Volume 1 Treading the Snow Without a Trace Chapter 62 Separate calculations
Things finally came to light, Xue Wuxian scratched his head, it's really interesting, he encountered such a thing, it seems that a lot of things must have happened along the way, although Xue Wuxian is young, but he also understands that the bloodthirsty duke did not kill Prince George, there will definitely be the next assassination, and the road ahead will not be too easy!
Agree on some specific matters, and everyone rests around the campfire in twos and threes, after all, there is still a hurry after dawn, and it is good to be able to take a nap.
Xue Wuxian sat down with Fa Qi, with an inquiring meaning in his eyes, Fa Qi seemed to have expected Xue Wuxian to ask something, and said in a low voice: "It's not convenient for me to tell you too much about this matter, I just owe a favor and have to pay it back, it's okay, you can rest assured." ”
Knowing that Uncle Faqi didn't want to mention it more, Xue Wuxian didn't bother anymore, sat down, and waited quietly for dawn.
When Xue Wuxian woke up from the meditation, the sky was already bright, there was the sound of birds chirping in his ears, slowly exhaling turbidity, Xue Wuxian had a light in his eyes, and a new day came.
The rest of the mercenaries were all experienced veterans, and everything had been taken care of, and they rushed to the border and entered the Augustan Empire as soon as their employer ordered them.
Although there were many fewer mercenaries, this caravan still slowly headed in the direction of the Augustan Empire, with the tacit consent of the top management of the Barlow Empire, it was not hindered much when clearing the customs, and the group entered the territory of the Augustan Empire smoothly.
Entering the border town, Xue Wuxian and the others stopped at a hotel to rest, while Xue Wuxian and the mercenaries were eating and resting, the middle-aged employer, that is, the Mader guard, went towards the mercenary association in the city, and now the number of mercenaries has been greatly reduced, so naturally another batch needs to be hired.
And while everyone was resting, thousands of miles away in the capital of the Duchy of Bavaria, in the former golden palace, a burly, fierce-looking, armoured man sat on a high royal chair, and several compliments stood below.
Glancing at the man kneeling on one knee, the bloodthirsty duke on the throne said lightly, "How are things going?"
After a moment's hesitation, the man on his knees spoke, "Your Majesty, the people of the Brotherhood...... Failed. ”
Although he knew that the lord on the throne would be angry when he said this, he still reported it truthfully. "Oh?" the bloodthirsty duke on the throne was visibly surprised.
"Tell the king, George and they have hired a B-class mercenary group, and their strength is beyond our imagination, and the silver and bronze killers of the Brotherhood have been killed. The man on the kneeling explained.
"Is there such a thing? But the purpose of the Brotherhood will not be abandoned, right?" said the Bloodthirsty Duke, still speaking lightly, as if he was not in a hurry at all.
"The people of the Brotherhood said it, and they ...... They ......" The man at the bottom hesitated.
"What the hell are you talking about, say it quickly!" It was obvious that the bloodthirsty duke on the throne was a little impatient.
"They say that the commission will be increased tenfold before they will send out the gold medal killer. Feeling the anger of the bloodthirsty duke, the man sitting down hurriedly spoke.
"Ten times the commission? Hmph, they have such a big appetite!" The bloodthirsty duke was already a little annoyed, although the strength of the brotherhood was huge, it did not mean that his bloodthirsty duke was afraid of the brotherhood, after all, the strength of a principality was still very terrifying.
Hearing the anger of the bloodthirsty duke, there was silence in the hall for a while, and a depressing atmosphere enveloped the surroundings.
"Your Majesty!" said a white-haired old man on the right side of the main hall at this time. He glanced at everyone in the hall and continued: "Your Majesty, it is most important to get rid of George at present, and I hope that the king will think twice!" The bloodthirsty duke has always been known for his bloodthirstiness and brutality, and he can't listen to anyone's words, so I'm afraid it's not good to be admonished at this time, right?
Just when everyone was nervous, they didn't expect that after the bloodthirsty duke saw the clear and wise eyes of the old man under the seat, the fire in his heart was forced to suppress, and he snorted, and the bloodthirsty duke spoke: "Agree to their conditions first! After getting rid of George's evil animal, this king will settle accounts with that arrogant brotherhood!"
"Subordinates obey!" replied, the man who knelt on one knee and slowly retreated.
"That's all for today, let's all go down!" said the bloodthirsty duke on the throne impatiently.
"Obey the king's orders!" the two rows of ministers who were clearly divided into two rows of ministers only retired, but only the old man who had just spoken was still standing there, saying nothing.
"Old National Master, is there anything else?" Seeing that there was still one person standing there, the Bloodthirsty Duke asked.
Although the old man looked weak and about to fall into the ground, the bloodthirsty duke knew very well how influential this old man was, this old man was the patriarch of the three dynasties of the Duchy of Bavaria, and the national teacher of the current dynasty, if it were not for special reasons, the old national teacher would not betray the royal family of the current dynasty and surrender to the bloodthirsty duke. Now that the overall situation has just been decided, the bloodthirsty duke understands very well that he still needs the huge influence of the old national teacher, so he is very respectful to him.
"Your Majesty, now that the overall situation has been decided, I don't know what you promised to the old man......" Looking at the bloodthirsty duke who looked coldly at him on the throne, the old national teacher hesitated and said.
"Hehe, old national teacher, you are busy with affairs, let this king take care of Miss Xiyan first!" As he spoke, the bloodthirsty duke sneered and walked towards the apse.
Looking at the disappearing figure of the bloodthirsty duke, the old national teacher sighed deeply, stopped speaking, and slowly walked towards the outside of the main hall, not knowing how many sins he had done......
And at this moment, in the imperial capital of the Augustan Empire, in the City of Light, a middle-aged man in a golden gorgeous robe sat on the imperial throne, and there was no one in the huge room, but the middle-aged man looked out the window lightly and said, "How are things going?" as if speaking to the air.
But strangely, there was no one in the room, but a voice came, "Your Majesty, Prince George has escaped from the assassination of the Brotherhood and has now entered the territory of our country. ”
"Oh, yes, what a skill!" said the middle-aged man on the throne with a smile. With his intelligence, he naturally knows what has happened in the past few days, but what kind of organization the Brotherhood is, he knows very well in his heart, he didn't expect the Brotherhood to fail, this George has some ability!
"Your Majesty, now that they are in my territory, do you want us to ...... them" After a long silence, the voice sounded again. Shaking his head slightly, the middle-aged man smiled: "No, I think the bloodthirsty duke should be more anxious! ”
Without the slightest hesitation, the voice sounded, "Yes, Your Majesty, your subordinates understand!"
Waving his hand, the middle-aged man spoke: "Okay, I've worked hard for you these days, go down!"
"Subordinates retire!" A ripple rippled, and there was still only a middle-aged man sitting on the throne in the room, squinting his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
About an hour, Made's guards had hired dozens of mercenaries again from the mercenary association in the city, and Xue Wuxian and the others had almost rested, and they all went out of the city to the meeting place. After some instructions, the caravan set out on its journey again.
Although they were walking in a foreign country, they didn't encounter too much trouble along the way, and in the blink of an eye they had entered the southwest of the Augustan Empire, and in a few days, they were able to reach the border of the Duchy of Bavaria, and it seemed that the road was peaceful.
However, as the caravan gradually approached the border of the Duchy of Bavaria, the hearts of Faqi and others were still very heavy, and other mercenaries may not know, but Faqiu, Firefox, Prince George and others knew very well in their hearts that the purpose of the Brotherhood had always been to not stop until the goal was achieved.
Since the last silver medal killer assassination failed, then they will definitely send a higher-level killer to come. The closer you get to the Duchy of Bavaria, the greater the danger.
In the evening, when everyone was resting, the Faqi whispered to Xue Wuxi: "Wuji, I always feel that it will not be peaceful in the past few days, be careful in everything, although we have to escort the prince beyond the bridge to the Duchy of Bavaria, but we can't throw away our own lives, do you remember?"
"I see, Uncle Fali. Xue Wuxian nodded in response.
The Firefox Mercenary Group has been completely tied to Prince George's party, so a few of them are chatting around the campfire, which is obviously the most central area. On the periphery, there are mercenaries in twos and threes, guarding the caravan's caravan.
Late at night, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and a bend of the moon hangs quietly above the sky, looking down on everything in the mortal world. The mercenaries who escorted them almost fell asleep, and even the mercenaries in charge of the vigil yawned and stood there listlessly.
However, at this moment, a black figure passed through the night quickly, as if it was like an elf in the night, the movement was so elegant, so without a trace of fireworks, he quietly came to the vicinity of Prince George and his party, and observed carefully.
He was wearing a golden mask and a black night suit, and he was the gold medal killer of the Brotherhood, but he didn't expect that the Brotherhood really sent the gold medal killer again, but the strange thing is that there are no gold medal killer companions around, does he want to act alone?
This is the rule of the Brotherhood, but all the gold medal killers and ace killers in the organization are alone in every action, which is not only a trust in their strength, but also a test, because the killer in the Brotherhood does not need a weak person, even if he is killed by an opponent, it is his destiny, and he can't blame others.
Just as the gold medal killer was thinking about how to take action, suddenly his face changed, his right hand had been quickly stretched to his waist, a cold light flashed, only a crisp sound was heard, and the next moment, the gold medal killer had quickly retreated to the rear.
After pulling away the distance, the gold medal killer looked coldly at the sixteen-year-old boy who appeared not far from him, and was shocked in his heart, when did this young man come to his back? With the strength of his martial artist, he didn't even notice it at the first time, which really surprised him.
After thinking for a moment, the gold medal killer didn't say anything, just his body flashed and walked into the distance.
The young man, with a knowing smile on his face, didn't say anything, just quickly followed.