The Lordaeron Royal Assassins's headquarters, where Lilian, Ivan, Miles, Jiang Jie's most trusted members, are all located.
"Commander, all the information about the Syndicate is here."
Miles carried a heavy iron box weighing several dozen kilograms from the archives, opened it, and found piles and piles of reports, documents, and even pages cut from some books.
This is all the information the Assassins' Order has collected over the years related to the Syndicate, and it's all the most useful information, including data obtained by members of the Assassins' Order from undercover work, as well as information obtained from other sources.
Jiang Jie casually picked up a stack of papers, flipped through them, and then nodded, saying, "Well done, the information is very comprehensive."
These documents contain information on almost all of the Syndicate's top officials. For example, the nominal leader was " Aliden Perenolde," the son of the old king of Alterac. But in reality, the Syndicate was controlled by Duke Falconcrest, the most powerful duke before the fall of the Kingdom of Alterac.
For example, although the Syndicate has a large number of members, exceeding ten thousand, a large portion of them are actually recruited outlaws, and the number of true Syndicate members is only around three thousand.
Hearing Jiang Jie's praise, Miles' face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "Sir, the Syndicate only appeared after World War II, it's only been around for a few years, and it's not very professional, so there's basically no secrecy. Moreover, their middle and upper management are all nobles from the former Kingdom of Alterac, so they can't keep secrets either, which is why there's more information about them. As for the Assassins' League, there's much less information."
Jiang Jie smiled and held out his hand, saying, "Although the Assassins' League is one of the oldest assassin organizations in the world, it has always been very mysterious. There are not many people qualified to join, so it's normal that there is relatively little information available. Let me take a look."
Miles handed over a stack of papers, only a dozen or so thin sheets.
Jiang Jie glanced at it casually, then shook his head.
The information he obtained from Patriarch Alexei far exceeded this stack of papers. The Assassins' Order was the most powerful assassination and intelligence organization in the Kingdom of Lordaeron, but in terms of intelligence work, it was not even comparable to the Barov Family. It was unclear whether the Barov Family was too powerful or the Assassins' Order was too incompetent.
There are probably two reasons.
Jiang Jie didn't think much of it at first.
But after visiting Stormwind City and witnessing the formidable intelligence capabilities of SI:7, Jiang Jie truly realized the weakness of the Lordaeron Assassin Corps.
Compared to SI:7, it's not even in the same league; it's far inferior.
"Sir, what should we do next?" Miles took out a few more sheets of paper and handed them to Jiang Jie: " The Assassins' Order has members within the Syndicate, a total of seven: one mid-level member, three low-level members, and three new members. This is their information, along with their contact details."
"Some ordinary members won't gather any intelligence. Let them continue their covert operations; we don't need them."
Jiang Jie smiled and shook his head, saying, "Her Majesty the Queen takes this matter very seriously, but the Assassins' Order's capabilities are limited. Let's continue with other tasks. By the way, how's that top-secret mission going?"
Miles, of course, knew which top-secret mission it was. His expression turned serious, and he quickly took out a piece of paper and handed it to Jiang Jie: " Caroline and Carlos are both on this mission. As per your orders, Caroline is in charge of the Eastern and Western Plaguelands, and Carlos is in charge of Silverpine Forest and Hillsbrad Foothills, focusing on those Grand Knight and High-Ranking Paladin. Yesterday, Carlos submitted a new mission report, which mentioned a clue."
Jiang Jie picked it up and glanced at it; his expression changed slightly.
"What do you think?" Jiang Jie handed the paper to Lilian, then looked at Miles and asked.
" Carlos said he discovered traces of demons near the Thoradin's Wall and suspected that demonic power had infiltrated Stromgarde. He believed that a Dreadlord might be active in Stromgarde, so he took it upon himself to go Stromgarde."
Miles carefully chose his words, then said, " Carlos is very capable, and I think he did the right thing. He spent two months in Silverpine Forest and Hillsbrad Foothills."
"We haven't found anything yet, but we finally found a clue, we shouldn't give up." Jiang Jie nodded, then asked, "You've read all this information, right? What kind of people do you think Aliden and Duke Falconcrest are?"
Miles was somewhat puzzled by Jiang Jie's wild imagination, but he still replied, " Aliden is a mediocre prince who just wants to live a peaceful life with enough to eat, drink, and women. Duke Falconcrest is getting old and also prefers to maintain the status quo."
Jiang Jie asked with a smile, "Do you think these two people would dare to attack a farm in Lordaeron?"
Miles shook his head and said, "They probably wouldn't dare. Actually, the reason Lordaeron hasn't attacked them all these years, besides not having enough manpower, is because the Syndicate isn't a significant threat. They only target ordinary people; they've never conducted a large-scale operation like this before."
Jiang Jie nodded and said, " The Syndicate is acting out of character now; something must have happened internally. At least a third of Stromgarde is Syndicate territory, and Duke Falconcrest recently went to Stromgarde, didn't he? Considering Carlos's report, can't you guess what's going on?"
Miles was startled and exclaimed, "Could it be... could it be..."
"Without firsthand observation, everything is merely speculation and cannot be confirmed."
Jiang Jie stood up and said calmly, "So I've decided to go to Stromgarde myself. But before that, we should find a powerful and reliable ally."
ally?
Miles immediately realized what was happening and was startled again. He quickly advised, "Sir, the Assassins' League is not easy to deal with! They only care about money, not people! If you want them to take action, you have to pay a hefty price!"
That's not necessarily true.
Jiang Jie shook his head slightly, then said, " Miles, focus on your work. Ivan, go find Darion and get back to training. We'll need your help to deal with the Syndicate. Lilian, let's go."
"Grown ups!"
Miles quickly stopped him, taking out an exquisite insignia from his pocket and handing it to Jiang Jie: "My lord, this was left behind by Master Onias, the Ravenholdt's Seal. As you know, she was once a member of the Assassins' League. If you were carrying this insignia..."
"Master Onias is gone, what use is a token? Didn't you say that the Assassins' League only recognize money, not people, and certainly not a token with no practical value? Is my status less useful than a small token?"
Jiang Jie said calmly, "Besides, I'm not going to ask the Assassins' League for help; on the contrary, I'm going to help the Assassins' League. What reason do they have not to welcome me?"