The sun is high

While the plateau countries launched internal purge operations, the plain countries, especially the Kingdom of Deland and the principalities further south, adopted slightly different strategies.

In order to show that they are not "associates" of the Black Sun Society, they have indeed launched a series of actions such as property inventory, house arrest, and investigation of past communications and contact records. However, compared to the bloody "purge", , these actions seem too mild.

Through the information collected by the magic rats, Shuge discovered that the Southern Principality's attitude towards the Black Sun Society was too ambiguous. Compared with the relatively mild Kingdom of Delan, they were less vigorous in handling related matters. Be a little softer.

In two letters related to the Black Sun Society, Shuge could even see descriptions of arrested Black Sun Society members paying huge fines to avoid punishment.

Obviously, in the eyes of some officials and nobles of the southern principalities, the Black Sun Society and the Black Sun brought not a crisis, but an extremely precious opportunity to make money.

"That's the way it is with plainsmen. They live too comfortably, so it's hard for them to feel a sense of crisis."

General Bernhard expressed his own opinion on this: "These problems arise basically from the principalities south of Deland. They probably feel that the war between the plateau and the plains has stopped, and they are far away from St. Steele." Far enough away, so there is enough time and space to operate... Haha, a bunch of idiots."

"As silly as it seems, it's not a good sign for us."

Shuge stopped reading the information. He sighed inwardly and said, "We need to pass this information to Meyer and the others as soon as possible. If conditions permit, we may also inform the family and the Legal Committee... these Although the influence of the Southern Principality is very small, if they show too obvious bias towards the Black Sun Association, then they must find a way to deal with it in advance."

"The right thing to do, kid."

Bernhardt agreed: "The economic status of most of these southern principalities is very favorable. Although their military strength seems limited, the money can always support them to replace the most excellent and advanced military supplies in a very short period of time. Once There are new changes in the situation, and a few legions operating from the hinterland are already deadly enough."

At this point, General Bernhard paused for a moment, and then he added helplessly: "My judgments are still based on the cumbersome and slow fighting methods of the past. If we use today's terrible ordnance as a reference, Then the threat posed by these potential 'betrayers' will be even greater!"

Xiuge smiled silently. Obviously, many experiences during this period have almost destroyed the cognition of these old-era souls. Fortunately, these wills were all members of the family and the government in the past. Elites are naturally good at learning. In addition, they now have enough time, so they can also find ways to reverse their cognition and absorb more new knowledge.

As for the decision to send a notice to the Ernst family, Shuge also made it after thinking carefully.

Although he has no intention of returning to his family and serving the Kingdom of Walter, in the current turbulent situation, both he and the Dawn Society need more solid help.

There is no doubt that the Votel Kingdom is already one of the most suitable partners besides the Legal Committee.

Thinking of this, Xiuge changed his clothes and walked out of the cabin.

The members of the Dawn Society woke up very early. Except for two of them who were still resting due to excessive seasickness, the rest had already started their work. They gathered in a larger cabin, under the cover of protective magic. Start sorting through the experiences of the past day and the records of the conversations at the welcome dinner.

The young man who had previously participated in the arrest of the Master of the Black Sun Society was also among them.

It was only after that that Xiuge learned his name.

This young man named Richard became Shuge's number one admirer after witnessing Shuge's use of violent aesthetics to defeat powerful enemies. Because of his talent, Felix also asked him to go to Merlinle and study with him.

Richard showed extremely amazing enthusiasm and positivity in all matters related to the Sword of Dawn. The moment he saw Shuge, he laughed enthusiastically and stood up to ask if there was a new mission. They need to be sent out to do it.

"Don't be too anxious. There are still a lot of things you need to do in the future."

Shuge lightly patted Richard on the shoulder twice, and then he turned to look at the stream-level mage responsible for the secret ritual of communication within the Sword of Dawn: "How is the progress of the secret ritual? I have some letters that I would like to Send immediately."

"Sir, the installation has been completed."

The mage nodded and said: "It's just that the current magic power is very unstable, and the Windless One is already far away from the shore. The messages sent by the communication secret device we set up are very likely to be interfered... Therefore, these messages need to be processed as soon as possible." Might be brief!”

"How's the confidentiality?"

"Ms. Wei Lin came here earlier. She helped us stabilize the secret ceremony and set up additional protective rituals. Confidentiality is not a problem."

Hearing this, Shuge nodded with satisfaction.

Soon a short magic letter signed "Ghost" was successfully sent. This letter will be sent directly to the Dawn Society's headquarters. As for whether the information in it is to be further conveyed to the Merlinlehe and Ernst families, it will be decided by Meyer et al. decided.

After all, even if the Dawn Society is planning to strengthen the cooperative relationship with the other two parties, based on Xiuge's current situation, there is no way to personally participate.

After the letter was sent, Shuge focused on the subtle information collected by the members of the Sword of Dawn. This content could complement and corroborate the search of the magic rats. Needless to say, its importance.

Among them, the list of passengers in charge of Richard and two other members made Shuge's eyes light up.

This is a basic working method derived from Walter's agents and spies, that is, after entering a strange environment, make a list of people who are stable in that environment or place as soon as possible, and repeat it many times based on this investigation and screening, and ultimately determine the targets that are truly worth paying attention to.

Richard and others had obviously been processing this list of people last night, so Shuge could now see many dense markings on it. Some of the names were marked with boxes, and some were marked conspicuously with red magic ink. , the former represents "less important" characters, and the latter represents "key concerns". As for some other marks, they are assigned to those whose identities are unknown or who have yet to be explored.

"Sir, these names marked in red are the important observation objects we selected after the first round of discussion and investigation. Most of them are important officials and nobles in the Principality of the Plains. Of course, there are also a small number of scholars and mages."

Richard gently tapped the marks on the form with the ink pen in his hand: "The main reason why these names are marked is that we think they are most likely to give up their original positions and choose to betray themselves during their contact with the Black Sun Society. faith and country.”

"What is the basis for judgment?"

"Some information collected in advance."

Richard turned around and took a heavy notebook from another person. He handed the notebook to Xiuge and explained: "Before the Dawn Society was officially established, there had been dedicated personnel sorting out the information, although it was a bit messy. , but the coverage is very broad... We mobilized manpower before departure and excerpted a considerable part of the content that may be relevant to this trip."

At this time, the door was opened, and then Wei Lin, wearing a plain scholar's robe, walked in. She did not interrupt Xiuge's "lecture", but quietly stepped aside and raised her hand to signal Xiuge to continue. speak.

After hearing this, Xiuge slowly nodded: "Very good, but you need to understand that this list still cannot be used as a completely accurate basis for judgment. All living beings and humans who can gain a foothold in Fanen today , elves, dwarves... and even ogres, everyone is not stupid. When we observe each other, it is best to put aside past prejudices and not be disturbed by past impressions."

Xiuge lowered his head and clicked on the list a few times with his finger: "Look, these names obviously belong to the giant-eared goblins, and they have also been marked with key points. I know that everyone has a deep understanding of the giant-eared goblins, especially them. The impression of the businessmen among them is very bad, but there are always exceptions in everything. Before we have in-depth contact and obtain conclusive evidence, we must stay as clear-headed as possible."

A member of the Dawn Society from Votel obviously didn't like the giant-eared goblin very much. He frowned and asked: "The exception you are talking about..."

Shuge looked at him, and then said slowly: "When Miss Weilin and I first escaped from Salem City, we found a hidden member of the Black Sun Society in the residence of a goblin business group. That was a giant-eared goblin, and it is through some of the records he left behind that we have the most preliminary understanding of the Black Sun Society."

"In the perception of many people, giant-eared goblins are always timid, cowardly and shrewd. Once danger comes, they will always choose to run away and evade to protect their own safety. When money and wealth appear, When in their presence, they will pursue it at all costs."

Xiuge tapped his fingers on the table twice: "When we found the goblin member of the association, he had already committed suicide and died in the secret mezzanine of the business group's residence... This goblin had been around for a long time. He has already joined the Black Sun Society and has been lurking for Salem City for a very long time."

"However, what supports it to do this is not profit, not money, or even the safety of itself and its relatives and family, but some concepts and ideas that are difficult for ordinary people to understand."

Shuge emphasized his tone: "Who knew that in the disappearance of Salem City and the series of disasters it caused, an ordinary giant-eared goblin who might be laughed at by children on the street actually played such a role? Where are the important characters?”

For a moment, there was no sound in the room, and the Dawn Club member who asked the question before also calmed his expression.

"Okay, let's stop here... Our work has just begun, everyone should do their own thing."

Xiuge waved his hand, dispelling the somewhat solemn atmosphere in the room: "Richard, come and help us go through this form and tell us which ones you think are the most special goals."

Hearing this, Wei Lin, who had been staying quietly next to him, came over.

Wei Lin obviously woke up very early. On her plain scholar robe, Xiuge smelled a slight smell of alchemy potion. It was not pungent, but the smell was very new. Apparently she had been busy preparing alchemy before. Potion or some kind of magic potion.

Richard was a little nervous because of the presence of Shuge and the others, but he quickly recovered and began to explain the list in front of him in an orderly manner.

"There are a few people on this list that we think are extremely special."

Richard quickly pointed out the names with an ink pen: "The first is this, France Ye Shenlin, this is a lake-level scholar among the plain elves. He used to be in the magic academy of the Kingdom of Deland. He serves as a professor, but in the past few years, he has been transferred very frequently. He first served as a consultant in the Black River Principality, and then was transferred to several other principalities in the south..."

Wei Lin wondered: "Is it possible that it is an academic visit?"

"We suspected this at first, but in fact, the orders this elf mage received on the surface had nothing to do with academics, but were more focused on internal affairs of the army... But as far as we know, he is not an outstanding person. He is a war magic scholar, but prefers the research direction of magic theory... After the outbreak of the war, he has not received any special deployment, but has stayed in the Principality of Bult."

After introducing this elf scholar, Richard moved his pen to another position on the list.

"Leger?"

Shuge read out the name, and then the image of a forty-year-old male scholar with a goatee immediately appeared in his mind. He said: "I remember him, a magical biology scholar in Delan, right? In At the welcome banquet, he and I had a brief chat."

Richard nodded: "You two may not know that this Legere scholar has a very bad reputation in the Kingdom of Deland. The reason is that, as a professor in the academy, he has made some shocking remarks in public many times. remarks, and also wrote some articles that are difficult to verify.”

"These were nearly ten years ago. His remarks and articles were all related to the study of magical creatures. However, these studies and discoveries were ultimately deemed as 'unverifiable and absurd conjectures.'"

Hearing this, Weilin's eyebrows raised: "Well, I remembered... I once saw the words he published during Merlin Lehe. They are indeed very absurd. At least the mages of Merlin Lehe will not approve them. thing."

"Yeah, that's what we find weird."

Richard said seriously: "This meeting is very important, so the people who accepted the invitation are basically very representative people with the right to speak. Why would a special person like Scholar Lege appear in the passenger list?" Woolen cloth?"