Kasuo Highlands is located in the western part of the City of Glory. It is not considered the border area of the Odoli Empire, but a little west of the central part. Therefore, it is not very far from the City of Glory, and can be reached by carriage in about ten days.
Kasuo Highlands belongs to the territory of the Marquis of Capchi. The area is not very big, with three cities in total, one large and two small, and hundreds of surrounding towns. A territory of this size is considered a relatively small marquis territory in the Odoli Empire, but this
The Marquis of Captchi's territory should not be underestimated, because the Captivating Marquis family has been running this territory for more than three hundred years. Although it cannot be said to be impregnable, the Captivating Marquis family has supreme power in the territory.
However, the Odoli Empire separated the command of the army from the management of various local lords, which made it impossible for the Capuchi Marquis family to do whatever they wanted in the territory. At best, it could only be regarded as a sole aristocratic family, rather than a local emperor that no one dared to control.
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Compared to three hundred years ago, or even a hundred years ago, the Capchi family that ruled this territory was in decline. This was not the result of the Odoli Empire weakening their strength. On the contrary, the empire still supported them from time to time. The most important reason for their decline was that
The main reason lies in the heir of the Marquis. The contemporary Marquis of Capchi has average abilities.
Although compared to other nobles who corrupted the family, the Marquis of Copaci is a very good lord, but compared to the previous heads of the family, he can only be regarded as a mediocre person. After more than ten years of management, it can be seen that the Marquis of Copaci
If you have the ability to forge ahead, you will certainly not be able to make progress, and even maintaining success will be difficult.
However, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The Marquis of Copaci family has declined again. He is also the lord of Kasuo Highlands and the only big noble in the territory. He cannot allow others to look down on him, not to mention that the Marquis of Copaci family has not really declined yet.
It's just the beginning of decline, but it's far from reaching the point of real decline.
Colo, the son of the Marquis of Capchi, is a very good person, young and promising, and stable in his work. He became a level 5 magician at a very young age. Although many years have passed, he has not been promoted. But what does it matter?
What about the relationship? Colo is the one who will inherit the title of marquis in the future. The magician profession is just a side job, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't get promoted.
The only wrong thing that Kolo did in his life was to provoke Ryan. In fact, many years ago, after Kolo suffered a loss at the hands of Ryan, he sent a level 7 swordsman to severely injure Ryan. This was not considered a loss.
, in the eyes of Colo and the Marquis of Capchi, this is not a big deal. But after many years
Now, Ruian has returned to the City of Glory and has become a level 8 great swordsman and level 8 magician that is terrifying to think about. This time, Ke Luo was afraid. The day after he learned the news,
He immediately returned to Kasuo Highlands, where he felt safer under the protection of his father's territory.
Before, Kolo didn't know that Ryan still had the idea of not taking revenge. In his mind, he thought that Ryan would definitely take revenge. So he arrogantly challenged Ryan, relying on his father's two level 7 magicians.
warriors and three level 7 swordsmen. Then, Ke Luo planned to first
To be aggressive, he arranged a group of people to sneak attack Ryan with five high-level magic scrolls. Unexpectedly, under such a powerful magic attack, Ryan was not only uninjured, but also knocked everyone down. In the end, these people were arrested by the authorities.
Live and confessed that Ke Luo was the instigator behind the scenes.
At this time, Colo panicked, and he finally had to ask for help from his father, the Marquis of Capchi.
In fact, when Colo arranged a series of actions against Ryan, Marquis Copaci knew it, but Colo was usually very accomplished and prudent, and he did not prohibit Colo from taking revenge on Ryan. In his opinion,
Killing a former enemy is not a big deal.
But now that he knows that Ryan is very powerful and has official support, Marquis Copaci also feels that things have become more difficult. However, although his abilities are average, he is a man who has been a marquis for many years and knows how to deal with the aftermath. He is prepared with both hands.
, one is to use excuses to shirk the city guard from
After questioning Colo, he used his connections to intercede with some nobles in the City of Glory to weaken the official pursuit of Colo. The second was to protect Colo. In addition to arranging a level 7 swordsman to protect Colo, he also sent his own bodyguards
Make arrangements and keep an eye on every move in the territory to prevent Ruian from coming for revenge.
Cote City is the largest of the three cities in the Kaso Highlands. It is also the largest city in the territory of the Marquis of Capchi family, so the Marquis family is also in the city.
Recently, there have been many more soldiers wearing different clothes than the city guards at the gates of Cote City. They do different jobs than the city guards. They do not do patrols and inspections. They just stand at the door.
Then he quietly stared at everyone entering the city, as if he was looking for something.
However, they have been doing this work for more than 20 days. In the first few days, they were still very motivated, but now, they are miserable. This is normal. Anyone who stares at the city gate for 20 days
No one would be able to bear it for more than a few days. However, they did not dare to leave their post without permission. No matter how uncomfortable it was, they had to persevere. However, their seriousness was greatly reduced.
No, when a group of big mercenary swordsmen entered the city just now, they just looked at them for a few times, then ignored them and allowed them to enter the city.
Soon, one of these big mercenaries left the team and started walking around the city slowly.
This big guy is Ruian. At this time, his image is very different from usual. He is completely different. If you are not very familiar with Ruian and have the mentality of finding trouble in your heart, you must have missed it and regarded Ruian as
An ordinary person. Ruian's appearance has not changed. He just applied a thin layer of black oil on his face to make his skin look better.
A little darker. In addition, Ruian changed out of his usual swordsman uniform made of excellent fabrics and well-tailored, and put on the coarse cloth clothes that the poor and big men like to wear. Ruian also carried a sword on his back that he bought casually at the blacksmith shop. It was extremely ordinary.
Heavy sword, coupled with the complete control of momentum. This time, Ruian is no different from those big mercenaries who are running around in the weather.
"Alas! I sneaked into the city so easily. I don't know whether I should be happy or angry." Ryan smiled bitterly. Before he came, he had learned from the intelligence personnel arranged by the Third Prince's magic that the guards of the Marquis of Copaci were on a rampage in Cote City.
, were looking for him. So Ruian decided to sneak into the city in disguise, but he only changed the color of his skin and clothes, so that the people guarding the city could not recognize him at all, and they regarded him as an ordinary mercenary. This made Ruian uncomfortable.
If you don't lament your ordinary appearance, you won't know whether to laugh or cry.
The Magic Association in Cote City does not have a magic teleportation array. Ryan cannot teleport directly from the City of Glory. Besides, even if there is a magic teleportation array, Ryan will not use it. Once he uses the magic teleportation array to teleport here, he will be easily discovered.
, thus losing the advantage in the dark. So Ruian slowly hurried over from the City of Glory.
Regarding revenge, Ruian is not anxious at all. Firstly, so many years have passed and he doesn't care about waiting for a few more days. Secondly, Marquis Copaci must be well prepared. If Ruian waits more than ten days to reach Cote City, the opponent's defense will definitely decline.
A lot. Khloe is in the light and Ryan is in the dark. Ryan can afford to wait a few more days.
"It's time to go find the people arranged by the third prince." After wandering for a long time, Ruian roughly understood the situation in Cote City and decided not to go any further. Previously, the third prince Mo Fen arranged some people to help Ruian collect intelligence.
, so I made various arrangements with Ryan to contact him.
Ruian has never been arrogant. Even if he feels that his strength is enough to achieve his goal, he will still rely on information from intelligence personnel. A lion must fight a rabbit with all his strength, not to mention that the opponent is not a rabbit.
Soon, Ruian arrived at the agreed-upon hotel and met the intelligence personnel of the third prince Mo Fen.
There are not many people arranged by the third prince to collect intelligence, only a few, and these people usually do not live in Cote City, they all come from other places. Logically speaking, it should be difficult for them to collect intelligence. However, Odoli
The empire has some intelligence personnel who are not part of the establishment in various cities in the empire. With the power of the third prince Mo Fen, these people can provide help. Therefore, the intelligence personnel arranged by the third prince Mo Fen can easily detect the required information.
"Sir, we have found out the whereabouts of Colo." The person who reported to Ruian was a middle-aged man. He immediately handed Ruan a small book, "Colo does not live in the Marquis Mansion, but in a building behind the Marquis Mansion.
In the small manor. This small manor is very hidden, and almost no one knows that it is the property of the Marquis Mansion. If our people had not followed the people of the Marquis Mansion, we would not have discovered this secret."
"What kind of guards are there in that manor?" Ryan nodded. He guessed what the Marquis of Capchi was thinking. When everyone thought that Colo was in the Marquis' Mansion, Colo was not allowed to hide in the Marquis' Mansion. Instead, he hid in the Marquis' Mansion.
Anyone who wants to look for Colo cannot find it anywhere else. In addition, this manor is not far behind the Marquis Palace. If anything happens, the people from the Marquis Palace can provide immediate support.
This was originally a very good idea, but now that Ryan has discovered the news, it has become a very big weakness.
"After our careful investigation, we found that there is a level 7 swordsman and more than 20 swordsmen guarding the small manor." The middle-aged man paused, looked at Ruian, and then continued, "That level 7 swordsman
It’s Peffenla.”
It was obvious that while the middle-aged man was familiar with Kolo's information, he also knew Ryan's information very well. He knew about Ryan's deeds when he was seriously injured by Peffenla, so he was just worried that Ryan would be angry when he heard Peffenla's name.
Naturally, Ruian wouldn't be angry anymore. He chuckled and said, "It's better this way. We can solve it together instead of having to take revenge separately." (To be continued...)