Chapter 42.8-A: For the Kingdom, For Yourself
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Before more teams of killers arrive, you capture three captives and return to Swane's hideout.
Ask to capture only one, and you bring back three, exceeding the task. Perhaps this would give the irascible Duke some pleasure.
“...... Didn't I tell you to catch one and bring it back? Isn't this a waste of time? Do you think torture is as simple as smashing the red dragon's head in half a second? Waste, what can you do?" His first reaction was annoyance when he saw your rich results.
......
Duke Doom cannot be pleased.
He beckoned, and the mage next to him cast a 2-ring arcane "Detection Mind" on you, forcibly reading your superficial consciousness, and asking you not to resist in vain and voluntarily accept the spell, otherwise any magical resistance will be considered treason.
It takes some time to read minds, especially for you and the three instructor candidates, all of whom are quick brains.
Swanai took a box of needles from his subordinates,
Inserted into the first captive's fingernails in turn, slowly, gently, for fear of being inserted too quickly. Pained wails and muffled laughter complemented each other, and at least one of them enjoyed the torture. Wouldn't it be nice to have the skill of reading your minds, and casting spells directly on the captives?
The Plate Armor Warrior was sweating profusely in pain: "Kingdom Gu Worm Swanai, I will never give in to people like you!
"Very good, very good. Swanai was satisfied, "What's the point of giving in too quickly." ”
An hour later,
The plate armor warriors are all recruited, and their bodies are incomplete. They had been sent by Earl Sindelke from the West, and there were two teams of men this time......
Bonfires are lit in the caves, and meat is eaten and drunk, and Swanai laughs wildly and unscrupulously, and suddenly points at you and says, "As an outsider, be a witness? Remember to report to Your Majesty, it is "Count Sindelke". He then lost interest in the first captive and threw it to his subordinates to continue his torture to see if he could interrogate him for more information. Only then did the subordinates begin to use mind-reading on the captives.
Swanai turned his head to stare at the second captive with great interest, and the latter gritted his teeth and roared, "I curse you, damned Duke of Destruction!
"That's how the employer brainwashed you? I was here yesterday, and I was there the day before yesterday, and I was already at the top of the kingdom more than ten years ago, isn't the kingdom still glorious and rich?" Swanai laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe, "When you are nesting in a small territory and spending time with other nobles and bureaucrats, Lao Tzu has resisted tens of thousands of enemies outside the border, and I don't expect anyone other than my companions to understand this feat, hehe." ”
Svanai pulled out the letter opener and continued to cut through the wounds on the Assassin's severed arm. It seems to have mastered this technique, and each slice of meat is so thin that it is almost transparent.
An hour later,
The assassins were all recruited, and the flesh was blurred. They had been sent by Baron Legrand from the North, and this time there was a team......
"Remember, it's 'Baron Legrand' to report to Your Majesty. The little cub has a long ability.,There will be rebels near my territory.,Tomorrow some will play.,Hehe.。 "Svanet's sphere of influence is in the north, and it will definitely make Baron Legrand's death very ugly, very.
Swaney moved his hands and feet, staring at the last captive with happiness.
The dual-wielded warrior shouted: "The gods will never forgive you for such a scum! Swanai, you demon dog! will never end well, I will wait for you in the other world in advance!"
"Gods?" Swane was stunned, "Haven't you heard of the lonely outcasts?, I was guided by the gods two years ago, and I have already embarked on the path to godhood, and it won't be long before I can say goodbye to the main material plane full of waste and garbage, hehe." You can't wait for me. ”
Swanai tugged at the dual-wielding warrior's hair and lifted it above the campfire, allowing the captives to dance their legs and shake their bodies in pain, after all, if they didn't struggle to dodge, they would soon be roasted.
An hour later,
The dual-wielding warriors were all recruited, and their bodies exuded a disgusting stench. They were sent by Viscount Sulton from the East, and this time there were three teams in total, and at least ten teams from other nobles in the East, who seemed to be really unclear. But you are sure that Viscount Heikinbertham must have been involved in this operation.
Swanai threw three half-breathed captives to his subordinates and ordered them to stay alive. The three words of treason are very heavy, but they have been decided from this moment in time. Everyone is in the same country, they are all nobles, and it is really inconvenient to kill the whole family without a valid reason, and these three captives are the tickets to the "Welcome to the Massacre of the Duke of Destruction Himself" - provided by you personally...... If you don't, those three tickets will be exchanged for one, pointing directly to your territory.
army
As long as there is a madman like Swane in the kingdom, you need a regular army far beyond the combat power of the guards, otherwise you won't even have the capital to make a choice.
Swana is tired of playing,
Turning his head to look at his subordinates, who shook his head in disappointment, Swanai looked even more disappointed. He glances at you blankly, and mutters in a low voice, "Let's go, go on your stupid mission—escort me, mortally wounded, to the priests' place." Alas......"
Suddenly, the mage's subordinates whispered to Swanai,
Swanai,
His eyes widened and he exuded a dangerous glow! He looked back at the three wanderers behind you, and shouted, "Catch them!"
The two wanderers were already wanted criminals, and they had been read by the mage for a long time, so they seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and immediately turned around and rushed into the phase gate, and the speed was staggering. All of Swanai's men rushed out, chasing down the two wanderers, murderous!
What happened?
You open your arms to protect those who don't escape
A, Cloudsplitter Wanderer (Listening, Acrobatics)
B, Wanderer of the Bay of Fairy Song (Vision, Charm)
C, Ancient City Wanderer "Three-clawed Chameleon" (negotiation, raid)
She was the only one who was spared by Swane.
Maybe it's not hostile, maybe it's something else.
You didn't have enough time to get to know the three mid-platoon instructor candidates, and then you learned that they were all subhumans—covered by veils, veils, and hoods—because you heard rumors that you loved and were happy to shelter them, which is one of the reasons why they were willing to take the risk.
You stand between her and Swanai, who sneered a few times and patted you on the shoulder, "Okay, don't be so nervous. First of all, you have known each other for too short a time, and it is too far-fetched to call you the mastermind. Secondly, I don't have the slightest interest in the boring waste of soft eggs. No boasting, tomorrow I will forget about you. How about relaxing, sitting down, eating some meat and drinking? ”
The only thing left in the cavern is you, the wanderer, and the missing arm. This might be your best chance to murder Duke Doom - the Elf Lizard has special damage to Svarna, and the Wanderer can backstab. But...... On the fly, the odds are too low. What happens after you kill him? When the Vaal Pope resurrects the Duke of Swanay, there will be no more places for you in the kingdom.
It won't work.
No way.
You've missed the best chance yet...... Maybe not really an opportunity at all.
Half a minute later, Swana sighed, then got up and walked out of the cave after muttering that he was too bored, and set off for the moment. You and the loiterers followed.
Outside the cave, it was already dusk, and Swanai's men quickly gathered around their master. Didn't catch the two wanderers who escaped.
Swanai looked at Dongfang and ordered, "Let's go, grab a few if you can, and go back to drinking! So everyone went down the mountain in a mighty way, and marched on foot on the main road in the middle of the wilderness, and some of them even led their horses and deliberately did not ride.
didn't go far, and rushed over from all directions to attack more than thirty killers at the same time, all kinds of classes and not low level.
They died and fled, and they exchanged the lives of half of Swanai's men, but they didn't take Swanai. High-level warrior monks can heal themselves, and the bloodstains you see at first are nothing short of showmanship.
When Swanai accidentally bites off one of his arms by the Red Dragon, he becomes angry and contacts his companion Hawkeye Oasis about what happened. Saint-Sisilang advised him to take advantage of the opportunity to pretend to be dead fishing, capture prisoners, kill nobles, and let His Majesty reclaim his domain and dominion. The Vaal sent his best priest to wait not far away to receive him, and he was responsible for treating his severed hand.
Swanai's character can't think of such a plan as fishing,
It is also not suitable for capturing prisoners alive.
In the end, he joined the priests with only three captives, regrew his arms, and walked into the teleportation circle of the post town. I didn't say a word of thank you to you.
Theoretically, you saved the kingdom from a huge domino-like collapse crisis.
The wanderer said that there was still some personal matter to be taken care of, and that he would report to the guild later. You hired her.
Step into the official teleportation array,
You have returned to the Labyrinth Village. A whole bunch of people are "greeting" you.
Raumi was blindfolded and strangled with a black cloth, like a victim with his arms stretched out and tied high on a wooden cross. More than a hundred paladins and more than forty priests surrounded Raomi on the cross and you who had just stepped out of the teleportation array, all of whom had the coat of arms of Cloud Split. Hathaway and Melanie quickly stood by your side, while the rest of our forces were held back by the people of Cloud Split. What's going on?Why would your people let the Cloud Splitting guys go wild in your territory?
Looking at Melanie's clothes, it seemed that he had just experienced a battle, as did the front-row instructor and Annette and the others in the distance, but these guys in Cloud Splitting City were all bright. Who did we fight against?
The leader of the holy knight unfolded a piece of parchment, on which was the "Shoe Cultist Arrest Warrant" personally signed by the Vaal Pope: "Honorable Viscount, we have come to arrest the witch on the orders of the Bishop of Cloud Splitting City, but the people of your territory don't seem to know the rules, so we have to wait for you to come back and nod in person." He looked around, "Let all your guards, staff, and servants stand down...... Or are you going to be an enemy of the Pope, an enemy of the kingdom?"
He was sneering.
Hathaway whispered in her ear, explaining that in the afternoon, Cloud Splitting City had sent more than forty high-ranking paladins and priests to raid the guild. Although the absence of classes such as assassins and wanderers did not cause a real surprise attack, it was still a tough battle because of its thick defense and blood. Fortunately, there are few evil factions in the guild that do not suffer and have taken precautions in advance.
Under the influence of your divine power "Protection" realm, none of the guild staff died, but it took a long time to kill all those enemies. It wasn't until dusk that reinforcements arrived—these guys with official arrest warrants.
This time, the battle could not be fought.
The guild could only watch as the brigade of Cloud Splitting City tied Raomi to the cross, and it took a lot of effort to delay until you returned. In the face of the arrest warrant issued by the Pope himself, they can only do so much.
"So, let all your guards step down, what are you hesitating about, Lord Viscount. ”
"Urging is a sign of weakness. My family president is thinking. If there is an arrest warrant, why are you only taking it out now?"
You've met Pope Vaal once, and you've heard rumors about her, and it's not like you're going to care about the character of the little witch. It is estimated that the bishop of Splitting Cloud City got it from the Pope's niece, and the kinship is really troublesome.
No hole cards,
There's nothing you can do to resist direct pressure from the Pope himself, except to watch Raumi get captured. Think about it! Think about it, where did you offend Cloud Splitting City, and why did Cloud Splitting City raid first and then take out an arrest warrant?
You shouted: Wait! It's still some time before the teleportation array is closed, what's the hurry!
“...... The tea in your territory, I've already drunk my stomach......"
"This is the highest-grade tea that the president bought by chance a while ago, smell it first?"
The gift received before came in handy unexpectedly. But you can't delay Cloud Splitting City forever, at the latest, it's the moment the official teleportation array closes. You call Hathaway and Tong En and whisper, and the two women nod their heads and run into the teleportation array.
There is another reason why the paladins are willing to wait. The leader shook his legs impatiently, stared at the teleportation array behind you, and muttered, "I'm not in a hurry, maybe I can grab a pair right away." "He's gotten word out of nowhere, a wanted criminal has defected to you, and if nothing else, the new platoon instructor you hired will soon be back in the labyrinth village with the deadline for the teleportation array to be closed.
magical
After you destroyed the domineering guards, the shameless council hall, the market that covered the sky with one hand, and the evil forces that called for the foreign aid of legendary mages, you should have been invincible in the world, but now you are helpless with the few lines of the sheepskin scroll in front of you.
"President, we've brought it!"
Hathaway and Tong En who are familiar with the royal city appear from the teleportation array, along with the King's envoy who was supposed to reward you. This guy was dragged by the two girls in advance.
Stunned by the scene in front of him, the envoy cleared his throat: "- I am very grateful for the efforts of the leader of the Adventurer's Guild, and I will come to see you tomorrow, and I can ask for your request." ”
1. Immediately ask for Raumi's pardon. This effect lasts until His Majesty's death.
2. Make other requests tomorrow, Raumi ...... After that, I'll think of something else.
We have too many good or orderly people to support you to snatch Raomi by force on the spot.