In the darkness of the night, a man in a taupe hooded cloak was walking briskly.

Although he has been walking in the shadows as much as possible, and he still walks against the wall, in the eyes of some veteran thieves, this person's concealment skills are very poor, and it can even be said that he has left various traces along the way.

Fortunately, it was late at night, and there were not many people on the streets, except for the soldiers of the Seventh Legion, who were constantly patrolling back and forth. It stands to reason that even the most experienced thieves and even assassins must move cautiously on such a heavily guarded street, but for this man, it is as if he is in a no-man's land, and he can always move forward in the blind spot between the two patrols that barely takes less than a second.

Many who had already noticed the gaze of the man wearing the adventurer's cloak chose to withdraw their gaze after discovering this.

Now the fortress of Tonys is mixed, even though the Seventh Legion is fully under military control, but when the huge flow of people pours into this huge fortress, no one knows how many people with other purposes are mixed in among these people. In addition, now that the Duchy of Lane is about to be upgraded, the domestic aristocratic circle, whether it is the upper nobles or the lower nobles, is facing a reshuffle, so although there is no invasion of foreign enemies for the time being, it is still impossible to avoid that the entire Lane Kingdom will fall into a state of political turmoil in a short period of time.

Often, political turmoil means conspiracy, assassination, and most likely the fall or demise of one or two or even more families.

Political victims, that's all it says.

It's just that the political turmoil that is about to be caused by the Ryan Kingdom this time is actually limited to a relatively small range.

To put it bluntly, it is the conflict of interests between the old Lane nobles and the capitulation of the emerging Lane nobles.

In a state of almost no one, the mysterious man soon came to a small inn that looked rather run-down.

It is a hotel with a certain history in the inner city of the Tonis Fortress, and it is said that it was established when the construction of the fortress began. And in those busy times. The inn had always provided the soldiers and few workers of the fort with cheap food and hot wine, so when the fort was built, the Marquis of Tonis held a celebration here, which has since become the hotel's proudest signature.

However, with the passage of time, when more and more people began to pour into this fortress, all kinds of more high-end taverns and inns began to open, and this hotel gradually disappeared in people's memory. Today, the hotel has become a prime destination for poor travellers – even adventurers with a little money won't stay here.

But for some, the value of the hotel's existence is extremely high.

Because there are no adventurers, mercenaries, demon hunters, etc. Naturally, this hotel will not be popular. And a place without popularity usually means a lack of intelligence exchange, which is naturally a worthless place for those who rely on intelligence for food, so there will be no spies to come to such a place. In this way, the hotel is also a natural soundproofing station, so in the eyes of those who are really knowledgeable. This hostel is the best choice.

The man, who had not yet revealed his identity, took a cautious look left and right, and then pushed open the wooden door of the hotel and walked in.

A rotten, moldy smell greets you. This made the mysterious man's brow furrow slightly.

The owner at the counter in the hostel. It is a drooping little old man, and his face is actually attached to the bones, giving people an unusually oozing feeling. He raised his head slightly and glanced at the mysterious man who entered the door, his eyes were so indifferent that it was incredible, this mysterious man wearing a cloak even had the illusion of being seen through, this illusion had not appeared for a long time?

"There's only one room left." The old man's voice was hoarse as if it had come out of a bellows. The mysterious man could even see that when the old man said this, his chest cavity even compressed directly, which made him very worried that the old man would die directly after saying the next sentence.

"No, I'm just looking for someone." The mysterious man hurriedly spoke. Even he didn't know why he was so restrained in front of this old man, and it felt like he was meeting some elder.

"The woman who took the lead?" The old man glanced at the other party, "Go up, in the second room on the left, they haven't slept yet." ”

The mysterious man thanked him with some restraint, then turned and began to go upstairs.

The whole inn felt as if it was going to collapse at any moment, and as soon as the man stepped on the stairs, he made a creaking sound, as if he would be torn apart if he tried harder. In this way, he naturally only dared to go upstairs cautiously and did not dare to push too hard, but fortunately, when he went up to the second floor, the floor became much thicker, which made his mood slightly relaxed.

The corridor on the second floor of the small hotel can be seen with obvious traces of modification, it seems that there was no such passage at the beginning, but even so, this passage can only accommodate one person. The man who had not yet taken off his hood and cloak knocked on the door of the second room on the left, as the old man had said, and the door was opened in the next instant.

The rooms in the hotel were smaller than expected, with a bed against the wall, a table near the window, a chair, and nothing else. However, it can be seen that these things are obviously quite old, and they must be at least ten years old, which shows that these things definitely existed before the construction of Tonyske.

The only good thing is that the bedding in the room is very clean, and it even exudes a faint fragrance.

The door was opened by Rena, who had already taken off her cloak and armor, wearing only a white coarse cloth shirt and a pair of legging trousers underneath, and the whole person looked like a lean feeling.

After seeing Rena, the man finally lifted his hood.

The face under the hood is Brod.

A strange look flashed in Rena's eyes, and it was obvious that she was a little unsure of Brod's purpose for going here so late at night. For a while, the atmosphere outside the door seemed a little tangled and gloomy, after all, it was this morning. The two of them almost fought, but it didn't take long for Broad to visit late at night, and it was no wonder that at this moment, Rena's whole person immediately tensed up.

In the room, Sean sat at his desk, seemingly flipping through a book, and he read it so carefully that Broad didn't notice it when he arrived. It wasn't until the atmosphere in the room became a little eerie and low that Sean came to his senses. When he turned his head, he saw that Brod had been blocked by Rena, and he would do it if he didn't say a word.

Cecilia, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes and glanced at the person outside the door, and when she saw that it was Brod, she closed her eyes again and went back to sleep. The journey these days has made her feel very tired. With Brod's strength and situation, it is not enough to make everyone in the room go out together, and one Rena is enough to keep him coming and going. So just turned over. Cecilia fell asleep again.

As for Shefanio. She leaned against the window, not knowing what she was looking at, but she set the ice aside, and she didn't even sweep the corner of her eye to Broad from beginning to end.

"Let him in." Sean said softly.

Rena glanced back at Sean with some confusion in her eyes, but after seeing Sean nod. Rena got out of the way anyway and let Broad in.

Once inside, Broad closed the door, but glanced around and saw that there were no extra chairs. And after Rena and Shephaño were both standing, Brod simply took off his cloak and threw it on the ground, and sat down like this. This action made Sean's face show a little surprise, and he felt that Broad had indeed changed a lot in the past year, which made Sean's originally somewhat frivolous attitude change a little.

"You're a little later than I expected." Sean said softly.

"It's not easy to cross most of the inner city without anyone noticing." Broad spoke, "I'm sure you should be able to see very well what the situation is at Tonis Fortress today. ”

"Indeed." Sean nodded.

Speaking of this, Sean glanced at Broad again with interest, and said with a smile: "But I didn't expect you to say that kind of thing this morning." I thought ......"

"Thought I'd tell you about being here?" Broad interrupted Sean's words.

Sean smiled noncommittally.

"If it was before the war broke out with the kingdom of Dabiang, then I would have done it, but after that, no." Broad looked calm, and then said calmly, "I know that we may have had some festivals in the past, but in my opinion, those are just small things. As you said, we are all aristocrats, so you and I are well aware of what happens between nobles, so you must have heard of the saying......"

This time, it was Sean who interrupted Broad's voice: "There are no absolute friends, only absolute interests, right?" …… If I'm not mistaken, we're not even friends, are we? ”

"Friends and foes are always just a thought." Broad shrugged, "And before, I didn't think our previous hatred would be so great. Of course, it is true that I did a bit too much on that occasion, so in order to show my sincerity, I apologize to you here, and I have prepared a manor for you in the royal capital, and I promise that no one will be able to harass you if you do not want to. ”

"Except for you?" Sean's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Yes, except for me." Broad was also calm, and simply admitted, "After all, that manor is going to pass through my hands." It's just that I can guarantee that this manor is absolutely clean, and even if you move in, no one will know about the relationship between me and you. ”

"You want to make a secret alliance agreement with me?" Sean tilted his head.

"Yes." Broad nodded, "We all know very well that after the Duchy of Lane is upgraded this time, the domestic political situation will inevitably be turbulent as a result. Of course, now the Duchy of Lane has also been divided into the nobles of the Sennes and the nobles of the Cypriots......"

"The distribution in the aristocratic circle has been finalized?" Sean asked, somewhat surprised.

The aristocratic circle has never been static, they will choose to hold each other or oppose each other because of differences in political ideas or problems in the entanglement of interests. Therefore, whether it is a group or an opposition, in order to be able to continue to ensure the establishment of their own families in the country, they will choose to form an alliance with other noble families, and this alliance relationship is deep and shallow, but once an alliance agreement is reached, then a fixed circle will be formed.

Usually the circle that has been established for a long time will become the old nobles, and those families that have only been nobles for a short time are generally called the new nobles, and if a new nobleman does not have the old nobles as an introducer, the nobles will be completely excluded from the circle. Therefore, if the families called the new aristocracy do not want to become political victims, they will also choose to join forces, so the contradictions between the old and new nobles will naturally unfold.

This is an internal struggle among the aristocracy that cannot be avoided in all countries.

However, in different national histories, the definition of old and new aristocrats has completely different distinctions. For example, in the Duchy of Lane, the old nobles are those families that have been established for at least two hundred years, and because there are almost no new nobles in the middle for nearly a hundred years, the distribution of new and old nobles is very clear, and there is no blurred line.

Therefore, the distribution in the aristocratic circle is not just a casual talk, at least a certain consensus must be reached.

"Yes." As a nobleman who is one of the old nobles, Broad certainly knows what Shaun means, so he nodded.

"What about the contradiction between the old nobles and the new nobles before?" Sean's brow furrowed suddenly, "Isn't there a huge irreconcilable conflict of interest between the two?" Why did they suddenly join forces? ”

"That's why I said, there are no absolute enemies and friends in this world, only absolute interests." Broad shrugged his shoulders, "Those old nobles gave up various materials and resources with a total value of about 18 million gold coins, so those new nobles naturally jumped on it as soon as possible. At least until the end of this great turmoil, Brod, the ...... of the Kingdom of Lane, emphasized the four words "Kingdom of Lane": "Those nobles who were entitled before are already united." ”

Sean didn't expect that the political situation in the Ryan Kingdom would change so quickly, which was completely beyond his cognition.

At least, he remembered that it wasn't like that in the game.

"And what do you mean?" Sean asked in a deep voice.

"I have only one request." Broad whispered, "Help me become the next head of the Rhodis family, and then I will be on your side." (To be continued......)