Naked, Han Shuo looked down at Helen, who was staring at him in a daze. His mouth cracked into a brilliant, sunny smile, and he stepped into the bath. He stirred the water and began to wash off the bloodstains on his body with splashing sounds.
When the splashing sound of water rang out, Helen finally woke up from her daze. She scolded herself for having weak willpower in her heart. Looking at Han Shuo's broad and beautiful back that was exposed to her, she shook her head as if she wanted to dispel the shadow that was lingering in her mind. She smiled sweetly and said, "Alright, you wash first. I'll wait for you outside."
"Hehe, I thought you would wash with me. If you come down, I promise I won't make a move on you. How about it?" Han Shuo turned around and laughed brightly. He winked mischievously at Helen as he invited her.
Helen's face blushed as if she was drunk. Hearing his words, she seriously considered it for a moment before saying with a charming smile, "No, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and will take the initiative to throw myself into your arms. Hehe, alright, you wash well. I'll come back when you're done! "
Han Shuo was speechless. However, this sentence was undoubtedly an affirmation of Han Shuo's charm. Therefore, Han Shuo laughed and said cheerfully, "Alright, I'll wait for the day you truly let go of your reservations!"
Helen giggled. The sky that had been hazy in her heart for several months seemed to have been pushed aside to reveal a rainbow. Her mood suddenly became better, and she left amidst a string of bell-like laughter.
After Helen left, Han Shuo leisurely cleaned the bloodstains on his body in the bath. Afterwards, it was Helen's turn to come in and bathe again.
When Helen changed into a loose bathrobe and took a seat in the living room, Han Shuo was currently sitting with his legs crossed. He was drinking the fine wine in his glass while reading the thick necromancy book. When he saw Helen's beautiful face, he first smiled and praised her beauty. When the corner of Helen's mouth curved into a smile, he lightly coughed and said to Helen, "After this internal strife, your Helon Duchy should be the weakest among the seven grand duchies. Benedict Sackville originally had an alliance with you, but now he has secretly interfered with your affairs. Kekaru's rebellion against you definitely had Benedict Sackville's help. Right now, we must use the fastest speed possible to completely pacify the internal strife and prevent any more bad situations from occurring."
Seeing Han Shuo start talking about serious matters, Helen frowned and lightly sighed. She said, "Even without this internal strife, our Helon Duchy is still the weakest among the seven grand duchies. Our Helon Duchy has limited resources and lacks ores and foodstuffs. Compared to the other duchies, we are somewhat innately lacking.
These past few years, we've always used the warhorses we raise to exchange for foodstuffs with Narsen Duchy. We've also used the other duchies or the even more distant Brut Merchant Alliance to exchange for war equipment. Originally, our nation wasn't rich enough to begin with. In addition to the frequent internal strife, this made our situation even worse. That's why when you blackmailed me for six hundred thousand gold coins, I, a grand duke, couldn't even take it out. "
As if recalling Han Shuo's extortion of her, Helen fiercely rolled her eyes at Han Shuo and snorted angrily at the end of her sentence.
Han Shuo awkwardly laughed a few times before opening his mouth to say, "Actually, if it wasn't for you and the Lancelot Empire becoming enemies and turning Brettel City into a hunting ground, the merchants of the Lancelot Empire could completely provide you with the foodstuffs and weapons you need. The Lancelot Empire doesn't have that many warhorses. If you sold your valiant warhorses to the Lancelot Empire, you would definitely be able to obtain considerable profits.
Unfortunately, because Brettel City has been plundered and massacred too miserably, even those greedy merchants don't dare to rashly come here. To those merchants, your seven grand duchies are like scourges and ferocious beasts. They naturally don't dare to trade with you. This is why some of the resources within your duchies are unable to obtain corresponding rewards. "
"Humph, this is actually all your Lancelot Empire's own doing. Back then, it was because your Lancelot Empire wanted to conquer our seven grand duchies. If you hadn't burned and looted all the way into our borders, the seven grand duchies wouldn't have been able to come to an agreement so quickly and join forces to deal with your Lancelot Empire at all costs." Helen's charming face was filled with anger, as if recalling the arrival of the Lancelot Empire's army like scourges and ferocious beasts.
The relationship between nations only consisted of conquering and being conquered. Every king of a nation would use any means possible to expand their territory. The Lancelot Empire was like this, the Kasi Empire was like this, and even the seven grand duchies were like this. Otherwise, why would they fight each other endlessly?
Who was in the right and who was in the wrong in this aspect would never be publicly determined. After hearing Helen's words, Han Shuo smiled wryly and said, "What happened in the past has nothing to do with us. With our current relationship, we can secretly carry out some smuggling activities. Do you have anyone in your hands that you can completely trust?"
"Of course, my family's trusted aides are completely trustworthy. No matter what decision I make, they will support me." Helen proudly said.
Nodding his head, Han Shuo said, "Very good. How about this, I can use some of Lancelot Empire's war equipment to exchange for your Helon Duchy's warhorses. Hmm, rations are also not a problem. This will be beneficial to both of us."
After hearing Han Shuo's words, Helen sweetly smiled and agreed, "Our Helon Duchy's warhorses are famous far and wide. How many gold coins do you intend to pay for them?"
"This kind of matter should be properly discussed by our subordinates. What we need to do is only to finalize the overall situation." Han Shuo shot a glance at the lightly giggling Helen and said with a smile, "Don't think about using any honey trap to tempt me. There are suitable people in Brettel City who can discuss this with your subordinates. I will make arrangements in this aspect. The two of us shouldn't discuss it in detail, so as to avoid hurting our relationship!"
After hearing Han Shuo's words, Helen spat and said with a red face, "Who has any feelings for you? You treacherous and stingy man, you won't let me take even the slightest bit of advantage."
"Alright, alright, I'm going out for a while tonight. You should also be careful. Now that all the direct and collateral relatives of the Kekaru Family have been killed, it's best for you to be on guard as early as possible. I think you will be very busy starting tomorrow. Now isn't the right time for us to talk about love. "Han Shuo said to Helen.
"You, you killed all the members of the Kekaru Family?" Helen was horrified. Only now did she react. She stared at Han Shuo in shock.
"Yes, any of his relatives who had the qualifications to succeed him as Count, including his loyal lackeys, none of them escaped the fate of death. Don't worry, when the sun rises, the entire Seagate City will be in chaos. You'd better take advantage of this opportunity to deal with Kekaru's corpse. Also, make it look like you were the victim of an assassination. Finally, capture a few people and make them look like Narsen Duchy assassins. "Han Shuo said to Helen with a faint smile.
"Good kill, good kill!" Helen first shouted in a cold and pleased voice. Then, she smiled sweetly, a sinister glint flashing in her eyes as she said, "Don't worry, I'm very good at this kind of thing. By this time tomorrow, Seagate City should be under my control. I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
"Hehe, I like this kind of confidence in you. Alright, I'll be leaving for a while. You'd better call Firephoenix back to protect yourself. "Han Shuo warned Helen before leaving the place.
The Dark Mantle organization of the Lancelot Empire had secret members everywhere. After Han Shuo's arrival in Brettel City, the Dark Mantle's stronghold in Brettel City had gradually become stronger. Candide had personally arranged for some members to infiltrate Brettel City, and Dick had arranged for them to be stationed in the seven grand duchies.
When Han Shuo had advanced to the rank of Second Dark Sun, he had used his privileges to expand the Dark Mantle's personnel. He had Jack secretly allocate a hundred thousand gold coins as the operating funds for those members who had infiltrated the seven grand duchies. With enough gold coins, those people had secret strongholds in every city in the seven grand duchies, and they gradually grew in scale.
As the city lord of Brettel City, as well as a Second Dark Sun Envoy, Han Shuo could use a special method to contact Dark Mantle members as long as he went to any of the seven grand duchies. Through these members, Han Shuo could obtain the latest news in the city, and use them to directly contact Brettel City.
That night, before Han Shuo had assassinated Kekaru, he had left a message in Seagate City. After leaving Helen's place, Han Shuo headed straight for that area. When Han Shuo walked onto the streets, he suddenly discovered that the entire Seagate City had become a chaotic mess. Groups of guards wearing disheveled armor had panicked expressions on their faces as they went from house to house, searching for the culprits.
Suddenly, Seagate City was enveloped in the sound of the hooves of warhorses and the panic of the citizens. When Han Shuo saw this, he immediately understood that the massacre in Kekaru's castle had definitely been discovered. Otherwise, the entire Seagate City wouldn't be in such a state of chaos. The city gates were completely sealed, and no one was allowed to leave Seagate City without permission. Several Seagate City knight captains had terrified expressions on their faces as they loudly yelled to protect the city gates. They walked out of Kekaru's castle and headed straight for Helen's manor.
These people were only the peripheral members of Kekaru's small group. Perhaps they didn't know that Kekaru had long since wanted to rebel. Now that they saw such a shocking massacre in Kekaru's castle, the first thing they thought of was an enemy invasion. They arranged for the soldiers to protect the city gates while heading straight for the true grand duke of Helon Duchy.
Among these people were some of the chess pieces that Helen had previously arranged. Before Han Shuo even entered Seagate City, he had already understood that Han Shuo had already swept away all of Kekaru's forces. Those generals who originally didn't have the qualifications to command the soldiers of Seagate City had suddenly become the ones with the highest positions. Thus, it was only natural that they became the temporary commanders.
When the entire Seagate City was in a state of chaos, Han Shuo quietly arrived at the dirtiest street block that was the furthest away from the scene of trouble. Next to a courtyard, there was an old man with a panicked expression on his face, looking all around as he waited. The news of the great changes in Seagate City hadn't reached this place yet, but there were still city guards heading this way. This old man had a panicked expression on his face. Perhaps he had already received the news.
When Han Shuo suddenly stopped in front of him, the old man was obviously greatly startled and hastily retreated a few steps. Only when he discovered that there was a token in Han Shuo's hand did he let out a sigh of relief and respectfully saluted, "Greetings, my lord!"
"Let's go. Bring me somewhere else to talk!" Han Shuo said.
The old man didn't have the slightest bit of hesitation. He brought Han Shuo back and forth through this dirty street block. After walking through about six streets, they finally stopped at a small farm. This farm had a few weak and emaciated warhorses. The stables were filled with smelly weeds.
When the old man arrived here, he directly walked towards a small thatched house. After entering the thatched house, the old man looked around a few times through a small hole before opening a tunnel under his bed. He moved aside to let Han Shuo enter first.
After passing through the dark tunnel, Han Shuo finally arrived at a secret underground room with three rooms. Inside the room, there were four people with different expressions. They were either dressed as merchants or farmers. When they saw Han Shuo appear, they were all extremely shocked. When Han Shuo flashed the token in his hand, they finally calmed down. They hastily bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord Envoy!"
Within the Dark Mantle, they only answered to the higher-ups within the organization. Therefore, Han Shuo's identity as the City Lord of Brettel City didn't have any effect. On the contrary, Han Shuo's identity as a Second Dark Sun Envoy could make them obedient.
"En, we're all on the same side, no need to be polite!" Han Shuo said indifferently, then bluntly sat down in the center. At this time, the old man who had let Han Shuo in first also walked in.
"Reporting to my Lord, a shocking murder has occurred in Seagate City. The entire family of the Lord of Seagate City, Marquis Kekaru, has been massacred. We just received news that this matter will completely change the power structure of Seagate City." The old man respectfully bowed and hurriedly reported this shocking news to Han Shuo.
The search that had spread throughout the entire Seagate City hadn't yet penetrated deep into this dirty and desolate area. Receiving this news in advance made Han Shuo feel very satisfied. Nodding his head, Han Shuo said, "I've already received this news. You've all done well."
"My Lord, Helon Duchy's Grand Duke Helen is currently in Seagate City. This vicious woman will definitely seize the opportunity to seize control of Seagate City. Now that Kekaru's entire family has been massacred, I don't know if it was done by this woman. However, according to our intelligence, this woman doesn't have this kind of strength, so it shouldn't be her … … "The old man furrowed his brows as he bitterly analyzed, as if trying to figure out a clue.
Han Shuo waved his hand, stopping the old man's nagging. Smiling, he said, "Alright, let's not talk about this matter for now. I'll write a letter and you can send someone to deliver it to Dick. There's no need to discuss anything else."
Hearing Han Shuo's words, the old man immediately stopped his guesses and respectfully nodded, "Yes, my Lord!"
Taking out a pen and paper, Han Shuo wrote a long and winding letter, then sealed it and handed it to the old man. Smiling, he asked, "What's your name?"
"Reporting to my Lord, this lowly one is called Delante. I'm currently in charge of Seagate City, a three star envoy. I used to work in the southern part of the empire, but under Lord Candide's orders, I moved to the seven grand duchies. "Delante respectfully replied.
Nodding his head, Han Shuo said with a smile, "Deliver this letter to Dick as soon as possible."
"Understood, my Lord!" Delante replied.
Within the Dark Mantle, there were secret magic arrays in the strongholds of large cities that could directly communicate with each other through the use of mirrors. Only the Dark Mantle possessed this kind of technology. Normally, only a grand magus or space magus would be able to set it up. In a small place like Seagate City, one of the seven grand duchies, they naturally wouldn't spend a huge amount of money to set up such a magic array to communicate with Brettel City. Therefore, they could only use this ancient method to transmit messages.
After Delante carefully put away the letter, Han Shuo asked him about other information regarding Seagate City. After a while, Han Shuo finally said, "Alright, you guys do your work well in Seagate City. The empire will not forget your contributions. The Dark Mantle will record every piece of information and every mission."
The other members of the Dark Mantle bowed in agreement after hearing Han Shuo's words.
"Right now, Seagate City is on high alert. Be careful and don't expose yourselves." After exhorting them again, Han Shuo left the secret stronghold of Seagate City and disappeared into the night.
After leaving this place, Han Shuo went to the depths of a dense forest outside of Seagate City. He used the earth elite zombie to create a deep underground cave and set up the transportation matrix that led to the cemetery of death that he'd brought with him, directly returning to the cemetery of death.
Calculating the time, Han Shuo knew that it was about time to refine the twelve mystical demons. At this time, Han Shuo was alone in Helon Duchy. As long as the twelve mystical demons existed, Han Shuo would have twelve shadows that were everywhere. Their usefulness would be immeasurable.
Compared to the original demons and yin demons, the mystical demons not only had more wonderful uses, they could also increase the distance between them and Han Shuo by ten times. As long as the twelve mystical demons were refined, they could completely disperse to any corner of Seagate City. Even if Han Shuo didn't take a single step out of his room, he would still be able to see the entire situation in Seagate City through the twelve mystical demons.
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