The core of the northern section of the Sasan East border defense line, Marfa Fortress.

Oroxia walked alone in the dark corridor, stepping on the stone slabs with her elegant half-heeled boots, making a crisp "da" and "da" sound with a unique rhythm. People couldn't help but expect the owner of the footsteps to appear.

in front of oneself.

Every 10 meters on both sides of the corridor stood an armored swordsman. They were well-proportioned and had indifferent eyes. Their scales depicted a griffin and lion emblem. When they saw the stunningly charming Duchess Basileus approaching, they just bowed their heads in greeting.

, never take a second look.

The entire corridor seemed heavily guarded and the atmosphere was solemn due to the presence of these arcane swordsmen.

Oroxia walked to the door of the room at the end of the corridor. The oak door seemed to have eyes and opened from the inside. Without stopping, she walked into the room and went straight to the fine iron desk in the center of the room.

Sit down.

Usain closed the door, turned around and asked, "How is the investigation going?"

Oroxia shook her head slightly and said in a soft voice: "Frodo carefully inspected the battle scene between His Highness Randall and the furbolg. He restored part of the battle process and found no traces of witchcraft."

Usain grasped the key point and asked curiously: "Part of the process?"

"His Royal Highness Randall first hunted down the elder furbolg, and then the two sides approached each other, with some level of communication in the middle. At the moment of the final confrontation, Frodo's innate witchcraft could not be restored. The power that Victor and the elder furbolg exploded

Levels beyond the limits of Frodo's sorcery to look back into the past."

Oroxia held her cheeks that were slightly baby-fat and said thoughtfully: "One thousand and two hundred years ago, the main members of the Iron Mountain royal family died one after another in the battle against the orc invaders. Our lineage

Basilius was exiled by the empire and the church because of his participation in the Pantheon Rebellion, so he escaped. Most of the classics collected by the family were lost, and many secrets are unknown to even you."

"I once looked through the family chronicle, and it recorded such an incident... In the eleventh year when ancestors Draven and Verotika founded the Iron Mountain Empire, Draven wandered the forest alone and hunted a group of bears.

Strange. Shortly after he returned to the imperial capital, he disappeared for 244 days."

"During that period, the Queen prohibited anyone from visiting Ancestor Draven. Even Elizee Testiel wanted to see him, but the Queen refused."

"When Ancestor Draven appeared again, he had slender ears and was 2.1 meters tall. He had completely transformed into a sun elf and mastered the Elvish language."

The family chronicle briefly records what happened to the family in chronological order. Anyone who reads the age of the Basilius family will have a hard time connecting Draven's life transformation with hunting the furbolg.

Usain's heart moved and he said in a deep voice: "The elder furbolg had an exchange with His Highness Randall at that time. The bloodline knowledge it revealed inspired cousin Victor's bloodline memory and prompted him to undergo transformation, which would lead to deep sleep...

…Cousin Victor doesn’t believe us, and now is not a good time for him to undergo sleep transformation, so he rushed to Eagle’s Nest Mountain overnight to try to suppress the blood transformation. When he returns to Centaur Hills, Sylvia will protect him from sleep.

sleep……"

Oroxia showed her dimples and said with a smile: "Didn't he go to the Maverick Village camp? Bloodline transformation must be a big deal for him. He doesn't trust anyone except Sylvia. Victor said

My brother leaving without saying goodbye may not be against us."

Usain shook his head and said: "This is only the best possibility, we must consider the worst possibility."

Oroxia restrained her smile, stared at him and said: "Eve is a kind child and a devout believer in the Lord of Radiance. She does her best to help those warriors who have undergone the transformation of secret magic. Every time someone cannot survive the transformation of witchcraft, she

They will cry secretly and pray to the Lord of Glory for those who are suffering.”

Usain smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "I am not going to torture Eve. Although she is a member of the shadow priests, since the shadow bishop sent Eve here, she must have limited knowledge and is not afraid of our torture."

He changed the subject and said seriously: "We have limited knowledge of wizards, and there are various restrictions on Frodo's retrieval of the past. It has been more than 20 days since Victor killed the furbolg, and Frodo did not sense the wizard in the giant forest.

Traces of magic do not mean that Victor has not been attacked by shadow priests. Shadow priests take refuge in the church, and they have the opportunity to obtain the inheritance of the ancient chosen ones. Counting from the time when the Trigoval family took control of the Inquisition, this secret wizard organization has at least

It lasted for nearly a thousand years. They were able to hide Trigoval's secrets and try to get rid of the control of the Inquisition, which shows the organizational background of the Shadow Priests. I would not be surprised at all that they have legendary level wizards. If they don't have legendary powerful men, they would dare to

It would be abnormal to resist the Trigoval family."

Oroxia asked in return: "The legendary strong man who is a shadow priest attacked Victor... What good will this do to them?"

"Who knows? Maybe, killing the sun elves has special meaning for some wizards... We can't use the concept of lords to measure mysterious and weird wizards."

Usain shrugged his shoulders and said: "As long as there are many powerful people with similar strength within any organization, there will always be disagreements. The shadow bishops we negotiate with cannot represent all shadow priests who are eager to be recognized by the church."

"Differences? For example, differences between the two of us?"

"At least we should investigate clearly..."

"We have checked, but we can't find out clearly! Victor knows what happened? But he won't tell us."

"If he was attacked and refused to tell us, it means he suspected that we were involved or even the mastermind."

"We were not involved, and he didn't have any evidence. So, he could only be suspicious and refused to tell us."

Usain said solemnly: "No one can bear Sylvia's anger. She just suspected that the Dodo people had murdered Victor, so she killed the nephew of Duke Jinliqiao and the great knight of the Dodo Kingdom. Jin

Earl Eye is only one step away from the Sun Elf. If he is really assassinated in the Giant Wood Forest, how do you think Sylvia will react?"

Oroxia sighed and asked, "What do you want?"

"It is a fact that we leaked cousin Victor's whereabouts to the shadow priest. I think we should take the initiative to talk to cousin Victor... If the shadow priest uses us to murder the sun elves, we must retaliate.

"Usain said with a stern expression.

Oroxia chuckled and said: "Then the shadow priest did not murder cousin Victor? Hold a three-party meeting and confront each other? Isn't this what the shadow priest expected? Cousin Victor deliberately treated him coldly.

Perhaps we are just waiting for us to confess to him... However, we have no intention of getting involved in the battle between the shadow priests and the Inquisition. We just want to seize the wizarding inheritance from them. The shadow priests dare to cooperate with us, and they are obviously not afraid of our revenge.

And conspiracy. We don’t even know the identity of the Shadow Bishop, and the wizards and shadow priests they exposed to us are expendable characters.”

Usain thought for a moment, raised his head and asked, "Do you think cousin Victor's sudden departure was deliberately to test us?"

Oroxia said coldly: "I only know that the matter has not been investigated clearly, so to mess up the situation is to betray the heart of the griffin and dishonor the glory of the ancestors."

Usain said dissatisfied: "As a lord, responsible for the future of the family, you should act cautiously. And posture is more important than the truth, especially when facing the sun elves and spirit knights. The shadow priest can be used to betray, and use it to sell

Pope, why not sell it to cousin Victor first?"

Oroxia thought for a while and nodded: "You are right, there should be symmetry between the lords... But the key is time. The Pantheon Rebellion 1,500 years ago caused the church to lose its strength.

, indirectly led to the collapse of the empire. Because the empire and the church supported and relied on each other militarily, the clergy of the church were severely damaged, and the empire was unable to cope with the infiltration attacks of the orcs. The bloodthirsty legion with extraordinary power can help us expand our territory and restore the iron

The Mountain Empire will bring the Gripen family back to its peak."

"Since Eve arrived, she has trained 67 blood guards and 4 shadow warriors for us. Her witchcraft can soothe the minds of the trainees and alleviate their symptoms of madness. Although her witchcraft cannot be copied, it is successful.

The more examples there are, the richer the experience accumulated by the family wizard. I believe that it will not be long before we can obtain the bloodthirsty legion training method belonging to Basilius as a stable inheritance. Not only that, the family wizard can also use this

An opportunity to start the inheritance of potions in the Basilius family."

"What happened in the giant forest? Did the shadow priest attack His Highness Randall? Is His Highness Randall suppressing the blood transformation? We all know nothing. But if you take the initiative to confess to cousin Victor and the shadow

Regarding the pastor’s deal, I guarantee that Sylvia and cousin Victor will definitely send someone to take Eve away without any delay?”

"I will not hand over Eve until the family masters the training methods of blood guards and shadow warriors." The female guardian of the Basileus family said flatly.

Usain nodded and said: "But I want to remind you, assuming that the Shadow Priest attacked His Highness Randall in the Giant Wood Forest, we still concealed it from him and did not give any hint, which is equivalent to conspiracy."

If the shadow priest assassinates Earl Golden Eyes, there will be a first time, maybe a second time, and a third time. Judging from Victor's performance, he has already become suspicious of Baselius. If he is attacked again, Baseliu will

Si really can't escape the relationship.

Anything involving Earl Golden Eyes is no small matter. His abnormal behavior made the two highnesses of the Basilius family suspicious and in a dilemma, and Orokshia felt helpless about this.

She pondered and said: "Cousin Victor is testing us, we might as well test him... Princess August and I have an agreement, and the Kite Castle will provide us with 4 konjac potions every year. If they break the agreement after five months,

, no longer providing blue taro potion to us, indicating that Victor’s cousin was really assassinated in the Giant Wood Forest, and we are suspected of being involved."

"Then what?" Usain asked: "Kite Castle unilaterally broke the contract, and the family wizard has not completed the training methods of the Blood Guard and Shadow Warrior. How are you going to respond?"

Oroxia bit her lower lip and said: "Confess to the Earl of Golden Eyes about the Shadow Priest; study the secrets of the Blood Guard and Shadow Warrior with the Kite Castle and Centaur Hills; give the part of the family chronicle about the transformation of the Sun Elf bloodline to Xi

Helvia. Try your best to exchange for Gambis’s understanding and support and regain the supply of blue taro potion.”

"Five months? Okay, I agree with your plan." Duke Basilius nodded in approval and added: "We also need to mend our relationship with Victor now, otherwise Grace will cause us trouble again." He paused.

After a pause, he sighed and said: "Sofia is migrating refugees in the western part of the empire. I have ordered the family manager to cooperate with her as much as possible, but the Marquis of Wimbledon has to visit every lord family above the baron."

Oroxia asked in surprise: "What does Sophia want to do?"

"She has always regarded herself as a great commercial aristocrat. What else can she do?" Basilius shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "While she was selecting young women, children and craftsmen among the refugees, she was investigating the properties of each family, and she was also working with them.

Build a stagecoach.”

Oroxia was speechless. Sophia's intention was to open up the trade routes in the western part of the empire and trade directly with the vassal families of Basilius, which would harm the interests of the lord of Basilius.

"No need to stop her, just let her do whatever she wants." Oroxia lazily covered her forehead and said, "Anyway, the western part of the empire is just the western part, and occupying the Centaur territory is the core strategy of the Iron Mountain Empire."

Basellius smiled and said: "Then I will send someone to pass the news to Victor's cousin. After all, Sophia is also his wife. Our concession to the Marquis of Wimbledon is entirely based on his favor."

"Where is cousin Victor now?"

"The entrenched orcs in the Eastern Kaoru Territory are no longer able to resist our cavalry. The church has spread the news that Earl Golden Eyes is preparing to lead a team to the City of Light to hunt down the strong centaurs."

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In the wilderness on the eastern front line, a Sasanian cavalry galloped on horseback, arrows whizzing in his ears. He turned around, sometimes hanging on the right side of the horse, sometimes swinging to the left.

More than thirty centaur hunters chased the Sasanian cavalry, shooting with heavy bows, forcing him to roll on the horse to dodge, and at the same time let out harsh and weird laughter.

The superb riding skills of human soldiers are just a joke in the eyes of centaurs. Hunting human cavalry has always been a favorite entertainment activity of centaur hunters.

The hunting game is still going on. The human cavalry seems to be a little exhausted. His dodge movement is half a beat slow. He is hit in the back by a heavy arrow shot by the centaur. He screams and falls on the horse. The centaur hunters

There was a burst of boos, mocking the companion who accidentally shot the prey to death. The centaur neighed in anger and started chasing the out-of-control horse.

The tribe doesn't have much food anymore. If you catch a human cavalry, you can fill your stomach. If you catch a live horse, you can raise it and eat it later. Although they are half like a horse, they still eat horse meat.
To be continued...