Council of Shadows, Temple of Dreams.

"Why did the Earl of Golden-Eye refuse our offer of cooperation, and why did he attack you?"

The Speaker of the Secret Keeper in the form of a boy sits high on the throne, and his tone is steady, but the whole temple is twisted and fluctuated by his confusion and anger, and it seems that it is about to collapse.

"Lord...... Person...... Please...... Cease...... Anger. ”

The Shadow Knight knelt on one knee in front of the throne, his body flickering on and off, his voice staccato and his voice staccato off.

The Speaker of the Secret Keeper controls his emotions and maintains the magic of the Dream Palace. After a while, the fluctuations gradually disappeared, the hall returned to stability, and the Shadow Knight spoke:

"Master, you once said that a member of the Shadow Council was tempted by the Whisperer to send his disciples to assassinate the Moon Elf bloodline nobles. His most powerful Soul Crusher died in Blackcastle, just as the Earl of Golden-Eyed had gone to the Centaur Hills to take up the position of Baron. Later, the councillor was captured and executed by the council, and another of his protégés, the Bewitcher and the councillor, the orcs, were ordered to assassinate Baron Victor Wimbledon, only to have an assassination attempt that failed and the two wizards have not been heard from since. ”

The Speaker of the Secret Keeper held the armrest of the throne and said in a deep voice, "Yes." The idiot councillor assassinated the Moon Elf nobleman, and the council didn't know about it at the time. The Soul Crusher's talent for witchcraft is very dangerous, and his encounter with witchcraft does not mean that there is anything special about Victor Wimbledon. The second assassination of Baron Wimbledon by the Parliament was my mistake. At that time, the Earl of Golden-Eye was only a small character, and neither I nor the Courier expected him to become a noble Sun Elf. ”

"King Dodor is the one who plots to kill the Earl of Golden-Eye, so what? They are not in a cooperative relationship yet? Randall is a statesman of par excellence, a powerful transcendent, his mind should not be bound by hatred, and his vision should not be so short-sighted!"

"I asked you to identify yourself and be honest with him, what the hell did you talk about?" the Speaker of the Secrets shouted.

The Shadow Knight lowered his head and said, "King Dodor was the mastermind of the murder of the Earl of Goldeneye, but instead of hurting Randall, he killed a duke and an earl. ”

"We didn't hurt the Golden-Eyed Earl either, and we also killed three powerful wizards!"

"Master, that's not the same. In the eyes of the Great Lord, no matter how strong a wizard is, he is just a rat in the gutter. The kingdom of Dordor was killed by a duke of the kingdom and an earl of the Ludwig family, and hundreds of people were killed in their wake, including nobles and knights. ”

The Speaker of the Secret Keeper was silent, and after a while, he said, "For the Earl of Golden-Eye, what difference can there be between the death of a few hundred people and the death of a few wizards? Even if he is not a high knight, I believe that his rational wisdom can make the most advantageous choice. ”

The Shadow Knight pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Master, there is a record in the ancient fragmentary documents collected by the Holy Light Monastery that the Sun Elves are called the sons of gods. ”

"What do you mean?" asked the Speaker of the Secret Guard, with a stir in his heart.

"Master, it wasn't a wizard who attempted to murder Victor Wimbleton, it was a whisperer. He was not directed at Victor Wimbledon, but at the Son of God. The Whisperer is at the mercy of the Shadow Councillor and wants to kill all the current Moon Elf nobles. ”

"The Council of Shadows has inadvertently become involved in a Whisperer's struggle with the sun god Frey. ”

The Speaker of the Chamberlain said indignantly and helplessly: "I'll just say that the councillor is a complete fool!"

"Master, Victor Wimbledon has awakened the blood of the Sun Elves, he may have recovered some of the ancient memories of the Children of the Sun God, and he has regarded the wizards of the Shadow Council as the minions of the Whisperer, and he only wants to kill the shadow wizards. Because of the issue of identity, we and the Earl of Golden-Eyed have been unable to reach any consensus. ”

"You're not a wizard, you're a knight, as long as you show your identity as a golden knight, why would the Earl of Golden-Eyed attack you?"

The Shadow Knight was silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Master, the Giant Wood Forest is a wilderness, I can't trust the Earl of Golden Eye, I must be as cautious as possible. In fact, when the Earl of Golden-Eyed saw me, he immediately attacked, not giving me a chance to speak at all. Thankfully, I was well prepared and escaped from his hands. Even then, I sacrificed an arm. ”

The Speaker of the Secret Keeper was shocked and said in disbelief: "You are not his opponent with all your vigilance, and the Earl of Golden-Eyed is so powerful?"

The Shadow Knight explained, "Master, the battle between me and the Earl of Golden-Eyed is different from the sorcery competition, there is only a thin line between life and death, and it is difficult to say who is strong and who is weak. The Earl of Golden-Eyed had mastered some of the mysteries of the Wind Elemental Sea, and was so fast that I was able to escape from his surprise attack with only one arm to be proud of. ”

The Speaker of the Secret Keeper pondered for a moment, sighed, and shook his head, "Since the identity of the Shadow Priest cannot communicate with the Earl of Golden-Eye, then we can only venture to the Centaur Hills and talk to the Queen of the Rose, and she will come forward to persuade her spouse." ”

The Shadow Knight said respectfully, "Master, I must remind you that for thousands of years, the Secret Keeper has never communicated directly with outsiders. ”

"I know, I'm not going to do it myself...... You don't need to go to the Queen of Roses. The Secret Keeper nodded, his tender fingers tapping on the armrest of the throne, and said, "The Shadow Bishop is in the Boulder Fortress, and he is being stared at by Trigovar, and he can't get out of it for a while. When the war is over, I'll let him fly to the Centaur Hills with an owl puppet and talk to the Queen of the Roses. ”

He paused, a wry smile on his face, and continued, "I used the influence of the Great Prophecy to trick the centaurs into killing themselves. We are the greatest contributors to the alliance of kingdoms and churches to win the war of the orcs and expand their territory...... I had wanted to give the credit to Earl Randall, but he missed the opportunity. ”

"I will cause the Centaur army to split and guide the legendary Centaurs to the northern tundra. The slaughter of this centaur Great Khan was both a meritorious prestige and a divine grace. Our layout can't afford to be cheap for nothing. You have been in charge of external liaison, and you tell me, apart from the two major paladin families of Testiel and Trigovar, who of the other four paladin families is willing to cooperate with Nahertigar to occupy this merit and divine grace, and pull Testiel and Trigovar from the throne of the first and second paladin families?"

The Shadow Knight said sincerely, "Honorable master, I beg your pardon. The northern tundra controlled by the Moon Bear family is cold and sparsely populated, and the legendary centaurs have broken into the northern tundra, causing very little damage to the Sassanian Empire, and the merits of killing it have been greatly reduced. In fact, the legendary centaur without his subordinates is like a saber-toothed beast without claws, even if it breaks into the eastern hinterland of the Sassan Empire, it will not escape death. You might as well introduce it into the hinterland of Sasan, create panic, and kill it for more merit and divine grace. That's how we can attract a paladin family to work with us. ”

The Speaker of the Secret Keeper glanced at the Shadow Knight, who was half-kneeling on the ground with a respectful posture, and said coldly: "We are human beings, and your suggestion is excessive. ”

The Shadow Knight smiled bitterly and said, "Master, you have gone to great lengths to let the centaur army stop at the front line of the Eastern Frontier. Without your skillful control, the centaurs would have stormed into the territory of the Sassangian Empire. You adhere to the teachings of the Lord of Radiance, but the Paladins may not be. They are more like knights and nobles than like clergy, without enough interests, without absolute certainty, no paladin family will choose to betray Testiel. ”

"That's one thing, and I have a second reason. ”

"The vast and sparsely populated tundra of the north meant that it would be very difficult for human armies to track down and intercept the legendary centaurs there. Only the three Tempest Paladins and the Golden-Eyed Earl of the Testil family are completely sure that in the barren land, they will drag the legendary centaurs and guide the powerhouses of the human kingdom to besiege them. ”

"Our original plan was for the Shadow Bishop to lure the three highnesses of the Testiel family and Turnans to the east of the Sidon Khanate, and then secretly inform the Earl of Golden-Eye, asking him to stay in the Eastern Frontier Territory, and wait for the legendary centaurs to storm the northern tundra, and the Count of Golden-Eye, together with the elite of the Barcelius family, and the first paladin, to kill the legendary centaurs. ”

"Now, the Earl of Golden-Eye is unable to communicate, and we can only sit back and watch him follow Testil and Tournans to the east. The First Paladin cooperated with the two highnesses of the Barcelius family to kill the legendary centaur easily, but if the time to chase the legendary centaur in the northern tundra dragged on for too long, and Tystiel and the Count of Goldeneye rushed back, our plan would be completely frustrated. ”

"And the church has an iron law, and the guardians of light guard the center of the Holy See and are not allowed to move lightly. To mobilize the First Paladin to the Sassanian Empire to encircle and suppress the centaurs, there must be a papal edict. The golden horn is in the hands of the Testil family, and without the golden horn seal, the papal edict cannot leave the Holy Mountain of Light. The Earl of Goldeneye and the two Highnesses of Barcelius can put pressure on Friedus to mobilize the Guardians of Light and cooperate with the Barcelius family in the siege of the legendary centaur. The Count of Golden-Eye is not involved in our plans, and the Barcelius family is not enough. If the legendary centaurs fled into the northern tundra, Friedes would rather drag the problem until Count Goldeneye, Testier, and Tournans rushed back from the east. He's probably not going to mobilize the Guardians of Light. ”

The main object of the Shadow Priest's cooperation is the Nachtigar family, and it doesn't matter if the Earl of Goldeneye does not participate in the hunt for the Centaur Great Khan, if the Light Guardian cannot leave the El Sect, the plan of the Speaker of the Secret Keeper will be completely frustrated.

Even though he was a Legendary-level spellcaster, able to "create" and "trick" a Legendary Centaur, and blinded the Violent Warrior's psychic perception of it, all in the aftermath of the Church's last Great Prophecy.

Without the great prophecy of the Church, the Speaker of the Secret Keeper would not have been able to do it to this extent. This opportunity is the only time, and if you miss it, you won't have it.

The Speaker of the Secret Keeper hesitated, and the Shadow Knight further said, "Master, the Legendary Centaur entering the densely populated hinterland of Sasan will cause some casualties, but the victims are only a handful of fools. Anyone with brains will run away or take refuge in a fortified castle fortress. There are countless pairs of eyes watching, no matter how fast the legendary centaur runs, there is nothing to hide, and the lords and priests everywhere can organize the people to migrate in advance to avoid danger, and they can also report the whereabouts of the centaur to the top. Things will be resolved soon. ”

The Speaker of the Secret Keeper finally made up his mind, and said, "Well, the centaurs are running out of food, and their goblin leader is waiting for guidance from the Earth Mother, and I will tell it what to do." Inform Luke the Wizard and ask him to contact Barcelius. As long as Barcelius accepts our offer, I will lure the legendary centaur into the heart of Sassan in the name of 'Mother Earth'. ”

"As you wish, my lord. ”

At this end of the meeting, the Shadow Knight broke away from the real dream hall and opened his eyes to see the cheap room tables and chairs of the Wild Fox Hotel. A well-dressed middle-aged man was lying face down on the table, no longer breathing.

He is the Council of Shadows' liaison to Barcelius, Luke the Sorcerer.

The Shadow Knight got up from the side of the bed, walked over to the table and stood still, stretched out his intact left hand, and pulled a few gold soles from his pocket, the yellow-brown Void Earth element appeared in the palm of his hand, and crumpled it into a coat of arms painted with the coat of arms of the Cyclops. The invisible force field manipulated the corpse's hand, holding the emblem in the palm of his hand, and when he was done, the Shadow Knight put on his hood, covered his face, and left the Wild Fox Hotel alone.

Half an hour later, three men dressed as hotel waiters broke into the room and saw Luke lying on the table. They did not move the corpses, but secretly communicated with each other with gestures, and exited the room. Two men stood guard at the door, while the other went down to the first floor, whispered a few words to the innkeeper who was compatible with the bartender, and went into the back kitchen.

After a while, choking smoke came out of the back kitchen of the Wild Fox Hotel, causing the guests and drinkers to jump and run out of the room with the disheveled hostess. The innkeeper apologized repeatedly, scolded and rushed into the back kitchen with his men to extinguish the fire. The fire in the back kitchen was extinguished, but the smoke became thicker, and even the hall could not be treated. The innkeeper returned the guests' expenses with a sad face, and took out another sum of money to send away the security soldiers who had come to check on the situation.

The security soldiers scolded the boss a few times, and knocked away a sum of money before blasting away the crowd that was not a big deal to see the excitement. The Wild Fox Hotel, which has never been very good, had to close its doors so that no one would take the opportunity to enter the hotel and steal things.

The guys at the Wild Fox Inn burned down the back kitchen, and it was just a small episode in town. This little episode appeared on the desk of the Duke of Baselius in the form of a detailed report half a day later, causing a discussion between the two big names.

"Luke is dead, he's our liaison with the Shadow Bishop. Who killed him, and why did you kill him?" Usein said to himself, frowning.

Orokthea played with the emblem kneaded with gold coins, and said lightly: "There is no trace of casting and smelting, it is a void land element, and the coat of arms of the cyclops is vivid, can you do it to this extent?"

"Yes. Usein nodded and continued: "There are only a handful of Golden Knights who can control the Void Earth Element to this extent, and I count one, Sylvia, Nachtigar, Neowest, Emperor Frederick, Duke Jinlique, and the Golden Paladins who are friendly to the earth, and of course, the Cyclops family, Trigovar. ”

Orokshia smiled softly in her voice, "Trigoval is one of the culprits responsible for the decline of the Iron Mountain Empire, is it a thousand-year-old hatred between us?"

Usein laughed, "At least, Shadow Priest thinks we have a thousand-year hatred with Trigovar, so he came to us first, not Cousin Victor first. ”

Frodo rushed to the Wild Fox Hotel as soon as possible and used witchcraft to retrace the past, but he didn't get any information. This shows that the murderer of Luke is much higher than his mental level. Is he the one who attacked Victor's cousin in the Giant Wood Forest?" asked Usein.

"Silver-level earth knights can do this, but if you want to threaten Cousin Victor, let alone the Silver Knight, even Nachtigar has no chance, he will only be killed by Cousin Victor, and even the possibility of escaping is very small. Oroxia shook her head and said, "The Church has mastered the traces of every His Highness, and they can be found in the Cathedral. Killing Luke doesn't require the Golden Knight to do it himself, a slightly stronger Arcane Dead Man can easily kill him, and then put the gold medal prepared in advance in Luke's hand. ”

"Is it a framing of Trigovar, or is it a warning from Trigoval?" asked Usein again.

"It doesn't matter. ”

With a slight strain in her slender hand, Orokhia crumpled the golden emblem into a ball and said, "The Shadow Priests are raised by Trigovar, and they have their own ideas, but Trigoval didn't teach them what a great nobleman is. So, their ideas are ridiculous and unworthy of working with us. ”

"Now, the man who is secretly manipulating the Shadow Priest has appeared, whether he is Trigovar or not, and he is telling us that they are qualified to cooperate with us. ”

"Wait, they show up, or...... I can't show up again!"