The Twilight West Knights and the North Island Knights left Twilight West City one after another according to the predetermined policy. The former was led by Huggins, who served as a target to attract firepower, and marched towards the North Stone Fortress; the latter was led by Brynhildr and Kan
Bolan led them into the plank road of the Luoxing Mountains, and made a detour to attack the Silver Ring City.
Except for the king and a few commanders who knew about this crazy battle plan, others only thought that it was just a routine deployment and training of the army.
Looking at the "Umbrella" flag on the wall, Todd left the window, returned to the throne, looked at the files on the desktop, and fell into deep thought.
There was a knock on the door, and in came Mary and Friar Joe.
A blank piece of paper with statistics on it was placed in front of the king.
Mary first said: "Since the establishment of the Muxi Cooperative, a total of 1,000 holy bones have been issued. The cash stock totals 1,159 silver months and 26 bronze stars. The asset valuation is approximately 4,770 silver months. The total of the two items is approximately 5,900 silver months.
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"Very good." Todd nodded and looked at Joe again: "Have the invitations been sent out?"
The monk touched his bald head: "There are a total of 75 sacred bone holders. Except for a few who are out on business and cannot be contacted, everyone else has been notified. The meeting venue is initially scheduled to be at the Royal Grand Theater and will be held in a week. We have invited
The most famous theater troupe in the city, "The Golden Skylark", will be the guest of the opening performance. Oh, by the way, here is the host's speech, please take a look."
Todd took the manuscript and looked at it for a few times, then put the letter on the table, raised his head and said: "There are some things that need to be modified, please leave them with me first. By the way, do you have any clues about the textile factory land I asked you to look for?"
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Friar Joe glanced at Mary quickly before answering: "Near the "Fourth Aqueduct" in the industrial area in the north of the city, there is a stone workshop that is being transferred. I have gone to see it. The factory buildings and warehouses are all made of cement and require daily maintenance.
It’s very thoughtful and can be used directly with a little modification.”
Todd made a decision directly: "Then let's settle it. In addition, equipment procurement and worker recruitment will be carried out as soon as possible."
Mary suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the textile factory and shop are the property of the royal family. I hope to sign a lease agreement with the royal family."
Todd looked at her, wondering why the other party brought up this matter at this time. Looking at Friar Joe's gossipy face, the king instantly understood the meaning of the woman's words.
"As you said, the royal family will rent the textile factory and shop to you based on market prices. In addition, a loan will be allocated to you for commercial operations. As for the agreement, Qiao, you can draft it."
The monk suddenly heard the king calling him, and he was excited and nodded hurriedly in response.
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Venus Street, a street only a hundred meters away from the port area, is also called the "Love River" by the residents of the city.
Here, hundreds of homeless people and prostitutes rely on the flesh and blood business to support themselves and their families, seeking a way to survive in Muxi City.
In the late night streets, there is no bustle during the day, and no candlelight at night. The only thing that can be heard is the snoring of the men staying in the brothels, and occasionally the deliberately suppressed sobs of the women.
The moonlight was shrouded by dark clouds. The two figures slid along the tile slope of the roof to the second floor of the building. They gently opened the window and carefully entered the building.
Sabrina's voice was particularly harsh in the empty and silent space: "Follow the corridor, take the first turn to the right, and that's the innermost room."
Lawrence followed the route to the designated room, looked at the lock cylinder on the door, and slowly inserted his finger into the keyhole. The skin and flesh on his hand began to deform and twist, and the fingertips seemed like a piece of plasticine that was automatically shaped, filling the
The entire keyhole.
With a slight twist of the wrist, the door lock opened.
The two of them walked around the screen in the room and walked to the big bed in the bedroom. They looked at a naked man and woman, sleeping soundly in each other's arms.
Sabrina came closer, took a closer look at the man's appearance, then nodded to Lawrence and said, "That's right, it's the director of the biochemical factory, Sidney."
Lawrence first took out a round wooden box, opened the lid, and placed it under the woman's nose. Then he stretched out the index and middle fingers of both hands and pressed on Director Sidney's temple.
The fingers transformed into spikes and slowly penetrated the opponent's brain.
Sidney woke up immediately from the pain. He saw a dark house and a strange man and woman in front of him. When he realized that something was wrong, he wanted to open his mouth and scream, but found that no sound came out.
Lawrence looked at the man and smiled softly: "Mr. Sidney, don't be nervous. I need to know something about the 'Successor' from you. Our two minds have been connected."
What surprised Lawrence was that Sidney's first action was not to kneel down and beg for mercy, but to twist the ring on his ring finger.
Instructing Sabrina to take off Sidney's ring and put it under her nose, Lawrence checked it carefully and found that there was a hidden thorn on the back of the ring. As long as the switch was pressed, the liquid in the ring could be released.
Enter the human body along the hidden thorns.
"Is the smell of this venom... belladonna? It seems that Rachel has learned the tricks of the Presbyterian Church and used them to train you." Lawrence gently turned the sharp needle on his finger and pointed towards it.
Looking at Sidney, he said: "Let me say it again, the ability of "Soul Link"
It can connect the minds of two people together. The one with a strong will can control the actions of the other, and can even explore the other's memory and cognition. Therefore, Mr. Sidney, I advise you to give up resistance. You are struggling too much.
, may cause you permanent brain damage."
The severe pain forced Sidney's face to contort. He tried his best to get rid of the opponent's restraint, but everything was in vain. He couldn't even move a finger.
Clarence said in a deep voice to Sabrina: "During the period when our souls are connected, no one can disturb us."
The latter nodded, sat on the chair next to the bed, and waited quietly.
Lawrence closed his eyes, raised his head and said, "Mr. Sidney, let's get started. Let me find out if there is any secret of the 'Successor' in your memory."
Five minutes later, blood overflowed from Sidney's eyes, nostrils, corners of his mouth and ears, and his mouth opened wide toward the ceiling with a horrified expression, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing.
Lawrence withdrew his fingers. His face was pale, and he no longer had the strength to stand up due to fatigue and sleepiness, but his spirit seemed extremely excited.
Sabrina looked sideways at the Great Elder and asked curiously: "Did you find what we need?"
"There is bad news, and there is good news." Lawrence took out his handkerchief, wiped the blood from his fingertips, and said with a happy smile: "The bad news is that Mr. Sidney does not know the secret of the 'Successor'; good news
The news is that Muxi Kingdom’s research on alien species and the results obtained are more than expected...more than you and I can imagine."
Early the next morning, the tranquility of Venus Street was broken by a shrill scream.
An hour later, members of the Muxi Defense Team and the Alien Association arrived at the scene at the same time.
The door lock showed no traces of violent damage, and all facilities in the room were intact. Sidney died of excessive shock and heart failure. The autopsy of the deceased could not find any toxicology or fatal injuries...
After several days of investigation, nothing was found and the investigation ended hastily.
A murder suddenly cast a thick fog over the entire Muxi City.