"Attack, attack, don't stop!"

At the beginning of the battle against the Black Rock Palace, the mercenaries were suppressed by the garrison in the city. The power of the magic cannon frightened those stragglers for a while, but several mercenary groups of mercenaries stood up, and the mercenary leaders united to attack the fortified positions with relatively well-organized and disciplined mercenary group troops, which was able to withstand the disadvantages at the beginning of the battle.

The garrison in the Blackstone Palace was only five hundred people, while the mercenaries besieging the city were two or three thousand, and the difference in strength was quite large. Of course, the garrisons inside the Blackstone Palace are not all the strength of the Rupert family, and they still have a few scattered garrisons in the city of Fotagen. When it was discovered that the Black Stone Palace was attacked by mercenaries, some garrisons immediately took the initiative to come to the rescue, but they were intercepted by the mercenaries on the periphery of the battlefield, and easily eliminated these small and scattered reinforcements.

After discovering this situation, the other garrisons in the city did not dare to rescue the Black Stone Palace, on the one hand, their forces were scattered, no one could unite all the troops, and they did not dare to act at will without Rodney's orders;

The Black Stone Palace, without reinforcements, could not withstand the attack of the mercenaries, and when the magic guide cannon erected on the city wall did not continue to fire for a long time, the besieging mercenaries knew that the opponent's magic guide cannon had been dumbed.

Without the help of the magic cannon in the defense of the city, the garrison in the Black Stone Palace soon lost the confidence to continue to defend the city, and the mercenaries who had fought bloodily for most of the day burst out with the most powerful battle spirit at dusk, and conquered the outer walls of the Black Stone Palace in one fell swoop. The only thing the mercenaries did after entering the Blackstone Palace was to frantically loot the wealth in the Blackstone Palace, they didn't care about how much artistic value the paintings hung on the walls were, and they didn't think about how many years those antiques were treasures, they only robbed those things that could be clearly estimated in value, gold, silver, or those dazzling jewels that were very valuable at a glance, and all of them would be destroyed by them, without any pity at all.

In order to grab more valuable things, they even forgot the original intention of attacking the Blackstone Palace, and the fact that those who proposed to attack the Blackstone Palace at the beginning quietly disappeared was also ignored by them, and these mercenaries only cared about looting in the Blackstone Palace, completely forgetting about Rodney and the Rupert family.

Even though night had fallen, the Blackstone Palace was still so bright—not because it was brightly lit, but because the torches in the hands of the mercenaries who broke into the Blackstone Palace were so dazzling that it was impossible to ignore.

Burning, killing and looting, even the adventurer with a simple nature has become a ferocious beast after joining this battle, and the famous palace of the Black Stone Palace has ushered in its end under the hands of a group of mercenaries.

The inhabitants of the other districts of the city were even more terrified when they saw the burning scene of the Black Stone Palace, and the night market in Vortagen City was as cold as the water of the Ridi River, and there were no hawkers or citizens visiting the night market, all of whom hid in their homes or shops, not daring to sleep, and could only wait for the end of this catastrophe in fear.

Ironically, although the night market in Vortagan City has dimmed, the burning Blackstone Palace still makes the city shine so brightly.

How many people were paying attention to the burning Blackstone Palace on this night?

At the very least, there is a pair of eyes with great interest and aristocratic taste, watching one of the greatest tragedies of the world as if they were enjoying an opera.

"War, it's funny, that's why my father was so fascinated by it. In the best private room of the Hearthburg restaurant, Arnold leaned back comfortably in his chair, elegantly and slightly arrogantly cross-legged, looking at the Black Stone Palace decorated with flames, and the smile on his face was so out of place in the atmosphere, "Although it was only an inconspicuous battle, it was a real battle, and the kind of murderous intent that had been revealed in the reddened eyes was truly worthy of Sid's smile." ”

There was no light in the room, the curtains by the window were open, if it was normal, then Arnold's body should be a faint moon shadow like silver veil, but at this moment, Arnold's face was red by the fire light from the Black Rock Palace, although the light transmitted here has become very weak, but the fire stained on Arnold's face is still burning a frightening red.

On the table beside Arnold, there was also a glass jar, and the fire did not shine on the glass jar, but only faintly saw that the jar seemed to contain something, revealing a dark shadow.

Webb Rodney, I had never heard of this name before I came to Vortagen, but from this day forward, I will remember it for the rest of my life. Whether it is an accurate analysis of the situation or a decisive decision, if he were to be replaced, I believe that he would be a peerless conspirator who is in no way inferior to John Fonner. ”

Arnold patted the jar beside him. "Do you say yes, Mr. Haze Bruthu?"

There was a gurgling sound from the jar, and the dark shadow inside shook.

"The current chaos portends a very clear future, after the disappearance of Earl Vortagen, the only direct heir Ackerman and most of the officials of Vortagan City have been 'killed' in this riot, and the Vortagan Lord, who has hidden countless wealth, is left with no one with enough standing to rule it, so it is clear how my tiger-like father and the ambitious cousin will react. ”

Arnold stood up and turned to the door.

"How can I fall behind when an old man like Mr. Rodney has such great power of action? ”

His fingers tapped on the lid of the can, but Arnold's expression didn't seem to be irritated, he was waiting for someone, but the waiting time wasn't boring for him.

"Ahh ”

There was a knock on the door, and Arnold woke up from his delusion and shouted to the door, "Please come in." ”

The door was pushed open, and John Fonner appeared in the doorway.

Arnold...... Sir, we meet again. ”

"'Sir'?" Arnold raised his chin slightly, although the light in the room was not very sufficient, so he couldn't see Funner's face clearly, but that cold tone could still make him understand Funner's attitude, "It really makes me sad, you didn't call me that before." ”

"It's not the same now, your identity has changed, and you're ......" Funner took a few steps, the fire outside the window hitting his face so that Arnold could read his expression a little more clearly, "You've changed too." ”

"I've changed too?" Arnold frowned, "which point do you mean?"

"You didn't speak like this before, and although the gloomy feeling was just as uncomfortable, you were at least a teenager compared to now. ”

"Anyone who has been through something like this will grow. Arnold raised his head and pointed his chin at Funner, "Jean, if he survives." ”

"This is for the cold mountain collar. Funner didn't have any expression on his face.

"Is it for the cold mountain leader, or is it for Tegman?" Arnold quickly asked rhetorically, "You should understand what my father is doing this for. ”

Funner's face didn't change in any way, and he didn't answer Arnold's question. "You brought me here to talk about this?"

"You're here to get me, but when you see my letter, don't you come too?" Arnold glanced at Funner's waist, "and he didn't have any weapons with him." ”

"How do you know I'm not here to arrest you?" Fonner put his hands on his waist and pushed the hem of his shirt back, "Besides, why do you think that I can't arrest you without a weapon? ”

"I didn't expect you to say that about me......" Arnold chuckled and reached out to brush his hair back, "Although many people think so, it's a bit too much for you to say it directly, right?"

"It's good that you know what to do. Fonnard carefully observed Arnold's expression, although he couldn't see clearly because the other party was backlit, but Fonner still relied on the eyesight he had honed over many years of military career to observe the look on Arnold's face that was not easy to notice.

It was complete confidence, which Fonna had expected when he saw the letter that suddenly appeared at the door of his room, although he didn't know how Arnold learned about his coming to Vortagen, but since the other party dared to invite him over, it meant that Arnold had the confidence to deal with him.

"Now that you're here, hear what I have to offer. Arnold raised his hand and gestured to the chair behind Fonter near the doorway, "It's just a waste of time, are you still afraid of a defenseless sick man like me?"

"To be honest, I'm really scared. Fonner sat down, rubbing his thumb against the knuckle of his index finger, looking at Arnold with wariness in his eyes, "Warriors like Payne's have died at your hands, and the sad look on his father Harper's face when he learned the news has remained in my mind. I'm also a family member and I don't want them to be sad. ”

"Davide......" Arnold's eyes drooped when he heard Fonter mention the names of Harper and Penn and his son, he sat back in his seat, and his voice became much colder, "Are you angry about Penn's death? Grief for Harper to lose his son?"

"Although I also have some sympathy for your plight, it is all for the sake of Leng Shanling. Fonner's expression was very rigid, completely lacking his open-mindedness and humor in front of his nephew, "At least Lord Duke didn't think about harming your life, you shouldn't just think about yourself, you should also think about the cold mountain lord and the people in the territory - how can the cold mountain lord maintain his position and protect his people under a sick and weak lord!"

"That's not a reason for you to betray me!" Arnold's voice suddenly turned cold, and his gaze at Fonner became rather cold, "If you're just a martial artist, then I can forgive you for being brainless, because someone like Lord Titus Leslie would think so." But you are the wise general of the cold mountain lord, I don't believe that you would think so simply that the only way to protect the territory and the people is through the force of the lord. ”

"It's probably not the only way, but it's the most effective way. Funner's face was still stiff, "That's why we're following Master Tigerman." ”

Arnold stared at Fonnar for a moment.

"If you have to say something so against your will, then I can't help it—I can't force your mouth to say what I want to hear. However, I have another question, and if you can answer me in such a tone that question, then I will not ask you anything more tonight. ”

Arnold's fingers tapped on the jar, and Funner's eyes couldn't help but notice the glass jar, but he couldn't see what was inside.

"Do you think the matter of Earl Fokenrey being placed under house arrest is for the Leng Shan Ling?"

Fonner's expression froze.