Quadruple split.

Chapter 375 The Night is Young (II)

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The Violet Empire, the capital of Salamune, the Court of the Night
Motan, who had a decent dinner with Leisa at the Liuli Pavilion, wandered to the Miye Court alone on the grounds of digesting food. This is the residence of Grand Duke Simon in Salamoun. The Red Court of Firepaw and the Mercury Court of Marshall are much more remote, but their grandeur is far superior to the others, even compared to the three-color courtyard where the royal family is located.

Just the main gate which is mainly black and red, decorated with three spars of dark gold, moon white, and green jade, is full of low-key luxury, and it is almost inhumane...

This is not difficult to understand. After all, the core members of the Simon family are all pure-blooded dark elves, and they have accumulated enough wealth for hundreds of years. As we all know, those elves with extremely high talents in the fields of art and money spend They are all very particular about layout, so no matter what kind of elves, as long as they have enough gold coins to squander, they will definitely turn everything around them into works of art, even if it's just the gate of a temporary mansion.

Even though Grand Duke Ximu Simon of this generation has a rigid personality and doesn't like to spend money, his personal collection is still enough to fill two warehouses. This shows that the "thrifty" in the eyes of this group of elf nobles and the "safety" in the mouth of goblin engineers 'Similarly, the gap with the mainstream concept is huge.

These were all that Grand Duke Baroka told Mo Tan before. Although there was no reference value, he still memorized them carelessly, so he was not surprised by the size of the Serene Night Court.

At this moment, a tall and straight figure suddenly appeared not far from Mo Tan, and after a slight nod, he merged into the shadow again.

【Cassie was sent here, huh, that one meter five is quite considerate~】

Mo Tan smacked his lips, and casually sent Futaba a friend message to the effect of "Although you are very caring, we can't be sorry (A wants) to apologize that you are a good person", and then he sent a warm smile to Mi Go to the gate of the night court.

Of course, he actually knew exactly what Futaba was worried about. It was nothing more than discovering that Buffy Marshall was able to send envoys to find Baroka under house arrest, and he was worried about Anthony Dab, who had gone from behind the scenes to the foreground. Si' encountered an accident. After all, Mo Tan's current strength is definitely not strong. If those who visited the Grand Duke Baroka before him last time changed their minds this time, Tan Mo's turtle will be completely urn near the courtyard of other lords. It would be a lot of fun to get slaughtered.

As for why Futaba made such a judgment, the reason is very simple...

Because she herself had the same idea, and hoped to find an opportunity to kill the turtle from the Marshall family, Cassie, who was the strongest in Firepaw's group, naturally became the urn. The reason why she stayed here was to protect Mo Tan Pingan, and second, if you happen to squat down on the emissary sent by the Marshall family, as long as you find a chance, you will kill him!
So after seeing Cassie who deliberately revealed a moment in front of him, Mo Tan, who is quite familiar with Futaba, was not at all surprised. He guessed this series of events when he told the other party that someone represented the Marshall family to meet Grand Duke Baroka. developed.

There is no need to talk nonsense at all, after Futaba's mentality has completely returned to normal, the two still have this tacit understanding.

"You are Mr. Anthony Dubbs?"

The dark elf guard standing in front of the gate of the Mi Ye Court immediately asked after seeing Mo Tan swaying over, because Grand Duke Simon had greeted him before, so the young man at the gate was not too surprised.

Mo Tan, who was still wearing the poet's attire before, nodded lightly, and said with a smile: "My humble servant is Anthony Dubs, who came to discuss important matters with the Duke as promised."

"Master Ximu is already waiting for you."

The young guard dressed as a ranger nodded, and turned sideways to make way for the passage: "The study on the east side of the courtyard."

Mo Tan bowed slightly, then walked briskly into the courtyard, and returned to the gate ten seconds later, apologizing to the guard in a graceful manner: "Excuse me, which side is east?"

"...?"

……

a minute later

quiet night court, study room
"Good night, Your Excellency the Duke."

Mo Tan walked up to Grand Duke Ximu Simon who was sitting by the fireplace, gave an impeccable aristocratic salute and said with a smile: "You take the liberty to disturb me."

Simon closed the "Heraldry" in his hand, and nodded to Mo Tan expressionlessly: "Vernon has already conveyed your intention to come, sit down, Mr. Dabs."

That's right, this appointment with Archduke Simon was not made by Futaba in the name of Fire Claw Leader, but an appointment made by Mo Tan entrusting Vernon Baroka to the other party on his behalf. On the one hand, he wanted to let Simon know that Baroka The attitude of the family, on the other hand, does not want to make interested people feel that they are too close to the leader of the fire claw.

"my pleasure."

Mo Tan gracefully sat across from Grand Duke Simon, and then magically took out a valuable ancient gold coin of the Rune Dynasty, placed it on the wooden table in front of the fireplace and gently pushed it towards Simon: "It's not a respect."

This is not a bribe or a transaction, but a simple attempt. According to the unwritten rules of the Violet Empire's aristocratic circle, it is necessary to bring a gift when visiting an unfamiliar aristocrat's house for the first time, especially if the other party's status is higher than your own. In many cases, this is the most basic courtesy.

However, Grand Duke Simon didn't seem to be very interested in admiring the antique gold coin with a history of at least two thousand years. He just twisted it lightly and put it in his breast pocket. After a long silence, he asked lightly: " So, Vernon has made his statement?"

"That's right, Grand Duke Baroka will firmly vote for 'sanction' on Judgment Day."

Mo Tan gave an affirmative answer without thinking, and then added: "Of course there is Grand Duke Crystal Wolf, and her attitude is even more resolute."

He didn't mention Fireclaw, because even a fool would know that Futaba would never agree to only 'observe' the Marshall family, even though Buffy had promised Fireclaw to receive a lot of benefits, but the situation at that time was completely different from what it is now .

"Is it……"

Simon nodded noncommittally, and then asked very bluntly: "So you came this time, and you want me to make the same choice as them?"

As Grand Duke Baroka introduced in advance, although Ximu Simon can be said to be a model among nobles, he is not the type who likes to beat around the bush.

So Mo Tan, who didn't intend to go around in circles at first, immediately nodded and said: "That's right."

"Mr. Anthony, I wonder if you know..."

Grand Duke Simon stared at the warm and bright fire in the fireplace, and said softly: "In the history of the empire for hundreds of years, no matter what the circumstances, Dantes, Fernand, Crystal Wolf, Baroca, Marshall Nine surnames, Hussein, Simon and Violet, never fell."

Mo Tan stared at the other party's cloudy red eyes, nodded slowly and said: "I heard a little."

"Then do you know why?"

Grand Duke Simon turned his head and asked solemnly: "Why have these nine families never been overthrown? It is not that no one among them has made a big mistake, and some of them even made big mistakes at the highest meeting of the Purple Nine Hall. Unanimously found guilty, such as Ted Barlowka, Griya Bresne, Poporfernan...the crimes committed by these people may not be much less serious than Buffy Marshall, but they and their families In the end, it was still preserved, do you know the reason?"

Mo Tan did not evade this question or emphasize "discussing the matter" and "focusing on the present" as Simon imagined, but nodded calmly and said: "Simply put, it is because these nine surnames represent Not just a certain duke or lord, but a part of the Violet Empire, an essential part, if one of them is missing, the balance that has been maintained for hundreds of years will be broken, resulting in a series of bad results , in the end, no matter what the outcome is, this country... well, if this country still exists by then, the price it pays is definitely much more serious than the mistakes made by a certain big man."

Grand Duke Simon was stunned for a moment, and then showed a rare smile: "You are much smarter than I imagined, Mr. Dabs."

"Not necessarily, my dear Duke."

Mo Tan shook his head, shrugged and said, "Because what I said just now was just your opinion, and I don't agree with it, at least not on this matter."

Grand Duke Simon frowned deeply, and said in a deep voice, "Then please tell me what you think, Mr. Dabs."

"I can talk about it later, my lord duke." Mo Tan changed into a more comfortable but still very decent posture, and asked Simon with a chuckle: "I really want to know what is the most important thing in your eyes, Is it the interests of the royal family? Is it the interests of the family? Is it the interests of the entire empire? Or is it a friend who is like a confidant?"

The latter looked at him sullenly, but did not make any answer.

Mo Tan smiled apologetically, shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I overstepped the point, so let me first talk about my thoughts as you said..."

Simon nodded expressionlessly.

"First of all, I don't know much about Ted Barlowka, Gliabresne, and Poporfernan you just mentioned, so please allow me to ask first..."

Mo Tan leaned forward, looking at Grand Duke Ximu Simon with scorching eyes: "Did these lords with a long history do anything unforgivable to their own people?"

Simon, who knew the history of the empire well, pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

"But as far as I know, Duke Buffy Marshall's largest slave hunting ground is his own territory."

Mo Tan's complexion gradually became gloomy, and cold anger flashed in his eyes: "Although people don't want to destroy themselves, Mr. Buffy's "self" is indeed a bit narrow. According to Sackfries, in the past ten years he Nearly [-] civilians have been arrested from their own territory, heh, how many hundred thousand people in our Violet Empire can he sell?"

Simon lowered his eyes and remained silent.

"Of course, we all know that after this incident, Buffy Marshall will definitely be honest for a while, and even continue to be so honest. After all, his actions have been completely exposed, and even if the final result of the trial is nothing, he will not commit another crime easily. But do you think this matter will really end peacefully like this?"

Mo Tan snorted lightly, shook his head and said, "I don't think so, even if we put morality and legal codes aside, don't seek justice for those innocent people, and let countless victims die in the name of 'for the stability of the empire', After that, will the world be peaceful?"

Simon was silent for a while before slowly saying: "The Marshall family will pay enough..."

"What is enough price?"

Mo Tan laughed, shrugged and said, "Like paying more than one million gold coins? I don't think that amount of money can compare to the fraction of his Marshall family's slave trade; for example, the land that seems to be hematemesis and even quite shameful? Hehe, the Fire Claws who have been sold off to a large number of civilians have no use for that piece of land at all. They can hardly even take care of themselves; there are also those who support the artisan group for free and help establish a trade system. Listen It's very tempting, but do you think those hot-blooded orcs can swallow this breath after finding the real culprit?"

Grand Duke Simon's eyes suddenly became sharp: "What do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything, Your Excellency the Duke."

Mo Tan shrugged his shoulders, and said calmly: "But I asked that girl from Fire Claw Leader before, Grand Duke Xi Luo meant that if those guilty did not pay the price in this trial, then the fastest In three days, within half a month at the slowest, General Fire Claw will officially declare war on Marshall Territory, um, or a suicide attack is fine, after all, their strength is there, and they will definitely not be able to win. If you do, you will be beaten to extermination~”

Simon's bright red pupils shrank suddenly, and he lost his composure in a rare way. He could no longer maintain his expression, and said sharply with a flushed face, "Are you threatening me?"

"Of course not. As an ordinary civilian, I have always respected you, Grand Duke Simon."

Mo Tan poked an egg in a serious manner, and then sighed softly: "I'm just helping you analyze the situation, since you think that the surname Marshall cannot be overthrown, since the empire is the most important thing, then I can only say that the next trial will not be possible. In short, as the biggest victim, the Fire Claw side will never let it go. Not only will such shocking scandals be aroused throughout the country, but the Fire Claw leader who hits the stone with an egg may also end the curtain in the form of the last drop of blood. As you said before, the fire claw should also be one of the indispensable cornerstones of this empire, right?"

Grand Duke Simon's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he was silent for a long time without saying a word...

"Although I don't know the Grand Duke Baroka very well, the Duke Emmeline of the Crystal Wolf family is really jealous, and he has a heart... That's right, what I'm talking about is the words that the Futaba girl from the Fire Claw leader encouraged. ..."

Mo Tan raised the corners of his mouth playfully, and said leisurely: "I'm afraid it will really get out of control in the end, when the time comes, huh, what will it be like?"

"you!"

"By the way, Your Excellency the Grand Duke, if you didn't listen carefully just now, I can repeat it again. What Grand Duke Xi Luo said was 'the guilty will pay the price', not that the entire Marshall family must die."

"what do you mean……"

"I mean, it's not without wiggle room, but it needs a good start..."

Chapter [-]: The End

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