"Welcome, giant. The little boy greeted the strong man possessed by the old dwarf, and said in a childish voice, "All twelve councillors have arrived, and the meeting may begin." Heller, please go and your disciples and keep watch at the foot of the mountain. ”

"As you wish, Your Excellency. ”

A middle-aged man crossed his hands over his chest and bowed slightly to the Shadow Speaker, then led several men and women dressed as hunters down the improvised path. Only 13 of the top of the Shadow Council remain on the top of the mountain.

Speaker Shadow spoke, "Today's gathering is about our future, and I have an important proposal that needs your support. Before I publish the detailed plan, I will keep each other informed of our progress, as is customary. ”

"Giant, Severn, Ugarcy, Spider-King, Misgen, the five of you are the controllers of the Kamen Brotherhood, please introduce the situation of the five families and the Brotherhood first. ”

The five named councillors each stepped forward and exchanged glances with each other, and a bald old man with a rosacea nose smiled "elegantly": "I'm Congressman Misgan, I'll start first." After saying that, he covered his mouth full of rotten teeth and muttered, "This body is really bad...... Well, it doesn't matter. ”

Councillor Misgen spread his hands and continued, "As we all know, my line is dedicated to gathering intelligence from the upper class. During this time, I followed the instructions of the Speaker to follow the events between the Kingdom of Borui and the Marquess of Wimbledon. Fifteen days earlier, the Pope had left the Red Harbor with the Marquisess, and the Kingdom of Borui's attempt to recruit the Marquis had completely failed, and the five families of Borui had held a secret meeting to discuss countermeasures. ”

"One of my disciples has the natural ability to spy on intelligence, and I know the content of the meetings of the five great families very well. Hehe......"

Congressman Misgan covered his mouth and chuckled, his eyes sly and charming. The others saw an ugly, balding old man writhing there, and they all felt the urge to vomit. Ignoring the reaction of the crowd, Mischan continued: "Every plan discussed by the great nobles was ruthlessly refuted, and in fact, they were helpless against the Marquis. In the end, the handsome young master Raymond proposed a direct attack on the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce, and cited two reasons. ”

"First of all, while the Marquis tied up the barbarians, she herself was kidnapped by the barbarians. More than 300 barbarian warriors are enough to cause unease and jealousy among the major forces, including the Kingdom of Gambis and the Centaur Hills. Before the barbarian warriors left the human realm, the marquis could only stay in the centaur hills, staring at them. This period was the weakest moment for the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce, and the Kingdom of Duoduo and the Sassan Empire were eager to see the Marquisess in a hurry, and they would definitely not mind the Borui Kingdom's move to clean up the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce...... Oh, the stronger Sophia's strength is, the more difficult it will be for the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce to survive!"

"Second, 60 percent of the chamber's profits come from free traders. After a pause, Mischan shook his head and said: "Unbelievable, lowly free folk traders are actually the basis of the Chamber of Commerce? Those big nobles don't believe this statement either, Young Master Raymond called the three stewards of the Ephesus Chamber of Commerce to the venue, and the representatives of the five major families carefully interrogated the stewards before recognizing Young Master Raymond's opinion." ”

"Your Excellency Giant, the fact that a noble young master can have such insight is the result of your secret inducement. Right?" Councillor Misgen winked his eyes at Giant Hook.

It's disgusting......

The corners of the old dwarf's mouth twitched, and he said indifferently, "I'll explain later." ”

Misgen gave a creepy smile and said, "Master Raymond said that it is easier to coerce the freeman traders than to win over the Marquis. The Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce lost the support of the Freeman traders and was essentially finished. The Marquis didn't want the Chamber of Commerce to collapse, so she could only compromise with the Borui Kingdom. If the Marquis didn't compromise and lost the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce, she wouldn't be able to transport the medicinal materials out, and the Nanfeng Chamber of Commerce would still be able to get the key medicinal materials in the end. ”

"Master Raymond offered to exchange the recipe for the Boiling Blood Elixir for the support of the Kingdom of Duoduo and the Sarsanid Empire, and at the same time ordered the Kamen Brotherhood to coerce the Free Folk traders. The Five Great Families agreed to his plan. ”

"Hey, why don't you have an incomprehensible expression? Congressman Misgan said, rolling his eyes.

"Misgen, you speak in a very screpe, and I doubt that you are the maid of a noble lady. The giant resisted the urge to punch the old bald man to death, and said in a muffled voice: "It's actually very simple, it's like two fishing gangs fighting, one group catches a priceless lizard, and the other gang first buys the sheriff, and then hires villains to scuttle the opponent's fishing boat, kill the opponent's minions, buy the opponent's fishermen, intimidate the opponent's business partners, and finally force the opponent to hand over the lizard." ”

One by one, the councillors showed expressions of sudden realization, and the giant spat on the ground and mocked: "We have done a lot of this kind of thing, but it is not as big as the nobles." The noble young master's idea was given to him by me, and the five major families thought it was a clever plan. It seems that aristocrats and hooligans are the difference between big villains and little villains. He added, "Your Excellency, several of us have fulfilled your request. The aristocratic young master ordered the Kamen Brotherhood to send men to the four major cities of the Kingdom of Dordor to coerce the local traders. But ......"

"Is there anything difficult about it?" asked the Speaker in a flat tone.

The giant said succinctly, "The task is too tight, and the Brotherhood's strength is insufficient. We need 200 Blood Guards!"

"I'm Shadow Councillor Nightmare. A young hunter spoke: "With more than 40,000 members of the Brotherhood of Kamen, seven or eight thousand well-trained thugs, and more than 800 elite mercenaries, is this strength not enough to deal with the thieves' union in four cities?"

"I'm Spider King, Councillor of Shadows. A middle-aged man who looked like a farmer beside the giant said: "Nightmare, the war of the thieves' union has its own rules, although the five major families have bought off the top of the Duoduo Kingdom and the Sassan Empire, but the city sheriff's actions against us are at most deaf and dumb, they will never help us suppress the local gangs, we will be suppressed by the security if we go too much, and if there are fewer people, we are not the opponents of the local gangs at all." ”

"The main thing is that the time is too tight, the noble young master asked the Kamen Brotherhood to subdue the underground forces of the four big cities within a year, and we don't have enough time to operate the forces in the local area, so we can only choose to do it hard. But if we really want to fight, what is the use of well-trained thugs and elite mercenaries? if we kill one of the other side, they will immediately be able to recruit two people among the homeless, and our side will die one less than one. The Spider King bared his teeth and laughed, "The only way is to use overwhelming strength to bring the opponent to its knees, in addition to the Blood Guards, it is best to mobilize a group of Shadow Warriors to assassinate the leader of the local Thieves Guild, and support a group of puppets to make them the periphery of the Kamen Brotherhood." ”

"It can't be. We don't have enough Blood Guards on our side, let alone Shadow Warriors. Nightmare flatly refused.

As if he hadn't seen Nightmare's gloomy face, Speaker Shadow smiled and said, "Nightmare, Doctor, Stinger, Carl, Lindu, Jailer, Black Rose, you seven councillors should report on your achievements." ”

Nightmare nodded, and said, "More than a year ago, we found the remains of the Wizard's Tower in the Nydham Swamp. Ancient tablets recording recovery potions, color-changing dye, and bloodthirsty potions were found on the outskirts of the ruins. We have created 371 Blood Guards and 64 Shadow Warriors using Bloodthirsty Potion, and the Physician has changed the recipe of the Bloodthirsty Potion to a Bloodthirsty Potion, and the three tablets have been handed over to you. ”

The giant nodded at Nightmare, "Yes, we gave the three stone tablets to the Peter family as instructed by the Elder Speaker. ”

"Hmm. Nightmare continued, "We've also locked on to what the Speaker said was the object of the Chosen One's Elixir. ”

"It's a hydra lizard's lair. I saw the ruins of the buildings at the bottom of the lake through the lizardmen's dreams, those broken stone walls were overgrown with aquatic plants and moss, and the secret medicine crystal was embedded in an altar, and inside the crystal was a drop of dark golden liquid, even in the lizardmen's dreams, I could feel the power and majesty in it, as if it were ...... As if it were the blood of the gods. Nightmare's face showed a mixed expression of awe and longing, and he was silent for a moment before saying, "I also saw a special armor. No, it can't be described as special, it should be said to be magical!" Nightmare explained: "I have never seen such a beautiful armor, its surface is engraved with special lines, the nodes of the lines are inlaid with four series of elemental crystals, on the forehead is a fire element crystal, on the chest is an earth element crystal, the abdomen is a water element crystal, the shoulder armor and leg armor each have a ground element crystal, the elbow and knee are four blue wind element crystals, the whole set of armor soaked in water for thousands of years can not see any rust and moss, as if it is brand new." ”

Councillor Misgan suddenly asked, "Is the armor purple-gold?"

"Not Adamantite. Pure gold armor is unlikely to be free from rust for thousands of years. Nightmare shook his head and said, "The surface of the armor has a dark cyan luster, but the lines that connect the elemental crystals are pure black. ”

"Speaker, do you know what that armor is?" said Councillor Misgan, turning to Speaker Shadow.

"What else could it be? armor made by the Chosen One for knights. Don't forget, knights were once our servants. The giant said coldly.

"Knights are servants of the ancient Chosen One, not our servants. "Don't forget," corrected Misgan, "we are not powerful and brutal ancient Chosen One, and knights can no longer be our servants. This is crucial!"

"There is no need to argue. The knight's things are of no value to us, just as the recovery potion is worthless in our hands, but the knights of the Borui Kingdom treat it as a treasure. Nightmare said nonchalantly: "In addition to the secret medicine and armor, there is also a strange stone ball in the center of the ruins, about a person tall, earthy yellow, with a very smooth surface, no lines and no moss. ”

"Neither the armor nor the stone ball matter. Nightmare looked at Speaker Shadow with burning eyes and asked, "My lord, that secret medicine can make ordinary people violent and greatly extend our lifespan?"

"It's true. The little boy possessed by the Speaker nodded in agreement.

"But we can't get it!" Nightmare said depressedly, "The Hydra Lizard and the Lizardman Clan are blocking our way, and we have lost 3 disciples, 177 Blood Guardians and 21 Shadow Warriors have not been able to hurt the Hydra Lizard...... It was seriously injured, to be exact, but it healed on its own. ”

"What?!"

"So many people lost?!"

The giant said angrily, "Nightmare, you didn't tell us before you started!

Nightmare asked disdainfully, "Didn't everyone unanimously approve the search for the secret elixir the last time we came to the discussion?"

The giant's pupils shrank to the size of a pintip, and the nightmare stared at him without flinching, and the twelve councillors confronted each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became cold and solemn.

"Nightmare, you doubt my plans?"

As soon as Speaker Shadow spoke, Nightmare withdrew his defiant gaze, bowed his head, and said, "Speaker, we have no intention of opposing you. But you said it yourself that our future is in the east! We have put too much effort into it. I don't understand why the Blood Guardians and Shadow Warriors were sent to the Kingdom of Duoduo and the Sarsan Empire? These warriors with extraordinary powers only know about the Brotherhood of Masks, not the Council of Shadows, and if they are out of our sight, they will most likely fall completely to the nobility and maybe expose our secrets. ”

"The Blood Guardian has the power of bloodthirsty, and the Shadow Warrior who fuses the Battle Spirit is even more powerful, and we have such strength as well as establishing an underground kingdom belonging to the Shadow Council in the Eastern Alliance. ”

Speaker Shadow smiled, "Isn't the Brotherhood of Kamen our underground kingdom?" His voice suddenly turned cold, and he said calmly, "Or do you think that the Blood Guardian and the Shadow Warrior make you feel that you have the capital to challenge me?"

The Shadow Council has a secretive style, with each councillor leading a group of wizard disciples, and the councillors and councillors do not know each other's true identities and natural abilities. Each meeting is convened by the Speaker, who through the Advent Technique, attaches himself to the bodies of ordinary people, meets and discusses, and in fact obeys the Speaker's orders. Because the Speaker knows the identity and abilities of each member, the Speaker's owl messenger can find them wherever they are hiding, while the members have no idea who the Speaker really is. This alone makes no one stand back against the will of the chief.

The organizational structure of the Shadow Council reduces the risk of exposure and also keeps the councillors and disciples close, while the councillors are more indifferent to each other.

For thousands of years, the Shadow Speaker has reigned supreme, and the members of the Parliament have become one and the same. Since the establishment of the Borui Kingdom by the five major families, the Shadow Council has lurked in the Eastern Alliance and secretly controlled the Kamen Brotherhood, with the Five Veins represented by the Giants roaming the bustling cities, supervising the affairs of the Brotherhood and collecting newly awakened wizards, while the Nightmare and other Six Veins Councilors are hiding in remote outcast villages to train thugs and mercenaries for the Brotherhood.

The giants and other five-vein councilors are in power, enjoying a good material life, and there is always some imbalance in the hearts of Nightmare and others. And the appearance of the Blood Guardian and the Shadow Warrior finally caused a conflict between the two sides.

A little over a year ago, Speaker Shadow reused a rookie wizard named Lindu. With his help, the Council of Shadows found the remains of the Wizard's Tower and unearthed the recipe for a bloodthirsty potion.

A soldier who takes a bloodthirsty potion can gain the bloodthirsty talent as long as he does not fall into madness, and his strength and speed are multiplied. The Council of Shadows refers to them as the Blood Guards.

However, it is difficult for the Blood Guardians to master the surge of power, and their combat effectiveness in the bloodthirsty phase is only equivalent to that of a trainee knight taking a refining potion. It didn't take long for the Shadow Speaker to send a batch of black crystal balls, and instructed the Nightmare to cast a new spell to introduce the power of the crystal ball into the dream realm of the Blood Guard, and the awakened Blood Guard will learn advanced martial arts in just a few months, and can fully exert the power of bloodthirsty, and their progress is jaw-dropping, one by one, like geniuses, some become terrible assassins, some become clever hunters, and some become powerful warriors.

These people are the Shadow Warriors, and their combat power is enough to be as long as the Beginner Knights.

However, the Council of Shadows has never seen the light of day, and Nightmare and the others have been training orphans in the name of the Brotherhood, and these warriors only obey the orders of the Brotherhood once they leave the training camp. Therefore, Nightmare is not willing to give up the Blood Guardian and Shadow Warrior to the giants.

Dissatisfied to dissatisfied, if they really want to fight against the Shadow Speaker, they don't have the courage to do so. The Speaker didn't even need to do it himself, as long as he revealed the information to the Inquisition, they would die.

In the face of the interrogation of the Speaker of the Shadow Parliament, Nightmare and the other six councillors looked frightened, and even said "I don't dare".

"Ignorant fool!" Speaker of the Shadows said coldly, "Without the bloodthirsty potions from the wizards, without the bloodthirsty potions, the blood guards and shadow warriors from the bloodthirsty potions, the number of wizards is already scarce, and you are not afraid that the inheritance of the council will be severed if you give up the same kind of people in the Sasang Empire and the Three Kingdoms?"

Nightmare and the others were drenched in cold sweat, and bowed their heads and said, "My lord, we were wrong. ”

The Speaker's face turned slightly pale, and he asked, "What is the purpose of the council?"

"Restore the glory of the Chosen One!" replied the twelve councillors in unison.

"Restore the glory of the past...... Everything we do is aimed at this goal. The Speaker nodded, and then asked, "Then what can we do to take our place in high society?"

The parliamentarians looked at each other in silence. The speaker sighed: "The ancient Chosen One was so powerful that it didn't need to consider the opinions of the people at the bottom, and now, we have lost our high capital. If we want to be superior again, we must be supported by the people like the knights and the church. How did they do it?"

Councillor Misgan blinked and said tentatively, "Protection?salvation?"

"Protection and redemption?hehe, why are the people willing to accept the protection of the knights, the salvation of the clergy?" the Speaker replied to himself, "Because, the church and the knights have one thing in common, they both have extraordinary powers, and they can give extraordinary powers to ordinary people. ”

"Knights through marriage, the church through faith, mortals in order to gain strength, of course willing to support them, to uphold them, to obey them. This was the basis on which the knights and the Church ruled over the people. The lords of the Borui Kingdom don't care how powerful the Kamen Brotherhood is, are they arrogant or stupid? No, as long as the lords beckon, the members of the Kamen Brotherhood will abandon us and bow down at their feet. No one can resist the temptation of supernatural powers, and the underground kingdom we have established is only a wedding dress for the lord and the church. ”

Nightmare muttered, "Blood Guardian?"

The Speaker gave him an appreciative look and said, "Only by empowering mortals can we be qualified to restore the glory of the Chosen One." Loyal dead soldiers, rich and rival wealth, and huge underground forces are all meaningless in the face of this ability. ”

"The method of creating a Blood Guardian is so vicious that five out of ten people will fall into inexplicable madness, and mortals will not accept this method. However, we have a safer way, and that is the blood boiling potion. ”

"When a soldier takes a blood boiling potion, there will be harmless medicinal properties left in his body. This medicinal property can be accumulated or inherited. After four generations, the accumulated medicinal power of the soldiers will reach its peak, and with the cleansing of another secret medicine and the guidance of magic power, these people will become fierce warriors with bloodthirsty talents, and they will become our adherents, helping us restore the glory of the Chosen One. ”

"The Chosen Elixir in the ruins?" the giant asked.

"That's right. The Speaker nodded and said, "After the Lord of Radiance changed the laws of the world, the Ancient Chosen One lost the power to guide the Elemental Sea, and was empty of magical power, but could only use his own talent. In order to counter the endless clergy of the Radiant Church, the Council began to develop a secret elixir that would grant extraordinary powers to ordinary people. Unfortunately, before the Council could form the Bloodthirsty Legion and the War Spirit Legion, the archmage of the wizarding tower died at the sword of the Radiant Angel. ”

"The Shadow Warrior turned out to be a soldier of the War Spirit Legion?" asked the Spider in a low voice.

"A warrior with a guardian spirit, to be exact. The Speaker smiled and said, "Until you get the secret medicine, the inheritance of the Shadow Council cannot be severed. All my layouts are to spread the boiling blood potion, and at the same time, with the help of the cover of the Borui Kingdom, expand the power of the Kamen Brotherhood, establish an intelligence network, and rescue the same people in all parts of the world. Of course, it is also necessary to earn wealth and increase strength. ”

"Didn't the young master of the Peter family want us to fight the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce? ”

"My lord, what if the Shadow Warrior is exposed?" asked Nightmare cautiously.

"It's okay if it's exposed, let the Shadow Warrior try to cut himself off as much as possible. If you are accidentally captured alive, then it is sure that it is the effect of the boiling blood potion. Still have questions?"

The Shadow Councilor said in unison, "As you wish, Venerable Speaker of the Shadows, the Great Mentor of the Chosen One. ”

Speaker Shadow nodded, and ordered, "By the way, while the lords don't react, try to control the public carriages in various places." That's a great thing......"