Inside the magnificent hall.

A group of gorgeously dressed nobles gathered here, headed by a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties, with the emblem of a brown lion on his chest.

This is the family emblem belonging to the nobles, and the design avoids the symbols of gods. Generally, this emblem is only possible for a nobleman who once had epic characters in the family. The middle-aged man in front of him is a member of the lion family, an ancient family that ruled Taron City for more than a hundred years. An epic powerful man named "Golden Lion" appeared in the era of Queen Isabella. The birth of the lion family began at that time, but since then, there have never been epic characters in this family. At most, one or two legendary professionals occasionally appear.

The lion family has been in decline for a while, but the bloodline inheritance of this family is somewhat advantageous. There are always a few genius figures appearing every few generations.

The current family leader is a standard genius among the mortals.

The Knox Lions, the city lord of Taron City, who entered the legendary realm at the age of thirty-five.

Although his strength has entered the legendary realm and is already considered a strong man among mortals, Knox's expression is quite hesitant and entangled at this moment.

The virtues of the nobles are almost gone.

This itself is a dark and ignorant era. Everything that Sauron saw in Amber City would also appear in Taren City, and may even be even better. The glory of the lion family has passed away for a long time. Although a legendary strong man has emerged in recent years, the virtue of the "Golden Lion" has undoubtedly not continued in his descendants. Knox is a noble lord who is orderly and evil camp. His cruel rule has always exploited and oppressed the civilians in Taren City. He has won over and allowed the growth of the church to torture it in exchange for some gifts from the gods. He even secretly executed several paladins who dared to meddle in other people's affairs and questioned his rule.

If there was no outbreak of the saint catastrophe.

With the legendary strength of Knox, such rule will last in Taron City for hundreds of years.

However, the outbreak of the Saint Catastrophe shook his rule and made him need more help to the whipping girl Lauvita. He thought that with the protection of a god, he could survive the crisis safely.

but!

What he never expected was that now he had an even more terrifying enemy!

Shadow Lord Sauron!

The mysterious assassination has turned the city of Taron into a world of upside down. These people have secretly supported the Thieves Guild, and they have not obtained many clues so far.

"Master Lord!"

An old man with a rich face stood up and said, "Things can't go any further! Now the entire city of Taron is in chaos! We must find a way to stop all this!"

"More than a dozen nobles have been killed so far!"

"Maybe we should take some revenge against the murderer!"

This is Sir Finley.

He used to be a high-level knight, but now he has become a fat man with a big belly. The depravity of Taron City has made the nobles obsessed with pleasure. More than half of the nobles present have exceeded the standard weight, and even Knox has become much richer because of the luxurious pleasure.

"A idiot who doesn't know who the enemy is!"

Knox thought so in his heart, but did not speak out, but said slowly: "The situation must be controlled! But more importantly, we must choose our position in this matter!"

There was no shortage of smart people present, and the nobles were all a little scheming.

Moreover, they are proficient in politics, so they naturally know what the city lord is talking about at this moment!

"I think we should stand on the side of the torture goddess. Her church is closer to us, and Modo is far away overseas, so they may not win this battle." A nobleman who seemed to be overly drunk spoke.

What he didn't say was that he was caught by the tortured goddess church.

If these things are published, he will do everything he has to be more than a gallows. At this time, he must stand on the side of the torture church, and there is no choice.

"I think the chances of torture the goddess are very low."

This time, the person who spoke was a young nobleman who vaguely looked like a half-elves. There were many half-elves on the continent, and there were not many mixed-blood species. In many cities ruled by evil, female elves were expensive personal belongings. In this case, it is possible that half-elves descendants would be born.

The nobleman was named Trano, and he was a half-elf illegitimate child.

It is definitely necessary for an illegitimate child to inherit the title to be ruthless. Although other nobles looked at him with a hint of contempt, no one refuted it, which means that the other party is shocked.

but.

Although most of the nobles did not speak at this moment, a burly figure sitting on the side sneered: "Trano! Are you a despicable father-killer! Are you ready to bow to the enemy so quickly?"

Patriarch.

This is a message from Taron City.

It is said that Trano inherited the title and poisoned his father himself, but no one can prove this matter, and it was just a message to spread among the nobles.

Sharp!

Hearing these harsh words, Trano pulled out his sword in an instant and said angrily: "Nordent! Close your stinky mouth, otherwise you will never think of talking again!"

The atmosphere became tense in an instant.

"Enough!"

Knox, as the city lord, shouted loudly and said, "This is the end of today's meeting. NORDENT, stay, everyone else will go first."

There is nothing to talk about in this case.

The nobles in Taron City were not united enough, and Knox felt that it would be better to leave a close nobleman who was secretly doing business.

"snort!"

The half-elf illegitimate son named Trano glared at the burly man in the darkness, and then left with his entourage. He took his own adventure on the mainland in his early years, and there were a group of desperate outlaws who were good at reaching out. Even Knox didn't want to be too stale with him.

A group of nobles retreated.

However, some of them did not leave the city lord's mansion, but went directly into the back house. These were Knox's confidants.

The Shadow Church is coming in full force.

Most of the nobles in Taron City had a close relationship with the church of Lauvita. At this time, they were obviously closer to the familiar Lauvita, rather than the Shadow Church that they had never met.

The night is in the sky.

The nobles who stayed did not leave until very late because they never thought of a better solution.

Knox rubbed his forehead tiredly.

He found things very difficult because as a secular nobleman, it was very uncomfortable to get involved in the struggle between the two god churches.

"Not good!"

"Not good!"

A panic sound came, and Knox stood up and said angrily: "What are you doing in a panic?!"

A man dressed in an official stumbled in and then said in a panic: "Master Lord! No! Trano rebelled! He has led his people to attack the warehouse! He is now attacking the City Defense Department! Many guards have been bribed by him and rebelled!"

rebel?

Knox woke up in an instant.

Thinking of Trano's resentful eyes when he left, he felt a chill in his heart and said in a deep voice: "How many of them are there? Immediately, other nobles gathered their troops to come with me!"

The man dressed in an official stuttered: "Many!"

"A lot of troops!"

"Trano found many reinforcements from somewhere! These rebel troops all hung a black flag!"

The city administrator who was stuttering, Knox rushed out immediately with the others. As soon as he went out, he saw the firelight emerging in the distance. There were fires lit up in many places in Taren City, with faint shrill crying. Further away, there were the sound of army gathering, and some extremely dull loud noises. I don’t know what happened.

"Don't be anxious, lord!"

The burly nobleman named Nordent frowned and stared at the fire, then said: "With Trano's strength, even if there are reinforcements, it is impossible to have many! I think he is confusing us!"

"Let me take someone over and catch him in front of you!"

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!