Chapter 341: Prologue (4)
Ivo touched his chin and said slowly, "If I'm not mistaken, you just decided on a plan to get involved in power. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
Iris chuckled softly, but did not answer.
Ivo thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "I see, you have already decided on a plan, and the meeting of the elite members is just a rehearsed play. β
"As early as three days after the Bloodclan started the incident, the leader decided to befriend the great nobles, the status of the Bloodlines in the Odin Empire is much higher than ours, the Brotherhood does not want to make meaningless consumption, we need more power and allies to compete with the Bloodline......" Iris explained: "For the elite members, it is only the tip of the iceberg of the Brotherhood's plan, and this meeting is also a test to discover the talents that the organization needs, and you are what we need." β
Ivo shook his head, "To be honest, I don't want to meddle in the legacy of the Brotherhood and the Bloodline, I joined the Brotherhood just to accept a hire and borrow information at the same time. β
Iris shrugged and said, "I'm not surprised by your decision, we just want to seek equal cooperation." β
"How to cooperate?"
"As I said earlier, on behalf of the Brotherhood, we have already approached each other to negotiate cooperation with a big man in the Odin Empire, but the other party is very arrogant and thinks that we are not qualified to talk to him on an equal footing, so we need your status and experience, owner of the Golden Cross. β
"And what can you give me?"
"Intelligence, and the little help you need. β
"Tell me about it. β
"We know that you are the Redeemer, the bishop of the Church of the Green Castle City is friends with Archduke Husser, under the persuasion of a church deacon named Das, Husser, who believes that the redeemer will cause harm to his friend, sent a large number of soldiers to patrol around the church, not only that, Das also gathered twenty-six Inquisitor Night's Watchmen, waiting in the church for the Redeemer to throw himself into the net, yes, we learned from the mouth of the church members that you coerced the priest, don't underestimate the intelligence ability of the Brotherhood. β
Ivo shrugged indifferently, he didn't want to hide it, but "Darth" made him a little puzzled, "Can you show me what Darth looks like?"
Iris tilted her head, picked up a piece of paper in her hand, and quickly took a sketch.
Ivo looked at it, and as expected, it was the Night's Watch who had ambushed himself in Summercity, and the question was why Darth's hostility was so obvious.
"Your painting skills are superb. β
"Shorthand is the basic skill of the Assassins. Iris said casually.
Ivo narrowed his eyes, "If the church is so heavily guarded, it will be very difficult for me to succeed. β
"As long as you can negotiate a suitable price for the brothers, we will give up a small portion of the interest to make a deal with Archduke Husser, so that he can convince the bishop to leave you the Divine Mark without any risk on your part. β
Ivo knocked on the table and muttered, "The target of my negotiation is the lord of the Riverlands, the Grand Duke Husher of the Duchy of the Green Castle." β
Iris laughed, "So you agreed?"
Ivo smiled slightly, "Before telling me what the Brotherhood expects, I hope to make three more requests, first, to thoroughly investigate the background of Das, second, to find a little girl in black robes in the Riverland, whose appearance will be drawn to you, and third, I want to know the information of the shaman of the Abrahamic continent." β
Iris held out his hand, "Then deal." β
"It was a pleasure to work with. β
Two hands, clasped tightly.
......
The Green Fort is the palace of the Hanton family, with vines climbing all over the castle and carefully trimmed to look just right and vibrant.
The Grand Duke of Odin, Husher Hanton Wilson, is one of the top figures in the empire, the Hanton family has occupied the Riverlands for more than 200 years, almost as long as the family history, the Duchy of the Green Castle is a branded territory, and the rule of the Hanton family has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the people of the Riverlands.
Dath walked out of the Green Keep, exhaled deeply, and cursed secretly: "Damn duke, you dare to sarcastically mock the Holy See, if it weren't for the eradication of heresy, I would definitely make you regret it!"
Just now, he asked to see Archduke Husse, because the garrison church caused dissatisfaction among the believers, so that the Grand Duke was shaken, and he was ready to come to the door to lobby, but Archduke HusΓ© did not want to see him in person, but only sent the second butler to pass the word, and the words sarcastically mocked the Holy See needed his help, which made Das very angry.
Darth was dissatisfied, but he couldn't afford to provoke the Grand Duke of the Odin Empire, so he could only endure the arrogant, mean language of the nobles.
Although the process was unpleasant to him, the result was very good, HusΓ© continued to send people to guard the church, and he was sure that he would be able to catch the redeemer, and he was convinced that even if Ivo had more means, he would not be able to defeat the forces.
Due to the status of the owner of Ivo's Cross, the Holy See decided to wait until Ivo arrived in the Holy Land before declaring defeat and not allowing the Night's Watch to pursue him, but Das disobeyed the request.
Whenever he thought of the memories of being teased by Ivo, Darth would grit his teeth in anger, "With the support of the Grand Duke, you have nowhere to run this time!"
An unmarked carriage passed by Das and stopped at the entrance of the Green Castle, apparently visiting Archduke Huser.
Darth stopped and watched, curious.
Two men wearing hooded black cloaks to hide their faces stepped out of the carriage and, greeted by an old man, entered the Green Castle.
Das looked surprised, the old man was the grand butler of the Hanton family, higher than the second butler who received him, and the two people in the carriage could see the Grand Duke directly.
Darth's face was a little ugly, as a deacon of the Holy See, he didn't have such a high salary, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of jealousy.
......
Ivo and Iris, draped in black cloaks and white masks, followed the Grand Butler of the Hanton family up the stairs to Archduke Huser's study.
The two exchanged in a low voice.
"That guy was Darth just now, what is he doing here?"
"It must have something to do with the church, he laid a big net to catch you. β
"Hehe, it's not that easy. β
"Have you memorized all the information that the brotherhood gave you?"
"Well, HusΓ© is a typical aristocrat, scheming and arrogant on the surface, but in fact he is very shrewd and mercenary, more like a merchant than a nobleman. β
Outside the study, the butler knocked on the door and said, "Lord Duke, the guest is here." β
An arrogant voice came from the study, "Hmph, let them in." β
The two walked into the study, and saw a thin man in a noble robe with a mustache sitting on a chair, and glanced at the two of them with ignorance.
Grand Duke Husser.
The butler closed the door.
Husher let Ivo and the two of them stand, and snorted, "Your brotherhood is a bunch of bloody savages, it's a waste to let you step on the Napolis carpet, want to talk to me about cooperation? β
Ivo took a step forward, stroked his chest and saluted, and said, "Hello, Grand Duke Huser, on behalf of the Brotherhood, I will discuss with you the terms of cooperation. β
Huser glanced at Ivo and said in a contemptuous tone, "You're the spokesperson the Brotherhood has found, and you think you're qualified to talk to me?"
Ivo took off his mask, showed his true face, smiled lightly, and said, "Duke of Lasses, owner of the Golden Cross, Ivo Harriken. β
Huser sneered disdainfully, "It turns out that you are from the Northern Continent, a guy from that kind of remote place, and you generally don't have much knowledge, so I often forgive the nobles of the small kingdom for having a very high self-esteem, and my memory is not very good, what is the name of the little kingdom that granted you the Golden Cross?
Ivo smiled faintly, not angry at Husse's contempt, because from the moment he entered the door, negotiations had begun.
Oppressive and sarcastic language is just a means to control the situation, and if you get angry because of it, you will be overwhelmed, and this is what the other party wants, and Ivo has been dealing with the Hokuriku nobles so much, and he has long known it.
My identity this time is a lobbyist invited by the brotherhood.
As he declared himself, Ivo stared into Husseer's eyes, catching a fleeting look of surprise.
The other party was surprised in his heart!
HusΓ© didn't expect the Brotherhood to invite him!
The status of the Golden Cross in Husse's heart was not like what he deliberately ignored on the surface.
It should be said that no nobleman would dare to ignore a single owner of the Golden Cross!
Ivo was unmoved, and in the face of Husse's meanness, he didn't feel a trace of waves, and said with a smile: "It's Lasses, it's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Duke." Without waiting for Huser to speak, he and Iris sat down on their own.
This sat down to disintegrate the aggressive momentum created by Husse.
Husse's eyelids jumped twice inadvertently, and a solemnity appeared in the depths of his eyes.
(To be continued.) )