"Oh, last night the Edmont Mansion was attacked by a large number of assassins, and after interrogation, it was someone from the Sere Concession??"

The long, bloodless fingers flipped through the information file in his hand, and the Duke's tone contained deep surprise, and after turning the second page, his claw-like nails trembled: "This news is really surprising, this group of people is really Searle, why did they do such a thing?"

"My lord, please see the additional information below, Pan Diesel spent the night in Edmont House last night. Basti Duncan said respectfully, "According to rumors not long ago, the wizard named Pan Diesel is likely to be a red-robed mage who defected from Searle, and I think it is the ...... of these Searles."

The Duke sped up the speed of turning the page, and according to the contents of the dossier, it was not difficult to make up for what the red-robed mage in the Sere Concession had done after he became suspicious.

It was of course a whimsical idea to go directly to President Pan Diesel of the Wizards of the Coast Association for questioning, but it was not difficult to determine the suspicion by extracting information from some people in the surrounding area, and then after a sophisticated investigation.

The next action is to find a way to capture the fugitive.

The Duke raised his eyebrows: "It's strange, the rumors from two months ago, those Searles are only taking action now, how can their reaction be so slow?"

"My lord......" Speaking of this, Duncan thought of something, his face trembled, and then he lowered his head and said nothing.

The Duke was also silent, and she also saved what happened at that time, the chess piece they used to control the Sere Concession, the 'Desperate Earl', was discovered by the red robe in the Concession, and was besieged and killed, after which the Serre Concession was closed for a long time, and it is still not fully open until now.

Given the lack of information and the succession of power, it is normal for the Serre Concession to react to the rumours about Pan Diesel now, and it will obviously take more time to further confirm the rumours as 'suspicions' worthy of action through investigation.

Solving the doubts in his heart, the duke continued to look through the information: "The Coastal Wizards Association sent an envoy to the Searle Concession to question...... Those red-robed mages refuse to admit it?"

"Of course they won't admit it, my lord. Basti Duncan pulled out another volume of documents: "The Assassins have been carefully arranged, and have prepared a large number of props for the attack on Edmont House, many of which are unique to Serge, and although the Assassins have disguised themselves, there are still some clues...... There is no need to even pursue it too carefully, there are not many forces in the Ximen region that can come up with so many magic items, and the assassins who have been captured have been examined...... Despite their camouflage, they all have some Searle characteristics. ”

"So they didn't give up?" the Duke raised his eyebrows, "Oh...... It's a big deal. ”

"Yes, my lord, Edmund was still working with the Red Mage Society to open a port, but the day after this incident, the Mistress of Edmont broke the contract, and the Wizards of the Coast Association also supported Pan Diesel. "They threaten the Order of the Red Mages that if they do not give a reasonable explanation for the assassination in Edmont House, they will propose that the Simon Consul seal the Concession of Serre, and the Mistress of Edmont has stated that they will take the necessary measures when necessary." ”

"Heh, so they have already shown their blades to those Serens?" the Duke laughed: "It seems that the Serles are in trouble this time, this is not Serge, they don't have so much authority, if these two organizations work together to suppress them, they really have no good way." ”

"They also sent people to negotiate with the Edmont family in the afternoon and complained about their innocence. Basdy Duncan said, "But the messenger apparently angered the wizard and was blasted out by him with a string of spells. ”

"Interesting...... the corners of the duke's mouth curled: "So, no matter what the cause of the incident is now, the two sides are already incompatible?"

"Yes. Duncan's face also showed a hint of schadenfreude, although he fell to the point of such involuntary sorrow, but he still had a fiery hatred for Pan Diesel, the enemy did such a thing, must have greatly offended the group of red-robed madmen, with the style of the red-robed mage, it is conceivable that Pan Diesel's life will be very lively in the future: "They have found the Governing Council again, but the discussion of the Governing Council should continue for a long time." ”

"Discussion, why discussion?" the Duke raised his eyebrows, and finally his expression became thoughtful, "Yes, we should take a good look at how far this matter will go?"

"Your Excellency. Thalysis suddenly spoke: "I think this is a rare opportunity, the red-robed mage will be suppressed and needs help, if we take some action at this time, it should be easy to control this group of Serles." ”

"Control them?" the duke's eyebrows furrowed, "It seems that since the last time the 'Earl of Desperation' died, their high-ranking wizards have never stepped out of the concession...... Not to mention stepping into the rental world, even the Mage Tower rarely leaves, and the guards against our clan are very tight. ”

"Yes...... This time, they negotiated with Edmont in the same way as they sent messengers, the highest rank of the courier was just a young red-robed mage, who was defenseless in front of Pan Diesel. Duncan said this, with a look of regret on his face.

At the same time, he secretly scolded the stupidity of those red-robed mages, although the red-robed mages outside of Searle were more restrained than their colleagues in China - after all, doing business was about harmony and making money, but in quite a few cases, they would still show their domineering surname, for example, in this incident, the messenger threatened Pan Diesel: "The ** division in China is on his way here, and he will hope that Simon will give Searle a reasonable explanation." ”

The result, of course, was unceremoniously blasted out.

"If there is no one to help, these red-robed mages will really suffer. The Duke lifted the scroll that had been flipped through, put it to his mouth and blew lightly, the edge of the stack of parchment turned into rotten dust in this breath: "They can't fight the Coastal Wizard Association and the local nobles here, the claws of the Red Robe Mage Society can't reach so far from the country, if they really send ** masters out, I believe that there are many forces that will voluntarily block them, this country has offended too many people in the past, even if it is the top power in the Feren Continent, what can it do?" Isn't it just a corner of the road?"

Between the words, there was a deep disdain for Searle.

"So they need help. "I believe that their leaders will not want the Ximen Concession to be closed because of this—no matter what happens next, he, the person in charge, will never have good fruit to eat." ”

"So...... Is it an opportunity?" said the Duke.

"Yes, my lord, it's an opportunity. Thalysis bowed his head respectfully: "My lord, this consul will definitely do a lot for this, including leaving his lair. ”

"Hehehehe~" The Duke let out a string of sharp and slightly smug smiles: "I didn't expect the opportunity to recapture the Searle Concession to come to the door like this." ”

She smiled very happily, it was of course a great credit to be able to recover the Searle Concession because of this, and after this incident, the water in Ximen City would be even more muddy, and it would also give these dark creatures more opportunities to fish in troubled waters.

"My lord, are we going to take action?" asked Thalysiss.

"Don't worry, I'm going to need some more time to prepare my kiss. The Duke turned around and left Duncan and Thallises with a back: "Hang those Sermons for a while, and let them suffer." ”

"Also, let's wait and see......" The Duke raised a hand, "Be cautious." ”

Thallisis and Duncan bowed their heads and congratulated the Duke on his departure.

Things are indeed going as the duke imagined, the nobles in the ruling council are divided into several factions about this incident, and there are two main opinions, watching and persuading, after all, the Searles are not easy to mess with - if the actions of the Coast Association and Edmont attract the high-level of the Red Robe Mage Guild - even if the true body of a ** master arrives at Searle, it will cause a huge storm.

However, the Coast Association and Edmont showed no signs of compromise, although the Coast Wizards Association was not very resolute because of the lack of unity of opinion within the Coast, but Edmont did not have the slightest intention of calming people, and the high-level of the Coast Wizards Association did not agree to give up the pursuit - after all, if they were serious, they were not afraid of the red-robed mage society far away in the sky.

They sent mercenaries to blockade the Searle Concession and urged the Council to block all Searle business at Simon - a gesture that undoubtedly caused the red-robed mages to panic, and the matter seemed to have lost the possibility of a peaceful settlement.

There is even more faint news that the Wizards of the Coast Association has begun to set up its own arcane factory, and in the past, such news naturally does not make the Searles panic, with the Searls' attainments in the arcane industry and the leadership of the Ser Arcane system, they are not afraid of those competitors with low production capacity and backward technology - but this news combined with the current situation makes the Searles more alarmed.

In the eyes of the nobles of the Simon Council, the current consul of the Serre Concession was undoubtedly very alarmed, although he did not rent the Concession, but through the daily changing wording and style of the envoy sent by the consul - sometimes fierce, sometimes tactful, but no matter what tone he used, there was an impatience that could not be concealed, and the nobles could know the current mood of the leaders of the Serre Concession through these.

If a huge business in the Searle Concession fell into his hands, the top boss in the country would give him a very good treatment - referring to the consistent style of the Searle Red Robe Mage, it is not difficult to guess how such treatment will make life worse than death.

Many of the nobles were even more watching, and there seemed to be no other force to drive the nobles' council to make any decision on this matter, and as the days passed, the business performance that had not been very good since the change of ownership of the Ser Concession gradually declined, until the envoy they sent slapped the table angrily in the council chamber: "Noble lords of Simon! I want to remind you that the adults behind us will not give up on the normal business of our serious businessmen with some unfounded conjectures, and you want to attract the wrath of the red?"

"Red Fury, put away your set, Serr, that won't work here. ”

Even legendary mages can't match thousands of troops, and the Simon chaebol and the Coastal Wizards Association, who have enough power in the local area, do have the courage to speak to the Ser people like this.

The councilor's name was Anthony Eldo, a personable middle-aged man with a surname, and no one knew if he was under the control of a vampire, but the red-robed mage on the other side was undoubtedly displeased with his irascible threatening words, and he raised his eyebrows: "Simon's affairs must be resolved by Simon's rules." ”

"Simon's rules, the ghost knows that the city is full of vampires from the nobility to the tunnels. The red-robed mage sneered: "Listen, we don't accept unreasonable sanctions, if it takes another ten days, we still can't get a satisfactory answer, and we don't even have to wait for the adults in the country to come, we will take action directly." ”

"Take action?" Eldor's eyes flickered, and he turned to the corner of the hall, and a dressed beauty who made the red-robed mage's eyes sharpen walked out: "Such a threat is not interesting, the Wizards of the Coast Association and the local army are not afraid of you. Vika sat elegantly on one side of the round table, looking at the red-robed mage envoy with an indifferent gaze: "Respected red-robed mage, it seems that you have forgotten the taste of Diesel's magic, do you still want to do it again?"

"This ......" the middle-aged red-robed mage's expression distorted: "That rude fellow, one day, we will make him pay for his barbaric and rude actions!"

"Polite people will not send men into my mansion to assassinate us, nor will they threaten us with 'red rage' to welcome visitors from all over the world. Vika spread her hands: "Until your leader gives us a reasonable answer, we will not let you earn even a single copper in Simon, this is our territory." ”

"We have already given an explanation!That has nothing to do with us, but you don't believe it!!" the red-robed mage yelled with the bruises on his forehead.

Of course, he can't admit that as a little shrimp, no insider will let him know something deeper, and even the relationship between Pan Diesel and Searle, he only knows a rough idea - he can't even confirm the authenticity, this poor worm who was sent out by his superiors as an envoy is just a tool to use to plan and layout.

Thinking of this, Vika couldn't help but feel a little compassionate, but of course she wouldn't ruin her plan because of this mood, she also knew that no red-robed mage was worthy of pity, there were too many people who had used it over the years, and there weren't many of them.

The merchant's bloodline made Vika, who had disguised her emotions, seem to have no flaws, and even when she said harsh words, there was no discount: "Don't believe it, the ghost will believe it, you didn't explain the origin of those magic items, you didn't explain the origin of the Serl people who wore wigs and used spells to erase tattoos, these are all very much in need of an explanation from you, but you didn't say anything."

Oh, then we're going to have to take a hard line and ask you for an explanation. ”

Vika spread her palms: "Diesel is the high-level mage of the Wizards of the Coast! ”

"You're messing around with blackmail!The Serles won't give up!" seemed to be at a loss of words, and Vika knew that the red-robed mage was a poor man who really didn't know anything, and he left the hall angrily with heavy steps, Vika raised an eyebrow, and the sound of another step made her turn her head slightly, and saw Anthony Eldo stop as he passed her, frowning and looking at him with a very strange look.

There was a little inquiry in Vika's gaze, and after a few seconds, Anthony Eldo shook his head slightly: "Ten days, ultimatum, if the matter is not resolved, with the style of these red-robed mages, there may really be some very terrible characters, although it is impossible to occupy the West Gate, but ...... You should be aware of how much turmoil it will bring to the Dragon's Coast. ”

Vika's eyebrows slanted up, "But our matter hasn't been settled yet." ”

"Don't mess around, Vika, you should know that some guys in the city don't want to see that happen. Anthony shook his head: "If it really comes to that...... Before the red-robed mages will make the first move, they will do it first, and then your opponent will not only be the Serles, Edmond is alone in Simon, and the church of Tyre and those wizards are not as reliable as you think. ”

"Don't think they really can't deal with you. He looked intently at Vica and said in a very low voice.

"That's ...... Warning?" Vica raised an eyebrow.

"Maybe. Anthony shook his head noncommittally: "Vika, we are all businessmen, there is no need to work hard for some inconsequential things. ”

He whispered, suddenly seeing Vica's gaze shift to the other side of the small hall.

Curious, he turned his gaze away, and a mural there gave him a stunned expression.

The painting shows an old man standing on a reef by the sea in a tattered robe, with a few seaweeds stained under his rough leather shoes, and the robe with water on the side seems to be a little embarrassed, but the straight back makes his body look very majestic.

He held a cane alof, the jewel at the top of the cane emitting a brilliant light, and in the distance, a dragon wailing in thunder and glare.

Seventeen hundred years ago, the Seven Phases Trina struck down the dragon Zison Reshiyasa and founded a new city in the dragon's lair, becoming Simon's first human king.

Although after more than a thousand years, the monarchy has been deemed unsuitable for the city of Simon, as the creator of Simon, this great mage is still revered by all Simons.

"We may be merchants, but we are also Simons, and the city belongs to Simons, not vampires, and we can submit for a while, but not to them. Vika looked away from the portrait and elsewhere, "Thanks for the reminder, Anthony. ”

"It's nothing, Vika. The man shook his head and left the council chamber with somewhat hurried steps.

"The person didn't look like he was in control. A shadow appeared next to Vika, and Penny's body emerged from it, looking at the place where Anthony Eldo had left: "If the vampire had sent him to warn you, he would not and would not have dared to show such feelings, and he would have done so secretly. ”

He looked around, as if he could see through the walls the people going and going: "There is no one watching here for the time being. ”

"Perhaps, his father was Councillor Serkas. Vika sighed: "Bishop Qajar's first ally in the local area, but he was killed by a vampire, this incident left a shadow on his heart, and he probably doesn't have the courage to confront the vampire head-on." ”

"Is that what it looks like?" said Penny.

"But...... It's been going on for almost a month. Vika raised her eyebrows, and a gust of wind blew outside the window, although the climate of Ximen is warm like spring all year round, but when winter is approaching, the gap with Xia Yue can still be clearly perceived: "Do you really want to recruit the high-level red robe from the Searle Country?"

"There's no rush. Penny shook his head, his eyes flashing with certainty: "Those vampires haven't sent anyone to warn you until now, which means that they are also watching the development of the matter, they have been fooled, otherwise they will take action against you as soon as possible, we just need to wait, at most a few days, the Duke will take the bait......"

(To be continued)