Volume 1 Village Story Chapter 148 Plan

  "Are you speaking on behalf of the Beastman Empire or is this a personal request?" Evan asked Dakuru with a hint of a smile.

  Dakuru smiled awkwardly and said: "This... what's the difference?"

  Aidan gently rotated the teacup in his hand, a hint of a smile on his lips. However, Xilu clearly understood her brother's intention and chimed in from the side: "If it's your personal request, we'll consider helping you based on our personal relationship. But if it's an official request from your country, then we'd have to consider it in a different way..."

  Dakuru thought for a moment and said, "The one who made this request is Lord Relic. He saw that I was more familiar with you all, and he knew your identities, so he wanted to ask for your help through me. But from my personal perspective, of course, I also hope that this rebellion will be put down as soon as possible, so that countless innocent civilians won't be affected by the war. Our empire is already lacking in resources, and the people living on this vast grassland are struggling to make a living. If there's another war, it'll be like the fate of the Sky Wolf tribe - countless innocent people will die unjustly."

  I nodded and said, "Your words are right, whether beastmen or humans, they are all living lives. I don't want to see innocent civilians die in the war. When the city is broken, these barbaric rebels will definitely burn, kill and loot in the city. This is not what I want to see. I promise to provide you with necessary help, but as I said before, we still have an important mission. Therefore, if we can't turn the tide of defeat, we may leave this city ahead of time. At that time, I also hope you will make it convenient for us."

  After saying this, I turned my head to look at Evan. Evan nodded and said: "I actually meant the same thing. Originally we had a very important task, but it's already like this and there's nothing we can do about it. As for the priests of the Holy See, we'll think of a way to deal with them. We won't bother with other things. When your reinforcements arrive or when the city is breached, we will leave. At that time, Dakuru, you have to arrange things well for us."

  Dakuru was overjoyed when he heard our words, and excitedly said: "Of course, of course! I thank you on behalf of all the people in Krim City. I'll go tell the lord first, what do you need to prepare? Just let me know." As soon as Dakuru finished speaking, he had already flashed out of the door.

  I looked at the green-skinned guy's back with a wry smile, and then asked Aven with some concern: "Aven, I agreed to help you, but how do you plan to do it? The other side has thousands of troops, where is it so easy for you to kill more than ten high-ranking pastors?"

  Aidan stroked his smooth chin, chuckled at me twice and said: "Alick, don't worry about my affairs, but tell me, if you were in my shoes, how would you get rid of those priests?"

  I furrowed my brow and paced around the room, turning a few circles before sighing and shaking my head. "Methods I do have, but none of them can guarantee that all those priests will be killed off in one go," I said. "You know I'm a mage, so I can get close to those priests on the battlefield and use high-level area magic to clear out all living things within their range. However, it's hard to say how close I can get, and that red-robed archbishop among them will probably be able to escape my magic unscathed. No matter how I think about it, I just can't come up with a perfect plan to take them all down."

  I impatiently patted Evan's shoulder and said, "Stop playing dumb with me, if you have a plan just say it out loud, stop messing around."

  Evan picked up the cup and took a small sip of water, saying: "Actually... I also can't kill so many priests at once, but if you cooperate, I'm confident."

  I didn't say a word, quietly watching him wait for my response. Evan saw that I wasn't making a sound and made an uninteresting expression, continuing to say: "You know... I once disguised myself as a priest to assassinate the Red Archbishop of the Church, so this time I have complete confidence in disguising myself as a supporting priest to infiltrate among them, then wait for opportunities to take them out one by one. However, I believe they will eventually discover me, so I need to escape and let them chase after me. You remember that there is a large forest outside the city, right? I'll lure them into that place, you set up traps there, and then use magic to cooperate with me to kill them all."

  I nodded suddenly and said: "This plan is good... but why do I feel like we've done something similar before, like what we did last time with the Dark Elf?"

  Evan burst out laughing and said: "It's exactly the same thing, only last time it was for escaping, this time it's to kill the pursuers."

  Furei sat on one side without saying a word, but suddenly asked: "What if they don't fall for it and don't come after us?"

  Ivan smiled and said, "This is not something to worry about. When a companion who has been with you day and night is killed in front of your eyes, and the murderer is also injured, it feels easy to catch him and take revenge. Who can resist chasing after him?"

  Xī Lù asked: "You have met those high-ranking pastors before, and there may be people who know you in between. What if you are discovered?"

  "I won't appear in my original form, don't worry, no one will be able to recognize me. Besides, I was very low-key during my time at the Vatican, not many people knew me, and those who did only had a vague impression of me. This is better, I'll just make some slight modifications so they have a sense of familiarity but can't quite remember who I am, it's easier to gain their trust that way."

  The three of us nodded in agreement with Evan's words, and Evan said with satisfaction: "Since that's the case, let's divide up the work. I'll be responsible for infiltrating their ranks. Arick, you and Freya will meet me at the forest."

  Xī Lù saw that ài Wén didn't arrange anything for her and said somewhat discontentedly: "Why isn't there anything for me? Brother, I want to go too."

  Ivan said with some difficulty: "Originally, I wanted you to pretend to be my follower and go with me, but you never listen to me. The enemy's base is not a place to joke around, if you act arbitrarily at that time, I won't be able to take care of you, so think about it, forget it."

  Xī Lù said hastily: "Take me with you, I promise to listen carefully to what you have to say and follow your instructions completely, okay?"

  "Alright, alright, but you have to remember what you said, and listen to me when the time comes."

  Xī lù zhè cái rú chū xiào róng， shǐ jìn diǎn le diǎn tóu.

  English Translation: Xi Lu finally smiled and nodded vigorously.