Chapter 1844: Diriji's Shadow
As the saying goes, thousands of people wear it, but only sycophants don't wear it.
Exaggerate the credit of the other party, no matter how much you do, you will not be hated.
After hearing this, the faces of the more than 20 people in the room softened, and one of them said: "It's not just that there are more than 20 of us left, we are just the elected representatives, responsible for negotiating this matter with you, and now that we have confirmed the sincerity of His Majesty the Orc King, I will inform the other of you of His Majesty's thoughts, and then make a final decision." β
"Please hurry," I said, "and if you delay for a second longer, you may have a chance of a disaster." β
When the crowd dispersed, I pulled a chair over and sat down.
Boss Wren also pulled a chair, sat opposite me, and said in a low voice: "These people, although they have been suppressed for thousands of years, still value the glory of the family very much, so they have such an arrogant attitude. β
"It's okay," I waved my hand and said, "It's a good thing to have a strong sense of family honor, and you can use this to stimulate their fighting spirit, but about this operation, I have always had a bad premonition, I'm afraid there will be a sudden change!" β
Boss Wren narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Are you worried that Carter Horton may have known about our actions?" β
"It's just a guess," I said, "of course, it's probably because I'm too tired." β
"It's really hard for you this way for our business" Boss Wren raised his eyes and looked at the garbage mountain that was higher than the city wall, and said in a deep voice, "I have to cross the dirty sewers and climb over the disgusting garbage mountain." β
"That's not the point," I shook my head, "mainly because on the way here, I met a mouse the size of a pig, and was introduced into a fantasy by the relief on the sewer wall. β
"Can the reliefs on the sewer walls lead people into a fantasy world?" Boss Wren looked at me suspiciously, his eyes full of disbelief.
"It's normal if you don't believe me," I said, "and if someone suddenly tells me a similar experience, I think he's making up a story." β
At this point, I paused and asked, "Have you ever heard of the name 'Diregi'?" β
Boss Wren's face froze, then his face sank, his eyes were sharp, and he said in a low voice: "Where did you hear this name?" β
"Illusion," I said, "Before I left Illusion, I asked for the monster's name, and it said it was Diregi. β
Boss Wren's eyes were shocked, his expression changed, and after a few minutes, he muttered to himself, "Could it be ...... Didn't lie to me? Is all this true? β
I frowned, nudged him, and asked, "What are you muttering?" β
Boss Wren had just come back to his senses, and he glanced at me with a complicated expression, his eyes full of hesitation.
"What's wrong?" I smiled and groaned: "When did Boss Ren, who has always been resolute, become so indecisive?" β
Hearing me say this, Boss Wren gritted his teeth, seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "I have indeed heard the name Diregi. β
"You can see that from your expression," I said with a smile, "but I'm curious, where did you hear that name?" β
"My father used to tell me when I was very young," Boss Wren recalled: "It is said that during the time of the melee before the legendary heroic period, this was not a capital, but a prosperous village, and the villagers lived and worked in peace and contentment, and everything was prosperous, but at some point, a mass of asphalt appeared in the village, and it was still alive!" β
"As soon as it appeared, it flew to a cave not far from the village, where the entire village had its drinking water."
"Soon, the water source was polluted by monsters, and the original pure water turned into a turbid lilac, and even if it was filtered, it could not return to its original color."
"Because it is the only source of water in the village, the villagers have no choice but to continue drinking the polluted river water, which just tastes strange anyway, and they can endure it."
"The villagers' ideas were still too naΓ―ve, and a few months later, a plague suddenly broke out in the village, and the plague came too violently and quickly, and before it could even be cured and purified, all the residents of the entire village were infected, and in just a few days, more than half of the villagers died."
"When the news of the plague spreads, there is not a single living person left in the village, and the principality will not rush to act for the safety of a village, they plan to wait until all these people are dead, and then set fire to the entire village, and the plague in the province will spread to other places."
"The principality's idea is very right, and the measures taken are also appropriate, but they still underestimate the power of the plague, in the next half month, the four villages and a town bordering here were all attacked by the plague, to the surprise of the principality, this plague is extremely difficult to treat, and it spreads rapidly, unless a third of the principality's doctors and priests are summoned to help, they can only abandon the city."
"After weighing the two sides, the Principality abandoned the four infected villages and one town, and began to work on the protection of the remaining towns, and the decision of the Principality's top leaders chilled the hearts of countless people of the Principality, and within a few days of the order, millions of people took to the streets to protest and denounce the inhumane acts of the Principality's high-tops, and at the same time, other Principality's imperial forces also took the opportunity to launch public opinion attacks to shake the country's foundations."
"In the midst of internal and external troubles, the Principality's top brass was forced to retract its resolution and send a team of doctors, priests, scholars, and adventurers to explore the plague area, including my ancestors as guards."
Boss Wren swallowed his saliva and continued: "The process of investigation is very difficult, not only to find clues to the source of the disease, but also to be mentally prepared to be infected anytime and anywhere, and once infected, most of the end is death." β
"Fortunately, the ancestors and their party were wise enough to quickly determine that the source of the plague was here, and after repeated consultations, the group decided to take a risk, and in the end, they found the asphalt-like monster in the cave and fought fiercely with it."
"Twelve powerhouses of the national power level, ten of them were killed, only one doctor left, and only one priest left, in the face of such a tragic picture, the asphalt monster whose whole body had already been shattered laughed strangely, and said something that made the ancestors shudder."
Taking a deep breath, Boss Wren said slowly, "It said, 'It's just my shadow, I'll be back.'" ββ
"So," said Boss Wren, "I panicked when I heard you mention Dirigi, a name that not only represents strength, but also plague and death. β
"Such a terrible history has not been sung by the troubadours to warn the world, and I have to say that the troubadours during the melee were really inactive."
"No, it's not that they're inactive," said Boss Wren, "If you hadn't mentioned it today, I wouldn't have told you about this secret history, it's a nightmare, and I'd rather never tell it." β