Chapter 46: Officially on the road
"I can't help it, I can't cancel the oath of obedience. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info" Sun Chenghuan looked at Bana with an aggrieved face beside him, and shook his head with a helpless smile.
How can such a person live and grow so big?
It feels like a child is as unreliable!
Although Sun Chenghuan is not very old, he still feels that this puppeteer named Bana is like a child, it is too easy to expose his hole cards, and then he pits himself.
"This man is...... Miss Irene!" Barna only then really noticed who the person opposite him was.
"Yes, hello! I finally saw your deity this time. How was that little girl last time?" said Erin with a smile and nodded at Barna.
"You have to ask him about this......" Barna pointed at Sun Chenghuan.
"By the way, I heard it just now, and I didn't ask, have you two dealt with each other?"
"Well, the night before departure from Onica. Just as you told me he was going to kill us, he came......"
"Didn't you say we wouldn't do it until we got to Astrana?" asked Erin, a little curious.
"You know that, too?"
"Well, I was in the room when you took the order!" Irene nodded honestly.
β...... Like just now?" Barna understood.
"Why did you do it earlier? I actually wanted to ask this just now. Sun Chenghuan took over.
"If you're all on the side of Astrana, I'm not sure I'll be able to deal with so many people. After killing the most difficult of you, you will be terrified, and then you will be nervous when you are in Astrana...... By the time it comes to Astrana, everyone will feel safe at last, and ...... Barna will talk there.
Sun Chenghuan understood why this person would use the oath of obedience as a price to exchange for his puppet, instead of using other exchange methods.
This puppet master is not only naΓ―ve, but simply lacks heart.
This tactic, not to mention how much shock it would cause if the person who was going to set off with the mission the next day was killed outside the post station in Onika City, and it was even possible that the travel plan would be completely put on hold, as far as Sun Chenghuan was killed in Onika City, if the city lord couldn't come up with a convincing explanation, his city lord didn't want to go now.
It's a good result to be reduced to a civilian, and if you don't get it, you have to lose your head.
Are you helping the city lord, or are you going to trap him?
How could Lord Onika entrust him with such an important task!
Could it be that the city lord of Onika is also a heartless eye?
Sun Chenghuan silently complained in his mind about the city lord who must have a lot of resentment towards him, and sighed: "Then what are you going to do now?"
"I'm already ...... Miss Erin's obedience. I listen to her. Barna looked calm.
Sun Chenghuan and Erin glanced at each other.
They were all stunned.
"Where's that puppet of yours?" asked Sun Chenghuan.
"Outside, I called for her to come. But...... You can't make her disappear anymore...... I'm going to kill you to the death. Barna said sincerely.
"You let your puppet in first. β
"It's coming......" Barna's voice didn't disappear, and a figure flashed into the room.
"Wow...... It's so pretty......" Erin looked at the puppet with glowing eyes.
"It's mine......! Please, don't ......" Barna was stunned for a moment, and immediately a cry appeared on his face.
"How many more?" said Erin, looking at Sun Chenghuan.
"Five. Sun Chenghuan waved his hand, and the five puppets appeared on Sun Chenghuan's bed together.
"This picture is too ......," Erin shuddered as she looked at the five different but beautiful puppets that appeared in front of her, "...... Big brother, you're such a pervert!"
Sun Chenghuan has a black line in his head.
"What's going on...... Why can't I control them anymore?"
Barna watched as five puppets appeared in front of him, first with joy, and then, his face suddenly became ugly.
"Then I don't understand. I don't even understand how you manipulate them. Sun Chenghuan spread his hands.
"It can't be...... This can't be ......" Barna rushed to the puppet, muttering words in his mouth.
One spell, another spell.
Barna's face turned from iron blue, to gray, and then to complete pale.
With a thud, he fell to his knees.
"Ahh......h
Lying directly on top of a puppet, Barna began to cry.
Crying so heartbreakingly!
"Big brother, you did a good thing!" Erin couldn't listen to it anymore, so she couldn't hold back and complained to Sun Chenghuan.
"If not, I'll die, okay!" Sun Chenghuan was even more depressed.
It was at this time......
"This one is the shortest, and he seems to have a reaction!" Sun Chenghuan found something.
"What?," Barna heard this, and his crying suddenly stopped.
A look of amazement.
She just moved her fingers. β
β...... I'll try again!" Barna didn't even bother to wipe away tears.
The incantation was recited again.
The puppet that Barna called Blue finally had a reaction.
Again.
The eyes opened.
β...... Where is this?"
Lan Lan, who opened her eyes, spoke.
There was silence.
"What's wrong?" Sun Chenghuan looked at Bana with a panicked expression.
Shouldn't it be a surprise?
β...... Did you speak?" Barna's voice trembled...... "You just spoke?"
"The host...... I can really talk!"
Lan Lan's original expression changed suddenly.
At this moment, not only Bana, but also Sun Chenghuan and Erin who were at the scene were dumbfounded.
The two glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise and fear in each other's eyes.
Look at her pair of eyes, which are supposed to be made of opal, and there are surprised eyes in them!
This isn't a puppet anymore, is it? It's a human, right?
There is such a thing as a soul...... Can it really be conjured with magic?
......
"You didn't sleep well last night?"
Erin asked Sun Chenghuan, who was dozing, and she also yawned.
After going through something like that last night, the two of them were still able to sleep well.
"What do you say!" Sun Chenghuan was hooked and yawned.
"What did you say after you drove me away?" asked Erin, a little curious.
"It's nothing, it's just an explanation, and then, the remaining puppets are still managed by me, and he took that Lan Lan away. Sun Chenghuan explained.
"What about the other one he controlled before?"
Seeing Lan Lan like this, he felt that it should be my credit, so he handed over the other one to me. He said that he would try to communicate with Lan Lan first......"
"And when is he going to meet us?" Erin glanced around, everyone was busy with their own business, after all, they were going to Astrana in the afternoon, and there was still a lot of work to do.
"Come to us directly to the military camp in Astrana in the afternoon, and say that you are your servant......" Sun Chenghuan briefly explained the arrangement.
"Oh, that's okay......" Erin nodded, "By the way, big brother, what about that puppet yesterday...... What do you think?"
"How do I know!" Sun Chenghuan looked helpless, "This thing is too evil." β
"I mean, we can go and ask Grandpa Anthony......"
"He's in the Mage Tower!" Sun Chenghuan lowered his voice and glared at Erin, "What, did he come to you?"
β...... By the way, Selena told me that she was going to live with me from today onwards......"
"Whatever, you pay attention to your own safety, run by yourself when the situation is not good, she should protect you. Sun Chenghuan nodded, looked at the people next to him who were busy before and after, and said in a low voice, "It's really not good, don't care about what holy light barrier can't see people, just use it." β
"I know!
"How can you not be worried!" Sun Chenghuan was speechless, "If you see that the situation is not good, you must escape, if you get separated from me and don't know what to do, go back to Yingao City and find the Great Holy Maiden, I will go there to find you." β
β...... It's like explaining what happened later. Erin looked gloomy, "We're not going to die." β
"No, it's pretty much the same. Sun Chenghuan shook his head and sighed, "Let's ask for more blessings!"
......
Sun Chenghuan explained the future with a little negativity, and it was not that he was really so pessimistic about this trip to Astrana, but it was just his habit of thinking about the worst first, and preparing for the worst situation, so that he could be confident.
Once in a while, if you are not so prepared, you will see a puppet and go out with you, as you did that night......
It really made Sun Chenghuan eat a good bit.
He's becoming more cautious now.
The fleet was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and just like that, they arrived at a port on the Spiegel River.
On the south bank of the river.
It was a temporary military port built by the army of Astranna.
From this section of the Spiegel River to its flow into the East China Sea, the river, which is more than 200 meters wide, is the border between Astrana and Merth.
The flotilla stopped on the southern shore, that is, they officially set foot on the territory of Astranna.
When leaving the ship, Sun Chenghuan, including Suowan, Ruiwen and Joey, were in a bit complicated mood.
At this moment, they can be regarded as leaving their homeland......
It's just that they don't have much time to sigh.
Princess Yarluo, who hadn't seen Sun Chenghuan for a long time, finally appeared.
When she disembarked, she was at the front.
Sun Chenghuan kept his body agile blessing, the price of strength, and the fusion of demons......
In short, all the magic that he knew how to increase his strength was used.
Twelve points of vigilance, beware of any archers or magicians sneaking up.
He was clearly a little too nervous, though.
Although the atmosphere at the scene was not harmonious, it was not so tense.
When Princess Jarro, with three scars on her face, appeared, the troops of Astrana, who were lined up under the ship, immediately flashed a large road on both sides.
Then, stand up and salute.
Although it was just a simple military salute of clenching his right hand into a fist and placing it on his left chest, there was a neat "swish" sound because of the armor on his body.
Other than that, it's quiet.
It shows that this army is well-trained.
There are 20,000 people, so that those who have never been on the battlefield of a real battle between two armies, including Sun Chenghuan and Suo Wan, as well as Rui Wen, are a little dazed.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Nioh!"
I don't know what kind of person commanded it, 20,000 people shouted hello together.
Voices in the sky.
Yes, Nioh.
The three kings of Astrana, each with their own titles, were all chosen by the ancestors of the three kings.
The word chosen by the ancestors of the Liu family is the word "benevolence", which represents "lover" in the culture that migrated with them from Penglai to Astrana.
The Liu family has also been implementing such an ancestral precept.
Be kind to the people.
And the Astrana people under Liu's rule are also living a very good life because of this.
Although the tax rate of twelve taxes and one is not low compared to the low tax rate of Merce's twenty taxes and one, it is very good compared with the other two kings and ten taxes, and even the tax rate of eight taxes and one and five taxes from time to time.
This is also why the rebels that suddenly broke out in full swing this year ago could basically uproot the other two royal families, but they let the people of the Liu family escape.
There were many people who stood by the Liu family at that time.
They may have had the best intentions, or they may have other plans, but they all made the decision to protect Jarro.
A little girl was so ignorant, escorted by such a group of people, and with pursuit and bounty everywhere, she fled from Mineshir, located south of Astrana, near the South China Sea, all the way to Yingao on the coast of the East China Sea.
This journey is thousands of kilometers.
And when the rebels began to tyranny, many people who were originally under Liu's rule also missed the good of their old Niwang, one by one.
There is a saying, what is the most precious thing for people?
Not gained and lost.
Originally, the Nioh family, which was not so perfect, was deified into the "embodiment of benevolence" in just a few years.
And because it was far away from the front line of the war between Merce and Carter, the fief of the Liu family was originally the richest among the three kings, and naturally, the people here also had a lot of influence in Astrana.
So, with the efforts of many people, finally.
"I ...... Lone is back. β
Jarro was obviously taken aback by the fact that he couldn't figure out whether he was disembarking or showing loyalty. Still, she calmed herself as fast as she could, and replied in a calm voice.
The sound is loud.
Apparently blessed by magic.
A short, but solemn ceremony.
After that, Jarro followed the road that the troops on both sides had given way to enter the big tent of the Chinese army in this unnamed port.
After this ceremony, it was at this time that Astrana's envoy to Onika finally officially completed its escort mission.
Then came the task of this army of 20,000 men.
They were to escort Jarro back to Minahir.
And the first thing Jarro did after entering the barracks was to meet and say hello to the commander of this army.
Two captains, and a general who coordinates and commands them.
Two people dressed as captains, one is more tall than Sun Chenghuan, and the other looks not as tall as Joey, the shortest in their group, and his body is about the same as Joey.
And the general who walked in front of them......
"You're a general?"
When the two captains came in behind one of them, they kept a calm smile and composure, to show that they were not quite the same as the calm and reliable Jarro who did not match his age, was frightened.
"Head Cashew...... You're a general?"
"Yes, Princess...... Your Excellency, I am in charge of escorting you to Minehir this time, General Cassius Longbottom. β
The visitor smiled and bowed.
It was the head of the envoy of the Astrana to Merce, Cassiu.