"That's not a problem. You are free to make your own arrangements." Arnold eyed Douglas up and down with a smile, not disguising his expression at all. He seemed to be reacquainted with the archmage who was hundreds of years younger than him.
At this moment, Priscilla walked close gracefully like a tulip and said to Douglas with a smile, "You … Well, how should I put it? The angle and way of thinking about a problem are very surprising. Indeed, some phenomena fill our lives, making us get used to them as if they were our own hands and eyes. We forget to ask why this is the case. "
"It's been five hundred years. I feel the shock when I first touched magic again."
Douglas could only nod his head at the passionate lady's praise. "The exploration of magic and the world is never-ending."
"Alright, let's not waste any time." Priscilla did not waste time but looked at other people with a smile. "The most important thing right now is to assassinate Alfonsol. Let's stick to the plan after we return."
Plan? Fernando's lips twitched. Those old guys had already made a plan when they were communicating in private?
The fat Nielson looked at Douglas with his ruby-like eyes and snorted. "Are all the sorcerers of Antiffler studying such questions? No wonder it was conquered by the Saint Truth … "
Douglas did not argue with him. He remembered clearly that the guy was a survivor of the Asso Empire who was best at blood power fusion and body modification.
"Sometimes, I often wonder what the power of shadow is exactly and where it comes from …" Amanata said in an unpredictable voice, before he disappeared into the shadow in the room.
Congus, on the other hand, looked at Arnold and said in his usual creepy and coarse voice, "Old fox, I'll do as you say, but if anything goes wrong with your plan, hehe …"
After watching the leaders of the organizations leave, Arnold scratched his nose without caring about his image. "It's much more tiring to deal with those guys than to fight them."
"Without a foundation of trust, we can only take it one step at a time." Douglas smiled, not minding this.
"This operation is the first step of trust. I have to thank the Blue Demon. Whether or not he really wants to kill Alfonsol, he has at least given us a chance to work together. It will be much easier to organize a second and a third time after the first time." Arnold resumed the smile of a kind old man.
Fernando said angrily, "But we must succeed! If we fail, it will be difficult for us to work together again, unless one of us is on the verge of extinction. Old man, what exactly is your plan? "
Arnold and Douglas were the only people here. So, he simply called him old man.
Arnold did not scold Fernando for his impoliteness. He said with a smile, "It's very simple. As I said before, 'Tower of Destroyers' will be responsible for drawing out Alfonsol, and the other organizations will cover and cooperate with us. The Church will never expect that we have joined hands."
"How do we draw it out? Wasn't he afraid that the Church would suspect that it was a trap? Aren't you afraid of attracting the Heart of Time? He has been capturing sorcerers recently. " Fernando was not satisfied with the plan. Even though the Church did not know that so many magic organizations had joined hands in secret, it would be easy for them to see through the trap if the bait was too blunt, and they might suffer a thunderous strike.
Arnold looked at Fernando with a smile. "You are just a seventh-circle sorcerer. You are of no use in such a battle. Why do you care about the specific plan?"
"I … I will become an archmage very soon!" Fernando, who was despised, said angrily as Arnold expected.
"Haha." Arnold chuckled. "It's good to be young. However, you need to join the operation. Nobody is better at controlling thunderstorms than you are. Rest assured. Alfonsol won't notice anything wrong with the bait."
Fernando glared at the president angrily, feeling that he had been teased. "Then, how exactly are we going to lure Alfonsol away from Renstadt? I wouldn't have joined the operation if I wasn't confident! "
"Hehe. I've been waiting for you to say that. Then, you don't have to join the operation. I was scared that you would join the operation recklessly." Arnold said with a cunning smile. Then, he sped up before Fernando roared. "Alright, I was just kidding. The specific bait plan can only be made after we figure out Alfonsol's personality, hobbies, style, and habits. But the core of the plan remains the same, which is that the Tower of Destroyers will inform the Inquisition through the hidden traitors inside."
"The hidden traitors inside? They know about the traitors? " Fernando asked in shock. In the meantime, he secretly cursed in his heart that the old man could still smile so cunningly despite his age. He was truly a natural-born fox!
Arnold shook his head with a smile. "Fernando, you are too young and naïve. Although the major organizations dare not claim that they have grasped all the hidden traitors, they have at least grasped some of them and placed them in positions where they will not cause too much damage. Now, it is time for them to 'serve' the organization."
He then added, "Sometimes, the traitors are more valuable to us."
Douglas had been listening with a smile the whole time. He vaguely found it odd that the president did not need to explain in such detail. Was that how he usually communicated with Fernando?
Thinking for a moment, Fernando basically understood what Arnold meant. He cursed again in his heart, Old fox!
"In fact, after Sharp 'entrusted' the quest, the two of them have automatically joined the operation. There's no need to sign up." Arnold chuckled. "Right, Douglas, I'm very curious about your question. Are you interested in talking about it?"
"More than happy to," Douglas replied without any hesitation.
While the three of them returned to the Land of Thousand Lakes, they discussed the questions that Douglas raised and expressed their untested opinions.
After they entered the relic at the bottom of the lake, Arnold's smile was already gone. Frowning, he seemed to be deep in thought. "Odd. Your ideas are very odd. No, no …"
While mumbling to himself, he did not forget to ask Lauren, who had come to greet him, to find a few deputy presidents for a discussion.
By the time League, Ramon, and Veronica came in, Arnold was already back to normal. He told them about the meeting of the major organizations with a smile. In the end, he said, "We will be responsible for the two most important parts of the operation. If we succeed, we will be able to lead other cooperation in the future. The second part will be the actual operation. Douglas and I will be responsible for it, and Fernando, Congus, Nielson, Amanata, and the rest of us will cover and cooperate. It has been decided. There is no doubt about it."
He talked about the second part first before he looked at League. "The first part is to distract Kritonia and eliminate the possibility that he is following us in secret."
Fernando was greatly enlightened. He had been worried that "Heart of Time" would be attracted when Alfonsol was distracted. After all, nobody could be sure that he was only interested in the sorcerers of the Union. The old fox was truly considerate!
"If we act on our own, we will definitely be exposed if we bait him twice in a row. So, other organizations will have to cooperate with us. Also, if the interval between the baits is too short, they will definitely be exposed. League, I need you to go south tomorrow and lead Kritonia in circles for a week. As the deputy president, you deserve his attention."
Arnold looked at League solemnly. "I know that it will be very dangerous. You may be killed by Kritonia if you are not careful. Only a ninth-circle archmage who is good at escaping and hiding is qualified for the job. Also, you have to pay attention to the way you expose your traces so that Kritonia will not be suspicious and think that he has been hunting you, just like he hunted other archmages and senior-rank sorcerers before."
Even Fernando was scared of the danger of the mission. He suspected that League would refuse it, but the gloomy League said calmly, "Not a problem. It's my duty."
Douglas did not know League well enough and did not feel that it was a big deal, but Fernando's eyes widened. The old guy was mean and ruthless in the usual fights for power, but he was quite sensible and reliable at the critical moment!
For a moment, he felt that League's hooked nose did not seem so ugly anymore.
Arnold's solemnity was gone. He sighed with a smile. "We can only move forward in danger. League, should we switch? I'll lead Kritonia in circles, and you and Douglas will work together to kill Alfonsol? I'm the chairman. I should take the most dangerous part. "
League put on a smile. "Forget it. Your part is more dangerous. If anything goes wrong, you can barely escape. As for me, everything is under my control."
"Then, it's decided." Arnold turned around and looked at Fernando. "Fernando, you have another mission. Go back to Renstadt and collect Alfonsol's files, including but not limited to his hobbies, personality, style, and relationships."
In the past, they had never thought of assassinating Alfonsol. So, they only collected the files that Alfonsol was good at and the battle cases, which were obviously not enough for an assassination.
"Will a few days be too short?" Fernando asked in confusion. League was going to the south and would take action in a couple of days. He had five days at most to collect intelligence.
Arnold smiled. "You only need to collect some information to verify the main intelligence. You can ask for the specific files from the Blue Demon. "
"Huh?" Fernando was stunned again.
"He's the one who entrusted the mission. He knows Alfonsol very well. Who else can I ask for help?" Arnold said with a vague smile.
"But … But …" Fernando was full of worries. At this moment, Douglas interjected, "Go ahead. It's not a problem."
He seemed to have understood the chairman's underlying meaning. Fernando looked at Douglas and then at Chairman Arnold. Why didn't he understand it?
Suddenly, he felt that he was rather stupid in front of the two of them …
Before they left, Douglas went to Fernando and took out a few books and notebooks with black covers. "It's rare to meet a kid who is so interested in mathematics. I have some files and notes that I learned in the past. Please give them to Sharp and ask him to give them to Hathaway. There is nothing about magic in them at all."
Fernando nodded. "Yes. I have to give her a few books about mathematics, too."
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