Castle of War.
To the southwest of the fortress, there is a manor, which is the private residence of the Elhorin family. Even the officials of the fortress are not allowed to enter without permission.
In the hall of the villa, several people were sitting or standing, among them was Victor who had just returned from Settlement No. 12. His wife was sitting beside him, looking at her husband with some worry from time to time, and she burst into tears when she thought of her son's death.
At the window stood a man slightly older than Victor. He had a thick beard and obvious wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He was wearing a white shirt and pants, holding a glass of wine, and his eyes were cold.
This is Victor's second brother, old Jones's second son, Gail.
The others are Victor and Gail's sons.
As for old Jones and his eldest son, they were not at home at the moment.
At this time, there was a projection screen in the hall, and on it was the large square of Settlement No. 12. Elhoin and others could see that someone was giving a speech on the high platform in the square.
"I know that many of you are Elhoin's spies. I don't mind you passing on the news here to Elhoin."
"I welcome Elhoin's challenge to take back their land. After all, it's very rude to refuse someone who sends you money, isn't it?"
... ... .
After saying these two sentences, the man turned and left.
The picture disappears.
"Father, if you let me go, I will lead the team to kill this arrogant bastard!"
Victor's eldest son, a big man with muscles bulging so much that his clothes were about to burst, shouted angrily.
At the window, Gail turned around and said calmly: "Since this arrogant bastard killed Jack and was able to force your father back, it shows that he is not a simple person."
"Look at his actions. He eliminated Du Gao and Griffin overnight, and spent two days clearing out the nearby bandit gangs. If you go there, you will just die in vain."
The sturdy man named Sok almost roared: "When did our Elhoin become so cowardly? He is just a kid who relies on the support of the fortress. Doesn't this fool know that he is being used by the fortress to test us?"
"If I wanted to, I could do the same things he did!"
Victor raised his head and said calmly: "You may be able to eliminate Du Gao and Griffin, and you can also wipe out the bandit group. But, can you let Lu An go with you? Can you let two Silver Crown Knights be your thugs?"
Soke was stunned for a moment, then frowned and began to think seriously.
"Your father is right. That young man could not have achieved this just by relying on the support of the fortress. I have heard some information from various channels. That young man may be the key figure in solving the bacterial infection incident some time ago." Gail picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
Victor said in a deep voice: "In short, I don't recommend taking any rash action before we find out his background. I have a hunch that if it is not handled properly, it may endanger our entire family."
“Therefore, this matter needs to be considered carefully.”
Gale turned around and said, "I agree with you. It's just a settlement and a mine. If they want it, just give it to them. Maybe our city lord did it on purpose to find a chance to attack us, Elhoin. We can't give outsiders such an obvious opportunity."
"What about Jack? Is he going to die in vain?" Victor's wife
He raised his tear-stained eyes and shouted in dissatisfaction.
"Quiet, Anna." Victor said calmly, "We must avenge Jack, but not now."
"I don't know what's wrong with you, but I know that if it were the old Elhoin, he wouldn't have so many concerns!" The woman left angrily.
"Soke, go watch over your mother and don't let her do anything stupid." Victor said softly.
The sturdy man had calmed down by now, nodded, and left the hall.
Gale exhaled and said, "Let's do this for now. When father and the boss come back, I'll discuss it with them."
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Settlement No. 12.
After finishing his speech, Tianyang returned to Elhoin's building, which now became his residence.
In that luxurious hall, Tianyang saw Lu An and saw that he was accompanied by several people.
"Mr. Tianyang, let me introduce these people. They just arrived yesterday and were assigned to you by the fortress to assist you in managing the settlement and the mine." Lu An walked over and said with a smile on his face, "Mr. Tianyang, your efficiency is amazing. In just three days, you have basically taken control of the settlement."
Tian Yang nodded slightly and smiled, "The management of the settlement and the mine should still be managed by the fortress. According to the agreement we signed before, I was only responsible for security work, and at most I could maintain internal order."
"Besides, I don't have the energy to manage these two places. I will stay here for a few more days, but I will return to the Waste Scavenging City later."
Tianyang had no intention of staying here for long, nor did he think of competing with Fortress for territory. He just wanted to do the security work mentioned in the agreement and get the income from the mine. The rest was left to Fortress to decide.
Hearing Tianyang say this, Lu An finally put down a big stone in his heart. In the past three days, he saw Tianyang act vigorously and take control of the settlement in an instant, and he was a little worried that he would occupy the settlement.
If Tianyang really did this, Fortress could only turn a blind eye, so when he introduced those managers just now, he highlighted the word "assist", making it clear that Tianyang was the main person.
Since Tianyang has made it clear that the management should be handed over to Baowei, Lu An feels relieved.
Next, Tianyang called Luther over and introduced him to the managers. After that, the management of the settlement and the mine would be the responsibility of the Fortress, while security issues would be handled by the Blood City.
Tianyang handed this place over to Luther and gave him 5% of the mine's profits. Luther immediately patted his chest and guaranteed that there would never be any problems in these two places.
In this way, the problem of the settlement was temporarily solved, and Qin Wangshu happily negotiated several deals with the fortress management. Tianyang Security did not intervene, but also gained a lot of benefits.
The next day, he met Yin Meng and Ye Xiao.
"This is the information to be given to Bishop Guan Feng." Tian Yang handed them a data chip. "Thank you for your hard work during this period. There is nothing else to do. You can return to Donglu at any time."
Yin Meng took the chip and nodded, "Then we'll say goodbye today."
"Okay, do you need me to arrange it for you?" Tianyang asked casually.
Yin Meng shook her head: "No need, we can just go back by ourselves."
"Okay, I hope to see you in the East Courtyard soon." Tianyang said with a smile.
Yin Meng could certainly hear the hint in his words and nodded, "We will convey your intention to the bishop after we meet him."
Tianyang nodded: "Thank you for your help."
At noon that day, the Silver Knights left the settlement.
en route.
Ye Xiao, who was driving, asked, "Should we contact Tang and tell him that the church is involved in the slave trade?"
Yin Meng shook her head and said, "This is not something you and I can decide. Let's hand it over to Bishop Guan Feng and make a decision."
"Okay."
As soon as the words fell, Yin Meng and Ye Xiao both felt something in their hearts, and they both looked towards the east.
Just on the east side of the road, on a low hill, a fire suddenly lit up, and then a missile, trailing flames, broke through the air and instantly hit their magnetic energy vehicle.
Boom!
With a loud bang, a ball of blazing flame erupted on the road and turned into a fireball.
The magnetic car flew out, landed on the road, and kept rolling in the wilderness. It rolled about a hundred meters away before it stopped.
In the magnetic energy car, Yin Meng and Ye Xiao climbed out of the car body. Both of them were slightly injured, but they were covered with fighting spirit armor, so the injuries were not serious.
But the magnetic energy car has been scrapped and can no longer be used.
They exchanged glances, and then felt a strong aura, and saw a figure appear on the mountain. The figure showed the aura of stars, and turned into a ball of silver flames, rising from the mountain, crossing the sky, and throwing itself towards them.
It landed in the wilderness less than a hundred meters away from them.
It was a man wearing a cloak, through which one could see silver-white armor with scratches. He was also wearing a silver-white helmet and his face was covered with a visor, so it was hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman.
The man took off his cloak and unloaded a huge sword from his back that was two palms wide and incredibly long. The sword was covered with marks and there were faint flickering lights inside those seemingly cracks. It was obvious that this was not an ordinary weapon. The man carried the huge sword on his shoulder and walked towards the two silver knights in silence.
Ye Xiao glanced at Yin Meng, then drew his Thunderbolt, which emitted flashes of lightning. He pointed at the man and shouted, "We are the Silver Crown Knights of the Church of War. Who are you and why are you attacking us?"
A dark and hoarse voice rang out from under the visor of the helmet: "We are the ashes of this world. We judge the guilty. We are worthy of being Silver Knights and Paladins. As long as you are guilty, we will appear before you and turn you into ashes."
Ye Xiao frowned and whispered, "Ashes... Judgment... Could it be the Ashes Tribunal? Is he the Ashes Knight?"
Yin Meng tightened the 'Night Rain in the Small Building' in her hand: "Legend has it that it is independent of the College of Cardinals and the General Institute, and only accepts the command of the Holy See. It is composed of knights who have committed serious crimes. Their identities and pasts have been stripped away. They are like ashes that have been burned out. The last remaining spark exists only to atone for their sins."
"They are the Knights of Ashes who are not governed by any bishops, archbishops, or war priests..."
"I originally thought they were just legends, but I didn't expect..."
Ye Xiao said in a deep voice: "Why did the Knight of Embers come after us? What crime did Yin Meng and I commit that requires the Knight of Embers to come out of the Inquisition to punish us!"