Chapter 458 Bai'an
William avoided the gazes on the road with ease and walked along the alley to the target's residence.
Unexpectedly, the other party had guessed his arrival and had already set up the tables and chairs.
"You arrived later than I expected."
Mysterious words are never pleasing to others. Rather than communicating, William wanted to kill the target as quickly as possible and return to complete the mission.
"You are a human? Where is the elf who came with you? He abandoned you and asked you to test the possible traps? Bullshit! I knew it."
William was certain that he was the only one on the mission, and if the elves were willing to dirty their hands, they would have taken care of this target long ago.
William calmly took the crossbow out of his robe and completed the aiming in a short moment. The other party did not resist at all. Before pulling the trigger, William heard a meaningful last word.
"You know nothing. Go ahead. A smart person should have taken the opportunity to escape instead of continuing to serve an elf. Did you see what happened to me? It's not a good thing to know your master too well, young man. Live in ignorance."
The arrow with the brain was nailed to the wall behind the corpse. William had no intention of knowing too much, he just did the job for the money.
All he needed to know was that the elves could make him rich, and that was enough.
In Kalonborg, Teclis was going to visit the embassy directly after arriving in Altdorf. The elven ambassador who stayed behind in the empire was named Falfian Whiteshore, one of the two mage lords who initially supported the empire with Teclis.
For some reason, Prince Safri was not allowed by the White Tower to embark on the path of a magic swordsman, and his research on magic is probably far inferior to that of other elven wizards.
After tonight's events, Teclis has been worried because Falfian's attainments in swordsmanship and magic are not as good as Anurion's. If Anurion is really acting in secret, Bai'an may be in irresistible danger of life.
His magical talents seemed to have been transferred entirely to diplomacy, and while in Ulthuan Whiteshore was identified as the destined ambassador.
After meeting Magnus twenty years ago, Falfian had remained with the Empire, and to this day, while the original batch of elven diplomats has been replaced, he still remains in Altdorf to perform his duties.
It is not easy for elves to stay in the human empire. They can easily get bored with human life, and their mental state may even deteriorate due to living with humans for a long time.
Those elven ambassadors who were transferred back to Ulthuan had voluntarily applied for resignation due to poor mental health.
But Farfian has a strong sense of mission and is proud of it.
Even though his family urged him to return to Ulthuan, he could not bring the recalcitrant High Elf envoy back to his homeland.
He has the common characteristics of Asur - always perfect, with beautiful figure and facial features just perfect embellishment, and a strong and steady voice enough to win the favor of the Phoenix King. No matter what language it is, the pronunciation is almost perfect when it comes to Falfian's mouth.
The nobles all like him, and the Phoenix King has high hopes for him, otherwise he would not be qualified to take on this important task. Although they are reluctant to admit it, the rise of the human empire is inevitable, and enlightened elves like Teclis know it.
Every elf who has ever gotten along with Bai'an will not hate him. They just hope that a happy interpersonal relationship can save his life and prevent the other party from killing him out of brotherhood.
Teclis had personally told Falfian about the knowledge of vein magic. If he was unfortunately killed, the mastermind behind it was most likely heading for the guide stone near Aldolf.
Of course, there is another possibility.
Falfian sets too high standards for himself, and Teclis is worried that too much responsibility will overwhelm him. In the human realm, elves like White Shore will never have the opportunity to relax.
This meant that he had been carrying a heavy burden for the past twenty years. If Falfian did not report any abnormalities when he arrived in Altdorf, he might have been corrupted as well. Teclis did not want to see such a future.
Losing a nature-loving hermit was bad enough, but the Phoenix Court would probably be saddened by the loss of a well-regarded ambassador.
Falfian's main task is to convey news of Ulthuan to the Archmages of Ulthuan who are conducting research in the Empire, such as Anurion the Green of Saphire or Teclis.
He also has the important responsibility of bringing news from within the Empire to the Phoenix King, and is the transit hub for information between the elves within the Empire and Ulthuan.
The Phoenix King provided a team of Tritons for the embassy, but the Tritons were not only responsible for the safety of the embassy, but also for protecting the elven merchant ships visiting Altdorf.
While carrying out these tasks, I am afraid that not many of their members will have the spare time to protect the safety of the ambassador himself.
There were only 120 Sea Guards assisting in the defense of the embassy. Two Asur Navy lieutenants each took away about 50 soldiers to perform surface missions, so there were not many Sea Guards left in the embassy.
For a great wizard who graduated from the White Tower, a small number of Tritons were not an obstacle to achieving his goal, unless Falfian had noticed Anurion's abnormality in advance and sent Tritons to arrest the great wizard first, catching him off guard.
As it stands, the best-case scenario has not happened.
Captain Orpheon, who was in charge of protecting Falfian, could only be described as well-trained. He was good enough to guard against Druzie's assassins, but Teclis did not think he had the ability to fight against a prepared archmage.
According to the intelligence previously gathered in the Shadow Forest, the mastermind behind the scenes has many human servants under his command. On the battlefield, one elf soldier can defeat a team of human warriors, but in the complex alleys of the city, an accident at a corner is enough to easily lead to the defeat of a weak elf warrior.
It only takes a few dozen crossbows to kill an elven soldier who has undergone decades of military training - no matter how much training is done, ordinary creatures cannot be turned into super creatures that are not afraid of bullets and arrows.
If Druzy is hiding behind the scenes, the safety of the ambassador himself will be even more unpredictable.
However, Teclis would rather believe that there is a dark elf warlock who is instigating discord. The green Anurion is a traditional scholar, and his corruption is still suspected by Teclis.
Things are unpredictable, and reason tells the archmage that it is entirely possible that Anurion was captured by Tzeentch because of his obsession with plant knowledge.
As usual, Teclis shared his speculations and thoughts with Lynch, but was unsurprisingly ignored.
For Lynch, instead of guessing who is the mastermind behind the scenes, it is better to find him out and talk to him face to face.
Facts have proved that communication can solve most problems. Many times conflicts arise from misunderstandings. Eliminating conflicts only requires effective, direct and simple communication.
There is absolutely no need to worry about the relationship between humans and elves instigated by Druzil, as Teclis did.
(End of this chapter)
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