16. The tip of the iceberg

But then again, why did Mr. Zane, the skinner, contact his butler to deliver a message that sounded ridiculous?

"Vicarus, I would like to see this gentleman. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”

Bruce thought about it and decided to find out.

"Okay, master, I'll contact him now. ”

"Are you looking for me...... Hehehe......" A figure wrapped in a black robe suddenly appeared, letting out bursts of low laughter.

Bruce almost jumped out of the pool, not to mention how ridiculous the embarrassment was.

The butler was about to scream, but was knocked unconscious by an elbow.

"You...... Who is it!?" asked His Royal Highness the Prince, who picked up the bath towel and wrapped himself in a strong composure.

The thick fog around the black-robed man flickered, and he crossed the entire pool and stood in front of him, his blood-colored eyes staring straight at him.

"I'm the one you're looking for. ”

"Zane the Skinner?"

"You're right. ”

Now that he knew who it was, Bruce instantly regained his demeanor as a great nobleman, and his sense of superiority over commoners would not allow him to back down. After thinking about it, I really don't have anything to fear, this is the Snow Field Resort, the closest place to the Snow Man Castle, and the people who dare to make trouble here have never seen it so far.

"Don't pretend to be a ghost, tell me, what is your purpose?"

"Of course, I'm from the Brotherhood of the Eternal Night, honorable ...... His Royal Highness the Prince. Zane the Skinner spoke astonishingly.

Bruce looked at him suspiciously, isn't Astrana the territory of the Night Elves, when will the Brotherhood of the Eternal Night start recruiting trolls?

"My mother is Felina Darkfeather, you don't have to doubt my identity, this is the Moonlight Emblem. ”

Zane pulled out an intricately carved moon stone from his bosom, an emblem infused with the power of the moon god that could not be imitated.

Bruce took the emblem and observed it for a moment, then gave it back to him, motioning for Zane to follow him.

In the bathroom, His Royal Highness the Prince frowned and said, "Tell me, what is the matter with me?" If it is about Greer's whereabouts, I don't know, and even if I do, I can't comment. ”

"It seems that you still don't trust me. Zane unwrapped his black robes, looking like a typical elven half-blood. His skin is dark green, his face is pointed, his fangs are small, his facial features are much softer than those of trolls, and he has a tattoo of the Nightblade Leopard, the symbol of the high-ranking assassins of the Brotherhood of the Night. With two daggers hanging from his waist, the jet-purple blade reflecting a strange luster, a small crossbow stuck in his right arm, and a cold glint on the tip of his boot flickered, Bruce knew that the Brotherhood of the Night's unique weapon, the Frost Night Bootblade.

Our Royal Highness the Prince had wanted to issue an eviction order, but after thinking about it, maybe this was a good opportunity, he said, "Do you really want to know?"

"We have to find out the situation, we found out that this matter is related to the Blood Axe Guild, so we are hiding inside to see if we can get any useful information. ”

"You look like you're doing well, and the Blood Axe Guild's treatment isn't going to be much worse. ”

"Don't kid me, we only fight for the Night Elves, and money and power can't buy any of the Assassins of the Night. ”

Bruce unscrewed the faucet, put his hand down and rinsed under the warm water, muttering, "If you really can't buy it, how can the Star Chaser send the elves of Baijanting to a dead end......

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, nothing, I mean you really want to know?"

Zane nodded immediately, his blood-red eyes looking at him hopefully.

"As far as I know, the Blood Axe Guild is not directly involved in this matter. Bruce wiped his hands and turned to him, "That night, the archbishop of the Holy Light Sect, Velon, was assassinated, and the assassin was Greel, and after being driven away by the archbishop, he disappeared. ”

"We know the rest of the story, he contacted the mistress and said that a Legendary-level woman attacked him, and then a young man of the Legendary-level who can also use high-level druid healing spells came and gave him some information about the inside of the Eternal Night Brotherhood in exchange for the purpose of the Eternal Night Brotherhood coming to the Northlands, but please forgive me for not being able to reveal it. It's just that we couldn't reach him after that. ”

"That's right, I got the information about what happened in the holy city of Santa Palamella, where the Duchess of Aria met with Archbishop Veron that night, and the talk was mostly commercial, such as the opening of the Brent Kingdom division of the North Carolina Crown League, the entry of paper mills and United Newspapers, and so on. This information may seem unrelated, but if you think about it, the North Carolina Crown League is the property of the Blood Axe Guild, and the United Press is the property of Mrs. Winna, and it would be a joke to say that there is no intersection between these two behemoths, and the link between them may also be guessed, it is now the Lord of Cacher, Isaac, the Duke of the Dragon! That night, in addition to Wenna Lawrence, there were also Duke Isaac and another mysterious lady, Evelyn Walland. Then, according to this information, it can basically be concluded that except for Archbishop Veron, there were not too many people who could quietly kill Greer in the Holy City at that time, and the Duke of Isaac was undoubtedly the most suspicious!"

After getting the missing fragment in the middle, Bruce gradually connected the fragmented information, and the answer should be closer to the truth.

"But Duke Isaac has no grudge against us, so why would he kill our men?" Zane asked.

Bruce immediately asked rhetorically, "Then how did you conclude that the Blood Axe Guild had something to do with this matter?"

Zane said without hesitation, "Greel's dagger was featured in the Blood Axe Guild's auction. ”

"That's it?" Bruce chuckled, "Then according to what you say, my father's armor also appeared in the Blood Axe Guild auction, could it be that my father was also killed by them?" In fact, that armor was stolen by a thief, and I don't know the channel for selling the stolen goods in the middle, and in the end, even the family crest on the armor was torn off, if I hadn't been impressed by this thing since I was a child, I really wouldn't have recognized it." ”

His Royal Highness's words made Zane a little speechless, was it really wrong?

"Don't think too much about it, it's clear, as long as you can find the motive of Duke Isaac, you will understand why he killed. ”

"Thank you for the information, Your Highness, you will gain the friendship of the Brotherhood of the Eternal Night. ”

"Excuse me, you're going to investigate the Blood Axe Guild anyway, and you're now one of the leaders of the Blood Axe Guild...... Is there anything hard to say?"

Seeing Zane shake his head, Bruce, who originally wanted to make a request in passing, stopped talking and asked curiously.

"The core of the Blood Axe Guild is not the six 'gentlemen' on the surface, we are just lackeys and bait, and the three Grand Executives above, Asa Frostheart, Kaylin Crimson Eye, and Celia Bloodfang, are the real core, and they only serve the Guild Master Salman. Don't look at the Blood Axe Guild is just a gangster on the surface, but its high-end combat power is not something that outsiders can understand, and those three executive officers are also epic strength, Asa Frost Heart, I'm sure it has entered a legend. They also have a group of master servants under their hands, it is hard to imagine that this is a gangster guild founded by an ordinary person. ”

"I see......"

Hearing Zane's words, Bruce felt a thrill for no reason, how many secrets did little Carcher hide? Not to mention the elusive dragonborns in the Snow Man Dragon Court, and look at some organizations that seem to be ordinary on the surface but have amazing strength inside: the Blood Axe Guild is relatively well-known, after all, it has been quite influential since before the establishment of the Principality of Kacher; and the United Press has been established for less than three years, but the news channels cover the entire Northland, and the "Voice of the Northland" mainly faces low-income people and the "Metropolitan Newspaper" Mainly facing merchants and nobles, for the organization that sells news, this monster is like a bandit rushing into an unguarded bank and stealing all the money and by the way, digging up the lifeblood that everyone depends on; not to mention Lawrence Bank, the existence of that thing is clear to the discerning person who knows at a glance that someone is secretly digging into the corner of the goddess of commerce, but then again, although the temple of commerce has protested, this protest may not really play a substantive role in the case of the disappearance of the high-level of the diocese of the Northland.

Look at these organizations, even if they are placed in the center of Faeron, they may not be far behind, but why do they appear in the Northlands, and they are still so concentrated in the small Duchy of Katcher? Bruce is obviously a prince and highness, but after all, he is only the prince of the Brent Kingdom and not the high-ranking knight of the temple, and he cannot bring him any practical benefits except for his noble status. One of the businesses that really brought him a lot of money was the Pimes gold mine, and the other was the news broker. Now that the latter income has been basically wiped out by the United Newspapers, except for the sale of some gossip, those regional events can no longer afford to sell prices, because in the Northland, everyone understands that if something big happens, whoever is the first to sell news to the United Newspapers will get a good reward after passing the review, which makes the common people and the proletariat flock to it, and there is no room for the survival of news dealers.

He felt that his previous idea was too simplistic, thinking that with his identity and financial resources, coupled with his handsome appearance, he could win the favor of that Miss Wenna, and he had to take this line at the worst, but now that he knew a little bit of inside information, he began to be afraid.

While His Royal Highness Prince Bruce was calculating behind his back, the widow Lawrence in his mouth also braved the wind and snow to come to the snowy castle. Standing at the open gate, Wen Na waved her hand expressionlessly, asked the servant to drive the carriage to the reception of the castle and waited, stretched out her left hand to straighten the hat, and walked in with a slight bow, her mood was extremely eager.