Chapter 74: The Dark Tide of the Imperial Capital
In a dimly lit little dark room.
"Kill me, lowly yellowskin, I won't say anything. "One man was bound with his feet and hands, his eyes were covered with a black cloth, and his mouth was stripped of his teeth, and he was still screaming.
"You may not know who I am, but that's okay, you'll know what kind of person I am. Li Jun said coldly.
"Come, let me see how far you can serve me. The killer scoffed.
Li Jun rubbed his hair in annoyance and said, "I have no grievances with you in the past and no enmity in the near future, why do you want to kill me? I am a very kind person, and I can have compassion for a kitten and a puppy, why do you have to force me to do something I don't want to do?"
"For people like you, it is estimated that you will not open your mouth if you add a palace punishment to all the torture instruments and use them all over again. ”
Burst~~
A red sacrificial force slashed out, slicing the killer's throat, and blood trickled down the drain.
Next door, another killer listened to the sound of blood dripping, and his face turned completely pale with fright.
Li Jun walked to the next room, ripped off his blindfold, did not close the door, put on an amiable smile, and looked at him quietly.
Click~~Click......
Behind the unclosed door, I saw a human-faced spider lying on the killer's corpse, gnawing on his corpse, chewing and swallowing.
The killer endured gagging, trembling slightly, but still very hard and did not open his mouth.
"Huh. Li Jun smiled in a very flat voice.
The two of them were silent, neither of them spoke, quietly listening to the sound of "clicking" chewing meat pieces and gnawing bones.
"Nice, isn't it?"
"You're a devil......"
"Don't you like to listen to this voice, otherwise why don't you speak for a long time?" Li Jun spread his hands aggrievedly.
The killer lowered his head, closed his mouth, and stopped talking.
Burst~~
Another throat was cut, and Li Jun got up and pushed open another door, coming to the last killer who was being held.
"Do you mean it or don't you say it?" asked Li Jun.
The killer was terrified.
Dada~~
The human-faced spider came to the corpse of the second killer, squeaked at the killer a few times, opened its mouth full of blood, and a pair of mouthparts were still bleeding "ticking", lowered its head, and continued to gnaw on the corpse of the second killer.
A few minutes later, the human-faced spider came to the face of the last killer, and a thick, disgusting smell suddenly hit his nose.
"I'm sorry, you don't have the same good treatment as the first two, I decided to see how you were eaten alive by the little spider I raised. Li Jun said with an amiable smile.
"Devil, you devil ......" the killer cried out in a trembling voice, "I said, I said everything!"
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"The Dimeronk family?"
"Yes, all of us are the Dymeronk family, trained dead soldiers, and yesterday we accepted the task from the young master to name and name your head. The killer said in a crying voice.
"Do I have a grudge against your young master, why do you want to kill me?" Li Jun was puzzled.
"I don't know, I'm just a dead man, a dog in captivity in the Dimeronke family, whatever the young master says, we have to do it......"
Li Jun sat on the chair and was silent for a long time.
This Dumeronc family is an old aristocrat of the Koro Empire, whose ancestors were the founding heroes, followed the founding king, expanded the territory, and made immortal achievements, and were given the hereditary Grand Duke, that is, the duke, whose status is only below the king.
You know, there is no emperor in the secular world, only the pope, and under the pope is the king. Belongs to the level of the prince, unlike the previous life, the emperor can make his own emperor a prince.
Even if he is the king's own brother, even if he has made immortal achievements, the position of the Grand Duke is the pinnacle of being a human minister.
Therefore, the nobles often referred to the duke as a prince or grand duke to show the supremacy of this title.
"The current Minister of War, Ferson Jowell, who is in charge of the mobilization of troops and horses throughout the country, is only a hereditary marquis, and his ancestors also followed the founding king to open up the country, how powerful is this Dimeronk family? Why haven't I heard that there is a minister in the empire, who is from this family?" asked Li Jun.
"The Dimeronk family is a hermit aristocracy, and in recent years, they have not interfered much in state affairs, but their disciples and students are all over the empire, deep-rooted, and there are often noble magisters, from this family, it is rumored that one of the great-ancestors of the lord is still alive in this world, and he is the great cultivator of the world, ranking at the level of the great mage. ”
The Great Magister is definitely a world-destroying existence, and can unleash a forbidden spell that destroys a city and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses!
In a world where the powerhouses of the Sacred Domain are not visible and titled mages are scarce, a great mage is enough to lay the foundation for the rise and fall of a kingdom, and in a principality, he is definitely the master of the secrets, even in the Koro Empire, he enjoys a very high status.
A spiral telekinesis smashed the killer's spiritual sea, and his eyelids rolled and he died directly.
The next day, Li Jun left the chief of the guard and the guards who were still asleep, woke up the coachman, and drove more than 20 carriages towards the imperial capital.
About some expenses such as compensation for damage to the house, accommodation expenses, meal expenses, etc...... Just ask the head of the guard for it~~
As a bodyguard, you are very incompetent, causing me to be busy all night, it would be good not to ask you to return the money, and you still want me to wipe your ass?
Li Jun pointed to the chief of the guard who was still asleep like a pig, counted a few words to him, and comforted himself, so he was at ease and left happily with more than 20 cars of money and goods.
The imperial capital, the most prosperous city in the Koro Empire.
This is the second time that Li Jun has come to the imperial capital after nearly three months.
This time, he was not accompanied by Tutor Morin or Principal Amu's acquaintances.
Li Jun looked up at the light and held the bright sun in his hand, as if he wanted to grasp the entire blue sky in his own hands.
Next to the streets of the capital, there are many shops, brick houses are neatly arranged, and there are countless three- and four-story buildings.
The streets are full of traffic and fountains are bubbling up. The amusement gardens stand among the flowers of the dense forest, and the noise is endless.
An official led a group of servants to meet him and sent Li Jun's convoy to a castle.
The castle covers an area of about 400 acres, which is almost half of the 1,080 acres of the Forbidden City in the previous life.
"Baron Li Jun, this was originally a marquis's castle, because forty years ago, with the intention of rebellion, after His Majesty exterminated the whole clan, the lifelong marquis title was abolished, and all property was confiscated, so this castle has been uninhabited, by His Majesty's order, please Baron Li Jun temporarily rest here, and wait for tomorrow to enter the palace to make a decision. The official said.
Li Jun thanked the official, took out a silver coin from his pocket, and stuffed it into his pocket.
The official was stunned, pulled his mouth, and thanked Li Jun with a smile.
There were a hundred servants, four hundred maids, and thirty guards in the castle.
Even so, in the huge castle, it still seemed empty, and there was not a single ghost in the streets.
The castle was cleaned, with new furniture and pretty maids, and they moved in early.
Looking at this situation, it seems that he intends to let Li Jun stay here for a long time.
You must know that even the baron with the lowest title has a small fief, not to mention Li Jun, who is about to be named a hereditary viscount, should have a good family fief.
Rumors have already been made that His Majesty intends to canonize the young brave man as a hereditary viscount, highlighting and encouraging his "heroic deeds" in the face of the Necromantic Knights, who defy death and sacrifice others.
It is not difficult to imagine that when the results of Cexun spread throughout the country, they will definitely dispel some fears in the hearts of the people, inspire the courage of some hot-blooded young people, carry iron swords, go into the deep mountains and forests, hunt and kill spirit knights, and effectively attack and suppress the storm of public opinion.
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Late at night in the imperial capital, there was a castle covering an area of about 1,000 acres, and four carriages came.
"Stop!" shouted one of the cruising soldiers, standing under a hanging plaque with the words "Dimeronke" written on it, and a pair of cold eyes stared at the coachman.
"My lordship, I have been entrusted by my employer to send these four carriages to the hereditary castle of the Dimeronk family. The coachman was terrified, and kept hunching.
The sergeant lifted the thick cloth, and suddenly, a pungent fishy smell permeated the air, and the sergeant's face changed drastically.
"Oh my God, what is this?" the driver collapsed on the ground in fright.
A group of soldiers successively lifted the thick cloth covered by the four carriages, and found that the carriages were full of stump fragments, including two corpses, the appearance was even more miserable, unable to see, there were obvious bite marks, it seemed that a certain monster ate the leftover dinner......
The coachman, who was so frightened that he peed his pants, sent someone to throw him out and throw him in the carriage after being questioned by the castle steward.
The Dumeronc family has its own fiefdom of the principality, and the current Grand Duke handles the affairs of the Duchy all the year round, and in the imperial capital, only the young master of the Grand Duke, who has been granted a baron for life, lives in the hereditary castle given by His Majesty.
"Hmph, that humble commoner is quite bold enough to openly provoke me. "A handsome young man, sitting on a golden chair encrusted with precious stones, shaking a goblet in his hand, drank whiskey that had been in the cellar for half a century.
"Young master, that Li Jun will be honored by His Majesty tomorrow, the dignified hereditary viscount, if someone assassinates in the imperial capital, no matter who it is, even if it is the great Dimeronk family, he must give an explanation to the nobles and royal family of the empire. The old butler of the castle whispered as he stood beside the handsome man.
No matter how powerful the Dimeronk family is, it is not as big as the royal family, and it is not stronger than all the nobles.
The random assassination of a prominent hereditary viscount is tantamount to violating the interests of all nobles, and in the case of unanimous suppression, and with the secret promotion of the royal family, within twenty years, the Dimeronk family will decline.
Before Cexun, after all, he was just in the name of a viscount, and he was not a nobleman, and he was killed if he was killed in secret, but after Cexun, the Mingwen Great Seal was readily available, and he was a formal member of the aristocracy.
"Since I failed the first time, I won't be stupid enough to do it the second time. The handsome young man printed the whiskey in the cup, stretched out a slender palm, held his chin, pondered for a while, suddenly smiled kindly, and said: "Use the family relationship to unite with the noble family who is attached to our family, and first force Your Majesty not to give Li Jun a fief." ”
"Young Master, every upstart will be canonized as a territory, even if we use our family relationship, it can only achieve a temporary purpose. The old butler said.