A dimly lit underworld.

Adolf's figure quietly appeared on the platform at the top of the giant pillar. The next moment, his body leaned forward violently, and he fell to the ground, and then a wisp of blood coughed up directly from his mouth and spilled it all over the ground.

A blue mist crept beside him.

Adolf gasped heavily, his gaze a little misty, staring blankly at the lines of the blood he had coughed up on the slate.

"I suggest you stay in the Blood Crystal a little longer. Otherwise, with your physical condition, you may not be able to last for a month. Blue Mist whispered.

Adolf closed his eyes and nodded slightly.

The sand on the ground quickly gathered, and an upright walking stick condensed beside him. Adolf reached out and shook it, slowly standing up.

"I thought you would refuse. ”

"The answer is already there, and I have no reason to refuse......" Adolf walked slowly down the staircase that surrounded the stone pillar, with great difficulty on crutches.

All around were blood crystals, shimmering with a blue glow. The people in the blood crystal are still the same.

"The answer is already there? What's the answer?"

The answer is, not what we originally thought. As he walked, Adolf said wearily, "We concluded almost at the beginning that the rise of the Lich King was not what we seemed on the surface, after all, there was no reason for the Lich to fight for humanity. It's ridiculous. That's why I need to find out. However, the truth does not seem to be what we think. ”

"How's that going?"

"The one we don't believe in the most. ”

Blue Mist was silent, just silently following Adolf. After walking for a while, he whispered, "This is very different from what we expected." ”

"Very big. ”

"Not good news. This means that after the Awakening Day, we will most likely not have the support of ordinary humans. And their support is crucial. ”

"This could also be good news. It means that it will be possible for humanity to start another civilization, like the one that Krimatha had in the beginning. Only this time the object of hope is not angels or demons, but lichs. ”

"But it's still sustenance, isn't it? And even the worst news. It is precisely because of the existence of unrealistic fantasies that the original Krimatha was unable to gather all the strength to start the human improvement project. If it weren't for the dispersion of forces, maybe we wouldn't need to wait for 10,000 years. Are you sure that's the case?"

Step by step, it was not until the middle of the pillar that Adolf stopped. Quietly, looking at the girl in the blood crystal from afar.

"Sure. Even though it was only Jones telling me, I saw sincerity in his eyes. And the statement is also very self-consistent, which shows that he is not lying. It's just that ......" hesitated for a while before Adolf exhaled lightly and said, "It's ridiculous, isn't it? If there is no glimmer of hope, in the midst of despair, human beings can burst out with extraordinary strength. And if there is a savior, then everyone will count on the savior, in the end...... The power passes bit by bit over time until it disappears completely. True despair begins. Almost all humanity on the continent is celebrating the birth of a savior, and all we can think of is worry. If he is the savior, what are we?"

"We're nothing. Blue Mist replied softly.

"Yes, if he is the savior, then we are nothing. The history of Krimasha has long been erased, and humanity does not have our legends, and they will not listen to us. They will only believe in their Bone Light Holy See, in the Lich King, and in the Lich King's righteousness. If that's false justice, it's in our favor. At least we can debunk it. It's a pity that it's true. ”

As he spoke, Adolf stepped lightly.

The fine sand under his feet, as before, quickly coalesced into a sand bridge, supporting the soles of his feet.

"Maybe we should find a way to stop him, at least stop him from mastering all of humanity. Now the northern part of the continent is not under his control. ”

Step by step, Adolf continued: "I am already weak. And the lich king's side is not something I can deal with. They are so powerful that they are almost equivalent to the forces of heaven without the Holy Spirit on the Celtic plane, or the forces of hell without the Demon Lord. In front of them, I didn't even have the strength to hide my identity. ”

Still walked to the girl's blood crystal as usual and stopped, but this time, maybe because his physical condition did not allow it, or maybe for some other reason, he coughed lightly twice, and Adolf didn't stay long before turning around and leaving, walking towards his own blood crystal.

"Do you think it's possible for the Lich King to support the human improvement project?" asked Blue Mist.

"There is no evidence that he had a desire for power, nor any evidence that he had an idea of the power to elevate humanity. We don't know the answer. If we want to know, we can only tell him the truth. But that's too risky for us. At least not now, and it shouldn't be up to me......"

Coming to his own blood crystal, Adolf turned.

The blood crystal rippled, and he closed his eyes and lay in little by little.

"I see. Blue Mist replied softly.

"Help me contact the Blood Senate. I've figured out who I'm looking for, it's Adair. That young master of the Sambo family. He hadn't found anything yet, but he was in a lot of trouble. for I slain four Bloods. You ask the Blood Patriarch to help me take care of this. ”

"Why deal with it when he hasn't found anything?"

"That's what I promised Jones, and that's what he told me the truth. He was friends with the young master of the Sambo family. Help me take care of it and don't leave any problems behind. I was supposed to go directly to the Blood Clan Elders, but my body couldn't withstand two consecutive spatial magics. Help me take care of ......."

"Okay. ”

"Thank you. ”

Adolf's face eventually sank into the blood crystal, and the entire blood crystal quickly solidified.

In the underground space, the original silence was restored again. Deep, as if there was enough silence to swallow everything.

......

After Adolf left, Jones's life returned to normal.

Of course, in fact, the word "as usual" is no longer appropriate for Jones. After all, his daily routine is to open up territory, which means that every day is a new day, and every day has progress and progress.

"Be a master of money, not a slave. Jones agrees, but first of all, you have to be rich, don't you?

With Adolf's permission, Jones announced the next day that the dwarves in the refinery were being freed. The whole territory was in a state of celebration.

"Thank you, our honorable lord. We will prove your decision right with our actions. May the god of war bless you!" Silverhammer, the leader of the dwarves in the refinery, held Jones' hand and kissed it again and again, so that Jones was a little embarrassed to kiss him.

"I just did what I had to do. As long as everyone works hard, we will definitely be able to build this territory. ”

Standing on a high place, the silver hammer shouted to the dwarves, "Do you hear me, do you have to work hard and repay our lord." We can't go back to the Dwarven Valley, this is our home from now on!

The dwarves cheered.

The barrel stood by and winked at Jones.

"What's wrong?" Jones asked.

"How did you get the owner of this refinery to agree to give the slaves back their freedom?"

"Consult with him. ”

"Can this kind of thing be discussed?"

Jones smiled mysteriously and replied, "Of course you can, especially if the owner of the refinery is me." ”

"Are you the owner of the refinery?" the barrels were stunned.

"Not only am I the owner of the refinery, but I also have a certain amount of money. It's a lot, at least I'm not short of money for some time to come. Maybe I should pay it all right away. As he spoke, Jones looked at the silver hammer beside him: "Honestly, he speaks better than you, really." I like him a little more. ”

"Cut. The barrel rolled his eyes.

"Now, let us cheer together for our esteemed lord, who is a friend of our dwarves, unlike any other Bloodborn, with a kind and radiant heart!" shouted the Silver Hammer, who stood on the height.

All of a sudden, the dwarves shouted wildly. This includes the dwarves of the Refinery, as well as the dwarves of the Gold Mines. They swarmed and threw Jones into the heights.

......

To be honest, with so much money all at once, Jones's heart is still a bit empty. Especially when it seems on the surface that he didn't give anything.

From the time he obtained the territory, he also received 20,000 gold coins. More precisely, only a thousand gold coins were earned. For eighteen thousand are costs, and one thousand are the profits of Adair. 1,000 gold coins is just enough to pay the bank's interest.

However, he did get that much money. Turned over and turned into a small and medium-sized blood lord.

After arranging the territory, the first thing Jones did was to take Dora to Hilde. First of all, go to the bank and pay off all the debts.

Two bank bills with a face value of 10,000 gold coins slapped on the table, and the eyes of the goblin teller on the opposite side were about to fall.

"From now on, I will not owe you any money. Trouble quick, I have other things. Jones said with a blank face.

"Okay, Master Jones, I'll take care of it for you. The goblin teller hurriedly put the bill away, and after a while, he took back the change of nine thousand two hundred gold coins.

Fortunately, there are also 1,000 gold coins in the bank bill, otherwise Jones really wouldn't know how to bring it back.

Swaggering out of the bank, Jones returned to Adair's castle and handed him a bank bill of 100,000 gold coins.

"I've seen Adolf, he said your business, he will solve it. ”

"Have you seen him?"

"He came to me the night before after you left. Actually, you arrived before you left, but he just didn't show up. ”

"Then he knows I'm looking at him?"

"Yes. But you don't have to worry. Jones replied with a smile.

Adair picked up the bank notes on the table and looked at them silently, especially the payment from the issuing bank: "Jones, are we still brothers?"

"Of course, why do you ask?"

"If so, why would you rather owe Adolf money than mine?"

Jones was stunned for a moment, then replied with a smile: "I don't owe him any money, it's mine." ”

Adair looked at Jones suspiciously.

"We are still brothers, please rest assured. Jones smiled and said, "You don't have to check Adolf's matter anymore, it's over." He will help you solve your problems. He promised me. ”

"Who is he?"

"I don't know, I don't think I need to. His target was my adoptive father. And, it seems, is not hostile. He just wanted to confirm something that was well known. ”

After hesitating, Adair finally nodded, shook the bank note in his hand and said, "I'll put these away first, and if you need it, tell me." We are brothers, and I would not be happy if I let me know that you would rather borrow money from someone else than from me. After all, all I can do to help you is money. ”

"Okay. Jones nodded.

......

As he walked out of Adair's castle, Jones suddenly felt that the air in the whole world was fresh. Incredibly fresh.

Who exactly Adolf was, he couldn't guess at all, but what did it matter?

That's the world of the big guys. No matter who he is, the world of people who can throw 500,000 gold coins casually has nothing to do with him. He's just a small lord, he doesn't have the same lofty goals as Gray, and he just wants to manage his own territory.

Even if he did not have a favorable opinion of slavery, he would only free the slaves that belonged to him in his own territory, and would not ask anyone else.

Yes, he is such a person, with more than 200,000 gold coins in his hands, a territory of his own, and a group of his own subjects, although he is a dwarf, he is already very happy.

"Hmm...... I felt like I should go buy some slaves of other races. ”

"Why do you want to put so much emphasis on 'slaves of other races?' Lord Jones. ”

"Didn't you notice that our entire territory is made up of dwarves?"

"And zombies. ”

"Forget it, those zombies. They couldn't even communicate with us properly. I'm going to think about what kind of slaves to buy. It seems that it is too expensive, and 200,000 gold coins can't buy a few. Goblins? Forget it, this is the first exclusion, I haven't stepped out of the shadow of the goblin kingdom yet. Maybe Bloodline and Goblin Slaves would be a good choice...... Of course, after finding a new profitable business. ”

Flying all the way back, Jones chattered all the way. Dora followed quietly and listened.

"Hey, Silverhammer, is the refinery okay today?"

"Everything is fine! It should be up and running tomorrow!"

"Barrels, is the pit still normal today?"

"What could be abnormal? You just asked when you left, and now I've just woken up. We don't mine at night unless you give us more men. ”

"Oh......"

"By the way, there's a letter for you, and it's on the table in your study. ”

"Okay. ”

Flapping his wings, Jones took Dora and landed on the balcony of his study, transformed into a human form, and walked into the study.

"Who could have written to me?"

Jones excitedly picked up the letter on the table and opened it.

"Hello Jones Deracula. We have received a request for help from your father, Lord Count Dracula, regarding your new territory. We don't know exactly what happened between Count Dracula and you, but we would like to remind you that until you reach adulthood, Count Dracula, as your guardian, has a duty of support to you and has control over all the property you own. We have heard that there is a hydra in your territory, and we will soon receive your territory on the edge of the western mountains of the Colin Peninsula, at the request of Count Dracula. Signed, Deacon of the Night. ”

After reading it, Jones' eyes widened, and his whole expression froze.

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