Pale Emblem

Chapter 165 Control of the Vital Points

Victor now looks like a tall and strong young half-elf with thick eyebrows and big eyes. His brown skin shows traces of wind and sun, with some inconspicuous small scars and calluses on his hands. He also wears a set of gray cotton armor, and looks like an adventurer who has been active in the wild all year round.

He couldn't even recognize his new self, but Yog could recognize him.

Victor was curious about how Yog did it. However, their plan had reached a critical stage, and they had to return Yog to Ingrid tonight to prove that they were indeed capable of helping the Rock-Splitting Orcs to capture Echo Town.

Moreover, they have been playing the role of cultists, which is a major problem within the Disa Alliance. Various evil sects have the ambition to overthrow the Zhu Mingmen.

Their identity as cultists could explain why they helped the orcs fight against the Fallen Leaf City army.

Victor never expected that when they contacted the Rock-Splitting Orcs, they would meet the barbarian slave leader Ingrid, who once knew him, and the blue-skinned barbarian boy Yog.

If Ingrid discovers that the so-called half-elf traitors are not cultists within the Alliance, but half-elf survivors in the town of Bolan, the consequences will become unpredictable.

In order for the subsequent plan to be successfully implemented, Victor must not reveal his true identity in front of the barbarian messenger at any cost.

"Yorger recognized me, what do you say we should do?"

"Kill him!"

"This blue-skinned barbarian is very special. How about letting me charm him?"

Harvey and Christine each proposed a simple solution and a complicated solution, but they were actually the same bad idea: both meant to kill Yog.

Christine herself said that Yog was favored by the power of fate, and her powerful charm would hardly work on Yog. If a charm failed once, it would trigger Yog's hatred, making the subsequent powerful charm more difficult to succeed.

At that time, Christine only had one choice left, which was violent seduction. No matter success or failure, Yog would not survive.

The vampire Christine has full confidence in her violent charm. She believes that even if the powerful charm fails to work on Yog, she can still use the violent charm to turn Yog into a puppet with only a few dozen days left to live.

This period of time is enough to ensure that Yog will not reveal Victor's true identity.

Victor frowned, feeling that there was no need to treat Yog so extremely. He turned to look at the ranger sisters beside him, wanting to hear their opinions.

Ruth and Jessica also knew Yog. Last fall, they met each other at the plantation outside the town of Bolan and were impressed. After all, barbarians with blue skin were very rare, and his appearance was also handsome among half-elves. He followed behind Veltok every day, which always attracted special attention.

"I don't think it's a serious problem that Jorg recognized Victor. On the contrary, it would be serious if we killed him to silence him or used other means to force him to shut up," said Ruth.

Jessica nodded and agreed, "I agree with my sister. Yog didn't recognize us sisters, nor did he recognize Harvey. He only recognized Victor. This shows that he doesn't have any unique way to see through the transformation disguise of the arcane snake touch. Now, whether he guessed, smelled, or relied on some kind of intuition to recognize Victor as Veltok who led the resistance against the Rock-Splitting Orcs in Braun Town, he has no evidence to convince the Rock-Splitting Clan of his judgment."

"On the contrary, we can prove to the orc messenger that we are indeed believers of the abyss demon."

"But if we kill Yog, or use drugs to control him and make him lose his mind, we won't be able to fully convince his wife Ingrid. It might even anger her and backfire... Don't forget that the shamans of the orcs and barbarians all have some mysterious divination abilities."

It is very easy for them to prove that they are evil people who worship the devil. Any alchemical demon can prove that they are more real than the real thing by changing into a demon-like form.

However, Yog could not provide strong evidence to expose the fake cultist as actually the survivor of Braun Town, Wiltok.

The trouble caused by Yog was solved.

Victor couldn't help but smile and nodded, then turned to Vice President Berg and said, "How's the situation over at Clark?"

Berg lowered his head and said respectfully, "Dear host, please rest assured that Clark has taken the bait."

He called Christine the mistress and Victor the master.

The Ranger sisters were immediately unhappy, snorting and rolling their eyes. Christine covered her mouth and snickered, but did not correct Berg's address to Victor, as if she had deliberately instructed him to do so.

"The Yinpanjiao clan is the largest slave trader in Luoye City. They work together with the Luoye City Earth Temple to trade slaves, and the relationship between the two sides is very close."

"This time, Yin Panjiao's desire to seek the position of general for Clark also received full support from the Earth Temple of Luoye City."

"They are already rich, and now they want more power?"

"So, many of the noble families in Luoye City hope that Clark will fail in his expedition against the orcs from the outer realms and suffer a disgraceful defeat, thus severely undermining the power ambitions of Silver Plate Horn and High Priest Ewenna."

"Clark is very clear about this. He knows that once he leaves Falling Leaf City, his political enemies who have been hiding underwater will emerge. He is also most worried that Baltru will send people to the Falling Leaf City Council to establish connections, and then unite with his political enemies to oppose him."

"I can guarantee that Clark's attention is now entirely on Fallen Leaf City!"

"This is our chance!"

"Next, I will help the mistress contact Clark's herald and several commanders in charge of the city's defense..."

Christine's charm ability is very valuable, although it has many limitations. For example, it is difficult to charm those with strong wills; it is difficult to charm people in extreme emotions such as ecstasy, rage, excitement, sadness, and fear; it is also difficult to charm those favored by the power of destiny and the leaders of a faction. However, as long as it is used reasonably, the charm ability can still have incredible effects.

This time, they placed the target of charm and enslavement on Clark's herald. The herald was not one person, but a group of people.

They did not need strong military force, nor did they have loyal subordinates. As Clark's trusted servants, they were responsible for conveying orders to subordinates for Clark.

It is almost impossible for Christine to control Clark directly, and those actual commanders who hold military power are also difficult to charm, but none of Clark's heralds can escape Christine's clutches.

Clark has more than forty heralds under his command. As long as Christine uses violent charm to enslave one-third of them, it will be equivalent to grasping the opponent's vital position. When the war starts, they will play an unexpected role.

Ever since Christine successfully captured Vice President Berg, Victor and his followers have developed a complete plan based on the inside information provided by the vice president and centered around Christine's charming ability.

Controlling more than fifteen heralds was part of the plan, controlling at least one garrison officer was another.

The garrison officer is a military commander who is specifically responsible for the defense of the city walls and local security, and has a strong militia nature.

Generally speaking, it is relatively difficult for Christine to charm and control the garrison officers.

However, the current situation in Echo Town is rather special.

As per convention, the generals of the Disa Alliance would not easily mobilize local garrison troops, because their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of regular legions, but their will to defend their homeland was very firm.

Clark, the fake general, actually sent the garrison troops of Echo Town to the front line of Braun Town. He selected 500 soldiers from his family's private army to serve as the garrison troops on the city wall, and temporarily appointed his own coachman as the garrison officer.

The relationship between Echo Town's original garrison and the Flame Tiger Legion was extremely close. There was nothing wrong with Clark's operation, and his driver was no mediocre person.

According to Berg, Clark's driver is named Moya, who is 45 years old and has more than fifteen years of experience in serving in the legion. After driving for Clark for ten years, he finally won the trust of his master, obtained resources to be promoted to a fifth-level shield guard, and officially became a servant of the famous Silver Plate Horn family.

Moya was fully capable of taking on the duties of the garrison commander of Echo Town. However, he had just been promoted to the position of commander and had not yet cultivated a sufficient number of supporters.

It's not surprising that the vampire targeted Moya.

Unless he possesses exceptionally strong willpower, he will inevitably suffer the same fate as Vice President Berg.

If everything went well, Christine would secretly control some heralds and a garrison officer, and with the assistance of Vice President Berg, they would be able to take all the trapped half-bloods away even without the participation of the orc invaders.

The problem is that Victor can't think of a good way to resist the subsequent pursuit by Clark's army.

Only if Clark's legion suffered heavy losses or was completely wiped out by the Rock-Splitting Orcs, and the Flame Tiger Legion was able to contain the orcs' offensive, could Victor take advantage of the chaos and lead a group of weak half-blood survivors to escape.

So, the plan remains the same, but Victor must now act separately from Christine.

Victor said to Christine in a gentle tone: “It’s up to you to take care of things here.”

"Master, please remember to 'reward' me." Christine tilted her head slightly, smiled, and said in a playful and charming way.

Victor laughed and shook his head, then said seriously, "You must be careful in Echo Town. I will let Dilly and Vincent stay to assist you."

Christine's role in the team becomes increasingly important. Even after things here are over, Victor will have to continue to rely on her charming abilities.

To ensure Christine's safety, Victor ordered the dancing Dilly and the screaming Vincent to protect her together.

In fact, the strength of these two alchemists is not as good as that of the vampire, but one of them can fly naturally, and the other is good at using sonic hammers to create chaos. It can be said that they each have their own uses. If a critical situation really occurs, they will definitely be able to support Christine and help her escape from danger.

Of course, Vice President Berg, who has been controlled by Christine, will mobilize all forces to support his master at all costs.

Now, there is still some time before the meeting with the Orc messenger, and Victor instructed Berg again: "Last winter, the orcs from the outer domain first occupied the plantation outside the town of Braun. I lost contact with Mayor Mayne, Yog, and Ingrid. I want to know what Yog and Ingrid experienced during this period. Go and find Yog for me to find out the situation."

Victor couldn't reveal his identity in front of Yog, so he could only ask Vice President Berg to help investigate the situation of Yog and Ingrid.

Logically speaking, Berg does not have to obey Victor's orders, but even though he was enslaved by charm, he retained all his wisdom and was able to distinguish the master-servant relationship between Victor and Christine.

The hostess listens to the host, and the host is the hostess's master.

He tried his best to meet Victor's requests unless Christine objected.

"Time is a bit tight... You have to take Yog away tonight, and I only have half a day to interrogate him." Berger made a bitter face, shook his head, and asked again: "Can I torture him?"

"No, don't torture him!" Victor thought for a moment and continued, "Yorger is not smart and timid... You should find a way to deal with him yourself. If you can't get anything out of him, it doesn't matter... I'm just curious."

The so-called "curiosity" was just an excuse. In fact, the intelligence about the Rock Breaker Clan was also very important to the entire rescue plan. However, Victor had already shown a nonchalant attitude, and Vice President Berg must not use overly harsh means to pry open the mouths of the blue-skinned barbarians.

"Oh, I see. We should use deception and intimidation to make the barbarian boy speak on his own!"

Victor frowned, looking slightly embarrassed, but nodded and said, "Well... go ahead."