Chapter 257: Coercion
Fort Blazing, the square ahead;
There are a few guards at most on a normal night—but now, hundreds of people are gathered here;
In addition to the soldiers in the Blazing Keep, there are also quite a few adventurers...... and some of the people who watched the excitement, who either lived near the square, or who had taken refuge in the city and had just arrived here;
"It doesn't seem like we're too late. At the edge of the square, Eddie motioned for the phoenix to stop—no need to squeeze near the podium in the middle;
At the other end of the square, a small group of people arrived under the "flock" of the guards, and without turning on the optical analysis module, Eddie also knew that they were the "magicians";
Just now, when the two of them had cleared the adventurers who were blocking the way and continued to rush towards the square, the magicians also used sound transmission magic to communicate with the entire city - judging from the multiple sources of sound from different distances, they must have arranged something like "sound" in several places in the city in advance;
This must be in their preparations.
The guards around the magicians are not there to keep them safe—they are to keep an eye on them;
If it weren't for the fear of the situation of the demonic beasts outside the city, they would have taken down these magicians who had nowhere to hide.
Those magicians threatened that if they dared to do anything to them, they would completely destroy the plan that could save the city, and let the entire outer area of Blazing City be buried with them;
Shimmer couldn't do anything about it, so he had to keep the guards under his watch and not let them escape.
"Did you hear the noise on the edge of the wall before?" Eddie heard the crowd nearby discussing something,
"I heard that those were made by the magicians...... They launched something into the nearby forest!"
"That's why the demonic beasts outside are roaring like crazy?
"What the hell is going on? Didn't those magicians be fine before, why were they suddenly about to be arrested by the Earl? and made the outside of the city look like that?"
"Keep watching, you'll find out soon!"
Did you throw all the magic powder used in the rage into the forest...... In the absence of an escape from Blazing City, this "all to the end" approach would obviously gain more bargaining power;
...... But the city had apparently suffered.
The magicians walked to the podium rather arrogantly—they also supplemented the lighting with light magic, and looked particularly magnificent in the night;
Count Shimmer was at the gate of the castle with more than 200 soldiers, but he was helpless about the situation here.
If you take them directly, these people really destroy the formula and don't explain the solution, what should I do?
The leading magician glanced contemptuously at Shimmer's side, and then continued to address the entire city:
"Good evening, fellow residents of Blazing City...... I would have liked to have spoken in a more conciliatory tone, but the situation is infuriating;
You should already know the orders the Earl has given to us magicians—yes, he will take us and throw us into the dungeon...... You all know what happens after that. What a treachery!
Obviously, when we first came to this city, he agreed with us on the terms: we will help deal with the monsters here, and he will pay us enough to pay us...... But now, before the reward is paid, he's going to solve us for the recipe of the magic powder!"
There was an uproar among the surrounding people—apparently quite a few believed the rhetoric;
But there are still some people who don't want to believe it.
"But pull down, these people make a lot of money, and those magical beasts are the ...... they get"
"Directly catch and torture all those people for a few days and nights, don't believe them and don't recruit them!"
"What a group of people who can act!"
The magician had apparently noticed the hostility of those around him, especially the Count;
So he took out a small piece of paper from his bosom, and the magicians behind him—six to be exact—all took out a similar one;
"Now, what I have in my hand is a magic powder formula that can calm those restless monsters and solve the city's crisis, and it is divided into seven parts...... For the sake of secrecy, none of us knew what was written on the recipe of the other six!"
This...... What are they going to do?Eddie's brow furrowed, could it be......
Under the shocked gaze of everyone in the square, the seven magicians tore up the pieces of paper in their hands in unison, ignited them with fire magic, and then swallowed the ashes!
"Now, this recipe is only in our heads!" the magician smirked, "We have already set up forbidden spells on each other! As long as one of them is tortured, the memories in the minds of the other six will be affected...... When the time comes, this recipe, hehehe......"
It's not impossible...... Add asked Heathtim about it, this is the kind of leak-proof magic that does exist in the world - it's just that it's more cumbersome to arrange, and the consequences are incalculable, and the average person ...... Or that normal people wouldn't use it;
But if these schemers are suspicious, maybe even their own people are guarded, it is indeed possible to do such a thing......
"I know you may not believe it! You can get a trusted magician to come up and make sure!"
Count Shimmering immediately sent one of his magicians to the court—and it wasn't long before the magician came down with a black face;
Apparently the magician on the stage was not lying.
"Don't worry, we're not trying to bury all the innocent people with us, we're just asking for a reward...... We should have been paid. The magician's tone softened considerably, "As long as we can give us the agreed reward, we will make the recipe public immediately!"
Agreed remuneration?
"Twenty thousand golden dragons. The magician stretched out two fingers and shook them, "As long as everyone in the city hands us 20,000 golden dragons, we will tell you the recipe immediately!"
Even for an Earl City, such a quantity cannot be taken out casually.
The Earl's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but the roars of demonic beasts that came from outside the city from time to time told him that it was not okay not to be calm;
At the very least, you can't touch these monsters until there is a practical way to deal with them......
"Rest assured, we are not in a hurry. The magician on the stage spread his hands, "I'll give everyone plenty of time to think, as long as the roar of those monsters doesn't disturb your sleep, you can wait as long as you want!"
Oh, by the way, until everyone makes a decision, we will stay in the grand room of the Kyaukyue Hotel, I hope you can make a decision soon~"
As she spoke, the magicians stepped down from the stage and walked away with a more pompous gesture than they had come;
And Count Shimmer's side...... It's going to blow up.