Chapter 7 Internal Security
Chapter Qi'an
The aftermath of Shire's death caused Roger a headache for a while, but what made him even more worried was Nicholas.
The elf Nicholas even did something like holding a baby woman hostage and destroying the Shile family who did not have any martial arts and magic. What else would he dare not do? He obviously had already made it clear that he would fight Ronaldo to the end by any means.
It's late at night.
The soft magic lights were now very dazzling in Roger's eyes. He was upset and subconsciously rubbed a magic scroll at his hand. When Roger found out, the precious magic scroll had been rubbed unknowingly.
He cursed softly and threw the destroyed scroll towards the trash can at the corner of the house. However, the scroll bounced a few times on the edge of the basket, then jumped out and landed on the ground.
In the past, Roger only used all means to deal with his enemies. Now when Nicholas dealt with him with the same cruelty, ruthlessness, despicableness, Roger realized how troublesome it was to face such an enemy.
All the powerful people in the holy realm that Roger knew have their own dignity and principles of conduct. Even if they walk in the dark, they are responsible for reaping life. In Roger's eyes, dignity and principles are the weaknesses of these strong people, at least they will always have traces of what they do. However, Nicholas abandoned all principles with almost unparalleled strength, and how did Roger deal with it?
There is still no news about Fengyue and Gu Long.
The faint uneasiness seemed to be a shadow that was almost invisible, and it was always lingering in his heart.
The more Roger thought about it, the more he felt a headache, and an inexplicable rage suddenly surged. He roared and waved his hand to overturn the table!
Under his brute force, the writing table made of nearly 100 kilograms of huge jingle iron wood fell heavily on the wall as if it had no weight. Wood chips splashed everywhere and paper danced around.
"Ah! No!" A scream suddenly came.
Roger was stunned and stared at her eyes. Nicole's pretty figure slowly appeared. The writing desk was almost hit against her against the wall. No wonder she was scared and her face was pale.
"Lord Roger, I...I will never enter your room with invisibility again. Forgive me..." Nicole was so scared that she almost cried.
Roger was a little amused and cried. He was upset just now and didn't notice Nicole's arrival at all. It seemed that this little girl was a little talented to be a killer. But he looked like everything was in control and snorted, "This is just a small lesson. If you don't talk, will there be a result?"
Nicole hesitated for a moment before answering: "Lord Rog, the elders have already responded. I really apologized. The task of hitting Moonlight Dragon City is beyond the ability of the Dark Night Dancer. If you must kill a silver dragon in Moonlight Dragon City, then please pay three million gold coins first, and the mission period is three years. After the mission is completed, you need to pay another seven million gold coins. If the task cannot be completed at that time, these three million gold coins will not be returned to you."
Roger became more and more angry as he heard it, and said, "What is this condition?! You just simply report a letter to the enemies of Moonlight Dragon City, such as the Black Dragon? Is such a small thing worth fighting?"
Nicole replied: "The elders have considered this possibility. It is said that the Black Dragon Clan had attacked Moonlight Dragon City not long ago, but was defeated and seriously injured. It seems that they will not be able to attack Moonlight Dragon City again without decades."
"Is there no other enemies in Moonlight Dragon City? If I just report the message to the Black Dragon, will I still need you?" Roger asked with a frown.
"There are not many races that dare to be enemies with Moonlight Dragon City..." Nicole said, her eyes lit up and she stared at Rogge, "Speaking of this, Lord Rogge dares to be enemies with the entire Silver Dragon Clan, let's not talk about the outcome... Oh no, what's the result? Even with this courage and courage, I can't find a few people in the mainland!"
After hearing Nicole's words, Roger tried his best to squeeze out a smile.
Roger was silent for a while before saying, "Nicole, go back and tell the elders that I am very dissatisfied with the Dark Night Dancers' reply this time, and the price they are asking for is not reasonable. I hope this unpleasant cooperation will not occur again in the next time."
Nicole wanted to say something, but she still held back and left silently.
Roger stood quietly in the mess on the ground, motionless. The swaying light of the magic lamp cast his figure on the wall, and it turned out to be a demonic figure with its teeth and claws!
After a moment, a shadow in the room suddenly slowly stood up and gradually turned into a figure that wrapped its whole body in gray clothes, revealing only two blood-red eyes.
The man spoke, and the voice was a man, but his voice was so tender that it seemed that people could feel countless cold and slippery snakes crawling on their bodies, feeling unspeakable.
"Sir Roger, 'Shadow' responds to your call. We are pleased to have the opportunity to play for a powerful man with a strong potential like you."
"You should have seen everything just now. Can you "Shadow" do the tasks that "Dark Night Dancer" cannot complete?" Roger did not look back and let the man in gray stand behind him.
The man in gray robe smiled a few times and said, "The history of the 'Dawn Night Dancer' has been around for hundreds of years. Although their organization is huge, it is becoming more and more conservative and dare not take risks, like a businessman who is more than a killer in the dark world. And our 'shadow' is different! Adventure is the duty of a killer, and only by not having to live first can you take the life of others. You will definitely find that choosing 'shadow' is a good idea."
"So, what do you think of the mission of 'Moonlight Dragon City'?"
"Killing a silver dragon in Moonlight Dragon City far exceeds the ability of 'shadow', let alone attacking Moonlight Dragon City. In fact, looking at the human race in the entire continent, perhaps only the Light Church has the ability to attack Moonlight Dragon City."
Roger also knew that the man in the gray robe was telling the truth. On that day, he led the crowd to siege the weak postpartum Chris Ferenna and were seriously injured. If he said that he would attack the Moonlight Dragon City, which had at least dozens of silver dragons, besides the same powerful Black Dragon Clan and the Church of Light, Roger really couldn't think of any force to do this.
Of course, Roger's goal was not to capture Moonlight Dragon City. I believe the man in the gray robe knew this very well, so he was still patiently waiting for the man in the gray robe.
"Our 'Shadow' is very clear that Lord Roger's goal is Silver Dragon rather than Moonlight Dragon City. Of course, we will never explore why you are dealing with Silver Dragon, nor will you reveal your secrets. In the past few days, we have carefully thought about the services that can provide you. I think there may be something interesting on this list."
The man in gray robe handed a piece of brown paper to Roger.
Roger finished reading slowly, and with his hand shaking, the brown paper turned into pieces of ashes. The listed above were weapons and props to deal with the dragon clan, and the price was fair. Compared with the "Dark Night Dancer's"'s large and unscrupulous plan, the "shadow" was much more serious. However, none of the props listed above could compare to the destroyed artifact Dragon Slaying Spear.
Roger sighed inwardly, thought for a while and asked, "What is this Long Huoxiang for?"
The man in gray robe immediately replied: "This is a special spice extracted from a female silver dragon tail bone that our great alchemist got by chance. It has a long-lasting effect and a large coverage. The dragons who smell this fragrance will become unconsciously unconscious, and the fragrance will never be noticed by the dragon. You know, although a moving dragon will increase its combat power, in the eyes of the strong, they will also be full of flaws."
Roger nodded and agreed with the man in the gray robe. If this bottle of Longhuoxiang is really effective, it is definitely worth the price of 100,000 gold coins. But he frowned and asked again, "Have you tried the effect of Longhuoxiang?"
The man in gray robe replied frankly: "We have tried it on a blue wind dragon, and the effect is very obvious. But we don't have the chance, nor can we do the experiment on the silver dragon. You can decide whether to take this risk at your own discretion."
Roger made a quick decision: "Very good, I want this bottle of Dragon Huo Xiang, you can send it as soon as possible."
The man in gray robe laughed, bowed to Roger, and slowly disappeared into the shadow.
"Shadow" is a killer and intelligence organization that has risen for less than a hundred years. It is quite similar to "Shadow" but its strength is obviously a bit worse than that of "Shadow" to take on many tasks that "Shadow" disdained, and the price is much cheaper and more reasonable than that of "Shadow" to the night dancer. Compared with the "Shadow" who claims to be able to solve all the troubles for customers, Roger feels that "Shadow" makes people feel real and friendly.
Even if Nicholas changed from a silver dragon to an elf, it was not something Roger could kill with his current strength. A powerful Nicholas who was powerful, useless and able to think calmly is really terrible. Perhaps the fear was even better than when he was in the form of a silver dragon. Roger now only hopes that Long Huoxiang can make Nicholas less calm. He doesn't know whether Long Huoxiang will be effective against Nicholas who turned into an elf, but this is a dangerous thing worth taking.
If everything is ready, nothing can be done.
Since contacting the "Dawn Night Dancer" and "Shadow", Roger's gold coins flowed out like flowing water. Even if he treated the treasury of the Principal of Alay as his private wallet, he felt a little overwhelmed.
"It seems that in the future, they have to let the two of them meet and kill the price themselves. Only those with the lower price can get my task commission." Roger thought to himself.
It was almost dawn, and Roger clapped his hands and asked the waiter to call General Horn quickly.
Not long after, Horn rushed over. His gray hair was a little messy, his eyes were covered with blood, and he obviously had not slept all night. But he was energetic and did not suffer at all. Horn had not been valued in the Kingdom of Latvia for many years, so Roger let him do it this time, so he was naturally full of energy.
The messy study scene made Horn's eyelids jump slightly, but the old fox's face was completely silent.
Roger asked about the progress of the establishment of the intelligence network and the situation of the resistance movement in the occupied areas.
Horn carefully selected the words and slowly said: "There are obviously many people in the occupied areas who are very jealous of your past brilliant achievements... jealousy. They have ulterior motives and there are many people who incite in secret. The time is still short. Although the resistance organization in the occupied areas has not yet been formed, sporadic resistance incidents in various places still occur from time to time. Of course, with Lord Charlie in charge, the overall situation will definitely be foolproof. However, the resistance of the people is obviously not as optimistic as we expected."
Roger snorted, knowing in his heart that his so-called brilliant record naturally refers to the severance of the 70,000 coalition forces at the Fortress of Wright. This matter is not glorious, and the Latvians must have hated him to the core. The words that can make Horn, who has always been too cautious, show that the resistance in the occupied areas is indeed very strong. Now that Charlie is stationed there, the temporary problem is not big. But after reading the official and unofficial history, Roger knew that in this case, one or several military geniuses often appear in the resistance army. If he cooperates with the strong resistance of the people, Charlie may not be able to deal with it.
Roger had another concern, that is, if Nicholas came to Charlie, the blow to him would be even more than killing Shire. He had never dared to recall Charlie and Frey, and even arranged a strategy for the occupied area in the future, which was for this reason. However, even Roger himself dared not guarantee whether this measure was effective.
Charlie was born in the Holy Church and had close ties with the Church of Light. Frey's father was the Great Druid of the North in the Sky, and the City of Clouds has always been closely related to the Silver Dragon Clan. This was an important reason why Rogge let the two of them guard one side outside. Anyone who wants to make the two of them must first consider the consequences. But now Nicholas is obviously not subject to these constraints. Rogge only hopes to always attract his gaze, and it is best that he can follow him to the imperial capital. The Aslofik Empire is powerful and there are many strong people hidden in secret. If he can do a favor and sell Nicholas to the empire, it would be better.
In order to prevent Nicholas, Roger will bring all the strong men around him to the capital. The fat man does not want Nicholas to do anything to him when he returns from the capital. The resistance army will overthrow his rule first. Before traveling far away, a arrangement is essential.
"Hone, I asked you to investigate those officials. Is there any result?"
"The investigation has been over. Count Narke is upright and has a good reputation among the nobles of the principality, but is a bit old-fashioned; Viscount Riddle is smart and capable, very smart in charge of local finances and taxation, but is too indecisive; Count Xia Shang is very smart but very greedy, and has had many bad records of corruption in the era of Grand Duke Ticrek. And... I recently investigated that he often lynched the servants and maids in the mansion, arrogant and cruel. Among the three, I think Count Narke is the best candidate for the chief executive of the occupied area."
Roger immediately said, "No, let Earl Xia Shang be the Chief Executive."
"But sir," Horn was surprised, saying, "With Earl Xia Shang's character, it will only make the emotions of the people in the occupied areas more intense."
Roger said lightly: "No matter who goes to be the Chief Executive, he is my man, and the people's emotions will intensify."
Horn felt cold and whispered: "Do you want Lord Xia Shang to be a new target?"
Roger smiled and did not answer, and said, "Go and choose a guy who is smart and loyal to us enough to come out and give him the necessary gold coins and some equipment to lead the resistance movement."
Horn was surprised and said, "This... sir is really awesome!"
Roger continued: "Let him treat himself as a real rebel. He has to do everything the rebels should do, including inciting trouble, attacking the army and cities, training soldiers, and if he has the ability, he can even occupy some towns. As long as he can organize the resistance movement, he can do whatever he wants. You should try to help him, but remember, keep it confidential and don't let Lord Charlie know about this. Make your people smarter and never provoke Charlie at will. If he is slaughtered by Charlie, then he will be unlucky. But I think the arbitrary Xia Shang will give Charlie enough restraint. You must balance the relationship between Xia Shang and Charlie in secret, so that Xia Shang will not be too rampant and make the situation too bad, and be slaughtered by Charlie before I come back."
Roger thought for a while and said, "This is not safe enough. So, you can choose one more person so that these two people can develop their own resistance forces separately. Their personalities, actions and slogans should be clearly different. We should be generous and kind, and we might as well give more choices to those dissatisfied rebels. Of course, no matter which one they choose, they will eventually choose a noose for themselves, haha!"
Horn judged the situation and immediately flattered.
Roger was content with his complacentness and said, "If there is any guy who is unaware of the current situation and brings up another rebel army by himself, you should try every means to limit their development. If necessary, you might as well let Charlie destroy them. In short, if you want to control the situation, you must support me until I come back from the imperial capital!"
Horn nodded.
Roger walked around the house and said with a smile: "The hearts of people are very subtle. Rebellion and loyalty are often only between the front lines. When I come back from the imperial capital, Xia Shang should have made the occupied area angry and resentful. Xia Shang will inevitably regard Lord Charlie as a thorn in his side. As long as he is given enough power, he will definitely try every means to limit Charlie's actions and even intend to seize Charlie's military power. As long as Charlie is tied up, our people should be able to organize the resistance movement to a large scale. As long as I kill Xia Shang to calm the public resentment, and then let our people lead the rebels to surrender, hehe, then..."
Chapter completed!