Chapter 440: Convincing with Reason
"Scourge?"
Ding Laji turned around, his expression contorted again.
Wren overheard the conversation between the two and glanced at the elderly Lionheart Knight, who was Duke Danse. The Eye of the Soul shows that Duke Danse is a legendary beginner, with good strength, but not outstanding, much worse than his son Coster, he can firmly control the Duchy of Danse, and has been the prime minister of the kingdom for many years, relying on his noble background and ambition.
But at this time, Duke Danse lost his demeanor and did not have the demeanor of the "old lion king" at all.
His eyes almost erupted with anger, and he pointed at Din Raj and scolded, "What are you not a scourge? If it weren't for you, how would Jolena die in childbirth?If it weren't for you, how would the Dragonborn use the family secret to provoke the king's enmity? If it weren't for you, how would Koster and Lena be injured?"
"It's all your fault!"
"You, a devil from the abyss, should not have been born in this world, let alone appear in the Danse family!"
"I shouldn't have been soft then, I should have sent you to be burned at the stake, so that it wouldn't bring so many disasters to the family!"
Duke Danse seems to have accumulated years of anger, and after seeing his favorite children injured, he finally broke out.
Every word of his scolding was like nails driven into Din Laj's heart, making him breathless, staggering back a few steps, almost unsteady. The last trace of luck in Ding Laji's eyes quickly receded, and he said coldly: "It turns out that this is how you see me, in your eyes, my birth is a mistake, born with sin." β
Duke Danse just stared at him with a resentful gaze, as a tacit acquiescence.
Koster's injuries were better, and for fear of causing another disaster, he explained, "Father, it's not all Dinkraghi's fault...... and his words were interrupted by a burst of laughter.
"Hahahaha......"
Din Laj burst out laughing wildly, and the laughter was piercing, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, and laughed so hard that tears and snot flowed from his eyes, like a real madman.
In the ruined living room, only miserable laughter echoed.
Wren saw that the color of his soul was changing rapidly, his emotions were on the verge of collapse, and the blood soul curse lurking in the depths of his soul was about to move, and he was a little worried that he would fall, so he took two steps forward to strike.
Din Raj's laughter stopped abruptly, and his face returned to normal.
He didn't wipe the tears from his face, but his tone was as cold as ice, and he laughed at himself: "I only learned today that I have such great ability, it's a pity, if only I could really do it." "He became a stranger and made Coste feel like a different person.
Duke Dans's eyes were gloomy, and the long sword in his hand shone with golden light, as if he would be out of the sword in the next second.
Ding Raj stood calmly in front of him, without any defense, and said lightly: "Lord Duke, I am here on behalf of His Majesty Emilys to negotiate with the Danse family. β
"What are you? You really think that being a dragonborn dog is qualified to ......" Duke Danse did not take Din Raj seriously at all, and disdained to negotiate with him.
However, as soon as he was halfway through speaking, he was enveloped in a terrifying aura, and his whole body was shaken.
Wren flashed to Dinkraj's side, "Dinkraj is not qualified, so what about me?"
His gaze locked on Duke Dans, with a faint smile on his lips, seemingly harmless to humans and animals, but Duke Dans's hair stood on end all over his body, feeling like he was being targeted by an ancient dragon, and opened his bloody mouth to himself.
"The Lion's Heart" kept Duke Danse calm.
He knew Wren and had learned of Wren's existence from the leaker as early as last month.
Just now, he deliberately delayed the time and didn't come to the living room, which was actually a temptation on his part.
It was up to Coster to come forward to contact Din Laj, refuse to negotiate, wait for the price to sell, and wait until the situation is clear before deciding on the family's plan, never expected Wren to come, and there was a conflict, and he seriously injured Coster as soon as he made a move, this is the heir of the family, and the most powerful transcendent, the scene was completely out of control, disrupting all his preparations, not only losing all the chips, but also almost losing Coster.
Aiko's eagerness and the failure of the scheme made the Duke of Danse's mentality collapse at that time.
That's when he remembered Wren's identity.
Knowing from the leaker that Wren had a close relationship with Emilys Drogonburg, Duke Danse sent someone to investigate and gather information, and was shocked after reading it.
He could curse viciously at Din Laj, but he didn't dare to be disrespectful to Wren.
Duke Dans's eyes were full of jealousy, and his resentment and hatred towards Din Raj instantly receded, put away his long sword, sorted out his manners, and saluted solemnly: "Walter Dans has met His Excellency Speaker Wezeland, I'm sorry to make you laugh." β
"Stand down. β
Duke Dans waved his hand to the Lionheart Knights surrounding the living room, and said, "Your Excellency, this is not a place to talk, please come with me." β
"I think that's good. Wren rejected his offer.
"Then follow your advice. Duke Dans greeted him with a smile, just stood in the messy living room, and asked, "Your Excellency, I don't know if you are in Rock Lion City......"
Wren raised his hand to interrupt him, "I'm only here to protect Din Laj this time, so it's up to him to talk to you." β
Duke Dans's face froze, but he had to look at Din Raj.
Dingraj snorted and casually dragged a chair from the ruins under his feet and sat down, "Lord Duke, the return of the Dragonborn is a foregone conclusion, it is God's will. His Majesty gave the Danse family two choices, one was to be loyal to His Majesty and welcome back the Dragonborn to the throne, or the other was to become His Majesty's enemy and be buried with the Lauberdire family. β
This is forcing the Dans family to take sides, and it is a naked threat.
Wren glanced at Dinraghi, who Emilys hadn't said, it was clearly Dimpilla's own idea to force his opponent in the negotiations.
However, Duke Dans was unmoved, "Which god do you mean by god?"
"Naturally, it's His Majesty the Dragon God. Din Raj replied.
"Really?" Duke Danse sneered, "If the Dragonborn cared about the rule of the Trogonburg family, he wouldn't have sat idly by and watched the Dragonborn be slaughtered, so why did he change his mind and let the Dragonborn return to Congatro?
Wren secretly screamed, Duke Danse deserved to be the prime minister of the kingdom for decades, and he saw through the most critical point at a glance.
This is Emilys' greatest weakness.
The dragon god Bahamut created the Dragonborn and gave him the "Call of the Dragon", but it was only one of his soul experiments, which ended in failure, and there was not much attention paid to the Dragonborn since, and for more than 3,000 years, the Drogon Castle family has not produced a single Chosen One.
The only thing this god cares about is the dragon's followers, and even he values dragons who don't believe in him more than the dragonborn family.
Of course, the dragon god is not against the return of the dragonborn to Kangatro, after all, the kingdom under the rule of the dragonborn, the number of believers will increase.
Even if there are not many believers, it is better than nothing.
All in all, the dragon god Bahamut is happy to see the Dragonborn return to the throne, but he will not help, adhering to the attitude of "not taking the initiative, not refusing, not being responsible", and allowing Emilys to carry out the restoration plan, whether it is success or failure, he does not care.
Of course, Emilys certainly wouldn't tell the truth.
On Dragon Crystal Island that day, she claimed that her prayers had been answered and supported by the dragon god, and said that the dragon god negotiated a compromise with the gods to increase the confidence of her army, which was actually a lie after she had discussed it with Valogen and others.
There are two real reasons why the gods of Congatro are silent:
The first is that the gods would not easily interfere in the mortal war, and the second is the participation of the wizard of Wezeland, who informed the goddess of magic in advance, said that the goddess was moved, and secretly promised the gods of Congartro that he would not interfere in the faith of the Congartro people.
The Goddess of Magic is one of the most powerful gods in the world of Erenus, and all other gods are fearful.
Among the seven gods of Congatro, the "god of orcs and power" Grosch believed in by the Lauberdire family has the highest divine power, but it is far inferior to the goddess of magic, even if his interests may be the most lost, he can only compromise and retreat.
It was a deal between the gods, and mortals kept it secret, and only the Council of Six of the Wezelanders knew the inside story, not even Emilys.
She had a guess, but she wasn't sure.
Not to mention Ding Laji, but he didn't panic at all, his face was calm, "How can the mind of a god be fathomed by mortals? Lord Duke, you must already know that in the battle that took place in Balosk City, the god of the river did not descend to intervene, this is a fact. β
"It's a lie. "Duke Dans doesn't believe it at all.
Din Raj was speechless for a while, and began to wonder if Duke Dans knew something from other sources?
The Danse family believes in the "god of protection" Helm, a good god with the priesthood of "guardian", "guard", "protector", etc., and is inconspicuous among the gods, and the number of believers is not large, but he has a preference for the Danse family and often answers prayers.
Duke Danse had the upper hand in a few words, and a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes.
Din Raj's reaction undoubtedly exposed the information.
This made him more sure, and he said in a deep voice: "Without the support of the gods, no matter how strong the mortal army is, it will only be a void, and I will not let the Danse family risk divine punishment and make enemies of you and Marke." He paused, "I might as well tell you that just yesterday Marke's messenger arrived in the City of Rock Lions with a very generous promise, and I am still considering it. β
Duke Dans's gaze fell on Wren's.
He knows very well that Wren is the one who can really call the shots, at least more than Dinkraj.
Wren remained silent.
Ding Laji was anxious, but his face remained calm, and he mocked: "A usurper who is about to fail, no matter how good the conditions he gives, cannot be honored, and he was an enemy not long ago, if you believe his promises, it will be naΓ―ve, let me look down on you." β
"It's not your turn to dictate what I'm doing. Duke Danse scoffed, making it clear that he didn't want to negotiate with this pesky son.
Din Raj was almost enraged again.
Wren reached out and pressed his shoulder, and Ding Laji was still restrained in the face of his father, whom he had hated for many years, and was led by the other party.
That's not how the negotiations go.
"It seems that the Duke has made a choice to go to the usurper. Wren finally spoke.
"I don't mean that. Duke Dans flatly denied it.
"Disloyalty is the enemy. Wren didn't listen to his explanation at all, and the war hammer appeared in his hand again, the hammer lightning jumped, and a terrifying aura spread around, and said: "I have always been a person who convinces people with reason, whoever has a big fist is reasonable, and the Duke thinks I am reasonable?"
Duke Dans's expression changed dramatically.
He was only a few steps away from Wren, and Coster, who had been able to protect him in the past, had been seriously injured by Wren, and the Lionheart Knight in the castle had no time to rescue, and the multiple pieces of protective equipment he was wearing did not bring a sense of security at all.
If Wren insists on doing it, he will have no chance of escaping.
Koster dragged his seriously injured body, blocked in front of his father, and stiffened his neck and said, "If Your Excellency thinks that killing us will bring the Danse family to its knees, then you will underestimate us. Helm's people never fear death!"
He mentions Helm, the god of the Guardians, hoping to make Wren feel reckless.
Wren only shrugged his shoulders.
"Courage is commendable, but it's also stupid enough. Wren looked at Din Raj and said with a smile: "You are not the only one in the Danse family, I think there should be other people surnamed Dans who are willing to become the new duke and lead the family to swear allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen." β
His laughter sent shivers down the shoulders of Duke Danse and Koster.
The Danse family has a large population, there are more than 20 people in the lineage alone, and the number of people in the side line is even more, a total of four or five hundred people, I don't know how many people are waiting for the opportunity to take the throne.
Coster gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "The Lionheart Knight will not recognize the patriarch other than my father and me. β
"It's okay, kill until they admit it. β
Wren said lightly: "With a few hundred believers, I don't think Helm should mind, and even if he does, there will naturally be a greater existence to persuade him to calm his anger and not hurt his peace." β
These two sentences were so informative that Duke Danse and Coster trembled.
They could be suspicious of Din Laj's falsehood, but they believed Wren's words, because Wren looked like he was about to make a move.
The Arcane Torrent Staff was held in his hand, and an invisible force field was inspired, enveloping the entire living room.
Except for Wren, no one could move.
At the moment of life and death, Duke Danse's face showed a look of fear, and Coster's body was shining with golden light, but he was seriously injured, and with a little force, the wound that had just been healed immediately collapsed, and he couldn't hold it in one breath, and almost fell into a coma.
Linna, who was lying on the ground, had just woken up and heard Wren's words, and was immediately frightened and incontinent.
Wren waved his hand with a hammer.
"Wait!"
"Wait!"
Two voices rang out at the same time, one from Dinkraj, who had entered a demonic possession state, unable to break free from the spatial constraints of the static force field, but could finally speak.
The other voice was Duke Danse.
A magical item on his body was activated, and the effect of a shield resistance field appeared outside his body, and he spoke as he struggled to step back.
Bang!
Wren slammed a hammer into Koster's chest, but most of his power was removed when the hammer struck, and Koster was slammed to the ground, leaving only one breath still hanging.
"What does the Duke have to say?"
Wren asked, stepping on Koster's body, the hammer pressed against his head, and Koster let out a groan of pain.
Duke Dans looked at his son who was trampled on the ground, his heart twitched fiercely, and he struggled for a few seconds, and finally lowered his head: "The Danse family is willing to pledge allegiance to Her Majesty." β