Author: Night Knight

Pushing the slave trader leaders captured in the basilisk man's lair to the east of the city, the slave traders stationed in Yilip were first disturbed.

The city wall of Ilip is not much higher than most of the hobgoblin giants. Let alone jumping, they seem to be able to climb directly to the edge by stretching their legs.

The two sides were in a stalemate for less than an hour before the wrong side opened the city gate and surrendered.

The most difficult thing about such a criminal den is not the attack and occupation, but the subsequent conviction.

It is a bit exaggerated to say that the entire city is involved in the Basilisk Human Slavery Group. To say that they are directly or indirectly connected to that industrial chain does not add any water at all.

Gavin and Veranika discussed the matter for a while, then cut through the mess quickly. After gathering the representatives of Irip, they issued a series of orders.

There are two core contents.

First, the first culprit will be killed and the accomplices will not be punished.

Second, hand over all those private prisoners and captive slaves, and let the past be forgotten. Once they are found hiding or committing crimes again, they will be punished as the culprits.

In just one day, they rescued all the slaves and swept away the stolen money and stolen goods of the Basilisk Slave Trading Group, leaving all the basic troops behind without leaving any behind.

Because there's no point in doing that.

The geographical location of those two towns determines whether their fate will be determined by Ivanso City.

If the conqueror's army brings Ivanso City eastward, they don't need to send another soldier, they just need to send a manager.

If there is no way to take Ivanso City to the east, even if they send troops to station there, they will alienate them and create obstacles for them behind their backs.

The point of Gavin and the others attacking two towns first is to completely eliminate the local evil forces, because once they attack East Ivanso, they will immediately go into the dark, and it will be difficult to eradicate them again.

Beijia.

The process on Yeshandara's side was also smoother than expected. No matter whether it was a purple mask or a trendy flower, it could bring out legible fighting power, and it was only a dozen extraordinary people. The remaining ones were asking for help, or were they little thieves?

It's enough to do ordinary kicks and dominate a small town, but it's completely different to face an extraordinary battle group.

The more famous you are, the sooner you will die.

On the contrary, those who are unknown can hide in the crowd and escape disaster.

But their ability to collect wealth is quite amazing.

Even if the tide flowers, purple masks, and the wealth accumulated over the years were not distributed to the local residents, the wealth collected would be less than one million.

The half that Gavin said at the beginning was just an imaginary number, and it was not really half of it. Moreover, most of what was distributed to them was of little use to the conqueror's army and was not easy to carry, such as furniture and other daily necessities.

For example, the quantity of loose coins is relatively large and difficult to carry, etc.

Because of the half-blue dragon hobgoblin's unwavering help, the Basilisk Man's gains were even more astonishing.

In addition to the three three-masted sailing ships with a total estimated value of 500,000 yuan, the wealth seized from their secret lair and warehouse amounted to 1.5 million yuan, plus more than 500 slaves, and they had one-fifth of them.

Coming from the Dragon Coast, the army of conquerors sent people to escort them home, and all the remaining people were incorporated into the army of conquerors.

Just as Gavin and the others expected, when the three local evil forces were destroyed, all the dark forces around the Dragon Coast were shocked. They became unprecedentedly efficient. A secret meeting of the dark forces was held at the West Gate.

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Simon.

Not only is it the most influential city on the Dragon Coast, but it is also one of the most influential cities on the entire southern coast of the Sea of ​​Fallen Stars.

It is said that the economic power it possesses is greater than that of the entire Dragon Coast cities combined. Such huge strength makes them the third largest trading power in the outer sea, after Sambia and Cormyr.

The reason why Dragon Coast has the reputation of "everything has a price" is that Ximen is absolutely responsible for its ownership and responsibility, and its citizens are not ashamed at all. On the contrary, they are proud that Ximen is an open city - for all races.

Open, open to all faiths, open to all currencies.

Is that kind of complete openness bringing them a lot of wealth, and many transactions that are not allowed elsewhere are carried out in large numbers and openly there - such as the pirates' dirty selling of stolen goods.

Neither Sambia nor the Kingdom of Cormyr are cracking down, at least on the surface, but the open auction of dogs in Ximen is not public.

In name, Ximen is ruled by an aristocracy composed of wealthy families, but in reality, it is a thieves guild called Dark Night Mask that controls all key areas of Ximen.

That secret dark meeting was naturally hosted by the Dark Night Mask, and they had such influence on the Dragon Coast. This fully shows that even they felt the pressure from the conqueror's army.

There were more than thirty various dark forces participating in the meeting, and countless heads were crowded in the dimly lit conference room. That situation, just like their identities, should not be exposed to the sun.

"They are a group of lawless executioners, butchers, and bandits. Tomorrow they can capture Pross and Irip, destroy the purple masks, tide flowers, and basilisk men. Tomorrow they can capture Taysil and destroy us.

Astorian, the day after tomorrow, occupy the Persian Library and slaughter our Light of the Persian Library. The day after tomorrow, they can occupy the West Gate and uproot our Dark Night Mask. Therefore, they can no longer turn a blind eye. They should unite and form their own

The army will protect their dragon coast and their city, and completely defeat the evil invaders."

A pirate leader waved his legs and arms and roared in anger.

"Hey, Thorns, it might be more convincing if I don't deny the leader of the purple mask. Who knows, might I want to use their legs to avenge my destroyed branch?" came from the darkness.

He made sarcastic remarks and unceremoniously removed the purple mask leader's stage.

The dark forces on the Dragon Coast have never been harmonious, and there are countless overt or covert battles between them.

The battles between the dark organizations in the city are very secretive and conducted privately to prevent wars between cities.

The pirate groups on the outer sea don't have so many scruples. Many of them greet each other directly with ballistae when they meet at sea. They can squeeze into that small conference room together without drawing knives to each other, except for the army of conquerors.

The powerful dragon was suppressing him outside, very much because he was afraid of the Dark Night Mask.

Mask of the Night is very secretive. Not to mention the citizens of other cities on the Dragon Coast, even most citizens of Ximen do not know that there is a secret thieves guild that actually controls that city.

But those dark forces are very aware of this and their terrifying capabilities. The Mask of the Night has such a high right to speak in Ximen, but it is not a pie falling from the sky, but they killed it, their

The enemy disappeared out of thin air, no one was seen alive or dead, the enemy was turned into pieces with a bang in front of the public, and the enemy was torn into pieces alive by a group of ferocious rats.

Compared to secret assassinations, they prefer public executions to warn other enemies.

Thornes said angrily: "Is what he stated true? If not, I don't have that kind of worry. Is there any need to walk there? In any case, they cannot be allowed to roam around on the Dragon Coast. It will be serious."

hinder their business, they must unite to defeat it."

"He agrees with the first half of me, but cannot agree with the second half. Why do they insist on using force to solve it instead of negotiating? Their essence is that they are not a group of immigrants composed of civilians, and migration is their main mission.

Just ask them to be sent away from the Dragon Coast, and they will no longer deny their problems."

"Naive, are the negotiations based on absolute force? If they don't unite and prove their strength to them, will the other side leave so easily?"

"Did they just wipe out a few small guilds and scare us like that? They seem to be so powerful, but in fact, there are thousands of real professional soldiers. Is it possible for those two extraordinary battle groups to rely on?

If they want to defeat those two extraordinary battle groups, they will not dare to act rashly again. Moreover, their current main energy is in Ivanso. Before the whole problem is solved, they should not have the energy to use force against other cities. They send troops to Pros.

With Yilip, it is possible that we can relieve our worries."

"Stupid, really too stupid. How can we put our hope in their plans? It is the most correct thing to take everything into our own hands."

"We seem to have forgotten that they have more troops than that. They have a city of hobgoblins in the Giant Plains, and a hobgoblin army that is constantly expanding. Their main force has been wandering east of the Giant Plains recently.

, I think, if they sent troops to the conqueror’s army by mistake, they would turn a blind eye?”

"Building an army is easier said than done. Is it not just a matter of gathering numbers to fight in the streets? Does it require precise command? The most important thing is, who should give the command of that army?"

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Soon the leaders of the dark forces began to quarrel in all directions, each holding his own opinion. Some were in favor of forming an army, while others were disdainful of Ye Qin.

That kind of disdain may come from their own nature. Their origins determine that they are full of distrust between each other.

How can a coalition that doesn't even have basic trust form an army of unity and cooperation? But without an army, there would be no confidence to fight against the conqueror's army.

"The Faceless One has arrived." With the sound of communication, the conference hall, which was as noisy as a vegetable market, instantly fell silent, and all eyes turned to the entrance.

The first thing that caught my eye was a domino mask. It was the kind of fancy mask commonly used at aristocratic dinner parties, with its eyes and donkeys exposed. That mask was red in color, without any shape, leaving only three holes. Genji

It looks like the whole person has no face, so that's where his name comes from.

Scarlet light flashed in the empty eyes. Whoever they glanced at, their bodies could not help but shudder, because they could not feel any emotion in the eyes of the other person, and the way the other person looked at them did not look like they were looking at the same person.

, more like whether you are looking at the delicious prey and are weighing where the east exit is more suitable.

This person is the uncrowned king of Ximen, the supreme ruler of the Mask of the Night, and the Faceless One who is known as the King of the Night.

As for his name and true appearance, no one knows. He has never shown that kind of appearance in front of outsiders.

The faceless man walked into the chairman, but he had no intention of speaking. Following him, the mysterious woman who also wore a domino mask said: "The idea of ​​building an army cannot be ignored by our brainless pirates."

Can you imagine that if they really did that, would they belong to the guild?

What do we think of those aristocratic rulers?

We were so afraid that we didn't start a war with the conquerors, but started a fight with the aristocratic rulers?

Are we afraid that ordinary citizens will unite to resist us?

Secret manipulation is their foundation.

Even if the army is being formed, it will not be possible for them to form it, but it will not be able to encourage the rulers who are visible to protect their cities, which is their sacred and unshirkable responsibility."

This person is wearing a purple close-fitting robe, which perfectly shows off her exquisite figure. The mask she wears is not faceless, but a fox mask. The exposed eyes are not standard fox eyes. Every move has a seductive quality.

The taste of soul, the perfect arc of the red lips, and the bright red lipstick, make her look extremely coquettish.

"Mrs. Yu, what you said is correct. For that kind of thing, hiding behind the scenes is the wisest choice. If it succeeds, everyone is happy. If it fails, the merchants and nobles will take the lead. There will be no loss for them."

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To be continued...