As the murder in the city of Vortagan became more and more serious, the terrified mercenaries finally united. Although some of the people left the Vortagan Territory fearing the power of the nobility and the danger in the city, the rest of the people, led by some of the leaders, officially sent a sternly worded ultimatum to the Blackstone Palace, declaring that if no explanation was made about the murder of the mercenaries in the city, then all the adventurers and mercenaries in the Vortagan Territory would unite to overthrow the tyranny of the Rupert family, who hired murderers to kill mercenaries.

The sudden change in things made many people a little unable to keep up with the rhythm, although most people knew that sooner or later the mercenaries and the Rupert family would break out into conflict, but they didn't expect it to come so suddenly. Although the mercenaries' reasons may seem to be somewhat stated at first glance, they have no evidence, and they have never heard of a group of mercenaries organizing to issue an ultimatum to the nobles. Perhaps the general public will not notice anything, but in the eyes of some people, the mercenary movements seem limited and strange.

Rodney fought on the lookout of the Blackstone Palace, looking at the mercenaries gathered in front of the Blackstone Palace very indifferently, this time, they were not just here to protest, they really put forward their own demands, and threats.

"Are you all ready?" Perhaps thinking it wasn't interesting to look at these little people, Rodney turned to his two subordinates and asked, "This time, don't let me have any more accidents!"

"Yes, my lord, there will never be any more problems, our people have basically controlled the leadership of that group of mercenaries, it may be difficult to get them to give up, but if you want to stir up their emotions, it is still very easy. Hearing Rodney's inquiry, the gray-robed man hurriedly patted his chest and packed the ticket.

Rodney snorted coldly, not giving his subordinates a good look, "I hope so, if things go wrong again, you'd better pray that you can be like Haze and not come back." ”

The tone was like the cold wind in the far north, which frightened the gray-robed man and retreated.

Rodney stroked the railing of the lookout with a sad look in his eyes.

"After so many years, I didn't expect that I would be asked to destroy all this with my own hands, this Black Stone Palace, how many years have I lived there, I can't imagine that I will leave here alive. ”

Maybe he is old, even if he dedicates his life to the cause of the Black Sheep Society that he believes in, but at this time, Rodney can't help but sigh.

"Let's go, let those damn mercenaries come in. Even if this Black Stone Palace is to be finished, someone must accompany the burial, and there must be enough people, enough people to accompany the burial!"

The gray-robed people silently followed Rodney out of the lookout, they knew that if they left this time, they would probably never return to this Black Stone Palace, and they would not even have a chance to see it again in the future.

When Rodney and the others left, the Black Sheep cultists among the mercenaries immediately got the news, and then they began to encourage the mercenaries to take a posture of attacking the Blackstone Palace, forcing the Rupert family to make a choice. And the garrisons in the Blackstone Palace have also been ordered by Rodney to attack immediately once the mercenaries get close to the Blackstone Palace, and they will be killed.

The conflict broke out under Rodney's deliberate arrangement.

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Inside the church of Vortagen, Father Puran found Father Watt.

"The pastor of the church told me that yesterday Haze Brutus, the business affairs officer of the Rupert family, had been here. "But yesterday I didn't know anything about it. The priest in charge of receiving Brutus said that Brutus had been waiting for me in the side hall yesterday and had not come out, but I had asked the gatekeeper of the church, and Brutus had not left the church, and there was no sign of him in the side hall. ”

Father Watt looked at Father Puran in amazement, although he didn't know Haze, just listening to what Puran said was enough to make people feel strange.

"You're saying that this Haze Brutus has disappeared in the church?"

"That's right. Father Puran nodded, "Besides, I can't think of a reason why Haze came to see me yesterday, and I don't know what he's here for." ”

"Why did you find out today, no one told you that Brutus was here yesterday, and since someone was in charge of receiving him, then he should have come to inform him of this!"

"I've asked the pastor who was in charge of receiving Haze. "But he said that someone had offered to help him pass it on, but he couldn't remember who that person was. ”

Hearing Father Puran say this, Father Watt's face suddenly became solemn, and he began to realize the seriousness of this matter.

"Was the church invaded yesterday?" he immediately thought of this, the church of Vortagan was small and there weren't many clergy in total, so the priest couldn't make sense not to know the person who had helped him inform Father Puran, "Are you sure? If that's the case, then the implication behind this is very serious, not only our secrets, but also the safety of everyone in this church can be threatened at any time!"

"It is precisely because of this that I came to discuss with you in the first place, and did not publicly investigate this matter. Father Puran pursed his lips tightly, which made his stereotypical face look more serious, "Do you think that the one who invaded the church could be the murderer who has been killing mercenaries all over the city recently?"

"I don't know if it's the murderer, but I think of something else. Father Watt took out a letter from his clergyman's robe, "This is the invitation sent by the Blackstone Palace yesterday, you can take a look." ”

"Yesterday?" Father Pullan took the letter in surprise, he didn't quite understand, since someone from the Black Stone Palace had already come to deliver the invitation yesterday, why did Haze make an extra trip, or did Haze's intention to come have something to do with this invitation?

Father Puran opened the envelope, only to find it empty, with not half a sheet of paper.

"This ......," Father Puran was taken aback, but after a moment he understood, "is this also the work of the man who invaded the church?"

"I guess so. Father Watt nodded, "He seems to be holding back something, not letting you see Haze, and taking the invitation from the envelope, I think this person is probably trying to avoid us from contacting the Blackstone Palace, even if it was only yesterday." ”

"Then why did this person do this?" Father Pullan couldn't help but fall into deep thought, "I really don't understand, I don't want us to have contact with the Black Stone Palace, but you don't come to contact us directly, who this person could be......

"I think maybe we'll find out soon. Father Watt walked to the windowsill and opened the window to let the outside wind blow into the room, while the window in his room happened to be facing the Blackstone Palace, "Even if he knew that we would eventually contact the Blackstone Palace, he would have to stop this from happening in the time of yesterday, then, there should be the result he wants to see today." It's just that I don't know if we can see the same result......"

As soon as Father Watt finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from the side of the Black Stone Palace, and then a chaotic shout also came from that side.

"What's going on?" Father Pullan suddenly became nervous, Father Watt hadn't heard the sound, but he had only heard it some time ago—it was the sound of the Blackstone Palace's magic cannon firing!

However, this time was different from the previous time when Ackerman attacked the mercenaries with a magic cannon, and within a few minutes, the deafening sound came again.

Father Watt stood in front of the window, staring blankly in the direction of the Black Stone Palace, his eyesight was not bad, and he could barely see the movement in front of the Black Stone Palace.

"Actually...... Those mercenaries are actually attacking the Black Rock Palace, this ......"

Father Pullan also walked to the window, and when he saw the black smoke rising from the direction of the Black Stone Palace, his usually rigid face showed a look of shock.

"Oh my God, this, this...... I can't believe it, are those mercenaries crazy? They don't know what the consequences will be! Rodney too, can't he just restrain himself? Archangel is above, what will become of the Vortagan Territory? What will become of this Vortagan City and the people in the city......

Listening to Father Pran's muttering, Father Watt could only remain silent, for what he had just thought of would probably run counter to Father Pran's sorrow.

"We have to do something!" Father Puran turned around and looked at Father Watt anxiously, "If these two sides are really allowed to fight like this, then not only will the order of Vortagan City be destroyed, but also the rare city of Vortagan City, and the traditions and prosperity accumulated over the centuries will be completely destroyed in this turmoil!"

Father Watt pursed his lips tightly, but did not respond to Father Poran's words of compassion.

Seeing that Father Watt did not speak, Father Puran became more and more anxious. "We should come forward now to mediate their war, and if the church intervenes, at least they will give this face. ”

"Rodney may accept your mediation, but what about the mercenaries?" asked Father Watt rhetorically, "these people may not stop once they fall into the blindness of battle, they have no way out. What's more, not all of these people believe in the archangels. ”

The corners of Father Pran's mouth twitched, although he didn't want to see such a thing happen in the city of Fotagen, but what could he do? As Watt said, once the mercenaries were determined to go to war with the nobles, then they really couldn't stop, and whether the other lords liked the Rupert family or not, they had to regard these mercenaries who dared to challenge the authority of the nobility as enemies in order to maintain the stability of their rule.

"Then are we just going to watch things get out of hand?" said Father Poran's tone a little sad, he really had feelings for the city, "if this continues, whether the mercenaries win or lose, the city will inevitably suffer." If the mercenaries were defeated by Rodney, they would become a rout, and if they lost discipline and order, they would flee to the city, and the city would suffer. And even if they succeed in defeating Rodney, will these mercenaries be able to manage the city? The final result is that they will forget their original intention in the blink of an eye, and then, in the chaos and anxiety of being attacked by other lords, they will be reckless in the city and enjoy their last lives...... But this is a very sad thing!"

"I'll report this to Duke Louis, and Snowon will help resolve the mess these mercenaries have caused. Father Watt turned his head and said in a stiff tone, "Leave these matters to the Duke." ”

Father Puran glanced at Watt like. "What will Duke Louis do, like Duke Tegman, and put the Vortagan Territory into his territory?"

Father Watt was silent and did not answer Poulan's question.

yes, what will he do, duke?

Watt's eyes drooped in mournful light, and now in his mind, the young face of Duke Louis, always with a sarcastic smile, came to mind.

Although Archbishop Benedict has been teaching the Duke Archangel about charity, but, after all, he is from the Tamska family, can the Archbishop's teachings really change the nature of a duke?