Being suddenly interrupted, Cliff could not continue to lie to the young housekeeper and his wife. After all, he was the nominal garrison commander alongside Iger's steward and Raymond's housekeeper.
In desperation, he could only frown and look at Mo Fei with disgust.
"You are a new guest, isn't it?"
"Could you nod honestly?"
Such a sincere attitude made Cliff choke for a moment.
As the garrison commander of the Nicholas family, he naturally knew that there was such a guest, and he knew who it was at the first sight.
This question is just to counter the provocation of Mo Fei's "idol" - although Mo Fei considers himself to have a "correct" attitude, it's a pity that when this word comes out of his mouth, it makes him particularly complain.
It¡¯s a pity that maybe he had already decided to be shameless under the pressure of the old butler and just ignored Cliff¡¯s deliberate contempt.
"I heard that Master Cliff is very experienced in breaking through division-level bottlenecks. I wonder if you can give me some advice?"
Could it be that I still "admire" him a bit.
But "You!"
The garrison commander¡¯s face suddenly froze.
He is very experienced in breaking through the division-level bottleneck. This clearly means that he has been stuck at the division level and has never been able to break through the master level.
It¡¯s a slap in the face naked.
The more Cliff thought about it, the angrier he became, and he immediately wanted to stand up and teach the boy on the other side a lesson - both of them happened to be in second place on one side, and a hand suddenly put on his shoulder.
"two¡ª¡ª"
Ige just said a word, but Elena suddenly spoke:
"Okay, if you two have ideas for communication, you can do it in private. Now, let's start the discussion of this meeting."
"Yes, ma'am."
The people on the right side of the long table, led by the old butler, all sat upright, pretending to be in a good mood.
And on the left, except for Cliff who was sitting, everyone looked at Eagle.
The head manager of the Nicholas family was changing various expressions on his face at this time.
He didn¡¯t look at the young housekeeper¡¯s wife, he just kept his head down and patted his shoulders, but his mind was racing with thoughts.
Normally, as long as the family elders are not alerted, such meetings are always held by Elena on the surface, but are actually controlled by his manager.
What makes this guy so strong today? What sudden extra help? From Dongdu No, if the family behind him really takes action, there is no reason why there is no warning at all.
Thinking about it, Ige lowered his eyes and scanned everyone, and finally landed on Mo Fei.
When he thought of today¡¯s topic again, the general manager suddenly ¡°suddenly understood¡±.
I see, you deliberately messed up the situation Huh, it's just a trick I'm tired of playing, and you want to use it back on me?
After coming to the conclusion, Eagle immediately formulated countermeasures.
He suddenly smiled, took back Cliff's hand on his shoulder, pulled out the chair and sat on it.
The others naturally took their seats one after another, led by him.
Elena looked at Ige - the female fox and the old fox looked at each other, but fortunately, no sparks popped out.
But for a moment, Elena withdrew her gaze, and then fell on a mature woman sitting at the end of the right side.
Being able to sit in this meeting room with a combat power that is less than the division level, the mature woman is naturally Elena's right-hand assistant.
Receiving this suggestive look, the mature woman immediately spread out the pile of information in her hand, and then stood up:
"The main reason for this emergency meeting was that in the early morning, we suddenly received urgent information about Tai Lun Town, which is under the control of the family fiefdom. Two level 5 thieves groups with several level 3 and 4 thieves groups suddenly attacked and occupied it. They visited the surrounding villages, sent out sentries to inquire about the situation in Tailen Town, and even tried to block the surrounding passages. Judging from the intelligence¡ª¡ª"
Having said this, the mature woman paused for a moment.
As an "old man" who has participated in several meetings, she naturally remembers some conventions. For example, whenever someone on your side wants to make a conclusion or opinion, the other side will come forward to point out and refute under the hint of General Manager Ige, especially in situations related to combat.
Then, the routine was broken today.
Ige seemed to be really shocked by this information, his brows were furrowed and he had no intention of winking at his subordinates. On the contrary, the garrison commander sitting next to him had his eyes wandering a little at this time.
However, when the mature woman looked at him, Cliff suddenly became expressionless?Maybe it's an illusion.
Seeing a crowd of people looking at her in anticipation, even though she was a mature woman, she was considered an experienced and elite person, but she coughed slightly in embarrassment to cover it up, and then continued:
"Based on the intelligence, we are basically certain that these thieves are no longer satisfied with blocking trade routes and passages, and have begun to test our Nicholas family - over!"
The mature woman nodded to the young lady of the house and sat down.
According to the usual practice, it was time for the person on the right to take over and speak - Iger still had the same expression of thinking hard, so the person on the right did not move at all and continued to sit quietly.
Elena and the old housekeeper looked at each other, and then looked at the expressionless guard commander of the Nicholas family:
"Cliff, tell me what you think."
"I?"
Cliff seemed stunned to be called out. Turning his eyes, he stretched out his big hand to rub his chin, and then replied:
"I have also received information from my side. The possibility of an attack by a group of thieves is indeed very high. Moreover, Tailen Town is the main grain production location in our Nicholas family fiefdom. If they intend to carry out any action, they will most likely destroy it first. Tyron Town, at least destroy it to the maximum extent so that we cannot harvest next season As for other aspects or specific response plans, General Manager Ige has always been in charge of external affairs and will definitely be able to put forward some useful suggestions."
After a few words, he was able to explain everything to this rough-looking guy. He not only recognized Elena's views, but also put forward his own opinions, and even praised Ige - even though he had seen a lot of thick people in that world. Black books and cases, I couldn't help but secretly praise them.
This guy is definitely a yin!
"Surprisingly, he was offended all at once Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the old housekeeper resentfully.
Raymond didn¡¯t notice Mo Fei¡¯s eyes.
Except for Mo Fei, the party on the left, together with Elena, their eyes were all focused on the manager of the Nicholas family.
According to the usual practice, this person should use the topic to his advantage.
As a result, an accident happened again Iger opened his brows, but still maintained a thoughtful expression. Then, he opened his mouth and said:
"I only have some ideas for the time being, and they are not very mature yet. I wonder what instructions Madam has on how to deal with this matter?"
These words really don¡¯t sound like the former manager of the Nicholas family who took full control. They are clearly showing weakness.
For a moment, not only the people on Elena's side looked at each other in confusion, but even the deacons on the right side also looked at each other several times, and Cliff, who was sitting under Ige, looked at Ige with undisguised surprise.
But the manager of Nicholas¡¯s family looked at Elena as if nothing was wrong.
So, the eyes of the female fox and the old fox met for the second time The young lady of the house withdrew her gaze.
Today¡¯s old fox has a mysterious mind, which seems to be difficult to guess. She decided to remain unchanged in response to all changes:
"As Cliff said, the thieves should think that we have no way to deal with them, so they have further testing. Therefore, we must quickly deal with the rebels around Tyron Town, and do it cleanly!"
Elena's expression was calm when she spoke, but her tone was extremely decisive and strong, and she even directly gave the thieves the title of "rebels" These guys are in trouble.
Mo Fei wiped a cold sweat for these "good men".
"Cliff, how many people can your direct garrison team send?"
Elena asked the garrison commander of Nikolai's house again.
Cliff glanced at Iger inadvertently, and then put on a distressed expression:
"When the thieves in front made a big noise, General Manager Ige asked me to send out the garrison team to cooperate with the deacon to clean up. Now the family leader only has the manpower from the commercial street"
"How long will it take to recall them?"
Raymond spoke.
Like Iger, Cliff also has a great degree of fear of this old butler who has no bottom. Upon hearing this question, he quickly stopped talking:
"The nearest one will take 5 days, and the farthest one will take at least half a month. Including the assembly, it will take about a month. Moreover, the current situation is that we have just maintained a confrontation with the thieves group. If they are suddenly recalled, I am afraid that the situation outside will be even worse. nervous."
The attitude of the garrison commander was very sincere. As for whether what he said was true or false I am afraid that even the manager of the Nikolai family, who is his boss, would not be able to tell.
Elena was noncommittal, and another?Look at the first place on your left hand:
"Ige, how many deacons are there in the family territory that can be called upon?"
The young wife of the house deliberately did not ask Ige what he thought about the matter, and Ige just pretended that he had no opinion at all.
He nodded slightly to show respect, and then said:
"Back to Madam, most of the deacons belonging to the family are currently cooperating with the garrison members in the main passages of the fiefdom to clear out the bandits - if they are recalled, it will also take about a month. And there are still some left in the family territory. The deacons are only enough to maintain the final reserve force. As for the deacons who can go on missions at any time"
Having said this, Ige did not continue, but shook his head.
"In other words, the entire Nicholas family is helpless against these thieves?"
Elena still looked calm.
There was silence on both sides, no one answered the question.
"Cough."
Raymond suddenly spoke again:
"Madam, I have a suggestion - in the Nicholas family fiefdom, there are adventurers' guilds, magicians' guilds, swordsmen's guilds, and some small guilds of sufficient size. If large tasks are assigned to them in the name of the family, I believe that This time the problem can be solved easily.¡±
On such an occasion, the old housekeeper also changed her address to "Madam".
"No! This is absolutely not possible!"
It was Cliff who jumped up first.
"If a large-scale mission is issued, how much prestige will the Nicholas family have left over the past thousands of years? Besides, those guys in the Eastern Capital won't laugh to death from our Nicholas family?"
For those of you who have worked in the archives of the Rogge Town branch of the Adventurer's Guild for a while, Mo Fei will certainly be familiar with large-scale missions.
The so-called large-scale mission is actually a comprehensive mission with no limit on the number of people and no limit on receipt issued by a certain force to all powerful players in an area. The specific collection, statistics and reward distribution work are done by the Adventurer Guild and others. The formal guild will handle it on your behalf.
Afterwards, the force not only needs to distribute rewards in proportion to those who complete the tasks, but also pays the agency fees of each guild.
Generally speaking, no force would issue such a mission unless it was at the point of being at wits' end. Because that would not only result in a loss of face, but would also completely reveal one's true and false qualities, directly attracting the covetous attention of other forces.
When the suggestion was refuted, Raymond was not excited, but said calmly:
"In this case, I remember Cliff, you are a swordsman at the advanced peak level, right? Could it be that you are a mage?"
The old housekeeper suddenly asked Xiang Mo Fei.
So, everyone here thought of the "taunt" made to the garrison commander at the last moment before the meeting.
I will just take a look and say nothingare you going to get shot?
Could it be that he rolled his eyes secretly.
But since the old housekeeper asked, he naturally had only one answer:
"Yes, Master Cliff's rank has been spread throughout the manor, and everyone knows about it."
Well, since you¡¯ve offended me, let¡¯s go and get rid of it. Just don't expect any reconciliation Anyway, this guy is not a good bird.
"Um."
Raymond turned his head and looked at the garrison commander again, turning a blind eye to the veins on his forehead:
"Since the highest level of the thieves group is only level 5, as long as Cliff goes over and eliminates all their leaders, the rest can be handled by the garrison of Tyron Town."
The level of a thieves group is generally determined by the highest-level strongman in the group. In terms of numbers, since thieves groups below a large size will not form a threatening military force, they are ignored.
Theoretically, a senior peak swordsman has the ultimate strength of level 6. If it is not a direct confrontation but a sneak attack and assassination, then with Cliff's level, equipment, and sword skills, he can indeed easily sweep away the rebellious thieves group.
Of course, in reality, such conditions are rarely met - unless the leaders of the thieves group are all piled up together, giving Cliff a chance to assassinate them all at once, otherwise once they are on guard, although it is unlikely that they will appear in terms of strength. No matter how dangerous it is, it is difficult to defeat the opponent's overwhelming numbers. If there are any conspiracies and tricks, and all kinds of unpreventable means basically only masters or above, strong men with large-scale lethality can engage in such a "one-on-one duel" with an extremely large gap.
However, there are not exceptions "Sir Raymond, you are joking."
Cliff¡¯s face froze and he quickly said:Hahahaha and sat down.
"Egg, what do you think of this suggestion?"
Elena once again nominated the manager of Nikolai's family.
At this time, the thoughts that had been on Ige's face disappeared.
With a slight smile, he said:
"Since we have already asked for help from the Eastern Capital, there is actually no greater loss in issuing a large-scale mission. We must admit that the glory of the Nicholas family is indeed declining - so we need to cheer up even more."
Today, it seems that Ige will not give up until he is scared. The meaning of his words is to fully support the suggestions put forward by Raymond.
But then, he changed his words:
"However, Lord Raymond's suggestion just now made me think of a way to get the best of both worlds."
coming!
The stewards on the right side of the long table suddenly became nervous.
According to the past situation, every time the old and cunning Nicholas family manager said this, it was the time when he was trying to make a fool of himself.
Sure enough, although Ige had been acting strangely before, this time Iger did not surprise them again:
"Lord Raymond proposed to let Cliff clean up the thieves group alone. This is naturally no problem in terms of level. However, Cliff is a senior swordsman and can easily alert the thieves group, causing Alarming the snake made them alert. So¡ª¡ª"
The head of Nicholas¡¯s family turned his eyes and landed on someone sitting here.
Everyone followed and looked over - a guest of the Nicholas family, an intermediate necromancer, could it be.
"Mage Mofei is not only a mid-level necromancer whose strength far exceeds that of the same level, he is best at solving situations where enemies are insufficient in strength but in large numbers. Moreover, Mage Mofei also has many corpse refiners with extremely high combat power - I think , even if the mage directly confronts the bandit group, one person can clear out all the bandit groups near Tyron Town."
"I really want to defend myself, but everyone, including him, knows that what Iger said is absolutely correct.
Yes, this is the exception where masters and below can engage in "one-on-one duels".
Starting from the intermediate level necromancer, he can summon more than three kinds of undead creatures, can cast a variety of practical range curses, has the strongest single-target defensive magic 'Bone Armor', and also has the strongest range-killing magic 'Corpse Poison' at the same level Although there is only one person, on the battlefield, every necromancer above the intermediate level has always been treated as a tactical and battle unit with the same tactics as the masters.
"I believe that if the magician takes action, even if the thieves can't be helped temporarily, the situation will be well maintained from deterioration. At that time, whether it is the upcoming Dongdu garrison soldiers led by Count Adolf, or the recall of family garrison members , family stewards, or directly issue large-scale tasks, we all have enough time."
Ige smiled and gave Mo Fei a touch up.
"I agree!"
Cliff was the first to respond to Iger and showed Mo Fei a ferocious smile.
Likes and dislikesit scares childrenyou just roll your eyes.
Then, all the deacons on the right side of the long table spoke to each other and directly confirmed Iger's suggestion.
What¡¯s left is the faces on the left side looking at each other.
This suggestion, on the surface, is really fair and can kill two birds with one stone. And, it is indeed feasible.
The most important thing is that if it really succeeds, then the prestige of the Nicholas family will be greatly improved, reaching the level of surpassing Cliff and being on the same level as Iger and Raymond, adding a lot of chips to the power of the young wife of the family. .
All the stewards turned their attention to Elena - Mo Fei's opinion was no longer the point Elena looked at Raymond first.
The old housekeeper nodded.
So - "Isn't it a magician"
Sighing, Mo Fei raised his head and looked into those blue eyes: