Chapter 365 Troll Corridor and Improving Public Security
Chapter 365 Troll Corridor and "Reforming Law and Order"
…
The others were still thinking, and the most experienced Mulan had already asked:
"There are several questions, first of all, is this an emergency operation or is it a long-term operation?"
"Secondly, will this operation be carried out in an official name or in a private name? If you plan to carry out it in an official name, have you obtained permission from the alliance? Or do you plan to use the emergency privileges of the second-level councillors?"
"Third, what is the name of this operation?"
"Fourth, based on the two stages you just described, I think we need more manpower."
Matthew nodded slightly.
As expected of a legendary mage, Mulan is not only experienced, but also extremely responsive.
The questions he asked are indeed things that should be considered carefully before taking action.
Matthew answered each one:
"The emergency operation is expected to take no more than three days and the longest time will not exceed one week."
"It is carried out in a private name, and the action is called revenge. The targets of arrest and attack are groups related to the warlock Lance. Of course, I will set the standard for who is related to Lance."
"As for the extra manpower, I don't think we need too many. The daughter left behind by Terraste will lead the Wind Chasers to maintain basic security. We only need to fight against criminals."
Mullan raised another question:
"According to your current tendency, you should be ready to make a quick decision."
"I have no problem with the star realm, but with regard to Jade Cangting, should you give us a big list of action targets in advance?"
Matthew continued to nod and said:
"I've already asked someone to prepare the list."
"It is expected to be delivered to everyone before action."
"It is worth noting that although I am a little emotionally unstable because of the attack, we still have to try not to expand the scope of our retaliation. We only target the evil forces in Windward Valley and try not to have any negative impact on other places in Jade Cangting.
Influence."
"This is not beneficial to our operations."
When Mulan heard this, he showed a hint of approval:
"I have no further questions at this time."
Feliwen then asked:
"If there is no need to worry about the big list, then what should we do with the people on the list?"
"What if the other party resists when arresting these people?"
Matthew has already prepared the solution:
"The normal procedure is to arrest people and send them to prison."
"If you encounter resistance, you can kill them on the spot!"
Fei Liwen reminded:
"The prison in Jade Cangting is not very secure."
"According to your statement, didn't the people from the Presbyterian Church and the Willow Leaf Organization just pretend to go in and sit there for a few days, and then were secretly released?"
Matthew has naturally considered this issue:
"I'm already in contact with the Black Sole Mountain Fortress and the White Snail Prison."
"There is no reply from Ms. Qin Wuyue yet, but Ms. Hera, the warden of Black Suo Mountain, expressed her willingness to send two magic ships to pick up these prisoners."
Mulan narrowed his eyes.
There seemed to be a puzzled look in his eyes, but he didn't ask.
Of course Matthew knew the doubts in Mulan's heart.
Blackwater Mountain is currently in chaos. Due to financial reasons, this notorious prison should be unwilling to accept new prisoners.
Of course Matthew knew this too.
So when he wrote the urgent magic letter to Hera, he didn't even mention arranging these prisoners to Mount Hesso Prison.
He just asked Hera for two magic ships that were about to be scrapped!
Something like a magic ship.
It has been in disrepair and is flying in the sky. It is normal for it to accidentally fall and explode.
Matthew had no intention of letting these elves who were related to the sorcerers continue to live!
The reason why he still pretends to bring two magic ships is to give Terrast a face, and on the other hand it can be regarded as relieving Hera of some burden——
If the alliance's magic ship crashes during the operation, it can be exchanged for some financial subsidies.
But if it is scrapped normally.
The economic benefits obtained are much smaller!
Not to mention that Matthew also proposed that he would give some money, and Hera would certainly not disagree.
certainly.
The extra money will definitely have to be paid by the criminals themselves.
Matthew can't do charity, can he?
He is obviously the victim of this warlock incident!
After he answered a few more questions from everyone.
Hibbert asked belatedly:
"If we carry out this kind of action on the territory of Jade Cangting, will it damage the face of the elves?"
"I heard that Terraste is very powerful and very old-fashioned. He won't get angry and seek revenge on you, right?"
Matthew smiled:
"Don't worry, he wants me to hold the butcher knife high!"
By now Matthew had woken up.
The tragedy of immortal species is that they live too long.
And the way to solve the problem is also very simple.
Just reinject death into this group!
Terraste obviously understood this.
It's just that he himself doesn't want to be the butcher.
Therefore, we can only hint Matthew to help in various ways.
The priceless elemental crystal clusters and the artworks of the ancient goddess of beauty, as well as Terrani's attitude towards her getting everything she wants, explain all this.
Wait for Terraste to come back.
He will definitely pretend to be angry.
But that was only done on the surface for the elves to see.
As for secretly.
He was afraid it was too late to thank Matthew!
After answering the doubts of everyone present one after another.
Matthew added:
"Actually, our main goal of this operation is still in the first stage, as long as we can clear out the people related to the warlock in Windward Valley."
"As for the situation in the star realm, because it is full of uncertainties, we should treat it as an additional goal to complete, and do as much as we can."
"Our bottom line is to control the Windward Valley and the astral passage behind it. If necessary, I will make a request to the Silver Council and ask them to turn the Windward Valley into the territory of the alliance."
Mulan reminded:
"The last point you mentioned is not that easy to achieve."
Matthew smiled:
"Because it's not easy, that's why I left it to the people of the Silver Council to do it."
"Why, I was assassinated on the front line, and I was injured and led the team to fight to the end against the evil organization. Can't the people at the back give me some help?"
Mulan smiled hoarsely:
"you're right."
"However, your behavior is completely different from what I expected from a tree-planting mage."
"I thought you would be a gentle, elegant and easy-going person..."
Matthew was surprised and said:
"Did you get it right?"
"I am such a person."
Mulan smiled and said nothing.
"By the way, in order to appear more famous, I urgently requested a batch of evil detection scrolls from the Silver Council."
"These scrolls are already in my hands. I will send them to you in a moment. When you go to arrest people, if you encounter evil elements detected by the scrolls and they are not on the big list, you can also arrest them.
catch!"
Matthew mentioned a little more detail.
Bobo immediately asked:
"But what if someone on the list cannot be detected by the Evil Detection Scroll?"
"As far as I know, evil detection scrolls also have many limitations."
Matthew smiled slightly:
"Don't worry, it's absolutely impossible that the elves on the big list are not evil elements."
He looked confident.
Bobo became even more curious:
"Why?"
Matthew said casually:
"Because they are so evil that they cannot be detected!"
He can't tell everyone——
Did he resell the batch of evil detection scrolls just now as soon as he got them?
The next thing he distributed to everyone was the red light scroll he purchased from the Alliance Mall.
These are all cheap items obtained by apprentices at a certain magic academy in the south when they were practicing scroll making.
One evil detection scroll can buy a ton of red light scrolls.
As for the people on the list…
They are all enemies of life and death.
Who cares whether it's evil or not?
Matthew bought an extra batch of red light scrolls and was very considerate!
"The Silver Council should really give me an award for best maintenance of the alliance's image!"
"Any other mage would definitely not be as flawless as I am!"
Just at this time.
There was a crisp bang.
A magical letter with wings appears in the safe house.
Immediately afterwards.
Isabel's voice came over:
"You can go ahead and do it boldly, but I can guarantee you that enemies of high-level legend and above will not appear in front of you."
"Don't disappoint me, Matthew."
The mages were all shocked when they heard this.
Matthew also smiled bitterly:
"To be honest, I'm suddenly a little stressed now."
Lumiere, who didn't understand the ins and outs of the alliance, patted him on the shoulder and consoled him:
"Don't worry, we will all stand by your side and support you."
"As for pressure...are you worried that this operation will cause too many casualties?"
Matthew shook his head and sighed:
"I'm afraid if I don't kill enough, I'll have trouble with the teacher..."
Lumiere was slightly startled:
"Is this the style of the Seven Saints Alliance?"
Bobo casually poked his waist:
"Welcome to the world beyond the jungle."
Matthew concluded:
"Meet here in two hours. After that, I will assign tasks and make final preparations before the action."
"Now, you can go and resupply."
Feliwen asked:
"What about you, Matthew?"
Matthew replied:
"I'll get the big list."
…
East of Jade Cangting.
In a gray mage tower that looks a little out of place with the surrounding buildings.
Ai Lan made Matthew a pot of tea.
Then he showed a hint of embarrassment:
"I heard that you were attacked. I'm sorry. I should have been with you the whole time when I knew you were coming..."
Matthew shook his head:
"Don't say that. I know you are in trouble too. After all, they are your tribe."
Ai Lan bit her lip:
"But I am also a mage of the Alliance."
She looked very guilty and confused, and did not dare to look directly at Matthew.
Matthew smiled and said:
"In some cases, it is not shameful to escape. You must know that even Tyrast left the city in the name of slaying the dragon. You don't have to blame yourself for this."
"This is human nature."
After hearing this, Ai Lan's mood seemed to relax a little.
She looked at Matthew with some gratitude, and then a hint of anger appeared on her face:
"I really didn't expect them to dare to invite that magician back!"
"Hey, I almost went crazy when I heard the news. I didn't know how to explain it to you, so I had no choice but to escape..."
"I know what kind of place Windward Valley is, I've always known it, but every time I want to shut down that dirty place, the Presbyterians always block my mouth with the lack of money..."
"They told me that if Windward Valley is closed, the Willow Leaf Mechanism will stop operating within half a year, and many elves will lose their jobs or even starve to death!"
"I don't understand how they calculate it. They all obviously have a lot of money..."
Ai Lan vomited bitter water for a long time.
Compared to Terraste's reservedness, Ai Lan is much more straightforward.
But the attentive Matthew also saw that this half-elf mage with the title of Winter Moon was actually similar to Terraste in terms of his feelings towards his people.
They all know what the problem is and how to solve it, but they are unwilling to do it themselves.
They don't even dare to face it!
Ai Lan's mood seemed very unstable.
Instead, Matthew had to comfort the other person.
Fortunately, after a while, she seemed to return to normal, and Matthew immediately asked:
"How much do you know about the sampan plane behind Windward Dale?"
Ai Lan thought for a while:
"Not a lot."
"But I know that it is a springboard to other planes in the star realm, a springboard with the tacit approval of the alliance."
"The most important significance of the existence of the sampan plane is to provide a black market for trading astral materials - since the alliance explicitly prohibits transactions with astral forces, the objective needs of the mages are there. So various black markets have emerged."
"The Black Market of Windward Valley and the sampan plane behind it are the largest astral material trading place in the south."
"The Seven Saints should be aware of this. They chose to turn a blind eye. The reason is that they may have their own channels to obtain supplies from the star realm, but other mid-level and high-level mages do not."
"For some reasons, they can't sell astral materials on their own with great fanfare, so this black market has become increasingly prosperous."
"You know, once the black zone spreads out, it attracts a lot of flies with the same smell, and the same goes for Windward Valley."
"Those evil guys usually know their limits. They almost never leave the wall surrounded by giant trees, and I never enter the Windward Valley."
Speaking of which.
She looked at Matthew apologetically again:
"I should have warned you."
"I thought someone would tell you the inside story about Windward Dale."
Matthew looked calm and calm on the surface.
But in my heart, I couldn’t help but complain crazily:
"Only you elves know what Windward Valley is like, but each of the elves is more honorable than the last. You, a half-elf, are not willing to tell me. How could other pure elves mention it to me?"
It's outrageous to say the least.
The Jade Cangting clearly harbors such a huge underground place.
Matthew actually found out about this from the gang leader Setrunk!
"So, how are the Windward Valley and the Sampan plane connected?"
Matthew asked the key question.
Ai Lan replied without thinking:
"Troll Corridor."
"Well, that is a very special underground passage. As long as you walk through the troll corridor and take a boat across the amniotic fluid lake in the middle, you can directly reach the sampan plane..."
Matthew looked puzzled:
"Troll Corridor? Amniotic Fluid Lake?"
A blush quickly appeared on Ai Lan's face:
"Uh, yes."
"In the legend of the trolls, the underground passage was dug out by the dick of the troll god..."
"Due to the powerful power of the gods, the traces of the dick piercing the main material world are permanently preserved, thus forming a troll corridor leading to the star world."
"That's why Amniotic Water Lake got its name."
Matthew scratched his head:
"Isn't it a bit nonsense?"
Ai Lan said immediately:
"I think so too!"
"But there are indeed many strange things about that underground passage. The Alliance conducted research on it very early on. The research results found that with the spells and power currently controlled by the Alliance, it is impossible to close or even control that passage!
"
"Fortunately, people in the star realm also cannot control this passage."
"It seems to be created by nature. Only those who follow the rules of the passage will have the opportunity to enter and exit the star realm at specific times every day with the help of the ebb and flow of the star realm's tides."
"It must be noted that when crossing the Amniotic Water Lake by boat, everyone's strength will be suppressed to the first level. I heard that some people have tried to lure the enemy into the lake, and then rely on its strength-suppressing characteristics
, take advantage of it and kill it!"
"In short, it is a very dangerous lake. Even experienced astral brokers will be very cautious about their trips on the lake..."
Matthew nodded slowly.
Then he asked about the situation in the sampan plane.
Ai Lan replied:
"Strictly speaking, the sampan plane is just a incomplete demiplane - it is like a pendulum swinging left and right, with the material world on the left and the astral world on the right."
"The reason why it is called sampan is also because of the characteristic of this demiplane wandering between the astral world and the material world."
"There are three main medium and large gathering places on the sampan plane, namely Tyrannosaurus Town, Crescent Mountain and Night Angel City."
"Tyrannosaurus Town is the territory of the Astral Dragon People, and the power behind it is the five-color dragon god Brooke and his Dragon God Society..."
"There are a large number of astral humans and evil spirits active in Crescent Mountain, as well as some wild boar people. The evil spirits that rule Crescent Mountain are the descendants of the great evil spirit Oma Duoqi..."
"The City of Night Angel is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, with the largest population and a wide variety of races and strengths. It used to be a territory jointly managed by the gods of Tianlun Palace, but now it has almost become the hall of the Midnight God..."
After listening to it for a while, Matthew secretly clicked his tongue.
Good guy.
Why are they all old acquaintances?
Ai Lan looked at him with bright eyes:
"Are you asking about this because you plan to take action against them?"
Matthew shook his head:
"We have no plans yet."
"However, since the warlock Lance can come and go freely in Windward Valley, there must be a considerable number of elves providing him with cover."
"If you could, I'd like you to give me a big list of suspicious people related to Lance."
"If it's inconvenient, forget it, I can just go find it myself."
Matthew said it lightly.
But Ai Lan heard the implication. Her face tightened, she hesitated for a moment before gritting her teeth and said:
"I...I really don't understand these things."
"I don't have any specific suspects."
"I have been staying in the Mage Tower during this period and have never been anywhere."
"As for the elves who collude with the magicians, the three elders of the Presbyterian Church should not be able to escape. They are the only ones I know about."
Matthew nodded seriously:
"In this case, I will start the investigation from the third elder."
It is said that he stood up, shook hands with Ai Lan and said goodbye, and said sincerely:
"Thank you, Ai Lan."
The latter looked ashamed:
"I couldn't even help."
"Um, for the rest of the investigation - remember to call me if you need anything!"
Matthew smiled and said:
"must."
After saying that, he left Ai Lan's mage tower.
Before coming here, Matthew was actually a little suspicious of Ai Lan.
After all, I have been in Jade Cangting for so long, but she has never shown up on her own initiative, and the two parties have never met by chance.
This shows that Ai Lan is hiding from herself.
Matthew even wondered whether Ai Lan had been brainwashed by the magician.
But after contact.
Matthew immediately rejected this judgment.
Balanced perception can identify a person's status at the element level.
Ai Lan looks very healthy.
Only the mental aspect seems a bit melancholy, entangled and confused.
Until the other party refused to hand over a list of suspects.
Matthew was convinced that Ai Lan had nothing to do with the magician.
I'm afraid she simply felt at a loss because of the behavior of her clan members.
even so.
Matthew still didn't intend to inform the other party of his actions.
This may hurt the friendship between the two.
But he had no choice.
A few minutes later.
Matthew came to another place in the city.
This is a park full of creeping plants.
It is said to be a famous tryst place.
When Matthew arrived, the other party had been waiting for him for a long time.
Tyrani was rarely seen wearing a skirt and traditional elf clothing. She seemed to be hiding from something.
This scene made Matthew's eyes light up.
"You seem to have arrived very early?"
Matthew said hello casually.
Tyrani looked startled, then rolled her eyes at Matthew with some annoyance, and then sighed:
"Why does the Necromancer make no footsteps when he walks?"
"I have kept this list here for a long time...you finally came to get it, eh."
Matthew took the list.
As expected.
This is what Terraste wrote before he left the city.
"Your old man really loves to seek fame and reputation."
Matthew couldn't help but sneered.
Who was Tyrani? She actually nodded sympathetically and said:
"That's right!"
"I hate his pretentiousness."
"But there are still many elves who just like him, especially those old ladies, and some elf girls who are inexperienced in the world - you may not know how many elf girls have pounced on my father recently, but that's right.
It’s because he likes to show off, so I don’t have to have a few extra stepmothers for no apparent reason like other elves..."
Is this to relieve one's guilt by talking about other things?
Matthew smiled softly:
"The operation to clear the Windward Valley requires the cooperation of your Windchaser troops. Of course, you only need to maintain basic public order and ensure that large-scale riots do not occur. I will play the role of the real villain and butcher."
Tyrani's expression was a little complicated:
"I hope you can abide by the agreement you made with my father and try to be merciful..."
Matthew said without changing his expression:
"I will carry out the spirit and instructions Mr. Terraste left for me before he left the city."
Tyrani breathed a long sigh of relief.
"But you have to pay more."
Matthew added bluntly:
"The price you gave me before was used to solve the problem of the Mark of the Dead."
"And now, I want to help you pull out the cancer of Windward Valley and the many dark forces behind it. You should understand that this is no less difficult than managing the Mark of the Dead."
Tyrani looked a little ugly:
"How much more do you want to add?"
"Another million?"
Matthew said calmly:
"At least two million."
Tyrani's eyes widened:
"You're crazy!"
"Aren't we cooperating with you?"
"Why should we pay more?"
Matthew sneered:
"I suffered a life-threatening attack!"
"When I was captured by the magician and sent to the space of evil thoughts, where was your Excellency? Where was Terraste? Where were the troops of Jade Cangting?"
"I originally wanted to take action against the warlock Lance and related personnel in a private capacity."
"Do you want me to hold Jade Cang Ting accountable through alliance channels?"
Tyrani's face turned pale instantly.
Compared to other wood elves, as the general of the Wind Chaser and the daughter of Terrast, she understood the meaning behind Matthew's words better.
The Alliance mage was attacked by the magician in the Jade Cangting, and the Mark of the Dead was also involved.
If this matter gets serious, Jade Cangting will definitely be disgraced!
Reminiscent of the Snail Valley Prison in Eversong Forest and the new base on the moon.
It is not difficult for Terrani to guess what kind of heavy price the wood elves will have to pay to quell this incident if the Alliance really intervenes!
Just think of this.
She immediately shouted:
"Just two million! No more!"
As she spoke, she gritted her teeth and stared at Matthew and said:
"Any more and I'll fight you!"
Matthew smiled and held out a hand:
"Bring it here?"
Tyrani said angrily:
"What to take?"
"My father didn't expect you to be so greedy. He only prepared the same things as before!"
Matthew didn't care:
"Then how are you going to pay the two million?"
Tyrani hummed:
"When we occupied Willow Leaf Mechanism before, we got some stolen money."
"They are all rare magic materials, scrolls and elemental crystal clusters. If the number is not enough, I can add some fine gold, mithril or other metal materials myself, okay?"
Matthew nodded:
"Go get it now."
"In addition, you can inform your troops to launch operations secretly."
"If the news leaks out, then the league officials will have to intervene in the future."
Tyrani felt itchy with hatred:
"I see!"
"Damn the Necromancer!"
…
midnight.
Windward Valley, Qiyao Field, in a closed tree house.
Individual figures were erratic under the candlelight.
Three old elves were sitting on a long conference table. Their expressions looked very tired, as if they had just experienced something very hard.
On the other side of the long table are four figures.
One of the figures has an entity, while the other three are mere projections.
From time to time, ghostly discussions could be heard in the secret room.
Representatives from several parties expressed their opinions on a certain issue.
But at this moment.
A serious voice suddenly sounded:
"wrong!"
"Wind Chaser's people suddenly entered Windward Valley in large numbers, Matthew may be going to attack you!"
The three old elves looked at each other.
The one with the most seniority even yawned:
"How can it be?"
"Matthew?"
"Aren't we still discussing whether to deal with him?"
"We didn't even have time to attack him, how dare he..."
boom!
After a crisp sound.
A hard object tore the roof of the tree house apart and hit the conference table directly.
The three elves couldn't avoid it.
The oldest member of the Presbyterian Church had his head smashed in!
In chaos.
Everyone took a closer look.
That sudden disaster turned out to be a tombstone!
What's even more outrageous is.
There is a murderous man standing on the tombstone!
"Matthew!?"
"Didn't you say you were injured?"
Someone screamed in the darkness.
at the same time.
Matthew's energetic voice also spread throughout the Windward Valley with the effect of the amplification spell:
"Yes, I was injured, very seriously!"
"Two hours ago, I almost died in Windward Dale!"
"You people must give me an explanation today, otherwise, no one will be able to leave?"
"Why don't you say anything? Where is the great elder of the Presbyterian Church?"
The other two members of the Presbyterian Church looked at each other.
Overwhelmed by Matthew's powerful momentum.
They actually lost the ability to speak.
I could only point my finger at the corpse with an almost unrecognizable face under the tombstone.
Matthew looked down.
Ah.
What a miserable death!
"Two elders, this place is too dangerous. Why did the elder die just because he said he was going to die?"