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The loss from a large mine, while not crippling for Neverwinter, would certainly displease Lord Narsir, who would be unhappy about losing a portion of his wealth for no reason.
Seeing that Deszel had said so, the others exchanged glances but did not object. After all, among this group, Deszel was the one who was good at management.
Three days later, a letter from Lord Nasir of Neverwinter was delivered to the mayor of Riverwood.
Meanwhile, Mo Jiang also arrived deep in the mine, at the place where he had encountered the drow elf that day.
He did nothing there, just waited quietly for someone to arrive.
Mo Jiang wasn't sure if the other party would actually come, but whatever the outcome, he had a backup plan.
Soon, a gentle breeze suddenly blew up from the depths of the mine. Mo Jiang turned his head to look at a place that was completely dark and had no light at all.
"It seems you've already made the decision to cooperate."
A wanderer emerged from the darkness; it was Joshua, the very man who had agreed to cooperate that day.
“Of course, my lord.” A glint of ambition gleamed in the drow elf’s crimson eyes. “Joshua, the third in line to the throne of Lyrella, sends his greetings.”
200. Joshua: I will climb to the top step by step, I want to be Joshua High!
Upon hearing Joshua's self-identification, Mo Jiang raised an eyebrow. It seemed that this drow elf had returned to the Lyrella family, completed his undercover mission, and obtained the status of the third in line to the throne.
This also means that Joshua's situation was extremely dangerous at this moment.
It's not just the Scripps family that wants to kill this former undercover agent; there are probably quite a few people in the Leriella family who also want to kill her.
The sudden arrival of a third-in-line heir has obviously pushed many others down the line of succession.
In the society of the Drow elves, it doesn't matter if you are ranked low in the succession order; as long as you kill the person in front of you, your ranking will automatically move up one place.
The matriarchs of each family would be happy to see this happen, and the entire drow elf society tacitly approves of it.
Joshua's appearance may not necessarily be in keeping with the agreement; for the drow elves, this word simply doesn't align with their values.
Her appearance at this time is more likely due to the fact that the Laireira family lacks sufficient strength, and driven by her desire to avoid death and her ambition to become the main chess master, she came here to cooperate with Mo Jiang.
“Third in line to the throne, I don’t think that title sounds quite right. Mistress Laerella, First Mistress of Newra City, that title suits you better, doesn’t it?”
Having chosen to cooperate, it was clear that a mere third-in-line heir of the Leirira family would not satisfy Mo Jiang.
Jimmy's claim that "I can talk, I can love my country" is useless, because he is just one of the candidates for the leadership of Wo Shing Pharma.
If we really want to talk, it has to be someone like Lao Xu, the person in charge of the new plan.
Upon hearing this, Joshua's eyes no longer concealed the flame of ambition, which shone brightly as if it were illuminating the entire mine tunnel.
But the flame quickly died down, because Joshua was well aware of the difference between herself and Madam Lyrella, let alone the Madam of the Scripps family.
Her strength, prestige, and even her devotion and favor towards Lolth, the Spider Queen, were unmatched.
Comparable? To Joshua, that word seemed far too arrogant; she couldn't even possibly see the backs of the two matriarchs.
Mo Jiang noticed Joshua's worry, so he immediately asked, "If the matriarchs of the Scripps and Laerella families are both dead, how confident are you in taking control of Newra City?"
He knew that he couldn't let Joshua think too much at this time. If he thought too much, he would become hesitant and cautious.
This cautious approach has a negative impact on their cooperative relationship.
Therefore, Mo Jiang skipped the process of whether or not to assassinate the two matriarchs and went straight to how confident Joshua was in taking control of Newra after the two matriarchs died.
"Three... less than one-tenth."
Due to the nature of a drow elf, Joshua wanted to exaggerate his success rate, but when he saw Mo Jiang's calm and unwavering eyes, his ambition-driven brain felt as if it had been doused with cold water.
Joshua's keen senses were telling him that lying to Mo Jiang would have far more terrifying consequences than the two matriarchs discovering his scheme.
The drow elf spoke the truth, which was roughly in line with Mo Jiang's estimate: as an undercover agent, although he had some strength, he lacked a powerful base of influence, and it was impossible to rely on Joshua to control a city...
It is indeed hoped that the US president's accountant can safely reach the military region to conduct an audit.
The fact that less than 10% of the respondents were given this answer was somewhat within Mo Jiang's expectations.
"To put it another way, what if a psychopathic killer suddenly appeared in Newra City, and every now and then he would go crazy and go out on the streets to kill people, and he especially liked to kill famous and powerful people?"
“My lord, this won’t do. Once it happens the first time, the other matriarchs and key members of the families will be on high alert.” As expected of a race that grew up immersed in crime, Joshua naturally deduced the consequences of Mo Jiang’s initial move. “In this way, the greatest result might only be the killing of a matriarch, followed by a purge of the entire city of Nura.”
Joshua had something else to say: if Newra were to undergo a purge, those who coveted her position might try to have her "accidentally killed."
There are many reasons why this drow elf cooperated with Mo Jiang, but the most fundamental reason is her weakness and desperation.
She was not afraid to take risks, but she resisted a plan with a low success rate, especially one that would result in her death, and not a peaceful one at that.
Drow elves have an extremely unique hobby and creativity when it comes to tormenting their own kind.
"Then the mistresses won't be able to hide anymore, and they'll have to find that insane killer. Every family should have something like a Spider Queen's chapel, sacrificial altar, or temple, right?"
Joshua's face paled, and he immediately realized what Mo Jiang was up to.
The matriarchs and other important figures can hide, but they cannot escape the places where the families are involved in the Spider Queen cult.
Lolth the Spider Queen was never a lenient goddess; if a temple or altar was found to be damaged, the drow elves involved would suffer the most cruel torment.
Thinking of the Spider Queen priest's methods, Joshua opened his mouth, but found that he could not vibrate his vocal cords to make any sound.
The fear in that instant caused her to lose control of her vocal cords.
But what followed was a kind of ecstasy, a thrill of betrayal that filled my entire body.
Betraying his family, betraying the city, selling his own kind to a holy warrior of another race in exchange for a chance to control the city—this feeling of betrayal, even before it was carried out, was enough to make Joshua's eyes glaze over, his face flush, and his thighs involuntarily tighten and rub together.
"Give me a list."
Mo Jiang ignored the drow elves' strange behavior and said in a calm and clear voice, "Give me the list of drow elves you need to kill. I will carry out assassinations from time to time to create chaos, while you accumulate power to control the city amidst the chaos. If the drow's accumulated strength surpasses yours, you can also give me the list. Make things look better; I don't want to have to clean up the mess for you after it starts."
Don't get caught, and don't drag me into this, understand?
"Yes, my lord!"
I understand, that makes perfect sense. Mo Jiang's plan was simple and brutal, but from Joshua's perspective, he really didn't find any loopholes.
Who would have thought that the ultimate goal of a ruthless killer who slaughtered the city of Newra was to disrupt the city's existing order and give an undercover agent who had never been on the scene a chance to rise to power?
Let this undercover agent rise until he controls the entire city.
Amidst the terror of this murderous carnage, Joshua has ample opportunity to eliminate rivals and climb step by step to the top of Newra City.