"Are you surprised to see me dressed like this?" The gold-robed officiant took two steps forward and walked to a place with better lighting. "The expression on your face is rare. The last time I saw you, it was the former marshal.
When I drive you out of the military headquarters."
"Yes, I am very surprised. I don't understand why the officiant wears noble clothes, and I don't understand why the officiant wants me to see it again." Without the slightest hesitation, Duke Swice Hepburn replied seriously, "I am very presumptuous.
Please remind the officiant that your position is very sensitive. This kind of thing may be big or small, but if someone exposes it, it will definitely become a problem."
"The reason why I wear such clothes is because I was born into a noble family, and sometimes I miss the noble lifestyle." After hearing the Duke's unkind words, the officiant didn't show any displeasure on his face, but
There is no modest expression of the former officiant. What is shown on his face is just the pride and pride of being a noble. "Who will expose me? You?"
"No." Duke Swice replied, "Although your lord's dress violates the rules of the Demon Palace, I am not supervising the priests, and your lord has not done anything that touches the interests of the alliance, so I will not expose it."
"Yes! I knew you would answer like this." The golden-robed officiant smiled and walked towards Duke Visvi, "Although I really wanted to hear you say something that I couldn't bear to expose a kind elder, your answer made me even more excited.
Peace of mind, because this is your usual style, you don't care about small details, you just stick to your position. This is why I did those things for you - I heard that there is a reception at your home today, why don't you invite me?
Even if I say we don't want to see each other again, you should still do something to maintain face."
"Thank you for your concern, sir." I don't know what the officiant has in mind, but Duke Swice's behavior was neither humble nor overbearing. "The reception is for a friend of mine. My mother wants to introduce this friend to the social circle of the imperial capital, so on the first day
The reception is full of girls, so I will definitely send invitations to the adults next time."
"Is that the nobleman who competed with the assassin by the canal today? I've also heard that you have young and promising friends, and I'm happy for you." The gold-robed officiant turned around and softened his tone.
"Actually, I came to you today because I wanted to ask you a few questions."
"Excuse me, Lord Priest." Duke Swice replied, "I know everything."
"I know that you have always kept your promise. In order to win the war between gods and demons, you have privately studied the Sbia Empire and the Divine Alliance. However, you have been troubled by many problems and can never find a reasonable explanation."
The officiant looked at the flickering flames in the fireplace and said, "You are also determined to completely defeat Cohen Keda as your next life goal. Am I right?"
"Yes, sir." Duke Swice nodded, "Koen Keda has many behaviors, and I can't find a reasonable explanation."
"Now there is an opportunity. There is an organization that can provide you with all the answers and also provide you with the secret information of Cohen Keda. Are you willing to let it go? Don't be in a hurry to answer me." At this point, the officiant turned.
Turning around to look at Duke Swice, "You have to know that everything you do will have a price, and any organization has a side that cannot be known. There is no such thing as a free lunch - think about it carefully before answering me, and take advantage of the opportunity.
Now you don’t know anything yet.”
"Excuse me, the officiant, what kind of organization is this and what price do I have to pay?"
After a pause, Duke Swice spoke, "Yes, this organization is very attractive to me, but as you know, I will protect something and will never give it up."
"It's not an evil organization! Although the name is not very nice." The golden-robed priest smiled and explained meaningfully: "I can tell you about this, the things this organization protects are probably similar to the things you want to protect.
, they are excellent and have been working hard. Even the organization's program does not violate your beliefs, or there is a violation, but I believe it is only temporary... Do you understand what I am saying?"
"Understood." Duke Swice glanced at the officiant, "Do you want me to join this organization, sir?"
"It's easy to talk to you, that's what I mean. There is a detained document over there. You can pick it up and read it, but before you read it, you must swear in the name of your mother never to leak it." The officiant raised his hand.
Come, point to the table on the side, "This organization can allow you to express your ambitions and can provide you with all the conveniences, provided that you are good enough. If you decide to join, just read it out loud. If you don't plan to join, then you
Just say goodbye and leave! I am a bad old man and I won’t kill you to silence you.”
Duke Sves swore an oath, walked over, picked up the document, and read it. After reading it, he stood quietly for a while, and then looked at the officiant, an old man and a young man, two nobles in costumes who looked at each other speechlessly.
"Well, as a noble, you can't be indecisive. Sometimes you even need to take a gamble." After a long time, the golden-robed priest said with a smile: "I know that I am not your teacher, and your trust in me has its limits.
, if you don’t want to join, then leave! You can choose from the carriages and horses outside. I will still keep my promise and let you become the marshal smoothly, because you are too important to the Demon Alliance, so I
I won’t harm you, you should be able to understand this.”
"I understand, so I'm considering it." Duke Swice pointed at the document with two fingers of his left hand and replied intently, "This is an important choice."
"I'll wait." The officiant nodded and sat back on the chair by the fireplace. "It won't take too long. Just call me."
Duke Sivis lowered his head and looked at the document carefully, thinking a lot in his mind. He was not worried that the officiant would kill him, because even if the document was leaked, it would have no impact on the officiant. Because with the officiant's wisdom, he was doing something
This thing will bring all the possibilities to mind, and will plug the loopholes one by one. Besides, what benefit will it bring to you to expose the officiant? It will simply destroy yourself... But this document on the desktop is different from other oath-type documents.
There is a big difference, no, it should be said that it is an omission, a deliberate omission. How should I choose? Choose yes? Choose no? It is like a fork in the road of life.
The firewood in the fireplace was burning, and time passed quietly. I don't know how long it took, but Duke Swice closed his eyes and made a bet, a bet that affected his life and the lives of many people.
"I, Swice Hepburn, in the name of a supremely glorious nobleman, in the name of a hereditary duke, swear here that I apply to join the organization and act in accordance with the organization's program." The Duke's calmness echoed in the room.
But he made an oath full of determination, "It is my duty to safeguard the glory of the nobility and the purity of the nobility. All standards of conduct are based on this as the highest program, regardless of personal gains and losses. I am willing to abide by the following regulations of the organization, Article 1..."
The flame burning in the fireplace was still so erratic, the magic light was still so bright, and the Duke's oath spread in the room. The gold-robed officiant sat quietly, when Duke Swice recited the entire clause and opened his mouth.
When he opened his eyes, he stood up. The two looked at each other, and there was a brief silence in the room.
"I would like to accept your application on behalf of the organization. Please give me the documents! In fact, I don't know whether it is really good for you to join this organization. Everything depends on you!" The golden-robed priest sighed.
He took the document handed to him by Duke Swice. After that, he reached out to the fireplace and pressed a secret mechanism. The entire fireplace moved silently to the side. The officiant looked at the passage that appeared in front of him and turned his head.
Said to Swice: "Duke, welcome to the Black Skull and Bones Society, we will be a family from now on."
"Black Skull and Bones?" Duke Swice followed the officiant, "What kind of organization is it?"
"What kind of organization? You wouldn't know it if you went in?" The officiant smiled faintly and stopped in front of a closet. "This is your closet. It contains the items you need to attend the party, because I am yours."
Introducer, that’s why I show up here today. From now on, this place will be yours to use alone. Remember, you are not yet a formal member, so you can only observe and cannot ask questions."
"I understand." Duke Swice changed his coat, put on a thin mask on his face, and put a black skull ring on his finger.
The same-dressed gold-robed officiant checked again, and after confirming that everything was correct, he stepped into the closet and disappeared. Duke Swiss hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in - he felt a chill in his body, as if he had passed through two layers.
Water Curtain, when you step on the ground, you are already in an extremely broad and bright hall.
"Sorry, identity check." The guard's voice came to my ears. The ring on my hand had been illuminated with a special magic ball. After everything was completed, I was allowed to move on.
It has to be said that the architectural style of this hall is very much in line with the aesthetic vision of Duke Swice. No matter the materials, layout, or every detail, it is so perfectly arranged. Even the decoration is both rich and elegant. It is simply unprecedented.
It's not so beautiful that even Duke Swiss, who grew up in the royal family, felt a little overwhelmed.
Duke Swice knew in his heart that he had arrived at an unknown place through teleportation magic. Looking at the scenery outside the huge hall window, he was even more sure of his idea - those scenery were all created using illusion magic.
, but there is such a huge hall near the imperial capital, wouldn’t he know about it? There shouldn’t be, right? In this way, if he has not been teleported to a very far place, he has come to the depths of the earth.
The spacious, bright and huge hall, the strict protection measures, the strong financial resources, and the huge black skull logo on the ceiling... all of this indicates that the Black Skull and Bones Society is extraordinary.
"Don't be stunned, follow me to your seat and sit down. The meeting is about to begin." The officiant ordered softly, walking in front to lead the way. People kept saluting the officiant along the way, and the officiant took Siwes to a place where he seemed to be presiding.
Sitting in the box on the stage, it seems that the officiant has a very high status here.
Taking a closer look, the Duke found that there were twelve such boxes in the entire hall, and people were already sitting in them. There were also some small tables and chairs arranged in a circular shape. Because there were not too many people, the hall seemed particularly empty.
"The rotating chairman has arrived, and everyone is here." A nobleman who looked like a host walked to the middle of the room and announced in a loud voice, "Requesting to start today's emergency meeting."
"Permission." The officiant nodded and replied. Although Duke Swice wanted to ask something, he held back after thinking of the officiant's instructions.
"The reason why we summoned everyone urgently is because things have suddenly changed. The situation has exceeded the limits we previously expected. We must adjust the 'undercurrent plan'." After the brief briefing, the host said: "So,
Let the intelligence officer report first. The first is the war preparations of the Divine Alliance Sbia Empire. There is a piece of information on everyone's desk."
A nobleman who also wore a mask stood up from the small seat and quickly came to the host. When Duke Swiss heard that it was the military intelligence of the Sbia Empire, he immediately picked up the information and started reading it. At the beginning
After reading the first page, the Duke's expression changed a little, because the level of information involved in this document was far beyond the intelligence of the Allied Forces Military Department. The Duke used to be the Deputy Director of the Intelligence Department, so he was very familiar with this.
"Everyone, please take a look." The host has activated a large magic crystal ball, and a huge image floats in the room, showing a very clear form. The intelligence officer's voice then rang, "In the past year,
Preparations for domestic war in Sbia have never stopped. This is the statistical data on fifty traffic arteries. The military traffic volume on the roads one year ago, the military traffic volume half a year ago, and the military traffic volume three months ago.
The last data is the military traffic volume this month. We can see that the traffic volume this month is about twice that of the past. The same is true for the logistics material traffic volume."
"In addition, the twenty-three first-aid pharmacy workshops in the Sibia Empire are operating around the clock and are producing large quantities of first-aid supplies. Experienced witch doctors and magicians reported to the army that the atmosphere in various military schools is not right either." Although it is.
While reporting a shocking news, the intelligence officer's tone remained calm and measured, "Military orders are also passed on quite frequently, and emergency logistics supplies appear everywhere, but we have not been able to find the production base of these supplies before.
"
"What is Cohen Keda doing these days?" came a question from a box opposite the Duke.
"Stay in the palace and deal with various government affairs seriously." The intelligence officer replied, "Just like before before launching a war."
"In this way, the date for Sibia's army to launch a large-scale attack is just around the corner." Another box also began to speak, "Wasn't it previously expected to take a year?"
"I don't know the specific reason, but Cohen Keda has obviously moved up the attack date. Our intelligence personnel cannot enter the range from the Sbia border to the dividing line between gods and demons." The intelligence officer replied, "However, the attack target has not changed.
The signs are still that of the Wells Empire. Judging from various signs in Sbia, we believe that this attack will be extremely violent, and the Wells Empire may be completely occupied."
"With the character of Cohen Keda, he will not return the Wells Empire after occupying it. So, should we transfer this information as before? Even if we cannot completely resist Cohen Keda, we can at least let the coercion
The US Empire can gain a certain amount of time and conditions for rescue—what is the rotating chairman’s opinion?”
"My opinion is to give up the 'Undercurrent Plan' of active resistance and use another plan." The officiant stood up, "The people of Cohen Keda stole a large number of maps from the Demon Palace last night, which shows that
The imminence of his action also shows that his appetite is not just to swallow up an empire, so in order to deal with him once and for all, I propose to use the 'Arbitration Plan'."
"Didn't that plan not be used until the last moment?"
"I thought so when I formulated it, but I didn't expect that Korn Keda would develop so fast." The officiant shook his head and said: "Please look at the third to last page of the information. Its intelligence system has contaminated five empires.
If this continues, what else will he do? The best way to deal with the beast is to kill it when it is underage, and never let it accumulate enough strength. In order to achieve this goal, we must make some sacrifices
, even if an empire is completely occupied, it is better than total chaos in the future."
"But if we don't make some efforts... we can't let go emotionally. After all, it's an empire, and there are our brothers in it."
"Actually, today, I have already made efforts. Everyone should know that heroic lieutenant general. We all know that he is the idiot general that Sibia spent all his efforts to establish. He is also the symbol of the collapse of the Welsh Empire. If
If he doesn't die on the battlefield, the Wells Empire will have a chance to breathe." The golden-robed priest paused, "So, I have sent the arbiter according to the 'Undercurrent' plan today, but I accidentally missed and assassinated him again.
The chance of success is very small, and other methods are inappropriate, and the lieutenant general has secretly left the imperial capital after the assassination incident."
The words that rang out in the field were like lightning and thunder, exploding in Duke Swice's head again and again. He had to clench his fists until his joints cracked, in order to suppress his urge to jump up and question the officiant. When he used
After trying their best to calm down, the details of the arbitration plan were discussed in the venue.
Speeches with a calm tone echoed in the venue. Under the bright and soft lights, in such a breathtakingly beautiful hall, everyone's speeches were intended to make another group of people die... Every
One sentence involves the souls of countless people. Every word, even every tone, is related to life and death... The speech echoed in the empty hall, and the smell of blood became stronger and stronger...
A nobleman who was responsible for distributing information came over and placed the information on the arbitration plan in front of Duke Swice. The Duke looked at the black skull logo on the cover and felt an unprecedented fear in his heart... This terrifying...
The organization sacrifices an empire at every turn. What kind of terrible plan do they have? How terrible is their power?
Why, why, why is there not a single word about the Dark Demons in the oath of initiation?
Slightly trembling fingers touched the cover, and he opened it gently. Duke Swiss began to look at it. His eyes only slightly touched the content, and his heart began to beat violently involuntarily. The Duke had never thought about doing ordinary things.
Just looking at the combination of words, I actually feel such a strong sense of guilt in my heart.
To put it simply, the arbitration plan is to completely sacrifice two to three empires that Sbia is attacking. Then, under the strong public sentiment, form a coalition to attack Sbia, and at the same time contact two similar organizations of the Divine Alliance. The gods formed a coalition to attack Sbia, and the two fronts started fighting at the same time!
As for the country of Sibia, there are also arrangements one after another in the plan, which must make Cohen Keda lose sight of one and find it difficult to resist. Under the name of Cohen Keda, there is a line of small words written in red font: "See it as soon as you see it" "Execution", Cohen Keda's family members and ministers all had the same mark, and what's more, the capital of Sibia had four words - No one left alive!
Looking at the golden-robed officiant who was speaking next to him, the Duke gritted his teeth and turned to the last page of "Force Preparation". He took a glance at it, and his eyes were filled with stars. (To be continued)