flstandardbreds Chapter 177 Assassin (3)
Chapter 177 Assassin (3)
Looking at the assassin moving towards the Earl's Castle on the system map in front of him, John was mentally prepared for this. After all, it would be impossible for no one to hate and envy him with his current status. The only thing that comforted John was that the first assassin attack in his life came from the enemy instead of a Mitlan noble.
According to observations on the map, this assassin team consists of five people, and the army has already arrived. I believe that those assassins will be killed soon.
John yawned and just as he was leaving his desk to change clothes and go to bed, suddenly another system prompt made the sleepy John instantly alert.
"Boom! Assassin sighting: Nilan Territory. The soldiers guarding this place spotted a Yoda assassin trying to cross the border."
"Didn't they come just now? Why is there another prompt?" John opened the system map in confusion. At this time, the previous team of assassins were still wandering around the border of Nilan Territory. When John turned his eyes elsewhere, another assassin stood on the border of Nilan Territory.
"Two teams of assassins, there won't be more, right?" John felt uneasy when he saw this, but as if to confirm his thoughts, suddenly another system prompt diverted John's attention.
Half an hour later, John was looking at the six assassin invasion prompts on the panel and the six assassin figures that appeared on the system map, and his heart was already in turmoil.
"The Yoda people are really angry this time. They actually sent so many assassins." After calming himself down, John began to analyze what this assassin invasion might indicate about the internal affairs of Yoda.
"First of all, the Yoda people did not start a war during the few months I occupied Nilan Territory. Instead, they sent a few teams of assassins. This shows that the Yoda people have no plans to retake Nilan Territory at present."
"And judging from the Yoda people's past reactions, this is very unusual. Assuming that the Yoda people decided to retake Nilan Territory later, there are two possibilities. Either the Yoda Empire currently has no manpower to mobilize, or the Yoda people are using these soldiers on a battlefield somewhere."
Thinking of this, John felt a little more at ease. At least if his guess was correct, the territory in 1448 would pass in a stable environment, and he could develop steadily for a period of time.
As for those assassins, John thought that they might be able to break through his border, but apart from the fortress, Niland Territory was nothing but endless plains. Moreover, Niland Territory had a complete household registration system, so there was almost no place for them to hide, at least within Niland Territory. In addition, their whereabouts had been exposed. John had seen that the troops stationed nearby had begun patrolling near the border. It was basically a matter of time before these assassins were caught.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. Go to sleep." Thinking that he couldn't immediately intervene in the situation far away in the Territory of Niland, John changed his clothes and went to sleep, waiting to make a decision tomorrow.
The next morning, John got up early for the first time in his life. In addition to the system message from last night that made him feel a little nervous, there was also the information and items about the assassin brought from Lord Nilan.
In the conference hall, all the generals gathered here upon John's call, and sat down one after another, waiting for John's arrival.
Soon, John, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the conference hall from a side entrance under the protection of several knights and sat in the seat in the middle of the conference hall.
"I summoned you here this time to discuss the matter of Yoda's assassins. Soldiers at the border of Nilan Territory witnessed that about six teams of assassins were trying to cross the border from Yoda's territory."
As soon as these words were spoken, the generals present began to talk about it, because this was the first time they had experienced a premeditated assassination since they followed John.
"Now, please ask the messenger from Nilan to report the course of this incident." Looking at the generals below, John ordered, and soon the messenger came forward accompanied by the soldiers, first took off his hat to salute John, then opened the envelope, took out the letter from it and reported:
"Yoda assassins divided into six teams from Yoda territory and tried to cross the border of Niland last night. They were all witnessed by our soldiers. The soldiers fought hard with the Yoda assassins and killed eleven of them. The rest fled to the heart of Niland. Twenty-eight of our soldiers died and twenty-two were injured. We are now transporting the assassins' belongings and bodies back to Franche-Comté. I hope you can make a decision soon."
After listening to the messenger's report, John nodded, waved his hand to let the messenger leave, and then asked the generals:
"So, generals, what do you think about this matter?"
As soon as the voice fell, a general stood up and said:
"Sir, although the Yoda assassins are few in number, they are now in the dark. Even if the soldiers conduct a large-scale search, they cannot eliminate all the assassins in a short time. I suggest that we seal off the Territory of Niland and prohibit people from entering or leaving. At the same time, we should strengthen the military alert in all parts of Franche-Comté, check all suspicious persons, increase the number of patrols, and I suggest that you transfer the White Wolf Knights into the castle and set up secret sentries to prevent sneak attacks from the other side."
Everyone agreed after hearing this. In their opinion, doing so would not only cut off their source of supplies, but would also cause them to be constantly hunted and increase their psychological burden. Even if they were secret assassins, they would either starve to death or be trapped to death, or be captured and killed by the soldiers.
"Okay, let's do it." John responded when he saw that everyone had reached a consensus, and then he adjourned the meeting.
"Take me to see the Kushan people's belongings, and have someone call Cyril over." In the corridor, John suddenly remembered that his assassin Cyril was still in the castle, and he might have relevant information about these assassins, so he ordered someone to notify him to come and check.
In a dark basement, dozens of various hidden weapons were placed on the table according to their types, and there were more than a dozen corpses wrapped in white cloth on the ground nearby.
After John waited for a while, the door was gently pushed open and Cyril walked in from behind the door. When he saw John, he knelt on one knee and said:
"Good day, sir."
"Please stand up, Cyril. We asked you to come here to investigate the background of these assassins. Can you see anything from these items and corpses?" John stated his request. Cyril said nothing, but stood up and walked to the table. He took a few hidden weapons and looked at them carefully for a while, then walked to the corpse and lifted the white cloth covering it.
"Bakiraka."
Suddenly Cyril said a word that was both familiar and unfamiliar to John.
"Whether it's the skin color of these people, or the special hidden weapons, or their assassination style of groups, there is no other assassination organization or family in this continent except Bakiraka that would do this."
"The Bakiraka are an assassination tribe from the Kusha people in the east. They are famous throughout the continent for their superb assassination skills and good reputation. They never act alone and never reveal their whereabouts. To hire them, you need to be introduced by a Kusha chieftain who has a good relationship with them."
"This also makes their commission much higher than other assassin organizations. However, as long as they accept an assassination mission, they almost never fail. In addition, their confidentiality is very strict, making them the first choice for dignitaries to assassinate their enemies. Even the French King's Office has banned it many times. It is useless."
"But..." Cyril changed the subject:
"A few years ago, this tribe was expelled from Kusha by the ruler of Kusha because of some crime. Currently, these people have no place to live and can only survive by taking assassination business. In addition, Bakiraka has a greater ambition, which is to find a piece of land on the continent where the tribe can live, establish a country here, and revive Bakiraka's former glory."
After listening to Cyril's description, John gradually recalled the plot about Bakiraka. In the comics, they can almost be said to be the ceiling of ordinary people in the assassin world. They once killed hundreds of the king's ministers. Of course, John felt that this might be exaggerated, but to have such a reputation, it is obvious that they are not ordinary people.
"It seems that I have to make plans early." John thought as he played with the Kusha-style hidden weapon in his hand.