Chapter 676: Planning
"Although the sudden intervention of the Songxing Esoteric Cult seems to be their independent behavior, we all understand that this incident must be related to the secret push of the marquises."
Looking at the Duke's changing expression, Anvis finally expressed his thoughts.
"Then, since the marquises can invite the Alien Cult to intervene, why can't we also bring the Ring of Truth in?"
"...You should understand, Anvis, that the interests of the Circle of Truth are in fundamental and irreconcilable conflict with those of us nobles who rule the empire. We are doomed to be hostile to the Circle of Truth in the future."
After a long silence, Duke Carrot finally spoke.
He knew about Avis's identity as the "Man in the Mirror". When he was in the Federation, Avis had asked him to secretly help him capture the capital of the Rock Helmet Kingdom.
But he didn't expect that Avis would dare to play such a big game and even join the Circle of Truth himself!
"Besides, even I can't see through the strength of the mysterious leader of the Circle of Truth. If your identity is accidentally exposed, you will fall into great danger!"
"You are right, father, but like us, the marquises are also enemies of the Circle of Truth. And there was a saying among the people of the Empire: 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.'
Even if they are destined to become enemies in the future, before that, we can still have limited cooperation with them. Use them as a knife to strike our enemies. "
Faced with the Duke's advice, Anvis remained unmoved and instead explained to the Duke the benefits of his actions.
"Do you remember the intelligence I conveyed to you earlier? There was a pagan who claimed to be the ambassador of the Imperial Marquis who went to some remote border cities of the Federation and secretly met with members of various major forces in the Federation.
They offered a high price to attract Federation forces to secretly enter the Empire and stir up unrest, and the people of the Circle of Truth also heard about this."
“However, according to my investigation, the Star Song Esoteric Cult and the Circle of Truth are also in hostile camps, and the reason seems to involve the grudges between the external entities behind the two.
So, when the leader of the Circle of Truth learned the news, he made a plan.
When the marquises' plan was launched, the main force of the Songxing Esoteric Cult would inevitably be drawn into the Olivendi family, resulting in lone people appearing on the marquis' side.
At that time, the leader will plan an operation to attack the marquises. The reason I came to you this time is because I applied to the leader to discuss cooperation with the Olivendi family. "
As he spoke, Anvis stared at the Duke with his blue eyes and gave a wicked smile.
"If you don't mind, I am willing to represent the Olivendi family and negotiate with the representatives sent by the Ring of Truth!"
“……?!”
The corners of his mouth twitched, and Carlotte looked at Avis, his fingers instinctively stroking his cufflinks, not knowing what to say.
"The request made by the leader of the Circle of Truth is simple. They hope to meet on the battlefield and our people can temporarily join forces with them when they attack the marquises."
After Xiaoxiao joked with the Duke, Anvis became serious again. "I think that cooperating with the Circle of Truth in this matter will bring more benefits than disadvantages. We can use their power to set traps and try to directly reduce the number of the nine marquises of the empire."
"...It sounds like there's no harm in that, but this matter is not something that can be decided by my Olivendi family alone. I need to discuss it with the Alfred family in advance before I can give a response."
After pondering for a while, the Duke nodded, agreeing to Anvis' proposal.
However, the experiment related to Fiona is ultimately a joint project of the two families. He needs to obtain the consent of the head of the Alfred family first, but it should not be too difficult.
In the current situation, whether the Circle of Truth intervenes or not, the situation of the two families will not get worse. If we refuse rashly, we may immediately push the other party into the hostile camp, which is meaningless. . ….… .Glorious calendar year 2464, scorching sun month seventh day, night.
The appearance of Silver Gull City is still peaceful, but in fact, layers of defense have been set up.
With the Lord's Mansion as the center, the entire Silver Gull City is shrouded in a huge invisible magic circle.
The protective magic circle arranged and controlled by the ninth-level extreme guardian himself is so powerful that even a ninth-level extreme guardian must think twice before attacking.
Fiona sat in her room waiting anxiously. The two little ones huddled beside the girl, letting her hold them gently. She was also worried about the girl's nervousness.
She had been informed that tomorrow, apostles of the Song Star Cult would come to attack.
Although there were no more details, the girl could easily guess that the enemy who could make her family specifically notify her must be at least a ninth-level being.
"Don't worry too much, Lord. Even if the enemy is strong, you will be able to survive this crisis safely with the protection of the great Olivendi family."
Anvis still played the role of a qualified adjutant, comforting the girl in a leisurely tone.
Before this, as the time approached, Fiona's insecurity grew stronger, so the girl specifically summoned Anvis, hoping to get some comfort from him.
"...Mr. Boli, do you know anything about the Songxing Esoteric Sect?"
Fiona's hands, which were holding the kitten Kate and the little dragon Fia, unconsciously tightened a little, and she spoke softly.
“The Star-Singing Cult is an ancient continental-level alien cult. During its spread, it split into other alien cults such as the Moon-Calling Cult and the Revelation Cult.
But in the past, their reputation was not actually prominent. They mostly just held some weird ceremonies in private, not to mention bringing out three ninth-level powerhouses at once.
So I personally guess that the so-called apostles of the Songxing Esoteric Sect are more fake than normal ninth-rank warriors."
Looking at the girl who was forcing herself to remain calm, Avis could only try his best to explain the relationship behind it to her. As for how to regulate her emotions, it was still up to the girl herself to figure it out.
As the lord of the Star Territory and the legendary star of prophecy, this is the pressure she must bear.
In fact, many ninth-level cultivators were very surprised by the sudden rise of the ancient sect Songxing Esoteric Sect.
In this regard, the Duke privately suspected that the previous arrival of the Lord of Dreams might have caused some unknown far-reaching impact on the continent, which led to the other party gaining some benefits.
While Xingchen Territory was making intensive preparations, the ninth-rank priests of the royal family were also paying close attention to this incident.
Logically speaking, the royal family should have taken strong measures against the Songxing Cult for attacking the territory of the Duke's descendants to make them understand who the owner of this land is.
But the situation is special now. Gloria III is in seclusion and not paying attention to state affairs.
So the question is, who should the ninth-rank officials of the royal family listen to now? And who will stand up and speak on behalf of the royal family? The status of the ninth-rank officials is transcendent, and the many ninth-rank officials of the royal family are nominally loyal only to the emperor of the empire. In daily life, their status is equal, and there will be no situation where one person represents whom.
Perhaps some princes and princesses are quite willing to accept this difficult task, but this involves another problem. Gloria III is only "seriously injured" and in seclusion, and has not yet gone to meet the gods.
When Gloria III did not specifically designate a descendant to temporarily manage the government, even if they forcibly issued an order, the royal priests of the ninth rank could choose to ignore it.
In this case, there is a lot of room for maneuver in dealing with the attack of the Songxing Cult.
Of course we have to take care of it. This incident must end with the people of Songxing Secret Sect being expelled from the empire.
But they will arrive a little later. If the people from the two major families can deal with the enemies on their own, then the problem will naturally be solved.
However, if the enemy has some unknown trump card, which causes the two major families to accidentally let Fiona be taken away, then they can only express regret and at the same time do their best to help the two major families find Fiona's whereabouts.
(End of this chapter)
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