Although the Tower of Dusk was based in Doland, and its sphere of influence only covered Doland and its surrounding areas, its business network had long spread beyond the Breezy Plains.
The hidden opponent might be able to stop the Tower of Dusk from selling potions, weapons, herbs, and ores in the Breezy Plains, but what about outside the Breezy Plains? Could the Felan and Ledin royal families be controlled by them? Could the Brilliance Shrine and Darkness Shrine be influenced by them? If they could reach such a level, they wouldn't have to fear the rise of the Tower of Dusk.
Of course, in Anril where spatial magic items were scarce, the circulation of goods still needed to be completed by caravans. Hence, a military blockade could often put some forces in a difficult situation. Soon after Lin Li returned from the underground palace, the three bandit groups that ranked in the top 10 attacked the Tower of Dusk's caravans. Clearly, the hidden opponent intended to use this method to cut off the Tower of Dusk's connection with the outside world, and turn Doland into a cage to imprison the Tower of Dusk.
Perhaps because they knew that the Tower of Dusk was not to be trifled with, the three bandit groups immediately put aside their previous dirty dealings and joined forces after they struck the deal, and prepared to face the Tower of Dusk's subsequent revenge. The three bandit groups were originally ranked in the middle of the top 10 bandit groups. Now that they joined forces, they could be said to be the top of the top 10 bandit groups, and not inferior to the Dark Blade.
According to the outside world's understanding of the Tower of Dusk's strength, the real power of the Tower of Dusk was the young President and his two Legendary-level Undead servants. Although the combined strength of the three bandit groups was not enough to fight the Tower of Dusk head-on, they should be able to make the Tower of Dusk fearful during this special period.
All of a sudden, the various forces increased their surveillance of the Tower of Dusk, and wanted to see how the Tower of Dusk was going to deal with it. In everyone's opinion, it was a dilemma. If the young President did not respond, it would be a huge blow to the Tower of Dusk's morale. If the Tower of Dusk wanted to take revenge on the three bandit groups, the young President and his two Undead servants would have to take action personally, and that would definitely give the other forces an opportunity.
However, to the surprise of the various forces, the young President of the Tower of Dusk did not take action personally, nor did he send his two Legendary-level Undead servants. Instead, a team of 40 Knights emerged from the Tower of Dusk. What shocked them even more was that the knights clad in silver armor and riding on pure white unicorns exuded an incomparably pure Divine Power. They were actually the same as the Holy Knights of the Brilliance Shrine who were responsible for guarding the Sacred Mountain.
The Tower of Dusk had a cooperative relationship with the Brilliance Shrine, which was a well-known fact in the Breezy Plains. However, if the Brilliance Shrine had even sent the Holy Paladins to the Tower of Dusk, how could their relationship be as simple as that? Even though there were powerful existences that truly controlled the Breezy Plains behind the many forces, they had no choice but to consider their choices in the face of the situation in front of them.
Everyone knew that in the Brilliance Shrine, the Holy Paladins were in charge of guarding the Holy Mountain, and were the direct guards of Pope Rosario. Unless the Pope of the Brilliance Shrine went out, the Holy Paladins would never leave the Holy Mountain. Even when Prophet Willen was purifying the Retribution Knight Rodhart, there was not a single Holy Paladin accompanying him.
Yet, there were actually 40 Holy Paladins in the Tower of Dusk that had just risen. What exactly was the relationship between the young President and Pope Rosario of the Brilliance Shrine? After these forces received the news, they had no choice but to consider this question. Although the various actions against the Tower of Dusk were all manipulated by the powerful force behind the scenes, the fundamental purpose was also for the sake of benefits. They couldn't possibly lose their lives, right?
Of course, they wouldn't have thought that the Holy Paladins were just Death Knights that controlled Divine Power, and the white unicorns were just Nightmares that had changed their appearances. Not to mention, even if someone were to tell them in person, they would probably be treated as an idiot. The fact that Death Creatures controlled Divine Power was even more unreliable than saying that the young President of the Tower of Dusk was the illegitimate son of the Pope of the Brilliance Shrine.
After robbing the caravan of the Tower of Dusk, the three bandit groups still retracted their forces to guard a stronghold north of the Dragon Mountains, just in case, even though they considered that the Tower of Dusk might not attack them at this time. However, they didn't expect that the one who came looking for them was not the young President of the Tower of Dusk, but the Holy Paladins of the Brilliance Shrine.
Although some of the goods in the caravan were purchased by the Tower of Dusk from the Brilliance Shrine, it shouldn't be enough to provoke the Holy Paladins! Offending the Tower of Dusk and the Brilliance Shrine were two completely different concepts. The Brilliance Shrine was recognized as one of the most powerful forces in the whole of Anril, and not everyone had the courage to face such a powerful force. The three Legendary leaders of the bandit group still hoped that this was just a misunderstanding. They bit the bullet and walked out of the stronghold with their subordinates. Facing the 40 silver-armored Paladins that were shrouded in Divine Power, they stuttered as they tried to explain the misunderstanding.
However, the 40 Holy Paladins in the eyes of outsiders had no interest in listening to the explanation of the three leaders. The Retribution Knight in the middle of the team suddenly raised the Holy Light Cross Spear in his hand, and without giving any instructions, he rode on the Nightmare Beast and charged towards the bandit group. Behind the Retribution Knight, the Death Knights also emitted a more majestic Divine aura at the same time. They neatly formed an arrow formation, and followed the Retribution Knight to charge towards the bandits.
After the terrifying Holy Paladins left, the spies from the various forces rushed into the killing field eagerly. The stronghold that was originally noisy became dead silent at this moment. Corpses could be seen everywhere, and all of them had strange smiles on their faces. Among these spies, there was no lack of people who had seen great things. However, the thousands of corpses with strange smiles on their faces still made them shudder.
In just half a day, the three Legendary-level leaders and thousands of elite members of the bandit group had been purified by the Holy Light of the Holy Paladins. This also proved the identity of these Paladins. In the whole of Anril, apart from the Holy Paladins of the Brilliance Shrine, who else would have such powerful abilities?
The goods that the three bandit groups had plundered were still piled up in the warehouse, and not taken away by the Holy Paladins. However, the spies from the various forces did not dare to touch the huge amount of wealth in front of them. In their opinion, these goods were not wealth at all, but the scariest curse in the world. The corpses outside were a good example.
With the appearance of the Holy Paladins, the forces that had just started to blockade the Tower of Dusk stopped immediately. Although no one could figure out the relationship between the Tower of Dusk and the Brilliance Shrine, the presence of the Holy Paladins of the Brilliance Shrine's imperial guards was enough to explain the situation. At least before they received new instructions from the forces behind the scenes, these forces would not dare to take action that was too overboard.
Originally, this incident had caused a lot of anxiety in the Tower of Dusk. If the various forces succeeded in sealing the Tower of Dusk, the Tower of Dusk would undoubtedly be in great trouble. However, these mages' worries did not last long. The 40 Holy Paladins only took half a day to return, and the matter was actually resolved. This time, the mages who were originally pessimistic seemed to have seen the light of hope in the darkness, and were immediately filled with confidence for the future of the Tower of Dusk.
Lin Li had such great power, and he had the Brilliance Shrine as his backing. What difficulty could he not solve!? Although these mages could not figure out why the Holy Paladins would appear here, it did not matter. Anyway, this was enough to prove that the Brilliance Shrine was unreserved in supporting the Tower of Dusk.
"President, someone has sent an invitation letter." A young mage was waiting outside the pharmaceutical laboratory with a letter in his hand. He hurriedly greeted Lin Li when he saw him.
Lin Li had just explained to the pharmacists the new potion formula to replace the ones that had been stolen. He believed that it would not take long for them to be mass-produced. On the other hand, the Forging Workshop had also begun to create new magical equipment. Once the new products were launched, the opponent's commercial sniping plan would collapse.
Hearing that someone had sent an invitation letter, Lin Li felt a little strange. If it was a force that had a close relationship with the Brilliance Shrine and Darkness Shrine, they would not just send an invitation letter. Could it be that the force behind the scenes could not help but make a move again? He took a look at the letter. This invitation letter did not have an envelope. It was just a very ordinary piece of paper, and there were even some wrinkles on it. However, a very special magical wave was emitted from the folded letter.
Lin Li opened the slightly wrinkled letter, and was already shocked before he could see the words on it. Although this letter was very ordinary, the ink on it was a precious type of magic ink that was used to draw Master-level mageweaths. Lin Li also had Guru-level attainments in Inscription, and was very familiar with the formulas of all kinds of magic ink. However, it was precisely because of this that he found it all the more strange. Not only was the precious magic ink used to write a letter, but the extremely cheap ordinary letter paper was used. Who would do such a reckless thing?
There were not many words on the invitation letter. There was a date written on it, which was about five days from now. Then, there was an address that was written very simply. There was no mention of any province or region, and only the name of Gran Town. Finally, there was the signature of the inviter — Ashen Warlock.
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