Dozens of military short crossbows, this kind of short crossbow is not equipped by ordinary armies, only the Jīng Rui in the main battle legions of the Empire, or the Jīng Rui in the Imperial Forest Army.

This short crossbow is shè with a mechanical noose, and twenty steps and the like can shè through the armor of a soldier. Known as "armor-piercing arrows", each one is expensive, and only a figure of Du Wei's status can equip all the guards around him with such lethal weapons. These steppe people are just a rabble, not to mention armor, it is very rare to be able to ship a piece of leather armor, most of them are just wearing leather robes and skins.

Moreover, Du Wei was even more ruthless, he quietly ordered the arrow of this short crossbow equipped by his subordinates to be transformed, and designed the arrow into a tridiamond shape, so that once the arrow is hit, even if the shè misses the vital point, the person who is shè will bleed more and worsen, and it is extremely difficult to stitch it afterwards!

Du Wei gave the order to let go and kill, these Tulip family guards will not be soft!

After a round of short crossbows, the steppe people had already fallen by half. Seeing that the other party sent a short crossbow, and the companions around them were shot to the end, these grassland talents turned from panic to resistance, and they finally understood: these Roland people are going to be ruthless!

The prairie people howled loudly, most of these prairie people were fierce people, seeing helplessness, they instead brandished their scimitars and rushed towards the guards of the tulip family.

It's a pity that they were so stunned just now, and the distance is about twenty paces. It's enough for the tulip family's guards to complete the second Lenzi shè!

The second Lun short crossbow Qi shè, so that less than half of the steppe people who were still standing remained. Most of the people who were hit by the arrows fell, and even if some were not dead, they fell to the ground groaning in low blood.

The guards threw away their crossbows together, and all of them drew their swords and pounced on the rest of the steppe people!

Although these steppe people are vicious, they are not regular troops after all, but some rabble, where can they beat this group of guards under Du Wei? Many of these guards have the official rank of imperial warriors, even against ordinary soldiers, one can fight several!

Thirty guards rushed into the crowd of steppe people. Swing the sword and slash, leaving no more than the slightest. These steppe people originally wanted to fight for a glimmer of life with their ferocity. But soon they despaired. These Tulip Family guards were like chopping melons and vegetables, and the crowd was suddenly full of flesh and blood.

Less than a cup of tea. There wasn't a single steppe man standing on the deck anymore!

None of the thirty guards died, but all of them were covered in blood. Du Wei was still standing on the second deck, his eyes squinting and his face soft.

The river transport officer next to him had never seen such a bloody scene in his life. After all, he was just an official in a small town, where had he ever seen so many people die in a moment? Not to mention that these Tulip family guards were like crazy people, and they were ruthless. Slash and slash. Just now he saw two of the steppe people's severed arms flying over, and some of them were splashed on the railing of the second deck.

The river transport officer's face was pale. A few yù vomiting. Du Wei seemed to have a happy expression.

Some of these Tulip Family guards were selected from veterans who had experienced the Battle of Gilliat. When many people stood above the city, they saw the cruelty of the steppe people. Chop off the head of his dead colleague and make a chéngrén shelf. How can these people be soft on the steppe people?

There was a river of blood on the deck, broken arms and stumps everywhere, and some grassland people who had just been hit by an arrow and were not dead for a while, and were rolling on it in pain, they couldn't care about the pain at the moment, and some people had desperately opened their throats and cried for mercy.

But the guards carried out Du Wei's orders very loyally! Several guards walked back and forth among the corpses with swords, whether they were alive or dead, and each of them made up a sword!

The river transport officer was certainly frightened, and couldn't help but whisper: "Duke, Lord Duke...... Well, they're all dead, so there's no need for this one...... Don't cut it......"

Du Wei didn't answer, but just smiled, and Lao Yan said coldly on the side: "Mr. River Transport Officer, you don't know, this building of the human head tower is the favorite custom of the grassland people! If you want to object, you can go down and ask my brothers, there are many of them, and their brothers and friends have been built into a human head tower by the grassland people!"

When the river transport officer heard this, he quickly closed his mouth.

At this time, there was a sound of falling water, and Du Wei thought that it was a certain steppe man who was dying and jumped into the river to escape, but someone immediately reported it below.

But it was the sheriff who had been below, who had been below, who was so frightened that he fell into the river when he saw such a bloody massacre.

Du Wei smiled disdainfully, and then asked people to go down to salvage and rescue the sheriff, while patting the shoulder of the river transport official next to him, and said with a smile: "Okay, the smell of blood here is too pungent, you and I can talk to the cabin." ”

"No...... No need. The river transport officer took a few deep breaths, and then said solemnly: "My lord, this incident happened here...... Well, there are still two or three steppe people's caravans in the town now. These steppe people are the most grouped, and once I hear the news here, I am afraid that they will make trouble......"

Du Wei raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly: "Oh? ”

Then Du Wei shouted over Lao Yan: "You personally take half of your brothers, and go down to the town with this river transport officer, and assist him in handling things, if there are grassland people who dare to provoke trouble, you know what to do." ”

"Yes. Lao Yan's voice coldly made the river transport officer next to him tremble: "If someone makes trouble, we will just let go and kill people!"

"Very well, go ahead. Du Wei nodded.

The river transport official immediately felt that his legs weighed a thousand pounds, and he couldn't stop praying in his heart, only begging those steppe merchants to be honest and peaceful, otherwise, they would ...... I'm afraid something big is going to happen in this town today! If these Tulip Duke's men are allowed to kill a few steppe merchant groups in the town in one go, then ...... Blessed by the goddess of light. Let these steppe barbarians get acquainted with each other......

Du Wei's men were very efficient, and in less than an hour, the heads of all the steppe people were cut off. Du Wei had several tall wooden stakes erected on top of the pier. Piercing all the heads on sharp wooden stakes, they turned into several adult heads.

This incident had already spread throughout the port and town, and all the people around were already frightened by this bloody scene, and no one thought that this noble lord would be so ruthless. He also cut off his head and hung it on the dock to demonstrate!

How many people have inquired about Du Wei's background, and some are close. At a glance, I saw the tulip flag on Du Wei's ship. Immediately understood. I am afraid that only this young duke would dare to do this to these steppe barbarians.

And that river transport officer's prayer seemed to have done its job, and there were two or three other steppe caravan men in the town. I heard the news. There are also people who have to draw knives and fight desperately when their brains are hot. But then he looked at Lao Yan with full armor. The murderous guards came. Many of the guards had blood on their armor and deliberately did not scrub it off.

So dozens of them are bloody. The murderous guys lined up and surrounded them, the grassland people were originally bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and I heard that more than 100 people in a merchant group were killed. The other party is still the most feared Duke Tulip among these steppe people. Suddenly, everyone had no intention of resisting and stayed in their camp honestly. Don't dare to make trouble at all. Some quietly sent people to the dock to inquire about the news, and the people who came back talked about the docks, and there were 100 heads rolling. The human head frame was built, and I talked about the scene. These steppe barbarians. Everyone is changing. The courage is broken, and he will never dare to make trouble again.

There is such a kill as Du Wei. Since then, in the port town of Mingfan, the people who come and go from the grassland no longer dare to provoke and make trouble, and such a scene. It also inspired the courage of many imperial merchant groups, and occasionally quarreled with the grassland people, and they all dared to fight loudly with each other, often saying that at the end, they all pointed to the dock and straightened their chests and said loudly: "Last time, a whole hundred heads were cut off and hung on that side! Do you want to be a hundred and one!"

Often as soon as these words are said, the grassland people dare not play helpless anymore.

After such an incident, the security of Mingfan Port was very good, and the people in the town and the river transport workers on the wharf and the caravans, everyone was grateful to this Tulip Duke. Although they all think that this duke is ruthless, it is really cruel and terrifying. But the more this happened, the more I felt full of awe for this fierce duke.

After killing so many people, Du Wei couldn't leave immediately. asked people to clean up the corpses, and brought river water to wash the blood on the boat, so busy and busy, half a day passed. Moreover, the matter is done by itself, and if it is gone, the river transport officials here will be unlucky. After all, Du Wei is not the kind of person who does things recklessly, he is happy, and there is no need to spoil the future of other people's careers, after the river transport official wrote the report, Du Wei read it and signed his name below. In this way, the matter was reported, and the officials above saw their signatures and knew what to do. No one dared to embarrass this river transport official.

As for the sheriff, Du Wei didn't bother to care about that guy. Judging from today's performance, this guy is a sheriff, although he is low-level, but he can be regarded as an official and high-level military attache of the empire! But when facing the steppe people, he was weak and incompetent, and in the end, he was so dignified that he fell into the river in fright!

As a military attaché, Du Wei would not have protected him if he had reached such a step! It would be better if he was removed!

In this way, after another day in Mingfan Harbor, Du Wei's ship set sail.

When they got out of the wharf, they were supposed to wait to line up on the berth, but as soon as the other ships saw Du Wei's flag, they immediately turned around and gave way out of the river.

The sailors below reported to Du Wei, and Du Wei knew that it was all because of his massacre yesterday, which made these imperial merchants who had suffered enough from the steppe people very happy, and this was the meaning of these merchant ships to express their gratitude and respect for themselves.

"Your command yesterday is different from what I know of your human customs. ”

Above deck, in the gentle wind, Queen Medusa and Du Wei stood side by side. She whispered her question.

"Hmm. Go ahead. Du Wei smiled.

"From what I know, most of you humans believe in the Goddess of Light, and the teachings of the Goddess of Light are based on forgiveness and mercy. Violence is not advocated. Well. And I've heard that some of your human philosophers famously said that violence doesn't solve all problems, doesn't it? I always feel that you are a very different person from the descriptions of people in the books I know. ”

Du Wei pondered for a moment, then smiled, "Okay, Dear Miss Nicole." So let's move on to the class today. ”

He looked around, and suddenly he saw not far away. A small boat was moored on the shore. That ship was different from the other cargo ships and merchant ships on this river. Look from afar. The sails are all sè bright. There was a faint sound of laughter coming from the ship, besides. The ship was very full. Above deck stood not sailors. Rather, a few brightly dressed women. Outside the cabin, there is a faint aroma and the smell of wine.

"That party. There is a boat. Du Wei stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, and then smiled: "Although you don't need to look with your eyes, I know that with your jīng divine power." Can you sense what it looks like?"

"Yes. Medusa replied.

"So. I'm telling you, on that boat. It's not a serious party. To be precise, it's a jì courtyard on a river. These merchant ships come and go, sailors on board. Walking on the water all year round, life on a boat is the most boring. These grown men have nowhere to vent. It's been a long time. There's always something to have fun with. And this kind of boat is the most popular on the water. ”

As he spoke, Du Wei casually looked at the deck of his ship, and sure enough, several sailors couldn't help but look at that direction, and their faces couldn't help but show a yearning look.

"Jì Courtyard?" Medusa frowned slightly: "What is the Courtyard of Jì? ”

Du Wei laughed: "The books you know are all read to you by my fiancée." Hey...... That little girl herself is too shy to do it, how can she read such things to you? Besides, most of our human books only talk about some sanctimonious things, and this kind of thing is rarely recorded in books and literature. ”

"You don't have to laugh at me, what the hell is this?"

"Jì courtyard is the way for men to find women. Du Wei said calmly: "Men always have to vent their **, and these women make money with their own bodies." It's a kind of exchange. ”

"You mean to say...... Copulation?" The words that came out of Medusa's mouth made Du Wei a little speechless. However, he smiled wryly and replied, "Hmm...... That's right, it's mating. ”

Medusa's originally calm and indifferent face couldn't help but give birth to a faint flush. This trace of blush is already extremely rare on the face of Medusa, who has always had an expression like an ancient well. And although her previous appearance was beautiful, it always made people feel a little less human, and the kind of "beautiful not like a human" appearance made people feel breathless when they saw it.

And now, there is a hint of blush on his cheeks, and his beauty immediately increases, and the terrifying edge is much softer.

She was originally the best of the best, the kind of disaster that brought disaster to the country and the people like Mrs. Liszt. Such a shy appearance at this moment suddenly stunned Du Wei, who was close at hand.

Her cheeks were dizzy, Medusa's brows furrowed, her expression was slightly disgusted, and then she whispered, "But...... I've heard that one of the biggest differences between you and beasts is that you are noble about mating in your books. The mating of beasts is blind and mere estrus. But you humans ...... It's often because of love that there is physical contact, isn't that true? But you can mate for money...... And what about love? I remember you writing in your human books that money can't buy love. ”

Hearing this, Du Wei couldn't help but let go of his throat and laugh out loud as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

God, the simplicity of this Queen Medusa is really comparable to our family's little stammer

"Well, my esteemed Miss Nicole, I have to say, once again you have been deceived by books. Du Wei saw that Medusa was a little unhappy with his own laughter, and quickly said: "I remember that I said it a long time ago." Humans are complex. So let me tell you, human beings are one of the most duplicitous races in the world! Human beings tend to set a very high moral standard and then write these things in books to flaunt themselves...... But most people in the world are unable to achieve the kind of seemingly lofty moral standards! This is what the so-called saying one thing and doing another thing means. ”

"What do you mean...... Lying?"

"Yes, it's lying. Du Wei replied unabashedly: "Dear Miss Nicole, I know that you must not like to lie. But I'm going to tell you plainly. Humans are inherently a race of liars. And. Most people lie. Lying, too, is living in the human world. If you want to fit into the world and become a real human being, then whether you want to or not. Sooner or later, you have to learn to lie! Otherwise, ......" Du Wei said this, and smiled faintly: "No matter how strong you are, sooner or later, you will die ugly." In this world, it is difficult for people who can't lie to survive. ”

Although these words are a bit extreme, I have to say it. It is indeed a wise saying. The human world. That's what it is.

However, Du Wei ignored an extremely important thing at the moment!

Queen Medusa was originally an extremely simple blank slate!!She knew about people. There are also large gaps. It's like a newborn baby! Whatever you teach her, she learns!

And Du Wei, a guy with a somewhat evil mind, instilled these dark "truths" into a "blank paper" in this way...... It is equivalent to shaping the "personality" of Queen Medusa step by step!

Du Wei is smart though. But he is not a qualified educator. He blindly told this "blank paper" about the evil and ugly dark things among human beings, and in the future, what this Queen Medusa would be shaped into by him, it was really a bit interesting!

At this moment, Du Wei naturally didn't think of so much, just smiled lightly, and finally made a summary.

He pointed to the jì boat in the distance and said with a smile: "Look at this jì boat, and think about how I killed so many people at the dock yesterday." ”

After a pause, Du Wei took a deep breath and said lightly: "Money can't buy love, but it can buy women! Violence can't solve all problems, but it is often the most effective and direct solution." ”

Queen Medusa was pondering, and the expression on her face was hard to guess what Her Majesty was thinking at the moment.

After two days on the river, the boat stopped at a small port on the way to replenish food and fresh water. The ship had just docked, and to Du Wei's surprise, there were already local officials waiting in the port.

It turned out that the news that Du Wei was making trouble in Mingfan Port had already spread, and there were fast horses on land to spread the news layer by layer. It's just that the boat is moving slowly on the river, and the Du Wei people have not arrived, but the news has already arrived.

Duke Tulip's ship was moored here, and the officials of the port town did not dare to slack off. Du Wei was too lazy to pay attention to the flattery of these officials, so he just wanted to stay on the ship behind closed doors.

However, the people below came to report that the town officials had important matters and asked to see them. Du Wei reluctantly agreed to let the mayor in.

The mayor of the town met Du Wei, and after respectfully giving a salute, he said something.

It wasn't too difficult, but when he said it, he was very cautious, for fear of annoying the duke.

"What do you say, someone wants to take my boat to dìdū?" Du Wei laughed.

"Yes, Lord Maximus, the Chief Archbishop of the Northern Diocese of the Temple of Light, and his retinue. The mayor smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, here's the thing, Archbishop Maximus and his retinue rushed from the Diocese of Central North to Dìdū to attend the year-end ceremony. Unfortunately, you also know that this damn season, boats on the river are too hard to find. Originally, Archbishop Maximus had his own boat, but unfortunately the damned ship suddenly broke down, and the archbishop and his party were stopped on the road, and now they have abandoned the ship and are coming ashore on their way to our town. The order given to me from above was that I should dispatch a boat from the dock within one day, so that the archbishop could take a boat to Dìdū, and that the bishop would not be allowed to delay his trip. Dear Duke, this order is issued directly from the governor's palace of this province. You know, our Lord Governor is a devout man. ”

"So you chose my ship?" said Du Wei with a smirk.

The mayor of the town was in a cold sweat, and he looked like he was crying without tears. He was almost on his knees: "My lord...... I'm at my point. I don't know which damn bastard told the guys on the docks this order in advance. As a result, after hearing the news, several merchant ships that had been moored at the wharf immediately lifted anchor and ran away for fear of being caught! The remaining ships were too small, and the bishop brought a lot of retinues and salutes, and I am afraid that the boats would not be able to fit them...... Now the only big boat here is you......"

Speaking of this, the mayor muttered hatefully: "Those black-hearted merchants actually refused to let the archbishop take a boat and run away. These guys who don't respect the gods, next time they come here. I'm going to give them something to eat. ”

When Du Wei heard this, he immediately understood in his heart. Those who ran away from the merchants. Naturally, he refused to carry any Lord Bishop and his party!

The ship was full of cargo. If you want to take a boat, you will definitely have to carry out the goods yourself and make room for the bishop and his party. In this way, of course, the merchant himself will have to incur losses. Businessmen are the most profitable. In the face of interests, who cares about gods or not? Besides, these temple people. There will be absolutely no compensation to be paid. For them. Devotion to the gods is a matter of course.

Du Wei is not a stingy person either. Although he doesn't have a good impression of the temple, he doesn't want to offend the temple either.

Archbishop of a diocese. In the Temple of Light on the Roland Continent, he is already a very powerful person! The Temple of Light divides the Roland Continent into eight dioceses, and each diocese has an archbishop. There are also four vicarships who are in charge of all the affairs of a diocese. Taxes are included. Appease the faithful and take charge of the temple property. and the preaching of doctrine, among other things.

Speaking of which, it is almost equivalent to the "governor" of the side under the temple!

And, judging by the fact that a diocesan archbishop is in charge. Much bigger than the Imperial Governor. After all, a governor is only in charge of a province. According to the division of the temple, the more than forty provinces of the empire were divided into eight dioceses, which is equivalent to one diocese covering three or five provinces.

Importantly, these archbishops, as the heads of the temple on one side, were not only in control of the collection of taxes and the estates in the name of the temple...... And his own military power!

The Holy Knights of the Temple were stationed in various dioceses, each of which had about a few thousand knights.

What is the difference between an "archbishop" who has his own finances and his own military power and the governor of the empire? Moreover, he has more power, more transcendence, and moreover!

Most importantly, according to the tradition of the Temple of Light, the archbishop of each diocese is the real core of the temple. After the death of each pope, if a new pope is to be appointed, one of the archbishops of the eight dioceses of the empire is chosen to succeed him!

When it comes to selection, the public criteria are to list the achievements of each archbishop during his tenure in the diocese, including the income from taxes, the indoctrination of the faithful, the number of new believers, and so on.

In other words, the archbishop asked to take his own boat back to Dìdū. It doesn't matter what his political achievements are, or his position in the temple. At least nominally, he is also one of the future successors of the Pope!

The name alone is enough to be awe-inspiring.

For this kind of person, although Du Wei is unwilling to deal with it more, he also does not want to offend. So, he thought about it for a while, and then promised the mayor: "Okay, anyway, there are still a lot of empty seats on my ship, when will this bishop arrive?"

"It should be tomorrow morning. The mayor breathed a sigh of relief, and hastened to reply: "After Archbishop Maximus's ship broke down, they have abandoned the ship and are coming ashore in a carriage, and they will definitely arrive here tomorrow morning." ”

"Well, then, I'll stay here for a day, waiting for the archbishop to arrive. ”

Sending the mayor away, Du Wei sighed.

After all, the mayor of the town asked himself, and if he refused, then the matter would surely reach the ears of the archbishop. You can't offend anyone.

Besides, although he was afraid of the temple, at least Hussein, the most wanted man, was not around now, and he had no reason to be afraid.

As long as...... Du Wei touched his head.

He was used to having long hair, long thick hair, which covered the little demon horn on his head, and Du Wei also specially designed a hairstyle for himself, making the hair on his head even thicker.

Besides, it's a big deal to wear a magician's robe and a magician's hat tomorrow! Hmph, an archbishop, can't come and pull off my hat and check my hair.