The Gilded Rose is a famous inn in Stormwind, and its name is more flattering than that of the Pigs and Whistles in Stormwind. There are thousands of mercenaries and people of all colors who come and go in and out of the gold-encrusted roses every day, and if anyone wants to hide in it, it is very secretive.

In the noisy and chaotic inn, groups of mercenary adventurers, or three or five or a dozen people, gathered in one place, shouting, laughing, and chewing food, and all kinds of noises set off a wave of noise, so that people couldn't hear what was inside.

A mercenary with a two-handed iron sword on his back hurriedly walked in from outside, there were so many mercenaries like him that no one paid attention to him. The mercenaries walked to a corner and sat down, where a group of twenty mercenaries gathered, and it seemed that the mercenary with a large iron sword on his back was one of them.

After the big man sat down, he didn't even have time to wipe his sweat, so he lowered his voice and said to a thin companion in the mercenary group: "Commander, I quietly sent someone to check, the surname Presto did appear once before, and the information given by those guys is correct. ”

The skinny mercenary raised his head when he heard this, if Leo could immediately recognize his identity here-Vanessa? Van Cleef.

The skinny mercenary is Vanessa, who, after coming out of Riptide Castle, leads her mercenary group to Stormwind in order to track down the Brotherhood of Defia. Vanessa knew very well that she couldn't help but check, whether it was her desire to avenge her father, or Leo's desire to borrow her hand to settle the old accounts of the year with some nobles of the Stormwind Kingdom.

It's a bad feeling to be supported.

Vanessa was very unhappy with her current situation, she felt like a puppet, a marionette-like being, and her every move and word and action were under the control of others.

Since she came to Stormwind City, she and her men didn't need to do anything dangerous, and all kinds of information were sent to her in various ways. The mercenaries were simple-minded and thought it was their work, but Vanessa didn't think so.

A lot of the information she got was about the secrets of the nobles, and Vanessa wouldn't be naïve enough to think that such information could be obtained casually, and if that were the case, the Stormwind Kingdom would have been in chaos for a long time.

It has been a long time since the matter of the Defia Brotherhood, and with the interference of some powerful people, most of the traces of this matter have been erased, and in this case, Vanessa's mercenaries can easily collect a lot of useful information.

Vanessa knew that she was a pawn pushed out by Leo, a knife in Leo's hand, and the terrifying Prince Araso wanted to borrow her knife to settle the old score. However, what if you know, what if you are not satisfied, does Vanessa have a choice?

Without Leo's covert help, would she have been able to avenge her father, Van Cleve?

Not to mention revenge, I am afraid that she and her subordinates will be ruthlessly intercepted and killed as soon as they start to inquire about the Brotherhood of Defia, and die silently in some dark corner.

Without Leo's help, Vanessa not only could not take revenge, but even her own life could not be saved.

There is no sadness of the little people, who know that they are pawns on someone else's chessboard but can't resist, so they can only struggle to survive.

Strength!

I want power!

I'm going to get rid of the power to be a pawn!

Vanessa yelled in her heart, she was unwilling to be manipulated by others, even if Leo's purpose was the same as hers, even if Leo's help could allow her to complete her revenge smoothly.

"Countess Presto has already been involved, listen, this matter must be kept secret, and if it leaks out, we don't want to leave Stormwind alive." Vanessa lowered her voice and said to her subordinates the seriousness of the matter, "Kashanlana? Presto is a woman of great power in the Stormwind Kingdom, and if she knew we were inquiring about her, she would have sent someone to kill us. If she detects it, with her power, even if we are lucky enough to escape from Stormwind, we will be hunted down to death. You don't think that we little mercenaries can stand up to a powerful countess. ”

The people of the mercenary group are all sitting in the same boat with Vanessa, according to the rules of this world, the nobles will never let go of those who dare to spy on their **, whether you are involved or not, as long as you are implicated, the nobles will definitely kill the wrong ones.

Don't say that the nobles are vicious and love to engage in strain, in the eyes of the nobles of this world, there is no difference between mercenaries and wild dogs in the field, what do you need to worry about killing a dog?

You know, this is not a world about human rights.

The mercenaries of the mercenary group had solemn faces one by one, and they knew that after following Vanessa to Stormwind City, there would be no other way to retreat, and they could only follow the leader to the dark.

The mercenaries are mostly fatal people with their heads, and they are not as afraid of death as the average person, but feel that they have a chance to deal with a powerful countess, and they are excited by the thrill of challenging authority and pulling the nobles from above.

Seeing that no one flinched, and that no fear was seen in any of her eyes, Vanessa was satisfied.

Although these mercenaries are not smart enough and not strong, they have nothing to say about their loyalty.

"After eating, go back and rest, don't hang out, don't drink and don't get drunk, we are in a dangerous situation right now."

With that, Vanessa didn't speak again, bowing her head and hurriedly eating her food. The mercenaries are also aware of the current situation, although they are not afraid of death, they will not seek death by themselves, they know what the situation is now, and if they leak half a point, they will immediately lead to death.

Vanessa didn't tell the truth to the mercenaries, and while it was true that their situation seemed dangerous, it wasn't. As long as the mercenaries don't take the initiative to cause trouble, they won't lose even half of their hair, and Alaso's people will protect them in the dark. She had already inquired clearly, Scarlett, who grew up in the Cathedral of the Holy Light, had also made mistakes in this matter since she left school, and the Brotherhood of Defia incident was the only stain on Her Majesty who was praised by the people of Arathasak, and if there was a chance to clear this stain, how could the Arathas not help?

As long as she understood this, Vanessa had no worries about her own safety, and unless Countess Presto was intent on making a big deal out of the matter and putting into the light a private contest that could not be made public.

I've already investigated Countess Presto, and I wonder what news will Arathasor's people ask my mercenaries to find out 'unintentionally' tomorrow?

Vanessa was silent, unaware that a political storm was sweeping through the Stormwind Kingdom at an alarming speed, centered on her and her group of mercenaries.

(To be continued)