Throne Steps

Chapter 162 Domino 1

Three years later, at the border of Samir Forest, a small town attached to the city of Vermavia.

Because of the development of Buddha City, the surrounding towns have gradually become lively, and the main commercial streets in the town are often bustling.In addition to the shops on both sides of the street, there are also many mobile stalls along the street, among which are mixed with many occasional things from the mercenaries.

A boy rushed into the crowd in a panic.

"Stop, bastard!"

Two middle-aged men chased the boy and rushed into the crowd.They are strong and athletic, but they are not as light and nimble as the short boys, and many people block their way.However, they did not give up and rushed over the pedestrians who were blocked in front.Because they were so aggressive, most of the passers-by avoided them one after another with the attitude that more things are worse than less things.

"Don't run, you son of a bitch! . . . Go away!"

The boy turned a deaf ear and ran in the commercial street, running past the stalls on the street.The men who were chasing him took strides, and some of the thin ones who had no time to dodge were pushed away and almost flew to the side of the road.

The boy passed a group of people by the side of a young man.

The young man was rubbed off his sleeve by him, and looked sideways in the direction of the boy running past, raising his eyebrows thoughtfully.

"Get out of the way!"

The two men soon arrived in front of the young man. Seeing that they were about to throw him up again, the moment they reached out their hands, their wrists were clamped.

I saw that the tall man behind the young man stepped forward, grabbed and twisted, and threw the person rushing in front of the young man aside in the blink of an eye!

"mix……!"

The man who was overturned was swearing. His companion wanted to come forward to "argue" when he saw this, but was stunned when he looked closely at the group of people.

The dumping man stands firmly in front of him, like a dark cloud covering the top.His figure was stronger than the two pursuers, with bronze skin and knotted muscles. Although his face was so expressionless that it was almost dull, there was a hint of hostility in the depths of his eyes.Behind him, a slender young man stood with a half-smile.The young man has short black stubble hair, the corners of his eyes are slightly raised, and the pupils under the backlight seem to be filled with black ink.

Behind these two people stood several men and women, all of them were dressed as mercenaries, and all of them had unkind faces.What's more, half-closed eyelids, staring playfully at the approaching offender.

It stands to reason that there are quite a few mercenary teams coming and going here, and the two men wouldn't be scared out of their wits by so many.But when they looked at the group of people, their eyes glanced at the badge that one of the female mercenaries used to button up their cloak, and their pupils shrank slightly.

Then, look away.

"Hey..." The female mercenary took off the badge and tossed it in her hand, "Is it so scary?"

She said it easily, but a small "vacuum zone" gradually appeared around them, and even the ordinary vendors on the roadside shrank behind their stalls.There were only a few brave and good-for-nothing mercenaries huddled in the crowd, following the movements of the female mercenary's hands, they looked carefully at the pattern on the badge.

The young man glanced at his surroundings calmly, and issued an instruction with his thin lips: "Let's go."

A group of people rejoined the crowd in silence, the young man was at the front, followed by the big man who made the move earlier, and several mercenaries followed behind.Their footsteps seemed random, but they kept breaking out in the crowd at any time.

The mercenary was still throwing her brooch back and forth.

In the badge, black swans dance lightly.

At the end of the street in the residential area, a small courtyard with a single door stands quietly.There are very few pedestrians passing by here, on the one hand because this is the end of the road, and on the other hand because of the people who have been stationed in this yard all year round.

It looks ordinary and inconspicuous, but the local residents know who lives in this yard.Those who have to pass by always walk lightly in fear.The small trees in the courtyard are higher than the courtyard wall, but the people who see them will not feel refreshed by the green.Everyone can only secretly guess, when will the branch of the tree be covered with red flowers, and which ghostly head is buried under the tree.

"To be honest, I didn't want to be so high-profile."

The female mercenary was sitting under the eaves of the corridor, leaning on the bench halfway with her body tilted, and the cloak she had removed was padded under her body.She was still flipping her badge in her hand, and her tone of voice was more teasing than sincere.

A long-fingered, bony hand reached out and took away her badge.

"Aren't you high-profile?" The owner of the hand was the young man who walked in the front.He used the magic power on the badge, and the black swan on the badge fluttered its wings, and the black feathers slowly fell.

This is a product that uses square crystal technology. Enter a little magic power or fighting spirit, and a short dynamic pattern will be displayed on the badge.

"I didn't do anything." The female mercenary leaned back in the chair, raised her chin and looked at the young man standing beside her, "Isn't it you, Li Chen, who made us fearsome?"

Li Chen smiled softly, and put the badge back into the hand of the female mercenary: "I'll give you the exact words, 'I didn't do anything'."

"Oh... I didn't do it." The female mercenary also laughed, "The various picture books about black swans that are circulating on the market must have nothing to do with you."

The young man put on an innocent expression: "It really has nothing to do with me."

The mercenary has no comment on this answer, only amused.It took a while before he patted the young man's leg: "I only find your expression scary now, you should be normal."

The young man kept his expression and shrugged: "My fighting power is very weak."

The female mercenary opened her mouth to say something, but when she caught a glimpse of the person coming out of the room, she immediately shut her mouth and withdrew her hand as if nothing had happened.

Li Chen followed her gaze.

A tall man with long black hair tied behind him walked over, with a consistent cold expression on his face.The members of Black Swan would rather that he was so cold, because as long as he opened his mouth, he would probably have nothing good to say.

Li Chen seemed to turn a blind eye to the coldness on his face, and greeted, "Aren't you handing over the documents to Clement, are you done? What about him?"

"He said it was urgent, and he wanted me to confirm with you first. He took advantage of his free time to pack up for you, 'little master', to go on the road tomorrow." The man seemed to be born with sarcasm. Chen took a piece of paper, "I have found out what Amoya mentioned earlier."

"I can tell by your expression that there must be something inside." Li Chen took the paper and began to flip through it, "How do you say it?"

"The little dandy he mentioned was indeed arrested for committing a crime." The long-haired man replied, "The dandy's father is the lord of a small coastal town, but that city is small and barren, probably the most prosperous It was about the same time as this town. The arrest was made by a minor sheriff in an adjoining territory, charged with driving in a downtown area and obstructing the security team in carrying out their duties."

The female mercenary on the bench sat up straight: "This sounds like a trivial matter...we still care about such trivial matters?"

The long-haired man glanced at her condescendingly, his black pupils staring at her so that the female mercenary fell silent for an instant.

The man continued: "The identity of the city lord is not hereditary. He was appointed when the city was built more than ten years ago. The person who appointed him has now lived at home, but he was the think tank of a certain interest group..."

Li Chen interrupted: "Who is the highest ranking person found?"

"Beren Meloyer."

The female mercenary said in surprise: "The heir of the sea blue color?!"

"Specifically, it's the think tank next to him." The double-black man said, "That think tank and the interest group I just mentioned have benefit transfers. It can be said that this group is the sponsor of this think tank."

As long as it involves the transfer of benefits, the people in it cannot be clean.

"So, someone is going to attack Meloyer." Li Chen narrowed his eyes, "Who is it?"

"The teacher of the sheriff comes from the faction of Willow Yellow Color."

"Hey, it's His Highness Fourth?" Li Chen chuckled twice, "It's been almost two years since we've been tearing apart the obvious, have you finally started to move..."

His Royal Highness, refers to the youngest succession candidate of Pure White, and also the elder brother of Saenlich's youngest twin.Although the Fourth Highness and his sister have turned 22 this year, there is still a gap in age between Fujalal and Saenz.To find a gap between the two elder brothers who have been at odds for many years, the Fourth Highness cannot act with great fanfare as soon as he makes a move, and the domino effect that is subtle and secretly fermented is the best strategy.

"His starting point is too small. If it weren't for the people from Amoya to remind us to pay attention, I'm afraid we won't notice it until the middle and late stages." The man's eyes fell on the paper in Li Chen's hand, which was meaningful, "Amoya Ya's sensitivity far exceeds that of an ordinary businessman."

"He is not an ordinary businessman, otherwise how would we choose to bet on him?" Li Chen smiled, "You are also very sharp, Fudexi. Just now I mentioned the 'coastal town' to me because of the shipping. Can I get in from here?"

Fudexi raised his eyebrows and said: "Indeed. Although this coastal town has never had a fleet, it is a city after all. According to the law, the owner of the city has this authority."

"Okay, Meloyer's people have permission to go to sea, we'll take care of it." Li Chen flicked the paper with his fingers, "Although I often get tired of these people who do things but don't know how to clean them up, It caused my dear Third Highness to be dragged down. But sometimes, I am glad that they are not so meticulous and thoughtful, so that we have an opportunity to take advantage of."

"It's just the beginning, and it's not difficult to cut off the chain of evidence laid by Willow Yellow." Fudexi frowned, "But are you sure you want to get approval from this small town? Speaking of which, although it has authority, it can be approved The fleet size cannot be large.”

"It doesn't matter, there is no need to approve a large fleet from the beginning. Well, not even Amoya's fleet, just any small fleet." Li Chen replied, "I just want a demonstration. After all, the Raetia Alliance has not approved a shipping fleet for many years, and I want a breakthrough. With this breakthrough, it can be used as a typical precedent when applying for a large fleet in the future.”

Fudexi doubted: "The Raetia Alliance has not approved the fleet for many years, how can a small city owner dare to approve?"

"That's his business." Li Chen shrugged, "He went to study laws and regulations, and we provided him with any application documents he needed. The bottom line is that this fleet may be a bit unreasonable and out of date, but at least it is illegal."

Fudexi nodded: "I understand, what kind of fleet he thinks can pass the approval, we will create such a fleet for him. As long as there is an opening on the dam, the water can rush out of a channel by itself Come."

One is two, dominoes, anyone can play.

"Tsk tsk..." Li Chen said with emotion, "Fodexi, I'm so lucky to have snatched you here countless times."

"I'm not born with this, it's all at your instigation." Fudexi sneered, "And I don't know how to build a fleet by myself. Amoya will benefit from it in the future, so let him worry."

The female mercenary sat beside her with a stiff face, she couldn't keep up with the conversation between the two of them.After a long while, she finally made sure that the two men had finished their business, and asked, "Uh...it sounds like you are very busy, so will Li Chen come to Samir with me tomorrow?"

Li Chen turned to look at her, amused by her bewildered look, then reached out and patted her face: "Of course, my beautiful captain."

"...I'd better check with Claremont about the necessities for the itinerary." The female mercenary stood up and wiped her face, "Staying by your side only makes me feel mentally handicapped... Giant, what's going on outside? Why do you have such an expression on your face? strangeness?"

A tall warrior called "Giant" came from the gate of the courtyard, and said with a strange expression, "At the gate... an unknown boy knelt down."