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After thinking about Zhang Mu's order yesterday for a while, Sauron suddenly had an idea and ran to the restaurant to help deliver the food.
The staff in the kitchen were confused, but after Soran's strong request, they just let him do his work.
Taking this opportunity, he contacted the city lords who came to visit him last night one by one.
Midnight soon arrived.
The city lords, who had been anxious for a long time, rushed to the room.
Because there were too many people, there was no room to stand in the room. Fortunately, the city lords were all high-level professionals, and they showed off their magical powers. Some floated to the ceiling, and some hung outside the window.
When the living room and bedroom are no longer able to accommodate them, they squeeze into the bathroom.
There was also a city lord who was skilled in camouflage magic, so he simply took part in the discussion in the corridor outside the door.
For high-level professionals, as long as they are not deliberately blinded, the presence of a door will not affect their ability to hear voices.
Standing in the middle of the living room, Zhang Mu looked around.
Except for the area under his feet, there were pairs of eyes staring at him everywhere.
There was doubt in their eyes, as if asking, how can you, a guy who is neither outstanding nor a core member of our group, threaten to give us a way to live?
Yes, worried that someone would ignore his assembly order, Zhang Mu specifically reminded Sauron to remember to emphasize when notifying, "I have a way to save you."
It is undeniable that the city lords have some trust in him.
After all, he was the hero of the kingdom who single-handedly repelled Lagu's surprise attack.
If they were honestly thinking, if they were faced with the same situation, they would definitely not be able to do better than Zhang Mu.
Well, actually this is just a flattering statement. If they are really allowed to go, the only outcome would be that they would leave the city and surrender.
But these alone are not enough to support your wild words.
You must know that the enemy they are facing now is the king of the holy professionals, Bishop Jarvis of the branch headquarters.
I can kill them if I pick one of them alone, let alone two of them together.
Soon the ban on the use of force in the city will be lifted. Even if they are tied together, they are no match for a Saint-level professional.
Zhang Mu knew very well where their problem lay.
Therefore, the first sentence hits the nail on the head.
"First of all, the king that day was a fake. Then, I will deal with Jarvis and the saint-level professionals hidden by the royal family."
Not surprisingly, the city lords were stunned.
The king is a fake, which means we have one less saint-level enemy?
They all opened their mouths and asked Zhang Mu what evidence he had.
Finally, Mih stepped forward and told everyone that the church had a potion that could create illusions.
Few people have heard of this medicine, and even fewer have seen it, but there are still a few.
In addition, they had met the king more than once, and now that they were reminded of this, they realized after careful recollection that there was indeed something unusual in the king's every move and gesture when he appeared a few days ago.
The fact that the king never appeared again is also strong evidence.
Everyone worked together to confirm that what Zhang Mu said was true. They couldn't help but feel happy that the situation had improved, but they fell silent again in a moment.
Jarvis.
A holy-level church bishop who is blessed by a statue and can use the power of mantras.
With such strength, it would still be enough to wipe them out if force was allowed in the city.
Remembering what Zhang Mu said before, a city lord asked urgently, "Do you have a teacher or companion who can deal with Bishop Jarvis?"
Of course, when these words came out, everyone looked at him as an idiot.
Do you know what the church is? Do you understand what the Sol Continent is?
In a place where even your own father is unreliable, do you think there are companions willing to fight against the church for you?
What are you thinking?
Being surrounded by everyone, he realized that he had said something stupid and felt a little embarrassed.
But he immediately became tough again and said, "Lord Edge is a magician. Apart from what I just asked, are there any other possibilities?"
After he said this, everyone suddenly understood.
Yes, you are a magician and you say you can stop Jarvis. Don’t you have external help? Are you going to fight him with your head?
Thinking of this, they turned their attention to Zhang Mu.
Zhang Mu smiled slightly and said that the specific method was a secret.
But to prevent you from thinking I'm lying, I will invite Jarvis to duel outside the city tomorrow on the day the successor is announced.
To enhance the credibility of his statement, he added, "I swear to God."
Well known.
Swearing an oath to God in the continent of Thor means that you must fulfill your oath.
Someone once tried to be cunning and use word games to evade the oath, but was finally melted by a beam of light that fell from the sky, leaving not even a piece of flesh.
Whether the beam of light was sent down by gods or by the church could not be verified due to lack of evidence.
But from then on, everyone in the Sol Continent understood one thing clearly: if they broke their oath to the promised god, they would die.
Seeing Zhang Mu like this, they seemed to have found their backbone, and they talked to each other to find out how to deal with Jarvis.
Although they felt as if their hearts were being scratched by a cat, Zhang Mu ultimately did not satisfy their curiosity.
With just one sentence, "It cannot be said," they were all sent back.
The city lords returned to their houses, thinking that tomorrow the main thing for Edge City would be to fulfill their promise, and I must respect him.
Zhang Mu didn't care about the city lords' anxiety and confusion. He went to his room and told Palina and Leah to go to bed early. He activated the shadow spell and went all the way to the second prince's house.
It was already late at night, but lights were still on deep in the courtyard.
It was obvious that the second prince was not calm at this moment.
After passing through the wall and entering the yard, Zhang Mu did not take a shortcut by going through the wall to avoid accidentally entering the room of the second prince's women. Instead, he walked along the corridor in the yard, slowly looking for someone.
The first target is the study used to handle affairs.
It went smoothly. Zhang Mu listened outside the house for a while and heard only the sound of breathing inside.
The person who can daydream alone in the study is naturally its owner.
He straightened his collar which had been messed up by the wind on his way here - even though he was wearing an illusion, the second prince couldn't see whether his clothes were messy or not.
Then he raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Norma? Are you still awake so late?"
"Your Highness, it's me, Aggie."
There was the sound of a chair falling down, followed by a burst of hurried footsteps approaching the door.
"Mr. Edge?!" The second prince could hardly contain his surprise. Just as he was about to speak, he remembered something and looked around with a serious expression.
After making sure that there was no one inside, he quickly pulled Zhang Mu into the house.
Zhang Mu was somewhat stunned: "Is your house...not safe either?"
"Not really." The second prince relaxed, smiled and shook his head, then hurriedly asked, "The hotel is guarded by the Griffin Corps, and my brother has also sent high-level professionals to assist.
How did you get out without being seen by them?"
"A little secret."
After just getting by with a perfunctory reply, Zhang Mu did not waste any time in explaining the purpose of his visit.
He first recounted what happened during his previous meeting with the city lords in the hotel, and then expressed the hope that the Second Prince could provide the information he had about the Second Prince.
The second prince had a strange look on his face and looked Zhang Mu up and down for a while.
"Let me ask you, do you have any grudge against my brother?"
Frowning and thinking, Zhang Mu felt that the conflict that occurred in the forest north of Kas Town should be considered a grudge, right?
So he nodded.
The second prince understood clearly: "No wonder Mr. Edge would rather take a huge risk and become an enemy of my brother. Uh, but how do you deal with Jarvis?"
I don't doubt that Zhang Mu is WD.
After all, everyone knows the current situation. Andre is basically sure to win, so there is no need to send WD extra.
But he hoped that if Zhang Mu was just acting on impulse or was not completely sure, he should just escape back to Gul according to his plan.
Only by keeping life can we have a future.
After hearing what he said, Zhang Mu said directly, "The church is going to cancel the city's regulations prohibiting the use of force."
The second prince was dumbfounded.
Almost yelling "Why don't I know?"
Zhang Mu was very confused. He thought that the report letter was sent by your royal family. You don’t even know what’s going on, and you ask me?
In the end, the second prince suppressed his excitement and calmly asked Zhang Mu what his plan was.
"It's simple. Andre relies on the church, and the church's biggest problem is Jarvis.
I will take care of him, you just need to delay Andre for a while, and I will come back to help."
The second prince smiled a little sadly: "Mr. Edge, the most important issue is not this... Even if you really defeat Bishop Jarvis, Lake...
The church will definitely send troops to attack Lake."
"Why are you so depressed? If you say so, why don't we just wait to die?"
As if he was surprised by Zhang Mu’s rude tone, and as if he was inspired, he straightened his chest and said, “You are right.
Even if Lake is doomed to perish, he should never remain silent! "
This guy is suitable for sales, he is good at motivating people.
Complaining in his heart, Zhang Mu said, "I need Andre's intelligence, the more detailed the better."