Chapter 379: Veteran
The Dark Mantle stronghold in Sunshine Valley is not big. Compared with other cities, there are fewer people and less resources. However, the old people there are now sitting in the most honorable position.
For a long time, even Han Shuo ignored the existence of this person in the Sunshine Valley. He only knew that he was guarding the shop with a smile all day long to cover the existence of the Dark Mantle stronghold inside, but he did not expect that he would be the veteran of the Dark Mantle.
Seeing Han Shuo looking at him with shining eyes, the old man smiled and nodded towards Han Shuo, and said, "Why, you don't know me anymore?"
"No, it's just that I didn't expect to see the old man here, so I was a little surprised." Han Shuo answered truthfully.
"Bryan, this is Mr. Sabocas, the last five-day messenger. Sunshine Valley is the place where Mr. Sabocas retired. Of course, that identity is not real." Candida still had that gloomy appearance, However, when introducing Han Shuo, he stood up, obviously showing a kind of respect to Sabocas.
On Sabokas' body, Han Shuo couldn't sense the elemental aura. He was startled, and immediately understood that if he was not an ordinary person who didn't know martial arts and magic, he was a real strong man whose strength he couldn't even see. If he could sit in such a position, he would naturally not be an ordinary person who knew nothing, so Han Shuo could imagine how strong Sabocas was.
"I've seen the old man!" Han Shuo bowed respectfully and greeted with a smile.
Nodding his head, Sabocas raised his left hand and distorted the space beside Emily. A white marble chair exactly like them fell beside Emily. Sabokas smiled and said to Han Shuo: "First Sit down."
Han Shuo thanked him, then walked to the chair and sat down, right next to Emily. After Han Shuo sat down, Emily, who was next to Han Shuo, whispered, "Sabocas is Cecilia's grandfather, the Holy Magister of the Lancelot Empire Space, and the student of your Babylon School of Magic and Martial Arts. Chief Emma was also instructed by him. The large magic teleportation arrays in various cities of the empire, including the various space teleportation arrays here, were all arranged by him."
Han Shuo was startled, and couldn't help looking at Sabocas again, only then remembered what Emily said to him in the underground world last time. Emily said last time that Cecilia's grandfather was a very powerful person, and she had seen it before, but Han Shuo couldn't think of it for a long time. It's only now that I finally understand it.
Sitting with Sabokas was an old woman with sagging skin and a face covered with gullies. She was sitting there holding a crystal ball in both hands and turning it constantly, her gray-white pupils were full of loneliness. Looks a bit out of tune with anyone here
When Han Shuo came in, the witch-like old woman didn't pay any attention, and sat there silently as if she was asleep.
However, the crystal ball in her hand was still spinning, as if reminding everyone that she was still listening to everyone's speech.
"That's the mysterious old astrologer Grace. I just learned of her existence from my brother, but I don't know what she does specifically, but the mysterious existence of the astrologer is said to be able to see the future. I don't know what it is Is it true or not?" Emily watched Han Shuo look at the old hag. He opened his mouth to explain to Han Shuo again.
Han Shuo sat upright and didn't say much. He just nodded slightly to show that he had heard Emily's introduction. He looked around Sabocas and the witch-like old astrologer Grace, and his heart was full of surprise. One is the holy magister of the space department, and the other is the mysterious astrologer.
These two people should be at the level of the veterans of the dark curtain. Coupled with the gathering of the Big Three of the Dark Mantle, Han Shuo was really looking forward to what this council was talking about. He sat there without moving, and was ready to listen carefully to what they had to say.
"Bryan, I know about some of the things you did in Sunshine Valley. Hehe, you are a good young man. You can express your own opinions on the things discussed here. Since you can sit here, you can also publish the things discussed here Opinion." Sabocas glanced at Han Shuo with a smile. Said to Han Shuo.
Han Shuo thanked him again, but sat there obediently without saying anything. Han Shuo looked at the thirteen people here one by one, and understood that the people who could sit here must be the real high-level people in the dark curtain. curious.
After a while, Han Shuo gradually understood why these people gathered together. It turned out that it was also because of the power struggle among the princes.
A country, when an emperor wants to be reborn, the country will definitely face a bloody cleansing. No matter what kind of power or person it is, it is simply unrealistic to want to completely protect oneself wisely. Even the dark curtain, which has always been a neutral organization, has to face this extremely headache choice.
For this dark curtain organization that directly serves His Majesty the king, it will also become the dark hand of the new emperor in the future. After the new emperor is born, he will definitely choose the person he trusts most to take charge of this huge authority. If the dark curtain is now in the wrong position , the future high-level Dark Mantle will be cleaned.
After listening for a while, Han Shuo found that they seemed to want to remain neutral, but the princes had already sent explicit invitations to the Dark Mantle, and all the three giants of the Dark Mantle had been invited by the princes. At present, the three of them have rejected any prince's invitation, showing a neutral attitude to the outside world, but the three understand that if they really remain neutral, they will exclude the neutral person from their cronies when any prince succeeds in the future.
The Dark Curtain has always been the emperor's most trusted institution. If it doesn't get the new emperor's cronies, then the high-level inside will definitely be cleaned up. At that time, it is uncertain whether the Big Three will be the current three. Among the thirteen people, some people tend to choose the most powerful prince Charles, who they think is the most qualified to sit on the throne. Of course, there were also one or two princes who chose the other two princes, and they also had their own reasons, but no one was optimistic about Lawrence, who was an illegitimate child, and no one mentioned him.
"Bryan, I heard that you have a close relationship with Lawrence, what do you think about this matter?" When the three and four day envoys all expressed their opinions, neither the two elders nor the Big Three clearly expressed their views, then Cecilia suddenly glanced at Han Shuo. asked.
Han Shuo remained silent all this time, just listening to the conversation of the crowd, but he did not expect that Cecilia would suddenly ask him a question, and he was a little stunned for a while.
Suddenly, the eyes of the thirteen people in the room all fell on Han Shuo. In recent days, Han Shuo, who has been flourishing in both the Dark Mantle and the empire's power institutions, is a bit different from their situation. As a city in the east, Brettle City is currently blooming with vitality. As the lord of the city, Han Shuo has enough bargaining chips no matter which side he joins.
Han Shuo was stunned for a while, then fell silent for a while. Then he smiled and said, "I will help Lawrence. As the lord of Brettle City, it is my principle to repay him with gratitude. No matter how much you dislike Lawrence, I will support him."
"Lawrence, the illegitimate son Lawrence?" Cecilia said disdainfully, shaking her head: "Everyone has hope, but this guy has no hope."
Han Shuo smiled and said nothing, knowing that everyone here should not be optimistic about Lawrence. Some other envoys also showed disdain on their faces, and ignored Han Shuo's attitude. They all looked back at Han Shuo and fell on Cecilia and other high-level officials.
at this time. The old astrologer Grace, the crystal ball in her hand shone with a soft light. Grace's cloudy eyes slowly became clear, and she suddenly moved her heavy eyelids, staring at the blue crystal ball in her hand, looking at the dots of light inside.
Sabokas, the holy magister of the space department, withdrew his smiling expression, and suddenly turned his eyes solemnly to the old astrologer. The Big Three of Candida were also very surprised. Looking at the old astrologer Grace who seemed to be asleep since Han Shuo came in.
With the starlight of the crystal ball in her hand flickering and disappearing. The ravine-like wrinkles on the old astrologer Grace's face trembled slightly, and she coughed violently. Life would be extinguished at any time like a candle in the wind, the coughing sound was piercing, and finally, a mouthful of blood was spit out on the crystal ball.
The ground crystal ball she held in her hand suddenly shattered, and the old astrologer Grace swayed and almost collapsed from the sitting position. After a while, her violent cough gradually stopped, and her eyes were filled with dull gray and white, like It's the old eyes that are dizzy and can't see the surroundings clearly.
The three-day-four-day envoy in the house just felt strange, but the holy magister Sabocas of the space department and the Big Three looked at the old astrologer Grace with gleaming eyes, as if they didn't even dare to breathe, as if they were waiting for something.
The old astrologer Grace, who had been silent since the beginning of the meeting, looked at Sabocas and the Big Three with cloudy gray eyes, and finally turned her gaze to Han Shuo who was sitting in the corner. Sabocas and the Big Three were startled suddenly, and their eyes were all focused on Han Shuo.
"How should we go in the future?" Sabocas looked at Han Shuo in surprise, then turned to look at the old astrologer Grace, and asked cautiously.
"Sabocas, I'm a little tired." The old astrologer Grace uttered these words tremblingly, and looked at Han Shuo long ago, as if it was just a casual glance.
Sabokas nodded, glanced at the Big Three of Candida, and said, "I'll send her to rest first, you guys continue talking, but don't make a decision yet."
The three giants got up at the same time, saluted the holy magister Sabokas and Grace, and sent Sabokas, the veteran of the dark curtain, to leave.
Subocas smiled slightly, and a ray of light enveloped him and the old astrologer Grace. The ray flashed by and the two disappeared without a trace. Even Han Shuo couldn't feel a trace of breath from them. It seemed that they had already left this place. Chamber.
After Sabocas and the old astrologer Grace left, the Big Three didn't say a word about the future direction of the dark curtain, and seemed to be waiting for the guidance of Sabocas and the old astrologer. For the rest of the time, they talked about all kinds of major events that happened in the dark curtain recently. The three-day and four-day messenger reported some difficult problems, and also explained the weirdness in his jurisdiction and the situation that was harmful to the safety of the empire. some.
"Bryan, what's the situation in Brettle City and the Seven Principalities?" After everyone reported here, Candida, one of the Big Three, glanced at Han Shuo and asked Han Shuo.
Although Han Shuo is the lord of Brettle City, he is only a second-day envoy here, and he is the person with the lowest status. Hearing that Han Shuo stood up from his seat, he said calmly, "The Dark Mantle stronghold in Brettle City is developing well. Currently, with Brettle City as the center, the strongholds are distributed to any major city in the Seven Duchies. Every day, we will send letters Report the major incidents to Brettle City."
"Very well, the Seven Principalities should indeed be closely monitored, they have always been restless." Candida replied.
"My lord, do you know Stratholme in Stranglethorn Vale of the Seventh Duchies?" Han Shuo thought for a while, and suddenly asked Candida before sitting down.
As soon as these words came out, all the eleven people behind Subocas Grace had a bad look on their faces. Candida shook her head helplessly with a gloomy face, and then suddenly looked at Han Shuo in surprise: "You met that old monster?"
Shaking his head, Han Shuo said, "No, but I heard that he was the former national teacher of the Verdun dynasty, so he is the strength of a sword master. When the empire entered the Seven Duchies last time, it is said that our masters also received this People’s warning, I don’t know if there is such a thing?”
Nodding helplessly, Candida sighed and said, "This is a disgrace to the empire. If it weren't for the existence of this old monster, the Seven Duchies would have been taken down long ago. How could the Seven Duchies be taken down without a holy magister?" Our opponents from the Lancelot Empire, we have not used the holy magister to fight, and it is not all because of the existence of this old monster."
Seeing that Candida actually admitted it, Han Shuo was stunned. He kept Stratholme firmly in his heart, and secretly thought about whether he should be more careful with the Seven Principalities.