259: Chapter 147, 007_1 259: Chapter 147, 007_1 With the arrival of the Rainbow Moon, even the tense atmosphere in Bera City was somewhat diminished.
The formerly tranquil opera house was once again bustling with activity.
Money, beauty, and power are what the world always pursues.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
Under the deliberate propaganda of the opera house, news of the arrival of the Rainbow Moon spread throughout the entire Southeastern Province.
Almost all the interested nobles appeared in Bera City.
After completing the usual formal performance amidst the fans’ frenzy, Isabel felt no sense of accomplishment, but rather a wave of disgust.
At this moment, her desire for power emerged once again.
Her rational side told her that only by becoming a strong individual, she could leave this place.
“Has the target not appeared?”
A mysterious voice rang out, pulling Isabel back from her thoughts.
Glancing at the suddenly appeared Shadow Man, she said in annoyance:
“No!
I don’t know if there’s something wrong with that guy, he has been continuously training troops in his domain, with absolutely no sense of romance.
Shadow Kill, next time you come here, give me a heads up.
What if someone discovers it…”
“Don’t worry, I had observed before I came here, no one is watching.
Everyone in the Singing Maiden Group knows your habits, Isabel.
No one would come to embarrass themselves at this time.
Even if someone really does come, I can slip away quietly.
Unless the visitor is an extremely powerful figure, they couldn’t catch me.
Now your mission is to quickly deal with the Mountain Lord and confirm whether the Blood Moon Horn is in his possession.
Only then can we decide whether to take the next step.”
All along, Shadow Kill’s heart remained undisturbed, as if the beauty in front of him didn’t exist at all.
“Blockhead!”
After grumbling in a low voice, Isabel slowly said, “Don’t worry, I haven’t wasted these days.
All the information about the Mountain Lord is here.
It’s strange that the various nobles in the Southeastern Province haven’t heard of the Blood Moon Horn being in the Mountain Domain.
I tried to ascertain from the side, but they flatly denied it.
After a little probing, they even told me that after the last great battle, the Blood Moon Horn fell into the hands of the clergy.
They subtly mentioned the case of the King’s Special Envoy being murdered.
I couldn’t keep asking without raising their suspicions.
But two starkly different answers, something must be wrong behind this.
Let me also remind you, don’t think that just because your stealth skills are good, you can be invincible.
The Mountain Domain is not as simple as you think.
Even the information I investigated is completely different from what you provided.
Never mind the uncertainty of whether the Blood Moon Horn is in the Mountain Domain, even if it is confirmed, I don’t think you can carry off the item among a hundred thousand strong army.”
Her kind reminder didn’t come from Isabel being soft-hearted.
Seemingly joining the mysterious organization, their relationship was more transactional in practice.
Connected purely based on interest, she doesn’t know much about the mysterious organization; from the limited information on hand, she couldn’t infer who is pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Under such a background, there’s naturally no sense of belonging.
At the moment, she reminded Shadow Kill mainly because she was afraid he might rashly venture over and expose her in the process.
After all, a singer is a singer; once her hidden identity is exposed and trouble comes knocking, the Rainbow Moon would not stick up for a “whistleblower” singer.
“A hundred thousand strong army?”
“Isabel, are you joking?
The Mountain Domain doesn’t even have a population of a hundred thousand, where would a hundred thousand strong army come from?
Don’t tell me you’re like some of the idiot singers in your group, so taken in by the flattery that you’ve lost your own judgment!”
Shadow Kill exclaimed in excitement.
Not because his cultivation is lacking.
As an assassin, the most important basic skill is tranquility of mind.
It’s just that this piece of information is too shocking.
If the Dalton Family amassed a hundred thousand strong army, people might believe it.
But a mere Mountain Domain, whether they even have ten thousand youths is an unknown.
How could they pull a hundred thousand soldiers out of the hat?
“Your information is too outdated.
There aren’t enough youths in the Mountain Domain alone, but when you add the power of other minor nobles, it gets complicated.
The specifics of the number of youths undergoing military training is only guessed by them.
The Mountain Domain has not announced the data to the outside world, but they are definitely not lacking in numbers.
Even if you don’t take these serf soldiers into account, a large number of noble children are also undergoing military training.
The exact number is still uncertain.
According to these nobles, there are hundreds of noble children receiving training in the Mountain Domain.
A few hundred more knights, followed by a serf army that numbers in the tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands.
You sure you can wrest the Blood Moon Horn from their hands?”
After hearing Isabel’s explanation, Shadow Kill felt numb all over.
Originally a nightmare-level task, now it’s escalated to a hellish level.
The military strength of the Mountain Domain was already formidable, and within the church, the heads of different departments were almost on the brink of a fight over this mission.
Maybe everyone felt that a blatant robbery was unfeasible, and in the end, this hot potato unfortunately landed on the intelligence organization “Holy Hand”, prepared to cleverly ‘sieze’ it.
To ensure the smooth progress of the mission, Shelter VII even made a trip to the Ascetic Monk Camp and invited several powerful figures among the ascetics to cooperate.