Chapter Seventy-Four: The Demon Pattern Army (Today's Third Update)
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"What did you say?" The deep voice thundered like thunder, and Jer's trembling was frightened.
The old man in front of him seemed peaceful, but he could destroy himself with a single move.
He boldly replied, "Huygliel went to see Clarice, and he said that on the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor, he would go to the Royal Coliseum to see the Cabaret's performance. ”
"How did you find out about this?"
Clarice told Lan Ti the news, and the little girl couldn't keep her mouth shut and revealed it unintentionally. She said she was going to give the best show at the Royal Coliseum because there were men there she was willing to keep for the rest of her life. I know who she's talking about. ”
“...... Is that so?" the old man waved his hand, and Jell retreated in recognition.
A man pondered in his room for a long time before he said, "What do you think of this, Kabuno?" ”
The ethereal figure behind the old man stood up again: "Huy Glair is not so stupid, he must have shown our actions." After all, we didn't intend to hide it from him. ”
"So what do you mean ......"
"He's challenging us. ”
"Challenge?" said the old man in a disdainful tone, "Just because he wants to challenge us too?"
"Enemies in the open are never fearful, and those who hide in the shadows are the most dangerous. Huey Glair only said that he would go to the Royal Coliseum, but how to go, how many people to go, with what capacity, and what means he would bring, these are all things we don't know. We can destroy hundreds, if not thousands, of Huyglare, but it's very difficult to find one. ”
"That's right, Kabno. So what do you think ......"
"Go talk to Raschel, this man is still very capable. ”
The old man nodded: "Just let Odoris go, they are old friends, I hope to move him." ”
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There is a small lake just outside Winlington.
With its beautiful scenery and tranquil environment, it would be considered a paradise for its inhabitants in the modern world. However, for people who are far from crowded enough to yearn for a primitive life, this kind of living environment away from the crowd is precisely the biggest failure in life.
In different eras, the circumstances or circumstances of the winners and the losers are different, but they have the same definition.
Raschel now lives by this little lake - he has failed so completely that he has not even been given a chance to return to Shenzhen.
Despite the repeated intercessions of the Marquis of Lentino Jacobs, Raschel's report was suppressed.
He was like a lonely old man, who had nothing to do but fish by the lake.
The only good thing about this is that you don't have to worry about being harassed by the tax officer.
Today, Raschel wears a hat, a cloak, and carries a fishing basket, and resists the fishing rod to fish in the small lake.
He looked like a retired old man.
But the big rock where he used to sit today is already occupied.
Black-robed ** Master Odoris.
Raschel looked at Adoris with half-squinted eyes, said nothing, cast a handful of bait, and sat down in the clearing next to Adoris, fishing for himself.
"Aren't you going to ask me why I'm here?" asked Adoris.
"When I see you, I know who Jer's kid is working for. Raschel replied in a flat tone: "Is the Magicians' Guild also interested in joining in the fun? It's really interesting, His Majesty the Emperor has already bowed his head to Huigler, but you want to come out?"
"We have our reasons, even His Majesty the Emperor can't afford not to value the opinions of magicians. A good alchemist may have the power to power a nation, but a group of magicians also has the power to subvert a country. What's more, in this matter, all the magicians have the same attitude. ”
"I see, I think I can guess why, so are you going to kill him, or are you going to imprison him?"
"If you can be imprisoned, then imprisoned. If you can't do it, kill it. Of course, that's the last option. ”
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Huy Glair can't hide, none of us can find him. You're the only one who can force him out. ”
Raschel sneered disdainfully: "That's a pity, I'm an Imperial agent, not an agent of the Wizards' Guild." ”
"It's a shame, indeed, because you're not even an Imperial agent now. ”
Raschel's movements froze slightly.
The rod is shaking, which is a sign that a fish has been hooked.
"Do you know where the most interesting part of fishing is?" Raschel said suddenly.
Adoris paused for a moment, looking at him blankly.
"You cast the bait and start waiting. You know the fish will always take the bait, but you don't know which one will take the bait. Maybe it's a big fish, maybe it's a small fish. Even if you take the bait, it doesn't mean that it belongs to you, because it still has the possibility of decoupling. ”
Adoris felt that Raschel had something to say, but he didn't know what it meant.
Sighing, Raschel continued: "This year, I have tried my best to catch the fish of Huigler. At the little princess's banquet, I baited one after another, and I caught small fish, and even let the big fish bite the hook. But at the last moment, he unhooked, and bit my bait with him, and even dragged me into the water. That's when I realized that this wasn't an ordinary big fish that could be caught easily. ”
Raschel stared at Adoris and said, "He is a shark, a demon shark of the sea, with great strength, a terrifying appetite, and intelligence beyond the imagination of ordinary people. It is very powerful, and to deal with such sharks, a fishing rod alone is not enough. ”
"You help us cast the bait, and we'll take care of catching him. ”
Raschel shook his head, "Do you know what the habits of demon sharks are? Their noses are very sharp and can smell you from a great distance, confirming your presence. Any human who has attacked them in the past will be able to smell them from a long distance if they reappear next time. They identify the target and then prioritize the attack. ”
"What do you mean......"
"Huy Glare is a demon shark, and as soon as I make a move, he will immediately know of my existence. He will give preference to killing me. Even though I'm not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, I also don't want to die a meaningless death. To die for the glory of the empire and my duty, I can die without frowning. But for the personal benefit of the Wizards' Guild, I'm sorry, I don't have that interest in going to the extreme. What's more, this time I don't have enough good bait in my hands to lure this demon shark. ”
"We can help you prepare, whatever you need, just say. ”
"But I'm not interested, Adoris, you should know my temper, stop trying to convince me, do you think I'm the kind of person who can be easily convinced?"
Adoris sighed and left without saying anything more.
Winrington Palace.
The little princess Avril sat in her bedroom with a grim face.
Cross, the red-robed ** master, stood behind her.
"Can you be sure of the facts? ”
"Yes, Your Highness Princess. It was precisely because Padgett had evidence of Chakra's collaboration with the enemy that Chakra was forced to serve Raschel. It was also for this reason that led to Chakle Bailey's betrayal. ”
"He has such evidence in his hands, but he doesn't report it to the empire?"
"Yes, he was derelict in his duties. ”
Avril looked down in thought. In fact, Avril's dissatisfaction with Padgett is not a day or two.
Padgett knew that Avril didn't want Huey to be arrested, but she still repeatedly helped Raschel hunt down Huey, and even openly disobeyed her orders, which already annoyed her. It's a pity that although the princess has a high position, her power is not heavy, she has no right to appoint and dismiss personnel, and she can't directly dismiss Padget.
Of course, she could have made a request to her father, but if Emperor Stricker knew that the reason why the Minor Duchess wanted to remove Pagget was because of his involvement in the capture of Thuy, he would not have agreed.
In the emperor's eyes, this was definitely an act of loyalty.
But in Avril's view, if his own people can't listen to his own orders, then he is not his own people, there is no doubt about that.
And now, Cross's news has given her a chance, a chance to punish Padget.
"What do you think I should do?" Avril asked Cross at this moment, after getting the news.
Cross replied respectfully, "It is best to act according to the laws of the land." However, Your Highness Princess, considering your special relationship with Huyglaire, I think it is better to proceed in private. ”
"What do you mean?"
"Send someone to kill directly. ”
Avril was slightly stunned.
Kill the commander of his own guards? Avril had the same thought when she was angry. But she's just a little girl after all. Some things can be said to be okay, but when it is really time to do it, they will hesitate, hesitate, and hesitate.
Xiu Yi once told her many stories, most of which preached the existence of goodness and beauty, and invisibly had a certain degree of subtlety in the little princess's thoughts.
So after thinking about it for a while, she finally shook her head: "Forget it, such a thing shouldn't be decided by a princess." I will tell my father about this, and he will make the decision. ”
"If that's the case, Your Highness Princess, I have a proposal. ”
Say. ”
"It might be better to imprison Padgett and warn Raschel that it might be better. ”
"Do you think that's better for Xiui?"
"Yes. ”
Avril thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, just do as you say, immediately arrest Padgett and imprison him in a secret prison in the Royal Garden." ”
"Yes. ”
Cross promised to leave.
"Wait. Avril stood up and paced a few steps repeatedly, with a hesitant look on her little face: "Cross, do you really think it's right not to tell your father about this?"
"Even if you are the emperor, you can't see everything. ”
Avril nodded: "You're right, then go for it." Bring Padgett to me. ”
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Fog Castle.
The return of Hue has brought the castle back to life.
Lilith was the first to rush into Shinyi's arms, like a wife who was waiting anxiously for her husband to go away.
This made Xiui a little embarrassed, and he stroked Lilith's back, "Hey, you're my sister now. I don't want people to say there's a forbidden love here. ”
Lilith replied fiercely, "So what? Who cares?"
She looked around, and all the housekeepers, servants, and guards consciously bowed their heads at the same time.
It can be seen that during Xiuy's absence, Lilith is quickly establishing her status in this family. In the past, she had always been under the light of Huey, but this time, both Lilith and Huey herself were working hard for Lilith to "usurp" Siseldar Danielle's position.
Looks like she's doing a good job.
"Where's Asahi?" Lilith is now that Asahi is not by Shui's side.
"I'll tell you this later. ”
Lilith noticed that Huey's face wasn't very good-looking.
She was a little nervous: "Nothing happened to him, right?"
"Rest assured. Xiu Yi patted Lilith's hand and comforted her, "He's fine, he's just going to leave me for a while." The specific situation will be explained together when they see Brian, and now let's talk about the situation on your side in my absence. ”
"That's good. Lilith breathed a sigh of relief: "During your absence, our alchemy base has already begun official production. On the surface, we used the original sent by two large commercial houses to process and make some more delicate alchemy supplies, and according to the method you said, we carried out assembly line production, and the effect was quite good. Although it is not as perfect as handmade, it is fortunate that the production efficiency is very high and the cost is low. Coupled with our technical support, our products are very hot-selling. The two big commercial banks are very satisfied with this, and now there are more and more big families willing to cooperate with us. ”
"I'm more concerned about business in the shadows. "Huey and Lilith walked side by side in the castle garden.
"In the shadows, Prince Richard has sent a large number of materials, which we will make, and two hundred puppets have been produced so far. According to the agreement between the two sides, we should also have 200 puppets, but I lack manpower here, and Richard has to be in a hurry, so the valley laboratory has accumulated a lot of materials, but it is too late to complete it. As for us and the comptoir, our profits are also withheld in materials, and we have also accumulated a lot of materials, plus the rare materials you have cultivated in the valley, and the large amount of materials that you have again borrowed from Christine on credit and those materials you have obtained in the contracted laboratory...... Oh my God, ah, sooner or later the material will fill the valley. I guess the Empire doesn't have as much of a treasury as we do. ”
"So we only have materials and no finished products?" said Huey, a little surprised.
Lilith spread her hands helplessly: "The manpower on the surface is in the service of the trading house, and the manpower saved is in the service of the Frank Empire, only Nancy and I have a puppet assistant and a naughty child to serve ourselves." We've worked hard to earn a lot of materials, but we don't have a chance to turn them into usable combat power. But considering that your relationship with the Reims Empire is changing, Brian and I both think that this matter is not in a hurry for the time being. What's more, a few hundred puppets can't change the fact that we can't fight against a country, even if you create hundreds of troll gods, you still can't beat any country. So we think we're going to keep these materials for the time being and then use them when it's critical. ”
Xiu Yi was glad that he didn't say that Xida 6 appeared, that land may be barren, but the soil itself is a material, and Bai Yaoshi is also a material, and the content of these materials is so high that it covers the entire Xida 6.
If Lilith knew this fact, she would have gone crazy.
Well, maybe the entire Reims Empire will go crazy.
Electra's gargoyle puppet will never have to worry about materials, well, considering that it is very likely that this guy took the knowledge of the Alchemy Gate from Xida 6, maybe this is the intention of his Akashikyl puppet.
Good people are always good at making the best use of all the resources at hand.
"Some materials are not suitable for stockpiling. He reminded Lilith.
"I've tried to make semi-finished materials as much as possible, and some of them are simply replaced with other materials, and I can change them back again later, and I still have some time, in fact, all my energy is spent on this. ”
"Well done. Xiu Yi exclaimed.
"Don't be in a hurry to praise me just yet, I'm going to be annoyed to death by those people who are looking for you these days. You'd better get these things out of the way quickly, I'm falling in love with alchemy, and I don't want to go anywhere but the lab. ”
"Don't worry, my dear sister, it won't be long before Sitheda Daniel disappears from the world, and your troubles will be completely removed. ”
Lilith's expression darkened, "Does that mean you're leaving?"
"I'll go to NTU 6 to complete the deal, and after that...... I haven't planned it yet. Xiu Yi replied honestly: "Maybe go to Sido." Vengeful Spirits did a good job over there, but it didn't work without it. ”
"And then, you were going to use this force against the Lance Empire, but now there's no need for them to exist. ”
"No, Lilith, on the contrary, they have a purpose in being. I still need the army, I still need them to live and die for me. "Xiu Yi Zhengse.
Lilith was shocked: "Do you want to go to war?"
Xiu Yi was silent for a moment, and slowly replied, "Things are not what you think, I am just prepared." ”
"Prepared?" Lilith was confused.
Huey didn't say anything. Everything about the Demon Realm has not yet become a fact. No one knows what the future will be. However, it is absolutely necessary to build up a large army as early as possible to prevent possible events.
But before that, Xiui had to teach a lesson to those who dared to put their brains on him.
"Forget it, Lilith, you go and tell all the guys we brought with us in Robinia Town. I have something to say to them. ”
"Say what?"
"Give them strength. Hue smiled mysteriously.
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A group of former bandits from Robinia Town, since following Xiui and others to Royo City and Winrington successively, have changed their temperament a lot in the long-term contact with the nobles - at least when they lined up, they were already in a line instead of an S shape.
They say "Hello Sir" and "Sorry" and "Thank you", they know how to bow when facing their master, they know many basic etiquette, and although their fierceness has not yet been completely removed, it is undeniable that they are gradually integrating into aristocratic life.
Relejesa, the former bandit of the Bilas Mountains, a rough and brutal fellow, now wears a tuxedo made of fine fabrics, wears white gloves, and has a straight waist, looking like a foreman.
He was indeed a foreman.
Standing at the front of the line, Huey looked at him and patted him on the shoulder, "You look fatter than before, Lehrer. ”
"I eat well, sleep well, have few opportunities to exercise, and I'm mostly satisfied with my life here, except that I can't go to the kiln at will. Reyler replied.
"You can't expect to get everything, life can only be rewarded if you give. ”
"You still owe me a noble chick. Lehrer muttered dissatisfied.
"You won't get what you want until you get rid of wanting to go to the kiln. ”
"I can't get rid of this until I get it. ”
Xiu Yi laughed: "Well, after you have heard what I said below, if you still insist on your own needs, I will consider which girl to find to make you a scourge." ”
Releyesa cracked her mouth and laughed.
"Okay, the gossip has been said, so let's get down to business. Huey stood at the front of the crowd and glanced at everyone in the room.
His gaze was grim and majestic.
"From Robinia Town to Royo City, and from Royo City to Winrington, along the way, everyone has followed us through many ups and downs. In the past, you were bandits in the mountains, low, but free, powerful, and formidable. Now you are servants, although you are doing the work of serving people, but you don't have to worry about the beating and scolding of your master, and your life is easy and comfortable. I used to be a robber because you couldn't help it, but now I am a servant because of my orders. Life is like this, not everyone has the right to choose their fate. But today, I'm going to give you a choice......"
Everyone looked at each other, unable to understand what Huey was saying.
"Don't you understand?" Huey looked around at the crowd, "The Dardanelles have taken root in Winrington and are expanding their influence every day. We need a group of faithful and reliable servants who will not cause us trouble. During this time, Buckler disciplined you, forbidding you to go out or causing trouble, but I know that you have a grudge in your heart. You want to be free, you want to be free, and at the same time you don't want to lose the good life you have now. So, I'm giving you a chance. You can choose to continue living your present life, as before, with honesty, duty, and obedient work in exchange for food and money. ”
"What about the other way?" asked Releyesa coldly.
"Be back to who you were. ”
"Robbers?"
"No, it's a warrior!" said Xiui sharply, "Don't think of yourself as a robber, a robber and a warrior are no different in nature, they both sell their strength and life in exchange for glory and wealth. I'm not going to force you to choose between being a subordinate or a warrior, but this is the rarest chance of your life to decide your own destiny. If you choose to become a servant, then you will continue to stay in the Dardanelles and serve the family, and you will never have to live that life of licking blood from the knife again. If you choose to become a warrior, then life here will no longer belong to you, and I will bring you a new way of life, a way of life that is not as comfortable as it is now, but more dangerous and exciting. Of course, compared to the former, the biggest advantage of being a warrior is that you can freely scold your mother, drink, fight, and visit the kiln...... But you have to give money. ”
Everyone laughed, since the Villas Mountains had been trained by Huey, this kind of life was just a luxury for too many people.
And now, Huey is going to give them back the life they once had.
"If we choose to become a fighter, who do we follow?" someone asked.
"Me. ”
"Is it going to Sido?" asked again.
"That's right. ”
Most of them looked at each other, and they already understood what Xiu Yi meant.
The Dardanelles have taken root in Winlington, and the old servants who once followed them are actually the biggest hidden danger. They are the ones most likely to expose it all.
Just like the heroes of the founding of the country, they often may become the powerful ministers of the country in the end, and for the current Dardanelles, the last thing they need is these former bandits who know their details, but may be exposed at any time because of nonsense.
What Xiu Yi is doing now is actually purging, cleaning all traces that may expose the family.
Of course, this purge does not necessarily need to be achieved by killing, and not every purge is bloody.
In another way, it is also a very good way to give everyone freedom and the way of life they yearn for, and it will not attract any disgust and backlash, and it will also preserve its own combat power.
Reljesa raised his hand: "As much as I would love to marry a noble chick, it seems that this dream will not come true." But most importantly, I don't want to go to the kiln and drink spirits for a day or two. The servant's garment made me lose my appetite when I saw it, and I dreamed of tearing it apart. Those bitch-bred bastards dangle in front of our eyes every day, just like my chicken ****. I want to kill them. So I chose to go back to the old days and live a free, wild and debauched life. No matter how good life is here, Lao Tzu is not uncommon. ”
"I'd rather die on the battlefield than play with these flowers and plants here. ”
"You're better than me, and the days of cleaning up horse manure have annoyed me. ”
"I'd rather clean up the horse manure than serve the nobles cups. ”
"Me ...... too"
"Me ...... too"
The former robbers, the current servants, raised their hands, and Xiu Yi couldn't see a single one willing to stay.
He nodded in satisfaction.
"Good. "I have entrusted Miss Christine with the recruitment of new servants for us," said Huey, "and you have the last two days to do your job and hand over all the work to be done to the newcomers. As for you, there is another thing to accomplish before going to Sido. ”
"What's the matter?" asked Relejesa.
"Accept the power and strengthen yourself. Huey replied, "Would you like to feel what it's like to use magic?"
"What?, use magic?" everyone boiled.
A mysterious smile appeared on Xiuyi's face: "I think you've heard of such a thing as a magic pattern, right? Who is interested in carving a few things for themselves? It just so happens that I have a little time lately, and I have a little free. ”
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