Black smoke rose from the ruins of houses, and a light rain that had fallen not long ago did not completely extinguish the flames that spread throughout the town, but only intensified the smoke.

From a distance, the whole town is shrouded in an eerie black fog, which is eerie.

It's late afternoon, and supposedly it's time for people to finish their day and prepare dinner. But not a single resident walked on the street that should have been bustling, and those who should have finished their work and returned home were now lying on the ground, with pools of blood that were gradually drying up underneath. And in their houses, the relatives who were waiting for their return also died under the sharp blade, men and women, young and old. Many of them were even stabbed with an extra knife or two to ensure that they were killed.

The only thing that still has some life in the whole town is the lord's mansion. Of course, there are nobles in the territory of the merchant faction, just as there are merchants in the territory of the noble faction. The local lord was a baron who was keen on business, and every evening, he checked and sorted out the day's accounts by the lights, which was his favorite form of entertainment.

He couldn't be entertained like this anymore, because he and all the original members of the mansion had become headless corpses piled up outside the door.

Now, what brings this mansion to life is a group of cold and tired executioners.

The soldiers had already found a place to sleep, and the snoring was loud and loud. Some of the patrollers were armed with cold, sharp weapons, and circled around the mansion in silence, while on the watchtower at the top of the mansion, the equally tired Earl House was wrapped in a thick blanket and stared into the distance.

He seemed to be acting as a sentry, but the maid sitting across from him knew that he wasn't looking at anything.

"It seems like it's going to be a big deal. "Sources from above say that more than one deity has launched an investigation. ”

"Whatever they want, look into it. "They have found no valuable news." ”

Indeed, even spells that go back in time are ineffective against them. Even if a powerful god went to the scene of several massacres to track them down, he would not be able to see their appearances, only know their identities.

"As long as you investigate carefully, there is no real secret in the world that cannot be discovered. ”

"Perhaps, but for us, it's enough to keep it secret for a while. The Count didn't care in the slightest, "As long as our plan can be completed, even if they find out the truth, so what?"

He sneered disdainfully: "The backlash of people's hearts is not something that can be determined by just the 'truth'. ”

The maid sighed and said nothing more.

After a while, she stood up and looked around at the town beneath her feet, which had become a dead city.

"How many times are you going to slaughter the fifth village?" she asked.

"Not sure, look at the effect. "Probably," said the Earl, "probably...... Two or three more, and that's pretty much it. ”

He paused and said, "I'm going to trouble you when the finishing touches come." ”

“...... I really don't like this job. ”

"I don't like it either, but someone has to do everything. The Earl laughed, "It's a bit hypocritical to say this. This kind of thing, you and I have done it since we were alive. ”

The maid smiled bitterly and sighed again: "You may not believe it, but when I was alive, I really didn't commit a single massacre. Killing on the battlefield was counted, and I never had the soldiers point their weapons at civilians. It's one of the things I'm most proud of in my life. ”

"That's why you can only create a kingdom, not an empire. If you're ruthless enough, you might be able to defeat the Orc Empire and create your own empire. ”

“...... This is not unreasonable, but in the face of time, what great empire can last for a long time?" the maid smiled, "The so-called 'orc empire' has actually changed several generations before and after. Whether it is the emperor's bloodline and tribe, or the guiding ideology of the ruling party...... Even the kings of the orc gods have been replaced. Even if I had started the empire, so what? I don't think it would have left me with more glory in history. ”

"Is this the arrogance of the successful?" said the Earl, smiling a little sarcastically, "I am not like you, I am a complete failure. tried his best to try his best, but in the end, he still couldn't protect anything. That kind of confidence of yours, I've never had. ”

"That's why your style of doing things is so intense?"

"Almost, of the three of us, I'm the most extreme. The Earl looked at the sky and sighed, "I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to step into the world again and show it to my heart's content!"

"Things in the world are often unthinkable. The maid said, "At first I came, then Robert came, and then Robert was called back and replaced you...... The fact that all three of our Holy Spirits actually appeared was already very amazing. ”

"But the goal hasn't changed much, has it?"

“...... That's right, we always have only one goal. The maid smiled, "Although it has changed, we still have to do the same thing. ”

"Let the Gold Federation mess up, as much as you can. That's what we're going to do. "I feel to myself that I have done a good job." ”

"That's good, but I think it could be better. ”

"It doesn't matter how you do it. ”

"Approach matters. ”

"Successful people always think so, but for losers, if they can't succeed, what's the point of thinking about 'methods'?"

There was a moment of silence inside the watchtower.

After a while, the maid said, "How are your injuries?"

"It's fine. ”

"It's okay, you've been punished by heaven, it won't be so easy, right? ”

"Actually, it's not as serious as you think, after all, I was hostile to these guys back then. Killing them is not a violation of my oath to me. ”

"However, with our power, once it is exerted in the human world, it is easy to be sensed by the enchantment. ”

"You think too much, if I had sensed it, I would have been killed by a lightning bolt. The Earl smiled and shook his head, "I'm just using the power of the legendary low-level level, and this level of power won't alarm the enchantment." ”

"But I don't see any signs of recovery from your injuries. The maid said.

"yes, it's impossible to recover. The Count smiled slightly, "After all, this body has been dead for a long time, and there is no way for a dead person to recover from his injuries." ”

After a while of silence, the maid sighed and said, "I always have a bad premonition. ”

"I have it too. "It doesn't matter," said the Earl, "as long as you can get things done." ”

The two of them were speechless, and fell into complete silence.