Busy days always passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it had been a week since Blood Thorn Flower Lord, General Cafu, returned home. After the successful end of the auction, the lively trade fair also came to a successful end.
General Cafu's son, Monroe Travis, came to the Dark Moon to "study" as Cafu said.
Monroe was originally arrogant, but fortunately, he was repeatedly reminded by Cafu before coming, so he seemed to be much more restrained. In a friendly "exchange of pointers", the young swordsmanship genius of the Shadow Empire lost to the genius female swordsman of the Dark Moon and the current commander of the Flame Light Legion, Athena. He joined the Flame Light Legion as a special consultant and participated in the training of battle ball. He soon really liked this passionate sport.
Compared to the small episode of the arrival of General Cafu's son, people were more interested in the thrilling battle between the Demon Emperor powerhouses at the auction. This battle was vividly described, but in fact, the most vivid description was given by the busybodies who were not present at the scene. That kind of vivid plot and the added material of the battle scene were as if they had witnessed it with their own eyes.
After interrogation, the captured middle-stage Demon Overlord at the auction was named Waum. He was the elder of the Toro Clan, the Yuan family of the Fallen Angel Empire. He was ordered by Obsidian to assassinate Cafu and destroy the Dark Moon's auction. The one who died was the elder of the Horn Family, Cell.
The regent of the Fallen Angel Empire sent someone to assassinate a visiting lord of an ally. This was not an ordinary event. Once it was made public, it might cause conflicts between countries, which was unfavorable to the Dark Moon that was currently in urgent need of time to develop. Jía and Chen Rui considered it over and over again and decided to temporarily suppress this incident so that they could hold Obsidian's weakness and make him hesitate. When the time was right, Waum, the key chess piece, would play a more important role.
However, judging from the fact that the empire sent 2 Demon Overlord assassins in succession this time, the foundation of the Fallen Angel Empire was really extraordinary. The number of Demon Overlord powerhouses that Obsidian could use might not be small. This was also reasonable. Otherwise, with the power of Blood Mantis, he would have overthrown an empire directly by force.
These Demon Emperor level powerhouses were not direct subordinates of Obsidian. Instead, they were super elders of large families like Waum and Cell. They would not show themselves easily and would only act when their family or empire had some kind of urgent need.
However, due to the fundraising, the conflict between Hei Yao and the various elder families had become increasingly acute. Many of the elder families might not buy this, and with the deterrence and threat of this incident, Hei Yao would not act rashly for the time being.
The news of the success of the Dark Moon Estate's "two meetings" and the establishment of a sister city with the Shadow Empire's Bloodbath Estate had shocked the entire Fallen Angel Empire.
Her Royal Highness Jía, the Princess Royal of the Dark Moon, had only taken over as the feudal lord for a short 8 years, but she had managed a decadent and declining territory to such a state. This was still under the premise of continuous oppression and control by the capital!
During this period, some small and medium-sized territories nearby were forced to increase taxes due to the capital's non-return of the funds, causing economic distress. This caused turmoil in the territory. In desperation, they tried to ask the Dark Moon for help with their thick skin.
Jía could be considered rich now. She didn't refuse, but she didn't give money and food without reservation. Instead, she sent someone to publicly fund in the name of the Dark Moon. She even sent troops to assist these territories to maintain order and eliminate bandits, making them have a strong sense of dependence on the Dark Moon. Many people in those territories were very grateful to the Princess Royal. Some even secretly migrated to the Dark Moon.
Compared with the bad record of the Regent Hei Yao defaulting on the funds raised by the major territories and families, the image of Jía who "righteously" funded the territories was more glorious. Including the capital, there was already a voice gradually expanding in the Fallen Angel Empire. That was, Jía. Lucifer, the granddaughter of the Lord of Midnight Sun, was the real king of the Fallen Angel Empire. The glory of the Lord of Midnight Sun was about to reappear in the Lucifer Family.
Hei Yao was very annoyed about this, but he couldn't do anything for a while. At present, the most urgent thing for him was to solve the big problem of raising funds. Otherwise, the people's hearts would become more and more scattered. At present, several elder families had expressed strong dissatisfaction and doubts about him. If this dissatisfaction was expanded, he would lose the right to mobilize the entire elder families. Once these families turned to Jía's side, even the position of the Regent would be in jeopardy.
Eliminate the opposition around him first, then concentrate on dealing with the Dark Moon! Hei Yao gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
Dark Moon Palace Council Hall.
Jía sat on the throne in front of the table and listened carefully to the intelligence of the Dark Demon Commander Isabella. Isabella was indeed a professional. The Dark Demon developed extremely rapidly under her leadership. Not only did they remove many spies set by the capital and other forces, but the Dark Demon's eyes and ears were also successfully infiltrating the surrounding territories.
For Isabella's talent, Jía was quite appreciative. As for the small grievances in the past, they were just for different masters. As a successful overlord, she naturally wouldn't care about these.
After Jía listened to the report, she showed a thoughtful expression, "There are mysterious incidents in the Blue Lava Estate one after another. A large number of residents in the estate are missing?"
Isabella with a veil nodded and said, "Yes, due to the gap in the capital's fund raising, the son of the Blue Lava Overlord, Chandler, collected excessively in the estate, causing the people's hearts to be scattered. There was also a large-scale famine. Chandler continued to issue a few more orders, including forbidding the residents of Lupin Town from escaping. This caused the vice commander of the Azure Blue Army, Sumen, to be extremely dissatisfied. Currently, Sumen had led a portion of his soldiers to leave the Azure Blue Army, causing a huge ruckus. However, according to the latest intelligence analysis, Chandler is very likely to be controlled by someone. "
Chen Rui on the side interjected, "How likely is this analysis?"
Isabella glanced at Chen Rui coldly with coldness in her eyes, "Are you questioning my analysis ability? Do you know how many people the Dark Demon lost just for the information needed for this analysis? "
Isabella didn't live in the financial officer + sheriff's residence, so she didn't know that this human was a liar. Although she knew that her close friend Betty had a good relationship with him, Ms. Inni had always been very cold to this "victim" whom she had tried to seduce but failed and poisoned with evil voodoo. Perhaps it was because of her hostility to all humans (except a certain someone).
"Of course not." Chen Rui directly ignored Isabella's hostility and shook his head, "However, if this analysis is correct, our plan will have to change slightly. Our next target should be Blue Lava."
Jía looked interested, "Tell me what you think first."
"In the history of our human world, there was once such a battle. The king of a small country died of illness, and his trusted aide helped his young son ascend to the throne. A general rebelled, and the little king couldn't win, so he immediately asked for help from the neighboring country. The neighboring country's king immediately sent troops and eliminated the rebel army. However, eliminating the rebel army was only the first step. The neighboring country's army used the excuse of suppressing the rebellion as an excuse to occupy the entire country. In the end, the little king was captured, and the country was destroyed. "
The battle that Chen Rui mentioned was a battle during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Wuping Jiedushi Zhou Xingfeng was seriously ill. He ordered his trusted aide to assist Zhou Baoquan, who was only 11 years old, to command the military affairs. He also said that Zhang Wenbiao, the provincial governor of Hengzhou Province, would rebel in the future, so he could send Yang Shifan to suppress him. After Zhou Xingfeng passed away, Zhang Wenbiao really rebelled. Zhou Baoquan ordered Yang Shifan to send troops to suppress him. At the same time, he asked Jing Nan and Song Taizu, Zhao Kuangyin for help. As a result, Zhao Kuangyin appointed Zhou Baoquan as Wuping Jiedushi on the surface, but he used the excuse of suppressing the rebellion to send troops to occupy Jing Nan and Zhou Baoquan's land in Hunan. Zhou Baoquan himself was also captured.
Isabella's mind turned, and she already understood. Her green eyes lit up, "You mean, Blue Lava asked for help from the Dark Moon?"
Jía frowned, "Blue Lava hasn't asked for our help now."
"No, we have now received Blue Lava's letter for help. It was written by Chandler himself." Chen Rui smiled slightly, "As for the content … it is to ask for help from the Dark Moon to quell the rebellion of the former deputy commander of the Azure Blue Legion, Sumen."
Although Jía's thinking wasn't as fast as these two conspirators, she also understood something and said, "Our power is rising very fast now, and the public opinion of the outside world is favorable to us. If we openly send troops to occupy other territories at this time, I'm afraid the loss outweighs the gain."
Chen Rui shook his head and said, "Who said we want to occupy Blue Lava?"
Isabella continued, "Yes, we are just 'helping' Chandler out of 'friendship'."
Chen Rui showed an appreciative smile to Isabella, but the latter responded with a cold look.
"There is another information. A free cultivator who reached the middle stage of the Demon Emperor in the Blue Lava Estate, Sotterson, lived in Luping Town where the missing incident happened. As a result, he was attacked and killed when investigating the missing incident. Judging from the death, the strength of the other party is likely to have reached the peak stage of the Demon Emperor or even the Demon Overlord. As for the missing incident, it happened very suddenly. Even the spies we sent couldn't find out what happened. Instead, we lost several elites. "
Chen Rui frowned and said, "Didn't Chandler order the townspeople to be prohibited from leaving? Could this have something to do with him … or the person controlling him? Also, the reason why Sumen left the Azure Blue Legion is likely to know some inside information. He may also be instructed by someone. I need more information about this person. "
The Demon Emperor powerhouse was attacked and killed, the townspeople went missing, and Chandler may be controlled … Could it be that after a certain force's action against the Dark Moon failed, they shifted their focus to the newly deceased Blue Lava?
Jía's voice sounded, interrupting Chen Rui's thoughts, "Well, the next step is decided like this."
With that said, Princess Royal stood up and took a deep look at the finance officer, "There's no time to lose. You two cooperate and compile a specific action plan for me as soon as possible."
Isabella nodded and began to fall into contemplation.
The finance officer read the stern warning in Princess Royal Highness's eyes tacitly: Cooperate, but don't have any crooked thoughts.
The finance officer immediately returned an innocent look, but the doubt in Princess Royal Highness's eyes was even stronger. Obviously, he had a "criminal record" and wasn't worthy of trust.
(To be precise, he was very untrustworthy!)
The finance officer's eyes became resentful, and he quietly made a secret gesture – (Don't be like this, okay? At most, I'll open my chest in the secret room tonight and prove to Her Royal Highness the reliability of men …)
Princess Royal Highness helplessly read the meaning of this wretched gesture. She couldn't stand someone's equally wretched eyes. After a fierce glare, she finally retreated and left.
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