Chapter 18 Chess Game (2)
Claudia brought the latest insider news. Doyle's biological father is Melville. This retreating ranger is the former son of nature. He was awarded the name of Harvey by the Empire three hundred years ago, and formed Longyan Fort and served as the first commander of Befest.
"The descendants of Befast?!" This explosive information made Frannie look gloomy.
In today's aristocratic circle, more than five people are qualified to compete for the position of regent. Although other nobles still have hereditary titles, they are no longer worthy of their name. Duke Krenberg is exactly one of them. If Doyle really has the blood of Befest, then... even the current Grand Duke of Befest would have to give up his position. By then, as the powers of two leaders and two major princes, it would be easier for Kolk to replace the new regent of the United Kingdom than other princes.
"Can you be sure?"
"It's true that the news I just sent this morning was sent by Bunian of Krenberg, and they were there." Claudia was born in a spider web. Even though the spider web is no longer the intelligence organization formed and controlled by the Nature Alliance, she still has a close relationship with her. Especially after leaving Longyan Fort and entering Xindu, as a royal party, she became the recommender.
"Bunian? How could he run there, so close to the storm sea..." Farlani murmured to herself. She did not believe in the information about the spider web. But now the royal family secretly inserted into Krenberg's eyes was unknown, and the adventurers union was very close to the Son of Nature, so she had no choice.
"I don't know this. I think this is very likely to be true, otherwise the Chenxi Sect would not have sent the great priests too. Krenberg has been rubbing against the wood elves on the border recently, and his two sons have also died at the hands of the wood elves. Once both sides fight, the undead may take advantage of the situation."
Claudia's analysis made Farlanie even more worried.
The Chenxi Sect definitely does not want the wood elves to go to war with humans, so it can play this card out. It can not only resolve an unnecessary war, but also build strongholds in the east that they have always been unable to penetrate, killing two birds with one stone.
"How many people are there on the spider web?"
"Your Highness, your plan is..."
"Don't worry, I'm not so stupid as to assassinate Doyle. Not to mention me, even the current Duke of Krenberg would not agree to hand over the title. What's more, there are shadows of the undead there..." Franny asked Claudia to pass the message to the spider web, and no matter how much the price it cost, he had to collect information from Doyle and his group. With a great priest following, any assassination could not escape her prophecy. Even if she could succeed, it would only discredit the royal prestige she had finally established.
As the nominal princess of the United Kingdom, Farlanie is not like the ordinary nobles who are well-known to ordinary people. She wears and eats delicious food all day long. The internal and external troubles make her father, Prince Kolk, indulges in alcohol and can't extricate herself from the drunkenness of alcohol. Even the twelve princes who caused the collapse of the empire were only half left after the invasion of the undead. The royal family, which was already in the evening, was still unable to regain the right to rule from the nobles. Even the common people who didn't even know a few big words knew that the royal family only enjoyed nominal dignity, and the real ruler was the nobles of all sizes headed by the princes.
Farlanie hated her gender. If she was born as a male, she could just walk to the front stage, instead of being able to be behind the scenes. People liked it, and only praised her for her appearance and power attached to her bloodline. She did not want to be a man's accessory, a rose that could only be hidden in the deep palace.
Relying on hereditary magical talent in blood, Farlani became a personal disciple of the sage Bard. In order to regain the royal power, she either grabbed or killed the unbuyed nobles and incorporated the territory bit by bit. As soon as she had some results, she was destroyed by the son of nature who emerged from somewhere. No matter how strong the worldly power is, it cannot withstand the power of the gods.
Frannie was worried by Kleinberg's recent situation. At Claudia's suggestion, she summoned Bridge, the president of the Adventure Union, to try to dig out news about the Son of Nature from him.
The Adventurer Union, which had been silent for many years, had a resounding title like the imperial royal family. Bridge was like Britney, and he was delusional to make a comeback one day.
Under the order of simplicity, Bridge only bowed briefly. When he learned that the princess wanted to know Link's whereabouts, the old fox took out the pre-prepared rhetoric. He said that the Son of Nature did not leave any contact information, and only said that he would send the magic props to the union branch. It had been more than ten days since the Son of Nature left Vaulet, and the union had no idea about his whereabouts.
Claudia, who was hiding aside and testing with spells, shook her head repeatedly, and Bridge did not lie. Britney could only settle for the second best and asked if she had received a new prop.
Bridge did not answer immediately. The joining of the Son of Nature was far better than he expected, and despite the distrust and fear of the apostles of the Pillar, it could not hide the fact that he had changed the status quo of the union. However...
After some thought, Bridge decided to show kindness to the royal family. This beautiful princess is not simple. She is both a high-level wizard and has a considerable political mind. She may be able to revive the declining royal family and must not be offended.
"The latest props were received this morning, in Nax City." Bridge played a trick. He didn't know where Link was the truth, but he lied at the place where the props appeared. Everyone knows that the Weaver cannot be predicted, so no one will use spells or magic props that can detect lie.
The so-called newly received magic props were actually made by Link in Waolet City. They were much different from the four items sold yesterday, but they were also good magic props, especially for the two professions of thieves and assassins. Bridge was planning to sell them in the form of a kit. Ten days have passed, and the Son of Nature has not sent new props. He could only save up a set and holds an auction to hide his eyes.
Bridge's plan really deceived Britney, and her hands were slightly sweating.
Going west? Coming to Xindu? The apostle of the Pillar of Wind can be transformed into birds and birds. Ten days are enough for him to fly to Xindu. Why do you choose such a time-consuming and laborious way to walk? Is it true that as the rumors say, you must secretly eliminate the nobles who have contact with the dead?
This insider news Franny got it from Hornheim.
The first elector of the new magic god was the Weaver who came from the exile land like the Son of Nature. According to him, on the way to Vaulet, he encountered refugees who were robbed by people from other worlds. The furious Son of Nature burned these traitors who colluded with the Lich to ashes. The reason why the nobles were so afraid was that most of them had shameful activities with the undead.
Although the plan that had been hard-working for many years was ruined, Farlanie felt that the appearance of the Son of Nature might not be a bad thing for her. At least it was a great help in diminishing the greed and attention of the aristocrats, which could push all the assassinated nobles to the Son of Nature. Those fat and full-minded wastes would not be investigated in detail.
"Is Your Highness the Princess interested in magic props?" Seeing that Farlanie didn't say anything for a long time, Bridge tried to change the topic, "You are studying under the wise Bud, and you shouldn't be interested in those gadgets."
Deliberately pretending to be a philander of a merchant, Bridge was worried that Franni really asked him for the magic props made by Link. The remaining pieces were not valuable, but he was worried that Franni would use some special means to track down the whereabouts of the Son of Nature. The Weaver itself could not be predicted. It does not mean that the related ones cannot be traced. The components, materials, origin, and storage points before being made can all come in handy.
"I have only seen the apostles of the pillars in the classics, and I am a little curious." Knowing that he could no longer find any other useful news from Bridge, Franny showed a friendly smile.
Bridge, who withdrew from the auditorium, breathed a sigh of relief. Although there was only empty air and the royal family was still powerful, he dared not be careless and would not underestimate the princess named Rose. What made Bridge dare not relax for a moment was the existence of another breath in the auditorium. His breathing was almost unheard, his walking was light and silent, almost integrated with the shadow, and he could achieve such a degree of concealment. Among the known humanoid creatures, there was only night elves. In the Xindu Palace, there was only one who met the conditions - the former Longyan Castle Ranger General, Claudia, who was awarded the title of Earl.
When the Adventurers Union was still in its glorious stage, Bridge noticed that this mixed-blood elf, and the spider web of the Nature Alliance, was transferred to Longyan Castle. He served as the leader of the Rangers' troops until the fortress was captured by orcs. Later, with commander Alex, he supported Grand Duke Kolk who fled from the north and the remaining princes to form a temporary United Kingdom. He assisted three generations of Kolk Regents, and was deeply trusted by the Kolk family. There were even rumors among the nobles that the princess Farlani was the one who took over the government affairs on the surface of the drunken father, but in fact, the Claudia who secretly controlled the new capital was the one who walked from the front to the back of the scenes.
Information that is not inferior to the spider web shows that in recent years, under the influence of Claudia, the princess has been acting frequently and secretly replaced many nobles who refuse to obey her, because the strength of the princes is not as strong as the Twelve Corps and is not closely connected. The neighboring areas radiated with Xindu have been included in the Kolk faction. If there is no son of nature, within ten years, human beings will inevitably experience another internal struggle.
On the way out of the palace, Bridge even had an idea, perhaps this was one of the reasons why the pillar summoned the Son of Nature from another world. Without the bonds of vassal states and species, the tasks assigned by the pillar can be more fairly performed, rather than betrayed the responsibilities of being the Son of Nature like his predecessor, Berfast, because of his compassion.
Thinking of this, Bridge sighed.
He also learned the rumor that the pillar was going to destroy humanity. No matter who spread it, if the pillar really wanted to destroy humanity, just use its elemental power directly. Why bother trying to get a life weaver from another world? Compared with other species, how fragile humans are, they can easily kill humanity without natural disasters, hunger, poverty, or illness. With a little external force, they can completely destroy humanity, which was already on the verge of destruction.
Under the destruction of the dead, the palace, Xindu, and even the entire human territory were filled with a decadent doomsday atmosphere. There might be no more news that can cheer people up than gods destroying humans...
Feeling a familiar atmosphere, Bridge stepped out of the palace gate and looked at the shady trees on the street, a familiar face came into his eyes. The union and his own competitor, the leader of the spider web code-named mesh.
This guy was outside the palace without any concealment, obviously coming to block me. It seems that the son of nature joined as a craftsman, which caused him a great threat...
Bridge greeted him with a smile: "Long time no see."
The management class of spider webs does not use real surnames and is uniformly named after code names.
The spider web leader, who was about forty years old and much younger than Bridge, had a gloomy face. Under the influence of the transformation magic, even his own mother could not recognize him.
"You came to see me in person, you wouldn't be just to stare at me here, right? If that's the case, I won't be with you." After that, Bridge made a move to leave.
"How did you get him?"
Without giving a name, Bridge knew that the "he" mentioned by the net was Link Bridge. Bridge was secretly happy and chose to take the "Son of Nature" as a son of nature. Over the years, the union has been suppressed by spider webs everywhere. Not only has the intelligence been stolen, but even the mercenaries are almost insured. Fortunately, due to the invasion of the undead, the mercenaries still have to rely on the branches of the union to receive commissions. If the mercenaries are left independently, the union will not be able to maintain operation.
In less than half a day, the headquarters successively applied for some props who left the union for various reasons on the streets. As the influence of the Son of Nature became greater, Bridge firmly believed that the benefits of the union would be far greater than the trouble caused by Link's sensitive identity.
But those are all things that come later. What we need to do now is to mock old opponents.
Bridge stroked the carefully carved goatee and replied in a modest tone: "It was the one who came to the door and said he wanted to cooperate with me."
However, what surprised Bridge was that the mesh, which had always been poisonous, did not refute it. The eyes that made people feel cold as if countless people called snake eyes were just staring at Bridge without saying a word. After a long time, he turned around and left, and soon disappeared into the alleys of Xindu.
Bridge looked at the direction of the mesh leaving. Suddenly there was a lingering worry in his heart.
The mesh words seem to have a different meaning...
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As the convoy headed north, Link did not hesitate to tell Doyle's identity in front of the business travelers - the grandson of the former duke.
Under Malik's instruction, the spider web spread the news that Doyle was a descendant of Befest in Krenberg. The shameless illegitimate son became the legal heir to the title. At Herbert's request, the nobles gathered at this grounds and stopped their assembling to the capital Woran.
In fact, the barrier of the guardian land has no barrier to Link, who is the son of nature. He can leave others behind and have a close contact with the Wind Pillar at any time. The reason why he did not do this was completely waiting for Evega's instructions. To this day, Orlando has not received an oracle from the goddess. Link doesn't understand what the exchange conditions for her promise to be the supply of divine power. Another reason why he did not go to see the pillar immediately was that Link was worried that Shuanghan had other conspiracies. If he accidentally contaminated the Wind Pillar, he would become an eternal sinner.
If you don't meet Evega's conditions first and get divine power directly from the pillar, you will definitely offend the remaining gods who provide divine power. No one knows how long the ban on the stream of life can last, and it doesn't matter if you wait for a little longer. However, Billink is still anxious about Doyle. She is worried about the safety of her mother Winnie and wants to go to Woran to take a look.
Neither Link nor Alicina agreed to her request. It was too dangerous. Even if she had to go, she would wait until the time was right.
In the half month after leaving Bunian, Link only made a small teleportation device to replace the original wooden box. He left a letter to Bridge, saying that he was carrying out a secret and important task and had no time to make magic props for the time being, so he would make up for the few he had made before.
After the business travelers left one after another, Link didn't have to hide it anymore. When there were only six people, he would pull Doyle or Orlando to test the newly created spell. The wolf Jafar was obviously neglected, and Lorelai said he deserved it.
[I even suspect that you were deliberately approaching him.] Faced with Lorelai's vicious accusations, the wolf, who appeared in his spiritual body, only looked at the former magic goddess in a steady manner without saying a word.
It is true that it is trapped by demonic magic, but since following Link in the way of demonic, Jafar is not at ease with this son of nature from another world. When Link decides to give Doyle the chance to choose his own destiny, he even believes that Link is too emotional.
Lorelai ridiculed Jafar for judging a gentleman with a villain's heart. She was optimistic about Link and believed that only Link with a firm will be able to fulfill her unsuccessful wish, defeat the Immortal Empire, and save humanity from the God of Death Hicks. She also advised Jafar not to use any more crooked ideas. Although she only has a wisp of residual soul, she was once a god and could exert the power of a demon. She fought for annihilation and eliminate any dangers that hindered Link.
Link did not stop Lorelai's rebuke, and did not have much resentment towards Jafar's behavior. He just felt that doing so was not only distrust himself, but also putting him in danger. His personal life and death were small, and if he endangered the plan of the pillar, he would be too guilty. Jafar did more than the duties of the druid and the devil. He began to consider that after seeing the pillar of the wind, he would come into contact with Jafar's contract.
Also lost is the great priest Alicina. Her choice also hurt Doyle, who has always trusted her. In the past half month, Doyle's obvious escape made her feel very painful. Link also communicated with Doyle privately and asked her to talk to the great priest. Escape is useless. Obviously Doyle has not adjusted her mentality yet. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!