The villain's way to tame the protagonist

The dodo responded, and showed appropriate alertness on the outside: "My friend, it seems that you want to join us? Isn't it inappropriate?"

Xitana also felt speechless and knew that what she said was a bit ridiculous, but she had no other choice - after all, according to those two guys, she would have to run away in fifteen minutes at most.

Fifteen minutes, to find the hidden treasure in such a large manor? Xitana was not confident about this.

"I... can help you solve the troubles on the road, such as... such as mechanisms or something like that?"

“No need.” The female in the duo suddenly spoke up, “We are prepared. You and I should keep a certain distance. We don’t have much time. Goodbye.”

The wada and his companions knew that they could not agree too easily, otherwise it would alert the other party. And it was reasonable that the girl in front of them, who did not want to miss this opportunity, would find ways to throw out bait... Although they didn't know what it was, as long as she pretended to hesitate and finally agreed, it would be fine.

Hitana, who was in the basement, didn't think too much. When she saw the other party was about to leave, she immediately became anxious:

"Don't leave yet. You...what do you mean by being at odds with the Red Frost family? Are you sent by other nobles?"

Before the bird could speak, Bee Stinger's tone immediately changed. She said coldly, "Don't lump us in the same category as those beasts!"

"…Beasts? You hate nobles too?"

Xitana was stunned for two seconds, and then a flash of inspiration suddenly occurred to her mind:

"Wait, I can make a deal with you!"

Miss Wolf's eyes sparkled. "I can give you some breaking news! News that can deal a heavy blow to Count Solidstone and Hydra!"

Since the other party also hates the nobles, there is no way they would not be interested in this news.

Not only can she use this opportunity to enter the treasury of the Red Frost Manor with them, but she might even be able to make a few more bucks. On this basis... Hydra's hypocrisy doesn't even need to be actively promoted by her. These guys who seem to have some ability and hate the nobles will definitely spread it on their own!

She didn't even have to worry about being exposed, and she could receive money from Hydra while watching him suffer a setback and not find anyone to retaliate against!

I, Xitana, am simply a genius among geniuses!

And the reaction of the rebel trio...

Great, he picked the things we care about most as bargaining chips, how could he not be Earl of Stone's men?

This is indeed an irresistible bargaining chip for the "rebels".

"It's just empty words, my friend." The dodger made a final excuse, "That's all. I can't trust you."

"Earl Solidstone will convene a meeting of nobles tomorrow. Regarding the policy that Hydra is preparing... I can't go into details. Anyway, I can get the content of their conversation and give it to you. How about that?"

Xitana's negotiation skills come from what Marina taught her, uh... the bargaining skills, which are not very sophisticated, but sufficient.

At this point, the bird knew that it had almost given up, so it said, "If that's the case, it's okay for me to just lead the way for you, but that's all. I hope you can keep your distance from us, how about that?"

"No problem! Besides, I don't take a lot of things, and I definitely won't compete with you."

Hitana agreed very readily and made such a promise to reassure the other party.

Thus, the two parties, both of whom thought themselves to be smart, began to plunder the Red Frost Manor under the watchful eye of Hydra, who never claimed to be smart.

Chapter 48: Perfect...Ending?

In fact, there are no very complicated mechanical mechanisms inside the Red Frost Manor, and there is no one patrolling inside.

Because the multiple restrictions set up by the warlocks specially sent by the Grand Duke of Grey Tower are already very effective countermeasures. Generally speaking, even if you can successfully break through the patrol of the external guards, the restrictions will be triggered the moment you step into the manor, and you may suffer some strange spell attacks while sounding the alarm.

The reason they were so relaxed now was purely because the effect of the ether shielding scroll was so powerful - it could even specifically block the forbidden ether in the manor without affecting the revolutionary army and the external guards.

"Occluding the Ether" is an extremely profound and obscure technique. Without reaching the fourth stage, the Scepter will never be able to comprehend even a little bit of it. Even the rare fifth-level crowns in the world may not all possess this ability.

Ether is the blood, soul, life and power of a sorcerer. If the ether connection is cut off, its lethality and effectiveness are self-evident. Therefore, the "professor" mentioned by the dodo undoubtedly plays an important role in the revolutionary army.

However, Hitana, who knew nothing about this, had only one thought in her mind - isn't this a bit too easy?

She felt so relaxed that she felt something was a little bit abnormal, and she couldn't shake off the unpleasant feeling that she was being arranged by someone.

"..."Shitana rubbed her arms silently, wondering if these guys were sent by Hydra?

Is that guy hiding aside and watching me now?

She thought for a while, then tentatively asked Dodo and Stinger, "What do you think of Hydra?"

Based on her understanding of Hydra's men, those people couldn't stand to hear Hydra being insulted. If you said the slightest bad thing about them, they would want to hack you to death. It was scary.

So, if the situation between these two people is not right...

"...Hydra?" The dodo and the stinger looked at each other with a strange look in their eyes. "Do you have a grudge against him?"

"..."

Xitana opened her mouth, but did not actively answer the question. Instead, she changed the subject and asked, "You hate nobles. Isn't Hydra the greatest noble in the Red Frost Territory now?"

At the same time, Dodo, Sting Bee, and Snow Eagle communicated in the mind link:

"Count Solidstone wants to stir up conflict between us and Hydra?"

"Humph, what noble wouldn't be afraid of Hydra? That's totally normal."

"Wardrobe, how are you going to answer her? I'm going to sell her off anyway, so it doesn't matter if I don't talk to her."

They also knew that after selling out Xitana, nothing they said would be taken seriously, so they didn't plan to pay any attention to her.

After all, we only have fifteen minutes left, so we don’t have time to chat while we’re busy searching for things!

The dodo took a lot of decorations from the house along the way. The small bag on its waist only took things in but never took them out, but it never bulged out, which made Hitana amazed.

This is too professional. Are these guys specializing in robbing nobles? So... robbing the rich to help the poor?

So, Xitana couldn't help asking again: "You took so much money, and after changing it into money, what did you use it for?"

“A great cause.”

Feng Zhe answered like this, she seemed to dislike the way Xitana looked at the robber.

"...I thought you would distribute it to the civilians." Xitana curled her lips.

It turns out that they are just simple robbers... and they call it a "great cause". Who are they trying to fool?

At least Hydra said he was just a liar, and at least he didn't do anything bad. You guys did something bad and yet you still have to say it in such a nice way, you are not a good person no matter how you look at it.

Seeing that Xitana's disdainful look was becoming more and more obvious, Feng Zhe instantly became angry. She was not an impulsive person - but you, a lackey of the nobles, actually look down on us. Who is the robber?

Seeing that the situation was not right, the bird immediately advised the stinger in the mind link, and said while continuing to lead the way quickly:

"My friend, why are you here?"

“…It’s none of your business.”

"Then stop pointing fingers here." Feng Zhe said sarcastically, "After you plunder the Red Frost family's assets, will you distribute them to the civilians?"

"Of course!" Xitana answered without hesitation, "Is there any need to ask?"

How can this person be so shameless!

The three members of the Revolutionary Army reached a consensus in their hearts and decided to teach Hitana a lesson she would never forget before leaving, otherwise they would be sorry for her shameless and bad appearance.

Hitana was angry, but she stopped talking. She felt that compared to this group of people, Hydra's hypocrisy was not even hypocrisy.

At least...at least that guy never lies to himself.

The three of them walked through the corridors and houses in the dark, turning around and around. The dodger used some unknown method to open several closed doors, and finally brought Sitana to the door of the basement.

"It'll be there soon."

The dodo glanced at the stinger, then turned to look at Hitana, who was very honest and had indeed been keeping her distance from them.

In fact, darkness could not block the dodo's vision, but the girl sent by Earl Solidstone disguised herself very carefully, wrapping herself tightly with a headscarf and mask. Except for the collar around her neck, there was no obvious marking on her appearance.

"After entering the basement and passing through three doors, you will arrive at the treasure house where the Red Frost family's assets are stored. Although it is highly unlikely that the Red Frost family has piled up all their assets there, there are definitely quite a few in there."

He glanced at his pocket watch. "There are seven minutes and sixteen seconds left before the Aether Shrouding Scroll expires. Plenty of time. We should talk again, my friend."

Dodo always maintained the necessary vigilance and precautions when facing strangers, so as not to let the "lonely leg of Earl Solidstone" on the opposite side realize that she had been exposed: "We only take the gold and other valuables that are easy to cash in, and two other key items. You can do with the rest."

"Gold... all of it?"

Hitana's eyes widened slightly, and she thought to herself, you guys are too greedy!

Although she came here in the beginning with the idea that getting a Shadow Crystal would be a success, since there was this opportunity, Hitana didn't mind getting more. After all, she knew very well that she was stealing and robbing, and the money she got would indeed be used for civilians, um... that is, her own village.

However, before the bird could continue, Sitana said, "Forget it, you can take as much as you want. I didn't help much anyway."

"This is... best."

Dodger had some doubts in his heart, always feeling that this girl was... a little too simple, but he quickly put the slight hesitation behind him.

He put his hand on the door lock, and as the magic patterns flashed, the mechanism turned automatically, the gears rotated and engaged, and the lock core popped out.

The subsequent door locks were opened in the same way. Even the extremely heavy door of the treasury took the dodo only about ten seconds to open it.

At that moment, the dazzling array of gems made Hitana's eyes hurt - because some gems can glow on their own, so they are particularly dazzling even in the dark.

The dodo and the stinger were very efficient. They began to frantically search the treasury for gold and gems, and put them all into the pockets on the dodo's waist. Hitana didn't care much and started looking for the shadow crystal in the pile of gems.

But as she searched... Shetana soon became confused - why were these all different from the one in Hydra's hand!

This is of course, after all, Anser's shadow crystal was specially made by his father and is one of a kind in the world.

Seeing that almost half of the treasury had been emptied, and watching Feng Zing put a large medicine jar that seemed to contain a heart and a blood-red crystal into her own pocket, Shitana didn't care about anything else. She just grabbed five or six crystals that looked similar to the one in Anser's hand and stuffed the bags inside and outside her clothes full.

"jingle."

Because this also needs to be searched, it is normal for things to make noises when they fall to the ground, but all Hitana has are gems and other things, so this metallic sound will inevitably attract her attention.

The girl tilted her head and saw a beautiful ring inlaid with an emerald rolling down at her feet.

"...Why is there a ring hidden among the gems? Hmm...it's pretty nice. Take it and give it to Lina to wear!"

Hitana has no interest in this kind of gem ring. If she wants to wear one, she prefers the one made of pure metal with an animal head carved on it. A wolf head is very cool!

She slipped the ring into her pocket and searched her bag again, trying to fill it up as much as possible.

"How about taking two more rings? Hmm... it seems useless to take so many, but I can't stuff anything else in--!?"

The intuition that allows Hitana to kill her prey with a single arrow from a hundred meters away, never make mistakes in a fistfight, and fight for that glimmer of immortality between life and death is like a knife cutting at the back of her neck!

Her body moved before her mind did. She grabbed the gem and swung it behind her without hesitation!

Ding!

A clear sound echoed in the treasure house, and a few seconds later, there was another sound similar to that of a steel needle falling to the ground.

Hitana slowly turned her head, and a violent fire gradually burned in her dark red eyes.

"What do you mean?"

"...What do you mean?" The bird came back to its senses from its daze, its expression becoming cold and indifferent, "It's not good to cry thief, my friend."

The thief shouts to catch the thief?

You bunch of robbers, not only are you extremely hypocritical in saying that you are doing a great cause, but you are now robbing each other and now you're accusing me of crying thief when you fail!

What's the difference between this and those shameless nobles! Do you still have the qualifications to call them beasts?!

The tingling sensation on her skin came again. After being prepared, Shitana's movements became faster and smoother. She grabbed the hard gem and raised her hand to block it, but this time... the sound that was heard was not the sound of gold and stone colliding.

laugh--!

Most of the sharp steel needle was embedded in Hitana's palm, and the gem that she was supposed to use as a temporary defense...actually shattered directly!

The spell matrix pattern in the hand of the dodo disappeared. He looked at Xitana, whose expression was gradually changing, and curled his lips: "Do you think I'm just a locksmith? Sorry... Disassembly, construction, and reassembly are required courses in the art of disintegration. Lock picking practice is also part of the course, my friend."

He shrugged, ignored Shitana, and walked out.

Xitana didn't know what nonsense this guy was talking about, but she could feel... after the steel needle pierced her palm, her body gradually lost control.

"My neurotoxin will destroy everything in you."

The stinger looked at her expressionlessly. "Control over your body, your five senses, your consciousness will be imprisoned like a ghost in this body that is no different from rotten wood... You don't have to thank me, this is what you deserve."

"Bee Sting, it's time to go. There are only two minutes left."

The woman looked down at Xitana who was gradually falling to the ground. When she recalled the contemptuous look this noble lackey had given them, the resentment and anger that surged in her heart made her throw out the last mocking words:

"Hate us innovators in your struggle and despair, you termites of the old world."

Having said this, she turned and left.