Chapter 158: Darkness Returns
A strange bird with eyes as blood-red gems and a shiny black body stopped at Merdoc, who was badly injured and lying motionless in the grass. The www.biquge.info of Pen, Fun, and Pavilion suddenly shone on the eyes of the seriously injured Attack Spell Master.
Stimulated by this bright light, Merdok slowly and reluctantly opened his eyes. In his line of sight, a vague figure gradually became clear.
"Lord Sue—" as Merdok struggled to get up; But he saw that the body of the staff holding the staff was black and shiny, and the staff with red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and seven spherical crystals was attached to the head of the staff, and Su was wearing a plain white robe, and Su made a gesture to him not to speak.
"The Spirit of the Earth, the Mother of All Things. The spirit of the sacred tree, the body of all things. Please give this life a new existence..."Su then raised his staff and began to chant. -- Renaissance.
A green shoot burst out of the ground beside Murdok and began to grow rapidly, growing into an emerald green shrub plant that was more than a man tall and had broad leaves in a very short time.
The shrub then wrapped its broad blades around Merdock's entire body and lifted it into the air. At the same time, many flowers and trees around it stretched out thick vines one after another to the shrub.
Next, the vines of flowers and trees stretched out and were firmly tied to the broad shrub leaves that wrapped around Medoc. In a few moments, from the gaps in the wide leaves of the shrub, clumps of tender green mist continued to emerge.
At the same time, the shrubs and the vines of flowers and trees that were tied to its leaves quickly began to turn yellow. Eventually, when the whole shrub and the vines that tethered around it had withered and withered away. Merdoc came out of the pile of rotten leaves.
"Your Excellency. The incompetence of the subordinates, the failure to complete the task, and the fulfillment of their due duties, should have only been punished. But you saved your men. The subordinates are really ashamed..."Murdok knelt on one knee facing Su, his hands pressed to the ground, supporting his body; He buried his head deeply, his eyes stared at the back of his hand, and he didn't dare to raise his head to blame himself.
"Merdock. Your single act of recklessness is bound to fail. I should have dealt with you according to military law. But for the sake of you, you have been seriously injured in order to complete the mission, and there is a lack of personnel to carry out this mission.
Therefore, I must restore you to health as soon as possible and continue to serve Your Majesty. Su Li stood still, motionless, interrupting Merdok's words.
"The subordinates know that a single rash action must be the fault of the subordinates. However, the failure of this operation was not due to the fact that the subordinates were not well prepared. Before carrying out the mission, the subordinates had thoroughly analyzed Rorty's intentions; In order to catch her, a very careful plan was made.
But... (Merdoch gives a detailed account of how he was defeated by Shadow.) Crotty had already become a subordinate. never expected that such a powerful character suddenly appeared, and his strength can be said to be unfathomable. Merdoch remained on one knee and did not raise his head.
"It seems that Tuckers has indeed bet on this Crotty and arranged for such a powerful character to escort her. Come with me now. Remember, this time you have to get things done beautifully. ”
Sue ordered Merdok, then turned and left. The strange bird, whose eyes were like blood-red gems and shiny black, suddenly flew to a halt on the shoulder of the chief spell master.
The Chief Spell Mentor refers to Sue.
"Merdock. Those little brothers of yours acted on their own in Colorful Town, but they caused quite a stir. But they have not achieved enough, and they have more than they have failed; Not only did he not complete the task, but he also lost his own life. ”
Su Tou didn't reply, and reminded in a cold tone. When Murdok, who was following her, heard this, his face suddenly turned white and red with shame and annoyance, and he couldn't say anything.
Then turn to Crotty and Shadow.
"Shadow. Is this carriage also specially prepared for us? Sitting in the canopy of the new carriage made of sandalwood, with a delicate and luxurious exterior and delicately carved with multicolored patterns, Crotty could not help but ask the figure of the carriage being driven.
"Of course. This carriage is specially prepared by the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce for distinguished guests, except for the distinguished guests of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, no one is qualified to ride, and the great nobles and emperors of various countries are no exception. Shadow didn't look back at the answer while rushing to the car.
"In this way, this carriage should be specially made by the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce. The relationship between Wucai Town and the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce should also be extraordinary. The square floor of Wucai Town, the body of this carriage, and the token you gave me all have the pattern of colorful flowers, which should be the unique logo of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, right? Crotty sought confirmation.
"You're really observant. It is worthy of being the same as the master, who was once the same as the three holy generals. Still, there are a few things that go wrong. This carriage is not specially made by the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, but a style specially designed and customized for us by the post station for the Bajie Chamber of Commerce.
Secondly, Wucai Town is not special to the Chamber of Commerce. Because, in itself, it is part of the Chamber of Commerce - a branch of the stronghold. As for the colorful flower pattern, I don't think it's the only one that the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce uses as a logo emblem.
Miss. The Three Holy Generals are nothing more than a fictitious position, the captain of the gendarmerie of Cleos. It seems that the master's order for me to travel with you is indeed a very correct decision. Obviously, Shadow didn't like Crotty's inquiry, and deliberately poured cold water on it to refute.
"You... Do you mean to say that I can't do it at all? Alas—indeed. Last time at Merdok's, in Colorful Town, I was just a troublesome burden..."Hearing this, Crotty sighed and asked rhetorically.
"Nope. On the contrary, you are very good at it; However, there are still many shortcomings. The general situation should be fine for you. But the enemy we faced this time was anything but of an ordinary standard. That's why I need to help. In the same way, there are many things in this world that I can't do.
For example, negotiations with General Krosso. Without your cooperation in Wucai Town, I would have been at a loss. It is impossible for one person to solve all problems alone. Everyone has things they are not good at and can't do. That's why we need the help and cooperation of others. These are what my master told me. I used to think I could do anything.
For the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, you don't need to know. Because this involves a lot of behind-the-scenes transactions and extremely complex interest relationships, even if you are completely immersed in them, you may not understand it.
I only have a superficial understanding of how the Chamber of Commerce operates. Therefore, we just do what our master asks. The rest of the owners will take care of it. Shadow explained in detail, not wanting Crotty to continue to get to the bottom of the matter, nor wanting her to be discouraged.
"The complexity is really confusing. But if we can learn more, can't we help Tuckers more? It seems that Crotty still felt that Shadow's answer was not clear and thorough.
"The problem is that the inside story of the chamber of commerce's operation is all confidential and covered up layer by layer. If we have to reveal the secrets, we will not only waste a lot of time and energy, but also offend special interest groups within the chamber of commerce.
For example, if you know about the great nobles of a certain country or the king himself, he is an important investor in the Chamber of Commerce; and inadvertently revealed the news and made it public; If the great nobleman or the king is discredited, he will inevitably be angered and retaliated against.
Doing so will not only not help the master, but will put us in great trouble. -- The gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, you and I just need to concentrate on doing our part. Shadow stopped the carriage and turned; He stared into Crotty's eyes with an unquestioning look, a very patient persuasion.
"Shadow. You're right. Hopefully Tuckers does what you say. We do our own thing, too. Seeing that the shadow had already said this, and it was futile to ask questions, Crotty had no choice but to agree with the other party's statement.
"That's right. Miss. For everything, it's not about knowing more about things, the better. Curiosity killed the cat. It is especially important to correctly understand the positive and negative effects that coexist in the same thing, and the complexity of opposing each other. The shadow turned around, sat back on the horse, raised the whip in his hand, and sighed.
What you mean is that everything has a good side and a bad side, and there are complex opposites to each other. Is that right? Crotty tried to make sense of the Shadow's words.
"That's right. This is the effect of a double-edged sword. The Five Elements Chamber of Commerce has an extremely large force, and there will inevitably be a lot of shady things lurking. When you expose it, you break the taboo, and that's the bad side.
If we don't ask where this great power comes from, and just use it according to the rules, we can get great help from it, and that's the good side. Shadow replied as he continued to steer the carriage.
"Alright. Let's talk about something else. This horse, for example, seems to be the same as Merdock's. Why don't you replace it? Crotty stood up in the canopy, pointed to the horse pulling the cart, and asked.
"That's a good question. The same thing. To change a horse I had to be in public and use the spell taught by the master again. And this kind of spell, you know, is evil in the eyes of others. Actually, I don't know how to drive, and I can't drive; It's just that he controls the horse with a spell and pretends to be a coachman.
- I'm not omnipotent. Leaving the enemy's horses in Colorful Town is also not the right thing to do, and if you don't do it, it will cause unexpected trouble. Shadow sighed without looking back and replied. When Crotty heard this, she couldn't help but think: It seems that you also have helpless times.
Suddenly, there was a frenzy on the ground. On both sides of the boulevard where the carriage traveled, rows of trees were suddenly scraped off one after another. Countless branches and leaves were swept up by the wind, and they swooped down on Shadow and Crotty. The crackling of broken branches and the whistling of the wind combined into a very noisy symphony.