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The huge fortress built deep in the forest is like a dark cloud sleeping on the earth, and not many people know who built it here, and not many people know whether this fortress or this forest came first. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoOnly the high-ranking mercenaries of the Mercenary Guild know which entrance to the forest can approach this fortress, and only the leaders of the nine mercenary groups can sit in the fortress and deliberate.

A group of centaurs was speeding into the fortress, but the mercenaries didn't have impatience on their faces.

"Master, Heck, he's back. A childish voice reached the ears of the Mercenary Guild Leader, who was sitting on a pure black stone pedestal that resembled the King's Throne, and his face was obscured by the shadow of light. The necklace he wore around his neck was particularly eye-catching, because the pendant of the necklace was a pure blue gemstone, the blue color that made one have to look at it when looking at the sky from the shallow seabed.

But neither Heck nor the servant with a childish voice, who had walked in in small steps, looked up at the gem, and both dared to look down at the slate, as if the gem and the guildmaster sitting on the throne of blackstone were not to be blasphemed.

"The subordinates are guilty and flee, please ask the master to surrender..."Heck walked five meters away from the Black Stone Throne and immediately knelt on the ground, his upper body lying on the ground.

"Your punishment is not severe, but death," the guildmaster's voice was penetrating, like the light of a gem, "I will have people treat your family well, and your friends, and they will not be held accountable." ”

"Thanks to the host for his leniency... Rose Mander, she's dead, too, and..."

"I know that you have ruined my deployment in the Kingdom of Sallins for many years, and despite the influence of that man, you have not been able to protect any of the gains, but have been uprooted. I was disappointed. ”

"Rosemande, she and Ammeh..."

"Needless to say, you go down. ”

Heck felt as if he had been pressed to his neck with a cold knife, and his whole body trembled unconsciously. However, he slowly stood up after half a minute, and walked back out of the room facing the Blackstone Throne. A puddle of sweat appeared where he had fallen, and the sweat stain had an unusually unpleasant smell.

The servant took out a rag and began to clean up the place, and the guild leader suddenly asked, "Who do you think leaked the information about this necklace?"

The servant whispered back as he wiped down the floor, "One of the leaders of the Mercenary Guild... Or the deputy regiment commander and squadron leader. ”

"What if it's not them?"

"That's the Elder Servant beside you. ”

"Is that you?"

"It's not. ”

The guild leader held the gem hanging from the necklace with one hand, and the pure blue light could even penetrate the palm of his hand, making people feel incredible, "Unfortunately, even if you know where it is, you can't take it away, because it is indestructible, and only time can kill the people it protects." ”

There were several mercenary leaders sitting at the crimson table, and Orlando, the leader of the beautiful boy who had just arrived, also sat down, they did not talk to each other, and kept silent waiting for the guild leader to appear.

"Grow up. As soon as all the leaders saw the guild leader's figure, they immediately left their seats and knelt down on one knee.

"You don't have to be formal. The purpose of convening the regimental commanders today is to discuss one thing, about the turmoil caused by the rebel organization. "The turmoil that the guild leader said is that the rebel organization finally chose to win over the invading forces of two ambitious countries. Receiving military support from the Southern Army and some other regions, Black Marsh managed to repel the rebels east of the Black Marsh several times, and those frontal victories boosted the morale of the Duchy of Magini, and many townspeople joined the regular army's logistics to provide assistance to the less centripetal principality. However, the rebels did not sit still, they sent envoys to lead the way for the invading forces of the East Oguna Empire and the Kingdom of Kosai, so that the invading army of the East Oguna Empire, which should have been limited by the terrain and the speed of the march, had entered the east of the Duchy of Mageni and captured several cities that were not weakly defended. The invasion forces of the Cosai Kingdom further expanded the scope of the occupation, and nearly two-thirds of the cities in the northern part of the entire Mageni Principality were taken away, and even the western and central cities of the Duchy were also represented by the Korsai Kingdom Rangers, constantly harassing and cutting off the already small supply lines. Coupled with the Rebel Formation's guidance from the front, Ludwig, as the supreme commander of the Winter Kingdom's military operation, may be immortal, and the day is getting closer and closer for him to attack the capital Black Swamp from the north.

The choice of the rebel organization disappointed some of the rebels, they were all honest peasants in the Mageni Principality, they never thought that they would see the land where they were born and raised being trampled and trampled by other people, they did not think that the Mageni Principality would one day be divided by neighboring countries, and they did not expect that their leaders would ignore their opposition and ignore their feelings.

These rebels did not join the defenders of the Duchy of Magini, and most of them fled in all directions, hoping to harvest the grain that was not yet fully ripe when autumn came. The regular army of the Duchy, which was mired in a war on three fronts, was also worried about food, and the emergency food sold by the Duchy of Noao to the Duchy of Magini at a high price was burned by the light cavalry sent by Ludwig before it arrived. The Duchy of Deramain was also willing to "lend a hand", but the principality with the least land also made an infuriating offer - to cede lands to the southwest. These conditions were accepted by the young Duke of Yannis, and all those loyal to the Duchy of Mageni knew that this was a helpless option, and in the face of the simultaneous invasion of two great powers, even the rebels had not yet settled, and they had no room for bargaining.

"The balance will be broken soon," the guild leader has been more than a month since he last met with these leaders, and the kingdom of Sallins has also undergone a brief but shocking upheaval, "The Duchy of Mageni can be defeated, but it cannot be destroyed by the great powers, this is also the consensus of the other two principalities." It's time for us in the Mercenary Guild to do something to improve the situation. ”

There were only four regimental leaders sitting in the empty seats at the long table, and they would basically show up at the meeting every time, and there were a few regimental leaders who would not appear at least every time. Among them, Reese, the leader of the widow mercenary group with full attendance, was the first to speak: "I support the president's opinion, although the one-year truce agreement between the East Oguna Empire and the West Oguna Empire is about to expire, I don't think they will go to war immediately, on the contrary, both sides will try their best to extend the peace, so I don't have much to worry about in my own place." ”

The leader of the guinea pig mercenary group, Birel, also chimed in: "The war between the Kosai Kingdom and the East Oguna Empire has stopped, and they are all looking at the Duchy of Mageni, coveting the land in the center of the continent, this balance is too important! We can't sit idly by!"

In addition to Birrell and Reese, Orlando and Toya were also present, and the Pillar Priest, who was rarely absent from work, was nowhere to be seen. It stands to reason that both Orlando and Toya should care more than Reese and Bielle, especially Orlando, whose sphere of influence is in the center of the Three Duchyes, but Orlando has been silent, and even Toya seems hesitant.

"What do you think, Orlando and Toya?"

"Lord, I'm more than happy to follow your advice, but... However, I hope that Master Nathaniel's new enchanted weapon will be able to give us the mercenary group, so that I can confidently lead my men to face the attacking forces of the Winter Kingdom or the East Oguna Empire head-on!"

Toya said: "I don't think the Duchy of Mageni is in danger yet, they still have a strong resistance force, and I need to study my swordsmanship during this time, maybe just recently... Get a big breakthrough. "This peasant swordsman is obsessed with swordsmanship, he is the inheritor and promoter of orthodox swordsmanship, if the traditional swordsmanship has a breakthrough in his hands, it must be something that cannot be faked.

"Hmph, you're quite reasonable, I can say that I want to drink more, and I don't want to take part in it!" said Birrell.

"Drinking will only turn your sword into wood. ”

"I don't use a sword!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Reese immediately clapped her palms, and the guild leader also looked at Orlando, "Captain Orlando, do you want Nathaniel's newly forged weapon?"

"Of course!" Orlando was overjoyed, "I've heard that it's a powerful weapon, much more powerful than those helmets of the MONOCULUS mercenary group... But I don't want to change the name of my mercenary group for the sake of these weapons. ”

Birrell didn't even let Orlando go, and he then sarcastically said: "The name of your mercenary group is long and smelly, so don't change it, it's especially disgusting and easy to remember." ”

"Get out of here, you drunk!"

The guildmaster tapped his fingers on the armrest of his seat, and the communicator, who had retreated, walked in.

"Ask Nathaniel if his newly forged weapon is ready for use?" the communicator nodded and left the council chamber, and it wasn't long before the communicator returned empty-handed. Orlando didn't see the other party come back with a weapon sample, and he immediately felt a wave of disappointment, as did the other three regiment commanders, all of whom wanted to see it.

"This is the new weapon forged by Master Nathaniel," the messenger suddenly raised his right hand, as if he was holding something in one hand, but no one could see it, "it was a small weapon. ”

Reese, who was standing nearby, walked over and reached for the communicator's right palm, where she suddenly touched a hard object, cold and sharp, and felt her fingers be cut - from a small, invisible weapon.

"This! What kind of enchanted weapon is this!" Reese quickly withdrew her hand, and the weapon gradually appeared in front of everyone, like a looming rainbow. It turned out to be just a short, plain-looking dagger, a little longer than a slap.

"Master Nathaniel calls it the 'Lightless Kiss', and nothing else can make it manifest unless it encounters a bright light or liquid," the communicator's skin was attached to the dagger, and it didn't even scratch in the slightest, "but Master Nathaniel also said that it can only be used once, and when it appears, it will turn into a normal dagger... Also, Master Nathaniel also said that this weapon, like the previous ones, needs to be controlled by the user himself. ”