"Your Majesty, the 2 intermediate wizards have confessed!" Abel was sitting in the palace of the Duchy of Keyen, which was now his palace. Said the intelligence officer who came to report to him.
It only took a night for the 2 intermediate wizards to confess. They were all members of the biggest assassin organization in the Holy Continent, the Assassins Guild.
No matter if it was a knight, a warrior, or a wizard, there would always be people who needed money or resources for various reasons. This was especially true for wizards. They could not openly participate in the secular world. Although they were worshipped by various countries, the income was not enough to maintain their cultivation and purchase better resources.
If it was a wizard with an inheritance, it would be a bit better. At the very least, the inheritance could bring them more training resources. Just like Wizard Morton, who was good at making rune signs, not only could he earn a lot of money for his training, but he could also help his disciples.
However, wizards without inheritances were not so lucky. They needed magic gems for their training circles, wealth for their magic towers, and potions for faster meditation. Without any other skills, the fighting power of a wizard became a means of exchange.
These two intermediate wizards were just like that. They became members of the Assassin Union, and in their long career as assassins, they had raised their combat power to a level that far exceeded that of normal wizards.
"I don't think I've offended the Assassins Guild. Why would they want to kill me?" Abel lowered his voice.
Under normal circumstances, the Assassins Guild would not target anyone with a high status. This was the guarantee of the Assassins Guild's survival in the Holy Continent.
With Abel's status, the Assassins Guild would not place an order, and no members of the Assassins Guild would accept it.
"Your Majesty, the Holy Continent is in chaos because of the food shortage. The investigation department has investigated the Assassins Guild through other channels. Recently, they have listed some people with a high status as their targets. They want more power in this chaotic world!" The reporter bowed and explained.
"Do you know who placed the order?" Abel asked again.
"The 2 intermediate wizards don't know. I'm afraid we'll have to ask the Assassin Union about this. Historically, the Assassin Union has never revealed the information of the people who made the order. However, the order this time is as high as 20,000,000 gold coins and 2000 intermediate gemstones. This kind of money is not something a normal person can take out!" The intelligence officer reported the information he received.
"When was the order placed?" Abel lowered his voice.
"According to the 2 intermediate wizards, the order has been placed for more than a year. However, since you never left the palace of the Duchy of Carmel and Harry Castle, the Assassins Guild did not have a chance to make a move. Only when you came to Billy City, did they have a chance!" The reporter replied.
When Abel was assassinated, he thought the 5 duchies were taking revenge on him. However, he did not expect the order to have been placed for more than a year, so it had nothing to do with the 5 duchies.
This was because not even one of the five duchies would be able to take out such a large amount of wealth.
Abel's eyes flashed coldly as he asked, "How come the Assassin Union's order for me has been on the table for more than a year, and your investigation department never found out or reported it?"
Abel had invested a lot of manpower and resources into the investigation department of the Duchy of Carmel, but recently, their performance was not very good. The 5 duchies had formed an alliance and attacked Neking City, but the investigation department did not respond at all.
This time, the investigation department did not receive any information about the assassination. This made Abel very unhappy.
The reporter lowered his head and bowed, "Your Majesty, it's our fault. Although we've been keeping an eye on the Assassins Guild, our informants were not of high enough rank. We couldn't find out anything about the high-level missions!"
Abel's expression softened a little. The establishment of an investigation department was not something that could be done with money alone. It required a lot of time.
The current investigation department was based on the former investigation department of the duchy of Carmel. In the past, the duchy of Carmel was weak, so their information network was not developed. It was only when Abel began to invest more into it that it became what it was today.
Powerful duchies and empires had intelligence networks that took hundreds or even thousands of years to develop. They had already infiltrated every corner of the Holy Continent. If the Duchy of Carmel's investigation department wanted to reach that level, it would take a lot of time.
"Steward, contact the Assassins Guild for me. Tell them to give me the order immediately!" Abel turned to the steward of Burbage and said.
"Investigate the Assassins Guild immediately. I need to know every location of the Assassins Guild in the human world. I want to know the identities of all their exposed members!" Abel lowered his voice as he looked at the reporter.
"Your Majesty, we will not let you down this time!" The reporter heard Abel's order and bowed loudly.
The intelligence officer could hear the dissatisfaction in Abel's tone towards the investigation department. The investigation department had been spending a lot of money every month, but they still couldn't meet Abel's requirements. This made the intelligence officer feel a little ashamed. Therefore, when Abel gave him another mission, he had a fire in his heart. He had to find out everything about the Assassin Union.
After taking over the Duchy of Keyen, Abel did not leave his palace in Billi City. In 3 days, Duke Kenneth's reward ceremony would be held here. There would be many guests attending.
Duke Kenneth chose a city that was rich but didn't have any political status. He didn't choose Billy City, which used to be the richest political center of the Duchy of Keyen. From this point, it seemed like he had chosen to leave the political arena and focus on being a rich noble.
A teleportation circle had been built inside the palace in Billi City. More teleportation circles were on the list of the Liante City Wizard Union, waiting to be built step by step.
Abel's goal was simple. He wanted every city to have a teleportation circle controlled by the Duchy. These teleportation circles would be able to transmit information quickly and allow important personnel to move quickly.
Just like when Neking City was attacked, he was able to evacuate all the important personnel as quickly as possible. News of the attack would also be sent back to the intelligence department as soon as possible. That was how Abel was able to dispatch his troops and defeat the five duchies before they could reach the second city.
This was the purpose of the teleportation circle. It was also a supplement to the weak intelligence department.
Abel didn't have many powerful Knights under his command right now. Once he used up all of his dragon blood wall-breaking potions, he would have 50 grand knights stationed in the Duchy of Carmel. No matter where the enemy attacked from, the team of 50 grand knight captains would be able to teleport there immediately. When that happened, the Duchy of Carmel would become truly powerful.
Right now, the Duchy of Carmel was still relying on the dwarves' Sky Ships. Since this new weapon had just been invented, the duchies and empires still had not figured out how to deal with it. Once enough time passed, there would be a war weapon specifically designed to deal with it.
The next day, when Abel was receiving a noble family from the Duchy of Keyen, he saw Steward Burbage walking into the meeting room with a gloomy expression.
Abel waved his hand and signaled the nobles to leave. He then turned to Steward Burbage.
"Your Majesty, the Assassins Guild has sent a message. They refused to provide any information about the person who made the order. They also asked the Duchy of Carmel to return their 2 intermediate wizards. Based on this, they will stop the assassination order!" Steward Burbage bowed.
"Very well, the Assassins Guild has successfully pissed me off!" Abel lowered his voice.
The Assassins Guild was a powerful organization in the Holy Continent. It was one of the earliest organizations in human history. The Assassins Guild was an organization that could be found all over the Holy Continent.
Its members were not just humans, but dwarves, elves, and even orcs. It was an organization that could solve any problem for its customers as long as they paid.
Before the chaos in the Holy Continent, the Assassins Guild had always been very low-key. However, as soon as the chaos began, the Assassins Guild jumped out to show their influence.
It was because of this that the Assassin Guild needed to make a big move to show off their existence. That was why Abel, who was famous but relied on external items for his strength, became one of their main targets.
At the same time, an order was sent to the Assassins Guild. The price of 20 million gold coins and 2000 intermediate gems had moved the leaders of the Assassins Guild.
Abel knew what happened next. The assassination had happened, but if the Assassins Guild knew Abel was a head Knight, they would never accept a mission like this.
Although a head Knight's attack was not as powerful as a wizard, their intuition made them immune to any kind of assassination.
If you wanted to kill a head commander, you could only do it with absolute power.
Abel said to Steward Burbage, "Call the intelligence officer here. I need to know the current situation!"
Soon, the intelligence officer rushed in with a stack of parchment papers in his hand. His face was covered in sweat, and his eyes were bloodshot.
It seemed like the intelligence officer had not slept at all last night. Even so, he was still very excited.
The intelligence officer handed the parchment paper to Abel and bowed, "Your Majesty, the intelligence department has compiled all the information about the Assassins Guild in the past and compiled a description of the distribution of the Assassins Guild. The intelligence department is still in contact with the intelligence department of the other duchies to buy the information they have. It will take a few more days to get the result!"
Abel took the parchment paper. It recorded the distribution of the Assassins Guild in the Holy Continent. Basically, there was a shadow of the Assassins Guild in every duchy in the human world. They existed just like a normal guild.
"Order, capture all the members of the Assassins Guild in the Duchy of Carmel. Kill anyone who resists!" Abel saw that the Assassins Guild had a presence in the Duchy of Carmel, so he lowered his voice and ordered.
"Yes, your Majesty!" Steward Burbage took out a piece of parchment paper and quickly wrote something on it. Then, he handed it to Abel.
Afterward, he took out a stamp from his portal bracelet and stamped it on the wall.
Burbage took the parchment paper away, and the Knight Guild went to execute it.
Abel then looked at the information about the Assassins Guild. Although the Assassins Guild had been hiding, the important person in charge had not.
Wizard Kilmer was an elder of the Assassins Guild, but he rarely interfered with the affairs of the Assassins Guild. Most of the time, he just collected the offerings of the Assassins Guild.
He was a rank 17 wizard, the most powerful existence in the Holy Continent. The Assassins Guild only existed because of him.
Arch-knight Of Acton and Wizard Eliot were both in charge of the Assassins Guild. The headquarters had always been a mystery. Assassins who went there only knew that they went through the teleportation circle and left from there. They didn't know the real location.
Abel lowered his voice, "How careful. Buy information about the Assassins Guild Headquarters from all over the Holy Continent. I don't care how many gold coins I spend."
He then gently tapped on the parchment paper with the information about the Assassins Guild and said, "Help me spread the news. I, Grandmaster Blacksmith Abel, officially announce that no matter who killed Arch-knight Of Acton and Wizard Eliot, bring their heads to me. I will make a set of magic equipment for them. Whoever provides the location of Wizard Kilmer, I will make a magic staff for them. Of course, the materials will be provided by the information provider."
Arch-knight Of Acton and Wizard Eliot could buy their lives, but Wizard Kilmer's life could only be taken by Abel himself. Unless it was a rank 18 wizard in the Holy Continent, no one could threaten Wizard Kilmer's life.
"Yes, your majesty!" The eyes of the information officer began to sparkle. Abel's words made his blood boil. Since when had the Duchy of Carmel been so domineering? How could he treat a head Knight and an intermediate wizard as if they were nothing and threaten an elite wizard?
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Pute Valley in the Kingdom of St. Anwall. It was a special valley. All the original paths to the outside had been sealed. There were only a few secret paths that could be used to enter and exit. Most of the time, other than a small number of people, the rest of the people came and went through the teleportation circle.
The teleportation circle here was mainly used to send out all kinds of missions every day. There was a spirit that had reached an advanced level of intelligence. This spirit was called the Stab Spirit, and it controlled all the mission release and completion data in the Holy Continent.
This was the headquarters of the Assassins Guild. Every day, people would be killed here, and every life would bring a lot of money to the Assassins Guild.
In a meeting room of the Assassins Guild, the head of the guild, Arch-knight Of Acton, was discussing the current situation with Wizard Eliot.
Arch-knight Of Acton took a sip of the red wine in front of him and said with an excited smile, "Our time has come!"
Ever since the crop shortage crisis, he knew the Assassins Guild's golden age had come. The more peaceful the time, the harder it would be for the Assassins Guild to do business. They would be restricted by all kinds of forces.
With the emergence of the crisis, the various countries were unable to fend for themselves. They simply did not have the time or energy to deal with the Assassin Guild. Even if the Assassin Guild went overboard, it would not attract too much trouble.
This was why they dared to accept orders to assassinate some big nobles and people with high status. The arrival of chaos was the best time for them to show their value.
Wizard Elliot held a glass of red wine in his hand and lowered his voice, "The assassination attempt failed. I can't believe he's already an intermediate wizard. He's so powerful that two intermediate wizards couldn't even do anything to him. But he still managed to use the lightning mechanism. If we have another opportunity to assassinate him, we'll have to wait until he leaves the sky ship's range before we can do it!" Wizard Elliot lowered his voice.
Arch-knight Of Acton laughed coldly, "The Duchy of Carmel asked us to name the person who placed the order. They are so naive. That Abel really thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he is a Grandmaster Blacksmith!"
"But we still need to be careful. Although we don't know how he did it, 4 elite wizards and 6 elite orc priests have died in his hands. His battle record is too scary!" Wizard Eliot's voice had a hint of hesitation. Actually, when the Duchy of Carmel asked for the name of the person who placed the order, he wanted to hand that person over.
But the reputation of the Assassins Guild made him unable to do that. If he did, the reputation of the Assassins Guild would be ruined. No one would place an order for them.
"What are you afraid of? We are in the dark. The Duchy of Carmel has the guts to mess with our Assassins Guild. Abel has the guts to mess with our Assassins Guild. We have control over all the assassins in the Holy Continent. If you mess with us, the Duchy of Carmel will not have a day of peace!" Head Commander Acton said in disdain.
For a long time, no one dared to mess with the Assassins Guild. No one wanted to be the target of the Assassins Guild.
"Report!" A staff member yelled at the door.
"Come in!" Arch-knight Of Acton said in a displeased tone.
The staff member walked in and bowed to the 2 of them. He then said, "We just received news from the Duchy of Carmel. All of our mission points in the Duchy of Carmel have been raided. A large number of people have been arrested. Only a small number of people got the news, but it's only a matter of time before they get caught. They can't leave the Duchy of Carmel!"
"How dare you, Duchy of Carmel!" Arch-knight Of Acton smashed his glass of red wine on the ground. The crystal glass immediately shattered into pieces.
"Abel is too young. He doesn't know how powerful the Assassins Guild is. We will let him know the anger of the Assassins Guild!" Wizard Eliot was also shocked. He didn't expect Abel to do something like this, so he said angrily.
Arch-knight Of Acton slammed his hand on the table and said, "Send more assassins. Abel is still in Billy City. The Duchy of Carmel has just taken over the city. The Duchy of Carmel's control is not strong yet. This is a good opportunity. Send out a kill order. If an assassin can kill Abel, he will get all the rewards. The Assassins Guild will also give him another reward and raise his guild level!"
After he finished speaking, he looked towards Wizard Eliot. He needed to get permission from Wizard Eliot before he could send out a kill order.
The Assassin's Must-Kill Order had always been the most terrifying order in the Assassin Guild. Once the Assassin's Must-Kill Order was issued, it would result in a fight to the death with the other party. Throughout history, every time the Assassin's Guild issued an Assassin's Must-Kill Order, there would always be an important figure falling under the Assassin's Must-Kill Order.
This was why the kill order was so famous. It was the command of the grim reaper. Once it was sent out, the target would be dead for sure.
"Agreed. The Assassins Guild must respond!" Wizard Eliot nodded. Abel's actions had forced the Assassins Guild into a dead end. It had sealed off all paths of negotiation.
"Report!" As the staff member was about to send out the kill order, another staff member yelled at the door.
"You go first. Let the one at the door come in!" Wizard Eliot waved his hand and said.
After the staff member left, another staff member walked in with a frightened look on his face.
"Sirs, the Duchy of Carmel has sent out a message. Guru Abel has offered a full set of magic equipment as a reward for your heads!" The staff member bowed and said.
Wizard Elliot stood up and yelled, "What?" Wizard Elliot, who had been acting like a gentleman, yelled.
A full set of magic equipment made by Guru Abel. What kind of conditions did Guru Abel have? First of all, the value of a full set of magic equipment made by Abel was unimaginable. Other than the 300 Knights of the Duchy of Carmel, very few people had a full set of magic equipment made by Guru Abel in the Holy Continent.
Also, according to the news from Miracle City, Abel had mastered a new forging method. He could make a magic sword that could allow a Knight captain to unleash their power continuously. Countless Knight captains dreamed of getting their hands on a sword made by Guru Abel.
However, ever since Abel became the king of the Duchy of Carmel, he had not made any equipment for anyone else. He had spent all his time and energy on building the Knight Regiment in the Duchy of Carmel.
Of course, this was only the opinion of the world. To others, Abel had only become the king of the Duchy of Carmel for 2 years. Most of his time was spent on making 300 sets of magic equipment.
No one knew that Abel would make use of the time difference between the Dark World and the real world to make magic equipment. Also, the amount of magic equipment he had made was far more than 300 sets of magic equipment.
The reason Wizard Eliot was shocked was that with such a huge reward, every Knight in the Holy Continent would target him and the Arch-knight Of Acton.
The scariest thing was that they were the Assassins Guild. However, the Assassins Guild was a loose organization. The Assassins Guild was more like a platform for assassins to accept and release missions.
Assassins were people who prioritized profit. Under the temptation of Abel, who could guarantee that these assassins would not take advantage of the opportunity to get close to him?
Arch-knight Of Acton also thought of this. He stared at the staff in front of him and carefully raised his combat qi. He had a feeling that the staff in front of him would want his head for Abel's reward.
"My two lords, Guru Abel also said that he would make a magic staff for whoever gave him the position of Wizard Kilmer!" The staff looked at Arch-knight Of Acton's fierce gaze and gulped. He had no choice but to continue.
Wizard Eliot's face changed as he yelled, "Damn it, go tell Mr. Kilmer!"
He didn't think that Abel was joking. If Wizard Kilmer's position was really sold out to Abel, then Abel might really come for revenge.
Wizard Kilmer was not a rat. He was a rank 17 wizard, so he must have his own magic tower. This magic tower was in Pute Valley, and it was quite a distance away from the Assassins Guild.
This distance was just enough to avoid the mana environment outside the magic tower, and it was enough to deter the Assassins Guild from making a move.
Although the Assassins Guild had always hidden the location of their headquarters, experienced assassins could roughly estimate their location by the temperature and smell in the air.
Arch-knight Of Acton didn't understand how tempting Abel's magic staff was to wizards, but Wizard Eliot, who was also a wizard, knew that a magic staff in the hands of a wizard could increase his power by a notch at a critical moment. It could be used to kill an enemy or save his life.
The most important reason why Abel became a Grandmaster Blacksmith was that he could make magic staffs that shocked all Grandmaster Blacksmiths. It was because of his ability to make magic staffs that he became one of the few Grandmaster Blacksmiths in the Holy Continent.
There were too few wizards in the Holy Continent who could own a magic staff made by Abel. Abel's magic staffs were almost never seen in person.
Because of this, magic staffs were truly priceless treasures. If a wizard could get a chance to make a magic staff for Abel as long as they provided the location of Wizard Kilmer, then countless wizards would go crazy to find Wizard Kilmer.
It wasn't like he was going to fight Wizard Kilmer. All he was going to do was tell Abel where Wizard Kilmer was. It was a great opportunity.
If Wizard Eliot wasn't the leader of the Assassins Guild, he would've sold Wizard Kilmer to get a chance to make a magic staff for him from Abel.
Even Wizard Eliot would think this way, let alone the other wizards in the Assassins Guild.
Wizard Eliot finally realized how scary Abel was as a Grandmaster Blacksmith. With just a promise, he could make his enemies tremble in fear.
"Damn it, what did you do?" A white light flashed in the meeting room, followed by an angry voice.
It was Wizard Kilmer. He was in his magic tower when he heard that Guru Abel was trying to buy his location. As a rank 17 wizard, he knew a lot of insider information.
Abel was a taboo among the elite wizards. He was someone who couldn't be messed with.
A rank 17 wizard was powerful, but 3 rank 17 wizards were killed in the wizard circle outside of Harry Castle.
Ever since then, no advanced wizards dared to make an enemy of Abel. Abel was not a wizard without a background, either. The power of the lightning clan was enough to make the advanced wizards fear the organization behind him.
One of the most powerful rank 18 wizards in the Holy Continent was Wizard Dunn with the lightning element. According to the rumors, Wizard Dunn was the number one wizard in the Holy Continent.
Even though Wizard Dunn was the last wizard to reach rank 18, and it hadn't been long since he reached rank 18, the power of a lightning wizard could make up for the difference in training time.
"Master, what should we do now? Can we give the name of the order to Guru Abel to make up for it? "Wizard Eliot quickly stepped up and bowed.
Wizard Kilmer shook his head and lowered his voice, "It's too late. You don't know Abel. He's a vengeful person. You've already tried to assassinate him. There's no way he'll let you and the Assassins Guild go just because of your information!"
He knew Abel's temper better than anyone else. Ever since Abel grew up, all the deaths of his enemies, whether in the light or in the dark, were related to Abel. From the nobles, princes, wizards, and even elite wizards, it was the same.
Arch-knight Of Acton yelled with a cold look in his eyes, "Then let's go to war. Mobilize all the assassins to attack the Duchy of Carmel. Let's show them our power and make Abel back off!"
Wizard Eliot lowered his voice, "Acton, if we still have our forces in the Duchy of Carmel, we can still attack the Duchy of Carmel. Now that we've taken out all the forces in the Duchy of Carmel, we can only mobilize people from other duchies to the Duchy of Carmel. But that will take some time!"
His meaning was clear. They were running out of time. If they could kill Abel in a short period of time, all the threats would be gone.
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