Along the wide river, the torrential canal water rolls in from the Brook Empire. After flowing through the Erina Empire and Kemp, which is no longer part of the Demon Alliance, it finally returns to the boundless sea. In this area,
The water volume of the canal has increased several times, and the sediment carried in the river has accumulated at the estuary, forming dozens of deltas. The canal water can only flow into the sea along the dozens of zigzag channels, and the estuary has been widened to 30
Dori.
It is no exaggeration to say that this area is a land of marshes. Changes in the hydrological environment, coupled with fertile soil, make the growing vegetation more complicated. In the season when fresh water is abundant, inland aquatic plants grow wildly; and in the flood season
, it will be replaced by saltwater plants that are rampant; and during the period between the two, this dozens of miles around is a paradise for mixed plants.
But no matter what time of year, there is never a lack of green shade here. Therefore, in addition to the three main channels that are wide enough for sea ships, other canal branches have become a paradise for smugglers and mercenary groups.
.
It's not that the Demon Alliance, Sibia or the Southern Treaty Business Group don't want to deal with it, but that they really can't solve this troublesome problem. After several failed efforts, these three parties have reached a consensus, as long as they guarantee the main
As long as the waterway is open, I don't mind if some people make a living here - smugglers and mercenary groups are indeed not good people, but they know how to be filial, not to mention, these people can help at some point.
"A little busy".
The unmarked clipper docked at the shore. Three young men with gloomy faces walked onto the simple pier and soon met a group of pirates dressed as fishermen. The pirate leader only wore a fig leaf around his waist.
He took the money bag handed by the other party, carefully weighed the weight, and then turned around and whistled. Not long after, an old fishing boat came from the river behind - at present, this is the battle and transportation of all civil society groups involved in the sea.
and general logistics ships.
"Don't look at this thing that looks like it will fall apart at any time, but it is fine in our hands!" The pirate leader said with a simple smile like an old farmer: "Don't worry, guest, it's only three hundred miles, it only takes one day!"
"
"The person who came to pick up the package is an official man, a three-masted passenger ship, flying the flag of the treaty merchant group." The tone of the leader of the guests was as cold as ice: "The yellow light flashes when it is three miles away, six short and six long, this waist
The card is the token of the joint.”
"Clearly!" The pirate leader said, patting his dark chest, "The package will be delivered on time!"
"I speak with an accent, right?" The other party was not interested in the pirate leader's assurance at all: "Can you hear it?"
"Um..." The pirate leader couldn't figure out what the other party was thinking. Although he knew the aristocratic accent in his tone, he was still pretending to be confused: "I have been running around the sea all my life and rarely go to the ground, so... I can't hear it."
"It doesn't matter if you can't hear it. You just need to know a little bit." The other party showed a cruel smile: "If something happens to the package, something will happen to you and your men, and your three villages will not stay.
No living thing, do you understand?"
"Understood, sir!" The pirate leader saluted and made a shallow pit on the mud with his forehead. Then he turned around and ordered his men: "Carry the package - paddle quickly while the wind is blowing!"
One day later...
In the gloomy sky, a three-masted passenger ship flying the flag of the Southern Treaty Merchant Group was floating quietly on the sea. A middle-aged man dressed as a businessman was standing on the deck of the passenger ship, waiting with an anxious expression. As far as he could see,
On the sea, there was a ship with the upper half of the ship completely blown apart. Judging from the remaining parts, it should be a fishing boat.
"It has been thoroughly inspected. This is the ship we are going to hand over to." The captain of the passenger ship came to the middle-aged businessman: "There is no one alive on it, and... there is nothing in the cabin that we are waiting for..."
"Who did it?"
"The upper two floors of the fishing boat were exploded from the inside by magic, but the cabin below was not damaged at all. There were no external injuries on the crew members, and they looked normal at the moment of death - no one can do such a beautiful job, it was the special forces above.
Will not work."
"Report it." The muscles on the middle-aged businessman's face twitched a few times: "The mission failed, we lost the package consigned by the mountain!"
Less than two hundred miles inland from the mouth of the sea, there is a stretching mountain range. At this time, on the top of the highest peak in the mountain range, the first demon general in light clothes and plain face leaned against the cliff, standing tall and bright.
In the sunshine, her fair face had a lazy look, making her look extraordinarily beautiful.
"It's almost clear. This old man is a magician. He is proficient in controlling chaotic elements. According to the standards of the demonic attribute, his attainments in this area have already made him one of the great magicians." Gudrun, dressed in military uniform, walked away from behind the stone.
He came out and was wiping his hands carefully with a blue silk scarf: "This time, under the instruction of the old Emperor Brooke, I went to the headquarters of the Treaty Merchant Group to assassinate Swiss Hepburn."
"If he just went to the Treaty Merchant Group to assassinate Swiss Hepburn, then even if he failed, it should be in the hands of the merchant group, right? How could it be in the hands of the Sibyans?" The First Demon General frowned slightly: "
How did you notice him?"
"Two days ago, the Sibia people were sneaking things on the canal. When they approached the mouth of the canal, the Sibia people were divided into two groups. They carried some documents with great fanfare on the way, and quietly on the other side.
They went to find a pirate to help them transport the package, and this old man was in the package." Gudron dropped the blood-stained silk scarf: "After confirming that it was correct, I set my hands at sea. The pirate itself had no value, so I kidnapped this man.
The old man is back. Because the matter is very important, I summoned you and the second demon general to come over."
"Has the Second Demon General gone to check his information? She is still so impatient." After hearing Gudrun's words, the First Demon General sighed: "How did this old man fall into the hands of the Sbia people?
?”
"The timing he chose for the assassination was very good. In fact, with his own ability, as long as there is no major accident, he would not only have the opportunity to hurt Svez Hepburn, but also severely damage the management of the business group." Gudrun replied: "
But it happened that when he committed the assassination, the disguised Cohen Keda was beside him - so the assassination that should have been a sure thing failed without any suspense."
"Cohen Keda appeared in the Southern Treaty Business Group?" After the moment of surprise, the first demon general snorted: "How did he know that it was Cohn Keda? Coen Keda's disguise is so useless.
?”
"After Cohen Kedar appeared, Sves Hepburn was shocked and revealed his identity." Gudrun said: "This is a directly retrieved memory. I have checked it and it is not a hallucination, so it is impossible to mix it in."
False information.”
"Then?"
"They had a conversation, which involved a deal. Cohen Kedar will provide Swiss Hepburn with nine thousand private soldiers, five Rangers and a magician brigade to help the treaty business group here.
Victory in the war, but we don’t know Cohen’s terms in exchange. We only know that Swais Hepburn found it difficult to accept this terms.”
"But he accepted it after all, right?" The first demon general's tone became cold: "What about the assassin? After learning all this, the assassin was not silenced by both parties?"
"Cohen Keda needed the skills of an assassin. Before he was transported here, the assassin had been interrogated repeatedly." Gudron said: "In order to avoid suffering, he revealed all his skills. Later, in order to keep his
Life, and the core part was hidden from the Sibia people - the time was too short, they let him live out of helplessness, and planned to take him back to Sibia for further study."
"It's all such a coincidence." The first magic general was a little hard to decide: "What does this magician study?"
"Research on chaotic elements." Gudrun answered: "An emerging branch of magic research, the purpose is to purify, compress, and store various magic elements into magic crystals, and then release powerful energy instantly under the control of a specific method - in
Theoretically, as long as there is enough time and materials, this energy is far more powerful and destructive than ordinary magic. Sibiya's enthusiasm for this skill is worthy of our doubts. This should not be
It's something used in general military use, maybe Sibia wants to give us a surprise."
"This kind of conclusion can only be made by Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Dark Lord. We are just devil generals and are not qualified for this." The first devil general warned Gudrun softly: "For us, the most important thing at hand is
It is to confirm the authenticity of this series of things. Only in this way can all the data have reference value and be reported to the eldest princess."
"What do you want me to do?"
"Seal the extracted memories first, and then rush to the Buluuke Empire." The first demon general said: "No matter what method you use, you must find out the relationship between the old Emperor Buluuke and this old man as soon as possible.
And when did the old emperor decide to send him to carry out the assassination? In particular, we need to find out whether there were any other forces that interfered with the old emperor's decision during this process, especially Sibia."
"Okay, I can leave now."
"After you find out everything, meet me. I will be at the Great Demon Palace of the Brook Empire."
"Don't you need to go back to Hell Island to report to Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Gudrun asked doubtfully.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is also in the Great Demon Palace of Buluke." The First Demon General said: "Your Highness's trip is precisely to find Cohen Keda."
One day later, the first demon general walked into the Great Demon Palace of Brooke and met the princess of the dark demon clan who had moved here not long ago.
Only half an hour later, the eldest princess returned to Hell Island with the first demon general and went directly to the palace of the Dark Lord.
After listening to the report of the eldest princess, the Dark Lord waved the first demon general to retreat, and then stood up from the throne: "...Cohen Keda has already appeared? He also went to the treaty business group to meet with Sivis Hepburn.
What do you think, the eldest princess, about this matter?"
"Reporting to my father, all this news has been confirmed repeatedly, and there will be no false news in it." Her Royal Highness the Princess said solemnly: "The eyes planted in the business group have confirmed the assassination, and the second demon general has also
It confirms that the old Emperor Brooke’s idea of sending the assassin was not interfered with by others. The assassin himself is a hereditary noble, and this time he was randomly selected by the old emperor, so the whole thing can be explained reasonably here.”
"That's it, keep talking." The Demon King's rigid face showed no expression.
"Erchen believes that Cohen is indeed providing help to Siwes, and there will be an agreement between the two people. But the key is here, why would Cohen Keda go in person? The demon is a threat to him
In a dangerous place, there are diplomatic envoys who can be dispatched even for major national affairs, so what other matters are worthy of his personal intervention?"
"It may involve the entanglement between him and Siwes." The devil's tone was very cold: "Humans are always emotional."
"We can think like this in normal times, but at this time, I can't just make such speculations."
"The eldest princess means - breaking the pupa?"
"My father is wise, and this is what my son means. Cohen Keda just left the Altar of Life, and came to see Siwes at the Demon Residence without even going back to see the city. Is there any hidden meaning in this?" the eldest princess said:
"We don't know now whether Cohen Keda intends to inherit the legacy of the Altar of Life. His bizarre behavior just provides us with evidence."
"Elder Princess, please continue."
"The dark demons don't care if someone inherits the legacy of the Altar of Life. Just like the Black Skull and Bones Society, we can eradicate another organization that attempts to resist at any time, even if its leader is Cohen Keda." The eldest princess hesitated for a moment.
: "But the situation is different now. The Treaty Merchant Group is the only human force that can compete with a super empire like Sbia in the future. It is also an experimental subject that we have decided to protect and cultivate. If the legacy of the Altar of Life is invaded
, we will lose more than we gain.”
"Has it been confirmed that Cohen Keda has inherited the legacy?" The Dark Lord was noncommittal about the eldest princess's words.
"It's just a suspicion now, and it can't be completely confirmed. But Cohen Keda will not detain an assassin who is proficient in emerging magic research without reason. This is very similar to the Black Skull Society's original approach of concentrating talents." The eldest princess expressed her own analysis:
"Erchen feels that if Cohen Keda intends to do this, then he will definitely make other moves in the coming days, and it won't take long."
"Will he still contact the leader of the Northern Treaty Business Group?" The Dark Lord revealed the direction of the eldest princess's prediction: "But we can't find him now. What methods are you going to use to confirm?"
"Only using a large number of manpower, finding Cohen Keda is the most important, other things can be done later." The eldest princess replied: "Just a few days ago, some activities in the Sibia Empire were gradually suspended.
, a large amount of materials and personnel are being mobilized to two or three locations, and even the little princess has moved elsewhere... Erchen wants to temporarily allocate some manpower to search for the whereabouts of Cohen Keda, and only retain a basic number of informants to monitor these important places.
Place."
"This is considered safe. The eldest princess is thinking about the right direction." The Dark Lord finally nodded: "At the Southern Treaty Business Group, the eldest princess should give a little warning to Svez Hepburn to prevent him from not doing his job properly in the future."
"For Cohen, even if he has inherited the legacy of the Altar of Life, he cannot cause actual damage to us. But he is still the emperor of Sbia. In this position, as long as he is willing to promote it, the legacy of the Altar of Life will
Like poison, it spreads to the public, illegal humans will appear on a large scale, and the order we have established will be destroyed."
"So, after it is confirmed that Cohen Keda has inherited the legacy of the Altar of Life and has taken practical actions..." The Demon King said indifferently: "Kill him."
"Yes." Her Royal Highness the Princess accepted the order.
"Then bring his soul back to me." The Dark Lord whispered: "Don't let the Gods of Light snatch it away." (To be continued)