"There are few secrets for those who are naked, and there are no secrets for those who have their skin open. ”

Looking at the red, swollen cheeks and at least a third of the teeth missing from his mouth, the steampunk half-lich said in a cold tone with a cogwheel bite.

The noble mage knew the truth of what he said, and he had said similar things and done similar things before.

Moreover, even with the isolation of the burqa, as a mage, he could feel the terrifying aura in his body, which was a kind of aura unique to high-level undead creatures, and mortals would instinctively fear it.

With an undead creature with no emotion or compassion at his own disposal, Lillett could not imagine what would happen to him soon.

He constantly tried to recite the spells in his brain's memory, and in order to successfully cast spells without obsidian orbs, the noble mage who had always been pampered even did not hesitate to directly extract his own life force.

It's a pity that Sneijder, who wears a mechanical prosthetic body, looks like he can only use brute force, but he is still a half-lich in essence, and in front of this expert expert, Lillett's "little trick" is not worth mentioning at all.

There are too many ways to interfere with a mortal mage casting a spell, such as:

The ropes that bound his hands descended and immersed him in a vat filled with water, and the terrifying feeling of imminent drowning could easily make the noble mage forget the spell in his memory;

Or hide an obsidian orb in a place where his mind can feel it, so that Lillett thinks that it is a "life-saving straw" that was inadvertently dropped before the torture and when he peels off his clothes, and when he begins to try to mobilize the soul energy in it to cast a spell quickly, he will smash this obsidian orb again, and the punishment for casting the spell will immediately get feedback from the distorted face of the noble mage;

Or simply use a leather whip to beat the tortured person who was hanged up, the low-level pain of the skin and flesh is very easy to exceed the tolerance limit of the proud meat noble, maybe this way is more "rough", Snead thought about it, took some Lake Salt, which is a specialty of Tuka City, poured it into the water tank at Lillett's feet, and whipped it with salt water, this combination is perfect......

It has to be said that falling into the hands of a half-lich from the Drow race, who is famous for torture, the noble mage Lillett really responded to the phrase "what a miserable man".

Therefore, shortly after the torture began, he "voluntarily" signed a confession with a spell attached to it that could be used to verify the authenticity.

"I can't imagine it," the Archon of Tuka City poured out his anger at the people in front of him, instead of his usual mild-mannered manner, "sneaking into my mansion with bad intentions is completely an act of provocation to the Emir family!"

One of the Bait nobles who had attended the banquet yesterday was also in great distress at this time, but because of the task given by the Obsidian Council, he still had to spit on himself in front of the old emir.

"Your Excellency's anger is indeed understandable," he said, as he tried to persuade slowly, "while Master Lillett's actions can indeed be called an offense, it is an exaggeration to rise to the point of provoking the prestige of the Emir's family. Moreover, the Obsidian Council is willing to compensate you, but I hope that you will be able to remember the friendship of the same noble class, and do not pursue it too much, so as not to affect the unity of the whole class. ”

Admitting the mistake first, then proposing a compensation negotiation, and finally threatening the person concerned, Pashaqis is not allowed to admit it, and the dragon Pashaqis who is the guest of honor can indeed be called a model of "crisis public relations".

It's a pity that compared with the friendship of the nobles of Byth, the old emir favored the formation of an alliance of interests with the dragon Pasha, who was closer to him.

After patiently listening to the nobleman's advice, the consul of Tuka City said coldly: "According to the ancient law of Medici, conflicts between nobles can be resolved by offering money, but as far as I know, the noble mage named Lillett has only a few manors in Beit that are far away and unfashionable for me to choose from. ”

"Your Excellency, Mr. Lillett is a member of the Obsidian Council and a high-ranking ...... of Master Cook."

Queth, who was sitting on the sidelines, interrupted the noble lobbyist: "Actually, the Emir Archon has other conditions to choose from, and there is a Monsieur Lillett's airship outside Nome, which is not as valuable as the Leviathan in many ways. ”

The nobleman looked at the young blue dragon in surprise, and instantly protested angrily, "The Blazing Sun Boat is the property of the Obsidian Council, how dare you make such an assertion?"

"Please be careful," Quis seemed to squint his eyes at the lack of honorifics in his words, and the Archon of Tuka City immediately replied, "Your words are not respectful to a Pasha, can I understand that you are trying to stir up another dispute?"

At this point, even if he was stupid, he understood that there must be an exchange of interests between the dragon Pasha and the most prominent nobleman in the southern part of the empire.

The aristocratic lobbyist felt speechless for a while, and muttered and begged to quit the so-called aristocracy, but it was just to use awe to build a high platform in the hearts of ordinary people to hold up the so-called aristocratic dignity.

But when they encounter an object that they have no fear of, this imaginary dignity will always fall from a great height and fall to pieces.

In particular, the nobles living in the city of Beit had no real power at the local level, and relied only on the legal provisions of the Medici Empire that clearly favored the nobility.

Unfortunately, just like the distinction between nobles and commoners, when dealing with disputes between nobles, the law was always more inclined to defend the rights and interests of those with higher status and real power.

"Your Excellency Pasha," said the old emir, who had sent off the noble lobbyist and asked the waiter to get new refreshments, and said to Quest with a smile, "Regarding the Blazing Sun Boat, a commission agreement will be given to you later. ”

Comprehending the sound, the young blue dragon also replied cheerfully: "It will take at least half a year to transform the Blazing Sun Boat into a new floating giant beast, but it will not take more than a year at most. Once completed, it will be delivered to the city of Taka for use, and as a bonus, I've added a weapon system to make it an armed floating merchant ship. ”

......

Outside Nome, the Blazing Ship docked on the mooring tower was immediately busy after receiving a spell summons, and all the crew members were preparing themselves for the sudden order:

Hovering at low altitude, the airship's airbags were not fully filled, and workers in the boiler room sweated to fill the coal-burning stove with a shovel of coal;

One of the two mage apprentices left behind by Lillett had just completed a full spell reconnaissance of the pod, and before he had time to rest for a moment, he and his companions threw themselves into the work of manipulating the synth arm, which they had extended from the sides of the board and supported to the ground in order to provide additional assistance to the airship in time;

The soldiers who were still patrolling the airship were also ordered by their commander to rappel down to the ground with a halyard, firstly to support their comrades on the ground so that they could form a phalanx that could resist the enemy, and secondly, to reduce the load on some airships so that they could take off quickly in a while.

In addition to fuel, almost all of the food and clean water was transported to the top deck, initially using a sling to transport it downward, and then simply being poured straight down.

"Let the Blazing Ship take off immediately," the mage standing at the top of the mooring tower said to his colleagues on the airship, and then quickly hooked a knot in the cable with his foot, "There is an anomaly in Nome, and it seems that there is an army out of the city!"

After delivering the message, the mage, who had been blessed with the "Eagle Eye Technique" for himself, immediately recited a spell to use the "Fossil to Mud" spell to destroy the entire mooring tower in order to prevent anyone from climbing up and posing a threat to the airship.

Of course, just as these people worked so quickly for the Blazing Boat, some people who stood on other sides were doing the exact opposite of them.

"It's a shame to be wasteful. Watching the shipwrights dump the food and water on deck one after another, a crew member dressed in senior officer attire muttered to himself.

As a sniffing agent, he had just successfully completed his mission, and a special potion disguised as a liquor syrup was sprinkled on the biosynthetic arms stretched out from both sides of the deck, and under the effect of the potion, the giant arms would carry out the exact opposite orders of the controller.

In the distance, on the walls of Nome, the brothers One-Eyed and Crooked-Mouthed chanted a spell that inspired the equipment that had been installed on the airship's airbag when they were mixed into the airship for the second time not long ago.

There were two muffled sounds, "bang" and "bang", and two holes with a diameter of more than one person appeared under the side of the airbag.

Now, no matter how much fuel is filled in the boiler room, the Blazing Ship cannot be raised quickly, and the more fuel is filled, the more the hot gas is filled with the potential to widen the hole.

"Start the engine quickly and maintain this altitude of cruise," receiving the news of the broken airbag, the airship commander immediately issued a new order: "Order the synthetic giant arm to assist the airship to speed up!"

Not long after these two orders were issued, two pieces of bad news came one after another, which made the commander feel a little devastated:

The engine installed in the stern of the ship had a small explosion due to fuel residue blocking the pipes, and now the engine is unable to provide any power;

Problems also arose with the Synthetic Arms, and the mage apprentices wielding them did everything they could, as if they had been cast with molten iron, digging into the sand and gradually pulling the airship to the ground.

......

After receiving the news that the Dragonlords had taken over the Blazing Boat, Quis simply instructed them to quickly remove the "Oremochi's Barrel of Waste" that he had been thinking about for a long time, and then devoted himself to extracting the "catch" from the previous one.

In the mind of this mummy-like benthic demon fish, the young blue dragon discovers an extremely valuable secret. 2k reading web