The Light Assassin Kyros died in a deal, a deal between the Tower of China and the Lord of White Wave City.
Three years ago, the all-out war among the continental countries ended with the Kingdom losing more than half of its land and the Empire losing one-third of its land. The Tower of China naturally gained the most benefits. Now the territory of the Tower of China is no less than that of the Empire and the Kingdom, and has become a country in the true sense. Originally, the Tower of China had the spare capacity to continue to expand, but they faced pressure from two sides, and finally took the initiative to end the war. One was the pressure from all directions from the God-appearing faction of the Temple of Nature, but Xiao Chen and his men did not want to fight with the Temple of Nature after just fighting a big battle. Later, through the mediation of Roland and other worldly priests, this contradiction was not expanded. Second, the cadre team of the Tower of China was limited, and it would take a lot of time to digest the seized land.
But soon after the war, the orc tribes in the north and the city-states in the south also became chaotic. The tiger tribe and the wolf tribe of the orcs fought for the royal court. The war eventually affected more than a dozen tribes, and two-thirds of the orc tribes were involved in the dispute. In the end, the wolf tribe defeated the tiger tribe and won, but the orc tribes were also seriously injured. Therefore, although at the same time, the emperor Alfred died in the war, his young son succeeded to the throne, the two dukes rebelled, and the empire began to be in civil strife, the orcs did not have the spare energy to take the opportunity to invade the south.
On the other hand, not long after the war in the central part of the continent calmed down, ambitious people emerged in the southern city-states, using excuses to create disputes in an attempt to take the opportunity to expand their influence.
More than a year ago, Avram, the lord of Reef City, rebuked Mendina, the lord of Coconut City, for colluding with the sea tribe to attack their caravan, and then launched a war against Coconut City. The war did not last for a few months and ended with the complete defeat of Coconut City. Reef City brought Coconut City under its rule. Next, Avram pointed his spearhead at Sunset City, and even the reason for sending troops was exactly the same. Similarly, Sunset City did not hold out for too long before being conquered. The addition of two city-states at once made the power of Reef City suddenly expand. If other city lords did this, they would have been jointly attacked by other cities long ago, but Reef City was different. Avram was the only saint in the southern city-state, the youngest son of Kyros.
The city-state alliance did raise its own protests, but all the protests were blocked by Kyros.
He said to the League's messenger: "Anyone who bullies my son must pay the price. Anyone who hinders this is against me personally. And all those who oppose me will die. If you think there is anyone more powerful than Sosa, the Saint of Time, then come and try my Death Light."
The accumulated power of Kyros in the southern city-states made no one dare to resist lightly. In addition, the people in the city-states were originally divided and had their own ulterior motives, so the two wars ended in nothing.
After Avram's Reef City took action twice, it was quiet for a while and did not make any moves for nearly a year. However, just half a month later, he repeated the same trick and once again accused White Wave City of attacking their caravan in the open sea, resulting in the sinking of a ship.
Peleus, the Lord of White Wave City, knew that this was all a frame-up. The ship had clearly sunk in a storm, and his fleet had rescued two sailors from Reef City. However, his arguments seemed pale and powerless in front of a saint.
Pelesi also tried to form an alliance to fight against Reef City, but the city lords who were originally interested in this retreated after being warned by Kyros. He had no choice but to recruit mercenaries and prepare for war. But he knew very well that no matter how he prepared, he would inevitably fail under the huge military advantage and master advantage of Reef City.
However, just when he was about to lose confidence, several messengers from the Tower of China secretly approached him.
They gave him a choice, to cooperate with them to assassinate Quiros. Pelesi didn't know the reason why the Tower of China and Quiros were hostile. In his opinion, the reason why the Chinese wanted to oppose Quiros was that they didn't want to see a powerful country rise in the south. However, this reason was enough for him to convince himself. The heads of the mayors of Coconut City and Sunset City were hung on the gate of Reef City before, and he didn't want to become the next one.
So, he sent an invitation to Kyros according to the Chinese's request. In the invitation, he said that he hoped to secretly surrender to Kyros and exchange his safety for an ancestral secret treasure. It was a holy dagger called "Broken Heart", an indestructible blade. If used by Kyros, who is good at daggers, it will surely be able to exert great power. But the only condition is that he needs to talk to Kyros and only pledge allegiance to Kyros, not to Reef City.
After receiving the invitation, Kyros had no doubts, because no one in the southern city-state had ever dared to attack him. And he was the best at sneaking in and escaping. It was almost impossible for Pelesi to plot against him. As for Pelesi's thoughts, it was easy to understand. He wanted to share some power and become his sword like his son Avram, so as to maintain his position. Kyros thought that as long as he paid enough, it would not be a bad idea. Although Avram was his son, adding a competitor for him would make him easier to discipline, right
Moreover, he was also very tempted by the holy dagger. Kyros' realm was not very high among the saints, and his talent was also average. He only possessed the characteristics of skills and profession, which allowed him to threaten other saints. Therefore, after he reached his current realm, it was very difficult for him to improve his strength. And a more handy weapon became very important.
In the last battle to assassinate Sasso, his usual dagger "Death Ray" suffered some irreparable damage in the explosion caused by Sasso, which slightly reduced his strength. If someone could give him a holy dagger, it would just make up for the loss.
So after weighing the options, Kyros decided to go to the appointment. To be on the safe side, he also brought a great magician and two great swordsmen with him. In his opinion, this was already a perfect preparation.
The meeting was naturally held in secret, and the location was set in a wealthy businessman's house in Baisha City. This was actually Pelesi's own property. Before coming here, Pelesi deliberately detected the surrounding situation and found that there was no ambush within a radius of at least one kilometer. Then, fortunately, he entered the house through the side door as agreed. (To be continued)