Chapter 243 Establishment of Intelligence Organization

After the moon rose above the head, the scorching air gradually cooled down. Sitting in the garden, Tassa could see the little fires revealed from the windows of taverns, brothels and casinos in the distance. In the night, like the stars in the sky, it shows the prosperity of the city.

Such a scene can only be seen in the inner city of the capital—even if nearly one-third of the civilians in the outer city die after the plague is over, it will not affect the nobles in the inner city to drink and have fun. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the slight cry that comes with the evening wind.

This house with a garden and a pool was bought by him at a cost of 150 gold dragons. It was located on a hillside close to the outer edge of the inner city, and there were not many people wandering around even during the day. Except for meeting informants and exchanging information, he usually does not live here, but chooses a hotel to spend the night at will, or stays in the underground trumpeter for a few days.

"My lord, they are all here."

A person walked out of the room holding an oil lamp, it was Hill Fox lurking in the skeleton finger.

"Light up the candles," Tassa nodded and walked into the house.

Under the dim candlelight, Hill and five other people sat around a round wooden table, and they all stood up and bowed their heads when they saw the guards appear. Tasa looked at them expressionlessly, hoping to see whether the other party was reliable or not from the expression and small movements of the other party. Regrettably, Miss Nightingale has already returned to Border Town with the fleet. If she was there, she would be able to make the most accurate judgment immediately.

They are Hill's partners, members of the "Pigeon and Top Hat" acrobatic troupe, and resentful avengers against the new king. During the siege of the pier a week ago, it happened that a person lurking in the dreamland water tipped off the news, and Tasa learned of the rat's night attack plan in advance. Now that the evil epidemic incident has gradually subsided, he decided to meet this group of people in the capital. If it is what Hill said, they are some good seedlings for intelligence personnel.

"Except for Mr. Fox, please introduce yourself first," Tasa said.

"My name is Yanshan, my lord," said the most muscular man first in a stern voice. He was nearly six feet tall, with bulging muscles in his arms that seemed powerful. "Played a wrestler in the acrobatic troupe, and now I have joined Bloodsail."

"I'm a clown," the little man sitting beside Yanshan pointed to his nose, he seemed to be the youngest of all, about eighteen or nine years old, "Of course I'm also a clown in the regiment, But I didn't mingle among the rats, but I performed tricks in various taverns."

"Jom and Neil," the next two were a pair of brothers, no matter in appearance or appearance, they were no different from typical civilians in the outer city. They dedicated all their properties to Priest Fei Li, and are now "devout believers" in the church. Tasa couldn't help thinking to himself, could it be that the two of them had a crush on Hill's wife at the same time? He suppressed his doubts and turned his gaze to the last person.

"They all call me a magician, my lord," the other party saluted again. "I pretended to be a frustrated person and threw myself into the dreamland water. Unfortunately, most of them died or fled. Nice was shot dead by the church's judging army, and everyone is busy looking for a new home. "

"Dead at the hands of the Judgment Army?" Tasa raised his brows, "Aren't they the objects of the church's secret support?"

"I also heard it from others." He spread his hands, "After Tanis failed to siege the pier, he was ambushed by skeleton fingers when he returned to the East District. In the end, there were only a few dozen people around him. That night he Angrily, he took the men who stayed behind in the lair to find the church, but only two or three trusted followers came back the next day. He heard from those people that he had a quarrel with Priest Fei Li, and was then shot through the chest by God's Punishment Army... In short, The dreamland is finished."

So, Tasa thought, it was probably because the strength accumulated with great difficulty was completely lost, and the position of the leader of Vicious Fang was in jeopardy. He wanted to seek help from the church but was rejected, and then a dispute arose. But these are all irrelevant details, he only needs to know that the Dreamland Water is now in name only. There is no doubt that this is good news. He may take this opportunity to win over a group of rats who have nowhere to go and expand his sources of information.

"You must have known my name from Hill," Tasa knocked on the table and said in a deep voice, "I am the personal guard of His Royal Highness Roland Wimbledon, and I am responsible for collecting information for him from all over the kingdom. Since you are willing to come here, in a sense, you have already expressed your intentions. But for the sake of solemnity, I still have to ask again, are you willing to serve His Highness?"

"We are willing!" The five said one after another.

"As long as I can get justice from Timothy Wimbledon, I'm willing to do anything." Hill added word by word.

"Very well, from now on, we will meet here at the same time every week, and if you have urgent information, you can also report to me in advance - as long as you put a pot of purple flowers at the gate of the house." Tasa explained He said, "After I noticed, I will wait for you in the room that night, remember to use three long and two short codes when knocking on the door, understand?"

Seeing their unanimous response, Tasa nodded with satisfaction, "A qualified intelligence officer will not expose himself easily. The first thing you have to do is to hide your identity. Whether it is to inquire about information on your own, or develop offline to collect Keep this in mind for suspicious information. If you need money, you can apply to me... Remember, don't act rashly. Timothy will not sit on the throne forever, this is His Highness Roland's personal guarantee .” He paused, “So, do you have anything else to say?”

"My lord, Timothy has returned from the East Territory today," Hill said, "You should have also received the news."

In the afternoon, the new king's cavaliers entered the city through the gate of the eastern district holding a high flag. Many residents witnessed this scene. Tasa didn't answer the call, he knew that the other party must have something to say.

"However, in the evening, I heard from Black Hammer that Timothy seemed to be planning to recruit a group of rats to join the army. The condition he offered was to exchange them for a chance to become free citizens. Several leaders of Skeleton Finger had already gone to the palace. It doesn't sound like a fabrication."

Conscript rats? Tasa remained calm on the surface, but his heart sank suddenly. Obviously, these rats could not fight as formal soldiers, so in all likelihood, it was another surprise attack tactic that was strengthened with pills and used as consumables, just like the previous attack. Same as Longsong Stronghold. But where is the opponent's goal this time?

"This is interesting news," he said in a deep voice. "Remember to keep an eye on the mouse's whereabouts, and report to me immediately if you have any news."

I hope Timothy Wimbledon is not headed for the west, Thassa thought to himself. (To be continued.)