The marshal's brows tightened, but Lawrence knew that this persuasion must be in vain, just as it had been decades before.

Lawrence turned his head to look at Hasting, and said coldly, "Do you have to be that demon?"

The legendary mage let out a somewhat perverted smile and said, "Of course! This little guy may have some blood relationship with the Forbidden Demon Pupil, you say, how could I let him go? I can pay any price for him. Ah, I will surely make this demon enjoy the deepest and most ancient pain in the world. ”

Lawrence vaguely knew part of the reason why Richard was so arguing, and wanted to make a final effort to let Hastings study obsidian as little as possible without too much pain for it, and then let it die sooner rather than later. But Hasting's last sentence choked all his words back into his chest, and for a moment his heart ached.

Lawrence nodded again and again, and sneered, "Okay, okay! I know what I'm saying doesn't carry much weight right now." But I still want to warn you that this kind of thing is better not to be used on Richard next time. Rundstead, what you call the big picture is just your own big picture. Even if you don't think of a Builder, don't think he's the one you can bully at will. Also, Hasting, you'd better not forget who Richard's teacher is, for His Highness will only have a worse temper than you. If she's determined to kill you, it won't matter which plane you hide into!, so even if it's so that you can torture that little demon for a longer time, it's best not to do anything to the splash!"

The smile on Hasting's face stiffened slightly, and then continued to smile nonchalantly, but the smile seemed to be a little stiff.

Lawrence ignored the two of them and strode out of the main hall.

Walking into the residence in the city defense area, Lawrence couldn't help but glance at the small courtyard next to him, Richard had already returned to his residence, and was sitting in the courtyard wiping three long knives, and from time to time he would hold the knife in one or two postures compared to Zhang Ninety-nine. To the old man's surprise, Richard didn't drink anything, not a drop.

Richard's state of affairs worries Lawrence even more. The former Holy Constructor said hello and just wanted to persuade him, but before the words began, Richard replied without raising his head: "Don't worry, old man, I'm fine." ”

Is that okay?" Lawrence rolled his eyes in his heart. However, he was familiar with Richard's temperament and knew that he was actually as stubborn as Rundstedder. Maybe that little devil didn't have much weight in Richard's mind, but after this twist and turn, it will become a thorn buried in Richard's heart, and it will sting a few times from time to time.

Lawrence knew that there was nothing to persuade him to do, so he had to walk towards his compound. At this moment, Richard stopped him and said, "Old man, wait a minute, I'll exchange things for two top-level sacrifices with you!"

Richard went back to his room, took out two large pockets, came to Lawrence, threw them on the floor, and said, "These are the things in exchange for your two sacrifices!"

It didn't take him to look at it, and Lawrence knew that his pockets were full of the large and small sacrifices that Richard had been making and repairing during this time, as well as the materials he had collected from the Daxodas. Richard had killed a lot, and although he didn't have time to harvest the decomposition materials many times, the amount he had accumulated was still extremely considerable, at least equivalent to two and a half or even three top-level sacrifices.

In the here and now, it is no longer the time to calculate the value of the sacrificial materials in detail. Lawrence didn't even look at what was in either pocket, turned around and walked into the inner room, and a moment later threw two fist-sized, dusty pieces of ore to Richard. Richard took the ore and turned away.

Not long after, Richard reappeared at the gate of the courtyard, and behind him, the girl followed with some cringe, like a child who had done something wrong.

Entering the room, Richard sat down, sighed lightly, rubbed his forehead, and showed a slight exhaustion. Splash still stood timidly against the wall, even though Richard pointed to the chair next to her to sit down.

In fact, at this time, Richard had already regained his soul connection with the splash. The initial interruption of contact was because Hastings had completed the first stage of treatment, activating the power of the magic array to contain the soul of the splash, so that her soul could be fully rested and nourished, and naturally cut off the soul's connection with the outside world.

"Why did you suddenly come to the Land of Dusk?"

Richard's tone was unexpectedly calm, as if the girl had done a very trivial matter.

Splash hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to tell the truth: "I...... I wanted to follow you, but you wouldn't. Later, someone found out what I was thinking, and they helped me, and I came. It's a good place for me, and I can feel that I'm getting better and better. Master, I ...... It is your soul guard and should be by your side. ”

"Anyone?" said Richard, still calm, even smiling faintly, but the girl began to feel uneasy, and quietly looked at the distance between herself and the window.

Richard continued, "How could I not feel connected to your soul?

“...... It's her, and Io. During that time, Io felt that my love was not very good, and after asking a few times, I somehow said what was on my mind. Then he said, I should come to you too, at least to get used to the battlefield first. As for the soul connection, Io found Nayu, and she blocked the soul guardian contract, and this shielding also has the ability to increase soul protection, and Io added a lot of divine power to me, which can make Nayu's protection last for a year. ”

Richard frowned and asked, "So you are from the Io and Nayou gangs, and do the others know, quicksand, Gangde?"

The girl shook her head: "I don't know." ”

It's quite possible. In Faro, Richard's followers mostly acted independently, often without contact with each other for long periods of time.

"What are you here for?" asked Richard again. The reasons given by the girl were not enough to convince him.

The girl's gaze was fixed on the floor, and she said in an unchanging tone, "I am your soul guard, and I must keep up with you." I've been late to the Peerless Battlefield for a whole year. ”

"You ......," Richard couldn't help but laugh. But the girl stood there like that, and naturally there was a heaviness that quietly weighed on Richard's heart.

Richard stood up, circled the room twice, and then stopped in front of the shelves where the food was placed. He took out a strip of bacon, expertly cut it, and began to prepare dinner.

While cutting the meat, he said, "Your injury is just right, don't do anything today and tomorrow, rest well." If you participate in the battle during this time, then don't leave this neighborhood either, remember, this is an order. Wait until I've readjusted your build, and we'll find a way to fight farther away. ”

Splash nodded, and the elephant head hid its fangs from the wolf.

It's night. The hour hand of the magic clock faithfully points to the half of the dial that belongs to the night.

But the sun never sets on the city, and the eternal light of brilliance consistently illuminates the entire fortress, protecting the people living in the fortress, and also giving great burden and pressure to the enemies who want to sneak into the fortress through the gaps.

Richard was lying in bed, it was supposed to be sleep time, but he looked up at the ceiling and couldn't sleep.

Time passed before I knew it, and Richard had been growing rapidly, as had his followers. Everyone began to have their own ideas and opinions, and they all had the ability to put some of them into practice, just like Suipa, Io, and Nayu's actions this time. Those followers are no longer the jerky they used to be, but are gradually able to stand alone, or become more and more powerful.

How could Richard not understand the girl's thoughts, but he had always chosen to ignore them. But now that she has chased down the Peerless Battlefield, she has chosen such a dangerous way. Under the protection of Nayu's soul, the girl may not know that she is actually close by her until she dies in battle.

Richard knew that she had always been a simple person, so simple that she would do it when she thought of it. The girl came to the Desperate Battlefield without permission, as she said, just to get closer to Richard. This is a very simple girl, but in Richard's heart, it is heavy because of its simplicity.

In the corner, the young demon seemed to be crouching in the shadows, observing Richard with fear and curiosity. But Richard's true talent told him that the young demon was no longer here. At this time, Hastings should have already started his own research work, and Obsidian's suffering had just begun.

But what could Richard do? Rush into Hasting's temple and snatch Obsidian back? Not to mention that Richard was by no means Hasting's opponent, even if he was a legend and had the power to suppress Hasting, could he really do this? For the sake of a demon who didn't know how many humans he had killed, he would do it to his own people?

And what about after snatching the obsidian back? That young demon can't stay in that shadow for the rest of his life. Wars will always end, and there is never a question of prisoners being released on the battlefield of the Peerless Realm, and Marshal Rundstead has a sentence that actually speaks to reality, in fact, neither the Norlanders nor the Daxoldas see each other as equal intelligent beings.

Richard looked sideways out of the window, which was as bright as daylight, and then reached out and lightly pressed his slightly sweaty forehead, just the other day he had seen a compatriot through that window who had almost become a ration for the Daxodas.

Another thing that made Richard even more depressed was the requisition itself without warning.

Richard lay down for a while, still not sleepy, so he simply got out of bed in his clothes, picked up the knife case and the Destiny Twins, and carried them behind him. The girl curled up on the couch opened her eyes and looked at Richard with some surprise.

"I couldn't sleep, so I went out and got a fight with a couple of Daxodas. You continue to stay here and rest. After Richard had finished his habitual command, he went out of the door, and soon climbed over the walls of the city and disappeared into the dark field.

The girl curled up again and hugged herself. Without Richard's room, it seemed to get cold all of a sudden.

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