Chapter 161: Temptation
A vampire with a slightly different armor style than the vampire knight whispered fiercely in Lucian's ear, dragging a ** leather whip in his hand. At the end of the whip, three sharp blades with silver light were tied, dragging them to the ground with a terrifying grinding sound!
For werewolves, an ordinary leather whip, even if it is smoked for three days and three nights, will not be harmed in the slightest, and it must be properly added to taste good.
"I didn't expect that after such a long turn, I just went up the next floor."
Lin Chen doesn't need to watch it, he knows what will happen next, and the film has a scene where Lucian is punished.
Lucian didn't say a word, his eyes just stared at the other window opposite Lin Chen.
Viktor and the elders of the Vampire Council were also present, and after one of them read out Lucian's crime, Viktor issued the order for punishment.
With Lucian's roar of pain, the vampire's whip swung with all his might, sending a sharp explosion through the air!
The blade mixed with silver left Lucian with three deep wounds on his back!
The silver that remained in the wound greatly inhibited Lucian's powerful recovery ability.
However, even so, these three wounds are closing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
However, before these wounds can heal, the second whip of the vampire has already arrived!
Lin Chen's gaze wandered away from Lucian for a while before leaving, looking at the window opposite, and among the colors, there seemed to be a figure leaning weakly.
Witnessing Lucian's punishment, there was some twitching in the group of werewolf slaves around their necks, but they were soon overwhelmed by the vampire guards** who were present.
Lucian's experience made these werewolves further realize the ruthlessness of the lord of Viktor, and at the same time, a heart that broke free from the shackles began to sprout......
Although a vampire of no lower status suggested that Lucian be spared, the obstinate Viktor ignored the offer.
By the time Lucian had received thirty lashes, the wounds on his back were close to a hundred, densely packed like fishing nets!
If it were an ordinary human, it would have collapsed and died, even if it was a werewolf, it would be enough for Lucian to be weak for a while.
While Lucian was serving his sentence, one after another human nobles arrived and were taken to the rest room by a lady-in-waiting.
Most of these human nobles knew each other, and it was obviously not the first time they had come to pay tribute, and they had talked to each other a lot.
Almost all of their exchanges were about werewolves, the legend of Viktor, or the production of silver mines in their own territory.
Lin Chen was not interested in these, and his eyes continued to wander through the open window, where he could look, observing the patrol patterns of these vampire guards and the places they could use.
"You must be the new High Lord of the West, right?"
A middle-aged man who was not very richly dressed, but was very clean and neat, walked over.
Perhaps the reason why this area is not wealthy, even the nobles among the human race do not necessarily have ornate noble robes.
Among the human nobles in the lounge, Lin Chen was the only one, dressed in a gorgeous black robe, and the gems were shining, which was extremely eye-catching.
Compared to these guys, Lin Chen is more like a nobleman among vampires.
"Yes."
Just by looking with the eyes, there is no more to observe, or these nobles who have come many times know something else.
Therefore, when someone took the initiative to find a conversation with him, Lin Chen did not put on a cold and arrogant posture again, but integrated into this circle.
However, to Lin Chen's disappointment, these human nobles took the initiative to come to him, still discussing the matter of werewolves and silver mines, not only Lin Chen's silver mines, basically all silver mines were attacked by werewolves.
And they looked for Lin Chen, nothing more than hoping that the richest-looking lord would come forward and negotiate with Wei Keduo, hoping to exchange more protection for the same tribute.
As for some of the things that Lin Chen asked, they all didn't know. After they finished paying tribute, they couldn't wait to leave, where did they have the heart and time to pay attention to what Lin Chen cared about.
Regarding their request, Lin Chen only smiled and said nothing, neither agreeing nor refusing.
When all the human nobles arrived, the civilian vampire who had read Lucian's guilt pushed the door open, leading a retinue behind him.
"Distinguished guests, Lord Victor is already waiting in the hall, please come with me."
The vampire appears to be more personable, and his political views tend to be gentle, both for werewolves and humans.
Lin Chen's eyes turned and he hit this guy with his idea.
Each nobleman was accompanied by a human retinue that was used to carry their tribute, and the number of retinues varied according to their status.
For example, Lin Chen, on the basis of the original two, added two more, because his box of silver coins was too heavy, and just two people were a little unbearable, and they needed to change shifts from time to time.
"Your box is so heavy."
Just when Lin Chen was thinking about how to quietly "hook up" with the line of the above-level vampire, the vampire took the initiative to meet him and said to Lin Chen.
"Huh?"
Nothing to be courteous, either annihilation or theft.
In Lin Chen's heart, he instantly became vigilant.
However, in the blink of an eye, Lin Chen was relieved again.
He experienced a large-scale werewolf attack, and the location of the attack was only a stone's throw away from the base camp of Viktor.
If Lin Chen was just a lord who had suffered from werewolf disasters in the Middle Ages, then he would inevitably have great doubts about Weikeduo's ability to protect, and he would be uneasy, resistant, and even rebel against Weikeduo, and from then on, he would refuse to pay tribute.
This is a huge loss of money for vampires.
I'm afraid this guy in front of me is here to test it......
Lin Chen's mind was racing, and there was an elegant smile on the corner of his mouth, and he replied: "Of course, as the lord with the largest territory, he has received the most protection from the Great Lord of Weikeduo, so he will naturally pay the most tribute to the Lord of Weikeduo with the most silver. ”
"Recently, those damn werewolves have been launching death attacks everywhere for some reason, and our army has been crushed several times, and in order to prevent similar attacks, we are preparing a patrol team."
The civilian vampire said intentionally or unintentionally, showing the strength of the vampire legion, "You know, those guys always show up at night, and we need to get enough rest during the day. ”
"Well, I know, I know. The regular army needs to fight active werewolves at night. ”
Lin Chen nodded again and again, and continued to follow his meaning, anyway, these had no effect on him, he needed to establish a cowardly and obedient image for himself.
The civilian vampire gave Lin Chen an appreciative look, and was suddenly surprised to find that this guy's eyes were actually extremely rare and gorgeous blood red, the vampire's favorite color!
"Your eyes are so beautiful."
The civilian vampire admired heartily and said, "I'm envious. ”
"Of course you will envy."
Lin Chen turned his mind around, but his mouth was modestly flattering, fighting with this vampire Haha, the human nobles behind them frowned, this guy, could it be that he wanted to "betray" them......
Talking to this vampire, Lin Chen unconsciously slowly pulled the topic to the castle building.
"It's my first time here, and to be honest, I'm blown away by this castle, it's unbelievable, how could such a project be done??!"
Lin Chen looked amazed, and pretended to mention it inadvertently, ignoring the faces of the nobles behind him who had begun to turn black.
"Surprised, huh?"
Hearing someone praise the castle he lived in, the civilian vampire couldn't help but feel a little proud, and a heartfelt smile appeared on his face.
"No, it's shock! It's hard to believe! ”
Lin Chen complimented and said, "Living in such a safe castle, I can sleep more peacefully at night, I'm really envious." ”
"Haha, you can stay as many days as you want."
The civilian vampire was in a good mood, let out a hearty laugh, and casually said that he had not met such an appreciative human for a long time, and made a promise casually.
"Okay, after paying tribute, I must visit all this place, and then go back and build the same!" (To be continued.) )