Chapter 90: The Snake People

"Of course I know, I will silently observe the glutton-sama in the dark, and wait for the completion of the domination of the wetlands before enjoying my vacation, you can rest assured to meet the adults, I still have some places to go."

"Yes. And - pay attention to the siren's temper, her relationship with the subspecies is quite bad, no less than yours, although it is really foolish to let you, who also hate humans, spy on the sirens, but so far I can only ask you. ”

“…… Look, you said that I don't like to control my temper. ”

"Those subspecies are all useful flags for gluttonous adults in the future, if there is a 'again' accidental injury incident, you can't afford the anger of adults, you must remember!"

Unconsciously remembering the terrifying aura of gluttony using aura to oppress Kurt, Night Pavilion couldn't help but warn timidly.

However, Chio didn't know that Kurt had just used monsters to run wild without authorization, causing a large number of casualties among Haite members, which eventually led to a lot of gluttony being furious about this, so he naturally didn't understand what the so-called "again" of the Night Pavilion meant.

"Again? Could it be that a patronus accidentally hurt a subspecies or a human a few days ago? ”

“…… It's nothing. That's it anyway, I'll leave first. ”

"Oh...... Good bye. ”

"Goodbye."

Two knocks on the door were heard through the wooden door of an unknown thickness into the empty conference hall.

Ringing on the Wu in the conference hall who was reading the scroll alone.

"Report to your lordship, my subordinate Night Pavilion has been ordered to come and meet with you."

"Yes. Come on in. ”

Wu was still staring earnestly at the novel leather scroll made of the sheepskin of the "Chuanlin Divine Sheep" in his hand.

According to legend, the Chuanlin Divine Sheep is not afraid of any temperature by nature, and only haunts the divine realm or the demon realm, and does not take the initiative to appear in the human realm. Usually feed on "delicate spirit insects" and "thatched gardenias", which are considered omnivorous beasts.

Using this as a raw material is to see that the body of the Zhongchuan forest god sheep is not afraid of tearing or soaking and causing the text to be blurred.

The sheepskin itself is blessed with two inherent magical blessings: "High-level Fire and Water Resistance" and "Unbreakable Toughness". Sirens also apply two enchantment spells, "Top Secret" and "Silence", on the scrolls sent to Wu, for better security.

The Divine Realm often uses parchment made from the Chuanlin Divine Sheep, but looking at the mountains of scrolls on the table, it seems that the Siren specially returned to the Divine Realm to hunt more Chuanlin Divine Sheep and quickly make it into a writable parchment.

However, the siren is staying in the wetlands and observing the movements of the three tribes, and it is likely that another "god" hunts for her.

The night pavilion gently pushed open the wooden door.

The conference hall was once a common place for the six patron saints to gather. Six seemingly ordinary wooden chairs with hidden magic tightly enclosed a large obsidian round table as sleek as the moon—only one figure sat in the seat.

Fortes. His seat was facing away from the door of the hall, and as he walked into the room, he looked straight at Fortes's back, the earnest, lonely back meeting the cold, hot eyes.

The Night Pavilion silently closed the door and watched.

This conference hall is one of the few rooms that Wu knows, as if it was once a glutton, and often went in and out of the conference hall to talk and hold meetings with the gods. However, these six seats were not built for themselves or the six patron saints.

It is a throne specially set up for Kurt and the "five cronies" around him.

It can be said that this chamber existed long before Kurt submitted to gluttony.

The obsidian round table is filled with "Wetland Domination Progress" sent back by the sirens.

Wu was seriously engaged in the content, and did not welcome the arrival of the Night Pavilion with eyes or words.

In order not to disturb Wu's reading, after the night pavilion arrived, he did not open his mouth except to report his arrival outside the door.

Quietly looking at this supreme and great king who is working hard.

Ten minutes of silence.

Finally put down the parchment with Chinese characters as dense as ants.

Wu shouldn't have felt tired and dry, but he subconsciously rubbed his eyelids.

- Long sigh.

"Alas—the sirens are so scribbled that even gods who have lived for thousands of years don't train them to write?"

It's not that I want to complain about the content, but I sigh at the messy paper that looks like a ghostly drawing.

Ye Ge was a little amused, but shook his head helplessly.

"There's no way around it. The sirens already hated everything outside of the divine realm, including the human font you asked her to compose, and I'm afraid that everything you just did was copied when you were in the wetlands. ”

"I really can't blame her. However, scribbling to scribble, I can still understand some simple fonts that don't require too many strokes, and from the meaning of the sentence of the fragment, I can roughly understand the current situation of the land and the three tribes. ”

"Then what do the current leaders of the three clans ......mean?"

At this time, Wu couldn't help but stretch out his right hand and massage his painless forehead as if he had a headache.

"It's a bit tricky - the Celestial Snake Clan hasn't decided yet. The Fish-People stand firm, and judging by the daily military drills, it seems that they are ready to go to war with us. The snake people began to collude with humans in an attempt to cooperate. ”

"Sure enough, as an outstanding Heavenly Snake Clan, it is more prescient!"

"It's not too early to tell. I can't guarantee whether the final decision of the Celestial Serpents will be to join us or join forces with the other two to fight back - we must judge the worst-case scenario. ”

"That's true! But if the other three clans really want to fight us, I'm afraid you won't show up to fight, right? After all, that wetland is a very important stronghold, and I am afraid that too strong a force will destroy the scene. ”

"It's not just me, but even you can't make a move. Yes - you really can't just take a shot at will, I'm afraid I'll have to use Kurt's massive mind control to confuse the enemy's consciousness, but after all, the symptoms will not cure the root cause! ”

Wu seemed to have a little tantrum and randomly flicked the messy scrolls on the table.

Feeling the displeasure of gluttony, the night pavilion still stood in place without being surprised, but thought worriedly.

"It's really contrary to your original intention."

“…… That's why I didn't recall the sirens and stayed and watched each other. ”

Sirens cannot be recalled at will. As a pioneer in observing the enemy's situation on the front line, I have not yet been able to come up with a better way to negotiate, let alone the other side is still hostile to me, and I need more time to prepare.

If the other party's actions are beyond my expectations, I can always order the sirens to respond.

If Kurt and the Sirens hadn't mistaken themselves, they wouldn't have the troubles they have today.

However, if he can successfully take down the power of the wetland and the three clans, he will definitely not lose to himself. At present, there are humans around me, and what I need so far is a subspecies with strong physique and strong ability to take refuge in me.

Even if we avoid it now, we will not escape the fate of having to accommodate different races in the future.

"I'm sure you'll come up with the best solution sooner or later."

"I hope so—do you know why I'm summoning you to my side?"

"Please make it clear."

"First of all, I want to hear about the current progress of Kuiyong's operation."

"Kui Yong's part, he has now successfully entered the kingdom of Aynk that you have designated. However, due to the large territory of the Kingdom of Eink and the dense population that it is difficult to move, the progress of the tracking is slightly behind. ”

"You can't blame Kui Yong, with a burly figure and heavy and hard armor, it's really difficult to shuttle between people, let alone rely on magic to transfer your position, it takes a lot of time just to find the way."

"It's exactly as you guessed."

"In that case, just tell him that I'm not in a hurry to ask for the results, and then I'll have to focus on the trivial matters around the wetlands, so that he doesn't have the pressure to carry out my mission."

"You've been so merciful to Kui Yong! Your subordinates are touched by your concern and thoughtfulness. ”

Yakaku bowed respectfully for Kui Yong.

For this kind of exaggerated reaction, Wu has become accustomed to no waves in his heart. Just nodded perfunctorily.

"What's next-a few days ago, you were asked to track down the man named 'Tyre' with the clues of 'Hyakyoko', how have you been tracking down so far?"

"About that...... Forgive the little incompetence, his subordinates have searched all over the territory and beyond, but they have not been able to find or contact a male human named 'Tyre'. ”

With the gradually whispered apology, Yehe's head was pressed lower and lower, and he didn't dare to look directly at himself.

It was unexpectedly calm.

Without blaming or being angry, he calmly stared at the scroll on the table, as if he had already guessed the result.

"Did I give you so few clues that you have so far been fruitless?"

"Nope! It's not your fault. Hyakyeko is a fairly old poisonous magic, and the species that can use this type of magic are very rare, let alone humans with weak constitutions. It should be very easy to find. ”

"Then why can't I find it so far?"

“…… The subordinates speculated that it was because modern humans rarely came into contact with the relatively rare and dangerous poison magic, let alone the Hyakyoko, which was rare in poison magic. However, the subordinates are not justifying themselves, incompetence is a fact. ”

A tense and coherent tone of self-reproach slammed into the heart of the Night Pavilion. I can't forgive myself for wasting so much time and still haven't achieved any results, and I can't forgive the glutton-sama for believing that he can complete the task.

From the tone, it is perfectly conveyed to Wu.

It's very helpless.

"Really...... If you have a clear explanation of why, why blame yourself? Poison magic is indeed quite dangerous and rare supermaterial magic in the eyes of human beings, and I have long been mentally prepared, just with the mentality of trying to convey instructions to you, and the fruitless search has long been expected by me, so I don't have to blame myself. ”

"Non-...... Thank you very much for your forgiveness! ”

"However, since there has been a thorough search inside and outside the country of Aynk and no results, it means that this guy does not belong to the people of the Kingdom of Aynk - or is he a confidential person in the country of Aynk?"

"Is there a need to extend the search net to other borders?"

"Well...... There is no need for this for the time being. I have not yet established a firm foothold on the Staphine Plains, and if I happen to alarm other countries or forces, it will inevitably cause a lot of trouble. ”

"So you're going to give up on this task for now?"

"yes. Actually, this is also the reason for summoning you here - to be honest, I have already guessed that the search on your side will not be successful, so I have already thought about the new mission I will give you. ”

"Please don't hesitate to give new tasks!"

Yakaku quickly knelt down on one knee and bowed his head sincerely, greeting the new work with the most respectful gesture.

"I ordered you to use the Insurgency to keep a list of all the members of the Haight Thieves - without prejudice to this job, I ordered you to recall all the Conflicts who were originally tracking down Tyre to a new location."

"What kind of place is it?"

"You don't have to say it explicitly, you can first take a look at the content of the siren's return."

After speaking, Wu grabbed the thinnest piece of parchment paper in the messy pile of scrolls.

These are a small number of paper documents with sparse content in the scrolls. From such a messy pile of scrolls, it was necessary to quickly pick out the thin paper, and it was obvious that Wu was already ready to pull it out and hand it to the Night Pavilion.

At the same time as Wu Gang pulled out the paper, Ye Ge quickly stood up and walked quickly to Wu's side. He took the parchment paper he had just pulled out and looked at it carefully, not letting go of half a word of silent reading, even though the ugly font made the night pavilion uncomfortable.

It's finally over.

The Night Pavilion did not open his mouth to express his thoughts.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Yege had finished reading the paper he had handed him, and he took the initiative to speak.

"According to the results of the backhaul - the patriarch of the snake people, 'Ulfin', established a fairly close relationship with the humans long before we arrived. For the Celestial Snake or Fish-People, they hate humans quite a bit. So what is the reason for the snake people to risk being oppressed by both races to negotiate with humans forcefully? ”

"It's a clear pros and cons."

"Well, the sirens are also analyzing the relationship between the snake people and humans from a speculative perspective. Actually, I thought so – until I saw the name mentioned by the sirens in the report, and I changed my guess. ”

"Subordinates guess, do you mean the second seat of the Eink Magister Regiment', 'Phelomar'?"

"That's right! The Haight Thieves, who had just established friendly relations with us, had also fought against Phelomar, and from their fearful tones, they knew that Pheromar could be a formidable opponent, even on par with me. At this point, do you know why I was so hesitant after seeing the recent situation of the three clans? ”

"Well...... It's just speculation, but the reason your subordinates think you are most afraid of is probably the mystery of Pheromar or the real reason for the cooperation between the snake people and Pheromar. ”

The swift and clear guess made Wu nod his head expressionlessly, neither agreeing nor denying.

I'm afraid even Wu himself is not quite sure why he is so timid.

"Let's talk about the possibility of Phelomar negotiating with the Serpent Clan. As far as I know, the snake people are naturally highly intelligent, they have an extraordinary ability to learn, and they can perfectly copy and even develop better technologies, so they play the role of 'merchants' in the wetlands, supporting the snake people or fish-people. ”

"Do you mean - Pheromar imparted the advanced knowledge of Eynk to the snake people, and through the learning and imitation of the snake people, the quality of life of all species in the wetland was optimized?"

"That's right. According to the Sirens, the Celestial Snake Clan, who do not like to negotiate with humans, have the 'alchemy' and 'weaving' techniques that only humans can do, and these skills may be taught or sold by the Snake Clan. ”

"But according to your guess, the Celestial Snake Clan or the Fish-Man Clan are not fools, they must know the source of these technologies, since they have the mentality of hating humans, then why should they accept each other's kindness?"

“…… I guess maybe they have a 'relationship of interest' rather than a 'relationship'. In addition, this is a benefit to the community, and it has to accept the risk for the development of the community. ”

"I see! This also understands why the Celestial Snake Clan and the Fish-Man Clan would allow the Snake Race to bond with humans. However, the subordinates remember that the relationship between the Celestial Snake Clan and the Fish-Man Clan is not good, and as a partner of the Celestial Snake Clan, the Snake Clan still maintains a good relationship with the Fish-Man Clan? ”

"It seems that you have also heard a little about the relationship between the three clans. Yes, the relationship between the Celestial Snake Clan and the Fish-Man Clan is indeed very bad, even to the point that war may start at any time. However, according to the Siren's tentative observations, the two patriarchs had met and negotiated privately once after the first intrusion into the wetland. ”

"So it seems that the bad relations between the two tribes are confined to the people and not to the chiefs?"

"You can guess so. Although I don't understand the reason why the two patriarchs continue to negotiate, at least, their biggest enemy is us and not each other, so it is unlikely that there will be a wetland war. Going back to Fallomar and why do you think Fallomar would be willing to help with the development of wetlands? ”

“…… The subordinates don't understand. ”

Night Pavilion finally showed a puzzled expression.

To this day, he can still keep up with Wu's thinking perfectly, and Yekaku's reflexes are also quite remarkable. However, he is not familiar with the strange human being of Fallomar and will be slow to analyze even the best.

Since Yege is the executor of this mission, he has to tell him the detailed background of the mission.

"Philomar was an avid experimenter, and according to Billo's account, he had been engaged in mystical experiments for many years, and the ghost anchovies that had been rampant in the village of Tergasna exhibited abnormal behaviors and characteristics, and those were the work of Philoma. From this, it can be inferred that he may want to use the three tribes as experimental samples to satisfy his curiosity. ”

"So in the name of pretending to trade, are you close to the snake people?"

"Of course, these are preliminary estimates, it seems that this cooperative relationship between the snake people and Pheromar has been maintained for several years, I don't think that the congenitally intelligent snake people have not detected the other party's intentions, if the other party has the handle of the snake people in their hands, or the snake people have a reason to continue to cooperate."

"You're really wise! Such a subtle observation amazed the subordinates! ”

Expressing appreciation and awe, the night pavilion bent his back and bowed sincerely.

Once again, Wu chose to ignore it and continued to elaborate coldly.

"If the Serpent Clan tries to use Pheromara's power to thwart their plans, it will inevitably become very troublesome. For this reason - I have you and the Shreds begin to penetrate deep into the Serpent camp. Tomorrow morning at five o'clock, Philomar will head to the Serpent Clan's stronghold to observe their interactions. ”