Realm of Power

At dawn, New Lisbon had a completely different scene. The thin mist in the early morning brought a breath of fresh air. The fat man was leaning on the sofa on the carriage, and the wheels bounced gently on the ground, like The rocking chair was rocking. It was such a pleasant day. The fat man squinted his eyes and took a nap in the car.

Varisien is indeed the lucky star of the empire. I thought that the general radicals would be exposed at least for a while. I don’t know if they are blind or because God has destroyed their souls. They sent the Papley girl home last time. When withdrawing money, after learning that the man in front of him was the owner of the top perfume shop, the head of the Papley family frequently showed his solicitation to Valician.

"Wally, a businessman can never become a noble. As long as you join us, I can guarantee you that you will get many unimaginable benefits. As long as Putao gets rid of the control of the Falcon Empire, we will give you the title of Marquis! One piece! A huge fiefdom! May your descendants be prosperous forever."

A majestic middle-aged man patted Varician on the shoulder. The perfume seller in front of him was obviously a target worthy of development. After a brutal attack on the radicals, what they lacked most now was money, and Varician There is no doubt that Li Xien is a big benefactor, and this benefactor is so bright and dazzling by his master that the radicals really have no chance of not being able to see it!

"It is truly an honor for me to gain your trust! I never thought that a small businessman like me could gain the attention of all of you... In order to express my gratitude, I am willing to give out 20,000 gold coins." Lisien looked extremely excited. This guy was born with the talent for acting. He looked excited at this time. No one would think that this middle-aged man who always smiled when he saw everyone and was submissive would be a killer. A warrior who has passed two kings and killed countless souls on the battlefield. 20,000 gold coins bought an opportunity to enter the glory of general set.

During this period, he was even sent on a mission to deliver a message to another family.

This should be a test. Varisien vaguely felt something. Sure enough, he had to pass through a dark alley on the way. Sure enough, he encountered a "robber" unexpectedly. Sure enough, the old trick of not killing you if you leave the letter behind! Is it too old-fashioned, without any innovation?

Someone who knew this process by heart rolled his eyes secretly, at the end of the dark alley. He was speechless and looked at the opposite side. A gangster was playing with a dagger in front of him that would make ordinary people feel scared. He was blocking the front with a full face.

Varisien narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Did you hear that, you silly guy, keep your things! Otherwise, I will kill you!"

The gangster looked proud, waved the sharp dagger in his hand, and looked at Varisien, who had a dull face across from him. I thought this guy was scared out of his mind, but I also felt a bit of contempt in my heart. Don't look at how strong many people are, but actually once you actually see the weapon. They are all weaklings,

Varisien tensed up his whole body out of habit and touched his waist, which was empty. Then I remembered that I didn’t have any weapons with me.

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Varisien took a few steps back and leaned against the wall, seemingly frightened, but an imperceptible cold light flashed in his eyes. He knew that the other party was probably pretending. Someone must be paying attention to every move here somewhere.

"Leave your stuff or die!"

The man who pretended to be a gangster finally became angry. His hand holding the dagger began to withdraw, as if he was going to make an even more exaggerated arc to achieve the best effect of his intimidation.

The movements were very skillful. Varisien's pupils suddenly tightened. This was not the first time he had done this! Most of the people who have been tested several times before can't pass this level. If the opponent really doesn't resist, the dagger will rub the opponent's cheek. The life-and-death struggle in that moment will definitely scare the target to the ground. , but to kill in the midst of thousands of troops like myself For a professional like him, this overly exaggerated thing by the other party is simply trying to cover up. If he wasn't so scrupulous about exposing it, Varisien believed that he could wipe out this guy's descendants with just one kick and make him a lifelong enemy. Can't be a man,

As a fierce general, there is a ferocious nature hidden in his body. Those who dare to play with swords and flowers in front of him on the battlefield are all useless people whose brains were splattered by me with a flail! , you dare to show off here, you little bastard? Varisien glanced at the dark alley where he was. There were old houses on both sides that were unknown how many years ago. This kind of alley, which is called a blind alley in the city, is usually dark and damp. With a strong force of his finger, it I can dig out some things from the wall. I don’t have my favorite flail here, but there are things that are more convenient than flails.

Varisien was not a good bird to begin with. He blinked his eyes and stepped back to the wall. His hand touched the wall behind. It turned out to be a collapsed wall covered with green moss.

"Go to hell!"

The gangster shouted loudly, and swept his arm in an arc. The moment the opponent was about to shoot out the dagger, the "weapon" in Varisien's hand also took action.

Meteor planet. . . No, it should be said to be a caltrop stone the size of a meteor. Under Varisien's brute force, which was stronger than ordinary people, it was just a flash of lightning. The other party looked at the middle-aged man who was stunned before. Suddenly turned into a fast and outrageous mountain bear, suddenly Something hit him head-on, and he didn't even have a chance to dodge. Flowers bloomed on his stunned face. The sharp sting made the gangster let out a shrill wail. His body took a few steps back, and his teeth were deformed from top to bottom. The lips flew out and the nose collapsed.

"What did you do to me! How could you do this to me..."

The gangster supported his body with angry hands, and his body was shaky. After a few seconds, he was completely sitting on the ground. Varisien's blow made his face covered with blood and snot, like spring water, and even flowed. When it reached his mouth, his words became unclear.

"Good luck to you, but it's a pity it's not a military flail..."

Varisien curled his lips slightly! He was very cautious, otherwise he would have been 90% sure to dent the opponent's entire face with that one blow. Varisien glanced at the blood on the ground and suddenly shouted in terror.

"Oh my God, it's blood, I have haemorrhage"

This guy shamelessly put on a frightened expression and seemed to be quite traumatized, holding his hands on the wall. Suddenly his steps became staggering and he walked out of the dark alley, like a person who was really dizzy. He could count a little better when he felt the warmth of the sun outside, but he was still breathing heavily. He looked shocked. As the referee, the Papley family The patriarch finally appeared,

"What have you done? That's one of our own! Do you want to kill him?" The patriarch of the Papley family came out of the dark alley and asked Varisien loudly with anger on his face. The one who was beaten The guy who can't stand up now is naturally a member of the Papley family.

"I didn't know he was one of our own. And didn't you see he wanted to kill me just now?"

Varisian pretended to be frightened. Maybe the image of this bastard was too deceptive. The Papley family felt that he had passed the test. Varisian, the slippery fish, was absorbed into the so-called "Pu Puli". "Taking Rongguang", on the fourth day, a clear list was placed on the fat man's desk.

"Putao Rongguang" is already a flying fish on the chopping board for Fatty, and it cannot arouse much interest in Fatty.

What the fat man is concerned about is that someone from the Burrows family appears on this list.

"Your Majesty. This is the perfume that was seized on the black market in the past few days! Except for some of it from businessmen, the rest are from one family!" The spy chief Lidastov came in with a report, his face looked very serious. Unnatural, a bit hesitant

"A family?"

The fat man read the report unconcernedly. It seems that he already knows the answer. Sure enough, it is still Burrows. This shadow of Obaro seems to be planning something recently.

"Your Majesty. The backstage of Putao's glory is the Burrows family. This is certain!"

Lidastov said with a serious expression, "This is not surprising. The Burrows family was at its most powerful. Its sphere of influence spread all over the coast of the inland sea. It even once became the uncrowned king of economic and trade in that region. Strand, who started his career in maritime trade, The country of the sea is naturally inextricably linked to it."

"There was a rumor that the Burrows family once wanted to support the Strand people to become their spokesperson in the inner sea. However, due to the gradual decline of the family's power, they lost control of the Strand people. However, the Burrows family's The influence still exists. Strand Sea Country is an island country. The Burrows family once supported seventeen of the islands. Their influence is still quite significant in this island country.

"And since the empire took control of Putao, the branch of the Turrit family has become increasingly powerful and has the intention to break away from the Burrows family. For the family that was once known as the most powerful Barrow family in Central Europe, losing the Turrit witch, They have nothing left."

Lidastov paused, glanced at the fat man, and said

"At this time, they have only two choices. One is to wait until the empire defeats Gangfei, then wait for the Tritus clan to split from the main branch and completely lose its value. The other is to secretly assist Gangfei to defeat the empire, so that the empire will reconsider. The influence of the Burrows family helps the empire!"

"To sum up the above complaints, I request that the Burrows family be arrested immediately!" Lidastov said with a serious face, "These ungrateful guys, if His Majesty hadn't intervened in the first place, they would still be imprisoned by the Gangfei people. Who knew it would be such a disaster once it was released!"

"Oh? How can we arrest such an interesting family!"

After listening to Lidastov's report, the fat man stood up, patted his clothes, and smiled softly, "The ambitions of the Burrows family are known throughout Obarro. They dream of restoring their past glory. This It’s not necessarily bad for us, at least we haven’t broken up yet, and the other party just wants to cling to our feet and survive, but they are too embarrassed to say it clearly!”

"Then what do you mean by your majesty?" Lidastov replied with some surprise. Thinking about it, it is the same thing. The so-called Putao radicals shouted "Putao should be the Putao people's Putao". In fact, it is not They are shouting that the empire should use more power from the Putao region to govern Putao, and the most influential one is the Burrows family.

"The word harm at least represents ability, and the biggest advantage of ambition is that in order to achieve the goal, you can sell yourself without hesitation. For ambitious people, there is nothing that cannot be bid."

The fat man picked up the pen and wrote on the table for a while. Then he picked up the paper full of words and handed it to Lidastov and said

"Send this to the Burrows family and tell their head that the empire is a fair place. I heard their voices. There must be limits to noisy. You will get rewards if you pay. If you want to follow the empire, you always need to Pay something, I know the influence of the Burrows family on Central Europe Barrow, use their real capital, the empire has a vast territory. Compared to that, wealth is measured in tens of millions. If they want glory and wealth, this is not a problem for the empire. If they can help the empire take over the southern coast of Congo, I can even set aside an area for them to build a country at that time! It doesn’t matter whether there is a Turrit branch or not. According to the status of the Burrows family, I hope they are worthy of the empire’s investment! "

"It can still be like this!"

Lidastov was a little confused when he heard this. Is this the so-called art of superiors? How come something like the Putao Radicals seems so troublesome, but in His Majesty's eyes, it means something completely different! Is it possible for the enemy to willingly turn into the spear of the Empire charging into battle?

With full of confusion, Lidastov came to the residence of the Burrows family and heard that the Imperial Supervisory Minister was personally visiting. The entire Burrows family's nerves were tense to the extreme. "What should we do? Let's fight them!" Some passionate young people from the family drew their swords.

"Fight? What are you trying to do!" A more mature family elder said angrily. "How can a group of chicks who have never been on the battlefield resist the sharp swords of the empire sweeping across the continent?"

"Maybe. Just a normal visit?" Someone said cautiously

"Normal? Where is the Imperial Oversight Department? It is on the same level as hell. People who are taken to the Inspection Department rarely see the Minister of Inspection who is known as the Shadow of the Empire come out alive. Even the ground will be corroded by a layer. It is said that just one look from him can kill a hundred people," someone said angrily.

"Okay. Stop arguing. Now that we are at the door, there is no way to avoid it! Now I want to know even more how we were exposed!" Burroscadia, the head of the family, snorted. He thought he did it. It's fairly secretive. Almost all contacts are blocked by the Papley family, so there's really no risk of exposing themselves. Yes, and I haven't heard any news about the Papley family's misfortune. Is it really just a normal visit? Damn it, now he can only take a gamble. He decided to go out in person to greet him, but he also made two preparations and ordered the members of the family to be All the children and female relatives hid in the secret passage leading to the port. If the situation went bad, the whole family would immediately flee.

At the family gate, Burrowskedi saw the true face of the Imperial Supervisory Minister who was rumored to be able to make prisoners wail with joy even with his gaze. He was a middle-aged man with a gloomy face, wearing a black cloak and a black and gold uniform of the Imperial Supervisory Department. The uniform with line cuffs is like a shadow covered in black.

The moment they got off the carriage, the two looked at each other, and both of them felt a chill. They were the same kind!

"It's really an honor for the family to have the Minister of Supervision come to the door in person!" Burroskedi smiled, and the alliance bent to salute.

"Oh? Why are you the only one in the family? Where are the others?" Lidastov looked at him with a half-smile, and handed the cloak to the guard next to him. This time, there were a hundred genuine imperial guards following him. , he glanced at the huge mansion behind Burroscadia, curled his lips and said, "Why is it so air-conditioned? Maybe they all entered the secret passage leading to the port, but that place has been blocked by imperial warships. Am I that terrible? "

"There, there! Sir, you are joking!" Burroskedi smiled apologetically, with cold sweat on his forehead.

"That's fine, I just need to talk to the head of the house alone! No one else is more convenient." Lidastov gestured to Buroskedia, walked into the gate of the mansion, and came to a woods. He took out the document and handed it to the slightly older middle-aged man in front of him.

"As the head of the family, take a look at this."

The head of the Burrows family, Burros Kedia, looked slightly surprised. He was ready to die, but his eyes still looked a little gray. What is this! he asked cautiously

"If executed, this will be the pardon written by His Majesty the Emperor himself! If rejected, you can regard it as an execution document!" Lidastov rolled his eyes while holding the document in his hand.

"Pardon order?" Buroskedia was stunned, her lips trembling. "I wonder what crime my family has committed?"

Lidastov sneered at the corner of his mouth and said slowly with a gloomy face, "His Majesty the Emperor is very aware of the little actions of some people, but he still upholds the attitude of a benevolent king and gives some people fair treatment! Do you really think that you can do this?" of seamless Have you? In the presence of Your Majesty’s eagle that sees everything, any little cleverness is in vain! Fortunately, Your Majesty recognizes your value, otherwise, it should not be me, the Minister of Supervision, who is here at this time. But the empire’s murderous soldiers!”

"Sir, what do you mean by this? I really don't know!"

Broskadia continued to play dumb. He still didn't understand the intention of the Imperial Supervisory Minister. Who dared to admit such a thing directly? Did he really think that the reputation of the Falcon Empire for brutality was just a rumor? In the war between the Falcon Empire and Nordic Barrow, more than a million people died at the hands of the Falcon Empire. Even the Istan people, who were famous for their brutality, were no match for the Falcon Empire.

"If you don't want to read it, forget it! As the Imperial Supervisory Minister, my task is just to send it here, and then, you can do it yourself!" Lidastov pretended to take the document back.

"No, no, I'll see. I'll see!" Boroskadia was completely panicked and said hurriedly. He opened the document and was stunned. After a long time, he said in a trembling voice, "Is this true? As long as we help the Empire occupy the southern part of Gangfei, you will establish a country in our region."

"Your Majesty may have a bad temper, but he never breaks his promise!" (To be continued..)