In the silent morning, the sky is not bright yet. The hazy morning fog and the dim flickering lights set off each other, adding a touch of cold color to the ancient wooden town that has not woken up from the dream.

    The tall thin man standing outside the door hesitated and never had the courage to open the door in front of him. His right hand holding the handle did not loosen, as if he were still struggling at the bottom of his heart.

    Just a moment later, the determination from the bottom of my heart overcame the hesitation, opened the door, stepped firmly into the floor of the room and took off the hood on my head.

    Even if Loren was still there, he would never recognize that this was originally Anthony''s living room - the whole room was cleaned, and all but a few tables and chairs were gone.

    "How do you feel? I think it''s much more concise than originally." Francis, sitting on the bench, asked leisurely: "father Anthony seems to stick to those luxury things, as if he can forget his origin. He''s just a poor man who can''t be more humble."

    The tall and thin man didn''t answer immediately, but walked up to the fascists and humbly bowed his head: "you''re right. The external illusion and identity can often make us forget what we are."

    "Don''t be so formal. I didn''t come to you to lecture." Francis smiled with an easy-going smile: "please sit down, master Karan, we have a morning."

    Karan, who did not dare to neglect, immediately sat aside. Although he tried his best to maintain his reserve, his gestures were full of tension and awe, like an apprentice in front of his mentor.

    This is not a strange thing. What right does a little wild wizard have to be arrogant in front of the heir appointed by Bishop Fabian?

    Not to mention that the other party still held his own handle... Karan couldn''t help but secretly clench his right hand.

    "Although you didn''t say it, you should know why you came." after seeing the other party sit down, the satisfied Francis said, "that wizard apprentice named Loren Turin came here not long ago."

    "In just a few days, he found a lot of clues. Even after I told you to be careful, there was still an accident - you seriously underestimated the consequences of him, that is, after three people died, he not only failed to solve the trouble, but also cleared vimpal College of the previous suspicion!"

    "In order to solve the problem, I have to come to Gumu town to finish it for you. I even charged a branch of noble blood and let the apprentice leave here like a hero!"

    The more Francis said, the colder his tone was: "now the people of vimpal college have raised their vigilance. Do you really know how difficult it is to catch Peter''s slippery tail?"

    "I''m very sorry!" Karan bowed his head without hesitation: "this matter has indeed exceeded my expectation, but please be sure to believe that this matter is far from over!"

    "I''m listening." Francis cocked his chin arrogantly.

    "As you know, because of the apprentice, they must have raised their vigilance. But on the contrary, now is the best time to raid them." he looked up slightly, and Karan''s pupils twinkled like a wolf: "people who have just solved a crisis often think they are safe temporarily. We can take advantage of this!"

    Karan is well aware of his current situation.

    No matter how many wild wizards or mercenaries are gathered, he is still just a dog in the eyes of the fascist adult - if he loses his use value, he will be finished. So whether we can do it or not, we must arouse the adult''s interest.

    "And I just learned an important intelligence that can make the next plan more smooth!"

    "Talk about it." Francis''s tone finally calmed down a little.

    "Just a few days ago, they found a spy outside vimpal college." Karan deliberately lowered his tone: "I''m afraid it''s been killed if there''s no accident!"

    "Am I too tolerant to you, master Karan?" the tone of some pondering fascist showed a smile: "can you take the bad news as good?"

    "On the contrary, adults, the news is just too good -- even the eyeliner around them has been dug up. Even the president of President Peter would be relieved for a while."

    "And the spy is just an insignificant little role. He knows almost nothing about my whole plan and arrangement. Even if they really torture to extract a confession, they can''t ask anything."

    "As long as the time is ripe, I will lead all my subordinates to raid vimpar, and then you can bring the guard of the church to ''suppress the bandits''. At that time, Peter''s private things will be exposed, and you can wipe this damn college out of this land for a good reason!"

    "Sounds good, but..." Francis looked at the tall and thin man: "at that time, I''m afraid your subordinates will have to be hanged."

    "There''s no way to do this. People always have to sacrifice for the just cause." Karan answered naturally, with a flattering smile on his mouth: "they can also wash away their sins and ascend the kingdom of the Holy Cross!"

    Francis smiled, as if he saw a dog who couldn''t wait to throw his bones over.

    "You sacrificed so much, what do you want?"

    "Only that thing - you just need to give it to me afterwards." Karan replied humbly, "and if you need it, I can continue to gather some wandering wizards and mercenaries for you to remove any stumbling block in front of you, even the one..."

    "We can talk about this later." Francis quickly interrupted him, but his eyes were a little erratic - I have to admit that this suggestion was very tempting.

    Karan immediately chose to shut up, but her face showed a strange smile. He could see that Francis had been seduced by his proposal.

    Sure enough, the "servant of the Holy Cross" is not a man without desire. He also has his own ambition.

    "You go back first, and I''ll inform you when the time is ripe." Francis waved his hand and signaled that the other party could leave.

    The satisfied thin man bowed humbly, bent back and left the room. After a long deep breath, the relieved Francis sat in his chair and slowly calmed down.

    "Do you really believe him?" the knight standing in the corner asked from beginning to end.

    "Will you believe a fox?" asked Francis with a smile. "I believe in his immediate interests - although I don''t know what it is, as long as he wants it, he must listen to me."

    "This is an old trick. As long as your thoughts and purposes are known to others, you must obey that person, everyone."

    Seeing the knight''s still confused expression, Francis reluctantly shook his head: "it''s very simple. I hold his handle in my hand, so he doesn''t dare to betray me at this stage."

    Although his confidant is loyal and brave, he really doesn''t have much ability to observe words and colors. Otherwise, he doesn''t have to find a way to make use of Karan''s inferior witch Dalits.

    However, at least he let Anthony die worth it - I thought he had only the ability to make money, but I didn''t expect to find such an important secret and trade himself for a guy like Karan.

    "But if he waits for what he wants..." the knight is still not at ease.

    "If he chooses to betray, I can eradicate him - a little wandering wizard, which is not a trouble." Francis said confidently: "anyway, when this thing is over, he will have little use value."

    It''s just a dog. Even if it''s worth using again, it''s not worth your effort. What''s more, it''s still a greedy dog, so it''s even more impossible for him to leave alive.