Imperial Crown

The three gang leaders who left the Chamber of Commerce all looked unhappy.

If Mansene was still acting, then Weber and Honduras were really worried about the future of their respective gangs.

They could all see that Raven was using an open conspiracy, a naked open conspiracy.

There were only two places for the Security Army among the three major gangs.

This was not only an opportunity to clean up, but also the only chance of survival!

Although the downtown area was large, there were only so many underground industries.

Before, the three families checked and balanced each other, and no one dared to kill them, fearing that the other party would take advantage of them.

But once they became the Security Army, the two families who cleaned up their identities could cooperate seamlessly, uproot the remaining family, and share the profits together.

They would even regard their former peers as the source of their success.

This open conspiracy was not impossible to crack - as long as the three families did not accept it, Raven could only stare blankly.

But, did the three families have this tacit understanding?

It is impossible!

If they could really restrain this greed, they would not become gangsters!

After returning to their respective nests, the three leaders took action.

Bloody Harpoon has the longest history and the richest treasury. After returning, Weber immediately took out 12,000 gold coins, a box of magic crystals, and a third-level magic core and more than 50 second-level magic cores that he had accumulated, with a total value of about 18,000 gold coins.

Just as he was about to send someone to send the things out, Mansene suddenly came to visit. The two had a close conversation. The core points were two:

First, Baron Raven emphasized the current chaotic public security in Mon'en City at the beginning. If he wanted to show his sincerity, he not only needed money, but also needed them to contribute in this regard.

Second, although the Silver Hand Brotherhood has some business in the port area, its foundation is in the old city; the two sides have had conflicts in the past, but the scale was not large. This time, they can unite and squeeze Honduras out. Otherwise, with Honduras's unscrupulous style and revengeful temper, if he takes the position, neither family will have an easy time.

On these two points, the two sides reached a consensus.

In the afternoon, after Honduras collected gifts totaling 8,000 gold coins, he also thought of the way of alliance.

He had been coveting the port area for a long time, and among the three, the Silver Hand Brotherhood was currently the weakest.

So after thinking about it, Honduras released Manseni's father "Silver Hand" Mott to express goodwill, hoping to cooperate with the Silver Hand Brotherhood to jointly squeeze out the oldest Bloody Harpoon.

Mott immediately agreed, and Manseni also expressed her willingness to cooperate with Honduras. The two sides had a very pleasant conversation.

That night, the riots in Mon'en City broke out again, but this time it was no longer aimed at civilians, but those second- and third-rate gangs who refused to obey the rules!

The three major gangs showed their fangs.

In order to gain the trust of Raven, these gangs cut off the left ears of the victims. In just one night, more than a dozen boxes of ears were sent to Raven, and each box had hundreds of ears.

The next day, the sky was overcast and the lower city was filled with blood.

After a brutal night, the second- and third-rate gangs also reacted. When communication failed, they united and tried to fight back against the three major gangs.

However, the mob that was put together temporarily could not compete with the well-organized large gangs. In just one day, more than half of the hundreds of second- and third-rate gangs in Mon'en City lost their leaders, either scattered or swallowed by the three major gangs.

The momentum did not stop. That night, the three major gangs continued to move out.

The Silver Hand Brotherhood joined the Cracked Tooth War Gang and attacked the port area together.

Just when fighting with the Bloody Harpoon troops, the Silver Hand Brotherhood suddenly turned around and began to target the Cracked Tooth War Gang together with the Bloody Harpoon.

This betrayal was too sudden. Even though the Cracked Tooth War Gang had a strong fighting ability, it was still defeated and suffered heavy casualties.

According to the participants, the three major gangs had thousands of people in total, and the brutality of the battle was no less than any war.

The weapons used by the three parties included but were not limited to crossbows, catapults, kerosene tanks, harpoon cannons, and so on.

There were so many corpses that the Mon River was dyed red, and an entire block was turned into ruins.

From the dark night to the early morning, Honduras fought and retreated under the protection of his confidants.

He lost this battle, but he had not lost the "war" yet!

He still had one last chance, which was to hold on to Raven's thigh and swear allegiance completely!

"Damn it, in the end I actually needed a young man to save me!" Honduras spat out a mouthful of blood foam and cursed in a low voice.

But it doesn't matter, he was promoted to the second level by betraying his employer before.

Now let Raven temporarily protect him. As long as he takes a short breath, recovers his strength, and even reaches the third level, he can naturally hold on to a thicker thigh and step on Raven!

Although it was already morning, the sky was still filled with dark clouds and was very depressing.

Honduras smeared blood on his face, made a mournful expression, and staggered towards the building of the Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

This was originally half a show.

But just after running two steps, heavy footsteps came from behind. Turning around, he saw that the Bloody Harpoon and the Brotherhood of Steel had joined forces to catch up!

In the front, "Barracuda" Weber was carrying a harpoon, and next to him was "Silver Hand" Mott, who was not flexible after being tortured. Mansene supported her father with the pleasure of revenge in her eyes!

Honduras's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and his original five-point panic expanded to ten-point. He ran wildly, rushed to the door, and screamed:

"Baron Raven... Lord Raven, help me!"

However, the strong man whom I saw yesterday was still standing at the door.

His eyes were deep, and he looked at Honduras as if he were looking at a dead man.

Honduras' heart trembled: Has this person been bribed? !

"Get away!"

Honduras roared, and for the last chance of survival, he mustered up his remaining fighting spirit, as if he had covered himself with a cloak of flame, and strode towards Eric.

He clenched his right hand into a fist and drew it behind him, like a powerful bow fully charged.

The moment he rushed in front of Eric, the bow suddenly let go, and his fist hit Eric's face like a meteor!

"Oh."

There was a contemptuous smile on Eric's lips, and he took a step forward. He firmly planted his legs in front of and back, clenched his fists, and the steel fighting spirit surged, turning his armor-covered right hand into a veritable iron fist. ——A hammer to be precise!

boom--

Silver and red collided, and the fighting spirit exploded into a ball of silver-red mixed rainbow-like light. The floor under the two people's feet suddenly exploded, and the gravel flew away, and large tracts of sand were scattered.

Then.

Honduras' fist pulled back strangely.

It was not according to his wishes, but was smashed back by a powerful force!

In the clicking sound, the finger bones and metacarpal bones shattered like mud, the flesh and blood exploded, and the bones on the forearm even broke through the elbow and flew out with a whoosh!

"Uh-huh——"

Honduras' body could not fully digest the huge force of the blow, and his body flew backwards, smashing the wall of the street building, falling to the ground, and spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

The remaining steel fighting energy invaded along his arms, cutting into pieces of flesh and blood until his throat was slit.

Blood is flying!

This scene immediately made Weber's hair stand on end, and he looked at Eric as if he were looking at a monster!

As an old rival, he knew how strong Honduras was, but such a veteran second-level powerhouse could not stand in front of Raven's personal guards for three seconds!

If before, Weber thought that Raven was only strong in scheming and skill, then now, he deeply realizes that Raven not only possesses wisdom, but also controls the tyrannical force to protect wisdom!

At this moment, the door opened, and Raven Shiran walked out with a warm smile on his face.

"Lord Baron." Eric saluted Raven as if he had done an insignificant thing.

As soon as he appeared on the stage, he became the focus of everyone's attention.

Raven's steps were relaxed, and he looked at the Honduran corpse as if he were looking at a piece of garbage. Then he turned back and glanced at Weber, Mott, and Manceni.

Rapid footsteps sounded, and Weber, Mott, and Manseni came to Raven with a group of men.

Originally, they brought the people here with the intention of showing off their muscles to Raven, but Eric's punch shattered everything.

Even Raven's smile became unpredictable at this moment.

The three of them knelt on one knee and saluted in unison: "Baron!"

Behind them, a group of gang members and future security forces also knelt down on one knee and saluted:

"Lord Baron!"

The sound echoed in the streets, deafening.

"I see your sincerity." Raven raised his hand gently:

"Rise up, my vigilantes."

Boom——

The thunder exploded and the rain poured down, extinguishing the last bit of fire in Honduras' eyes, leaving this scene frozen in his eyes forever.

The rain is fair, it hangs over Men's City, washing away the ashes and blood in the lower city, and washing away the mess in the upper city.

It's like two worlds.

While the lower town was plunged into a hellish scene, the upper town was partying all night long to celebrate the end of the war. The streets were filled with wasted bread, bacon, and wine jars that were smashed after two sips.

There was even a lot of vomit.

But at this moment, Hyde had no intention of paying attention to this. He was walking so fast that even the servant holding an umbrella behind him couldn't keep up.

After walking through the hall and arriving at Earl Tyrone's study, a little raindrops fell on the carpet. He gasped: "Father... news from the lower city!"

Tai Lung raised his head and frowned slightly: "I told you, don't be so impulsive all the time. Wipe your face."

Hyde grabbed a silk scarf, wiped his hair, and breathed slowly.

"Tell me, what is it?" Tyrone asked.

Hyde blurted out: "It's Raven. The riot in the lower city was solved by Raven!"

"So fast? It's only been two days since he left the castle and went to the lower city!" Tai Lung's face was happy, then darkened, and then he was happy again.

As the Lord of Meng En City, it is a good thing that the riots in the Lower City have calmed down, especially if they calmed down so quickly. However, this trouble was not solved by the Slater family, but even so, as the Lord of the City, he must have the courage to A positive attitude.

"What's the specific process?"

Hyde took out a volume of documents from his arms and handed it over: "This is from Typhon's Tooth."

After taking the document, Tai Long opened it and scanned it carefully, his expression changing several times.

Putting it aside, he stood up and walked to the window, looking towards the lower city.

For a moment, he regretted handing over the position of president of the Lower City Chamber of Commerce to Raven.

"If I remember correctly, Raven is only twenty years old this year, right?"

Hearing his father's question, Hyde immediately replied: "Twenty-one years old, father."

"Twenty-one years old..." Tai Long sighed: "I'm only one year older than you!"

"From now on, don't blame him for cheating you once, and don't blame him for competing with you for the Viscount."

"Let's walk around with him more!"

At the same time, in Meng City Church, Archbishop Thomas also looked at the document in his hand: "Is the content correct?"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Archbishop." Savanna's hair was slightly wet from the rain, but her voice was very steady: "I observed the entire process, and the believers in the Bloody Harpoon and Silver Hand Brotherhood also provided very rich information. ”

"What a good method." Thomas clicked his tongue: "If he is willing to believe in our Lord, then in a few decades, he will definitely have a place among the cardinals."

Savannah's pupils shrank, this was the first time she heard Thomas speak so highly of people.

Thomas didn't pay attention to her expression, but took off the glasses from his eyes and placed them on the table.

Part of his impression of Raven came from Savannah, and the other part came from Lux.

Thomas had come into contact with Lux. Like her teacher, Grand Priest Crouch, this priestess had unquestionable faith in the Lord of Light.

Before that, he was still a little confused as to why Lux was so concerned about Raven's affairs, even disobeying orders to help Raven.

Now he was starting to understand a little bit.

Raven is indeed a target worthy of investment and wooing.

"Although he has not yet become a viscount, Baron Raven's territory has exceeded that of an ordinary viscount."

"Savanna, go to the secret vault and get a copy of 'Magic-Infused Citronella', and then take a copy, no, two copies of the second-level magic, and give them to Raven for me, saying it's to wipe out the Hand of Death from him. A gift for the Order’s outstanding contributions.”

Savannah was immediately stunned. A second-level magic was worth several thousand gold coins. Third-level spices such as "Magic-infused Citronella" were even more expensive. Even Archbishop Thomas only had a limited quota for a year.

"Your Majesty the Archbishop, I have no intention of questioning your decision." Savannah said: "But why do you treat Raven so differently? Even if the Earl of Montreal asked for it, you didn't give him the magic-soaked lemongrass? "

Thomas said softly: "I am planting the seeds for the fruits that will come ten years later."

"Go!"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Archbishop." Savanna took the order and left.

When crisp footsteps stepped onto the stairs leading to the secret vault, a person was climbing up the stairs where the Fox family was stationed.

After stepping onto the last staircase, Gul'dan pushed open the oak door: "Father, are you calling me?"

"Take it and take a look." Montreal pinched his eyebrows with his fingers and turned a document in the direction of Gul'dan.

Gul'dan sat down and started flipping through the pages, with a disdainful smile on his lips.

After a few minutes, Montreal lifted his fingers between his eyebrows: "Is there anything you want to say?"

"Just a little clever." Gul'dan said casually.

"Eh..." Montreal sighed: "It seems that you didn't listen to what I said last time."

"This is not cleverness, this is politics!"

"His plan was fair and aboveboard. Although there was blood on the ground, he achieved his goal without spending a single soldier."

Gul'dan kept silent: "I know, you want to say that it took him just two days to recruit two gangs and quell the riots in the lower city. This is indeed a gain, but..."

"You can't just look at what he got, but also what he paid." Montreal said.

Montreal thought of itself.

This time, the cooperation with Thomas paid a huge price, but the harvest was quite limited. Even excluding the benefits obtained by the Fox family's vassal nobles, the Fox family itself made no profit.

It can be said to be a complete loss-making transaction.

Raven, on the other hand, didn't pay any price - there was a vacancy in the security force list, and the bad reputation of being involved with the gangs became a good name for the gangs to change their ways.

In exchange for this, he gained absolute control over Xiacheng District.

"If I were his age..." Montreal's expression was mixed: "If I were his age..."

"well--"

A long sigh.

Raven didn't know that he had attracted the attention of the three big guys, and even if he knew, he didn't have time to care.

After the death of Honduras, the Silver Hand Brotherhood was renamed the "Protective Hand Legion" and the Bloody Harpoon was renamed the "Port Guard Legion". They all wore the badges of the security forces and took to the streets.

Almost overnight, the riots in Xiacheng District completely subsided. Even though some people still committed sporadic crimes, it had nothing to do with the overall situation.

And Raven's reputation spread throughout Men'en City. For a time, there was an endless stream of businessmen from the Lower City who came to visit him, blocking the street in front of the Chamber of Commerce.

Various congratulatory gift lists fell on his desk like snowflakes.

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