Chapter 14: The Burning Body
Wu Xin was not unaware of Giggs's actions, the Welshman had been too calm these days, and both Keane and Giggs had maintained suspicious restraint.
But the means and timing of retaliation did surprise Wu Xin a little, this was the first day after martial law was lifted, and he acted immediately without delay.
And the methods used are not the usual gangster methods, such as intimidation and beatings, but persecution directly with the help of power.
The basis of this accusation is very weak, it is just a bucket of water, but from a bucket of water leads to the chief of the regiment, and then it involves disrespect to God, and the nature of it suddenly becomes very serious.
"What?! This is blasphemy! Even if the head of the regiment is kind-hearted and will not execute you, it is inevitable that you will be assigned to be a paddle slave for ten years, why do you commit such a big crime?! Keventert made the matter very serious in an exaggerated tone, and he was really familiar with the bullying of newcomers.
Of course, this is not the first time he has dealt with the bad luck brought by Giggs, not only in the English group, but also in several other groups of newcomers.
However, this time is significantly different from the previous ones.
When the young Hu Cong faced a combination of formal knights colluding with the bullies of his group, he often immediately fell into a state of hysteria or complete despair, and it was normal to immediately yell or cry in pain, but Wu Xin never lost control, he just looked at the room, and did not even look back at Giggs.
"Don't think you can get away with it if you don't admit it, Brother Neville has seen your crime and can testify." Giggs approached Wu Xin from behind and whispered to him in a cheerful tone. "Don't pretend you have some backstage, I've already checked, you're a commoner, you can speak Latin, and you know all that useless and think you're great? What's the use of not having strength? ”
Wu Xin was still staring at Kevent in front of him, ignoring his meaning at all.
As the navigator of an ocean-going freighter, Wu Xin's past work was not only dealing with nautical charts, he and the captain and first mate often had to deal with various African and South American police and dirty customs.
Although he does not have a powerful country and shipping giant behind him, his experience and heart are still there.
"Hehe, what else are you pretending? Well? Counting on Ellan to save you? He's just an Italian, it's okay to get you a good job, but it's far from being a backer to go against Master Kevinte. "Giggs is not very sure about the problem of Father Erlan, although he has done many despicable things, but in the past he has always avoided conflicts with official knights and priests.
When Kevent heard Erlan's name, he smiled confidently, and he assured Giggs that an Italian priest would never dare to mess with their French affairs on the island of Malta.
"Since you have nothing to say, then honestly bookmark your confession, don't waste this knight's time, and save you the pain of flesh and skin." Keventer took out the confession that had been written a long time ago and threw it in front of Wu Xin, and the two thugs cooperated with the master to force up violently.
It's not close enough. Even so, Wu Xin was still fearless.
No wonder Villefort told me not to take Giggs's word for it, and to show me mercy to this guy. Giggs didn't feel anything, but Kevent knew that Wu Xin was indeed different from the young servants who yelled at their innocence.
The subordinates who were played by him in the past are not as bad as they seem.
Any organization that does not descend into chaos will seriously protect the authority of the judiciary, which is one of the cornerstones of an organization.
Even if a subordinate commits a crime, he must be judged by the judges of the Order, and although the steward of horses is a very important position, he is by no means qualified to interfere with the administration of justice.
That's why he asked Wu Xin to sign the confession, and with this evidence, he was invincible.
But Kevent didn't have anything to worry about, after all, there were four of them in this room, and although Wu Xin seemed to be a little better than the past victims, he still didn't have any chance in front of the witty Lord Kevent-Siegel.
What's the point? Is there anyone else in the world who can fool the smartest Knight Kevent?
Giggs is really sensible and can be promoted.
This Cesare Cibo was only the son of a merchant, but he had hundreds of thalers on him, and it was said that he had a very good ruby.
As soon as Giggs knew about such fat, he immediately made an offering, and the problem that he owed a dozen thalers could naturally be counted.
Of course, Villefort also has to be punished, he is the second son of a viscount in the southern countryside, and he dares to make any suggestions to the dignified Lord Keventer, and he does not send filial piety after the suggestion?!
It's not advice, it's just an insult!
Not to mention that he didn't mention the large sum of money and the jewel, and he had to suffer later.
At this time, Wu Xin had been held down by the Giggs brothers, and Giggs was also hitting Wu Xin's back again and again.
He hit very hard, and Wu Xin's back was trembling.
'Closer...' But Wu Xin just gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and did not shout.
"Alright, alright, it's okay." Kevint waved at Giggs to stop him for a moment. "I told you that if you cooperate well, you will be spared the pain of flesh and skin. Don't be afraid, Lord Ben Knight has a lot, although your behavior has insulted the chief regiment and blasphemed God, but this Knight has said that he will still give you a chance to make amends, and you also know that those pagan slaves hate the members of the original Knight the most, as long as you confess your guilt, this Knight will give you a chance not to go to the bilge. ”
In the face of this threat, the other servants were scared to the point of urine, and the members of the knights who were punished into the bilge were the other most hated objects of those slaves, and they could actually be regarded as oppressed objects regardless of their obedience, and they would definitely torture the servants who entered it to the point of no one or a ghost.
"Sign the confession, hand over a hundred thalers and the ruby, and pay four thalers a month in the future, and the knight will keep the confession book for you, and will not let you be burned at the stake." Kevint never intended to take Wu Xin to court. "This knight knows that Father Erlan gives you a salary of five thalers a month, and this knight also left you a thaler's pocket money, so thank me."
Wu Xin gritted his teeth or didn't give in, looking at his tenacious appearance, Kevent waved his hand irritably: "I don't know each other yet, Giggs, give him something powerful." ”
The Neville brothers were still holding him together, with Ryan Giggs choking him from behind and Kevent beating him from the front.
A punch hit Wu Xin in the stomach, and Keventer was satisfied to see Wu Xin's face flushed from torture, but at this time he saw that Wu Xin seemed to have a mocking smile on his face.
"What are you laughing at? You English pariah! Kevent's heart skipped a beat by Wu Xin's smile, and he instinctively said his talisman. Lao Tzu's uncle is the chief prosecutor..."
"I'll repay you twice as much for all of this." After entering this room, Wu Xin spoke for the first time, and then Keventer saw a flash of red light in his eyes.
In the past few days, he has been tormented by low temperatures, but he has also discovered a strange ability, he can forcibly raise his body temperature every day, and this heat energy can not only make him comfortable, but also release it.
Although the heat can only be released once a day, it is very powerful, and it can even burn the kettle.
Moreover, after releasing the scorching heat, it will make Wu Xin in an excellent mental state for a short period of time, and he will be able to endure a lot of interference when casting spells.
The main drawback of this skill is that it has a short distance and is only effective against enemies with physical contact, which is not very suitable for spellcasters like Warlocks.
It was precisely in order to give full play to the power of this blow that Wu Xin endured the beating of the enemy without saying a word, and he fought back until all four enemies had physical contact with him.
There was a burst of scorching heat coming out of the place where the gem was hidden under his chest, and Brother Neville, who was originally pressing his hands, found that Wu Xin's body was suddenly so hot that he couldn't touch his hands at all.
And Giggs, who was stuck in Wu Xin's neck, found that his arm seemed to be holding a hot kettle.
Startled, they hurriedly retreated, giving Wu Xin room to complete his arcane art, and he turned around and pointed, and a gray dotted line flew out of his finger and burrowed into Giggs's eye.
"Ah!!!h
Giggs let out a heart-rending scream.
Giggs was completely frightened, and although he was far away from Wu Xin, he felt that the burned part had not cooled down, and even the bones and flesh seemed to be separated from the boil.
Of course, this is not true, Wu Xin knew that his body temperature would rise to the point of extreme discomfort when he cast the spell, but it was impossible to scald the meat so quickly.
The real reason for his feeling was Wu Xin's other first-level arcane "Panic Technique".
This arcane art can only make one enemy into fear, and Wu Xin still has to face three enemies, Kevent and Neville's brothers.
Space inside Angelo's castle is precious, and even though Keventer is a full knight, the room that doubles as his office and bedroom is still small, and the panicked Giggs run around and scream, keeping the others out of the way.
The Neville brothers did not react immediately, they had the largest physical contact with Wu Xin, and they were the most seriously injured, not only were they burned in the first round, but they still had a continuous burning sensation even though they were out of contact with Wu Xin in the follow-up.
Instead, Kevent stood in the doorway just in time, swallowed the pain in his hand, and drew his sword.
He just had a little burn on his fist and didn't mess up.
Although in most cases, the victims were easily taken down by them, there were always some young men with flesh and blood who refused to be humiliated like this.
This is not the first time that a victim of a victim has put up a heroic but ineffective resistance, and Cavent is still confident that he can control the situation, as he has done in the past.
In the end, Wu Xin still had to kneel on the ground and beg him for mercy, deeply aware of the insurmountable gap between himself and a formal knight.
Because although he is a second-generation official, he is indeed a stalwart samurai!
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance, if you refuse to kneel, I will beat you to kneel."