The Great Demon King

Chapter 96 "Three heavyweights of the Dark Mantle organization "

After crossing a fairly close distance through the palace, Han Shuo learns that the name of the skinny man is Chester, and that he is a bandit. Han Shuo also learned about some of the current Dark Mantle situations from Chester.

The members of Dark Mantle were separated into three divisions, Dark Star, Dark Moon, and Dark Sun, according to the amount of contributions they made to the organization. The scattering of stars in the night curtain showed that the members of the Dark Star could be found everywhere, in all corners of the Empire. The level of the Dark Moon was only higher by one step, but they still could not see the light of day and could only live in the dark corners. However, the higher level Dark Sun members could appear in the public eye like the sun, making a brilliant appearance during the day.

The three divisions of Sun, Moon, and Star were further divided into five tiers according to their contributions to the Empire. Han Shuo currently held the rank of Dark Star, and the minute star behind his iron medal symbolized that Han Shuo was the lowest one-star member of the Dark Stars.

As the members' contributions to the Empire rose, the medals would slowly accumulate two stars, three stars, four stars, and finally five stars. One would be promoted to a member of Dark Moon when they surpassed five stars, and would then advance to the Fifth Star Moon member of the One Star Moon member similar to the way he advanced from Dark Star, and would then advance to the Fifth Star member of the One Star Moon member similar to the way he advanced from Dark Star, and so on and so on until becoming a Dark Star Member at the top level.

Once one rose to a higher level, not only would their monthly salary greatly increase, but he would also enjoy the special authority of the Dark Mantle organization even more. When one managed to reach the highest level, like Candide, he would instantly answer to the king. He would be under one person and above tens of thousands. All wealth and prosperity will be within reach.

“We've arrived!” Chester finally brought Han Shuo to a house in the middle and stopped in front of him after traveling a long distance.

Han Shuo had released three original demons along the way and discovered that there was no one here in the manor other than Chester and himself. No defensive measures were made around the vast manor at all. This made Han Shuo very confused.

This room was not large, and Han Shuo still did not find anything out of the ordinary after taking a look. He asked Chester with a surprised expression, “Is that strange here?”

“Heh heh, of course there is something different here. The entire palace is just as you can see, with no defensive measures at all. This house is just a cover. ‘The original Dark’ coat is absolutely not here, “Chester explains with a faint smile, and then fumbles with something. Somehow, a crack suddenly appeared on the delicate floor and revealed a bright passageway.

“So there are other hidden mechanisms. Heh heh, where does this lead? “Han Shuo couldn't help but ask when he saw the passageway appear in front of him.

“Come, I'll take you to the original ‘Black’ castle!” Chester smiled and jumped down into the bright hallway, calling Han Shuo to come down as well.

Han Shuo felt that his landing spot was quite soft after he also jumped down. There was a sturdy wall around him, with a strong magic vibration suddenly coming from the interior of the passageway.

The sturdy walls around them broke into a large door, accompanied by a soft sound. An extremely bright passageway revealed itself in front of the two like a labyrinth. There were several passageways intersecting each other in front, and powerful magical pulses came from the walls on the sides. There were also many nameless bows that were powerfully locked and loaded, their cold and sharp rays pointing to all corners of the passageway.

“Why do I feel this place looks like a cave?” Han Shuo asked subconsciously after he looked around.

Chester walked out from inside and signaled for Han Shuo to follow him, explaining when he did, “Your feelings are right. This is Mt. Ordas behind the Imperial palace. This towering mountain was extremely forbidden to bullies. Our ‘Mantel Dark’ fort is located in the heart of the mountain, that's where security really is the toughest. The Imperial Army was also stationed around it. As the king's secret hands were in the shadows, all sorts of Imperial talents were gathered inside and many secret documents were also kept. There had not been any incidents for many years, and its level of security was on par with the Empire's own palace. ”

Han Shuo felt that the security here was extremely high, and the few magical pulses around him felt dangerous. He did not dare to release the lowest level demon general, a genuine demon, in a place like this. He could only use his perceptive senses to detect the various dangers hidden around him.

He followed behind Chester and passed through several passages. He met several other Dark Mantle members along the way, and several stone rooms also appeared along the way. Han Shuo could feel the breathing and heartbeat inside, and knew that there was a person inside this stone room.

“Master Candide is one of our three Dark Mantle heavyweights, so I don't have the qualifications to personally guide you to take a look. However, I can make a report for you. If you were truly sworn in by Master Candide, I think he would be willing to see you! “Chester's view on Han Shuo held back a little envy, as if Han Shuo was really lucky to be under Candide's tutelage.

“I've heard you mention the three heavyweights of Dark Mantle several times. Who are the other two besides Candide? ”Han Shuo asked as he walked.

“There was also Lord Amyes and Lady Cecilia. Lady Cecilia was in charge of all Dark Mantle affairs outside the Empire. It is also said that she is a charming woman. Heh heh, it is a pity that a little character like I will never see him in my life. Lord Amyes and Lord Candide dealt with all things within the Empire, but Lord Amyes was mainly responsible for the supervision and investigation of all the nobles and high officials within the Empire, he said, dan is a man who really lives in the public eye of us. organization.”

“If the results of his investigation show that these officials had done something contrary to the Empire's advantage, he could arrest them directly and report to the king afterwards. He could even directly execute some low-ranking nobles without asking His Majesty for approval. Therefore, to most of the Empire's nobles, Lord Amyes was their nightmare. Lord Candide was in charge of the Empire's internal affairs, including eliminating all hostile royal spies and killing them, gaining useful intelligence for the Empire, and wiping out all hidden threats to the Empire. ”Chester explains in specific detail the three Dark Mantle heavyweights as they walk.

The two stopped in front of the iron door as Chester continued to explain. After arriving, Chester asked Han Shuo to stop and spoke into a small hole in the metal door. “There is a Dark Star ranked member who identifies himself as Bryan here to see Lord Candide. He said that he was under the direct supervision of Lord Candide! ”

“Wait a minute, I'll look up Lord Candide.”'s opinion A completely emotionless cold voice sounded from the small hole. The metal door opened abruptly after about two minutes to reveal a few turns. One of the round rounds had magic pulsing from it. The voice was heard again, “Bryan could enter. Stand in the round. Chester, you're waiting outside. When Bryan comes back later, you lead him out on the real road. ”

“Ya.” Chester responded and explained in a low voice, “When we had just entered, we took the magic transport matrix short distance away. There is a similar transportation matrix in the heart of the mountain, he will take you to where you have to go. ”

Nodding, Han Shuo showed that he understood and got up to walk towards the dial engraved with a stunning magic image. The short-distance transportation matrix was not difficult to set up, any space mages above the advanced grade would be able to arrange it as long as they had sufficient materials.

But the long-distance transportation matrix, like the one Han Shuo had brought to the grave of death in the Dark Forest, that spanned thousands of miles, was not one that ordinary magicians could arrange. This not only required someone of archmage level or more, but it also required a large amount of magical materials. Without the support of a large force, this level of the transportation matrix was impossible to materialize.

Once again sighing internally in appreciation of the deadly funeral miracle, Han Shuo stood directly on the magic dial and then reappeared in the vast stone chamber under the matrix operation. This stone room was furnished in a very bright and comfortable manner, and was even more luxurious than the Boozt Merchant Guild. Beautiful magical pictures were carved on the surrounding walls, with some landscape paintings hanging on them. The chandelier above his head gleamed with a soft and brilliant light, illuminating the entire stone room.

Nodding, Han Shuo summarizes the events of the past few days for Candide, including Duke's meeting with Camilla, a conversation about “Dark Eyes”, and Gryphon Legion's head son, Clark's meeting with Duke. He conveyed all these problems in their entirety.

As Han Shuo's explanation continued, Candide's originally gloomy face became worse and more twisted. Candide remained silent without a word after Han Shuo finished speaking, her brows tightly knitting as if considering something.

After a while, just as Han Shuo became impatient from waiting, Candide smiled and said to Han Shuo, “Bryan, you have done very well, Candide said, it got to the point where I was astonished. It seems like you were born for this type of profession. With your strength, I'm really surprised that you've managed to acquire such a precious intelligence in such a short amount of time. The Duke was a wind archer, and even Camilla was a proficient magician. Clark is a great earth racer. You have obtained so much valuable information under unsuspecting circumstances, I can only use magic as the only qualification to describe your performance. ”

“You praised me too high.” Han Shuo said humbly.

“You need not be humble. You have handled this matter perfectly. Although I'm very curious as to how you did it, You are one of Me and I won't bother and question You. Heh heh, you don't need to think about what happened after this, I will send someone to deal with this matter. “Candide used the eyes of someone who saw a monster when he looked at Han Shuo and praised him.

Han Shuo sighed in relief. The thing he was most worried about before was that Candide would suspect the truth of his words. After all, to hide from so many people yet acquire so much intelligence with his level of strength, it should be impossible, logically. What made Han Shuo feel grateful was that Candide did not doubt the truth of the matter at all. He did not even ask how Han Shuo obtained this information, this made Han Shuo feel extremely shocked.

“You don't need to think of it as strange, for our Dark Mantle organization, we just need to know the final results of the mission. We will not ask about the process. Each member has its own way, and we don't care what method the member uses when we assign a mission, it's just that it's done well. Hence, you do not have to worry about anything. We will not affect your life when there is no mission, You can live your daily routine and enjoy yourself. “Candide seemed to see through Han Shuo's mind and explained patiently to him.

“Alright, for the time being has nothing to do with me?” Han Shuo quite agreed to the principles of the Dark Coat and responded with a smile.

“Give me a medal that represents your identity. I'll take note of this very important intelligence in your medals and organization files. I'm obliged to add two stars for you. Some members cannot even obtain a single star with ten pieces of information, but the value of your information is enough to make you qualified for two stars. ”Candide looked at Han Shuo and smiled at him.

Candide then took Han Shuo's medal and did something to it so that when it landed in Han Shuo's hands again, two small stars appeared magically on his back. This meant that Han Shuo had directly skipped two levels and entered the ranks of the Third Dark Star.

“I'll leave now if nothing else,” Han Shuo is also a little happy to see that one mission is enough to make him a Third Dark Star like Chester and smile as he speaks.

Nodding, Candide said, “Alright, you can go now, but you have to report to the organization every month. If you learn of any new intelligence that has benefited or endangered the Empire all this time, you can come straight and make a report. Your contributions will be calculated according to the accuracy of your intelligence and recorded in your organization's files. ”

“Heh heh, many Dark Star members advanced through the ranks in this mode. You need to report every month, even if you don't have intelligence. This lets the organization know your status for one, and the organization will also see if there is a mission that suits you for another. Of course, you have the right to choose some missions and the right to refuse some. ”Candide added.

Han Shuo nodded, showing his understanding without saying much and prepared to leave. But when she reached the door, Candide seemed to have an awkward subject to reveal and exclaimed, “Wait a minute, Bryan.”

Stopping, Han Shuo turned to look at Candide and asked in surprise, “Is there anything else, Lord Candide?”

“You should handle your relationship with Lawrence appropriately, this might have a big impact on you in the future. Lawrence's identity is far more complex than you can imagine, and I can only tell you this much. You have to keep my mind about you. ”Candide also seems to be in a difficult position and stops after saying these words.

“I've heard that he is the son of a finance minister, is this what you want to tell me?” Han Shuo had heard Lisa mention a few things about Lawrence before and thus opened her mouth to ask Candide again.

Nodding first but then shaking his head, Candide opened his mouth once again under Han Shuo's bewildered gaze, “Lawrence is the son of a prominent finance minister, many are aware of this, many are aware of this, but besides, Lawrence had another identity. This implication of his identity is too great, and your current level has no right to know this information. I'm not entitled to reveal too much and just want to remind you to be careful not to get involved in something you shouldn't do. ”

Candide waved her hand and signaled for Han Shuo to leave. Han Shuo felt uncertain, but now that he knew some of the rules of Dark Mantle, he did not ask much. He nodded to show that he was paying attention and left Candide's room.

“Well, did you get something?” Chester asked Han Shuo excitedly as the two retraced their steps after the latter met Chester again.

“Not much, it's just that Candide added two stars for me. I'm a Third Dark Star like you now, heh heh! “Han Shuo did not feel like there was anything to hide from Chester's interest, and smiled as he spoke to Chester.

Chester was astonished and extremely envious at Han Shuo's words. He sighed and shook his head at Han Shuo after his shock, saying, “The speed of your progress is indeed incredible with Lord Candide. I joined Dark Mantle three years ago and reported twenty some information before becoming the Third Dark Star. You've been in the organization not even for a week and have risen to the Dark Star rank as well. Ai, the comparison is unclean, the treatment is indeed different when someone takes care of you from above. ”

Han Shuo shrugged and did not say much about Chester's reflection. Although he gained intelligence based on his own strength, these kinds of problems could not be explained and he just decided not to say anything.

“If there is a mission that needs to be completed by two people in the future, can you take me? Think it helps me too? ”Chester first sighed with emotion and then scratched his head, offending this awkward matter with a hint of embarrassment.

“Sure.” Han Shuo agreed.

“Thank you very much! I'll remember you and do my best to follow your instructions. “Chester is overjoyed and his attitude has become more enthusiastic than ever. He continued to describe all sorts of Dark Coat matters to Han Shuo and sent him back to the silent mansion in the northern district again.