The middle-aged man in the gray-white cloak was slightly stunned, carefully looked at the stalwart figure shrouded in darkness on the throne above, and said: "Master Night King, although the "Fountain of Resurrection" is expensive, it shouldn't be considered a big deal to get the surrender of an elder. Too bad, right? "
"If we can get his surrender, it will be no loss." The person on the throne said indifferently: "But this person calls himself the 'devil king', hmph, the Holy See of Light calls us demons, so he calls himself the 'devil king', with such ambitions A character, how could he be willing to submit to others! The surrender in front of him is just that he has just taken over as an elder, and his foundation is too weak to refuse. If there is a chance in the future, he will definitely become a king on his own!"
The face of the middle-aged man in the gray-white cloak changed slightly, and he said, "Lord Night King, since this is the case, we might as well take the Ninth District as our own before his wings stiffen. ’, he can only be a polished commander.”
"It's impossible to take it as our own, but we must not give the Ninth District a chance to grow, otherwise the current pattern of the three kings' mutual checks and balances will be broken and plunged into chaos." The Night King said coldly.
"yes."
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It was daylight.
Du Dian is still browsing the information of District 9 in the office. After one night of reading, he already has a general understanding of the situation in District 9. Among the twelve districts of the Dark Holy See, District 9 belongs to the lower middle. The number of believers, wealth, and force are far inferior to other regions, especially the third region controlled by the "Night King".
"I didn't expect that the gap between the twelve regions would be so large, and I don't know if the Night King is the deacon of the supervision department appointed by the monastery." Du Dian thought secretly, but then thought again, "Is it the same status? There is no difference between people, according to the words of the Minister of Criminal Affairs, once exposed, he will either be returned to the inner wall area to serve, or pushed out to be sentenced to death, no matter what his status is, he will be either a friend or an enemy in the future."
"Elder, did you call me?" Hawkeye pushed the door open and entered.
Du Dian nodded and ordered: "Call all the five-star alchemists, great potion masters, great fortune-tellers, and the captain of the dark knight and the great dark knight in our ninth district. I want to hold a meeting."
"Meeting?" Hawkeye was slightly stunned, but quickly understood, nodded and said, "I'll inform them right away."
Du Dian nodded, and when he went, he continued to read other materials, which also included another eleven regions, all of which were collected by previous elders.
"The three kings of the twelve districts are the "Night King" of the third district, the "Sword King" of the first district, and the "Pluto" of the fifth district. The three kings are dependent on other elders. In addition, the second District, the tenth district, and the twelfth district are all scattered factions, and there are no three people attached to them. From this point of view, they should be divided into four factions in total. These three scattered factions should take care of each other, but only to a certain extent. Just take care of it. "
Du Dian's eyes flickered slightly, and he was silent in thought.
After a long time.
Eagle Eye came to report and said respectfully: "Elder, the two five-star great alchemists Stuart and Corina have arrived and are waiting for you in the conference hall."
Du Dian glanced at the hourglass next to him, frowned, and said, "Where are the others?"
Hawkeye lowered his head and said, "Still on the way."
"Is it usually so slow?" Du Dian frowned.
Hawkeye glanced at him quietly, then quickly lowered his head, and said, "Elder, some of them have a long journey, and some have something to do, so it's inevitable that they will be slower."
Du Dian noticed his gaze, his face was slightly cold, and said: "How long was the slowest gathering time for your meetings in the past?"
A trace of nervousness flashed in Hawkeye's eyes, and he said, "Reporting to the elder, the slowest time in the past was about two and a half hours."
"Okay, it's been an hour now, wait another hour and a half." Du Dian waved: "You go back first, let them wait first."
"Yes." Hawkeye hesitated to speak, but finally held back, resigned and left.
An hour and a half passed quickly.
Dong dong, Hawkeye knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Hawkeye pushed the door open and looked at Du Dian, who was concentrating on reading the piles of materials piled up next to him, and quickly lowered his head and said, "My lord, it's time."
Du Dian took his eyes back from a piece of information on the regional divisions and numbers of grassroots personnel of various occupations in the ninth district in his hand, looked up at Hawkeye, and said, "Is everything here?"
Hawkeye looked hesitant and said, "Elder, there are still seven people who haven't arrived yet."
"Seven?" Du Dian raised his eyebrows.
The total number of people in the meeting is only sixteen, and at this moment, nearly half of them don't come
"Okay." Du Dian got up and said, "Write down the names of those who didn't come, and give them to me later."
Eagle Eye saw that Du Dian's eyes were not looking good, and he said: "Master Elder, when you first came to take over, they will inevitably want to put on airs. If you start a fight with them, it will have a great impact on our Ninth District. If they take refuge in In other districts, the loss is even greater, I hope you will not be impulsive... "
Du Dian was just about to pass by him, and he stopped when he heard the words, and said in a cold voice, "Please remember that in my territory, no one can put on airs with me!"
Hawkeye was taken aback.
Du Dian has strode out.
Hawkeye hurriedly turned around and followed, leading the way for Du Dian. At the same time, he secretly looked at the eyes on Du Dian's mask, but found that he did not see the anger he imagined, but a pair of calm and deep eyes.
Under the guidance of the eagle eye, Du Dian passed the hall on the second floor and came to a spacious room on the left. He could see eleven figures sitting in the room, and five of them exuded fiery flames all over their bodies. The breath of the remaining six people is relatively dim, but slightly higher than normal people. However, the bodies of these six people are a bit weird, and the heat distribution in the body is uneven. Two of them have extremely hot arms, but the body heat is very low. It was very bleak, and there was another person whose chest was red, but his limbs were as hot as heat.
"Elder, please." Hawkeye took the initiative to open the door and respectfully said to Du Dian.
Du Dian entered the room. This is a very luxurious conference hall, decorated magnificently, including the tables and chairs for the meeting. The materials are expensive, the style is extraordinary, and they are made by master craftsmen.
As soon as the door opened, the chatter and laughter in the conference hall stopped abruptly. Everyone turned their heads, or raised their eyes, and looked at Du Dian standing at the door. When they saw the mask on Du Dian's face, someone frowned. wrinkle.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Du Dian was not nervous. Although he knew that everyone present was the big boss of the Dark Holy See, and they were all "demons" from the famous town outside, which made people frightened, but now he is no longer a few years ago The immature child who has obtained the achievement of a master of divine arts and has seen all the masters in the temple has been able to calmly handle these occasions.
He came to the table in the conference hall, looked around, and said, "Hi everyone, this is the first time we meet. I am the new elder, code-named 'Devil King'. I am calling everyone here today, just want to have a casual chat."
"Devil King?" Hearing this unabashedly domineering code name, everyone was startled, with a trace of astonishment in their eyes.
Soon, a seductively dressed woman sitting on a nearby chair immediately said: "Code-named Demon King? Elder, do you know that among the elders in the twelve regions of our Dark Holy See, no one except the three kings dare to Incorporating the word 'king' into the code name, isn't it too flamboyant for you to do so? If the three kings misunderstand, wouldn't our Ninth District be the target of public criticism?"
"yes!"
"Elder, your code name is too provocative, please change it!"
Two people beside him agreed.
Du Dian narrowed his eyes and waited quietly for them to finish speaking. Seeing that no one else spoke again, he said: "The first day we meet today, let me change my code name. Is this your welcome ceremony?"
The faces of the three people who spoke before changed slightly, and the enchanting woman said: "Elder, you misunderstood, we have no other meaning, but your code name is too ostentatious, our ninth district is only in the middle of the twelfth district, if You have caused the displeasure of the Three Kings, and the consequences will be disastrous!"
Du Dian stared at her, and he could roughly judge from the clothes that this woman is a great potion master. He smiled slightly and said, "What is it like to be unimaginable?"
Seeing the thorns in his words, the enchanting woman couldn't help but look ugly, and said: "Elder, I'm just out of kindness..."
"I know." Du Dian interrupted her, the smile in his eyes turned cold instantly, he glanced at everyone, and said slowly: "I called you here today, just chatting casually, talking about the future of our Ninth District Positioning and development, I have only one goal, the strongest!"
As soon as these words came out, the meeting room fell silent.
Everyone looked at Du Dian in amazement, dumbfounded.
"The strongest?" A middle-aged man next to him was stunned for a while, then smiled bitterly and said, "Elder, you just took office, so you may not know much about the situation here, our Ninth District..."
"I understand." Du Dian interrupted him, and said: "I have seen the situation in the ninth district, and I also know the information of the three kings. With our current capabilities, there is really no way to compete with the three kings, but, We can develop and catch up, do you want to keep looking at the faces of the three kings, swallowing your anger when you are robbed of resources, and dare not speak up?"
Hearing his words, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Just by the last sentence, they knew that Du Dian had indeed done his homework.
"Of course we want to, but how difficult it is to catch up with the Three Kings. With the resources and connections in our hands, even if they stagnate, it will take us ten years to catch up." Another old man next to him said helplessly.
"That's right." The enchanting woman nodded and said to Du Dian: "My lord, since you said that, do you have any plans? If you just talk about it, it's better to say less, so as not to arouse the anger of the three kings." Anger, this is not what our Ninth District can bear."
Du Dian said indifferently: "The plan is very simple, just improve the curriculum training of the academy, vigorously cultivate new five-star alchemists and great potion masters, and at the same time train more dark knights."
Hearing this, the enchanting woman was stunned, and it took a while to realize, her eyes widened, and said: "Elder, you, are you joking?"
Du Dian said seriously: "Isn't it?"
The enchanting woman didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "Of course what you said is correct, but the problem is that to cultivate a new five-star alchemist, great potion master, or even a great fortune-teller, it takes more than just a few years. It can be done, even if you are lucky enough to meet some talented students, it will take seven or eight years to achieve something, we want to cultivate new five-star alchemists, if we can produce two new five-star alchemists in ten years, it is not bad."
"Don't think about this too hard." Du Dian said indifferently: "I have my own way of doing this. I called you here today, but I just want to tell you that in the future, I hope that you will carry out the tasks I have given. The reasons lead to the failure of the mission, and the consequences are definitely not what you want to see."
"Huh!" A heavy cold snort suddenly sounded, and a middle-aged man wearing a black waistcoat and cloak sitting at the end of the conference table raised his eyes slightly, his rough face was full of sneer, and looked at Du Dian coldly , said: "Ignorant! I really don't know why the higher-ups would appoint someone like you as an elder. It's ridiculous! Do you think that alchemists and potion masters are professions, and they can learn if they want to? You think that as long as there is the blessing of God, everyone Can become the leader of the dark knight? Ignorance!"
Du Dian narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him quietly.
"Why, are you not convinced?" The middle-aged man's eyes were full of arrogance, and he looked directly at Du Dian without any fear.
Du Dian knows where his confidence is. As a dark knight leader, he is definitely a high-level figure in the region he belongs to. Even the elders need to treat him politely, otherwise he can defect to other regions at any time. Fame will have a certain impact, and it is difficult to defect a second time, but after all, there is room for free choice.
Moreover, with its own strength and influence, as well as the commander's dark knight team, even if the elders ordered him to be arrested, it would be difficult to do so. This is what makes the dark knight commander awesome.
"Is there anything else to say?" Du Dian said.
The middle-aged man snorted coldly, and said: "I came here today, I wanted to give you a little face, but I didn't expect that the new boss is a pussy, and he dares to challenge the three kings without standing firmly on his feet. It's better to sleep at home, it's a waste of time!"
Du Dian still just looked at him quietly.
The middle-aged man saw that Du Dian hadn't spoken for a long time, his face was a little ugly, his eyes became more gloomy, and he said, "Why, don't you have anything to say?"
"Now that you've finished speaking, let me talk about it." Du Dian said slowly: "You just said that it is difficult to cultivate alchemists, and it is also difficult to cultivate dark knights. Indeed, it is difficult for you, otherwise the ninth district After so many years, it won't just be in the middle and lower positions, but now, from today, I will be in charge of the Ninth District. This is my territory. You only need to do the tasks I have given. At most half a year, the Ninth District will be in charge. Become the top five districts! And I will also become the new king!"
"I'm here to say, you can choose to believe it or not, but whether you believe it or not, I will only say it once. If anyone fails to complete the task I assigned due to personal reasons, or colludes with other regions without permission, I will not take it lightly." Rao!"
Hearing this, everyone was a little surprised, including the enchanting woman and the middle-aged man, their complexions changed slightly. They didn't expect Du Dian to speak so loudly.
The middle-aged man frowned, feeling a little dissatisfied in his heart, but seeing Du Dian's determined appearance, the sarcasm in his heart reached his lips, and he finally held back. After all, half a year will pass quickly. If the newly appointed elder did not With a little confidence, there is no reason to say such big words. At that time, everyone will lose their trust. This elder will be in vain, and his prestige will be lost.
He believed that Du Dian would definitely know the consequences of this kind. After all, he was a person sent by the above to be an elder, and he should have this brain.
"Elder, do you have any plans?" The old man next to him asked curiously.
Du Dian said: "This is natural."
"Since you have already said this, elder, let's just believe you." The enchanting woman glanced at the audience and said to Du Dian.
There was no joy in Du Dian's eyes. He turned around and asked Hawkeye next to him, "Is the list of those who didn't come written?"
"It's finished." Hawkeye hurriedly handed it over respectfully.
Du Dian didn't answer, just said: "Don't look at it, everyone above here has canceled their positions."