Quadruple split.

Chapter 387 The Night is Young (VI)

at the same time
Salamune, beside the canal in the old town, outside the [Octopus] tavern
Cassie deftly walked out from behind an oak barrel, his whole body seemed to be one with the shadows, and when all the magic crystal lamps on the roadside were extinguished, the concealment skills of this master assassin had already been brought into play At the extreme, he let out a breath, turned into a vague silhouette and slowly approached the [Octopus] tavern, which was the only light source within a hundred meters.

Cassie secretly tore open the scroll in his hand, and established a connection with a mage's eye emitting light blue light. On the premise of not needing to activate the magic power, he, who is not inferior to Futaba in terms of mental power alone, can It is very easy to manipulate this low-level arcane.

He cleverly used his left shoulder to block the Mage's Eye, stuck to the wall and manipulated the latter to quickly go around to the magic crystal lamp behind the [Octopus] tavern, and adjusted the viewing angle to the position facing the back door. The series of operations took less than fifteen seconds.

The magic crystal lamp that is only used for lighting will not be completely extinguished immediately after the supply of magic power is interrupted, because the elements in the crystal have not dissipated completely, so there will be a dying process in the middle, and there will still be hazy lights during this time. The light oozes, and the duration varies from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the nuances of the quality of the spar.

Therefore, hiding the already dim mage's eye in the lampshade will hardly arouse suspicion. The only side effect is that the 'sight' will be a little blurred, but it will hardly do anything to monitor whether someone sneaked out of the back door of the tavern. influences.

After adjusting the angle of the mage's eye, Cassie took out a blindfold from the interlayer of his belt while staring at the door of the tavern, and covered it in front of his left eye, so that the pupil that had established a connection with magic was not affected by the reality. Influenced by the influence, he raised his hand and wiped it on his hair again, turning it into a straw-like withered yellow by some means, finally took out a small jar of ointment, and carefully applied it on his face...

two minutes later
Cassie, who had finished her disguise, no longer concealed her breath, but walked into the tavern naturally.

His complexion darkened a little, and there were a few hideous scars on his face. The light black leather jacket on his body turned dark brown at some point, and the dagger that was originally hidden in the dark sheath was hung on his waist in a fair manner. No matter how you look at it, he looks like a powerful thief or a professional of the same type.

A waitress with dark circles came up to welcome her, and said with a wry smile: "Sir, most of the people here are ordinary people, maybe the [Guild Bear] tavern in the east will be more to your liking."

The implication is very simple, that is, their tavern is not the kind of mixed fish and dragons. Nine out of ten customers are professionals. It is not suitable for similar businesses to do business here.

"A glass of ginger beer."

Cassie shook her head, flicked a silver coin into the waitress' neckline, and walked to a table in the corner: "I like quiet, and those places can easily make people feel irritated."

Although it doesn't fit his personality, Cassie's current role needs to put money in the setting of his career line, so he did it without feeling the slightest discomfort.

This inarticulate beast elf is a person who is easily underestimated. He is easily overlooked and underestimated whether he is by the side of Grand Duke Xiluo led by Fire Claw or by Futaba's side here. Well, most of the time, Lewin, who was an auxiliary diplomat, didn't even have a sense of presence, but in fact, this person who can command the top Shadow Guard of Fire Claw is much stronger than he looks.

If it is serious to fight head-on, Futaba, who has suffered many losses for Cassie, is not an opponent at all, and the old man who looks like a master beside Grand Duke Crystal Wolf is not even as good as him.

He will be underestimated only because the nature of his work needs to be underestimated and ignored.

It is precisely because Cassie is very powerful that Futaba, who knows this very well, will send him out to monitor the collaborators or henchmen of the Marshall family.

This time, Cassie, who was well prepared, successfully followed the opponent, and was completely undetected by the surreptitious orc woman in the process.

The target is just two tables away...

【Observe her movements first, then capture her alive if she can, and kill her if she can't. 】

Cassie played with the dagger casually, looked around the tavern with a stern face, where only ordinary civilians would come to have fun, and looked at everyone without any concealment.

The fundamental purpose of camouflage is to make others not recognize you, so under this premise, the bigger the contrast, the better. Servants acting as nobles, scholars pretending to be peasants, and men pretending to be women are not good choices. Talented, well-educated, or naturally beautiful people, the greater the difference between the type of acting and themselves, the easier it is to be seen. In most stories, those who have a beard and breasts are male, and those who wear a wig and wear foundation are female. The magical plot, ninety-nine out of ten would be beaten in reality!The kind of beating that kicked the front of the face fiercely while yelling at MDZZ!
And Cassie's disguise is relatively safe. He is good at assassination, guarding, and covert combat. It's not too easy for him to COS as a thief. Then he conceals his identity as a beast elf and modifies his appearance a little. It is naturally difficult to be recognized under the circumstances.

The orc woman sitting not far from the counter didn't notice him at all, she just silently drank the drink in front of her, with her head down, wondering what she was thinking.

Cassie is very patient. At this distance, he already has the absolute certainty to kill or control the opponent, so rather than shooting directly, he is more inclined to observe for a while, maybe he can...

Bang!
At this moment, the orc woman stood up suddenly, and her movements were so large that she even flipped the chair over.

Cassie pulled out the dagger at his waist almost without thinking, stepped on the shadow step and appeared behind the opponent in an instant. Although he didn't know if the opponent had found him, he couldn't afford to bet on him who had already lost him once...

however--

"Ugh!"

The orc woman who stood up suddenly spewed out a mouthful of black blood. Before being controlled by Cassie, she had already collapsed to the ground. There were small red and black blood columns in her eyes, nose, nose, and ears. Overflowing, his eyes were full of pain and bewilderment, and he stopped breathing in the blink of an eye.

【what happened? ! 】

Even the experienced Cassie was stunned for a moment, but he didn't hesitate too long. After confirming the death of the other party, he stood up abruptly, took out a badge from his pocket and patted it on the counter, with a gloomy expression. Concisely said to the stunned boss behind the counter: "I am the Viscount of the Empire, someone will take care of this matter soon, and no one is allowed to leave before that!"

The last sentence is for everyone present.

"Don't leave here, don't touch that corpse."

Cassie emphasized it again, consciously releasing a ray of murderous intent: "I have already remembered your looks, and someone will come here soon, and they will release you after checking, but if someone ignores what I just said warn……"

He didn't finish, just snorted, and then quickly rushed out of the tavern, galloping towards the Red Garden!

It wasn't until then that the waitress' scream full of fear crossed the night sky belatedly.

……

at the same time
Salamune, Trade Quarter, Main Hall of the Gates of the Gates
Grand Duke Fernand of Mercury sat uneasy on the cushions in the center of the hall, his shiny and sparse head was covered with beads of sweat, he looked at the uninvited guest in front of him with dodge eyes, and his voice trembled: "So, you... Uh, you are Grand Duke Buffy's..."

"Yes, I am a loyal servant of Duke Buffy Marshall."

The stern-faced man nodded slightly, and saluted Archduke Fernand in a neither humble nor haughty way: "Please forgive me for disturbing you."

Grand Duke Fernand waved his hand without any imposing manner, and said in a low voice, "No, nothing, I was just surprised...you came here so late, don't bother me, don't bother me."

The other party chuckled, staring at the slightly pale Grand Duke Fernand, and said in a deep voice: "Marshall and Fernand have been friends for generations. This time Mr. Buffy is deeply involved in the conspiracy of villains, and he is about to face a big There is no fair trial at all, I don't know how Archduke Fernand plans to stand, and which side does he want to vote for?"

"Uh……"

Grand Duke Fernand's face froze. He hadn't expected that the other party would get straight to the point when he came up, so he could only stammered and said without any mental preparation: "Well, I... Our two families do have frequent contacts. I I have a good friendship with Buffy, but this time...everyone said that Buffy was guilty, and that lizardman said so much, even if you want me to say my position...I will..."

The man smiled casually, shook his head and said, "Dear Lord Duke, forgive me, what you just said is not the point, neither for you nor Lord Buffy."

"Then what's the point?"

Grand Duke Fernand frowned his slender eyebrows, and said with sweat profusely, "Isn't the trial in a few days..."

The man listened quietly, and found that the former had nothing to say before he said leisurely: "Your Excellency, this matter is actually not complicated at all. After eliminating those complicated and confusing things, there are only two simple points left to consider. , first, if the Fernand family sided with the Marshall family and voted for observation, what would you get and what price would you have to pay? Second, if the Fernand family voted for sanctions and chose to side with the Marshall family Opposites, what do you get, what do you pay for, that's all, so why should we complicate something so simple?"

Grand Duke Fernand seemed to be trying to calm down his face, but with little success: "You... what do you want to say?"

"I'm just helping you analyze the situation for Lord Buffy."

The man's tone was very warm, completely opposite to his cold and stiff face, as if there was a magic power that could calm people down quickly: "Now let's assume that if you vote for 'observation', not only will you get a sum of money Great gift, Grand Duke Buffy will definitely keep your favor in mind, and will help each other in all aspects in the future. Whether it is manpower, financial resources, or combat power, the Marshall family can be a solid backing for Fernan. Compared with these, those who may The disadvantages that will appear are simply negligible~”

Fernan trembled imperceptibly when he heard the word 'disadvantage', and forced himself to calmly say: "Tell me about it."

"First of all, Fireclaw will not be very happy about this, but it's nothing important. After all, their territory is separated from Fernan by a whole Marshall Territory, and their economy and combat power are average, so even for you, the Fernan family If you are dissatisfied, it can only be 'dissatisfaction' and has almost no real effect." The man shook his finger and continued to talk: "Besides, if the Crystal Wolf family and the Baroka family also vote The sanction vote may also have some opinions on you, but you should also know the unwritten rules about the 'judgment'. The Fernand family only played a role within the rules, and it will not attract hatred at all. As for Duke Simon, who also has a good relationship with Buffy, hehe, maybe I will thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Grand Duke Fernand nodded lightly, and then asked with some hesitation: "Then if I... well, just hypothetically, assuming that the Fernand family voted for 'sanction', what will happen after that..."

"Of course, I know this is just a hypothesis, so don't be nervous."

The man nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "If the final result is that 'observation' is still in the majority, then the only loss for the Fernan family is the lack of a gift. Other than that, there is no loss, and they will even win fire claws or crystals." The friendship of the wolf family, but..."

His face turned cold, which startled Grand Duke Fernand, who almost yelled at the guards to come in and get him.

"However, if the 'sanction' votes account for the majority, huh, maybe there will be nothing wrong with the Crystal Wolf Territory and the Baroka Territory. After all, they are far away from the Marshall Territory." The man narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: " Of course, it's not really far away, but at least it's farther than Fernan, so if there is no room for maneuver, we can only let go and fight to the death. At that time, the first people to be implicated will be our neighbors. Claw and Fernan families."

Grand Duke Fernand slid off the mat directly.

"Oh, right."

The man tilted his head slightly, and added: "Maybe the Hussein family will also intervene at that time, Mr. Buffy heard that Grand Duke Scorpius coveted the two mines in your hand for a long time. "

Grand Duke Fernand shivered, opened his mouth and was about to say something...

"Lord Duke!"

A thick and low voice suddenly sounded from outside: "A man named Anthony Dabus came to see him."

Fernan was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned his head to look at the man beside him: "I didn't..."

"I know, you don't have to think about it."

The man raised his eyebrows and suddenly laughed playfully...

"Why don't you let him come in and have a chat? Of course, I will avoid it as if I have never been here."

Three hundred and eighty fourth chapter: the end

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