Chapter 35: Old Acquaintances

Diarlando, who was hiding in the shadows, was taken aback when he saw this man, and his hands trembled, but fortunately the room was dark enough, and the maid's attention was on the mirror, so she didn't notice that the wall at the foot of the bed moved slightly.

It turned out that in the last moment, Deirlandor suddenly remembered the camouflage technique that Fayer had said. In a hurry, he took out the thin blanket on the bed and lifted it, turned it into the same material as the four walls, and hid in the back, avoiding the eyes and ears of the maid.

Looking through the cracks in the blanket and the walls, the people in the strange mirror seemed to be a little rounder compared to those days. For Dearlando, the mastermind behind this is both unexpected and reasonable.

This fat and round man wrapped in fine cloth, gold, and rubies was none other than Zannaria Frey, the original title of Duke of Grace. He disappeared after the day of August's collapse, was the man who once owned nearly a fifth of the empire's wealth, and was one of the main culprits who colluded with the Grand Duke of Lyon to introduce Bran's spies to Augustus.

Speaking of this person, it is impossible not to mention his entire vast business empire, the Furui family he leads is one of the seventeen elder families, and the original territory is in the richest and most developed region centered on Bai Modi.

Bai Modi guards the mouth of the Duopang River, has the country's largest and most Haode maritime port, and the three most prosperous trade routes converge here, all the right time and place have created this golden city, and the Furui family is rooted in this land.

Although the Duke of Zannaya died in the Augustus Revolution, Prince Lyon, whose father was far away from the north, and a rebellion ended in failure. But because the economic and political interests involved are too great, King Leighton has never been able to take the entire Fury family.

After Duke Zanaya, who was suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason, disappeared from the world, Earl Zack, the second-in-command of the Frey family, came to power, ostensibly took over everything, and continued to be loyal to the Birmington family. But everyone knows that White Mody's position is very delicate, and when the Grand Duke of Lyon and the King are opposed to each other, it stands on a so-called "neutral" position.

Knowing that the king had to mobilize the resources of the whole country to fight against the invasion from Bran, they were powerless to disrupt the business of the Fury family, so they continued to do business from all walks of life as usual, making money quietly. Whether it is the king or the Grand Duke of Lyon, as long as there is money, everything is not a problem.

"Profit is the highest rule of action. "The family motto of the Frey family says so, and so do they.

Duke Zannaia's memorably shrill voice came out of the mirror. The maid let go of the cat, knelt respectfully in front of the mirror, and replied in a low voice, "Return to the master, the wedding is scheduled for tomorrow, and the Ring of Grud will be officially handed over to Miss Pith by the master of the Grud family at noon tomorrow." But ......"

The duke, who was munching on a pair of delicate fruit from a pair of soft wattles next to him, frowned at the maid's words, and stopped the snack that had been brought to his mouth.

"Following the Wolf Tooth Knight, another Totem Knight, the Eagle Wing Knight, also suddenly came to Elevated Lead City in the morning...... It seems that they already know something. The maid lowered her head and spoke in horror of what she had just discovered. As soon as she heard the news, she immediately turned back and reported that she had not even taken the fabric that the city lord had said to give to Miss Pis.

Duke Zena's shrill voice suddenly rose to the top, and a wine glass slammed over the mirror, but because of the poor accuracy, it flew out of the upper left corner, and the sound of crystal shattering came from the mirror in the distance.

We have always been careful not to be sloppy. What's so special about it...... The only thing special is that there was a wandering circus in the city the day before yesterday, and the Wolf Tooth Knight also accepted one of the mercenaries as an attendant. ”

Duke Zannaya narrowed his dark blue eyes, which were already too squeezed by fat, to rub his stubby fingers habitually over his sleek, shiny and jeweled beard.

"Very handsome, twenty-five or sixteen years old, short sand blonde hair, green left eye and blue right eye, about six feet tall, with a long sword, superb martial arts. He speaks fluently and standardly, and he can't hear any dialect, as if he were called Dil. The maid lay on the ground and accurately reported the mercenary's physical characteristics.

(Deere...... Duke Zanaya gasped and leaned back into his plush chaise longue, his fat shaking at the action.

After a few moments, the scheming profiteer recovered from his brief gaffe and asked: (Who else is with him?)

“...... Returning to my master, it was Lena who followed Miss Pith that day, and I only heard her say that there was a young woman who seemed to be the head of the circus, and a giant, a jester, and a gray-haired mage. ”

(Only four people?) Doubts flashed in Duke Zannaya's narrow eyes.

"It is said that there were thirty or forty people in the circus, but only these five were summoned by the Count of Groved to perform for Mademoiselle at noon yesterday. During the feast, Count Grude was jealous that the young lady was interested in the mercenary's eyes, but the Wolf Tooth Knight intervened to stop him, and took the man as a squire in the name of love. The little maid was articulate and methodical in her words, and she knew at a glance that she had been carefully trained.

(hum...... Such an excuse will work!) Duke Zanaya sneered disdainfully, and then said from an angle outside the mirror as he turned his head: (Mr. Ferkelen, please.) )

After saying this, Duke Zanaya's small but brilliant eyes turned back to the maid lying on the ground: (Mina, I can't immediately mobilize people to help you at the moment, everything can only be done by yourself.) Remember that the success or failure of everything depends on whether or not you can legally inherit the Grud Ring and break the shackles of the Gold Eater. )

(Be careful of the mercenary and the two Totem Knights, and try to avoid him.) When necessary, complete the task at all costs. Do not fail to live up to the supreme glory I have bestowed upon you. As he said this, Duke Zanaya pointed a finger at his right eye.

When the maid named Mina saw this, she once again fell deeply on the ground and said in an excited voice, "Thank you master for your kindness to us for recreation, I will never fail to live up to your gift, and it is my greatest honor to be able to offer my life to the reappearance of the true dragon." ”

The mirror dimmed, and Duke Zannaya's face vanished, and everything returned to its normal state, as if nothing had happened just now.

Mina lay on the ground excitedly, even sobbing, and after a while, she finally calmed down and got back to her feet.

She approached the mirror, raised her right hand, and ran the sharp nail of her little finger across her blue eyeball. The eyeball cracked, but no liquid burst out, and several slender gray bug-like things flowed out of the breach, and Mina took it in her hand.

"Go ahead...... When my eyes, when my ears, when my hands and feet. Mina suddenly spoke Bran, her voice low and her rhythm odd. As if inspired by something, the worms suddenly popped up, and then fell to the ground one after another, burrowing into the cracks in the walls.

If Deirlandor hadn't known a little Bran, he had stepped on the bug as it crawled towards him. But now that he knows the effect of this bug, he doesn't dare to act rashly now. Only by making the place where the blanket is connected to the ground closer, let the bug detour.

Mina's eyeballs were intact in such a short period of time, and she watched with satisfaction as the insects crawled into the rock walls, then closed the door and left the small dark room.

Listening to the maid's footsteps leave the doorway, and then leave Miss Pith's room, Diarrando removed the camouflage magic, put the blanket back to its original shape, and began to think about the next step.

This expedition unexpectedly obtained such important information, which will be of great benefit to the future elimination of the Bran's spies in the country. I don't know if the real dragon mentioned in the conversation refers to the Demon Dragon King, if Duke Zanaya really started some kind of cult to try to release the Demon Dragon King, then the prospect of this war is even more difficult. Once the country has an internal ghost, it is really impossible to prevent it.

But today's conversation also exposed his whereabouts in front of the enemy, and it is estimated that it will become more difficult to act quietly in the future. Dearlando quietly left Miss Pis's room, and retreated from the closet.

I don't think there's anything useful to be found in this room right now, and if the Grud Ring is their target, and the Gold Eater is what they're going to do, it's probably best to find Fair to study and discuss.

And the parasite-like thing that came out of the eyeballs, presumably a new trick made by the Brans. In this way, it is very likely that Miss and her two maids did not have different eyes by nature, and that they were both monsters of some kind of creation.

...... It's the same as yourself...... Dearlando laughed twice to himself. Sensing Dearlandor's unhappiness, the young dragon flipped through the star box, as if awake. Dearlando released Ryses and gave him a gem to eat.

In a rare move, the young dragon didn't rush straight to the rations, but instead stood in Deirlando's hand, licked his palm, and then looked at his symbiote with watery eyes.

"You're comforting me? huh...... Originally, I thought I was going to be a hero to save Shijie, but now it seems that it may be more likely to be a big monster. Ryseth ~ Are you a good dragon or a bad dragon?"