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In the room, the phonograph played classical music while Light Nostrade shook the blood-red wine glass in his hand and closed his eyes to enjoy this moment.
Lan knew that he was not looking for any bad news.
"You're here, take a seat!"
Light Nostrade opened his eyes, and when he saw Lan, the corners of his mouth raised a curve.
He smiled and warmly invited Lan to sit down.
The old butler also brought a goblet.
"It seems that we have never had a drink together like this?"
Light Nostrade smiled, picked up the noble red wine next to him, and poured it for Lan. "No."
Lan nodded slightly: "But boss, you can say what you want to say directly; don't do this to me again."
"Hahaha, I've been socializing with mafias outside for too long. I'm almost used to it."
Light Nostrade smiled and knocked his head: "Well, I won't say anything more to my own people."
He closed the distance again and then started to talk about the main topic: "Have you heard of Shadow Beasts?"
"I have heard of it."
Lan knew a little about this famous cannon fodder.
Shadow Beasts are the proudest combat unit under the command of the Ten Mafia Dons.
There are ten members in total, and each has their own unique Nen ability.
They are considered to be masters in the underworld, and they are almost at the same level in the outside world.
They are almost at the level of the owner of the Heavens Arena.
When they first appeared, they looked quite fierce.
Then, Uvogin killed nearly half of them alone.
The rest were easily controlled by Feitan.
It can be said that they played the role of perfectly setting off the Phantom Troupe.
"It's like this. For some reason, there is currently a vacancy in the Shadow Beasts unit, and the vacant one happens to be the share of one of the Ten Mafia Dons to which we belong."
The Ten Shadow Beasts under the command of the Ten Mafia Dons naturally mean that each old man has his own Shadow Beast.
Light Nostrade pondered for a moment: "The higher-ups are looking for powerful masters from us to compete for this position of Shadow Beasts."
"Boss, what do you mean?"
Lan looked at him with a subtle look: "Are you trying to get me to compete for this position?"
"Yes, but not entirely."
Light Nostrade took a sip from the red wine glass in front of him: "You are my most trusted person. If you really become a Shadow Beast, who will protect me and Neon?"
He smiled and said: "We are in the faction of the Ritz Family, so what I hope is that you can help me go there, go through the motions, and find out which underworld family the master who became the Shadow Beasts came from."
"At present, I have gained a lot of presence on the top with Neon's ability, and naturally, there are many people who are jealous and slandering me."
"If the people recommended by these guys become one of the Shadow Beasts…"
Light Nostrade's eyes were gloomy: "Even if we can't stop it, it would be great to know the news in advance."
The number of Shadow Beasts is ten, and it won't increase.
But it doesn't mean that they won't decrease.
Every time it's time to dispatch Shadow Beasts, it means that they are facing difficult and thorny guys that are difficult to deal with.
When fighting with such a character, even Shadow Beasts may be defeated.
In the original book, when Worm dies, Porcupine, Rapid Dog, and others do not have any emotional fluctuations, and it is obvious that they are used to it.
For this group of guys who are neither human nor ghost, Lan has no interest in becoming one of them.
Not to mention that they all appear to be killed and are used as foils to highlight the Phantom Troupe.
But there is one thing that Lan cares about.
According to some people's speculation, among the members of Shadow Beasts, there are creatures that are not human!
It was mentioned in Dark Continent that there is a sub-human race.
First, they look very strange, like animals; second, they have peculiar physiological characteristics and have animal abilities…
These statements are very consistent with Shadow Beasts.
In addition, when Worm first appears, Melody hears a faint heartbeat from underground and says: There's such a powerful heartbeat; is this from a human?
Even Melody has such a view, so this group of Shadow Beasts may really be related to the sub-human race.
As a mafia boss all over the world, Ten Mafia Dons cannot be unrelated to the upper V5.
Even the active gangs on the Azian continent, where the Kakin Empire is located, are all part of the eliminated Kakin royal family.
They have an inseparable connection with the Kakin Empire.
The biological father of Zhang Lei Hui Guo Rou, the third prince of the Kakin Empire who is currently quite competitive, is Nasubi Hui Guo Rou, a mafia from the Xi-Yu Family.
So, it is not difficult to understand that V5 is related to the Ten Mafia Dons of the underworld.
Moreover, the place where the Ten Mafia Dons often gather and hold the underground auction once a year is Yorknew City.
It belongs to one of the V5, the city of the Saheerta United States.
V5, the United States of Saherta, Federation of Ochima, Mimbo Republic, Kukan'yu Kingdom, and Begerossé Union.
These five countries have also challenged the Dark Continent on a national scale in the past, but in the end they all returned empty-handed.
So, it is not difficult to understand that they brought back some sub-human race.
"I know."
Lan, who was quite interested in this aspect, planned to take on this task: "Time, place, how to get there?"
"I was right about you, Lan!"
The heaviness on Light Nostrade's face was swept away immediately: "The location is in Yorknew City, near the Gordeau Desert."
"You don't need to take risks; as long as you can stop our enemies, everything will be fine."
He smiled, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "If possible..."
"It would be best to kill those people there."
Weakening the enemy's power is the most beneficial way for one's side to develop.
"I'll try my best."
Lan didn't say it firmly.
"Of course, you have helped me so much, I won't treat you unfairly..."
Light Nostrade took out two cards from his pocket.
"Over the years, Neon has been so naughty, and you have worked hard to protect her."
A bank card was handed to Lan, and the other was a card of a certain family.
Obviously, that was the enemy that Light Nostrade mentioned.
Lan accepted it with pleasure, and it was what he deserved.
Work also requires activity funds.
Light Nostrade gave Lan a few more instructions, and then he and Lan picked up the wine glasses.
"To celebrate your success in the next action."
"Everything will go well."
Ding.
The two people's wine glasses collided with each other, and the blood-like liquid inside swayed gently.
The smiles on their faces were reflected.
Lan came back not long before he set out on a new journey.
He also checked the situation of the family guards.
Kastro worked as hard as ever and was also seriously developing his own abilities and tricks.
Lan gave him a little pointer to ensure that he was on the right path and didn't need to worry about him anymore.