Chapter 889: A New Collaborator
"I didn't pay much attention to it before, but it seems like something is really wrong to hear you say that. Every time we were about to gain a foothold, something went wrong...... Either the allies betrayed, or they were besieged, as if ...... It's as if someone is manipulating a qiΔ ...... behind his back."
Arcanis muttered to himself as he walked around, his head down. Although he is not smart, he is not stupid either, and he quickly senses that something is wrong from his previous failed actions, and the whole person does not feel very good.
You must know that the shadow thief has been unknowingly played by this invisible black hand no less than twenty times, and almost every failure has suffered heavy losses, not to mention the material and financial resources for the time being, there are hundreds of dead people alone, most of them are elite masters, including the blood head, the high-level people have always thought that it was the xenophobic director of Port Carlin, but now it seems that it is not so simple.
After thinking about it, the legendary thief scratched his dirty and sticky scalp, turned around and asked, "You seem to know who is behind the scenes, right?" β
Looking at the angry and fearful expression on the other party's face, Henry laughed and spread his hands: "Hahahahahaha!" Of course, I came all the way to Port CarlΓn just to meet them and see if I could reach some cooperation intentions. However, these guys are very fond of hiding their tracks, so they can only make a big move to lure them out. How about it, would you like to plug in too? β
"You mean they...... β and not him?!! Does this mean that it is a group of people or an organization, not one or two people, who are behind the scenes? Arcanis keenly found a breakthrough point in the title, and immediately asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
He knew very well how weak the shadow thieves were in the South. You can't even get the message back in time. Not to mention investigating a hidden behind the scenes. It can control the entire organization of the underground forces in Port Carlin, so this unfathomable ally in front of him is the only hope.
"Yes, an organization, a powerful organization that controls about half of the nobles, merchants, and underground forces in the entire Kalinshan, and outsiders call them the Talisman Society, and they themselves call themselves the Entangled Talisman, which is composed of several legendary undead spellcasters, and has existed for hundreds of years. And a secret group deeply rooted in this land. Anyone, power, or god who wants to survive here must have their permission, and you shadow thieves have gone in the wrong direction from the start, so defeat is a matter of course. β
Henry didn't mean to hide it at all, and directly shook out the old bottom of the Talisman Society, and at the same time pointed out the reason why the Shadow Thief Guild had been infiltrating and failing.
In fact, he was consciously spreading the news in order to let more people know about the Talisman Society, forcing it to slowly come to the forefront.
As a conspirator, Henry felt that it was too dangerous for the group to be lurking behind the scenes of Kalinsan. He himself has hidden countless secrets, so the Talisman Society must be similar. Forcing the other party out early will also give the Harpist Alliance and the Cult of the Good God a clear goal.
As long as they are targeted by these jealous and hateful guys, no matter what the Lord of Talisman is doing behind the scenes, there will be a large group of so-called adventurers charging into battle, not to mention carrying out evil plans, and racking their brains just to deal with the endless troubles.
In fact, in terms of destructive power, the guys of the evil camp are far from being the extreme idealists, and the proportion of extreme idealists in the Harpist League is quite high, so they can always mess up the enemy's plans in seemingly impossible situations, and Santarin will know that no matter how much they try to prevent it, there will always be harpers who can break inside and steal the information.
Of course, Henry didn't want the Talisman Society to fall, but hoped that they would go toe-to-toe with the Necromantic Emperor Shane VII, and it would be better if they could pull Ivy Korazagran, the primeval blue dragon, into chaos, and the south would be in chaos, and he could not only expand his power, but also take the opportunity to increase the population.
You must know that the Kalinshan region can be said to be the most populous country in the entire Feron continent, with more than four large cities of more than 100,000 people alone, plus slaves accounting for about 30% of the population, the West Hartland Kingdom, which lacks labor force, is equivalent to a paradise.
However, Arcanis obviously didn't know this, the whole person was still in shock, he now finally knew why the terms were clearly negotiated two days ago, but why the other party suddenly planned to eat black during the transaction, it turned out that someone manipulated it.
At the thought of having a pair of eyes on him all the time, the legendary thief immediately sweated all over his body, and asked with palpitations, "Are you sure that working with me will not annoy them?" β
"No, because I have the information these guys need, and I have enough strength to make sure that the other party doesn't think badly. Come on, let's turn Port Carlin upside down, and you'll want to vent your anger when you're so angry. With that, Henry got up from his chair and held out a hand.
Arcanis hesitated, for the bloodhead had repeatedly told him not to go on a killing spree before he came. Although the situation was different now, he was not sure whether it would backfire.
"I can help the blood head make his wish come true and get a piece of land in Port Carlin." Henry made a killer move at a crucial moment.
Arcanis didn't say a word, and directly stretched out a hand and shook it together.
"Happy working together!"
"Happy working together!"
Two allies who have worked together many times have reached a deal again, and it is about to cause a bloody storm in the city......
Suddenly!
The door of the room was kicked open with a thud, followed by a hula and a rush of more than two dozen bright-eyed and armed men, among whom were Vahid and his twin sons, and Fadini, the little Lori who had been ventilated, hid in the doorway and showed half of her face.
"Boss! Are you okay? Vahid asked nervously and loudly.
Henry smiled and shook his head and replied, "Of course it's okay, didn't you see that we were shaking hands?" β
"Whew! Alarm dismissed! It's all gone! β
Seeing that it was a false alarm, Wahid immediately turned around and waved his hands vigorously to drive the people who rushed in out. He could feel that Henry was in a very relaxed state at the moment, not at all like he had just been assassinated.
"Damn! I thought I could finally take a good look at it! A must-looking woman muttered.
A strong man next to her touched his bald head and sighed: "Yes, I have been here for more than ten days, eating and drinking all day long, and my only job is to manage those honest workers, I am almost suffocated!" β
"Hey, hey! You must be complaining about not being able to show your hand in front of the boss. β
"Dogshi! Do you dare to say that you didn't want to express yourself just now? β
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All of a sudden, more than 20 people were talking, almost all complaining about being too idle. It can be seen that they are all real thugs, hungry for killing and blood, and very bored with the relative peace.
Glancing at the sturdy backs of these guys, Arcanis had a smile on his face: "Good men, I really didn't expect you to be able to recruit so many good players in such a short period of time. β
"That's because I'm alone, and I don't represent Am's shadow thief like you. The Talisman Society can allow powerful individuals to develop here, but it is impossible to tolerate a strong organization, this is a matter of tolerance, I believe you should understand. Henry lowered his voice and whispered in the ear of the legendary thief.
He had calculated this correctly, so he disguised himself and came to Port Carlin alone, otherwise he would now face the same predicament as the Shadow Thief, and he would not even be able to catch the tail of the Lord of Talismans.
Arcanis sighed helplessly: "Hey...... You're right, we did make a wrong judgment, and hopefully it's too late to correct it. β
"Don't worry, I've got a perfect plan, as long as it goes according to plan, those behind the scenes will definitely show up one by one, and then we will use negotiations to solve all the problems. Also, it's time for you to go and take a good shower. Henry deliberately pinched his nose and pretended to be disgusted.
In fact, he had long since lost his sense of smell, and he couldn't smell anything at all, just to make a appearance.
As a human with a normal sense of smell, Arcanis knew how smelly he was, but he still had some things to deal with, so he grabbed Henry, who wanted to leave.
"Wait, there's more to it than taking a shower. I also have a dozen of my men trapped in the dump in the docklands, can you find a way to get them all out. In addition to this, there is a large number of "blissful dreams" waiting to be dealt with. β
"Oh?! It's no wonder that Bloodhead made you come and run for himself, he was going to use this thing to knock on the door of the Underworld of Port Carlin. Don't worry, I'll arrange a qiΔ, as for this batch of goods, give it to me, it will be of great use in two days. β
Without even thinking about it, Henry withheld the Shadow Thief's goods, preparing to use them to attract customers when the store opened. After all, this spore plant is not very harmful to the body, and it can't kill people if you smoke it for ten or twenty years in a row, but the addiction is relatively large, compared with tobacco.
He didn't have time to wait for the surrounding business environment to slowly mature, so he had to play some small tricks to make the various gang leaders think that they could make a lot of money here, and they joined in to complete the bundle of interests.
Of course, before that, all the guilds that seemed to be powerful must be broken up and divided into a dozen or even twenty guilds, so that the Phantom can suppress all opposition voices as the king of the dark world and complete the first gang integration in the history of Port Carlin.
"No problem, I'll give it to you if I want it, anyway, it's what you provided it in the first place." Arcanis smiled nonchalantly.
Things have developed to this point, and it is no longer something he can control, and now there is no second choice but to believe in allies. It is just a batch of processed goods, and according to the current economic situation of the blood head, this loss is completely affordable. (To be continued......)