Ark's Journey to the Demon God

"Hiss... Aktos, that's why I said, you have to learn from Lata. Your whole life will be ruined by your lack of thinking!"

Actos, who was dissed by Dunkel, shrugged helplessly and waited for the Marquis' next words.

"You still don't understand? Can the people above, what they say and what they think, be the same thing?"

Dunkel waved his hand, motioning for the two of them to sit down, and then said: "Chernobog is the home of two royalist legions. It can be said that they are monolithic. Why do they need to suppress the rebellion?"

"That's what the Duke of Cosiche said in his letter. He is coming to the city of Cosiche to clean up the traitors in Ursus!"

"But there are no traitors in Qicheng, Lord Marquis." Aktos said: "No matter how powerful the Duke is, he can't clean up things that don't exist in the first place!"

"Who said they don't exist? The traitors are right under our noses."

Dunkel smiled and took out a photo from his pocket——

Aktos took it in his hand and recognized this man:

"Mr. Sergey?"

"You didn't expect it, did you? It's Sergey!"

Sergei, together with Ilya, Astrov, Romanovich, and Kelsey, co-founded the Chernobog Underground Sarcophagus Research Institute.

"What's the problem, Mr. Sergey?"

"This one

Well..." Dunkel looked at the two subordinates in front of him, as if he was hesitating whether to tell the truth... but he also thought that these two people were introduced by Marquis Boris, so he said: "You should also know that Sergei belongs to There is a very mysterious sarcophagus in the research institute? "

The two nodded, and Dunkel continued: "It is said that there is a huge secret hidden in the sarcophagus!"

"However, before that, the scientists headed by Sergei discovered this secret, but they did not report it, but hid it!"

"This is an act of treason without a doubt! I say this, do you understand?"

Aktos and Ratatos looked at each other, and both saw the shock in each other's eyes. Ratatos probed: "So, how did the Duke know this secret?"

"You should know that our Ursus secret police are very capable." Marquis Dunkel shrugged and said: "They caught Sergei's handle and forced him to tell all the secrets... Ha, This matter has probably reached the ears of His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise the Duke of Cosiche would not have come here personally to quell the rebellion, and we would not have known about it."

"The Duke wants to clean up the institute?"

"It's eighty percent correct. Duke Cosiche is famous for being vicious and vicious. If he is asked to handle this matter, no one in the entire institute will be spared."

"It's just a research institute. Is it worth two dukes working for?"

"What else? That's the news I can receive. As for whether they have other purposes, I don't know..."

The brown bear and the squirrel looked at each other and lowered their heads in understanding.

Marquis Dunkel still doesn't know that the two people in front of him were able to establish a relationship with Marquis Boris because of the introductions of Kelsey and Astrov.

In other words, Dunkel clowns.

However, the Marquis did not panic at all, and said angrily: "Oh, it's a pity that such an opportunity to show our face did not fall on our heads... Duke Cosiche asked the Fourth Army's staff officer Archduke Vanya to cooperate with him. The two Grand Dukes are working together to deal with this matter, which is completely none of our Third Army’s business~"

Seeing the Marquis's words, Ratatos blinked and suddenly chuckled, "Marquis, do you have other ideas?"

Ok?

Dunkel's eyes widened and he pretended to be serious: "What are you talking about? I'm just complaining, what other ideas can I have?"

Ratatos raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said with a smile: "Mr. Marquis, there are only three of us here..."

"Oh? Hahahahaha!" Marquis Dunkel burst into laughter. He clapped his hands and said with emotion: "Lata, Lata, you are really the most shrewd and smartest Zalak I have ever met."

Aktos stood there blankly. Dunkel looked at him and couldn't help but stand up and give him a kick: "Look at Aktos, what else is there in your mind except the flash of swords? If there is no pull Ta assists you, I am even worried that you will be betrayed!"

Aktos had no choice but to smile and signal Dunkel not to be angry.

Dunkel sat back in his seat and said, "As I said before, seeing those grandsons of the Fourth Army showing their faces is more uncomfortable than being embarrassed myself!"

"Be it the Grand Duke of Vanya or the Grand Duke of Cosiche."

"I don't care what their purpose is. Whether they want to suppress rebellion or carry out a general purge, I won't stop them!"

"But Qicheng not only belongs to the Fourth Army, but also to us. They just bypassed us like this. This is absolutely unacceptable!"

Unlike the patriot Archduke Vanya and the Black Snake, the Will of the Land, the Marquis of Dunkel is an absolute egoist.

And absolute egoists are all short-sighted.

"I've been to that research institute and met the people in charge...a group of scientists and a group of scholars. What can they do no matter how knowledgeable they are?"

"It's just concealing the research results. Could it be that by purging them all, the research results will be available?"

"It's just an excuse to use the topic. What is counterinsurgency? Isn't it just to show it to the emperor, so that the emperor understands their loyalty and role? Oh, it is done with such a big fanfare..."

Ratatos nodded and whispered: "Then, Lord Marquis, do we want to put a stumbling block for them?"

Dunkel beamed and said: "I have this idea, but I don't have a specific plan. Lata, do you have any good ideas?"

"Well~" Ratatos smiled but said nothing.

Marquis Dunkel suddenly chuckled and said, "No wonder I appreciate you so much. Sure enough, we are the same kind of people!"

"Don't worry, as long as this thing is done, Lata, your military rank will be captain!"

Dunkel waved his hand and was promoted to three levels in a row.

Aktos pointed at himself and said repeatedly: "Marquis? Lord Marquis, what about me?"

"You..." Dunkel looked at Aktos, held his forehead helplessly, and said, "Your mind is spinning very fast right now!"

"If it goes through, you will be promoted to major and work with Lata...I will give you two command of my artillery unit."

"Then... let's first thank the Marquis for his support?"

"Let's not talk about support first, first tell me how to accomplish this!" Marquis Dunkel looked at Ratatos and said: "Tell me, how can I help the third party without revealing the truth or affecting the overall situation? The Fourth Army will add a wall?"

Chapter 35 Substituting one thing for another

敦克

The Marquis has never been a man of foresight, which Fyodor had already expected. The reason why Fyodor entrusted him with important tasks was simply because such a person was easier to control.

However, even Fyodor and Speaker Witte did not expect that for a person who is easy to control, the words of the people around him are more effective than the emperor far away in the Holy Castle.

In the game with the Fourth Army, Dunker fully practiced what is meant by "the general is outside, and the emperor's orders will not be accepted." Before Kosiche came, he had already begun to consider things that would cause trouble for him.

Of course Aktos and Ratatos are willing to help Dunkel. After all, helping the Marquis means protecting the institute.

Mr. Astrov helped them a lot, and Ms. Kelsey was his friend. In this case, they had no reason not to take action.

Ratatos looked at the Marquis and pretended to be mysterious: "What the Marquis wants is to overthrow the leaders of the Fourth Army, make them break their trust with His Majesty the Emperor, and then make them completely lose control of the Fourth Army. Quan...it's best to let this military power fall into your hands!"

Marquis Dunkel nodded repeatedly, Ratatos's idea coincided with his!

In fact, in the final analysis, the conflict between Dunker and the Fourth Army was a struggle for power and had nothing to do with the Army itself.

Dunker is dissatisfied that Qicheng is now jointly controlled by the Third Army and the Fourth Army.

A city with limited resources had to be divided into two parts, which made Dunkel very dissatisfied.

The Fourth Army was originally a team stationed on the northern border. They were transferred to the south due to the chaos in the country. Basically, they took the territory of the Third Army.

Dunkel was very resistant to anyone who stood in his way of making money, so he regarded the Fourth Army as a scourge.But if this legion belongs to him, that's another matter!

"If you want to bring down the commander of the Fourth Army, you won't be able to do it the usual way."

"Ten thousand words of slander and abuse from you are not as good as making them break their trust in front of His Majesty once!"

"So, my advisor, what can you do?"

Dunkel rubbed his hands, he couldn't wait!

Ratatos pursed her lips and said with a smile: "The two dukes are both big shots, and the bigger the big shots are, the more likely they are to make small mistakes!"

"My Lord Marquis, what do you think will happen to the Grand Council of Vanya if the person who is supposed to die does not die?"

"You mean..."

"The institute has become a target and must be purged, but there is no need for the people in the institute to die immediately!"

"My idea is that before the purge team takes action, you send a team of confidants to remove all those researchers from the institute and replace them with a group of death row prisoners."

"When the soldiers in charge of cleaning arrive, the condemned prisoners had better stand up and resist, or they'd better set themselves on fire, so that they will die without any evidence!"

"As for those real researchers, you have to hide them, wait for the most suitable time, then release these people, and claim that you caught them by accident... You can use this to accuse Vanya and others of neglecting their duties. An oversight! In this case, His Majesty the Emperor will inevitably alienate Vanya and others and become closer to you."

"We still have to wait for the most suitable time? Why is this?" Marquis Dunkel asked puzzledly: "Shouldn't this plan be as early as possible, and take advantage of his illness to kill him?"

"Because you can't involve two dukes at the same time, Mr. Marquis, that would have too great an impact and would cause unnecessary changes. You can use my plan to bring down Grand Duke Vanya, but you can never use it to deal with Ke The Duke of Cosiche." Ratatoss shook her head and explained: "You should know the Duke of Cosiche better than we do. Think about it, what do you think of the Grand Duke of Cosiche?"

My impression of Cosiche?

Dunkel thought for a moment and suddenly realized:

"Cosiche, I have heard the legend about him long before I inherited the title... The nobles all say that he is the best conspirator in Ursus, synonymous with trickery and ruthlessness!"

"That's right. No matter how hard we try, we can't plot someone like the Duke of Cosiche. Therefore, our plan must not affect him, let alone attack him without leaving the city. !”

Dunkel nodded, and then said with some concern: "Since the Grand Duke of Cosiche is so powerful, will we really not be exposed by him on the spot if we do these little tricks under his nose?"

"You can rest assured about this." Ratatos smiled and said: "For the superiors, any small calculation that does not involve themselves will not be taken seriously by them... And for the Duke of Cosiche In other words, your scheme against Grand Duke Vanya is actually exactly what he wants."

"This...how do you say this?"

"Before the Great Rebellion, more than half of the people in power in the Fourth Army were from the old aristocracy, and they advocated foreign war."

"However, in order to show his loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor, Archduke Vanya defected to the new nobles twice, which resulted in the strength of the old nobles in the Fourth Army being greatly weakened."

"So, which faction do you think the long-famous Duke of Cosiche will be?"

"He is from the old aristocracy!" Dunkel suddenly realized, he felt that he had understood everything!

"That's it. Duke Cosiche may discover our plan, but as long as it doesn't affect him, he will never do anything for it.

He asked Grand Duke Vanya to speak because they had different political opinions. "

Seeing that the Marquis of Dunkel was still hesitant, Ratatoss said again: "Your Majesty, Marquis, you have to make a decision as soon as possible. At present, in the Fourth Army, the old aristocratic faction is exhausted, and the new aristocratic faction is unstable. If If Vanya is abandoned by His Majesty again... they will be in a leaderless state!"

With a few words, Dunkel completely lost his worries, and he finally made a decision: "Everything is going according to Lata's plan, I will completely overthrow Vanya!"

"So, who are you going to send to implement the plan?" Ratatos raised her eyebrows and motioned to Aktos on the side.

The brown bear stood up and said seriously: "Actus is willing to share the worries of the Marquis!"

"Hahahaha, okay, very good, very good!" Dunkel patted the two of them on the shoulders and said with a smile: "You two are the right people I can rely on. I am really glad that I included you two in the first place. Under his command!"

"…Thank you for your trust, Lord Marquis!"

……

"So, this is the full plan you gave Dunkel?"

Kelsey looked at Ratatos in front of her, this student of Agaritu.

"That's right, Ms. Kelsey, I can only protect you and other researchers by substituting one thing for another... As for the research institute and the sarcophagus, I really can't pack them up and take them away." Ratatos was a little a little bit. Being cautious, she felt that her strategy was not very reliable.

In other words, the Marquis of Dunker was blinded by lard, and it would be impossible for another nobleman in charge of the military to agree to such an outrageous plan.

This is manipulation in a counterinsurgency operation!If you do something improperly, you will be labeled as treason!

"No, Ratatoss, you have done a good job." Kelsey shook her head. She knew that as a novice, Ratatoss had already surpassed too many people, so she affirmed: "Your teacher Taught you well..."

Kelsey looked at Ratatos in front of her and felt a lot of emotion in her heart.

Agarito is really amazing. Are all his students so smart and resourceful?

Kelsey suddenly thought of another person, a person who didn't like the sun and always liked to wear a hood.

He is also scheming and loves strategy and tactics, although his medical skills are also very good...

"Your plan is good, Ratatos, but you still underestimated one person - Kosiche."

"Koshiche is not an ordinary conspirator, but an existence equivalent to your teacher."

"You're looking down on Him by trying to trick Him and hope He won't notice."

"The reason why Kosiche came in person is definitely not just because of the institute... His plans must be beyond our imagination!"

"According to your plan, everyone in the institute must evacuate, but I must stay and deal with Kosiche to divert his attention."

"You are alone, can you play against the Duke of Cosich?" Ratatos was a little worried.

"Don't worry about me. I have fought against Koscich many times in the past, and no one knows him better than me... If things don't work out, I will have a way to get out."

Kelsey waved her hand and said, "According to your plan, how will you arrange the people in the institute?"