On a high mountain not far from the Autumn Forest.

Standing at the top of this mountain, you can clearly overlook the plains below and take in the entire battlefield environment.

From above, two people were standing, quietly watching the convoy of thieves on the plain as a dark cloud pressed against the golden clover.

One of the men was fat, with a wolfskin scarf around his neck, brown leather armor, a deep scar on his face, and a pair of sharp and sinister eyes under his thick hair.

And the young man standing beside him looked very different from the fat man with a very reckless style.

The young man was about twenty-four years old, handsome, with a tuft of short hair like a burning silver flame, and his whole body was full of the nobility of a superior person, and his expression was not angry and arrogant, which only those nobles from prominent families could have.

He was dressed in a silver suit of armor with shoulders carved into the shape of a dragon's head, and a silver dragon with wings outstretched and a curved crescent moon carved into his chest armor.

If a scholar who is proficient in heraldry sees it, he will definitely recognize that this is the emblem of the Vismal family, one of the eight dragon vein families of the Dragon Lance Dynasty, ---.

"Lord Nero, the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce has fallen into the encirclement, and this time, they may lose all their money. ”

The fat man looked flattering, "After this war, the Clover Chamber of Commerce is not far from bankruptcy, and in the future, this clover will definitely become the property of the glorious Vismar family, and the Marquis of Caulfield will definitely be proud of the fruitful results you have brought to the family." ”

"Take control of the Golden Clover, and the entire economic lifeline of Azeroa will fall into your hands, and when the time comes, don't forget the villain's credit. ”

This fat man is the leader of the Snow Wolf, ---the largest gang of thieves in the North, who has been active on the border between the Duchy of Azerolia and the Dragonlance Dynasty in the past, and is extremely powerful

After the Duchy of Azeroa was annexed by the Dragonlance Dynasty, the [Snow Wolf] became more and more rampant, swallowing up many bandit gangs, and became the most powerful bandit force in the north of the continent.

Behind the expansion of [Snow Wolf], it is inseparable from the secret support of the Vismal family, which is why this fat man is so respectful to Nero.

Nero glanced at the big fat man beside him, snorted coldly, and his attitude was very arrogant, "When your subordinates have solved all the people of Golden Clover, it's not too late to negotiate with me about the price, I lent you the crossbow machine of the legion and a few of my guards behind my uncle's back, but I didn't let you enjoy it, Carlson." ”

"Of course, you won't be disappointed. Magnusson, the leader of the thieves, nodded repeatedly. "However, there seems to be a magician in the Chamber of Commerce, which is not easy to deal with. ”

"The mages invited by the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce are only high-level at best, and a high-level mage, our warriors of the Vismal family can still deal with it. ”

Nero's gaze fell on the plain meadows, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face when he saw that more than a thousand thieves had surrounded the convoy.

This operation was planned by him, and only he and Carlsen knew that it was not only the elite thieves of [Snow Wolf] who participated in this ambush battle, but also the nine warriors of the Vismal family who were hidden among the thieves.

They are Nero's personal force, and they are also the servants of the family who have spent a lot of money to cultivate, and all of them have combat power equivalent to high-level peak knights, which is a very valuable force resource.

Even Nero, who is the first heir to the throne of the Vismal family, has less than thirty such warriors under his command, and this time he smashed eight of them in one go, which shows that Nero is determined to win this ambush.

Nero Wismar's attention was no longer on the verge of a great battle, his eyes averting from the war beneath his feet and falling to the north, his thoughts drifting farther away.

The ambush against the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce was not a whim of his life, but the result of a long premeditation, and the vital interests of the Vismal family were at stake behind it.

Ten years earlier, the Duchy of Azeroya had been annexed by the dynasty, and the Legion led by the Marquis of Caulfield as the vanguard had taken over most of the Duchy's territory.

However, the other dragon vein families of other dynasties were not to be outdone, in the face of the new fat of Azerolia, most of the dragon vein families could not resist their greed, and sent private troops into the territory of Azeroya, intending to get a piece of the pie, and even challenge the dominance of the Vismar family.

The open and secret struggle between the dragon vein family has never subsided for thousands of years, but has intensified.

As other family forces entered, the forces in Azeroya became more and more complex.

The nobles of the dragon lance, large and small, brought their families to fight in force, planted the banner of their families in the territory of Azerolia, and carved up the territories, villages, mountains, rivers, and minerals that originally belonged to the Azerotans...

After the demise of the House of Elliott, the whole of Azeroa was like a huge piece of cheese discarded in the North, and anyone from the dynasty could come up and take a bite, but not in vain.

If the situation is allowed to develop like this, the position of the Vismal family will inevitably be in jeopardy, and perhaps they will be overtaken by the latter.

As a result, the Vismals secretly financed Carlson and his gang of thieves for several years in a row.

With this bloodthirsty and greedy snow wolf as a thug, the Vismal family can do many things that are inconvenient on the surface, such as plundering the property and goods of the local chamber of commerce in Azerolia, such as fighting the power of other families...

The results were remarkable, and with Carlsen's help, the Wismal family became more and more firmly established in Azero.

As the largest chamber of commerce in Azeroa, the golden clover has long been on Nero's list of prey.

With the annexation of the Chamber of Commerce, and the resources and channels that the Golden Clover has accumulated for decades, the Vismal family can control all of Azerolia almost completely politically and economically, turning the once largest principality in the north into the backyard of the Silver Dragons.

At that time, the Vismal family's status in the dynasty will usher in a huge leap, and it can even be on an equal footing with the Claudius family, which ranks first in the dragon vein family.

The grand blueprint unfolded in Nero's heart, and the bright future made his heart soar.

The first step in realizing this plan is the battle at hand.

The flames of ambition burned in the hearts of the heirs of the Vismal family, making the eyes of the young dragon veiners light up.

Nero withdrew his gaze from the distance and fell to the autumn forest below the mountain again, a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth.

Not one left, this was the order he had given to the family warriors who participated in the interception.

And for the execution of this group of family guards, Nero never doubted.