The Sun King's Evidence

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Wilt had only reached halfway when the golden staff in the great alchemist's hand was pointed at Wilt's face. No one could see the expression on Galt's face hidden behind the golden mask: "Mercenary, you There are two options.”

"The deal between us has ended. You can just rush up and taste the outcome of attacking a great imperial alchemist."

"Or, you can follow me into the deep mining area. After the event is completed, I will pay you a new commission. This commission is real gold. I can guarantee it with my credibility."

"I'll give you two minutes to think about it."

The Blood Ax Mercenary Group had no choice. Between offending the Great Alchemist or gambling on his reputation again, Blood Ax could only choose the latter. This question had only one optional option from beginning to end.

"Okay, we accept." Wilt thought to himself that luckily Emilia had packed her things and left, otherwise she would have been involved in this whirlpool. The wizards were all arrogant, especially the great alchemist in front of him. Responsible only to the Imperial Emperor and the Imperial Royal Chief Grand Wizard.

The mercenaries packed up their things and followed Galt into the deep mining area.

An hour later.

The damp and dark tunnel made the mercenaries feel very uncomfortable. They always tried to get as close as possible to Galt, who stood in the center of everyone. The golden light at the tip of the great alchemist's staff seemed to be the guarantee of everyone's life.

Galt held a large map in his hand, and he carefully identified where the complicated tunnels led.

The underground deep mines of Marienburg contain two of the most precious metals in the world: vibranium and mithril. They are buried deep in some deep places in the deep mines. Gelt got it from a dwarf by chance. A map, although it is old, the great alchemist still wants to see if those treasures are still buried deep in the mining area.

As for why he didn't notify the Imperial Army or other powerful people to come together, it was because Gelt didn't want his collaborators to take away the valuable vibranium and mithril, nor did he want these treasures to be taxed.

The way alchemists act is different from that of normal spellcasters. Alchemists never like to find partners. They like to act alone, because these wizards are all good at using firearms and various mechanisms, and they are even more so. Equipped with countless terrifying potions, you won't suffer any losses when fighting alone.

Galt is even stronger. This great alchemist also has very good swordsmanship.

Who would have known that not long after they entered the deep mining area, the group saw the body of a demon hunter. This demon hunter looked like he had broken out of a tight siege. His body had been shot into pieces by fire blunderbuss and crossbow arrows, and he was already dead. For a long time.

"Great Alchemist! He's a demon hunter!" Wilt signaled the mercenaries to stop and asked Galt for his opinion.

"Demon hunter? How long have you been dead?" Galt's voice did not fluctuate, but his figure stopped.

"Dead...maybe for a day or two, Great Alchemist, what should we do?" The mercenaries were afraid of this place.

"Let me take a look." Galt stopped and checked the dead demon hunter's injuries.

After a while, the great alchemist said slowly: "It's the Chaos Sect! This demon hunter was attacked by the Chaos Sect and died."

The mercenaries looked at each other, and a young mercenary came out and asked tentatively: "Then... what should we do now?"

"...The mission is temporarily suspended. Let's look for traces of the Chaos Sect first." The Great Alchemist was never confused when it came to matters of principle. He knew very clearly what came first and what came last.

The destruction of the Chaos Cult was always more important than his own personal interests.

So that afternoon, Marienburg's House of Lords announced an emergency meeting.

In the luxuriously decorated council hall, representatives from the Ocean Church, the Church of Fortune, several great nobles from Marienburg, and the high elves were all present.

A ball of cloth with blood-red chaos marks was thrown in the middle of the satin-covered conference table. The angry shouts of Archduke Schulz of Marienburg could be heard throughout the conference room: "Tobias! I need it." Give me an explanation! Why did the Chaos Cult appear under the deep mines of Marienburg?! Why did the great alchemist of the empire know about this?! Why did Jacob, the vice-president of the Demon Hunter Guild, go to Marilyn? A headless corpse beneath the fort! I need answers!"

The object of the Grand Duke’s anger was named Tobias Swabia. This nobleman in his fifties was the owner of the title of Earl of Ghent and the general of the Marienburg Iris Guards.

Marienburg's defense is divided into two parts. The Imperial Army is stationed outside the city and is responsible for the security outside the city. The Marienburg Iris Guards is stationed inside the city and is mainly responsible for public security and patrolling. They will also fight as an army when necessary, but the situation is very complicated. few.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Duke, I have already sent people to investigate the matter thoroughly." The Earl of Ghent said quickly with sweat on his forehead.

"This is not the answer I want. Tell me, my general, how can I give an explanation to the empire?" Schultz said in frustration and anger.

Everyone knows that the Imperial Emperor has always wanted to take back the sovereignty of Marienburg. The Empire has been looking for ways to intervene in Marienburg's internal affairs for a long time. It was only because Ludwig included Marienburg's independence in the founding ceremony. , so the empire returned without success several times.

But if the news of Chaos Cult's blatant activities in Marienburg spreads, then the Empire will have another excuse to interfere in Marienburg's internal affairs.

This Chaos Cult incident was discovered by the great alchemist of the empire, and he had no reason not to report it to the emperor.

Tobias wanted to retort and said that no one knows what is in the deep mines. The dwarves can dig tunnels thousands of meters underground. Only the devil knows what is hidden in the tunnels thousands of meters underground. I will not send the army to die. .

However, looking at the unkind looks from the members of the House of Lords, Tobias could only admit his mistake: "It was my mistake. Please forgive me. I am willing to take responsibility for this matter."

After the Earl of Ghent said this, the people in the House of Lords found it difficult to hold him responsible, because in fact all the members of the House of Lords knew that no one knew what was in the deep mining area. If Tobias was asked to take responsibility for this matter today, Taking responsibility for things is tantamount to setting a very bad precedent. If Tobias is responsible today, he may be the one responsible for the deep mining area tomorrow.

After a brief discussion, Schultz, Aldrich and others made a decision: "Martial law throughout the city! Form an expeditionary force immediately! Carefully clean up the deep mining area and give an explanation to His Majesty the Emperor."

"By the way, Your Excellency the Duke, if... I mean if, we can't find any evidence or find the culprit, will you take responsibility for this?" After the plan was agreed upon, a nobleman at the table suddenly spoke.

Schultz narrowed his eyes at this.

Adalbert Casanova, Viscount, Member of the House of Lords of Marienburg, and the second richest merchant of Marienburg. This romantic businessman is also the chairman of the "Gentlemen's League" Chamber of Commerce.

"Adalbert, I know what you want to do, but what I want to say is that all of us are responsible for this." Schulz emphasized gently, with a touch of contempt in the Duke's tone: " If you want to take action, just think about the responsibility you will bear if you lose Marienburg's autonomy."

Adalbert fell silent.

At this moment, a yawning voice sounded faintly, and his accent was quite strange: "Let me say, gentlemen? Have we discussed it? Can I go back?"

Everyone turned their attention to the speaker.

This is a high elf. He is wearing the most luxurious elf silk clothes. His long golden hair hangs down from both sides of his pointed ears. He looks very handsome, but the arrogance on his handsome face has already overflowed: "Monkey The monkeys will solve the troubles they cause. This matter has nothing to do with us elves. Well, I have to leave, otherwise my afternoon tea time will be delayed."

After saying that, the high elf yawned, and then motioned for his servants to follow him. Without caring about the feelings of others, he walked directly out of the council chamber, only nodding to Schulz to indicate that he was leaving.

Anger flashed in the eyes of all the humans present, but it quickly turned into helplessness.

This elf is the ambassador of the high elves to the human empire, Taimag Den Kaben, the governor of the Ifitao Elf Enclave, and the spokesperson of the high elf Phoenix King in the old world.

Extreme arrogance is his hallmark. For this reason, the high elf did not know how many times he had troubles with the city council. However, intimidated by the high elf's powerful fleet and the close alliance between the high elf and Marienburg trade, the nobles also did not No matter what he did to him, he would swallow his anger most of the time, and only Schultz could get some respect.

There was silence in the council chamber until Archbishop Aldrich of the Church of the Sea asked: "Where is the Great Alchemist?"

"The Great Alchemist? He should be on his way back to Brunswick now." Schulz sighed slightly, and the Duke said: "Execute the decree as soon as possible!"

Marienburg's administrative structure is extremely efficient. Under the Duke's order, carts of gold from major chambers of commerce and churches were pulled out to recruit underground expeditionary forces throughout the city. Many mercenaries and adventurers were attracted by the temptation of wealth. Joining them, Marienburg immediately raised an underground expeditionary force of more than 2,000 people in just half a day, preparing to go underground to sweep the deep mining areas.

Marienburg's actions apparently troubled some dark creatures hiding in the underground tunnels.

While the expeditionary force was still replenishing supplies and had yet to set off, the Weimeihui Manor outside the city received an uninvited guest.

Anida was sitting on a luxurious sofa chair, talking to her servant, a tall and thin man, in a low voice.

"What has that barbarian from the north been doing these days?"

"He took his little girlfriend to visit the entire Guilin District and buy clothes everywhere."

"Does he know we exist?"

"He came to visit the Aesthetic Club, but he was not very interested. He showed up once and then disappeared."

"Hiss~ Has he not discovered it yet?"

A waiter walked in, his skin turned dark purple: "Master, Bert is here."

"Belter!!! How dare he come here!" Anida gritted her teeth. This beautiful woman no longer had her usual grace and calmness: "How stupid! Even though the demon hunter was eliminated, he didn't know how to deal with the scene! Believe in the Blood God They are all stupid idiots!"

"Forget it, tell him to come in!"

A tall figure walked in from the outside. Compared with the Belt that Jacob saw, the violence and filth of Belt at this time was more obvious. This shows that killing the mentor with his own hands has a more serious mental impact on the fallen hunter. On the other hand, it also shows that the Bleeding God loves his followers more and more.

It's just that Belt's steps staggered a bit. Jacob's attack before his death severely wounded the fallen hunter. After discovering that Marienburg was organizing an underground expedition, Belt could only return to the surface.

Anida knew that she had to protect this fallen hunter now, otherwise she would also be in danger of being implicated, so she arranged for Bert to hide elsewhere: "You follow my servant to that place to hide, the wind is very tight now, you go first Completely digest the new power, and wait until this storm passes to discuss other matters."

"Anida, I want to remind you that Jacob and the man named Ryan are in the same group. Jacob has records of this mission." Belt said with a weak breath.

After Bert left under the guidance of the servant, Anida thought more and more something was wrong.

Ryan and that demon hunter master are in the same group?

She decided to take action.

The president of the Aesthetic Society got on a carriage and headed to a hidden village outside the city.

The roads in this village are like a winding maze, and the houses of every household are all connected together. The villagers in the village are shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere. This village is famous for producing various politicians and scholars. They are famous for their various outstanding achievements. He enjoys a high reputation due to his talents.

After showing her ID with the Aesthetic Society mark, Anida successfully met the person she wanted to see.

This was a rickety man wrapped in a black robe, with only a pair of eyes exposed. Seeing Anida appear, the man said: "What is the purpose of the president of the Aesthetic Society coming here?"

"Stop talking nonsense! I need you to help me use great prophecy to predict a person and help me understand his details!"

"The stronger the prophecy object, the greater the price you have to pay. Are you prepared for the price?"

"You won't be short of money."

"Then who is the object of the prophecy?"

"That human hero from Nord, 'Sledgehammer' Ryan!" Anida didn't say much. She took out a bag full of gold coins and placed it in front of the rickety man: "Is it enough?"

"not enough."

The president of the Aesthetic Society took out three more god gold coins: "Is it enough?"

"Not enough~!"

Anida took a deep breath and took out twenty more god gold coins from the space ring: "Is this enough?"

Twenty thousand gold coins have already caught up with the annual income of a few dukes in small territories.

"Almost." The rickety man finally nodded: "I don't want to embarrass you, President Anida, but the prophecy requires paying an equal price. If my mana is not enough, my life force will be overdrawn. If my life force If it’s not enough, it will even affect the village’s altar and my Lord.”

"This money is enough for you to detect all the ordinary knights of the White Wolf Knights!" Anida smiled softly, her delicate look was indescribably cruel: "Let's do it!"

The rickety man's eyes were flashing. If he wanted to perform a great prophecy on that famous human hero, it would mean that he would lose at least ten years or even more of his life. However, for the sake of money, the rickety man decided to take a gamble. Bundle.

So, under his spell, Ryan's face gradually appeared in the crystal ball on the table.

Ah ha, prophecy comes at a price.