Chapter 53: Usurpation
"You, bastard, do you know what you're talking about!"
Bowers trembled angrily, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Ling Qi, his face full of disbelief. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The conference hall facing the gate immediately became audible, and a waiter who had rushed to hear the sound had just run to the corner to see the scene, and immediately turned around and left.
Out of fear of Ling Qi's force, Powers was angry, and took a few steps back vigilantly, he didn't see the captain of the city guard who was still gloomy at the guests before, and even his pupils contracted in horror at this time.
"Wu... Wizard !!"
The only woman in the room stood up with a thud, breathing heavily in the face of the long knife that appeared out of thin air.
Bowers' eyelids jumped again, and only then did he realize the subtle dissonance in the scene.
Ling Qi grinned at the corners of his lips, and his handsome face was full of evil energy.
"From now on, the town of Long Lake will be taken over by me. ”
"Nedin, Farion, use the here and now as a base to remove all obstacles that might cause trouble to my actions, including those who do not know how to fear and those who dare to resist!"
Without much time for the other party to react, Ling Qi gave a categorical order.
The two captains of the guard turned into two bolts of lightning in an instant, one rushing towards the terrified Powers, and the other flashing towards the location of the corridor.
Although there were not many garrisons left in the house, in addition to those taken away by the clerk, there were still five or six guards, and these were all unstable factors. Fortunately, there was only one captain left in the hall, and it was obvious that Powers had a lot of confidence in him, even though he had already experienced last night's fiasco!
"Come on!!!"
Powers hissed and roared, but without leaving a complete sentence, his head flew into the air.
The captain of the city guard, who had failed the lord's trust, decided to resist until then, and he hesitated but finally made the wrong decision.
The man drew his weapon with a bang, and his voice mingled with the terrified shouts of the merchant representatives present.
Barton stared at the murderous devil who was supposed to be called Farrynn.
He has a reason why he must stand up, far beyond the skills of others, and he is destined to be unwilling to do nothing. At this time, even if failure will affect the family, he will not hesitate to do it!
He didn't believe that all those people had the skills of this devil, even if the mayor died, when the soldiers outside reacted, these fanatics would still be ambushed after all, and at that time he would probably become the new hero and new mayor of Long Lake Town!
All he had to do now was save his life and wait for things to get bigger until the guy who had been the least popular guy showed up. He believed that bastard would be able to subdue the devil in front of him, and he knew the details and secrets of everyone in Long Lake Town!
Clang!
Blocked! Blocked!
Barton, who was slashed by Farryn and took three steps back, was ecstatic in his heart, although he was not the opponent of the other party, but he was now fully armored, and the enemy did not even have decent armor, cloth clothes and a single sword. It's not a competition now, there's no need to be fair at all, all he has to do is save his life, and besides, he won't underestimate the enemy again!
It was with such belief that the middle-aged Barton played at a super level, panting and resisting Farion's onslaught for three rounds.
His eyes flashed with cunning and excitement, and he thought he could escape from the devil's hands!
This confidence was shattered by another turn of events, and it turned into shock.
As he struggled to figure out how to deal with the mighty Farion, he seemed to have chosen to forget another crucial factor - the wizards of humanity!
But does that need to be considered?
Wizards can always perform miracles, but all wizards, as long as they are not gifted grandmasters, have never heard of being able to defeat a powerful warrior with sorcery!
Middle-earth's sorcery is ultimately only a support, an extension of a rare talent. Today, however, he has seen how effective it can be when witchcraft is used for destruction!
It was also at this time that Farion launched the fourth round of attack, with a gloomy gaze and a dark arrogance.
His movements became faster and more violent, and Patton's eyes only reflected a silver light that pierced the throat of the wealthy local merchant in an arc!
It was ten times more swift and swift than the nightingale's morning dance!
Ling Qi didn't even move, the dagger tied to his leg seemed to be held by a pair of invisible hands, stabbing at an absolutely impossible angle and speed to a certain councilor who was screaming like a pig.
Patton's resistance came to an end with the wailing of the merchants' representatives, who paid the same price for their mistakes.
Come to think of it, with two "loyal" subordinates accompanying him on the road, Powers will not feel lonely on the Yellow Springs Road.
There were three official members of the parliament in the room, and the others were some idle people who attended the meeting but were not qualified to speak, so there were only three in detail.
In addition to the dead merchant representatives, the beautiful women and Benn of the working class, who represented the handicraft industry, all closed their mouths in horror, and of course the few idle people did so.
They were in a hurry, and they could see that they were very panicked, but they did not shout as indiscriminately as they had seen before, and tried to summon the guards.
Ling Qi was slightly surprised by the performance of these people's knowledge, he didn't expect that there would be so many acquaintances, he was going to let Changhu Town bleed from here.
When you try to do something unexpected, it's always hard to estimate the reaction of others, but it is generally related to the change of interests involved in what you are going to do, and how well other people feel about you.
For example, the relatively small hostility of a beautiful woman should be attributed to his handsome appearance, and it is believed that few alien properties can resist his charm, which is a kind of capital that is easily despised, but it is indeed very useful.
As for the attitude of other people, it can only be said that Bowers is really unpopular, and everyone has long had the idea of changing the mayor of the town.
Naturally, no one likes bloody executioners, so these people really don't mean anything good to him, and they are full of fear.
Perhaps, he could have used another relatively modest method to gain power, which would have been more successful, but would have wasted more time, and he did not think that the small town of Long Lake was worth his more energy.
The fight upstairs ended faster than expected, and when Nitin came down with a few soldiers who were originally on duty, Ling Qi nodded unexpectedly.
He didn't ask his subordinates to deliberately win over everyone in advance, but he did let them make friends with the soldiers who were not very happy in the local area in advance.
He certainly doesn't leak plans in advance, and he doesn't need to. With "friendship" as the foundation, I believe that interests will make most people make the right choice.
Good birds choose trees to perch, what kind of people lead what kind of soldiers. The greedy mayor and the greedy officials can only bring out a group of miscellaneous soldiers who are even more greedy than them.
Even if everything is miscalculated and the volatile heart does not go in the direction he wants, he retains the last resort.
It was more straightforward and simpler, and it was not the first option, because if he did, he would end up with a bunch of hateful women and children, and a broken town with no oil or water to fish.
It is true that he will not waste more time to control Long Lake Town, but he does not mind playing some more effective small means under the same conditions.
This includes the early movement of the followers, as well as the use of Elfried!
Enough foreshadowing, but also heavier chips are needed to lay the foundation for victory.
I saw him wave out of thin air, and a wooden box that was a foot square fell to the ground, and fell to pieces with a thud, and the gold, silver and jewelry were spilled on the ground.
He didn't know how many times he had used this method, but he was familiar with the road and tried it repeatedly.
There are so few things in the world that are difficult to buy with money, money can't buy everything, but it can buy nine out of nine, including the fickle human heart.
"Alright, you all listen to me now. ”
"I... Lynch, from the land of mead, is the generous owner of the mead, and has the heart to bring wealth and warmth to the inhabitants of this town, so that everyone can live a prosperous and stable life. ”
"Maybe you will think that I am a strange usurper, maybe you will suspect that I have ulterior motives, and it doesn't matter, because you can't deny that I have the strength and financial resources, which are what you need most at the moment!"
As Ling Qi spoke, he kicked the ground casually, and immediately a large piece of gold and silver flew up and splashed far away.
A gold coin minted by an ancient Noldor Elf rolled to the old mayor's fat headless corpse, and the side with the hero's head on it happened to fall in a pool of blood.
Ling Qi was satisfied with the stunned gaze of the crowd, and he waved his arms like a careerist who was preaching some kind of rhetoric, trying to turn his audience into a cheap tool he used to achieve his goals!
"You can indeed doubt my intentions, you have the right to do so, but you cannot ignore the gift I can bring you!"
"In my territory, the wealth there is not what you can imagine, everyone can have enough food and clothing, and the elderly, women, and children will also be supported and cared for free of charge!"
"Ask yourself, isn't that the kind of life you've been pursuing?"
"Of course, if you are lonely and have never heard of the land of honey wine, and insist on misinterpreting my kindness, I can't force everyone to support me!"
Ling Qi pretended to be helpless, and pretended to be powerless, his posture looked extremely funny against the backdrop of the three corpses lying on the ground, but no one dared to laugh, let alone question it.
Perhaps in their hearts, Ling Qi's words were indeed not credible, and the few people he brought were far from enough to subvert the entire Changhu Town.
But with his status as a wizard and the devilish skills of another man, it was definitely not a big problem for him to take down these ordinary people who were not skilled in martial arts.
No one is a fool, so Ling Qi easily got his first success, with the first batch of support... Compromisers.
"Very well! It seems that you all realize that this is going to be a good opportunity for everyone. Now, then, please take a gift from me, it's a little bit of my heart. ”
Ling Qi gestured to the wealth on the ground, and seemed to have regained his self-confidence.
"Trust me, this is just the beginning!"
He ended his speech with a pun intended, but the great charisma evoked the atmosphere that the ancient leaders had when they ascended to the heights, even if his speech was too naked to turn some people off, even if he didn't use his talent for demagogy, it was still too easy to buy off those who were short-sighted.