Chapter 642: Trouble! Trouble! (below)
As the saying goes, a piece of straw paper also has its uses, and Ann Yizhi's talent for causing trouble is naturally too.
Although it can feel very tricky and speechless in normal times, if you let him do the task of making trouble, wouldn't it be full of ability?
In other words, don't go to the house, go to the house......
In just a few words of conversation with Nelson, An Yizhi roughly guessed the entire mission.
Canso City needs someone who can be trusted, has a certain skill and ability, and preferably a visitor from another world, who will not involve them even if the matter is exposed, so he jumped around and picked Ann Yizhi, the troublemaker.
"It's an honor to be appreciated by the Lord of Canso."
He didn't say the second half of the sentence, just made a mouth shape of the word 'dirty work'.
Nelson was taken aback and smiled:
"I have heard that Mr. An is resourceful and well-deserved."
There is no admission or denial, and it sounds like a simple compliment.
It was confirmed that it was a 'dirty job' that could not be seen in the dark, but the specific content ......
Is it to deal with the forces in the city?
This idea was then rejected by himself.
Unlike Amen, although the Mage Tower and the Temple of Dawn in Canso City are not small, they do not interfere with the rights of the city lord of Canso City, and it can be said that they have fame and no real power. The lord must have been wary of them, but certainly not as serious as Amen's conflict of interest.
In fact, they were able to trust An Yizhi thanks to the approval of the Three Towers Alliance and the Temple of Dawn, otherwise it would be impossible for them to come to An Yizhi, even if he was suitable.
Then their intention must be to deal with some 'outsiders'.
Since it's an outsider......
"Lopwen, is it?"
"It's convenient to talk to smart people."
Nelson complimented, then took out two palm-sized pieces of paper from his bosom and placed them on the table, followed by a little.
Two magical images pop out of the paper, a bit like a 3D projection floating in the air.
It was the portrait of two men, one about thirty years old, and the other was seventeen or eighteen years old, neither of them was old. And judging by the broken hair and facial features that are also both blonde, they are still a pair of brothers.
"These are the two sons of King Lionheart, who fled with their troops when the city of Nauae was lost."
Nelson showed an admiring expression:
"They didn't flee in the direction of the Sadmir region, but went to the other side of the Heavenly Sword Mountains, and still lead the army to harass the rear of Lopwen."
It's bold enough, and it's unscrupulous enough.
Nelson, who are also knights, has a good opinion of them, but on the contrary, Ann Yizhi thinks that these two are stiff-headed idiots.
With King Lionheart dead and the city of Nauau completely destroyed, the Lopvan army stopped on the southern side of the Celestial Sword Range, temporarily halting their ambitions to deal with the Sadmir region, and peace between the two regions ushered in, even if for a short time.
Under such circumstances, the two princes were still harassing in the rear of Lopwen, not so much after careful consideration, but more probably just for revenge.
If it is replaced by An Yizhi, he will use the name of King Lionheart and part of his army to re-establish the city of Naua, and can use the reason that 'the city of Nauau is to defend against the Sadmir region and will not be swallowed by Lopwen' to ask for supplies from the states of the Sadmir region, with the prestige and connections of the Lionheart King, it will not take a few years for a new city to rise from the ground.
Attacking behind Lopwen seems to be a grudge, but after all, it is a small drum army, and it can't be broken no matter what, let alone destroyed, and it will be used by some people as a pawn.
Like this time.
As the saying goes, only when people live can they have a future, just for a short time, these two princes are just reckless.
"I've heard that the elite Wyvern Knights have launched a siege against the two princes, are you going to let me go to their aid?"
No matter how disdainful he was, Ann didn't show it on his face.
"That's right."
Nelson nodded:
"We hope that the two princes will become a thorn in the flesh of Lopwen, and they will not melt away."
Such a calculation is in the best interest of the city of Canso.
Canso City and Lopwen are both port trading cities, but in terms of strength, Lopwen is a lot higher than Canso City, and only in the navy can barely catch up with the former, and the army is almost hanging.
And what the two princes did was just right to contain many of Lopvin's armies and slow down their expansion, which was very beneficial to the city-states of the Sadmir region.
As for their safety?
Hehe.
"There's no way I'm going to stay for long."
An Yizhi shook his head and said:
"It's fine to rush to help once or twice, but if I am allowed to stay for a long time to help them, please allow me to refuse this mission."
As long as the reward for a mission is enough, it is no problem to take a day or two, but running around with those two all year round? Isn't that?
"Of course you have the right to choose your mission, but listen to me."
Nelson took out another stack of papers from his bosom as if he had known that Ann would say that......
I really doubt how much he can put in his arms, it's several stacks of paper.
Unfolded is a map, which is laid flat on the table, where you can point with your finger.
It's a very intuitive magic map, and the location is the area controlled by Lopven.
"According to our tip, the location of the two princes is nearby, and the exact location is unknown, so it is not so easy to help."
He pointed to several village roads at the foot of the Heavenly Sword Mountain Range, and then pointed to the city of Lopwen:
"Recently, the power in Lopwen City has fluctuated a bit, and our spies have not been able to pass on more effective information, so my personal guess may be a political exchange, if you are not willing to directly help the two princes, you can start from this aspect."
"The puppet city lord's handiwork?"
An Yizhi added an accent to the word puppet, and Nelson replied in the same tone:
"Well, we also guess it's the puppet city lord's actions."
Speaking of this city lord of Lopwen's mascot, he left a very tricky impression on An Yizhi.
Ruthless and decisive, he is also good at planning, and he is quite urban, and very patient, which is basically in stark contrast to the two sons of King Lionheart.
In terms of environmental conditions, the two sons of King Lionheart are much better than him, and the complete destruction of the city of Naua means that it can be built from scratch, by his own hands, as long as patience lies dormant for a few years, the new city of Naua will become a hero.
But Julian has to face a complex force and intertwined interests, and he wants to get back the power only by clearing the thieves, which is much more difficult to deal with than the enemies on the surface, and there is no one to support, unlike the two sons of King Lionheart, as long as they borrow their father's prestige, they can respond to every call.
The last time he rescued the Johnston family, he was given the opportunity to take advantage of the power vacuum of the death of the councillor to put himself at the table of power and have some say.
However, he did not rush forward at all, but took a step by step, growing himself little by little. Even if it would take ten or even twenty years for this move to make his title worthy of the title of City Lord, it would be safe and would not cause harm to Lopwen himself.
Don't forget, the current Lopwen has taken advantage of the mess left by the demonic invasion to put on a posture of those who follow me and those who oppose me will die, that is, they are at war with other city-states, and if there is rumors of instability in the rear at this time, it will not be a good thing for Lopwen's expansion plan.
Julian not only wants to take back power, but also wants the city of Lopwen to become the Lopven Federation, or even the Lopwen Empire!
It was precisely when he saw this that he chose to use the method of boiling frogs in warm water instead of rushing, with his resourcefulness and talent, the boiled guy basically had no chance of ***.
An Yi pointed to the map, thinking about how high the success rate of his own work was, although he was conceited and smart, he did not dare to underestimate Julian.
This time he is in the dark, Julian is in the light, and he will definitely not be taken advantage of like last time.
"Am I the only one?"
"No, we have some people in Lopwen, Mr. An, you can transfer them at will."
"Can you find someone else to come with me?"
"Yes."
Nelson hesitated:
"I'm talking too much. Be cautious and find someone you can trust. ”
After all, it's dirty work that can't be seen in the dark, and even if you say it, it won't have anything to do with Canso City, but it will eventually lose their face.
An Yizhi said:
"I see what you're here for."
In short, the meaning of Canso City is to make Lopwen as chaotic as possible, so that they can smoothly annex other city-states.
"Let's talk about compensation."
This is a key thing, the pay is not appropriate, and An Yizhi will not go that far.
Since Canso City came to find An Yizhi, he must have been prepared for a long time.
"A perfect-grade magic item."
At the end, Nelson added:
"Definitely for you, and very practical."
He didn't say exactly what it was, and he didn't take it out for An to look at.
Unlike the Temple of Dawn, they didn't worry at all that An Yizhi would run away if he took the reward, but it was obviously the first time that Canso City had dealt with An Yizhi, and it was understandable to be careful.
"Wait a minute, I need to think about it."
"Please, I still have some time."
Ann closed his eyes as Nelson waited patiently on the other side.
But in fact, An Yizhi did not think about what to do, but pondered to get more benefits for himself.
It seems that this mission is only as simple as the reward given by Canso City, but there is actually some room for maneuvering.
For example, the light of the stars, which they consider 'untrustworthy'.
Because of the relationship between the Magic Melody Guild, many NPC cities now express distrust of the guild formed by players, and if the guild wants to develop, especially in the early stage, the trust of NPCs is very necessary.
With the recognition of the NPC forces, they can develop faster.
Here's an example.
Now the station of the Light of the Stars is in Canso City, and the station is actually an ordinary compound, and there was nothing but a house at first.
Want guild-exclusive gear?
Yes, let's find an NPC Craftsman to settle in.
And this kind of craftsman is very difficult to invite directly, unless it is assigned to you by NPC forces.
Of course, this is only one aspect, the development of a guild must deal with the nearby NPC forces, so the reputation on the other side's side is extremely important.
So, how to improve prestige?
Quite simply, do the task.
The more you help, the higher your natural prestige, such as Ann Yizhi.
So he opened his friends list, found Sirius's location, and sent a text message with the content of the mission.
Needless to explain, he knew that Sirius must have understood what Ann meant by the finger.
I have a mission to help you increase the prestige of Canso City, and if I want to bring you with me, I will give it to me.
That's pretty much the tune.
Sirius was also very good, and after the two exchanged a few text messages, Ann opened his eyes and looked at Nelson, who was sitting precariously:
"I took your task."