Parallel armies—the sound of turning tides, intense talks, the third
"It's quite troublesome. Previously, Carlin discovered that craftsmen in the city were making large quantities of chariot parts, but he didn't know where those parts were shipped," Sofia recounted.
"There are actually chariots? Maybe they are planning to attack a fortress?" Alexander was a little surprised.
"Are those chariots most likely from Brandon's side or from the Vampire clan? Do you have any guesses?" Fageni asked after listening to the report.
"It looks more like preparations for an external attack. I think this city is preparing to launch a war externally," Carlin said.
"Waging war abroad?" Alexander was surprised again.
"Outward? Where can we fight? Aren't the countries adjacent to this place an alliance?" Fageni asked doubtfully... But let's forget about the seven people on Bakato's side, and don't count Dinefir first.
The remaining three people didn't think about the fact that the rebels and the Royal Army were still engaged in civil war...
"As for the chariot, you'd better ask someone who is reliable and well-informed. Do you have such a person over there?" Alexander said.
"I wonder if those black marketeers are willing to speak." Carlin replied.
"We can't go to the black market now, let alone find any black marketeers. Oh, I have a headache." Sophia's blood pressure has been high these days.
"Then you might as well look for small characters. The black marketeer sounds very good. It would be better if there are people who often stay with the black marketeer but are not so inconspicuous. For example, the black marketeer's groom." Alexander continued to suggest. "
Also, if you don’t know who is useful, you can at least try to find someone who will help you. For example, someone who is in extreme trouble and you can help him. Maybe after you help him, you will find that he actually knows something about you.
Needed news. Perhaps no one is more suitable than you to play your current role. Think carefully about why you are here."
"Okay, let's think about whether we can find such a person." Sophia nodded blankly.
"It's not impossible. Everything can still be prepared before the speech starts." Carlin felt relieved.
"Oh, I can only take one step at a time." Sophia pinched the bridge of her nose and rubbed her temples to soothe her.
"Anyway, they must be regarded as 'chess pieces', just like little pawns." Hitz, who is usually not very good at it, was quite reasonable today.
"Then why they were asked to help Brandon, but they were not prepared to let them join Brandon's news, so that they are in this situation now." Fageni muttered. "Did those people just ask them to assist in the assassination?
, what about after the assassination? Is it possible that there is no aftermath after the assassination?"
"What about after the assassination? Do they have any requirements for an action plan after the assassination?" Alexander asked.
"They can't act rashly in the current situation. Whether things are done early or late may deviate from Brandon's assassination plan. I think they can really scold the client who asked them to assist." Fageni directly complained.
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"Did the people on Servin's side really say nothing except assisting in the assassination?" Alexander covered his forehead.
Karin glanced at Sophia and said: "The people in White Emperor's City don't seem to be fools. I'm curious why they let us do this? Let us 'repay the debt', then at least we should collect the debt here.
I can afford it.”
"I really don't know why the Severn family let us get involved in this matter, even though we originally planned to go to Brandon. Why we came here, we originally knew from the black-robed spellcaster of the Severn family
Brandon was in trouble, so he went here to deliver a message. On the way, he was asked by the Servin family to help with the assassination. As a result, the situation here was too complicated. Treat us as spies, or treat us as catfish disturbing the fish in the fish pond.
Well, probably. He just said that we would help with the assassination."
"So what I'm more confused about is, is there any way to actually cause riots? You can't randomly light houses on fire, right? No matter what you do, it must be controlled within a few minutes at least, so that no one from the vampire side can react." Carlin's thinking
He followed him easily. "That's why it's troublesome. We can't go to the Royal City."
"Do they have anything else to say? I think the assassination is deadlocked here. Why don't we talk about other things." Fageni continued: "Are they sure the military camp is in the city?"
"You can understand the headache we have now, Alexander." Sofia chuckled softly.
"To be honest, maybe you will find that they are transmitted directly to your face. Judging from this number, there will indeed be military camps hiding, but I don't know where they will be." Alexander said.
"Yes, I will consider it. Maybe we will take action based on the situation from a distance." Only high-end combat power can be transmitted, which is not impossible. Sophia feels that it is necessary to take precautions. "Do you have any way to detect where a large number of soldiers are?
Hiding military camp or logistics place?"
Sofia thought back to what she saw yesterday when she saw the palace, and estimated how many people the palace could accommodate. Based on the area, it could accommodate nearly a quarter of the citizens, but in fact, the palace is estimated to only have a few hundred people at most, but
If necessary, is it possible that the military camp is also inside? Probably not.
"The worst-case scenario is that the military camp is in an underground sewer, and Brandon will be surrounded as soon as he goes out. Of course, this possibility is very low." Fageni felt that he might have to go into the sewer someday.
"There are a lot of soldiers here at night. If they want to go in and out of the city gate, they will make a lot of noise. They should not be outside the city." Carlin also made a useless analysis. "Maybe we should ask directly."
"Who? What to ask?" Sophia wondered.
"Just find a guard or something and ask where the nearest military camp is. As for the reason, just say you want to find a job? Regardless of whether they accept it or not, this kind of question should be considered a normal category." Carlin thinks this is very reasonable.
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"Then, Karin, you can give it a try. You are the only one here who is more suitable." Among the three people, there are two women and one head. Sofia's behavior can be said to have highlighted the shortcomings of Karin being the only normal male in the team. She now puts
The big guys forgot.
"Can't Sophia use the spell to awaken the spirituality? Just use the spell to awaken the spirituality to awaken the spirit of a certain item and entrust him to investigate it through a transaction." Hitz said, because she can also. But this
The recruitment of Sophia has been exhausted.
"In the city, at this time, using magic to detect is a very sensitive matter, and it is best to avoid doing so." So Alexander did not repeat Hitz's words.
"Are you putting yourself in someone else's shoes? I've never done this before. Let me give it a try. Maybe you can give me some direction?" Sophia has never been in someone else's shoes, and this is her first time as a captain.
"Then, maybe you can try to plan the assassination on your own. What would you do if you were the assassin? What would you do if you knew someone was coming to assassinate you and wanted to stop it? After rehearsing it several times, decide what you should do as bystanders.
." Alexander was very good at this.
"When it comes to an assassination, if you want to ensure your own safety, you must do it from a distance. But if you want to ensure success, you must be as close as possible, so there must be a spy among the king's entourage. Assuming that as the defender, you know that there is
The mole even knows who the mole is, and will definitely arrange strong escorts among the entourage. Do you know what the arrangements will be like on the day of the speech?"
"After this, the defenders will definitely try to arrange more people nearby. But considering the teleportation magic and invisibility spells, you may not be able to find anything now. But you can pay attention to it then. For the defenders,
The most important thing is the king's life, and the same goes for the assassination party, so basically they don't care too much about the peripheral troops. Maybe you will find that escaping is easier than expected. If you make the assassination in multiple waves,
It’s an illusion.” This wave of empathy is excellent.
"Depending on the situation, it probably means that soldiers are guarding the square and patrolling the streets. Judging from the surface." Sophia nodded blankly again, agreeing with the idea of a wave-like offensive.
"The main thing is not to do anything wrong, they may not be able to keep up with Brandon." Fageni followed up.
"Understood, we will act according to the situation. It won't be like this if it is a disservice." Sophia felt that Fagnides was overly worried.
"It shouldn't be a hindrance...but when it comes to the king's life, I always feel that the king is the most powerful. It is completely invisible to the outside world that the citizens have such an influence." Carlin said immediately after hearing the report.
"In addition, the vampires must value the place where blood is stored, right? Do you have any idea about this?" Alexander continued after relaying the story.
"Blood is the food source of vampires after all. There must be a place to hide blood in the city." Heath affirmed, but in fact he heard it from the bard.
"The main thing is the assassination. We can talk about what happened after the assassination later." Fageni felt that the current talks were divorced from reality and essence.
"It's better to go and observe near the medical center. The important thing is where the blood went, although it may be too late to say this now." Alexander said, but in fact there is no bloodletting therapy here, but it is in her memory.
"As for the place where blood is stored, I'm worried that the whole city is a backup blood bank." Sophia knew that it would be difficult to preserve active blood even in the magician's laboratory, but it is not difficult to maintain a normal life...
"I looked carefully and found that there are almost no red things in ordinary food stalls. At least the vampires in the palace have not appeared in public, and no one has disappeared or died in the city recently. It is very peaceful. I am also curious about how they smoke.
Blood, doesn't the victim himself know after sucking the blood?" Carlin shook his head.
"You suggested going to the hospital to observe the blood flow? I also think it may be too late." Coincidentally, Sophia also had this memory.
"There is enough time. But here the church is basically healing the sick. We have asked before, there are no serious diseases or disasters, and there are no similar diseases on a large scale." Carlin said.
"Yes, according to what we observed before, there are no serious cases in the city." Sofia didn't seem to pay attention to this kind of thing when she was in Lamesa City before, but she shouldn't treat every minor illness.
"Are there any other helpers we can find in the city?" Alexander asked: "It shouldn't be that the church is the only one who doesn't want the vampires to take power, right?"
"Not found." Sophia answered simply.
"Can't you find any helper from any force? It's really troublesome." Alexander bit his upper and lower lips uncomfortably.
"At least now we can't find other forces to help us."
"So what exactly do the Severn family want? They won't even give you a single piece of information or help." Fageni muttered again. "They don't just want you to be a disservice, do they?"
"What on earth do the Severn family want to do? Just leave it alone. Since there is no demand but they want to get back their money, what do they want to do..." Alexander was puzzled.
"Who knows, I don't have a clue, I'm really frustrated." Sophia shook her head, hoping to get rid of this emotion.
"The problem is, we don't have much value to extract." In fact, Carlin didn't know how powerful his mercenary group was, whether it was its true strength or the forces behind it.
"Perhaps the reason this time is to make them suffer a big loss and not to trust the Severn family. That's not necessarily the case. They still... they still have lives." Although Fageni means well, she doesn't need to speak because she can't speak.
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"In short, try not to trust the Severn family. It's not impossible to kill you deliberately." Alexander relayed it in his own words.
"That's right. After all, I don't know much about the Severn family. I have very few memories of the Severn family. As for what you said about killing us, it probably won't...probably..." The more Sophia spoke, the more she felt.
No idea. "That's true. I can only understand that our blood can destroy some kind of ritual, and then the Severn family asked us to die."
"Don't say in front of me that you don't believe Severn. What does the decision of the Severn family have to do with me?" Dinefel finally said the third sentence, and Sofia paraphrased the other sentence.
"If they are in danger, let them start teleportation directly without hesitation." Hitz knows the value of teleportation better than Sophia. Only high-level spellcasters can release seventh-level teleportation spells without the spatial coordinates of the teleportation circle.
And even the former teleportation circle is a fifth-level spell.
"I have no idea. You must be careful. If necessary, be ready to open the portal at any time. After we have asked about contacting the sea tribe today, we will leave the city to prepare for you. After today's matter is over, you can follow me to a safe place.
Contact me once."
"Well, that's it. The time is almost up. You should also take action over there. I'll ask Carlin to give you some more detailed information about the connection between him and Lailan." After Sophia finished relaying, Alexander took the lead.
At the end of this long phone call...the energy of both of them has been greatly depleted.