Chapter 15: The Hermit
How strong is the strength of the Count Waltz, this is obviously a matter of opinion between the wise and the wise!
On the balcony on the second floor of Earl's Castle, the "Earl Waltz", dressed in casual clothes, was leisurely looking at the garden downstairs. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
On the garden square, which was wide enough to rehearse the military formation, the new commander of the guards was speaking the half-baked lingua franca of the Gods and Demons Continent, and was enthusiastically lecturing the earl guards!
The Countess, who was still having trouble with the Count seven or eight days ago, meekly followed the Count, looking at the soldiers downstairs, her eyes could not hide her surprise, and occasionally swept the Count's gaze, which was full of fascination!
This woman has never been stingy with her attitude. When many people are still using attitude as a state of mind, it has become her weapon. Although many of her methods are still too immature, it must be admitted that she is really a very smart woman and does not lack decisiveness.
Three days earlier, Grand Duke Runkman had sent a letter home to the second daughter, which was also an ultimatum.
Unexpectedly, the Countess tore the letter to shreds after only a little double glance, and even ordered the messenger to be taken down for the crime of attempting to murder the Count!
The messenger's stunned expression at that time shocked the maid who had married the count's house with the countess. These little maids did not understand why the Countess's attitude had changed so much before and after.
Even if the Earl has shown all kinds of miraculous means in recent days, the "adults" who are about to move in the territory have died down!But... After all, he is arguing with the entire Empire of Light, the Church of Light, and the God of Light behind the church!
How can human strength, no matter how strong, resist God's will?
Where there is good, there is negative, and where there is oppression, there is resistance. In this world, there is no shortage of groups that resist the gods, but almost all of them are followers of the demon gods, and they are all hidden in the shadows!
There have been many cases in the past of such public expulsion and beheading of the clergy of the Church as Count Waltz, but none of the parties involved have had a good result, including some powerful overlords who have been annihilated in history!
For example, the recent Immortal Dynasty, which has disappeared for less than ten years.
The strength of this suddenly rising kingdom is unbelievable, and some of the arguments it preaches are also extremely demagogic, and the natives can't imagine how the Immortal Emperor was able to gather such a powerful heart!
However, this land overlord can leave a strong mark in the annals of history, and after it became a miracle country that resisted the siege of the nations, it was easily destroyed in the hands of the "Son of God"!
The contrast between before and after is too strong, making the viewers and hearers more in awe of the gods!
No matter how powerful an earl is, can he be more powerful than those great men in history? Can he be even more powerful than the Emperor of Buluo?
This is indisputable in the minds of normal people!
Standing on the balcony, Ling Qi looked at the high-spirited "Zhu Zhang" downstairs, felt the ambition in this person's heart, and suddenly had a sense of overriding history!
History is created by people, or it is the great men who lead everyone to create history. History has formed the river of destiny, and at least it is an important part of the river of destiny! Ling Qi has not been able to directly interfere with the river of destiny, but he can interfere with history, so as to achieve the goal of interfering in fate!
Standing at Ling Qi's current height, he already somewhat understands why some existences who have jumped out of fate still want to use chess pieces to set foot in the river of fate!
For example, this little Zhu Zhang, a native of the Martial Immortal World, is a protector of the Demon Sect.
If it weren't for himself, would he use the Demon Sect in the future to take advantage of the momentum and soar into the sky?
It's impossible to say for sure, but it can't be ruled out!
Because compared to the realm of a martial arts master that this person could never break through in his life, his military and political talents were ten times and a hundred times higher than his martial arts qualifications, which was really too outstanding! To what extent was Zhu Zhang's military and political talents outstanding? When Ling Qi looked at him from a new perspective, he suddenly found that he was a chess piece that was even better than the protagonist!
The protagonist can only partially influence the direction of history, but this person can help himself create history!
Although, Ling Qi is already a golden immortal, he is simply above history, and there are countless ways to change a piece of history!
However, under the premise that Ling Qi didn't want to use the Golden Immortal-level power casually, and he couldn't expose the "New World", characters like Zhu Zhang were very important and had obvious use!
Ling Qi can rely on the perspective of the high and the essence of the golden immortal to easily build an invincible iron army that makes mortals tremble. But this invincibility is only the solid foundation of domination, not the whole of domination!
Many people subconsciously ignore this, thinking that power can solve everything, including the former disagreement, but is this really the case?
Violent power can indeed solve most problems, but only the combination of odd and positive is the king, for a thriving group, in addition to the simple and rough power, the development of slow work is also very important.
In fact, if he hadn't been able to face up to a talent like Zhu Zhang, he would still be a little jealous of him - not afraid that he would turn over, but that he would do bad things.
Zhu Zhang will not be the commander of the earl's personal guard now, but the real commander of the army, or the chief minister.
It can be seen that Zhu Zhang is very satisfied with the identity of the commander of the guards, and he has no awareness of suspicion at all.
First, he did not fully recognize his own value; second, this was a strange world, and the stunned status quo meant that the object of his allegiance was as unpredictable as the gods and demons! Everything in front of him was clearly a sign that he was being reused by the "gods and demons"!
For the average person, it's no different from being hit in a pie.
The new batch of earl guards, strong individual strength, greatly satisfied Zhu Zhang's desire for power!
Half of these guards were Demon Sect hermit masters, and Zhu Zhang, the Demon Sect Protector, had no qualifications to order them in the past.
The rest, the most exaggerated ones, have the same origin as the black-armored warriors in the army, and can no longer be called human. These "people" have a team combat ability that can completely beat ten streets of any ace team, and their individual strength is three points more powerful than that of the Demon Sect masters!
The other few are almost at the bottom of the strength, the indigenous masters recruited in the past few days, although they have been controlled by Ling Qi with secret methods, but they can only be responsible for miscellaneous work in the escort team...
As for the old guards of the Earl's Palace, there is no one by Ling Qi's side now.
Guards are different from maids, as long as the latter is not an eyesore and can be loyal to their duties, Ling Qi has no superfluous requirements. And the guards, in the next turmoil, must have a certain "self-preservation power"!
In Ling Qi's opinion, although those old men were somewhat loyal to the Waltz family, they were not of much use at all.
Even if loyalty is counted, there is no doubt that this group of people is more at ease now. So those "old men" were all sent to the barracks by him. If you have the ability, you can still be a small soldier, and if you are incapable, early retirement is the best destination! As for the private soldiers under the command of the former earl... Those who have reached the level of professionals can also serve as errands and auxiliaries in the army. It's not even a professional, no matter how strong you are, it's better to go home and plow the fields!
Now the several legions under the Earl's command, put in the countries of the mainland, are all elite standards among the elite, and the royal guards are not so demanding!
And the guards guarding the castle, the weakest is also a master-level powerhouse in the God and Demon Continent, the average strength definitely exceeds that of the grandmaster, and the strongest is already a holy domain powerhouse at the level of the Zhenguo powerhouse, and in the martial immortal world, it is also a proper grandmaster, and it is even a few points stronger!
It can be seen from this that Zhu Zhang, the commander, is indeed in a high position! Although after leaving Ling Qi, he is afraid that he will not be able to suppress even the small soldiers! But this guard of only 80 people is already a powerful army, and it will not be a problem to directly bulldoze a few principalities!
If the real Earl Waltz sees such a scene, no matter how surprised, I am afraid that in the end it will be overstimulated and he will have a direct stroke!
And these, the invincible iron army, the guards of the Sanctuary, are only the most insignificant wings under the command of the current earl!
Obviously, the rise of the Waltz family is now! And the original supporters of the Waltz family, as long as they have some brains, even if they can only see a scaly claw, what reason is there not to follow the little earl crazy?
After seeing Ling Qi's various miraculous methods, and receiving several harshly worded private messages from the family, the countess, who did not have much choice, naturally extinguished the idea of returning to the family.
Others think that she is fickle and capricious, but in fact, it is nothing more than the change of time, making the best and most correct choice for herself.
Even the old butler has started to do things conscientiously again, no matter what Ling Qi wants to do, will he make his descendants nobles! A little ambition, in the face of the black storm against the sky, has long been extinguished by the bloody wind that rolls up!
Everyone will have a choice based on their own cognition for unexpected situations, and they all think that their choice is the most appropriate and correct.
Therefore, in the face of the count's madness, the Pope wanted to suppress him fiercely, but the emperor, who received the latest information, decided to postpone the plan to send troops to conscript. The Grand Duke's intelligence system is far inferior to that of the royal family, even if he is related to the earl, due to the lack of the latest information, he immediately dissociates himself from this son-in-law. Although the Countess did not implicitly point out the Count's current strength, it was a pity that the Grand Duke was stubborn and did not believe it at all, and even did not hide his intention to destroy his relatives in righteousness! The rest of the people who did not know either did not care about themselves, or they responded to the call of the Church of Light and prepared to embark on the road of holy war.
After the count left the castle and went to inspect the barracks. The Countess summoned several of her maids to her side again, and told them not to have any further contact with the Duchy of Dragonman, including some family letters, and to stop their correspondence.
This is to prevent the information in the territory from being inadvertently leaked, and usually the nobles will be so careful when doing big things that they even forbid the people to go out. The Earl didn't seem to care about that at all, it didn't matter if it would be leaked, and some people in the outside world did know that his strength was extremely strong. The Countess could see the Count's confidence, but she chose to be more cautious. If nothing else, just to show an attitude!
Now that he has made a choice, he must do the best he can! Compared with the father who is about to take her for a fool and wants her to make sacrifices for the family, the mysterious husband by his side seems more reliable! At least, he has no intention of sacrificing himself, whether it is because he has no remaining feelings or because he has no value to be sacrificed in his eyes. At least for the current self, a husband is a better choice than a father!
Even if it is already a devil in human skin, even if he is ready to turn the world into hell, he is not afraid of falling and incarnates as a banshee.
The countess, who was once called "Black Rose", was willing to marry the Earl of Waltz back then, but not because he was handsome, or sacrificed himself purely for the benefit of the family, she was not so great!
As early as seven or eight years ago, among the secret rumors that prevailed in aristocratic circles, there were some legends about Doug Waltz. It is rumored that this half-elf, the only legitimate heir to the Waltz Count, is actually a believer in a certain elven god, and there are even legends that show that this person is still a god!
When the Countess married the Count, she may not have been without this consideration.
The alien gods are inferior to the major righteous gods, this is already a public matter, and even the Church of Light will secretly suppress the believers of the alien gods to ensure the spread of the glory of the God of Light.
But even if it is a foreign god, it is a god of order, and it is not in the scope of the canon's explicit suppression, and it is impossible to be burned at the stake because of belief in them. And because there are fewer believers, foreign gods tend to be more generous to believers than ordinary righteous gods.
When the Countess married the Earl of Little Waltz, she was ready to convert. Unexpectedly, the little earl never mentioned this stubble to her at all, as if he was a believer in the pure God of Light. Maybe the little count still doesn't trust her enough, or maybe the rumors are really groundless. But the Countess never expected that although the Count Waltz was not a believer in a different god, he believed in a certain god, but a demon!
In the Continent of Gods and Demons, gods and demons are actually the masters of the continent!
Although demons are weaker than gods and less popular than alien gods, they are also high-ranking beings beyond the reach of human beings.
Now it seems that this demon's support for the little earl is even more unbelievably firm, maybe the earl is the demon's doppelganger!
In any case, such a demon, without too many options, is not a good choice?
"Gods and demons are beyond our reach!"
"On the contrary, they are high up, but they always look at the mortal world, and always want history to develop in the direction they need. ”
"We human beings have made rules and made history, and there are many heroes and heroes who have passed away, as bright as meteors, and there are countless heroes!"
"Countless inspiring stories, such heart-wrenching epics, are actually just us adhering to the will of the gods and demons and performing them on stage!"
"I'm not willing, are you willing?"
"I always believe that human beings should not be cattle and sheep of gods and demons, and should not be puppets of gods and demons!"
"So, I'm here!"
In a deep valley, a scene of blue water ripples, a sword-wielding young man stepped out, and behind him was a warrior riding through the sky!
The young man had an ordinary appearance, except for a pair of eyes that were unusually bright, as if burning with some kind of burning faith.
The young man was dressed plainly, as if to hide the glory on his body.
The young man's long sword was simple, as if it was to hide the golden blade!
If you are a player who has experienced the battle of the fall of the Immortal Dynasty ten years ago, you will probably never forget the miracle child, the child of destiny, and the bug man of this indigenous world... Ivan Bolt!
This man who was the first time that the gods took the initiative to send down an oracle and claimed to be the son of God is undoubtedly the most successful "son of God" in the history of the Gods and Demons Continent!
There has never been a Son of God who has achieved such a brilliant achievement as Ivan Bolt in such a short period of time!
This person is the myth of the Gods and Demons Continent!
After disappearing for many years, he returned, bringing with him that invincible army!
Eagle Plateau, Sahamu Oasis, a herdsman's home.
Mingura chopped a piece of wood with an axe, his movements were simple and smooth, and his expression was calm and calm, as if he was not swinging an axe, but "truth".
If this man's posture falls in the eyes of the strong, I am afraid that he will be noticed immediately, and even shocked!
However, in this small place, probably no one will ever know that the "honest man" Bengura is actually a great master!
"Minggula, don't you have to go to Sulun Canyon to practice lately?"
His wife, Yare, walked out of the back room and looked at her husband chopping wood with some concern.
Everyone else thinks that Bengura is an ordinary herdsman and woodcutter, just like countless nomads on the plateau.
Only his wife, Yare, knew that Bengura had a glorious past, and although she didn't know much about Bengura's past, it didn't prevent her from worshipping him.
In fact, it was precisely because of this worship of the strong that the youngest and most beautiful tribal flower of the Evan tribe resolutely married Minggula, who was still an outsider at the time.
In the past, every once in a while, Bengura would leave home for a while. Others thought that Mingura had gone to some nearby tribes to trade daily necessities, because every time Bengura came back, he would bring a lot of daily necessities. Only Ya Er knew that Mingura was practicing in a very dangerous place more than 100 miles away, year after year, and never stopped!
Bengura has never shown his strength in front of outsiders, maybe he is afraid of something, Yari doesn't know why he wants to hide himself, but chooses to trust.
Bengura tossed the axe aside and gave his still young wife a doting look.
"No need, I won't leave in the future!"
Bengura's words, far from sweetening him, filled him with worry.
"Bengula, are you..."
Yari suspects that there is something wrong with Bengura's practice, or that something has happened that is causing her to be depressed.
Although this will not have any impact on their lives, Mingura is still not what Yare wants.
Ya Er doesn't mind that she will have a long time with this man, because she loves this man, so it doesn't matter if he is a reclusive powerhouse or an ordinary herdsman, because it is her own choice.
But she hopes that in the future, her children, her children's children, can embark on a different path because of their father and grandfather!