On the Seven Towers

"It hasn't succeeded yet? It has no effect?" Tasia asked.

"It works, but I found that there is more than one node on the west side. After this light pillar disappears, there is another light pillar delivering energy to the shield a few hundred meters away. And once the light pillar here disappears, the light pillar on that side is obviously It becomes brighter and thicker. It means that the city defense barrier has adjusted the charge of the shield, so we must destroy the second node."

"Do you know the general direction?" Elena asked.

Xiao Chen said: "It should be near the north. But I think this alchemist should know better, right?"

When Donato saw Xiao Chen coming here, everyone looked at him and quickly saluted him: "I know, dear sir. I will take you there right now! But the shield generation room over there is separated from this one. Open. The master who originally designed this barrier made such a design so that if a problem occurs with any important barrier component, it will not easily spread to other places. We must leave this stone path and enter the stone path on the other side. Get there."

"Then let's go."

The group of people followed Donato to the exit of the stone passage. Donato took out his crystal and placed it on the wall, then opened the door to the outer corridor.

What I didn't expect was that as soon as the door opened, seven or eight people blocked it outside.

Xiao Chen recognized that the leader was Marco, the Marquis' confidant, and the female mage Ada who was with him before was also there, and there was another person beside him who looked very similar to him, and was also carrying two swords, so he must have It was his brother Marisa. There was also an alchemist in the opponent's team. He seemed to be about to open the door, but unexpectedly the door was opened from the inside first.

The two groups were startled by the sudden encounter, and Marco's companions drew their weapons. Xiao Chen's side was full of mages, and they all took out their staffs, and the halo of magic began to gather at the top of the staffs.

However, to everyone's surprise, Marco did not draw his sword, but instead shouted: "Stop!"

Seeing his reaction, Xiao Chen did not release the mental blast he had prepared in his hand. He asked: "Mr. Marco, what do you want to say?"

Marco stopped the person on his side with his hand and said: "This is your Excellency who calls himself Patin. Now, can you tell me your real name?"

"Does it matter?"

"It's very important. Only after I know who you are can I determine whether it is necessary to continue talking to you." Marco said.

"Okay. My name is Xiao Chen. Have you heard of it?"

"It's you, no wonder. Anyone who is not deaf in Suero has heard your name." Marco seemed to relax a little at this time, "Since it is Mr. Xiao Chen, then we can have a good talk. A deal."

"I thought Marquis Baldini was not interested in trading with us." Xiao Chen said.

"Not doing business with the Marquis, but with me." Marco said.

As soon as these words were spoken, Marco's brother and subordinates became commotion. It was obvious that they did not know Marco's plan. Marco whispered something into his brother's ear and glanced at the others to shut them up.

Xiao Chen also stretched out his hand to stop the mages who were preparing to attack, and said: "We Chinese have always believed that doing business is better than fighting. Let me hear what suggestions you have."

Marco said: "Before this war started, I already knew how powerful the Chinese were. In fact, I have always been inclined to cooperate with you instead of the imperial people. I know that as long as I defect to you in time, the price you offer will not make people Disappointed.

But the Marquis and I look at the problem from different angles. He feels that preserving his status as a noble is more important than anything else, and that the family's inheritance can be higher than his own life. So he chose the empire after the king's death.

My brother and I are just two knights from poor backgrounds. This kind of noble title does not have much value to us. Although we have high-level strength, we have no foundation in the circle and it is difficult to climb up.

On the contrary, I know that in your place, ordinary people can achieve great things. Many slaves who left this city have become prominent figures and come back here to deal with our stewards. I believe that with our capabilities, there will be better results. "

Xiao Chen said: "You want to come to us, but Marquis Baldini doesn't allow it. Do you want to come to us yourself?"

"No!" Marco sighed and said, "I just want to ask you to let the Marquis and us go. We will not go to the empire, but to the southern city-state for refuge."

"Brother, how could the Marquis agree to such a thing?" Marisa said.

Marco said: "Don't we need us to think of things that the Marquis can't think of?"

Xiao Chen said: "So, you took it upon yourself to arrange this path for the Marquis? He didn't even know that you wanted to 'save' him?"

"I watched three battles. The first was when you ambush Garriott at the bell tower. The second was when the army outside the city fought against Garriott's cavalry. The third was the siege that is happening outside now. . I meet you here again. I think the shield formation here has been destroyed by you, right?

At this point, I know very well that it is impossible for us to defeat you. The Marquis does not understand military affairs and has not realized how big the gap between the two sides is. He is still immersed in the superiority of his own troops and the Black Guards. The illusion of help above.

He simply didn't understand that Garriott might not even be able to save his own head, but he was still counting on him. "

"If it were anyone else..." He glanced at the alchemist Donato who was standing in the mage camp, "It would be enough to surrender directly, but my brother and I have received great favors from the Marquis. It can be said that we two Every achievement is given by him, so we can’t leave him alone.”

Xiao Chen said again: "What can you give me?"

Marco said: "I see that you have destroyed a shield generation room. I can give you the key to open and control another generation room, so that you can close it directly without destroying the magic circle."

Xiao Chen said: "This is not enough. Without your help, we can do it with a little time."

Marco added: "I can transfer all the commanders of the army in the city and let you catch them all in one fell swoop. I can also tell you the family backgrounds of the nobles and wealthy businessmen in the city."

"Do you think the Suero City Guards have a chance to make a comeback in front of our army? I guess it will be difficult for them to even cause us casualties. As for the nobles and wealthy businessmen, can they still run away? I hope you can show Show enough sincerity.”

Marco knew that he did not have many chips in his hand, so he said: "Then please tell me, what exactly do you need to agree to my conditions?"

Xiao Chen stretched out a finger and said, "Then I will add a condition to help us deal with those black guards, and I want you to take action yourself!"