this time, "Since it is His Excellency Xiao Chen, then we can talk about a good deal." ”

"I thought the Marquis de Bardini wasn't interested in trading with us. Xiao Chen said.

"Not to do business with the Marquis, but with me. Marco said.

As soon as he said this, Marko's brother and his subordinates were in an uproar, and it was clear that they did not know about Marko's plan. Marco whispered a few words in his brother's ear and glanced at the others to shut them up.

Xiao Chen also stretched out his hand to stop the mages who were ready to go, and said, "We Chinese have always felt that doing business is better than fighting, let me hear what you have to offer." ”

Marco said: "I already knew how powerful the Chinese were before this war began. Actually, I've always been inclined to work with you rather than the Imperials. I know that as long as I come to you in time, the price you offer will not disappoint.

But the Marquis and I saw things from a different perspective, and he felt that preserving his status as a nobleman was more important than anything else, and that the inheritance of the family could be higher than his own life. So he chose the empire after the death of the king.

My brother and I are just two knights from poor backgrounds, and this kind of noble title is not of much value to us, although we have high-level strength, but we have no foundation in the circle, it is difficult to climb up.

On the contrary, I know that there are ordinary people who can make a career out of your place. Many of the slaves who had left the city had become powerful figures who had come back to deal with our stewards. I believe that with our ability, there will be better results. ”

Xiao Chen said: "You want to come to us, but Marquis Bardini doesn't allow it, do you want to come to us yourself?"

"No!" Marco sighed, "I just wanted to ask you to spare Lord Marquis and us. We will not go to the Empire, but to the southern city-states. ”

"Brother, how could the Marquis agree to such a thing?" said Marissa.

Marco said, "Isn't it something that the Marquis could not have imagined that we need to think of for him?"

Xiao Chen said: "So, did you arrange this road for the Marquis on your own initiative? he didn't even know that you were going to 'save' him?"

"I've watched three battles, the first of which was when you ambushed Gary Riot at the Clock Tower, and the second was when the army outside the city fought against Garyot's cavalry. The third is the siege battle that is happening outside right now. I met you here again, I think the shield formation here has been destroyed by you, right?

At this point, I know very well that it is impossible for us to defeat you, the Marquis does not understand military affairs, and has not yet realized how big the gap between the two sides is, and he is still immersed in the illusion that he has the advantage of his own forces and the help of the Black Guard.

He didn't understand that Garriot might not even be able to save his own head, and he was still counting on him. ”

"If it's someone else'......" he glanced at the alchemist Donato, who was standing in the mage's camp, "it's okay to just surrender, but my brother and I have received great favors from the Marquis, and it can be said that the achievements of both of us are given by him, so we can't leave him alone." ”

Xiao Chen said again: "What can you give me?"

Marco said, "I see you've destroyed a shield chamber. I can give you the key to open and control another chamber so that you can close it without even breaking the circle. ”

Xiao Chen said: "This is not enough, without your help, we can do it with a little time." ”

Marco added: "I can transfer all the commanders of the army in the city so that you can catch them all, and I can also tell you the families of the nobles and wealthy merchants in the city." ”

"Do you think the Suero Guards have a chance to turn the tables in front of our army? I reckon they will have a hard time even inflicting casualties on us. As for the nobles and the rich merchants, will they still be able to escape? I hope you will show enough sincerity. ”

Marco knew that he didn't have much leverage in his hands, and he said, "Then tell me, what do you need to be able to agree to my terms?"

Xiao Chen stretched out a finger and said, "Then I'll add a condition to help us deal with those black guards, and I want you to take action personally!"