Chapter 384: A Turbulent Situation
Kavin, this chapter is very cardgy, and it will be sent out first when it is too late. I'll change it, and I'll look at it again without a word.
Arno suddenly vomited blood and fell unconscious, and Raymond was caught off guard.
The dungeons are infested with monsters, which are not safe and not suitable for surgical treatment. The "Ghost Regiment" did not dare to delay, and returned to the Giant Hotel without stopping.
In the rented laboratory, there is a large medical equipment placed in Lulu, where Arnold and Noble can get the best treatment.
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The eldest son examined Arno's injuries with instruments and began the hectic surgical treatment.
The situation is very unpromising.
Raymond watched the whole operation and naturally knew that Arnold's condition was not good.
On the operating table, there are many wounds on Arno's body, punctures from high-level spells, burns, blunt injuries... The most serious thing is the spell erosion of her internal organs.
This was the fatal wound she had left when she and the "Dragon Catcher" besieged the mysterious man in the Crystal Palace. That "mysterious person" is very likely to be a demigod-level powerhouse, and the methods she uses are by no means ordinary, even if Lulu suppresses the information with all her might, but that powerful force is still violently destroying Arnold's upgrade...
In the face of such a serious injury, Lulu also had to use some extraordinary treatments.
Cutting off necrotic muscles, bloodletting and compression, scraping bones to cure poison...
It is said that it is a healing operation, which looks more like a butcher slaughtering red meat, and the whole operating table looks extremely bloody.
Maybe it's a pain,
Arno actually woke up on the operating table, she looked at Raymond, and the instinctive vigilance on her face instantly dissipated. She uttered a sentence in a very weak voice, "Master, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you." ”
Raymond didn't say much, and responded lightly with three words: "Live." ”
This cold-blooded assassin, who had never said a word when he was mortally wounded, was now like a sick kitten, extremely weak. The scarlet spots on her skin, like budding plum blossoms, were about to stretch out.
Raymond knew very well that this was a sign of a curse eruption, and if the flowers bloomed, they would die, and the gods would not be able to save them.
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Finally, two hours later.
"Whew... Life saved for the time being. ”
Lulu stitched up the last wound on Arno's body, breathed a sigh of relief, and began to pack up the instruments.
"It is very difficult for the wounds of high-level natural spells to heal normally, and her injuries are already fatal. What's more, there's also the curse effect..."
He sighed slightly, looked at Raymond with a serious face, and said, "Captain, this time the curse on her body was completely triggered by the injury, and even the 'Curse Suppression Elixir' will no longer have any effect. There are ten days left at most, and if the curse is not lifted, she may be in danger..."
"yes, I see."
Raymond looked at the angry Arnold, his expression was a little solemn, and he said, "I have already communicated the news to Senior Capone." With him in his hand, the elders of the Voodoo tribe should be able to help. ”
The need to lift the curse was imminent, or Arno would surely die.
Only a few great elders of the "Voodoo Tribe" can lift this curse, and now there is a Voodoo Secret Elder Lu Qika in Gafatron City.
But that kind of chieftain-level big man of the giant clan, it is impossible for ordinary people to come forward and ask him to help, let alone Arno's special situation.
Therefore, the first time he was in a coma in the dungeon Arno, Raymond dialed Capone's phone bug and told him about the current situation.
He thought that since Capone knew the former giant king Uli, he probably had a way to invite the secret elders of this voodoo tribe.
Regarding the relationship between Raymond and the "Blood Emperor Regiment", Capone has no reason to refuse.
What's more, Arno helped the "Blood Emperor Regiment" a lot in the battle of the Crystal Palace before.
Reasonably, Capone is also willing to help with this.
If such a CP9 captain can be saved, it will be much more convenient for the future layout of the "Blood Emperor Regiment".
I don't want to, an accident happened!
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The reason why Capone readily responded to Raymond's request for help was because he was sure that he could pretend to be like this.
After all, more than twenty years ago, the influence left by the fleet of "One Piece" Delos in the land of giants is still there, which is not too much trouble for him, the captain of One Piece.
Although Capone has no friendship with that Ruqika, this vampire boss also has a few old friends of giants with no low status.
He thought that he would speak himself, and that this little favor should be helped by his old friends.
But it was this connection that Capone discovered a big problem.
He only found out that those old friends had an accident, and they disappeared...
The situation in the Kingdom of Giants is even more complicated than expected.
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"Boy Raymond, I have bad news for you..."
Not long after the operation, Raymond received a call back from Capone.
Hearing this opening tone, he immediately knew that something was wrong.
On the phone bug, Capone spoke in a serious tone about the problems he had encountered.
"I just contacted those old friends of mine and thought it was just a minor issue to lift the curse. I never thought that when I contacted a few old friends, something would happen... I suspect that they may have been secretly eliminated by the World Lord. ”
Back then, the elder brother of the "Giant King" Uli was the captain of the "One Piece" Delos fleet, which means that the "old friends" that Capone knew were all staunch supporters of Uli, and they were all "hardliners" who advocated the anti-world government!
Now the situation in the land of giants is very chaotic, the "Burning Thorn Tribe" has taken refuge in the world government, the "Forest Tribe" has a vacillating attitude, and the "Voodoo Tribe" with a special status is out of absolute neutrality...
And the [Montenegro] Rut, the chief of the "Mountain Tribe", and the chief of the "Frost Tribe", Colt, the chiefs of these two tribes have always been "hardliners" who advocate the independence of giants, and they are also the key figures who ultimately decide the situation in the land of giants.
Now Root has been plotted by the World General Government to be killed.
Capone felt that the only person he could talk to was Colt of the "Frost Tribe".
But contacting this old friend made Capone suspicious.
On the other end of the phone bug, Capone said slowly: "Colt, the chief of the 'Frost Tribe', is also an old acquaintance of mine, and it stands to reason that he will never refuse to help me a little. But I haven't mentioned the curse yet, I just talked about the past, and I found something unusual, and that guy felt very 'strange' to me! ”
Raymond: "Strange? ”
"Before Uli returned to the 'Giant's Ancestral Land', he gave me an explanation of the arrangements for the future...The rebellion of the 'Burning Thorn Tribe' has already appeared, Uli actually knew about it for a long time, and he also guessed that after he left, the Giant Nation would fall into civil strife."
Capone didn't say it directly, but explained more of the cause and effect: "And 'Frost' and 'Mountain' are the two tribes that are the most determined among the five tribes to resist the World Governor's government, and they are also the backhands of Uli's arrangement. Our 'Blood Emperor Order' came to Gafatron this time, in fact, to cooperate with the actions of their two clans, and strive to turn the situation around the Giant Country. Now that Root is dead, Colt's attitude has become a little strange..."
"But... Wasn't Colt always opposed to Cron's election as the 'Giant King'? ”
When Raymond heard this, he was also puzzled.
Not long ago, Colt had a big battle with the chief of the "Burning Thorn Tribe", Cron, and he should be a staunch "hardliner" in that way. But why did you listen to Capone's tone, like that guy suddenly turned against him?
That's when Capone voiced his guess: "I'm weird too... As far as I can see, after Colt and Crone were injured in that battle, his attitude changed very strangely! Like... Someone else! ”
Raymond: "What do you mean?" ”
"Now I still need to verify something, and I'm not sure what happened to Colt for the time being."
Capone's tone was also a little puzzled, and he said: "But judging from the current situation, the layout of the World Mansion in the Land of Giants is far beyond our imagination, and the means left by Uli have been almost cleaned up. If we go according to the plan, we may be in a big fight... And, I guess, there will be a big change in ten days! ”
Raymond: "Big change? The war you mean? ”
"Not bad! That's the day we planned to go to war! ”
After a pause, Capone continued, "Ten days later, the new King of Giants will be enthroned, and when the time comes, Kron Gulabash will become the new King of Giants. I got secret information that he would vote on whether to merge the five tribes and join the World Government... Originally, this voting ceremony would definitely not be successful, but now it seems... I'm afraid there are variables. ”
"I see."
When Raymond heard this, he suddenly realized something.
Now the five tribes of the land of giants, the two staunch "hardline" chieftains, one has been assassinated, and the other has suddenly changed his attitude... The original two-to-two votes suddenly became very subtle.
Capone continued: "If the vote is successfully reached, and the majority of votes are passed through the Giant Kingdom to join the overall jurisdiction of the World Government, then all the preparations we have made will be useless. Once the five major tribes express their position, it is absolutely impossible for me to change the 'Blood Emperor Regiment' alone. ”
Hearing this, Raymond also knew what the bad news that Capone was talking about.
He asked, "You can't get the Voodoo Elder to help lift the curse now?" ”
"The elders of the Voodoo tribe are old 'conservative' diehards, and their job is to ensure the continuation of the Giants. As long as there is no danger of extermination, they will remain absolutely neutral. In addition to obeying the Giant King, those old stubborns will never listen to an outsider. Besides, twenty years ago, because Captain Delos 'kidnapped' Tarzan (Ulrita's own brother), those old stubborns didn't have a very friendly impression of me..."
Capone sighed slightly.
Back then, Tarzan gave up the throne to become a pirate, and almost didn't make the old guys of the Voodoo tribe mad.
"Since there is a problem with Colt, it may backfire if I come forward again. So, until this is fully figured out, I probably won't be able to help much..."
"I'd even like you to help me confirm if Colt has really joined the World Mansion if necessary!"
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Hanging up the phone, Raymond was full of thoughts digesting what Capone had just said.
He had thought that with the intervention of the Capone boss, it would be easy to solve Arno's curse, but he didn't want to make it even more complicated because of the complicated situation in the land of giants.
"That's it, since grandma can't help, I have to go there myself."
Raymond's brow furrowed, and things seemed to be back to a distant point.
Fortunately, there was a little bit of means laid out before, at least Arno's curse was not completely hopeless.
After thinking about it, he didn't ask Capone to go to an acquaintance again, but decided to go there himself and meet the voodoo arcane elder Lu Qika first.
After listening to Capone's previous words, it is not difficult for Raymond to see that the layout of the World Mansion in the Land of Giants has already begun, and the degree of penetration has far exceeded the appearance.
Raymond also had to be a little vigilant, in case that Lu Qika was also infiltrated by the World Mansion, wouldn't they deliver it to the door?
Without much delay, he left the laboratory and went directly to the "Old Hogg's Potions Shop" at the foot of the sacred tree.
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Recently, the city of Gaphat Tron has been very lively, because the news of the appearance of ancient dwarven ruins in this underground has spread, and countless adventurers flock to the city every day, and the city is full of people.
The annihilation of the Twelve Sages' Tucker Battle and his party was a "special event" that was more serious than the situation in the Land of Giants. The world's government also reacted very quickly, and soon a large number of secret agents were infiltrated in the city.
Nowadays, countless adventurers sneak into the dungeon every day to hunt for treasure, and it will become more and more troublesome for the people of the world to investigate the truth.
Raymond is once again at Old Hogg's Potions.
Because of the previous foreshadowing, the favorability has been brushed to "friendly".
He chatted and farted with Old Hogg familiarly, and soon brought the topic to the arcane elder Lu Qika.
Coincidentally, Old Hogg actually said that Elder Luqika was on Potions Street, and he happened to be free today, so he could arrange a meeting for him!
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Not long after,
Raymond took Old Hogg's gilded letter of introduction and came to the door of an advanced voodoo laboratory.
There was a huge toothless pterosaur guarding the door, and it looked at the dwarf human in front of it and said, "Human, what is the matter with you?" ”
Raymond hurriedly took out the letter of introduction, handed it over, and said politely: "Venerable Elder Ruqika, I was recommended by Mr. Hogg and wanted to ask you about the mysteries of voodoo. ”
He had heard old Hogg mention that this pterosaur was Elder Rusika's mount, clever and greedy for money.
Of course, it likes nothing more than to hear others respectfully call it "Elder Rusika"!
Sure enough, an anthropomorphic joke appeared on the pterodactyl's face: "Hehe...The leader of the 'Ghost Pirates' [Ghost] Raymond, when did he become a high-level potions master who traveled all over the world?" ”
Raymond's name in Gafatron is not small now, and it is reasonable to be recognized by the "dragon".
He straightened his chest, the seven-star Potions Master's medal shining brightly, "As you can see, pirates are the most misunderstood identity of the world, and potions master and adventurer are my true profession. ”
As he spoke, he took out another bag of colorful gems, handed it to the old dragon, and said, "A little respect, it means." ”
The pterosaur looked at the letter of introduction, then at the jewel bag, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Okay, you go inside."