If you want to deceive your enemies with intrigue, you must have a follow-up that can maintain your threat or get out of the way if your plan fails.

Only the opportunistic guy will use the tricks of your gambling surname in a desperate gamble.

Penny is not a sinister person, let alone a scheming conspirator, using the Serre Concession to seduce the eyes of vampires, but using the existing conditions at hand to make a trick, if it succeeds, it is naturally better, even if it fails, as long as you do a good job of concealment, there will be no aftermath.

Therefore, in the process of action, his mentality is very peaceful, and the arrangement is also advancing step by step, without the slightest impatience.

Now disguised as a face, he wore a set of apprentice's black robes, and followed the mage envoy of the concession to the luxurious private room under the purple red lady - his current identity is the personal assistant of Lord Romnik, the temporary director of the concession, in the heart of the red-robed mage envoy Lun Desut, this is an eyeliner figure, although the status is low, but not to be ignored.

However, there is no need to pay special attention, for Lord Lenn de Sut has no restless thoughts at the moment, but only hopes to end the path of this tragic mission as soon as possible.

The four nobles sat at the large round table for the banquet, and there were not too many Ximen nobles who could get contact from the red-robed mage, and even fewer of them had status and status, so it was normal for only these few people to appear here.

The wizard secretly noted the appearance of these four guys, and among these people, even if not all of them were puppets controlled by vampires, they must be the opponents of the Edmund family, and even if they were neither, they could become enemies of the Edmund family in the future.

If he and Vica one day mastered Simon, these people must be on special beware.

To the wizard's surprise, another ally of the Justice League that Tyr had contacted, Lord Butters Goodall, who managed the business for the Goodale family, was on the list.

Of course, this shocked Penny Sean heavily, but considering Vika's feud with this guy, it was understandable that he was in this place.

And thinking from the perspective of the 'Justice League', this Lord Goodale must also hope that the entanglement between Simon and the Red Robe Mage Society can end as soon as possible, and it is not surprising that he is here.

In his heart, I'm afraid there is no scruple about Vika's thoughts.

Thinking of this, Penny couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, such a 'Justice League', it is hellish to be able to work together, even if the vampire is defeated, he must spend a lot of effort to compete for Simon's dominance, and if he wants to get everything he wants, he will ultimately have to rely on himself.

Penny once again strengthened this idea, originally using the Serre Concession to arrange a conspiracy to calculate the 'Justice League', and he still had a little awkward feeling in his heart, but Selien and Mr. Goodall in front of him successively made the wizard understand how inappropriate this emotion he was carrying in his heart.

Others will not show the slightest mercy to him.

Thinking of this, he remembered again that Serra, who had found him not long ago, although the result of the exchange could not be regarded as a 'unhappy breakup', but the difference in positions had clearly been highlighted, if the two sides were completely opposed, with Penny's understanding of the other party, her sword blade would definitely not hesitate.

The wizard's mood was even more uncomfortable.

But compared to him, the nobles present were obviously more uncomfortable.

"Several of you here are some of the most prominent figures in the city of Simon, Mr. Desut. A fat old man with a white beard looked very dissatisfied, his ten carrot-thick fingers were intertwined, and a knot was tightly twisted in the middle of his gray eyebrows: "Although we did not ask Mr. Romnik to attend the meeting, I do not think that any master who knows how to be polite will send an envoy to talk to the actual rulers of our family. ”

"I beg your pardon, my lords, our lords...... Well, after what happened to Mr. Harrot before, I haven't left the Mage Tower. Lenn Desut said with some embarrassment, apologizing as he spoke.

"Oh, it turns out that Your Excellency's boss is ......" A middle-aged woman dressed in fancy clothes smiled, very reserved: "So ...... Caution. ”

It was obvious that replacing 'prudence' with another word would better convey the mood of the middle-aged woman, but even if there was no substitution, Len Desuet still felt the contempt in the depths of the woman's words, and his expression sank suddenly: "My lord, don't question Lord Romnik's actions. ”

"There is no doubt that Mr. Romnick's caution has made us feel disrespectful. Goodale raised a hand: "Although we know his concerns, we can't discuss with a messenger about Simon's affairs, especially since this matter is also related to the survival of the Serre Concession, and Mr. Romnik's absence in person really makes it impossible for us to confirm his sincerity, you know, several of us are here to help him." ”

"Yes, no matter how powerful Serge is, if you want to be Simon's friend, you should still maintain the most basic courtesy. The last representative of the Vamos family nodded.

It is indeed impolite to use a small minion to deal with a few powerful figures of the great nobles of Simon.

The wizard understood this, but he still chose to keep Romnik hidden, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the eye watching behind the nobles.

If a wizard who was so scared of vampires that he hid in the mage tower for months immediately appeared at this time, it would obviously seem a little rash.

And the arrogance of the red-robed mage is also well known.

And Penny also thinks that the vampire Duke would never have come out on such an occasion if he was cautious, and the scene in front of him seemed to illustrate that.

After dissecting the methodology in the blood bead, Penny had already determined that the smell, if the maker of the blood bead appeared not far from him, he would definitely not be mistaken, and the few nobles in front of him were obviously not.

However, Penny was not disappointed - after all, the creator of the blood bead was not necessarily the duke, and he did not take the smell as proof that it was certain, but the maker of the blood bead was undoubtedly the top of the vampires, there was no doubt about it - and the methodology in the dissecting blood beads had other functions.

For example, he can clearly see now that the fat old man has such a blood bead stone hidden in his body, if Penny's plot does not work, he can still pursue it through this guy in the future, not to mention that there is more than one person who has a blood bead stone - what he has seen and heard in the Simon Consulate in the past few days has made him understand that there are only a very few people who have this kind of blood bead stone, and they are also the key people controlled by the vampires.

Penny already had a list of such people, and he could use it to uproot the duke as soon as he died.

The key is still the Duke.

"This ...... I'm sorry, gentlemen, but please wait a moment. Len de Sut hurriedly took out a plate, took out a few pieces of incense and precious stones, and placed them in it, and with a little inducing a spell, a cloud of smoke rose and a clear figure floated on top of it.

The attention of several of the great nobles was focused on this man's face, and it was none other than Elvin Romnik, whom they knew well, who of course did not feel strange as he frequently dealt with Simon's nobles as a trade chief in the vampire-controlled Harrot years.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we can talk calmly. Romnick's voice wafted through the incense.

"Be calm, your arrogance really makes it impossible for us to be calm, Lord Romnik, it seems that after being promoted and rich, your frame has also become bigger. The woman frowned, her eyebrows blackened, "You wouldn't have spoken to us in a cloud of smoke before, oh, I didn't expect vampires to be so deterrent, aren't we people still good? ”

She said in a scathing tone, "Simon's power is not still in the hands of the ruling council. ”

"Perhaps, dear Illista woman. Romnick bowed his head slightly, repeating her words, "God knows how many vampires Simon has, anyway, I don't know when my Lord Harrot became that kind of monster." ”

"Enough, dear Mr. Romnik, we have given you enough respect, but unfortunately we have not received your return of attention, so we have decided to break off the conversation. The fat old man stood up, his body was six feet tall and very burly: "Your caution has disappointed me. ”

He shifted his fat body and turned out of the chamber, and Romnick's expression suddenly became unpleasant.

"Perhaps...... You should learn to give us some respect, Lord Romnik. Goodale also looked sorry for Romnik in the smoke: "Now that you are talking to us in this way, it is really hard to convince us of your sense of urgency, maybe we can talk privately when we have time." ”

The four Simon nobles walked out one after another, the smoke in the fire plate was extinguished with a 'snap', the gloomy face under the bald head of Len de Sut was hidden in the darkness, and the face under Penny's cloak was thoughtful.

Although the news of the clandestine gathering did not spread widely, in the eyes of those who followed the incident, the development of events was expected.

"Oh, these red-robed mages are really not in a hurry. The vampire duke held two pieces of parchment between her fingers, lying on the bed half-body** profligately, the moonlight shining on her body through the open floor-to-ceiling balcony, reflecting a pale luster, she smiled sharply, her chest kept shaking: "Actually snubbing the great nobles of Ximen City in such a way, oh, giving them a little cold reception will make them even more uncomfortable." ”

"My lord, I didn't expect that red-robed mage to be so wary of us. Thalysis frowned, "Even if he pokes his head out of the Mage Tower, with his caution, he probably won't give us a good chance." ”

"Oh, be cautious?" said the duke, laughing twice, full of sarcasm: "As long as we are in the city of the West Gate, how can we not find an opportunity? ”

Selysis's face froze slightly, and then nodded approvingly, as the Duke said, in Simon City, it is really a bit difficult to make it difficult for the vampires to find a chance to attack.

The duke's eyes flickered, and he stretched out a finger: "It seems that he is fast." ”

As Penny thought, she didn't have any more suspicions now, as Romnick's actions were in keeping with the style of a cautious red-robed mage.

In the days that followed, events seemed to fall into a stagnant silence, and Edmund and the Coast Society continued to put pressure on Simon's Governing Council, and some forces, led by the Temple of Tyr, began to make peace among them, trying to get the two sides to abandon the dispute, but the results were obviously limited, until Bishop Qajar angrily announced the freezing of the alliance with Edmund and the Wizards of the Coast.

The news obviously shocked many people, but the most shocking thing was the lurking vampire duke.

It had not yet occurred to her that the affairs of the Ser Concession might be a conspiracy of the enemy, but with the statement of the Temple of Tyre, she might never have imagined this, because the bishop of Tyre was known to not lie, especially when it came to lying so solemnly.

This also strengthened her idea of attacking the Searle Concession.

And the young wizard who deceived almost everyone in power in Simon City is now concentrating on his next plot.

The Temple of Tyre's statement was nothing to him, and with the way these good gods acted, they could cut off the alliance in no uncertain terms, and they would repair it at some point as they saw fit - anyway, in their eyes, everything was done for good reason, so Penny wasn't worried about that.

What's more, although they have given up contact, it is impossible for the Temple of Tyre to deal with them, after all, their main enemies are vampires and this is also expected by him, if you want to deceive, you must deceive everyone, otherwise sooner or later there may be a loophole, on the surface, he jumped up and down clamoring for the Edmont family and the Wizards of the Coast Association to 'get justice' for him, but in the middle of the mage tower in the Serre Concession, Penny was sharpening his sword and preparing his sword.

"My lord, this short-range teleportation gem only needs a beacon to trigger anyone who doesn't use magic, but the gem is too expensive, so we only have more than twenty in stock, you know, this kind of thing can only be made piecemeal. ”

"More than twenty?" Penny nodded as he tossed and turned the glittering magic gem in his hand upside down, "It doesn't matter, twenty people are enough, what matters is something else, a tool to break the magic blockade, I bet vampires will use this kind of thing if they want to attack you." ”

"This ......," Romnick frowned, this is indeed a difficult question.

If you want to deal with a mid-to-high-level spellcaster, using something like an enchantment or a spell to block the teleportation spell that the mage uses to escape from afar, or even limiting the mage's ability to cast spells, are very common methods, and if a wizard crashes into such a trap without preparation, of course, there is no corpse.

But to deal with this kind of thing, few wizards have enough effective means, and if they are restrained by the enemy first, then it will be difficult to get out.

However, there are a few things that can be easily dealt with - such as legendary spells, or god-only weapons.

There is still an insurmountable distance between the former and Penny, and when it comes to the latter, the wizard doesn't want to expose the key to Isil Aaron easily, and he doesn't want to be a lone hero in the next operation.

Of course, there is another category.

Romnik pulled out a crystal, and the wizard was stunned for a moment, seeing the light on the surface of the crystal, and recognized the name of the thing: "Deep Crystal? This is the Psionic's instrument?"

"Yes, my lord, it's a psionic instrument. Romnik lowered his head: "You know, although the psionic energy that can affect the material world can still be effective through the Source Sea, but the psionic signature psychic attacks and meditations do not need the support of such things as the source power. ”

Penny nodded, of course he knew that unlike wizards who couldn't live without source power, the will of the psionic was already a power that was close to physical existence, and it could be used as a weapon in itself, and he had had a similar experience, but with the deepening of his research in the arcane field, the spiritual ability of the three-legged cat had long been thrown away by him - he forgot it completely, not that things were bad, but that he was not used to it.

What's more, at his level, the arcane spellcaster, which is slightly equivalent to the spiritual ability he doesn't have, can only be used to bully weak creatures.

"This is a newly developed weapon from the Department of Weapons Research. Romnik whispered, "It can effectively help the mage get out of the forbidden demon barrier." ”

The wizard took the deep crystal, felt the power in it, and gradually frowned.

"This crystal contains a large number of methodological fragments of materialized psionic meditation. Romnick said, "Just smash it, and the psionic blast will immediately fly out with these fragments of the methodology, impacting the enemy's brain and disrupting the operation of the enchantment." ”

"Good stuff. "The wizard put this crystal away, and it's definitely a good thing.

"Of course, this is the latest research result of the domestic research department. Romnik was very modest: "Being able to simulate the way the primary psychic ability works is already a huge breakthrough in arcane technology, but the production is still too small, otherwise it will ......"

"Otherwise, we can get rich again, can't we?" The wizard shook his head noncommittally: "But it's better not to let this thing spread widely, otherwise it will be even more difficult for mages other than Serre to deal with." ”

"That's right. Romnick thought for a moment and agreed with Penny's statement.

"Are you ready?"

That's the point.

"My lord, please come with me. With a snap of Romnik's hand, Penny put on his hood, continued to pretend to be the consul's apprentice, and followed him to the training ground beneath the Mage Tower.

Inside, eighteen heavily armed soldiers trained, each armed with a sword and shield, the blade of which shone with a strange silver sheen - a silver-plated metal that was extra lethal to dark creatures like vampires - the wounds cut into their bodies by silverware were extremely difficult to heal, and behind them were exaggerated crossbow machines.

"My lord, the arrows in the crossbow machine are silver-plated, and the inner core of the arrows is pure gold, and I have instructed the apprentice craftsmen to polish them with special positive energy magic, and the shafts of the arrows are also soaked in holy water before firing. The two hid in the shadows, not disturbing the samurai's practice, and Romnik whispered to Penny: "Those long swords are also forged in this way, and the armor hides positive energy spells, which are very effective against vampires. ”

"Good fellows. Penny was taken aback, armed with such exaggerated equipment, this group of samurai was quite expensive.

It is too extravagant to deal with duke-level vampires, and with this team, even if the Night King lurking in the shadows of Westgate City appears, Penny is completely sure that he will fight him.

It can be seen from this that the war potential contained in the Serre Concession is really not low.

"There are twelve of these elite guards brought out of Serre, and the other six are veteran spies under Lumisen. Romnick whispered, "They are all people you can trust." ”

When he turned to talk to Penny, he was stunned for a moment, because he noticed that the wizard's face had somehow become exactly like his own, and his body had become almost the same as his.

What shocked him even more was that Penny's aura and temperament had become almost indistinguishable from his own, and even he himself had the illusion of looking in the mirror - which undoubtedly made him fearful.

The appearance and action temperament of a red-robed mage may be disguised, but it will definitely not be to the point where even Romnick himself can't tell the difference, so it seems that Penny Sean, who has transformed into his form, is really a monster.

This is not surprising, as Penny Sean has mastered his methodology, and after this period of research, he has been able to understand the essence of a wizard in this methodology, and it is normal for him to be able to make such a disguise.

"So we can get started. Through the stunned reaction of the genuine Romnick, Penny's transformation technique was also fully affirmed, and the wizard held his chin and nodded in satisfaction.

(To be continued)