Chapter 277: The Path to Purification: A Brief Peace
Just when the white wolf was thinking about how to save the world, a trivial incident occurred in Eagle City, the capital of the Human Empire, and a person was about to be hanged in full view of everyone.
"I, I'm not a liar, I'm not a liar, everything I said is true!" A man was crying and struggling, but the soldiers on both sides of him ignored it completely, put the rope around the man's neck, and then pushed him down the city gate, and the man was silent in an instant, only the rope was creaking and shaking.
"What crime did this man commit, how could he be hanged" A merchant who had just arrived here witnessed the whole process of the hanging, and hurriedly asked the people around him who were watching the excitement that he had to understand the situation and avoid violating any taboos after entering the city.
"It is said that this is the chief astrologer of the royal family, and he once predicted a catastrophe in the underground of Eagle City, but now a few months have passed, and nothing has happened, but it has only made people panic, and even the emperor has not said anything. This man quickly shut up, he didn't want to talk about the emperor casually, the truth that comes from the mouth of the mouth is applicable everywhere.
"Such a demagoguery, the guy who bullied the king really deserves to be killed. The merchant did not care for the man's last concealment, but only approved of the execution, and went into the city, where he had a family to feed, and the life or death of an astrologer had nothing to do with him.
The astrologer's body hung in the tower of the gate, twisted like a dead worm, and all who entered the city could see his body, and the conversation was repeated over and over again.
According to the rules of the Empire, such a deceitful king would be hanged, his body would be hung on the city gate for seven days and seven nights, and then thrown into the river to feed the fish, which was the final end of a once prominent and trusted astrologer.
"Alvet, has there been anything going on underground recently" In the palace, the old emperor was taking advantage of the afternoon tea time to ask his eldest daughter, who was the head of the underground devil fog investigation.
"The Devil's Fog hasn't reappeared since it cleared a month ago, but our scouts have spotted the goblins and don't know if they should be cleared," Alvette replied.
With the lifting of the state of emergency in Eagle City, the eldest princess also changed out of her knightly costume and is now wearing a white dress, which is the standard dress of royal women.
"Listen to what you mean, it seems that I don't need to care" The old emperor knows the character of his eldest daughter, if she wants to fight, then she should be like asking for her own war, and now she asks for her own opinion, which proves that her battle ** is not high.
"My opinion is that our army is not suitable for fighting underground, there are too many constraints, and it is not good for us to fight there, and on the other hand, goblins are just a pack of beasts, as long as we hold the mines, they will not be able to harm us. Alvette sat upright, looking less like a princess and more like a soldier.
After listening to Alvet's discussion, the old king nodded with satisfaction, to turn military talents, his daughter is definitely the top in the royal family, trustworthy, unlike that astrologer, who actually dared to deceive himself.
"Actually, the appearance of goblins can also prove that the underground world is safe from the side, if the devil fog is still there, those goblins will definitely not be able to get here. Alvet analyzed.
The old emperor nodded again, and just as he was about to take a sip of black tea, the servant standing not far away suddenly walked over briskly and said something to the sword-wielding guard beside the emperor.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, the Duke of the Acropolis has arrived. The guard walked over to the table and whispered to the Emperor.
"Let him in. The Emperor waved his hand, "By the way, prepare another cup of tea." ”
"Then I'll quit. Alvette resigned.
"There you go. The Emperor agreed to her request.
Not long after, under the leadership of the servant, a man dressed in green walked into the palace, he is the Duke of the Acropolis, the so-called Acropolis, is the meaning of the city guarding the capital, the Acropolis Leader, refers to a large piece of land under the direct jurisdiction of the Gongwei, which is directly controlled by the Duke of the Acropolis.
The duke walked up to the emperor and knelt down on one knee, he was a direct vassal of the old emperor, and the Duke of the Acropolis had to look up at this time.
"See Your Majesty. The Duke bowed his head.
"Do you know why I called you here" The emperor did not let the duke stand up, but asked directly.
"Is this because of my war with the Duke of the Highlands" The Duke of the Acropolis thought for a moment, and felt that now was not the time to pretend to be confused.
"When will your war be over? It's been going on for more than a year, more than a dozen villages have been in ruins, and there has even been a plague recently, and even ghouls have begun to attack the capital, do you want to make me angry to death before it's over? When this news reaches the ears of other countries, I'm afraid I will be laughed at by them!" The old emperor rebuked angrily.
The Duke of Acropolis did not reply very interestingly, he had dealt with this old emperor for many years, and he had already figured out his temper, this anger was just a kind of negotiation technique that preempted people, and people who did not know the emperor could easily be frightened by his angry appearance, but an old fox like the Duke of Acropolis would not.
"I talked to the Duke of the High Lands before, and he agreed to an unconditional truce, what do you mean?" the old emperor finally finished scolding, and then revealed his purpose.
"Your Majesty, the minister knows that he is wrong, but the Duke of the Highlands has privately executed the vassals below, and if this revenge is not avenged, I will no longer be qualified to be a duke. "The Duke of the Acropolis behaved with a clear conscience.
"Whether the Duke of the Highlands is wrong or not, it is up to the Imperial Code to decide, not you, an immediate and unconditional truce! Then I will naturally punish the Duke of the Highlands. Seeing that the Duke of the Acropolis had no intention of surrendering, the Emperor's tone became serious again, and he knew in his heart that the reason why the Duke of the Acropolis and the Duke of the Highlands fought was definitely more than the life of a lord, but the Emperor also did not believe that the Duke of the Acropolis was willing to give up his territory for this.
"Yes!" Unable to get more benefits from the emperor, the Duke of the Acropolis was a little regretful, but seeing that the emperor made a cruel statement, he could only agree, the Duke of the Highlands did commit suicide privately His lord is right, but he has been fighting with the other party for more than a year, this gesture has been in place, and the lords under him will not have any complaints against him.
The Highland Lords are strong, and this war has fallen into a state of see-saw, and even the Duke of the Acropolis himself feels that it is almost time to stop.
"Well, I will personally preside over the armistice ceremony for you today next month, rest assured, since you are my vassal, then I will definitely administer justice for you. The Emperor reassured.
The emperor of the Elfit Empire finally settled a war between lords, in the emirate on the other side, the counterinsurgency operation was also in full swing, the hastily assembled rebels did not have a battle plan at all, and were soon divided and surrounded by the troops of the experienced emirate, and ate one by one, these guys dressed in animal skins and wielding wooden sticks were not the opponents of the Wehrmacht with steel armor and rune cannons, and in just one day, the rebellion was almost quelled, and those who rebelled were killed, wounded, and more people surrendered directly when they saw that the situation was not good。
"Lord Sacred Beast is so kind to you, giving you clothes to wear and food to fill your stomachs, why are you rebelling? Why are you rebelling?" After capturing the leader of the rebels, Passerby A did not kill him for the time being, but asked the guards to tie him up in front of him, and questioned angrily.
"Goblins should be ruled by goblins, he is a monster who is not qualified to decide our future! The rebel leader was very tough, he knew that he would definitely not be able to survive now, so he simply toughened to the end, and scolded passer-by A by the way. He is still very demagogic, if this is heard by an ordinary goblin, it is easy for him to question the rule of the white wolf, but passerby A is not an ordinary goblin after all, he is the first student of the white wolf, and this rebel leader has been seen through by him.
"Should it be handed over to the goblins to rule? I think you want to rule by yourself, right? If you want power but don't dare to say it explicitly, don't pretend to be a goblin and make people laugh off their big teeth!" Passerby A refuted mercilessly, this remark resonated with the surrounding soldiers, originally because of the rebel leader's words, they were still a little confused, and passerby A's words unveiled the deception in the rebel leader's words, so that they understood that the so-called public heart is actually just someone's selfishness.
"How dare you say that?" the rebel leader's hypocritical mask was revealed, and he was immediately shocked and angry, but his mouth was blocked by the soldiers next to him.
Passerby A pulled out the machete at his waist and pierced the heart of the rebel leader, and the guy who was still struggling just now suddenly turned into a dead fish, and after a few flutters, he lost his breath, and blood oozed from his mouth and nostrils.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this rebel leader only thinks about his own power in his mind, he speaks big truths in his mouth, his heart is full of his own interests, the future of the emirate, must not be taught to a person like him, only the Holy Beast Lord, only the Rune Sect, can truly serve everyone, for all goblins! Keep your eyes open, and never be deceived by such a liar!"
"We will never be deceived!" Many goblins replied.
"And this is the end of being an enemy of the Emirate, an enemy of all the goblins!" Passerby A slashed off the head of the rebel leader, held it in his hand, and shouted loudly.
"Wansheng !!" Seeing this ceremonial scene, many goblin soldiers jumped up and waved their weapons in celebration of their hard-won victory.