Chapter 52: Purge
The swordsmen and knights of the Goldmers family looked at the girl in front of them with complicated expressions, they couldn't believe that it was the eldest lady of the family, Olves, who stood at the head of the city and commanded the siege of the city defenders, but the truth often did not allow for half illusions, only compromise remained.
It is not uncommon for the enemy to cut off obstacles to the control of the family, but when the protagonists of the events are Olwes, the beautiful and charming flower of the Empire, and the former Marshal Kellogg, the lion of the Empire, it is impossible and unbelievable to go back.
The two thousand family elites, who were exceptionally well preserved, knelt neatly and swore allegiance, and in front of the eldest lady who held the family seal and could spit out the terrible storm, they chose to accept the renewal of the family.
The old surname Goldmers is about to welcome the youngest head of the family.
Like the roots of a tree, the power of the family that has taken root in Floda has long since extended to all parts of the country, and in order to prevent the dove from occupying the magpie's nest, the various forces have always only recognized the family seal.
Despite this, the channels of contact remain in the hands of Duke Kellogg, who is sleeping in Aya's coffin.
Therefore, she needs to use the Olman Emperor to expand her voice and confirm her legal status to gather her people, but she doesn't know how the old fox will blackmail her.
Her numerous sealed letters were sent back to the family's Floda mansion with the eagle, and Lucia went to Usyk with her own signed letters.
The old butler was the only person she trusted, the nail she had buried next to her father since she was a child, and not only helped her avoid the many crises of dethronement of the heir, but also secretly eliminated many discordant voices in the family.
Even if there were any fluctuations in the family for a while, he must be able to solve them with his ability.
Screams echoed in the distant mountains and forests, and Olwes sat quietly reading Cepes's books in a carriage at the top of the hill, and the sea of knowledge was in the distant era, a time when the bloods, magicians, and elemental elves were divided.
The elite of the family searched for and slaughtered the fish that slipped through the net on the battlefield of Ageton, all of whom were hardcore vassals of Duke Kellogg, and Olwes showed a completely different ruthlessness towards them.
At noon after three days and three nights, three old men and two middle-aged men walked up the hillside in turn, interrupting Olweis's somewhat immersed mood, these five Great Sword Sects were the most cutting-edge forces on the family's surface.
"Master, this time the legion died in the battle of six thousand two hundred and four, twenty-one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, all of whom were convicted of desertion, and were hanged and burned to ashes on the spot, and none of the two thousand were damaged. ", reported Senior, the leader of the five Great Sword Sects.
Olwes thought slowly, and made a cup of black tea with her sleeve raised, "Am I not sure how many people are missing, and there seems to be a deserter on the run?"
The scene was silent for a while, and fine beads of sweat came out of everyone's foreheads.
"The sun is blazing, Senior, Erwin, Elvis, Red, and Winston, you have patience, I don't have much patience. ”
"The head of the house is my son. Red knelt down.
"Who?", Olwes looked up at him.
"Deserter, my son Jota. Red's voice trembled a little, as the girl in the carriage clapped her hands, and a young man had been tied up by his men, and his somewhat unruly and youthful face was still cursing at the moment.
"Deserters, it doesn't look like that's it anymore. Olwes sighed.
"It's really strange, you are the youngest Great Sword Sect in the family except for your father, and your son is not talented enough to enter the family's best swordsman group "Thorn Thorn Flower"?
"And... No, the head of the family, he insisted on joining the "wolf group" recruited by Duke Kellogg to put personal loyalty first and foremost. ”
Olweiss stared slightly, a little cold, and walked out of the carriage, "The wolf group, it's a name I haven't heard of, but it's too close to Duke Kellogg, I don't like it very much." ”
"Are the 28,000 people all members of the 'wolf group'?"
"No, only a small number of them. ”
"What about the other "wolf group" in the small group?"
"All executed, head of the house. ”
"All executed?!", Olwes sneered and looked at Red, "You are such a loving father that touches me, so what are you waiting for me to lead your child to the road with my own hands?"
"Jota!Jota!", Red stood up and ran to his son and grabbed him by the collar, "You tell the head of the house, where is the headquarters of the Wolves?"
"Duke Kellogg is the head of the house! What is she? A traitorous bitch, filthy slut...", his voice stopped abruptly with a "bang", and Red smashed his son's front teeth with a punch.
"Give me a little more time, Master!", Red begged from his knees.
Olwes sighed, she didn't mind being scolded, but the clan would not support a family head who had been bullied in absolute power and did not fight back, "I gave you a chance, Red. She pointed to Jota, "cut off his limbs and pulled out all his teeth." ”
The tip of the knife fell straight down, and his hands and feet flew out neatly, and Jota fell to the ground with a scream, and convulsed, and the two swordsmen stepped forward to hold him down, turned over and pried his mouth open, and pulled out his teeth one by one with pliers.
"As far as I know, you have more than one son, Red, and even you can't fully carry out my orders for personal reasons, how can I trust my servants to fight to the death for the family?
Olves looked coldly at Red, who jumped up in shock and anger, opened her mouth, and the extreme frost spurted past him and disappeared into the forest, and a particularly clean skeleton fell to the ground.
Jota stared at his father's bones in a daze, and a tear could not help but flow from the corner of his eye.
"It's funny to me, you think I stomped Kellogg under my feet by a ruse?", Olwes smiled faintly, looked at Senior, who was trembling a little, and pulled the old man up.
"Actually, Red is right, the Great Sword Sect is extremely precious to me, but I always need to weed out one or two wolf cubs to make room for the young people who are loyal to me and give them hope. ”
Olweiss's gaze slowly swept over the elite of the two thousand families, looked at the subordinate of Red who brought Jota for her, smiled, and motioned for him to step forward, "Enoch, from today onwards, you will take Red's place, if there is any immovable multi-face, ask Yi Laizhe and Winston more." ”
"Be loyal to me, set an example for your subordinates, and don't be like Red, who lost the idea of his heart while walking. ”
"Head of the house, in fact, Red didn't..."
"Shhhh "I believe you, Senior, you must understand that hostility, disdain, contempt, as long as it is not loyalty, makes no difference to me. ”
"I want you to be able to give your lives without hesitation for the honor of the family, for the sake of me, as you did to my father, and in exchange, I, Olves Goldmers, will protect your family as Goldmers, and ensure that it will last as long as Goldmers!"
Very well, Olwes thought with a smile, seeing the light again in their somewhat dim eyes, and she walked over to Jota, "Tell me, where is the headquarters of the Wolves?"
"You damn demon...."
"Smack!" Alves slapped his sword in the mouth, "I know you have an older brother and two younger sisters. ”
Fear spread over his face again, "You, what are you going to do?"
"Any swordsman and knight, commoner and nobleman of the Servant family will be treated decently, but betrayers will not be among them, such as your sister, who I am considering selling for a bargain price to some thoughtful slave trader. ”
"Don't, don't....", tears rolled out of his eyes, "I was wrong, I was wrong, Lord Olves, please forgive them. ”
"Where the hell are the Wolves?", the tears that rolled down his cheeks made Olves's heart even more impatient.
"In...."
"Master, he fainted. ”
"I can see that!", Olwes stood up, "help him stop the bleeding, and I'll interrogate him again tomorrow morning." ”
Towards the end of the evening, when the army had set up camp on the way to Sagarroman, Seniore came to the entrance of Olves's tent, "Master. ”
"I'm here, come in. ”
The spirited old man opened the curtain and walked in, and the silver-haired and blue-eyed girl was sitting upright behind the table studying ink, with a few beautifully written pieces of paper in front of her, and a motionless dinner next to her.
"Are you writing a letter to the three allied families of Borgia, Paz, and Medici?"
Olves raised her head and smiled, "Yes, Senior, with them, the province of Floda, which is the foundation of the family, will definitely be as stable as Mount Tai, the four families are intertwined and communicate with each other, I sent a letter to inform the family three days ago, and now is not too late to send a letter to the allies." ”
"Will they identify with you?"
"They're going to do what they're supposed to do, they're not going to do what they can, and that's what I'm content with. Olwes yawned and stretched, "Come, Senior, sit here." ”
The old man smiled and sat next to Olves, and took the ink slip from her hand, "I have followed the eldest lady for many years, and I used to be able to guess the eldest lady's mind, but now I am getting more and more incomprehensible." ”
"Nonsense. Olwess dipped her quill pen in ink, and the font of the aristocratic style with the most intricate beauty floated on the paper, "You can't guess that you won't be here tonight." You still can't figure out the reason for Red's death. ”
"The old servant didn't dare. ”