……

The rest of the people were still thinking, and the most experienced Mu Lan had already asked:

"There are a couple of questions, first of all, is this an emergency operation, or is it a long-term operation?"

"Secondly, was the operation carried out in an official name, or in the name of a private person? If you plan to do it in an official name, do you have permission from the Alliance? Or are you going to use the emergency prerogative of a second-class councillor? ”

"Thirdly, what is the name of this operation?"

"Fourth, according to the two phases that you just described, I think we need more manpower."

Matthew nodded slightly.

A legendary mage, Mullan is not only experienced, but also extremely responsive.

The questions he asked were really things that should be considered before you started.

Matthew replied one by one:

"Emergency operations, which are not expected to last more than three days, and the maximum time will not exceed a week."

"In the name of a private person, the word of action is revenge, and the target of arrest and attack is the group related to the sorcerer Lance, of course, who is related to Lance, this standard is set by me."

"As for the extra manpower, I don't think it will be needed much, the daughter left behind by Terast will lead the Wind Chasers to maintain basic law and order, and we just need to fight the criminals."

Moulin asked another question:

"Based on the tendencies you've shown so far, you should be ready for a quick decision."

"I don't have a problem with the astral side, but when it comes to the Jade Court, should you give us a big list of targets for action in advance?"

Matthew continued to nod and said:

"I've already called someone to prepare the list."

"It is expected to be delivered to you before the operation."

"It's worth noting that although I'm a little emotionally unstable because of the attack, we still have to try not to expand when we retaliate, only targeting the evil forces in the Windward Valley, and trying not to have an impact on the rest of the Jade Garden."

"It's not good for our operations."

Hearing this, Mu Lan showed a hint of approval:

"I don't have any other questions at the moment."

Vilien then asked:

"If the list doesn't need to be worried, then what do we do with the people on the list?"

"What if the other party resists when these people are arrested?"

Matthew's prepared way to deal with it:

"The normal process is to arrest people and send them to prison."

"If you resist, you can kill them on the spot!"

Vilien reminded:

"The prison of the Jade Court is not very strong."

"According to what you said, didn't the people from the Council of Elders and the Willow Leaf Mechanism just pretend to go in and sit for a few days, and then they were secretly released?"

Matthew naturally considered this aspect:

"I'm already in contact with the Black Rope Mountain Fortress and the White Snail Prison."

"Ms. Qin Wuyue hasn't replied yet, but Ms. Hera, the warden of Heisuo Mountain, has expressed her willingness to send two magic ships to pick up these prisoners."

Mullan's eyes narrowed.

There seemed to be confusion in his eyes, but he didn't ask.

Matthew, of course, knew the doubts in Mu Lan's heart.

Hessoyama is in chaos at the moment, and for financial reasons, the notorious prison should be reluctant to accept new inmates.

Matthew certainly knows that, too.

Therefore, when he wrote an urgent magic letter to Hera, he did not mention that he would arrange for these prisoners to be placed in Hessoshan Prison.

He just asked Hera for two magic ships that were about to be scrapped!

Magic ships and that kind of thing.

It's in disrepair and flying in the sky, and it's normal to accidentally fall and explode or something.

Matthew had no intention of letting these elves who had anything to do with sorcerers continue to live!

The reason why he still pretended to get two magic ships was to give Terast a face, and on the other hand, it could be regarded as solving a little burden for Hera-

If the Alliance's magic ship crashes in the middle of the operation, it can be exchanged for a financial subsidy.

But if it's a normal scrap.

The economic benefits are much smaller!

Not to mention that Matthew also proposed that he want to post some money, and Hera certainly won't disagree.

Of course.

The extra money must also be paid by the criminals themselves.

Matthew can't be charity, right?

Apparently he was the victim of this sorcerer incident!

He answered a few more questions.

Hibbert asked with hindsight:

"If we carry out this kind of operation on the territory of the Jade Garden, will it damage the face of the elves?"

"I've heard that Terast is very powerful and old-fashioned, he won't be angry and seek revenge on you, right?"

Matthew smiled:

"Don't worry, he wants me to hold up the butcher's knife!"

At this point, Matthew had come to his senses.

The sorrow of the immortals is because they have lived too long.

And the way to solve the problem is simple.

It would be nice to re-inject death into this race!

Terast clearly understands this.

It's just that he himself is not willing to be this butcher.

Therefore, Matthew can only be hinted at in various ways to help.

The priceless elemental crystals and the artwork of the primeval goddess of beauty, as well as Terani's attitude towards herself, speak for themselves.

Wait for Terast to come back.

He's going to pretend to be angry.

But that's just for the elven populace.

As for secretly.

He's afraid it's too late to thank Matthew!

After answering the doubts of everyone present.

Matthew added:

"Actually, the main goal of our operation this time is still in the first stage, as long as we can clear out the people related to sorcerers in Windward Valley."

"As for the situation in the astral plane, because it is full of a lot of uncertainties, it should be completed as an additional goal, and as much as you can do."

"Our bottom line is to take control of Windward Vale and the astral passage behind it, and if necessary, I will ask the Silver Council to turn Windward Valley into the territory of the Alliance."

Moulin reminded:

"The last point you said is not so easy to achieve."

Matthew smiled:

"Because it's not easy, that's why I left it to the Silver Council to do it."

"Why, I was assassinated on the front line, and I was wounded and led the team to fight the evil organization to the end, can't the people behind them provide me with a little help?"

Mu Lan smiled dumbly:

"You're right."

"However, you're not acting like the Tree Mage I expected."

"I thought you would be a polite, elegant and easy-going person......"

Matthew was surprised:

"You're not mistaken?"

"That's the kind of person I am."

Mullan smiled but didn't say a word.

"By the way, in order to make me look a little more famous, I urgently requested a batch of evil detection scrolls from the Silver Council."

"This batch of scrolls has already arrived in my hands, I will send it to you in a while, when you go to arrest people, if you encounter the evil elements detected by the scrolls, and the other party is not on the list, you can also arrest them!"

Matthew mentioned a little more detail.

Bobo immediately asked rhetorically:

"But what if someone on the roster can't be detected by the Evil Detection Scroll?"

"As far as I know, the Evil Detection Scroll also has a lot of limitations."

Matthew smiled slightly:

"Rest assured, there is absolutely no chance that the elves on the big list are not evildoers."

He looked confident.

Bobo was even more curious:

"Why?"

Matthew said casually:

"Because they're so evil, it's impossible not to detect it!"

He can't tell everybody—

He sold the evil detection scrolls as soon as they arrived, right?

The next thing to be distributed to everyone was the red light scroll he had purchased from the Alliance Mall.

These were cheap items for apprentices at a magic academy in the South when they practiced scroll making.

An Evil Detection Scroll can now buy a ton of Red Light Scrolls.

As for the people on the list......

It's all about life and death.

Who cares if it's evil or not?

Matthew bought an extra batch of red light scrolls, which is already very heartfelt!

"The Silver Council really should send me an award for the best image of the Alliance!"

"Changing to other mages will definitely not be as watertight as I am!"

It was at this time.

There was a crunch bang.

A magical letter with wings appears in the safe house.

Followed by.

Isabel's voice came:

"If you are bold enough to do it, I can assure you that enemies of the upper rank legends and above will not appear in front of you."

"Don't disappoint me, Matthew."

When the mages heard this, they were shocked.

Matthew also smiled bitterly:

"To be honest, I'm suddenly a little stressed right now."

Lumière, who didn't understand the ins and outs of the league, patted him on the shoulder and comforted:

"Don't worry, we'll all stand by your side and support you."

"As for the pressure...... Are you worried that this operation will cause too many casualties? ”

Matthew shook his head and sighed:

"I'm afraid that if there is less killing, the teacher will not be able to get by......"

Lumière was slightly stunned:

"Is this the style of the Seven Holy Alliance?"

Bobo casually poked him in the waist:

"Welcome to the world beyond the jungle."

Matthew concluded:

"Meet here in two hours, after which I'll assign tasks and make final preparations before the action."

"Now, you can go and resupply."

Felivan asks:

"What about you, Matthew?"

Matthew replied:

"I'll get the big list."

……

Jade Cangting East.

In a gray mage tower that looks a little out of place with the surrounding buildings.

Ellen made Matthew a pot of tea.

Then he showed a look of embarrassment:

"I've heard about you being attacked, I'm sorry, I know you're coming, I should have been with you all the time......"

Matthew shook his head:

"Don't say that, I know you're also embarrassed, it's your people after all."

Ai Lan bit her lip:

"But I'm also a mage of the Alliance."

She looked guilty and tangled, and she didn't dare to look at Matthew head-on.

Matthew laughed and said:

"There are times when there is no shame in escaping, and you don't have to blame yourself for having even Teras left the city in the name of slaying dragons."

"It's human nature."

Hearing this, Ai Lan's mood seemed to ease up a bit.

She looked at Matthew with some gratitude, and then a trace of anger appeared on her face:

"I really didn't expect them to dare to invite that sorcerer back!"

"Hey, I almost went crazy when I learned the news before, I didn't know how to explain it to you, and then I had to choose to escape ......"

"I know what Windward Valley is, I've always known it, but every time I tried to shut down that filthy place, the Presbyterians always gagged me with a lack of money......"

"They told me that if Windward Valley is closed, the Willow Leaf Mechanism will stop working within half a year, and many elves will lose their jobs or even starve to death!"

"I don't understand how they count, it's clear that each of them is rich......"

Ai Lan vomited bitter water for a long time.

Compared to Terast's subtlety, Ai Lan is much more straightforward.

But the careful Matthew also saw that in terms of his feelings for his clansmen, this half-elf mage with the title of Winter Moon was actually similar to Terast.

They all know what the problem is and how to solve it, but they don't want to do it themselves.

They don't even dare to face it!

Ai Lan's mood seemed very unstable.

Matthew had to comfort the other party instead.

Fortunately, after a while, she seemed to be back to normal, and Matthew immediately asked:

"How much do you know about the sampan plane behind Windward Valley?"

Ai Lan thought for a moment:

"Not a lot."

"But I know it's a springboard to the rest of the astral plane, a springboard for the Alliance's acquiescence."

"The most important significance of the existence of the Sampan Plane is to provide a black market where you can trade astral materials - since the alliance prohibits trading with astral forces on the surface, but the objective needs of mages are there, so various black markets have come into being."

"The Black Market in Windward Valley and the sampan plane behind it are the largest astral material trading place in the South."

"The Seven Saints should be aware of this, and they chose to turn a blind eye, the reason is that they may have their own channels to get the materials of the Star Boundary, but other middle and high-level mages do not."

"For some reason, they can't sell astral materials on their own, so this black market is booming."

"You know, once the black zone unfolds, it attracts a lot of like-smelling flies, and the same goes for Windward Valley."

"Those evil creatures usually know how to be measured, they will hardly leave the walls of the giant trees, and I will never enter the Windward Valley."

Speaking of which.

She looked at Matthew apologetically:

"I should have reminded you."

"I thought someone else was going to tell you the inside story about Windward Valley."

Matthew looked calm and breezy on the surface.

I couldn't help but complain wildly:

"Only you elves know what the hell is like in Windward Valley, but the elves are more face-saving than the other, and you half-elves don't want to say it, how can other purebred elves mention it to me?"

It's outrageous.

The Jade Court is obviously pregnant with such a huge underground place.

Matthew actually knew about it from the gang leader Setrunk!

"So, how is Windward Vale connected to the sampan plane?"

Matthew asks the key question.

Without thinking, Ellen replied:

"Troll corridor."

"Well, it's a very special underground passage, just walk through the troll corridor and take a boat ride through the Amniotic Lake in the middle, and you can go directly to the sampan plane......"

Matthew's face was full of doubts:

"Troll corridors? Amniotic Hydronia? ”

A flash of crimson quickly flew up on Ai Lan's face:

"Uh, yes."

"In the legend of the trolls, that underground passage was stabbed out by the second child of the troll god......"

"Due to the powerful divine power of the gods, the traces of the second child piercing through the main material realm are permanently preserved, so the troll corridor leading to the astral realm has been formed."

"That's how Amniotic Lake got its name."

Matthew scratched his head:

"Isn't that a bit of?"

Ai Lan immediately said:

"I think so too!"

"But there are indeed a lot of strange things about that underground passage, the Alliance has studied it a long time ago, and the research results have found that with the current spells and power mastered by the Alliance, it is impossible to close or even control that passage!"

"Fortunately, the people in the astral realm can't control this passage either."

"It seems to be made by nature, and only those who follow the rules of the passage have the opportunity to enter and exit the astral boundary at a specific time every day with the help of the rise and fall of the astral tides."

"It must be noted that when crossing the Amniotic Lake by boat, everyone's strength will be suppressed to the level of the first order, I heard that someone has tried to lure the enemy into the lake, and then with the characteristics of its suppressive strength, take advantage of his unpreparedness to kill him!"

"Anyway, it's a rather dangerous lake, and even a seasoned Astral Broker would be very cautious about what it takes to travel on the lake......"

Matthew nodded slowly.

Then he asked about the sampan plane.

Ai Lan replied:

"Strictly speaking, the sampan plane is just a broken half-plane - it is like a pendulum that swings from side to side, with the material realm on the left and the astral realm on the right."

"The reason why it is called a sampan is also because of the nature of this half-plane being free between the astral and material realms."

"There are three main medium-sized and large gathering places on the Sampan plane, which are Tyrannosaurus Town, Crescent Mountain, and Night Angel City."

"Tyrannosaurus Town is the territory of the Astral Dragonmen, and the forces behind it are the five-colored dragon god Brook and his dragon god Guild ......"

"There are a large number of astral humans and evil spirits active in Crescent Mountain, as well as some wild boar people, and the evil spirits that rule Crescent Mountain are the descendants of the great evil spirit Omadoki......"

"The City of Night Angels is a mix of fish and dragons, with the largest population and a variety of races and strengths, and it used to be the territory of the gods of Tianlun Palace, and now it has almost become a ...... of the gods of the night."

Matthew also slurred to himself after listening to it.

Boy.

Why are they all old acquaintances?

Ai Lan looked at him with bright eyes:

"Are you inquiring about this, are you planning to do something to them?"

Matthew shook his head:

"There's no plan for that yet."

"However, the sorcerer Lance can come and go freely in the Windward Valley, and there must be a considerable number of elves who provide him with cover."

"If you can, I'd like you to give me a big list of suspicious people related to Lance."

"If it's inconvenient, forget it, I'll find it myself."

Matthew said it was an understatement.

Ai Lan heard the meaning of the words, her face tightened, and she hesitated for a moment before gritting her teeth and saying:

"I ...... I really don't understand these things. ”

"I don't have any specific suspicions."

"I've been in the Mage Tower all this time, and I've never been anywhere."

"If you want to talk about the elves who collude with the sorcerer, the upper three elders of the Council of Elders should not be able to escape, and they are the only ones I know."

Matthew nodded earnestly:

"In that case, I'll start with the three elders first."

said that he got up and shook hands with Ai Lan to say goodbye, and said sincerely:

"Thank you, Ailan."

The latter's face was full of shame:

"I couldn't even help."

"Well, the next investigation - if you need something, remember to call me!"

Matthew smiled and said:

"Definitely."

With that, he left Alan's Mage Tower.

Before coming, Matthew was actually a little suspicious of Ailan.

After all, she has been coming to Jade Cangting for so long, and she has never taken the initiative to show up, and the two parties have not met by chance.

This shows that Ai Lan is hiding from herself.

Matthew even wondered if Ellen had been brainwashed by a sorcerer.

But after contact.

Matthew immediately dismissed such a judgment.

Equilibrium perception is able to discern a person's state at the element level.

Ai Lan looked healthy.

Only the spiritual aspect seems a little melancholy, tangled and confused.

Until the other party refused to hand over a list of suspects.

Matthew was convinced that Ai Lan had nothing to do with the sorcerer.

She was probably just at a loss because of the actions of her people.

Even so.

Matthew still doesn't intend to inform the other party about his actions.

This could hurt the friendship between the two.

But he didn't have a choice.

A few minutes later.

Matthew traveled to another part of the city.

It is a park full of creeping vines.

It is said to be a famous tryst mecca.

When Matthew arrived, the other party had been waiting for a long time.

Tyrani wore a rare dress and traditional elven women's clothing, and she seemed to be hiding from something.

This scene made Matthew's eyes light up.

"You seem to be here early?"

Matthew casually said hello.

Terrani looked startled, and then rolled her eyes at Matthew in some disgust, and then sighed:

"Why don't necromancers walk without footsteps?"

"I've had this list with me for a long time...... You've finally come over and get it, hey. ”

Matthew took the list.

As expected.

This was written by Terast before he left the city.

"Your old man really loves to sell his reputation."

Matthew couldn't help but sneer.

Who is Tyrani actually nodded in agreement and said:

"That's it!"

"I hate his pretense."

"But there are still a lot of elves who eat him, especially those old ladies, and some elf girls who don't know the world - you may not know how many elf girls have pounced on my dad recently, but it is precisely because he likes to pretend, so I still don't have to have a few more stepmothers like other elves inexplicably......"

Is this to alleviate one's guilt by talking about something else?

Matthew smiled lightly:

"The operation to clear the Windward Valley also requires the cooperation of your Wind Chaser troops, of course, you only need to maintain basic law and order to ensure that there is no large-scale riot, the real villain and butcher, I will play the role myself."

Terani's expression was somewhat complicated:

"I hope that Your Excellency will keep the agreement with my father and try to show mercy to your subordinates......"

Matthew's face does not change color:

"I will carry out the spirit and instructions that Mr. Terast left me before he left the city."

Terranie let out a long sigh of relief.

"But add money."

Matthew added unceremoniously:

"The price you gave me earlier was to solve the problem of the Marks of the Dead."

"And now, I'm going to pull out the tumor of Windward Valley and the many dark forces behind it for you, you should understand that this is no less difficult than curing the traces of the dead."

Terani's face was a little ugly:

"How much more are you going to add?"

"Another million?"

Matthew said calmly:

"At least two million."

Tyrani's eyes widened:

"You're crazy!"

"Aren't we cooperating with you?"

"Why do we need more money?"

Matthew sneered:

"I was attacked in a life-threatening attack!"

"Where was Your Excellency when I was caught by the sorcerer in the Evil Mind Space? Where is Terast? Where are the troops of the Jade Court? ”

"I originally wanted to act in the name of a private person against the sorcerer Lance and the others."

"Do you want me to hold the Jade Court accountable through the Alliance's channels?"

Tyrani's face turned pale.

Compared to the other Wood Elves, as the general of the Wind Chaser and the daughter of Terast, she understood the meaning behind Matthew's words better.

The Alliance Mage was attacked by a sorcerer in the Jade Court, and the Scars of the Dead were also involved.

If this matter goes into trouble, the Jade Court will definitely be disgraced!

Think of the Snail Valley prison in the Yongge Forest and the new base on the moon.

It's not hard to guess what a terrible price the Wood Elves will have to pay to quell the incident if the Alliance does intervene!

Think of it.

She immediately cried out:

"Just two million! Couldn't have been more! ”

As she spoke, she gritted her teeth and glared at Matthew and said:

"I'll fight with you more!"

Matthew smiled and held out a hand:

"Bring it?"

Terrani said angrily:

"Take what?"

"My dad didn't expect you to be so greedy, he only prepared those things before!"

Matthew doesn't care:

"And how are you going to pay these two million?"

Tyrani snorted:

"When we occupied the Willow Leaf Mechanism before, we got some stolen money."

"It's all rare magic materials, scrolls, and elemental crystal clusters, if the number is not enough, I'll put a little bit of adamantite gold and mythril or other metal materials myself, okay?"

Matthew nodded:

"Go get it now."

"Also, you can inform your troops to secretly carry out operations."

"If the news leaks, then the alliance officials will have to intervene in the future."

Terani's teeth itched with hatred:

"I see!"

"Damn necromancer!"

……

Midnight.

Windward Valley, Seven Dawn Field, inside a closed treehouse.

A figure flickered in the light of the candlelight.

Three elderly elves sat at a long conference table, looking tired, as if they had just gone through something very hard.

On the other side of the long table are four figures.

One of the figures is a physical figure, and the other three are mere projections.

From time to time, ghostly discussions rang out in the secret room.

Representatives of several parties expressed their views on a particular issue.

And yet at this very moment.

A serious voice suddenly sounded:

"That's not right!"

"The Wind Chasers have suddenly entered Windward Valley in large numbers, and Matthew may be going to attack you!"

The three elderly elves looked at each other.

The oldest of them yawned:

"How is that possible?"

"Matthew?"

"Aren't we still debating whether to deal with him?"

"We didn't have time to attack him, how dare he ......"

Rumble!

After a crisp sound.

A hard object tore through the roof of the treehouse and smashed directly into the long table.

The three elves avoided it.

The oldest of them was the oldest member of the Presbyterian Church, and his head was directly smashed!

In the midst of the chaos.

Everyone looked at each other.

That flying disaster turned out to be a tombstone!

Even more outrageous.

There is also a murderous man standing on the tombstone!

"Matthew!?"

"Didn't you say it hurt?"

Someone in the darkness exclaimed.

Meanwhile.

Matthew's breathless voice also spread throughout Windward Valley with the effect of the amplification spell:

"yes, I'm hurt, very badly injured!"

"Two hours ago, I almost died in Windward Valley!"

"You people have to give me an explanation today, or don't even think about leaving?"

"Why don't you speak? What about the Great Elder of the Council of Elders! ”

The other two members of the Presbyterian Church looked at each other.

Under the shock of Matthew's powerful momentum.

They lost the ability to speak.

He could only point to the barely discernible corpse under the tombstone.

Matthew looked down.

Scold.

What a miserable death!

"Two elders, this place is too dangerous, how can the great elder say that death is death?"

"No, now I have to take care of the security here!"

"Are you right?"

Matthew looked at the two elven elders with a smile.

Right now.

The figure across the table let out a low laugh:

"Well done!"

"Matthew!"

"Worthy of my most beloved father!"

……

(End of chapter)