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 Ed Méng mansion, 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 act 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 inadvertently burst into front of Penny's eyes.

"Who is this woman?" said the wizard at Ed Méng's mansion, pulling out a portrait of a fù man he had magically recorded - in his thirties, with deep-set eyes, he could see that he might be beautiful when he was young, but that dark temperament would make everyone who saw her lose interest.

When playing the role of Consul Romnik, when he participated in several medium-sized gatherings of the Simon nobles, this fù person 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 suddenly in front of the wizard's eyes.

Although it was not very real, the wizard had sensed from this fù 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 a 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 lowly person, not to mention that this fù person who actively responds to the wizard's actions still has such a powerful power, then she is the target that Penny is looking for.

'Why?'" Vika carefully looked at the portrait and magic drawn by Penny a few times, and the graphics were 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 a simple place, who does not appear in public at the West Gate all year round, only goes in and out of the houses 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 contact enough people, and she won't be easily violent, so you are ready to deal with her?"

"The night after tomorrow, the Dillary family has a semi-public banquet to which Romnick 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 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 violent, the Night Lord and the Night Mask will not sit idly by and will surely launch a counterattack. Vika said solemnly: "Only by virtue of the Serre Concession...... Okay?"

"The Temple of Tyre and the rest of the nobles won't sit idly by, and if they don't want to remain under the control of the vampires, I dare say our Archbishop of Khazar has a whole set of plans 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, let's just hide here, albeit ......," Vica frowned and glanced at the wizard more. ...,

"Don't worry, it's ours, and we're not going to lose a cent. Penny shook his head, "I'll come up with a good idea to deal with those messengers of justice, not to mention ・・・・・・"

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 plan and was bound to act to deal with the increasingly complex form of Simon, and the Ed Méng family organized the Black Sea Gang as a mercenary army, ready to deal with sudden changes.

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. Selysses, who was standing beside him, bowed his head and frowned, and poured out the doubts in his heart: "You know, if after a while, the Simon Ruling Council does not settle this matter, or the Selishu 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 the sun, and shook his head slightly: "There was no accident in the middle, as if it perfectly confirmed our thoughts, is this possible?"

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

Everything is under control, and it is in line with the habits of these vampires, which brings 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 she's been given by years of vampire life - though that doesn't mean much like 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 Serre Concession and Ed Méngt. 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 Ruling Council and take extreme measures, and if the turn turns are in their favor, I bet that Mr. Romnik will retract to the Searle Concession, and if there is no accident, he will not come out again・・・・・・ Thallisis, 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 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 Thallisis said, things were going so well that the vampires didn't notice the obvious flaws - everything was so natural, and it would be a shame to give up such a good opportunity just on the basis of unwarranted suspicion.

The Duke is really not moved by the fact that he controls such a huge wealth in the Searle Concession and has so many spellcasters who can be used indirectly.

Of course, since there are doubts, 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 activated at any time, at least ten of the most elite assassins must be on standby." And・・・・・・ I 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.

Lisis 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 deep 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 jī stream would burst out at this time.

The protagonist of the banquet was undoubtedly Mr. Erwin Romnik, a consular official of the Serre Concession who had been begging for help among the nobles of the West Gate in recent times, and when he entered the banquet hall with a large group of bodyguards with the sign xìng, 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 Dilary, 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 as he walked, the wizard immediately put on a smile and greeted him: "Thank you very much for your hospitality, Lord Delary, and I wish you such a good body forever." ”

With a huge belly and a string of hypocritical laughter, the wizard pretended to be anxious about the concession, and while chatting with the group of nobles, he was secretly observing the people present, many of the Simon nobles, including the Goodale lord, but the one who caught Penny's attention the most was the duke's Dahia Vamos, lady.

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

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

The female vampire, like her 'Dahia Vamos', sat silently in a quiet corner, watching the hot banquet hall, and had been secretly observing Elvin Romnik himself at the previous banquets, but today she struck Penny a little strange, for 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 realize that this 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 loss and urgency, and took his personal shì from the back of the bathroom to relieve them, 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.

Penny carefully examined the seal before swapping his identity with the genuine El Van Romnik, who was following him as a servant.

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, and a sneering smile appeared on his lips. ...,

A mortal wizard is certainly inferior to a vampire, a dark creature that is only a drink no matter how much it drinks, and although a wizard can use spells to keep himself awake, some other physiological reactions cannot be blocked.

Elvin Romnik continued to laugh and talk to the other nobles—a job that a skilled merchant would have excelled in, and the bodyguards remained dutifully around him, but some of his shì followers were not so close.

Disguised as an apprentice in his thirties, Penny stood in the position of the outer shì drinker, 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 Mrs. Dahia Vamos did not disappoint him, and soon, with a wave of her hand, she walked up to him and said very politely: "This gentleman, my lady asks you if you would be interested in going over and having a drink with her, she is very interested in Lord Romnik and the magical country of Serre, 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 at the shì impatiently, turned and continued to face 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 shì sent by Vamos feel unapproachable, but seeing 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 drunkenly holding the wine label, 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?"

From seeing the apprentice look up in disbelief, his heart was secretly proud, pointing to the location of Mrs. Dahia Vamos, Penny fixed his eyes, and saw that Dahia Vamos there did not know when he had changed from a pale-skinned and half-dead middle-aged man to a young beauty with a beautiful complexion and a beautiful face, and knew in his heart that it was this female vampire who used a spell to increase his charm, and he was secretly disgusted, but his eyes were as amazing 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 could easily pull what she wanted out of the nèn chicken's mouth.

But before that, she had to put up with the arrogance of the Serles: "Well, it's an honor to meet you, this beautiful lady, and it is said that you are interested in our great culture of Serre 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. ！。