While the Carites Chamber of Commerce was holding a discussion meeting, the Tisiphone family also began discussing the current situation in the secret room.
Under the dim fluorite lamp, four figures sat in the underground secret room of the castle. The walls of the room were made of bluestone that felt cool and cold to the touch. Occasionally, the sound of dripping water could be heard in the distance. The passage outside the secret room was also very complicated and full of traps. Even if the enemy broke through the castle on the ground, they could be stopped here, and then enter the ocean outside through the underground sewers and finally escape.
The head of Tisiphone's family had thinning hair and a graying beard, looking very old, though he was only in his fifties. However, he had been ill from a battle in his early years, and his health had been poor, his face somewhat haggard.
"Well....This is the result you have produced? What a shame." He said slowly in a hoarse voice.
In recent years, the head of the family had long since retreated into the background, leaving important matters to the younger generation. Unfortunately, this time, he was deeply disappointed. While assassinating Angus was risky, it was not impossible. However, they had actually let Angus's daughter escape, not just once, allowing her to survive and reach Hopeland.
"Edley, you used to be the child that made me most satisfied, but now... I am very disappointed in you. Is it that the comfortable and wealthy life has made you forget the family's mission?" The old man spoke in a slow voice, but it made people inexplicably feel fear.
Edley sat on the stone chair, supporting his head with one hand and looking at the table, his face expressionless, without any excuse or shame.
Seeing that the situation was gradually becoming deadlocked, Wick had to step forward and mediate.
"We also didn't expect that the Carites Chamber of Commerce would suddenly find an unknown expert who killed Nihanla in one blow on a rainy night. This led to the failure of the second operation."
Nihanla was the leader of the black cavalry. His strength increased significantly in the rain, approaching Sequence 4. If Loran Hill had not taken the opportunity to attack during the rapid confrontation, he would have been defeated in a head-on battle unless the extraordinary core was activated.
Precisely because it was a rapid charge, the reaction time was extremely short. In the terminology of the game, at this moment the attack power was extremely high, but the defense power was extremely low. That's why the girl was able to find a flaw in the crisis and kill him.
"Did you see who it was?"
"No. According to the recollections of the three cavalrymen who escaped, the time was very short, it was night, and it was raining heavily. They only saw the man wearing a black robe, but didn't know his appearance. And after the Carites Chamber of Commerce returned to Hopeland, the black-robed man never appeared again."
"Hmph, you don't even know the other party's strength and identity? There are so many people in the other chamber of commerce, wouldn't it be clear if we just capture any one and torture him?"
"We've considered that, but old Seres was born in the military and is very strict about keeping secrets. After returning to Hopeland, he immediately transferred these guards to the Southern Islands, saying they were going there to recuperate and do some light work. Now we don't know which island they are on. After all, that's not our area of activity."
"Ceres... He's still alive, huh." The old man seemed to have remembered something, and stopped questioning this matter, and turned to ask other things.
"What does the organization say?"
"New instructions have arrived from above. Mastering Carites' shipbuilding technology is our top priority. As for unifying Hopeland, we'll slow down the process."
The old man listened without saying anything, but remained silent for a long time with his eyes closed. "Do you understand?"
"I understand. If we can't take down Carites immediately, the organization may even turn to support them and abandon us." Edley finally spoke at this moment.
"That's good to know. We, Tisiphone, are descended from an aristocratic family in the Land of Oz. It is precisely because of this connection that those high-ranking alchemists in Lurna chose us as their first choice."
"But hundreds of years have passed. Under the pursuit of the Dark Moon of the Verdant Empire, we descendants of Oz are no longer as strong as before. If we can't show some results, we deserve to be abandoned."
"As a clan of revenge, we have assassinated a Grand Duke and two young princes of Cangcui. They will not give up on such a feud. If Tisiphone cannot move forward, she will perish. This is not an exaggeration."
"Yes, father." The three responded.
"Edley and Wick, you two continue to deal with the affairs of Hopeland and the family. As for Abel..." The old man turned to look at his youngest son.
"You lead some people and property to the Southern Islands, cut off all ties with your family, and settle down independently there." The old man was still worried and began to prepare a way out for the family.
"Yes, father."
Abel is not very old, probably only 16 years old, with black hair and bright eyes.
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On the other side, a fierce argument broke out in the conference hall where Loran Hill was.
"I don't agree to rent a fleet to other chambers of commerce to transport goods!" A big man in blue and black clothes stood up. He wore a wide-brimmed hat, had a rough beard on his mouth, and looked angry.
Loran Hill, sitting in the middle seat, was a little surprised why the fleet leader reacted so violently.
The person who stood up was none other than Haze, the leader of the Swordfish fleet, who continued.
"Miss, you consider their difficulties, but have they considered ours?"
"Back when we were fighting for the shipping route with Lord Angus, these established guilds of commerce constantly suppressed us. They teamed up with the Dayas family to secretly trip us up, belittle us, and ridicule us. We even had several actual clashes with the Dayas family's fleet at sea, resulting in casualties on both sides."
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