“According to the information we received from the Hands of Light, four months ago, there were two lords who opposed the founding of the country. They were the lords of Elward and Quilva.” Hill muttered to himself, “Qin Lun, who do you think Santalin will target?”

Although the Santalin Society had a way to sneak into Supreme palace during the celebration, not many people could sneak into it. Apart from Angelo’s camouflagers, there were at most a few other waiters who could not get close to the core area of the banquet.

In this way, they might not be able to assassinate the Lords of Elward and Quilva at the same time and could only choose one of them.

Aylward was a large city, situated below the southern edge of the Eternal Wilderness, very close to the Utmost Forest. The races in the city were composed of humans, Elves, Half-Elves, and Halflings. There were tall walls around the city.

This city was dominated by trade and commerce. It was allied with Silvermoon City during the war between the goblin tribes in the Eternal Wilderness. However, the governing body of this city was the Sixth Elder Council. The lords were rotated among the six elders, and there was a serious struggle for power within the city.

In fact, the six elders basically supported Elward’s joining the future Silvermoon Federation. However, there would always be a small number of elders who would have to choose to become the opposition in order to contend against their political opponents, as was the case with the current Lord Elder of Parliament.

Aylward wanted to join the Silvermoon Federation, because the city had been enemies from all sides since its establishment, and the surrounding environment was extremely harsh.

Its own geographic location is in the plains, the road extends in all directions, the commercial activity is prosperous. Whether it was the goblins of the Eternal Wilderness or the Giants of the Wilderness, they were all eyeing them covetously, coveting the riches of this city.

In addition, the Tulang Treants in the highest forest in the southern part of the city were gradually moving the border of the forest to the north, and Aylward was a stumbling block in front of them. The reason given by the treants was to drive the remnants of Hellgate Castle to the east, but this would inevitably create a conflict between the two sides.

On the one hand, the Tulang Treants hated the city dwellers entering the Utmost Forest with axes, on the other hand, the daily life of the citizens was also affected by the shadows of the forest, and the sunshine in the southern city was very short.

As for Quilva, the situation in this incident was different from Elward’s. It’s not a big city like Elward, it’s just a small woodland town.

Quilva was a minor ally of the Silvermoon Alliance, and its inhabitants consisted of humans and semi-Elves. The Silvermoon Alliance joked that Quilva had to stay in the Alliance because it had the best woodland hotel, the Ming Lu Tavern!

“I think if there is a choice, the main target of the Santalin Society will be Aylward. After all, this city has more people and is stronger. It will have a greater impact on the Silvermoon Alliance.”

Qin Lun said without hesitation, “Besides, the Elder Council’s administrative efficiency is too low. If the Lord is assassinated, it will probably be chaotic for a while and achieve Santalin’s goal of delaying the establishment of the Silver Moon Alliance. As for Quilva, his influence is much smaller. Although it can also shake the tigers across the mountains, it should only be the second goal.”

“No matter what, now that we have insight into the plot, it will be very difficult for the Santalin Society’s plan to succeed.” Hill smiled and said, “What are we going to do with Angelo’s body?”

“You don’t have to probe me. Do I look like such a sentimental person? In order not to alert others, this old friend of mine will probably have to stay here for some time.” Qin Lun looked at the old Fraud angrily and said in a deep voice.

“With the strict arrangements of the Santalin Society, it’s hard to imagine that they would leave such a big flaw. Although I don’t know why they left so hastily and didn’t even dispose of their corpses, I believe that once they finish dealing with the matters at hand, they will be able to turn around. After all, in their eyes, this stronghold hasn’t been exposed yet.”

“Haha, it’s best if you think that way! We’re very lucky, but I’m afraid we need each other’s cooperation if we want to achieve this mission perfectly.” Hill smiled and nodded. “With two or more legendary lineups, we can’t fight them alone. Furthermore, we won’t get too much exploration of the world if we kill the plans of the Scattered Talisman Society halfway.”

Hill and Qin Lun each had a smile on their faces. What a beautiful word, a legendary expert!

The people from the Santalin Society who participated in the assassination plan this time were at least at the upper echelons. If they disrupted the plans of the Santalin Society halfway, they would not carry out any more assassinations and could only complete the mission with the lowest completion rate. However, if one of the Santalin Society’s high-level assassins, or even a Legendary expert, was left behind, then the final benefits of the mission would be maximized.

In this way, they would need a group of helpers to block the legendary experts of the Santalin Society in order to defeat them one by one. The Lords and guards at the Silvermoon Celebration were naturally the best cannon fodder.

As for whether or not the Silvermoon Alliance would incur heavy losses, this was not within the scope of the Apostle. As long as they let the Santalin a.s.sa.s.sin show up at the last moment and destroy the actual effect of the plot, they would be able to complete the mission.

“Sorry, old friend, I still have to make you wait here for a few more days!” Qin Lun put away the flesh and blood puppet and put the tattered clothes back in their original positions. He took a final look at Angelo’s body and sighed. He turned around and walked outside.

“Sure enough, there has been a subtle change. Isn’t it just because of Elistine?”

What Qin Lun did not see was Hill behind him. He frowned slightly as he watched his back. The shepherd’s obscure probing wasn’t that simple. In this world, both he and Rand sensed that Qin Lun was different from before.

After coming out of the cellar, the two of them did not mention Angelo to Elistine and Idrea. They simply said a few words and dealt with the traces they left behind in the farmhouse. Then, the group of people sank into the dark night again.

…

After Qin Lun and the others left, at about dawn, a few figures appeared faintly in the morning mist in the wilderness far away from the farmhouse.

There were almost ten of them, and some of the leaders had black veils on their faces. They moved quietly, and they could tell at a glance that they were Shadow Cultivators who had been walking in the Dark World for many years.

These people did not laugh or talk to each other, their movements were simple and quick, and they disappeared from the farm house in a short while.

“Yi, something’s wrong. I smell a strange aura.” A black figure who walked into the cellar suddenly shouted in surprise.

“Could it be something like a mouse?” A companion beside him asked in bewilderment.

“Impossible. We didn’t have much time to leave. The smell of blood was much denser then than it is now. The secret door of the cellar opened for at least fifteen minutes before the smell dissipated so quickly.” The leader’s eyes lit up as he shouted, “Tell Mosmir to come down and use retrospective magic to see what happened here.”

“Leader, it can only last for this long.” A thin black figure wiped the sweat off his forehead and said exhaustively.

In front of him was a blurry image that emitted a magical halo. At this moment, it was flickering unsteadily. Finally, it turned into specks of light and dissipated into the air.

However, this was enough. The dozen or so shadows surrounding the mirror had already seen clearly what had happened a few hours ago. Although the retrospective magic was extremely vague and could not identify the appearance and appearance of the person who broke into the cellar, it at least confirmed that this secret stronghold had been exposed.

“Damn it, I only left for a short while. Those greedy Jackalweres really deserve to die …” A tall figure in the black shadow smashed his fist into the cellar wall, causing the entire cellar to tremble, while the other black shadows fell into a terrifying silence.

“We’ve been preparing for so long. Should we give up at the last minute?” A long time later, a black shadow spoke in a hoarse voice, extremely unwilling to accept it.

“No, we can’t give up. Silvermoon has already put so much pressure on the organization during the alliance stage. We must not allow them to establish a unified federal state.” The leader of the black shadows said firmly.

“Don’t forget the expectations of the leaders of the Inner Ring and the massive amount of resources that the organization has invested in this mission. If we don’t even give it a try and just retreat like this, then the consequences can be imagined …”

“But … Boss, if the plan is exposed, we can’t even use Supreme palace’s barrier. The chances of successfully assassinating the Silvermoon Council Lord head-on will not be higher than 10%.” The black shadows said hesitantly.

‘”Sir Milotte, please don’t worry too much! According to the information you provided, the target of Crow’s disguise is special. Although his status is very high, very few people in Silvermoon City know him. The intruder may not be able to find out his identity in just a few days.”

The person who spoke was one of the few unmasked young men in the shadows. This young man had thin eyebrows and phoenix eyes. Although his face was handsome, there was always a trace of gloom on his face.

At this moment, he pointed at the corpse and reminded everyone, “Besides, from the blurry images of the intruders just now, they don’t seem to be fully armed silver guards. Perhaps they are just adventurers passing by the farm. They might not necessarily associate us with this, and they might even think of the situation here as the Jackalweres’ doing.”

“Wei Si is right. Our plan hasn’t been completely exposed yet. Perhaps we can make a bet.” The leader of the black shadow’s spirits lifted, and his gaze towards the young man became gentler. He could tell that he admired this junior who had only joined the Santalin Society a few months ago.

“Gamble? No, Sir Milotte, I never gamble, and I don’t like games that rely on small chances of victory.” The young man named Wei Si bowed with a proud expression. “I just don’t think the plan is on the verge of failure, but I won’t bet that it’s not exposed at all.”

“Oh? Wei Si, what do you think …” The leader frowned and asked cautiously.

“Since there is a flaw, then let’s add another backup plan!” Wei Si smiled softly and gradually lowered his voice.

After a long time, the black shadows in the cellar finally dispersed and moved again. They cleaned up all the blood and corpses in the cellar, quickly leaving the farm and disappearing into the dawn light. Now that everything was ready, they no longer needed to stay in this stronghold that might have been exposed.