Chapter Eighty-Five: Green Light
The flickering light of the fire illuminated the fine armor of Count Ould, and also illuminated his heavy expression. For Ould, the attack on the Barbarians of the Duke of Celtic this time was tantamount to cutting himself off from the Brotherhood of Blades and firmly siding with the Emperor.
But the emperor's side is also full of factions.
Augustine the Great was old, but he still held on to the imperial power.
The call for the succession of the eldest prince Fania is very high.
The second prince, Acrylic, escaped from the imperial capital and cultivated his own power in the west.
Although the eldest princess did not make it clear that she would compete for the crown prince, her power in the imperial court was not weak to the two princes. Moreover, she controls the city of Angry Waves through the meteorite, and her soft power even surpasses that of the great prince Fania.
This time standing in line is related to the future honor and disgrace of the Ouerde family, and I have to think about it carefully.
Count Ould quietly observed the meteorite, who was looking at the battle with a relaxed expression, as if he had just asked casually.
Ould whispered in a thoughtful voice, "Of course, all the credit goes to the Governor.
When the Governor first arrived in the West, he weakened the strength of the nobles in the West by raising prices, and fundamentally disintegrated the threat of the nobles in the West to the Empire. And by reviving the world tree of the ancestral grassland, the power of the barbarians in the western realm was gathered, and the survival pressure of the nobles in the western realm was enhanced.
From now on, the nobles of the Western Frontier can only honestly serve as a buffer zone, and no longer have the strength to participate in the internal strife of the empire.
The Governor only used strategy to pacify the western frontier without bloodshed, saving countless manpower, material and financial resources of the empire. At a time when the Empire is now facing many threats, the Governor is credited with it...... Enough to be conferred a duke title by His Majesty. ”
"Hahaha......" Luke was very appreciative of this sycophant, and he said: "Count Sand Fox is worthy of being the Count of Sand Fox, that is, he can see more clearly than those rat-eyed nobles in the West.
The credit here is very, very great, and when the news of pacifying the western border is sent to the imperial capital, everyone must want to rub a little bit.
It's just that the eldest prince is in charge of the war on the southern front of the empire, and he wants the credit of the western frontier but can't get it.
Although the second prince is in charge of the western territory, if this credit is given to him...... He can't catch it now. If the southern side is in a hurry to make meritorious service, there will be big trouble.
As for the eldest princess, if she gets this great achievement, Her Majesty will definitely not be happy. ”
Count Ould lowered his posture and said very respectfully: "I have heard some news from the imperial capital, Your Majesty is very dependent on the Governor, and even intends to make you the next head of the cabinet.
The great contribution to pacifying the western frontier belongs to the Governor-General, and it also makes those who covet the position of chief assistant of the cabinet retreat in a difficult way, so that the cabinet transition will be smoother.
Please rest assured, Your Excellency! After today, the nobles of the Western Frontier will support you unreservedly! ”
Count Ould said these words without any perfunctory meaning.
He was really frightened by the operation of the meteorite in the western realm, and from the moment he welcomed the mission into the city, he was toyed with between the palms of the other party. Just wanted to resist, only to find that he had already been held in the palm of his hand by others, and he could crush himself to pieces with any effort.
It's ridiculous that when I first listened to what Meteorite did in Angry Waves City, I laughed at the members of the Angry Waves Council for being really stupid. And when it's his turn, it seems that he is not as good as the original council of Angry Waves City.
In any case, Meteorite now has the City of Angry Waves, the Moonlight Court, the trust of the Emperor, and the relationship with the princes and princesses. It is uncertain who will sit on the throne in the future, but whoever sits in that position will have to rely on the meteor.
Meteor is so young, standing on his team is sure to make a profit.
At this point, Luke can be regarded as having the support of the future Western Realm aristocratic group, and with the Moonlight Royal Court, the entire Western Realm is considered to be in his own pocket.
It is estimated that Emperor Augustine would never have imagined that he sent Meteorite as an envoy to the Western Frontier just to separate him, but in the end he put the entire Western Frontier into it.
And for Luke, the pressure on Augustine the Great to deal with him was even greater.
Of course, Luke would not think that the nobles of the Western Realms would really stand firmly on his side because of Earl Ould's flattery. The double binding of interests and spirit can make oneself truly have the West Frontier.
Commercial entry can integrate all walks of life in the western region into the economic system of Nutao City.
And then there's the Blade-wielding Brotherhood branch here in the West.
Luke said to Ould, "The purpose and structure of the Brotherhood of Blades have been derailed from this era, and the barbaric and unbridled growth of the new aristocracy is also very dangerous.
Although the Innovation Society I founded in Angry Waves belongs to a new type of aristocratic society, because it has absorbed many members of the original Brotherhood of Blades, the concept of the society is far less frivolous than that of the new nobility.
I have great respect for the good virtues of the traditional aristocracy, and the wisdom left to us by our ancestors needs to be carried forward, not completely denied because it is not suitable for the times.
I think the nobles of the Westlands can join the Reform Society. You need to open your eyes to see what is happening in the outside world, and the Society also needs you, the family that has been passed down from generation to generation, to improve the overall quality of the members. ”
Luke patted the nobles of the West on the back for a small time, and also made Count Ould realize that his verbal siding did not reassure the Governor of the Falling Star.
Join the Innovation Society?
Count Ould didn't care, he was willing to make friends even with barbarians, let alone new nobles. The trouble is the other nobles in the Western Realm, who look down on the new nobles from the bottom of their hearts, and will definitely not honestly join the Innovation Society.
"Lord Governor, I am willing to join the Innovation Society, and I can do my best to convince other Western nobles to join."
"The Renewal Society has always been voluntary and if someone doesn't want to join, don't force them," Luke said.
Finally killed Erguya! ”
Count Ould looked at the battlefield.
Erguya stood there covered in blood like a god of war, the boiling knife piercing through his chest, and his left arm was cut off by the tomahawk. Sandpaper and kestrel float on either side of Erguya, and a variety of shooting weapons wear Erguya's body like a hedgehog.
At this time, all the barbarians outside the courtyard were wiped out, and only Erguya's corpse still blocked the door to the courtyard.
The gluttony swooped down from the air, its mouth opening in an exaggerated magnitude, and then biting off Erguya's head and swallowing it in one gulp.
Erguya's body fell to the ground with a thud.
The sound of fighting in the silent court continued, and the magic fireworks that exploded in the sky never stopped for a moment.
The attention of the whole city was focused on the fireworks in the sky.
Count Ould looked at Erguya's corpse and said to Luke with great respect, "Please rest assured, Lord Governor, I guarantee that all the Brotherhood of Blades in the West will join the Reform Society, and will not 'force' anyone. ”
"I see how you behave. Let's go...... Miss Sunny Sky has already entered! ”
Luke trampled on the corpses on the ground and led the Imperial agents into the courtyard of the Silent Court, with Count Ould following closely.
In the basement of the Silent Court, Clear Sky pushed open the door and walked into the room where the brute force of the Blood Oath had been unleashed. Blue fire burned on the ground in the middle, shining on the surrounding walls.
Clear Sky walked slowly around the blue fire: "Sylvia, I thought I needed to go to the Tedgar Hills to find you, but I didn't expect you to come to the West, it seems that I can kill another Abyss Apostle." ”
A shadow rises from the ground, and just as it prepares to attack, Clear Sky turns around, and the frightened shadow immediately retracts to the ground.
Sylvia's voice came from all sides: "How did you find here?" This room is supposed to be hidden in the cracks of the space by me using mysticism. ”
Standing still in front of the blue fire, Clear Sky pulled out a glass bottle containing some yellow powder. Clear Sky took out some powder and slowly sprinkled it against the blue fire.
The blue flame quickly faded after coming into contact with the powder, and the yellow flame pressed the blue flame. The light in the room is also like a filter, and the sense of depression is replaced by an uplifting vitality.
On the walls, the black shadows that wandered away were expelled by the yellow light, and finally gathered into a cloud of black smoke that peeled off the wall.
The black smoke turned into Sylvia, and she couldn't believe that the hiding technique she was so proud of had been cracked so easily by Clear Sky.
Remembering the purge that the Abyss Temple was going through, Sylvia fearfully turned into light smoke and changed its position, and then asked Clear Sky, "Who is it!" Who betrayed us? ”
"It's not Harriman, Potram, Moores, it's not you, anyway." Qingkong raised his hand, Canggu Panyan machete was held in his hand, and the scimitar on his back waist left the scabbard with a crisp sound. Then Clear Sky smiled at Sylvia, who was cowering in the corner, and said, "You're dead, and there's one less suspect in the Abyss Temple." There are still three Abyss Apostles left, so it should be easy to find. ”
The black smoke outside Sylvia's body no longer floated like a gauze skirt, and the stretching spikes showed how nervous she was at this moment.
The three Abyss Apostles died one after another at the hands of Clear Sky, and this elf who mastered the Book of Calamity and knew the secrets of the Abyss Temple was simply the nemesis of the Abyss Apostles.
Sylvia knew that she was alone, and she was definitely not an opponent of Clear Sky. But the way out has been sealed, and there is no other way but to fight to the death.
Fortunately, the battle outside created enough killing, and those blood and corpses, as well as the negative energy brought by death, were the best materials to release the Abyss Secret Technique.
Sylvia changed her position again to gain time to unleash the mystic, and said to Clear Sky, "Since you are so confident in killing me, you might as well tell me the name of the traitor, so that I don't have to die with this question." ”
The direction facing the clear sky changes with Sylvia's position. She didn't rush to attack, but waited patiently for Sylvia to arrange the secret technique.
"Do you think I'm going to be stupid enough to tell you his name? Since I know so many secrets of the Abyss Temple, of course I know how you can transmit information to the outside world.
You also know what secret tricks you're arranging......"
Sylvia's moving figure paused, then moved quickly from one place to another in the room.
Regardless of whether his secret technique has been discovered or not, no matter whether the other party has a way to crack it, he can only activate the secret technique.
The rest ...... Leave it to luck.
With the laying out of the secret arts, the atmosphere in the room changed again.
The yellow flame in the middle turns black, and all the people and objects in the room turn black and white.
Sylvia's figure is hidden in black smoke and in black. The black fire burned fiercely, and the words of the secret art were recited.
"A palette of black and white."
The death knell sounded, and countless black swords stabbed at the clear sky.
At this time, the clear sky also turned black and white, but only her hair and eyes were still as green as young shoots.
The black sword approached, and the tip of the sword emitted a white light. Sylvia's figure was revealed, her body twisted by the black of the arcane arts, her mask twisted into strange shapes.
At the sound of the death knell, Sylvia is like a god of death, trying to easily take the life of a living creature in her own realm.
But...... When those dense black swords were about to pierce the clear sky, all the black swords were swept by a green light. The black sword is dyed green, the blade becomes a branch, the branches grow, the leaves unfold, and the colorful flowers bloom.
The green light swept across the clear sky, and her color returned.
The green light swept through all the objects in the room, as if there was a brilliant painter painting all the colors in an instant. The black that had nowhere to be placed turned into branches, and then they spread out and bloomed beautiful flowers.
The flickering fire in the middle of the room turned its normal fiery red.
At this moment, Sylvia's body was pierced and entwined by vines, and then pulled in front of the clear sky. Black blood flowed out of the wound, and the corroded vines emitted white smoke, which was quickly repaired by the life energy that was passed up.
"You, what the hell are you?" Sylvia questioned Clear Sky in agony, her cheeks falling, revealing an ugly face affected by the abyss.
Clear Sky picked up the mask, looked at it for a moment, and put it on for Sylvia.
"Me? I'm Elf Clear Sky...... Now the Moonlight Queen of the Moonlight Palace. ”
"Moonlight Queen?" Sylvia heard the title for the first time: "Where is the Moonlight Court?" ”
Clear Sky flashed the machete, her right arm glowing brightly, and the Holy Flame attached to the blade.
"Your news is too late! The World Tree was revived, and the Moonlight Royal Court was established in the ancestral grassland. The reason why you trust Ould is because he knows the news of the establishment of the Moonlight Royal Court, and he knows that there is only one way to die with you.
It is better to sacrifice you to the empire and keep the interests he already has. ”
"What? How is this possible that the World Tree, which had been destroyed for thousands of years, has been revived? ”
Clear Sky raised the machete burning with vigorous flames, and looked at Sylvia who was under control without any pity: "Trust the facts you see, and pass on the facts."
The World Tree is not aggressive, but the Moon Queen does. The entire Westfrontier is covered in the root system of the World Tree, and here it ...... I am God.
All the forces in the Western Realm of the Abyss Temple immediately get out of here, and then wait for me in the Tedgar Hills. ”
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After saying that, the clear sky slashed down.
Sylvia's head fell to the ground, leaving a black bead behind when it dissipated.
Once again, the mask rolled to the ground, petals fluttering around the clear sky.