After more than a month of secret investigation, "Shadow Shang", which was only formed for only 2 months, found a lot of things. This organization with the same name as Ryan's dagger has been hidden in the darkness forever since it appeared. The organization has almost all single-line connections. Except for its leader Sophie, not to mention outsiders, even the internal personnel have no idea how huge the potential of this organization is.
If anyone is interested in carefully checking Cassano's records in the past two months, they will find many clues. A large amount of funds have been allocated in an inexplicable name. Many outstanding warriors have also mysteriously disappeared. There is also an extra piece in the Iron Fist Castle. Anyone who steps into this forbidden area will soon lose their way, even those who have lived here for decades...
I have to admit that the current reputation of this organization called "Shadow Shang" is not as good as that of an ordinary mercenary group in the mercenary hall of Iron Fist Castle, but what its members possess is enough to make the most powerful mercenary on the continent The group looked at them side by side: various enchanted weapons and armors made of mithril, invisibility scrolls used to hide their whereabouts, endless amounts of money...
With the support of a powerful magician like Ryan, the entire territory of Cassano, the help of Archmage Victor and the legacy left by Archmage Dranai, I want to arm one in a short time to collect It is not very difficult for such an organization to provide intelligence and secret operations.
At this time, Sophie, the leader of "Shadow Shang", was standing respectfully in Lane's magic tower, while her master, Lane, was sitting at the desk, slowly reading a thick document compiled by Sophie. , this information explains in detail how some guys with ulterior motives within Cassano colluded with external hostile forces and created a series of vicious incidents, and the tragedy in Brady's village was also involved.
Originally, the three Cassano families existed side by side, and each naturally had a group of people enjoying their power. However, when Ryan unified the entire Cassano family with force, the original interest circles were ruthlessly divided, and these people who lost their power naturally Dissatisfied, and because Ryan trusted Vivian and the others, almost two-thirds of the power of Cassano was handed over to the discussion group headed by Adela, Vivian, and Adams. Nature cuts off other people's access to power,
These people knew that their strength was limited and could not compete with Ryan from the front, so they could only endure it. Unexpectedly, when Ryan left Cassano and went to the imperial capital to participate in the Royal Athletic Competition, someone started to contact them. After a period of time, a An organization called the "Southern Liberties Union" officially debuted, and a huge conspiracy against Lane and his ruling class was officially launched.
This group of losers in Cassano's power struggle still has a certain amount of power within Cassano. Although they cannot influence Cassano's situation, they can make some small moves. That's why there are many people wearing cards. The soldiers serving in Sano's army were looting everywhere outside, and naturally there was the tragedy in Brady Village.
Of course, these are only a small part. In fact, neither Cassano's group of rebels nor the Southern Freedom Alliance believe that this can shake Cassano's foundation. They are just doing this to satisfy themselves as much as possible. desire, and create as many enemies as possible for Cassano,
What really affects Cassano's current stable situation is that this group of rebels spread rumors everywhere in the territory, sow discord between Cassano's army and his people, alienate Cassano and the Imperial Capital, and also attempt to alienate Ryan and Cassano. If it were other rulers, the conspiracy of this group of rebels might have succeeded. However, their opponent was Ryan, a powerful magician. After continuously demonstrating his power, many of them had already slightly Cassano officials who had some thoughts were loyal to Ryan again, because even if they could take away the power, they would not be able to withstand Ryan's curse unless they had the personal protection of the Archmage day and night.
The failure of the conspiracy made this group of people very frustrated, but soon there was another plan against Ryan, which was to assassinate Vivian and Adela. As long as these two women died, then the continuity of Ryan and Cassano would be Will be interrupted in an instant, and Ryan, who has lost his ruling foundation, wants to regain control of Cassano's situation, and must re-support his cronies, and this opportunity is just for this group of rebels to come to power.
The plan sounded good, but unfortunately they failed. The reason was the sudden arrival of Faras. Of course, Ryan and the others were already very clear about many things that happened after that, so Ryan quickly turned through the pages and slowly read the appendix. The list of personnel at the end of the information,
Familiar names passed by his fingertips one by one. Ryan looked at the list silently without making any sound. There was no expression on his face, while Adela and Vivian standing aside had their faces flushed. Because one-third of them come from their families, and some of them were personally appointed by the two of them. At that time, they just thought that they were related by blood, but they never thought that others would not really regard them as real people. family,
"Is power so fascinating?" Ryan sighed and dropped the list in his hand. He picked up the water in front of him and drank it in one gulp. After a moment of pause, he said again: "I have given up all my power. Come out, are they still not satisfied? Do they really want me to leave Cassano?"
"No, Ryan, this is none of your business." Adela and Vivian spoke quickly. They didn't want Ryan to leave everything behind. Although they could stay with Ryan, they would not be as powerful as Ryan. A magician is here, I'm afraid this place will become someone else's territory in just a few days.
"Maybe Faras is right, I am simply a political idiot." Ryan's tone seemed a little disappointed, which made Adela and Vivian very anxious, but they didn't know what to say. After all, many of these rebels have something to do with them, and it happened after Ryan gave Cassano full power to them.
Sophie's eyes rolled rapidly, and she quickly thought of something, so she plucked up the courage to speak: "Master, please forgive me for being rude, but I think your words are not correct, or to be precise. , the statement that it was Mistress Farasi is not correct."
"Oh." Ryan has always trusted Farasi, especially in politics. Unexpectedly, today Sophie suddenly said that Farasi was wrong. Of course, this will not make Ryan angry, but it is inevitable that there is a little curiosity in his heart. So Ryan pointed to the chair next to the desk and said: "You all sit down, there is no need to be too restrained here, Sophie, tell me what you mean."
After everyone was seated, Sophie spoke confidently: "For magic, you have put in hard work and naturally achieved outstanding achievements. In terms of politics, I believe that you, Master, have also made some efforts. , but I’m not as good at using magic, so I feel like I’m not good at politics, right?”
"Yes." Ryan nodded and admitted: "For the same thing, Faras can immediately understand the reason after just one glance. But even if I have her tips, I am always puzzled. Obviously I don't have the talent in this area. .”
"No, I don't think so." Sophie got to the point and her voice became louder: "Please allow me to say a few disrespectful words. When it comes to your understanding of the magic system, you are definitely better than me." Go to Faras, or any of the outstanding students of the Magic Academy, but your magical strength is far above them, why?"
"It is said that your magic system is not complete. When you were adventuring with Madam Farasi and the others, you only knew a few types of magic. However, the miracles you created must be looked up to even by the outstanding students of the Imperial Magic Academy. Could it be that Isn't it, Master, the reason for all this is actually very simple, that is, you stick to the rules."
"Restrictions, rules."
"Yes, I have seen you take action before, directly using oppressive attacks to make your opponents unable to resist. But in politics, you always act according to the rules set by others. This is not to trap your own hands and feet with others. Fight, not to mention that you are only a novice in politics."
"In magic, you give full play to your advantages, so you are almost invincible; but in politics, you use your weaknesses and follow others. If you can easily defeat your opponents in this way, then you The perception between your opponent and you is definitely greater than the magic gap between you, and in fact how can such a person become your opponent?"
"Although I don't know much about politics, I think politics is not just about intrigues with others. Your magical strength, Cassano's military strength, manpower and material resources...etc., all of these should be within the scope of politics. Master, you are a straightforward and kind-hearted person, but now you have given up the force that you are best at, and instead fight with others on the basis of scheming that you are least good at. May I ask how much a heavy price you have to pay to be able to fight with others? Is it longer or shorter?”
"What you said makes sense, Sophie." Ryan couldn't help but nodded heavily. He couldn't help asking Sophie about countermeasures. Sophie's face was slightly flushed and her body was trembling slightly. It was obvious that she was She was very excited at the time, but Sophie quickly calmed down her emotions. She lowered her voice and told Ryan: "The so-called politics is just a transaction between people. Only those with similar strengths will naturally sit down and take their time. Talk, if there is a huge disparity in strength, why waste words?"
"Master, in my opinion, your policy after unifying Cassano is too conservative. If you don't use force, how can you deter the enemy? As a magician, your humility is a rare quality. But as a lord, your low profile has become synonymous with cowardice. Just as you won the respect of others with a clean victory in the duel in Moon Moon City, and now, as a lion, you are sleeping in Cassano. Too long, my lord."