The early morning sun shines into the halls of the castle, golden rays jump on the cold stone walls, and the dull metal decorations become glittering.

"Annan......" A name overflowed from between the tense teeth of the Mad Dog Grand Duke, "You think I will forgive you......?" ”

"Mad Dog, you seem to have mistaken something...... Now I'm in control of your life. ”

"You scared me...... Lily, are you going to play it? ”

"Who's Lily!"

"One of my cats, Lily, came to say hello to a mad dog...... Did you hear that? ”

The mad dog archpublic's anger was like a blazing magma, burning his eyes red.

"Dahl!" The mad dog archduke's roar shook the whole hall with a buzz, "Is it true that he said it?" ”

"I told you that an ancient curse haunts your blood...... Do you want to bet? The gray-robed mage stared at the Mad Dog Grand Duke, "Bet he's lying to you." ”

"Damn! Why does he have this! "The mad dog archduke's reason was almost consumed by rage, and his distorted countenance was full of resentment and violence. But then, a cool magical glow pulled him back from the brink of losing control.

“…… What do you want to get me out of the army? Grain? Give you the Jewel Bay? Don't think—"

"I want money."

“…… What? ”

All the mad dog Grand Duke's anger came to an abrupt end.

"Kinnar, gems, magic scrolls, everything of value...... Do you want to buy your life with them? ”

"Are you humiliating me?"

"If I want to humiliate you, I should make you kneel down and beg for mercy from me...... This one doesn't seem to be bad, either. ”

The Mad Dog Grand Duke asked hoarsely, "How much do you want?" ”

"I don't think so...... How much do you think your life is worth? ”

"Thirty thousand gold coins."

The young and elegant voice suddenly took on a sarcastic edge: "It turns out that the mad dog archduke who killed all the heirs, suppressed the Duchy of Montabulllock, and got the support of the Mage Guild and the Knights is only worth 30,000 gold coins?" ”

“…… My mages and knights will fetch it back in person. ”

"Then it's a matter of whether your troops will take the left leg first, or your curse will break out first."

"Grand Duke, let me tell you." The gray-robed mage spoke at this time, "Mr. Annan, how can you guarantee that you will fulfill your agreement and hand over the cursed hedron?" ”

"How's the Devil's Pact?"

The devil and the devil are rivals, and if a devil signs a contract for the devil's spokesperson, Brudona will surely turn the corner and maybe become the best devil of the month in the region!

"Mr. Annan, I need to remind you that it is better for your territory to let us withdraw our troops."

"I'm sorry, my City Lord's Mansion has a blue dragon, and she only has money in her eyes."

Annan moved out of Elias, and to his surprise, the gray-robed mage was cooperating with him.

What did he spy on from the river of time?

"The magic scroll that my mage association can come up with is about 130,000 gold coins......"

"Too little."

"Plus the 30,000 gold coins promised you by the Grand Duke......"

"It's not enough."

"Some of the collections we brought should be worth about 10,000 gold coins......"

"IMHO...... Why are you so poor? ”

Annan's question came from the heart: he had invested nearly a million gold coins in Liberty City, but the Mad Dog Grand Duke, who was already the de facto controller of the Duchy of Montabullock, had only received less than 200,000 gold coins......

In fact, this is the status quo of all rulers: their money is not theirs, but the property of the nobles.

"I'm disappointed in you, Mad Dog, you didn't even harvest those nobles......" Annan didn't bother to help the Mad Dog Grand Duke calculate how much money he had, and the lion opened his mouth: "Give me 400,000 gold coins, and I'll curse the spar for you." ”

Exactly the price of an arcane core.

"Don't even think—"

"Okay." The gray-robed mage promised Annan, "Trade on the battlefield in three days." ”

"No problem."

The magic of the magic bubble disappears into the castle hall.

"Dahl...... Sir, you gave him too much. The Mad Dog archduke stared coldly at the head of his Mage Guild.

The gray-robed mage said calmly, "Because he can threaten your life......"

The Mad Dog Grand Duke walked back and forth in place, his steps heavy and low. At one point he stopped: "I want him to die in three days!" ”

The gray-robed mage said calmly, "We can sneak up on them while trading. ”

As the words fell, another magic bubble floated into the hall with a gloomy gaze, and exploded with a "snap": "I forgot to mention that if I encounter any threats during the transaction, the amount of compensation you will have to be doubled." ”

A swirling gem dagger passed through the sound and landed at the feet of Lord Loraine, who was watching everything.

Lord Luolan lowered his head tremblingly: "Grand Duke, I didn't hear anything......"

The Mad Dog Grand Duke stepped down the steps and slowly approached Lord Loran, passing by Lord Loran who was oozing cold sweat.

"Follow me."

"Okay, Grand Duke......"

Lord Lorrain followed the Mad Dog Grand Duke to the castle dungeon he was familiar with. In the depths of the dungeon, he once again saw the mad dog archduke's pet: a monstrous hybrid beast.

This hybrid beast, found only in the greenskins of the south, has a chilling appearance, its snout resembles an oddly shaped scythe, its lower jaw lined with jagged teeth, and its upper jaw teeth are slender and sharp. The stubby limbs are attached to the sharp claws that seem to be able to cut through the plate with ease.

The rough dark green skin covered with scars is impregnated with ominous patterns, reminiscent of destruction, chaos and catastrophe.

As the hybrid beast breathed, thick blood filled the depths of the dungeon.

"Loraine, you are one of my most loyal men."

The Mad Dog Grand Duke admires his pet through an iron cage.

Lord Lorrain bowed his head humbly: "I have always been your most loyal servant...... Please forgive me......"

"Forgive what?"

"I accidentally fell asleep and couldn't hear what you were saying......"

The Mad Dog Grand Duke showed the same chilling smile as the hybrid beast: "Loraine, I will hand over the assassination to you in three days...... Either feed Annan to my pet...... Or take you. ”

……

A few hours after Annan blackmailed the Mad Dog Grand Duke, there was some movement on the battlefield that was about to turn into a scorched earth-

A group of lords and soldiers appeared near the battlefield, and they began to build a wall with tools and earth and stones.

"They want to fence us ......"

When Annan and Ingrid stood in the wheat field and looked into the distance, Ingrid said, "It seems that the mad dog archduke hates you to death." ”

"If someone cheats 400,000 gold coins from me, I hate him."

"Are we going to drive them away?"

"The Mad Dog Grand Duke is willing to spend money and manpower to build an exterior wall for us, why drive it away?" Annan thought thoughtfully, "But we should rush out further, the two walls are too close to each other." ”

(End of chapter)