042 A slight flaw in the prophetic mage
After finalizing everything, Wang pulled Marika and Cassander to the side, and asked in a low voice, "Is there any means to prevent eavesdropping in this office of Don?" There's always something to be done, right? This is the territory of the boss of the black street. β
Marika silently put down the cat statue on Tang's table: "Now that the device is on, the person on the other side of the table can't hear what we're saying at all, and they can't see the movement of our lips. β
Wang looked down at the table and nodded, "There is indeed a magical aura. β
Cassander looked back and forth at him and Drow suspiciously, "What's wrong?" β
Before the king could speak, Marika suddenly pointed to his right eyelid: "Your right eyelid is jumping." β
"Yes, I've been jumping since the beginning. Whenever I encounter this situation, it is bound to unfold very badly after that. In the words of my teacher, it was a gift of fate. It's just that this gift comes at a high price. β
Cassander teased, "What more can you cost? You can even die casually, and you even suggested that we sell you when things aren't good. Then the angry uncle will come over with the demon army and raise everything. β
The mage looked at the druid solemnly, "That's the scariest part. β
Marika: "What you just said shows that you have encountered this kind of thing before, how was that time?" β
Wang's face was gloomyβthis was the first time he had been so gloomy since he came to this world: "I didn't pay the price, but my little uncle's soul was hit hard. He now needs to use magic crystals to help him remember things. β
Cassander: "What happened?" β
"I don't want to say it." Wang simply refused, "Anyway, I also have a very bad premonition this time. When I was talking about the plan, I went back to today's events. I want to confirm a few things, first, is Don's deputy, or the third master, in the guild? It can't be the one who was chopped up by Marika, right? β
Drow and druids replied together, "Of course not. β
Marika: "The people in charge aren't there, but given the current situation, it's reasonable for them to be busy." The only thing that is a little strange is that Don's third-in-command, the negotiator Joseph, is not there. He is an expert negotiator, what task can he have at this time? β
Cassander: "Maybe I'm going to get in touch with the nobles, after all, I'm going to have to bring water again, right?" β
Marika shrugged.
Wang: "Tang should still have one or so magic props on him, but I don't have actual evidence, so it's not easy to use detection magic." β
Cassander: "Don't worry, Your HighnessβYour Lord has already thought it all. He won't go that easily. β
"No, no, look at it on the string, Cassand, the original investigation was hindered by the death of the old duke, and suddenly a Tang jumped out to tell us the truth about the disappearance of cats and dogs, what a coincidence. Then the big cadres of the Wanderers Guild are gone, leaving a second force who can be easily wiped out to lead us to fight this mastermind......"
Wang touched the beard on his chin, which was still very soft, and gradually stopped combing verbally, and fell into deep thought.
**
Elizabeth was on the other side of Don's big square table, looking at the three people gathered there, looking very longing for it.
The cat man asked, "What, I hit him so I'm embarrassed to pass?" β
"I'm angry! How could he say such things so casually......"
The dwarf replied, "Because he doesn't know." I can see that not only does that guy think that he will never fall in love with you, but he also thinks that you will definitely not fall in love with him, Your Highness. You might as well rush up and confess. β
Elizabeth took a deep breath and shook her head: "No, I always think he will seriously ask me, 'Do you have physical desires for me?'" β
Mishasara: "You just say no, swear by it." Anyway, that nerd can't tell if it's real or not. β
Elizabeth: "Doesn't that just agree with his stupid standard of judgment?" And then he'd say to me, 'But I don't like you,' no, no, no, it can't be like that. β
Flint laughed, rubbing the hammer even harder.
**
On the side of the table, Wang suddenly had a sudden expression: "It's an underground smuggling route." The underground smuggling route is blocked by the mastermind behind it and the goblins and kobolds he controls, and Don is desperate to recover him. He shouldn't have known about this Erwin before, but he simply thought that there were too many goblins, so there was last week's encirclement and suppression. β
Marika agreed, "Indeed, last week's encirclement and suppression guild was not ordinary. β
The king continued to follow his train of thought, "but the passage is still not open, so he is ready to let the princess be attacked underground to attract the attention of the duke and the eldest prince." Especially the eldest prince, he probably knows that the eldest prince is a holy warrior, and a holy warrior will not do things and ignore such things.
"After the princess is attacked underground, there will definitely be a large-scale mobilization and underground clearance.
"Does this sound more reasonable than 'to weaken the princess's strength in the succession'? After all, Elizabeth ......"
Marika: "...... He's a silly white sweet warlock. If you don't say that in front of her in the future, she will still be sad, especially if you say so. Praise her more. For example, praise her for the accuracy of the scorching rays. β
Wang: "She played quite accurately, I praised it a lot." So do you think my speculation is more reasonable? This also explains one thing, that is, Tang actually didn't know that the eldest prince was a holy warrior. He knew, just pretended not to. Reasonable or not? β
"That's so reasonable." Cassander touched his chin, "I'll have to go and inform the lord of this." β
Wang: "Don't worry. I'm not done speculating yet. Don didn't know that there was a guy named Irwin underground, but after the princess was attacked, his team tracked down the kobolds and goblins we had defeated, and discovered Earwin's laboratory.
"In the situation up to yesterday, it is definitely imperative to clear the underground, and at this time the old duke suddenly died, so the encirclement and suppression could not continue. Why did Don jump out and tell us this information at this time? β
Cassander: "To continue dealing with the threat underground. β
Wang: "And what about the motive?" We can use the method of elimination here. First of all, in order to open up underground trade routes, we should resume making money as soon as possible. But war is coming, what's the point? The siege has begun, and the underground trade routes will not be able to go.
"Second, Tang is concerned about the Langdon Lord, anxious for the lord's urgency, and desperate to kill the evil forces entrenched underground. Do you think he's like that? β
Kasander and Marika replied firmly: "Not really! β
Wang: "Then look at the third one." He had actually colluded with the emperor, and he knew from the beginning that there would be no succession, and there would be no large-scale reshuffle, just a rebalance of power. So he found the emperor and planned to use the underground passage to bring in the emperor's troops.
"In this way, he will be the number one hero in the future, and he will be able to get the title of Duke of Langdon.
"That's why the emperor dared to send troops, because he knew that if everything went well, Langdon City would not be able to hold it."
Cassander looked at Wang in disbelief and looked him up and down again: "You guy......"
Wang: "These are speculations, unfounded. Maybe it's just my assumption. β
"No, no, no, this explains a lot of my doubts, and that of my lord. For example, the old fox actually misjudged the enemy's intentions - now it seems that because the Wanderers' Guild has long been the emperor's people, they probably didn't put a lot of effort into deceiving the old fox! Cassander's hands were shaking with excitement, "That makes sense." β
He grabbed the king: "Your Excellency! Are you really going to continue playing with the princess? When we kill the emperor, the title of duke of Steyr is estimated to be able to be swept to the end, as long as the new emperor is knighted, you will be the new Duke of Styry, the elector of the empire, and the prime minister of the empire! β
Wang: "I refuse. My goal is to accumulate experience and insight, to travel and take risks like my teacher, and to become the main character in the bard's songs. When the Imperial Rulers are unable to achieve this, they will only have the Empire's gold coins printed with my avatar. β
Cassander's mouth opens into an O-shape, and then gradually changes from O to "Bey", making one wonder if his druid's abilities are out of control, and his jaw turns into a soft mud monster that continues to elongate under the influence of gravity.
Marika: "His EQ is probably replaced with IQ. β
The king continued: "And don't be in a hurry to boast, I still have something to figure out about this time. For example, why would a mage who can use the finger of death use a flesh golem as a laboratory guard? This sounds more like a loophole for a trickster who has only seen a caster around the Five Rings. β
Cassander: "Maybe it's just that you don't have that much money...... It costs money to make a golem. β
At this moment, someone suddenly walked into the room with applause.
"It's very exciting." The visitor said while applauding.
Marika glanced at the cat statue on the table: "It's broken, when did the shield fail?" β
Wang: "Who is he?" β
Cassander: "Don's negotiator, master of diplomatic mediation." β
Marika put on a defensive posture: "And the one who followed him is the guy who is said to have eaten a dead finger." β
The visitor gently pushed the monocle, touched the edge of the gown with his hand, and bowed slightly.
"I listened to the mage brother's narration in its entirety through the mechanism set up there, and I was amazed. It's a pity that he has an omission. β
Negotiators held their heads high.
"Actually, there are times when you don't necessarily need to physically destroy the enemy. While preparing for the physical destruction of the enemy, other efforts can also be taken, which is called a two-pronged approach. Come, allow me to introduce to you, the new partner of the great Don, the earthly agent of the Mother of Life, Lord Irwin! β
A mage dressed in a gray robe and holding a carved scepter walked into the room. The carved scepter in his hand, the head of the scepter was carved into the head of a giant dragon breathing fire, and the whole body was transparent like a glass product, emitting a light like an eternal torch.
Elizabeth stared at him in horror: "Erwin? β
Flint shouted angrily, "Erwin! β
Barbarian: "Doom! You! Wen! β
Marika turned to the mage and asked, "What should I do?" β
She meant, "You can't do what you planned at this time, right?" β
Drink a high-level invisibility potion and then find a chance to tear the Banshee's Howl Scroll?
However, the mage man had vanished, leaving only the bottle of the empty high-grade invisible potion, which smashed to the ground with a snap.