The days went by day by day.

In the blink of an eye, an incomparably long month for Jones has passed.

2nd year of the fifth age of the Elven calendar, 2nd year of the silver month, February.

While the newly-born Blood Lord of the Korin Peninsula was still struggling to pay off his debts and rejoice in the first twenty thousand gold coins he had generated, the Lich King Gray Grugrew was ready to set his sights on his plan.

"The Holy Light should shine on every land, including the Gustavian Empire. I, the Lich King Grey Grugru, have commanded the Black Dragons to immediately relinquish control of the Gustavus Empire and stop enslaving the people there. At the same time, I would like to advise the rulers of the Gustav Empire to stop your ignorance and return to the path of righteousness and receive the light of God. If you don't accept it, the Holy See of the White Bone Holy Light will completely purify you in the name of justice!"

This is an ultimatum.

In fact, before that, the North and the South were already at loggerheads. This ultimatum only elevates the tension of the situation to another level. It shows that there is a limit to the Lich King's tolerance and that he will not accept indefinite delays. At the same time, it is equivalent to telling all the people once again that in this difference between the north and the south, the White Bone Holy Light Holy See has always stood in the absolute active position, and now, the White Bone Holy Light Holy Light Holy See is about to attack.

At the same time, although the rulers of the Gustav Empire tried every possible means to stop it, the remnants of the former papal forces within the Gustav Empire were still collapsing at a rapid pace.

It's weird, isn't it?

When the Holy See was strong, Gustav's Emperor did everything possible to compete with the Holy See for power, even threatening to reveal Gray's identity as a bargaining chip. However, when Gray took the position of orthodoxy of the human papacy, the emperor of Gustavus had to do everything possible to support the papal see, which maintained relations with heaven, although it had little effect.

What happened in Salted Fish Harbor has spread throughout the continent, including the Gustav Empire. The core authorities of the Holy See, including the Pope, the Cardinals, and the Paladin, were even served by Gray in Salted Fish Harbor.

When Heaven is no longer able to do anything for the prestige of the Holy See, what can the Dragons do?

The armies of the South had already been drawn up, and before they could set foot on the northern lands, the Gustav Empire had already begun to fall apart. The war on the human side seems to have ended early, leaving only the core of Gustav's royal control to hold on.

......

"So, it's actually a war between the undead and the dragons now, right?" Jones asked.

"Can't say that. Richie's guardian angel, Delia, whispered, "The dragons are divided into black dragons and golden dragons. Behind the scenes, it is the Black Dragons who control the Gustav Empire. But the Golden Dragon Clan has a covenant with the Black Dragon Clan, and although they often fight internally, they do have a covenant. According to the covenant, if the Black Dragon Clan is attacked by foreign enemies, the Golden Dragon Clan must fully support it. Now the Paladins are trying to make the enemy only the Black Dragons, not the entire Dragons. Otherwise, even if the Undead Legion intervenes, it will be very difficult. ”

"I remember the Lich Council was at war with the Dragons before?"

"Yes. In the end, there was a draw, but judging by the records, the early Lich Council actually fell behind. A long time means heavy casualties. The undead are not afraid of casualties, but humans are afraid. You have to admit it, the dragons are really tough. But if the opponent is only the Black Dragons, you can win. ”

"Well, it sounds like a human is a pig teammate. Jones spread his hands helplessly.

The biggest weakness of "justice" is that it is not profit-oriented, so in many issues, it actually suffers. Unfortunately, Gray stands for justice. Probably he was lucky to be able to accept the differentiation between the black dragon and the golden dragon.

At night, the water of the "moat" of the Giant Snake City flowed drippingly. In a way, it's more like a creek than a moat.

The trees beside it swayed gently in the wind, and laughter could be heard from time to time in the dwarven village in the distance.

The refinery on the other side is already half built. The dwarven slaves used in the refinery have also arrived and are housed in the dwarven village. Of course, they were also promised freedom by Jones, but the details had to be discussed after meeting with Adolf.

Jones, on the other hand, moved tables and chairs and sat at the gates. Because he had just come out of the mine, his face was covered with dirt, and he looked like a migrant worker, or a child laborer, not a young master of the blood clan.

Dora stood beside him as before.

Delia had two white wings, and her body emitted a soft white light. With her here, Jones didn't even have a torch.

After a moment of silence, Jones asked, "Anyway, how are you doing? I mean you, Catherine, and Abbed." Heaven & Gray ...... Well, I mean Paladin. Heaven and the Paladin-sama have torn their faces, what are you going to do?"

"Didn't do anything. Delia replied, "The guardian angel must be with his contract knight, and this is an oath that will not change because of the position of heaven. We will only leave after the one who made the oath broke his oath and fell into darkness. No matter how Richie and the Paladins look at it, they have not fallen into darkness. Moreover, the position of Heaven is not completely unified now. ”

"Oh, is it?" Jones thought for a moment, then suddenly turned to ask, "So, Richie asked you to come to me just so you could tell me this?"

"Richie asked me to see how you are doing, greetings. ”

"Thank him for me. ”

"Also, he asked me to ask you when you are going to go back, the big war is coming, aren't you going to follow the Paladin-sama on the expedition?"

"Uh......" Jones glanced around, spread his hands, and smiled helplessly: "You see, I still have a lot of things to do here now, and I can't leave for the time being." And...... Don't you think it doesn't matter if I don't go on the expedition? I can't help much anyway. ”

As he spoke, he wiped his face with a towel. Because the towel itself is already gray, this wipe does not necessarily mean that the face is clean.

"But you have a certain representation. Delia said, "You are the nominal adopted son of the Paladin, and you can play a role in the army that no one else can play." ”

"Maybe. Jones pursed his lips and smiled, and stopped talking.

Does it work? The people of the Lich Legion didn't even know he was such a person, and he managed to recognize all the Lich names. It turned out that he knew people, but they didn't know him. The last time I wrote to ask for help, this has been verified.

In front of these great lichs, he is just a small person.

There was silence on both sides.

Suddenly the hydra poked out half of his head from the castle and whispered, "Little bat, do you have any friends? Why don't you introduce me to you?"

"Hydra!" Delia snapped back in fright, assuming a defensive posture.

"Hey, calm down!Calm down!" Jones quickly stood up and gestured with his hands to Delia to calm down: "This is my friend, and you are also my friend." ”

"You're friends with Hydra?"

"Is there a problem with the Bloodlines being friends with Hydra?"

There was another stalemate for a while, probably thinking that Jones had a point, and Delia slowly fell from mid-air. However, a pair of eyes still looked in the direction of the Hydra from time to time, always vigilant.

"Don't worry, she's really my friend. Helplessly, Jones could only emphasize it again.

"I didn't suspect she was your friend, I just ...... It's just ...... "just what, Delia can't say." In the end, he could only say, "If you don't want to go back for the time being, I'll reply to Richie as you say." ”

"Okay, just reply to him. Tell Richie that I don't matter, he does. I'm just an adopted son, he's Gray's own son. He can do so much more than I do. ”

"Okay, I'll tell him. Delia took her attention, saluted Jones, and spread her wings and flew off. In the blink of an eye, it had disappeared into the night sky.

It wasn't until Delia was completely gone that Jones let out a slow breath and sat down again. Bow your head and use the cloth to continue gently wiping the Hydra badge that the barrel had just created.

"Little bat, this friend of yours is not as interesting as the previous one. And it doesn't seem to be very friendly. ”

"It's okay. Maybe it would be better if it took a long time? You know, she's an angel. Instinct is always there. ”

"Why did you befriend both the Lich and the Angel?"

"Actually, I'm friends with demons, elves, dwarves, and hydras. ”

"Really?"

"Yes, but I don't know if I'm their friend or not. Jones shrugged, lowered his head and let out a gentle sigh, then continued to wipe with a towel.

"I consider you a friend, and I am sure that you will become a great Blood Lord. ”

"Thank you, ma'am. Maybe I'm only here and I should stay where I am really needed. ”

Through the window, Hydra silently looked at Jones in front of the city gates.

Dora also stood aside and watched him silently.

After a moment, Jones held up the Hydra badge in his hand and looked at it with half-squinted eyes at the moonlight.

Licking his lips, he exclaimed, "Perfect! I'll plant the Hydra flag in every corner of the world." Oh no, I should say, I'll make Mega Snake City famous on the entire continent. It's going to be even more bustling than Hilde. That way, I won't have to run to Heard every day. You can squat in your own castle and count your money every day. ”

"This is my castle. Hydra emphasized.

"Yes, ma'am. I know, ma'am. But I'm sure you won't mind giving it to me then. When the time comes, I'll build you a bigger castle next to it. Looking playfully at Hydra, Jones laughed.

Hydra also smiled: "Well, if that's the case, that's really acceptable. ”

Dora, who was on the side, sighed lightly and smiled with satisfaction.

......

"What? You said you couldn't get in touch with Adolf?"

"Yes, I can't reach him. Originally, he would come over once every few days, but he didn't show up during this time. ”

"What about the refinery?"

"The project can be started as usual, he has given enough money. ”

"And what about the earnings? He doesn't even look at it?"

"Hmm...... I can't answer that. On top of that, I couldn't reach him. The owner of the inn said he hadn't shown up for many days. ”

Patia spread her hands helplessly.

Jones frowned and stood quietly.

"You can write a letter to stay with me, and if he comes, I'll tell him you're looking for him. ”

"No, you can give me the address where he originally lived. ”

"I've been looking for it a few times. ”

"Give me the address. ”

"Okay......"

In desperation, Patia could only bow her head, write down the address of the hotel where Adolf originally lived on a piece of paper, and then hand it to Jones.

"If he comes, tell him I'm looking for him. ”

"I will. ”

With the note in hand, Jones just left the Heard Chamber of Commerce.

The partner who had already paid all the input costs suddenly disappeared, and if it was another bloodline, he would probably wake up laughing happily. That means you can do whatever you want, and it means that all the benefits will be in your pocket. What could be better than that?

Jones, however, was reluctant to think so.

"Nothing bad will happen to him, right? I have a lot of things to discuss with him. Especially with the dwarves, I can't liberate the slaves without telling him about it. This is not what a person who receives help from others should do. ”

Soon, Jones arrived at the hotel where Adolf had been staying.

"Master Adolf?" the goblin boss glanced up at Jones. Although Jones is short, the goblin boss is shorter than him.

"Yes, I want to find him, I heard that he lived with you before?"

In fact, he still lives here. He had already paid for the room, and now he kept it, but he didn't come back. If it weren't for a bunch of people breaking into the room, I wouldn't even know he wasn't there. ”

"Do you know where to find him?"

"You should know from what I just said that I don't know anything about him. ”

"Well, if he comes back, please tell him, I'm looking for him. My name is Jones. With that, Jones turned and wanted to leave.

"Wait, what did you just say your name was?" the goblin boss quickly stopped Jones.

"My name is Jones. Jones looked back.

"Full name. ”

"Jones Deracula. What's wrong?"

The goblin boss looked Jones up and down, muttering silently, "Silver-haired, seventy-something Bloodline, Jones Dedracula." Well, that's right, you wait for me here!"

Turning around, the goblin boss walked into the room, then brought a thick envelope and handed it to Jones.

"What is this?"

"I don't know, Master Adolf told me to give you this if you come over. ”

......

Outside the hotel, a group of Bloods wrapped in black cloaks gathered in a small alley. Among them, who was eavesdropping quietly with magic, the blood clan led by him laughed slowly: "Sure enough, I knew that goblin had something to hide!"

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