Chapter 268 Setting Up the Battlefield (4000 words)
For the whole day, the residents of Hog Town have been discussing today’s investment talks in the Government Building. Claurend Manor and his owner are undoubtedly the focus of every discussion. focus.
Although the simple townspeople did not understand the meaning of the negotiations, they knew that Hog Town was going to be developed this time. Tomorrow Group will invest an unimaginable amount of wealth in Hog Town, enough to turn this remote town into a modern city.
Clean and spacious streets, running cars, beautiful clothes, and large theaters that decent people are eligible to enter...
It will all be there.
Of course, the townspeople also know that all the proceeds are inseparable from Mr. Claude.
Helot's image in the hearts of the townspeople immediately became taller.
In order to save his pension, Mayor Hagen visited the Crowlund Manor with gifts immediately after the negotiation.
Even though he was told that "Mr. Claude has important matters to deal with at this time," Mayor Hagen still insisted on waiting in the manor.
Wait until the evening.
Herot, who had just returned to the manor, received the news and immediately sent his servant to invite Mayor Hagen to his study.
"Mainur, go and pour a cup of tea for our mayor." Asking the head maid to pour the tea, Helot invited Mayor Hagen to sit down: "I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor! I'm reading a book I was so absorbed that the servants were unwilling to disturb me, which is why I kept you waiting for so long."
Mayor Hagen did not dare to complain: "Mr. Claude... I was the one who delayed you. Thank you for your time. I came to visit this time because of the construction of a museum by the Claude family in Hogg Town. I was too cautious before, but after thinking about it, I decided to build a museum in Hogg Town to commemorate Claude. A museum of the glorious history of the family is very necessary
And it must be built in the most eye-catching location!
Which location in the town center square is the most suitable? ”
Mayor Hagen also took out a map of Hog Town and placed it on the table. It seemed that even if Helot chose the town government building, he would demolish his office building without hesitation.
Helot is not in a hurry to build a museum.
When Mayinur brought a cup of tea and placed it in front of Mayor Hagen, Helot said: "Mr. Mayor, try the taste of this cup of tea. I hope it will suit your taste."< br>
Mayor Hagen picked up the tea cup, with a tea bag soaked in it. The color of the tea was like amber, and the smell was mellow and slightly sweet. Hagen took a sip and praised: "This is the best tea I have ever drunk. The coolness in it makes people feel clear-headed."
Helot picked up his cup of tea and drank: "The tea bag was prepared by a friend of mine. It contains a unique ice dancing lotus seed in the polar regions. It has a very good effect on concentration."
The Kurdistan Province is located in the northwest of the empire. Across the desert to the north is the empire's vast northern frontier. Therefore, there are many people from the north who come to sell special products in the Kurdistan Province.
Among the specialties of northern Xinjiang, Ice Dance Lotus is a very precious magic potion. It is not only rare, but also only grows on the polar plateau. The polar plateau is the territory of the cold demon. People from northern Xinjiang who want to go to the polar plateau to collect ice dancing lotus are risking a near-death situation.
The lotus seeds of the Ice Dance Lotus are its most essential part, and the Duke of Ice and Snow also issued an order that all northern Xinjiang people who set foot on the polar plateau must hand over all collected Ice Dance Lotus seeds.
If you dare to hide and refuse to make friends, you will stay on the pole forever.
Since the iceberg and snow peaks are the only way up and down the polar plateau, it is almost impossible for the ice dancing lotus seeds to flow out.
If there are really ice dancing lotus seeds in the tea bag, it must come from the Bingxue family, and only a very high-status person in the Bingxue family would use it to make tea so extravagantly.
Mayor Hagen's hands couldn't help but tremble. He remembered that Princess Snow was in Covenant City.
"Mr. Claurund, what do I need to do to get your forgiveness."
Helot smiled and said: "You didn't offend me, so naturally you don't need to get my forgiveness." Understand. We can talk about the construction of the Claude Family Museum slowly. After all, Hog Town needs to rebuild its infrastructure, and how to build it needs to be planned from an overall perspective.
I have something to ask the mayor. Sir, if you help me, the Ice Dance Lotus Seed in your tea cup will be your reward.”
Mayor Hagen felt a surge of excitement in his heart. The ice dance lotus seeds were very valuable. At least his pension was not enough to buy one.
"What do you need me to do, sir?"
"Tomorrow, no matter what method you use, evacuate all the townspeople within one kilometer of the hotel where the delegation of the Tomorrow Group lives."
The mayor of Hagen was shocked: "Mr. Claude, what do you want to do? So many people need to be evacuated."
Helot said seriously: "Mayor Sir, don't ask about things you shouldn't ask. If you can't do it, you'll have nothing."
Mayor Hagen suddenly stood up from his chair: "I, I will prepare now and ensure that the townspeople will be evacuated early tomorrow morning.
Is one kilometer enough?"
" At least one kilometer. How many people can be evacuated depends on your ability."
"I know what to do! Say goodbye, Mr. Claude." Mayor Hagen, who was impatient, no longer paid attention to etiquette. He bowed hastily to Herot and turned to leave. Then he turned back, took out the tea bag from his tea cup, bowed and left.
Helot continued to drink tea.
Evacuating the residents around the hotel was one of Helot's preconceived plans. But because it was too mobilizing and could even cause chaos in the town, it was not Helot's first choice.
Now that we know that the assassins are planning to use a large-scale attack as a cover for the real assassination, creating an isolation zone is undoubtedly the most effective measure. As for how to evacuate so many townspeople, it is not something that Helot needs to consider. He believes that Mayor Hagen must have a way.
Based on the surveillance of Karaman and his group of corpse stitchers, Helot judged that the time of assassination should not be tonight. If so, they should have received the order to start awakening the corpse puppets to prepare for the attack.
If it’s not night, it must be tomorrow.
So Helot left Frank to continue to monitor, and returned to the manor, preparing to bring out a group of undead from the family cemetery.
Just when Helot opened the passage to the family cemetery, another set of pictures came into view and some special images appeared.
......
After today's discussion, Viscount Kamala has been unable to calm down the rioting emotions in his mind.
He has been bathed in the glory of his family since he was born. His ancestors participated in the Empire's Founding War and the Bloody Rebellion. He was a nobleman who was killed out of the mountains of corpses and seas of bones on the battlefield. He has received an elite education from aristocrats since he was a child. On the surface, he is elegant and easy-going, but in his heart, he has extreme contempt for the common people.
The Kamala family has deliberately avoided talking about the origins of their first generation ancestors.
The son of a groom, a slave farmer who grew up on horse dung, was even lower than the common people.
But today, everyone knows.
Also, the inheritance of the Kamala family has been questioned...
In ancient times, the original demon war was a follower created by a magician, and the status of the magic war was lower than that of the magician. Even in modern times, this status difference still exists.
If the Kamala family had always been a magician inheritance, they would not have been able to integrate into the aristocratic circle, so they gradually transformed into a magician inheritance.
The origin of the ancestors was naturally downplayed.
But now that everything has been exposed, Viscount Kamala even feels that he is a pariah in the cloak of a nobleman!
Viscount Kamala’s chaotic thoughts have not been alleviated, but are constantly consumed by self-denial and recognition. He had a splitting headache, and he always felt as if something was growing in his brain... At night, it still didn't get better.
While writing the report sent to Lil Lake, his handwriting was loose and he changed it again and again, and a piece of paper was stained with smudges.
"Damn it!"
Viscount Kamala tore up the paper and cursed noisily.
The door is knocking!
“Who?”
“It’s me, Lord Viscount, your most loyal servant.”
Viscount Kamala went over to open the door and asked irritably: "What's the matter?"
The servant held the wooden box: "It knocked again."
Viscount Kamala knocked it out in one fell swoop. He snatched the wooden box away and slammed the door shut, completely losing his usual calmness.
He threw the wooden box on the table and scrawled the magic energy to disguise the restriction.
Then open the wooden box.
Due to the magic camouflage restriction, the images Helot can see through "Impulse Vision" are very blurry and suffer from severe lag. Fortunately, the camouflage restrictions set up by Viscount Kamala were not strict enough, and Helot could still distinguish some important things.
For example, a severed hand crawled out of a wooden box.
Corpse puppet!
What good luck!
Look for someone to broaden your horizons, and you will find the key person.
Herot entered the family cemetery in no hurry, sat down again, picked up the tea cup, and carefully looked at the pictures he received while sipping the tea. As he went deeper to release the spell, some faint sounds could be heard intermittently.
In the room of Viscount Kamala.
The mouth in the heart of the severed hand opened and closed and spoke: "We got the news that the Claude family and the Tomorrow Group have joined forces, which gave us another reason to kill Irina.
It also blocks the other paths available to the Claude family, forcing him to come to us.
How has your mission been accomplished?”
Viscount Kamala took a deep breath and tried to calm down.
"Irina probably noticed something. She ordered the defense to be strengthened. My people couldn't get close at all. A strong demon disguise was set up around her room. Not only was it impossible to detect the inside, but even divination was impossible. Dark.
Irina can run the Tomorrow Group to this scale, and her protection is flawless."
The situation is as we expected," said Broken Hand. Ordinary assassinations cannot threaten Irina at all. Fortunately, we are well prepared to complete this assassination with a war."
Viscount Kamala said: "When the assassination is carried out, I will follow the instructions. We agreed to create opportunities for you. I want to know how much hope you still have in the Crowlund family. Is he really capable and qualified to lead the torturers? ”
"Pay attention to your identity, Viscount Kamala." Broken Hand warned Viscount Kamala: "We know what happened at the meeting. The current Kamala family has indeed brought shame to your ancestors, so don't do it again. Do something wrong.
Claudel is a flag, the Bradley family needs it, and the executioner also needs it.”
Viscount Kamala has felt this way. The energy that a flag has. It is harmless to humans and animals when it is still, but it will bring hurricanes once it flies.
"I know what to do. Irina will leave Hog Town after the negotiation ends tomorrow. When are you going to take action?"
"After the negotiation is over, Hog Town will definitely There will be a big celebration. We will attack at that time. The chaotic crowd will interfere with the guards of the Tomorrow Group. The corpse stitchers and their corpse puppets who have been supported by the deep prison will interfere with the guards again.
The candidate will lead the executioner's assault, and if you get a chance to kill Irina, it's up to you to deliver the finishing blow. "
Viscount Kamala summoned a crystal sword in his hand: "Leave it to me. ”
His eyes were full of murderous intent.
Helot racked his brains to analyze the intelligence through the fragments of information received, and then based on the information obtained from the corpse stitcher information and recombine the intelligence.
In the end, although the entire assassination plan cannot be seen clearly, a general outline can be obtained.
The time for the assassination will be after the second round of negotiations ends at noon tomorrow. The corpse stitchers will provide cover and the executioners will attack. Viscount Kamara will look for opportunities to launch the final blow.
With this key information, it will be much easier to deal with it.
As Viscount Kamala's mood gradually returned to calm, the undead spirit parasitizing his chaotic spirit immediately dissipated. From beginning to end, he didn't notice anything.
Without the impulsive vision, Herot stood up and walked into the family cemetery.
There will be a big battle tomorrow!
Early the next morning, two mayoral orders were issued from the Hoge Town Government Affairs Office.
The first mayor’s order: The location of investment negotiations with the Tomorrow Group delegation will be moved from the town government building to the hotel where the Tomorrow Group delegation is staying. So that Ms. Irina can quickly pack her bags and catch the leaving train after the negotiation.
This mayor's order did not cause too much trouble. After all, it doesn't matter where the meeting is held. Taking care of Ms. Irina's schedule also expresses the goodwill of Hog Town.
The second mayor's order caused an uproar in the town.
“Someone found at home the corpse puppet left behind by the last infiltration of the corpse stitcher, and a map of unknown use. Therefore, Mayor Hagen ordered a thorough search based on the marks on the map. Big search.
Town residents who receive the notice are asked to go to a safe area immediately and wait until the Sheriff confirms that there is no danger before returning. ”
As soon as they heard about the corpse stitcher and the corpse puppet, the townspeople in Hog Town were frightened. No one wanted to have such a thing hidden in their home.
So, everyone received the evacuation notice The townspeople immediately took their families and children to the resettlement area opened by the town without urging.
A strange phenomenon occurred in Hoge Town.
The negotiation team of Hoge Town took a ride. The carriage headed towards the hotel where the Tomorrow Group was staying; the townspeople walked in the opposite direction under the command of the Sheriff.
When the negotiation team arrived at the hotel, all the nearby townspeople had left. The streets were deserted and not even a dog could be seen.
(End of this chapter)