Alice remembers the traitor named "Nava Keelung", and to this day, she still grits her teeth with hatred.

Once there are traitors in the intelligence network, it can lead to the collapse of the entire intelligence network, or even expose the entire intelligence network in a very short time, which will lead to serious consequences.

"If I'm guessing correctly, the capital will definitely secretly send someone to contact our intelligence network!" Ace said expressionlessly.

"So fast?" Alice seemed a little skeptical. She is more confident in her style of doing things. She thinks she is very cautious and should not be pried open by the imperial forces so early.

Ace continued, "That new kingdom is not an ordinary person. His ambitions are great. It can be seen from the naming of the capital of the new empire."

"Firmament City? Oh, the new king is really ambitious!"

An autumn wind blew, and the branches of the dead trees rustled.

Ace took a breath and said, "Alright, it's almost time! If it continues, Kara won't be able to stand it! Let's say goodbye, both of you!"

Both Alice and Lone Wolf look reluctant. After saying goodbye, I don't know when the next meeting will be!

After all, Ace needs to be in charge of the Prairie's business lines and information networks.

However, Alice and Lone Wolf need to stay in the New Delhi Empire in order to establish a more sophisticated intelligence system while protecting the position of the Slime family in Yalijiang Province.

Therefore, it may be difficult for these three people to get together again from now on!

Alice was somewhat moved. He walked up to Ace's side and hugged Ace tightly: "Good brother! The future of the Thorn Rose is in our hands. Thank you for being with us and Thorn Rose!"

Ace smiled and said, "At that time, the Thorn Rose gave me a lot and taught me a lot. Now, when the Thorn Rose is in trouble, how can I stay out of it?"

Ace and Lone Wolf hugged and said goodbye again. They then put on their masks and waved at Ace, who soon vanished.

"Father, is there really no problem for us to leave the capital this time?" A tall and handsome young man sat on horseback and asked with a frown.

Next to him was a cold, middle-aged man with a beard, dressed in white light armor, with a face like a knife and sharp eyes. But it didn't hide the evil aura on his body at all.

Behind them, there was a huge convoy. The carriage was filled with wooden crates and looked heavy.

"Henry, you have to understand that sometimes we make forced choices! At first you were involved in the rescue, but now the new king has found out! Can we not leave the capital?" The middle-aged man muttered to himself.

This middle-aged man was none other than Henry Jane's father, Kirabi Jane.

Henry looked down and thought for a moment, "Did they find it?"

Kirabi Jane said coldly, "This new king is not a soft persimmon, but an ambitious man. In order to get the old king to let his guard down, he pretended to be addicted to alcohol and sex for years. When the old king died, his true colors were revealed, and his ambitions were revealed!"

"There are no closed walls in the world. I'm not surprised that he was able to find the lead to the prison break in the first place, but I didn't expect it to be so soon!"

"Look, in the next period, the New Delhi Empire will usher in a great transformation! There had been no major changes before, as the situation was unstable and drastic measures could not be taken. Now that the new imperial city has been built and the border situation is relatively stable, the new king will begin to straighten out the interior!"

Henry whispered, "He's not afraid that someone will take advantage of him. As a matter of common sense, now if he carries out an internal purge. But there will be many nobles against him."

Kirabi waved his hand and said, "Don't you understand? During this time, how many officials who did not make a clear statement were fired? At first, he just found some officials with lower ranks. And in two years, he has already begun to dismiss important officials in the palace!"

"If my guess is correct, he'll soon start attacking the officers in the army! We'd better retreat to a safe place than wait to be killed."

Henry didn't understand, "Then why did you choose Black Bull Province? It has always been a remote part of the empire. Although the land is abundant, almost

It's a dead end surrounded by the sea on three sides, I really don't understand."

But Kirabi explained: "Even though Black Bull Province is located on the coast of the South China Sea, its terrain is relatively long and narrow, bordering almost Yalijiang Province, which is actually beneficial to us."

Henry's eyes flashed, "Do you mean we can join forces with the Slimes?"

Kirabi nodded, "Before the new king reacts, we must rush to the new territory as soon as possible!" The Black Bull Province seems to be located in the southwestern part of the empire, but it stretches a long way from north to south. It is only separated from the Yali River province by a river. It seems to be separated by two places, but you can contact them at any time!"

"I see. Since Kara from House Slime is also involved in the dungeon rescue, our two families have to stand on the same boat and rely on each other! However, now the new king is more focused on the Slime family. We should seize this opportunity to leave the capital as soon as possible."

"Firmament City today seems to be a place full of opportunities, but in fact, it is also a place full of crises. A careless person can lose his life."

Hearing this, Henry couldn't help but worry: "Then if that's the case, Drew and them ......."

Before Henry finished, Kirabi said, "Don't worry. You don't think his "invisible hand" would think about it. They've already started making plans, but they're not rushing to act yet."

"It is estimated that they will soon leave the Firmament City."

At this moment, a fast horse came to the front from the rear of the army.

Henry looked at his father in bewilderment. Kirabi just frowned and said nothing.

Soon, the horse rushed to Kirabi's side. A soldier in armor saluted Kirabi and said, "Colonel, what's going on behind the scenes."

Henry knew the soldier, who was a confidant of his father, Kirabi.

The confidant didn't have any specific information, but Kirabi was clearly very aware of it and asked directly, "How many people died?"

The confidant lowered his voice and said, "Eight people have died as a result of the latest news, but there must have been many more in the time I posted the news."

Kirabi waved his hand: "Okay, I know, you don't have to go back, follow us, leave as soon as possible!"

However, the confidant rejected Kirabi's offer, saying, "Captain, I can't watch my brothers struggle behind, and I can follow you with confidence!"

Kirabi's face suddenly turned cold, and he shouted, "This is an order!"

The confidant hesitated for a moment, but finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Captain, I have been following you for almost ten years, and I have always respected you and will not disobey your orders. But this time, I really have to disobey your orders! Even if you want to punish me, I'm willing! I've always been alone and don't have any worries, so please forgive me for being willful for the last time this time!"

After that, the man grabbed the reins and turned and rushed in the opposite direction of the army.

Kirabi tried to stop him, but it was too late. That trusted follower who followed him for many years rushed into the distance without objection!

Henry's mind went blank. He didn't know what was going on?

"It's ...... What's wrong?" Henry couldn't help but ask.

Kirabi looked at the trustworthy man running around in the distance, then took a long breath, "Firmament seems to have realized something and acted immediately! I have already arranged my men and horses in the rear of the army in advance, which is still some distance away from us. Now it looks like it's in a state of fighting."

Henry looked shocked: "What! What do you mean......

He quickly realized his gaffe and quickly retracted the words from his lips.

Kirabi nodded slightly, "Well, it seems that that person has already reacted and wants to intercept it. But I've prepared everything in advance and arranged everything!"

Henry was still shocked. Looking back, he knew that there was a group of people who were buying time for their family.

Those people will die, just like the man just now, this is the last willfulness!

At the same time, the capital's

Another guard is trying to find traces of the Nepeta family.

The Nepeta family is Drew's family!

However, the sentinels had searched almost the entire Firmament City, and still couldn't find any trace of the Nepeta family.

A group of twenty sentinels assembled in a remote alley.

The nearby house is still under construction. At dusk, the craftsmen rested. So there's no one here.

It soon became a place for guards to rest and exchange information.

"We've searched almost all of Firmament City. Why can't we find any clues about the Nepeta family?" One of them wore a headscarf and could not see his face clearly.

Another snorted, "It's clear that the 'invisible hand' of the Nepeta family smells something wrong. He has been vigilant for a long time. As soon as they find out that something is wrong, they will immediately roll up and leave."

"Isn't this the last few days?" The Invisible Hand" also set up a banquet at home to entertain many relatives and friends? Why is he running so fast?"

"Don't you understand? Obviously, this is a trap set by the "invisible hand". He pretends to be unprepared for nothing in order to distract us and make us think that they are unprepared."

"So the 'invisible hand' of the Nepeta family is really cunning. No wonder after all these years, many people still call him the "invisible hand"!"

"It's nature. Know that the "invisible hand" is responsible for all espionage activities of the Legion. You can imagine how powerful his insight is! Although his official position is not high, his status in many legions is not low." After a while, many of the sentries whispered.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley.

He saw a silver metal mask hanging from his face, revealing only the eyes and nostrils, and the rest of the place was tightly covered so that the real face could not be seen.

As soon as the man appeared, the guards suddenly fell silent, not daring to breathe loudly, they were still whispering.

The masked man who suddenly appeared walked slowly down the alley, clear footsteps echoing all around.

The man walked to the middle of the path and stood. Then he looked around and glanced at every guard here.

When seeing their eyes being projected, everyone instinctively wants to avoid it.

"You've been following the Nepeta for two days. What's the catch?" A hoarse voice rang out.

No one answered, and no one spoke.

The masked man snorted coldly, then waved his right hand at will. The head of one of the guards next to him immediately fell to the ground, and blood spurted out and splattered on the other guards around him.

The corpse fell limply to the ground, blood flowing from the neat incisions.

But he still didn't make any noise.

The fallen guard is the leader of this hunt for the Nepeta family. His dereliction of duty led directly to his own death.

The team leader guard didn't expect to die so suddenly!

The guards didn't dare say anything, just watched their former partner die in front of them.

The masked man pointed to another guard beside him and said, "From now on, you will be in charge of hunting down the Nepeta family, and give me an answer in three days!" If you don't get any clues after three days, you'll end up like him!"

The sentinel, who was assigned as the new leader, turned pale. Although he was very calm and devoted to the task, in reality he was very desperate but could not show it, otherwise he would have died on the spot!

"What are you still doing here? Are you waiting for me to give you the gold? Keep going out and look for it!" Although the masked man's voice was not loud, every word touched the hearts of all the guards.

After the order was given, all guards quickly evacuated and began to continue the search.

For this masked man, although they don't know his specific identity, they all know that he is now one of the most important people around the new king.

When all the guards were gone, the masked man couldn't help but curse, "What a pile of garbage!"

Then he left the alley and walked to the huge palace in the center of the entire firmament city.

......

Although the new palace has a larger floor area and is more functional, its cost is much lower than that of the old palace.

Why is that? Because the new king made all the craftsmen abandon the intricate and extravagant details, pay more attention to the practicality of the palace, and in many places set up a defense system to ensure the safety of the palace.

If there is no beautification project of exquisite jade carving, it will naturally save a lot of expenses.

As a result, many of the craftsmen involved in the design and construction of the palace brought great blessings to the new king

At this time, in the midst of an extensive and simple study, Terrella was sitting at his desk, looking at the messages sent back from the various guard barracks on the border.

Below him stood a masked man.

"Is it the 'invisible hand' that escaped?" Terrilla asked, flipping through the pages.

"Hmm! It's my incompetence. I'm willing to accept all the punishments!" The masked man's hoarse voice echoed through the wide study.

Terrella smiled and looked up, "No need! I won't punish you. I've heard the name "invisible hand" for a long time. After all, he is the leader of all the scouts of the army! His escape from the Firmament City is understandable! As long as you can kill them before they meet the other two families!"

"Although the Nepeta people are not powerful, they have no influence! If they escape to Yalijiang Province, it will be very difficult to catch them again!"

"And, once they join forces with the Slime Family, it's a problem for us as well! So, please do your best!"

As soon as you listen to the "whoosh", one finger will break off and fall on the surface of the rain.

There was not a ripple in the masked man's voice: "It was my incompetence that led to the current situation. Even if Your Majesty does not intend to be responsible, I deserve to be punished! If I don't succeed in stopping the Invisible Hand this time, then I'll break my arm again!"

There is heavy traffic on a commercial road in Yali Giang province.

On one side of the commercial road, there's a slightly obtrusive new pub and a slightly dilapidated stable.

At this time, it was already noon. The stables next to the tavern were already crowded, and the caravan filled almost the entire stable.

There were only a few servants cleaning the goods outside the door, and the tavern was already filled with noise.

"Hahaha, I've long wanted to build a tavern on this commercial road. Mr. Parker knows very well what our merchant is thinking!"

"Yes! The commercial road is remote, with a lot of sand and wind along the way. There really needs a place to rest here! It's really nice to build a tavern like this! But too much, Lord Parker. Why don't you make this tavern bigger?"

"Yes, yes!"

......

For a moment, many of the merchants in the tavern began to shout loudly.

By this time, the tavern was already packed. Some of the businessmen who arrived late didn't even have seats, so they had to stand in the corner with their glasses

At the counter, a middle-aged man who was a little fat had a big smile on his face: "Hello everyone, it's not that I don't want to! There's nothing else here, and the place is absolutely big! But I just opened this shop and don't have much money, so I can only do this shop first! Please be considerate."

Another said, "Lord Parker, listen, you're from the Imperial City! How can you not have money?"

When he heard the voice, Parker didn't show any emotion on the surface, but his heart chuckled and he hurriedly waved his hand: "Please don't say that! At that time, the capital was completely destroyed. We left the capital and came here, and now we are doing a small business."

At this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded in the crowd: "Listen to Lord Parker, the Firmament City can't accommodate you?"

Hearing this, everyone didn't dare to answer casually, waiting for Parker Vicky's response.

Parker-Vicky touched his plump belly and said, "Of course not! The imperial city is still destroyed, and it will take some time to rebuild it. One of the reasons we are here is that our family property has been destroyed, and I am a little sad; Another reason is that we have found business opportunities on this business path! not

So, where are we going to drink such good liquor?"

Someone laughed and said, "Hahaha, Lord Parker's words are true! I'm not bragging. Your wine tastes good. At least it's the most authentic wine I've had in the last two years!"

There was a round of praise in the tavern. The initial subtle tensions were quickly resolved as the crowd drank alcohol.

Parker smiled and lowered his head as he continued to wipe the glass in his hand.

On the surface, he looked relaxed, but his heart was still turbulent. It's just that after so many years in business, he can always keep his calm.

It was obviously not normal to have so many businessmen in the past on such a relatively remote commercial road.

Obviously, the guests in the tavern were not all passing merchants. The Firmament City must have sent guards.

Although he was a little nervous, he wasn't too worried, as his son was now a high-level wind mage with two Slime family members in the back room of the tavern. Even if something is wrong, he doesn't have to worry about his safety.

Parker Veitch was much better today. He knew that his son and Monchi D. Ace were brothers in life and death. Leon was also involved in the rescue of the dungeon at that time, so he was well aware that sooner or later the new king would settle accounts with them.

However, unlike in the past, he no longer cares about the quality of the family business, but more about friendship.

Monchi D. Ace had helped the Parker family, and he still values that friendship!

Just as everyone was raising their glasses and chatting and drinking, the tavern suddenly closed its door and the door opened.

All the people looked out and saw a soldier in a red robe standing in the doorway. Judging by the general appearance of his robes, he appears to be an officer of high status.

However, the sun was just right at this time, and Gobizan's face was covered in shadows, and the backlight shone on his face, so he couldn't see clearly.

All the businessmen stopped laughing and looked curiously at the officials outside the door.

They all wondered why there were officials from the imperial capital on such a remote commercial road. After all, it was far from the city and the garrison camp.

The man at the door clasped his hands together and pushed open the two doors: "Irrelevant people, get out of here immediately!"

A businessman seems to have a short temper. He placed the cup on the table with a clatter, raised his voice and said, "Officer, we're just drinking here, and that doesn't seem to get in your way!"

The officer grunted, then walked into the tavern.

At this time, everyone clearly saw his face. There were several noticeable scars on that face, and it looked a bit fierce.

"I say it again, get out of here!" As soon as the sound fell, the legs of the three wooden tables in the tavern broke, and the wine glasses on the tables fell to the floor and shattered the floor.

At this time, most of the merchants come to the counter in high spirits, ready to check out.

Parker smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have treated all the drinks today, so I don't have to pay. I hope you will come here often in the future to take care of business."

At first, it seems that several merchants were reluctant to leave the tavern because they all had the support of large families behind them. However, when the men in the tavern disguised as the guards revealed their true colors, the last few merchants left the tavern in frustration.

Soon, only Parker Vecchi, eight soldiers disguised as Shangrao and an officer, remained in the tavern.

The door creaked shut.

"We're not going to beat around the bush and hand over your son!" The officer said rudely.

Parker's face smiled, but he didn't respond.

Seeing that Parker didn't move, the officer snorted coldly and winked at the three soldiers not far away.

Just as the men were about to bypass the pump and enter the inner chamber, they heard a "whoosh" and a thick log flew out of the chamber.

With a "bang", the three of them were pushed together by the flying wood and suddenly flew out!