Chapter 171 The Rebels' Plot

Although he wanted to participate in the Black Flame Prayer Ceremony before, he only wanted to borrow the power of the gods to improve himself.

Alonso did not want to fully accept the transformation of the power of the gods!

Although he could gain extremely powerful power at once, he was also very clear about the dangers.

He would not choose this path until the last step.

In addition, the Black Flame Prayer Ceremony at the last time node was not held smoothly, so even if he wanted to accept the transformation of the power of the gods, he could only wait for the Black Flame Prayer Ceremony at the next time node.

So, this time Alonso was going to a place to meet a secret person.

And under normal circumstances, he was not very willing to meet such a person.

This person was a spy lurking in Meister County and affiliated with the organization "Zarral Rebels". His name was "Magis", but obviously, this was a fake name.

On the other hand, meeting the spy of the rebels would also be a big risk for Alonso.

After turning several corners, the carriage arrived in front of a low but heavily guarded building. There were a few big words written on the door of the building: "Meyster County Prison".

After Alonso got off the carriage,

he was led by the guards and came to an office. After a while, a middle-aged man dressed in the uniform of the prison guard captain came, followed by a trusted guard. When he saw Alonso coming, he smiled.

He looked around and confirmed that only Alonso was in the room. He asked his trusted guard to guard the door and told him not to let anyone in.

Then he immediately closed the door of the office.

"Look, who is here? It's the honorable Baron Alonso. Have you made up your mind?" Magis said with a smile.

Alonso waved his hand unhappily and said, "Listen, Maggis, to prove your strength, I need you to kill a man, a new knight named Ryan."

"If you can do this, I might be able to help with the deal you mentioned last time."

Hearing Alonso's words, Maggis' face was obviously happier. Compared with Alonso's attitude last time, he showed signs of loosening up.

However, Maggis thought about it again and felt it was strange. If the other party was just a new knight, the baron in front of him would not be able to deal with him.

So, Maggis asked with more caution: "Baron, is this Ryan just a new knight?"

Alonso thought for a while and said: "This Ryan is very strong at a young age. I think he should have the strength of at least a senior knight now."

"Oh? Senior knight? Haha, it's a small matter. Don't worry, Lord Alonso, we will handle this matter." Maggis heard that it was because the other party was strong and a senior knight that they hoped that the resistance army would take action.

"But, Lord Baron, don't forget what you promised us."

"Of course!" Alonso stood up and prepared to leave.

But just as he stood up, he reminded them again:

"By the way, I have to remind you one more thing. The other party has killed a Black Flame Apostle before. So, I suggest you don't take it lightly. Otherwise, if you suffer any major losses, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Huh? Did they kill a Black Flame Apostle? Lord Alonso, are you sure it was an apostle, not a monk?" The rebel spy Magis asked with a serious face.

"Yes, it was an apostle." Alonso nodded.

"That's a bit troublesome. It takes some effort, but it's not a big problem." As an old man who has been in Mayster County for nearly two years, he certainly knows the Black Flame Church and the strength of people at different levels in the church.

"By the way, I have another piece of news for you. Just a few days ago, Ryan received an excellent evaluation in the canonization assessment organized by the Munster Province and was awarded the title of Baron."

"Haven't you always wanted to weaken the power of the empire? This is a good opportunity to kill a promising new baron." Alonso thought about it, and in order to avoid any more trouble, he told Ryan the latest news.

"What?" At this time, Magis's face changed and he couldn't help but blurt out.

"Lord Alonso, do you have any other news that you haven't told us clearly?" Magis looked at Alonso suspiciously at this moment. He was about to doubt what purpose Alonso had in coming to them.

How could Alonso release the news of the target bit by bit? No one could stand it.

"That's all. Ryan should be on his way back to Goldshine from Rossby County."

"However, out of concern for our allies, I still hope that you can send someone capable to handle this matter. Otherwise, if the other party has the opportunity to grow again, it will probably become a big problem for you later." Alonso shrugged. "

Thank you for your concern, Lord Alonso. Please rest assured. If there is any problem, we will take responsibility ourselves." After hearing that, Maggies's face finally looked a little better.

He just felt like he had fallen into a trap set by Alonso. He first agreed to the other party, and then was led by the other party by the nose, increasing the difficulty layer by layer.

But fortunately!

This Ryan is at most a peak knight!

Relying on the power of the station near Mayest County, it should be completely possible to deal with it.

On the other hand, Alonso was also very satisfied with what Maggies had just said.

As for why not looking for a killer organization?

The difference is that if you look for a killer, once it fails, Ryan will react immediately and it is easy to get into trouble.

The rebels are very good in this regard.

They themselves are a sign that attracts firepower. Even if they fail, Ryan will not be able to find them. Instead, they can divert Ryan's attention from them through the resistance.

At the door of the office, Magis watched Alonso's leaving back and fell into thought.

"It seems that we have to contact someone outside the city."

"Although the organization and Alonso are mutually beneficial, his contact with us is taboo in itself. He will soon find that there is no turning back except to board our ship."

Magis took out a strange stone emitting a light blue light from his arms and whispered softly.

Not long after.

A gray falcon flew quickly towards the mountains outside the city of Mayest.

To the east of Mayest is a large area of ​​undulating and continuous hills, and a slightly muddy forest road leads to the east.

This road is the only way to the fishing port town, but this area is lush with vegetation, deep forests and dense trees, hiding many gangs such as mountain bandits.

Among them is an organization entrenched in an abandoned mine, which is the base of the Zalar rebels in Mayest County.

Mayest County has also tried to wipe out these bandit gangs, but all failed due to the overly complex terrain.

I saw a gray falcon flying rapidly into the deep mine!

If you can turn your sight to the Grey Falcon at this time, you will find that there is a different world in the mine.

After Grey Falcon passed through the dark tunnel of more than 100 meters, he saw an empty underground hall in front of him. Bonfires were lit all around, and many strong men dressed as mercenaries were gathering in small groups.

Some people were wiping their muskets. If Ryan could see the shape of these guns, he would find that they were almost exactly the same as the muskets he saw on the "Shipwreck" last time.

Another part of the people surrounded a knight in plate armor and listened carefully to something.

"The empire has gradually decayed internally during its two thousand years of rule, and the nobles in many regions have begun to exploit the people harshly."

".With the intensive outbreak of mysterious events, it has become the last straw that overwhelmed the horse. This is also the purpose of the establishment of our Zalal Resistance Army, to overthrow the corrupt rule of the empire and establish a new, enlightened country that considers the people like the Eagle Federation."

This kind of preaching is not the only one.

There were at least four or five groups of people in the hall, all gathered around discussing or listening to something.

"For the sake of our new country, we need to fight the empire regardless of life or death! In addition, many nobles actually support us. Look at those matchlock guns, they can quickly narrow the gap in combat power between us and the imperial army."

Some of these people looked fanatical, while others looked dazed.

On the side of the underground hall, a single room was created by a small partition based on the original depression when the mine was excavated.

There were two strong men inside who were drinking red wine in big gulps. A lot of red crystal liquid overflowed from the corners of their mouths, flowing down their necks, exuding bursts of mellow fragrance.

At the feet of the two men, there were a dozen wooden boxes with kite-shaped shields and rose-like patterns on the surface of the boxes, and neatly arranged bottles of Bordeaux aged wine inside.

"Tsk tsk. This operation was well done. We disguised ourselves as bandits and actually robbed a car of valuable 20-year-old Bordeaux aged wine." A strong man with a beard said with a smile.

"The remaining wine can still be sold and exchanged for weapons and military expenses!"

"This is thanks to the well-informed people in the city. Otherwise, we would not know that such valuable aged wine was in an inconspicuous caravan."

At this time, a gray falcon fluttered and landed next to the cage.

"Hey! There is news again."

The strong man walked over and took the small bamboo tube from the feet of the gray falcon, took out the small note inside and read it.

After a while, he turned to another strong man and said, "Morgan, it seems that we have work to do. The city wants us to kill a guy named Ryan. It is said that he is a difficult guy with the strength of a peak knight, so we have to go out in full force."

"The other party should be on the way from Rosby County in the south to Shining Gold Town. That road is not far from here."

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Rosby City. Viscount

Norman's mansion.

Ryan politely declined Viscount Norman and Evelyn's invitation to stay for a while, rode on a strong black horse, and began to return.

When Ryan came to the place where he met Haas before, he felt a different feeling.

A week ago, he braved the drizzling ice rain in the cold and wet weather to go to Rosby City to participate in the canonization assessment. At that time, although he was confident about the road ahead, he was still nervous.

But at this moment, when he set out on the return journey again, the warm winter sun shone on the road ahead, and the winding path through the forest in front was no longer dark and damp, but like a road covered with broken gold.

Four days later, Ryan successfully embarked on the last section of the road. After another half a day's journey, he would reach the town of Shining Gold after crossing the hills.

In terms of the division of the border, Ryan has now returned to the edge of Shining Gold.

When he set foot on the path leading to Shining Gold, Ryan had a sense of steadiness and an impulse to share his joy with his parents.

They must not have thought that they would become the parents of a baron in just a few days.

Thinking of this, Ryan couldn't help but smile.

Shining Gold.

There was a luxurious carriage parked in front of Ryan's house, with two cavalry guards in front and behind the carriage. There were noble emblems on the breastplates of the carriage and the cavalry. The pattern was a kite-shaped shield, and on the shield was a flower similar to a rose.

A graceful noble girl, holding a white dress, walked towards the carriage from Ryan's house with a disappointed look on her face. The girl was Jenny.

Soon, after getting on the carriage, Jenny frowned and said to the noblewoman in the carriage: "Mother, Lord Ryan still hasn't come back. The delivery time is getting closer and closer. What do you think we should do?"

Although Baroness Crowley had experienced many storms, the matter in front of her made her feel extremely difficult.

Since the Crowley family made their fortune in the wine trade, when several nobles in Mayest County asked them for a batch of top-grade Bordeaux aged wine, they were naturally very happy and felt that it was a big business.

But just a few days ago, when the Crowley family was preparing to transport this batch of Bordeaux aged wine from the Eagle Federation from the fishing port town to the county town, they were accidentally robbed.

The two people in charge of the escort were also the only remaining retainers of the Crowley family in their forties and fifties who had the strength of a formal knight. One died and the other was seriously injured.

When the news first came, it was like a bolt from the blue that hit Baroness Crowley's heart!

As soon as the incident happened, Baroness Crowley and Jenny went to Ryan's house, but when they learned that Ryan went to Rossby City to participate in the canonization assessment, they returned disappointed.

Because there were many bandits in the "Wild Wolf Hills" next to it, Baroness Crowley went to the city guards and the county sheriff several times, but failed to convince them to send people to eliminate the bandits and recover the goods.

When she turned to look for a mercenary group, she found that there was no mercenary group in Mayster County that was capable of taking on this extremely difficult task.

The time was about to run out.

Once the time was up, the Crowley family would have to pay twice the value of the goods to compensate these nobles. It is no exaggeration to say that this would seriously damage the Crowley family.

"Perhaps, we can only go to Baron Alonso." Baroness Crowley frowned at this moment. When she said this, Jenny heard that it was more of an encouragement to herself.

"Mother, wait a little longer. Who knows, Lord Ryan might be back tomorrow." Jenny comforted.

She knew that Alonso had always had ill intentions towards her mother.

If her mother went to find him, it would be like sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth.

"Okay, then wait another day. Otherwise, even if Ryan comes back, it will be too late to recover the goods." Baroness Crowley nodded, still unable to hide her worry.

Because it is not so coincidental that he would be back tomorrow if he was not here today.

At the same time, Ryan, who was walking on the trail, suddenly narrowed his eyes, pulled the reins, and stopped the black horse.

He noticed something was wrong. Twenty or thirty meters ahead, there were dozens of people hiding in the dense forests on both sides of the road. Obviously, this was an ambush.

Although Ryan didn't know whether the other party's target was him, he was not interested in trying the feeling of being suddenly ambushed.

"Come out!" Ryan said in a deep voice.

A few seconds passed.

But the other party was still hiding in the dense forest, without any reaction.

However, Ryan's keen senses detected the subtle burning sound of "hissing", and at the same time, the level 3 "danger perception" began to give a slight warning.

He immediately realized something, quickly jumped off the horse, and dodged to the woods nearby.

Suddenly!

"Bang bang bang!" Multiple gunshots rang out in succession.

The opponent's response made Ryan's heart flare up!

Seeing that Ryan was not hit, several people in the dense forest seemed to sigh with regret.

Then, after a rustling sound, a group of strong men wearing chain mail and leather armor, holding various weapons, rushed out of the dense forest.

Ryan saw the four or five guys holding muskets and the four or five strong men wearing plate armor at the first sight.

It was indeed a musket!

Five knights?

No, one seemed to be a peak knight,

but it didn't matter!

The important thing was that Ryan was in a bad mood at the moment!

No one would be in a good mood if they were suddenly ambushed when they were about to return home.

Especially when the opponent was playing a sneak attack routine!

Ryan took out the pig-headed hammer behind him and muttered something in his mouth.

Soon, through the refraction of light in the air, it could be seen that there was something different within a few meters of Ryan's body.

It was the witchcraft "high temperature force field"!

The next second, Ryan rushed out of the dense forest and rushed straight towards the opponent!

At this moment, only a hearty killing can eliminate Ryan's anger!

There will be another update before 12 noon, ^_^

(End of this chapter)