26 Coercion and temptation
"So, in order to prevent us from potentially affecting you in the future, you decided to strike first, so deal with us. By the way, sell us, these low-level wizards, for a good price, right?" said Shak the archer, coldly.
"That's right, for me, it's lucky to be alive, and I'm doing my best to live better, how can I allow you self-righteous, ignorant and unheeded people to sabotage my future plans and make me pay for your ignorance. The middle-aged man also said coldly, not thinking that his behavior was wrong, but despising them with righteous words, thinking that they were all a group of incurable madmen, who wanted to get rich and went crazy, and gave you a little sunshine, and it felt like the world was starting to shine.
Such a person, if he is really released, will definitely enter the eyes of the holy warriors and paladins, and the stake is their destination.
And he will still be implicated by them, and even if he escapes his life, everything here will be discarded.
Rather than this happening in the future, it is better to deal with them once and for all, and maybe let yourself join a big nobleman.
With his own magic power, he can help the big nobles get more profits, and he will also be protected by the big nobles, so be careful, you won't have to worry about eating and drinking in this life, and maybe you will receive a hundred sons and thousands of grandchildren, and set up a low-level vassal family.
"Don't blame me, blame you for being too greedy, having strength but ignorance and fearlessness, but not listening to advice, you are innocent of death, but I will continue to live tenaciously with your hope of loving life. The middle-aged man took out a spear, the tip of the sharp spear was made of stainless steel, which could easily pierce a person's body.
The middle-aged man held the spear in his hand and walked over slowly, preparing to kill Shak the archer first, get rid of the most threatening person, and then kill the others.
Facing the middle-aged man who was approaching step by step, the faces of the others changed.
In the face of death, no one can be calm, and no one can really change their complexion.
Shak, the archer, looked at the middle-aged man who was slowly approaching, suddenly laughed, and then said: "I wonder, since you can all faint us and are ready to kill me, why don't you kill us when we pass out, but let us wake up naturally, and then deliberately run over to give us those who are about to die to give a lecture?"
"You must have some other purpose, right? For example, coercion and inducement, for example, to make us submit with you and become some great man, or a loyal subordinate of a great nobleman?"
The words of the archer Shak made his face serious, and he approached step by step, and the middle-aged man who was about to stab them to death suddenly smiled.
He was angry, and then laughed, but said in a very cold tone: "You are very smart, you are worthy of being a former noble vassal, and you know some of the rules of the game of nobles.
But what is the matter? My lord has asked me to do with you as I please. I have received orders to coerce and induce you wizards to submit to my lord, but you are all low-level wizards like me, and there are too many of them.
Three, up to three. The Lord only needs three low-level wizards, and no matter how many of them are, there is no way to really control them, so some of you will still die. I, and two of you, will be the sorcerer of the lord, and enjoy the glory and riches, and all others will die.
I was going to take advantage of the weaknesses and shortcomings between you, to make you suspicious of each other, to make your own elected people to be killed, and then this matter will become a psychological shadow for your whole life, and it will be easier to control.
It's just that I didn't expect that you would see it and say it in public. Are you forcing me to kill you first and then kill the others?"
"Why did I die? Maybe I could survive? I have the archery skills of every shot, I have a strong will and strong execution, I am proficient in all kinds of battle formations and knightly tactics, I can train low-level elite soldiers, why am I the first to die. Shak, the archer, enumerated his merits one by one, reflecting his own value, and did not want to be killed as easily as a piglet.
"It's because you're too smart, strong-willed, brave and resourceful, and know how to forbear, that I'm not at ease. You are too good at doing things, if I let you go today, you will definitely find a way to get rid of me in the future, and too smart subordinates are also a hidden danger for the lord, who knows if you are really loyal to the current lord? So, for the sake of safety, you are the first person who must die. After killing you, I'll slowly concoct the others. The middle-aged man said coldly.
Shak, the archer, said in a soothing tone: "You may be able to go back and ask your lord, I was the first person to touch the sapphire, and now that the sapphire has been touched, there is no way for people to become a wizard."
Every wizard we have here is a rare treasure for a nobleman, especially a great nobleman who dares to keep wizards in captivity. Even if he can't keep more wizards in captivity himself, he can give one of us as a gift to the other nobles.
Wouldn't we all have common interests in keeping wizards in captivity? Why do we have to kill some of us and sow the seeds of hatred? As for the grievances between us, they are nothing more than some conceptual differences and the fear that you are deliberately hiding your identity.
In the face of life and death, this kind of grievance is not a grievance, and after all, we have experienced life and death together, even if because of this incident, we all have a thorn in our hearts, and we can't cooperate with each other, so we don't have to do it so absolutely, why do we have to expand the hatred between the two sides? There is no irresolvable hatred between us, you must live and die?
It's just a gap in perception. If you really think about your lord, it is better to pass these words back, we can all live, we are still grateful to you, and we will never hate you, after all, we want to leave the Eastern Lords Alliance, it is because the living environment here is too difficult, there is no way out, if you are willing to tell your lord, we will also accept your love in the future, everyone cooperates, and there is money to earn together.
And I can tell you that as the first person to touch the sapphire, in addition to the white bone sand sculpture spell that the big guys master, I also have a second witch spell, the hungry wolf curse. This Hungry Wolf Spell allows me to control nearby hungry wolves.
Tell your lord about this as well, and I am willing to take my companion with you to pledge allegiance to your lord, and I hope he will spare us all. You can tell your lord all these words. It is also possible to kill us all here. You have the right to decide, the right to decide our life and death. ”
The middle-aged man glanced at the archer Shak coldly, then stabbed the steel spear in his hand into the ground under his feet, and then said: "Self-righteous and smart, with you, you can't let me ignore the lord's orders." Hmph, I will tell the lord all your words, and as for your life and death, the lord will decide. Just wait for yourself. ”
When he finished speaking, he turned and left.
After the middle-aged man walked away from here, the archer Shak looked at his companions around him, and said in a complicated tone, full of accusations: "I'm sorry everyone, it's me who doesn't know anyone, and I didn't recognize the true face of this person, and I put everyone in danger and made you suffer." ”
"Don't say that, we have known him for more than you have known him, don't we know his true face? In fact, if you think about it carefully, maybe the outside world is not as beautiful as we think. The experienced old hunter spoke, reassuring Shak, the archer.
"When I get out alive, I'll kill this shit. I didn't expect that an honest man with such a bad heart would be so ruthless and want to kill us all, what a bastard. The reckless young man said with a scolding scolding, a fierce light flashing in his eyes.
"Shut up, you can't think about this kind of thing, let alone say it. If we are certain to die, it is useless to think of such a thing. If we can continue to live, then we and him will be subordinates of the lord in the future, and we must not only not offend him, but also hurt him, otherwise, the lord will be the first to not let us go. Do you still want to affect your own family, the power of the great nobles is not something we can fight against at all. Shak, the archer, shouted at the young man's curses and whining.
The young man shrunk his neck, and really didn't dare to talk back to Xia Ke, he just pouted, he still had hatred for the middle-aged man who had just left, and he was also a little dissatisfied with Xia Ke's warning.
"Shak is right, if we die, it won't help to say anything, the sorrow of the negative dog is just a shameful laugh. If we can get away with surviving, we can't harbor hatred for him (the middle-aged man). After all, it is easier for the lord to trust him than us, and he will definitely use him to spy on us. The experienced old hunter said with a serious face, his eyes fixed on the reckless young man.
For Shak, although the young man was convinced, he didn't have much fear.
But for the old hunter who watched him grow up and taught him to survive in various wilderness by hand, he was in awe from the bottom of his heart, so he also listened to the old hunter's words in his ears and remembered them in his heart, knowing what the old hunter said, it was all for his good.
Seeing the young man's obedient expression, the others didn't say anything, and the matter was over.
All the people were praying in secret.
Pray that this time they can survive.
Minutes and seconds passed.
When people are stuck in waiting for the verdict of life and death, it feels like time flies very slowly, and every minute and second is torment.
Just when people's hearts were getting more and more anxious, footsteps sounded again.
When people heard this, they quickly looked up and looked ahead.
The middle-aged man walked over step by step, with a smile on his face, and he was accompanied by ten elite soldiers.
One of these elite soldiers can kill them all, not to mention the ability of ten soldiers to fight together.
You can eat them to death, even if they are wizards, they can't turn over the palms of their hands.
And Shak, the archer, saw these elite soldiers, and a smile appeared on his face, and even the smile became bigger and bigger, and the smile was like a brilliant flower, and finally the laughter ran out of his throat.
The middle-aged man saw the smile of the archer Shak, heard his smile, and also had a smile on his face, and then said softly: "You are really smart, but I want to remind you that smart people are often not loyal, and the lord wants his subordinates to be loyal, and I hope you will not let the lord down." ”
"Don't worry, my loyalty is no less than yours, since we are already fine, can you put us down and carry it on it is really uncomfortable. Shak, the archer, said with a smile.
"Before you can be put down, you need to eat a poison, this unique poison, which will be delivered every month, no later than five days, otherwise your body will festered and you will die, and even the priests and priests of the church will not be able to save you.
And once the identity of your wizards is known to them, what awaits you will definitely not be the salvation of the Holy Light, but the burning and extinguishing of the Holy Fire. I hope you don't do stupid things and harm others and yourself. In the same way, after you have eaten the poison, you have to sign a document that once you betray the monarch, your family members are all sorcerers and sinners, and will be burned at the stake by the priests and priests of the church, and all of them will be burned to death, so for yourself and your families, do not do stupid things, let alone do things that betray the monarch, for you, the gains outweigh the losses.
And your loyalty will be rewarded richly. As long as you are loyal, your descendants will definitely lead the people, even the vassals, and if your wizard power can help the lord and the nobility, it is not impossible. The middle-aged man spoke slowly, coercing and luring, with a big stick in one hand and sweet dates in the other, so that they had no idea except to give in.
At the same time, my heart was full of fear for the lord I had never met.
It seems that the lord they are loyal to is really a great nobleman.
"Don't worry, we also want to live well, live a better life, and won't let the bad things you say happen. Shak, the archer, said.
"I hope so!" the middle-aged man said indifferently, and then separated the poison in his arms, letting the elite soldiers behind him send the poison into the mouths of Xia Ke and the others one by one.
After watching them take the poison, carefully checking their mouths for any excess poison residue, let the elite soldiers put them down.
Under the watchful eye and vigilance of elite soldiers, Shak pressed his red handprint on a paperwork.
They were then blindfolded with black cloth and taken out of the area.
Shak, the archer, they were pushed onto a cage cart where prisoners were kept, and then the carriage began to move forward, and they could not see anything.
The carriage had gone for a day, and at night they were released, and the black cloth from their eyes was removed, and it was pitch black all around, with a huge bonfire in front of them.
They don't know where they are, they can't determine their location, the only thing they know for sure is that they are no longer in the original isolated island village.
Their food was plentiful and they had everything to sleep in.
After they had eaten and drunk enough, they were blindfolded again and fell asleep quickly.