God said, "There was a crowned hydra in the sea, and it was so powerful and so powerful that it was necessary to bow down and bow down when I saw me."

Mayne left the basin and quietly returned to Saled Fortress, where the major legions met and had first-hand hot news of what had happened along the long northern border.

Arriving in a remote street inside the fortress, Mayne walked into the dimly lit tavern, where a middle-aged man waiting in the corner beckoned to him.

"Uncle John. Mayne untied her robe and sat down in front of the middle-aged man. At this time, it was close to dinner time in the tavern, and the flow of people gradually increased. It was a relatively cheap tavern in Salid, selling only the cheapest ale, most of which was mixed with water, because it was only a few poor drudgers who could consume it.

"Have you been there?" asked the middle-aged man, who poured him a glass of ale, and raised his eyes.

"Hmm. Mayne took a sip from his glass, "I've persuaded Uncle Cusa to set up camp there and not get into trouble here. ”

"Kusa's irascible guy also had an obedient day. The middle-aged man smiled with emotion, glanced at the laborers who were shouting loudly in tatters, and said, "From the moment I came out of the imperial capital, I knew the arrangement of the adults, but I still have reservations. ”

"You don't approve of the Wolf King's arrangement?"

"Eh, our Chauvin family is not a master of playing politics, what we are good at is to use absolute strength to smash all conspiracies and tricks, it is true that we do have such strength, but don't forget, if any powerful force does not know how to compromise, sooner or later it will not be able to escape the end of destruction. ”

The middle-aged man turned the wine glass in his hand rather lonely, looked at Mayne's contemplative appearance, laughed again, and said, "However, when it comes to you and Young Master Gary, I will be much more relieved." ”

"You have both great strength and a thinking mind, which is the foundation for the future prosperity of the Chauvin family. Facing Mayne's puzzled eyes, the middle-aged man patted the back of his hand kindly, "It's me who is too worried." ”

"It's not that you're overthinking, it's that we're thinking too little. Mayne tugged at the corners of his mouth, "I heard that you mentioned that surname to the Wolf King when you were in the Imperial Capital, in fact, at that time, I was already wondering if the Chauvin family would follow that path in the future, after all, it is too shocking to challenge ancient traditions and try to establish a new system on their own." For so many years, I have not speculated on what the head of the family made such a decision, but I believe that if Gary is hurt in this turmoil and the Chauvin family loses its heir, then the wolf king will definitely follow the old path of that surname, they are establishing a new system, and the wolf king is avenging his son, and the result is the same. ”

"Trying to counter the traditional interests of almost the entire imperial aristocracy will not lead to good results. The middle-aged man sighed and gulped down the ale in his glass. The inferior liquor was bland and full of strange spiciness, but it made him open-minded, and he was one of the many admirers of the family back then.

"Have you found out who is behind the scenes?" Maine asked, after a moment of silence.

"There are some clues, but I haven't had time to confirm it. The middle-aged man put the wine glass upside down on the table, he couldn't object to the wolf king's thunderous methods, he could only try his best to find the mastermind behind this turmoil, hoping to minimize the loss of blind attack. Through the rush of these days, he has found some traces of people behind the scenes, but it is difficult to progress just by finding out above the northern official hall.

"What is certain now is that the mastermind behind this is not a northerner, and that Othus is just a fool who has been taken advantage of. A gleam flashed under the middle-aged man's glasses, "Only by letting this 'good show' end as soon as possible can we have a chance to see the person behind the scenes, Master Mayne, if you can, I want to ask you for a favor." ”

"Convince the Golden Lion to remain silent about the Wolf Knight Legion's movements?"

"At this time, the military department must maintain a high degree of tacit understanding. ”

"I'll try as much as I can. ”

After Mayne bowed his head, he was about to get up and leave the tavern where the influx of laborers was getting hotter and hotter, and the smell was getting worse and worse, the middle-aged man who was still sitting suddenly frowned and said, "What do you think of our Imperial Majesty?"

"Very stupid smart people. Mayne grabbed his robe, thought for a moment, and replied, "It's a beast that plays in the grass." ”

The middle-aged man smiled with satisfaction. Get up and walk towards the back door. Walking out the dark and damp back door of the tavern, he looked around, unhurried through the dark streets, like a wandering ghost, his figure gradually drifting away. The two men who had been staring at him since he entered the tavern were about to tiptoe on their heels, and the back of their necks was cold, and they were each pinched by a pair of ice hands that seemed to have no temperature.

"Ho...... Ho ho ......" The two stalkers were lifted up alive, and let out a difficult snort due to poor breathing, and the owner of his hands showed a terrifying face with a scar, looking at the prey in his hand, revealing a sinister smile.

"Ahh

None of the miserable laborers who drank in the tavern heard the screams of the back alleys.

The family domain of Incedes the Great Octopus was the richest of all the imperial aristocracy, occupying the port of Sheep's Head Bay, the largest port in the inland Grand Canal, and behind it was the rare southern plains, with countless fertile fields, and the merchants and tourists who came and went in Sheep's Head Bay every day were almost as large as the population of medium-sized towns.

Most importantly, it is only a day's trip from the imperial capital, so you can keep abreast of the emperor's latest movements. In the castle of the Incedes family, the current head of the family is carefully examining the documents in his hand, the huge imperial machine of Tyren consumes an astonishing amount of money every year, but the wealth created is also amazing, all the Inceides family has to do is to make the expenses and incomes appear to be very balanced in the statements submitted to the emperor over the years, and there can be a surplus almost every year, which is the secret of the great octopus holding the empire's wealth for 800 years.

"The southeast and southwest have always been the distribution centers of our wealth, and we must always pay attention to the movements of these two places, and let me know at any time if there is any trouble. The middle-aged man put down the document in his hand and pinched the corners of his eyes a little tiredly.

"Yes, sir. The two members of the side branch of the House of Incedes bowed to the head of the house and quietly exited the study.

"Where's Maggie?" the middle-aged man got up and walked to the wine cabinet, poured himself a glass of amber pine nut, and asked casually. The servant who was serving in the room replied softly, "At this time, Madame Maggie is taking the ladies to learn aristocratic etiquette, my lord. ”

In the Inceides family, everything has to be accurate to the single digits, and the current head of the family, especially Octo, does not like to hear uncertain words such as "maybe", "maybe", "should" and so on pop out of his mouth. Anything that happens at any time can be calculated, and this is the famous phrase that keeps the House of Incedes alive, not the "cost theory" of Alden II, whom he casually talked nonsense.

Had it not been for the sudden disappearance of the Carroms, Incedes would have made a fortune in the ensuing war, but it backfired, and the shepherds miraculously disappeared into the steppe after escaping the thunderous blows of Queen Bailu. More than two months have passed since the incident, and the information from all sides has come to the conclusion that there is no trace of these people in Kapila and Tyran.

Obviously impossible, although they bloody the Duchy Coalition on the grassland, but to get to the Eastern Plains, they have to actually pass through those Duchy territories, no one would be so stupid, if they do that, even if they succeed in reaching the Eastern Ice Field, half of the 200,000 shepherds can survive is already considered a victory, because the Twelve Duchies will bite a large piece of bloody flesh on their passers-by.

"The Clois Forest should be the largest possible place now, even though the elves have suffered a lot of destruction, it is still a black area known as the Forbidden Forest, and if the two sides come to an agreement, it will be the closest place to accept the Carroms, and it will be the safest place compared to the outside world.

The middle-aged man shook his head slightly, there was no need to waste energy calculating meaningless things, and what he was most concerned about now was the news from the north. He believed that not only Inside, but also many nobles who were not so kind-hearted were also waiting for this opportunity, after all, there were not so many opportunities to get some benefits out of the lone wolf's mouth.

"There is news from the imperial capital that the wolf king quietly entered the palace last night and has already begged for forgiveness from His Majesty the emperor. The door of the study was pushed open, and a beautiful woman with a bewitching figure walked in, took off the chiffon embroidered gloves on her hand, took the remaining half glass of wine from Octo's hand, and lay on the chaise longue in the study like a lazy cat, stretching out her lilac tongue to taste the wine.

Octo raised his eyebrows, showed a relieved sneer, and snorted: "It's true that the Wolf King entered the palace, but to say that you want to ask the emperor for forgiveness, you are underestimating our imperial battering ram." ”

Picking up the wine glass and pouring a glass of wine, Octor took a sip, squinted his eyes and said: "Back in the time of Alden II, the wolf king was a well-known thorn in the empire, and once had a big fight with Alden II in the royal palace in order to refuse the wolf knight legion to be incorporated into the regular legion, at that time, he was not the head of the chauvin family. ”

"You mean the Wolf King is not ready to compromise with His Majesty the Emperor?" the woman licked the corners of her mouth, a seductive red lip print on the edge of the glass in her hand.

"Compromise?" Octor smiled, "I'm afraid he doesn't even know who to bow to now, so how can he talk about compromise?"

"Hey, it's so boring to be intrigued. The woman stretched, and the curve of her waist was amazing.

Octo reluctantly walked over with a wine glass, sat down beside her, stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around her thin waist, rubbed his fatless and elastic waist, and whispered, "Didn't I feed you last night, little goblin who lost his life." ”

Maggie slapped his big hand away in disgust and pouted, "I've had someone buy the freshest fur dog whip from the Eastern Ice Field, so let's finish eating it before you're full, dear Lord Incedes." ”

Octo's old face turned red, and the confidence in his voice was not so sufficient, and he shirked: "There have been too many things recently, and you also know that I can't easily come forward in this matter of Salid, so I can only put pressure on that wolf with that old guy through His Majesty the Emperor......"

"Hmph. Maggie glanced at him flatteringly, and said casually: "Deppshire's Hongtong School of Magic has brought news, and our senior magician seems to want to sit in the position of dean." ”

"I've already informed Piri about him, and he'll arrange it. Octor was secretly relieved to see that she had let the topic go.

"Okay, you're busy, I have a sore back from being tossed by your daughters, and I'm going to rest. Maggie glanced at him angrily, got up and walked out with her slender legs.

Staring at the two twisting circles of her tight long skirt, Octo's throat was a little dry, and he secretly felt in his heart that one day he would let her cry and beg for mercy under his crotch, and he didn't have to bow his head every time he said this.

But now, it's time for the wolf to know who to bow to, because business without compromise won't have much value.