Book of Gods and Demons

Time back to Mid-autumn night, the pink mermaid.

In the evening.

On the second floor of the annex building on the east side of the Pink Mermaid, a private room, Yanan pulled up the screen curtain of the floor-to-ceiling window, quietly sitting on a soft chair, through the light and thin, The transparent gauze curtain overlooks the nearby No. 3 New Pier.

Here you can see the backyard of the pink mermaid, just behind the castle-like main building, is a fairly wide courtyard, which is planted with evergreen ornamental shrubs, dotted with patches of colorful flowers. Flower garden.

There is a path across the backyard of the main building and the back doors of the east and west buildings.

Pass through a small door that is open all year round and is entangled by green vines and tiny flowers, descend tens of feet down a zigzag staircase, and walk through a secluded road, you can reach the third The breakwater of the new pier.

Passing through the breakwater is the large berth of the new pier No. 3. A row of dozens of long trestle bridges are like arms. The longest trestle bridge is nearly two miles long and stretches straight into the deep water.

Yanan raised a single-tube Telescope and looked towards the No. 66 Trestle Bridge, which is the closest to the Pink Mermaid at the new Pier 3.

A 120-foot-long, slender fast sailing boat is quietly parked in the berth. Two sailors are sitting on the bow, smoking cigarettes boredly, chewing betel nuts and handcrafts. Knife cuts the mixture of tobacco.

Occasionally, they spit into the sea. The scarlet spit is like human blood, staining the seawater in the berth.

Two seemingly boring sailors, Yanan knows their identities.

The information he obtained from a special channel was very detailed, and almost completely leaked the battle plan of the Saint Xia Kingdoms navy headquarters to Yanan.

They are the most elite combat sailors of the Saint Xia Kingdoms navy. They are all three seas opened up, and 7 meridians light up the experts. Whether on the sea or on land, they have the strength of one enemy and one hundred. .

In the cabin, there are a whole hundred such fighting sailors.

Even if the local garrison of Tulum port is dispatched, these fighting sailors fight to the death with all their strength, even if they fight head-on with the Tulum port garrison, it will be enough to delay an hour.

And one hour is enough!

This fast sailing ship "Phantom" just arrived at Tulum Port last night.

Small sailboats that seem unremarkable are actually the crystallization of the highest technology in the shipbuilding industry of the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

It is the fastest and most dexterous elf on the storm ocean, the darling of the storm, the petrel whose incarnation is a ship, and a thunderbolt condensed into a ship shape. Its builders boasted that before the birth of its sister ship, no ship in MiddleLand could catch up with its shadow.

Out of the backyard of the pink mermaid, a young man with normal actions can reach the Phantom in just five minutes. In less than a quarter of an hour, they can leave the harbor area of Tulum Port.

One hour is enough for them to evacuate Tulum Port, away from the threat of fire from the two new forts built on the Golden Fleece and Silver Bull Cape.

Yanan knows that off the coast of Tulum Port, less than two hundred nautical miles from Tulum Port, on the southwest side of Jiasijia Island, there is a sturdy but powerful Saint Xia Naval Squadron. Half a month already lurking there.

Four Level 1 battleships, eight Level 2 battleships, and twelve new fast cruisers.

Abandoning those fast but weak frigates and high-speed boats, all the sub-fleet is the main battleship with amazing firepower and defensive power.

This squadron can easily destroy the Jiaxijia squadron of the Durham Imperial Navy and the local fleet of Tulum Port.

Of course, the Phantom would not be so bad luck, it was blocked by the Cassica Squadron. If there is such a bad luck, then today is the day of the destruction of the Jiaxijia Squadron.

Anan can understand why the Saint Xia Navy has made such a determination and invested such a powerful battle strength and cost.

An inestimable survey report is enough for the Saint Xia Navy to fight for it at any cost.

Three pieces with a total area equivalent to a small land 1.5 times the size of the Terun Empire, and rich strategic metal deposits. Among the preliminary proven mineral data, the reserves of gold, silver and brass are amazing .

Apart from this, according to the confession obtained by the Saint Xia Navy, there is a great possibility that there are some extremely rare and extremely strange special metal mines on the three small land.

This is the Imperial Navy of Durham. It took several years to lose dozens of ships in the Black Continent South Fury Sea, sacrifice thousands of sea army soldiers and other survey personnel, and paid a huge price , This is the overall survey data obtained.

The previous survey fleet has been sunk by the Saint Xia Navy, and all backup data have been destroyed. The survey report to be traded tonight is the only remaining copy in the world.

Yanan breathed heavily, and could not help running hot sweat.

This report, this only remaining report.

Any country, as long as it gets this survey data, the official will issue an official note to each country. According to the so-called "MiddleLand Overseas Colony Development Public Law", this country will naturally have this new piece of Discovery of the colonys first priority for 50 years.

If the Kingdom of Saint Xia obtains this survey data, if the Kingdom of Saint Xia first issues an official note, then the right to exploit the three land areas will undoubtedly belong to the Kingdom of Saint Xia and will receive MiddleLand Officially recognized by many powerful countries.

The Durham Empire can appeal that this survey data belongs to the Durham Empire, but what about the evidence?

You have no evidence!

The Deren Empire can take revenge, and he can use his navy to take revenge on the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

However, the current naval power of the Kingdom of Saint Xia far exceeds that of the Deren Empire. The only outcome of armed retaliation is likely to be the annihilation of the Imperial Navy of Durham.

Then, as long as the Saint Xia Kingdom is thick-skinned, they can cry a few times when they are aggrieved internationally. The Durham Empire will naturally become a target of public criticism and be condemned and sanctioned by all countries. .

The colony is very sensitive. It represents too great interests. All countries have to act cautiously. A little carelessness may cause huge catastrophic consequences.

The emergence of "MiddleLand Overseas Colony Development Public Law" is to maintain the balance between the major powers of MiddleLand and maintain the delicate and fragile relationship and order between each other.

Between countries, impossible has no bottom line. There are always some constraints and some recognized rules and systems.

This information, as long as it falls into the hands of the Kingdom of Saint Xia, it can almost ensure that they monopolize the interests of the three lands. This information is the key to unlock infinite wealth and the passport to higher power.

So, just ten days ago, after Yanan inadvertently intercepted this piece of information through a special channel, he brazenly made a midway interception and took down the survey report. plan.

For this, he did not hesitate to tremble with a little cleverness and decided in advance. On the same day as the survey report transaction, the Pink Mermaid smoothly killed Franco, the Consul General who had betrayed the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

Franco's betrayal is only known to the special department within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saint Xia. Such a scandal, the special department to which Yanan belongs, naturally blocked the news firmly.

Naturally, in Yanan's heart, this became a perfect plan to achieve multiple goals with one stone.

First, complete your own tasks and use perfect performance to give yourself extra points in the hearts of the senior leaders in this department.

Secondly, using Francos death to add blockage to the Durham Empire and the Republic of Gaul can even create diplomatic friction between the two countries, which is naturally another generous contribution.

Thirdly, Franco died in the pink mermaid. Such great characters died there. All are impossible, but at least it can eliminate most of the suspicions of Yanan.

The Saint Xia Navy paid a great price, but lost this survey report here. How can this shameless act be the result of the consul generals just assassinated employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yanan? ?

Even if the navy headquarters of the Kingdom of Saint Xia knows in the future, and they will definitely know that this survey data was passed back to the Kingdom of Saint Xia from Anan, Anan can tell them with confidence

'It was the navy's incompetence and lost the survey data, and Yanan, just by chance, retrieved the survey report!

'In this process, Yanan didn't make any effort at all. It was just a coincidence that he got the report by accident! '

What a perfect wording, enough to make the navy headquarters that has become more and more arrogant in the past two years speechless, and can only hold a breath in the eyes of the throat.

Even, Yanan can playfully ask the navy headquarters-'Since such an important operation, why do you have to fight alone in Tulum Port without seeking the intelligence support and cooperation of the consulate'?

Furthermore, Yanan can still bite the navy headquarters'is it because you secretly traded this survey report that led to the crazy attack on the Chinese consulate in Tulum Harbor'?

Look, letting Consul General Franco die on the night of Zhongqiu will bring much benefit to Yanan and save much trouble!

There is a reason why Yanan started to snatch the survey report that has almost belonged to the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

Although, everyone is a citizen of the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

But the navy headquarters is undoubtedly a diehard and diehard Saint Xia royal family.

And Yanan, behind him, are the great nobles of the Kingdom of Saint Xia.

Whether this survey report is submitted through the navy channel or through the Asian diplomatic channel, the final result is naturally very different.

If the navy handed over the report to the royal family, the royal family monopolized all the benefits, and Yanan and the great aristocrats behind him would lose a little soup at most.

If Yanan submits this report, Yanan and the great characters behind him, through bargaining with the royal family, can at least share half of the revenue of the new colony.

And Yanan will ascending to the skies with a single leap, gaining astronomical wealth, at the same time, his career will be on the same stage.

Of course, all the wonderful prospects depend on whether the people arranged by Yanan can successfully get the damn, precious and fascinating survey report today.

Time has passed by little by little. Carriage by carriage keeps coming. Staff at all levels of the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saint Xia in Tulum Port have dragged their families to the Pink Mermaid.

They all smiled and greeted each other with red light across the whole face, and walked into the brightly lit and luxuriously furnished hall with grace.

Professional bands have already played melodious music.

The sommelier used the cart to push a bottle of sweet wine.

There were more and more people in the hall. With a burst of cheers, with the cooperation of a full-time male waiter, the Consul General Franco waved a brisk stabbing sword, and the sword was cut off. Cork for a bottle of champagne.

The smell of wine overflows, and the foam splashes everywhere.

There was a lot of cheers in the lobby on the first floor. Officials at all levels of the Saint Xia Consulate, along with their families, quickly immersed in the joyous atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival Eve celebration ball.

He took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time. At this point, the person arranged by Yanan should have been in place, and Yanan was walking around the room a little uneasy.

On the surface, Yanan is just a small employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saint Xia in Port Tulum, but he is actually a senior intelligence officer in the Security Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for monitoring, screening, and investigation. , Dispose of all personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tulum Port.

In his hands, there is a capable force that belongs directly to him.

These people have strong mobility and personal strength.

Yanan believes that they are enough to complete today's task.

Of course, its best for Franco and his people to die today. It doesnt matter if they are not dead. The focus of Yanan's concern is not here. He has arranged another secret force that belongs to him. Whether the actions of those people go smoothly is the most nervous thing for Yanan tonight.

They guarded behind the pink mermaid, under the breakwater leading to Trestle No. 66, hidden in the rugged rocks.

As long as Yanan sends a signal, they will kill everyone who appears on the breakwater!

Yanan no longer peered into the direction of the new Pier 3, but turned his attention to the window on the other side of the room. Here, he could see the movement of the pink mermaid main building, especially the house of cards he focused on.

A little bit of time passed, and finally, Yanan saw two four-wheel carriages approaching.

A middle-aged man with a dark complexion, with distinctive marks left by the scorching sun and storm on his face, and a domineering middle-aged man jumped off the carriage first, holding it tightly in his hand A cowhide briefcase with a square foot.

After that, eight brilliant young men filed out from the carriage.

These youths are also dark-skinned, and their faces also have traces left by the sun, sea breeze and waves, as mottled as rust.

They followed the middle-aged man and went straight into the main building of the pink mermaid.

The moment Yanan saw the middle-aged man, his heart suddenly lifted, and his subconsciously cursed cursed: "Damn it, why is it him?"

That breath ling The middle-aged man is a well-known hardliner in the navy headquarters of the Kingdom of Saint Xia, Rear Admiral Agassi Don Sancino with the title of Earl.

Agassi is not only a powerful admiral, he also has super personal strength.

It was an inhuman battle strength like a monster, and Yanan's heart was empty for a while. He couldn't figure out for a while whether he wanted to continue his plan.

He knows that the Saint Xia Navy Headquarters attaches great importance to this matter, but he really didn't expect that they will pay attention to this level.

"It was self-defeating." Yanan felt a sense of frustration inexplicably.

He stood quietly in front of the window, feeling upset for a while.

Do you want to continue?

Yanan trembled all over.

Agassi is not easy to deal with. The eight young men he brought are clearly elite naval officers. Can the secret manpower arranged by Yanan be able to seize survey data from Agassi?

The reason tells him that it is basically impossible.

But what if?

Greed is like the flames spit out by the devil, burning Yanan's heart madly.

He hesitated to stay in the private room, sweating constantly all over, he walked around the room unconsciously, panting low like a lunatic.

Heavy cheers and applause came from the hall next door. The intelligence officers of the Durham Empire and the Ice Sea Kingdom have already begun the celebration cocktail party on the Mid-Autumn Night.

The sound of champagne corks'booming' was heard constantly, and each sound was like a drumstick, hitting Yanan's heart heavily.

Next, people kept coming to the pink mermaid. Especially after the bell for the beginning of the Mid-Autumn Festival rang in St. Hild's Cathedral, several more people came one after another.

Yanan hesitated and kept hiding in his private room, watching the movement outside.

Until a few carriages approached.

From one of the carriages, walked down a man wearing a robe, a round cap and an opera mask on his face.

Wearing an opera mask in the middle of the night, this behavior of hides the head and shrink the tail is usually very eye-catching, but on the night of mid-autumn, no matter what you dress up, it is reasonable of.

The tall man looked around all around. A huge ruby ring in his hand reflected a scarlet dazzling rays of light under the light.

An anxious and lucky Yanan, he raised the monocular Telescope in his hand and peered into the main building of the pink mermaid again, just to see the full picture of the ruby ring.

This strangely shaped ruby ring made Yanan determined to leave immediately.

Yanan left so fast, he escaped from the pink mermaid like a frightened mouse. He did not even have time to recall his two subordinates who performed different tasks.

He left the eastern annex, left the pink mermaid in the shade of the trees, crossed the main street in front, and stopped in a dark alley. When crossing the road, he even saw Joe with five subordinates, swinging like six big penguins, slowly walking towards the pink mermaid.

After Yanan walked through the street, he hesitated again, and stopped at an alley.

He saw Joe and his five subordinates came to the door of the pink mermaid. Then he saw the arrival of Henie Wei. He even witnessed the shattering of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the house of cards he focused on. The holed man fell from there.

The subordinates that Hai Niwei took, began to attack the pink mermaid.

At the entrance of the alley, Yanan warmly greeted all the female relatives of Hineway in the warm slang of Sia, and then he quickly left the alley and evacuated the scene.

Yanan predicted that there will be people from the Deren Empire entering the field, but he was experienced and knowledgeable. He didnt expect to dream when he saw a lot of moths. Heniwei would be so reckless to order an attack. .

Immediately afterwards, Yanan was not allowed to make any response. The shelling of the old fort came and Yanan did not dare to stay at the scene, and immediately escaped from the pink mermaid.

In the brightly lit room, Qiao took out a short cigarette butt from the corner of Yanan's mouth, lit a thin cigar, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"So, the murder of Zhongqiu Night is really complicated." Joe scratched his hair a little annoyed: "This kind of brainstorming thing shouldn't be me. I haven't moved much since I was a child. Brain."

"Gorkin...Forget it, that guy is better at using fists than me."

"Tifa is smart, Weimar is smarter, these things should be theirs Calculate." Joe shook the head: "What does the ruby ring that scared you to run away represents?"

Yanan coughed dryly: "It represents a person, a very terrifying person. "

The relationship between the Kingdom of Saint Xia and the Golden Oak Church is very good. Fortunately, the Kingdom of Saint Xia is like a faithful hunting dog. They can do anything for the benefit of the Golden Oak Church.

The nature of Yanans work is special. He has naturally dealt with many senior members of the Golden Oak Church, or in other words, served them.

So he knew the ruby.

The special shape, polished and polished like an oak leaf, with a red color like blood, belongs to Rafa, the third holy judge of the Holy Inquisition of the Golden Oak Church.

Lafaqis name is not known to the common people, and he is notorious among high-level officials in various countries. According to incomplete statistics, in the past 20 years, because of various crimes, the high-level people of various countries who have been cleansed by him are only dukes and marquis The level of great character is more than fifty.

The whole family is destroyed, even chicken and dog doesn't remain.

It is rumored that Raphas ruby was dyed red with the blood of countless nobles.

The place where Rafa appeared was bound to foul wind and bloody rain, so Yanan fled in fright. Especially the shelling of the old fort, Yanan was so frightened that soul flew beyond the heaven, Rafa was in the pink mermaid, and someone used Thor's cannon to strike the pink mermaid.

What does this mean?

Yanan didn't dare to think about what was hidden inside.

Whether it was a coincidence or it was for Rafa, Yanan did not dare to carefully ponder the horror hidden inside.

"It's just that, Your Excellency Rafa, it is impossible to go there for trifling a survey." Yanan coughed a few times, and said weakly, "The adults of the Holy Inquisition, they are Wealth disdain...The Golden Oak Church...there is no lack of worldly things."

"The Mid-Autumn Night, in the Pink Mermaid, there must be more amazing inside stories." Yanan looked at Joe, very much. Sincerely said: "However, I am grateful for your kindness and tolerance. Listen to my advice, Honorable Joe, it is enough to investigate here."

"The survey data is enough for you to exchange for huge Merit, and extremely rich benefits."

"The Zhongqiu murder case will be investigated again, believe me, it is very dangerous, very dangerous!"

Ignore Yanans rumors, Qiao exerts his strength After holding onto his hair for a while, he curiously asked Yanan: "The huge investment of the Saint Xia Navy has made me deeply understand the preciousness of this material. But, you have all left, what did you do in the end? Did you get this information?"

Yanan looked at Joe with an ignorant look: "On the morning of the 16th, I went to a safe house. It was prepared for the subordinate who intercepted the information. Safe house. I just want to see if they return safely and if anything happens at night."

"Their Captain, my capable subordinate, the clever iron mule Ahhan, In the secret room of the safe house, he died, his whole body covered with blood. In his hand, he was holding a sealed briefcase, that is the document, it is indeed the document!"

Yanan said bitterly: "Who can know exactly what happened in the pink mermaid that night? Who knows? Maybe it was luck, or a coincidence, or some other reason, anyway, the information came to my hands!"

< p> Yanan faintly looked at Joe: "I didnt find out how much pressure was when I got this information. Its too hot, I dont dare to keep it in my hands. I must find a way to send it out as soon as possible. "

"So, you made the stupidest choice in your life, you want to kill me, create chaos in Tulum Harbor, and then take advantage of the chaos to send out this damn information." Qiao Xiao Baba stared at Anan: "But, are you sure that after you kill me, Tulum Port can be messed up as you want?"

Anan looked at Joe frankly: "I believe you Fathers destructive power, he has the absolute ability to create enough chaos in Tulum Harbour, as long as he is crazy enough. And dying a son is enough to make him crazy."

Shaking his head gently, Yanan Very candid said with a bitter smile: "Dont condemn my morality. Morality has no value. For people like us, even if we kill a person, an innocent person, for our most meagre interests, this What is it?"

"If it is not enough to kill you, I can still attack other people. You are just bad Luck is ranked first. "

Joe pointed to Yanan a little annoyed, and then said solemnly: "Mr. Skins, have you thought about how to do the finishing touches?" Your identity is too sensitive. "