Chapter 455: Lurkers in the Shadows
“...... In a few days, Archbishop Ella will come here with reinforcements to investigate the whole thing, and this is not a secret news, so until then, we have to make sure that the people behind the scenes do not jump over the wall to do anything because they know this, and tell the brothers to guard their posts and not allow the slightest slack!"
The black-haired girl standing in front of a flower shop silently turned her head, glanced at the group of silver-armored knights standing on the street not far behind her, and then turned back casually and continued to wait quietly for the shopkeeper who was packing a bouquet for herself. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Soon, the female shopkeeper with a bouquet of colorful flowers in her hand hurriedly walked out and smiled when she saw the black-haired girl standing in front of the store.
"Miss, this is your flower, because the time is relatively short, I try to make it as beautiful as you requested. ”
The black-haired girl nodded, and there was no big change in expression on her face.
"Thank you for your trouble. ”
The money was collected, it seemed that it was because it was a rare opening in these cold days, and it seemed that it was because she was a little more emboldened when she saw the Templars who had not dispersed nearby, and the lady of the flower shop couldn't help but say more when she handed the flowers to the black-haired girl.
"Please put away your flowers, miss, but may I ask you who this bouquet is for?"
The black-haired girl looked up sharply, looking at the female shopkeeper with sharp eyes, the female shopkeeper was startled, thinking that she had asked the other party something that she didn't want to mention, and hurriedly smiled and spoke.
"Ah, please don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else, it's just that I've never been asked to put so many different kinds of flowers into a bunch, uh, you know, after all, people usually choose the same kind of flower when they send flowers to embody the meaning of the flower language-"
The black-haired girl's expression softened, but she didn't answer the female shopkeeper, just nodded to her, and then left with the flowers.
Quietly passing by the Templars, and finding that they had stopped talking and were patrolling around as before, the black-haired girl did not deliberately slow down, but walked through the block with the same serious expression as other ordinary passers-by, and turned to the next intersection and entered a street that was not patrolled by the Templars, and after confirming that no one was paying attention to her, the black-haired girl flashed directly into an alley beside her.
Why tie all the flowers into a bouquet, because it takes the longest, and it means that she has plenty of reason to stay where she can hear the silver-armored fools without being suspicious, right?
Casually put the bouquet in his hand on a pile of wooden boxes in the alley that seemed to be used for storing items, the black-haired girl turned left and right in the winding alleys and paths, and soon came to a dark alley some distance from the place just now, raised her hand and knocked on a wooden door at the end of the alley three times, and soon the wooden door was opened, and a girl with glasses looked cautiously through the crack in the door, and then opened the door with a happy smile.
"Xiaoxi, welcome back~"
The black-haired girl finally didn't keep her expressionless appearance anymore, but smiled the same.
"A-chan, I'm back, there's nothing wrong with the time I've been out, right?"
"It's okay, everyone is here, what can happen~ This stronghold is protected by the magic set up by the Explorer, how could those fool knights find out?"
Ali Ali, the glasses lady, waved her hand nonchalantly as she spoke, but she didn't see Xingxi frowning slightly after hearing the word "explorer".
"Okay, A-chan, let's go to the conversation room, it's about time for the Great Elder to gather everyone to discuss things, isn't it?"
"yes, I almost forgot. ”
The two girls laughed and walked down the corridor to a spiral staircase, up was a place for the companions of the base to rest and eat, and down was a large conference room for the companions to discuss things together, and there was a huge hidden underground space below the conference room, where it was the fallen monsters who had turned this town of Eric upside down these days.
Thinking of what he was about to do with the fallen demonic beasts who teleported from the Warcraft Forest, Xingxi couldn't help but think of the flowergirl with a warm smile on her face when she bought the flowers...... Maybe in a few days, the female shopkeeper who lived in this small town will join the rest of the town in a terrible disaster that they would never have encountered in their lifetime because of their plans?
Yes, this is their revenge.
--I don't want to devote my life to a revenge like this--Coldly, Xingxi's mind suddenly remembered what Cheruth had said to him in the underground ruins of the Southwest Desert more than a year ago, and then, a wry smile appeared on the corner of the black-haired girl's mouth.
Perhaps, this kind of revenge is indeed completely unsuitable for the child who always has a happy and playful smile on his lips...... I'm sure even Aunt Tias and Uncle Ryan would have thought this way when they found out about Chelus.
"Xiaoxi, Xiaoxi?"
"Uh, uh? What's wrong, A-chan?"
Ali Ali looked at Xingxi beside him with a strange expression.
"What are you doing in a daze? Push the door in, the Great Elder should be inside. ”
Xingxi realized that he and Ali Ali had walked down the stairs to the door of the conference room. After closing her eyes a little embarrassed to sort out her emotions and regaining her calm and composed, the girl raised her hand and pushed open the door of the conference room and walked in with Ali Ali.
"Sorry, we're late. ”
Hearing Xingxi's words, everyone sitting at the long table in the room looked at the door.
"It doesn't matter, safety comes first. ”
The old man who looked old but full of wisdom sitting on the main seat of the long table said slowly, and after Xingxi and Ali Ali bowed slightly in the direction of the long table and apologized, they quickly walked to the two positions on the left side of the table and sat down.
Around the long table at this moment, there were five people besides the newcomers Xingxi and Ali Ali.
The main seat is the Nolan Grand Elder Wissinger, in order to personally supervise the long-planned "Final Revenge Plan", this is the first time in fifteen years that the Grand Elder has stepped out of Minoan Town, a hideout in the west of Prude.
Sitting on the left side of the long table, in order of proximity to the Great Elder, in descending order, were Vincent, Tim, Egger, and Xingxi and Ali Ali, who had just sat down.
Since the Loris Elemental Festival rebellion more than half a year ago, Vincent, who has completely exposed his identity, no longer retains the fake identity of the original president of the Chamber of Commerce but stays with the Great Elder, acting as a helper for this final revenge plan; Without a special assignment from the Great Elder, the three of them generally act together.
Compared to the row of Nolans on the left side of the long table, which was full of Nolans, the right side of the long table seemed a little empty at the moment, and only a young man with white hair was sitting.
Dressed in a trench coat and uniform like a noble son, with his hands resting on the back of his head, a strangely shaped ring on his fingers, a bronzed complexion, a black flame-like tattoo that spreads from his neck to his left cheek, two earrings with skull headdresses on his ears, and his feet folded on the edge of the long table very impolitely.
In the case of an elder like the Great Elder Wissinger at the long table, the white-haired young man's demeanor was obviously extremely defeated, but Wissinger himself didn't seem to care, or was as calm as if he didn't see it, and the three Vincents on the other side, although there was some dissatisfaction on their faces, they didn't say anything.
However, Ali Ali couldn't help it, but just as she was about to open her mouth to reprimand the white-haired young man, Xingxi shook hands under the table, and then met Xingxi's opposing gaze and gently shook her head.
Pouting, Ali Ali sat down and turned his face away, trying to keep the pesky guy out of his view.
Xingxi looked at Ali Ali's aggrieved appearance and smiled bitterly, then turned his head to the disgruntled white-haired men with their eyes closed and seemingly completely oblivious to the row of Nolans on this side.
Although he was a little unhappy with this person's rudeness and even disrespect for the Great Elder at times, everyone, including Ali Ali, knew that this white-haired young man named Silaire possessed a great deal of strength to gain respect and trust as a companion, not to mention that he was also the explorer's right-hand man.
As if he didn't notice these undercurrents surging on the long table, after Xingxi and Ali Ali sat down and said hello to everyone, Wissinger, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke slowly like an old man who had just woken up.
"Now, when everyone is here, let's get started...... Vincent. ”
"Yes," Vincent nodded, cleared his throat and picked up the parchment he had on his hand and faced the people on the long table, perhaps because he had not recovered from the false identity of the previous president of the Chamber of Commerce, and the people present instantly felt that they were not discussing the progress of the plan but were negotiating business.
"So, let's summarize the information you have gathered and the work you have done during this time. Let me start with that, I pretended to be an alien licensed merchant, and I have probably found out that because of our successful annihilation operation before, the Solan Sect has officially put high-level attention into the affairs of Eric's Town, as far as I know, this time the newly arrived Silver Squadron of the Knights Templar is just an outpost, and soon the Archbishop of the Solan Sect will come with more reinforcements in a few days.
"Of the four archbishops of Solan, apart from Archbishop Ella, only one other Archbishop Kate is in Al-Quds, and the other two are still in the Western Plains and Free Harbor respectively. And considering that Archbishop Kate is in charge of the affairs of the Holy Kingdom, and the other high-ranking Solan also have their own positions, it is difficult for them to leave, so this Archbishop of Ella should be the best target for the first step of our plan. ”
With that, Vincent put down the parchment in his hand and picked up another one.
"This Archbishop of Ella is the only law powerhouse among the four archbishops of the Solan Sect mentioned in our previous information, his strength is probably at the beginning of the seventh order, his main attribute is the water system, he is good at the light system, the healing system and the water system magic, and he is suspected of possessing a number of arcane abilities. This is the information I have gathered so far about her, there is specific information about the arcane she possesses, and I will try my best, but please don't get your hopes up. ”
Originally, when he was in Loris, Vincent was a person who compiled a Nolan intelligence network in Lohris alone in the name of a small chamber of commerce attached to the name of the Wisenlitt family in the name of a small chamber of commerce attached to the Wisenlitt family, and now after joining this plan to become a think tank around the Great Elder, Vincent, who has relieved himself of the task of leading the overall situation and making decisions, is even more comfortable in sorting out and collecting these detailed information and responding quickly.
"That's all I have to offer. ”
Putting away the parchment in his hand, Vincent gestured to the next people with a gentle look.
Seeing that it was her turn to speak, Tim seemed a little overwhelmed, but she didn't make a fool of herself, because Ali Ali, who was sitting behind Xingxi, also knew the character of this aunt who had taken care of herself and Xingxi since she was a child, and raised her hand to speak in advance.
"Ah, Aunt Tim and I are in charge of the garrison of the stronghold these days, and there is no problem with the security of the stronghold!"
Vincent also knew that Tim and Ali Ali had nothing to say, and nodded affirmatively to Tim before looking at Egger behind him.
"I'm in charge of guarding the Fallen Monster and the connection with the Monster Forest, and there are no anomalies. ”
The bald man Iger was still as simple and straightforward as ever, full of a brief style, but obviously what he was going to explain was also clear, Vincent nodded and continued to look at Xingxi.
"Mr. Vincent also said about the upcoming support of the Solan Sect, so I have nothing to add. In addition, I have ascertained the current garrison in the town of Eric these days, and this Templar Knights belong to the Fourth Squadron of the Silver Legion, with a strength of three hundred men, divided into two shifts of day and night. The average strength is probably from high-level Douqi Warriors to elite-level Douqi Warriors, and there are about forty or fifty of them who have magical abilities, and their leaders have the ability to activate the group's divine arts. ”
Speaking of this, Xingxi frowned as expected when he saw everyone at the long table except for the white-haired man Silaire and the calm-looking Great Elder.
"I think if the new reinforcements are stronger than the current one, I think it's probably just these fallen demonic beasts that have been teleported from the current stronghold...... Not enough to bury the Archbishop of Ella here with the reinforcements. (To be continued.) )