Durant's calm words immediately caused an uproar in the royal conference hall. Orr and Randall, who were around Lei Xiao, stood up with a look of surprise on their faces.
The meaning of the other party's words couldn't be more obvious.
Although I don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup the Temple of Light poured into me, the Mercenary Guild is obviously ready to stand on the same front as the former and deal with our side, which has just experienced a catastrophe.
This means that not only will we face two behemoths whose background far exceeds that of a royal family, but the simultaneous hostility of two neutral organizations will also cause a series of serious chain reactions.
First of all, all mercenary guilds in the entire country will be closed. Without mercenaries to accept escort commissions, commerce, transportation and other fields will be severely hit.
After all, the lord network has not yet been fully formed at this stage, and we cannot get rid of traditional transportation methods. If we use other alien lords to replace mercenaries, it will also take a certain amount of time to complete.
Using this period of time, as long as the opponent implements a small plan, it will be enough to cause our internal chaos without fighting, and all places will be affected by unpredictable effects.
Secondly, regardless of the attitude of the Alchemist Guild, once two of the three neutral organizations stand on the opposite side of our side, even if our side is bathed in the sun and is upright and not afraid of the shadow, it will be described by the other side that confuses right and wrong.
As a monster that emerges from the abyss, there will be no excuse for it.
After all, these three neutral organizations have saved humanity from danger many times, and their authority is self-evident.
In the end, although we won great victories one after another, we almost completely destroyed the army of the Kingdom of Grim and the alliance forces that trapped the Kingdom of Holy Night and the Canlan Federation.
But this is under the condition that the two neutral organizations do not end up personally.
Once these two enter the battle, the illusion formation will probably be cracked by the opponent soon, and the other captured soldiers will also be ready to take action again. Not only will our current victory be unsafe, but we will also fall into an even more desperate predicament.
After all, our side also suffered heavy losses, with more than half of the casualties on most battlefields. Even with the help of magic potions, it would be difficult to regain peak combat power in a short period of time.
And the other side can use this time to completely destroy us.
In addition, the announcement of a Bright Temple will not shake our foundation. If we add the announcement of a mercenary guild, I am afraid that our people and soldiers will eventually be affected. The situation is self-evident.
, it is very likely that our side will collapse without a fight.
All in all, the confrontation between the mercenary guilds will make our already uncertain situation even more severe, almost covering up the last glimmer of hope.
Thinking of this in unison, one can imagine the nervousness of our personnel present. Even Huzhang and Hongye, who are mainly responsible for guard work, frowned and were ready to attack at any time.
Even if the mercenary guild chooses to be hostile, we must first weaken the opponent to some extent. At least the fifth-level branch president Durant and these mercenary representatives in front of us will not be able to leave the conference room today.
Directly opposite our side, I noticed that Huzhang and Hongye were secretly accumulating energy. Durant's brows couldn't help but frown slightly, making the whole scene instantly tense.
And when Durant's sharp eyes moved and landed on Lei Xiao, he found that the latter still had the same calm expression.
That's right, among our group of people, only Lei Xiao remained calm-faced, and even had a faint smile on his lips.
Noting this scene, not only Durant, but also Rupert and several other mercenary representatives showed slightly surprised expressions, obviously they did not expect Lei Xiao to be so calm.
"President Durant Branch, this is the end of the temptation."
I saw Lei Xiao gently waving his hand, indicating that everyone on our side should not be nervous, while smiling and saying: "We have just experienced a life-and-death battle, and we are still extremely nervous. If I have offended anyone, please forgive me."
"Testing? Why did His Royal Highness the Holy Lion Prince say this?"
Durant raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "Your Highness, you mean that our Mercenary Guild is not on the side of the Temple of Light?"
"That's right, if the mercenary guilds have decided to be enemies of our Cold Flame Kingdom, they can suddenly close all the mercenary guilds in the Cold Flame Kingdom and catch us off guard. Why would we be invited to attend this meeting?"
Lei Xiao picked up the steaming teacup, took a leisurely sip of tea, and then continued: "This will only give us more time to react, but will put the mercenary guild into a passive situation."
Lei Xiao put down the tea cup, and a faint smile appeared again: "President Durant, am I right?"
"It seems that His Royal Highness is very sure of his own thoughts."
Durant did not directly respond to Lei Xiao's words, but changed the subject and said: "His Royal Highness decided this matter based on his own assumptions. It seems a little too arbitrary, right? Maybe our mercenary guild and our allies
Maybe they have already started to act secretly."
As soon as Durant said this, Orr and others, who had just relaxed a little, tensed up again and became nervous.
Just like what the other party said, maybe this is just a plan by the other party to attack the east and attack the west. In fact, the Temple of Light is working against us in the dark?
"You don't need to be bluffing. There is naturally another reason why I believe that you are testing."
Lei Xiao calmly drank the tea in one gulp, and first nodded to the maid standing there to add more hot tea, and then said: "This reason is the root cause of my determination."
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."
Durant looked very interested, holding his chin with one hand and said: "Let me take a look, is it possible that the one who is bluffing is His Royal Highness?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao also did not answer Durant's question. Instead, he turned to Rupert, the inconspicuous vice president next to him, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Vice President, you told me about the Royal Capital last time.
The wine in the tavern next to the central square is indeed very good. Thank you for your recommendation.”
After hearing Lei Xiao's inexplicable words, everyone present couldn't help but look at each other, all looking like they didn't know what was being said.
Only Rupert himself, after pondering for a moment, finally responded with a smile and said: "His Royal Highness, as long as you like it, but now seems not to be the time to discuss fine wine, so please return to the topic."
"That's the point. The tavern recommended to me by Branch President Rupert never has wine in it, but is famous in the royal capital for its craft malt liquor."
Lei Xiao shook the tea cup in his hand, but his eyes stayed on the other person's eyes, and said with a smile: "Although your Excellency disguised himself as Rupert and had the same aura, you can't remember the relationship between me and Rupert's branch president.
Every line of dialogue, right?”
"What? Is this Rupert pretending to be?"
Hearing the sound, everyone on our side began to look at each other in confusion again.
Among them, especially Randall, could hardly believe his ears.
You know, he and Rupert have been friends for more than ten years. They have been close friends since they were trapped in the endless passage. Even he did not notice anything strange about Rupert, which is evident from this.
"But Your Highness, all the detection arrays in the palace have been restored and have a complete detection mechanism. It is impossible for illusion disguise to take effect in the royal capital."
Al was shocked and blurted out: "How did the other party do it?"
"In my hometown, there has been a technique called disguise since ancient times, which refers to the physical change of appearance through superb shaping and makeup technology. After all, we have never had any magical illusions there."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and responded: "I think this is the technique used by your Excellency, right? This is not an illusion, but just disguise. And imitating the voice is not a problem, regardless of training.
There are countless masters with various magic methods, but these cannot be detected by the barrier."
As soon as Lei Xiao said this, the atmosphere in the entire conference room instantly became a little weird.
Our subordinates still looked in disbelief, while the other party, including Rupert, lowered their heads and remained silent.
"Your Highness, you are too whimsical..."
Before the smiling Durant could finish his words, he was interrupted by "Rupert" raising his hand.
I saw "Rupert" holding his chin with one hand, smiling and saying: "He is indeed the rumored Holy Lion Prince. Let me think about it carefully. It has been at least hundreds of years, and no one has seen through this.
It’s cross-dressing.”
Hearing the sound, Orr, Randall and others' eyes widened and they could hardly believe their ears.
The voice of "Rupert" has changed from a middle-aged rough man to a beautiful female voice, and his movements are full of charm, which is obviously completely different from the rigid movements just now.
Before everyone on our side could react, "Rupert" opened his palm and passed over his unshaven cheek, and a fair and delicate face appeared in front of everyone.
At the same time, the other party quickly changed his clothes, and the leather armor on his body disappeared, replaced by an elegant purple dress.
"Is it really the art of cross-dressing?"
Looking at the beautiful woman who suddenly appeared in front of him, Randall suddenly realized something while being surprised, and blurted out: "Proficient in cross-dressing, and also has the iconic purple dress, could it be that the senior is the legendary gray diamond servant?"
Princess Diana?"
"This slave is Diana."
The female mercenary named Diana raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled: "Randall, the leader of the Mithril-level Dragon Teeth Mercenary Group, right? As one of the veteran mercenary groups of the Cold Flame Kingdom, your recent performance
Not bad.”
"But hasn't my senior disappeared for hundreds of years? I've only heard of my senior's name in the poems of bards."
Randall frowned slightly and said, "Junior thought that senior had died long ago."
"Randall, watch your words."
Durant crossed his arms across his chest and frowned: "The person in front of you is Vice President Diana of the Mercenary Guild Headquarters. She is also one of the black diamond-level mercenaries of the Mercenary Guild."
"Only half-step sixth-level experts are eligible to be awarded black diamond-level mercenaries?"
Randall was stunned for a moment, then quickly raised his chest and saluted: "I have met Vice President Diana, Your Excellency."
You know, the headquarters of the Mercenary Guild is also extremely mysterious.
Except for the teams of Adjudicators who occasionally appear in various places, few mercenaries know the situation at the top, and even the famous Mithril-level mercenaries like Randall know nothing about it.
"No need to be polite, it's just a false reputation, no big deal."
Diana waved her hands gently, still smiling as softly as a flower.
"A half-step sixth-level powerhouse? Or "one of them". It seems that the background of the mercenary guild is indeed extraordinary. No wonder even Huzhang and Hongye didn't notice any clues. They would have known to bring Louise."
After hearing the conversation between several people, Lei Xiao frowned slightly.
It has to be said that facing a half-step sixth-level powerhouse with unknown intentions is still quite stressful.
After all, one half-step sixth-level strongman is enough to compete with five fifth-level strongmen. This can be seen from the fact that Louise defended half of the city wall by herself last night.
"That's all. Although a half-step sixth-level expert is powerful, he is still not a true sixth-level expert after all. Even if the opponent suddenly attacks, my subordinates and I will not be too passive."
"This is the Leng Yan Palace, and there are sophisticated magic mechanisms everywhere. For example, the conference table where I am sitting is blocked by an absolute defensive barrier."
"Furthermore, if the other party wants to take action, the best time is when we meet at the beginning. Since the other party has not attacked, it means there is still room for discussion."
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao's frown immediately relaxed.
Since the Mercenary Guild has sent such a heavyweight, it shows that it attaches great importance to and is cautious about the current situation.
Under the premise that we do not understand the power structure of the other party, although it is difficult to win over them directly, there is still a chance to try to keep them neutral.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness the Holy Lion Prince, it was indeed the slave's temptation just now."
Diana nodded slightly, smiled at Lei Xiao and said, "Your Highness, please don't blame me."
"Your Excellency, Vice President, you are serious. The human world is currently extremely turbulent, and we, the Lengyan Kingdom, are at the core of the turmoil. Everyone will act with caution."
Lei Xiao looked unconcerned and smiled the same way: "How is it? Are you satisfied with your reaction, Vice President?"
"After hearing that the Mercenary Guild was preparing to stand with the Temple of Light, His Royal Highness's reaction was indeed beyond the slave's expectations."
Diana looked at Lei Xiao with interest, raised her eyebrows and said: "According to the information obtained by the slave family, although His Highness the Prince will not fall out in person, he should at least be surprised. Unexpectedly, His Highness the Prince is still as stable as a mountain, which really makes the slave family a little bit surprised.
I'm disappointed, originally I thought I would see His Royal Highness in a panic."
"Your Excellency, Vice President, you are so complimentary. I just want to think more about it. It's not a big deal."
Lei Xiao smiled slightly, as if he was chatting with an old friend.
"His Royal Highness is truly humble and wise."
A trace of curiosity appeared in Diana's starry eyes, and she asked again: "Can you tell me how the prince saw through the slave's cross-dressing technique?" ()