1107 The Secret Passage
Lord Brent felt that Tang Mingyueâs tone was not friendly, so he explained gently, âYour Highness Mingyue, please donât misunderstand. There are rumors outside that Your Highness has been deceived by someone. We are worried about your safety, so we came to take a look.â
âDeceived? Are you talking about me?â
Fang Heng stood up from behind the stone and walked to Tang Mingyue.
âNice to meet you. Iâm the feudal lord of the Land of Plague, Fang Heng.â
âYou must be the feudal lord who is cooperating with us, right? Now that everyone has seen Her Highness Mingyue, you can be at ease. Itâs almost time, have you prepared the goods? Weâll be setting off now.â
Everyone was stunned by what Fang Heng said.
Ed and the other players were not used to it either.
This doesnât seem to be the same as the original plan.
Seeing everyoneâs puzzled expression, Fang Heng frowned and said, âDo the feudal lords want to come along? The transportation of resources is not dangerous, we appreciate your kindness.â
âLiar, stop pretending. Weâve seen through your lies.â
Maliku walked out of the crowd and confronted Fang Heng.
âWeâve already confirmed with the Empire that this yearâs financial expenditure did not include the budget for the construction of a mage tower. The royal family also does not have plans to build a large number of ghost towers. Youâre a liar!â
âFang Heng, what else do you have to say?â
âYou guys are here for this?â Fang Heng looked around at the crowd and shook his head, âWho told you that I need to borrow the Empireâs financial resources? â
Maliku was stunned when he heard this.
The feudal lords were also confused.
What did he mean? Not using the Empireâs finances? What about the money? Where did the money come from?
âI am the one who signed the agreement with the feudal lords. Our agreement did not mention any financial support from the Empire. As for the plan to build the ghost tower, this is the first time Iâve heard of it.â
Fang Heng looked at Maliku, âAny more questions? We only have seven days to build the ghost tower. If you delay the construction, are you willing to pay the compensation for the breach of contract on our behalf?â
The feudal lords looked at each other.
They felt that the young necromancer in front of them exuded a strange and confident aura.
From what he said, he was planning to build a mage tower by himself?
A member of the chambers of commerce handed over Fang Hengâs qualification documents.
Lord Brent checked the feudal lordâs qualification certificate and nodded, âThereâs no problem with his aptitude. Heâs a feudal lord who has just received the Empireâs fief.â
Ed said in a deep voice, âHow can a feudal lord who just received a fief have so much money to build a mage tower? Donât be fooled by him, there must be a problem with him!â
Fang Heng shifted his gaze to Ed.
âOther than being a feudal lord, Iâm also a necromancer. Naturally, I know how to build a mage tower. In addition, building a ghost tower is mutually beneficial thing for the Land of Plague and the feudal lords. Unrelated personnel, please step aside. Iâm leaving.â
âBuilding a mage tower requires a magic core. You donât have that many cores to build.â
âWe have a way to solve this.â Fang Heng shook his head and looked at the feudal lords, âIf you want to tear up the contract, then Iâm sorry. According to the compensation terms, the deposit that has been paid will not be returned.â
The feudal lords looked at each other.
Theyâve already given the money, and he wanted to tear up the contract? Wasnât this stupid?
Ed looked at Fang Heng, who refused to listen to anything, and suddenly felt that the problem was tricky.
He had thought of many possibilities, but he had never thought that Fang Heng would be so stubborn.
At present, they really didnât have any solid evidence to prove that Fang Heng was a liar.
Of course, Fang Heng would give himself away after a while.
There was no way he could complete the construction of the mage tower!
However, the problem was that the time limit for the task was only 24 hours. Once the time was up, the task would be judged as a failure immediately. At that time, it would be meaningless for them to expose Fang Hengâs scam.
Suddenly, Ed had an idea and said, âI heard that this batch of supplies is going to the Land of Plague. Mr. Randolf told us that you have a secret route that can quickly return to and from Hani City and Griffin City.â
âWe can go together and take a look at the construction of the mage tower, right?â
Another feudal lord also reacted and said, âYes, yes, yes, weâre going to visit together!â
âIndeed, but the construction of a mage tower is a secret. If this secret is accidentally leakedâŠâ Fang Heng looked at the crowd and said, âYou must know that the barbarianâs infiltration of humans has been getting more and more intense recentlyâŠâ
The feudal lords were unhappy and asked, âWhat do you mean? Youâre saying that weâll leak the situation?â
âAhem.â
Tang Mingyue coughed lightly and said, âFang Heng, the feudal lords here have all made great contributions to the Empire. Please donât say that.â
âIâm sorry.â Fang Heng bowed to Tang Mingyue and showed an embarrassed expression, âSince Your Highness Mingyue has vouched for it, we can visit it. However, the journey to the Land of Plague is expensiveâŠâ
Lord Brent did not care about such a small amount of money. He nodded and interrupted, âGood! Itâs settled then, Iâll pay for it!â
âIf thatâs the case, please follow us,â
Fang Heng waved his hand, signaling the Four Seas chamber of commerce to lead the way.
âDear feudal lords, please do not let your guard down.â Ed walked into the midst of the feudal lords and reminded them in a low voice, âBe careful of them ambushing and snatching supplies on the way.â
âDonât worry,â
Lord Brent shook his head and looked at the middle-aged man beside him.
He was one of the four famous sword saints of the Empire, Chepo.
With him here, they wouldnât be afraid even if they encountered the entire barbarian army!
Seeing that the crowd had finally reached an agreement, the manager of the chamber of commerce heaved a sigh of relief in his heart and signaled for the team to move forward.
The large team of nearly a thousand people slowly advanced along the path that opened up in the forest.
After walking along the path for nearly 300 meters, the path was blocked by a continuous mountain range.
A dead end?
Ed frowned.
He noticed that the Mage Association leading the way didnât stop, but went along the mountain range to the right.
Soon, a deep cave appeared in front of everyone.
Seeing the chamber of commerceâs people enter the cave with torches, the feudal lordâs team stopped in their tracks and hesitated at the entrance of the cave.
âLord Fang Heng, where are we going?â
âItâs a cave, a special passage,â said Fang Heng concisely.
âAh? The route youâre pointing out requires us to pass through the cave?â
âYes,â
Fang Heng said and followed the chambers of commerce in front of him into the cave, leaving the people at the door hesitating.
Special passage? Or was he trying to lure them into a dangerous cave, and then think of a way to ambush them?
The pitch-black cave made the feudal lords feel that Fang Heng was playing tricks!
âHa, itâs quite interesting. Letâs go in and take a look.â
Lord Brent wasnât the least bit flustered.
With the Empireâs sword saint accompanying them, they were not afraid of Fang Heng playing any tricks.
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