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Although Fort Wiscari relieved the threat posed by the Venetians, this does not mean that everything is over. The resettlement of refugees and the destruction caused by the war are enough to make the Byzantines utterly devastated.

"Is this really your plan?" The Countess Agnes, with an ugly face, looked at Leosgros beside her and asked again unwillingly. She brought all the Papadopoulos family members with them. All the property that he took took advantage of the night to come to the bay that was already unattended, and arranged for his family to board the ship that escaped here. Nowadays, Fort Wiscari, which left a large mess, was so devastated because of the famine that followed the siege, no one noticed them at all. So Agnes can leave here calmly, but this woman still can’t accept this reality. At this moment, she has to flee here in embarrassment, and this also means that she admits that she has betrayed Moria, which means that the Papadopoulos family will There will never be a place in Moria.

Faced with such a question, Duke Leo replied indifferently: "There is no other way than this. You know very well the methods of the old guy Anastasius. If he doesn't deal with us now, it doesn't mean that in the future. No. The transactions between me and the Lascaris family are all done through you, so it's good for you and me if you leave now. Otherwise, you won't even have the chance to retreat."

After hearing the calm words of the other party, Mrs. Agnes understood that the other party did not exaggerate anything, "Then what are you going to do after I leave?"

The two were obviously accomplices, but Leos Grace at this moment did not seem to be worried about the incident.

And Duke Leo indeed shrugged indifferently, and replied: "You don't have to worry about this. If Anastasius doesn't have enough evidence, even he wouldn't be so easy to move me. That's why I can If you want you to leave here and go to Nicaea, then say hello to His Majesty Lascaris for me!"

"Are you really not leaving with me? I want your identity to be enough to be reused by your majesty. Could it be that you still want to continue to be a bat? You have to be prepared to never recover. The result of drilling around will eventually be There is nowhere to stand."

"A bat? This is an appropriate metaphor." Hearing the name Agnes gave him, a smile appeared on Duke Leo's face instead.

The allegory of the bat has existed since Moriah’s classical city-state era, and they have been familiar with it since they were children.

A long time ago, a war broke out between birds and beasts. The two sides are in a stalemate and each does not give in. When the birds defeated the beasts, the cunning bats suddenly appeared in front of the birds to please join in as a bird. However, when the beast defeated the birds, the bat suddenly appeared in the camp of the beast. The kind that claimed to be a mouse became a comrade-in-arms of the beast. In fact, the bat is a coward, and when the war begins, he will not show up and hide from the sidelines. In the end of the story, the war is over. The beasts and birds reconcile, and both sides know the behavior of the bats. When the bat reappeared, he could neither be accommodated by the beasts nor taken in by the birds, so he could only fly secretly in the dark night.

Obviously, the name Agnes gave is really not a good thing, but Duke Leo accepted it without any dissatisfaction.

"Since it's clear, why do you want to do this?" Agnes looked at the man in front of him in a puzzled way and asked. Elios Gross's ability can be reused as long as he is willing to be loyal to any party, but this man I chose the most difficult and dangerous one, which is really incredible.

But Duke Leo shook his head: "Because you don't understand. Agnes, you know what, when I was very young, I had a very vague idea when I heard my father tell me this story. The biggest failure of that bat was not the so-called two-sided swordsman, but he foolishly sat and watched the reconciliation between the two parties before losing his shelter, otherwise he could walk between the two parties calmly and grab more benefits. , And I won’t make such a mistake. That’s why I don’t hate the Latins for the capture of Constantinople. It just gave me a chance to dominate myself.”

Listening to the cold words of the man in front of her, the Countess Agnes shuddered. She clearly felt the madness in Leosgros's words. It was obvious that the man's ambition far exceeded her imagination. As a family with shallow roots, Sgros, as a Byzantine nobleman, played an important role in Moriah, but after all, it was only a new one during the Emperor Manuel period, whether it was Komunin, Dukas or Ras. Caris is not comparable to it.

Now, Mrs. Agnes finally understands the reason why this man took in Princess Odosia. It turns out that the man's real purpose is to get involved with the purple crown. Although it is crazy, she still has to admire it. This man has such ambitions.

During the three hundred years of the empire, in fact, despite the constant court conspiracies among the nobles, in fact the same nobles shuffled each other, whether it was the Dukas family or the Angeles family or Komunin. Lascaris and Lascaris are all relatives with blood ties, but now Leosgros actually intends to break this tacit understanding that has been maintained for a hundred years, which obviously requires not only ability, but also great courage.

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A woman who couldn't help but shivered and ended the farewell, and then she was about to board the ship.

"In that case, I wish you good luck!" Looking at the dim moonlight in the sky, the countess finally said goodbye. It would be bad if she didn't leave soon and was found out, but more importantly, this conversation with Duke Leo made her a little frightened. You should know that these words shouldn't be said casually.

However, Leosgros seemed to be enjoying what he had just said, and at this time the butler on the side brought the wine glass that had already been prepared.

"It's been a long time since I had such a heartfelt conversation with others, Mrs. Agnes, I have to say that I still admire the fragile family that you have been able to support for several years and wander among the coveted wolves. Not ordinary people can do it. I wish you a smooth journey to Nicaea." After that, the man raised the glass in his hand and said goodbye.

Although the Countess Agnes hesitated slightly, she still took a sip of the wine in front of her, "See you later, Duke Leo."

"Perhaps!"

Having said that, watching the other party board the long-awaited ship sailing out of the deep bay in the dark, and quickly disappeared into the darkness, Leosgros slowly put down his wine glass. But his face was gloomy and scary. He carefully recalled everything that happened before, and made sure that there was no other handle that might be caught except this woman, but the man's heart was still a little uneasy for some reason, because everything was too peaceful and smoothly. He was a little scared.

But Duke Leo had no choice. He had to take advantage of the only opportunity now, when Anastasius and Justinian had no time to take care of, to eliminate the hidden dangers.