"Although I said when I left that I would never want to have any connection to that empire again for the rest of my life, it often backfired. I want to be alone, but my enemies don't think so."

"So it may be really necessary to rebuild the intelligence network. Not long ago, I just received a letter from Alice. She hasn't completely given up on Thorn Rose and is still trying to rebuild. I also promised her that I would make the Thorn Rose glorious again."

Speaking of which, Ace looked at his father, a little embarrassed.

"So I'd like to borrow some of the people you left behind to help me lay the groundwork."

Kamikaze smiled and waved his hand, "Take it and use it!" That way, you can start quickly without getting too tired."

"But you are not in the New Delhi Empire right now. How do you manage the intelligence network there?"

Kamikaze looked at his son curiously.

Ace shook his head, "Actually, my main intelligence center will not be in the New Delhi Empire, where Alice and others will help me manage."

"Oh?" Kamikaze was confused. "Where are you going to put the intelligence center?"

Ace pointed to the northeast, "I'm going to focus on the savannah!"

"Prairie?" Kamikaze was confused. "Is there any information to gather?"

"As the trade between Yalijiang Province and the prairie becomes more and more mature, the prairie will gradually become a thorn in the emperor's side, and the emperor will definitely intervene in this matter."

"He hasn't taken any measures yet, just because he's busy rebuilding the imperial city right now and doesn't have much energy to deal with the actions in Yalijiang Province. But when he frees his hand, he will definitely govern Yalijiang Province!" There was a worried look in Ace's eyes.

Kamikaze said contemptuously, "Don't worry. He wants to govern Yalijiang Province. It's not that simple!"

Ace looked surprised. "What does that mean?"

The kamikaze replied, "Don't forget who owns Yalijiang Province now."

Ace still didn't understand, "You mean the Emperor would be afraid of the strength of the Great Wizard of El?"

Kamikaze shook his head, "It's just a small part! The most important thing is the means of Aire. She has been in the army for so many years that she has been able to serve as the head of the army. It's impossible to say she doesn't have the means!"

Speaking of this, Kamikaze couldn't help but sigh, "I have one more thing to tell you. Al is no longer a great magician."

Ace's eyes were filled with shock: "She's ......."

Kamikaze waved his hand and said, "Of course not! She can't get there, because she's lost all her magic!"

"What!" Ace is simply incredible. He thinks that Al might step into the realm of the gods, but who would have thought that she has become an ordinary person!

After a brief moment of shock, Ace quickly regained his composure and said, "Does the Imperial Capital already know?"

Kamikaze shook his head and said, "As far as I know, I don't know yet, but it's only a matter of time. A tiger has been hiding in the mountains, never showing its face, never roaring. There is always a suspicion that the tiger is sick or dead."

Ace looked complicated: "In that case, Kara would need to carry the glory of the entire Slime family on her back. It's too much weight for her."

Kamikaze smiled and replied, "People should learn to grow up slowly and take responsibility. Look at you, you can handle everything on your own now, and you don't need my help at all."

Ace smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to answer.

However, Ace takes his father's intelligence network very seriously. The fact that he could find out the true situation of Al one step ahead of the new king is enough to show how powerful his father's intelligence network is.

"Let me tell you first, the Imperial City already knows of your plans to establish trade routes in the prairies. You should be well prepared to deal with the difficulties of the Imperial City." Kamikaze warned.

Ace nodded, "At the moment, I have a lot of things to do. The most important thing is to fully open the trade routes before the emperor responds! Let it ripen as quickly as possible."

"That way, even if the new king wants to destroy the trade routes completely, he will have some scruples! After all, he will definitely be affected by Ya Pear

Jiang many nobles are opposed!"

Ace knew very well that the laws of the New Delhi Empire were more about protecting the rights of the nobility!

After a few days of rest, Ace began to carefully plan the trade route between Yalijiang Province and the prairie.

Before returning to the dwarven kingdom, Estteri flew around the savannah and drew a rough map on which he marked every tribe he saw.

Ace found that there were three relatively large rivers on the savannah, and almost all the tribes were mainly located around these three rivers.

It is not difficult to understand that, after all, water is vital to them, a survival resource.

Ace rehearsed the possibilities of each trade route in his mind, combining the topography of the savannah, repeatedly trying to consider different options and hoping for the best option.

In this process, Ace delineated at least dozens of route schemes. After repeated comparisons and screening, he finally decided on the most suitable route.

This route can cover almost all tribes, large and small. Although some remote tribes cannot be covered by commercial routes, they can complete transactions on the nearest route by walking some distance.

Ace draws the final route on the map and draws many marked locations along the road as locations for each trade.

After all this, Ace slowly picked up the map and checked it up and down a few times. After he thought there was no problem, he put the map away and sealed it in a box as long as his finger.

Ace whistled, and the Eagle quickly fell from the sky and landed beside Ace.

Now Ace is already a magister-level strength, so to a certain extent, he is also recognized by Xuanying. Otherwise, with such a fierce character, how could he agree to work for Ace?

Ace tied the small barrel and dozens of storage utensils to the eagle's talons, then patted its hard feathers and said, "Give them to the Slime family together."

Xuanying did not immediately fly into the sky, but screamed at Ace a few times in dissatisfaction, as if complaining about something.

Ace smiled wryly and said, "I really don't have time to prepare food today. Count me as owing you for the time being. When you come back, I will find you a Demon Beast Flesh above level 9 as compensation. How's that?"

But Xuan Ying still screamed at Ace, and still didn't buy it.

Ace rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you go to the Slime House and ask them if they have?" They are a big family. There must be a lot of high-end Warcraft fresh meat. Don't you want some from them?"

The Eagle stared at Ace for a moment, then flapped its wings and flew into the clouds, quickly disappearing.

Seeing that Xuanying had finally left, Ace couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, it seems that we can only dump the pot on the Slime family!" This guy is a glutton!"

Seeing Xuanying disappear into the clouds, Ace breathed a sigh of relief.

......

A few days later, the border between the Savannah and the New Delhi Empire.

Now, the Emperor knew about the Slime family's plans, so a secret letter quickly spread to all the military camps on the border!

In this secret letter, all border guards were asked to intensify inspections of the border area and no one should enter or leave the border.

As a result, the supplies that the Slime family initially wanted to deliver to the subhuman tribe were also placed on the border for a short period of time.

At the same time, rumors within the empire that the Slimes were secretly trading with outsiders and intended to become the second Monchi family quickly spread throughout the empire.

At one point, many people in New Delhi cursed the Slime family, saying that they were unfamiliar with the white-eyed wolf and wanted to follow the path of the Monchi family.

It is clear that these rumors were all intended to be spread by the new king of the imperial capital, taking the opportunity to strike a blow to the position of the slime family in the New Delhi Empire.

Originally, Terrella was worried that she would not find a way to take down the Slime family. Now, this move by the Slime family gives him a chance to take advantage of this matter.

However, the slimes didn't care about this, and they were still stockpiling various supplies in an orderly manner, ready to be transported to the savannah at any time.

however

The border is now heavily guarded, and many goods cannot cross smoothly for the time being.

However, the Slime family came up with another way.

Because they had already received the letter and storage tools from Ace, they began to store the materials in the storage tools and prepared to use the flying monster for transportation.

Although the border guards patrol closely, they can't always stare at the sky and intercept all the dragons that pass by!

Since Ace delivered the storage tools in time, they only needed a flying monster to complete the first transportation mission.

At this time, a large number of caravans gathered on the imperial border in New Delhi. Their wagons were loaded with many goods, including flour, eggs, etc.

The merchants quarreled loudly with the guards. Although the guards were angry, they did not dare to suppress the caravan by force.

Because this time, in addition to ordinary merchants, there are dozens of magicians.

The captain is Kara, the eldest daughter of the Slime family.

There are many opinions about Kara's place in the Slime family.

She says she is about to take over the duties of Archmage El and become the next patriarch of House Slime.

It is also said that her power is growing rapidly, that she is already a magister, and that her future is limitless!

Therefore, although these guards always wanted to teach the noisy merchants a lesson, they did not dare to use force because of the faces of Kara and many mages.

This time, Kara's alleged escort mission is just a trick to get their attention.

Their task is actually quite simple. It was to attract more attention and distract these border guards so that the dragon beasts in the sky could successfully cross the border and enter the savannah.

At that moment, two masked men walked up to Kara and whispered to her, "Miss Kara, that person has arrived at the predetermined location. We'll see him now."

Kara replied in a low voice, "Go, leave it to me!"

With that, Kara walked towards the garrison camp!

When the guards saw this, they also hurriedly retreated, fearing that Kara would suddenly burst out and hurt people.

Kara's sudden movement caught the attention of all the guards.

As Kara slowly approached the guard battalion, the soldiers looked like they were facing the enemy.

"Call your princes out. I have some questions for him!" Kara said coldly.

Soon, a man in black armor walked out of the camp.

Then I saw that the man had a solemn expression, holding a document in his hand, which was obviously prepared.

"Sister Kara, we are also following the instructions of the Imperial City, so I hope you can understand. This is an official document issued by the Imperial City. You can read it yourself!"

The general then handed over the ratification to Kara.

At this point, all attention was focused on Kara and the general. How could anyone notice that two masked men were missing behind Kara?

Seeing that Kara managed to drag the guards, the two dark mages who had quietly left the crowd also disappeared.

Under a dead tree at the junction of New Delhi and the Prairie, stood a handsome young man. He put his hands behind his back and looked at the vast prairie in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this time, the young man frowned slightly, and his figure flashed and took half a step to the left.

Just as he heard a "whoosh", a dagger stabbed into the trunk of a tree, and the flight path passed just past where the young man had just stood.

"Come out! It's been a long time since I've seen you, and you two have prepared such a gift for me? Then I'll accept it!" When the young man had finished his task, he pulled the dagger from the trunk of the tree, took a breath in his right hand, and held it in the palm of his hand

"Hehe, because I haven't seen you in a long time, I want to see it. How is our good brother now?"

One voice was a little hoarse, and then two masked dark mages appeared five meters in front of the young man.

They quickly took off their masks. Now working for the Slime family are Alice and Lone Wolf.

And that friendly young man was none other than Monchi D. Ace.

Ace with his right hand

Throw a dagger at the lone wolf.

The lone wolf hurriedly took over and said with a smile, "It seems that your strength has improved a lot!"

Ace smiled and said, "That's right. I've just entered the realm of a magister."

The lone wolf's smile disappeared in an instant, and he was a little dumbfounded. Then he muttered, "What a pervert! The speed of strength improvement is too fast!"

Alice kept smiling and not saying a word, as if she had expected it.

Ace walked ahead of them and gave them a big hug, much to the surprise of both of them.

"You've all worked hard to rebuild the Thorn Rose!" Ace straightened.

Alice smiled bitterly, "This Thorn Rose was originally created by me, and it is my responsibility to dissolve it eventually. It is precisely because I have seen the wrong person that the traitor will succeed and the Thorn Rose will be dissolved!"

Lone Wolf said, "Boss, it's not all your fault, I also have an unshirkable responsibility......

Ace quickly stopped them and said, "Stop, stop. Now is not the time to argue about this. We have limited time. Let's get back to business!"

Alice looked embarrassed, "Ace is right! Now the three of us are still here, which means that the Thorn Rose hasn't broken yet!"

The three of them looked at each other and nodded.

"Well, time is pressing. Let me tell you what we know first." Ace straightened his face and said, "At present, my father has left a few spies in the New Delhi Empire. I have this information. Then you can find opportunities to contact them and absorb them!"

Alice thought for a moment, "The spy left behind by the kamikaze? That should be very hidden. The so-called "Project Lion Hatchling" was really strong in the previous war in the capital! It permeates almost every corner of the city, from the legions to the Wizards' Guild, from the nobility to the favelas, it is truly unfathomable."

"You know, due to the kamikaze's lion hatchling plan at the time, the people of the Imperial capital Firmament City may be panicking. Although on the surface everything seems to be normal, and the new capital was built ahead of schedule, you may not know how many innocent people died in secret."

Ace's eyes showed a look of surprise: "Firmament City?"

Alice sneered, "Don't you know? The new king has named the newly built Imperial City the Sky City! Sun City is long gone."

Ace touched his chin with his right hand and said, "He must be trying to break through the sky with his own strength."

The lone wolf said, "Just him? His dog has a sensitive nose and some flair. They found out that the boss and I were now in Yali Giang Province. They have sent several groups of men to assassinate us, but they have all failed!"

Ace couldn't help but worry, "Are they tracking down a former member of the Thorn Rose?"

Alice nodded, "As far as I know, several brothers did die at their hands."

Ace frowned, thought for a long time, and then said, "So lately, there have been undercurrents everywhere in New Delhi. If you want to contact those spies, you have to be extra careful. Or you can wait until they relax!"

Alice said firmly, "Don't worry, I'll make sure their identities are hidden. We won't contact them lightly if they don't make sure it's absolutely safe!"

Ace said slightly, "It's better not to do anything. In any case, it's not so urgent. If our intelligence network can be rebuilt this time, the foundation of the Thorn Rose will be complete."

"There's one thing we need to clarify again! Don't mention the name of the Thorn Rose, our main task is no longer to make money from orders, but to collect information! You should know that, right?"

Alice and Lone Wolf both nodded heavily, and all three of them knew this.

Today, they can no longer openly accept the list of rewards for assassinations and other missions. They are more inclined to secretly gather intelligence!

"For a long time to come, I will begin to build a new intelligence network in the savannah. I will definitely use this trade route in the process. Do you know what I mean?" Ace looked at Alice and Lone Wolf again.

They immediately nodded in response.

It's easy to understand

This.

After all, it is unrealistic for Ace to build an intelligence network out of thin air in the savannah.

He needs a lot of trustworthy people, and the herders of the savannah are clearly not the best choice.

This time, with the trade between Yali River province and the savannah, many New Delhi "merchants" will enter the prairie.

In the process, Alice can arrange for some trusted members of the Thorn Rose to pretend to be merchants in order to blend in with the savannah.

In this way, Ace has the cornerstone of building an intelligence network, which can be used as a benchmark for the slow development of new intelligence networks.

In addition, in the process of trade, in addition to the mutual exchange of goods, the transmission of information becomes very convenient.

Ace had drawn the map, which showed many places of trade. In addition to exchanging goods, these places can also exchange information naturally.

"How many of you are now?" Ace asked.

Alice bowed her head and said, "There should be more than sixty by now! Most of them are still in Yali Giang province and are slowly infiltrating. At the moment, the only one that penetrates the most is the Hanging Province, which is the middle of the empire."

"Hmm! Don't worry, especially lately, New Delhi has been heavily guarded everywhere and has been looking for alleged traitors. At this moment, this is the best option." Ace said.

The lone wolf's dagger kept waving, "How many people do we need to transport in the first batch?"

Ace recalled the map and replied, "For the first batch, I only need 4 people!"

"Four people?" Alice and Lone Wolf looked at each other, and both saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

You know, the area of the savannah is huge! To basically cover the entire line of business, these 4 people are far from enough.

Ace explains, "In the early days, our business line didn't extend too far. After all, many tribes have not yet agreed to join our trade program."

"And, at first, the caravan won't be too large. If we have too many people, it may attract the attention of the New Delhi sentinel. Although their ability to handle affairs is ordinary, their sense of smell is very acute."

"Although I am well aware that sooner or later the new king of the capital will find out about our plans, he is not stupid after all. But I still want to be able to hide it for as long as possible, which is better for our future."

Alice and Lone Wolf naturally agreed on this.

When we arrived, Ace suddenly said, "You're working for the Slime family right now. I want your two Thorn Roses to pay more attention to their family. After all, the Great Magician Al has not yet recovered from his injuries. In such a large Yalijiang province, it is not enough to rely on one Kara!"

Although Alice and Lone Wolf don't quite understand why Ace suddenly became like this, they know in their hearts that it is because of their close relationship with the Slime family's shelter that they have survived to this day.

Therefore, these two people themselves are grateful to the Slime Clan. If there is no Ace, they will do their best to do something for the Slime family.

But they don't know that the slime is already an ordinary person, and sooner or later her true face will be seen by the new king. It's just a matter of time.

Ace didn't want to tell them about it too soon, not because he didn't believe them, but because he wanted them to put more effort into what needed to be done.

Ace looked at the yellowing meadow, his eyes showing a hint of worry.

After all, the entire Yalijiang Province is now a thorn in the side of the imperial city, and the new king must want to eliminate this thorn in the side as soon as possible.

Now, the hope of the entire Yalijiang province is on Kara. He could imagine what kind of pressure she was under right now!

"Oh! By the way, the Thorn Rose is different now than it was in the past. When we bring in new members, we have to be very selective! No suspicious person should be allowed to touch our secrets! Otherwise, all our efforts may be in vain!" Ace said solemnly.