Chapter 3: The Price of Power
Ten minutes
"No problem."
The officer glanced at Li Ke, if according to the teachings of the Holy Light, and the sacred and supreme laws of the kingdom, then he would definitely not be able to determine this matter.
Because it means framing innocent people.
But......
He looked at Li Ke and Talos and smiled contemptuously.
"Absolutely."
He signed his name at random, and Li Ke, at the urging of Taros, also signed his name.
"Is this okay?"
The quartermaster looked at the satisfied Talos, and the smile on his face was still so contemptuous.
"Of course, sir, everyone will be satisfied."
Talos smiled and held out his hand, not very concerned by the knight's contemptuous smile.
What's wrong with things that can make money, but being scorned?
However, the knight didn't mean to shake hands with him, but sneered and left directly.
But Li Ke felt that something was wrong with this matter from beginning to end.
But he didn't have the slightest solution, and from the beginning, he didn't have any choice.
He couldn't tell what was wrong, but since Talos didn't say anything and didn't notice anything wrong, he naturally didn't have anything to say about it.
Seeing the knights leave, Talos sneered and let go of Li Ke, as long as he sold this batch of goods, and then handed over Li Ke and this confession, then all his troubles would be solved at once.
No way, who told His Majesty Tenaris to keep a close eye on this kind of thing? Only by letting a real smuggler die, can they, the coerced citizens, survive better.
Moreover, it is also able to solve this troublesome guy.
When he thought of the group of people in the Holy Light Church who wanted to smuggle in his place, Talos was irritated, and he had no way to deal with those people in the Holy Light Church.
So the only way to get rid of this guy named Li Ke is this way.
No way, the biggest business.
"Alright, it's time for us to go, everyone be careful, don't let the unsighted guys see us."
He smiled and patted his deputy on the shoulder, and picked up a cultist's dagger from among the miscellaneous items of the carriage to play with, but the yellow dagger that had been tucked under a pile of miscellaneous items made his face quickly begin to change.
The weight is wrong!
Talos's face immediately changed, he looked at the dagger in his hand, took out his dagger with some trembling, and then slashed at the dagger that he thought was made of brass, so he didn't pay attention to it.
However, the touch of the knife, the color of the yellow dagger in the moonlight, made his face change wildly.
This dagger is pure gold!
He immediately looked at the other cultists' magic weapons, swept away the magic weapons that were really made of brass, and after being stunned for two seconds, he immediately shouted.
"I don't want the goods! Come on! ”
But it was too late.
The sound of horses' hooves came quickly from a distance, and the surrounding hills instantly lit up, and soldiers in armor appeared in all directions with torches, surrounding them.
And the leader is the quartermaster just now.
He calmly drew his sword and gave orders to the heavily armed soldiers.
"Kill the leader!"
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"Sir Eldwin, I think we've come to a consensus."
Gavin, the squad leader who came to support Eldwin's collar this time, smiled.
By the time, his men should have caught the smugglers who were in collusion with the cultists.
"Of course, after all, we are all to be bathed in the Light and the laws of the Kingdom."
Sir Eldwin also smiled, because the Lordaeron nobleman in front of him was very good, and his stain should have disappeared, and it would not affect the business.
"Of course, the Light will bless each and every one of us."
The head of the local church, Bishop Fran, showed an unusually bright smile, because from today onwards, the Church of the Light will once again be able to establish a good relationship with a powerful lord, so that he and the nobles of Lordaeron can listen to the teachings of the Holy Light.
The three of them laughed heartily and clinked their glasses together.
Sir Eldwin was a little drunk, he was not very good at drinking, let alone the spirits he had brought from Lordaeron.
He looked at the powerful Gavin, although he was dissatisfied with his identity as the leader of the knight team, after all, the other party did not have a fief, but he still couldn't help his curiosity.
"Among the bandits you exterminated this time, are there really demon believers?"
He was curious about it.
Despite being a matter of his own territory, he had always only thought that the cultists were just a bunch of petty bandits - after all, the troubles came from Stratholme's side, and he was only an innocent victim.
With that, Gavin became serious, and he put down his glass, his eyes full of seriousness.
"That's true, we didn't care about it at first, we just thought that some mage was pretending to be a ghost there, but when we went in, we realized that they were actually holding a ceremony to summon demons!"
Bishop Fran was stunned, but he didn't say much, just silently tasted the wine.
"Is that demon powerful?"
Sir Eldwin became more and more curious, he had fought for the king constantly, but he really hadn't seen demons yet.
"It's amazing, according to the mages, they interrupted the ritual in time, but even so, a few hungry demons appeared."
Gavin's brow furrowed.
"You may not be able to imagine that just a few things that are knee-high and almost as tall as goblins have killed a dozen of my well-trained soldiers, and even two knights with severe burns. And when you kill them, their corpses even explode! ”
He couldn't help frowning when he remembered things that were uglier than goblins.
Not to mention the flames that were wrapped in those little things, they were able to release a kind of green fireball, their sharp claws could directly tear through their armor, and their movements were extremely agile, and a single accident could allow them to burrow into their formation.
"And the mages say that those terrible things are just the lowest level of demons, and if those cultists are allowed to succeed, a high-level demon will appear, and at that time, they can't think of any other solution than to resign themselves to fate."
But at this point, his expression became lighter.
"But I think they're alarmist, just wanting more loot. After all, they later took away all the books and magic weapons about those cultists, saying that they wanted to find the code that they used to summon demons...... But IMHO, if that demon is that dangerous, what else do they need from those codes that summon demons? ”
He was quite dissatisfied with this, if it wasn't for the mages who took the lion's head, how could he have to fight with such a rich man in the countryside?
The other party has no connections and no ability, and he happens to be the best candidate for His Highness Tenaris to crack down on smuggling and reselling weapons. Instead of this, let the other party escape.
After all, everyone has to support their families.
And His Royal Highness Tenaris doesn't give as much as this one.
"That's right, these self-proclaimed mages are the most useless."
Sir Eldwin nodded, he didn't like mages either, because he used to have a mage, and as a result, this guy who called himself the official mage of Dalaran would also release a fireball, and nothing else.
It's actually no different from juggling.
At this moment, a soldier walked in and whispered a few words in Gavin's ear, and Gavin stood up with a smile.
"I'm sorry, Lord Eldwin, Baron Rivendell summoned me, so I had to leave immediately. However, I'm sure you'll be happy with my gift. ”
This is just a pretext, nothing more than killing other people's subordinates and promoting the cooperation between the other party and the church, and it will be very embarrassing to continue to stay here.
Baron Gavin knew that once he was gone, the Bishop of France would have to say something not so elegant to the vulgar lord.
"It's a shame, but I'm looking forward to your gift."
Eldwin looked very expectant, but his anticipation made Gavin despise him even more.
"Then I won't bother."
Gavin walked out of the lord's mansion, which was not very luxurious, and it was the quartermaster that Li Ke had seen who greeted him.
"How's it going?"
"All the best."
The quartermaster, still bloodied, nodded.
"That's good."
"It's just sir, are we really going to give him this merit?"
"Of course, after all, he gave the money."
The knights from Lordaeron left with the smugglers' money, leaving the town with a dilapidated and empty blacksmith shop.
And Li Ke entered the prison.
When the knights in full armor attacked, Li Ke almost thought he was going to die. Not to mention the flames that were wrapped in those little things, they were able to release a kind of green fireball, their sharp claws could directly tear through their armor, and their movements were extremely agile, and a single accident could allow them to burrow into their formation.
"And the mages say that those terrible things are just the lowest level of demons, and if those cultists are allowed to succeed, a high-level demon will appear, and at that time, they can't think of any other solution than to resign themselves to fate."
But at this point, his expression became lighter.
"But I think they're alarmist, just wanting more loot. After all, they later took away all the books and magic weapons about those cultists, saying that they wanted to find the code that they used to summon demons...... But IMHO, if that demon is that dangerous, what else do they need from those codes that summon demons? ”
He was quite dissatisfied with this, if it wasn't for the mages who took the lion's head, how could he have to fight with such a rich man in the countryside?
The other party has no connections and no ability, and he happens to be the best candidate for His Highness Tenaris to crack down on smuggling and reselling weapons. Instead of this, let the other party escape.
After all, everyone has to support their families.
And His Royal Highness Tenaris doesn't give as much as this one.
"That's right, these self-proclaimed mages are the most useless."
Sir Eldwin nodded, he didn't like mages either, because he used to have a mage, and as a result, this guy who called himself the official mage of Dalaran would also release a fireball, and nothing else.
It's actually no different from juggling.
At this moment, a soldier walked in and whispered a few words in Gavin's ear, and Gavin stood up with a smile.
"I'm sorry, Lord Eldwin, Baron Rivendell summoned me, so I had to leave immediately. However, I'm sure you'll be happy with my gift. ”
This is just a pretext, nothing more than killing other people's subordinates and promoting the cooperation between the other party and the church, and it will be very embarrassing to continue to stay here.
Baron Gavin knew that once he was gone, the Bishop of France would have to say something not so elegant to the vulgar lord.
"It's a shame, but I'm looking forward to your gift."
Eldwin looked very expectant, but his anticipation made Gavin despise him even more.
"Then I won't bother."
Gavin walked out of the lord's mansion, which was not very luxurious, and it was the quartermaster that Li Ke had seen who greeted him.
"How's it going?"
"All the best."
The quartermaster, still bloodied, nodded.
"That's good."
"It's just sir, are we really going to give him this merit?"
"Of course, after all, he gave the money."
The knights from Lordaeron left with the smugglers' money, leaving the town with a dilapidated and empty blacksmith shop.
And Li Ke entered the prison. Not to mention the flames that were wrapped in those little things, they were able to release a kind of green fireball, their sharp claws could directly tear through their armor, and their movements were extremely agile, and a single accident could allow them to burrow into their formation.
"And the mages say that those terrible things are just the lowest level of demons, and if those cultists are allowed to succeed, a high-level demon will appear, and at that time, they can't think of any other solution than to resign themselves to fate."
But at this point, his expression became lighter.
"But I think they're alarmist, just wanting more loot. After all, they later took away all the books and magic weapons about those cultists, saying that they wanted to find the code that they used to summon demons...... But IMHO, if that demon is that dangerous, what else do they need from those codes that summon demons? ”
He was quite dissatisfied with this, if it wasn't for the mages who took the lion's head, how could he have to fight with such a rich man in the countryside?