Quadruple split

The next day, February 15, 2049

Game time AM07:23

Outskirts of Mirkwood, Black Mercury Transfer Station

This is a stronghold jointly established by the Marshall family, the underground chamber of commerce "Viper" and a mysterious cult. On the surface, it is a wood processing factory with a legal identity, and it does have hundreds of unknowing carpenters and several They have ten pieces of related engineering equipment that are working well. They even established a small dock specifically for transporting wood at the nearby tributary of the Jinhui River. The trade with some small chambers of commerce in the Violet Empire is also real, although it is far from being comparable to gold coins. It is comparable to the same type of organizations under behemoths such as the Chamber of Commerce and the Steam Consortium, but it can also make profits of thousands of gold coins every year. It can be said that it is a very common small workshop in the Sinless Continent. Many small and medium-sized chambers of commerce are involved in this industry.

Of course, the so-called wood processing factory is just a facade. A large-scale underground organization like 'The Viper' will not stoop to serve as a middleman for a project with an annual profit of less than five-digit gold coins, and neither can the secretive sect. Why is there any interest in the business of cutting down trees? In fact, under the guise of being bright and legal on the surface, this humble little place has a net income of more than 300,000 gold coins every year. On the one hand, it is the 'main product' Most of the buyers spend a lot of money. On the other hand, because the cost of the goods is too low, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a cost-free transaction.

So through the information mentioned above, we can easily come up with the answer of 'slave trade'.

Sack Frees is the second-class deacon of the Viper Chamber of Commerce and the general person in charge of this slave transfer station. The old lizard's apparent identity is that he is a low-level cadre of the Silvercake Chamber of Commerce and is also responsible for this place in a remote area. Director of a wood processing factory.

He is a rather bloated blue-scaled lizardman. When he was young, he had been in many places with his strength as a mid-level ranger. He still had two brushes in his hands, but this is already a thing of the past. As he gets older, Compared with spellcasters who are bigger and stronger and have weaker bones, if a profession like the ranger, which relies on physical fitness, does not maintain its condition through high-intensity training, the speed of decline in strength is absolutely breathtaking. It has been a long, long time since he joined the Viper years ago that he has polished his skills. Delicacy and conversational skills are his strongest weapons, and as for his actual combat skills... the lizardman ranger who used to be as fast as flying and agile is now even a little younger. Even the Nikachu can't run away.

However, Sark does not need to have too strong skills. Although the position of second-class deacon in 'Viper' is far from being able to be protected by the organization, the 'business' here is very Important, especially in the first few years, there were countless powerful people lurking around this small lumber factory all year round. They were all good players from Marshall, the Viper Chamber of Commerce, and the mysterious cult. The weakest among them could use just one hand. Ten Sacks are beaten, so Sack, who is responsible for coordinating confidentiality work and connecting with customers, naturally does not need to use other things besides his brain. In addition, his commissions are getting higher and higher, his savings are getting bigger, and his appetite is getting bigger and bigger. Because of the wait, his strength will naturally decline rapidly as his body continues to grow horizontally.

In recent years, as the confidentiality work has become more and more thorough, and the expected threats and suspicions have never come, the protection measures of this transfer station have gradually weakened. Those strong people have never been lacking. The task, and no matter which one of the higher-ups in Marshall, Viper, or the Order, they all feel that since it can be as safe as one day for ten years, then naturally it can be as safe as two days for twenty years, and three days for thirty years. , including Sack himself, who is in charge here, thinks so.

Perhaps the supplier's methods are too sophisticated, or perhaps the extremely densely populated Violet Empire simply doesn't care about the disappearance of this few people. Anyway, Sack feels that the peaceful days before will continue, as long as Don't do anything illegal, and you will always keep this fat job firmly in your hands.

Maybe he will be transferred out of here one day, but at least while he is still the top person in charge of this transfer station, Sack can still spare no effort to save money for himself, yes, for himself rather than for the organization, such as Cut down some unnecessary security budgets, etc.~

It is precisely because of this that the defensive weapons here have become almost useless in the past two years, so Sylvia Shuang Rui was able to sneak into the three-story building located at the innermost part of the Black Mercury Transfer Station so smoothly without being discovered by anyone. The next one appeared behind the fat lizard.

"Good morning, dear Frith."

The Blood Seeker, who possesses the strength of a high-level water mage, smiled tenderly, and his undisguised blood-red eyes curved into two crescent moons, filled with a charming and blurry smile. He was also a Blood Seeker, always present. Sylvia, who uses her charm to the fullest, is much more attractive than Lessa...

It’s also much crueler!

Buzz!

A blood arrow wrapped in ice crystals penetrated Sark mercilessly. The two forces of coldness and blood boiling that were detonated at the same moment were enough to kill any prey that was caught off guard on the spot. Any pain will occur.

"What a shame, baby~"

Sylvia licked the corners of her lips with some regret, dissipating the sinister blood on her fingertips, and snorted coquettishly.

Although her original intention was to wait until the other person looked back at her, and then strike at the moment when he was intoxicated with that alluring body with almost no fabric, and kill him bit by bit while teasing and torturing, but unfortunately But this is not in line with the mission process. Sakfris must die in the shortest possible time, and he must leave here in the shortest possible time.

[Fortunately, the latest batch of slaves have been sent away, otherwise I might be too busy by myself~]

The beauty in black gauze gently sucked her index finger and threw a flickering sphere on the ground that was wrapped in a large number of rune satin, and then the whole person disappeared in a camouflage like sparkling water waves. Gone.

A few minutes later, the dead body on the ground quickly turned into a gloomy white skeleton.

…

Game time AM09:17

At the border of the dark forest, a team of nearly a thousand people was marching silently, most of whom were well-trained professionals. The thieves who were performing reconnaissance and search missions at the front of the team were moving quickly, their figures in the forest. The space is looming, scanning every inch of land that the large army may pass through with extremely high efficiency. There are also many creatures such as thunder eagles, wind wolves, and velociraptors running alongside the former. They are all beast partners of the hunters. Also the best hunter in the forest.

The knight brigade was located in the center of the team. Although it was somewhat inconvenient for them to drive their mounts while marching through the forest, these heavily armored elites did not slow down. Those professionally trained horses and wolves even vaguely controlled the mages behind them. A big chunk was left behind. Of course, it may also be the reason why the latter is constantly releasing warning magic such as [Arcane Eyes], [Enhanced Perception], and [Magic Feedback].

This quite large team does not belong to the same banner. Although they are technically all forces of the Violet Empire, judging from the coats of arms with different shapes and colors, this team is all composed of Marshall. , Crystal Wolf, Simon, Baroka, Violet and other families.

"Are you nervous?"

A little ahead of the large army, the old man in gray robes riding on a silver-maned war wolf smiled at the beast elves beside him, shrugged and said, "We are moving fast enough."

Cassie, who was following Wolf Warrior on foot, nodded gloomily: "I understand, Mr. Deku."

The old man who spent most of his time with Grand Duke Emmeline of the Crystal Wolf chuckled. He glanced at Hector Fudge who was sitting on a plateau pony not far away, and then whispered to Cassie: "Then I know a little bit about what I've been told to you. Oh, don't look at me like that. Do you remember that little Emmeline had dinner with your lady Futaba before we set off? As far as I know, they didn't. Let’s talk about girls’ private conversations.”

"What do you want to express?"

Cassie narrowed his eyes slightly. He was not very accustomed to the rhythm of this conversation. Although the Grand Duke of the Crystal Wolf was undoubtedly friendly to the Fire Claw Leader, Deku also left a very good impression on him.

"What I want to say is that you might as well go and carry out the mission assigned by that lady now." Deku blinked slightly and said to Cassie in an imperceptible voice: "And I am responsible for preventing others from discovering it. You explained when you disappeared, whether now or after returning to Salamoon, we can't trust the Marshall family anyway, can we?"

Cassie was stunned for a moment, then nodded gratefully to Deku, and then disappeared strangely when he turned around an ancient tree.

Two minutes later, Fudge, who was lying on the pony, panting, appeared next to Deku, and asked curiously: "Master Deku, where is Master Cassie of the Fire Claw Leader? I saw that he was still there just now Walking with you."

"shit."

"Uh...oh, oh, sorry."

…

[Listen up, the best option is to capture Sack Freese alive. Captain Ned has investigated this person before. Although I don’t know the specific process, he said in the information he left behind that Sack may be innocent, maybe not. But if there is a problem with the 'Silver Cake' wood processing factory east of Mirkwood, then this person will definitely have something to do with the slave trade. 】

[I don’t believe that the person who immediately dealt with the evidence in Mercury City deliberately left out half of the account book, so that person has obviously been sold. There is no name of the relevant person in the investigation team’s report. Just take a guess. If so, perhaps the people who handled the evidence at the time were not sure whether they really wanted to sell Sack Freese, because they did not contact Buffy Marshall at the time, but now it seems that the ruthless Duke has determined If these guys in the dark forest are to be regarded as scapegoats, then this leads to two possibilities...]

[The first thing is to take away Sakfrith, who is suspected to be the person in charge here, in advance. If this is the case, then we really can’t do much because we don’t have enough time. If Marshall wanted to send someone over there to save someone, he would have succeeded long ago. But this possibility is not high. 】

[Another possibility is to completely abandon this place and silence Saka, who has a certain degree of intelligence during this operation. If this is the case, although the hope is slim, the chance is not impossible, and this lady has also disappeared before. Some of the things in the evidence, including the whole person of Sackfrith, were not known to the other party, which is our greatest advantage. 】

[Join that team on behalf of the Fire Claw Leader, and in the process try to catch Sark before the Marshalls do it, and then just find a scapegoat to stab him to death and throw him there. If you are late or the situation changes, Then find as much evidence as possible and bring it back. 】

[Listen, my guess may not be accurate, and the Marshall family, which is now out of danger, has countless better ways to nip it in the bud, but this opportunity cannot be missed, no matter how small the possibility is, you have to give it to me Go try it. 】

Recalling what Futaba told him before, the beast elf assassin walking through the dense forest felt a little nervous. He knew that the resourceful lady who seemed to be omnipotent also had several backup plans that were called 'bad strategies', and It has been handed over to Levine, but the other party also clearly told him that capturing the guy named Sack alive is the best solution.

If we use the fastest speed while paying attention to covert operations, we can probably be about fifteen minutes faster than the main force. In addition, we can confirm Sark's identity and location and capture the target without exposing himself and retreat safely. Can this kind of thing really be completed in just fifteen minutes...

There are no companions, no support, insufficient intelligence, insufficient time, and not even a complete plan. Well, there is still a plan called "Adapt to Contingency".

The beast elf smiled bitterly, and his seemingly slender but explosive body gradually became trance-like, entering an almost perfect state of hiding in just a few seconds.

Put aside unnecessary thoughts and work hard to complete the task...

[First of all, you might as well try to create some trouble for them. 】

A row of dark iron nails were suddenly and discreetly scattered among the grass, and were covered with dark yellow paralyzing ointment.

Seven or eight steel wires that are invisible to the naked eye are intertwined horizontally and vertically between two ancient trees that are far apart, but some flaws have been deliberately left. For example, some of the steel wires will cause reflection due to their angles. Yes, as long as a slightly more keen person looks carefully, he can spot the clues.

Finally, there are two Fire Thunder Jade, which are hidden in a very hidden position because they are not very lethal.

"In this case, it should be possible to delay it for a while..."

Cassie murmured in a low voice as he passed over a treetop, and then rushed straight into the depths of the forest.

…

Five hours ago, game time AM04:13

Not far from the ‘Silver Cake’ wood processing factory

A hideous-looking Zombie squeezed out of the bush with bared teeth...

"Mo Tan, you bastard really don't treat me as a human being, do you?"

Chapter 331: End