Clearly, the Happy Hour Inn isn't a good place to talk about something as secretive as Guild Wars.

So at the "gracious" invitation of Epke, Zuo Si brought the soldiers to his lair.

It is a large four-story building with a large number of bricks and stones reinforced on the outside, but deliberately designed as an intricate labyrinth on the inside.

Two of the floors are above ground and two are underground.

The narrow, elongated, and abruptly bent corridors every few meters are filled with deadly traps and traps.

Although it is nowhere near as terrifying as the magic trap that leads to the upper level of the Floating City Mage Tower, it is not bad at all in terms of danger and fatality.

More than one-tenth of the floor under your feet is movable.

Metal spikes half a meter high are densely placed underneath.

As soon as the mechanism is activated, the intruder will fall and be impaled alive if he misses.

On top of that, some of the walls have hidden lattices that spew hot flames and fuel and grease.

The unlucky guy who was accidentally lit up is estimated to have the best outcome to commit suicide quickly to alleviate the pain caused by severe burns.

In addition, even if the grease and flame traps don't burn anyone, they will still cause the intruder to run around in fright.

And the consequence of running around is likely to be to fall into a spike trap with one foot in the air.

"What an impregnable fortress." Zuo Si stood in the corridor and commented.

He really couldn't think of how many lives would have to be taken to capture this place without using magical power on a large scale.

"Hahahaha! Do you feel the same way? Epke laughed triumphantly. In fact, when I took this place, it didn't take much effort, and I didn't die much. ”

"Oh? So how do you do it? Zuo Si asked very cooperatively.

In fact, he had already guessed the answer, but he deliberately pretended to be interested to satisfy the vain and show-off psychology of the bald fat man in front of him.

Touching his fat chin, Epke explained, "I paid off the cronies of the former owner of this fortress with a lot of money, and then let this cronie stab a poisonous dagger into his heart at the last moment, and it was all over. There are no bloody battles as outsiders imagine, and there are no wonderful battles. ”

Zuo Si nodded without any surprise: "Very clever approach." There is a famous saying in my homeland that a strong fortress is always breached from within. ”

"Very philosophical words, I couldn't agree more. Having learned the lessons of my enemies, I never fully trusted anyone, not even those who had followed me for more than five years and were faithful. ”

With that, Epke pushed open the door at the end of the passage and walked straight inside.

Visible through the dim light, it is a huge circular room.

The room was furnished with a large, soft bed, four long couches, a table, and an empty bookshelf with only a dozen books.

A torch blessed with the two-ring magic [Immortal Flame] is inserted into the iron ring buckle on the wall to provide light for the surroundings.

Two people dressed very differently were already waiting in the room in advance.

One of them, a somewhat balding middle-aged man wearing a robe, looked like a mage, a warlock, or something like that.

The other, dressed in tight-fitting black leather armor with a short sword and a dagger around his waist, was supposed to be the top ace thief or assassin in the guild.

Epke didn't talk nonsense, and directly pointed to the two people in the room and introduced: "This is my magic advisor, Kuran, a mage who can perform the three-ring arcane. Next to him is the sharpest dagger in my hand, the Master Assassin, Bernice. ”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Soth. I'm amazed to hear about your feats of transforming more than 200 zombies on the island in one go. Magic Advisor Kurant was the first to bend down, slightly bowing.

"It's just a few shady little tricks, nothing to admire. In the future, if we have the opportunity, we can exchange our experiences about magic. Zuo Si responded with a smile.

Courant was visibly pleased to hear this: "Of course, it is my pleasure. ”

Bernice, by contrast, was much colder, only nodding his head, and never spoke.

As soon as the guild leader sat down in his place, he immediately spoke to his two subordinates, "I just got some not-so-good news.

The filthy nezumi in the sewers are expanding.

In the last half month, they first obtained a large number of silver-plated weapons, and then wiped out the camps of many other beast clans with their numbers and sneak attacks. ”

"Nezumen?" Assassin Bernice frowned subconsciously.

"That's right! It is said that the leader of the nezumi was blind in one eye, had only half of his tail left, and had a small notch in his left ear. I need you to figure out who he is right away! Who are you working with! Epke was straightforward.

Information!

Always the most important part of the Thieves' Guild of Cave in Port Carlin.

Because only with enough accurate intelligence can we know who the real enemy is.

"Got it! Please give me a few hours. ”

Bernice bowed to his allegiance chief, and then disappeared into the shadows, disappearing from everyone's sight.

The whole process didn't make a sound, as if it were a ghost without a physical body.

One can imagine the shock and disbelief he would have felt when he approached his target from behind and thrust a poisoned dagger into his jaw or in the back of his heart.

After about two or three minutes, when the master assassin had completely walked away, Epke crossed his hands over his chest and turned his gaze to Zuo Si, who was sitting on the sofa.

"Lord Soth, I'm sure you're already aware that the guild war in Port Carlin is about to begin.

In order to be able to win the final victory in this war, I hope to have your help.

Of course, in return, you can make some requests.

Whether it's money, slaves, or magical items, I'll be as satisfied as I can. ”

"You want to hire me?"

Zuo Si also raised his head and looked at the leader of the Thieves Guild.

"No, not a hire, but a request for help." Epke emphasized. "What's more, in this chaotic and complex city, even a powerful spellcaster like you has some minor troubles that are not convenient to solve in person. In this regard, I can offer a lot of convenience. ”

I have to say that this bald fat man is obviously also a person with quite high emotional intelligence, and he speaks beautifully in a set of ways, which makes it difficult for people to feel disgusted about him.

Zuo Si thought about the possible risks of participating in it for a while, and the benefits he could get from it, and finally responded: "I can provide some help within my ability, but I will never risk my own life." If I find that something is out of my control, I reserve the right to withdraw at any time. ”

"Deal!"

Epke agreed without hesitation, and said with a smile on his open arms, "Now let's talk about the rewards." ”

"Don't be too anxious about the reward, you better prepare some things for me first. After all, you're going to have to do something to the nezumi in the sewers, aren't you? Zuo Si asked meaningfully.

"It depends on the outcome of the negotiations.

Guild wars are a process of intrigue and betrayal.

I would rather that the nezumi leader would accept my offer and change his position.

Of course, there is still some preparation to be done.

Finally, I would like to ask, what do you want me to help prepare? ”

"Mouse! Ask your men to help me catch some rats, the more the better. By the way, in custom-made some sturdy iron cages......"