Endless tower, dungeon.

With the assistance of the elven cavalry, Ganon quickly captured the fleeing intruders one by one. The remaining survivors, a total of only fifteen people, were all imprisoned in the dungeon for interrogation.

Naturally, these soldiers, whose will had been broken long ago, would not be too strict with their mouths. Ganon soon learned the whole story from these people's mouths.

"The son of Grand Duke Xihe?" Ganon asked, staring at the soldiers in front of him.

"Yes, you killed the Grand Duke's eldest son, Lord Delos, in late summer. Grand Duke Dipu offered a reward and recruited troops to attack you. We were just recruited... Please show mercy..." The soldier kept begging for mercy.

Ganouen thought of the extraordinary warrior he killed while guarding Muqiu City. When he killed that person, he certainly wouldn't know that the other person was the heir to the Principality of Xihe.

It's a pity. If he had known about it, it would have been better to have him kidnapped for ransom, instead of letting the ruler of a principality suddenly be at odds with him.

However, people can be killed now. The problem is that after this, the Grand Duke may not let it go.

Ganon asked a few more questions, but did not get any other particularly useful information. The soldiers detained here just kept begging for mercy, and finally he said: "If you are willing to serve me, I can spare your lives.

"

Then, he asked all fifteen people to sign prisoner contracts, and no one dared to refuse.

After ordering Stone to temporarily detain these people in the dungeon, Ganon left the dungeon.

"How's it going? What's going on?" Zhenna immediately came over and asked.

Ganouen explained to her the information obtained from his interrogation.

"Grand Duke Dipu of the Principality of Xihe, it turns out that the one you killed was his son Delos." Zhenna thought thoughtfully.

"Are they famous in the empire?" Ganon asked casually.

"Relatively well-known. Delos is relatively accomplished among the younger generation of nobles. He is also one of the few extraordinary warriors. He once proposed marriage to my imperial sister, but his reputation in private life is not very good. As for his private life, he is not very good.

Grand Duke Dipu..." Zhenna said with a look of disgust.

"What happened to him?" Ganon asked.

"It is said that Grand Duke Dipu has a special fetish for young girls. He is quite famous among the aristocratic circles. There were cases where his subjects fled his territory with their families and came to the imperial capital to accuse the Grand Duke of his crimes. Such things

It happened twice, but the result was nothing. After all, he is the ruler of a principality." Zhenna said and shook her head.

"We have to find a chance to kill him too." Ganon thought seriously.

"Ganoen, don't go up to attack the Principality of Xihe. This time, it should be that Duke Dipu was eager for revenge and did not plan well, so he put together such a team of idiots. The Principality of Xihe still has a certain amount of armed forces.

Yes, they are still allies with Beishan Kingdom." Zhenna said seriously.

"I'm not that stupid. I think he should be killed quietly." Ganouen turned his hand into a knife and slashed. "If we don't deal with him, he will definitely continue to think about revenge for his son."

"Assassination? How to do this? It may not be easy for you to find out the whereabouts of Archduke Dipu." Zhenna said.

"I have indeed discovered that there is something very lacking here." Ganon said seriously.

Zhenna thought for a while: "You mean, intelligence?"

"That's right." Ganon snapped his fingers, "We are very lacking in external intelligence network."

They lack active channels to learn about the news, the trends of the empire, and the trends of other forces. Most of the time, they are basically ignorant.

Most of the time, he was either aware of other forces invading his territory, or he got second-hand information from Mu Xia.

This sudden attack by the Principality of Xihe and the previous visit by Doran Sloani are actually examples. Looking further ahead, even when Isabel broke into his territory, it was the same every time.

Somewhat passive.

It's not okay to go on like this.

The empire and the principality may take action against him at any time, and his reputation has spread to Dragon Ascension's Lair, and may also spread to Nitrilan where the dark elves live...

If there is no intelligence source, they may not be able to respond in time when a real crisis strikes in the future.

They cannot continue to lag behind in the intelligence war. Spies to spy on intelligence and assassins to assassinate targets - the Endless Tower is in urgent need of such talents.

He thought for a while and wondered if Mu Xia could provide him with such a person, so he called Isabel over and asked.

"Spy? Assassin?" Isabel blinked after hearing this, and then immediately shook her head, "It's better not to think about it, Ganoen, Mu Xia is also very lacking in this aspect. To be honest, Mu Xia is relatively good at it.

It is isolated and the political environment is stable. It rarely conducts espionage or assassinations internally or externally. There are not many assassins who believe in the goddess of the night, and you see, the war has just ended."

"Indeed." Ganon also realized that it would be difficult for Mu Xia to provide him with talents in this field.

After Mu Xia finishes the war with the Empire, it will be necessary to concentrate intelligence resources on defending against the Empire, and personnel should be relatively tight.

"Where can I recruit such talents? Or there can be reliable intelligence dealers." Ganon pondered.

"Well, I think the first thing to see is whether you are willing to spend money on this?" Zhenna said suddenly from the side.

"I will still spend the necessary money!" Ganon emphasized, and then added, "It's just going to be a little heartbreaking."

He thought for a while and suddenly recalled that Lampard seemed to have mentioned something related to him: "By the way, Lampard seemed to have mentioned before that Nitrilan's 'Maze' has the best assassins in the continent..."

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhenna and Isabel said in unison.

"What's wrong?" Ganon asked.

"Ganoen, you are forming an alliance with us. What do you want to do by recruiting the dark elves? If my mother finds out, the alliance may be broken. Believe me!" Isabel said with a serious face.

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"Do you hate the dark elves so much?" Ganon was a little surprised. Although he knew that the elves and dark elves would not deal with them, he did not expect that they would reach this point.

"I like the works of dark elves very much, but I still can't help but hate the dark elves a little bit. Other elves are even more serious, especially my mother. She used to say that all dark elves should be exterminated."

Bell answered.

"Because of the feud?" Ganon asked.

"The feud happened a long time ago, and now it's mainly because of racial discrimination." Isabel put her hands on her hips and answered naturally.

"You naturally come up with incredible reasons." Ganon commented.

"It's nothing, they also racially discriminate against us. It's difficult to change the concepts cultivated since childhood," Isabel said.

"Gannorn, the dark elves are not trustworthy. The empire also recruited spies and assassins from Nitrilan a long time ago. As a result, Nitrilan people are sometimes bribed by the opposite party, switch sides, or even work as double agents, instead they are hired

If they bring losses to others, they have no credibility at all - at least to other races, so you should give up." Zhenna also seriously advised.
Chapter completed!