Fords couldn't see his movements, only an exclamation of "Eh", and then fell silent.

After a quiet moment, Fortes asked himself.

"Before we get into the main topic, I would like to ask you a question about the status of the 'family' you call at the entrance of the village. Well—I mean, it's similar to the division of the royal family? ”

This question was completely unexpected by Darcis, who was so interested in the power factions within the clan?

Now that his strength has been deprived, all he can do now is to answer obediently.

"Well, as you compared, this land is the treasure land left to us by the ancestor of the three clans, the 'Heavenly Snake Taizu¬', and the people of this land are naturally stained with the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Snake Taizu. And the so-called family division, in fact, is not all the Celestial Snake Clan, among them, there are also Fish People and Snake Clans. ”

"Huh? But isn't the current state of your three clans divided? ”

"Yes...... That's just 'for now'. Twelve years ago, the three tribes were still in a friendly state, in fact, there was no division between clans, this land was everyone's home, and everyone was like a family. ”

Sounds a little sentimental, right? But Dacis's expression was surprisingly calm. Pretend? Or are you used to it?

"And what do you call 'Abesir' ......?"

"Excluding the division of the three clans, this land was originally controlled by the ten major families, among them, the original elder of the three major families was a pure-bred Heavenly Snake clan, and one elder was a mixed bloodline of the Heavenly Snake and the Fishman."

"So actually, there are four family elders with the blood of the Heavenly Snake Clan in their bodies?"

"That's right, Lord Abehir is the original elder of our family, and the only half-blood elder. In ancient times, the status of half-blood was not regarded and even discriminated against, but Lord Abesir proved himself with his strength, not only successfully climbing to the position of the original elder, but also making the elders of other families respect. ”

"So, you're related to Margaret, the patriarch of the Fish-People?"

Familiarly pronounced "Margaret", Darcisse was a little surprised, but felt normal.

"How much do you know about our wetland?"

"As for the current situation, I recently sent my subordinates to investigate the current situation of the three clans, and I have all the information about the situation in your clan, as well as the people in general importance, including you, Mr. Dacis."

"It's horrible, how did you do it? This land also covers tens of thousands of acres, and unless it is a god, it is difficult to investigate us quickly and in a low-key manner. ”

"To tell you the truth, we are gods."

In a short sentence, Fortes's tone was flat and undulating, it sounded like a boastful introduction, which could be taken as a joke, and Darcy hesitated to start thinking about the truth of this sentence.

"Indeed, the wonders of the present day cannot be explained without God describing you."

This reaction was unexpected by Fortes, which made him feel even more that the wisdom and courage of the elder in front of him were probably beyond his guesses, and even he was not better than him.

But it's too early to talk about this topic.

"Don't talk about that yet, and then move on to the matter of your elders."

- Fortis opened the conversation indifferently, and Darcisse nodded.

"Excuse me, where did you just go?"

"Your blood relationship with Margaret."

"Wow! Yes, in terms of human genealogy, Margaret is my cousin, and the two of us have often fought with swords since childhood, which can be regarded as a playmate and an enemy, and a friend and foe who have grown up with both sides. ”

There was a slight smile in the words, and this should have been the most emotional sentence of Darcy since the conversation began.

However, Fortes, who had lost his emotion, did not feel the smile that came from friendship, and he did not pay attention to it.

"Really? But I'm not interested in anything between you. What I want to know is, where have the elders of the other clans gone? Because when I came to this land, I didn't feel the breath of any strong man. ”

"Well, now there are only four elders left in the village, I am the elder of the Celestial Snake Clan alone, while the Fish-Man Clan is served by Margaret's two mentors as the elders, and as for the Snake Clan, Ulfen is the sole elder."

"Oh? Why isn't Margaret the Elder of the Fish-People? ”

"About that...... Most of the reason is that Margaret has a violent personality and is not suitable for the position of ruler, and the other reason is that Margaret's parents reject her. ”

Sounds like a thousand tails.

"Really? Roughly understood. Thank you for explaining the meaning of family to me, and my curiosity was satisfied. ”

"So...... Are you going to make your intentions clear? ”

"Do you need me to show that? My subordinates must have made it very clear, right? ”

"Indeed, it couldn't be clearer. What are you going to do with our people? ”

"I think you're mistaken, my target isn't your race, it's all of this land."

"I think so...... Can you talk about that? What is the purpose for which you rule us? ”

At this time, Forts shook his head helplessly, and sighed.

"Well—————— I know I say this, and you may not believe it, but I am convinced that I can take over this desolate land not as a 'ruler', but rather as a part."

"Please be more detailed."

"To put it simply, now I need help because of some trivial things, which can't be dealt with in a short time, so I need a treasure place that can allow me to recuperate."

"The so-called treasure land, do you mean our wet land?"

"Yes. Now, you have two choices – either you reject me, or you promise me. ”

"Huh-"

Darcisse couldn't help but sneer.

"What are you laughing at?"

"We don't have the right to refuse at all, and this multiple-choice question doesn't seem to have the right answer, but it implies an element of choice, that is, you and your subordinates, we have no choice at all."

"You're not wrong to say that, but you've misunderstood one of the points - even if you refuse, I won't fight hard, or even threaten to kill, you can rest assured."

"What!?"

It's a fantastical explanation, Darcy doesn't believe his ears at all, is it just his own paranoia of being killed after a few days of unfounded worries?

Listening to Fortes's tone, it didn't seem like he was lying, as if he had intended to do it, and it was unremarkable.

"Are you sure...... Won't threaten us? ”

"I'm sure that I vouch for my personality, or whatever you think can be used as a guarantee, I'm willing to use that as a guarantee for my words, and I will never touch a single hair of all the creatures on this wet land."

A very serious reassurance had to convince Darcisse that the man really intended to use peace as a means of communication—but it was very impractical, and there was no need for him to surrender himself without the threat of force.

Don't...... Is it other extrinsic factors?

A few seconds of dead silence.

"Excuse me......"

Darcy hesitated, as if he had guessed something.

"Please."

"May I ask if today's girl's death has anything to do with this incident?"

"Oh? Hehe-hahahaha! ”

Forts laughed out loud with sudden satisfaction, no mockery, a bold laugh of approval.

"I'm really impressed, let's be honest, I really planned to use some force, and although I didn't want to, I had no choice but to achieve my goal. However, today's events dispelled this idea - there is nothing wrong with it! You need me, because of the girl's death, to reflect this indisputable fact. ”

"Please elaborate."

"It's about the killer of this girl today—"

Halfway through the words, the sight that had disappeared due to the black fog suddenly became a small red light spot, like a faint fire in the darkness. Until the light spread rapidly, a leather scroll covered in blood light appeared in his sight.

The scroll appears to have been made of some unknown animal skin, with the delicacy of deerskin but the coarse veins of cowhide. It looked noble, and the blood-red glitter was like the shackles of this scroll, difficult to touch.

"This scroll is a report compiled by my subordinate, the Siren, on the current situation of the three tribes when he was lurking in this land for a short time, which is why I am so familiar with the current situation of the three tribes."

"I see, the mere existence of this scroll is enough to prove the amazing investigative abilities of your subordinates."

"Thanks for the compliment. Anyway, the point is this—"

Then, the scroll was quickly unfolded under the condition of no one to control, showing the dense words between the lines in front of Darcis's eyes, Darcis's whole process was not moving, and he could not make movements, because of the black fog, he could not perceive his hands at all, let alone flip through and make any small movements.

In fact, Fortes was flipping through the scroll, but Darcy couldn't see it.

Soon, the long trickle of scrolls stopped unfolding, and one of the inked texts stopped.

Dasis watched and read.

His eyes widened in shock, and his mouth couldn't help but open.

"Is there really no error in this report?"

"True, you can ask the 'client' - although he shouldn't be able to meet you now."

My jaw dropped in surprise.

"Did Margaret notice this, too?"

"Not yet. However, according to my subordinates, there seems to be a mysterious disappearance of the Fish-Folk as well, targeting children running around and disappearing silently, and I guess Margaret should have noticed it. ”

"I didn't expect it...... I told Ulfin not to get too close to humans! ”

Darcis's foot stamped in anger, but because of the deprivation of the black mist, he couldn't feel the impact of his stamping.

As the message was delivered, the scroll suddenly began to burn itself out of thin air, and the blood-red light turned into flames, quickly engulfing the scroll, and the scroll disappeared into flames, splitting into small pieces of paper that dissipated before Darcis's eyes.

"As you can see, Pheromar is currently secretly capturing the Fishmen and your people, the second of the Enk Magisters, and I'm not sure if Ulfin knows about it, but I'm sure that Pheromar will soon attack your village, and at that point, even if I don't get out, you'll be beaten to the ground."

The bargaining chips surfaced, but unexpectedly, this was what Darcis's never expected, and it was also the worst trend.

There's simply no room to think.

"I'm willing to cooperate!"

Darcy agreed without hesitation, not even intending to listen to Fortes' future plans and intentions.

This reaction may seem hasty, but in fact, Forts knew it very well - he made a quick decision and was very correct.

"Of course, I won't take advantage of the danger, and I'm willing to wait for the storm to end before discussing with you the plan for this wetland. I know that you will promise me no matter what, but I don't want that. I want to have a long-term friendship with all the creatures of this land, and for that, I'm willing to wait. ”

“…… Thank you so much. ”

I really can only respond with thanks, and now Darcis's mind is full of thoughts about the future of this desolate land - he has always been pessimistic, and a lot of blood has appeared in his mind, simulating bursts of painful wails.

Suddenly, the oppressive black fog faded—and Fortes' figure was finally back in Darcis's sight.

Fortes was smiling. He held out his right hand to shake Darcis's hand. Darcis's hesitation didn't take a second, and he stretched out his sweat-soaked left hand and grasped Fortes' right hand in a friendly manner.

"I'm sure it's going to be a good start, and I hope we have a good time working together."

"I hope too. Then, I must leave for the Fish-People tribe as soon as possible and inform Margaret! ”

"A smart move."

The two sides reached a consensus under the tension.

July 18, 1927, 8 p.m., in an open space less than three kilometers from the Fish-Man camp

Filled with the smell of damp rain, the sound of the quiet iron riders marching slowly in the darkness of the night and under the thick torches.

Coffin Army.

The small army, estimated at nearly a hundred men, was mighty in the silent wetlands, and the leader was not Pheromard, but two officers, each with high-ranking strength.

The goal is obvious, the ambition of the coffin army has long been not only to capture, but to attack directly and rashly. It highlights that Fellomar is unimpressed by the creatures of this wetland, and does not even take them seriously.

Having said that, the average strength of the Coffin Army is above the high ranks, which can be regarded as enough strength to destroy the village. Even if he looked down on the strength of the Fish-People, the size of this group of troops showed that Pheromar was still cautious.

"Dahl, just a few steps closer to almost invading the opponent's perception range, to deploy in advance?"

One of the leading officers lowered his voice and proposed to the officer beside him.

"There's no need for this, the reason why the adults attacked the Fish-Man Clan first is precisely because the Fish-Man Clan is easier to deal with than the Sky Snake Clan, and for us, the other party is not strong enough to display a good formation, just break it directly."

"You'd better be careful, right? Even if it is completed quickly, it is only a mission, but if something goes wrong, we will not be able to escape the fate of killing the head, anyway, time is not embarrassed, while the other party has not noticed, the subordinates will be subordinate in advance, right? ”

"En......"

This remark was indeed very reasonable, and the officer who had originally vetoed it slowly tightened his horse.

The leading ironclad warhorse felt the mount's order, and then stopped, and the warhorse beside him was ordered to stop.

"Well, herald! Adopt a point-like charge formation, the front row is ready to break through, the middle line is responsible for fire support, and the rear medical staff is on standby at any time, in addition, three messengers are sent to set off first and set up a 'neutralization' enchantment. ”

"Yes."

Concise and powerful instructions quickly spread out in the ranks like dominoes, and the soldiers did not slack off in the slightest and quickly took shape.

It only took five seconds, and the hundred-man army did not make the slightest mistake, perfectly arranged in an almost diamond-shaped formation, such excellent combat quality, this is the small group of troops that the powerful second seat has here.

The officer nodded, and then stood by in place, waiting for the three messengers who would be the first to set off to erect the barrier—

"Nullification" weakens all magic in the knot, and the longer you stay in the barrier, you will develop negative states such as muscle weakness, confusion, and shortness of breath, and can lock on to specific objects.

For this, the army will not be affected.

After a few minutes of waiting, the signal soldiers in the army received a spiritual message from the messenger - the erection was completed.

"Report to the officer, the three envoys have set up the barrier perfectly, and they can set off at any time."

"Good. Listen, since adults don't need too many test subjects, for this reason, you can kill to a limited extent, and if you encounter a tricky enemy, such as Margaret, you can kill without hesitation. ”

"Yes!"

"Listen to the words, let's go! Prepare your weapons and bring great results to your lords! ”

The sound of death's footsteps sounded again.

Margaret was sipping hot tea in the conference room, her legs crossed, her sultry posture sitting, and the chessboard on the table, which she used as a strategic board for simulating a battle.

Alone and carefully tasting the chess pieces on the strategy board, his eyes are cold and ruthless.

In her eyes, the black chess piece represents the enemy who will never recover, the white flag represents the pure and tenacious companion, and the right hand that can be broken is gently pinching the white chess piece, hanging over the chessboard, and hesitates for several seconds, delaying this move.

There was only one candle lit in the conference room, and the face that was serious as executing a dead assassination was carved by the shadows like the Grim Reaper, domineering and murderous.

Two more seconds—

A solid "click" sound sounded faintly on the chessboard.

The lonely white disc landed next to the three black discs, and there was no trace of white in the surrounding five squares. Playing chess without hesitation, even if you don't know chess, can be seen that it is undoubtedly a suicidal act, a stupid step.

But for Margaret, it was a significant step!

At least, for the status quo -

"Mistress Margaret! Oh no! ”

Suddenly, the door of the conference room was hurriedly pushed open by the doorman outside, and with a panicked shout, Margaret still calmly put down her mug, putting on the air of a general who was in danger.

"What's wrong?"

"Suddenly break into the enemy outside the entrance of the village! is violently entering the village! ”

"Enemies? Could it be Fortes!? ”