At the rear of the Tonis Fortress is a castle that has only recently been completed.

The predecessor of this castle was actually an outpost on a supply line, and the Ryan army did not trust Asuna's Tonis Fortress to be as close as she said, after all, if the Tonis Fortress was breached, then the Dabiang army would enter the area of a flat river, and in this area, the Lane side would not have any position to defend at all, which would lead to the fall of at least one-third of the territory, so an outpost would be built here near the rear of the Tonis Fortress, Serves as a buffer point for Dabiang's army after breaking through the fortress of Tonys.

At the same time, this stronghold is also the last level of one of the most important supply routes of Tonis Fortress.

However, with Dabiang annexed by Ryan, the fortress of Tonys naturally lost its value and purpose, at least on the surface. As a result, the supply line was abolished, but the outpost was retained and placed under the rule of the fortress of Tonys, and after several turns, the outpost was transformed into the castle in front of it.

Perhaps because of the end of the war, the castle was not a war castle in its style - there were few defenses other than the necessary battlements and perforations and guard towers. Not even the moat was dug, let alone the likes of the drawbridge, and even the number of soldiers stationed there was less than two hundred.

However, from the top of the castle, you can see a large green field and a man-made lake in the distance, and the scenery is infinitely beautiful.

Every morning and evening, at these two points in time, the owner of this castle enjoys the view from the top floor of the castle. Occasionally, when I am in a good mood, I will enjoy the night breeze on the open-air roof platform at night, or play with my wives and concubines.

Tonight. The owner of the castle was clearly in a good mood, for even on the ground floor of the castle the man's cheerful laughter could be heard from the rooftop.

Soon, however, the laughter was broken by the sound of horses' hooves.

The middle-aged man on the top floor frowned slightly, quickly got up and walked to the edge of the platform, looking down on the bottom of the castle.

Because of the bright lights, he could naturally see the situation outside the castle at this time.

Perhaps feeling the fierce momentum exuded by the castle master at this time, the laughter on the open-air platform fell silent in an instant. Then soon, some guards quickly stepped forward to report something to the middle-aged man, and the others saw that the middle-aged man's face quickly became gloomy. Then he walked away quickly, and several guards hurriedly followed, and at this time, these people did not even dare to come out.

When the middle-aged man pushed open the door to the study on the second floor, there were already two people waiting in the room.

These two people are the same magician and illusionist who escaped death from Sean's hands before.

And so it goes. The identity of this middle-aged man is naturally about to come out.

"Mistress Floris." The magician hurriedly bowed.

Although as a magician at the pinnacle of silver. He also has the status of a viscount. However, the de facto owner of the current Tonys Fortress, Floris. In front of Heilman, he did not dare to show his arrogance and superiority as a magician.

While the magician saluted, the illusionist next to him also bowed.

In the wizarding world, the status and status of an illusionist has always been much lower than that of a magician, so even though the strength of this illusionist is infinitely close to that of the upper silver, he still has not received any knighthood after all. Not even jazz. So for the current job where you can receive more than a dozen gold coins every month, this illusionist still cherishes and values it very much, and since even the magician next to him can give up his arrogance, then why can't the illusionist who has no status bow his head for nothing?

Look at the respectfulness of the two magicians. Floris. Heilman was not in the slightest bit happy, his face was still gloomy.

Floris. Although the title of this marquis is only for life, it doesn't seem to be extraordinary, but the twelve nobles of the entire Ryan do not dare to underestimate this person at all, for the simple reason that this marquis is the most loyal follower of the throne and the sharpest sword in the hands of the king of the Ryan Kingdom today. According to the secret channels of the nobles, one-third of the gray and black industries in the entire Ryan Kingdom are controlled by this marquis, and many of them are even involved with their nobles.

Therefore, no matter what aspect it is, as long as the contradiction with this marquis is not irreconcilable, even the upper nobles will not act rashly. After all, they also had to think about whether they would suffer the wrath of the man on the throne because of it.

With the heavy footsteps of the Marquis of Floris, the hearts of the two magicians were almost in their throats. After all, such a high-ranking and powerful person, as long as he doesn't speak and doesn't show any demeanor, then that invisible coercive momentum will be as heavy as a mountain, oppressing others to dare not speak at will.

It's also a momentum.

Outside the door, several guards quickly closed the door of the study, and then pressed their swords to stand guard.

In this castle, there is a written rule.

That is, once the door of the study on the second floor is closed, unless the door is opened from the inside, no one is allowed to approach without permission, otherwise everything will be killed.

And this rule, after the Marquis of Flores himself ordered Ge to kill his favorite concubine who still trespassed despite the rules, no one dared to violate it again.

At this time, the moment the door was closed, a faint light lit up in the entire study, and an extremely subtle magic power fluctuation slowly flowed in the study.

Seeing this, there was an imperceptible pride in the magician's eyes, because the embedded magic array in this study was originally arranged by him, as soon as the door was closed, this magic array would activate on its own, which could isolate all detection magic, and at the same time prevent eavesdropping and conversation in the room from leaking. Of course, the only downside is that there is a great demand for mana. Basically, you need to consume at least five primary magic crystals every hour, so the door of this study will not be closed in normal times.

Even the de facto owner of the current Tonys Fortress, Flores. Heilman's family could not afford such a toss and waste.

Sitting in the chair behind the desk, Floris. Heilman's brow furrowed, he glanced at the two magicians, and then said in a deep voice, "Why are you two only coming back?" What about the others? …… What do you mean by mission failure? ”

Floris. Heilman's voice was a little low, which made his momentum even more awe-inspiring.

The magician was not bad, after all, he was also one of the members of the marquis's think tank, but the illusionist was so trembling that he didn't even dare to come out. After all, in this kind of occasion, if you really want to get to the bottom of it. can only blame him for his own lack of strength and lack of learning, if he has had some achievements before, it will be counted, but tonight's mission is his first mission.

Seeing that the illusionist was a little trembling, Floris's gaze swept over coldly, and there was already a clear unkindness in his eyes.

But at this time. The magician spoke, "My lord, Rox is not to blame for this. ”

This sentence. Successfully captured Floris's attention. This caused the illusionist to cast a grateful glance at his fellow magician next to him.

"Let's talk about it." Flores still had some trust in the magician's ability, and since the magician spoke at this moment, he motioned for the magician to continue, "What the hell is going on? For nothing, no one else came back. ”

"Old man...... Killed in battle. The magician hesitated, then spoke.

"What!" This time. Floris couldn't sit still at all, and suddenly stood up in disbelief.

But soon, this disbelief turned into a look of anger: "What the hell is going on!" Why does this happen? ”

Old man. It was the middle-aged man who was armed with a chopping knife.

He was Floris's confidant and one of Floris's most trusted men. In the system created by Floris, the middle-aged man is one of the few core members second only to Floris, and he takes over a lot of things, basically any task will pass through his hands and then he implements the overall planning and arrangement, as if he is the manager in this system, plus his strength is also the strongest of all, so everyone calls him an old man in private.

Feeling Floris's anger, the magician didn't dare to sell any more passes, so he hurriedly spoke: "Not only the old man, but no one has survived except me and Rox, if we don't go fast, it is estimated that the guards will be completely buried there." ”

There was a hint of murder in Floris's eyes, but he didn't say anything, his face regained his composure, and he slowly sat back in his chair, posing as if he was listening carefully. Seeing that Flores had become so calm from anger, the magician's heart also jumped suddenly, and he was a little more uneasy, but at this moment, he couldn't keep anything anymore, so he left to explain.

"At first, we did think it was a normal mission, but it wasn't until the moment we fought that we realized that this mission was far from as simple as the intelligence said." The magician felt a great pressure enveloping him all the time, which made his tone tremble a little trembling and frightened, and even just saying such a sentence, there were already beads of sweat on his forehead, "At the moment when the battle broke out, it was not as easy as we expected, but completely entered the bitter battle......

"What kind of hard fighting?" Floris's brow furrowed, and he asked some more in-depth questions about the details.

If Sean could hear these questions, he would be shocked, and he would even change his mind about Floris. Because the questions raised by Floris are all the most critical entry points in the whole battle, such as how Sean dodged the old man's slashing energy, and from what angle Rena slashed out, as well as some characteristics of the earthly dragon, and even when their illusion was discovered, these questions Floris did not let go.

Originally, the magician didn't think too deeply about it at first, but was asked by Floris, and then repeated the recounting and answering. Even if the mage didn't know much about melee fights between professionals, he had discovered some of the problems and flaws.

Suddenly, his heart was suddenly shocked.

At first, he just thought that the gap between the two sides in this battle was not particularly big, but it was only when he accidentally fell into a bitter battle at the beginning, and after seeing the old man's broken arm, he had the idea of retreating. But at this time, after Floris's continuous questioning and careful thinking, the magician realized that it was at the beginning of the battle, when their illusion was discovered. They have fallen into the wind completely.

By the time the details of the battle had been fully explained, an hour had passed, and the entire study had fallen into complete silence.

The magician and the illusionist both stood to the side, a little uneasy, neither daring to interrupt Floris's musings.

"So, in the end, you made the decision to retreat?" Finally. After an hour and fifteen minutes of silence, Flores finally spoke again.

"Yes." The magician nodded. "The situation at that time was that the other side obviously had a backhand. At least one powerful magician who is far above me is condensing his magic, and no one knows better than me how terrible a magician is preparing magic, so I decided that even if the guards rushed forward at that time, they would only end up in total annihilation, so I ordered a retreat. And rushed back as soon as possible to bring this information back. ”

Floris nodded, and his voice regained calm: "It is indeed a very important piece of information, and the strength of the opponent far exceeds our assessment. And that earth-walking dragon is not an ordinary earth-walking dragon. …… Of course, the most important thing is the weapon used by the female warrior you mentioned. ”

"My lord, I probably know who that female warrior is." The magician spoke again.

A gleam flashed in Floris's eyes: "Who?" ”

"I heard the young man call her Rena." The magician said respectfully.

"You mean ......," Floris's expression was visibly stunned.

"Judging from the name, personal strength, and weapons he possesses, he looks very much like the goddess of war under the command of the lord of Panda." The magician reported in a deep voice, "And while we don't have any information about that lord at the moment, it is inferred from other sources that the man who was able to calmly dodge the old man's blow in the first place is most likely the lord of the Panda Lord. ”

"Are you sure?" Floris's eyes narrowed slightly, "If I'm not mistaken, there is some vendetta between the lord of Panda and Brod, and this time this man has contact and contact with Brod. ”

"Yes." The magician nodded, "According to previous intelligence, this is indeed the case. …… But now that Broad is likely to become the head of the Rhodes family, in the face of absolute interests, the small contradictions in the past are naturally negligible. …… Therefore, I venture to guess that Brod must have recognized the identity of the lord, so he chose to cooperate with him, as for the specific content of the cooperation, it is uncertain. ”

Flores nodded slightly, but said nothing, and then waved the two men away.

Seeing that Flores didn't get angry and didn't say anything more, the magician's originally restless heart finally regained some peace. He and the illusionist bowed and left the study, seeing that Flores had no intention of leaving, but continued to think about something, so the magician closed the door of the study after exiting the study, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, and his back was already completely soaked.

Floris, who was still sitting in his chair, didn't make any new movements, still holding his chin and thinking about something.

After about ten minutes of this, Flores finally spoke, "Shadow Ghost." ”

"The subordinates are here." In the empty room, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded, like two pieces of iron rubbing against each other, which was extremely unpleasant.

"What do you think?" Floris whispered.

"He's not lying." The strange voice known as the Shadow Ghost sounded again, "But that's just his speculation. ”

"Indeed." Floris nodded, and his right hand tapped lightly on the table, and after a moment of thought, he spoke again, "I will give you two tasks. …… First, keep up with those people and see if that man is really the lord, don't act rashly if you don't have to, that lord is not as easy to deal with as it seems, and at the same time give all this information to the guys in the Breaking Wind Tribe, and tell them...... This is the end of my cooperation with them, because the information they gave us was not thorough and complete, which led to heavy losses on our side, and it is impossible for people who cannot trust each other to cooperate any more. ”

"Yes."

"The second thing...... Dispose of him. Floris said in a deep voice, but the murderous intent revealed in his words was very strong, "I don't need this kind of subordinates who escaped from the battle, although the previous encounter was indeed beyond the assessment of intelligence data, but if he escaped from the battle, no matter how bad it was, he could save two people." ”

The whole process, the person known as the shadow ghost, was listening, so he naturally knew that if the magician didn't run away, even if the old man couldn't be saved, at least the two golden powerhouses wouldn't have died in battle. Of course, for the same price, there is a good chance that this magician and illusionist will die there. But compared to the two golden powerhouses, these hundred soldiers and two magicians who only had the silver realm were nothing.

Perhaps for other nobles, the magicians of the Silver Realm are already very rare.

But for Floris. For a big man like Heilman, the magicians of the Silver Realm are really nothing. (To be continued......)