Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Politics of the Black Cauldron
In addition to the poor ventilation of the dungeon, lighting is also a big problem. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
When Levi and his party walked to the bottom of the stone steps, they saw that the corridor in front of them was pitch black. One by one, the warden lit the torches on the wall so that the team could move on.
By the light, Levi could see that on both sides of the corridor were cells with iron bars. Then he made a turn down the hallway, and he soon saw the place where Master Andy was being held.
In the prison on the first floor, this is the only place where the lights are lit, so it is very easy to recognize.
Walking to the front of the cell, Levi found it brightly lit. This area is only more than 20 square meters, but there are seven or eight torches hanging on the four walls, which shines brightly. Levi found that the torches were also very particular about their position, they were not evenly arranged, and they seemed to be a little disorganized. But with its help, the light can shine close to every corner of the cell, from the corner of the wall and the edge of the bed to the bottom of the table and under the chair.
In addition, there are many red threads tied with bells from the iron fence of the doorway to the walls on both sides, laying out this small place into a spider web. Levi couldn't help but think of the police movies he had seen in the past, and he found that the laser and infrared mechanisms in the movies were strikingly similar to the layout here.
Levi knew that the torches, red threads, and bells were all set up in the cell to deal with the Shadow Dancer. These creatures who can travel through the shadows are the most sophisticated assassins and thieves. To deal with them, you can only start from their ability, otherwise you have to worry about "being stabbed in the back" all the time.
This is not alarmist!
Through the iron fence and the red line inside, Levi saw Young Master Andy who was thrown on the bed and the ugly-looking black-robed man. Their hands were tied behind their backs, and their legs were ****** the same, one after the other. Even their mouths were stuffed with a large ball of cotton cloth, and they could only hum like pigs now.
There's one last line of insurance, and that's the magic crossbow against them. The crossbow was full of steam, and a glittering, wrist-thick ice arrow, the arrow pointed straight at them. Anyone who dares to come to rob the prison will probably have to weigh their own plans when they see this arrangement.
Hearing footsteps outside the cell, Young Master Andy and Barros struggled suddenly.
Then they saw the gate of the fence opened, and the first thing to come in was a man of a strange appearance. He wore a leather-made blindfold in his left eye, and his crippled right hand, fitted with a prosthetic leg with a large iron hook, had a cold face and a chilling laugh from time to time.
In short, after staring at Levi for a long time, they were vaguely sure that this person with the temperament of a bandit was actually the black duke of the sea from the Takla Desert yesterday!
The two of them were stunned.
They really couldn't understand why the Duke had suddenly bleached all over his body, lost his sight in his left eye, and crippled his right hand. Didn't you say that he was still a dragon knight, who made him like this?
"Hello two friends from Winter Dragon City, I miss you. Levi let out a series of "hehe" sounds, and he deliberately touched his blindfold with an iron hook, "That helper you invited made me miserable." Do you see my hand and my left eye? You say, 'What should I ......do?'
Only halfway through this sentence, Young Master Andy tilted his head and fainted.
Since the failure of the task of beating the city wall, this one has lost his soul and lost his soul. Like all children who are not successful and cowardly by nature, Young Master Andy is both respectful and afraid of his strict father. So the moment he messed things up, he was extremely panicked. Later, he experienced the mutation of the scorpion man Rom, and witnessed the death of Knight Avery who guarded him under the magic array, turning into a terrifying corpse. After this series of blows, he was already on the verge of collapse, and when he was so frightened by Levi, he simply fainted.
"It's too daring. Levi scratched his face with the handle of the iron hook, looking inexplicable, "Such a person can still let him lead the troops, is that count in Winter Dragon City a problem with his brain?"
"I'm afraid it's because he's so unsuccessful that his father let him come. Angus replied nonchalantly, "This kind of thing is originally the bad luck of whoever touches it." ”
After being reminded by him, Levi suddenly realized.
He looked at Young Master Andy who had fainted again, and then he understood the reason for the series of accidents on the city wall.
In fact, this matter is not complicated after it is figured out, it is a "back-to-the-back" problem. What cauldron? of course, the cauldron that attacked him, the Duke. Although he is now wearing a "sin" body, he is also Duke Arthur recognized by the Empire. If Winter Dragon City wants to deal with him, if he can't stand up in righteousness, then he is basically committing a crime. This kind of problem can be big or small, but if you get it, you have to get into trouble.
At this time, the problem of "black pot" is obvious. That is, who bears this responsibility.
When he sent his own son, he basically said to his subordinates, "Don't worry, I will take care of it", the purpose is to stabilize the morale of the army. "Attacking the Duke of the Empire", this is something that cannot see the light, at least it will be a corpse on the street, and at worst it will be a raid on the family and extermination. If no one else was to carry it, I guess a few fools would do it.
Also, it is estimated that in order to show determination, the command of the attacking team is really in the hands of this waste young master. After all, if you are only a witness, there is still a possibility that you will be plucked out. Only by letting this Young Master Andy take full control of the overall situation can it be said that he Earl Donglong will carry the black cauldron to the end. Although this one still kept an eye on it, he sent his own son who was not successful. If you really have to abandon the pawn to protect the car, the loss can be minimized.
It's no wonder that these guys are just like idiots on the city walls, one soldier and one wolf. There's such a waste ruler here, and they have to be powerful, that's not normal. Levi looked at Young Master Andy, who had fainted, and shook his head with disdain.
His last thought was that the feudal army really couldn't afford to be hurt. This bureaucratic style of prevarication and fear of responsibility has smashed a good hand of cards at the beginning of the game. The two sides really want to do it with real guns, and with the mechanical advantage of the flying troops, he really doesn't dare to say that he can eat them in one bite. Even if he subdues Zhuo and becomes a dragon knight, the air-to-ground advantage is too great.
And the interesting thing is that it is precisely because of the responsibility that Count Winterdragon ushered in such a failure. It's like a bad guy who has done bad things all his life and hasn't been caught, but because of his conscience, he went to prison.
Thinking of this, Levi's eyes were not good when he looked at Angus.
Especially looking at the handsome face of this confidant, Li Wei said, "I didn't expect you, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to betray the revolution."