"It's not a joke, is it?"

Looking at the empty vault, everyone present was stunned for a while, all with incredible expressions.

The vaults are lined with shelves and containers, which were originally filled with mountains of gold nuggets, coins, precious stones, valuables, works of art, and stacks of deeds, real estates, ships, mines, and so on.

But now, the shelves are empty, the drawers of the containers are pulled open or discarded on the floor, and there is nothing inside. There were a lot of gold coins and gems scattered on the ground, but they were as small as dust compared to the huge vault, and the messy scene showed that it had undergone a complete relocation not long ago.

"But... Damn!" Harlot was furious, and grabbed the leader of the Sidonis sect beside him by the collar: "You liars, where are the treasures in the vault?"

The person in charge was also shocked, and he hurriedly said, "I don't know what to do, I just arrived here." ”

"Come on, this vault is occupied by you, and you must have secretly moved the treasure away in order to monopolize this money. Harlott didn't give up.

"I swear to the god-king Tyron that our sect will never do it. The person in charge shouted loudly.

Harlot was about to ask again, but Raymond said in a deep voice, "Harlot, stop." ”

"But Boss, they—" Harlot seemed to argue. He was born as a robber, and he valued the letter of "sharing the spoils" the most, and now he saw that a large sum of money was about to be lost, and his heart was unwilling.

To be honest, Raymond was just as hopeful about the money in the vault. In the past two years, Headington has fought the Kingdom of Gaspard to fight Renard, and the sea dragon has beaten the army of the undead, which has put a lot of pressure on the finances. The wealth accumulated before has been depleted, and with the loss of the Lowville Chamber of Commerce, the support for Hydington is not as strong as before.

Therefore, Hairington is now facing a lot of financial pressure, but Raymond still needs to help Sofia restore the kingdom and repel the fierce Dirk kingdom. There was no time for him to make money slowly, so Raymond urgently needed the money from the federal treasury of Rawitt.

Now that hope has been dashed, Raymond is no better than Harlot.

However, after the shock, Raymond quickly calmed down. He knew very well that although the treasury was occupied by the Sidonis sect, the other party had just captured Sonali City, and there was no time to move so many belongings.

Therefore, he stopped Harlott from questioning the head of the sect: "They didn't do it, it must have been before the city was destroyed." The necromancer moved the contents of the vault away. ”

"That's right, it must be those necromancers. The head of the sect hurriedly agreed.

"Meow, young master, what should we do, haven't we run for nothing?" said Bath.

Raymond shook his head: "No, Sonali has been besieged these days, and no one can get out of the city at all. So, these possessions must still be somewhere in the city. ”

The head of the sect reacted. He immediately said: "I will go and report to the Pope and search the whole city." Be sure to find out this money as soon as possible. ”

"The transfer of such a large sum of treasure is by no means something that one or two people can do, and it is better to interrogate some prisoners of higher status. Raymond reminded.

The person in charge said that he remembered it, and then hurriedly left the vault.

Although things are not so bad that they can't be recovered, it's still very frustrating that the duck is gone. For a while, Raymond and the others were a little depressed.

The Sidonis sect was gone, and they were the only ones left in front of the vault, so after a while, the manager of the vault cautiously asked, "This lord, please, please." What to do here?"

"Shut up the vault. Raymond sighed: "You don't have to go to the prisoner camp either, just guard here, and someone will come to receive you when the battle is over." ”

Hearing that there was no need to go to the prisoner camp, and that all the people in charge of the vault were grateful, they immediately set about preparing to close the gate.

At this moment, Harrot was overheard: "Wait a minute!"

Everyone looked at him strangely, only to see Harlot's face change and his heart did not beat: "There is still so much money on the ground, how can it be wasted." Go find brooms and pockets, and gather all the money, not a single gold coin. ”

The vault was huge, and although it was relocated, there were still a lot of gold coins and some precious stones scattered on the ground, and although it was nothing compared to the original treasure of the vault, if all of them were collected, there would be a considerable amount.

However, this kind of behavior that is almost like picking up rags is really a bit shabby. The warehouse managers looked at each other with strange expressions.

Harlot didn't care at all, he glared at everyone: "What are you waiting for, do you still want a salary?"

Startled by his vicious appearance, the stewards immediately dispersed and ran to clean up.

"Boss, I'll leave it to me. Harrot patted his chest and assured Raymond, "I promise I won't pull down a single gold coin." ”

Although Raymond doesn't think that such a little gold can change anything, this spirit of hard work and simplicity is still worthy of recognition. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you here." ”

Baste quipped, "Meow, don't you embezzle yourself." ”

Harlot was furious: "You look down on people too much, how can I be greedy for the boss's money." "Overall, Harlot's loyalty can be trusted.

Then he said: "Besides, our rule is not to take empty money, and we finally got here, and it would be unlucky not to take something." ”

As soon as these words came out, Raymond and Baste couldn't cry or laugh, and they dared to love Harlott with the same set as when they were robbers.

The two then left Harlot, who was being cleaned, and left the vault.

By this time, the battle for Sonali had come to an end, and with the influx of Sidonis forces, the mercenary resistance was quickly broken down. Although there was still some sporadic resistance in the city, it was not about the overall situation. Puffs of smoke rose from all over the city and rushed into the air, and the occasional dying scream could be heard, suggesting that fighting was going on in some places.

on the streets. Bands of sectarian soldiers ran past in neat formations, and the inhabitants hid in their homes, watching them with fear. However, their military discipline was very good, and at least along the way, Raymond did not see the usual looting or disturbance of the people after the city was breached.

At the moment, there is only one place in the entire city that is still putting up stubborn resistance. That's the Central Council.

When Raymond and Bath arrived at the place where the Central Council was located, it was already surrounded by Sidonisian forces, and the mercenaries who refused to surrender and the nobles of Rawitt occupied the council and were desperately resisting. The sound of killing on both sides shook the sky, and the fierce battle was no weaker than that of a siege battle.

Hilnis, Lorna, and others were also there to watch the battle, and since Raymond was only a guest and he didn't intend to help the Sidonis sect bleed in vain, he only brought a small number of people into the city. Headington's forces were led by Bryce and Hermy. Return to the city of Ferredon to rest.

"How's it going?" asked Raymond as he walked over.

Seeing that it was him, Hilness saluted Raymond, and then said, "There are still some people trapped in the council, refusing to surrender, and the leader is the president of the Central Council, Lorraine. ”

"What about Denek and the Emile, have you found them?" asked Raymond.

Hilnis shook his head: "They don't seem to be in the council. The Sidonis have launched a city-wide search, but have so far found no trace of them. ”

"Strange. Where the hell did those two people go? Also, for what is there only Loran to resist in the council. Raymond couldn't help but wonder.

Because I don't know what happened within the Necromancer Guild. No one knew that the current Loran was just an impostor. On the contrary, Raymond was quite strange that the president of the Necromancer Guild was not Lorain, but Denek, who had been his follower before.

In addition, after the demise of the army of the undead, both Edward and Cyrus were lost. Now with the addition of Denek and the Emir, the whereabouts of all the important people in the Necromancer's Guild are unknown, which is really worrying.

It seems that only after breaking through the council can we catch Loran and ask for clarification.

Out of resentment for the killing of the undead in Leonard City. The attack of the Sidonis was very fierce, and a large number of sect soldiers stormed the gates of the council, and the mercenaries who held the council erected a fence and resisted desperately. On the second floor, there were rows of archers, arrows flying all over the sky, the magicians on both sides were constantly throwing magic at each other, various colors of ice and fire lightning staggered through the air, hitting the magic shield and bursting out balls of light, from time to time somewhere was hit, the exploding masonry flew in all directions, and the dust rolled up.

"It looks like it won't be long before this place is lost. After a moment of observation, Hilnith came to a conclusion.

The people who are still resisting now are the elite of the mercenaries, and the buildings of the Central Council are tall and magnificent, and they are extremely strong, so it is quite difficult to capture this place.

But it can't stand the large number of people, and the sect soldiers are all with a heart of revenge, rushing up one by one, and the mercenary defense line is retreating step by step.

Suddenly, there was a commotion, and the fence blocking the door was shattered by a magic bullet, and the mercenary in front of the door was caught off guard, and was immediately swept down by the impact of the magic bullet explosion. Seeing that the situation was not good, the rest had to retreat into the council.

At this moment, more than a dozen soldiers of the armored monk regiment lined up in a line, holding huge shields, and slowly walked towards the door like a moving wall. The archers on the second floor desperately fired arrows at them, but they couldn't penetrate the thick armor of the opponents.

Soon, the armored monks approached the door, and a few unwilling mercenaries tried to resist in vain, trying to keep them out. But before they could get closer, they were chopped into pulp by more than a dozen heavy swords.

After occupying the gate, groups of sectarian assault soldiers immediately rushed in, and the earth-shattering shouts of killing resounded inside the council.

But everyone knows that this is nothing more than a death throes, and the fall of the parliament is a foregone conclusion.

"Meow, young master, let's go too. Baste couldn't help but say when she saw that her hands were tickling.

"No, it's not our fight. Raymond shook his head: "Wait, they will be able to bring people out soon." ”

Raymond didn't want to engage in pointless fighting, and besides, they couldn't get involved. Now the Sidonis cult is holding back its strength to wipe out the nobles of Rawitt and bring out every necromancer.

By the time the battle here is over, the Lawitt Federation will basically fall completely.

Now he is most concerned about when he will find his money.

"You're Lord Raymond. "Just while Raymond was waiting to see a good show. Suddenly, a voice came from behind them.

Everyone turned around and saw a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman standing not far away. He cautiously looked around as he looked at Raymond with a cautious look on his face.

Now that the war is in chaos, no one knows what the origin of this man is. Bath and Lorna immediately looked wary, and the man immediately spread his hand to show that he had no ill intentions. Then wait for Raymond's reaction.

Raymond nodded, "It's me." ”

"Great, finally found you. The man said happily. He took two steps closer, then lowered his voice, "I'm Lord Freddy's agent stationed in Sonali City, and I have important information to report to you. ”

"Freddy?" Raymond and the others couldn't help but look at each other strangely.

At the beginning, in order to guard against the LaWitt Federation, Freddy sent a lot of spies to infiltrate Sonali City to collect intelligence, but due to the strict system of the Necromancer Guild, it was impossible to penetrate the interior, and then the intelligence focus of Headington gradually shifted to the more threatening kingdoms of Gaspard and Dirk, so there has not been much progress in Lavitt's intelligence work.

Now suddenly a man claiming to be one of Freddy's men pops up. I can't help but feel suspicious.

Seeing everyone's suspicious eyes, the man immediately took out something from his arms: "Lord Raymond, my name is Richard." Look, this is a token from Master Freddie. ”

Sylnith took it, then handed it to Raymond. Raymond looked at it, it was indeed a sign issued by Freddie to his intelligence officers in order to identify him, and Richard's name was clearly written on it.

The other party can name the head of Headington's intelligence. There's this thing again, and it's a lot more credible. Raymond then said, "What do you want to say?"

The man named Richard was about to speak. Just as a group of Sidonis soldiers walked in front of them, he said, "This is not the place to talk, please come with me." ”

It stands to reason that the Sidonis sect naturally can't control Raymond's contact with his men, but as an intelligence officer's natural vigilance, Richard still chose to avoid it.

At least on the surface. This man doesn't look like a fake. After a moment's hesitation, Raymond decided to go with him and see what information the other party could provide.

The group followed Richard to the side alley, and when the surroundings were clear, Richard turned around. Meantime. Lorna and Sylnis, one after the other, guarded the alleyway, while Bath watched each other's movements vigilantly, and they were able to react quickly to any change.

"Okay, you can say that. Raymond said lightly.

Richard was unaware of the actions of Bath and the others, and he said respectfully to Raymond: "Lord Raymond, there is a secret passage in the Central Council. ”

"What did you say!?" Raymond was taken aback.

Richard said: "There is a hidden underground passage under the city of Sonali, which was dug by the big merchants to save their lives when the city of Sonali was built. Not only the Central Council, but also several important noble houses in the city had entrances and exits, and the farthest exit was outside the city, which was a secret that only a few high-ranking people knew. ”

Raymond said in a deep voice: "Is the news reliable, how did you know about it?"

Richard explained, "After Lord Freddie sent us to infiltrate Sonali, our mission was to break into the Central Council and monitor the movements of Rawitt's higher-ups at all times. ”

"But after the necromancer took possession of Sonali, the guards were so tight that we didn't have any chance at all, and the rest of my companions could only gather some inconsequential information on the periphery. I was the only one who was lucky enough to go into the house of a high-ranking councillor named Vizla, and did it. ”

"Later, Vizla was assassinated by the necromancer because of his disagreement with the Speaker Lorain, and I fled with Vizla's butler, who had served the Vizla family for generations, and had many secrets, and I learned about it from him. ”

"It is said that Vizla's relatives tried to use the passage to escape, but the passage was already controlled by the necromancer, so no one escaped from the city, and the butler never dared to enter again. ”

"In that case, why don't you report to Freddy?" asked Hilness.

Richard said: "Not long ago, the butler's undead poison attacked, and he only revealed it to me before he died. I was going to report it to the city immediately, but after the siege of the Sidonis sect, no word could get out of it. It has been dragged on until now. I learned that Lord Raymond had also entered the city, so I hurried to report it. ”

This explanation makes sense, as the disappearance of the vault for no apparent reason, the loss of Denek and the Emile, and the willingness of Lorrain to stay in the Central Council all show that the necromancer has nothing to fear. There is no fear of Sidonis attacking the city.

It is likely that the treasure that disappeared from the vault was transferred out of the city through that secret passage. Then, naturally, it is impossible for Lorrain to really die with the Central Council.

Looking back at the growing number of sect soldiers storming the council's buildings, Raymond knew that Loran would escape from the secret passage at any moment, and that if he wanted to catch this vital creature, he would have to act quickly.

"You've done a good job, take us to that secret passage right now. Raymond immediately said to Richard.

Richard nodded: "All I know is that there is an entrance to the house of Councillor Vizla, and his house has been abandoned since Vizla's death. But I've already inquired about the approximate location from the butler. ”

Afterwards, led by Richard, Raymond and his party headed to Vizla's mansion.

The group walked through the streets and alleys, and it didn't take long to come to a bustling residential area.

It is located in the heart of Sonali City, surrounded by beautiful mansions. Sonali's aristocrats were almost all wealthy merchants, so each of these houses was more beautiful than the other.

However, due to the destruction of the city of Sonali, these nobles hid and escaped. The once bustling residential area was in a state of depression. The streets were littered with things discarded by the fleeing people, and all kinds of beautiful clothes were now scattered all over the streets like ruined grass. There was no figure in the vicinity, and occasionally a scream could be heard from nowhere, adding to the confusion.

Vizla's mansion was located in the western part of the area, and Richard pointed to the largest mansion and said, "This is it." ”

When they approached, they saw a wall more than one person high surrounding a wide vestibule garden, and the gravel path in the courtyard was winding. It leads to a huge fountain in the center, and beyond is the stunning four-story mansion. The mansion is surrounded by lush forests and occupies an extremely wide area, and at a glance it is clear that the family is either rich or expensive.

But at the moment, this exquisite mansion is in a dilapidated state. The intricately patterned main entrance is locked with an iron chain. The garden in the forecourt had not been mowed for a long time, the weeds had grown wildly, the flowers and trees had withered, and the ground was littered with decaying leaves. Although the big house was still relatively bright from the outside, the doors and windows of the house were closed, and even during the day it was gloomy and claustrophobic, and at first glance it was clear that no one had lived in the road for a long time.

Richard walked over to the door and pushed it, it closed tightly, and the chains wrapped around it made a rattling sound under the collision.

Richard looked a little embarrassed: "Since the collapse of Vizla's family, this place has been closed, and I'm afraid no one has entered it for a long time. ”

Without saying a word, Lorna stepped forward, drew the sword Goodwin had left her, and swung it to cut the chains. Then, the rusty iron door slowly opened with a tooth-aching creak.

The sound of the iron gate opening echoed through the deserted streets, and suddenly a strong wind blew, and the clothes and miscellaneous items on the streets were blown around, and in the garden of Vizla's mansion, the weeds also moved with the wind, and the fallen leaves rolled up all over the ground, just like the cry of Vizla's ghostly grievances, and a sense of horror that made people's hearts palpitate.

Raymond and the others were accustomed to the wind and waves and were unmoved, Richard was just an ordinary secret agent, and at this time he couldn't help but shrink his head and swallow his saliva.

"Let's go. Raymond stepped in first.

Walking through the once exquisite garden makes it even more dilapidated, the beautiful fountain has long since dried up, the bottom of the pool is covered with a layer of dust, and spiders have formed thick webs in the corners of the fountain.

When they arrived at the big house, the main entrance was closed, and the seal of the Sonali garrison was still affixed to it, but the paper of the seal was about to fall off. The row of windows facing the crowd had white curtains drawn, and there was silence all around, as if a ghost was hovering nearby.

"Is the entrance in the house?" asked Hellness.

Richard looked left and right, and then said, "No, the butler said on the other side." ”

As he spoke, he led the others to the other side and came to the back of the room. About a few hundred meters from the house, there was a small grove of woods, beside which stood several wooden houses and a storehouse, where the tools of labor, firewood, and cattle were stored, and not far away there was a row of stables, but of course they were empty. (To be continued......)