Lord Chronicle

Chapter 89 Cliff's Conspiracy
Not long after, a puff of thick smoke suddenly rose from behind the Lord's Mansion, and at the same time, flames shot into the sky.Over there is the stable of Cliff's mansion, where many of Cliff's personal steeds and war horses of the guards are kept. With a sound of neighing, the horses released by someone are frightened by the flames, and rush forward desperately. into the garden.

By the time the guards reacted, many people had been knocked down by the galloping horses, the tight encirclement immediately became chaotic, and the situation immediately turned into an uncontrollable direction.

The aristocrats watching the excitement didn't dare to stay any longer. They hurried to their carriages for fear of being affected, so there was also a noisy situation here.Knowing that Chip started to attack, Sol knew that it was useless to stay any longer, so he also took Jessica to take advantage of the chaos and leave.

With Saul's current status, no one would notice the departure of this humble businessman.Under the control of Kress, the carriage left the lord's mansion and drove into the cold street, leaving behind only the flames soaring into the sky and the sound of shouts of killing gradually going away.

"My god." In the carriage, Sol breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in the chair.

It seemed that every time he attended a banquet, nothing good happened. Although there was no direct danger to himself tonight, it still made him feel exhausted.

It was really unexpected for Saul to meet Igrid here. Last time in Fang City, he had a hard time tricking him into believing that Cliff was the murderer who killed Morant (although it was indeed the case), but he hadn’t seen him for a long time. According to his news, Sol thought this guy had given up.

Unexpectedly, this lunatic is unexpectedly stubborn, coupled with his terrible swordsmanship, as long as Chip can successfully help him escape tonight, he will be in trouble for Cliff in the future.

Thinking of this, he felt a little better.At this moment, he turned his head and saw Jessica sitting in front of the car window, looking out with her chin propped up, he couldn't help but say, "Jessica, what are you thinking?"

"Ah, it's nothing..." Jessica brushed her messy hair around her ears in a panic.

"Really?" Sol was puzzled: "I haven't asked yet, what happened to you upstairs tonight? It seems that something is wrong with you since you went downstairs."

"I said nothing, don't be so long-winded!" Jessica slapped the chair hard.

"Ah..." She didn't realize that she had lost her composure again until she saw the stunned look of Sol on the opposite side.

"Sol, have I become weird? For some reason, I've been feeling restless these past two days. I really want to go back to Lovell soon." Jessica lowered her head and said quietly.

Secretly thought that you are indeed a little strange, but Saul didn't dare to say this.He comforted: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Just wait for Garrett to find... huh?"

But the galloping carriage stopped suddenly, and followed Kress to come in: "My lord."

"What's wrong?" Saul asked strangely.

"Front..." Kress had a strange face, hesitating to speak.

Sol Daqi hurriedly opened the car window and peeked out.Outside a dark alley on the left side of the street, a beautiful elf in a white robe stood tall, blocking the way of the carriage.

"Master Atria, we meet again." After a while, under the guidance of the elf, the two saw Atria on the carriage hidden in the alley.

"Master." Seeing Atria, Jessica called out excitedly.

"Jessica, so many things have happened since the capital, and you have grown up too." Atria gently stroked Jessica's hair. In the eyes of the elves, the two of them after changing clothes and before changing clothes No difference.

"Master, I miss you so much these days." Perhaps because of the physical and mental exhaustion during this period, Jessica snuggled into Atria's arms quietly like a coquettish child.

Atria smiled slightly, allowing Jessica to behave in such a childish manner.She said to Sol: "By the way, why did you come here and become like this?"

Glancing at Jessica enviously, Sol said, "Cliff stole a dragon's treasure. We are here this time to find a chance to get it back."

"The treasure of the dragon?" Atria was slightly startled: "Is it the blue dragon with you in the capital?"

What if Elebena still has it?I'm afraid Lovell has been turned upside down long ago.Sol shook his head quickly: "It's Brevila who lives in the Gosmed Snow Mountain."

"Is the baptist of ice and snow?" Atria nodded: "According to calculations, its dormancy period is indeed during this time."

The dark path is worthy of being a chanter of elves, and he really knows everything.Thor said: "Yes, Cliff's men took this opportunity to steal its treasure. Although Brevilla has entered a dormant state, he may wake up at any time. When the time comes, the barbarians near the Gosmeade Snow Mountain I'm afraid I will suffer from unwarranted disasters. That's why I chased after Bahrain to see if there is a chance to get back the treasure."

Atria couldn't help but sighed: "Humans are really greedy creatures, even daring to seek the treasures of giant dragons. But fortunately, there are people like Lord Saul, so we won't lose hope for all humans."

Her compliment made Saul feel very embarrassed. In fact, my purpose is not so simple.He couldn't help laughing and said: "Where, I just don't want to see more innocent people die because of this."

"You are too humble. If there is anything that can help, please feel free to ask." Atria said seriously.

"Master, why are you here?" At this moment, Jessica raised her head and asked.

Atria hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I didn't plan to talk about this at first, but it may be related to what you are going to do, so I will tell you. This time I came here because of Kerry The husband ordered a batch of magic items and weapons from us and the dwarves respectively."

"What?" Sol and Jessica were taken aback.

Although the lords were not prohibited from buying elves and dwarves products, for an important lord like Cliff, if he purchased equipment in large quantities, it had always been provided by Kaviland.In addition to the high quality of the standard equipment of the Kaviland, it is also convenient for the king to grasp the armed situation of these territories, which has become an unwritten rule.

Now that Cliff bypassed the Kavi collar and bought weapons directly from the elves and dwarves, it was probably not just because their items were of better quality.

"What is he trying to do in such a deceptive way?" Jessica pondered.

"Shouldn't he spare no expense to deal with me, a little Lovell?" Sol also thought to himself.

Although this transaction was secret, the arrival of the elves and dwarves could not be concealed. After all, for them, this was just a trade with humans, so it was naturally impossible for them to sneak around.So since he couldn't hide it, Cliff simply held a welcoming banquet for them generously, which would be more conducive to hiding the real purpose behind it.

It's just that Cliff never imagined that Atria would meet someone she knew at the banquet, right?
Seeing that the two were silent, Atria said: "Actually, I don't agree with selling our magic products to humans, but this time Cliff exchanged a few treasures that the elders could not refuse. Now think about it, I'm afraid he got it from Brevilla's treasure."

Sol secretly thought that this old boy is moving very fast, so I have to speed up, otherwise, when Cliff uses up all the treasures, who knows what he can do?From this point of view, it's time to contact Garrett, and I don't know if he succeeded.

Jessica raised her head and said, "I understand, Master, you can't help yourself."

Atria smiled at her: "The deal has been negotiated, and I will take it to the treasure house in a few days, so if you need my help with anything, you should hurry up."

Sol nodded: "I see, thank you for your generosity."

Talking with Atria let him know a lot of things. Although he still doesn't know what the use of this information is, it is always good to know more about Cliff.

Thinking of this, he stood up and said goodbye: "This is Cliff's territory. If we stay for a long time, we may be discovered, so we will leave first."

Atria personally sent them to the entrance of the alley.Before leaving, she said to Jessica: "Jessica, please help your lord with peace of mind. I believe that in the near future, your stars of destiny will have a deeper intersection."

Her words made both of them feel very embarrassed, as if secretly looking at Sol, Jessica blushed and nodded: "I will remember, Master."

"Master Sol, please wait a moment, I still have something to tell you." Atria called Sol again.

After Jessica walked away, Atria suddenly put on a serious expression: "After I learned that you two came to Ferry City, when I used astrology to explore the future path in the carriage, I also By the way, I observed Jessica's star, but unexpectedly found that she will encounter great danger in the near future."

"Great danger?" Sol scratched his head: "What does this mean?"

Atria shook her head: "The specific astrology is not specified, but it is very likely to be life-threatening."

"Ah?" Sol was taken aback: "No way?"

Generally speaking, he is not a guy who believes in gods, but since he came to this world, he has encountered so many gods and gods, and he can't help but not believe in the existence of fate.Especially as Atria, she wouldn't make fun of herself, would she?
Atria said seriously: "Believe me, this is the reason why I waited here to meet you. I don't know what kind of danger it is and when it will come, but the star traces of fate show that only Only you can save her. So I am here to ask, please protect Jessica well."

Looking at Atria who bowed her head deeply to him, Sol nodded solemnly: "I understand."

"What did Master tell you?" Jessica asked impatiently as soon as he got back into the carriage.

Thor didn't want to tell her the truth, it would only cause trouble.So he faltered and said: "It's nothing, just chatting casually."

"Stop lying, there must be something wrong." Jessica was very dissatisfied.

"Uh...you really want to know?"

"of course."

"Are you sure you want to know?"

"Stop talking nonsense, speak quickly!"

"She told me..." Suo Ertu put his hands on his head in a defensive posture, and then slowly said: "She said that you will definitely be my wife in the future."

"Ah!" Jessica's face turned red all of a sudden, "Master, she really said that..."

It wasn't until he saw Sol's attitude of preparing to be beaten that he realized that this guy was playing with himself.

"You... you go to die!"

After finally getting past Jessica's gun, the carriage moved on.Suddenly, Kress, who was driving the car, let out a vigilant sound, and immediately after the compartment door opened, Chip got in nimbly.

"Are you back, how are things going?" Seeing him, Saul asked quickly.

Chip nodded: "Successful." The flat tone seemed to be talking about a trivial matter.

"That's good." Sol felt relieved, as long as Igrid didn't die, Cliff would have a headache.

Chip said again: "My lord, I found some interesting things in Cliff's house."

"Oh, what is it?" Sol came to his senses, the strange things happened one after another tonight.

"My colleague." Chip said in a deep voice.

"Coming together? What does this mean?" Sol was slightly taken aback.

At this time, Jessica had already reacted: "You mean, Ye Ying..."

Chip nodded: "Yes, it is the Night Shadow Troop, but it belongs to Lu Lin."

Saul was really taken aback: "How could there be members of the Night Shadow Troop in Cliff's family?"

Chip shook his head: "There are a lot of people on the other side, and I still have tasks to do, so I can't check it carefully, but I can be sure that they are right. If I guess correctly, there must be Lulin hidden in Cliff's house." An important figure in the empire, that's why the Night Shadow Troops accompany him for protection."

When he said this, Saul immediately thought of the two mysterious men who rescued Cliff at the critical moment.No wonder they thought their actions were familiar at the time, and they were indeed Yeying members.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glanced at Jessica, who also seemed to be aware of it, apparently thinking of the same thing.

Saul couldn't help but knocked his head. This is very interesting. As the enemies of the enemy country for generations, it would be an unforgivable felony if, as Cliff, they secretly meet with important figures of the enemy country.If he thinks about the ambassador of Lu Lin in the Wangdu villa, this matter is remarkable.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.Fornicating with the Lulin Empire, secretly purchasing weapons from the elves and dwarves, seizing the treasure of the giant dragon to raise a large sum of money... Difficult, does this guy want to...

At this moment, Jessica also opened her mouth and exclaimed, "Does Cliff want to..."

"Wait!" Saul quickly interrupted her: "Don't jump to conclusions lightly, even with Cliff's audacity, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to do this?"

"But..." Jessica hesitated to speak.

Sol shook his head, as if he wanted to sort out the messy thoughts: "Anyway, this is really an astonishing conjecture."

Even though he said that, he actually believed it in his heart. After making so many big moves, Cliff's ultimate goal can only be that thing.

Jessica hesitated: "Should we report to the king?"

Sol rubbed the bridge of his nose in distress: "Evidence, evidence. Although it should be close to ten, we have no evidence at all. At least I don't think the elves and dwarves will be our witnesses."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling annoyed that there were no cameras in this era, otherwise Chip would secretly take a few photos of Cliff having an affair with his enemy, and everything would be fine.

"Then let it go like this?" Jessica was still unwilling.

Sol shrugged: "We are not the king's spies. Besides, with Cliff's status, it is a serious crime to falsely accuse him. Do you remember Kefa, the lord of Lamor? He was dragged to the back for no reason, and even how to die? None of them know. If we rush to report without evidence and force Cliff to jump over the wall, we will be in great danger."

In fact, the main reason why Sol has repeatedly avoided this question is that, in his opinion, he does not belong to Dinard, so he has not yet connected being a lord with his loyalty to the king.To put it simply, Sol has no self-awareness as a courtier of Dinar at all.

Let's make trouble, let's make trouble, if I let go of my little territory because of this, I will be thankful.

Jessica didn't think so, after all, she was a native of Dinard: "Is it really okay for us to do nothing?"

Sol nodded: "Wait and see, this is the only way we can do it now. Besides, the main purpose of our coming here is those treasures..."

Speaking of this, his face changed slightly: "Oops, we have to speed up. If we delay, I'm afraid it will become very unsafe here."

drive!Kress on the driver's seat lifted the reins, and the carriage accelerated suddenly, kicking and stomping into the deep street.

"Wow, how did you become like this?" Garrett pointed at Saul in surprise.

The next day, after leaving the mark agreed with Garrett, the thief who sneaked into Ferry first came to the door.But Saul took a lot of effort to convince him that the wretched middle-aged man in front of him was his employer.

Sol couldn't help touching the mustache on his lips: "In order to make it easier to come in, I changed my bottoms."

"Good guy, this is not a makeup technique. It completely changes the shape of bones and muscles. It's amazing. Hey, where did you get this kind of thing, can you give me some?" Garrett said enviously. .

For him as a thief, there is nothing more convenient than a transformation potion that can completely change his appearance.

"Let's talk about this later, let's talk about what you found first." Sol changed the topic.

"You said it, don't let me go when the time comes." Garrett reminded unwillingly, and then said: "I have already found out the location of those things."

"Really? Where is it?" Sol asked quickly.

Garrett was very dissatisfied: "Of course it is true. I couldn't find anything if I went out. It's just strange that those things were carefully loaded, as if they were going to be transported somewhere."

"What!?" Thor exclaimed in disbelief, "To be transported away?"

No wonder Cliff didn't mention these treasures to himself. It turned out that he had already found a buyer.What interested Sol greatly was who had the appetite to swallow the whole batch of treasures in such a short period of time.You must know that the total value of these things is no longer something that one person can bear.

Garrett hummed: "I have been secretly observing for two days. During this time, people have been visiting the batch of things. Some of them are extremely powerful thieves. I was almost discovered by them several times. But I can be sure They are definitely not members of the Thieves Guild, which is strange, where did so many high-level thieves come from?"

Sol was immediately sure that the high-level thieves Garrett was talking about must be members of Lulin's Night Shadow.So, these treasures are going to be sent to the Lulin Empire?No wonder there are buyers with such big appetites.

Thinking of this, a sense of urgency arises spontaneously.Thinking that his opponent was actually a country, Sol couldn't help becoming anxious, damn it, do you want me to grab those things from the Lulin Empire?

After thinking for a while, he said to Garrett: "Please continue to monitor, and report to me at any time. If possible, steal what I want first."

No matter what the result is, Sol must at least fulfill his promise to the Adventurer's Guild, otherwise if something happens, it will be troublesome if he ends up empty-handed.

This is the employer's request, so Garrett naturally didn't say anything: "Understood, I will find a way."

Garrett left the mouth, Saul gritted his teeth and thought for a while, then slammed the table.No, you have to discuss it with Jessica and the others. The matter seems to be more serious than expected.

"Is this true?" Everyone was surprised when Saul explained the current situation.

Sol nodded: "Judging from the information sent back by Garrett, it should be so. That batch of treasures will be sent to the Lulin Empire soon, and with Cliff's possible changes, we must hurry up action."

"Do you want to grab it now?" Lesta asked enthusiastically. He had been staying in the house these days, and his hands were itchy.

Saul glared at him, and he really never forgot his old job: "Don't be kidding, this is Cliff's territory. With our little people, how can we succeed."

Their original plan was to try to get close to Cliff and let him take the initiative to sell the treasures to themselves, so as to find a way to trick them out.Force can also be used if necessary, but this time, although the people brought here are not many, they are only suitable for small-scale assaults.

At present, this plan is no longer feasible, and of course it is even more impossible to rob with such a small number of people, so a new idea must be made.

"Since they're moving things out of town, can we start here?" Kress suggested.

"Do you want to rob outside the city? It is indeed much more convenient than in the city, but you must find out their route." Jessica agreed.

Saul touched his chin: "Don't worry about this, you can leave it to Garrett."

Chip pondered: "At present, it seems that this is the only way, but those things are expensive, I'm afraid there will be a lot of guards accompanying them, and our manpower is still a little short."

Jessica said at this time: "So it is necessary to disperse their strength. I have a few suggestions here. You can refer to them."

"You already have an idea? Come and hear it." Sol said in surprise, he is indeed my brains.

Jessica nodded humbly: "Let's analyze it first. The escorts for this batch of treasures are nothing more than people from Cliff and Lulin. For such an important thing, they are unlikely to hire a mercenary group. Lulin Don't worry about it, because of the confidentiality, the other party can't bring too many people, it should be just like us with only a few elite troops."

She paused, and then continued: "As for Cliff, there are only two people we need to pay attention to. The heavy armored swordsman named Gru, and Felino, the others are not a big problem."

Her eloquent analysis made everyone nod in approval. After going through so many things, both Chip and Kress have developed considerable trust in this beautiful female steward. There is no way to escape the orc empire.

Only Lesta, who saw Jessica for the first time, couldn't help mumbling, "What a little girl."

"Jessica is right. Whether it is Gru's force or Felino's mind, it is a big trouble for us, especially that Gru." Sol nodded.No one knew this better than him. Ever since the battle of Gosmed Snow Mountain, he would never face that monster again even if he was killed.

"Then how to avoid these two people?" Kress asked.

Jessica bit her lips lightly, with a confident light in her eyes: "It's not too difficult. The lord once asked Kip to help Igrid escape, and now it seems that this trick is very clever. With this guy watching from the sidelines Cliff absolutely dare not be careless, so he must keep Gru by his side for protection, then he can rule it out."

Her words made Sol couldn't help scratching his head and laughing: "Ahaha, I'm sorry. Actually, I thought of this a long time ago, so I let Chip do that, but you still saw it."

Everyone: Bragging, you are purely psychologically dark and taking the opportunity to retaliate, so you hit it by mistake...

Ignoring him, Jessica continued: "As for Felino, this is indeed troublesome. Although he is not very powerful, his mind is equally difficult to deal with. Cliff will probably send him to escort the treasure, but I will temporarily Can't find a way to deal with him yet."

At this time, I saw Sol shaking his finger with a tut: "Well, I have a way."

"What is it?" Jessica asked hopefully.Although my lord is a headache, his weird ideas can always produce unexpected results.

Sol didn't answer, but said with a smile: "But this method requires your full cooperation."

"How to cooperate?" Jessica was taken aback.

A hint of slyness flashed in Sol's eyes: "Don't worry about this, I just ask if you are willing?"

Jessica felt a little uneasy, what the hell is this guy planning?But how could she give in to him at this time, she gritted her teeth: "As long as I can deal with Felino, I... I will listen to you."

"Hey, that's what you said." Sol smiled happily.

The uneasiness grew stronger, and just as Jessica was about to ask for clarification, the door of the room opened, and Reed walked in with a depressed expression.

"Finally get rid of those guys." He sat down in the chair.

Cliff's interest in their caravan was unexpectedly great. He had been sending people to discuss "cooperation" over the past two days, and he obviously couldn't wait to get this trade route into his pocket.

The reason why Reed was brought here was to make them look like a real caravan, otherwise there would be no one who knew how to do business, and this disguise would be ridiculous.So of course, Reed was sent to deal with these people.

Although he knew it was a fraud, after signing a series of unequal treaties against his will, Reed still had a tendency to go crazy.If this was really his own caravan, he would have raised his knife and gone to fight Cliff.

"Don't worry, you'll be back to Lovell soon." Saul comforted him knowing how he felt.

Reed is a non-combatant, and of course it is impossible to go with them to grab the treasure, so he must be safely sent back to Lovell before that.Moreover, the nearly 200 million gold coins obtained from selling special products in Feili these days must be sent away as soon as possible, so Cliff cannot be cheap.

Temporarily distracted by this question, Chip said: "In order to prevent us from breaking the contract and fleeing, Cliff has been sending his men to monitor us. Although they are all easy to deal with, it may not be easy for us to get out of the city."

This is indeed a problem. If you can't sneak out of Ferry, let alone send Reed back to Lovell, even chasing and grabbing those treasures is an extravagant hope.

Thinking of this, everyone felt a little embarrassed for a while, and it really wasn't a good thing to draw Cliff's attention too much.

It was Jessica who solved the problem. She thought for a moment and said, "Maybe, we can ask Master..."

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that." Sol reacted suddenly, grabbed Jessica's hand and said excitedly: "As expected, my Jessica is the smartest."

Atria will go to the hospital in two days, and with her honorable status, it is naturally impossible for her to be inspected.As long as you ask her for help, you should be able to follow along.

"You... who's yours... let me go!" Under the eyes of everyone, Jessica was ashamed and angry, and hurriedly broke away from Sol's hand.

The rest of the people have long been familiar with this kind of thing, and now they are watching their noses and noses, and they all pretend to turn a blind eye.

"Okay, the matter is settled, we just need to wait for Garrett to find out the time and route of their departure, and then we will act." Sol slapped his hands, and it really is efficient to work together.

"What's settled, you haven't said how to deal with Felino yet." Jessica said anxiously.

"Oh, you said this, it's actually very simple..." Sol said his way with a smirk.

"What?" Everyone looked at Jessica involuntarily.

"There really is such a thing?" Kress couldn't believe it.

Saul said triumphantly: "Of course, you also saw that day, Melis came here for..."

"I refuse!" Before he could finish speaking, Jessica interrupted angrily.

Secretly thinking that you also have such a time, Saul was very happy.He said with a playful smile, "Don't say that, there is only one way at the moment. For Lovell, you have to make a sacrifice."

Jessica's face was livid with anger: "You...you did it on purpose, didn't you?"

Sol had an innocent face: "Hey, how can you say that, I'm just talking about the facts."

Afterwards, he put his arms around Jessica's shoulders with a smile: "Remember to dress up handsomely, otherwise you will be in trouble if you can't seduce... Wow!"

It was Jessica who turned her back and hit the door directly: "Shut up!"

Lifting his head from the ground with difficulty, Sol forced a smile and said, "Don't say that, in fact, I still envy your luck... Alas!"

Stepping on him, Jessica's forehead was throbbing with veins: "You... you... I'll just go!"

(End of this chapter)