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  Through a series of disguises, Eilif still took the opportunity to sneak into Brandon's Stone City quietly during the shift change. Fortunately, although Brandon's Stone City is a city of gray dwarves, it has always had mercenaries of various races. Therefore, Eilif just disguised himself and sneaked in quietly, without drawing too much attention from others.

  As soon as Elate entered the city, he felt the tense atmosphere in Brandon Stone Castle. Apart from the gray dwarf warriors who were staring at anyone with red eyes and wanting to chop off their heads, the mercenaries standing on the city wall, holding crossbows, were also vigilantly watching around. The whole Brandon Stone Castle was filled with an ominous aura.

  Normally, seeing his enemy so openly would have delighted Elate, but unfortunately, he couldn't feel happy now. Because Elate was very clear that the tight defense of Brandon Stone Castle was not to deal with him, which meant that the previous rumors about humans coming to the Dark Territory were true.

  But for Elait, what made him feel most uneasy was still that black stone tower standing outside the city wall.

  At this moment, the vampire count was carefully observing the situation inside Brandon Stone Castle while narrowing his eyes to measure the tall black tower in the distance. He had already learned most of what he knew about the necromancer from his spies, and if the rumors were true, then Elyte had to admit that the necromancer would be a very difficult opponent to deal with. And this way, Elise would probably really fall into his hands.

  Now Elites only comfort is that the necromancer should not have made Eris into an undead slave, because according to the scout's intelligence, the dark elf who followed him before was also a living person and had not become an undead creature. So his own daughter should be fine too...

  No wonder Elate was so flustered, as a half-vampire, he had always been cautious and cunning. However, when it came to his wife and daughter, he was exceptionally loving, especially after his wife's death, Elate had almost poured all his heart and soul into his daughter, Elyse. This time, with Elyse in trouble, Elate was the one who suffered the most. It was because he had originally recommended Elyse to lead the patrol team for reconnaissance, hoping to let his daughter gain some experience, not wanting her to always stay in the Black Onyx Castle as a sheltered flower. He had only sent Elyse out to increase her combat experience, but never expected it would end up like this.

  If I had known it would turn out like this, it would have been better to let her grow up slowly in the patrol team... Hmm?!

  At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed before Elate's eyes, which made the vampire count who was originally somewhat absent-minded suddenly lift his spirits. He stared at the front in surprise - only to see that not far away, the girl wearing a purple robe and a sleeping cap was none other than his beloved daughter Elise, whom he had been thinking about day and night?

  How is this possible?

  Elyte rubbed her eyes involuntarily, looking forward again. That's right, it was Elise! At this moment, her own daughter was following a man who looked like a mage, whispering something to him in a low voice, and then the two of them turned around and walked into the tall building next to them. This building was not unfamiliar to Elyte, it was the residence of the Lord of Brendenstone... Wait, what's going on here?

  Stunned, Elric stared at the scene before him, his brow furrowed in concern. He couldn't believe that his own daughter would betray him and join forces with the Dark Elves, but what was going on? And who was this man?

  Thinking of this, Elate's slightly relaxed mood became tense again. He hid in the dark shadows, staring intently at the entrance of the government office, his bright red eyes constantly turning, as if thinking about something.

  At this moment, in the mansion of the ruling official, Kadek was smiling and warmly entertaining the guest in front of him.

  "Hello, Master Fa, I really didn't expect you to come in person, it's really surprising."

  "It doesn't matter."

  Despite Kaid's enthusiastic hospitality, Jain remained nonchalant, shrouded in shadows beneath his long robes. In fact, he had only come to Brandon Stone Castle because of Kaid's invitation, who claimed there were some extremely important matters he wanted to discuss with him. However, even if Kaid hadn't spoken up, Jain had already more or less guessed what was on his mind.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, after exchanging a few pleasantries, Kadek immediately revealed an extremely enthusiastic smile, rubbing his hands together as he began to speak.

  "By the way, I almost forgot to thank you, Master Monk. You helped us dwarves get rid of those troublesome goblins earlier, which was a great help to us. Speaking of which, you didn't attend our victory banquet last time, so this time please let us treat you with all due respect..."

  Looking at the gray dwarf who looked more like a merchant than a ruler, Jain simply played with the cane in his hand and stared at him silently. Kardok was not a good thing, and any leader who could make a name for himself in the dark territory was ruthless, cunning, and treacherous. The so-called reputation and morality on the surface were all nonsense here. In the dark territory, the standard for judging who can become a leader is simple - as long as you are more sinister than anyone else, stronger than anyone else, and more poisonous than anyone else, then you can enjoy the supreme taste of power without any scruples.

  But after Kadek had a long and rambling speech, he suddenly changed his tone.

  "Speaking of which... Master Monk, we have a bit of trouble this time and hope to get your help again."

  "What's wrong?"

  Upon hearing this, a glimmer of light flashed across Zhan En's eyes, and he then asked in a low voice.

  It's like this...

  As he spoke, Kadek hesitated for a moment, with an air of not wanting to reveal family secrets. However, in the end, he couldn't help but let out a sigh and speak in a low voice.

  "Sir, do you recall that when we were besieging the Dark Elf territory, a group of our Dwarves was attacked by humans? In fact, we have investigated this matter clearly. Those humans are indeed malicious! They attacked our Dwarves in order to launch an attack on our Brandon Stone Castle and plunder our wealth!!"

  As he said this, Kaelith Sunshadow clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, looking absolutely furious. And seeing this scene, Jaren was also secretly laughing in his heart, of course, he knew that Kaelith's desperate acting was for whom to see, even Jaren himself didn't understand what these humans wanted to come and destroy, but Kaelith had already taken it for granted that they were coming to deal with the Brandon Stone Castle and the Gray Dwarves, this was really interesting.

  However, whether it's speaking in tongues or performing a sketch, someone has to cooperate. So, watching Kardel's performance, Jian didn't say much and instead stretched out his hand to adjust his glasses, still silently staring at the dwarf in front of him. Sensing Jian's reaction, Kardel didn't find it particularly unexpected. In fact, in front of dwarves, Jian always had an icy and overbearing attitude, which was also why Kardel usually didn't dare to provoke him.

  But now...

  "But, sir, you are unaware of the fact that the arrival of these humans is not as simple as it seems."

  "Oh?"

  Upon hearing this, Zhan En narrowed his eyes curiously and stared at Kadek in front of him. He wanted to see what kind of nonsense this grey dwarf official could come up with. And sensing that Zhan En had a reaction to his words, Kadek also immediately began to perform enthusiastically.

  "In fact, these humans are targeting our Brandon Stone Castle, probably for an ancient mysterious magical artifact!"

  "Can this be happening?"

  "Yes!!"

  Facing Zhan En's inquiry, Kadek nodded his head quickly.

  "You don't know, sir, but within the walls of Brandon Stone Castle lies a magical artifact passed down from ancient times, known as 'The Book of Kayne'. Legend has it that this is a book of magic written by the great wizard Kayne himself, containing powerful ancient spells and incantations. And this 'Book of Kayne' was kept in an extremely secret location by the builder of Brandon Stone Castle, even I don't know where exactly..."

  He paused here, and Cardillac looked up at Jan with those incredibly clear little eyes. He hoped that he would open his mouth to ask a question, but Jan just sat there motionless, like a statue, without any response. This made Cardillac inevitably feel a lack of accomplishment, but he still continued to speak.

  "But my scouts have discovered that these humans from the surface possess the very same staff that the late Kain the Wizard left behind, and it's likely that staff led them to find this place! If they breach Brandon Stone Castle, we'll all be doomed!"

  "Are you sure it was that wand that led them here?"

  Upon hearing this, Zhan En finally spoke up. It had to be admitted that the story Kadek made up was quite interesting. Knowing he was a law enforcer, he fabricated such a magical book to attract his own attention. Then shift the blame by saying even he didn't know where the magical book was located, thus clearing himself of any relation with the book. And then push all the responsibility onto humans; if Zhan En coveted that magical book, then go defeat the humans!

  "I'm not entirely clear about this either, but judging from the intelligence gathered by my scouts, it should be roughly around 80-90% accurate!"

  As he spoke, Kadek clenched his fists in anger.

  "How detestable, these cunning and crafty humans..."

  Hehe, what qualifications does a dwarf have to accuse others of being sinister and cunning?

  "So we hope to get your help, Master!"

  Until then, Kadeck finally got to the point.

  "You know, our Brendenstine doesn't have any mages. But those humans not only have mages, they even have paladins! These are beyond what we can handle on our own, so I hope you can help us and join forces to strike down and eliminate those detestable surface-dwellers! Of course, we will give you a generous reward for this... How about this: if you can help us repel the evil ambitions of these humans, you can have one-tenth of Brendenstine's annual profits as your reward!!"

  One tenth?

  Upon hearing this, Zan raised an eyebrow. He had to admit that Kadek's calculation was not bad. One-tenth of the annual revenue of Brandon Stone City was no small sum, and it would be more than enough to support his underground city. If he hadn't been clear that he wouldn't get any compensation from the Grey Dwarves, he might have even considered it.

  But now... a tenth of the reward, how can it compare to the wealth of all of Brandon's Rock?

  Thinking of this, Zhan En stood up.

  "Not a bad proposal, but I'd like to consider it."

  "Of course, there's no problem, Your Honor."

  Kadek's smile remained unchanged.

  "We believe you will make a reasonable decision." (The Dark Lord will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there are also 100% lottery prizes for everyone! Now open WeChat, click the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the public account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!)