Chapter XI - Before the War
A day after Lu Ming and the others brought the information back from the Gaia Forest, the troops outside the imperial capital of Oreno were all transferred back to Oreno. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
As the army entered the city, everyone felt an invisible pressure pressing on the sky above Oreno, making everyone a little breathless.
It's going to be war again.
This is the only thought of all the inhabitants of the whole of Oreno. It's just that the enemy country has not waged war against Mirakaisa, and the people who want to attack the city cannot be the elves. Then, the only possibility is the royal family's own people.
Coups, forcible changes of people on the throne by force, have occurred in Miracaissa's long history, I don't know how many times. But success or failure is not a good thing for the commoners and nobles, as well as for the military. When a new emperor comes to power, there must be countless people killed along with the death of the old kingdom.
Or because it is a cripple, or because of an unfair word, or simply want to stand up. In short, death is always the main tone of a coup, making the people and soldiers unusually uneasy.
In the deserted streets, Hognette and Glass, with Archbishop Npulo, went outside a large blacksmith shop in the industrial area.
"To be honest, you're in a bit of a hurry. I'm sure the flame of the old man's embers has been obtained by the rebels. At this time, they are also desperately building weapons! Glancing at the smithy, which was completely different from the (hunter) foundry mentioned in Archbishop Tut's letter, Archbishop Nprolo sighed and said to Glass and Hognite with great displeasure.
"We know that, but what's the solution? The royal family did not train blacksmiths themselves, and the noble blacksmith royal family would not trust them, and in the end, they had to let the blacksmiths of the people make weapons. However, the folk blacksmiths were too easy to be bribed, and according to the early morning investigation, it was found that the blacksmith shops were making weapons, and some of them were taken away by unknown people. It only cost a measly fifty gold coins! Hognette was also a little dissatisfied with the royal arrangement. Even though he is pro-royal, it doesn't mean that he won't be angry at the stupidity of the royal family!
"Forget it. So be it! Sighing helplessly, Archbishop Nprolo turned to the twenty white-clothed hunters who had just arrived and said, "Block all exits and check everyone inside!" ”
"Yes!" Twenty white-clothed hunters rushed into the blacksmith shop, relying on the agility they had trained for more than a year, and they controlled everyone in the blacksmith shop at once.
Of course, except for a few powerful handymen in the blacksmith who didn't know (the hunters) who chose to resist, everyone else chose to stand up.
As a result, the hunters naturally divided the two by the unscrupulous handymen to the ground, and the little resistance in the hearts of the others disappeared in an instant.
"I'm still a little worse than Archbishop Tut who lived through the night of the hunt." Murmuring inexplicably, Archbishop Emplo walked into the blacksmith shop under the somewhat puzzled gazes of Hognite and Glass.
Just when Glass was still puzzled, Hognite suddenly thought of why Archbishop Emplo said this, and couldn't help laughing, "Do you sigh because you don't dare to act with the hunters?" Scold! ”
Then Hognette walked into the blacksmith's shop with a more confused Glass.
As soon as they entered the blacksmith's shop, several handymen who had been nailed to the ground with daggers by the hunters caught the eyes of Hognite and Glass, and they couldn't help but gasp for the hunters' steady and ruthless methods.
Unlike ordinary soldiers or agents who make it impossible to fight back, hunters are more inclined to prevent them from happening. When fighting monsters, they do not use themselves to control their prey, but only choose to use daggers or swords to pin their prey to trees, walls, and the ground.
Glancing slightly at the arm of a wailing handyman, Glass noticed that the dagger was pierced in an unusually precise position, just in the position of Tesuji! This method can completely make the prey lose the ability to fight back, so that it can directly become a waste!
Knowing the hunters' methods, Glass swallowed subconsciously and looked at Archbishop Empro, who was checking on the injuries of a handyman.
I heard him say, "The church wanted me to go to the [hunter's] camp next year, but I didn't think it was necessary at first. Now it seems that I am really going to go to further education. ”
As he spoke, he raised his head, looked at the white-clothed hunters, and said with a wry smile: "Otherwise, I will soon be compared to these young people." ”
With that, Archbishop Npulo turned his gaze to the dwarven blacksmiths, leaving them in shock.
"Can any of you tell me where some of the weapons made from the flames of the embers have gone?" Sitting casually on a chair, Archbishop Empro smiled faintly and asked the dwarven blacksmiths.
The smile was like the kind smile of the pastors when they went to church. But this smile was now set off by the wails of the handymen, but it looked creepy, so that the dwarf blacksmiths all summoned them without saying a word.
"Yesterday evening, a nobleman came to the shop, gave us fifty gold coins, and took half of our weapons......"
"Oh~ what's that nobleman's coat of arms?"
"He didn't wear a coat of arms, but the clothes on him were clothes that only nobles could wear, we all know that."
"And what does he look like?"
"His eyes are a little bigger, they're blue. The hair is brown and is short. By the way, his face is very pale and he has a notch in his ear! ”
"......" Hearing the blacksmith's words, Archbishop Emprolo and Hognette were basically able to determine who the man was.
It's just that Glass didn't understand why the dwarven blacksmiths would take the risk of selling those special weapons to that nobleman. You know, those swords cost far more than fifty gold coins!
The answer of the dwarven blacksmiths was straightforward, for the money.
Although it is said that striking iron for the royal family belongs to eating imperial grain. But the problem is that the price offered by the royal family is simply not worth the price of their longsword made from the flames of embers. Naturally, this made the dwarven blacksmiths, who were accustomed to selling a weapon and getting money for a weapon, very unhappy.
Their requirements are not high, and they should always be given the money for a long sword a month, right? But the result? The royal family not only did not give a salary increase, but also directly deducted three months' remuneration from the dwarven blacksmiths on the grounds that they were excessively asking for remuneration.
This practice of deducting money before the money was paid immediately made the dwarven blacksmiths, who were already dissatisfied with the meager wages, very angry. In a fit of rage, he sold the longsword to a nobleman who was just over and was willing to buy half of the sword for fifty gold coins. Although the price of this sharp sword is definitely not something that can be bought for fifty gold coins, it is already a very, very good price compared to giving it to the royal family.
After listening to the explanations of the dwarven blacksmiths, Glass and Hognette couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, thinking that if they handed over the mercenary organization to the royal family to get it themselves, it was likely that those mercenaries would be dissatisfied with the royal family like these blacksmiths and turn to the enemy!
"I don't know how much the royal family will give you, but it will be our Church of Light who will pay for it in the future. We give you ninety gold coins per month and a day off on Sundays. Archbishop Nprolo glanced at the street outside the blacksmith shop and said to the dwarven blacksmiths, "But if you do something like this again, I think the scientists in the camp will be happy to get a few experiments!" ”
As soon as they heard the words of Archbishop Emplo, Glass and Hognette were shocked, and the dwarven blacksmiths fell to their knees and begged for mercy: "We will do our best!" Please don't do it! ”
In this way, Archbishop Npulo asked the twenty white-clothed hunters to return to the church in the city with the handymen who had become wasters, and prepared to let the black-clothed hunters interrogate these people properly!
However, just as Archbishop Emplo was about to leave, Glass gritted his teeth and dared to ask Archbishop Emplo: "Did (the hunters) do human experiments?" ”
Archbishop Emplo glanced back at Glass and said with a slight smile: "Yes, there is, but basically they are all heinous. Of course, the crime of treason can also turn criminals into experiments for those madmen! ”
"Crazy?"
"Huh! Even the gods have made four guys, isn't he a madman? ”
“......”
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In the afternoon, Lu Ming was called to the church in the city, where he saw Hognit, Glass, Karina, and Agent 77.
As soon as he entered the church, Hognette came over and said to Lu Ming, "The fire of the embers has been obtained by Heineth's people. ”
Hearing this, Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, and then asked in a cold voice, "What's the matter?" ”
"After we got the embers yesterday, we sent them to the blacksmith shop arranged by the royal family. But he didn't think that the handyman in the blacksmith shop was Heine's man, and he secretly gave the fire to Henes......"
"Handyman? You didn't even arrange for your own people to fight, but instead chose to let the people be recruited? You should be glad that those people are Heine's men! If it's Effa's people, you won't even cry!! ”
"I'm sorry! Lord Viscount! Seeing that Lu Ming was furious, No. 77, who had to come on behalf of the royal family because the royal family did not dare to come, immediately walked over and apologized.
"Excuse me? Sorry, useful, why do you need a sheriff?! Lu Ming glared at No. 77, and then said: "The current situation can be said to be the worst time for Mirakaisa!" If Henes and Evenness had gone a little more insane, they would probably have given the fire to Alpha's elves after the coup failed!! ”
Hearing this, everyone was shocked and subconsciously swallowed their saliva.
"Why are you still stunned?! Go find Lo Trick!! Seeing that everyone was still stunned, Lu Ming was suddenly furious.
"Looking for Count Lothric?" Glass was slightly stunned, and looked at Lu Ming with a puzzled expression, not knowing why he asked them to go to Lothric.
"Go and let his Yongjira use teleportation to take him to various principalities to arrange manpower and intercept the fire!!"
"Oh oh oh!" As a result, they ran out of the church as fast as Lu Ming yelled......
Looking at their backs as they gradually ran away, Lu Ming sighed heavily.
At this time, a room inside the Archbishop Church of Emplo came out, came to Lu Ming's side, and said, "Do you feel like you have been fooled by the royal family?" ”
"In order to find out who is Henes's person among the nobles, it is too much to use fire as bait!"
"For royalty, power comes first. The state or something, it's nothing to them at all! With a bitter smile of helplessness, Archbishop Nprolo said.
"Power?" Lu Ming sighed, and then walked out.
Seeing this, Npulo couldn't help but stop him: "Wait a minute! ”
"What's wrong?"
"After two days of city defense, our church hopes that you can bring the hunters of the imperial capital to participate."
"Why?" Frowning, Lu Ming looked at Archbishop Emplo.
"You also know that our church also has the right to manage the mercenary organization that is going to be established, so in order to make those mercenaries obedient, we hope that (the hunters) can lead them to participate in the city defense war. Fight against Heineth's army. ”
"......" looked at Archbishop Emplo lightly, Lu Ming was silent for a while, and then replied as he walked out, "I know." ”
Looking at Lu Ming, who was leaving quickly, Archbishop Empro shook his head helplessly, and turned back to the room inside the church.
Here he looked at a black tin document and was silent.
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Two days later, Heines's army was quickly assembled, and they marched out of the fortress in the Gaia Forest, heading for Oreno, the imperial capital of Miracaisa!
Although there were always Ravensk spies and military scouts around to investigate the situation, Heines, who commanded an army of more than 10,000 people, did not take them seriously.
A hundred Spellbinders and a large number of dazed guards under Dolan Gureig's control after mastering the special method were enough to slaughter Mirakaiza's army.
As long as you watch out for some old monsters hidden by the royal family, it is basically not difficult to take down Oreno City.
Riding on his horse, looking at the city of Oreno from a distance, Heines had a smile on his face, whether he succeeded or failed in this battle, Ravinske was dead. And, with Evenness!
"Sister, I wish you a victorious start, enter the palace, and kill Ravinske." Laughing and muttering, Henes said to Amani on the side, "Wait a minute, remember to let your magicians keep summoning Dolan Gureig's undead to replenish our forces!" ”
"Got it! Cousin! Amani replied very respectfully. But in his heart, he doesn't know how many times he wanted to kill this woman! Although there was no way in the past, this time as long as Dolan Gureig's army could succeed, then he could use the command that Duna Xiangzhuo promised him to command the undead to kill Henes in the chaos.
When the time comes, if Evennes is killed, he will be the new king of Mirakesa, and with the support of Dolanguleg's Duna Xiangzhuo, he will achieve great things!
However, neither of them knew that Dolan Gureig's people were also waiting for an opportunity, and when the time came, she and he would both die without a place to hide. And Mira Kaisa naturally fell into the hands of Duna Xiangzhuo, allowing the power of the abyss to spread to this land!
The three forces have their own evil intentions, but who can succeed?
If the city of Oreno cannot be captured, and Evenness cannot succeed in assassinating Ravenske, everything will be in vain. So they're still working together! (To be continued.) )