"How did you all get in?" After the group sat down, Vanas asked curiously.
Randall smiled. "Since time was rather tight, I brought my servants and flew directly from the sky."
"What about my guards?"
"I temporarily put them to sleep. The guard duty is currently being handled by my servants. Please rest assured, esteemed Your Majesty the Queen. My servants are safer and more trustworthy than your warriors."
Mir stared at him and asked, "On our first meeting, how can you expect me to trust a high-level vampire of unknown origin?"
"You may not trust me, but you should trust Master," Randall said, respectfully stepping aside to reveal Silas.
Silas asked with a smile, "It seems we don't have a choice now, do we?"
A hint of gravity flashed in Mir's heart, and he turned to look at Vanas.
However, he saw Vanas's eyes filled with faint excitement and adoration as she said, "I trust Mr. Sotos very much. Since you are Mr. Sotos's loyal servants, then you will also have my trust."
Hearing Vanas's words, Mir, Elaina, and Maria were immediately slightly surprised. Although Silas had already been confirmed as a companion, to so rashly place such immense power by her side made the three very surprised.
Mir nonchalantly steered the conversation back. "Since we have enough manpower, we now need to determine the next steps of the plan."
Speaking of this, Vanas calmed down, returning to her dignified, majestic, and abyss-like deep demeanor. "Thanks to Mr. Sotos's help, we now possess considerable strength. Next, we need to proceed with two steps simultaneously."
"Since ancient times, to deal with external threats, internal problems must be resolved first. Mr. Randall, we are currently being harassed and attacked by human-faced rats, which have also brought in Brainless Worms, killing my people…"
After listening to the description, Randall said confidently, "Although there isn't much information on this new type of kin, from the description, my children can easily deal with them. As long as it dares to enter again, it will undoubtedly die."
"If the problem of the human-faced rats can be resolved, then the second problem is to deal with those ambitious and powerful ministers," Vanas continued.
Speaking of this, Randall seemed to remember something. "Speaking of powerful ministers, when I was flying over, I saw two middle-aged men in councilor attire walking around the periphery of the castle, holding something that was constantly releasing a large amount of spiritual energy. Are those your people, or the enemy's?"
"Releasing a large amount of spiritual energy?" Mir's face darkened.
Randall nodded. "It looks like a mystical formal attire for detecting arrays and rune sequences."
Vanas immediately reacted. "Grandpa Mir!"
"I know!" After Mir finished speaking, his body rushed out like a gust of wind, his face so gloomy it looked like water could be wrung out of it.
Silas stroked his chin. "It seems we still underestimated the greed and ignorance of these people."
"Traitors!" Vanas's face was also extremely gloomy at this moment.
Elaina said in a low voice, "They should be looking for the structure and weaknesses of the imperial palace's array. It seems Silas's investigation was spot on; they really intend to attack the imperial palace."
"Now that things have come to this, appeasing the internal situation will be left to Grandpa Mir. Our current core focus is on those nobles outside," Vanas said.
"If we deal with these two councilors, our link with those nobles will also be severed. At this time, I must personally take action."
Silas said confidently, "This is not a big problem. The escort for the outing can be left to me. As long as they don't have lord-level figures, I can guarantee Her Majesty's safety."
Having obtained two powerful secret treasures last night, and with Randall's arrival today, Silas was currently very swollen-headed.
Hearing Silas's confident tone, Vanas felt a great sense of security. "If possible, after handling matters today, I will send letters to the outside. Coincidentally, there is a noble banquet at Marquis Raul's place two days later. I plan to attend."
"Marquis Raul is currently quite close to the Twin Alliance, right? The incident with Prince Sako going mad last time has already deepened the conflict between you and them. Is this a good idea?" Elaina asked tentatively.
Vanas smiled. "Rest assured, none of those nobles currently wish for my death. At most, they plan to capture me and use me as a bargaining chip to coerce other nobles. The only ones who truly want me dead are just a few people. Now, with Mr. Sotos's help, if he can help me deal with that small group, I have my own ways to deal with the other nobles."
Silas showed a look of complete confidence and said calmly, "Please rest assured on this point; there is no problem at all."
Elaina secretly glanced at this high-level vampire who had lived for over five hundred years, and her heart immediately relaxed.
After Vanas finished speaking, Silas stood up and began to give commands.
"Randall, next, you will help Master Mir and Her Majesty deal with the internal situation below. With your keen sensitivity to blood flow, you can easily ferret out all the spies in this palace."
Randall bowed and saluted. "Yes, Master."
"Virginia will be responsible for protecting Her Majesty's safety. Helles will assist Elaina in protecting Connor's safety. Your powerful physique can perfectly compensate for Elaina's shortcomings."
"Yes, Master!" Helles nodded vigorously.
Virginia raised her hand, clenched her fist, and said confidently, "Rest assured, Her Majesty the Queen will be absolutely safe under the escort of the Radiant Holy Sword Wielder."
Silas nodded, picked up his staff with his left hand, and squeezed his right hand, which wore the black leather glove. "Very good. Her Majesty can write the letter now. I will personally deliver the notice for you later and, by the way, probe the other party's background."
"Th… I am very grateful," Vanas said seriously.
Just now, she almost blurted out, "Thank you for your affection."
After everything was settled, the group left in batches.
After everyone had left, Elaina pulled Silas and asked, "Are you sure you're not going to your death?"
Vanas didn't know Silas's background, but Elaina did. She had seen very clearly how weak Silas was in the carriage at that time; that was definitely not faked.
Silas smiled. "Rest assured, I'm not looking for death; I know my limits."
Although Silas was swollen-headed, it didn't mean he was arrogant. He wasn't thinking of directly rushing into the enemy's main camp to show off and then walking out intact.
He was going out this time partly to test his own strength and partly because it was time to reel in the bait he had cast.
He had already thought of a countermeasure. If the risk was too great, he would hire someone to deliver the letter for him, while he himself would immediately turn tail and return to the palace.
After all, life comes first!