325. Several options
The face is flat and plain, but the killing intent in it can be heard by anyone.
Seeing that there was no other expression on the faces of the others, Li Kai left the sacred judgment hall they called with No. 1.
Back in the room, Li Kai showed a deep groan on his face, "Today's method doesn't work"
Main Quest: Protect Hera and successfully return to the royal capital +5
Main quest 2: Destroy the Inquisition
Mission Success: Unknown
Mission Failed: Obliteration
This is the quest panel after Li Kai successfully reached a deal with the royal family, and Li Kai guessed that if he hadn't made a deal with the royal family, the main quest two should not be this. And the fact that the reward of this quest has reached an unknown level shows that it is not so simple to complete.
"It is very likely that there are some members of the jury who have the existence of the Sage behind them" secretly thought about the next action, the door of the room was gently pushed open, and Hera's shadow appeared in Li Kai's field of vision.
"Mr. Kay ......"
Looking at the thin shadow, Li Kai beckoned the other party to come in.
"What's wrong?"
"Mr. Kai, I saw those brothers and sisters today"
Hearing the other party's words, Li Kai nodded lightly and motioned for the other party to continue, but even if he didn't say it, Li Kai could guess something.
There is only one position of the king, and those who dare to come to the royal capital at this time don't need to think about it, they are all against the guys who have that position, and most of them don't even have backers, what will happen to such a person when he sees Hera who has just come to the royal capital and has the support of two members of the court?
Of course, it was jealousy, envy and hatred, and it was the kind of envy and jealousy that couldn't be hidden at all, and the twisted table that tried so hard to hide but exposed was still too terrible for Hera's little guy. So under the protection of the Sage, seeing the hideous appearance of those brothers and sisters, Hera was frightened, and she who had just risen to become a queen was now in a mess, and she didn't know what to think about in her mind. She didn't know what to make, and she didn't even know where she said what she was saying, everything was too terrifying for her at a young age.
"And then?"
Li Kai's calm voice and table made Hera's nervous heart ease a little, and she took a deep breath, she just wanted to say that she planned to no longer participate in the struggle for the throne, but the next second her mouth was closed, and she thought of what the sage who guarded him said today, "If you want to be a qualified queen, then the first thing to do is to hide your thread, because only then no one else will see through your thoughts"
At this time, she looked at Li Kai with her eyes flickering as she drove fear away from her, and suddenly shook her head, "It's nothing, Mr. Kai, can I become a qualified queen?" ”
Seeing that the other party was a little dodging his eyes, Li Kai smiled and said, "Of course you can, as long as you do it seriously, go to see, and understand, you can become a qualified queen, as for the matter of your brother and sister jury, you don't need to think about it at all, that's my business."
"Got it, thank you, Mr. Kay"
"Well, go back and rest, there won't be such an easy time for the son after that"
"Mr. Kay, goodbye"
After Hera walked out, Li Kai chuckled, "It seems that there is still some growth, although it is not big"
……
Night fell, and a pitch-black black panther slowly walked out of the dark corner beside Li Kai.
Mark Place
"Zizi...... Ok, hosts"
As one location after another was marked by One, all the locations were memorized in my mind. Then he stood up and disappeared into the shadows with No. 1 again.
The next day, the entire court was silent, and everyone looked at the others warily. Some people even looked in the direction of Li Kai and No. 1.
"It seems that some people are trying to play some tricks, otherwise the one he supports will never be able to ascend to that position" A fourth-order mage looked at Li Kai on the seat unscrupulously, because he was fearless, in addition to his confidence in his own strength, but also because there was a sage behind him.
There was a pretty clear difference between him and the flame mage from yesterday.
"That's right, some people are a little unruly, and they would assassinate a member of the jury, it's just bold, I think such people should be completely cleansed, otherwise the prestige of the jury will really be gone" The woman with the two short knives on her waist also said in a frustrating manner.
Like the fourth-order mage, she also has the existence of a sage, so she and the other party have always been the masters of the inquisition. And Li Kai's addition made them feel a sense of crisis, so they let people test Li Kai yesterday. But the result of the trial was that nothing was tested, but it made the other party's position in the jury more solid, after all, not all the members of the jury wanted to be killed by Li Kai, a barbarian.
That's right, Li Kai in their eyes is a barbarian, and he can only rely on
The barbarian who solved the problem with violence, when he first came to the royal capital, the other party killed a member of the inquisition, and then he even started with the sage. The next day, two more people were killed in the judgment hall, and even civilized people were unwilling to do such a simple thing as finding a reason before they did it, what is the difference between this and the cannibals and barbarians in the wilderness?
No. 1 seemed to be not a person at all, but an inanimate object in everyone's perception, and his head was raised, and as his gaze scanned, No. 1 spoke, "Jury? A place of glory? It's ridiculous, this is just another jungle, and the law of the jungle is still enforced, but you have hidden him in the shadows, and in this case, the alien lord must have blood and bones if he wants to occupy this place."
'Bang'
"Are you acknowledging that you were responsible for the deaths of nearly twenty members of the Jury yesterday?" The woman slapped the short knife on the table in front of her, and the killing intent in her eyes slammed towards No. 1.
There are also small groups in the jury. And half of the people who died yesterday were from their side, and according to this situation, they have been kicked out of the battle for the throne in advance this time, because if each prince wants to become a king, in addition to killing all the rest of the heirs to the throne, the most important thing is that he must also have the power to suppress the unwilling family to turn the tables, that is to say, in addition to the strength of the royal family after ascending the throne of the king, he also needs to have another power group to balance.
And it is obvious that the power of the prince queen he supports, that is, the strength of their gang is no longer enough, they can only stop before the dust settles on the throne, otherwise they will definitely be bitten and bruised by the rest of the wolves, even the saints must obey such a dark law.
Li Kai finally moved, raised his head without the slightest breath leaking, and the eyes hidden under the shadow of the hood intersected with the other party's gaze, "Are you unleashing your hostility on me?" ”
As soon as these words were finished, everyone in the judgment hall, the woman who was wrapped and released the killing intent, trembled. After all, Li Kai in front of him is different from those guys who want to set up an archway, the other party will really do it without scruples, and even if the sages behind them have said, if there is no need for that, it is better not to provoke the other party, after all, the sandstorm mage is indeed a little difficult to deal with in the Karo Empire, even if they have become sages, but they still don't want to face Li Kai who has sufficient geographical advantages, and the gains outweigh the losses.
But the woman, who was already greatly weakened, couldn't show any weakness at this time, after all, she still wanted to participate in the later forces, so at this time, she could only look at Li Kai, and her killing intent was restrained, looking like she was going to fight hard.
"The death of those people proves that they are not worthy of being members of the jury, just a bunch of garbage. Being around these people is an insult to me, and don't you think fifty is a bit too much for the jury? The benefits are only so big in total, and if fifty people divide them, they can't even eat enough, so it's better to reduce the number of members and let the strong eat and become stronger."
Glancing around, seeing that some of the people in it seemed to be a little unusual, Li Kai continued, "And what kind of jury does not block the king's order because it is the same as what you want, it is simply ridiculous, except for such things as destroying the country, you have some right to speak, do you dare to say one more word in normal times?" Do you have that strength? You're just a bunch of vultures eating rot behind the royal family."
After Li Kai finished speaking, he didn't continue, and was the first to walk out of the trial hall again. Looking at the sun above the sky, looking down at the panicked table on his face in the crowd of people coming and going, the corners of his mouth grinned slightly, "It looks like tonight will be interesting."
Walking on the street with No. 1, Li Kai suddenly waved his hand, signaling No. 1 to be careful, and then in front of him, a middle-aged sandstorm mage, a fifth-order sage of the royal family, slowly rose from the ground, "I have to say, walking underground is indeed not so easy to detect, but don't you think it's disgusting?" After all, how can you be sure that some of the sand you're wearing isn't made of some kind of animal poop? ”
The other party's forehead was covered with black lines, and he looked at Li Kai a little speechlessly. Thinking about the bastard thing that the other party did last night, he threw Li Kai's words out of his mind, and then said, "You went too far last night, sixteen members of the jury died in one night, do you know what you did?" ”
"What?"
"We're asking you to get rid of the jury. But it's not that way."
Li Kai shook his head slightly and looked at the other party, "This is the easiest, if you follow your usual methods, I don't know how long it will take to get one, and then you will be selected by the forces behind the other party to come to the stage, and you look at today?" Except for a few guys, why didn't the rest of the forces stuff people into the jury again? ”
"That's because they're waiting, once ......"
"No, they are afraid, not only because of the death of their representative yesterday, but also because this killing has given them a very important signal, that is, only this time the appearance of the king will have a reshuffle"
"Why do you think they think that? They're all old foxes, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to pit the jury against us for so long."
"It's very simple, except for a big gang, the rest of the people I killed yesterday were all small forces, and today I said something at the meeting, so I have to look at tonight, once there is a disturbance tonight, then it will prove that what I did was not wrong"
"You're playing with fire, and even if they're exactly what you think, it's just giving birth to a more powerful jury that doesn't match the deal you made with us, and most importantly, don't you think you're going to be cleaned up?"
Looking at each other deeply, the corners of Li Kai's mouth curled, "Of course it will be cleaned up, but they need to be able to do it"
……
In the depths of the royal palace, several shadows stood at the top of the tallest building in the royal capital, and they looked at this huge city with a radius of dozens of kilometers.
"That's what Little Hera's guardian said?"
"That's right"
"Very smart guy, very simple method, we have thought of it before"
"Then why didn't you do it?"
"Because there is no certainty, not everyone can bear it"
'Boom' a flash of sword light flickered into the sky in the dark night sky, followed by flames rising above the sky.
One by one, the shadows looked at this scene, "It seems that some people can't stand it, it's time for us guys to do it"
At the same time, Li Kai stood on the roof of the house, looking up at the other party who was slashed out by No. 1.
"Fifth Order? It seems that the old man has noticed that I am a member of the royal family, so he intends to kill me first at this time, so as to ensure that the jury does not fall into my hands."
Although it has become such a situation, Li Kai is not curious. Because this is a very normal thing, in addition to the fact that what they did is not very secretive, there is also the fact that these people have actually wanted to do this for a long time, otherwise it would not be possible to have no royal family in the jury in an instant after the death of the first king.
You must know that when the first king was there, at least there were ordinary people in the jury who supported the first king, and what could make them betray the royal family was not only a huge benefit, but they were worried about their own safety.
The threat of the big forces to the small forces has become serious with the competition for the throne between the princes, usually the big forces can't do anything to the small forces, and the royal family's control of the jury makes them have no way, but when the throne is fighting, there is no such scruples, because it belongs to helping the prince compete for the throne, so this is the only chance for their big forces to become stronger.
"Although Hera has the protection of the royal family, you must also be careful of those people who unload the mill and kill the donkey, after all, once the jury is really destroyed by herself, then don't think about it, the royal family will definitely become very dangerous for herself and Hera in order to cover up their own dark methods, so ......"
【Sand Shield】
Layers of sand surrounded Li Kai, "Since what is revealed is the ability of the mage, then unless necessary, it is better to hide or hide the ability of close combat."
As soon as Li Kai's defense was completed, a series of fireballs in the sky bombarded him.
No. 1 appeared in front of Li Kai with a double-edged broadsword, and with the swing of the greatsword, fireballs exploded in the air before they fell, burning the surrounding sky and making it transparent.
【Rain when sand is bouncing】
A few waves of sand rushed above the roof and appeared around Li Kai, and the other party released a series of fireballs at Li Kai, so Li Kai sent back the sand bomb like a raindrop.
For a second, the flame shield blocked in front of the black-clothed man, and as the sparks splashed around, the flame shield could not withstand Li Kai's ninjutsu attack and shattered and then extinguished in the air. And the man in black there under the night sky has disappeared, if it weren't for the flames burning around Li Kai, it would be as if the other party had never appeared.
"Zizi...... Master, have found the other party's position, do you want to pursue it? ”
"No, the other party is just a trial, it's best to be able to kill himself, if he can't, forget it, judging from the power of the other party's use of flames, Li Kai feels that the other party has not released all his strength, or the other party wants to hide it, so he doesn't use the usual spells, or the other party has the rest of the purpose"
"If it's the rest of the purpose, what does the other party want to do?" Li Kai lowered his head and thought about it.
Then there was a gleam in his eyes, if that was possible, then his plans would have changed.
At the beginning, Li Kai's plan was to assassinate the royal sage, even if he cooperated with the royal family to destroy the inquisition, but it didn't mean that Li Kai wouldn't do anything to the royal family, and even after the inquisition was destroyed, it was the royal family who was most likely to do it to himself. Therefore, in this royal capital with no more than ten fifth-order powerhouses, the easiest way is to make the royal family fearful.
And what can make them fearful? There is no need to think about it, the Sages of the rest of the forces, only by letting the number of Sages on both sides reach a certain balance can they not dare to make a move against themselves, a guy who can compete with the Sages, for the sake of their own status.
But now it seems that there is another possibility, the destruction of the inquisition is their own task, and no other force can stop them. But it's also a good choice to change the name and still enforce the rights of the jury, isn't it? He didn't need to face the various forces at all, and his task was never to push Hera into that position, he could cooperate with the rest of the forces.
It would be easier for them to achieve their goals without relying on the jury.