Something's wrong with my undead

Chapter 297 Sowing discord
Siara looked at the bare eagle's head on the mountain, and a voice sounded from behind.

"You must have heard about this, right?"

Siara turned back, but there was no one in front of her.

"Your Excellency is too tall."

Ian Hodder said with some displeasure:
"As a servant, shouldn't your perception be very keen?"

Siara pursed her lips and chuckled: "Sorry, it's too offensive to use perception in this situation."

The totemist in front of him was wearing a brown deerstalker hat and a floral cloak. He happened to be standing in a shallow pit, just like an eggplant growing in the ground.

The dwarf didn't hesitate on this issue and jumped directly onto a nearby stone.

He looked towards Yingxian Mountain, with a sadness in his eyes.

"When a disaster occurs, even if there are more than a hundred third-level totem masters in Eagle Wing City, so many lives will not be taken away by the death energy."

Siara's face moved slightly: "Are you saying that all the dwarves in the city died from the death energy? But the news I heard was clearly a seventh-level lich..."

"No." Ian shook his head: "When the incident happened, I was exploring Deathclaw Mountain not far from here. There was a leak of death energy in that ruins. Eternal Dawn sent the Sun Knight Gawain to ensure my safety - not long ago There is news that the one who died in the Blight Scar.

"Later, one of their scouting knights noticed something strange here and came to investigate. Later, I learned from the young knight named Bedivere that the so-called seventh-level lich didn't even have time to come down from the top of the mountain. The death energy here was suppressed by the flooding holy light.

"According to what we saw in the city, most people were turned into undead creatures by the death energy while alive, or were eroded by the death energy and turned into ashes in the subsequent holy light..."

He sighed, as if he didn't want to say any more.

Siara’s eyes also became a little heavier.

If this is the case, then this is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

"But why is there a lack of totem masters in such a populous city..."

"Our temple is not as bold as your temple." Ian said with a bitter smile: "Totem masters have long been not the first choice of dwarves, and are even synonymous with being outdated. Hunters with firecrackers or magic firearms are Trend is the first choice of young people. This is the same as the people of Velitas..."

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Collins approaching, and he abruptly changed the subject.

"It seems your staff has finished talking to the professor."

Siara looked over after hearing this.

Collins walked out with Naga, Megumin.

Next to him was a representative sent by the Basques, the Conu native Red, also known as Duoduo.

They represented the Temple, the Dwarves, and Vilitas respectively, and they had just been discussing McCalla's lumber business.

Previously, the logs from Panshi Town were sent directly to Yingxian Mountain as high-quality floating materials to make airships.

Now Eagle's Cry was destroyed, and the Vilitas had lost control of Mekara.

As the only force closest to here that has industrial capabilities and material needs, the Shadow Temple stands out as a matter of course.

Although there are ten thousand people in Vilitas who are not happy, they are beyond their reach.

They could neither blatantly garrison troops in McCalla nor set up local factories to monopolize log sales.

Therefore, Collins could only try his best to sow discord between the dwarves and the Nice people, and the only thing he could do was to say clearly, "You can't cooperate."

He thought well and deliberately let Naga and Red negotiate.

The former is human and has racial conflicts with his Nessian masters that can be instigated.

The latter is a Konu, and there is a class conflict between him and his dwarf masters that can be instigated.

As for these two people, one is a Viritas person who dominates in Mekara, and the other is a Konu person who is dominated by others. The conflict between these two people should be deeper.

Theoretically, as long as you make good use of this scattered interpersonal relationship, try your best to sow discord, and sabotage this negotiation, it won't be a big problem...

However, judging from Collins' slightly solemn expression, his plan obviously failed.

He couldn't figure out why the two of them could sing in harmony, as if they had communicated in advance.

I have been watching them all the way. When did these two people communicate?
Megumin: "This fool is probably still wondering why we didn't fall out."

Duoduo: "That's right, my acting is okay, right?"

Huihui: "As expected of a woman who hangs out in RP stores all year round, you look like a drama queen."

Duoduo: "Stop chasing me, think about how to deal with this Lao Deng, I see his head is getting big."

She was talking about Ian Hodder.

According to the original plan, this guy would join for the sake of Basque, then work as a foreigner, and finally leave with a large appearance fee.

What kind of investigation is withering...it's just a show.

However, this guy didn't know what kind of medicine he had taken. Not only did he join in extremely responsibly, he also solemnly claimed that he would investigate carefully.

Judging by how serious he was, he obviously meant it.

Not only that, he also said that since he represents the dwarves and Basque is not here, as the spokesperson of Basque, Duoduo should obey his leadership.

This time I really shot myself in the foot.

Duoduo can't have the slightest attack, and can't offend this dwarf uncle who is known among the player community for being "cheeky and fond of attacking monsters"...

After all, she is now the talker of the wealthy dwarf businessman Basque.

And Ian is the "highly influential dwarf" that Megumin wants to win over in her plan.

Once Ian refuses to join the Basque camp, the latter MP will not have much say.

So everything about Huihui's plan was fine, but something went wrong in Ian's part.

I spent money to find a second uncle for Duoduo.

Huihui sighed: "Maybe there was something wrong when Simon told him..."

Duoduo: "You actually let that poor guy take the blame? Reflect on yourself, this is a wake-up call!"

Huihui: "Yes, yes, I reflect on it and there is something wrong with my plan..."

...

Several people came to Siara and Ian, and the latter stepped forward and asked:

"Have you reached an agreement?" "Of course."

Collins smiled politely.

He hasn't given up yet.

"With the technology of Volwich Shipyard, coupled with the high-quality wood from McCalla, and the enthusiastic help of the dwarves, a new airship using fire will surely be born soon."

The Volwich Shipyard was picked up by Basque while the airship industry was in decline due to the skyrocketing price of charging stones.

Collins said this deliberately to make the Nice people realize that the core technology lies with the dwarves.

What kind of new floating city are they building? They are just new airships!

Duoduo: "He set a trap for you."

Megumin: "I know, this guy hasn't given up yet."

But before she could reply, Ian spoke.

"I think you may have made a mistake. The key to making airships is in the hands of the Velitas. All the dwarves have done is to modify the deck. What's more, what we want to build is a new type of floating city, not an airship. Please don't do it. wrong."

Duoduo: "Shocked! Is this man enlightened?"

Megumin: "Hmm... It's hard to say. Let's see again."

Collins asked for trouble, smiled politely and said nothing.

Megumin took advantage of the situation and said: "The next step is to contact Lord George of McCalla. Leave this job to me. I have dealt with the Lord many times."

Siara wanted to say something, but she swallowed it when the words reached her lips.

This trip will not pass through McCalla, so she should think more about how to convince the old diehards in the temple when she returns.

The thought of getting them to agree to develop a new type of floating city made her anxious.

If you want to promote a new technology or new thing in a conservative place like Northland, it will take a lot of time just to hold meetings and discuss it. Moreover, it is a strategic prop like the floating city, and I am afraid it will not be launched for more than half a year.

Forget it, don’t think about it anymore.

Originally, the matter ended there, but then Ian spoke again.

"Now that we're here, why don't we pass by McCalla?"

Huihui was almost scared out of her body by this old man, so she quickly said seriously:

"Sir Ian, do you want to treat the Four-Nation Pact as if it is nothing?"

Duoduo: “Pfft…hahahaha, you really are worthy of being called Duck Huihui.”

Megumin: "Don't imitate those guys!"

Duoduo: "Okay duck, black-bellied sister."

Megumin: "I'm going to die!"

...

It may be useful to use a big hat to suppress others, but Ian does not accept this method at all.

He hummed: "I heard that there are two holy light storage wells there, and not long ago the people of Eternal Dawn actually sent the Sun Knight Gawain to go to McCalla in person. Do the Golden People have the "Four Kingdoms Pact" in their eyes? "

Collins coughed.

"Your Excellency Gawain died at the mark of withering. This may be the price for violating the Four-Nation Pact."

"Yes, so we'd better go to the Blight Scar quickly. I really want to know how little Gawain died there, so that I can avenge him."

A crisp voice cut in, and at the same time a beautiful figure jumped down from the tree.

It was the third princess, Ms. Renee, who liked to stand in trees whenever she had nothing to do.

She shook her silver hair. She didn't have the airs of a princess at all, and she didn't even have a personal maid.

The elf was supposed to be the protagonist of this investigative journey, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was just for show, to break the ice between the two parties.

So after this trip, the dwarves and the Nice people had a good time talking about business.

Renee wanted to talk about it, but she had no power at all, and it didn't matter what she said, so she was very distressed.

If anyone, like Ian, truly wanted to cure Blight, it could only be her.

In addition to this being the elf's dream, on the other hand, if the blight can be solved, she can lead the Mercury royal family in an upright manner without any tricks or means.

But Ian refused to give her this face and insisted on going to McCalla to visit.

Just when everyone was struggling with this issue, the guards suddenly came to report.

"A human named Simon is asking to meet. He also brings an assistant. They are coming from the direction of McCalla."

"Simon? Who is this?"

Collins frowned slightly.

In addition to being a troublemaker, his real job is to be the team's security guard and the maintainer of large magical equipment.

So he basically has the final say on who should and should not be seen.

Huihui approached the other party and whispered: "From the Trade Department, I used to be in charge of the business here."

When he said this, Collins understood immediately.

He couldn't help but look at Naga one more time, feeling a little regretful.

What a good talent, he knows the general picture, understands the proportions, and understands the importance.

The most important thing is that the brains are still bright, and those idiots just gave up to the Nice people.

However, as a young man who had already fallen in love with Xanatos, this feeling only lasted for a moment and was replaced by "Looking further, this is a good thing".

It would be better for the Vilitas and the Nessians to fight to the death and knock their brains out.

"Let him in," he said.

(End of this chapter)