Chapter XXIV
During this time, Baron Merton had been in a bad mood, and those wandering brave people didn't seem to have done anything useful except to cause trouble for him. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ As a nobleman of the empire, his fief was only thirty or forty kilometers away from the town of Aran. Although the lowest rank in the aristocratic class other than knights, Baron Merton had no small ambitions.
The Auston family, where Merton belonged, was one of the hereditary dukes of the empire, and it was only one step away from becoming a nation. If you go back in time, Merton's ancestors were involved in the war against the demon invasion 500 years ago. It's a pity that after Balk VII came to power, Merton's father's title fell again and again because he was on the wrong side, and his fiefdom was also reduced again and again.
After his father's depression, Balk VII found a reason to deprive Merton of the title of earl that Merton should inherit, and sent him to this uninhabited place after giving him a random baronial title. As for the original fief of the Auston family, it has long been divided up by other big nobles.
Merton was naturally not reconciled to Balk VII's villainous behavior, and he began his own plan since the Demon King's prophecy appeared. As a first step in the plan, gaining true control of Aran Town was a top priority.
Although he is only a baron now, as a large family, the power left by the Auston family is not only a little on the surface. If he wanted to capture the town of Arran, it would be a matter of minutes for Merton. However, once he did so, he declared that he was on the opposite side of the Empire, and he would never use that force unless he had to.
Originally, it was hoped that those rogue/rogue heroes would gain de facto control of Aran Town. It's a pity that the wild bear, who has not achieved enough and has more than enough to lose, actually got drunk and launched an attack on Paul's Cathedral with his men. As a result, the plan had not really begun, and Baron Merton's gang of rogues/gangsters had no choice but to go underground.
In fact, another brave man known as the Tiger is not much better, relying on his own support to run rampant in Yalan Town all day long, but he recruited them not to let them run rampant, becoming the underground king of Yalan Town is his own goal, these pit daddy brave people who have not achieved enough things and have more than enough failures.
Just as Merton sighed at his pig teammates, a dark shadow suddenly appeared in front of him. Before Merton could react, the terrifying momentum had already crushed him in place.
Jared swiped his fingers lightly on the back of Merton's hand, and Merton's blood instantly remained. Sniffing Merton's blood, Jared finally spoke, "The taste of the Auston family seems to be not wrong. β
Although he felt the aura of danger, as the heir of the Auston family, he must not disgrace the ancestors, Baron Merton still resisted his fear and asked, "Who are you and why are you here!" β
If this guy in front of him wants to kill himself, he doesn't need to talk nonsense with himself at all, since he didn't make a move on himself, then the probability of his survival is still very high.
"I didn't expect to be so calm, it's quite similar to Thales." The Thales in Jared's mouth is naturally Merton's ancestor who participated in the war five hundred years ago, but why does this guy know the name of the ancestor?
"Who the hell are you and why are you here?" Compared to the previous hard air, Merton's tone had gradually softened, anyway, he had already determined that the guy in front of him would kill him.
"Introduce yourself, Viscount Jared, the contemptible Tiangang Demon General, this time I came to you just to get back what was sent to your ancestor five hundred years ago." Saying that, Jared performed an unusually standard aristocratic etiquette to Merton. Reed's terrifying momentum, which had been suppressing Merton while saluting, suddenly disappeared without a trace, and Merton, who didn't have time to react, sat on the ground.
"God, Tiangang Demon General?" Merton, who was sitting on the ground, looked at Jared with an incredulous expression, he thought that the resurrection of the demon general was just a rumor, but he didn't expect a terrifying demon general to appear in front of him.
"Originally, I was just here to get back something that belonged to the Demon Realm, but now I have a better idea." Jared smiled and looked at the guy sitting on the ground in front of him: "Young man, are you interested in signing a contract with me to become a secret walker of the demon race?" β
"Demon Secret Walker? That's impossible! "I don't know why, Baron Merton didn't feel any disgust when he heard these words, but as a member of the human race, how could he become the spokesperson of the demon race?
Jared didn't listen to Merton's answer at all, his gaze kept sweeping back and forth on Merton, "The backbone is similar to Thales, but the physical fitness is not comparable at all." β
"I know you want revenge on that guy named Balk VII, right? However, if you want to fight against a human empire, it is completely impossible to rely on your current strength alone. Jared let out a long sigh and looked at Merton on the ground with a slightly regretful gaze.
As a powerful Tiangang Demon General, Jared had already successfully read Merton's memories when he met him. Thinking about the renegade demon generals who were seduced/confused by the food, Jared felt that the demons also needed to cultivate a few good "traitors" in the human race. Anyway, this place is not far from the Dragon Cave in the depths of the Rand Grassland, and it only takes a few minutes at their own speed, even if the old guys in the Dragon Cave have something to do, they can quickly go over to support.
"How can you devil know these things!" When Jared revealed the secret in his heart, Baron Merton suddenly became nervous.
"I'm not one of those devils who only know how to lure/deceive others to fall/fall, as a nobleman of the demon race, I swear by my noble status that I sincerely invite you to become a secret practitioner of the demon race."
As a member of the Demon Race, Jared is most disgusted by someone who misunderstands the three terms "Demon", "Devil" and "Demon". You must know that the demons are native creatures of the Brave Continent, and the latter two types of guys are completely invaders from another world, so it can be said that the war between the demons and other races is just an internal contradiction in the Brave Continent in the final analysis.
"I ......" I don't know why, Baron Merton's heart actually wavered. Since his father's depression, the conflict between him and Balk VII has reached an irreconcilable point. Although the Auston family has secret powers, those powers are just a joke in front of the Balk Empire, and it is almost impossible to achieve revenge on their own strength.
"By the way, your ancestor Thales was also one of the secret walkers of the demon clan back then. I've come to you this time to retrieve Thales' Walker Pass. "Seeing that Baron Merton has begun to waver, Jared has finally dropped the last bombshell.
"What, how could an ancestor be a secret walker of the demon race!" If the ancestor is degenerate/fallen, then there shouldn't be any problem in becoming a secret practitioner of the demon race, right? Baron Merton finally shattered the last of his psychic barriers.
Just looking at Merton's expression, Jared knew that he was done: "Let me ask again, boy, are you interested in signing a contract with me to become a secret walker of the demon race?" β
"I do!"
As Merton nodded in agreement, a black demonic aura suddenly emerged from the necklace on his chest, which was the token of the patriarch of the Auston family.
"Self-resonance? It seems that this chain can't be taken back for the time being? But it doesn't matter if you don't have this necklace for the time being, just kill this guy when you need to. Looking at Baron Merton, who was surrounded by demonic energy, Jared sneered a few times, in his opinion, Merton was just a relatively interesting toy.
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Okay, it's customary to be late.,Make up for yesterday's second chapter.γ