Like the elevated aqueducts of Turin, the entire sewer is a huge project, involving not only a large number of workers, but even wizards, and the dense passages that connect almost every corner of the city - from the royal palace in the hills of Marcherus to the best taverns in the East City of Spear Street, this huge "spider web" encloses the whole city tightly.

The vast labyrinth of this web is a "door" that leads to any place - naturally, if you really have the ability to find your way through the dark labyrinth, or you will only get lost in the endless narrow tunnels and drown in the foul-smelling sewage.

The entire sewer system, which is the health guarantee of the entire city, remains unimpeded after 300 years and has become more complex due to the continuous expansion of the city. Even today, there are rumors that wizards of the past buried terrible magic in the sewers when they built them......

"Of course, these are all pretenses to deceive the foolish, and even the most powerful magic has long since disappeared without a trace after hundreds or thousands of years—rather, what wizard would be idle and idle to create the results of a lifetime in such a place?"

Marco Tasker, who was lying on the soft couch, lazily drank his coffee, and then said to Edward, "In fact, there is no magic in there at all, only a group of industrious ghost-toothed lizards, which are dangerous but nothing to do as long as they don't provoke them." ”

"Ghosttooth lizard?"

"A scavenging monster - and of course loves fresh flesh and blood, and likes to live in a dark, damp environment, feeding on all sorts of disgusting things, and using mud as its lair. It is mainly used to unclog sewers. Marco shrugged his shoulders: "In the past few hundred years, this monster that has been transported from the Vast Lands has done much more to the kingdom than any pharmacist or doctor. ”

The silver-haired wizard also had a slightly helpless expression when he said this—it sounded nice to use the sewers as a way to sneak and get to the location quickly, but in reality it was almost impossible to execute. Let's not talk about the ghosttooth lizards that lurk in the darkness. The toxic gases accumulated over the years, the labyrinthine passages can kill anyone.

"Maybe these Assassins can deal with the Ghost Tooth Lizard, but it's impossible to navigate the sewers without a map—short distances may be understandable, but if they can disappear from Sweetwater Alley without a trace and appear on Spear Street the next morning, it will definitely be prepared. ”

"And how did they get the map?" Edward asked, "even our Marco Tasker didn't get his hands on it." It's enough to prove how precious this thing is. ”

"Of course it's precious - the map of the sewers is about the defense of the whole city, and anyone who dares to steal is treated as treason, and his head is to be hung on the city walls. The silver-haired wizard looked terrified: "There are only three people in the entire kingdom who are qualified to see this map - and only to see it." ”

"Herodotus, the former Lord of the Seals, and the current Berion, and the Marquis of Horad, the Minister of the Interior—only they are qualified to see it, not even the Grand Master of the Knights of the Sacred Tree, Mercer Kane!"

"So if the Assassins did get their hands on the map, they were definitely funded by any of the three. Edward nodded silently: "Herodotus is very old, and he is only a scholar, he has been a loyal fan of His Majesty Horace almost during his years as the Lord of the Seals, and he will not hesitate to nod yes no matter what His Majesty says." ”

"That's right. So there can only be two possibilities. Marco nodded and smiled: "Either the Duke of Berrion is a thief and a thief, or he must be inseparable from the Marquis of Horad Minest!"

Edward's expression was a little hesitant - because there were unavoidable loopholes in both possibilities, the Duke of Barrion would never risk his life, at least not on himself, and that night the situation was only a little bit close, and he really died in the café.

As for the other, it was equally impossible - as long as an Assassin was caught and confessed, the Minesters would not be able to get away with it, and the involvement of the royal family would never be a trivial matter. Even if they are as powerful as the Minest family, they can also fall into the abyss from which they will never recover. And what good can it do them?

But no matter how unbelievable it is, after peeling back all the information - in other words, you have fallen into the battle between the two camps and have to make a choice.

Of course, Edward was not so stupid as to think that the other party was just trying to win over a small viscount like himself, the prince's attendant military attaché - they were trying to win the support of the Knights of the Sacred Tree. So far, I am afraid that Grand Master Mercer Kane has not chosen his own side, but has remained steadfast in his loyalty to His Majesty Horace.

At all times, no matter what position, I will always be a member of the Knights of the Sacred Tree, and this will never change - I am afraid that as long as I make a choice. They will force themselves to convince Grand Master Mercer Kane, there is almost no doubt about that.

Just as Edward was in deep thought, the door was pushed open again, and a smiling Ludwig walked out of the cell, looking a little tired, standing in front of the door and saluting Edward: "Not in line with your high expectations, Lord Edward, I have successfully persuaded Miss Orweina to let her cooperate with us." ”

"Good work. Just as soon as he turned around, Edward saw the somewhat awkward appearance of the silver-haired wizard, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that the harvest must be not small, right?"

"I got quite a lot of useful information and a lot of things were explained. Ludwig nodded slightly, with a humble smile on his face: "First of all, allow me to introduce this Miss Orvina, who is the huntress of a large tribe of Hantu and the personal guard of the heir of the tribe - of course, this tribe has been reduced to a lost dog, and it has been wiped out under the iron hooves of the Turin army commanded by the Duke of Berrion. ”

"But now their heir has been caught, and it is said that he is imprisoned in the mansion of the Duke of Berrion - and at the same time, for revenge, so they have traveled thousands of miles from Handi to Turin City, intending to rescue the tribal prince named 'Reno', and then take the opportunity to take revenge and kill Duke Berion Marcherus who destroyed their tribe!"

"And who financed them in it, the maps of the sewers, the sophisticated weapons, and the expensive poisons...... Who gave them all this?" Marco Tasker asked, his expression rather exaggerated, "They can't buy it—then you have to tell me where you bought it." ”

On this point, Miss Owena made a condition. Ludwig looked a little embarrassed: "Unless we are willing to help her rescue Prince Reynolds, she will never say the name of that person - I have already tried once, and she seems to have been prepared for it, and there is no way to get it out by any means." ”

"Then tell her that we are honored to work with such a loyal woman. Edward smiled calmly, "As long as she can truly fulfill her promise." ”

"Lord Edward!" both Marco and Ludwig were slightly shocked - rescuing the heir of a rival tribe in the Duke's mansion was treason!

However, they were soon relieved, and if all of Edward's work was discovered, starting with the Brotherhood of Blood Banners, his only choice would probably be to hang himself at the city gates.

"Also, as a precondition for the trust of both parties, Miss Orwina asked me to tell you a secret. Ludwig suddenly spoke, "That night at the café, they didn't aim to kill the Duke of Berrion - although they almost did. ”

"Their real target that night, you, Lord Edward!" (to be continued......)

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