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After the fight, she left angrily, but found nowhere to go, so she came back in a throbbing manner, snorted and turned her face away.
Wang stroked his cheek, his head full of question marks.
Misha Sara patted his shoulder and said, "This is the test the princess gave you. Once you understand why she is angry, you probably won't have to worry about enchantment spells anymore."
At this time, Casander said: "You should give the teleportation ring to me or Marika. We can both guarantee to take everyone away if the situation gets bad."
Wang thought about it and nodded: "Yes, so I chose to give it to Marika. The plan is decided. We..."
The wanderer who had been listening asked, "Which way are you going? The ventilator."
Wang laughed and said, "Of course it's the goblins. The goblins have a looser organizational structure."
(*) The description of the Weakening Technique is a black negative energy ray, but to echo the previous chapter, I changed it to green. In addition, according to the trpg rules, the Weakening Technique is to extract a certain negative level. In theory, it can indeed kill people, but there is no concept of level and exp in this book, so it was changed to directly kill the weak person.
Chapter 42: The Slight Flaw of the Prophecy Mage
After finalizing everything, Wang pulled Marika and Cassandra to the side and asked in a low voice, "Is there any way to prevent eavesdropping in Tang's office? There must be something, right? This is the territory of the gangster boss."
Marika silently put down the cat statue on Tang's desk: "Now this device is turned on. The people on the other side of the table can't hear what we are saying, nor can they see our lip movements."
The king looked down at the table and nodded, "There is indeed a magical aura."
Casander looked back and forth between him and Zhuo Er in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Before Wang could say anything, Marika suddenly pointed at his right eyelid and said, "Your right eyelid is twitching."
"Yes, I have been jumping since just now. Whenever I encounter this kind of situation, something bad will happen afterwards. As my teacher said, this is a gift from fate. But this gift comes at a high price."
Casander teased, "What other high price can you ask for? You can even die at will. Just now you even suggested that we sell you out when the situation gets bad. Then the angry uncle will come with the demon army and destroy everything."
The wizard looked at the druid seriously: "This is the most terrifying place."
Marika: "What you just said shows that you have encountered something like this before. What happened that time?"
Wang's face was gloomy - this was the first time he had been so gloomy since he came to this world: "I didn't pay the price, but my junior uncle's soul was severely damaged. He still needs to use magic crystals to help him remember things."
Cassandra: What happened?
"I don't want to talk about it." Wang refused bluntly. "Anyway, I have a very bad feeling this time. When I was talking about the plan just now, I went over today's events again. I want to confirm a few things. First, is Tang's deputy, or the third in command, in the guild? It can't be the jerk that Marika chopped up, right?"
The drow and druid answered together, "Of course not."
Marika: "Several of the responsible persons are not here, but considering the current situation, it makes sense that they are busy. The only thing that is a bit strange is that Tang's third in command, negotiation expert Joseph, is not here. What task can a negotiation expert like him have at this time?"
Casander: "Maybe he went to contact those nobles. After all, he will have to carry water again later, right?"
Marika shrugged.
Wang: "Tang should have one or more magic items on him, but I don't have any actual evidence, so it's hard to cast detection magic."
Casander: "Don't worry, Your Highness - the Lord has considered everything. He won't leave so easily."
"No, no, put it all together, Cassander. The original investigation was hampered by the death of the old duke, and then a Tang suddenly appeared and told us the truth about the disappearance of the cats and dogs. It was too coincidental. Then the top leaders of the Wanderer Guild were not there, leaving behind an idiot who could be easily wiped out to lead us to fight the mastermind behind the scenes..."
Wang stroked the still very soft beard on his chin, gradually stopped verbally combing it, and fell into deep thought.
**
Elizabeth was on the other side of Don's large square table, looking at the three people gathered there, looking like she really wanted to go over there.
The cat man asked, "Why, you beat him so you're embarrassed to go over?"
"I'm angry! How could he say such a thing so nonchalantly..."
The dwarf wiped his war hammer and answered, "Because he doesn't know. I can see that the guy not only thinks that he will never fall in love with you, but also thinks that you will definitely not fall in love with him. You might as well rush up and confess your love."
Elizabeth took a deep breath and shook her head: "No, I always feel that he will seriously ask me, 'Do you have any physical desire for me?'"
Michaela: "Just say you didn't say it. Be sincere. Anyway, that idiot can't tell the truth from the false."
Elizabeth: "Wouldn't that just validate his stupid standards? Then he'd say to me seriously, 'But I don't like you.' No, no, that can't happen."
Flint laughed and polished the hammer even more vigorously.
**
On this side of the table, Wang suddenly had an enlightened expression: "It's the underground smuggling route. The underground smuggling route was blocked by the mastermind and the goblins and kobolds he controlled. Tang was eager to restore him. He probably didn't know about Erwin before, and simply thought there were too many goblins, so there was a siege last week."
Marika agreed, "Indeed, the guild contributed a lot in the siege last week."
The king continued with his own thoughts, "But the passage was still not open, so he planned to let the princess be attacked underground to attract the attention of the duke and the eldest prince. Especially the eldest prince, he may know that the eldest prince is a paladin, and a paladin will not do things like this without paying attention.
“After the princess is attacked underground, there will definitely be a large-scale mobilization and underground cleanup.
"Doesn't this sound more reasonable than 'weakening the princess's power in the fight for the throne'? After all, Elizabeth..."
Marika: "... is a naive warlock. Don't say that in front of her anymore. She will still be sad, especially when you say that. Praise her more. For example, praise her for her accurate scorching ray."
Wang: "She hits very accurately, I'll praise her more. So do you think my speculation is more reasonable? This also explains one thing, that is, Tang didn't know that the eldest prince was a holy warrior. He knew, but just pretended not to know. Is it reasonable?"
"That makes perfect sense." Cassandra stroked his chin. "I must inform the Lord of this."
Wang: "Don't worry. I haven't finished my speculation. Tang didn't know there was a guy named Erwin underground, but after the princess was attacked, his team followed the kobolds and goblins we defeated and found Erwin's laboratory.
"According to the situation up to yesterday, it was imperative to clear out the underground forces. But then the old duke suddenly died, so the encirclement and suppression could not go on. Why did Tang come out and tell us this information at this time?"
Cassandra: "To continue to deal with the underground threat."
Wang: "So what's the motivation? We can use the process of elimination here. First, in order to open up the underground trade route and resume making money as soon as possible. But the war is coming, what's the point? The underground trade route is also blocked when the siege begins.
"Secondly, Tang cares about the Lord of Landon and is anxious about what the Lord is anxious about. He is eager to eliminate the evil forces entrenched underground. Do you think he is such a person?"
Casander and Marika answered firmly together: "No!"
Wang: "Then let's look at the third one. He had actually colluded with the emperor. He knew from the beginning that there would be no succession, nor would there be a large-scale reshuffle, but only a rebalancing of power. So he found the emperor and planned to use the underground passage to transport the emperor's troops in.
"In this way, he will be the number one hero in the future, and he may even be awarded the title of Duke of Langdon.
"That's why the emperor dared to send troops, because he knew that if everything went well, Landon City would not be able to be defended."
Casander looked at the king in disbelief and looked him up and down again: "You bastard..."
Wang: "These are all speculations, without basis. Maybe I just assumed it."
"No, no, no, this explains a lot of my and the Lord's doubts. For example, that old fox actually misjudged the enemy's intentions. Now it seems that it is because the Wanderer Guild has long been the emperor's men, and they must have put a lot of effort into deceiving the old fox!" Cassande was so excited that his hands were shaking. "This makes sense."
He grabbed the king and said, "Your Excellency! Do you really want to continue playing house with the princess? If you come to us now, you will be our top counselor. After we kill the emperor, the title of Duke of Styria will probably be extended to the end. As long as the new emperor of the empire conferred the title, you will be the new Duke of Styria, the Elector of the Empire, and the Chancellor of the Empire!"
King: "I refuse. My goal is to gain experience and understanding, to travel and adventure like my teacher, and to become the protagonist of the bard's ballads. Being an imperial minister cannot achieve this goal, and will only make my portrait appear on the empire's gold coins."
Cassandra's mouth opened into an O shape, and then gradually changed from O to "Bei", making people wonder if his druid ability was out of control. His chin turned into a slime monster and continued to stretch under the influence of gravity.
Marika: "His emotional intelligence has probably been replaced by his IQ."
Wang continued, "And don't rush to praise me. There are still some things I don't understand about this matter. For example, why would a wizard who can use the Finger of Death use a Flesh Golem as a laboratory guard? This sounds more like a loophole that a liar who has only seen spellcasters around the fifth ring would make."
Cassande: "Maybe I just don't have that much money... It costs money to make a golem."
Just at this moment, someone suddenly walked into the room clapping.
"It's very exciting." The visitor said while applauding.
Marika glanced at the cat statue on the table: "It's broken. When did the shield fail?"
Wang: "Who is he?"
Cassander: "Tang's negotiator and master of diplomatic mediation."
Marika put on a defensive posture: "And the guy following him is said to have been hit by the Finger of Death and died."
The man pushed his monocle slightly, touched the edge of his dress, and bowed slightly.
"I listened to the whole story of the mage through the mechanism set up there. I was amazed. But unfortunately, he missed one thing."
The negotiator held his head high.
"In fact, sometimes it is not necessary to physically destroy the enemy. While preparing to physically destroy the enemy, you can also take other efforts. This is called a two-pronged approach. Come, please allow me to introduce to you the great Tang's new partner, the earthly agent of the Mother of Life, His Excellency Erwin!"
A wizard in a gray robe and holding a carved scepter walked into the room. The top of the scepter in his hand was carved into the head of a giant dragon that was spewing fire. It was transparent as if made of glass and emitted a light like an ever-burning torch.
Elizabeth stared at him in horror, "Erwin?"
Flint yelled angrily, "Erwin!"
Barbarian: "Eh! Er! Wen!"
Marika turned to the wizard and asked, "What should we do?"
What she meant was, "You can't just follow your original plan at this time, right?"
Drink the advanced invisibility potion, and then find an opportunity to tear up the Banshee's Howl scroll?
However, the wizard had disappeared, leaving only the empty bottle of advanced invisibility potion, which shattered to the ground with a bang.
Chapter 43: Desperate Situation and a Bright Future
Marika immediately understood that Wang really intended to hide and find a position to tear up the Banshee's Howl according to the original plan, so she lowered her head to confirm that she was wearing the ring she got from Tang - the Banshee's Howl ignored enemies and friends, and Wang didn't dare to tear the scroll until they left.
Although Cassander noticed that the wizard drank the invisibility potion, he did not realize what the wizard was going to do and perhaps thought that the wizard had escaped.
As usual, he prepared the materials for the spell while issuing instructions: "Quick, don't let that person cast the spell!"
Misha draws the bow and shoots. If there is no melee combatant on the scene who can reach the caster, then it is the archer's duty to disrupt the spellcasting.
However, the arrow hit the protective barrier directly.
"Protection from arrows!"
As soon as Michaela shouted this, she was grabbed by Marika and thrown at Elizabeth's feet.
Marika continued to pick up the dwarf priest who was about to charge and threw him at Elizabeth's feet.
At this moment, Erwin raised the glowing scepter in his hand: "Dragon's Breath!"
Fernie also completed the spell at almost the same time.
The shared protective energy barrier instantly enveloped the creatures defined as "friendly" by the mage.
Fan-shaped spray gushed out from the scepter's dragon head, covering most of the room.
The negotiation expert had already hidden to the side, and the spit didn't even touch his beautiful dress.
Elizabeth yelled, "King! Are you okay?"