The swift red shadow delicately crossed the dense forest, and with a slight touch on a treetop, the green leaves that obscured the view quietly dispersed, revealing a spacious green field in front of it, and the mountain line that was already clear because of the clearing.

Pale brown intertwines with emerald green to give it a sense of vibrancy.

"Stop."

At Tang Ze's signal, the Scarab Demon obediently leaned down and lay on the green ground.

He frowned and looked down, from the towering Taimo Mountains, the dense black clouds dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the sunlight extended from the Taimo Heights to the Black Wasteland, and the large areas of sunshine made the road look new, and only the black wasteland manor entrenched on the top was particularly eye-catching.

Standing on the side of the highland forest and looking down, the shadowed manor was all too visible in the sun-paved wasteland.

"The dark forest is also about to clear up, and the reason for the formation and dissipation of these black clouds has not yet been figured out..."

This is a bit unpleasant, the presence of black clouds greatly improves the environment of the Black Wasteland and the Taymo Heights, and if demons and monsters are always exposed to clear sunlight, it always feels awkward, and it is very easy for professionals and humans to find their location.

"The purification of the professionals should end in the dark forest, the dissipation of the black clouds is estimated to make them want to move forward, if I want to continue to occupy the stronghold of the Black Wasteland Manor, it is necessary to gather a monster team to warn the professionals that the demon disaster has not been completely eliminated."

Then he muttered for a while, "Some time ago I killed a group of professionals, including Hove, and it stands to reason that they will have some scruples. ”

"Keep going."

After thinking for a while and getting no result, Tang Ze lightly issued an order to the scarab demon.

With a slight chirp twice, the Scarab Demon flapped its wings and sped towards the location of the Black Wasteland Manor.

Soon, Tang Ze returned to the manor, and under the respectful reception of Dark Tucker and the countess, he walked briskly to the conference hall on the second floor.

Crossing the red carpet and sitting down on the gorgeous throne, Tang Ze swept away the monsters and demons that knelt respectfully in front of him.

"Long story short."

He spoke calmly, "Karia, you've done an excellent job recently cooperating with DarkTuck to monitor the movements of professionals and manage the manor. ”

The countess immediately looked flattered, and lay on the ground even more respectfully, "It is my greatest pleasure to serve you. ”

"DarkTucker, your strength has grown, and it's good."

With Tang Ze's current strength, he could naturally feel the subtle changes in the strength of Dark Tucker, a pure-blooded demon, which showed that it had not slackened during this time.

"Just to not slow down the pace of the master."

Dark Tucker is neither humble nor arrogant, and responds in a deep voice, which is also very respectful.

There are also many more dark gold monsters in the hall, including the skeleton warrior and the dark gold fallen Rog, all of which were newly born during the time when Tang Ze was on his way to the monastery gate.

Obviously, the number of mobilized skeleton monsters, as well as the number of regular Fallen Rogue, has also increased, and the manor is now in a state of saturation where troops can be drawn at any time.

All this is inseparable from DarkTucker and the countess, at least the praise is well deserved.

Naturally, the next stage was the stage of important intelligence reports, including the movements of the professionals in the Rog camp that Tang Ze was very interested in, as well as the movements of the human kingdom and villages beyond the Taimo Mountains.

"The team of professionals has recently retreated, and although the black clouds have dissipated for the most part, they have no sign of marching into the Black Wasteland - I privately believe that on the one hand, it is because they have placed some dark gold monsters at the gate of the Black Wasteland, which makes the professionals aware of the danger, and other than that, they seem to have received other instructions and retreated decisively."

"Well, is there any follow-up to the female professional who ran away?"

It seems that the professional side does not need to send monster troops to suppress it for the time being, and after thinking about it, Tang Ze remembered the professional Naniya who ran away at the beginning, and the girl was suspected of having abilities similar to Nephiten.

When the pure-blood demon came, he didn't have time to take care of Nanya's side, so he thought about it and let him leave.

But after that, he had specifically instructed Countess Carrea to look for Nanya's traces, or at least to find out where she was.

"Yes, master."

Kareya nodded, obviously prepared for this question, and said unhurriedly: "Under the observation of my subordinates, she left footprints in the central part of the Taimo Mountains, and I also sent troops to confirm them later. In that direction, you can cross the mountains to a lake with a cluster of villages belonging to the 'Sawyer Alliance'. ”

Then Karia frowned, cautiously stating her speculation, "Her signs of a degenerate are so subtle that ordinary people can't detect her anomaly, even the village priest can't detect it. Under this premise, there is a high probability that she will be taken in by the people of the village, and there is a possibility that she will continue to enter the human realm. ”

"Hmm."

Tang Ze nodded, expressing his approval of the countess's speculation.

"She was originally a nobleman of Westmar, and in the opinion of the border villagers, most of them would regard her as a noble lady in distress, and with this connection, she could hide far away."

Then he brought the matter, "It doesn't matter, she was once possessed by Andariel, and she was irrigated by the evil breath, and she was also in danger of being regarded as an enemy by the professionals, so I will not consider this matter for the time being." ”

"Also, what is the situation of the 'Sawyer Alliance' you are talking about?"

Instinctively, Tang Ze felt that the "Sawyer Alliance" mentioned by the Countess was the key to the report here.

"My subordinates tried to cross the Taymor Mountains and successfully reached the village near the lake, and tricked a group of villagers into understanding the situation."

Hearing this, Tang Ze felt that Countess Karia, as a demon with a noble human being in front of her, was obviously extremely good at dealing with this matter.

Secretly noting this, Tang Ze continued to listen to Karia's story.

"Inside the lake village, there are traditional urban buildings, which are very eye-catching."

"Recognizable even after many years, the architecture of Canduras is very traditional and hasn't changed much since then," Carria explains. ”

"After the Demonic Plague struck, and after Andariel had polluted much of Canduras, including the Imperial Capital, the remaining humans fled Kanduras by boat, or sought refuge with the local Church forces. Five nations have survived the Demonic Plague with the power of their unique faith. ”

"These five have very different beliefs, and three of them are typical of the 'Cathedral of Light' forces, with a very old heritage that dates back hundreds of years in Canduras. These three countries formed the 'Sawyer Alliance', which at one time suppressed the remaining two countries. ”

The remaining two nations follow the teachings of Sakaram from the eastern continent, where the Sakaram religion is still in its infancy in Canduras, and the most recent branch is Curast, across the ocean, although it is also said to be plagued by demons. The two Sakaram states formed the 'Four-Ring Doctrine', and the villagers belonged to the 'Sawyer Alliance' and were unaware of the 'Four-Ring Doctrine'. ”

"But it is very clear, my lord, that the 'Sawyer Alliance' and the 'Four Rings Doctrine' are on opposite sides, fighting in secret when the demonic plague is raging. With Andariel's departure, the demonic plague will gradually fade, and these secret battles will surface, and the 'Sawyer Alliance' has a great advantage, on the one hand, it has the support of more people, and on the other hand, it is also related to their long history and profound heritage. ”

sprinkled a large number of words, and Tang Ze listened to them with relish.

"All this information you've gotten recently?"

With an interested smile, Tang Ze looked at Countess Caria.

"Part of it is the information requested, and the other part is my memories of my life, master."

The latter smiled enchantingly, but he was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was very well measured.

"Not bad."

He glanced at the latter appreciatively, but found that Countess Carriea seemed to have something to say, so he motioned for her to speak up.

"Master, although the professional has not moved, the 'Sawyer Alliance' seems to be preparing to launch a 'glorious patrol' of the nearest village."

Immediately afterward, Countess Caria explained, "The 'Radiant Patrol' is one of the forms of the 'Sawyer Alliance' to spread the teachings, but it is usually led by one of the 'Shining Seven' and leads a considerable number of Light believers and purifiers to tour the land. ”

"Sounds like you already have a plan?"

Sensing the sharpness in the countess's eyes, Tang Ze raised his eyebrows.

"Far less thoughtful than yours."

Respectfully, the countess lowered her head, "In my humble opinion, there is no need for such a formal method as 'Glorious Patrol' to spread faith to the villagers in the border areas. The Demonic Plague has just ended, and the 'Sawyer Alliance' is not wealthy, and this move is mostly to recover the fallen lands of Canduras before the professional front. ”

"Huh?"

Tang Ze frowned when he heard this, "The professional front and the 'Sawyer Alliance' are also competitive? ”

"Yes to a certain extent, master."

The countess nodded heavily.

"The professional front represents the strength of the various forces, but it is mainly dominated by the local forces of Canduras, that is, the power of the orthodox royal family. At the same time, the royal family of Canduras had long been supporters of the Church of Sacalam and had rejected any form of faith after a cataclysm. In this case, any inch of land that is first occupied by the 'Sawyer Alliance' will become a bargaining chip in the negotiation between the Cathedral of Light and the Canduras royal family in the future, which is an obvious relationship of interest. ”

Then she hesitated to speak, "Of course, it is not excluded that the Cathedral of Light, behind the 'Sawyer Alliance', wants to take this opportunity to annex Canduras and build this area into a new church city. ”

"Well, I'm not too interested in that."

Tang Ze's tone was calm, and after listening to so much, it was nothing more than the basis for Countess Carriea's presentation, and the plan on top of these bases was what she really wanted to explain.

And he understood this, and when he heard it, he was ready to ask Countess Caria to explain it directly.

"As you wish, master."

Countess Caria took a slight breath, as if to calm some of her excitement.

"I think it's clear that the Sawyer Alliance's 'Shining Patrol' is trying to encroach on your territory. So I suggest you take this opportunity to expand your territory and make these weak humans, as well as the complacent professionals, aware of your strength. ”

That's an okay idea.

Tang Ze pondered for a while and nodded.

According to Countess Caria, the Sawyer Alliance is very bold and wants to reach out to the professional before he does, which is obviously an opportunity to send to the door and make an example.

And he was going to have some contact with the human kingdom, so he just took this opportunity to explore the reality.

In the course of Diablo 2's game, the Cathedral of Light seems to be a powerful human force hiding a high-level heaven behind it, and the Church of Sakaram is the hiding place of the demon god Mephitos.

"I'd like to hear about the plan."

Agreeing with the countess's idea, Darktucker's expression remained unchanged, while the countess showed surprise.

"According to the information obtained from the villagers, the time of the 'Guangyao Patrol' is set to be three days later, but they do not know the specific time."

"The nearest church near the lake village is built next to the forest, where a considerable number of human soldiers and purifiers come and go, and if there is any information about the 'Radiant Patrol', it will definitely appear there."

She then explained the source of her confidence, "I knew the process of passing instructions from the Cathedral of Light before I was born, starting from the headquarters, passing down the steps through special messengers, or magic crystals, and inevitably passing through the branch churches in each region, this is to ensure that every message is available for inquiry, but it is guarded by local soldiers and humans with divine powers, and judging by the size of that church, at least it has the rank of a holy officer-"

In fact, Tang Ze still has a lot of questions.

For example, whether the soldiers of the Holy Force are similar to the "Silver Knights" of Westmar, and what is the position of the Holy Officer in the Cathedral of Light.

However, judging by the countess's expression, she did not think that this information was necessary.

"I just need to make decisions, and it's not good to think too much about things that are too detailed."

Tang Ze pondered inwardly, silently listening to the countess's narration.

"Finally, I'm going to send an even more powerful and best hidden Dark Gold Corrupted Rog to the church to spy on information in the near future, and within these three days—"

When Countess Caria said this, she was suddenly interrupted by Tang Ze raising his hand.

She was stunned for a moment, then hung her head respectfully.

"According to what you said, behind the 'Sawyer Alliance' is the Cathedral of Light, which seems to me to be a very powerful force."

As soon as these words came out, Dark Tucker and Karia were stunned, not understanding what was so important in Tang Ze's eyes that the Cathedral of Light composed of human beings was, but they didn't dare to ask more, they could only think deeply.

"So I'll go to this intelligence spy activity myself."

The next speech was what stunned the two servants.