"Let's set the rendezvous point here. We'll also have to arrange for the subsequent collection of supplies. Pay attention to the mercenaries in the territory as well. These fellows are a bunch of scourges when they're not at war. We need to think of a way to restrain them! "
It was already afternoon. Harrison realized that he had missed lunch in order to finish reading these letters. He rubbed his sore eyes and instructed the stewards to make a decision. He then waved his hand and said, "Go rest if you're almost done. We'll talk after lunch."
"Yes, Master!"
The stewards bowed and watched Harrison leave before massaging each other's stiff necks. One of them whispered, "Why is it so troublesome to fight a war … So many counts and viscounts have gathered here, but will they really listen to Master's orders?"
"With His Majesty's orders, they should listen …"
"Previously, when we were dealing with the refugees, there were knights who disobeyed orders and plundered everywhere. Do you think these nobles will listen obediently?"
"Forget it, forget it. There's nothing more to say. We'll just do as Master says!"
The three stewards spoke one after another as they placed the letters and the written plans on the table before leaving the room. The servants locked the door, and the surroundings fell into silence.
A few seconds later, a figure suddenly appeared on the beam that was originally empty. Nora jumped down. As she was wearing special soft shoes, her landing was so light that it was almost silent.
Teflin was wearing a dark, tight-fitting robe with leather armor protecting her vitals. Her style was clearly one of mobility. At the same time, her shirt had four pockets, and there were a few strange tools hanging on her waist.
Nora's long hair was tied up tightly. She silently walked to the desk and listened carefully for any movements outside the room. Then, she quickly flipped through the documents.
Although she was not proficient in Bulinga, she could understand the simple spelling. So, she quickly confirmed that the contents of the papers were the information she needed. However, she did not take these things away. Instead, she took out a pile of palm-sized metal blocks from her pocket and a finger-sized charging crystal from her pocket. After quickly embedding them on the back of the device, she covered the paper with it and activated the magic circle.
Kardashian had personally improved and developed this "Imprint Circle". Her earliest motivation was that the "photography" in the "newspaper" was very useful, so she began to simplify the magic into a magic circle so that the ordinary people in the newspaper could operate it. Roddy, in order to better his' intelligence gathering ', simplified the magic circle and changed it to the one in Nora's hands.
It could copy the image it was facing onto a thin metal sheet. Although it could only take one picture at a time, the advantage of this method was that it did not need to take the original, and at the same time, it could ensure the completeness of the information and all the details.
Nola was extremely nervous as she did all this. Although she had received several months of military training and had trained in the wild many times, it was still her first time on a mission … During filming, she inserted the crystal crookedly several times because her heart was beating too fast.
After a full five or six minutes, the filming finally ended. When she carefully put all the letters back to their original positions, folded the metal pieces and stuffed them into her pocket, the sound of footsteps coming from outside the door made her breath stop.
But Nola immediately took a deep breath, turned around and dashed towards the predetermined escape route!
When the wooden door was pushed open again, the servant in charge of cleaning did not see any extra figures. He glanced at the open window. The curtains moved slightly, but it was obvious that it was because of the wind.
Nola had already jumped down from the second floor, landing on the lawn downstairs with all four limbs. After that, she sped up and rushed towards the backyard of the mansion. The escape route had been predetermined long ago, and it was in the blind spot, so the guards standing not far away did not notice a figure passing by behind them.
These people only heard a few subtle noises on the grass behind them. Some of the guards turned around and thought that it might be a hare or a mouse, so they ignored it.
This Teflin's "Acceleration" talent gave her the ability to move almost instantaneously. When she successfully jumped over the wall, although she did not use much of her stamina, she was still nervous and breathed heavily for a long time.
Her clothes were too conspicuous, but she was also prepared. After quickly running to a house not far away, Nola rummaged through a haystack and found a package. Pulling out a long dress from within, she put it on. Reaching out, she tore off the straw rope tied around her hair. Using her shapeshifting ability, Nora quickly transformed herself into a young woman with freckles on her face and a slightly tanned complexion.
Her "Transformation" ability could temporarily be used on her face, but it was difficult for Teflin's unique legs and feet to change into human form, so she had to use the long dress to cover them.
Walking out from behind the haystack, the female agent who was dressed in tight clothes earlier had already turned into a village girl. However, if one were to look closely, her face was filled with uncontrollable joy … Because Nora had successfully completed her first intelligence gathering mission.
Among all the trainees in the Intelligence Bureau, Nola's results were always the highest, so she was directly assigned to spy on confidential information.
Although Count Harrison's mansion might be heavily guarded, for Nola who had undergone professional training, it was really not as difficult as the training in Elsen City. In other words, the nobles in the Kingdom of Karen did not have any anti-reconnaissance awareness. The degree of protection for intelligence could be said to be basically zero …
Earl Harrison's mansion also had a mage, but the latter usually stayed in the magic tower and would not follow around like a bodyguard. Also, the mage's level was not high. After a few days of observation, Nola felt that if she wanted to kill the mage, it would only take her a few seconds.
The whole process of spying was unusually easy, which actually reflected Nola's very strong personal qualities. "Sneaking" and "hiding" were not easy tasks. In order to not be discovered, Nola spent three days studying the structure of the house. At the same time, she also knew the positions of all the sentries, the time when they would be replaced, and the movement range of the servants. Thus, she could guarantee that nothing would go wrong.
Filled with joy at the success of the mission, Nola's mind was filled with thoughts of what to say when she went back to write to Sodelor. But after thinking for a long time, she realized that under the restrictions of "confidentiality", she could not reveal the contents of her mission at all …
Nola could not find anyone to praise her for accomplishing such an amazing feat. She could not help but pout. But as she walked, she suddenly realized that there seemed to be a few people in front of her who seemed to be surrounding her.
Nola's heart tightened. Have I been discovered?
But after carefully observing the three people in front of her, she realized that she was thinking too much. The people in front of her were wearing crooked leather armor and had different styles of weapons hanging from their waists. They looked like ruffians and were obviously not good people. Their eyes were filled with undisguised lust as they looked at Nora. The man in the lead even whistled at Nora. "Little girl, where are you going?"
Nuo La furrowed her brows. Although her appearance had changed, she was still a beautiful woman at heart. This group of mercenaries spent their days idling around. Since they had no money to go to the brothel, they could only act like hooligans on the streets … Previously, Earl Harrison had a headache because of this. Once they heard that there was a possibility of war, many "mercenaries" would come uninvited. Some of them accepted the jurisdiction of a team, but some were lone wolves without any organization or discipline. They were a serious factor of social instability.
Although the earl had his own city defense team and laws, this was a special period. Everyone was so busy that their feet did not touch the ground. How could they have the time to judge the mercenaries who committed crimes? Therefore, no one cared about the small mistakes these people made in this city. As time went on, these people who did not know how to restrain themselves would become more and more arrogant.
The three people in front of her obviously did not have good intentions. Nola had no intention of getting entangled with them. She turned and was about to leave, but she did not expect that two of them would run a few steps forward and surround her …
"Don't be in a hurry to go home. Come, accompany us for a drink. How about it?"
The three mercenaries said as they came closer. They obviously had already planned this. They did not continue to flirt like ordinary hooligans. Instead, two of them stretched out their hands to grab Nola's arm, and the other directly took out a dagger and pressed it against her chest …
"Come on, be obedient, it won't hurt very much."
The guy who spoke had a lewd smile on his face. Many people on the street saw their behavior, but mercenaries were people who put their heads on their waists to make a living. Who dared to stop them? Therefore, the people around them turned around and left. Within a few seconds, they were all gone.
Nola frowned slightly, but did not immediately resist. She was just happy, and now that this happened, she realized that this territory was too different from Elsen City. The most fundamental difference was "order": there were obviously no moral or legal constraints here. The mercenaries dared to rob a woman on the street next to the earl's mansion. This was simply unimaginable in Elsen City.
If it was in Elsen City, this group of mercenaries would probably not even be able to enter the city gate. If they dared to do this outside the city, as long as the victim reported the news to the city management bureau, they would basically get a result within a day …
The two guys forcefully grabbed Nola's arm and directly dragged her into a side alley. The guy with the dagger looked back at the street and followed in satisfaction. As he reached out to pull on his belt, he smiled and said, "This little girl's figure is really good, we've made a profit! You guys press it, I — "
Before he could finish his words, he looked in shock at his companion standing on Nola's left …
"What's wrong?"
The mercenary who was being stared at asked curiously, but the next moment, his eyes suddenly bulged out — because Nola's tail stretched out from under her skirt, and at this time, at this time, firmly wrapped around his neck from behind!
"Crack!"
The sound of the neck bone breaking was unusually clear. At the same time, Nola's hands easily broke free from the restraint. Her strength was actually greater than that of the mercenaries in front of her. It seemed like a casual slash, but the mercenary on the right had his throat slit by the elongated fingernails. In the midst of suffocation, he covered his neck and fell to the ground.
The "boss" who still had his hand on his belt stared at the scene in front of him and instinctively wanted to pull out his dagger, but in the end, before he could take it out, Nola raised her leg and kicked his abdomen. The huge force directly sent him flying backward, but just as his body leaned back, the long tail like a whip wrapped around his neck — under the effect of inertia, his body continued to move backward, and his neck was pulled forward. With a "crack" sound, his cervical vertebra was broken, and he died without a sound.
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