Illinois.
royal palace.
Queen Yuffie at the desk, after sorting out several pieces of information, turned to her empty back and asked for instructions.
The shadow hidden there suddenly shook. Every high-level human being in Illinois was assigned a shadow demon inspection, and the queen was certainly no exception.
However, Yuffie is a human being that the "King" focuses on cultivating after all, so Shadow Demon actually plays a role in transmitting information conveniently for Yuffie and the demons.
Five or six seconds later, a burst of light flashed from the study room, and the first person to walk out was the succubus Elena.
As a secretary, the succubus used the scroll of portable props that she had prepared long ago to summon a demon king's throne in the queen's study, and then respectfully invited Liao Yu, who came out of the teleportation, to take his seat.
While Liao Yu was building the magic tower and supporting the elves, he also gave additional tasks to the new Queen of Illinois who was supported by the demons in the real world.
Yuffie handed a stack of information in her hand to Elena, and then the succubus handed it to Liao Yu on the throne. These information were the information about the "Syndicate" that Yuffie had collected by relying on Illinois' national resources. Recent information.
Because the Syndicate is a mixed bag of criminals and refugees, and it is located in a desert basin, there will be sandstorms covering the entire area from time to time, completely isolating the Syndicate from the outside world, which can take as short as a few days, or as long as several weeks.
Therefore, it is very difficult to find out the information there.
What Liao Yu has now is because Yuffie happened to have the channel to find a group of businessmen who had just returned from the Syndicate business not long ago, and got it from them.
but
Liao Yu lowered his head and read carefully.
Judging from the report, these businessmen do not seem optimistic about the syndicate.
Large tracts are syndicates of the sand sea. The reason why they can still develop is due to the oases in the desert that provide a habitat for the people there.
Therefore, the characteristic forces of the Syndicate, each "tribe" and "gang" are also formed around the oasis, and the competition between them is all to obtain more oasis territory.
However, in recent years, the disputes within the Syndicate have intensified, and the level of chaos has become more severe year by year. The fundamental reason is...
The oases in the desert are disappearing.
The oasis is not an ordinary resource, it is the source of survival for the Syndicate people. The shrinking of the oasis is tantamount to shaking the foundation of the entire Syndicate.
No wonder the businessmen in the report are pessimistic about the future of the syndicate and no longer plan to take this business route.
Even the locals of the Syndicate seem to have a tendency to flee. Even before Illinois, there were reports of similar attacks by the thugs and bandits from the Syndicate in the surrounding small countries.
The reduction of survival resources has led to more fierce and cruel competition. Some small gangs and tribes that originally lived in remote corners are now forced to join the ranks of big fish eating small fish.
Among them, the point that concerns Liao Yu the most is.
"Professor, there is indeed a tribe named Ghost in the Syndicate."
In human society, Liao Yu can just let others call him "professor" as before.
Regarding Yuffie's current information, Liao Yu suddenly became more energetic.
The fundamental purpose of going to the Syndicate was to look for the ghosts. Those companions or descendants of the One Week Thousand Years ago were also clues for him to find the truth about the world. Liao Yu did not expect that it would be so simple to find out?
Yuffie continued: "The ghosts are considered a medium-sized tribe. It is said that most of their members are natives of the Syndicate."
"Indigenous?"
"Yes, the reason why the Syndicate is famous is because of the continuous influx of refugees and criminals from the other three major countries, but before that, there were primitive indigenous people in this desert, the first generation of locals."
"Because of this, the ghost tribe is composed entirely of local villagers. Although the population is around tens of thousands, their overall strength is probably not stronger than a gang organization with thousands of people, so they work hard to avoid all wars. They don’t participate in any battles and cling to their small piece of oasis, making a living by digging ore in the desert and harvesting desert plants.”
Hearing this, Elena next to her frowned first.
The ghost who was in Illinois before, although his strength has also regressed, can still summon the powerful magic of Holy Sword Barrier. If he hadn't encountered their demons, he should be at the top of the pyramid in the human world. That's the batch.
As a result, ghosts like this can only rely on low-level means of livelihood such as mining and collecting medicine?
Yuffie shook his head and said, "More than that, before those merchants left, a force called the "Blood Hand Gang" had issued an ultimatum to the Ghost Tribe, asking them to hand over the oasis and merge the population, which is annexation."
"The Bloody Hand Gang is one of the major local forces of the Syndicate. It controls multiple oasis cities and has a population of hundreds of thousands, several times that of the Ghost Tribe. Moreover, its leader is said to be an extremely evil criminal who escaped from the "Inquisition" , whose strength is unfathomable, no matter from any angle, the Ghost Tribe has no chance of winning, and will only end up being annexed."
"Okay, I understand, is there anything else?"
"The Empire's prosecutor left without discovering our disguise. With the Empire's temperament, it won't be long before they send out troops to the Syndicate. Professor needs to pay attention to this." Yuffie added after thinking for a while.
After listening to Yuffie's report and returning to the auditorium on the fifth floor of the Magic Tower, Liao Yu summoned all the apostles to make a unified plan for the next actions.
First of all, no matter whether the ghost tribe in the intelligence is the one you want to find, you must first save the key figures of this tribe before you can start a follow-up investigation.
But the merchants' information was from a few days ago. It is very likely that the Ghost Tribe has been attacked now, and Illinois is about a week away from the Syndicate. It is impossible to send a large force immediately, so.
Liao Yu turned to look at Hill.
"Hill, as the pioneer of our clan, you set off immediately and head to the Syndicate to try to find this human and save her life as much as possible."
The fastest moving among the demons is the shadow demon.
Can jump back and forth in the shadows.
If Hill, the apostle of the Shadow Demon, rushes at full speed, he should be able to reach the Syndicate in just half a day.
Hill immediately took the order and received a piece of information handed over by Liao Yu. There was a portrait of a woman in her twenties who was the leader of the ghost tribe.
After all, this is a single-person mission, so Liao Yu couldn't help but warn him: "Also, remember Hill, no matter what happens in the middle, your own safety will always be the first priority. Anything beyond the plan will wait until we arrive." Say it again."
"As you command, King."
Next, Liao Yu turned to Zhi Mo.
"Leon, you are responsible for the follow-up investigation and monitoring of the movements of the imperial army. If possible, the Syndicate would be a good burial place."
Liao Yu was not going to let go of the fish presented like this. He would at least take the initiative to try it. After all, the last emissary had revealed to him a salvation relic like the "Illustrated Book". In case of the imperial crusade this time, You can also get some gold coins.
However, the risk factor of this task is very high, so Liao Yu handed it over to the most capable Zhimo.
"Yes, King." Leon stood up and accepted the order.
It's not enough to just patronize the Syndicate. Illinois, which belongs to its own base, also needs to keep the apostles. After thinking about it this way, in the end it has to be
When Liao Yu looked over, Elena already understood that as a succubus, she was supposed to take care of the king's internal affairs.
"King, please rest assured that Elena will guard Illinois and ensure that the king's policy of enslaving humans is strictly implemented."
After Liao Yu nodded, he probably knew what to say next. This time it was another apostle, Velxi who was a newcomer, who took the initiative to speak.
"Teacher King, for this syndicate mission, Wilsey begged the king to hand over the main position to the elves. We accepted the king's gift and hope to contribute our strength to the king. The elves will never disappoint the king."
The other apostles acquiesced to Velxi's words, even Elena did not say anything more. The elves really needed solid achievements to show their worth and loyalty.
Liao Yu naturally knew this, nodded, and agreed to Wei Erxi.
As for the remaining apostles, there is no need to go to war. Arpad and Hercule continue to train the army in the magic tower. Alice is responsible for processing the garbage transformation of the magic tower, and the magician Dadaya controls the magic tower, flying To the syndicate.
Hill has already set off first.
Liao Yu and Wilxi couldn't wait for the speed of the magic tower. As the second team, they led a small number of elves and a large number of monster troops and stepped onto the back of the Chimera.
The blue-purple three-headed giant bird flapped its wings and flew high into the clouds. Carrying the elven army above, it flew straight to the distant desert basin-Syndicate, making waves of roaring sounds that broke the air.
(End of chapter)
