This is a long and narrow stone passage, judging from the stone at both ends of the wall, it is obviously made of black steel stone, and it is even covered with a layer of alchemical material to strengthen the solidity of the stone passage, and the processing fee alone is probably more than 100,000 gold coins.

It can't be helped, anything that has anything to do with magical research techniques like alchemy is a huge expense.

However, what is seriously inconsistent with the situation caused by the large cost of the stone path is that there are only a few oil lamps in the stone road, not even magic lamps, so naturally there is no need to mention the brightness of the stone road.

There was a heavy sound in the stone path, as if a stone door had been pushed open, followed by the sound of steady footsteps.

The footsteps have a unique sense of heaviness, and each rhythm is like stepping on a drumbeat, giving people a feeling of full of solemnity, and there is no doubt that this is definitely the footsteps unique to professional soldiers. But after this footstep, there was another footstep hidden, and the second footstep was light and light compared to this majestic footfoot, if it weren't for the silence of the stone path, and the man who walked didn't seem to be particularly good at stealth, I'm afraid it would have been really hard to spot.

In a short time, a light came up at the end of the stone path.

It was a lamp carried by a man of his age, and behind him was a young man.

There is no one in the entire Panda Territory who does not know these two men.

Ruby and William.

After being brought back to Panda by Sean from the wilderness, Ruby was directly thrown by Sean to William for training, and during this time, Ruby can be said to have lived a very difficult life, and even hovered between life and death several times. But instead of resentment, Ruby was filled with gratitude. Because no matter how hard life is, he can still feel that he is surrounded by a great sense of accomplishment.

And just two months ago, Ruby officially took over from William the Panda Territory's intelligence department, which was originally formed by Rena.

Regarding this name, it was written by Sean himself, although William and Neil once felt that the name was a bit excessive, but at Sean's insistence, they did not say anything more. Although the bigger the gimmick of the name, the heavier the weight it represents—especially for organizations that belong to the dark side, such as killer organizations and intelligence services, the meaning and weight of which are very significant.

But at least, it's a high hope.

The Void Realm is under the joint efforts of Neil and William. It has now become the largest investment institution under Sean, but the value generated by this institution is now far greater than the original investment in him. It can be said that including the two baronies adjacent to Dabiang's domain and Panda's domain, all the territories under Sean's command and their surrounding information. None of them can escape the collection of the Void Realm.

Perhaps compared to a kingdom's intelligence agencies, the Void Realm is not that powerful. However, the perfection of its intelligence system is not inferior to that of the intelligence agencies of the major empires. That's all about that. Even the intelligence department of the Duchy of Lane can't be compared to the Void Realm - of course, whether it is Neil or William, or the current head of the Void Realm, Ruby, knows very well that the reason why the Void Realm is so professional at present actually has a lot to do with the size of the territory under Sean's command.

It can be said that the current Void Realm can monitor so many territories and establish such a complete intelligence gathering system, this is already the limit. Even if you want to expand a little more, it has become a luxury. As for being able to confront the intelligence department of the Millennium Covenant Empire and gain the upper hand, it is not only because Void City has veterans with extremely rich experience in intelligence warfare such as William and Neil, but also has a lot to do with Ruby's transfer of most of the Void Realm's manpower back to Void City.

William looked at Rupee, who was walking in front of him. In fact, there is some emotion in my heart.

For Ruby, William didn't like or dislike it at first, but there were many times when Ruby's performance was worse than that of a rookie, and at that time William was very suspicious that Sean would pick this little ghost to take over the Void Realm. But with the amazing talent and keen intuition shown by Ruby in the subsequent training, William really became interested in this teenager, and then through several more in-depth exchanges, William really affirmed Ruby's talent.

It wasn't until two months ago, when Ruby presented him with a plan called "The Raven Plan", that William knew it was time to hand over the Void Realm to Ruby.

And after that, the rupee also fully deserves the word "amazing".

Under Ruby's leadership, the Void Realm relied on Ruby's keen intuition and the experience he had learned in the Thieves' Guild and the Savage Lands to successfully detect several crises in the Dai Territory and Kiraf Territory in advance. To a large extent, this can be said to solve a lot of problems for Neil and William, and although it is not impossible to let these crises erupt, it is always a waste of time.

It is precisely because of Ruby's almost outstanding performance that William will take Ruby into this stone path at this moment.

This is a secret stone passage built under the Lord's Palace.

The stone path leads to an underground prison dedicated to imprisoning prisoners who cannot see the light, and of course serving as a secret shelter when necessary. And this place exists in the entire territory, except for Neil and William, no one else knows about the Dao, not even Sean knows about the secret prison of the Dao.

But just a few minutes ago, the secret prison finally welcomed a third person in the know.

Rupee.

"Mr. William, is the other party really that powerful?" Ruby walked ahead and asked with some respect.

For the young Ruby, the four people he is most grateful for in his life are four.

The first is naturally the adoptive father who raised him.

And the second is Sean, if it weren't for Sean, Ruby's fate would not have changed, and it would have been impossible to meet the third mentor Im who made him grateful, and it was impossible to meet William, the fourth mentor who made him grateful.

If Im taught him skills such as stealth, assassination, and how to exploit the environment, then William can be said to have helped him far more than Im.

Although William did not teach him how to kill, he did teach him more important things than killing, and if he used these things, he could even do it himself.

In Rupee's mind. There are two revenges that must be avenged, and in order to complete the revenge, Ruby is willing to give up everything he has.

So he's grateful to Sean, and he's grateful to William.

Therefore, for William's respect, the rupee is not a superficial respect, but a real humility from the heart. Although William did not say that he was his student, as he had done at the beginning, in Ruby's heart, he regarded both Im and William as his teachers.

I am afraid that this will not change for the rest of my life.

"Absolutely. I almost escaped from Bass's hands. William looked at Ruby, and was actually very satisfied with this prospective disciple who didn't like or dislike it at the beginning, and now it is even less likely to dislike it.

However, Neil's evaluation of this is the excitement of the first apprenticeship and the humiliation of being ravaged by himself back then.

At least. Judging by some characteristics, the rupee was indeed greatly "tortured" by William.

"Almost escaped from Mr. Bass's hands!?" Ruby let out an exclamation.

For bass. The rupee is unsure of his identity. But he knew very well that this man was the patron saint of Void City. If it weren't for this strong man hiding in the shadows of Void City, then whether it was William, Neil, or Sean, they would have died countless times, after all, what these people who are still big names for today's Ruby are all big things that others dare not imagine.

At least. Ruby believes that even a madman would not provoke the Pan-Continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance, let alone design a trap against the Goddess of Life.

Compared to these people, Ruby felt that he had made all the plans and ideas for revenge. It's like a kid playing at home.

"This person's strength is actually so strong!" Ruby said with some emotion, "But, why do you want to sneak into our territory like this?" If he wants to kill someone, I'm afraid that if he breaks out in an instant, there will be absolutely no one to stop him, right? ”

"I'm glad you were keen to spot that." William nodded with a relieved face, "According to Bes, this guy acts without a trace of hostility at all, let alone murderous, and he also has a very clever aura concealment method, so Bes, who has always judged safety by hostility, murderous aura and aura strength, also didn't notice that such a rat mixed in, so if he wanted to kill someone, Beth also admitted that he would never be able to save people in the first place." ”

"That'...... So how could he still be discovered? ”

"You're going to ask our great lord about this." William shrugged.

"Your Excellency found out?" Ruby was stunned for a moment.

"Don't say it, although our lord looks a little stupid, he has an amazing intuition many times." William smiled, "Especially when it comes to looking at people." …… You see, Alfred, Rena, Stalin, Aldolf, Anno, Ruud, and of course me, were all discovered by Lord Sean. Oh, I almost forgot that you should have added your name to this list, you are also a genius that surprised me. ”

Suddenly praised by William, Ruby's face was slightly red, and he scratched his head a little embarrassed.

He remembered that the moment he was taken away by Sean in the wilderness, he was still reluctant, and even wanted to run away several times. However, judging from the current situation, Ruby is very fortunate that he did not really run away in the first place, otherwise he may not have the status and identity he has today.

Looking at Ruby's reddish face, William felt that this young man was still quite cute, so he continued with a rare opening: "After this person was found out that there was a problem with the lord, our idea at that time was based on the principle of preferring to kill the wrong person than letting it go, so we let Bess take action, but I didn't expect that it really let us catch a big fish. This is a great benefit to the plans we are about to embark on, and it is precisely because of this that we are imprisoning people in this secret prison. ”

"Big fish?" Ruby's eyes also showed a hint of excitement, since being trained by William's hand, Ruby now likes terms like "big fish", "What is the identity of this guy?" ”

"Hey, hey." William gave a smug smile, "Guess what? ”

"Mr. William, but the cat you trained with your own hands, even the mouse that you didn't find, how can I know the way."

Ruby slapped William on the back quietly.

After hearing Ruby's words, William's face showed an even more smug look, and it was clear that this sycophant was not in the wrong place.

So, William didn't deliberately sell off, and said with a smile: "This guy is indeed not small. His name is Dils, and he is the head of the intelligence department of the Millennium Covenant Empire. ”

Hearing William's words, Ruby froze instantly.

At this time, his first reaction was not excitement, but horror: he was really following a group of crazy people, right?

Offended the Pan-Continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance in the wilderness, turned around and dug a pit to let the chief saint of the Church of Life jump down and prepare to bury her, and now even the head of the intelligence department of the Millennium Covenant Empire is secretly imprisoned......

That's the Seven Empires!

One of the most powerful countries in the world!

These madmen are going to be enemies of the entire world, right?

Ruby was even wondering if these madmen would have to fight with the gods in the future after offending the humans of the entire world.

But now, looking at William's smug and excited look, Ruby knew that if he dared to say these "rebellious" words to make William unhappy at this time, then he would be the unlucky.

So, when William was a little puzzled by Ruby's silence, he turned his head to see Ruby with a smile that was more ugly than crying. (To be continued......)