Every one of the seven grand dukes was especially careful about their own safety. In the Sakamimir region, they were even more careful in protecting themselves.
After leaving Alec Ambridge's place, Han Shuo made a trip to Grand Duke Nehem Beige of Bisli Duchy. Han Shuo planned to make a move against Nehem Beige, but before Han Shuo could approach, he sensed a divine aura coming from Nehem Beige's tent.
Han Shuo was incomparably familiar with this kind of divine aura. He immediately understood that someone from the Church of Light was definitely inside. From the strength of this divine aura, Han Shuo knew that the person inside wasn't weak. It was most likely to be Kosse of the Church of Light.
Instead of making a move against Nehem Beige, Han Shuo had been hiding in the depths of the ground, only using a yin demon to spy on the area from afar. When dawn was about to break, Han Shuo discovered through the yin demon that Kosse and his party had quietly left the tent.
Nehem Beige himself was a Sky Knight. Among the seven grand duchies, his Bisli Duchy had many Temples of Light of the Church of Light. He guided the citizens to believe in the God Of Light and offered their pious faith to the God Of Light.
Now that Han Shuo saw through the yin demon that Nehem Beige and Kosse were close, and thought of the friendly attitude Bisli Duchy had towards the Church of Light, he faintly felt that this Nehem Beige himself might be a follower of the Church of Light. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spared no effort to help the Church of Light.
After Kosse left, there were still light magic fluctuations in Nehem Beige's tent. Apart from that, there were also two faint powerful auras. Seeing that the sky was already bright, Nehem Beige continued to discuss with his subordinates after Kosse left. It seemed that he had no intention of sleeping. Han Shuo pondered for a moment and gave up on the idea of attacking Nehem Beige.
On this day, the seven grand duchies were discussing the matter of sending troops to Brettel City in the Sakamimir Valley. Alec Ambridge, who had been attacked earlier, dragged his left leg that was covered in bandages. He loudly cursed Benedict Sackville the moment he came over, accusing Benedict Sackville of sending people to despicably attack him last night.
Benedict Sackville felt greatly wronged when he was ridiculed by Alec Ambridge yesterday, so he had a belly full of anger. Inside the tent, the two of them didn't give in and almost got into a scuffle. If the other grand dukes hadn't stepped in to stop them, the two of them would've fought endlessly. Even after the two of them were separated, their anger hadn't dissipated. Their eyes shone with an ominous glint as they thought of some sinister plan to deal with each other.
In addition, Grand Duke Burt Zili of the Boulet Duchy was very dissatisfied with the distribution of profits. He insisted on seizing the five surrounding mines after attacking Brettel City. Due to Burt Zili's insistence, the Duke, who was also interested in the mine, was naturally unwilling. In the end, the day's discussion ended in discord.
"If this goes on, the seven grand duchies will start fighting again before the war against Brettel City has even begun. I don't think these people would join forces so quickly unless they're facing imminent death. Last time, it was also because the Lancelot Empire's army had attacked right at their doorstep that they quickly joined forces.
It looks like they don't care about the threat of Brettel City at all. These people only know how to quarrel all day long. What great things can they accomplish? "Helen Tina complained to Firewind with a frown after returning to her tent.
"Let them quarrel. When the day comes that Brettel City really attacks, they'll know fear." Firewind and Helen Tina had also participated in the discussion inside the tent. They could clearly see the faces of the seven grand dukes inside. Although Firewind didn't have the right to open the door and speak, she still despised the six fellows who only cared about fame and profit.
"Your Grace, Grand Duke Burt Zili of the Boulet Duchy requests an audience." While Helen Tina and Firewind were muttering resentfully, a guard's voice came from outside the door.
"What is that guy doing here? The smell on his body makes me feel very uncomfortable." Firewind frowned at Helen Tina after hearing the guard's report.
"Ask him to come in." Helen Tina instructed the guard outside, then said to Firewind, "This person has always been a sworn enemy of the Bisli Duchy. The proposal to form an alliance against Brettel City this time was made by Nehem Beige of the Bisli Duchy. I think this Burt Zili seems to have the intention of destroying the stability of the alliance. I don't know why he's looking for me."
While Helen Tina and Firewind were talking, Grand Duke Burt Zili of the Boulet Duchy walked in with a faint smile. Burt Zili was an old summoner. However, it was rumored that he had signed a contract with the Evil God. His summoning magic often summoned monsters from hell.
Burt Zili's entire body gave off a faint, eerie feeling that made people tremble in fear. Even if he had a kind smile on his face, people would still feel that his smile was sinister and sinister. Firewind was a holy super rank magical beast. She hated the smell on Burt Zili's body very much. After seeing Burt Zili come in, Firewind instinctively distanced herself from him.
"Grand Duke Burt, what business do you have with me?" Helen Tina and Burt Zili's Boulet Duchy didn't have any real conflicts due to the distance between them. However, Helen Tina had always disliked this sinister and evil grand duke. On top of that, she hadn't been in a good mood recently, so she naturally didn't have a good expression on her face.
"Heh heh, I've come this time to discuss matters regarding Brettel City with Grand Duke Helen. Grand Duke Helen has stayed in Brettel City for a period of time. What do you think of Brettel City and that city lord?" Burt Zili revealed a kind smile as he spoke to Helen Tina in a friendly manner.
Helen Tina's face turned cold as she said, "Grand Duke Burt came here just to mock me?"
"No, no!" Burt Zili hurriedly waved his hand to indicate that Helen Tina shouldn't misunderstand. He then explained, "As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will emerge victorious in every battle. Among us seven grand duchies, Grand Duke Helen should be the most familiar with Brettel City. I want to hear Grand Duke Helen's opinion on Brettel City and that city lord."
Helen Tina let out a soft snort and said in a low voice with a straight face, "I'm not very familiar with Brettel City, but I know that city lord Brian is absolutely not someone an ordinary person can deal with. Perhaps you haven't seen him in person, but I know that he single-handedly repelled Red Archbishop Kosse of the Church of Light and a few Temple Knights.
This person is vicious and merciless. Once he's set his mind on something, he'll do it by hook or by crook. Whether you believe it or not, I feel that this person isn't easy to deal with. If the allied forces continue to waste time like this, I think it will only give Brettel City more time to prepare. "
"Heh heh, it looks like this person is very much to my liking. Interesting, interesting!" Burt Zili said with a sinister smile. He then stared at Helen Tina and said, "Grand Duke Helen, I wonder what you intend to do with regards to the operation against Brettel City this time? Are you interested in forming a secret alliance with me?"
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested at the moment." Helen Tina tactfully declined and replied in a lukewarm manner.
Nodding, Burt Zili let out a strange laugh and didn't say anything else. He said, "You can think about it. I'm very interested in cooperating with your Helon Duchy. Alright, I'm sorry for bothering you today. "
"Alright, then I won't send you off!" Helen Tina said.
After Burt Zili left, Helen Tina said with a strange expression, "How strange. Did this person come all the way here just to ask about that city lord Brian? I feel like there's something wrong with him."
"Who cares about him. I've discovered that my entire body feels uncomfortable with him being in the tent. I really want to burn him to death." Fire Phoenix frowned as she spoke to Helen Tina.
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After Burt Zili left Helen Tina's area, he directly returned to his own tent. Inside, a familiar figure to Han Shuo was lazily lying on a large sea mink fur bed in the middle of the tent. He gracefully smiled at Burt Zili as he walked in and asked, "How was it?"
"That little girl doesn't seem to know anything, but it doesn't matter. This won't affect our plan. Wolf, do you really think that person can bring us any benefits?" Burt Zili shot a glance at Wolf lying on his bed and asked in a sinister manner.
After the Calamity Church's necromancer Wolf had been rejuvenated by Han Shuo's skeletal staff, he had turned into a handsome and elegant youth. His skin was even fairer than a woman's, and the sharp claws that had been formed from old fey demons had long since disappeared, replaced by a pair of slender and beautiful hands.
Slowly sitting up on the large sea mink fur bed, Wolf chuckled and said, "Old friend, that Brian's strength is beyond your imagination. He also has the skeletal staff in his hands. The higher-ups have already given the order to not let anything happen to him no matter what. All we need to do is to support him as much as possible."
Burt Zili furrowed his brows and said to Wolf, "Could it be that the Pope values him so much just because he's the master of the skeletal staff? We might as well seize his skeletal staff and let you absorb all of his memories. Wouldn't that be more convenient and less troublesome?"
Shaking his head, the necromancer grand magus Wolf, who had lived for who knew how many years, smiled and explained, "It's not that easy. Kosse personally led three hundred Templars but still couldn't take him down. Both times, they were seriously injured and forced to retreat. Do you think we can easily capture him?
Besides, he's already an archmage necromancer. Oh, no, I think his mental strength shouldn't be at the archmage realm. The skeletal staff is related to the secrets of the Holy Land. What we need to do is to absorb him into the Church at all costs. In addition, we can build a good relationship with him. I can guarantee that this will be very beneficial to us. "
"Alright then. All these years, your decisions have always been correct. I will act according to the plan. I just hope that he won't disappoint us! "Burt Zili replied.
While Burt Zili was conversing with archmagus necromancer Wolf inside the tent, Han Shuo, who had followed behind a yin demon, could clearly sense the evil aura emanating from Wolf inside the tent.
Burt Zili's Boulet Duchy and Nehem Beige's Bisli Duchy, who believed in the God Of Light, had been fighting fiercely for so many years. They had never reconciled. Originally, Han Shuo didn't know what was going on. Now that he sensed Wolf's aura inside the tent, he immediately understood.
It seemed that Grand Duke Nehem Beige of Bisli Duchy was a member of the Church of Light, while Grand Duke Burt Zili of Boulet Duchy was a member of the Calamity Church. The two most powerful churches on the continent had been fighting openly and covertly for so many years. It seemed that it wasn't just a small scale battle. So it turned out that they were secretly controlling the war between duchies.
Wolf had previously obtained his youthful appearance from the power of the skeletal staff. From their previous conversation, Han Shuo understood that Wolf seemed to care a lot about him. He was actually willing to protect Han Shuo at all costs. This made Han Shuo understand that it must be because of the skeletal staff.
Inside the tent, there were two sinister high-ranking members of the Calamity Church. Han Shuo didn't know what kind of sinister scheme they were plotting. He was unable to get close enough to listen to the contents of their conversation. After finding out that Burt Zili was a member of the Calamity Church, Han Shuo gave up on the idea of attacking Burt Zili. However, he also didn't plan to show himself and discuss in detail with them. He once again left quietly.
After leaving the tent, Han Shuo set his sights on Grand Duke Algie Kirrance of Etman Duchy. Like the other places, the area where Algie Kirrance was at was also abnormally heavily guarded. Han Shuo weighed his surroundings and discovered that the sky and earth were all sealed by magic. He knew that the chances of killing him in one blow were slim.
"Damn it, the seven dukes are really more afraid of death than the other. It seems that they really don't trust each other at all. They even brought so many experts for a lousy meeting." Han Shuo cursed in a low voice.
However, since he had come, he couldn't possibly return empty-handed. Han Shuo pondered for a moment. A yin demon patrolled the surroundings. Suddenly, Han Shuo discovered that other than Algie Kirrance's own tent that was incomparably heavily guarded, the tents of the other high-ranking generals didn't have any experts guarding them.
Hardening his heart, Han Shuo didn't make a move against Algie Kirrance. Instead, he set his sights on Algie Kirrance's subordinates. These people's tents were usually only guarded by a few guards. Naturally, they weren't as well-guarded as Algie Kirrance's. Using the earth elite zombie's underground abilities, Han Shuo stealthily snuck into the tents of those people. Han Shuo, who was in the separate demon realm, concealed his presence and soundlessly killed six of Algie Kirrance's high-ranking generals.
After leaving Algie Kirrance's tent, Han Shuo made another trip to Grand Duke Randi Allard's territory. Following the same method he used on Algie, he assassinated another four high-ranking generals before leaving quietly. After making a big detour, Han Shuo went to Alec Ambridge's tent and similarly killed three high-ranking generals.
It was also on this night that Benedict Sackville of Narsen Duchy was ambushed. His tent was set ablaze. Benedict Sackville managed to escape in time to save his life, but his hair and eyebrows were all burnt to a crisp.
In the span of one night, apart from Helen Tina of Helon Duchy, Burt Zili of Boulet Duchy, and Nehem Beige of Bisli Duchy, the armies of the other four grand duchies all met with major incidents. All of a sudden, the nature of the gathering at Sakamimir to discuss a joint operation to deal with Brettel City had completely changed.
The four grand duchies that had been ambushed were suspicious of the duchies that had grudges against them in the past. Each and every one of them was furious. Among them, Benedict Sackville's heart was as clear as snow. He was already certain that Alec Ambridge of Bavenden Duchy had made a move against him last night. Alec Ambridge also believed that the death of his generals was related to Benedict.
This time, the two of them didn't start a fight in Sakamimir Valley without a care for their manners. Instead, both of them had gloomy faces as they silently stared at each other with hatred, constantly thinking of ways to retaliate. The other two grand duchies that had been ambushed were also filled with righteous indignation. They targeted their former enemies.
Helon, Boulet, and Bisli Duchies, which had been safe and sound last night, were the first to be suspected. The originally unstable alliance had long since changed in the dark. During the day, the seven grand duchies would get to the bottom of this matter and investigate who was responsible for it. At night, they would each send out assassins to roam about, fighting to the death.
For three days in a row, Han Shuo didn't continue to make a move. The seven grand duchies' grudges, old and new, surged up together. Some masked men in black robes roamed about everywhere. Strange shadows often flashed on the ground and in the sky. From time to time, mournful screams could be heard from the area where the seven grand duchies were stationed. This meant that someone had been secretly killed.
Han Shuo had originally planned to take advantage of this opportunity to make a move, but he suddenly discovered that he simply didn't have the opportunity to do so. This was because there were too many men in black robes roaming about at night. Han Shuo didn't even have enough yin demon to deal with them. He didn't know which duchy these people had come from. In any case, the situation was gradually becoming chaotic.
"The seven grand dukes are indeed a bunch of rabid dogs!" Han Shuo couldn't help but sigh as he couldn't get involved.
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