Chapter 607: Helplessness and Despair
In Tucker Town, Midi single-handedly cleansed the Bloodblade mercenary group, and then re-established a new order.
It's fair to say that no one in Tuckertown knows this Belmar star.
However, over the years, Midi has grown from a slightly immature teenager to a mature young man.
In addition, Midi has become a strong man of the second awakening, and there have been some subtle changes in both appearance and temperament, which makes the tavern owner unable to recognize his identity in a face-to-face situation.
And for Midi, it was a good thing that he wasn't recognized, at least, he could get first-hand information without any embellishment.
"What do you want to order, this guest?"
The tavernkeeper stepped forward and spoke in the most standard terms.
"Two of the best drinks here, and by the way, tell me about Tucker Town over the past year. ”
Midi tossed out two gold coins—from the bandits who had not seen much before, and had not kept a penny on him during the six months he had been on the Dragon's Battlefield.
"What's going on in Tuckertown?"
The tavern owner stared at Midi with wary eyes for a long time, although two gold coins were a lot of money here, but he still didn't dare to say anything more during this sensitive period.
What if this is a trick of the Imperial Army?
It's not worth putting yourself in for two gold coins.
On the side, Agareth frowned slightly, and a magical light began to shine in his eyes.
This is a hypnotic technique that even high-ranking demons can master, and it is not very useful in actual combat, but it is easy to use it here to confuse a human.
However, before Agareth performed hypnosis, Midi reached out to stop him.
Midi was the ruler of Belmar, and even though Tuckertown was now flying the banner of the Empire, he didn't want to force his subjects in this way.
What's the difference between that and a tyrant who only knows how to use force to bring people to their knees?
"Boss, I don't mean anything else. Midi sighed slightly, "I just want to know what's going on with that ever-defeated Falcon Regiment now." ”
"Hmph, it's still a falcon group, if you want me to see it, now it's only a chicken group!"
Suddenly, a voice full of resentment came from the bar counter next to me.
It was a very sloppy drunkard, who looked like he hadn't showered in days, and had a red nose.
However, Midi clearly remembered that this man was the mayor of Tucker Town.
Of course, with the arrival of the Imperial Army, he can probably only be regarded as a "former mayor".
"What's going on?"
Midi glanced at the drunkard, suppressed the emotion in his heart, and asked lightly.
"What else could there be? Since the whereabouts of the 'Sword of Victory and Protection' Midi-sama are unknown, the new Imperial man is a waste at all! And not long after he took office, the Empire came to fight! At the beginning, he fought decently, but in the end? Collapsed all the way! What kind of genius commander, I don't think that Reinhardt is nothing compared to Midi!"
The drunkard began to roar.
He wasn't particularly conscious, and he threw himself down his throat several times in between, so the narrative was a bit incoherent.
Still, with patient listening, Midi figured it out.
All in all, after his departure, the balance of power between the empire and the kingdom of Belmar collapsed after only three months.
The Delos Empire tore up the armistice pact between the two sides and brazenly launched another invasion.
This fourth prince can be regarded as a free man, obviously an imperial man, and a prince, but at this time, he actually chose to stand on the side of the Belmar Kingdom, and as the acting head of the Falcon Regiment, he assisted the iron-blooded Grand Duke to launch a counterattack.
At the beginning, the two sides could be said to be in full swing, fighting each other on multiple battlefields such as the Gran Forest and the West Coast, and even the Castle in the Sky.
However, six months ago, when Midi activated the "Death Hunt" and entered the "Dragon Battlefield" to face the biggest crisis in his history, the situation changed.
The original white-hot tug-of-war between the two sides was broken, and in its place, it was the strong crushing of the Delos Empire.
And on the side of the Belmar Kingdom, whether it was the Falcon Regiment that had won a hundred battles, the army of the Iron and Blood Grand Duke, or the regular army of the kingdom that Midi had integrated before, they all suffered a crushing defeat.
This kind of fiasco happened on various battlefields, and it caused heavy losses to the kingdom.
In desperation, Reinhardt opted for a contraction front.
The control area of Faroe Bay on the west coast, as well as a part of the kingdom's territory on the outskirts of the Gran Forest, were all abandoned by Reinhardt, in exchange for a tight defensive ring with the capital Huttonmar as the core, and finally blocked the Empire's strong attack once again.
It's just that the people in these abandoned areas are naturally having a hard time.
On the west coast, it is good to say that the people of Faroe Bay only obey the strong, and they don't care whether the supreme ruler is from the empire or the kingdom.
But for these territories, which originally belonged to the Kingdom of Belmar, to be abandoned is tantamount to betrayal.
The policy of the Imperials here must be that of the "conquerors" and not of the "rulers", and it must have been much harsher than that of the Faroe Bay.
Just by seeing the appearance of the mayor of Tucker Town at this moment, Midi could deduce a little.
Of course, from the commander's point of view, he is not unable to understand Reinhardt's approach - since he is crushed by the powerful combat power, the best choice is naturally to lose the car and protect the commander.
This can also be said to be the only choice in desperation.
A commander must proceed from the overall situation and be ruthless in order to make it possible to retain the living forces and preserve the hope of counterattack and victory.
It's just that, from the perspective of a simple Belmar, seeing the current appearance of Tucker Town, and seeing the down-and-out drunkard in front of him, Midi still can't help but feel a wave of anger in his heart.
What do these Imperials think of the territory and people of Belmar?
Just as Midi was about to ask more about the mayor himself, the door to the tavern was suddenly slammed open.
Six Imperial soldiers, plus a captain, for a total of seven, swaggered in.
Their heavy armor, the swords at their waists, and the sparkling spears they carried in their hands looked particularly glaring in the dim light of the tavern.
But the most glaring thing was the blonde girl shivering in the arms of the Imperial Captain.
Although this girl's face is not beautiful, it can also be said to be quite delicate, and with long pale blonde hair, it looks quite cute.
But at this moment, she was like a wounded fawn under the claws of a lion, trembling all over, and from her eyes, there was a kind of despair and helplessness.
The moment she saw this, Midi's pupils shrank slightly.
And Agareth on the side, his heart suddenly tensed.
In this tavern, or in the entire Tucker Town, only the sword demon at the peak of level 75 could feel how boiling the power of the realm around Midi was at the moment.
Agareth knew very well that at this moment, Midi was really angry.
Because from the girl's eyes, Midi could tell that this was definitely not such a simple thing as being forced to accompany the wine.
At the same time, the drunkard beside Midi, the former mayor of Tucker Town, trembled even more when he saw this scene.
"At the beginning, our mayor was just dismissed from his position with a random excuse, and then his wife and daughter were taken to the barracks, and when they were sent out three days later, the bodies were already unrecognizable, and I don't know how many times they were ruined by those brutes. Later, they even intensified, and the girls they fell in love with either dragged them into the room after drinking, or they simply forced them directly to ......"
The tavernkeeper sighed faintly, his eyes full of pain and helplessness.
"Everyone dares to be angry and dare not speak, if you don't send the girl, the whole family will be ruined......
The main reason why he said this to Midi was that he couldn't bear it anymore, so he wanted to spit out a mouthful of bitter water.
But before the tavernkeeper's bitter water was finished, the Imperial Army squad leader had already shouted: "What are you doing there, hurry up and serve the wine, ask for the best wine!"
The tavern keeper restrained his feelings, exhaled deeply, and was about to squeeze out a smiling face to meet him.
But before that, Midi was the first to speak.
"Do me a favor and don't let that girl be frightened more. ”
Midi said to Agareth.
Agareth nodded whimsically.
This squad leader is only level 50, a professional who has just awakened.
Both he and Midi are ants that can be pinched to death with a little finger.
After coming to the Arad continent, along the way, whenever he encountered bandits, thieves, etc. of this level, it was generally Agareth who took action.
As a powerhouse of the second awakening, Midi didn't bother to do it at all.
But now, Agareth knew full well that Midi didn't want anyone to interfere with what was going on.
If he Agareth made a move, then who would Midi vent his anger to at this moment?
So, he just waited quietly by the side as Midi asked, and was ready to protect the girl who was like a desperate fawn.
"You came in from outside......?"
Seeing Midi standing up and walking straight towards them, the Imperial Captain laughed, and by the way, he pinched the body of the girl next to him hard.
But he was only halfway through his words when he broke off.
His hand also failed to touch the girl.
Anyone's head falls off his neck and his speech will be broken.
If anyone's body melts like melting snow, it is impossible to touch anyone.
Midi didn't make any moves, nor did she say a word to the Imperial Captain.
He directly vaporized the part below the other party's neck.
The human flesh, the metal armor, and the sword with magical effects, this qiē were directly vaporized by an undetectable light, turning into a high-temperature mist that dissipated into the air.
The sight was so terrifying and terrifying that when the Imperial Captain's head fell to the ground with a "thud", everyone was completely stunned.
If there was anyone who wasn't scared, it was probably the girl closest to the Imperial Captain.
Because at the same time as Midi made a move, Agareth also moved.
The sword demon stood beside the girl very gentlemanly, and at the same time elegantly covered the girl's gaze with his hands.
So, the girl didn't see anything, but instead heard a deep male voice full of magnetism.
"Miss, you don't have to worry about anything, just leave it to my master. ”
The second shift arrives, continue to ask for a monthly pass! There is still later, at 23:30.