The sun is high

In the eyes of the members of the Black Sun Society and the soldiers, this young baron who still carries some of the aura of the Saint Steele royal family has perfectly done a series of things that are consistent with his status.

Including but not limited to showing contempt for the humble miners, speaking ill of everyone around him, trying to use one of his followers as a target, and of course, showing what he has in public is inevitable. Those amazing "miracles".

After using his words and deeds to perfectly confirm all the stereotypes that the members of the Black Sun Society had about Baron Ferlando, the slight doubts originally caused by not accompanying the troops were completely eliminated.

During this process, the Mystery of the Black Sun in the Rock Lake Mine has always maintained normal operation. When Baron Ferlando showed his power near the Mystery, a faint black color would even appear on the Mystery sculpture. Glow, and this means that the Black Sun Mystery is in a state of complete acceptance of the Baron.

This leaves nothing to say.

Since there is indeed no problem with the mine's receiver, everything here should naturally be carried out according to the original plan. In the afternoon, the Black Sun Society who brought a huge sense of oppression to the workers of Yanhu Mine The mage left with his subordinates.

Regarding this change, the miners in the mine were very uneasy.

As St. Steele people, they can certainly recognize the characteristics of the royal family in Baron Ferlando, but now, the St. Steele royal family has lost their unique sacred nature among the people in the north, especially for those who have deep feelings in their hearts. For those who are still loyal to the fire of life and the goddess of magic, the so-called royal blood is just a symbol of traitor status.

What's more, many of the baron's behaviors after arriving at the mine were really unconvincing. His violent and capricious state made the miners extremely uneasy. They saw that the poor head maid did nothing, just... Just passing by, I was scolded by the baron and almost even whipped...

He was so harsh on his servants, so what would he do to his unrelated miners?

Maybe he would also choose to secretly kill a few people in the middle of the night to establish his authority?

The miners really didn't dare to think too much. Soon, those ferocious supervisors appeared in front of them again. Faced with the sticks in the hands of the supervisors and the crystal blunderbuss in their waists, the workers finally chose to return silently. In the mine where I work.

Several of the flexible workers deliberately fell behind. When others were not paying attention, they carefully looked in the direction of the new baron. Then they discovered that Baron Ferlando was heading towards the watchman. Looking in the direction of the city, it seemed that he was staring at the black clouds that shrouded the city.

This performance made the workers even more anxious.

Because according to their understanding, members of the Black Sun Society and followers of those ancient beliefs seem to have regarded the dark clouds above Watch City as a sign of shame. The fact that the Baron is so concerned about this phenomenon probably also shows that His loyalty to the Black Sun Society.

At this time, Baron Ferlando looked so gloomy. Therefore, except for the leading overseer who had the courage to send him the management records and lists of the mine, no one else dared to rush forward to disturb him.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the baron to walk heavily into the house assigned to him, which made everyone present, whether they were workers, soldiers or supervisors, breathe a heavy sigh of relief.

The Yanhu Mine returned to its previous appearance, and the heavy machinery began to operate. One after another, small mining cars drove into the mine along the rails, and then slowly drove the ore from the other end of the mine. When the crystallized minerals came out, they were screened and sorted and sent to different warehouses, where they were packaged by dedicated personnel.

After the black sun rises, these crystallized ores have become more and more unstable. It is no exaggeration to say that those warehouses used to store ores, especially those used to store large amounts of high-quality crystallized ores, are basically the same as those dangerous alchemy bombs. There is no difference in the warehouse. Even with the protection of multiple magical rituals, accidents still happen from time to time.

This situation is not unique to the Kingdom of St. Steele. It is considered a common situation in all parts of Vann. However, under the cruel high pressure exerted by the Black Sun Society, the miners in the north appear to be Even more painful and humiliating.

Xiuge has seen many similar scenes along the way.

The situation in St. Steele was not optimistic. Xiuge had known about this situation earlier.

Cruel wars, regime changes, shattered beliefs...the Black Sun Society's continued rule and the long-term impact after the Black Sun rises. In the face of these terrible ordeals, no matter how solid a country is, it will eventually fail. There is no escape from bad luck.

During Shuge's attempt to enter the Kingdom of St. Steele, he had already seen countless northern residents trying to flee. However, now, they have missed the best time to escape. With the Black Sun Society's control over the border, If the situation continues to strengthen, the vast majority of these refugees will be captured and controlled when trying to cross dangerous zones. What's more, they will be shot dead on the spot by the association guards patrolling the border, or they will suffer the ruthlessness of those weird monsters. Cull.

The Black Sun Society certainly knows what kind of method they are using now. From Shuge's perspective, their thinking is actually very clear.

Since the normal methods of rule and management are difficult to overcome under the current circumstances, the most extreme and thorough method is simply used, using magic rituals to forcefully change the thinking of ordinary people, and directly implant those incomprehensible ancient beliefs into their spiritual world.

Eliminate as much opposition as possible and either assimilate them or eliminate them entirely.

Their idea is to use the most direct means to transform the entire Saint Steele into a territory that can support the activities of the Black Sun Society in the shortest possible time. This is why they want to hold such a special ceremony. .

As one of the first people to infiltrate Saint Steele, he had changed his identity several times along the way. Sometimes he was an ordinary member of the Black Sun Society, and sometimes he was a local hunter or farmer.

In Fanen, Shuge is one of the very few who does not serve the Black Sun Society, but can mobilize the magic power of the Dark Abyss to the greatest extent. Therefore, he has to assume the important responsibility of leading the team.

While making decisions based on the situation at hand, he used his own abilities to lead this team composed of multiple forces to bypass the detection of the Black Sun Mystery and those troublesome strongholds and checkpoints.

Their task is heavy.

Before war breaks out again, they need to find ways to re-establish a complete intelligence network in Saint Steele and search as much as possible for those secret agents and spies who were previously scattered in the north.

People still know too little about the Black Sun Society and the weird magic they use. They are eager to understand everything that happened in St. Steele, including the situation that enveloped many important towns. The dark dome, of course, also included the black arc of light that appeared for no apparent reason and directly destroyed the dome of Watch City.

Before setting off, Xiuge had been tested many times by those deep-sea mages. They always felt that since Xiuge could control these ancient lost magics to a certain extent, he should naturally understand more of their secrets.

However, there is no way Shuge could reveal the existence of Theseus to the outside world anyway, not to mention that until now, he has not been able to see this guy again. Since the black arc of light destroyed the dome blockade of Watch City, Theseus He just disappeared. Xiuge couldn't find any kind of message or message in the Dream Sanctuary, let alone ask this guy about relevant things.

After entering the land of St. Steele, Shuge even had a bad premonition.

He always felt that something had happened to Theseus, or that he had encountered some difficult troubles. Otherwise, with the clear attitude he had shown before, he should never have disappeared under the current circumstances.

"Is it possible that this guy is being hunted by the entire Dark Abyss Palace?"

Shuge looked at the face of Baron Ferlando in the mirror and cursed for a moment.

After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and coughed twice.

Everyone in the room, whether they were maids, servants or armed guards, immediately looked in the direction of Shuge. The head maid who had been "scolded" mercilessly by Shuge quickly raised her head. The next moment, precise magic lines immediately blocked the entire room, preventing any conversations that took place here from being leaked.

After confirming that nothing was missing, the "unsightly" and taciturn head maid turned around and nodded to Shuge.

So Xiuge nodded and said to everyone present: "Thank you for your hard work, we still need to act according to the planned plan... We cannot dismantle the secret ritual of the Black Sun Society for the time being, and I must ensure that it will continue normal operations, so everyone must be careful when moving around."

"Sir, of course I understand what you said."

A spy from the Kingdom of Deland dressed as a servant smiled and said: "I just want to ask, since those people from the Black Sun Society have left, and the remaining soldiers and supervisors don't know us, can we do it next?" Consider removing these disguises."

He touched his face with some embarrassment and added: "It feels really terrible. I feel like my face is covered with a thick sludge, and I can hardly breathe!"

"Patience for two days, and two days more."

Shuge said with a smile: "I will definitely not let you sleep with the disguise magic all the time. I can guarantee that you will be able to restore your original appearance before the soldiers from that battalion arrive here."

"Are you sure?"

The head maid spoke, and what came out of that mouth was Wei Lin's voice: "I remember we confirmed once before that the so-called 'Sharp-nosed Owl' shooter battalion is basically a private soldier recruited by Fei Orlando himself. These people are very familiar with the followers around Fei Orlando. Once we come into contact with them, even with the cover of disguise magic, it will be very easy to be exposed."

"Yes, so I suggest that you simply remove your disguise and contact them with a new identity. As for the specific words and countermeasures, I will help you arrange them."

Having said this, Xiuge clapped his hands gently: "As for the next two days, I still need to continue to work hard to act as the followers of my 'villain'. Whatever happens today, so will the next."

"Including whipping your 'head maid'?"

A Votel agent disguised as an armed escort joked: "I'm really worried that the whip will suddenly spontaneously combust... It's very simple to do this, right Miss Vereen?"

"Ah."

Weilin, who looked like the head maid, sneered and did not continue to talk.

Everything is back on track. The people present, regardless of gender or nationality, are definitely elites from different fields. They all know the importance of the current action - once the plan is successfully implemented, they will not only succeed A new intelligence base was established near Watch City, and they had the opportunity to penetrate directly into the Black Sun Society, find out their behavior and habits, and even find out their important secrets.

The simple joke just now was just for fun to adjust the mood and atmosphere. After the joke, everyone re-entered their roles. No one would want to make a mistake at such a critical juncture. After all, they are now Being within the sphere of influence of the Black Sun Society, any oversight may lead to an endless pursuit.

"The temporary communication secret ritual has been prepared and can be used at any time."

"The isolation ceremony venue is also ready...but the operation time must not exceed half an hour at a time, otherwise there will be a risk of exposure."

Xiuge nodded after hearing the report. He turned around and ordered: "It's almost the scheduled communication time, prepare to send out the code words... We must at least tell the rear that everything is going well, and I will take care of the Secret of the Black Sun. , but only for half an hour.”

So, Xiuge adjusted his posture, put on his cold expression as if Fan En owed him money, and pushed out the door.

The supervisors in the mine looked curiously in the direction of the Baron, and then they saw that Baron Felando, who had just arrived in the mine, was walking step by step towards the Mystery of the Black Sun. During this process, his expression gradually changed from cold and mean to calm and pious, and when he came to the huge weird mystery sculpture, he knelt down directly regardless of the dust and dirt on the ground.

He put down his black wooden cane and pressed his hands tightly on the bottom of the Black Sun Mystery. At the same time, a gloomy black light and shadow flashed on his body.

Baron Ferlando now seems to have become a messenger or saint who is listening to the voice of his god.