In the middle of a summer rainstorm, a white-robed warlock walked into a secret business. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Sir, please do not enter, this is a private residence. The middle-aged man, who was plainly dressed but well-tailored, refused Odin's entry.

"Anyone in the chain of imperial power knows how much secret information circulates every day in these small hidden shops that are spread all over the country. You belong to Deep Valley City, abide by the rules of the industry, keep your mouth shut, and never reveal guest information, which is the safest information channel in the entire empire. ”

Odin ignored the middle-aged man's obstruction and walked directly into the courtyard, where there was a deep silence where countless pigeons frolicked and foraged among the breeding flowers and plants.

He took out three gold coins and threw them to the owner of the courtyard: "According to the rules, I want to keep the highest and fastest carrier pigeon in secret, and fly to three places in the country without being shot down." ”

The middle-aged man bowed to him very politely and was unmoved by the gold coin: "Sorry, we only serve regular guests. ”

"My name is Odin Diggs, and you should know me from the lord's proclamation - besides, I have done what he asked me to do, and the news has been sent back to China - I hope you will tell him on his behalf, and ask him to keep his promise. ”

The white-robed warlock showed the secret letter, confirming his identity.

After seeing it, the owner of the courtyard bowed to him again: "I apologize deeply for my presumptuousness. Mr. Diggs, please come with me. ”

Walking through the long corridor to the backyard, the middle-aged man brought out from the pigeon cage three gray-headed carrier pigeons with brown loops around their necks.

Odin writes on the scrolls, but not a drop of ink falls on them, and then he ties them to the ankles of the three gray-headed pigeons, and gently strokes their feathers.

Miraculously, the three carrier pigeons with blank sheets of paper disappeared out of thin air.

The middle-aged man was not surprised to understand that this was a common concealment technique used by mages to make small objects disappear visually, so he accepted the gold coin, handed over the confidentiality contract to the comer, and closed the door again.

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As the sun sets, George Gluck, the lord of White Forest, executes a prisoner tied to a stake.

"There are no dead under the sun" is a common saying in Bailin City, but at this moment, Duke Gluck is anxious and uneasy, and he can no longer care about this custom.

The two criminals who were blindfolded, in fact, the knights of Bailin City who had escaped from Nanfeng, still wore the badge of the Bailao Bird on their chests, the fiercest of the birds, small but fierce, like the city-state.

With their eyes covered with cloth, they knew that they had broken their oath and were determined to die, but they finally got out of a desperate situation and returned to the territory with great difficulty, and they were greeted not by honor and medals, but by the lord's sword.

"Is it really a person you saw?" asked Duke Gluck in a cold voice.

"Yes, sir. The prisoner replied.

"Not a mage, not chanting a spell?"

"Yes, my lord, he only has a scimitar, the scimitar of the Nanfeng people. ”

"Why did you run away?"

"He was so fast that we couldn't see his knife clearly, we couldn't hurt him, but we were killed by him one by one. We...... Afraid. The prisoner said the last two words in shame.

"The people of Silver Eagle City also fled...... The knights of the other city-states died, but they were not killed, their hands were cut off......" said the other prisoner, trembling.

In his opinion, if Silver Eagle's people fought head-on instead of taking the lead in escaping, then the outcome must not be like this, the other party was just an ordinary person without magical power, and even without the power of the Faceless Inquisitor.

Their humiliation, their tragic end, were all caused by the selfish leader of Silver Eagle.

Hearing this, Duke Gluck bit hard in the upper and lower cellars, which was a sign that he suppressed his anger.

So, with the knife in hand, the two heads rolled to the ground, and under the setting sun, blood splattered like red wine.

When George Gluck returned to the lord's mansion in mixed minds, a gray carrier pigeon appeared on the lattice in front of him—first feet, then wings and body, and finally head, little by little, peeking out of the air.

It's a carrier pigeon passed by a mage!

In the Empire, there are no other spell forces other than the Sanctuary and some monastic warlocks who are privately placed by the lords. Therefore, a carrier pigeon delivered by a mage must be a message from the center of the chain of power!

Who sent the letter to the lord of Bailin City?

When George unfastens the pigeon's ankle and unfolds the scroll, the fine font emerges from nothing.

"The first king died in vain, and we are resolutely upheld for justice, and I hope Lord Gluck will know everything. Invited adults to Fukaya Castle for a detailed discussion. ”

The inscription is "Ice Soul City, Kai Easter." ”

George Gluck paced anxiously back and forth in the room - he was shrewd enough to know that this letter was not from the Ice Soul City Lord. However, no matter who sent this letter, if it wasn't for the Deep Valley and Ice Soul Alliance, which threw an olive branch to him, what was the point of this letter?

It seems that the most powerful military power and the most powerful wealth power of the empire have joined forces to fight against the current imperial power, which side should he choose now?

At this time, the treasurer broke in, this official was not serious, never looked at anyone's face, and did not know that the lord was in an irritable mood at the moment, and said bluntly:

"My lord, this spring drought has caused tax revenues to plummet, and the plague has broken out, and people have starved to death on the streets. ”

"Since the rebellion in Pariva City, there have been dozens of cases of self-proclaimed "traitors" burning farms, shops, and robbing houses in Bailin's jurisdiction, which has exacerbated Bailin's economic difficulties. ”

"I know, you can step back first. George Gluck interrupted impatiently.

"There is a more serious problem - the payment for the arms workshop must be settled by June, the state tax and the launderage tax amount to 200,000 silver coins, and if there is no source of income, we need to be in debt......"

"There are also hunting, feasting, and daily expenses, which by the end of the summer season are about 20,000 to 30,000 silver coins......"

The treasurer was worried about the serious financial problems of Bailin City, but he didn't notice that Duke Gluck was already angry.

"Shut up!" the lord scrambled to his feet, grabbed a ruby glass, and threw it in the treasurer's face, the wine in it splashing the upright minister in the face, and the glass fell to the ground, splintering his feet.

"They're all vampires, don't you understand, we've been lied to! we've been drained, unless you can tell Silver Eagle to spit out the loss!" George realized his gaffe, said a few words of indignation, and sat down again.

He unceremoniously expressed his dissatisfaction: "A royal family of and a child with a brain problem, and still make us pay taxes!"

"In previous years, Deep Valley would have turned the goods of the city-states into gold and silver coins, which flowed back to the territory fairly and equitably. ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was deflated once, and cleverly agreed, but spoke in the wrong direction, and saw the Lord raise a second glass and smash it on his head.

However, George raised his cup - put it down again, pondered for a while, and whispered, "We all know what happened to the old king's death, and the reason why Silver Eagle City became the leader was only by luck to have a legitimate heir to the throne. ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer did not look at his words, but still wanted to express his concerns, and he was about to speak, when the lord called his attendants to drive him out.