The fat man Edric, the old man Baker, and the explosive head Tyre can be said to be the three most important people in the entire side branch sect.

Edric runs a transportation empire in District 3 of the surface, where he has a monopoly on freight, shipping, and air freight. Even federal controlled products often appear on the shipping list of the Edric company. In Edric's hands, more than 100,000 people were in the service of his kingdom, from federal dignitaries to oil-stained workers. It is these various people who make up this vast and tight transportation kingdom.

"There's no place where my hand can't reach."

This is a phrase that is often on the lips of Edric, who is the uncrowned king of District 3 and the most powerful of Bethcord on the surface. Of course, Edric was able to sit in his current position and survive on this road of struggle for power until now because of Horn's support.

In the more than fifty years since the rise of Edric's transport empire to the stability of Dìng, Beskode's master has also invested a lot of manpower and material resources in this area. It was a long war that lasted for two generations, and from this, a deep friendship was formed between Horn and Edric. It is a complex emotion of blood, friendship and interests that are entangled together and cannot be separated.

Old Man Baker was Horn's uncle, one of the older members of the entire Presbyterian Church. His territory is in the 8th arrondissement, and in the dark world of that borough, the name of Baker the Butcher can shut up a crying child instantly. Baker was one of the largest drug suppliers in that borough, and the road he traveled could only be described as bloody, and it was a real bloody road. Every inch of ground on Baker's road was filled with blood and flesh!

Baker's nickname is not for nothing, and the competition in the drug industry will only be fiercer than that of Edric. Bethcord's previous patriarch, Charros, was reluctant to get involved in the drug business, so he did not support Baker much. Baker has limited borrowing and resources from the main family, but he has carved out a territory of his own in District 8.

Of course, people like this have nothing to do with honesty, so in the turbulent days of Horn's early days when he took over the family, Baker even frantically wanted to assassinate the heir of the main family. After that, he was killed by Horn and the newly established secret samurai, and Baker's three sons all died at the hands of the secret samurai, and even Baker himself, those front teeth were beaten by Horn himself.

After the mad dog ran away, he obediently chose to surrender. Horn also had to admit that with Baker here, some things were much easier to deal with.

The last of Tyre, his estate is not fixed in any district on the surface like the previous two elders. Of the 22 administrative districts on the surface, Tyre's industries are spread over almost half of them. He has a wide range of businesses, including arms manufacturing, oil refining, mining, dangerous breeding/selling, casinos, restaurants, etc. If you look at the depth of the industry, he is far inferior to the other two elders, but in terms of breadth, he is far superior to them.

This brings a huge and important benefit to Tyre, and that is intelligence. It is no exaggeration to say that Thiel is Beskord's eyes and ears on the surface, and through him, Beskord can accurately understand all kinds of information on the surface.

Of the three, Edric and Horn have the deepest friendship, Baker hates him, and Thiel takes a neutral stance. The other elders in the Council of Elders also chose trees to live in among these three. A one-size-fits-all, but distinctively factional power structure has been formed.

It is conceivable that it is not easy to control the complex and powerful forces of the side branch clan, as the patriarch. Among them, it is not enough to rely on the name of the main family and the side sects, the most important thing is strength!

The so-called power includes the prosperous bloodline of the main family, the endless talents, and even the huge family army and the top powerhouses who can suppress one side. Only with these powers can the main family firmly suppress the side sect. Just like when Horn took over the family, there was opposition. When Horn simply threw away a mess of the side sect and pulled the army directly into the chaotic battlefield, attacking the planet of the Blade Demons, and finally bringing back the head of the Demon General Habik, all the voices of opposition disappeared overnight, and this is the shock effect of power.

Even after so many years, even if there is no shortage of elders like Baker who regard Horn as an enemy. But after so many years, no one dared to jump out against Horn, but could only occasionally make things difficult for him from the level of family rules.

Horn's purpose in dealing with the Ponzer is also very simple, as long as he controls the three of Edric, Baker and Tyre, the other Punzongs will not have any dissent, this is his imperial method.

Simple, yet straightforward.

After the arrival of the three most important figures among the elders, the other elders were also in place. Walking into the conference hall, it is inevitable to have a pleasantry. It wasn't until half an hour later that Horn called the meeting to order. According to the previous process, the first step was for each side patriarch elder to report on the past five years, the family business they presided over, and the number of profits.

This year was no exception, and it was Edric who started it. The big fat man moved his buttocks, but instead of getting straight to the point, he said, "Guys, I've noticed something interesting recently. ”

The presbytery was very long, and occasionally the elders would talk about something unrelated at the meeting, but no one would stop it. So Horn didn't interrupt the fat man's words, just smiled at him. Edric leaned forward, his upper body almost pressed against the table. Even with the sturdiness of lightning rock, this stone table creaked softly against the fat man's tonnage.

"Recently, in my control product transportation channel, I found one of the lists, which was actually about the source. The source jade of the Black Twilight King Snake! The fat man laughed.

Baker showed his row of yellow teeth and sneered, "Tenth-order dangerous species, although they are rare, they won't make you make such a fuss, right?" ”

"You know, the person who stepped into the grave with one foot probably lost half of his head." The fat man nodded his head and continued: "The interesting thing is not that this source jade, but that this source jade was sent down from Babylon and designated to be sent to an old guy in District 11 of the surface. This source jade was auctioned at a secret auction by the agent of the old thing Tongguò Babylon, and the names of Leon and Allen were filled in the column of the owner of the source jade. ”

"Leon? Isn't that the imp of the William family? ”

"Who's that Ellen?"

"Allen...... It sounds familiar. ”

Explosive Head Tyre raised his head at this time, swept over the talking elders and smiled: "I see that you are all old and confused, isn't Eren the kid that our great Horn Patriarch has cultivated in recent years?" ”

Horn spread his hands and smiled: "Since it is put together with Leon's name, it should be our little Alan." Hey, good boy, I hunted a king snake. ”

Upon his return to Babylon, Alan and Horn mentioned that they had hunted a number of dangerous species and teamed up with Leon to handle the matter on his behalf. Horn didn't ask at the time, but encouraged him to make more friends like Leon. I didn't expect that Alan and the others would actually kill a king snake, and now that I heard it, I was a little surprised at the moment.

"No, no, it's not the most interesting. I know that the William family recently held an autumn hunt, and after checking it, the young master of the William family has always been in the second place on the list. Our little Allen, on the other hand, fell out of the top 10 on the afternoon of the autumn hunt and couldn't see his name the next day. Edric said mysteriously.

An elder standing on Baker's side said, "So this is the person cultivated by Patriarch Horn?" Ha, even if you can't get into the top ten, you haven't even entered the list? It's really disappointing, I built yì and should cancel his family funding because he is not eligible! ”

Baker smiled and declined to comment.

Edric looked at the elder with an idiot's gaze, and was about to speak, but Tyre turned a ruby ring on his hand and said, "I don't think you understood the meaning of the dead fat man's words. Leon actually appeared on the list all the time, which means that he has been busy hunting during the autumn hunt. If I'm not mistaken, this autumn hunt was held in the Whispering Forest. There is indeed a king snake there, but I heard that its nest is far away on the edge of the forest, on the border with the Swirling Cloud Snow Mountain. ”

"That little imp named Leon wants to maintain his advantage, I don't think he has time to go all the way to the vicinity of the Vortex Cloud Snow Mountain to hunt. Look at our Allen again, he fell off the list. I remember him as the winner of the death ring, and if someone like this couldn't beat a few dangerous seeds, I wouldn't believe it. So there is only one possibility, and that is that our little Alan did not hunt obediently, but went deep into the forest. If I hang the names of Yuan Yu and the two of them together, I don't think I need to say any more. Tyre spread his hands and said, "The truth is that our little Alan hunted a king snake alone, and then sold it in the name of the young master of the William family. ”

Horn nodded, "Alan did go deep into the forest, and the tyrant bear skin that is now in my study is proof of that. But if you want to talk about hunting king snakes......"

"Maybe it happened to be the king snake in its weakness period, because there were still snow giant's bones in the tubes sent down from the secret auction. That's right, they're also owned by these two little guys. Edric waved his fat hand and said, "It must have been a fight between the king snake and the snow giant, and as a result, our little Eren picked up the cheap." But it has to be said that the little guy's luck is surprisingly good. ”

Baker, who had not spoken all this time, finally opened his mouth and said, "Even if this is the case, this little thing is worth your Edric's special mention at the presbyterian meeting?" Edric, you're making too much of a fuss. ”

The fat man smiled and said, "I don't think it's inappropriate to discuss our family's rising star at the meeting. It's you, old Baker. I suggest that you care more about the affairs of the family, if you make any wrong judgments because of insufficient information, you will regret it in the future. ”

Baker's dead eyes shone coldly: "What do you want to say, Edric!" ”