Chapter 25 Cash
Early autumn morning. The sky is still a light blue, very light in color. The cool sea breeze came from the depths of the sea, blowing away the residual smell of blood over Sea Breeze City, and Sea Breeze City returned to silence after a long night of hustle and bustle, only a faint red glow leaked from the horizon.
With the relieved sun climbing into the sky from between the sea and the sky, the entire Sea Breeze City started a new day, and this day was destined to be a busy day. Early in the morning, the barracks of Seabreeze City were crowded with people, and a large number of mercenaries escorted the rebels captured in the battle last night, anxiously waiting outside the camp gate, and from time to time someone scolded softly, to the effect that the officers in these barracks were really big, and they had not come out yet.
Spurred on by the gold coins, the mercenaries of Seabreeze City swarmed to attack the rebels who had broken up outside the city, and achieved surprising results. The 5,000 warriors Sennat sent to Raphael were about 500 killed, most of them under Ryan's magic. It is a miracle that more than 4,300 of the rest, with the exception of a few rebels who escaped, were captured alive.
I have to say that it is the gold coins that caused this miracle, especially in the case of the recession of the north-south shipping, in order to obtain the maximum benefit, the mercenaries of Sea Breeze City would rather be stabbed by themselves than caught alive, and the original words of a mercenary show this phenomenon very well: "If you can get 5 more gold coins with a knife, then I would rather be cut dozens of times a day." β
Wind, sword and rose, rock...... No matter how big or small the mercenary group is, they will all go out. For the small mercenary group, this is simply a free benefit, and for those mercenary groups with a large number of people, this is a good opportunity to show their strength, and if the results are excellent, they may be able to catch the line of the army.
If there is another mercenary group that does not take this matter to heart, it is definitely the Lane mercenary group. According to Ryan's results last night, almost 2,500 gold coins are indispensable. But Ryan is no longer a teenager who has just left his hometown, for this money, ordinary people may think that it is a huge amount of money, but in Ryan's opinion, it is nothing more than a number, if it is exchanged for magic materials, maybe even a small amount of Mithril powder can not be afforded.
Soon, a commander of the barracks hurriedly appeared in front of everyone with his personal guards, and the gate of the barracks was immediately opened, and about 1,000 soldiers were waiting with weapons in hand. After all, there are more than 2,000 mercenary groups outside the door, plus more than 4,000 prisoners, and any slight change can have serious consequences.
I have to say that the efficiency of the army is high, after a few hours, the crowd outside the barracks slowly dispersed, and each mercenary was more or less holding a shiny gold coin in his hand, looking at everyone's satisfied look, it seemed that he wanted to have a few more rebels tonight.
More than 4,000 captives were held together, and 1,000 soldiers were divided into two squads with weapons in their hands to surround them, and the top military commander of Seabreeze City had issued a strict order that if these prisoners made any abnormal moves, they would be immediately executed on the spot, and even appropriate massacres could be carried out in case of emergency to deter other prisoners of war.
Although tens of thousands of gold coins were spent, the supreme military commander of Sea Breeze City felt that it was a very good deal, and the problem that could be solved with money could not be called a problem, as long as Sea Breeze City was still in his hands, as long as the north-south shipping could still operate normally, this little money was only a few days' taxes.
Everything seemed to be happy, and everyone got what he wanted, except Raphael. The Soul Eater was hidden in a private house near the barracks, staring blankly at the bustling scene outside the barracks, while his heart was dripping blood.
Yes, Raphael is distressed, but he is not distressed by the 5000 army, because it is Senate's power, not his own, Raphael is distressed by the soul eater he trained with great difficulty, and Susan, the best of the souls.
Overnight, Raphael's elite killers lost most of them, and although they also achieved good results, the cost was also huge. These killers have undergone rigorous training, which is by no means comparable to those mercenaries who catch a lot of them, even if it is 1 to 100, this is by no means the result that Raphael wants. From a farmer to a mercenary, you only need to buy a weapon, such as a tattered dagger that can be bought for 2 silver coins, and you don't have to think about it without more than five years to train an elite killer, let alone the huge amount of money spent on it.
The only thing that makes Raphael happy is that once these soul-devouring killers fall into a desperate situation, they will commit suicide without exception, and will never leave any living mouth for others, which also puts an end to the exposure of soul devourers, which is also Raphael's biggest reliance on daring to stay in Seabreeze City, as long as there is no internal problem in himself, Raphael has absolute confidence in his own safety.
After a long time, Raphael finally spoke: "Let this news out, everything is written as it is, and there is no need to hide it." β
"But, master. One of Raphael's attendants whispered, "Will this make ......?"
"It's okay, just write it truthfully, it's going to be fine. β
"Yes. Despite his doubts, he carried out Raphael's order and sent the letter through the magic teleportation array, and the end of the letter was a villa in the business district of Paradise Liberty.
Half a day later, in the Liberty Paradise business district, inside a villa near the city center square.
It was a secret room located underground, and in the center of the secret room was a large bed, on which four men with strong bodies and handsome faces and a snow-white and smooth Karina were tightly attached to each other, and their hands and feet were also intertwined, and several men were desperately trying to satisfy Karina.
Since marrying Steven ten years ago under the arrangement of her father Senate, Karina has not stopped cultivating her own face, not because of Karina's own turmoil, but because her husband, Mr. Steven, has the same hobby as his ancestors, that is, he is only interested in the same sex.
As the illegitimate daughter of Senate, Karina has not seen the dirty things of the nobility, but she can't stand Steven's special hobby, but as an important part of Senate's revival plan, Karina has to endure this disgust, so finally formed a tacit understanding between the two:
Steven would never bring his same-sex friendship to Karina, and vice versa, Karina is the same, everyone is very clear about each other's things in their hearts, but they will never mention it. The two parties only make an intimate appearance on important holidays or events, and on weekdays, they can be said to not interact with each other.
All this is nothing more than to maintain this so-called marriage, Steven values Karina's money, and Karina needs to get Steven's connections, to be exact, it should be Steven's ancestors who left him connections.
This is the reason why Karina and Steven have been married for ten years but have no children, although Senat has repeatedly urged Karina to be desperate to conceive Steven's flesh and blood, but Karina has no way to force herself to do it, she would rather find a few beggars from the street than do that kind of thing with Steven.
The scarlet voice echoed in the secret room, and Karina's face was full of spring, enjoying the service of the four handsome men, and bursts of pleasure rose and fell in Karina's mind, gradually pushing the young woman into the air. At the moment when Karina was fluttering, a woman's anxious voice suddenly came from outside the secret room: "Madam, one hundred thousand is urgent." β
The sudden sound completely interrupted Karina's enjoyment, and her mood immediately fell from mid-air, and she fell heavily to the bottom. The handsome men had apparently seen Karina's face covered with iron, but Karina hadn't stopped them, so the men had to be more careful about what they had done before.
Karina only felt a pang of confusion in her heart, and she shouted loudly, "Come in." If it weren't for the 100,000 urgency, I would have given you to Steven. This sentence made the face of the maid who walked into the secret room change greatly, and it was obvious that she knew how dirty the handsome Steven was doing behind the scenes.
"Ma'am, Lord Raphael's plans in Seawind City have completely failed, according to the news obtained from the Magic Teleportation Array. β
Karina took the piece of information handed to her, opened it casually, and was shocked. This information recorded in detail what happened last night, not only the 5,000 soldiers were almost wiped out, but even Raphael's Soul Eater lost most of it, which was definitely a major failure, and it was clear that Senate's eastward expansion plan would be shelved indefinitely because of this failure.
Usually, if Raphael is not doing well, of course Karina will happily watch the excitement, maybe she will fall into the well and hit this proud and arrogant man hard, but now is an extraordinary time, Carina will definitely not be stupid enough to kill each other at such a time, especially in this precious time of racing with Fernando City, Karina is even more responsive to Raphael's needs, as long as Raphael can occupy Seabreeze City, then her Carina's life will be very comfortable, on the contrary, if the north eases this breath and Orlando waves south, everyone will not have a good lifeγ
While Karina pondered what to do, her faces still didn't dare to stop, and Karina had long since lost the interest in doing such a thing, and was upset by the constant friction between the men. The more Karina thought about it, the more angry she became, and she suddenly felt upset, and shouted loudly: "Get out of here!"
The handsome men were startled, and one of them suddenly used too much force, causing Karina's soft chest to suddenly feel a sharp pain, and Karina, in a fit of rage, swung her arm vigorously at the unlucky man, and a ring on the finger of her right hand emitted a blue glow as if it were nothing.
"Poof!" the man who hurt Karina swung his arm, and his neck spurted blood after the blue light cut through it, and the man screamed and clutched his throat with both hands, but in doing so, his injuries were exacerbated, and more blood flowed from between his fingers, and soon covered the entire bed.
Several of the other men were already on their knees, their heads buried in them, trembling for fear that Karina's next target would be themselves. Karina, on the other hand, was in no mood to punish them at the moment, and she braced herself to her feet, spilling her blood-stained slippery skin into the air.
"Gather everyone at once," Karina, unconcerned about the corpse that was gradually becoming cold beside her, said coldly, "For that magician named Ryan, he must die!"