"Hey, have you heard about what happened half a month ago near the border of the eastern region?" A lizardman mercenary asked the other people sitting in the seat mysteriously,
"You mean, about the Naga army." Another lizard man standing side by side with him, holding a large glass of unknown liquor in his hand, replied drunkenly,
"I said, what is going on? Don't hesitate." The third octopus mercenary seemed to be unclear about this matter. He saw the two companions drinking with him talking in argot, but he just I didn't know what others were talking about, and I felt left out in my heart, so I said uncomfortably: "You still treat me as a friend? You don't tell me anything."
"Shh." The two lizardman mercenaries made a gesture of silence in unison, and then the two of them looked around in a tacit understanding. They found that no one else in the bar was paying attention to them, and then they looked at each other cautiously. , then the drunken mercenary hugged his fellow octopus man and whispered in his ear: "If you don't want to live anymore, please don't make such a thing public."
"It's normal that you don't know." The first lizard man to speak put his mouth next to the other ear of the octopus mercenary, and also lowered his voice and said: "Just half a month ago, a group of Nagas The elite warriors were actually wiped out on the border leading to the submarine plain. A friend of mine passed by there, but saw with his own eyes that those elite Naga warriors died miserably, and the bodies were not intact."
"There's more." The second drunken mercenary seemed to want to show that he had a wide range of contacts. He quickly continued: "I heard that the Ocean Goddess Chamber of Commerce secretly collaborated with the enemy and secretly smuggled military supplies and supplies to the resistance forces in the submarine plain. Weapons, but were caught on the spot by the patrolling army. Who knew they actually resisted and even surrendered to the Naga soldiers who rounded them up... "
The drunken mercenary said this, scratched the front of his neck with his hand, and then put all the liquor in the cup in his hand into his stomach. As a result, he was already almost drunk, and with such After a large glass of strong wine, he passed out drunk on the spot, his body collapsed limply on the table, and he actually fell asleep.
"If you can't drink, then don't show off." The first mercenary to speak cursed in dissatisfaction, carrying his drunk companion and staggering towards the bar door, while the octopus mercenary was standing around. After looking around for a few times, I found that no one in the bar was paying attention to me, and then I staggered towards the back of the bar. It looked like I had drunk too much and was going to take a break.
The bar where the octopus man mercenary is located doesn't even have a name, so it can't be fully equipped. The so-called convenience is just that it can be solved anywhere in the back alley. When the octopus man walked into the back alley, he smelled a stench and he frowned. Frowning, he stuffed a few tentacles on his chin into his nostrils, and slowly walked on tiptoe from the alley to the street outside. It was already late at night, and only a few people were still on the street at this time and had not gone home to rest. There are only a few professions. The octopus mercenary pushed away dozens of wandering warblers who clung to him and turned into a secluded alley at the corner of the street.
The octopus mercenary suddenly stopped because in front of the alley, two male Nagas wearing leather armor blocked his direction. The octopus mercenary suddenly changed his face when he saw the emblem on the opponent's chest. A big change, because he recognized that the two male Nagas were from the Inspectorate. Although the name of this organization sounds ordinary, it is specifically used by the Naga Empire to suppress and arrest resistance organizations. Anyone who is caught is I have never come out in one piece.
The octopus mercenary turned around without hesitation, but his escape plan was aborted before it could be implemented, because at the intersection where he entered the alley, there were also two Naga men dressed exactly the same, waiting and watching. When the octopus mercenaries wanted to run away, one of the Naga men said with a ferocious smile: "We have been keeping an eye on you for a long time. You have traveled to many places tonight to find out information, but your The level of camouflage is so bad that I haven’t even changed my attire.”
"Hmph, come with us honestly and save everyone the trouble." Another Naga man also spoke: "Of course, if you refuse to cooperate, we don't mind removing your arm. Anyway, we only need the head." Your mouth can move, but other parts..."
"It's better not to tear it apart." A cold voice came from behind the two Naga men. These two secret agents of the Inspectorate have undergone strict training. As soon as they heard this voice, they knew that there were others lurking here. , so they turned around and launched the attack without hesitation, but as soon as they moved, they felt the sharp pain from their throats, and then their heads fell back and fell to the ground.
Two muffled sounds came from behind the octopus mercenary. They were the sounds of the Naga man blocking his path having his head smashed with a warhammer. Then the dark elf Helena emerged from the darkness of the alley. Her figure was revealed. She was holding an ordinary hammer in her hand. Judging from the wear and tear on it, she probably took it from a blacksmith shop. After confirming that the body under her feet was indeed dead, Helena They stepped over their corpses and walked towards the octopus mercenaries. At the intersection where the octopus mercenaries came in, Sophie put away the Shadow Sword dagger and walked over slowly.
"Thank you, thank you so much." The octopus mercenary wiped the sweat from his forehead and thanked him repeatedly.
"Stop talking nonsense, the master is still waiting for you." Sophie waved to the octopus mercenary and walked into the depths of the alley first. Helena carefully checked the surroundings again to confirm that there was no one there. After following him without leaving any trace, he quietly disappeared into the shadows.
When the octopus mercenary walked into the room, Ryan was sitting leisurely on a chair in the center of the room. After the octopus mercenary sat opposite him, he waved towards him and removed the octopus mercenary's immunity. The magic disguise revealed Paul's face. Paul, who was disguised as an octopus mercenary, sighed before he could speak. Obviously, his actions to communicate and collect intelligence around the city tonight were not going well.
After being ambushed by Naga soldiers, Ryan and his party, led by Paul, transferred to the Seahorse to speed up their progress. However, even if they traveled overnight, it took them almost half a month to reach Etirisak. It is the commercial transfer station of Tisilis's home city, Tisilina Fortress. However, due to nearly ten thousand years of development, this transfer station that was established in the past to transport military rations and other materials has already developed into a giant commercial city. On the contrary, Tisilis Liz's home city has become its satellite city. This was unexpected by the Naga Queen who originally ordered the establishment of a commercial transfer station.
As a result, when they were on the outskirts of Etiresac, Ryan and his party saw wanted posters with Paul's face posted everywhere. After some inquiring, Ryan and the others found out that the Sea Goddess Chamber of Commerce was actually controlled by Tisilis's subordinates. Several generals teamed up to seize it, and the charge turned out to be collaboration with the enemy. According to the description in the wanted order, Paul, the director of the Ocean Goddess Chamber of Commerce, secretly funded the Naga Empire rebels and provided them with a large amount of money and supplies. This time, an explosion broke out on the submarine plain. A series of riots such as the beast tide were caused by that group of rebels, and Paul secretly went to Ebston during the riots in order to reach some kind of ulterior secret agreement with the other party. The Eastern Region Inspectorate of the Empire and the Naga Army launched a Paul was hunted down, but the other party escaped. Hundreds of brave Naga warriors died heroically, etc.
This news immediately blinded Paul. He had no idea how his being ordered by Lord Tisiris to check the military ration reserves turned into signing a secret agreement with the rebels. Moreover, the Sea Goddess Chamber of Commerce had always been Tisili. Lord Si's personal wealth-making tool. Although Paul is the director, he is only responsible for specific affairs. The power of the entire chamber of commerce is not in the hands of several of their directors, but is controlled by Tisilis's maid. In other words It is said that although this wanted order is aimed at Paul on the surface, it actually points to the core power controlled by Ticelis.
Not only that, the seizure of the Sea Goddess Chamber of Commerce was jointly signed by several generals. Does this mean that there is some instability among Tisilis' subordinates? In view of this bad situation, Paul decisively gave up leading the company. Instead of relying on Ryan's idea of going directly to see Tisilis, he put on makeup and sneaked into Etirisac City to inquire about information. As a result, he was busy for most of the night, but he brought back the frustrating fact.
"There are indeed some problems with the situation. Now the whole city is actually spreading rumors that the lord has disappeared. This has led some guys to make rumors that the Ocean Goddess Chamber of Commerce has a secret agreement with the imperial rebels. Although it is me who is wanted on the arrest warrant, this case What the matter really points to is the owner of the Chamber of Commerce, my lord." Octopus man Paul sat opposite Ryan and said to him calmly: "Originally, I planned to ask Lord Tisilis to introduce you directly, but this plan You can put it on hold for a few days. Now my wanted notice is plastered all over the eastern region. If I show up, I'm afraid I'll be killed on the spot. This is called death without evidence."
"It seems that you and your master are going to be in trouble." Ryan said lightly,
"No, it won't." After hearing Ryan's disrespectful words towards Ticelis, Paul seemed to be a little excited. He stood up and said loudly: "Dear sir, please rest assured, this is just Some small conspiracies, my master is by no means easily defeated, but the incident happened suddenly, and I have just returned here, and there is no way to confirm which of the master's people are still trustworthy, so I need some time. "