Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 365

Chapter 365: The Agent of Elves

"Master, I did not know you had offended so many people," Alice sighed .

"Not that many," said Anfey, shaking his head . "To be specific, I only have two enemies, Philip and Marquis Djoser . I have been keeping a low profile . "

Everybody felt awkward . The Anfey they knew was very aggressive . He didn’t do anything with a low profile .

Alice smiled . "Philip and Marquis Djoser are not any two people . Strictly speaking, you have offended two groups and two powers . "

"Master, let Ye and me handle it . We can find an opportunity to assassinate Marquis Djoser," Orsie suddenly said with hatred in his voice . He continued, "Don’t forget Archalchemist Jacob . It would be really hard to kill Marquis Djoser in front of him . "

"Master, you can ask Master Ernest to lure Jacob out," Ozzic said . It would not be a problem if there were some faults in the plan . As long as they could discuss and improve it, like what they were doing now, it would be fine .

"How about those Knights of Light and the Priest group? Can we distract them as well?" Blavi said . He was intrigued by this plan . Anfey’s enemies were his enemies . If they could assassinate Marquis Djoser, it would a good thing for everybody .

"It does not have to be so complicated . I can do it myself," Ye said quietly . "They have never seen me before, and even if they had, they would not remember someone like me . "

"The problem is not whether they remember you or not . Are you sure you can kill him by yourself?" Orsie asked .

"Even if I fail, they would not know who I am and could not give master a hard time," Ye said .

"You make it sound too simple . Other than us, there would only be their people in Moramatch . If there were an assassination, everyone would know we did it," Christian said, shaking his head .

"The key would be whether they have any evidence . I can promise you that I would not be caught alive," Ye said with a smile .

"Even if you killed him, you would not be able to come back safely" Christian said .

Ye was quiet for a moment . "This is not important . I know how to do it," Ye said .

Everyone was quiet . Obviously, Ye was the first one to be willing to risk his life for this mission . They could neither simply support him nor restrain him . They waited for Anfey’s final decision .

"You do not have to worry much about Marquis Djoser . As an old dog, his bark is much worse than his bite," Anfey said casually .

"We are not worried about him, but he has an archalchemist with him . If Marquis Djoser asked Jacob to do something, we could not predict the outcome, neither could Master Ernest protect us all time," Orsie said with a concerned look .

"Don’t worry . Master Jacob would not give us such a hard time," Blavi smiled .

"Why?" Ozzic and others all looked shocked .

Anfey had been glancing at Blavi when no one paid attention to him . He said in a low voice, "Because our professor is Saul and Uncle Ernest is on our side . In addition, Christian’s uncle is Baery . Do you think Jacob would help Marquis Djoser without considering who is on our side?"

Blavi realized he said something he should not have . He had an awkward smile and looked down . Ozzic and others looked like they understood what Anfey said . No matter what relationship Jacob and Marquis Djoser had, and no matter how confident Jacob was, he had to be crazy to be the enemy of three other top powers .

"We do not have to worry about Marquis Djoser . We’d better think about which direction we should attack from when Shield of Light legion gathers . Christian will be the supervisor of the Shield of Light legion . Fernando is an outsider and not familiar with the Country of Mercenaries . He would ask our opinion for sure . We cannot make any mistakes," Anfey said slowly .

"We are all stuck here and do not know the situation outside of Moramtach . What should we do if we make mistakes?" Ozzic said .

"Actually, it is quite simple . Between Blackwater City and White Mountain City, which one would be easier for the necromancers to defeat?" Anfey asked .

Ozzic and others looked at each other and said in unison, "White Mountain City . "
"White Mountain City?" Anfey was shocked . This answer was different than he expected . "As far as I know, Master Swordsman Anthony has been staying in White Mountain City . Even though Glory mercenary group suffered huge losses in the civil war, their fighting ability cannot be neglected . In addition, the Archmage Mike of Ellisen Empire is in White Mountain City as well . With the help of the mercenaries of Storm mercenary group, couldn’t they counter the necromancers? Blackwater City only has Tiger of Tawau mercenary group: could their fighting ability be better than White Mountain City’s?"

"Master, Blackwater City has reinforcements," Ozzic said .

"Oh? Tell me more," Anfey said .

"Even though Tiger of Tawau mercenary group won the civil war in Blackwater City, the commander of Glory mercenary group is still a famous top power," Ossic said . "Hotchbini is afraid that Anthony would take revenge on her and has asked help from elves . I heard a large group of elves travelled to Blackwater City, including over three hundred powerful druids . "

"Anthony has kept quiet since the civil war," Orsie said . "Because the elves’ fighting ability is way better than he thought, he and Mike could wipe out the entire Blackwater City . Luckily, they did not really fight, otherwise both parties would have suffered huge losses . With this Death War, the Country of Mercenaries would be in huge troubles . "

"How could druids help Hotchbini? Hotchbini has that much influence?" Anfey asked, confused . He knew a little bit about the relationship between elves and druids . As far as he knew, both parties were allies in wars, but elves had no right to order druids to do anything . It was a big deal to have over 300 druids join them . Elves definitely could not ask so many druids to help . They usually would get support only from some druids .

"Hotchbini’s influence is not big, but her brother in-law is very famous," Ozzic said .

"Who is her brother in-law?" Anfey asked .

"Wolf King Manstuly-the Reaper . " Ozzic thought for a second . "Hotchbini’s sister seems to be an elf pharaoh with huge power . "

"Even an elf pharaoh should not help Tiger of Tawau mercenary group . " Alice looked like she was deep in thought . "Elves could use Mourtta to assimilate rather than be rejected by human society . In other words, Mourtta could be an agent they could use and help him get stronger . "

Anfey paused before slowly leaning back in the chair . Alice’s guess was not exactly right, but pretty accurate . He understood why they did not think Manstuly was friendly, even though he had not been hostile when Anfey saw him the first time in Sacred City . Now Anfey seemed to understand it must have something to do with Hotchbini . Bruzuryano had been very nice to Anfey . He did not mean to simply pay attention to the younger generation . He was similarly kind to elves . In other words, Bruzuryano thought Anfey was a good choice, since he had a complicated background, good relations with top powers and kings, and unpredictable potential . Mourtta did not compare to Anfey .

Of course, there was another possibility: groups looking for another agent to help and support thought Mourtta could be a good candidate, and they started to reject other groups . Bruzuryano had given Anfey a few elves, so he must have something going with the elves . It was not clear which side druids and elves would take .

Everyone felt strange when they saw Anfey lost in thought . "Anfey? Christian called quietly .

"Yes . " Anfey perked up . "That means we should go help White Mountain City first?"

"Yes . " Ozzic nodded .

"I think their situation is like ours . They united to fight against death spirits . It is the job of Shield of Light legion to help White Mountain City . Our job is to find those mercenaries and recruit them," Alice said .

"Let’s take small steps," Anfey said . If they could think of this, Marino would probably think of it too . Marino’s timing had not been good when the Death War broke out because he had still been in Sacred City in Maho Empire . He could not lose a second chance . Everybody wanted to increase their power, including Marino . It was not easy to find an ally they could trust and work together with, so they had to avoid conflicts as much as possible . What Marino did would affect how Yolanthe made plans . He could not interfere with Yolanthe’s plans .

"Anfey, are we just letting Marquis Djoser go?" Ozzic asked .

"Not letting him go . We are just letting him mess around for a few more days," Anfey said .

"I agree with Anfey . We should not make the relationship with him worse than it needs to be," Alice said . "Fernando should be here soon . I hope he is not a nasty person, otherwise we will have too much trouble . "

"Master Alice, what kind of trouble are you talking about?" Orsie asked in surprise .

"I am not sure . I think we should get ready for any situation . At least, we have to be able to retreat back to underground city at any time," Alice said .

"Alice, would the dwarves cause us any trouble?" Anfey suddenly asked .

"No, Master . Why are you asking this?" Alice asked .

"Transfer some weapons to them . It think crossbows are good for them," Anfey said in a low voice . "They might be able to help when it is needed . "

"Ok," Alice said .

"Let’s call it a day," Anfey said, rubbing is forehead . "You guys get to bed early . Remember, you have to control yourselves a little bit . Don’t cause any conflict . We will discuss further after I see Fernando . "