"Oh, last night Ed Méng's mansion was attacked by a large number of assassins, and after interrogation, it was 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 Edméng Mansion last night. Basdy #阝肯恭谨地说道: "According to rumors not long ago, the wizard named Pan Diesel is likely to be a red-robed mage who defected from Searle, 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.................." said this, #卜肯想到了什么, his face trembled, and then he lowered his head and said nothing.

The Duke was also silent, and she also remembered what happened at that time, the pawn they used to control the Searle Concession, the Earl of Desperation, was discovered by the red robe in the Concession, and was besieged and killed, and then the Searle Concession was closed for a long time, and it is still not fully open until now.

Considering factors such as 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.

After solving the doubts in his heart, the Duke continued to read the information: "The Coastal Wizards Association sent an envoy to the Serre Concession to inquire about it.................. Those red-robed mages refuse to admit it?"

"Of course they won't admit it, my lord. Basdy Duncan pulled out another roll of papers: "Those Assassins have been carefully arranged... A large number of props were prepared for the attack on Edméng's mansion, many of which were unique to Serge, and despite the disguises made by the Assassins, there were 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 captured assassins have been checked.................. Despite the camouflage... But 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, Ed Méng was still working with the Red Mage Society to open a port, but the day after this incident, Ed Méng's mistress broke the contract, and the Wizards of the Coast also supported Pan Diesel. "They threaten the Red Mage Society, and if they do not give a reasonable explanation for the assassination of Ed Méng, they will propose that the Simon Consul ban the Concession of Serre, and the mistress of Ed Méngt has stated that they will take the necessary measures if necessary." ”

"Heh... So they've already shown their swords to those Serens?" the Duke laughed: "It seems that the Serds are in trouble this time, this is not Serge, they don't have that much authority, if these two organizations work together to suppress them, they really don't have much to do."

"They also sent people to negotiate with the Ed Méngt family in the afternoon... and complain about their innocence. Basti #阝肯说道: "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, the two sides are already incompatible?"

"Yes. "#阝肯脸上同样显现出一丝幸灾乐祸, although he has fallen to the point of such involuntary sorrow, he still has a fiery hatred for Pan Diesel, and the enemy must have greatly offended the group of red-robed madmen by doing such a thing... In the style of the Red Robe Mage Society... It is conceivable that life for Pan Diesel will be very lively in the future: "They have found the Governing Council again, but the discussion in the Governing Council should continue for a long time. ”...,

"Discussion, why discussion?" the Duke raised an eyebrow... Eventually, his expression became thoughtful: "Yes, we should take a good look, how far will this matter 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 'Earl of Desperation, since his sacrifice, 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 Ed Méngt, and they also used the same method of sending messengers, and the highest-ranking courier was just a young red-robed mage, who was powerless in front of Pan Diesel. #阝肯说到这里, the expression on his face was a little regretful.

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 quite a few times, they would still show their domineering nature, such as in this incident, the messenger threatened Pan Diesel: "The archmage in China is on his way here, and he will hope that the Simon government 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 fight here-the Coast Wizard Association and the local nobles, the claws of the Red Robe Mage Society can't reach so far from the country, if they really send the archmage 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 Faren 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 would not want the Ximen Concession to be closed because of this—no matter what happens next, there will be no good fruit for him," Thalysis said. ”

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

"Yes, my lord is an opportunity. Thalysis bowed 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, and it was of course a great credit to be able to recover the Searle Concession because of this, and the water in Ximen City would be even more muddy after this incident, which also gave these dark creatures more opportunities to muddy the waters.

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

"Don't worry, I'll need some more time to prepare my lord to turn around and leave #Queken and Thalisis a back: "Hang those Ser people for a while, and let them suffer." ”

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

Thalysis and #Lunken bowed their heads and congratulated the Duke on his departure.

Things did go as the Duke had imagined, and the nobles in the ruling council were divided into two main lines of opinion on the incident, watching and arguing, after all, the Serles were not easy to mess with—if the actions of the Coast Society and Ed Méngt attracted the upper echelons of the Red Robe Mage Society—even if the true form of an archmage arrived at Serre, it would cause a great storm.

However, the Coast Association and Ed Méngt showed no signs of compromise, although the Coast Wizards Association was not very resolute due to the lack of unity of opinion within the Coast, but Ed Méngt did not have the slightest intention of calming people, and the high-level of the Coast Wizards Association did not approve of giving 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 the Searle business at the West Gate - 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 Serr 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 Ximen Council, the current consul of the Ser Concession was undoubtedly very alarmed, although it was not enough to rent the world, but through the daily change of the style of the envoy sent by the consul, sometimes it was more intense, sometimes it was more euphemistic, but no matter what kind of tone it used, there was an impatience that could not be concealed, and the nobles could know the current mood of the leaders of the Ser 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 Serre's red-robed mage, it is not difficult to guess how such treatment would make life worse than death.

Many of the nobles were even more watching, and there seemed to be no other force to drive the noble council to make any decision on the matter, and as the days passed, the business performance that had not been very good since the change of ownership of the Ser Concession became sluggish day by day, until the envoy they sent slapped the table angrily in the council chamber: "Noble lords of Simon! I would like to remind you that the adults behind us will not rest on their laurels if some unfounded conjectures interfere with the normal business of our serious businessmen, and you are going to incur the wrath of the red sè?"

"Red sè's anger, 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, 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 violent threatening words, and he raised his eyebrows: "Simon's affairs must be solved 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 after 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!"

"A polite man would not have sent someone into my mansion to assassinate us, nor would he threaten us, the Simons, who had come from all over the world, with the anger of the red sè. 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 matter has nothing to do with us, but you don't believe it!!" the red-robed mage yelled violently.

Of course, he couldn't admit that as a little shrimp, no one in the know would let him know something deeper, and even the relationship between Pan Diesel and Serge, he only knew a rough idea - he couldn't even confirm the authenticity, this poor creature who was sent by his superiors as an envoy was just a tool to use for planning 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 pedigree made Vika, who had disguised her emotions, seem flawless, and even said harsh words without any discount: "Don't believe it, the ghost will believe it, you didn't explain the origin of those magic items, and you didn't explain the origin of the Serl people who wore wigs and used spells to erase tattoos, all of which require you to give us an explanation, 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!" Vica 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 her eyebrows, 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 herself 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 movement 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 make the first move, and then your opponent will not only be the Serles, Ed Méngt 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 a .................. 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 depicts an old man in a tattered robe standing on a reef by the sea, with a few seaweeds stained under his rough leather shoes, and the robe half stained with water seems to be a little embarrassed, but the straight backbone of the tǐng 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 Rishiyasa and founded a new city in the dragon's lair, Xué, 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 yīn shadow appeared next to Vika, and Penny's body emerged from it, looking at the place where Anthony Eldo had left: "If a 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 Khazar'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 in Ximen is warm all year round, but when winter is approaching, she can still clearly detect the gap with summer: "Do you really want to recruit the high-level red robe in the country of Seren?"

"There's no rush. Penny shook his head, his eyes flashing with certainty: "Those vampires haven't sent anyone to warn you yet, which means that they are also watching the development of the matter, they have been fooled, otherwise they will take action against you in the first financial room, we just need to wait, at most a few days, the Duke will take the bait...... "To be continued." ！。