Chapter 331: The Demon Hand of the Elonic Consortium (Part II)
It's no wonder that Marlene is so surprised, the surname Aranick is not unfamiliar to her at all——— its real identity is none other than the Aranick Foundation, one of the five major consortia in the country of light. This consortium is mainly engaged in arms trading, and its power covers the entire country of light, and even the weapons and equipment of the Righteous Light Legion and the Freedom Sword Legion in the country of light are provided by them, not only that, but many small countries under the Alliance of the Kingdom of Light have also purchased the weapons and equipment of the Aranic Foundation. It's just that in the Principality of Moon, the Éranique Consortium is not a popular character, because among the nobles there were private rumors that they were transporting weapons and equipment to the reformers, and even the riots provoked several times before had the shadow of this consortium behind it.
At this time, Marlene immediately sensed that something was wrong, and the people of the Ellanyco Consortium appeared here, and they still had to attack themselves as the heir of the Shania family, which was a very important diplomatic event in itself, although on the surface, Ellenick was just an ordinary consortium. But anyone who is familiar with the Land of Light knows that in fact, the five major consortia are the real rulers of the country at present, and they control a series of core lifelines in the country of light, including finance, minerals, military industry, and food. And the members of the Council of Light, who supposedly represent the people, are nothing more than puppets of their manipulation.
The most powerful of these is the Arnénic, which has a monopoly on arms and food in the Land of Light, and its power and prestige in the Land of Light are also in full swing, and it is called the Emperor of the Land of Light behind his back. Moreover, the ambition of the Aranique Consortium to control the entire Land of Light is also obvious, and on the logo of their consortium, swords and swords fly through the body of a golden dragon in the middle. According to their own explanation, this is to pay homage to the Radiant Dragon, but anyone with a little brain can tell what this emblem really means.
Because of this, the relationship between Alanic and the Principality of Moon, the guardian of the Radiant Dragon, has always been bad, not only because the Duchy of Moon is not used to Rannick's attempt to "plot the usurpation of the throne", but also because the Duchy of Moon has robbed the Rannik Consortium of the Wealth. Originally, in order to expand its power and influence, the Alanique Consortium used its huge resources to blockade some "disobedient" territories, such as prohibiting the other party from buying and selling grain. Or they don't sell weapons and even minerals to each other, so as to force those territories and small countries to submit. But at this time, the Duchy of Moon has always made repeated moves, not only selling the goods they need to those realms and countries at a much lower price than the Elonic Consortium. At the same time, there are no strings attached, it is just a purely commercial action. This has always made the Elonic Consortium itch with hatred, not to mention, although the Duchy of Moon does not have any conditions attached, but it has also invisibly won the favor of many territories and small countries in doing so, and because of this, although it is on the land covered by the dragon soul of light. Most of them are not allies of the Principality of Moon, but there are still a small number of people who have always been firmly on the side of the Principality of Moon.
It can be said that the Duchy of Moon is an opponent of the Principality of Moon in terms of both politics and money, so they have always been very dissatisfied with the Duchy of Moon, but now, even Marlene is well aware that this has gone beyond the scope of the so-called "dissatisfaction", the approach of the Elonic consortium. It's simply to provoke a war!
It's just that Marlene was just surprised, and the man was cold at the moment. His eyes widened in fear and he stared at Rhodes in disbelief.
He didn't expect that Rhodes would tell his bottom line in one sentence.
The man's name was Edward. Alranique, although he is barely a member of the Alranic family, in fact, few people know about his existence. His mother was a member of the Aranic family, and later married someone from the Hoffinie family because of a political marriage, but it was only after the marriage that it was discovered that the man was not capable of that at all. Of course, this is unbearable for a woman, but his mother has nothing to do. Because there is no love in a political marriage, it is just a weight and a voucher for the transaction between the two parties.
As the saying goes, Edward's mother is naturally lonely when she is alone in an empty boudoir, and it is a political transaction anyway. She is not worried about any betrayal and guilt, but after all, she is a woman, and she is also very aware of her political mission, if she steals a man, then maybe something will go wrong. But in the end, she found a solution.
In search of excitement, Edward's mother began to seek out non-human males as objects of comfort, ranging from pigs, dogs, cows, horses, to orcs, elves, and so on. Once, this woman brought back an orc slave from the auction, perhaps because the orc's "strength" was too superb, causing her to soak in the other party for a long time, but when she came back to her senses, she was pregnant.
Although orcs look like beasts, they are also similar to humans to some extent, not to mention that in some remote mountainous areas, there are also legends that orcs have captured human women for reproduction, because it is not surprising that Edward's mother is pregnant. It's just that this still caused a storm at the time, although the man who married her was quite dissatisfied with this, but in front of the Elonyk consortium, he was just a small worm, not to mention that he didn't have this ability himself, so he had to pinch his nose and put this green hat on.
However, this is of course still a scandal for the Elonic consortium, so Edward's birth is also a secret, and not too many people know about it. And after he grew up, after the Edranic Consortium found that this man had inherited the strong "ability" of his "father" and could turn those women into those women who could abandon everything for him, they began to use Edward's ability to secretly seduce other consortiums and some powerful women in the family, making them Edward's slaves, so as to provide Edranik with intelligence and even financial transaction assistance. This can also be regarded as a kind of "beautiful man plan" that changes direction.
But because of this, Edward's name is rarely known, and he is more like some kind of behind-the-scenes existence, even if those families and consortia find out that something is wrong, it is difficult to torture those women to ask for information about themselves. With the help of the "scent of meat", those women will completely surrender to his ability and will even be willing to sacrifice their lives for him. So Edward never worried about revealing his true identity, in fact, in the eyes of others. He's just a rich second generation in the Elonic consortium who lives a loaf life, and no one knows that this guy who looks like a loser all day long will be a poisonous snake.
But in the game, this man is the most famous among the players. In the Land of Light, there are several quest lines that are ultimately related to him, and those families who have suffered from him have entrusted the player to investigate the truth of the incident, and in the end, ten of them will be able to investigate him. However, the outcome of these missions varies, with players sometimes killing Edward, but the girls they protect also commit suicide, and some players are even lured into traps by those pathetic-looking girls and are almost killed by Edward.
Many of the players are older otaku. And those girls in the game are very beautiful.,Naturally, I have a good impression of them.,As a result, I really want to expose that the girl I have always liked and admired is actually a guest of other men's crotches.,This makes many players unacceptable.。 If you want to talk about the most hated NPCs in the game, Edward is definitely in the top three. …,
Because of this, when Rod called out his identity, Edward was finally stunned.
He's not a fool. Even in the Ionique Consortium, only a very few people know his identity, and this strange man can tell through his identity in one bite. The identity of the other party is definitely not simple!
Thinking of this, Edward quickly calmed down, and his first reaction was whether there was a ghost around him. Otherwise, he was almost on the verge of getting his hands on it at that time, where did this man come from? Could it be that he had already sensed that something was wrong? But this is not scientific, if he really perceives it, it is absolutely impossible to let Marlene come, and if it is a trap, in order to lure himself into the bait, then it is not quite correct. I've watched Marlene closely. It can be seen that she is not mentally prepared for what she will do, Edward has owned so many women, and he thinks he still has a way of observing women. If Marlene had really been told in advance, then she would never have been so angry and dazed.
The only explanation is that there is a mole around him! Someone must have sensed something and reported it to the man. This is what makes himself fall short, otherwise, how could that place be found so quickly if it is so hidden?
It's no wonder that Edward thinks so, of course he doesn't know that Rhodes has a mercenary group construction system in his body, which can accurately lock everyone's location, otherwise, it will not be easy for Rhodes to find Marlene by himself, even if he knows the general location of the Dao.
Who the hell is this man?!
At this moment, Edward was completely vigilant, and he stared at Rhodes coldly, while his mind was quickly thinking and thinking about the people around him. But he thought about it, but couldn't find any clues. Edward himself knows very well what the Shania family means in the Principality of Moon, although he is acting on orders, but Edward knows very well that if something happens to him, then the Ellenic consortium will never admit it, so he has been very careful, he did not go through his subordinates in this matter, but it took a long time to turn around, and after getting Ranson, he contacted Marlene through this girl. Edward admits that he has no negligence, let alone revealed that Ji Lu has assigned it to others, so how did this man know all this?
"I'll give you a chance now, Mr. Edward."
Rod took two steps back, and then he spoke.
"Although I already know what you are doing and what you want to do, I expect to hear you confess your crimes......... In front of this young lady who was almost offended by you. Of course, you can also choose to keep your mouth shut, but at that time, please be mentally prepared. ”
“……………… I don't understand what you're talking about, sir. ”
Edward glanced at the unconscious Alanson not far away, gritted his teeth, and said nothing, but this was also expected by Rod.
"In that case, then I have my own way."
Rod said, reaching out and flipping.
Then, the black mist rose from the ground, and then the figure of Celestina appeared from it (your support is my greatest motivation. )