Lord Pender

"Sir, according to your instructions, we have carefully inquired about Shimang Street. There are not too many caravans passing by on Shimang Street. In Shimang Street, there are a total of four caravan families that need to pass through them.

We inquired in turn, but we didn’t get much results. Most of their families had quite a few caravans, and there were four of them. Originally, they first went to the main family to count the goods, and then bulked them to the shops below. As for the others The five families just passed through Shimang Street and then went directly to various shops. The main family was not in Shimang Street. "Bella said to Leo, "But these are no trivial matter. "

According to their previous inferences, if you want caravan Tibetans, you can only be among those four. Shimang Street is not as good as Latt Street where Marquis Ike was before. Shimang Street is an extremely broad street, extremely prosperous. , there is definitely a lot of traffic.

That is to say, it is basically certain that it is the four families, and they are the only ones who have this condition to transport a large number of people into the city.

Leo took it and swept it, his expression changed slightly, um, well, it is really tricky, Duke Brennus, Marquis Klein, Marquis Brand and Viscount Renardo.

First of all, excluding a unlikely Viscount Reynardo, Leo doesn't have much impression of him. If it is Viscount Reinardo, how could Count Palbright deliberately obstruct it first, and he also advised him many times. Later, a mysterious and unpredictable old man came to me, and he was babbling over and over again?

The remaining three, Duke Brennus? Needless to say, the top five bigwigs in the kingdom hold great power, and they are extremely strong and strong. The three dukes of the kingdom are all existences that they cannot afford to offend.

If the problem is really found, the consequences will be unimaginable. Leo's face becomes more and more serious, his expression is very dignified, and Bella and Brown around are also serious, and everyone is aware of this terrible situation.

As for the Marquis of Brand, they had some doubts before, but in the end the right direction was the Marquis of Ike, but after all, the Marquis of Brand is also a powerful marquis. Among the marquis of the kingdom, they are also extremely powerful. Below, he is definitely one of the best, far from being comparable to the likes of Marquis Ike.

But although the eyes were taken away from him before, this incident also made everyone no longer able to ignore this marquis. As for the other, Marquis Klein, this one, in terms of the strength of the family, is in Among the princes of the kingdom, only the strength of the middle and lower tiers can be counted.

But Leo would rather the problem lie with Marquis Brand than Marquis Klein, because the current Marquis Klein has a younger sister named Calvin Klein, who is the famous Queen Calvin.

Yes, Queen Calvin of the Lion Kingdom, and the legitimate wife of King Ulric.

Leo, who came from a noble family, naturally understands these things very well. Without Bella's explanation, he is also aware of the difficult situation. That is the queen's family. Even if it is really the answer they are looking for, it will definitely be a big trouble. .

To be careless, the old man made an oath like that before, and there really is no one to go with.

"Have you seen that parchment scroll?" Leo frowned again and asked Bella beside him.

"I've seen it, but I didn't find anything useful. After all, except for Viscount Reynardo, the other three families have large industries, and all have a lot of caravans," Bella shook her head helplessly.

"A lot of them all?" Leo seemed to realize something, and then said with a smile, "Then look for the least."

"Ah?" Bella was taken aback for a moment and looked at Leo.

"You still remember that the elder Rab of the Ike family once said that those caravans that mixed in with the Snake Cult did not have a family logo mark," Leo looked at Bella in front of him, "

They made the caravan anonymous and erased the family emblem. Naturally, they did not want to allow the name to appear in the record book. They could borrow the names of other wandering nobles to tax the caravan. "

In fact, the huge Lion Realm Kingdom has developed for hundreds of years, and there are still many nobles who use their noble status to make deals with caravans and take the initiative to shelter a caravan that does not belong to him, so as to avoid the city tax.

Don't look at this absurdity, this is actually a loophole in Alfred's code. Over the years, some nobles from poor families, or illegitimate children, have used the name of a noble to do this kind of thing, and then from It is also common for the caravan to get a part of the benefits. In general, this approach is naturally a big drawback and loophole for the Lion Kingdom, but the Lion Kingdom respects the power of the nobles and maintains the rule of the nobles.

Although many ministers of the kingdom are aware of these things, it is difficult to prohibit them.

"That doesn't mean that our sheepskin scrolls will not record the ownership of the caravan?" Bella frowned, "With those wandering nobles, the city guards have no way of knowing the specific origin of the caravan, and it is naturally difficult to record it. ."

After all, the three major families want to find some run-down wandering nobles to do these things, it is really too simple, but of course, it is impossible to find wandering nobles simply for tax exemption, tax exemption means that there is no need to search, this can guarantee the outside world The people who carried weapons safely entered the capital.

"But as I said just now, there are so many things for caravan guys, even a big family can't spare too many items to dress up as a caravan.

This also means that the number of this family's record of caravan entering the city may be far less than it should be. "Leo said with a chuckle, "So our focus can be to see which caravan is, compared with the previous records of entering the city, it is more exaggerated, and this is enough. "

Bella and Brown on the side were suddenly enlightened, and turned over the parchment with a little excitement.

"Sure enough, my lord, in the past two weeks, the number of caravans of the Klein family has been terrifyingly less than in the previous few months." Bella's words were full of vibrato. Obviously, his mood More fear than joy.

Sure enough, the worst happened, and a faint shadow appeared in Leo's heart.

"You all go out," Leo said loudly, making all the patrollers who were originally on duty outside the office retreat, and then walked around to make sure that no one was eavesdropping nearby, and then waved to Bella and Brown. Come close.

"Later, you disguise yourself and go to these four shops to find out, especially to see which one has a shortage of supply recently." Leo said with a rather ugly expression, "This matter, you two. Dress up yourself, go in secret, don't lead your subordinates, and don't tell anyone."

"Don't worry, my lord, we'll go to investigate," Bella and Brown responded in unison, both of them realizing the seriousness of the matter.

Trouble...

Leo took a deep breath and rubbed his brows secretly. According to the principle of suspecting guilt, it was basically certain that what they were looking for was the Klein family, but I really hope not.

……

But in the afternoon, Bella and Brown brought back the accurate news. The Klein family's shops are indeed in short supply, and there are definitely not many items left. Some dry beef and the like have been left for a while. .

What does this mean?

There was a bit of bitterness in the eyes of Leo, Bella, and Brown, dear.

"It's weird, that's the Queen's family." Brown muttered in disbelief.

Leo naturally understands what is strange about Brown. Although it is said that the Klein family is not at the forefront of the Marquis family in terms of power and strength, but who can ignore it? There is a family from the future.

Even the three major duke families would never have the slightest chance to despise them. Why did they collude with the Snake Worship Cult? It is really incomprehensible, is it possible that worshipping the Snake Cult can give them better treatment?

It really doesn't make sense.

All of a sudden, the brows of Leo and the two deputy envoys knitted together.

"Worship the Snake Cult, Worship the Snake Cult..." Leo whispered softly, and there was no better way. It stands to reason that there is a lot of information at hand, but when encountering this problem, who can continue to do it?

That is the Queen's family. There is no previous harem on the Pande Continent. In terms of status, the Queen is much higher than the nobles. She has the power of a prince and can assist the king in many things. Here, there is no harem. statement.

Check the Queen's family, this...

Thinking of this possibility, Leo smiled wryly, it is really too big a problem, especially now that King Ulric is about to go to war, and soon, the queen can even decide too many things!

"Bella, secretly check again, has there been any major incident in the Klein family during this period of time, especially the loss of wealth." Leo frowned and looked at Bella.

The queen's status can already be said to be second only to the king. How much weight can those remnants of the Snake Cult give in exchange for the support of the Klein family?

The thing that can make the queen's family hot can't be power, because the queen's power is already great, unless she can oust Ulric from power and become the queen of the Lion Realm, but it is conceivable that worshiping the snake religion It is impossible to give such a big bargaining chip.

Even if it was given, the Queen's family wouldn't believe it, so there's only... money.

Coincidentally, the Snake Worship Cult happens to be very rich, and the Snake Worship Cult's armed forces are recognized as the most luxurious. With the heavy crossbows in their hands, the third-order snake-worshiping warriors can even pose a threat to the fifth-order or even higher soldiers. Others The equipment is even more luxurious, even if it is a melee combat position, the Cobra Warrior, their equipment is enough to support them to fight across a large rank.

Therefore, if the Snake Cult wants to impress the Queen's family, it is impossible for them to have power, so they only have money.

But the Klein family will definitely not be hot-headed. They will take a big risk to accept a large amount of wealth. This may even cause them to suffer even greater disasters. The biggest possibility is that their own family will appear first. problem, and then worship the Snake Cult to be able to take advantage of it.

For example, a word that Leo often heard in his previous life, the capital chain was broken.

……

In the afternoon, Leo was in the mansion on Carter Road. The room on the top floor looked at the extremely delicately decorated windowsill, and overlooked the bustling hustle and bustle below. The whole street was brought back into view, but it had a different flavor.

It's just that Leo at this time looked helplessly at Uncle Wente in front of him. He really didn't know what plan Uncle Wente had and needed his cooperation. He just didn't know why, but he always felt that Uncle Wente's smile, There was a vague sense of ill will.

But... how could Uncle Winter possibly harm him?

"Young master, you are currently at the ninth rank. The ninth rank can be said to have reached the peak of mortal life, and you can explore yourself, so now you should be able to feel the power in the blood of the Archimonde family, right?" Uncle asked with a smile, with a bit of anticipation.

"Ah? Do you know about Uncle Vint?" Leo was a little surprised. How could Uncle Vinter know so much about his bloodline?

"That's natural," Uncle Went said with a smile, "Master, if there is nothing else from this afternoon to the evening~www.wuxiahere.com~, you might as well practice the Secret Manual of Blood Flame Dou Qi here, and use Dou Qi to continuously explore the bloodline. The source of it, try to inspire him as much as possible.”

"Ah?" Leo was slightly stunned, using his fighting qi to search for his bloodline? That's right, the Blood Flame Dou Qi Secret Tome is the secret tome of the bloodline Dou Qi. There should be some connection between the two, but I neglected it before.

"But that power is quite terrifying, can I really control it?" Leo also frowned slightly, and asked the question he had been worried about again.

That power was too violent and terrifying, even if he only felt it slightly, he could feel the irritability within it, the terrifying flame seemed to burn everything, and the amazing heat of the burning was enough to melt him.

"You can rest assured, young master. Maybe it's hard to control with your own strength, but..." Uncle Wente had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. Seeing Leo's curious eyes, he suddenly closed his mouth and turned to Changed the topic, "Young master, can you give me the heart of life of the Cangshu?"

"Cangshu's Heart of Life?" Leo was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to think of the lush green night pearl. He took it out of the box on the side and handed it to Uncle Went.

He didn't know what this thing was or what it was for. Uncle Went wanted it, and he naturally gave it very happily.

"Master, you wouldn't mind if I gave it to others, would you?" Uncle Winter seemed to have thought of something, and smiled again.

"Uncle Vent, I don't know what this thing is for. You can take it if you want. Of course I don't mind giving it to anyone," Leo said with a smile, joking. Do you need to ask more? Why is Uncle Vent so hypocritical.

But, isn't it for Uncle Venter to use it? would that be? In Leo's mind, the face of that beautiful elf flashed, Freya! I'm afraid most of it is for him.

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