The night goes on.
Somewhere in White Rock City, deep underground, there is a secret room.
A long table was placed in the middle of the secret room, with many people sitting on it, and a meeting that was different from the White Stone Tower was going on.
Sitting at one end of the long table is the great scholar Surades who "traveled", and on both sides of him are Yadotus and Petula.
The three people raised the average age of everyone at the meeting, making the atmosphere of the meeting inexplicably dull.
The flames of candles and torches on the walls were burning "crackingly", and everyone in the secret room was silent. Finally, Surades spoke up to break the dead silence.
"Does anyone want to take the initiative to speak and talk about the recent situation?" Surades looked at the people sitting around the table and asked.
No one answered.
"Is there no one? Okay, let me tell you, you all know the situation anyway." Suradi said, "I have pulled two old guys out of the ground for such a long time, but the progress is still very slow. . We may have had a brief encounter with the enemy who attacked our organization, but we know very little about the specific situation. If we want to contact the opponent, we can't find an opportunity at all, let alone ambush and eliminate the opponent in a targeted manner. .
Of course, just yesterday, there was a small breakthrough. This small breakthrough was not made by us, but was actively exposed by the other party. The specific situation is not clear, but it is certain that just last night, the enemy attacked the White Stone Tower. "
"call-"
Surades took a breath and continued: "Yes, that's right, the enemy attacked the White Stone Tower. I have to say, I really don't understand what they wanted to do.
Originally, I thought they would be on the side of the White Stone Tower. After all, they were deliberately targeting us. Now it seems that they and White Stone Tower are not on the same side at all, and they are standing opposite everyone. "
Having said this, Suradi paused and his expression became serious: "Of course, the position of the opponent is not the point. One of the main purposes of today's meeting is to discuss the enemy's behavior during the attack on the White Rock Tower. A strange thing:
Before, we knew that enemies would leave signs of our parliament at the scene of attacks from time to time. The conjecture is that they are deliberately framing us and exposing the existence of our parliament.
But this time... After they attacked the White Stone Tower, they still left the same mark, which was painted with the blood of the White Stone Tower wizard they killed. This is very irritating to the White Stone Tower. It is said that the White Stone Tower is frantically recalling its power and preparing to deal with them with all its strength. So a question is... what do those people want to do
Do they really want to frame us and expose us? According to the strength shown by the opponent's attack on the White Stone Tower and the heavy losses to the White Stone Tower, they are obviously very strong. Why would such a powerful wizard organization deliberately frame us, expose us, and act in our name
What is their purpose in pretending to be us? Come on, let’s talk about it. You can say anything, as long as you don’t tell me that it’s the enemy who wants to lure the White Stone Tower into fighting with us. If the enemy really wants to do this, he can do it more carefully. Not so rough. "
After Surades finished speaking, the whole place was silent.
Suradi couldn't help but frown, and knocked on the table, making a "bang bang bang" sound. The people attending the meeting lowered their heads quickly, like students who were afraid of being called on by the teacher.
"call-"
Suradi exhaled deeply and simply shouted: "Chris!"
The man named Chris stood up quickly.
Surades said unceremoniously: "Tell me what you think."
"I think, I think..."
"What do you think? Tell me!" Surades was angry.
"I think, I think..."
"Forget it!" Surades waved his hand helplessly and asked the other party to sit down, and the other party sat down immediately.
Suratis looked at Yadod and Petula who were sitting on both sides of him, and saw that both of them were half-squinting their eyes, closing their eyes to rest, and said angrily: "Hey, two old guys, we are having a meeting. ! Pay attention, okay?"
Yadod and Petula came to their senses and slowly opened their eyes.
Yadoud glanced at Surades and said in a faint voice: "Pay attention to your image. I am already a retired old man and no longer a young man like you. Okay, Surades, you have to be considerate of me." .”
"That's right!" Petula screamed, "When you dragged me out of the coffin, I thought it would be over after a few days of work. It's been so long now, and I still don't have a clue. Do you really plan to let me It consumes all the remaining lifespan! Even if this is the case, then I will just listen to what you say, what will happen if I close my eyes? "
Surades sighed. Naturally, it was hard to lose his temper with two guys at the same level and even older than him. He couldn't help but said, "Then you two can give me some advice, right?"
"My opinion, let me give you an opinion." Yadod spoke up, pondered for a moment and said seriously, "As you said, the enemy is very powerful, but he still acts in our name. Since then, there have been two There are two possibilities: either the other party did it intentionally, or the other party did it unintentionally.
If the other party is intentional, then you don’t need to think too much about it, as the other party obviously has no good intentions. Then we don't need to explore the other party's purpose, we can just find a way to annihilate and solve the other party. After all, if someone wants to steal something from you, you still have to figure out why they want to steal it? There is no need to go to such trouble, just find a way to kill him and bury him. As for what if it was unintentional..."
"If the other party didn't mean it." Petula interrupted at this time, ignoring Yadod's disgusted face when he was interrupted, and said, "If the other party didn't mean it, then the situation will be a little more complicated. I think We'd better not act rashly, because what if the other party really comes from the same origin as us
Shut up, Yadod, I'm talking!
Surades, you know very well that when the empire fell, our parliament survived and worked hard to revive the empire. But we are not necessarily the only organizations with similar goals. After all, the empire was too big back then, and it was impossible for us to know everything. The big shot probably arranged many similar back-up moves.
If nothing else, you should know that there is an organization similar to ours in the north outside White Rock City. Sneaky, hidden deeper than us, but has been in contact with us before. "
"There is also contact now." Suradi said.
"That's right." Petula continued aloud, "It is very likely that the enemy we face is the same existence as us, but they have developed stronger and closer to their goals, and of course they are more arrogant and violent. "
"Then what shall we do?" Surades asked.
"I suggest that while remaining vigilant, try to get in touch with the other party to verify the other party's true identity,"
"Then what if it's different from what you think?" Yadod curled his lips in dissatisfaction and asked, "We will all be in danger then, what should we do?"
"What else can we do?!" Petula glared, very majestic, "Chop them into pieces and feed them to the dogs! If we put them together, even if we can't kill each other, we will still cause heavy losses to the other side, right? Besides, not only It’s us..."
"You mean them?" Yadod pointed at the ordinary members participating in the meeting and sneered, "I see clearly that one group is not as good as one group, and relying on them cannot be relied on."
"I'm not talking about them," said Petula, "I'm talking about my old friends, um, old friends. If you don't look at me like this, will I have no friends? Although, my friends are very old. But I want to tell you, the strength he can unleash is stronger than mine. If the three of us can’t do it, just pull him over and we’ll be able to do it.”
"Then what is his name? Where is he now?" Surades asked seriously, "How about we find your friend first, pull him over, and then try to communicate with the enemy. This is the safest way."
"Yes, yes." Petula nodded in agreement, then frowned: "But... I'm a little unsure for the time being, where is my old friend now. It's not my fault, I have been sleeping for so many years, he must not be here He will live in the same place, and you need to spend time looking for it. His name is... Bilas."
"Bilas?" Surades' eyes flashed after hearing this, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, "Okay, let's use all the power of the council to find him. I hope he has not left White Rock City."
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