Useless guy. ”

Lin Chi was not surprised by Kel's unreliability. After all, the Lich was not genuinely loyal to himself, but to serve the legendary "Lich King".

However, since Cthun was already awake, as long as he didn't rush to alarm it, the "Elder God" should continue to stay where he was, and it was unlikely that he would suddenly escape.

Moreover, the forest where the old gods are hidden may also be used as weapons......

Lin Chi was thinking about it, and there was a gentle knock in front of the door again, and when he opened the metal door, the white-clothed saintess who had gone out to investigate before had reappeared in front of him.

"The investigation is over?" Lin Chi asked.

"Yes." Molya nodded, "I'll tell you." ”

……

"Wake up...... Please wake up! ”

The faint female voice in his ears made the fat man turn over a little irritably, but the voice did not disappear, but continued to shout:

"My lord, someone is visiting!"

"Huh?"

The man opened his small eyes and blinked vigorously, and the blurred scene in front of him slowly became clear, and the anxious face of a maid appeared in sight.

"What's the matter with you...... New to the new arrival? The Chancellor of the Exchequer smashed his mouth impatiently: "Uncle, I don't like to be woken up, don't you know the rules?" ”

"This is the general's request, and General Qin asked me to come......" The maid lowered her head, as if she was very afraid: "Please don't punish me." ”

"Huh? General Qin? ”

Hearing this name, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was still a little confused, seemed to have been slapped in the face, and instantly sobered up a lot: "How could he be here......"

"My lord, what's wrong with you?" The maid was surprised and asked, "You seem to be ......."

"It's okay, don't bother me." The Chancellor waved his hand, as if to drive away flies: "Get out!" I'll be fine right away. ”

Due to his large body, he has difficulty moving, so he usually gets dressed with the help of a maid. But today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not do so, but slowly sat up from the wide bed, bent down and reached under the bed.

After preparing for a while, he changed into his usual blue robe, and brought back the small hat he usually wore on his head, his fat belly shook and shook, and every step he took sounded with heavy footsteps.

"Hoo ......"

The Chancellor of the Exchequer reached out and touched the sparse beard on his face, walked out of the bedroom slowly, and came to the lobby of the house, only to see a dark figure, already waiting there.

"General Qin, it turned out that you are here...... Chancellor hurriedly bowed his head, and there were a few more layers of wrinkles on his chin: "Welcome!" ”

"Don't be polite, I'm not here to gossip, Minister."

General Qin's eyes under his helmet were bloodshot, and it seemed that he hadn't slept well: "Come with me to the Flame Wind Palace immediately, there is something serious." ”

"What's wrong?" The Chancellor of the Exchequer looked confused: "Although the young master has passed away, there is no need to be in such a hurry?" I'll take care of the financial aspects. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, follow me." General Qin said and turned and walked out the door.

Although he didn't know what was going on, the Chancellor of Finance ordered his subordinates to prepare their carriages and follow General Qin and the Red Armor guards to drive in the direction of the Flame Wind Palace.

In the early hours of the morning, there were not many pedestrians on the streets. They arrived at the Flame Wind Palace without any problems, and the soldiers guarding the gate immediately opened the gate.

Perhaps because of the death of the lord, this palace seemed to be burning, and it was extremely silent at this time, but it carried a sense of solemnity.

As the residence of the great general, the Yanfeng Palace fully embodies the style of "governing the country by force", whether it is inside the palace or in the annex outside, you can see all kinds of weapon racks and decorations in the barracks, and even a few catapults and heavy ballistas.

The carriage stopped in the corner of the Flamewind Palace, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer slowly stepped out of the carriage, followed by a gray-clad coachman.

Although it looks inconspicuous, the coachman's sturdy physique and the cold light faintly flashing on his wrist still reveal his bodyguard identity.

"Call me over so early...... It's not working time yet, is it? The Chancellor of the Exchequer said angrily, and the fat on his stomach trembled slightly.

General Qin didn't make a sound, but just walked towards the main hall of the Flame Wind Palace with the Minister of Finance, and the two red-armored guards stepped forward quickly and pushed open the wooden door of the main hall.

As the two doors opened to the left and right, the first thing that appeared in front of me was a gray fur carpet, and along the carpet, there were two rows of weapon racks on the left and right, the metal throne in the middle, and the ...... sitting on the throne

"Ah......h

Seeing the young man sitting upright on the throne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer could hardly believe his eyes, his mouth bent into a downward U-shape, and his legs went weak and almost fell to the ground.

I don't know how long it took for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to finally make a stunned voice:

"Young master?"

"It's me." The young master smiled: "Don't kneel, just flat." ”

Unlike usual, today next to the steel handrail on the left hand side of the young master, leaning on an inconspicuous short sword, although the right hand is empty, it seems to be holding something, and it is not completely clenched.

"You...... Welcome back! The Chancellor of the Exchequer was so excited that he began to stutter: "I'm so happy to see you alive—"

"Don't talk about that." The young master waved his hand, interrupting the other party's words, and then suddenly asked, "Why do you want to take my guards?" That's your order, right? ”

"What order? I don't know......" The Chancellor of the Exchequer looked dazed: "What are you talking about?" ”

"He's saying, why are you giving us an order to go and escort the cargo."

A white shadow walked out from behind the throne, Shen Wenchong clenched his fists silently, and the expression on his face was full of anger: "Did you plan the assassination?" ”

"What assassination?" The Chancellor of the Exchequer shook his head in confusion: "I've been busy solving the problem of gold coin trading in the city recently, and I haven't done anything else?" ”

"Don't pretend to be garlic!"

Shen Wenchong gritted his teeth and wanted to continue questioning, but was stopped by the young master:

"Calm down, Shen Wenchong."

"Young Master ......"

Shen Wenchong glared at the fat man viciously, but finally took a step back and stood on the side of the throne.

Seeing the innocent appearance of the Minister of Finance, Lin Chi, who was playing the role of the "young master", was still very calm, sitting on the throne with no intention of moving at all, and said in a slow voice:

"Chancellor, you are very unhappy with me...... Right? ”

"No, there is no such thing...... "The Chancellor of the Exchequer nervously touched the hem of his shirt.

"Don't look at me like this, I actually know everything you think and think." Lin Chi said softly, "I know, you used to be the richest merchant in Flamewind City, and you have always worked hard for trade, but the young master ...... I didn't respond to your proposal, so that Flamewind City's foreign trade was put on hold for the time being, right? ”

"Uh...... Nothing. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had a few beads of sweat on his forehead.

"You think I'm too incompetent to succeed the previous lord. Having me succeed to the throne would only lead to the ruins of Flamewind City, and I even considered finding someone else to replace him, right? Lin Chi continued.

"No, no......" the Chancellor's head shook like a rattle.

"Your legs are shaking, Chancellor." General Qin, who was standing aside, commented.

"I, I want to go to the bathroom......" The fat man was almost unsteady on his feet.

"No need, things will be settled in a moment." Lin Chi stood up as he spoke, took a step forward, walked down the throne and stood in the hall, and looked at several people in the main hall:

"I know you have an opinion about me, but it's not surprising. I confess that the 'me' of the past is indeed decadent and unfit to rule this territory. Even General Qin is dissatisfied, right? ”

After the young master spoke, General Qin admitted without hesitation: "That's true, you are too indecisive, and you don't care about political affairs, and only care about your own happiness. But ......"

Speaking of this, General Qin's words changed: "A soldier should obey all orders, no matter how incompetent you are, I will serve you until death." ”

"Are you looking for death?" The Chancellor of the Exchequer whispered: "How dare you say such a thing......"

However, in the face of such a "big disrespectful" speech, Lin Chi was not angry, but turned to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and said with a smile:

"You are very dissatisfied with me, but you don't dare to complain, and you only mention a few words to your confidants."

"I don't understand what you're talking about......" the Chancellor of the Exchequer is still playing dumb.

No matter how stupid he is, this man knows very well that as long as he admits it here, he is very likely to incur death. What's more, not only is this guy not stupid, but he is also one of the shrewdest big businessmen in the city.

Seeing that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was still pretending to be stupid, Lin Chi didn't say anything more to him, but just came to the gray-clothed man beside the Chancellor, looked at the flat-headed man with cold eyes, and asked:

"What's your name?"

The man was silent.

"He's the chancellor's personal bodyguard." General Qin made an introduction for him.

"I know, I just wanted to ask his name."

Lin Chi said and took another step forward, stood beside the man, and looked at the other party's face: "Look at your appearance, you should also be a soldier-"

Clang!

A silver light flashed, and Lin Chi retreated sharply at that moment, and the blade of the sword stretched out from the cuffs of the man in gray made the Chancellor fall to the ground with a weak leg.

At the moment when the man in gray attacked, General Qin also struck out suddenly, swinging a decapitating axe and slashing at the back of the opponent's neck, but was easily avoided by the man in gray.

"Traitor!" General Qin roared angrily.

The red-armored guards swarmed up and tried to subdue the man, and Shen Wenchong immediately blocked in front of the young master. But the man's power is obviously more than that:

Bang!

The clothes on the gray-clothed man's body suddenly burst open, and at the same time, the red-armored guards under the command of General Qin were also knocked away, and the exposed body had no muscles, but was covered with silver metal.

"It's ...... Ancient Trick Armor? Shen Wenchong's mouth opened wide in astonishment.

Driven by the "Mechanical Exoskeleton", the man seemed to have turned into a humanoid Gundam, and without looking back, he used his Hidden Blade to block the decapitator axe from behind, and when he turned around, he slammed into General Qin's waist with a heavy punch, causing cracks to appear in the pitch-black armor.

"Young master, danger!" Shen Wenchong dragged Lin Chi and ran away.

As a fanatic fan of mechanical arts, Shen Wenchong knew the power of the equipment on the other party's body, although the young master also wore the mechanical equipment he provided, but compared to what the man was, it was not worth mentioning at all!

Hearing a loud noise in the palace, the guards at the gate also rushed into the main hall and quickly surrounded the man in gray. However, with their combat strength, they are no match for that man!

There was another loud bang, the whole palace was trembling, and the three soldiers who were blocking in front of the man flew out backwards and fell not far from Lin Chi's side.

General Qin roared and rushed forward, the crimson blade of the decapitating axe bringing out slender light and shadow. The Chancellor of the Exchequer ran backwards, trying to get out of this dangerous battlefield.

The man stared at Lin Chi deadly, his eyes seemed to be dripping blood, and at the same time as he was charging at high speed, the "Young Master" suddenly stopped his retreat:

"Zhao Luo!" Lin Chi shouted out the name he had seen through the "Lord's Eye".

The man in gray was stunned for a moment, but his movements did not slow down. Seeing that the other party had already killed him, Lin Chi directly pushed away Shen Wenchong, who was protecting him, and his right hand, which seemed to be empty, suddenly swung forward!

Bang!

The sudden explosion engulfed the two people in the center, Lin Chi rushed out of the smoke and dust first, and Zhao Luo also followed out, watching Lin Chi's right hand vigilantly.

Although he couldn't see the appearance of the dark sword, it was already an obvious fact that the young master's right hand was carrying a weapon. Even Zhao Luo, who was wearing the armor of the Trick Technique, did not dare to take it lightly.

"You faint ......"

As soon as Zhao Luo was halfway through his words, a large amount of blood suddenly spurted out from his back, and his legs fell to the ground with weakness. General Qin's pitch-black figure appeared behind him at some point.

- How did this guy do it?

He didn't notice General Qin's movements at all, and when Lin Chi was still surprised, he saw that General Qin had already swung his decapitating axe again and cut off Zhao Luo's head.

"Wait a minute." Lin Chi said.

Hearing the young master's order, General Qin didn't have any intention of stopping.

At this moment, a black mist shrouded General Qin's side, accompanied by an irresistible force, forcibly stopping the axe blade that was swinging.

"You have to be decisive at this time, young master." General Qin shook his head: "Do you want to forgive the assassins?" Sooner or later, he'll do it again! ”

"No, I just want to ask him a few questions." Lin Chi lowered his head as he spoke, staring at Zhao Luo, who was seriously injured and had lost his combat effectiveness.

"You hired the robbers before, right? Why did you assassinate me? Because I'm a faint gentleman? ”

"I'm ...... In order to...... Flamewind City! ”

A mouthful of blood spurted out of Zhao Luo's mouth, and there was still a burning anger in his weak voice: "You ...... A mediocre and incompetent ruler will only bring about the complete destruction of Flamewind City! ”

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