"A mob of insatiable greed! Cheap maggots! Disgusting rats! ”

The chubby Sir Soma sat in his carriage and cursed incessantly at the workers who kept causing him trouble.

The Brotherhood of Stonemasons marched more and more frequently in Stormwind, especially three days ago, when the countess of the Presto family went to the town planning hall to talk to the leader of the workers, and a nobleman openly stood on the side of the workers, which immediately emboldened the workers.

And Sir Soma is well aware that the commoners of the entire Elwyn Forest are sympathetic to the Brotherhood of Stonemasons because of the scandal of unpaid wages, and everyone believes that the stonemasons deserve their own payment after fulfilling the royal family's instructions and building the magnificent Stormwind City.

This made Sir Soma's situation more and more difficult, and yesterday the powerful Duke of Beauval appeared at the town hall and ordered Sir Soma to pacify the workers as quickly as possible, which made Sir Soma feel like he was being roasted on a fire.

A year ago, the united nobles took over the contract of the Brotherhood of Stonemasons from the royal family in high spirits, and at that time, no one realized that this matter, which should have raised the status of the major families, would be to this extent.

It is true that these naïve little nobles misjudged the terrible amount of manpower and material resources that would be required for a big project, but on the other hand, Sir Soma had always believed that it was actually a bait thrown by the royal family in order to throw a heavy burden, and that he and his friends were foolishly swallowing the bait with poison!

"I shouldn't have taken this hot potato in the first place!"

Sir Soma complained babbly, his family is a noble family inherited by the Stormwind Kingdom for 200 years, and he is also the backbone of the kingdom in front of him, inherited to Sir Soma's generation, the chubby Sir wants to take the opportunity to rebuild Stormwind City, and ascend to a higher position in one fell swoop, but he stepped on the air, and now he sees that the entire Soma family is about to lose in his hands.

So even if he didn't want to, he had to approach the mansion of Countess Presto in a low voice, and ask the countess, who was sitting on the wealth of a country, to lend a hand.

Although Caterina gave Alterac to the Empire as a royal lord ruled by the Emperor, as the lord who originally had the right to inherit, she was able to collect 5% of the Alterac taxes every year as a pension for His Majesty the Emperor, which was an unimaginable fortune for ordinary people, and left her a rich inheritance before the mysterious Lord Presto disappeared.

So now guessing the wealth of this young, beautiful and golden countess has become an entertainment that mainstream nobles will play in their spare time, and at first there were many nobles who were not self-conscious trying to hook up with this countess, but soon, the scandal between Countess Caterina and Duke Boval made all the wild bees and butterflies disappear suddenly, at least in the Storm Kingdom, no one will provoke a top magnate because of the desire of the lower body.

You know, in today's Stormwind, Berval. The Duke of Fortagen is behind his back, but he has the title of "Regent".

"Please come with me, Sir Soma."

The head maid Parina, who had just joined the Presto family, led the way with an attitude of respect on the surface, but cold on the inside, and Sir Soma could feel the disgust in the eyes of the former head maid of the royal family, which made him feel that he had been humiliated, but now the form was stronger than man, and he had heard that the head maid was very trusted by the countess, so he could only endure this humiliation.

The first time I came to the residence of Countess Caterina, the mansion given by His Majesty Varian had been renovated, the coat of arms representing the Presto family was hung on the walls, the tiles under his feet were polished like mirrors, and there was an extravagant carpet that Sir Soma could tell at a glance that it was made by the High Elves and was a real work of art.

On the eaves, large red silk hangs from the sides, and the elaborately carved stained glass of the Holy Light scriptures and stories make the hall feel like a real palace.

It seems that the rumors that the countess is rich and rival the country are not groundless.

"Please come in, the hostess is waiting for you."

The head maid led Sir to a parlor on the second floor, and then turned to go about his business, and Sir Soma walked to the dressing mirror, straightened his clothes, took out his handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then pushed the door open.

He saw at a glance the countess reading by the fireplace in the parlor, which was decorated in a completely different style, sitting in a velvet chair, and the background alone was as beautiful as a picture scroll, but the countess was not alone in the house.

In front of Sir Soma, there was also a tall human in a black dress, strong and exuding a fierce aura, those cold eyes were like steel knives, even a glance would make Sir feel his heart jump, and beside the countess, there stood another elf, looking very old, with gray hair and wrinkled face.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Jazz can always smell a smell of fireworks from this elf.

"Lady Katerina, I'm taking the liberty of interrupting, I'm here today to ask..."

Sir spoke in a humble tone, but before he could finish his words, he looked up and saw the countess's eyes, which should have been black, with yellow snake eyes, like some kind of... Something more terrifying.

Sir Soma's cold hair fell upside down, and he subconsciously took a step back, just about to scream, but a special power emanated from those eyes, and soon, the fat sir's spirit became confused.

"You want to ask for help? OK... But remember, Soma, the majesty of the royal family is not to be blasphemed! At the beginning of the Empire, any citizen should dedicate their strength to improving the image of the Stormwind Kingdom, rather than smearing the image of the country because of their own selfishness! ”

The countess said in a seductive and hoarse voice:

"To those rebels who rebel against the king's authority, you, as the Lord of the Kingdom, should shoulder your sacred mission... Don't compromise with them, commoners are inherently obedient to the leadership of the nobility, remember, you are serving the king, you have to be tough! ”

Sir Soma's eyes shone with a chaotic light, his will was falling little by little, his fragile mind could not stop the intrusion of an adult black dragon at all, and the remaining reason made him say with difficulty:

"But... But they will rebel ... There will be bloodshed, things will go bad... The king, the king will not be on our side, he... He was so merciful..."

"Don't worry about that, Sir Soma, you just need to know that you are loyal to His Majesty."

Countess Caterina reached out and brushed her long silky black hair, and she whispered:

"The king will see your loyalty, he will see your sacrifice, and at that time he will know who he is worthy of trust, who is his real enemy... You will be a great man, Guardian of the King! I believe, and I already see that future! ”

"Go, Sir Soma, do what you have to do, and His Majesty will be on your side in the end."

The sparkle of reason in Sir Soma's eyes vanished completely, and he nodded, and his fat face seemed to be shrouded in a divine mission, and he said in a deep voice:

"The rebellion of the mob is not destined to succeed! I will protect my country, protect my king! Even if you give everything! ”

"Excellent! Very good..."

Countess Caterina's eyes slowly turned back to black, and she shook the bell, and the faithful head maid soon appeared at the door of the reception room, and the countess said to her:

"Sir Soma has realized the mistake of his policy, and he has turned to me for help, so Parina, you take Sir with my seal and go to the bank and withdraw 50,000 gold coins, which should calm the anger of the workers for a while... I would like to see this matter resolved perfectly, and that is the only thing I can contribute to the country. ”

"You are so merciful, mistress."

The chief maid took a deep breath and leaned slightly over the countess: "The workers should thank you, you have given too much for the end of this long farce. ”

"Don't compliment me, Palina."

Caterina began to read her book again, shook her hand, and asked softly:

"I'm just doing some trivial work."

Behind her, the head maid quickly left the room with Sir Soma, and after the hall was slowly closed, the dark shadow-like little bats appeared in the rather Gilnesian room, and the bats quickly dispersed and soon converged into a small identity, and the dwarf vampire sat opposite the countess, looking at the "conscientious" nobleman with an appreciative gaze.

"Some trivial work? What a wonderful mockery. ”

Ella grinned and rolled around on the sumptuous sofa like a burlesque actor, while the countess did not look at her, and seemed to be fully preoccupied with the book in front of her.

"Are you here to laugh at me? Humble dwarf, you may represent great power, but you are not so powerful. ”

Caterina whispered:

"You have to learn, humility!"

"Humility? What is that? His Majesty Tyrion didn't teach me what humility is! ”

Ella bared her teeth, the sharp canines shining with an eerie light, and she stared at Caterina and said in a deep voice:

"The gunpowder has been planted, and soon it will blow everything up, and we need you to guide the nobles of the kingdom to keep all their eyes on this matter! The bigger the trouble, the better, and in the shadows of this flame, the darkness is marching! Soon, soon you won't need to hide anymore. ”

The dwarf's figure suddenly disappeared in place, and when she reappeared, she stood by the countess's wine cabinet, she pulled out a bottle of fine wine, and looked back at Caterina:

"What is the strength of Olisien and Mr. Knell? Are you still satisfied? ”

"I'd love to ask."

The countess raised her head and glanced at the silent and fierce black-haired bodyguard: "Mr. Knell is a skull dragon, and the undead dragon can no longer be transformed, so how did you make it have the ability to change again?" And Olysian, what the hell did you do to him? ”

"Goo-goo-goo"

The dwarf first poured a large sip of wine into her mouth, smacked her lips, frowned and savored the taste in her mouth, and then threw the rest of the wine into the burning fireplace with a look of disgust, and she cursed in a bad breath:

"Hell! It's disgusting... Or is the blood better to drink, as for what we did? Very simple! ”

The figure of the dwarf vampire disappeared again from the shadows, and appeared on the shoulder of Olician, where she sat with her legs crossed, and said triumphantly:

"Mr. Knell's ability to change comes from the Great Lich Khadgar, a genius of magic, and I am not surprised by what he does, as for the Black Dragon Warriors... We plucked out his tongue and injected him with a lot of weird potions, and frankly, many people were surprised that the warrior made it out of Mr. Khadgar's experiments alive. ”

Ella glanced at the Black Dragon Princess with a malicious gaze, and she whispered:

"Since he shouldn't die, let him continue to live, but I warn you in advance, don't play some exciting tricks with him, if he gets out of control, you'll be doomed... And from the moment you join the Darkblade, your body is no longer yours! Take good care of it, there will always be a time when it will be useful. ”

"Buzz"

The figure of the dwarf vampire turned into a flock of small black bats and suddenly disappeared into the shadows of the room, until the last moment, her mocking voice still sounded in Onexia's ears:

"Concentrate, ma'am~ Take the book in your hand, you frightened little pathiful~ By the way, Your Majesty Tyrion has asked me to bring you some "good things" that will make your strength grow quickly and induce your inner potential... It's a gift, please don't say no! ”

The countess suddenly lowered her head, and sure enough, the book she held in her hand to hide her emotions was upside down... This made her very ugly, but when the eyes of the black dragon princess fell on the former black dragon warrior Olician, looking at Olician's cold expression like a stone carving, Onexia shuddered violently.

She began to feel that it seemed that she had worked with Tyrion so rashly... Not the right choice.

"Ahem, ma'am, it's time for medicine."

The old and dry voice sounded behind Onexia, she looked up, and saw the old elf of the bone dragon transformation holding a scarlet potion, walking towards her, this strange scene made Onexia stand up suddenly, but behind her, the black dragon warrior Olicien indifferently pressed the body of the black dragon princess with both hands.

"What's that? Death knell! Stay away from me and get out of here! I don't drink! ”

"Hehe, this is a potion prepared by the blood of the dragon king, it is extremely precious, this is the reward paid in advance by His Majesty Tyrion, believe me, you will not want to refuse it."

"Don't come here! Stay back! Not... Let me go! Olysian, I command you, let me go! Ahhhh

“... Goo-goo-goo..."