Chapter Seventy-Four: Turbulence

  "Why did you say that?" Xanthe asked.

  "There is a secret passage there, all the way to Holy Crown City!"

  "What?" Xanthe's eyes widened in shock; she had been through wars and knew exactly what this message meant.

  "I've already spread the word, at least the army of Black Crow City knows about it. They sent a large force to attack the secret passage, and the army of Holy Crown City is fighting back desperately. When I left, they were still in the midst of battle... Hehe..." Han Jin smiled: "The battle between Holy Crown City and Black Crow City has also alarmed the military forces of the Beit Alliance. They sent out several envoys to strongly demand that the armies of Holy Crown City and Black Crow City withdraw from the territory of the Beit Alliance, but unfortunately, no one is willing to listen to them."

  "I say... " Mo Xinkai patted his own thigh: "Today's weather is so terrible, and early in the morning there were a few knights who ran north like crazy, I think they went back to deliver messages."

  "The power of the Bait Alliance has been divided into four parts. If they can't unite, it's hard to pose a threat to Holy Crown City and Black Crow City. How would Holy Crown City and Black Crow City take the request of a small city lord seriously?" Xanier sighed softly: "I know you're very opposed to Holy Crown City, so you're trying every means to find trouble for them, but... Disemark is more aware than us of how important this secret path is. Moreover, Disemark has been preparing for many years, and Black Crow City won't be able to gain any advantage."

  "You've forgotten what kind of soldiers the army of Black Crow City is made up of?" Han Jin smiled: "And that's not a secret passage, but a huge underground labyrinth!"

  "How large is this underground labyrinth?"

  "All the way down to Holy Crown City, you say how big is it?" Han Jin revealed a cold smile: "I think, Holy Crown City's good days have come to an end!"

  "You... you really made Disemark suffer." Xanier sighed: "If it weren't for that underground labyrinth, today's heavy snow would have allowed them to temporarily make peace. Now... no one will stop fighting until one side can thoroughly occupy the entire underground labyrinth."

  "The harder they fight, the better it is for us." Han Jin said slowly: "Moreover, this battlefield has already penetrated deep into the territory of the Beit Alliance. Will they just watch the excitement without doing anything?"

  "No." Xanthe shook her head. "The armies of the two cities have already invaded each other's territories, and at this time it is absolutely impossible to show weakness. Otherwise, no matter which side becomes the final winner, they will immediately turn their target to the Beit Alliance! I guess the Beit Alliance must make a very strong reaction."

  "They'll be stuck together, and naturally no one will come to bother us, right?" Han Jin smiled and said: "Actually I also know, our strength is too weak. If we follow the normal method step by step, at any time and place, as long as someone notices us, as long as those lords stretch out a finger, they can crush us in the bud."

  "It's enough that you know," said Xanthe.

  "So, our only chance is to make the land more chaotic and crazy, making them even more hostile towards each other, and willing to fight each other at all costs." Han Jin said word by word: "After coming out of the underground labyrinth, I infiltrated the Black Crow City's military camp..."

  "Are you crazy?" Xanthe exclaimed.

  "I used a bit of magic, don't worry, they won't be able to find me." Han Jin smiled and said: "At that time, I saw that the morale of the Black Crow City soldiers was very low. It is said that at the beginning of the war, because they did not receive support from Wild Willow City, Disemark adopted a tactic of abandoning small towns, clearing the walls, and using the strong city to fight a protracted war with the enemy, which had already consumed a lot of manpower from Black Crow City and Deep City. Moreover, there were several disputes between Lord Zagunede and Lord Marishein..."

  "Is this what those soldiers said?" Xanthe asked.

  "Yes."

  "It seems that neither of them is interested in continuing the fight. But they should have already achieved their goals. Marishen is a man who loves money like his life, and he attacked Holy Crown City with an army, probably to plunder wealth. This is also one of Disemark's strengths - everyone's original territory was the same, but Zargoned and Marishen became poorer and poorer, while Disemark made Holy Crown City richer and more prosperous. As for Zargoned... what he wants is not just money, but also a large number of subjects. Zargoned is cruel by nature, with a very bad temper, and at the slightest provocation, he would massacre civilians and slaves on various pretexts, and indulge his subordinates, never restraining those soldiers. To describe Zargoned's territory as hell is not an exaggeration!"

  "Yes." Sasori added, "This guy's reputation is the worst, and he's the most shameless dark druid. He killed his own people, then went to other territories to plunder, plundered and killed again, and then went to plunder some more. If there really are gods watching over this world, a guy like Zagunede should have died thousands of times already! Unfortunately..." Sasori trailed off, shaking his head with a bitter smile.

  "If I had a choice..." Xanthe paused: "I really wish we were helping the Holy Crown City and Black Raven City fight, rather than helping those butchers from Black Raven City."

  "The question is, do we have a choice?" Han Jin smiled and said: "Moreover, Hei Ya Castle has not raised its butcher knife to us, but your former allies, the warriors of Sheng Guan City, are determined to kill us."

  "It's pointless to argue about this anymore." Xanthe's gaze swept over Mo Sheng and Sasou: "It seems... I don't need to ask, the answer is already in your eyes."

  "We're all buddies, aren't we?" Sasuke smiled slightly.

  "Yes, we're all partners." Xanier smiled and stood up, walking towards the door.

  "Xian Ni Er?!" Sasou exclaimed in surprise.

  "Hmm?" Xian Ni turned her head to glance at Sasou, and finally fixed her gaze on Han Jin: "Don't worry, I won't leave. Although this dream is too far-fetched, who made me make a promise anyway."

  "What have you promised?" Mo Xinkai asked in surprise.

  "It's a secret." Xian Ni'er smiled and pushed open the door.

  "Good guys, you two... have secrets now?" Mo Xinko slanted his eyes at Han Jin: "Speak! How many things have you been hiding from us?!" Mo Xinko had also learned to 'beat around the bush'. His focus wasn't on any secret, but rather on the magic that Han Jin was hiding. If it were him, he would absolutely not be able to escape from being surrounded by hundreds of knights, so he firmly believed that Han Jin still had many ultimate techniques hidden away.