A few days later.
Sergei returned to the stronghold and reported to Dudian: "Master, everything has been prepared. Nicholas and Glenn are waiting for you."
Dudian accompanied Aisha to sit on a stone and looked at the distant sunset. He didn't look back as he heard Sergei's words: "Has the news been leaked?"
Sergei quickly replied: "No, I only told Glenn, Nicholas, and your two friends as you told me. No one else knows."
Dudian nodded as he looked at the sunset. He mocked in his heart. The night was coming. Even the dazzling sun had been eroded into blood red. Was it a sign of something?
He slowly got up and patted the dust on his sleeves. He held Aisha's hand and whispered: "We can go home now."
Aisha silently got up. Her expression was indifferent.
Sergei's heart palpitated as he looked at Aisha. Every time he faced her he had the feeling of living with a tiger. He couldn't help but want to leave as soon as possible. But he knew that the girl's position in Dudian's heart was quite high. He had never seen this cold-blooded boy be so intimate and gentle to anyone.
Dudian put a few fully charged super batteries into the Hunter's backpack and gave it to Sergei. He took the lead and went to the rope in front of the giant wall. He looked at Aisha. He didn't see any instructions for climbing. He reached out and hugged her waist. His other hand grabbed the rope and his legs clamped the lower end of the rope. He climbed up with one hand.
Sergei was afraid that the rope would be too heavy and break. He didn't dare to keep up. He stood on the ground and watched the figures of Dudian and Aisha gradually go to the top of the giant wall. He didn't expect that the mysterious girl would be so obedient to Dudian. The intimate relationship between the two was obvious. He was in awe of Dudian.
Dudian didn't look down as he climbed to the top of the giant wall. He used the rope to jump up and landed on the giant wall. He looked at Sergei who had just climbed up the rope. He didn't urge Sergei. He waited while looking at the mountains and the land inside the giant wall. The corner of his mouth slightly curved.
After a moment, Sergei climbed up the giant wall and said: "I've let young master wait for a long time."
"Let's go." Dudian held Aisha in one hand as he came to the other side of the giant wall and slid down the rope.
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The night quietly arrived.
The stars were shining brightly in the night sky.
In front of a luxurious manor in a bustling town in the commercial district, carriages arrived one after another. The carriages didn't stop outside the gate like ordinary noble guests. Instead, they drove directly to a spacious open space in the manor. The people who got off the carriages wore strange masks. Under the guidance of the attendants, they entered the brightly lit castle of the manor.
Unlike the quiet manor, there was a bustling sound coming from the depths of the manor. It was like a lively market during the day.
Masked figures were wandering in the square. They were picking the materials they needed or the latest news from the area. In addition, there were some alchemists and potion masters who were selling their works.
Hawkeye stood by the window and quietly looked at the familiar night scenery. After a moment, the door behind him was pushed open. A handsome boy who was 17 or 18 years old stepped into the room. He looked arrogant: "Hawkeye, the meeting is about to begin. Have you prepared the materials that the elders asked you to prepare?"
Hawkeye frowned slightly. He didn't like to be disturbed, and at this moment, the person he disliked the most was doing the thing he disliked the most. His golden eyes flashed with killing intent, but he quickly hid it, including the anger in his heart.
He turned and smiled: "Secretary Marr, I have prepared the materials. I can hand them over to the elders at any time."
The arrogant boy coldly snorted: "Come to the conference room if you are ready. Don't let everyone wait for a long time."
"Okay, I'll be right there." Hawkeye smiled.
The arrogant young man immediately turned around and left. He grabbed the door handle and casually closed it. With a bang, the door frame trembled slightly.
Hawkeye's smile suddenly disappeared. He grabbed an expensive art cup next to him and slammed it against the wall, breaking it into pieces. He grabbed the materials on the bookshelf next to him and went out of the door.
In the conference room, seven figures sat on both sides of the round table. At the head of the table sat an old man with a hunched back. His face was full of wrinkles, and he looked no different from an ordinary old man on the street. On his finger was an inconspicuous dark green jade thumb ring. Only a few people knew that the price of this thumb ring alone was equivalent to 50% of the wealth of any of the six consortiums!
The door of the conference room was pushed open. The arrogance on the boy's face had long disappeared. He humbly bowed in front of the old man and whispered: "Elder, Hawkeye is here."
The old man's eyelids were still half-closed. He didn't respond and just gently nodded.
Soon Hawkeye also entered the room. He glanced at the boy standing behind the old man. At this moment, the boy's face no longer had any arrogance. He only took a glance before turning his head and saying to the old man, "Elder, I have prepared the information you wanted." With that said, he handed the information in his hand to the old man with both hands.
The old man didn't take it.
The boy deftly took it and respectfully placed it on the table in front of the old man.
The old man was silent for a moment. He slowly said: "Everyone, the elders meeting will be held in a few days. Every elder meeting is nothing more than to discuss the ranking. According to the performance of our 9th district in the past six months, what do you think our 9th district will be ranked after this meeting? "
Hearing this, the complexion of the six people slightly changed. One of them with a voluptuous figure immediately said: "Elder, you can't blame us. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the previous elder. Not only did he not do anything, he even dismissed us six councilors. Moreover, he even imprisoned me in the dungeon. Fortunately, Elder came and freed me. Otherwise, our 9th region would be even weaker."
"Yes!" Another tall and sturdy man said in a low voice: "Elder, we have tried our best to develop, but after the previous elder removed the six councilors, he suddenly disappeared. During the period of his appointment, he didn't do anything. When our 9th region was invaded, he completely ignored it, causing us to suffer heavy losses. If it wasn't for him, our 9th region would have been able to maintain its status and even have the possibility to rise!"
"That's right!" Another person immediately added, "Elder, if it weren't for your timely arrival, our 9th district would have no one to lead us, and it would have been even more chaotic. I'm afraid that we might even be at the bottom. Although I've spent a lot of effort to nurture a lot of promising newcomers, but after all, time is limited. I believe that by the next elder meeting, we will definitely be able to restore our 9th district's ranking …"
The old man slightly raised his hand to stop the others who wanted to speak. He indifferently said: "I know that the previous elder has a great responsibility. But during my tenure, how are the tasks that I assigned to you all?"
Hearing this, everyone was startled. They looked at each other with ugly expressions.
"As councilors, I am very disappointed that you all have such neglectful performance. The chairman is also very disappointed!" The old man said indifferently.
Hearing the two words' chairman ', everyone's face slightly changed. A trace of awe flashed in their eyes.
"This time, our ranking will definitely fall." The old man slowly said: "But considering the previous elder's bad influence, I will take full responsibility this time! However, I hope that during the next elder meeting, everyone will not make things difficult for me. If I am difficult, everyone will be difficult. Do you understand? "
Everyone had different thoughts. They lowered their heads and said: "Yes."
"Good." The old man's eyes slightly flashed. He glanced at everyone and ordered Hawkeye: "Pass the information to everyone. Everyone, this is the latest information about the 8th and 11th districts. Take a good look at the increase in their number of 3-star alchemists and the identity of a new 5-star potion master in the 8th district."
"A new 5-star potion master appeared in the 8th district?"
Everyone was slightly surprised. They immediately grabbed the information and looked at it.
The old man slowly said, "When this meeting of the elders is over, I plan to take over the Reya Street in the eastern district. That's the ancestral land of the Huasheng Financial Group's Moss family. If we can take over that place, we might be able to seize the Moss family by the throat. In this way, we can also make up for the losses brought by the previous elder …" At this point, a cold wind suddenly blew in from outside, causing the temperature in the room to instantly drop.
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