Ascending Rock City, Wind Chimes Hotel.

This high-end inn opened by the sheriff of Dengshi City is specially designed to entertain caravans, and the stewards of each caravan always have to cheer for the sheriff, and the consumption of the wind chime inn is naturally not cheap.

Now the entire Wind Hotel has been bought by Lord Eckert Wimbledon of the Bucks Merchant Group at a high price, but unfortunately the only place that Sheriff Warmon can help Eckert is to remove all the men and prevent outsiders from prying eyes.

"Jesse, was the leader of the thieves' guild in the city assassinated last night?" asked Eckert to his servant as he enjoyed his delicious breakfast.

"I haven't heard of ......"

Seeing that the owner's face was uncertain, Jesse cautiously changed his words: "Maybe the news hasn't come out yet." ”

"Hehe, for 17 days, the Ascending Stone City was calm...... Let me lose my last bit of appetite!" Eckert rudely pushed away his breakfast and walked to the window to look out the streets of Rock City.

"Old Denver damn it, he took our money and didn't do anything, I'm going to send someone to warn him!" Jesse said angrily.

Eckert knocked on the window frame, shook his head and sighed, "Forget it, the old hyena slaughtered some guys after all...... We always have to give Baron Hanisi a little face. ”

The Bucks Merchant Group fought against the Southwind Merchant Group in Ascending Rock City, and the biggest help came from the independent small lords around the Dwemick family.

The thieves' guild in Ascending Rock City coerced the freedfolk traders in the city into not allowing them to take over the business of the Buck Merchants. But these freedfolk traders were not only the periphery of the Bucks Merchant Group, but also the agents of the vassals of the minor lord family. Marquis Dwemick acquiesced in allowing the Southwind Merchant to use the underground forces of Ascending Rock City to fight the Stag Merchant Order, in fact, touching the interests of the minor lord. When the Bucks decided to fight back, they were particularly aggressive.

Old Denver was the gang leader recommended to Eckert by the sheriff of Ribbon, and he was so successful in the underground war that he soon became a leader in the buck traders. If it weren't for the fact that Eckert got carried away for a while and fell into the trap of the Borui group, the situation of the Bucks merchant group in Ascending Rock City would not be so passive.

The Bores had the upper hand in Ascendstone City, and Eckert's hired thugs were scattered, with only the elder Harvard firmly supporting the Bucks caravan. He united with local gangs, and from time to time sent people to assassinate the leader of the thieves' guild in Ascending Rock City.

While the old Denver assassination is unlikely to turn things around, it is especially important for the Bucks traders.

The enemy has already touched the doorstep, and if he does not resist, the organization will collapse from within. The Kamen Brotherhood's assassination was to intimidate the members of the Bucks Merchant Syndicate, while the Buck Merchant Clan's assassination was initially intended to boost morale. But now, the assassination of Old Denver is also trying to intimidate the unstable elements within the Bucks trade community.

It's ridiculous, but realistic.

As Lord canonized by the House of Wimbledon, Eckert had no choice but to obey the orders of the Marquis's Court. Before the dust settles, he and Lord Abel must ensure the integrity of the merchant group in order to sell the bucks for a good price.

Anyway, the dead are all gangsters, and the bucks just spent a sum of money, and Marquis Sophia paid for it.

The Bucks Merchant Group has lost the commercial network of the other main cities of the Kingdom of Dordor and is the only one in charge of Eckert's Ascending Rock City that is still resisting. Marquis Sophia has already ordered the bucks to concentrate their efforts and teach the Borui a terrible lesson in Ascending Rock City.

No matter how it ends, Old Denver, as the head snake in Eckert's hands, is just right to take the blame.

Thinking of this, Eckert was in a better mood, and he was about to continue his meal when an attendant ran in out of breath.

"My lord, phew... Rash... Deacon Rook sent someone for arraignment, and he... He's intercepted a team of the Brotherhood of Kamen in Horseshoe Town!" the squire gasped.

The Kamen Brotherhood is a loose gang organization formed by the large and small thieves unions of the Borui and Seuss Kingdoms, and it is itself a tool for the two kingdoms to compromise with each other and jointly control the Eastern Alliance.

The Bucks trade group walked the Eastern Alliance, and they did not deal with the Kamen Brotherhood. Although the masquerade has a fierce style and has thugs and mercenary groups, it is not enough to say that they can defeat the bucks.

The reason why the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce was unable to fight back was due to the secret protection of the Kamen Brotherhood by the powerful lords of Dord. However, if Rook can catch the Kamen alive, he will be able to dig up the secret strongholds of the Kamen Brotherhood in the main cities. With the strength of the bucks, they can be completely wiped out.

"That's great news!" said Eckert laughing, picking up his cloak and walking out.

"My lord, where are you going?" asked Jesse.

"Go to Horseshoe Town. ”

"Your breakfast ......"

Eckert pushed the door open and said without looking back, "What else is breakfast!

"Really, not happy not to eat, happy not to eat......" Jesse muttered as he followed his master.

On the east side of Horseshoe is a canyon that leads to the central basin of the Neville Kingdom, which has long served as a trading hub between Rock Climbing and Neville. The Bucks Merchant Group has fixed yards and anchors on the outskirts of the town.

It was late afternoon when Eckert arrived in Horseshoe Town, and his carriage drove directly into the Merchant Regiment's quarters. The person in charge of the freight yard greeted him with a sturdy middle-aged man.

"Fermi, why are you here?" Eckert glanced at the middle-aged man in surprise, and then suddenly said, "Rook has also transferred your Kestrel mercenary group?"

"Yes, my lord," Fermi bowed, "Lord Rook is waiting for you. ”

"Did you catch a live mouth?" asked Eckert as he walked.

"Uh... My lord, the situation is a bit complicated...... Caught only one alive, Rook was torturing in the leftmost room on the third floor. The person in charge whispered.

Eckert asked no more questions, and he went up to the third floor with his guards and servants, and pushed open the door, where he saw Rook sitting in his chair with a delanched expression, and old Denver and six thugs staring at him. Sensing that something was wrong, Eckert felt his hand on the hilt of his sword when three crossbows pointed at him, and his guard was held to the neck with a dagger.

Eckert let go of the hilt of his sword and asked coldly, "Old Denver, you also took refuge in the Southwind Business Group?"

"Don't be nervous, sir, I don't dare hurt a lord. Old Denver bowed deeply, and then snorted at Eckert's bodyguard, and said with a smile, "We seem to be involved in something terrible, are you really going to let them sit in on it?"

"Go down first. ”

When the guards and servants were escorted out of the room by the old Denver thugs, Eckert asked in a deep voice, "What the hell is going on, Luke?

"They're all dead...... Killed by Kestrel and Old Denver's people......" Luke raised his red and swollen face and said with a wry smile: "I originally planned to kill it, but I didn't expect the Kestrel mercenary group to be so powerful, but instead killed all my people." ”

Eckert's eyes erupted with anger, and he said coldly, "Explain it to me!"

"The morning before yesterday, old Denver came running to tell me that they had caught a masked killer and tortured him for information about the Brotherhood. A team of the Kamen Brotherhood will pass through Horseshoe Town and enter Ascending Rock City. I personally examined the killer's body and the fraternity insignia. After confirming the doubt, I decided to lead someone to ambush them......"

Luke spat on a mouthful of bloody spit and said hatefully, "The old Denver people disguised themselves as the killer and connected them to the head and abducted them to a secluded place...... But who knows, they are not gangster villains at all, but a group of well-trained elite soldiers, who would rather die than surrender after being shot by crossbow arrows, but instead killed several kestrel mercenaries who wanted to capture them alive. In the end, not a single living mouth remained...... I saw them take a special potion and become extremely powerful and agile...... At that time, I suspected that these people were the elite warriors of the Borui Kingdom and had a special mission. When I found a scroll from them, I was almost certain that it was a gift from the Southern Merchant Group to buy the Marquis of Dwemick. Of course I'm going to give the order to silence it...... That's how it turned out...... Old Denver had someone pretend to be a captive, tricked the person in charge of the yard, and called you over. ”

Eckert had been wondering why the Marquis of Dwemick would rather be guilty of being attached to his lesser lord, and cooperate with the Kamen Brotherhood to fight against the trade network built by the Bucks Merchant Clan?

The Dwemick family took advantage of the struggle between the two chambers of commerce to exploit the surrounding minor lords by monopolizing the material trade in Ascending Rock City. However, if the Stag Merchant is completely defeated, the Southwind Merchant will still trade with the minor lord for mutual benefit. It seems unwise for the Dwemick family to go out of their way to help the Borui fight the Marquis Sophia.

Unless the Southwind Merchant Order has made conditions that are difficult to refuse for the Dwemick family, and he is not ready to share them with the Little Lord.

Marquis Sophia wanted to know what the Borui had used to buy the High Lord of Dordor with all her might, but she couldn't find out even though she had mobilized all her strength.

Since Luke has bumped into the opportunity to soar, he must have killed people in order to get rid of his boss and ask the marquis for a reward alone.

Eckert is tempted to smoke him to death now, but also to figure out what Bore's conditions are.

"Where is the scroll?"

"Hehe, I burned it right then...... Now no one knows what's inside but me. Rook smirked, "I can tell you, it's a potion recipe...... Judging from the performance of Bo Swiss soldiers, this potion formula is invaluable. Lord Eckert, I'd like to share this credit with you, but you'll have to help me settle Old Denver and the Kestrel mercenary group first. ”

Eckert suppressed his anger and turned to Denver and Fermi Sr. and said, "You can't afford to mix this matter. Even if you kill the guards of the Merchant Order, I can give you a chance...... You will follow me from now on, and as for the dead Kestrel brothers, I will make amends...... 300 gold soles per person!"

Old Denver smiled, he took off his hat, and said, "Let me reintroduce it, my name is Balor, and his name is still Fermi...... I am the head of Viscount Randall's secret agents, and Fermi is Lord Randall's captain of the guard. ”

"What?!" Eckert looked at the old villain in disbelief.

"Your Excellency, you don't know that my master is your master, and your master is my master, do you?" said Barol playfully.

Fermiha laughed and said, "Otherwise, you think that ordinary mercenary groups can defeat the caravan guards? Otherwise, you think we will help the Bucks Merchant Group and the Kamen Brotherhood fight hard?"

"Misunderstanding, two adults, it's all a misunderstanding......" Luke shouted loudly.

"How do I know if you're not helping the Brotherhood of Kamen kill people?" Barol said coldly, "I have a list here, all of them are guys from the Bucks Merchant Group who have defected to the South Wind Merchant Group, and there are also people from you Luke. And this list was given to the master by the master mother. ”

"They're all freedfolk hired laborers, and they have nothing to do with me...... "Luke explained, breaking out in a cold sweat and screaming.

"It doesn't matter, it's useless to talk to me!" Barol turned his head and said, "Lord Eckert, Rook is your man, and if he has a problem, you can't get rid of it." Let's go meet Master Randall quietly. ”

Fermi looked at him and said, "Your Excellency, although you are a midshipman, I advise you not to act rashly, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings...... Our Randall family's guards have really killed the knight trainees. ”

Eckert said calmly, "I have asked to see Lord Marquis Wimbledon. ”

"It's not up to you. Balor shook his head and smiled: "However, my master and mother are in the royal capital of Gambis, attending the enthronement ceremony of the new king. If we go faster, we may be able to accept the master's inquiry in the Marquis Palace. ”