The weapons used by the Assassins, with the logo of the Tula Arsenal on them, and a string of Romanov languages written on them, are also different from those of the Kingdom of Windsor, no matter how you look at it, this is a revolver from the Kingdom of Romanov.

"Kingdom of Romanovs. How dare they send assassins to assassinate me."

Rhodes IV's eyes were gloomy, he was completely convinced that the Assassins had been sent by the Romanov Kingdom, and that the war between the two countries had just ended, and it was normal for him to be retaliated against, and it was natural for the Romanov Kingdom to hate him.

"Your Majesty, the murderer's use of weapons from the Romanov Kingdom does not mean that he is from the Romanov Kingdom" Prime Minister Winston was afraid that Rhodes IV would start a second war in a moment's excitement, and hurriedly said: "This may be a false accusation." ”

"Don't worry, I won't go to war with the Romanov Kingdom." Rhodes IV played with the revolver in his hand and said expressionlessly: "Other kingdoms are watching us, if we start a second war, it must be other kingdoms that will profit in the end, not to mention that assassination is too childish." ”

Having been king for so many years, the decrees issued by Rhodes IV would not be swayed by emotions, and he saw that the Romanov kingdom was very unhappy, but he would not start a war because of this, unless the war was in the interests of the country.

It is clear that the Second War did not benefit the Kingdom of Windsor.

"Draw up a document that sharply condemns the actions of the Romanov kingdom and continues to investigate the identity of the murderers."

"Yes."

Winston hurriedly agreed and accepted the result, and the other three princes were also relieved, feeling that they had escaped.

The king was assassinated and the birthday party broke up, but the king, who spoiled Freya, still put a diamond necklace on her hand, which was a birthday gift from the king.

When the banquet dispersed, Freya sent the guests away with a smile on her face, and returned to the banquet hall to find that Ma Wei and the others had not left and were waiting for her.

"Nicholas, are you okay?"

"I haven't told you happy birthday yet." Ma Wei looked at Freya's slightly pale face and smiled, "You're lucky." ”

"Luck?"

"When the assassin fired, he stood with the king, and the bullet hit the king in the chest impartially, if it had been any more biased, I am afraid that it would not have been the king who fell."

Hearing this, Freya touched her white and slender neck, and said in a calm tone: "The assassin is here for the king, if he doesn't even have this point, how can he be an assassin?" ”

"Is the target of the Assassins really the King?"

"Who else is it? Do you know the true goals of the Assassins? ”

Mavi didn't speak, he wasn't sure who the assassin's real target was, he was just guessing.

If you want to solve the doubts in your mind, you must ask the people involved.

Back at Flower Street, Mavi immediately opened the Hall of the Gods and contacted Dino, who was happy at first when he heard that Rhodes IV had been assassinated, but when he heard that the assassins had used pistols made in the Romanov Kingdom, he immediately couldn't laugh.

"Father, it's an assassin."

"Where's Katerina?"

"She's in the palace, she shouldn't be resting yet."

"Go to her and say I have something important."

"Okay."

Above the gray fog, Dino left, and less than twenty minutes later, the fog surged, and Katerina's voice came: "You are looking for me?" ”

"Hmm."

"What's the matter?"

"Tonight, at Duke Shevali's birthday party, someone assassinated the king."

"Don't tell me that the Assassins are from the Romanov Kingdom."

"The assassin died by self-immolation, and it is not possible to determine his identity for the time being, but he used a revolver made by the Tula Arsenal."

After a moment of silence, Katerina said, "You suspect that I sent the assassins?" ”

"Not a suspicion, just to confirm it to you." Ma Wei said lightly: "The assassin is definitely not sent out by the Church of Truth, so you are the only one who has the courage to assassinate Rhodes IV, but I don't think you will do this, so I asked you to confirm the situation." ”

"I didn't send an assassin to assassinate Rhodes IV."

Katerina made it clear: "I will not send an assassin to assassinate Rhodes IV, assassinating him will not do any good at all, but will exacerbate the contradictions that have reached a stalemate. I only asked Bodelinov to send a few spies to the Kingdom of Windsor. ”

It is normal to send spies to enemy countries, and they usually collect intelligence about enemy countries, just in case, Ma Wei still asked: "Is there a contact information for these spies?" ”

"Only Bodlinov knows, I can give you their contact information, but you have to trust me."

"Of course I believe you."

After a pause, Mavi added: "It's just that I'm not sure whether the assassin's assassination target is Rhodes IV or Duke Chevali. ”

“.”

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"Well, to tell you the truth, I sent those spies, in addition to inquiring about intelligence, I also have the intention of monitoring Duke Shevali, I am afraid that you will be confused by Duke Shevali, so."

Sighing in his heart, Ma Wei rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "So, the assassin really came to Freya?" ”

"No, the assassins are certainly not mine." Katerina was still determined: "I never gave the order to assassinate Duke Shevaly, and from the very beginning, I told Bodlinov not to assassinate Duke Shevaly, because you are very close to her, and killing her will affect your plan." ”

"Huh?"

Ma Wei's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Are you sure that the assassin who assassinated Freya was not a few spies you sent?" ”

"I can assure you that I did not give the order for the assassination, but I cannot rule out the possibility that the spy acted privately, and I will have Bodlinov contact the spy to confirm the situation."

"Nope! Don't contact them! Ma Wei's face was much more solemn: "Freya is the Great Demon Asmodeus of the Supreme Four Pillars, ordinary people are not her opponents at all, let alone a pistol?" ”

"If Your Majesty you planted a spy next to Freya, it is likely that she will use it to carry out reverse infiltration."

"Asmodeus has the power to brainwash humans?"

"I don't know about this, but demons can occupy human bodies, assuming that tonight's assassination is a scene directed and acted by Freya, then Your Majesty, after you hear about this, you will definitely take the initiative to contact several spies and ask about the specific situation, so that Freya will not know your contact information?"

Knowing the contact information, the spies planted by Freya's side are completely hidden, and no matter what orders Katerina gives, Freya knows it clearly.

The situation is even more terrifying, maybe the demon can use the body of the spy to break into the intelligence organization, and at that time, what secrets does the Romanov Kingdom have?

After listening to Ma Wei's speculation, Katerina's expression became more serious: "What do you want me to do?" ”

"Do nothing, give me the contact information and information of these spies, and I will contact them."

"Okay."

"And, Your Majesty."

Mavi looked up at the gray mist and met Katerina's gaze: "Everything I do is for the church, for the Romanov kingdom, to be confused by a woman or something, except for magic, it is absolutely impossible." ”

Katerina smiled slightly: "Maybe you just haven't met the type you like." ”

"Maybe." Mavi shrugged noncommittally.

Soon, Katerina called Bodlinov and gave the spy information and contact information to Mavi, and there were three spies planted in London, one of whom opened a restaurant in London, one joined the gang, and the last one.

"It's Freya's newly hired coachman."

Taking a deep breath, Ma Wei put away the information and closed the Chamber of Gods.

"Dad, when are we going to contact them?"

"Don't worry, observe for two days first, and let the Cat Legion probe the bottom of these people." Ma Wei said in a deep voice, "I hope they are still them, and their bodies have not been invaded by demons." ”

Following.

"Nicholas! Nicholas! Something is wrong! ”

Early in the morning, the second prince and Archbishop Brandon came to the flower street grocery store and woke Ma Wei from his sleep.

"The people sent by the church to negotiate have written back that the Kingdom of Frederick is willing to open the potions market!"

"That's a good thing!"

Ma Wei was puzzled: "Your Highness, why do you two look sad?" ”

The second prince and Archbishop Brandon glanced at each other, and said faintly: "In addition to the Kingdom of Frederick, the First Bonaparte Empire and the Roman Republic have attached several conditions, you can see for yourself. ”

Getting the letter, Ma Wei read it carefully and quickly finished reading it: "Isn't this an overlord clause?" They even want to collect 30% of the tax on the Manstein Potions Company! On top of that, we need to hand over actual control of the branch! No way! This condition must not be granted! ”

Although the business is all negotiated, the Cult of Wisdom and the Cult of Abundance are too much, and their conditions are equivalent to encroaching on the branch of the Manstein Potions Company, to put it bluntly, they want to take the lead in the potions trade!

Who will agree to such excessive conditions?

"The Pope is also angry, but this is not the final condition given by the Cult of Wisdom and the Cult of Abundance, everything is still negotiable, besides."

Archbishop Brandon licked his lips, "The Cult of Wisdom has asked the Manstein Potions Company and the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate to send more heavyweight representatives to Paris to meet in person, and they are only willing to negotiate in person. ”

Representatives of more heavyweights.

The representatives sent out to negotiate before were already at the level of bishops, and no matter how high they were, they could only be sent by the archbishop himself.

In addition to this, the only person qualified by the Manstein Potions Company to accompany the archbishop to Paris in person seems to be Mavi.

"The Pope asked me to ask you what you mean." "If you are not willing to go to Paris," said Archbishop Brandon, "then we will look for someone else, and if you will, I, a saint, five bishops, and two witcher squads and the Royal Navy will escort you to Paris." ”

"Your Highness, do you want me to go?" Ma Wei didn't answer directly, but looked at the second prince.

"Me"

The second prince opened his mouth and was speechless for a while.

Of course, he hoped that Mavi would accept the invitation and go to Paris, so that the Manstein Potions Company could take over the market of Bonaparte's First Empire and further expand its influence.

The geographical location of Bonaparte's First Empire was too important, and if they refused to join the Potions Alliance, it would definitely have a big impact on the future operation of Potions.

The problem is that Ma Wei's departure from London is a very risky move, just look at the battle of the Pope, this trip is by no means simple, and it is not ruled out that the Wisdom God Cult may set up a feast.

The choice is in Ma Wei's hands, whether he goes or not, the second prince is not qualified to force him.

"I see, Your Highness."

Seeing that the second prince was speechless, Ma Wei bowed his head and said, "I am willing to go to Paris to meet Napoleon and discuss potions." ”

The second prince was extremely moved and said, "Nicholas, you are really."

"I have one condition, though."

"What conditions, you just say, I promise to meet you!"

"My request is simple." Ma Wei leaned back and tapped his fingers on the table: "It's no problem for me to go to Paris, but in addition to me, other churches, such as the Cult of Fertility and the Cult of Adjudicators, must send representatives to Paris together to discuss potions." ”

"There's nothing wrong with this, but have you ever thought about it, Nicholas, if this meeting develops into a multinational conference, the Kingdom of Windsor may not be able to get the most benefits in the middle." Archbishop Brandon hesitated: "On the contrary, if we negotiate country by country and finally form a market operation state headed by the Kingdom of Windsor, it will be of greater help to the church." ”

"Archbishop Brandon, if it had been a year ago, maybe I would have accepted your advice, but now the situation is different."

Ma Wei shook his head slowly: "To the southeast of us, the two monarchs who represent their respective eras have awakened, and in front of them, the careful thoughts of the Windsor Kingdom are nothing to hide. ”

"The Kingdom of Windsor wants to monopolize the market, it is impossible to do it, neither Napoleon nor Caesar can agree, rather than quarreling for some interests, it is better to divide it evenly."

"Evenly divided?" The second prince was a little unhappy: "It is we who propose to deal in potions, and we are the ones who have the most channels!" On what basis is it evenly divided? ”

"Your Highness, you don't understand what Nicholas means."

Archbishop Brandon narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully: "I think Nicholas means to win over the most powerful churches, the Cult of Wisdom, the Cult of Abundance, and the Cult of Judgment, to form a giant alliance and divide the world!" ”

"Absolutely."

Ma Wei nodded with a smile: "Think about it carefully, what kind of scene would it be if several churches joined forces?" We are also inseparable in terms of geographical factors! Why make a fuss about a little profit? Think long-term! World! The world is our stage! ”

"It's amazing!"

After thinking it through, the second prince suddenly became excited: "Giant Alliance? As long as a few of the strongest churches are united, the other small churches are not lambs to the slaughter? That's a great proposition! Nicholas! I want to report it to Your Majesty immediately! ”

(End of chapter)