Chapter 334 The Best Strategy
The next day, February 15, 2049
Game time AM07:23
Outskirts of the Dark Forest, Black Mercury Transfer Station
This is a stronghold jointly established by the Marshall family, the underground chamber of commerce "Viper" and a mysterious cult. On the surface, it is a wood processing factory with a legal identity, and it does have hundreds of unknowing carpenters and several Ten units can be good They even built a small terminal specifically for transporting wood at the nearby tributary of the Jinhui River. The trade with some small chambers of commerce in the Violet Empire was also solid, although it was far from being able to compete with the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce and the Steam Chamber of Commerce. It is comparable to similar organizations under behemoths such as consortiums, but it can also make profits of thousands of gold coins every year. It can be said that it is a very common small workshop in the Sinless Continent. Many small and medium-sized chambers of commerce are involved in this industry.
Of course, the so-called wood processing factory is just a facade. A large-scale underground organization like 'The Viper' will not stoop to serve as a middleman for a project with an annual profit of less than five-digit gold coins, and neither can the secretive sect. Why is there any interest in the business of cutting down trees? In fact, under the guise of being bright and legal on the surface, this humble little place has a net income of more than 300,000 gold coins every year. On the one hand, it is the 'main product' Most of the buyers spend a lot of money. On the other hand, because the cost of the goods is too low, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a cost-free transaction.
So through the information mentioned above, we can easily come up with the answer of 'slave trade'.
Sakfrith is the second-class deacon of the 'Viper' Chamber of Commerce and the general person in charge of this slave transfer station, and this old lizard's superficial identity is a low-level cadre of the 'Silver Cake' Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as the director of this wood processing factory in a remote area.
He is a rather bloated blue-scaled lizardman. When he was young, he had been in many places with his strength as a mid-level ranger. He still had two brushes in his hands, but this is in the past. Come on, compared to spellcasters who get stronger as they get older and stronger as their bodies get weaker, if a ranger, a profession that relies on physical fitness, does not regularly maintain its condition through high-intensity training, the speed of decline in strength will be absolutely breathtaking. And Sark has not polished his skills for a long time since he joined the Viper thirty years ago. Meticulousness and speaking skills are his strongest weapons, and as for his actual combat skills...it turns out that the lizard man is as agile as flying. The ranger can't even outrun the younger Nikachu now.
However, Sark does not need to have too strong skills. Although the position of second-class deacon in 'Viper' is far from being able to be protected by the organization, the position here is 'Business' is very important, especially in the first few years. There are countless powerful people lurking around this small lumber factory all year round. They are all experts from the Marshall, Viper Chamber of Commerce and the mysterious cult, among which the weakest Everyone can play ten Sak with one hand, so Sak, who is responsible for coordinating confidentiality work and connecting with customers, naturally does not need to use other things besides his brain. In addition, his commissions are getting higher and higher, and his savings are getting bigger and bigger. Due to reasons such as eating more and getting better and better in appetite, his strength will naturally decline rapidly as his figure continues to grow horizontally.
In recent years, as the confidentiality work has become more and more thorough, and the expected threats and suspicions have never come, the protection measures of this transfer station have gradually weakened. Those strong people have never been lacking. The task, and no matter which one of the higher-ups in Marshall, Viper, or the Order, they all feel that since it can be as safe as one day for ten years, then naturally it can be as safe as two days for twenty years, and three days for thirty years. , including Sack himself, who is in charge here, thinks so.
Perhaps the supplier's methods are too sophisticated, or perhaps the extremely densely populated Violet Empire doesn't care about the disappearance of this few people. Anyway, Sack felt that the previous days were peaceful. It will continue forever. As long as you don't do anything illegal, this fat job will always be firmly in your hands.
Perhaps he will be transferred away from here one day, but at least while he is still the top person in charge of this transfer station, Sack can spare no effort for himself, yes, for himself instead of Save money for the organization, such as cutting down some completely unnecessary security budgets, etc.~
It is precisely because of this that the defensive weapons here have become almost useless in the past two years, so Sylvia Frost Core can do this He successfully sneaked into the three-story building located at the innermost part of the Black Mercury Transfer Station and appeared behind the fat lizard without being discovered by anyone.
"Good morning, dear Fries."
The Blood Seeker, who possesses the strength of a high-level water mage, smiled tenderly. His undisguised blood-red eyes curved into two crescent moons, filled with a charming and blurry smile. He was also a Blood Seeker, always present. Sylvia, who uses her charm to the fullest, is much more seductive than Lessa...
and much more cruel!
Poof!
A blood arrow wrapped in ice crystals penetrated Sark mercilessly. The two forces of coldness and blood boiling that were detonated at the same moment were enough to catch anyone off guard. The prey dies instantly without even suffering any pain.
“What a shame, baby~”
Sylvia licked the corner of her lips with some regret, dissipating the sinister blood on her fingertips, and snorted coquettishly.
Although her original intention was to wait until the other person looked back at her, and then start at the moment when she was intoxicated with that alluring body with almost no fabric, and slowly and slowly teased and tortured her little by little. Killing, but unfortunately this does not comply with the mission process. Sakfris must die in the shortest possible time, and he must leave here in the shortest possible time.
[Fortunately, the latest batch of slaves have been sent away, otherwise I might be too busy alone~]
The beauty in black gauze gently sucked her index finger, He casually threw a flickering sphere on the ground that was wrapped in a large number of runic satin, and then the whole person disappeared in a camouflage like sparkling water waves.
A few minutes later, the dead body on the ground quickly turned into a gloomy white skeleton.
......
Game time AM09:17
At the border of the Dark Forest, a team of nearly a thousand people is marching silently, most of them are well-trained professionals. The thieves at the front who were performing reconnaissance and search missions were moving quickly, their figures looming in the forest, and inspecting every inch of land that the large army might pass by with extremely high efficiency. There were also many Thunder Eagles, Wind Wolves, and Swift Thunder Eagles. Creatures such as armored beasts go hand in hand with the former. They are the beast companions of hunters and are also the best predators in the forest.
The knight brigade is located in the center of the team. Although they have some inconvenience when driving their mounts in the forest, these elites wearing heavy armor do not slow down. Those professionally trained horses and wolves even The mages behind him were left behind by a large distance. Of course, it may also be the reason why the latter were constantly releasing warning magic such as [Arcane Eyes], [Enhanced Perception], and [Magic Feedback].
This quite large team does not belong to the same banner. Although they are technically the power of the Violet Empire, judging from the coats of arms with different shapes and colors, this Each team is composed of people from various families such as Marshall, Crystal Wolf, Simon, Baroka, and Violet.
"Are you nervous?"
A little ahead of the large army, the old man in gray robe riding on a silver-maned war wolf smiled at the beast elves beside him, shrugged and said: "Our actions It's fast enough."
Kassie, who was following War Wolf on foot, nodded gloomily: "I understand, Mr. Deku."
I spent most of the time with the Grand Duke of Crystal Wolf. The old man who was inseparable from Emmeline chuckled. He glanced at Hector Fudge who was sitting on a pony on the plateau not far away, and then whispered to Cassie: "How much do I know about the matter I entrusted to you?" You know, oh, don’t look at me like that. Do you remember that little Emmeline had dinner with your lady Futaba before we set off? As far as I know, they didn’t have any private conversations about girls. .”
“What do you want to express?”
Cassie narrowed his eyes slightly. He was not very accustomed to the rhythm of this conversation. Although the Grand Duke of the Crystal Wolf was undoubtedly friendly to the Fire Claw Leader, Deku also left a very good impression on him. "What I want to say is that you might as well go and carry out the mission assigned by that lady now." Deku blinked slightly and said to Cassie in an imperceptible voice: "And I am responsible for preventing others from discovering it. You explained when you disappeared, no matter now or after returning to Salamoon, we can't trust the Marshall family anyway, can we?"
Cassie was stunned for a moment? , then nodded gratefully to Deku, and then disappeared strangely when he turned around an ancient tree.
Two minutes later, Fudge, who was lying on the pony, panting, appeared next to Deku, and asked curiously: "Master Deku, where is Master Cassie of the Fire Claw Leader?" ? I saw he was walking with you just now."
"Shit."
"Uh...oh, oh, sorry."
...
[Listen up, the best option is to capture Sackfrith alive. Captain Ned has investigated this person before, although I also He doesn't know the specific process, but he said in the information he left behind that Sack may be innocent, or maybe not, but if there is a problem with the 'Silver Cake' wood processing factory east of Mirkwood, then this person will definitely be related to the slaves. There is no escape from business matters. 】
【I don’t believe that the person who immediately dealt with the evidence in Mercury City would deliberately leave out half of the account book, so that person has obviously been sold, and there is no relevant information in the investigation team’s report. The names of the personnel, if you take a guess, maybe the people who handled the evidence at the time were not sure whether they really wanted to sell Sack Freese, because they did not get in touch with Buffy Marshall at the time, but now it seems that The ruthless Duke has decided to use these guys in the dark forest as scapegoats, so this gives rise to two possibilities...]
[The first is to take away Sack, who is suspected to be the person in charge here, in advance. Fries, if that's the case, then we really can't do much because we don't have enough time. If Marshall wanted to send people there to save someone, they would have succeeded long ago, but this possibility is not high. 】
[Another possibility is to completely abandon this place and silence Saka, who has a certain degree of intelligence during this operation. If this is the case, although the hope is slim, the chance is not impossible, and this lady has also disappeared before. Some of the things in the evidence, including the whole person of Sackfrith, were not known to the other party, which is our greatest advantage. ]
[Join that team on behalf of the Fire Claw Leader, and in the process try to catch Sark before the Marshalls do it, and then just find a scapegoat, stab him to death and throw him there. If you If you are late or the situation changes, find as much evidence as possible and bring it back. ]
[Listen, my guess may not be accurate, and the Marshall family, now out of danger, has countless better ways to nip it in the bud, but this opportunity cannot be missed, no matter how small the possibility is. Sex, you have to try it for me. 】
Recalling what Futaba told him before, the beast elf assassin walking through the dense forest felt a little nervous. He knew that the resourceful lady who seemed to be omnipotent had several other people called ' The backup plan was a last resort, and it had been handed over to Levine, but the other party also clearly told him that capturing the guy named Sack alive was the best solution.
If you drive as fast as possible while paying attention to covert actions, you can probably be about fifteen minutes faster than the main force. In addition, you can confirm Sark's identity and location and do it without exposing yourself. Can it really be possible to capture the target and retreat safely in just fifteen minutes...
There are no companions, no support, insufficient intelligence, insufficient time, and not even a complete plan. Well, there is still a plan called "Adapt to Contingency".
The beast elf smiled bitterly, and his seemingly slender but explosive body gradually became trance-like, entering an almost perfect state of hiding in just a few seconds.
Put aside your unnecessary thoughts and work hard to complete the task...
[First, you might as well try to create some trouble for them. 】
A row of dark iron nails were scattered suddenly and covertly in the Asakusa, and they were covered with dark yellow paralyzing ointment.
Seven or eight steel wires that are invisible to the naked eye are intertwined horizontally and vertically between two ancient trees that are far apart, but some flaws have been deliberately left. For example, some of the steel wires will cause reflection due to their angles. Yes, as long as a slightly more keen person looks carefully, he can spot the clues.
Finally, there are two Fire Thunder Jade, which are hidden in a very hidden position because they are not very lethal.
"In this case, we should be able to delay it for a while..."
Cassie murmured in a low voice as he passed by a treetop, and then rushed straight into the depths of the forest. .
……
Five hours ago, that is, game time AM04:13
'Silver Cake' wood processing factory is not far away
A hideous-looking Zombie squeezed out of the bushes with bared teeth... …
“Mo Tan, you bastard really don’t treat me as a human being, do you!”
Chapter 331: The End
(End of this chapter)