Lord of War

After Hongye Town had a secret conversation with Andrew, Sean's mood became slightly depressed, and even he himself couldn't explain why there was such a change in mood. It's just that no matter what it is, he still has a lot of things to deal with right now, and all of these things are closely related to the future of his territory, so Sean has to work hard to continue to deal with these unfinished tasks.

"How's the situation in the Chirav Land?" Sitting in the conference room of the Lord's Mansion, Sean pinched his eyebrows and asked.

"If you are referring to military issues, then you should ask William." Neil's desk is full of various documents, which have completely submerged him behind the desk, unless Sean stands Get up, otherwise he wouldn't be able to see Neil's situation at this moment, but if judging from the voice, Sean would bet that Neil must have stayed up all night for several more.

But for elves with long lives, staying up late doesn't seem to have much impact on them, at least Sean has never heard of elves dying from overwork.

"Where's William?" Hearing Neil's words at this time, Sean realized that he didn't see William in the conference room today, which seemed a little unusual.

In the past few days, Sean, William, Neil, and Rude have all spent time in the conference room. As the core leadership team in the entire territory, except for Sean, who can be regarded as redundant, the other three are all The core of territorial development. Although all decisions about the entire territory are arranged by Neil, many orders and instructions cannot be issued so quickly without Rude's assistance. It can be said that Rude's importance today has begun to truly stand out. .

As for William, the current development of the territory is not truly peaceful, and the territories of the Kingdom of Dabion adjacent to the Kilaf and Day territories are a little bit ready to move. Moreover, these territories have already implemented a border blockade policy-this is a very disgusting policy. The blockade on the border prohibits the movement of people in the two territories, including traveling merchants, caravans, refugees, etc. A rogue policy that can slow down the economic development of other territories or even cut off the economy directly.

However, the strategic purpose of those who really like to use this policy is not simply to slow down or cut off economic development, but to create unrest. With the combination of border blockade and some incitement, it is easy to cause the deterioration of law and order in the blocked territory and even riots, rebellions and other bad incidents. At present, the situation in Dailand is relatively stable. At least with Annuo and Steel Wings, it is completely impossible to cause riots and rebellions in Dailand, and according to Annuo's feedback. The regular patrols in the surrounding towns of Dailand have not been interrupted, so naturally, bandits and robbers composed of some refugees will not take advantage of it.

But the situation in the Chirav collar is a bit special.

Now there are only two villages and a small town left in this territory, with a total population of less than 3,000 people, but in fact there is a bandit army composed of at least a hundred refugees,

And there are also small groups of troops secretly sneaking in from other territories. These are all a threat to the situation in Chirav Territory. Therefore, the current development policy and military deployment for this territory have become important issues at the core of Xiao En's current development.

But when Sean asked William. The sound of rustling writing in the conference room disappeared instantly.

"What's wrong with you?" Neil finally stood up. Showing a face that looked thinner than before, "It's fine if you were absent-minded these two days, but you didn't hear what happened just ten minutes ago?"

"Ten minutes ago?" Sean froze for a moment, remembering that someone seemed to have said something to him ten minutes ago.

"My lord." Rude sighed helplessly, then stood up from the long table in the conference room. "Master William asked me to remind you that you have a meeting about the military affairs of the territory in the future to be held this afternoon. He asked you to go to the small meeting room on the second floor after lunch."

Hearing Rude's words, Sean finally remembered. Rude told himself this question when he entered the meeting room ten minutes ago, but at that time he was thinking about whether what Andrew said before had any special meaning, so he didn't listen carefully. But regarding the meeting in the afternoon, it was actually very important, but William was in charge and arranged for the specific situation. He could delay his attendance a little bit, but in the end he still had to make a final decision.

"They are already in the meeting room now?" Sean got up.

"Yes." Rude nodded.

"Then I'll go over there and take a look. As for the development of the government affairs of the Chirav Land, I will do as you say." Sean handed the two documents in his hand to Neil, "I have already signed, but recently It's best not to make too much noise for a few months."

"I see." Neil took the two documents and nodded.

The first document was wrapped in red leather, and it was Sean's order to Neil to mobilize all reserve forces, including the original Iron Wings training camp in Panda Town, when necessary, on the issue of the governance of the Chirav Territory. , including Alfred, Nock, Rena, Clover, Stalin, Altdorf and others must follow Neil's arrangement in an emergency. However, the second document is relatively normal compared to the first military transfer command. It states that Neil can deploy the resources of the entire territory at will.

In fact, although the government affairs of the entire territory are now managed by Neil, the ownership of the territory always belongs to Sean, so Sean's signature and appointment are naturally required. This is also the reason why Sean will sign the first document, because Neil and William are a one-piece arrangement, and although Neil taught William's military strategy, there are still some things that need to be followed. At least while William was still there, it was impossible for Neil to mobilize the troops in the territory at will. He had to get William's approval before he could mobilize the troops.

But in the discussions these days, Neil has decided to implement a sanction-type management of Chirav Territory, which includes a series of military operations. Originally, Neil and William could naturally cooperate with each other, but with the current instability in the Dai Territory, it is very likely that there will be some things that require instant judgment in the transfer of the Chirav Territory. Er and William naturally had no way to reach a unity. That's why there is this red document signed by Sean now.

After leaving the large conference room, Sean walked towards the small conference room downstairs.

This small conference room was built later, and it is mainly used to deal with some relatively private issues. Unlike the large conference room on the third floor, which is used for real diplomatic and business negotiations, at least the atmosphere is more relaxed .

Coming down from the third floor, Sean quickly walked to the door of the small meeting room. At this time, he happened to see a dining car parked at the door, and a young man who seemed to be in his twenties was busy. He didn't look too conspicuous, but for some reason, Sean only saw this young man when he saw it. There was a chilling feeling, which made him feel a little inexplicable.

"Who are you?" Sean asked.

"Hello, my lord." The young man was slightly startled when he saw Sean, but soon bowed respectfully. "I'm Mr. Luodo's worker. The kitchen of the Lord's Mansion is not full of staff today. Lord William has a temporary extra meal. So I'm here to help."

"Men of Rodo."

Sean nodded slightly. He also had some impressions of this Luodo. After all, the food supply including the Black Swan Castle was also provided by this Luodo, so Sean could not remember this person. But even so, Sean frowned slightly, because when he was face to face with this young man. The chilling feeling on Xiao En's body became more obvious, and he was sure that this cold aura emanated from the person in front of him.

"What's your name?" Sean asked again.

"Stephen, my lord." The young man replied humbly.

A golden light flashed in Sean's eyes. This is the effect of the Eye of Truth at work. Anyone who tells Sean their name cannot escape the detection of the Eye of Truth. But this time, after the light of the Eye of Reality shone, Sean could not obtain a detailed data as before, which made Sean suddenly realize a bad thought in his heart.

And at this moment, another electronic sound suddenly sounded in Sean's mind.

[Eye of Reality (bloodline talent) has evolved to the third level, and hostile detection is turned on. 】

Almost after the notification sounded, a layer of orange light suddenly appeared on the young man in Xiao En's eyes.

Although it was the first time he had seen this situation, Sean seemed to have already possessed relevant knowledge, and understood the meaning of this layer of orange-red light at this moment.

distrust (hostility).

This result made Sean feel extremely puzzled.

What is "distrust (hostility)"?

If you want to talk about hostility, Sean is easier to understand, but what does the previous distrust mean? If you really want to say it, it should be because Sean feels distrust of the young man in front of him, right? After all, what the other party told him was a fake name, and only a name that did not exist would the Eye of Reality have no way of judging the relevant detailed data of the other party.

But at this moment, William from the small conference room suddenly came out.

He glanced at Sean, slightly surprised on his face: "Why are you here?"

Sean turned his head to look at William, and smiled: "Anyway, I don't have anything to do, so I just come here to see the situation, and I can also participate in the discussion by the way."

"Is that so? That's fine." William nodded, "The meeting has just begun, and you can save me the trouble of reporting to you later by coming here....Have you eaten yet? I'll ask Stephen to send you a Come here? The food made in the kitchen today is not bad, and Stephen is very neat. Every time the food is delivered, the time is fast and accurate, and the food will not be cold. I am thinking about how to get people from Luo Duo Come here."

Hearing William's words, Sean easily noticed the word "neat".

He is very clear that the Lord's Mansion does not have a kitchen, it is actually just a place for office and rest-in fact, at the beginning, the Lord's Mansion did not plan to set up a bedroom for rest, but William was exhausted several times later. The reconstruction was only carried out after the second incident, but even so, the Lord's Mansion does not have a kitchen, so the meal time is to order takeaway or simply go to nearby taverns and hotels to eat.

However, in order to save trouble and convenience, the lord's mansion also had a private kitchen and hired a cook. It's just because it's some distance away from the lord's mansion. So even if the cook's cooking skills are really good, the food usually isn't particularly delicious when it's delivered to the lord's mansion. However, Neil, William and the others don't really mind this, so after coming and going, everyone will I'm used to it, and occasionally I will go to the kitchen to eat when I have free time.

But the young man in front of him who called himself Steve could deliver the food before it got cold. In particular, the standard meal in the Lord's Mansion contains thick soup, but Xiao En glanced at the situation in the small meeting room just now, and he found that no matter whether it was thick soup or other dishes, there was no sign of spilling. This is by no means something that ordinary people can do.

"Indeed, I will probably be able to eat hot food every day in the future." Sean also nodded with some emotion, and the smile on his face became more real.

This made Steve, who had been watching Sean secretly, feel a little relieved.

From the moment Sean appeared just now, Steve had a very subtle illusion. He always felt that Sean seemed to be targeting him on purpose. This made Stephen very vigilant. Because according to his self-cognition, he felt that it was absolutely impossible for him to show any flaws. This point has been fully proved by the practice of the past few days. Even the two most shrewd people in this territory did not see through his disguise at all.

Until now, with a soft smile on Sean's face, Dills was truly at ease when Stephen—that is, the head of the intelligence department of the Millennium Covenant Empire. His current work is only halfway through, although his work cannot continue smoothly because he cannot get in touch with Reina and Hina. But the arrival of Cecilia also made him feel hopeful.

He knew very well that espionage work like his could never be completed in a short period of time, so he was naturally prepared for a long-term battle, otherwise he would not have become Luo Duo's subordinate. Come to the lord's mansion every day to deliver meals. He just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to see if he could get close to Cecilia. In fact, he didn't need much time. Even if it was only half a day, it was enough for him to complete the intelligence investigation work.

He had such a good opportunity today: he saw Cecilia in the small conference room right now.

But other than that, there were two other people in this small meeting room that shocked him a bit.

These two people are dressed as priests, but one of them is obviously a priest with a knife - Dills has heard of this profession, but it is the first time that he has actually seen it today, and judging from the aura exuded by the other party, It is obvious that he is already a strong man at the top of the golden peak, and he is only one step away from stepping into the sanctuary. And Diels is very clear that the promotion of priests is completely different from that of mages and warriors. As long as they are pious enough and have enough divine grace, they can complete the promotion quickly, but the combat experience has always been three. worst in the system.

Of course, this does not include priests with knives.

As a combat profession, the combat experience of the priest with a knife is actually not small, and in many cases it is even more difficult than some combatants. And judging from the aura of the mysterious knife-wielding priest, Diels believed that the other party was definitely not that kind of simple vase, but a knife-wielding priest who had actually seen blood and been on the battlefield. Pauls was incomprehensible.

Why is there such a strong man in the territory of Panda Territory?

Before that, he had never heard that there were strong men in Panda's territory who had reached the upper rank of gold, and the strongest one was Rui Na.

This intelligence error made Diers feel a sense of crisis, because he found that neither he nor the Millennium Covenant Empire seemed to have completely underestimated the Church of Ice and Snow and Winter, which was preaching in Panda and Day. If this church has a gold-level powerhouse who is about to step into the next sanctuary, then this means that the true god behind this church is definitely not a god with weak divine power.

However, what Diels couldn't really understand was why there were members of the church in this meeting room at this moment?

If the priest with the knife of the Ice and Winter Church is alone, Diers can also speculate that the church is going to preach the doctrine in Sean's territory, so it is necessary to negotiate with the lord about something that is beneficial to both parties. matter. But when another member of the church was also in the conference room, the situation became a little tricky, especially if this other church member was also the high priest of the Temple of Life.

Diels was not an idiot. Although he didn't know who this other High Priest of the Church of Life was, he couldn't hide the strong aura of life on his body.

This information came at the moment Diers delivered the meal. He has already remembered it in his heart, and he is going to investigate after dealing with Cecilia.

Yes, although Dills was shocked by the unexpected discovery in the conference room, he did not forget his own job: investigating the blood of the Phoenix.

So from the beginning to the end, Dills has been trying to find an opportunity to contact Cecilia.

What he didn't expect was that Sean suddenly appeared at this time, which really made him feel very unhappy. It's just that Sean's performance afterwards made Dills's heart skip a beat. He keenly noticed the look of distrust in Sean's eyes after he said his name—that feeling was very subtle. But Dills just knew that the other party didn't believe that his name was really Steve.

Diers couldn't believe that such a situation would happen, because it wasn't his first day as a spy, although after becoming the head of the intelligence department of the Millennium Covenant Empire, he has rarely acted in person. But that doesn't mean he'll forget the instinctive trick that brought him a reversal of fortune. So Dills is very confident, or he has enough qualifications to be proud and conceited. Absolutely no one will be able to see through his disguise.

And in fact it is. Neither the shrewd Neil nor the cautious William discovered Diels' disguise, and even William deliberately compiled Diers into the roster of the Lord's Mansion, which means that if William really did this, then Diers He has the authority to freely enter and leave the lord's mansion—and Dills is indeed working in this direction these days.

This would have happened were it not for Sean. Moreover, if he subtly discovers the abnormality of Diers and promotes the Eye of Reality to the third level, maybe Diers will really succeed in lurking. And once he takes root here in the Lord's Mansion, then he only needs to arrange his own manpower into the Void City, then he can set up an intelligence team targeting everyone in the Void City and even the Lord's Mansion in a short time.

But now. The situation is naturally different.

After Sean discovered Diels' hidden indirect hostility, he naturally paid attention to many details that were easily overlooked, so Sean can be very sure that this young man who used the pseudonym "Steve" is very important to him. The Lord's Mansion is definitely planning something. It's just that Sean is not sure now, what is this man who calls himself Steve planning? Is it a spy sent by the Hastings family, or a killer who tried to assassinate William and Neil, or was it aimed at Sisi? People from the Millennium Covenant Empire that Leah came from?

The only thing Sean can be sure of is that this person has no intention of killing, otherwise Bess would have killed him long ago.

Just because there is no killing intent does not mean that there is no hostility. Sean feels that it is necessary to talk to Bess, and then find out what this "Steve" is planning. It is not something that everyone can do to spy with the government. You must know that under the joint cleaning of Neil and William, many dark sides of Void City have been thoroughly cleaned up, and after Ruby took over the espionage work of the intelligence department, the anti-espionage operations of Void City have been very smooth. It was in the past month that more than a dozen spies from the Kingdom of Darbion and the Millennium Covenant Empire were caught.

Of course, these people have been secretly executed, anyway, neither the Dabion Kingdom nor the Millennium Covenant Empire will definitely admit such a thing as a spy.

"What are you looking at?" William found that Sean had been staring at Steve's back, and couldn't help asking curiously.

"That person is a spy." Sean had nothing to hide from William, so he said, "And he is definitely not weak. The aura he inadvertently emitted just now terrified me."

Hearing Xiao En's words, William was obviously stunned: "How is this possible."

Sean wasn't surprised by William's reaction. After all, William was also in charge of espionage. If he didn't have the third-level Eye of Truth, he wouldn't be able to discover some details that would be completely ignored. So, Sean told William all these clues. Following Sean's description, William's expression became more and more ugly, and his brows were tightly locked together.

"About this matter, I will let Bess handle it." Sean made a decision very simply, "Now, let's deal with another matter first."

"Alright." William nodded. (To be continued..)

ps: two chapters in one