Chapter 5 Follow the Shadow After the Light~
"Sylvia, lost contact ......"
Chu Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, and a trace of sharpness flashed in his dark eyes, like lightning flashing in the thick dark clouds that were deeply suppressed, with an unsettling depression, Charles raised his eyebrows, looked at Chu Lie and smiled, and said, "Speaking of which, it's not just Your Excellency the Frost Heart Witch. β
"Master Chu Lie's teacher, Your Excellency the previous Chief Judge of the Holy See, we have also made contact, after all, we originally thought that you were summoned by the Holy See's Eye of Matthew, so General Ernest and they almost tried their best to get in touch with the Holy See."
"And the royal family of the Qiufeng Plain also sent some kind of ...... to His Excellency Chu Lie Diplomatic note? β
"I ask Your Excellency to go to Qiufeng, apologize and stand trial, as for the reason......"
Charles's voice paused slightly, and he looked at Chu Lie a little strangely, and after a while, he spoke:
"It seems that it is because His Excellency Chu Lie once directly killed their prince, and once threatened the great nobles and royal families of various countries, in fact, there are not many merchants circulating now, I am afraid that it has something to do with this matter."
"On top of that, the city needs to develop and ......"
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Looking at the young man with glowing eyes in front of him, Chu Lie's forehead throbbed, and strange terms kept popping out in Charles's mouth, making him feel a little black in front of him, brushed his palm up, looked at Charles who raised his eyebrows slightly, stopped, and took a deep breath:
"In other words, isolated, surrounded by enemies, scattered potential allies, and out of touch, is where we are now?"
ββ¦β¦ Although the wording is a bit rudimentary......"
Charles glanced at Chu Lie and said slowly: "It's really like this." β
"We need a lot of people, people, to be able to keep this city running."
"At this point, I think General Chu Lie's personality is difficult to complete, why don't you hand it over to you?"
A playful smile appeared on the young man's face, and he looked at Chu Lie with his eyes: "I have a way to do this, and besides, my method is probably the only way." β
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Chu Lie's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Charles in front of him, the latter was still wrapped in bandages, and the strength aura on his body was weak, but he didn't look the slightest timidity in the face of him, his expression was calm and generous, and he didn't back down.
"This city, is it your handiwork?"
Chu Lie asked slowly, and the young internal affairs officer bowed slightly:
"Yes."
"Document ...... on the Executive Desk"
"It's all dealt with a long time ago."
Crash~
Chu Lie straightened up and stared at Charles fixedly for a few seconds, the atmosphere in the air was a little depressed, Ernest and the others were slightly uneasy in their hearts, but at this time, Chu Lie exhaled lightly and looked at Charles:
"Yes."
"But you only have one chance."
Crash~
The hem of his clothes shook slightly, Chu Lie turned straight away, his footsteps were steady, this area for treatment was in the inner area of Crane, after stepping out of the gate, the sunlight spread down, rendering everything on the earth into a pale gold color, people's faces had traces left by the war, but there was no sadness and pain, but a kind of stability that could see the hope of the future, only after experiencing the pain of war and parting, people could understand the value of peace.
Chu Lie stood at the door like this, watching people come and go, listening to the conversation business that obviously lowered his voice, he was stunned, until the sound of steady footsteps sounded behind him, the look in his eyes fluctuated slightly, and when he retracted his gaze, he saw Ernest walking to his side, the middle-aged military general who was still wearing a blood-stained battle armor, looked at Chu Lie and saluted respectfully, before he spoke: "I didn't expect that you would really agree to Charles's request." β
"Why not?"
Chu Lie's voice was still quiet, he turned to look at the peaceful town, and after a while, he slowly spoke:
"I wasn't interested in wielding any power, I wasn't interested in it in the first place."
"Since he has this self-confidence and has shown enough ability to match, just let him do it, I am alone, in this era, I can't do anything, even if I can defeat a thousand troops on the battlefield, but I can't make a small town a city, there is no way for the displaced people to have a stable place to live."
"It's simply not enough."
"Only by bringing together elites like you, more, more people, can we calm this troubled world."
Ernest's expression changed slightly, but this subtle change quickly disappeared on his resolute face, looking at Chu Lie's upright back, the military general pursed his lips slightly, Charles's previous arrangement in the house echoed in his mind again, but now, the last hesitation in his heart was also dispelled-
Yes, in order to dispel the troubled times!
The general's character is too upright, which is enough to attract all soldiers with the soul of a warrior to follow and die for it, but on the battlefield, in the troubled times, such a character cannot go to the end......
He has seen too much of the darkness in politics.
Ernest was behind Chu Lie, bowing slightly, his expression becoming indifferent.
That is, the flank of the general, then it should be exhausted...... Even if you are burdened with infamy, you will not hesitate to ......
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Alexis.
Gubit, the land of knights, is a great frontier city.
"Hahaha, see you tomorrow!"
"Goodbye~"
After laughing and saying goodbye to a few of his colleagues, Stewart staggered towards his residence with a flask in his hand, and poured wine into his mouth as he walked, the wine was bad, the wine was turbid enough, and strong enough, leaving a very heavy smell of wine on this twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old young man, but his eyes were still extremely clear, like a lone wolf in the night under the howling moon, cold and indifferent, completely different from when he drank with his colleagues before.
Stewart.
Stuart Emerson, which means a volcano in the ocean, a flame in the midst of oppression, one of the successors to the throne of the kingdom's fearless general, the chief of the seventy-first phase of the kingdom commander academy, and the title of the lone wolf of the kingdom.
"This is one of the closest cities to the front line, and now the highest knighthood in the city is only like me, and the prestige in the army is ......"
While pouring wine into his mouth, the young lone wolf frowned and muttered in a low voice:
"The friction between the two sides will inevitably occur, with the city's existing defense and troops, plus those conceited stupid pigs, it is only a matter of time before the city is broken, relying on the buffer of Crane Town, it is indeed safe, but it also paralyzes the commander's heart, tsk~ If it were me, I only needed to choose elite cavalry, lightly armed, a night attack on the city, and an attack on the chaos, the city was basically in the bag, and under the internal and external copying, Crane Town could not escape."
"Waste without courage, one or two are ......"
First sneered, then Stewart laughed and shook his head: "But it is precisely in this way that I can rise from here, and I can ...... on my own."
"Hey...... This troubled era is my time! β
While thinking, while swinging the empty flask, Stewart walked towards his residence, and when he walked through the third alley, turned into the left lane, now he was incognito, and the place where he lived was naturally very ordinary, but he had lived here for three months, and was already quite familiar with the area, but as soon as he turned around, he saw a tall figure blocking the way.
The bright moonlight fell and shone on the figure, illuminating his handsome face, as well as his chic robe, he raised his eyes, looked at Stewart, and smiled slightly, but just this smile, the lone wolf of the kingdom felt that his heart suddenly stopped, as if he had seen some kind of mythical monster, his eyes subconsciously widened, his face was slightly pale, his thoughts were rapidly turning, and his face showed a generous and decent smile.
"This ......"
Click-
As soon as Stewart's words of delay were spoken, he felt a pain in his neck, and his vision was swallowed up by the boundless darkness in the next moment, and his body fell softly, grabbed by a black and red ghost hand, under the moonlight, the Ibaraki boy looked indifferent, looked at the unconscious young man in his hand, a handful of ghost fire flashed, and the whole person disappeared directly.
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Rings β
Nelson put down the test tube in his hand and stretched comfortably, his spine clicked with an overwhelming weight, and the feeling of weakness in his body came up like a tide, but he didn't care, joy filled his heart, and all negative feelings, weakness, fatigue, and even hunger were expelled from his body.
He was an academic mage.
To talk about talent, that is, average, but he also knows this, and he is very diligent in learning all the latest techniques, and now at the age of thirty-five, he also has his own small shop, and he already feels very satisfied.
Of course, it would be better if the troubled times could end......
When~when~when~
A crisp and rhythmic knock sounded, and Nelson was slightly stunned, frowningβ
By this time, the store had long since closed......
Could it be a mage apprentice who needs some materials temporarily? This kind of thing is not uncommon......
Thinking wildly, Nelson came out of the small room he was using as an experiment, wiped his palms, and shouted, "Don't knock, don't knock." β
"Why are you so late, is there something that is not enough?"
As he spoke, he opened the door of the shop, and the mage frowned and looked, and saw a tall, bald man like a violent bear outside the door, knocking on the door with his fingers, the large muscles as strong as iron cast made the mage shrink uneasily, and before he could speak, a huge palm swiped to expand his field of vision, and before the spell rune could be activated, it slashed at his neck with precision.
The mage shook slightly, fell forward with a puff, and plunged headlong into the sack that had been opened in the big man's hand, who skillfully tied the knot, and took out a piece of paper from his bosom with his right hand, the paper was densely packed with portraits and information, Conrad thought for a moment, took a pen from his pocket, and redrew a horizontal line on the seventh name on it.
"Hey, hey, call it a day."
Flicking the paper in his hand with a slight flick, Conrad picked up the bulging sack and walked out into the street as if nothing had happened, and then entered a hotel.
The next day, at a price of more than three times the price and five magic stones, a convoy slowly drove out of the city.
The young mage apprentice tossed the hedron in his hand and pursed his lips.
"Idiot."
"It's just a confusing grass, that strange smell is still so pungent even if it is covered up with more than a dozen spices, even if a mage can sense it, and he is willing to pay to avoid inspection?"
"Sure enough, it's Gubit's hillbilly, hey, Temptation Grass, are you going to make a coma potion? I don't know what I'm going to do...... But it doesn't matter to me. β
Syllable~
Steadily catching the magic stone in his hand, the young man's eyes showed a hint of joy.
"Just enough to go to Nelson's shop and buy that promotion potion......"
From Chu Lie's return as the starting point, in seven days.
Ring, a city on the border of the Kingdom of Gubit, there have been many disappearances of people, but because the perpetrators are extremely skillful, they have not left many traces, and the targets often do not have many relatives and friends, in this chaotic era where hot news is born every day, it has not caused a long period of heat, and it has been forgotten by people.
Anyone who leaves this world will continue to operate, and the disappearance of more than a hundred people is not worth mentioning at all.
And in the unknown wilderness, the war horses are galloping wantonly, and in the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, they are speeding close to the town of Crane.
The town of Crane, in the midst of a house that has been converted into an extremely spacious house.
"Let me out!"
"Please let me out!"
"Please, we didn't offend you!"
After the awakened people figured out their situation, they were either calling, scolding, or pleading, all kinds of voices mixed together, making people's hearts more and more irritated, and Stewart cowered in the corner of the house, looking coldly at these people in the house.
The arms are extremely muscular, and the phalanges are thick...... Blacksmith?
Robes, the smell of potions, academy mage?
And this...... Is it a businessman?
Still with an enchanting device on your wrist, enchanter?
Not...... The fluctuation of life magic, should it be a specialized life mage?
Blacksmith, Merchant, Enchanter, Healer, Academy Mage...... Plus those elite warriors guarding the door......
Stewart's expression became a little solemn, and a look flickered in his eyesβ
War...... Is it?
"Excuse me, can I see your chief?"
At this time, an elegant voice sounded, and a middle-aged man who looked to be thirty or forty years old looked at the soldiers outside through the windowsill, and said with a gentle smile: "Here is the president of the Silver Feather Chamber of Commerce. β
"I think I should be able to redeem my freedom and life in the future."
"Hahahaha, ransom, interesting! At this time, there is still such determination! β
"It is worthy of Mr. Brent, who has been self-made in fifteen years, and is known as the Silver Falcon...... However, you are not the president of the Silver Feather Chamber of Commerce, but the leader of the Flying Eagle Business Alliance......"
As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of laughter, and the enchanted iron door was pushed open with a creak, Stewart raised his eyebrows, and a young man who looked unkempt walked in, a handsome young man beside him had a cold face, and the aura of a strong man belonging to the saint level on his body was released unscrupulously, making everyone in this house stiffen like falling into an ice kiln, while Charles seemed to be unaffected at all, and took two steps towards it casually, dangling a wine jug in his hand, looking at the middle-aged man with a somewhat stiff face, he smiled casually:
"Ransom, good idea!"
"But...... I'm afraid you won't be able to redeem it......"
PS: Today's update is presented, almost more than half a month to defend, God bless (wry smile), after graduation, I immediately resumed the original two shifts a day ~ (hug fists ~)