Chapter 80 Assassins and Spies
Endless Tower, Dungeon.
With the assistance of the elven cavalry, Ganon quickly captured the fleeing intruders one by one. The remaining survivors, a total of only fifteen people, were all imprisoned in the dungeon for interrogation.
Naturally, these soldiers, whose will had been broken long ago, would not be too strict with their mouths. Ganon soon learned the whole story from these people.
"The son of Grand Duke Xihe?" Ganon asked, staring at the soldiers in front of him.
"Yes, you killed the Grand Duke's eldest son, Lord Delos, in late summer. Grand Duke Dipu issued a reward and recruited troops to attack you. We were just recruited... Please show mercy..." The soldier kept begging for mercy.
Ganouen thought of the extraordinary warrior he killed while guarding Muqiu City. When he killed that person, he certainly wouldn't know that the other person was the heir to the Xihe Principality.
It's a pity. If he had known about it, it would have been better to have him kidnapped for ransom. It would not have caused the ruler of a principality to suddenly be at odds with him.
However, people can be killed now. The problem is that after this, the Grand Duke may not let it go.
Ganon asked a few more questions, but did not get any other particularly useful information. The soldiers detained here just kept begging for mercy, and finally he said: "If you are willing to serve me, I can spare your lives. "
Subsequently, he asked all fifteen people to sign prisoner contracts, and no one dared to refuse.
After ordering Stone to temporarily detain these people in the dungeon, Ganorn left the crypt.
"How's it going? What's going on?" Zhenna immediately came over and asked.
Ganouen explained to her the information obtained from his interrogation.
"Grand Duke Dipu of Xihe Principality, it turns out that the one you killed was his son Delos." Zhenna thought thoughtfully.
"Are they famous in the empire?" Ganon asked casually.
"Relatively well-known. Delos is relatively accomplished among the younger generation of nobles. He is also one of the few extraordinary warriors. He once proposed marriage to my imperial sister, but his reputation in private life is not very good. As for Grand Duke Dipu..." Zhenna said with a look of disgust.
"What happened to him?" Ganon asked.
"It is said that Grand Duke Dipu has a special fetish for young girls. He is quite famous among the aristocratic circles. There were cases where his subjects fled his territory with their families and came to the imperial capital to accuse the Grand Duke of his crimes. Such things It happened twice, but the result was nothing. After all, he is the ruler of a principality." Zhenna said and shook her head.
"We have to find a chance to kill him too." Ganon thought seriously.
"Ganoen, don't go up to attack the Principality of Xihe. This time, it should be that Duke Dipu was eager for revenge and did not plan well, so he put together such a team of idiots. The Principality of Xihe still has a certain armed force. Yes, they are still allies with Beishan Kingdom." Zhenna said seriously.
"I'm not that stupid. I think he should be killed quietly." Ganouen turned his hand into a knife and slashed. "If we don't deal with him, he will definitely continue to think about revenge for his son." "Assassination.
" ? How to do this? It may not be easy for you to find out the whereabouts of Grand Duke Dipu." Zhenna said.
"I did find that there is something lacking here." Ganon said seriously.
Zhenna thought for a while: "You mean, intelligence?"
"That's right." Ganon snapped his fingers, "We very lack an external intelligence network."
They lack channels to actively understand the news, the empire's trends, Most of the time, they are basically ignorant of the movements of other forces.
Most of the time, he either became aware of it when other forces broke into his territory, or he got second-hand information from Mu Xia.
The sudden attack of the Principality of Xihe and the previous visit of Doran Sloani are actually examples. Looking further ahead, even when Isabel broke into his territory, it was the same every time. Somewhat passive.
This cannot continue.
The empire and the principality may take action against him at any time, and his reputation has spread to Dragon Ascension's Lair, and may also spread to Nitrilan where the dark elves live... If there is no source of intelligence, they are afraid that when the real crisis comes in the future
, It may not be possible to respond in time.
They cannot continue to lag behind in the intelligence war, spies to spy on intelligence, assassins to assassinate targets - the Endless Tower is in urgent need of such talents.
He thought for a while, wondering if Mu Xia could provide him with such a person, so he called Isabel over and asked.
"Spy? Assassin?" Isabel blinked after hearing this, and then immediately shook her head, "It's better not to think about it, Ganoen, Mu Xia is also very lacking in this aspect. To be honest, Mu Xia is relatively weak. It is isolated and has a stable political environment. It rarely conducts espionage or assassinations at home or abroad. There are not many assassins who believe in the goddess of the night, and you see, the war has just ended." "Indeed."
Ganon He also realized that it would be difficult for Mu Xia to provide him with talents in this area.
After Mu Xia finishes the war with the Empire, it will be necessary to concentrate intelligence resources on defending against the Empire, and personnel should be relatively tight.
"Where can I recruit such talents? Or there can be reliable intelligence dealers." Ganon pondered.
"Well, I think the first thing to see is whether you are willing to spend money on this?" Zhenna suddenly said from the side.
"I will still spend the necessary money!" Ganon emphasized, and then added, "It will just be a little heartbreaking."
He thought for a while, and suddenly recalled that Lampard seemed to have mentioned the relevant matter to him. Thing: "By the way, Lampard seemed to have mentioned before that Nitrilan's 'Maze' has the best assassins in the continent..." "
What are you thinking about?"
Zhenna and Isabel said in unison.
"What's wrong?" Ganon asked.
"Ganoen, you are forming an alliance with us. What do you want to do by recruiting the dark elves? If my mother finds out, the alliance may be broken. Believe me!" Isabel said with a serious face. .
"Do you hate the dark elves so much?" Ganon was a little surprised. Although he knew that the elves and the dark elves would not deal with each other, he did not expect that it would reach this point.
"I like the works of dark elves very much, but I still can't help but hate the dark elves a little bit. Other elves are even more serious, especially my mother. She used to say that all dark elves should be exterminated." Iss Bell answered.
"Because of the feud?" Ganon asked.
"The feud happened a long time ago, and now it's mainly because of racial discrimination." Isabel put her hands on her hips and answered naturally.
"You naturally come up with incredible reasons." Ganon commented.
"It's nothing. They also racially discriminate against us. It's difficult to change the concepts cultivated since childhood," Isabel said.
"Ganoun, the dark elves are not trustworthy. The empire also recruited spies and assassins to Nitrilan a long time ago. As a result, Nitrilan people are sometimes bribed by the opposite party, switch sides, or even serve as double agents, instead being hired If you bring losses to others, they have no credibility at all - at least to other races, you'd better give up." Zhenna also persuaded seriously.
(End of chapter)