Infrastructure starts from the game

The president of the Hume branch of the Magic Association received the news three hours after the incident.

At that time, the police officers in the city had already surrounded the townhouse where Will was renting, and after confirming the identities of the participants of the illegal secret meeting one by one, and making sure that they had no other dangerous items on them, they suppressed them. Get into the prison van.

Will was not sent away immediately because of his special status, but squatted in the corner of the room with a pale face and trembling body, as if he had just witnessed something horrific.

Hume glared at his assistant bitterly.

Will saw the president of Hume, trembling his lips and wanted to say something, but he didn't make a sound, and Hume ignored him, only turned his head and looked towards the middle of the room.

The Grand Duke Roy is sitting on the big sofa in the middle of the room.

He is a mighty and majestic man.

With thick hands and feet, a round belly, and a huge aura, one person can stand up to five people. When he stood in the middle of the room, the living room where a small dance could be held suddenly looked like a doll's house, and even the side was the same. The round Mayor Owen looked petite.

President Hume is a little afraid of this descendant of the brave.

Every time he saw the Duke, he couldn't help adjusting his stance.

But at this moment, facing the mighty grand duke, is a lazy black robe.

I saw that the owner of the magic gear in the alchemy workshop was huddled in a single sofa without any image, and did not pay attention to the terrifying gaze of the duke opposite. rope.

Seeing the head of the branch of the Magic Association come in, except for Mayor Owen who nodded to him with a wry smile, the other two bosses didn't mean to say hello. Among them, the black robe was focused on the flower rope in his hand, and he didn't even have the time to raise his head. Duke Yi was a little better. At least he glanced at Hume Branch Leader, and then looked away.

Duke Roy had apparently just arrived, and he was questioning the black robe:

"...Thank you very much for your report! However, Mr. Angel, may I take the liberty to ask, how did you find out about this secret meeting?"

"I've been tracking and investigating them for more than half a year." The black robe Dayi Lingran said.

President Hume noticed that Will trembled inexplicably when he heard the word "tracking".

Angel's reason sounded like a problem: "As early as half a year ago, someone wanted to attack my family's rune masters, poach them to crack my family's business secrets, and I was caught. So I have been tracing their origins , This time they found relevant clues to sneak in, I didn't expect them to be plotting such a horrible thing."

This time, the suspects who were present before they had time to send them away trembled.

Especially when he heard "mixed in", one of the prisoners screamed uncontrollably and struggled desperately. The police officers had encountered this situation before, and immediately rushed forward to suppress him.

"What's going on?" Only Hume, who arrived late, asked.

"Before the police arrived, in order to prevent people from escaping, I used a little black magic, which probably caused a little damage to the spirit?" Angel said indifferently: "Drink some hot water and it will be fine."

Is this a psychological trauma that a drink of hot water can heal? !

At that moment, Will also had the urge to scream.

It's a pity that other people didn't mean to get to the bottom of it. Anyway, most of the black robes have some mental attack spells. Normal people don't want them to perform those dark tricks and do a "horror level evaluation" or something.

"Mr. Angel really made a great contribution this time!"

Mayor Owen praised, he has become Angel's brainless fan: "Don't mention the terrorist operation they planned this time, they usually seem to be doing a lot of trouble, and they can catch them all, it's really amazing! "

"It's not a clean sweep, it's just trimming the details." Angel said.

He squeezed the flower rope in his hand, and when he pulled it out again, there were a few more chess pieces in his hand.

Angel first placed a "soldier" chess piece on the table:

"This gathering is an organization called 'The Templar Society'. Most of their upper classes are businessmen, while their lower classes are mostly ordinary people without talent; In addition to attracting more people to work in industrial areas, it is also to suppress the old commercial guilds in the east, collect and resell magic props, and dump their own products... They even formed a special smuggling route for population and magic props ’, the list I just gave you.”

"I will verify it!" Mayor Owen said solemnly.

This is just a cautious statement. Owen knows that he only needs to use this list to arrest people. The black robe has already listed the smuggler's identity and criminal evidence, densely filling the entire paper, which looks like a spider. The net is generally tight.

Even if it is a black robe, it is impossible for a person to investigate to this extent, right?It's almost like lurking into the innermost part of this organization, controlling it from the center to the edge.

There is indeed a huge organization behind the black robe!

Owen concluded again, and had a sense of accomplishment that he was indeed participating in a great revival.

"Businessmen alone can't accomplish anything. Are there other people behind this organization?" Duke Roy asked.

"That's right, I have now found two controllers of this organization." Angel nodded.

He then placed a "Pope" pawn behind the soldier: "First of all, the 'chosen faction' of the mage tower..."

"How is it possible?!" Will couldn't help shouting, he felt that his belief had been shattered, "How could mages be willing to promote the industrialization process of ordinary people?!"

"Haven't you realized they're just using you with nice slogans?" Hume scolded.

Angel shook his head at Hume.

"The Chosen faction is like this. They think that mages are the superior race among humans, and those without talent are pariahs. Therefore, pariahs should learn the skills of pariahs. They don't need to know any magic, so they can always be on top." Said Here, Angel sneered, and looked at Will, "Their arrogant thoughts are not unreasonable. After what happened today, you should understand!"

Wil suddenly shuddered.

If before, he would insist on the advanced nature of the industry to refute, but after witnessing the scene of the head rolling on the ground today, Will suddenly doubted his belief.

In this world, can industry really save the people?

Can relying solely on guns and steel cannons really defend against that terrible black magic?

A middle-level mage can achieve such an effect, so isn't the civilization built by ordinary people easy to destroy like a castle on the beach in front of a high-level mage?

(Other mages: No, you can't use him as a measure of a mage's strength!)

Seeing that Will was about to dig into the dead end again, Angel said: "But the point is not the knife (technology), but the person who holds the knife. If the high-level mages are chosen by God, the whole society becomes a pariah to support the high-level mages." Ant colony structure, then we just go back to the era of the gods in the first era, and become 'the toys of the gods' forever."

"Because it has been proved that this way is not feasible, the 'Balance Faction' headed by Cecilia hopes that ordinary people can also master the most basic knowledge of magic."

Angor said so, playing with the "Pope" chess piece in his hand, turned to Hume and said: "However, the origin of this part of the shady scene is more complicated, and it is also an old problem inside the Mage Tower, but I don't think it is suitable for magic. The association knows, so unfortunately, I can't give you this part of the clues."

"I understand." Branch President Hume nodded.

As one of the elders of the Magic Association, Hume certainly knew about the dispute between the "God's Chosen" and the "Equilibrium", but this was a dispute between high-ranking mages who were not qualified to join the Magic Association.

This level of debate, any one that comes out is above the high level.

Sure enough, senior Angel has a lot of background!To be able to participate in this level of battle.

President Hume thought in admiration. He obviously didn't think that Angel, as a mid-level mage, could monitor and deal with the spies of the "God's Chosen Sect".

The city of Cecilia is the base camp of the "Equilibrium" mages, and Hume's branch president is naturally on Angel's side.

He excitedly promised: "But the senior can use me, please don't hesitate!"

"Of course I won't be polite." Shouldn't I call the police this time?

Angel looked at Duke Roy.

He also placed the last piece behind the "pawn".

This time the pawn is the "King".

"The background behind this force is a bit complicated. What I can track down is the human network behind a certain businessman in Shesser. They are vaguely related to the royal family," Angel said, "but I don't think it's suitable for me to track down, so It can only be handed over to Your Excellency."

"It's worth mentioning that, apart from calculating the magic gear, Mayor Owen, and the Magic Association, another goal of this assassination plan is obviously to prevent your eldest daughter from marrying the crown prince."

"Even go one step further, provoke a war between the capital and the east!"

As he said so, he pushed the pawn in front of the Duke.

The chess piece melted in front of the Duke, turning into a piece of paper with dense investigation reports on it.

Duke Roy did not show any surprise or anger. Rather, after hearing about the "assassination plan" against his daughter, he understood the purpose of the main messenger behind it, and even vaguely guessed who the other party was.

But compared to this, what he cared more about was the black robe in front of him.

Even if it is not suitable for investigation, what will happen if the black robe thinks it is "suitable for investigation"?

Do you want to bring the royal family directly?

His Excellency the Duke did not look at the above content immediately, but only looked at Angel with scrutiny.

It was the first time that the owner of the East Territory had a formal meeting with Angel.

But in the past six months, Duke Roy has been observing the owner of the workshop, and his impression of him has changed again and again.

At first, Duke Roy thought that Angel was just an ordinary alchemist who also studied black magic, and at most had a bit of business talent. Because of this, he was selected by Owen and Hume who wanted to revive magic, and made a little small achievement;

When the other party took out the Sky Spring, Duke Roy felt that Angel was a student of a certain boss in the Mage Tower, and he ran back to the world of ordinary people for magic practice;

But when Angel filmed "Magical Girl☆Maya" and used this movie as a tourism project to lead the urban revival, and used the magic base station to create a magic circle to provide magic power and restore the Cecilia Holy Spirit Carnival, Duke Roy discovered I can no longer figure out the origin of the other party.

If it is an antique from the mage tower, it is impossible to understand modern popular art, let alone movies;

If he is the inventor of knowledge of "unknown origin", it should be impossible for him to know the history of Cecilia so well that he can locate the timeline to restore the past scene;

How did the other party manage to be so proficient in both? !

And after the actual meeting today, Roy noticed that Owen and Hume treated Angel very respectfully, as if they regarded the black robe as their superior.

Duke Roy suddenly remembered his family motto:

"I would like to tell all heirs that as long as you become the head of the Roy family, you must abide by the following regulations:"

"First rule, never provoke Cecilia!"

"No matter how stupid, cowardly and incompetent the other party is, it seems easy to bully, as long as the other party's surname is Cecilia, don't provoke him, and don't do anything that will make him an enemy;"

"The second rule, you must never associate with Cecilia!"

"No matter how beautiful, wise and intelligent the other party is, it is impossible to refuse, as long as the other party's surname is Cecilia, don't have any contact with the other party, it's best to stay away from him, and don't say a word to him in this life;"

"Third, hold Cecilia's thigh tightly!"

"If you have done the above two perfectly, and then find that you still can't escape the existence of Cecilia, he seems to have tied you to his chariot, and you have no escape, then it's a pity, It seems that you have met the real one, so immediately kneel down and call him Dad!"

"This is the only right way!"

"Article [-], you can't listen to rumors when you marry a wife..."

"Who said princesses are beautiful?! Although she is rich, she is indeed rich. Cecilia said that if I marry her, I can change the fate of poverty, but how can a man do it for money, ah, I don't want to eat Black bread woo woo woo..."

...Well, from the fourth point onwards, this family motto can be ignored.

In fact, before that, Duke Roy felt that the first three items could be ignored.

The ancestor of the brave man was suspected of having "Cecilia PTSD", and he complained a lot about the sage who led him to defeat the demon king.

It's just that looking at the black robe today, Duke Roy suddenly felt that his ancestors were hinting at the current situation? !

In Roy's view, Angor's behavior today is a warning.

A warning to the Dukes of the East.

Although it seems that Angor caught an evil organization and sold him a favor.

But even the Roy family didn't know anything about it. To investigate to the point at hand, how many people does this 'Cecilia' have, and how much power does it have in the east?

Duke Roy could tell that the black robe in front of him who was caught today thought it was insignificant and would waste his power. As long as these people were eliminated, no one else in the entire Eastern Territory would be able to attack the magic gear.

And in this process, whether it is the mayor of Cecilia City, the branch president of the Magic Association, or the Duke of the East Territory, they are all part of the chess pieces in Angel Cecilia's hands.

Compared to the Roy family, Angel is like the real master of the East Territory.

He waved his hand now, just doing "year-end cleaning".

And according to the contents of this investigation report, the other party's tentacles are obviously not satisfied with the eastern border, they have already extended to Xieser and the capital.

When Duke Roy thought of this, the expression on his face became very solemn.

Different from his appearance, Duke Roy is not the type to rush forward. Otherwise, he would not compromise for peace and the royal family. It is better not to defy the other party.

Besides, this assassination has stepped on Duke Roy's bottom line!

He has already retreated again and again, even sacrificing his daughter's marriage to maintain the relationship between the East Territory and the capital, but he did not expect that the other party even wanted to kill Recifia completely in order to achieve his goal!

Even if you know that you can't do anything about the mastermind behind the scenes, in order to warn the other party, you must completely pull out the scapegoat that the other party has pushed out on the surface!In case the other party wants to use their paws on Leia again.

Duke Roy thought about it, finally picked up the report, and said in a respectful and serious tone: "I understand, thank you for your advice, I will follow this clue to investigate the shady plot to murder my daughter!"

"You're welcome." Angel said lazily.

Noticing Duke Roy's unusual tone, Owen and Hume exchanged a look.

Angel didn't notice anything. He really didn't expect someone to think a lot with a piece of paper. He gave this clue to Duke Roy for other reasons: "Actually, it's mainly because I took their paper this time. Leader, the following group of people is out of control, especially the assassins, they are sent separately, it will take some time to catch them, you'd better protect your daughter closely, and don't let her get into trouble."

After all, Miss Recifia is the most important...guest of the alchemy workshop!

Angel really didn't want the other party to suffer any damage.

Duke Roy gave Angor a strange look. He didn't understand why this black robe valued his daughter so much.

This instead made the determination he had just made repeated.

However, after weighing the situation, Duke Roy raised his hand and crushed a rune stone.

It's a secret magic.

Within the silent barrier formed by this rune, only the black robe could hear the Duke's words.

For the upper classes of humanity, magic is such a convenient thing.

Except it's a bit more expensive.

After making sure that no one else could hear him, Duke Roy said, "About this, I think you can do whatever you want. In fact, Leia was going to be at the birthday party..."

Angel quietly listened to Roy's speech, and raised his eyebrows: "You are so brave! This is using the young lady as a bait, is it really okay?"

"With Leia's temperament, she will only be happy when she hears about this plan. After all, she is also a descendant of the brave Roy!"

Duke Roy said so, observing the expression on the face of the black robe.

It's a pity that Mr. Cecilia didn't respond to the word "Roy the Brave".

Duke Roy had no choice but to continue: "Furthermore, the performance she originally planned is related to you. I believe in your strength."

"...My products don't provide that kind of after-sales service!" Angel said.

But he pondered for a while, and finally sighed: "Okay! Just follow that...Damn it, I thought I didn't have to go directly to the stage this time."

"Haha!" How could you not appear on that occasion, the whole Holy Spirit Carnival this time was planned by you!

Duke Roy laughed twice in disbelief, and canceled the barrier.

"...So are we continuing to arrest prisoners as planned?" Mayor Owen asked.

He and President Hume continued the previous conversation as if they hadn't noticed what happened just now, and didn't ask uninterestedly what the Duke and the black robe had discussed.

"Just follow the original plan."

"That's good." Mayor Owen nodded.

"But I have a question." Mayor Owen confirmed his list a little more, and only showed his doubts to the black robe: "Your list indicates that these peripheral personnel do not need to be arrested, which means... "

"Ah, they don't need to hunt them down until they make up their minds to escape from Cecilia City. After all, judging from their actions, these few didn't commit any crimes, right? This time they were brought here purely by other members. It is also very useful, so I hope to win over and see if it can make them take the initiative to join us." Angel explained in detail.

Hearing what he said, Duke Roy and Chapter President Hume became curious.

They leaned over to look at the description on the list, and when they saw each other's occupation, all of them showed expressions of enlightenment.

Advanced Rune Master.

"Such talents are indeed worth recruiting." Branch President Hume nodded.

"Isn't it better to grab it first, and then hand it over to the magic gear as a service?" Duke Roy asked tentatively.

When he said that, he looked at the expression of the black robe to judge the other party's sincerity.

The black robe replied indifferently: "The service method is too inefficient. I still hope that my employees will serve me voluntarily. After all, the active ones are more enthusiastic than the passive ones, aren't they?"

"You are so kind that you don't look like a black robe." Duke Roy sighed.

Regardless of whether this black robe really thinks that way, as long as the other party is willing to show this willingness, it is always a good thing.

Duke Roy thought contentedly.

Then he heard a bang, and then saw Will, the assistant of the Magic Association who mistakenly joined the evil organization, retreated tremblingly to the corner, huddled up, and made the sound of teeth clashing: "Hehe, voluntarily..."

"It seems that my previous injury has not been completely eliminated!" Angel also glanced at Will, and said emotionlessly: "Let's give him some hot water!"

So, this is not a problem that hot water can solve!

Will wanted to cry.