Chapter 21: Preparation

After explaining all the precautions to Lucia, Zhaoming walked into the room on the second floor of the church.

From now on, he is going to secretly carry out his plans here.

Late at night, Sister Lucia put on her cloak and walked out of the church, her eyes cautiously looking around, and only after making sure that there was no one around, did she cautiously walk to Grouchy's house.

She didn't need to worry so much, no one would be hanging around the holy church at this point in time.

Zhao Ming sat in the church room, the sword in his hand was unsheathed, and his eyes looked at the moon in the sky through the window.

Waiting for Grouchy was boring, and Akira began to recall all the things he had encountered since he arrived in this world.

To his surprise, the moon in this world is very peculiar, and it remains full all year round in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Not only that, but the world's calendar is very strange, with a constant 360 days in each year, and 12 months being the standard 30 days.

At this time, the man who had just become the head of the Black Rock City government was at the table dealing with some chores.

Zhaoming is kind to him, and he is determined to stabilize the situation in Black Rock City no matter what.

Although Haradin is now having a huge impact on the entire Black Rock City with his monopoly advantage, Grouchy believes that this is only temporary.

First of all, the heading period of the crops has arrived, and the crops in the fields will soon be ripe, as long as the rent and tax can be collected, then the grain can be quickly passed.

Moreover, the food that Zhaoming "forged for nothing" from Haradin before, even if the consumption of the Black Rock Guards is removed, is enough to support it for a while.

In addition, Haradin's actions aroused the anger of the people, and coupled with his usual evil deeds, it is believed that the appeal of the lord is enough to gather forces to confront him from a commercial level.

Thinking of this, there is only one question in front of Groushi now - how to find the lord? Since his sudden departure, Zhaoming has not been seen again.

Just as he was in a dilemma, his wife walked in and told him that a guest had arrived.

Grouch frowned, how could someone visit at this time?

Remembering that the lord said that he should consider the "consequences" during the day, Grouch vigilantly asked his wife to take the child to the room, and he slowly opened the door.

The door slowly opened, and Grouchy poked his head out, and when he saw the visitor's face, the tight strings in his heart finally loosened.

It turned out to be Miss Nun!

However, looking at the nun who suddenly visited late at night, Grouchy still asked suspiciously, "Miss Lucia, why did you come here at this time?" ”

Faced with Grouchy's question, Lucia did not answer immediately, but showed the exclusive shield of Lord Zhaoming.

Seeing the familiar coat of arms, Grouch immediately realized that things were not simple, and hurriedly let Lucia into the house to speak, and then carefully observed if anyone was following.

After confirming that everything was correct, he reassured himself to enter the house and meet Lucia.

In fact, his worries were unnecessary, and the reason why Zhaoming asked Lucia to come to spread the word was because no one dared to follow her considering her status as a clergyman.

After entering the house, Grouch anxiously asks Lucia if she has any news of the lord, and he breathes a sigh of relief when he learns that Zhaoming is now in the church.

"Mr. Grouchy, Lord Zhaoming has something very important to tell you, and I hope you can leave immediately."

After listening to Lucia's words, Grouchy felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.

But he did not hesitate to accept it, and after letting his wife soothe the child, he put on his coat and followed Lucia to the church.

The two men walked cautiously through the deserted streets, and although the surface was calm, the group of hooligans hired by Haradin could appear at any moment.

And that's where Lucia comes into play, and no one dares to offend a Templar clergy, no matter how big the profit.

After a short period of travel, Grouch finally arrived at the church.

As Zhao Ming instructed, Lucia waited on the first floor, and Grouchy went upstairs alone to meet him.

As the wooden door slowly opened, Groushi finally saw the lord Zhaoming who had disappeared for most of the day in the room.

"Your Excellency!" Grouchy said excitedly, he couldn't hold back the emotions in his heart, and wanted to tell everything about what happened today and his plan.

Zhaoming saw that he was anxious, so he let him speak freely.

Grouchy, who had always been known for his sophistication and composure, quickly suppressed his excitement and began to tell the story of the day.

Zhaoming listened patiently to him, although he already knew these things, but it didn't hurt Grouchy's enthusiasm.

And when Grusch reveals his plan, Zhaoming says something that surprises Grusch - he wants to join forces with Trisda to get rid of Haradin!

Groushi didn't react for a while, there was so much going on today.

At first, he wanted the lord to take the initiative to solve the problem by force, but the lord showed weakness and behaved very depressed. When he had thought of a gentle way for the lord, Zhaoming told him to unite with Haradin's niece......

"My lord, with all due respect, is this ally of yours really reliable?" Grouch asked worriedly.

Zhaoming nodded, indicating that Trisda was absolutely credible.

It is definitely not easy for a weak girl to do these things that he has seen, and it can be said that it has paid a great price. So, although he felt that the danger of this girl was far greater than that of Haradin, Zhaoming decided to take a gamble.

After all, he didn't have a lot of chips in his hands.

Grouch felt that he was becoming more and more unable to see through his lord, but his inner feelings, and Zhaoming's confident expression, told him that there was no need to doubt.

Then Zhaoming explained what Groushi should do next.

The first is to maintain the operation of the Black Rock City government, because the Zhaoming Society has been staying in the church for the last few days, putting on a decadent appearance to make Haradin let his guard down.

"Don't worry, sir!" Grouchy replied solemnly, "It was my responsibility. ”

The second thing to do is to keep an eye on the training of the Black Rock Guard, and be sure to summon Cooper by tomorrow evening.

Zhaoming solemnly emphasized that this matter is the top priority, and there must be no mistakes.

Grouchy said that it was all up to him, and although he didn't understand why the leader summoned an ordinary officer, all he had to do now was absolute obedience.

In the end, Zhaoming said a little helplessly: "The last thing is a private matter, take care of Elusa for me." ”

After finishing these official tasks, Zhaoming's first thought was his maid Elusa.

Because the matter of hiding in the church has to be kept secret from the outside world, he can't let anyone else know his whereabouts these days, including Elusa.

Will this little girl miss me? Wouldn't you be worried? Definitely.

Zhaoming had been thinking about this after Groushi left, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses and focus on more important matters.

That's his attribute point allocation, and after those scattered expenses, he still has 75 attribute points in his hand.

In order to deal with possible crises, he added 15 strength and 10 speed to each of these attributes, and added the rest to magic.

After all this work, Zhaoming leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, the next few days for him would be very difficult.