"Ransom. ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the word.

They knew they owed Adolf a favor.

Although in a way, Adolf and this guy named Leo are on the same side. Moreover, Adolf's intercession was probably more out of consideration for Lulian's situation, but it is undeniable that he saved everyone's lives.

If he hadn't put down his body and didn't hesitate to kneel down and plead, the people of the three major families wouldn't even have a chance to pay the ransom.

All of them will be executed by this madman named Leo, who will be one of the countless people who will die on this rainy night.

When I think of this, everyone only feels a chill in the vest.

Although they all believed that the family would take the most brutal revenge in the future, what was the use of revenge when a person died?

Even if the family peeled Leo into eight pieces, they would not be able to see them lying in the grave.

And although tonight's battle was lost, although it was a little humiliating, it was the best result everyone could imagine to be able to end with the payment of the ransom.

When.

The sound of gold and iron colliding was exceptionally crisp in the silent rainy night.

The torches were beeping and peeling, flickering and dimming, reflecting the three knights of the three families who took off their armor and put down their weapons one by one.

Everyone's face is ugly.

In the clearing, hundreds of long swords, lances, armor and shields, have been piled up.

And on these armors and weapons, they are engraved with the heraldic emblems of the three major families.

How many years have you not experienced such a fiasco?

In the past, they were all victors on top. No one was able to resist them, and no one even dared to provoke them.

Just see their coats of arms and banners, common people, mercenaries and petty nobles. will bend down in awe and get out of the way. And the bandits, those who for some reason became their enemies, had to flee desperately.

Don't dare to stop, dare not sleep, dare not reveal your identity. Fear all day until you are out of their sight or caught up by them.

But now, they are captives.

All dignity, pride, and the illusion of unbeatable power fell into the mud with the weapons in their hands.

One knight after another lined up and walked out, dropping their weapons, and entering the ranks of prisoners of war guarded by the knights of the Lulian Guard.

Adolf became a witness and guarantor of the transaction.

He will guarantee that Roy receives the ransom he demands. At the same time, the lives of all captives are guaranteed.

Therefore, during this period, the knights of the three major families and a dozen nobles and nobles will be under the supervision of Lulian's military camp. Roy, Scarlett, Richard and Oscar will be guests at the Grand Duke's Mansion as guests.

It's just that Roy is a real guest and comes and goes freely. As for the three Scarlett, they need to be subject to certain "constraints". Until they pay the ransom.

Soon, the three major families had already completed their surrender.

In addition to the weapons and armor of the knights. The three Scarlett and a dozen unlucky nobles who followed them also took off the space ring on their hands.

According to the rules, all the property on the captive, except for his own life, belonged to the victor. Naturally, the Space Ring is no exception. A total of thirteen spatial rings, which were packed in a leather bag, were handed to Roy's hand.

This scene. The eyes of the dwarves beside Roy lit up at the same time.

Half an hour later, the majestic figure of the Broken Sky Mountain Range, which had covered half of the sky, had gradually become clear as the night receded.

It rained overnight, and the air was cool and fresh.

Arriving at the castle of the Grand Duke of Adolf, Roy stood on the balcony of the living room. While playing with the space rings, he looked at Scarlett, Richard, Oscar, and Archduke Adolf who were about to enter the annex on the open space downstairs.

They were talking.

"Your Highness......," Oscar and Richard bowed, "thank you very much for what you have done for us." We are very ashamed of our previous offense. ”

Scarlett stood aside, looking lonely and dazed. It seems that until now, she could not accept such a blow.

However, when Oscar and Richard saluted Adolf, she also bent her knees slightly.

"Well, it was really unexpected. Originally......" Adolf sighed, shook his head, and said no more.

Richard and Oscar looked at each other, and their mouths were a little bitter.

At the outbreak of the conflict, they thought that their worst enemy would be Archduke Adolf.

This is Muni City, and Adolf is determined to protect Leo again, and even when several major families join forces to force the palace, he directly turns his face. The attitude is cold, the tone is cold and resolute, and there is not even the slightest room for relaxation or turnaround.

Unexpectedly, in the end, he came to the rescue.

Not to mention anything else, just because he knelt down to a declining nobleman with the dignity of a grand duke, it was enough to move anyone.

"I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Grand Duke to do this. Roy's ears rang with Fano's uncontrollable chuckle.

Roy turned his head and found that Karn and Fano were standing beside him, looking at the three Scarlett downstairs with teasing eyes.

Only they knew that Adolf's kneeling was not for the three major families at all.

As the opening sentence of his sentence says, he was thanking Roy for what he had done for Lulian.

This salute, this thanks, is owed by Adolf to Roy. I just returned it today.

Ironically, the three families thought that Adolf was interceding for them.

They didn't know that if it weren't for Roy standing in front of them, even if they were all dead, Adolf's knees wouldn't have bent a bit!

To ask the Grand Duke to kneel down and intercede for them, what are they!

As he spoke, Adolf, who had a kind face, had already sent the three of Richard into the annex. Watching their figures disappear behind the guard knight in the foyer, Adolf turned his head and met Roy's gaze on the balcony, a sinister smile on his face.

Peal pedal, pedal, pedal. Adolf almost ran upstairs, and as soon as he rushed into the living room, he hugged Roy. Haha laughed: "Good boy, I can count on finding you!"

"His Royal Highness. Roy lifted his hood and laughed.

"Fuck," Adolf looked at the familiar face in front of him, his eyes reddened, and he punched Roy in the chest. "I thought you were dead. ”

Karn and Fano on the side also sighed.

The two walked up separately and gave Roy a hard hug.

"Tell me about it," Adolf asked, pushing Roy onto the couch, pouring him a glass of wine, and handing him a glass of wine, "how did you survive?"

"Someone saved me. Roy took the glass and said.

"Oh?" Adolf and the three looked at each other, each seeing a hint of horror in each other's eyes.

That's a divine punishment!

Able to save Roy from divine punishment. How terrible this person's strength must be.

Thinking of Roy's appearance this time, his strength has increased by leaps and bounds, and the three of them are full of awe for this mysterious figure.

"This man ......," Adolf said, and stopped.

Although he was very curious, after all, what the strong man was fighting against was divine punishment. Do such a shocking thing. Where can the identity be revealed? Roy only said that someone had saved him, but he didn't say anything more. Obviously inconvenient to disclose.

He changed his words and said, "By the way, there is one thing I have to sue you." ”

"What's the matter?" Roy asked.

Adolf said, "Master Rook is here. ”

"Really?!"

Roy slammed to his feet from the couch in surprise.

.........

.........

Soon, Roy was led by Adolf to a secret room on the top floor of the Grand Duke's Mansion. Saw Luke, who was still unconscious.

The room was clean and tidy, with a smell of medicine.

Luke was lying on a wooden bed, his eyes closed, and described as emaciated. It looks like an ordinary seriously ill old man. There is not the slightest breath of a strong man on his body.

Roy walked over to the bed, knelt down, and took Luke's old hand.

The hands are cold.

If it weren't for the soft muscles and skin, it would be no different from a dead man.

Roy has a sour nasal passage.

He knew that when the divine punishment came, Rook, who was guarding outside the barracks, fought hard with the divine punishment. According to Mr. Austin, it was Luke who teamed up with him to save himself.

And the price that Rook paid for this was a serious injury and near death.

Luke was discovered by Sophia. She personally led the team and secretly sent him back to Lulian and hid him in the Grand Duke's palace.

Because Rook was injured against divine punishment, he still had the power of light in his body, and he couldn't accept divine healing at all.

The divine magic of the Holy See and the power of divine punishment in the heavenly kingdom come from the same source. Treating Rook's injuries with magic is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. In addition, Rook's vitality is like a candle in the wind. And the essence of divine art, which is to overdraw the life force to speed up healing, is also not applicable.

Adolf tried all the tricks and countless elixirs, but for now he was only temporarily saved.

Don't say that he is as good as ever, he can't even wake up if he wants to.

"When Sophia brought him back," said Adolf, "all the bones of his limbs were shattered. Three ribs were also broken, and the internal organs were cracked. There are more than 100 wounds all over the body, and it can be said that none of them are intact. ”

Roy burst into tears.

There was silence in the room.

Adolf looked at Ruke's face and sighed, "His injuries are too severe. We've already thought of what we can do. I'm afraid ......"

"I'll cure him!" Roy said. His complexion was as pale as iron, and he straightened his gray hair with his hands, and swore categorically, "No matter what the cost, I will cure him!"

Adolf patted him on the shoulder and nodded.

He put Rook's hand under the quilt and stayed with him for a while, until the sunlight shone on the side of the bed, and Roy stood up.

"Your Highness, can you tell me about him?"

"Of course. Adolf made a gesture of invitation, and Roy and Roy walked out of the room, closed the door, and headed for the living room.

As he walked, Adolf briefed Roy on Roy's injuries.

After two months of treatment, Luke's external injuries and internal organs have been greatly restored, and the broken bones are also recovering, but the power of divine punishment has remained in his broken meridians. It cannot be cleared.

"The power that remains on him is too strong," Adolf said, "and the direction of the treatment is correct, but the average papal knight." Not even a paladin could have such power......"

Turning the hallway and walking down the stairs, Adolf said, "Therefore, those elixirs used to treat similar injuries and illnesses are too small, and if they are placed on Master Rook's body, they are a drop in the bucket and will not have any effect at all. ”

Roy nodded. He'd already probed Rook's body with his senses, and the situation was exactly as Adolf had said.

The power that entrenches in Rook's body. Extremely massive.

It is a force of light, and its existence, like a flame, is slowly but surely burning the vitality of Luk.

If you want to get rid of it, you must neutralize it with the power of darkness. And as far as Roy knew, there was no elixir that could neutralize such a huge amount of light power. Ordinary dark attribute drugs, even if they are fed to Luke in piles. To no avail.

Not to mention anything else, it's just the toxins in the pill. You can take Luke's life.

"Unless......" said Adolf, "we can find the Abyssal Spiritual Root. ”

"Abyssal Spiritual Root?" Roy stopped.

The Abyssal Dragon Root is a cold demonic plant that grows at the bottom of the Abyss. It is said that it is a magical grass called the Banshee's Veil, which was transformed after absorbing the essence of a dragon buried in the abyss.

Because it grows in the extreme shade of the earth. Shrouded in darkness and cold fog all year round, there is no sunlight in sight, so it has a strong neutralizing effect on the power of light.

Judging by Roy's knowledge of medicinal herbs. If you can find an abyssal dragon root, you can indeed absorb the power of light entrenched in Luke's body. When the time comes, it is not impossible to nourish with elixir and restore Luke's health.

However, the Abyss Dragon Root is extremely rare. It is extremely difficult to find or pick.

In particular, the Abyss Dragon Root, which has absorbed the power of light, has an alternative and magical effect, making it an object of competition as soon as it appears.

Even when Austin was conducting magic experiments, he needed a little Abyss Dragon Root, but he couldn't get it. It can only be substituted with other materials.

Adolf sighed and said, "Yes, it's the Abyss Dragon Root. I've sent people around looking for it. Major merchant groups, auction houses, and even mission halls have all released tasks anonymously. But until now, there has been no news. ”

Roy's heart was heavy.

This result was not unexpected. After all, this kind of thing is not something that can be bought with money.

Whoever obtains the Abyss Dragon Root will lock it in the safest treasure trove, keeping it secret. Money is just a number to them. Having a huge fortune in their own right, they don't care about a few more zeros or a few fewer zeros.

Not to mention anything else, in order to fight with herself, Scarlett spent one million Jin Lulang to buy a bottle of spiritual power pill. If the Abyss Dragon Root is in the hands of someone like her, no amount of money will probably be able to impress it.

Adolf patted him on the shoulder and comforted, "Don't worry, things aren't as bad as they seem. We can think of something else. I have two ideas. ”

You say. Roy smirked.

"First of all, we can go and find it. "Don't forget, there's an entrance to the abyss in our Lulian. ”

Roy's eyes lit up.

The Abyss is a dark place that is said to exist beneath the continent of Avalon.

There is a creature called the Wraith. They fought all day long in that blood-shrouded land. The victor absorbs the soul of the loser and thus becomes stronger and rules over a large land.

Legend has it that if you pass through the abyss, you will be able to reach the other side of the Sea of Death. It is also said that the abyss connects to other planes.

If the entire universe is compared to a big tree, then the Avalon continent is a flower. The abyss, on the other hand, is the receptacle that connects the peduncles.

Of course, these are just legends, and no one has ever really crossed the abyss.

However, there is one legend that has been confirmed.

That is, in the abyss, there are endless opportunities. Where are there not only the treasures and inheritances of the powerhouses of various races who have explored the abyss for thousands of years, but also the wealth of the demon kings. And the treasures that grow in the abyss are countless.

"I posted a quest to explore the abyss in the mission hall, and the reward is 500,000 gold lulang," Adolf said, "as long as you can get the news of the abyss dragon root, you can receive it." I've heard that several teams have already set off. ”

500,000 gold Lulang! Just buy a message.

Roy was both moved and shocked.

He couldn't imagine what kind of sky-high price a complete Abyss Dragon Root would fetch if it was put in the auction hall.

"As for the other option," Adolf's face showed a sly smile, "it has something to do with what you did last night......

Roy was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses!

That's right!

In his own hands, he can hold three captives of high status!

Especially Scarlett, not only is Prince Anthony's only daughter, but also, behind her, there is the Lanris family. Coupled with the families of Oscar and Richard, it would be such a huge force to search for the Abyss Dragon Root with all their might.

Adolf said leisurely: "I think we should discuss now what kind of conditions should be offered to the three major families." ”

(To be continued......)