"Griffith, you don't know about the Shadow Mage Society, don't talk nonsense. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, Thorn hurriedly spoke.

Barker, who has always had a big mouth, was rarely silent.

Stone sighed, as if he remembered some bad memories, and there was a rare hint of depression on his face. "You'll find out sooner or later, so I'll tell you now. Lily's father was a shadow mage. ”

"I see. Griffith's reaction was calm, after all, he had already guessed.

Judging from all kinds of clues, Lily's father must have a shady identity. Although the shadow mage is not a street rat in Titania, at least most nobles don't like these guys who are brewing conspiracies all the time, and Baron Stone has been keeping this secret for the sake of his reputation, and it is understandable.

"And is my uncle still alive?" asked Griffith, a little curious.

"Sort of be alive. Stone sneered.

Griffith immediately remembered the task Stone had given him before, "Father, then you asked me to teach Lily magic, should it be-"

"Rest assured. Stone waved his hand, "Lily is my sister's only bloodline, and I won't harm her." Remember, too, that in the future, try to deal with as little as possible with the shadows, who are notoriously fond of seducing young mages. ”

"I'll take notice. Griffith promised. The Shadow Mages will be the minions of the Night Lady, and Griffith, the Chosen One of the Dark Days, will only associate with them if his head is broken.

"Actually, Gosling is a good person. Buck muttered under his breath.

It seems that this shadow mage Gosling is deeply involved with the high-ranking officials of the Carolingian barony, and may still be Stone's former partner. However, judging by Stone's attitude just now, Griffith didn't dare to inquire, lest he ask for trouble.

Anyway, there will be opportunities in the future that will slowly come out of the mouths of Sean and Buck.

"Father, wouldn't Sir Philip have a problem openly associating with the Shadow Mage Society?" Griffith put away his curiosity about Lily's father and said the biggest doubt in his heart, "Can the Sorcery Alliance agree?"

As the largest and only mage organization in Brittana, the Sorcery Alliance has always been particularly sensitive in this regard.

"You don't have to worry about Sir Philip, his uncle was only promoted to rank 9 last year, and is now the head of the Bronze Academy of the Sorcery Alliance. Sir Philip, since he didn't even hide it from us, must have gotten permission from the Sorcery Alliance. ”

"A level 9 mage? That's a big backer. Griffith sighed.

The level 9 mage of the Spell Alliance can be counted on two hands, and at this level, as long as he does not die, he can basically obtain a transcendent status - the only legend in the Spell Alliance has lived for nearly three hundred years, and it is said that his days are numbered.

Both the royal family of Britannia and the Sorcery Alliance are counting on another legend among these level 9 mages to provide shelter for the kingdom and the organization.

"If it weren't for that, Sir Philip's succession would not be secure. Stone said with a calm face, "His two younger brothers are both Sirabein's grandsons. ”

The Sirabein family, a famous family in the Kingdom of Brittany, the current Duke of Sirabein, has been the kingdom's Chancellor of Finance for more than 20 years, which can be called a high power.

"Father, have you decided to side with Sir Philip?" The battle for the inheritance of the Griffin family is related to the survival of the Carolingian family, and Griffith has to care.

"I'm on the side of the Marquis. Stone said nonchalantly.

The next few days were surprisingly calm, and the shadow mage seemed to have left the group, at least Griffith never saw him again. However, there are naturally countless ways for a high-level mage to hide, and Griffith can't afford to provoke and climb such a big person, so he doesn't know the existence of the other party.

When the group finally arrived at the village of Hydra, Griffith saw three medium-sized merchant ships anchored outside the fishing port.

And so it was. Griffith said darkly.

Before the crossing, as a history buff, Griffith was very familiar with stories such as "Ming Xiu Plank Road, Dark Chen Cang".

Maybe it is indeed a fact that Stone was seriously injured, but there has been gossip that he is difficult to recover from in the outside world, probably deliberately by someone with a heart. Then, in the name of holding a succession ceremony, he concentrated most of the forces in the territory, plus the elite brought by Sir Philip, the purpose must be to surprise an enemy.

Judging from the tone revealed by Stone, the entire plan must have been arranged by the Marquis himself. Otherwise, with Stone's reluctance to get involved in the inheritance dispute, it would never have been possible to contact Sir Philip.

Since it is necessary to set off from Hydra Village, there is almost no suspense about the target of the attack, it can only be the Cato family in the north - Thousand Sails City in the south, with only these 150 people, it is not much different from sending them to death.

The only question is that although the territory of the Cato family is also close to the sea, there are no large ports or towns near the sea, and it seems that going north from the village of Hydra can only attack a few market towns by the sea, can it take so much effort?

Griffith was about to go find a map to study, when several murderous warriors, William, the head of Hydra Village, came over.

"What's going on?" asked Griffith, frowning.

As the new lord, Griffith was going to stand up for William anyway, although he understood that this statement was just a pretense.

"Griffith, don't worry, these are all my people. Sir Philip came with his retinue, perhaps because he was about to embark on an adventure, and his face was much more serious than usual.

"In order to prevent leaks, the people of Hydra Village have to stay in the village honestly these days. Behind Sir Philip, a dark-skinned, bald-headed, thick-lipped man said unceremoniously and loudly.

Born in the distant Pearl Isles, he served as a mercenary in Cyrenia and Thousand Sails, and is now Sir Philip's most trusted squire captain, a level 7 warrior. Perhaps because he wanted to say goodbye to Stone, who was also a high-ranking warrior, Marco had not shown a good attitude towards the Carolingian barons for a long time.

"Your command is my will, Sir Philip. Griffith didn't look at Marco, but only obeyed Philip, and then turned to William and said, "I order you, in your capacity as Lord of Hydra, to fully cooperate with Sir Philip's orders." ”

Although William did not travel to Carolinburg to attend Griffith's canonization, he had already been informed that he had changed to a new lord.

"Yes, Sir Griffith. Faced with a large group of big people who couldn't afford to offend, William could only honestly clamp his tail.

An army of one and a half hundred people, completely beyond the reception capacity of the village of Hydra. Fortunately, before Griffith could do anything, Sir Philip waved his hand and commanded with great pride: "Except for those who remain to monitor the village of Hydra, the rest of the men will come aboard at once." ”

Griffith looked at the sky, there were only two or three hours left before dusk, and it was really a race against time.

On the docks, as Stone was directing his men to transport supplies onto the ship, Griffith leaned over to him and asked in a low voice, "Father, what should I do?"

"Of course it's with us, no matter what you say, you're also a level 2 mage, and you can play some role. Stone said as a matter of course.