When the Black Sea Gang kidnapped Master Claude from the Lady Purple Tavern, it was just night, and some torture did not take much time, and when the wizard walked into the temple, a full moon was still looming in the clouds.

Now that he learned of the conspiracy of the grandson of Edmund's butler, the wizard, who had gradually become familiar with all kinds of intrigues, ordered some elite Black Sea gang members to go to Edmund's mansion to keep an eye on him before leaving the narrow alley.

Although his face was still pale, the reopened eyes were enough to reassure the wizard - if they lost their luster forever, he would probably be left with a lifelong regret, after all, a large part of Vika's injuries were due to the fact that he was obstructing Claude's eyes.

This made the wizard's heart feel a little more ashamed, and he took a few steps closer to see that Vika was still very weak, and his hands took her hand, and his fingers rubbed lightly.

Her eyelashes twitched slightly, and she rolled over on the couch, turning her face to the wizard, and the smile she showed made the pale face look warm, as if the past calamities were not so important.

"Oh, in three days, Lady Vika will be free to move, but until then, she'll have to stay here. The priest in charge, Kaildan briefed Ogan and Penny on the situation, and they thanked them.

"Thank you, Lord Priest, for bothering to take care of Vika at such a late hour. "The wizard was grateful.

"This ...... I'm just doing my duty. Kelldan smiled, and suddenly pointed to the side of Vika's bed: "Actually, you should be more grateful to Lord Grofia, she has always helped with some things that are not easy to handle." ”

"Oh?" the wizard's gaze turned to the head of the bed, a pair of eyes on him, and Serra immediately lowered her eyes in fright, got up and hurried out of the treatment room, much to his embarrassment.

Seeing Serra's various postures, he no longer knew what was going on, that is, a fool with low emotional intelligence, but now he doesn't have the same dissolute mood as before, and the current situation doesn't allow him to think about other things, so he has to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Anyway, unrequited love can't last, most of the emotions generated at this age are frivolous and fickle, time will change everything, and he is not worried about it.

"How does it feel?" he made up his mind, and then turned his gaze to Vika's face, reached out and grabbed a few loose blonde hairs, and asked softly with concern.

"It's fine. She yawned, as if such a slight movement would make her feel uncomfortable, she frowned, and squinted at Penny, Seacole, and the absent-minded Nephes beside the bed, "I don't have the strength yet, little villains, I really want to go back soon." ”

"Recuperate, and ......" The wizard wanted to tell Vika the information about the torture, but a hesitation made him shrink what he wanted to say, although sooner or later he would have to let Vika know about it, but he didn't know if it was appropriate to say it at this time.

He was afraid that this would make Vika angry, and his body, which had finally recovered, was angry again.

Through the dream words of the proprietress of the hostess, the wizard knew that Vika valued this heartless brother very much.

"What do you want to say?" Vica raised her eyebrows, "What else can I not say?"

Her expression was a little displeased, clearly dissatisfied with Penny's spitting.

"I've found the killer...... Penny took a breath and finally decided to tell the truth, looking into her eyes: "It's Edmont's Shocorradi." ”

"Shokoradi?" Vika's eyelids jumped, her mouth slightly open, obviously taken aback, "Is it him?"

"I've ascertained his whereabouts yesterday evening, and I'm sure he found the vampire, and ......" The wizard took Vika's hand, his expression was very serious, but his tone was as slow as he could: "I have other evidence, Vika, are you willing to trust me?"

She nodded stunned, seemingly unreacting from the shock of the news.

"I asked your brother ......" Penny felt his hand tremble before he could finish speaking, "Wait, Penny......"

In desperation, Vika forgot to use the wizard's pseudonym, and the cold sweat on her forehead showed the nervousness in her heart: "You said you asked Claude......?

She opened her mouth, a little incoherent, the wizard's ambiguous tone surprised her, the initial shock passed, and simply organized the information revealed by Penny, if these are true, of course, it is easy to deduce the cause and effect of the matter, then the way Penny found out the truth, can also be deduced logically...... A great uneasiness squeezed her heart, she looked at the wizard's face, her face became even paler, and her two hands were behind Penny's wrists, almost using all her strength, but the weakness of her body made it difficult for her to make the wizard feel even if she was so hard.

However, he was able to know the nervousness and uneasiness in Vika's heart, which made him feel guilty and relieved at the same time, if he did not have a certain position in the other party's heart, with Vika's shrewdness, even if he was dissatisfied and uneasy in his heart, he would immediately disguise it, instead of putting all his emotions in front of him as clearly as he is now.

"Don't worry, he's fine. "The wizard was a little lacking in confidence when he spoke, because he wasn't sure how well the Black Sea gang thugs who promised him that 'nothing would happen' would educate that son, but if he really played badly, even if he didn't look scarred on the outside, he would definitely not satisfy the boss.

However, the mutual understanding made it easy for Vika to capture the weakness in the wizard's words, and her whole body began to tremble, and the wizard quickly stretched out his arms around her upper body, and whispered in her ear to explain the ins and outs of the incident, from the suspiciousness shown by Claude when he visited, as well as some information that Penny found later, all kinds of signs, and finally explained the matter roughly.

Of course, such a terrifying detail as glue linen was chosen by the wizard to ignore the past, from Vika's reaction he knew that such details could never be disclosed now, and repeatedly assured Claude that he was okay, but even so, Vika still couldn't rest assured, she grabbed the wizard's neck tightly with both hands, until the wizard comforted her for a long time, and even Hiccol was there to help, before the proprietress calmed down the emotions of the proprietress down, she wiped a handful of red circles under her eyes, and leaned on Penny's shoulder: "Thank you, Penny, thank you......"

The nervousness and uneasiness passed, but Vika still accepted this fact, and immediately rejoiced - she knew the methods of the red-robed mage, and empathized, even if she was in the position of a wizard, the method she used must be more resolute and decisive.

"It's okay......" The wizard's smile was a little helpless, knowing what happened, he didn't have much hatred for Claude - a young man who lacked heart and eyes and pretended to be smart, although his motives were sinister, but he didn't play a very big role in this matter - after interrogation, he knew that this boy had nothing to do with vampires, which greatly reduced Penny's hatred for him, not to mention that the relationship between Claude and Vika was so sensitive.

He couldn't let Vica suffer eternal damage for the sake of a momentary moment - that would undoubtedly bring him even greater regrets.

“...... Wait, he's still with you...... Can you ......" Knowing Claude's virtues, Vika could imagine what the wizard had used, and after some struggle, she also found that she did not blame the wizard for his position, the biggest victim of this accident was her, she could not blame the wizard for revenge because the initiator was her brother, but she was still afraid that Claude would be overly tortured for it.

At the end of the day, she's a soft-hearted person.

"I told them in a moment not to embarrass Claude. The wizard nodded, and Vika breathed a sigh of relief, and began to think about the cause and effect of the incident: "I can't believe that Shokoradi could be involved with a vampire. ”

Her expression was very melancholy: "Over the years, three generations of their grandparents have been very loyal to us. ”

"There will always be times when loyalty will not stand the test. The wizard shook his head, muttered, and whispered his reasoning: "Vika, does their action this time mean that the vampires are against your family...... Very thoughtful. ”

"Of course......" Archbishop Albert Gregor Khazar, dressed in an old robe, walked in with Serra, the voice of the wizard and Vika had been soft, the archbishop had just walked in, and he only had time to vaguely hear the last words from the wizard's mouth, but it was enough for him to pick up the topic.

In the eyes of Simon, who did not know the truth, Vika was assassinated by vampires, which of course shows that Edmun's interests were coveted by vampires: "Mr. Diesel, Ms. Edmont, vampire ambitions have always been like this, and you should have noticed it through this accident. ”

After some consideration, the archbishop decided to come to Vika's aid.

In Simon, the church of Tyre has always been a sworn enemy of the vampires, and for various reasons, the church of Tyre has been suppressed by the vampires for more than a long time, although it has won a glorious victory, and this force has reached an incredible level of tenacity.

Even he wasn't sure how many people in the Council of Nobles had been controlled by vampires from the victory four years ago, but this incident had given him a sense of opportunity.

Clearly, the assassinations of the vampires show that they have not yet mastered Edmund.

Then Bishop Qajar could certainly take the opportunity to establish an alliance with Edmund, and the two sides clearly have a common language when it comes to fighting vampires.

"Thank you, Bishop, for your concern. Vika bowed her head and thanked her, and the kind archbishop waved his hand to signal him to rest, and when he turned to the wizard, his expression became serious: "So please don't take them lightly...... Honestly......"

Archbishop Qajar raised his eyebrows: "Most of the nobles of Ximen City are ...... Lack of vigilance and preparedness...... It's been that way all these years. ”

"Why is this happening?" The wizard frowned, following the incident in the Serre Concession, this incident put the vampires in front of his eyes very clearly, if he wants to survive and develop in Simon, it is obviously impossible to ignore them, and he still lacks understanding of the enemy, how did he first arrive, his heels have not yet stood firm, new affairs are emerging one after another, it is the busiest time, he can't spare the energy to study the group of guys hidden in the dark, but now, the actions of the vampires tell him unmistakably that he has become a roadblock for this group of guys, so he must be ready to deal with them。

"There's no way around it, Penny. As a native of Simon City, Vika said quietly, and as a native of Simon City, she obviously knew all too well about these things: "Many times, the nobles know that the presence of these vampires is not good for Simon, but they have to tolerate them......"

The wizard picked the corner of his eye, Vika paused for a moment, and continued: "Although there are mines and dense forests in this area, there are also too many magical beasts, and the reason why this place is named the Dragon Coast is because there have been dragons entrenched in this area many times in history, and it was not until the Seven Fattresena defeated the dragon Ziresong Hiyesa and established the city of Simon that the area began to be populated. ”

She coughed lightly: "Penny, you must know that this environment has caused the entire area to not have much land suitable for farming, and there are too many rampant pirates and alien creatures, and few fishing boats dare to go to sea, and there is not enough food...... So the Dragon Coast has always been short of population......"

"You know, although we live on the sea and do business, Cormier and Sambia, as well as some other countries in the surrounding area, have been very careful to control our food imports, which is a very effective means......" Vika sighed: "It is difficult for us to maintain a stable army, a large number of people have left the country, and if we want to maintain the situation in Simon, we must rely on something......

"Hmm...... Dear Ms. Vika, I have to say that your ideas are really wrong. Bishop Qajar coughed dryly, clearly disagreeing with this view: "False and unreliable prosperity is maintained by the power of darkness...... You have suffered a lot over the centuries. ”

"But we can control them. Vika coughed twice: "They have never succeeded in overthrowing Simon's regime, have they? as long as the Noble Council is willing, it is easy to destroy the vampire organization, Lord Khazar, fifteen years ago, the fate of the previous vampire king shows this, without our assistance, even Lady Alias would not have been able to penetrate its underground palace." ”

"But now?" Khazar frowned, his tone became excited, obviously disagreeing with Vika's statement, and his tone also added a bit of certainty: "Dear lady, after years of observation, you couldn't control them ten years ago, even if you nobles can turn a blind eye to those vampires for your own interests, but this can't change the fact that they continue to erode the Noble Council!" Even though you may have many ways to keep yourself safe from the vampires, what about the people of Simon City? Civilians fall prey to the vampires' fangs every night! Their power is still growing, and it won't be long before the city becomes the capital of the vampire kingdom, and what's even more terrifying is that we still don't know where this Night Lord is hiding, and even with the turmoil like four years ago, we haven't been able to force his true body out. ”

"I'm just talking about history. Vika smiled bitterly and nodded to Khazar, "You're right, Lord Khazar, the vampires in this city have indeed lost control, but as you can see, we didn't have much to do four years ago, and even the actions of your churches have not been able to eliminate their power in the local area, have they?"

"That's your refusal to cooperate, dear lady. Khazar stroked his beard.

"It's not that I won't, but I don't dare. Vika smiled bitterly again: "Even the Guild of Nobles has not dared to trust each other since four years ago, the gods are above, even Lord Heator has been controlled by it, what else has not been eroded by them?Not to mention the Lord of the Night, Lord Bishop, we nobles know its power better than you, it is stronger than all the vampire kings of all the generations who have ever held this title......" She leaned on the sorcerer's shoulder with a dejected expression: "Even the Shukoradi...... I still can't believe it, Pan...... I'm feeling so bad right now, and even though I don't feel that way for him, he's always been nice to me. ”

"All in all, their claws have reached out to us. The wizard sighed, "Vika, it seems that we can't afford to retreat. ”

"Yes, Mr. Diesel. Khazar nodded approvingly, and then turned his gaze to Vika, as if he had found a common language: "All in all, Lady Vika, they have made you a target, and we, the Church of Tyr, will help you for nothing to deal with those evil guys." ”

"Hmm. Vika nodded, although she was weak and powerless, she couldn't sit back and watch her family being corrupted by vampires, but in the next moment, she suddenly remembered something, and her face changed and grabbed Penny's collar: "Oh no, let's hurry back to the mansion!"

"What?" the wizard was stunned.

"If Shokoradi has such a dissenting heart, then the butler is also suspicious, and you have taken Claude with you, and if time passes, it will surely arouse his vigilance. Vika looked anxious: "My dad is still lying on the hospital bed. ”

The wizard's face immediately changed as well.

It was an eventful night, and time didn't pass quickly, nearly two hours had passed since a few thugs kidnapped Claude, and if Shokoradi sensed that something was wrong, something would inevitably happen, and what Vika was worried about was definitely very likely.

Although he had anticipated this situation and sent the Black Sea Gang to the Edmont Mansion to monitor it, as Vika said, if the dissent of Shokoradi could be hidden for so long, then his grandfather was obviously very suspicious, and as a housekeeper, he didn't know how many people in the entire mansion would be under his control and control, and the Black Sea Gang sent only a few dozen people, so the situation was indeed quite worrying...... He immediately began to prepare the teleportation spell.

"Wait. Bishop Qajar held out a hand and pushed Serra to the ground, "Our temple guard captain may be able to help." ”

This undoubtedly made Serra a little dazed, and she looked at the wizard's face, and she was a little distracted for a moment.

Penny nodded, at this time, it would be better to have one more person to use, and he didn't think about anything else for a while, he was preparing to teleport the spell, and at the same time ordered Hickor and Vika to stay here, and the two women also knew that in this situation they would only cause trouble with the past, so they didn't have any objections, but Vika was not idle, and didn't forget to send Ogan to the government hall to dispatch the chariots and guards to prepare outside the mansion.

(To be continued)