When Penny was sure that the vampire duke had been fooled, it was after the Simon nobles thought that the adults in the Searle Concession had reached the limit of patience and began to visit the major nobles and powers.

Seeing that the big fish that he had been waiting for for a long time finally dispatched, the vampire duke was naturally relieved, but every time this consul Romnik left the Serre Concession, he brought a large number of escorts, which undoubtedly made the duke feel troublesome.

But it doesn't matter, a few months ago, Penny had secretly plotted against Lord Elvin Romnik, who was guarding a group of people in the Edmont Mansion at that time, so as a vampire with more power in Simon, of course he would not take this little protection of Romnik to heart, but out of caution, the Duke did not act when Romnik left the concession for the first time, but had already decided to take action at the right time.

But what she didn't expect was that when she was spying on 'Consul Romnik' in the dark, her identity had been inadvertently exposed in front of Penny's eyes.

"Who is this woman?" said the wizard at Edmont Mansion, pulling out a portrait of a woman he had magically recorded of her - in her thirties, with deep-set eyes, she could see that she might be beautiful in her youth, but that dark temperament would disinterest everyone who saw her.

When playing the role of Consul Romnik, when participating in the medium-sized gatherings of the Simon nobles several times, this woman inadvertently appeared at the party, claiming to be Lady Dahia, and the wizard easily smelled the smell of this woman-the methodology contained in the blood bead stone, and more carefully perceived and identified, the fact that she hid her true face was exposed to the wizard's eyes.

Although it was not very realistic, the wizard had sensed from this woman a powerful power that ordinary Simon nobles should not have.

Penny wasn't prepared to fight back when the Duke was ready to strike, and before that, he already had a way to identify the Vampire Duke, but the other party's true vision could not see through his disguise.

Although the vampire with the ability to make blood beads may not be the Duke that the wizard is looking for, it will definitely not be a low-status product, not to mention that this woman who actively responds to the wizard's actions still has such a powerful power, then she is the target that Penny is looking for.

"She?" Vika looked carefully at the portrait that Penny had taken out a few times, and the figure drawn by the magic was very detailed, almost like a photograph, and it was easy to associate the portrait with a real person, not to mention that she was familiar with the heads and faces of each of Simon's families.

"This is Dahia Vamos. She closed the portrait and frowned: "A noble widow who lives in seclusion, who does not appear in public at Ximen all year round, only goes in and out of the homes of a few familiar friends, she is the person you are looking for?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this lady is one of the two dukes of the vampire on the ground. The wizard nodded.

Vika raised her eyebrows, twisted her ass slightly, and felt a little restless: "No wonder, with her identity, she can indeed reach enough people, and she won't be easily exposed, so you're ready to deal with her?"

"The night after tomorrow, the Dillari family has a semi-public banquet to which Romnik will be invited, and I am ready to act at that time. Penny picked up the portrait between his fingers, and the parchment slowly turned to ashes in the air: "If she is not ready to deal with our councillor, I will give this lady a great surprise when the time comes." ”

"Surprise, wait. Vika's expression turned serious: "What about after getting rid of the duke?"

This is a very serious question.

"If the vampires' power in the upper echelons of Simon is exposed, the Night Lord and the Night Mask will not sit idly by and will surely launch a counterattack. Vika said with a heavy face: "Only by virtue of the Serre Concession...... Okay?"

"The Temple of Tyre and the rest of the nobility won't sit idly by - if they don't want to remain under the control of the vampires, I dare say our Archbishop of Qajar has a whole plan in place. A sarcastic smile appeared on the wizard's lips: "When the time comes, we can stand by and watch their performances to our heart's content." ”

"Well, then, we're just hiding here, albeit ......" Vika frowned, giving the wizard one more look.

"Don't worry, it's ours, and we won't lose a cent. Penny shook his head, "I'll come up with a good idea to deal with those righteous messengers, let alone ......"

Penny frowned, remembering the Bloodsail Leader who had something to do with the Black Hand Tyrant, and closed his eyelids slightly: "Simon's situation is far from being as simple as we imagined. ”

Vika thought for a while, and her worried expression finally did not dissolve, but she had a predetermined plan, and she was bound to act to deal with Simon's increasingly complex form, and the Edmund family organized the Black Sea Gang as a mercenary army, ready to deal with sudden changes in surname.

And contrary to the wizard's expectations, seeing that the long-awaited big fish was hooked, the vampire duke began to become suspicious.

The vampire duke, who had been identified by the wizard, lived in her delicate attic, the moonlight poured into the room through the floor-to-ceiling windows, but could not shine on her face, and her servant was well aware of his master's fetishes, and quietly pulled up the curtains, and the duchess exhaled, the irritability on her face clearly visible.

"Lord Duke, we've missed two good chances. Thelisses, who was standing beside him, bowed his head and frowned, and poured out the doubts in his heart: "You know, if after a while, Simon's ruling council does not settle this matter, or if the Seyre Concession completely ceases to give up hope, we will lose such a good opportunity." ”

"Lost opportunity, why do I always feel a strange smell?" the Duke's eyebrows furrowed.

"My lord, forgive me for being stupid. Thalysis raised an eyebrow: "The actions of those red-robed mages have always been under our control, and they have not deviated from our expectations at all, and our spies and spies have not obtained any suspicious-looking information. ”

"That's the most strange thing, it's all too reasonable. The duke stretched out a finger, pressed it to his temple, and shook his head slightly: "There was no accident in the middle, as if it perfectly confirmed our thoughts, is it possible?"

Thalliss' face twitched, and he lowered his head, sensing that his lord might be overthinking.

Everything is under control, which is in line with the habits of these vampires, which can bring out their meticulousness and wisdom.

"Anyway, there's a little weird about it. The duke's finger tapped lightly on the desk: "This is by no means that I am suspicious. ”

It's the alertness of years of being a vampire — though that doesn't mean much the same as paranoia.

"My lord, we can test it. Thallisis asked, rolling his eyes.

"Temptation?" the duke raised his eyebrows, "How tempting?"

"Whether the red-robed mage is doing ghosts or something else is doing ghosts, the center of the matter is the dispute between the Searle Concession and Edmund. Thallises bowed his head and said, "If we can turn things around......"

"It's impossible. The Duke shook his head: "If the turn of events is detrimental to the Searle Concession, they may be disappointed in the consul and take extreme measures, and if the turn is in their favor, I bet that Mr. Romnik will retract back to the Searle Concession and will not come out again if there is no accident in the future...... Thalliss, there may not be such a good opportunity in the future. ”

Thalysis frowned, feeling that the duke's reasoning was impeccable, and lowered his head: "Lord Duke, this is indeed a dilemma. ”

"So we can't make a big move, it's not worth it just to ruin this opportunity just because of a little hesitation. After hesitating for a while, luck and gambling once again tilted the balance in the duke's heart.

As Thallises said, things were going to make sense, and the vampires didn't notice the obvious flaws - everything was so natural, it would be a shame to give up such a good opportunity just on the basis of unwarranted suspicion.

Controlling the Searle Concession, such a huge wealth, so many spellcasters who can be used indirectly, is really not unmoved by the duke.

Of course, since there are suspicious thoughts, appropriate precautions are still necessary: "The banquet the day after tomorrow, the pre-arrangement must not be relaxed, Selysses, if there is a change, I hope that the enchantment can be launched at any time, and at least ten of the most elite assassins will be on standby." And...... I'll need to see if I can hear anything from this guy's close entourage. ”

She raised an eyebrow and made such a plan.

Attacking Romnik himself directly will undoubtedly startle the snake, but attacking an entourage, even if it is not the first embrace, some other methods can find out a lot of information, and it may not be impossible to find useful information from it.

"Yes. Thallises nodded in response, "My lord, is there any need to prepare some other measures, such as ...... Another adult?"

"That guy?" the duke hesitated for a moment, "send him a letter and let him and his men squat in the nest." ”

"Understood. ”

"Wait. The duke raised his head again, and stood up from his chair with a gloomy expression: "It is necessary to let the master know about this matter......"

Thélisses watched the duke's figure disappear into the doorway.

In the dark, a pair of eyes watched all this without blinking, and there were two traces of poison in the blood-red eyes, as if with an endless curse.

The ever-widening dispute caught the attention of countless Simons, all speculating about when and how the dispute would end, but the consensus was that they did not want the two sides to collapse completely, and many merchants began to manage their identities more carefully, although they were not aware of the deeper tide in the city, and what was happening in front of them already made them smell uneasy.

But no one could have imagined that the most turbulent torrent would burst out at this time.

The protagonist of the banquet was undoubtedly Mr. Erwin Romnik, a consular official of the Serial Concession, who had recently begged for help among the nobles of the West Gate, and when he entered the banquet hall with a large group of bodyguards with his surname, the atmosphere suddenly became a little lively.

"Lord Romnik, your presence has really added a lot of luster to this hall. The host of the banquet, James Dillary, the fat old man Penny had seen in the Lady Scarlet tavern not long ago, smiled and walked over to him, dressed as Romnick, and greeted him as he went, and the wizard immediately put on a smile and greeted him:

"Thank you so much for your hospitality, Lord Deilary, and I wish you such good health forever. ”

Dilari let out a string of hypocritical laughter with a huge belly, and the wizard pretended to be anxious to inquire about the concession, while arguing with this group of nobles, while secretly observing the characters, many Simon nobles, including the Lord Goodall, were also present, but the one who attracted Penny's attention the most was the duke 'Dahia Vamos'.

The purpose of Penny's visit to the meeting this time was to find an opportunity to do her.

These days, he had been hoping that the Duke would make a move in advance, but it was clear that the female vampire had not taken action, regardless of her surname or suspicion, but since Penny had already known her true face through that blood bead, there was no need to continue wasting time.

The female vampire, as she had played 'Dahia Vamos', sat silently in a quiet corner, watching the bustling banquet hall, where she had been secretly observing Elvin Romnik himself during the previous banquets, but today she struck Penny as a little strange because the woman had focused on his entourage.

This suddenly made Penny feel something strange, and while the mother vampire was observing him, he had also observed the mother vampire for a not too short time, so that every bit of her abnormality would make Penny feel it.

The pair of dangerous hunters see each other as prey, but one of them doesn't know it, which is undoubtedly an advantage for Penny.

He wandered among the nobles, exchanged pleasantries for a while, drank a few glasses of wine, and then made a look of kidney deficiency and urgency, and led his personal attendants into the back bathroom to relieve themselves, and as soon as they entered the bathroom, the dense magic seal sealed the bathroom.

As a red-robed mage who is extremely sensitive to his own safety, this behavior is understandable.

While Penny was there, after carefully examining the seal, he swapped identities with the genuine Elvin Romnik, who was disguised as a servant and followed him.

Now that the female vampire has shifted her target, Penny must of course cooperate.

Dahia Vamos looked at the red-robed mage who came out of the bathroom, a sarcastic smile on his lips.

Mortal wizards are of course inferior to vampires, this dark creature is only a drink no matter how much alcohol it drinks, and although wizards can use spells to keep themselves awake, some other physiological reactions cannot be blocked.

Elvin Romnick continued to laugh and talk to the other nobles—a job he was already good at as a skilled businessman, and bodyguards remained dutifully around him, though some of his attendants didn't follow as closely as well.

Disguised as an apprentice attendant in his thirties, Panny stood in the position of the waiter drinking on the periphery, approaching the seat of the mother vampire without a trace, and not too far from Romnik, if the Duke was indeed targeting Romnick's servants, he would not be willing to go far.

And this lady Dahia Vamos did not disappoint him, and soon she waved her hand, and one of the attendants came up to him, and said very politely: "Sir, my lady asks you if you would be interested in going over and having a drink with her, she is very interested in the magical country of Lord Romnik and Serge, and has many questions for you. ”

"If your lady is curious, she can go directly to my mentor, for he has always disliked my talking. Penny glanced impatiently at the squire, then turned to continue facing the flask in front of him.

A mage's apprentice naturally can't have a good temper, since he has to disguise, of course, he has to dress up, a wizard is not a professional actor, but in the case of early preparation, he can still do it like that.

Now he pretended to be such an indifferent mage apprentice, and the temperament he released made the attendants sent by Vamos feel unapproachable, but when he saw the other apprentices with the same faces, he suddenly felt that maybe the result of asking others was the same, but he didn't want to go back like this.

The lady was a very stern person, and when he saw the apprentice in front of him drinking intoxicatingly with his wine glass, he suddenly had an idea: "Sir, the inferior drink here is for the next person, and if you can satisfy my lady, she will surely entertain you with better wine." ”

"Really, who is your wife?"

The attendant saw the apprentice look up in disbelief, and his heart was secretly proud, pointing to the location of Mrs. Dahia Vamos, Penny looked fixedly, and saw that Dahia Vamos there did not know when he had changed from a pale-skinned and half-dead middle-aged woman to a young woman with delicate skin and a delicate face, and knew in his heart that it was this female vampire who used a spell to increase his charm, and secretly felt disgusted, but his eyes showed a look of surprise as the other party expected.

"That's your lady, take me there. Penny urged.

The target's reaction caused a hint of disdain in Dahia Vamos's eyes, which turned into a soft smile as the apprentice approached.

If she didn't understand the way the nobles went back and forth, how could she play with the upper echelons of the entire Ximen City to applaud?

It's too much to use this set of things against a lowly junior apprentice.

There is no such thing as killing a chicken with a knife in this world, but there are many similar sayings, and in an instant, several of them came to the Duke's heart.

She believed she would be able to pull what she wanted out of the young chicken's mouth very easily.

But before that, she had to endure the arrogance of the Searles:

"Well, it's an honor to meet you, this beautiful lady, and it is said that you are interested in our great culture and in my great and honorable teacher?"

In the face of the nobles in most of the regions of Faerun, when mentioning the red-robed mage and the Serge, the Ser people who have a relationship with the red-robed are such a tone.

The duke's groomed, slender eyebrows jumped slightly.

(To be continued)