Chapter 591: Forming a Secret Union

"Very good." Gavin nodded with satisfaction. He didn't know whether he was praising Daphne's attitude or whether she had just acquired a new ability.

Compared with when she first followed him, Daphne has grown quite a lot and has improved by three professional levels. Just like the original Blood Claw, Gavin rarely put too much energy into Daphne's attributes. Her previous The attributes are indeed outstanding among mortals, reaching the top level, but none of them can reach the otherworldly state.

Gavin uses her most, mainly for the conspiracy and conspiracy that the drow are best at, followed by the intelligence of the immortal Nemesis and some professional knowledge related to necromancy.

But as Gavin grew up and had more professionals, Delphine no longer had the uniqueness or even the advantage.

Daphne obviously knew this very well. Therefore, after becoming extraordinary in her three inner attributes, she did not choose abilities related to spellcasting, but instead focused on strengthening her abilities in internal affairs, because she had long realized that this was the foundation for The rarest talents around Wen, as long as they accumulate this aspect to the extreme, they will have the opportunity to stand alone, and Dragon Coast is the best opportunity to prove themselves again. She has participated in the formulation of the Dragon Coast unified plan.

There was no need for Gavin to seduce her. After following him for so long and seeing his huge potential, how could she put all her thoughts on a dragon coast? This place was just a stepping stone for her to further develop her abilities. In the end, She still has to return to Gavin and follow him to climb to higher heights. Based on his current development, Daphne believes that he will never stop at the stage of human king.

Be as careful as your hair, observe words and colors, and be subtle.

If the three abilities are looked at separately, they can only be said to be ordinary, but if they are turned on at the same time, they complement each other and the effect is amazing.

Being attentive will bring a bonus to the observation of words, and the latter will provide support for subtlety. This is a typical behind-the-scenes manipulation ability, which perfectly fits the task she is about to carry out in Ivanso.

"You know the Dragon Coast unification plan very well, so you don't need me to say more. Tell me what you are going to do next." With Delphine, Gavin didn't need to be secretive at all. After all, the other party didn't even have his own I have seen and experienced the evil side deeply, "As my special envoy, I am fully responsible for the relevant affairs on the Dragon Coast."

The meaning of teaching is very obvious.

Daphne didn't feel any pressure, so she opened her mouth and said: "First of all, we need to form a caravan guild of our own here. The lord has already started to lay out this matter before, and many frameworks have been set up. The rest is to operate it more professionally and use this place as the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce. If possible, I would like to name this Chamber of Commerce Conqueror.”

Gavin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said: "As a chamber of commerce, is this name too aggressive? Is it likely to arouse the resentment of the local residents of the Dragon Coast? It is even more difficult to integrate into it."

"What we use is this kind of aggression. If a chamber of commerce wants to develop and grow, what is the most important thing?" Daphne asked and answered herself, "Safety. Only when safety is guaranteed can those businessmen trust this chamber of commerce and be willing to join. Among them, the army of conquerors is our advantage. The stronger and more powerful we show, the more secure we are in this regard.

Moreover, our label is already very colorful. Even if we change it to a milder name, the people of the Dragon Coast will associate it with the conqueror army. Instead of doing this, we might as well make full use of this and explore the hidden meanings in it. Advantages, some people hate us because of this, but some people will invest in us because of this. Prioritizing those who are willing to invest in us is our main task in the early stage. "

"Very good. Your positioning on this matter is clearer than mine. Just name it the Conqueror Chamber of Commerce. This is the first step. What about the second step?" Gavin nodded and said that Daphne had convinced him that this kind of thing It's all my own speculation. What role this name will play depends on what the people on the Dragon Coast think. Many times, the public scorns the earth-shattering names that you hold back and think are very popular. Guess, some ideas that come up while sitting on the toilet and smacking your forehead will become widely spread unexpectedly.

The name Conqueror at least has a deep representative meaning. As long as this name is mentioned, one will think of oneself, the path of the Conqueror, the army of Conquerors and the great achievements they have made along the way.

"Secondly, it is to form our secret guild here. In this world, many things are difficult to do through honest means. On the contrary, those gray and dark means are very convenient. The complex situation here on the Dragon Coast is bound to lead to many secrets. Fight." Daphne put forward her second suggestion with great interest, "This kind of secret guild can be combined with the Conqueror Chamber of Commerce to act as a front and back, and the overt business activities can be carried out by the Conqueror Chamber of Commerce, and then Select elites from them and join the secret guild to engage in tasks such as intelligence gathering and secret guarding.”

Daphne knew very well Gavin's nature that some things could be done but not said, so she used very euphemistic and subtle words.

The so-called secret guild, like the Dark Alliance on the Dragon Coast, belongs to the thieves' guild. When the time comes, it will not be engaged in simple tasks such as gathering intelligence and secret escorts. There will definitely be no shortage of methods such as assassination. .

"I authorize you to organize our secret guild here and pledge allegiance to me directly." Gavin never thought of himself as a gentleman. After more than ten years of being immersed in the muddy shoals of the Zhentarim, he has been able to maintain his original intention without being tainted inside and out. He is very clear about the necessity of forming his own secret guild and army.

The main ruling power of the Faerun continent is not in the hands of good forces, but a large part of it is in the hands of those secret organizations and unions. They are not necessarily evil, but they are definitely not just. The ruling model of the Dragon Coast is not only a microcosm of the entire Faerun continent, but also a microcosm of the entire Toril plane.

In this kind of secret confrontation, many times, the army is useless. If you want to completely wipe out the other party, you have to find the other party first. The nests of these secret organizations are not just one or two places, but are all over the world.

He wanted to form his own secret guild before, but he had neither sufficient manpower and material resources nor suitable manpower.

All these things that were originally lacking are all available in Avanso and the Dragon Coast. As long as there is sufficient financial resources, those villains and thugs will come to the door on their own initiative, just like flies smelling stench.

"I will definitely not let down the trust of the Lord." Daphne's eyes were filled with unconcealed joy. This power is not big or small, it depends on how far she can develop it.

She is still very confident about this, because as a drow elf, what they are best at controlling is these secret organizations, and cults are also a kind of secret organization.

"Tell me, do you need my additional help for your specific ideas for this secret organization?" He just let Daphne do it, which does not mean that he will not ask.

"There is one thing that does require the Lord's nod. I want to select some elites from those shadows, especially the drow elves, and revive them to form the initial team of the secret guild." Daphne was obviously well prepared in this regard.

"It's not impossible, the problem is how do you ensure their loyalty? How can you be sure that they will respond to your resurrection?" The drow elves in Gavin's hands mainly come from two parts, one part is the followers of the Undead Goddess of Vengeance, and the other part is the followers of the Masked King Velen. These are all his enemies. Moreover, in addition to the need for extraordinary priests to perform resurrection, the parties involved must agree to resurrect. During the resurrection process, the souls that are resurrected will directly sense the priest who resurrected him.

"The resurrection problem is easy to handle. I will do it for the followers of the Undead Goddess of Vengeance. As for the followers of Velen, one of our real shadows belongs to Velen priests and has the ability to use the dead to resurrect." Daphne replied, "As for the loyalty problem, this is also easy to handle. We use binding magic to bind the resurrected person and his shadow together again. Doing so will kill two birds with one stone. He can use his own shadow to fight side by side with us, and we can monitor his every move through the shadow. Once there is a move to betray us, the shadow can immediately kill him through binding magic and transform into a real shadow to replace him."

"Good idea . "Gavin praised, "Not only can these drow elves be monitored and controlled through this method, but we can also use this as the threshold standard for joining the core of our secret guild. We can also recruit members from this aspect, especially those who died unjustly. We use resurrection and revenge for them in exchange for their loyalty. I believe that such existences are everywhere in the Dragon Coast. When facing the dark forces here, they will stand on our side unswervingly. "

"The Lord's suggestion is very good. Please name this guild for the Lord." Daphne did not rashly name the secret guild this time.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Gavin has always been incompetent in this regard.

"How about Black Wing? It is a metaphor for their unique abilities, and it also has the meaning of the Lord's black wings. "Daphne chose a name with a double meaning.

"Okay." Gavin decided to do it directly after hearing that it was not very confusing. After all, it was just a symbol that was easy to distinguish. It would be the same once you got used to it. "In the early stage, I will allocate one million gold coins plus ten ghost cloaks as the start-up capital of the secret guild. The remaining operating funds will all be drawn from the Conqueror Chamber of Commerce, which is temporarily set at 50% of the net profit."

Normally, most secret guilds are profitable in themselves, and can even be said to be extremely profitable. Many of them are thugs who are entangled together for interests, but this process requires time to settle. It is normal for several years or even decades to take shape, and many even need several generations of operation.

If Gavin and his team want to directly skip this long primitive accumulation period, they can only use money to smash it.

"Enough." Daphne said confidently.

"Are there any other development plans?" Gavin continued to push the topic.

"Other developments need to be combined with Yesandala and the others' reconstruction of Avanso. The most important thing is the advancement of your Conqueror Army, my Lord. The greater the momentum you create and the smoother the progress, the easier it will be for me to carry out my work here, and vice versa." Daphne pushed the problem back to Gavin and the Conqueror Army.

Her statement was quite implicit. If the Conqueror Army failed to defeat the conspiracy of the Sambian merchants and was defeated in the Goblin Border, their so-called unification plan in the Dragon Coast would become an absolute joke. There would be no possibility of taking root in Avanso. Those dark forces would rush up like jackals and chew them up without leaving any residue.

Although Daphne had great confidence in Gavin's personal ability, leading an army of civilians with their families through the dangerous border and returning to the valley of more than a thousand kilometers would be much more difficult than imagined.

If the first half of the Conqueror Army was fighting against nature and the monster tribe, then the second half of them would have to add a human force. Compared with nature and the monster tribe, this factor would be more fatal.

"What you said is indeed very reasonable." Gavin nodded involuntarily. Their development was not isolated, but closely linked to the Conqueror Army and their own territory. "I will arrange a local who is familiar with the situation on the Dragon Coast to assist you, but this person is very dangerous. His reputation here is worse than that of you drow elves, so you have to be careful when using him."

As soon as Gavin finished speaking, Daphne directly popped out a name: "Death Viper Grace."

"Yes, that's her." Gavin answered while taking out a crystal ball from his backpack, Grace, who was less than ten centimeters tall, was like an insect in amber, and everything was frozen in it. "Are you sure that you can release her just by breaking the crystal ball? It won't have any effect on her?"

"Sure." Daphne answered affirmatively, "The Soul Binding Spell actually comes with a dimensional space, and the medium for casting is the anchor point. Her body was sent to that dimensional space, and the crystal ball only contains her soul."

Although she did not have the ability to cast the Soul Binding Spell, she had already started to study this spell, which was a legacy from the necromancer Arms.

"Got it." Gavin no longer hesitated and threw the crystal ball heavily to the ground.

Bang!

It was like an iron ball, which hit the ground heavily. Not only was there no trace of damage, but it bounced twice on the spot, as if silently mocking Gavin.

"Ha..." Gavin couldn't help laughing and said, "I underestimated this thing. I was afraid that I would break it by accident before. Now it seems that it is not so easy to break it." "It must be that the spell played a certain role in solidification." Daphne explained beside her, "After all, it is an eight-ring magic." "Then let me see whether it is stronger or my hammer is stronger." Gavin took out the adamantium coffin hammer directly and hit the crystal ball hard. When it was lifted up, it was light and fluttering. When it fell down, not only did the size increase by one specification, but the weight also became one ton and two. It was not Gavin who was controlling the adamantium coffin hammer, but it was doing free fall. The size change that seems to be a bit useless, if used well, can achieve unexpected tactical purposes in some special situations.

Crack!

Even if there is a spell effect, it is made of crystal, and the hardness is relatively limited. It can't withstand such violent bombardment at all. It was shattered on the spot and crushed into slag.

A magical aura flashed, and a slender body appeared out of thin air next to the fine gold coffin hammer. Who else could it be but Grace, the former lobbyist of Avonso and the female apprentice of Arms?

This thin necromancer showed his outstanding skills. Before the magical aura dissipated, he had already jumped up from the ground and ran towards the exit of the city hall at a speed of 100 meters.

"You can get out of this door, but you can't get out of the gate of Avonso. There are countless people outside waiting to eat you alive." Gavin did not reach out to stop him, but warned him slowly from the side.

Upon hearing Gavin's voice, Grace, who was running away, froze. She turned her head and looked at Gavin in disbelief and said, "Mr. Gavin? This is clearly Arms's magic tower. How come you are here? No, no, could it be that you have already defeated Evanso? ​​Where is Arms? How long have I been imprisoned?"

She is a very smart person. In the blink of an eye, she deduced many things based on the only information in her hand.

After being hit by the soul-binding technique, for the person involved, time is paused on her, and she is completely blocked from all perceptions of the outside world.

Many people who were hit by the soul-binding technique and imprisoned for hundreds of years found that the whole world had changed when they were released. The rescuer standing in front of them, who looked older than their father, was their descendants who were separated by countless generations. This situation is not uncommon.

"You didn't sleep for long, less than ten days." Gavin shared with Grace a brief summary of what happened after the two sides met and conspired. In order to verify the authenticity of his words, he used memory projection instead of explanation in many places. The face of the death viper was like a dyeing factory, and it kept changing with Gavin's explanation, because many things in it were closely related to her. She never thought that she would be played and applauded by an evil beast ghost for so many years. How much of her actions over the years were from her heart, and how much were like betrayal, all manipulated and influenced by the evil beast ghost behind her? She was like a puppet, she didn't know how long she had been manipulated, but she knew nothing.

After hearing the end, Grace couldn't help but raise a new question: "Was Arms originally a beast ghost? Or was he replaced by the beast ghost later?"