Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 40 Countdown to Running

After the group rushed back to the camp from Heishui Town, they immediately got busy.

The first task is to pack the luggage: since the corpse tide is under the control of the lord, the most urgent task is to take the convoy to run as soon as possible and leave the infected area as soon as possible.

Not to mention how much food is left in the team, for Xia Houyan, who has been a man for two generations, and Master Laurie, who has experienced many battles, it is very clear that "it is better to run away sooner rather than later":
Even though everything is under control now, what if the "Phantom Wrist Wheel" suddenly breaks down?

What if the master lord's corpse control technique fails?

What if something else happens?
——Since you can run now, then run as soon as possible, don't waste extra time, otherwise things will change!

Therefore, as soon as the lord returned to the camp, he hurriedly called the old mayor Joel and issued an emergency mobilization order: All members of the camp would rather sacrifice their sleep time, and pack up all the supplies within one night, tomorrow dawn Put away the tent on time and set off!
Mayor Joel was overjoyed when he learned that he would still be able to leave the infected area one day in his life, so naturally he would not have any other opinions!After discussing several trivial matters with the lord, the old mayor happily commanded the people to clean up the camp.

The noise and chaos in the camp overnight was unremarkable.

After arranging the affairs with Mayor Joel, Xia Houyan held a small-scale meeting of the people by the campfire in the center.

In addition to the core members of the former Eagle's Rest Castle family, including scholars, servants, and bodyguards, each tenant farmer family also sent a representative, and the only dozen or so craftsmen in the team were all present.

Since Elliot Igor fell into a coma (writing coma, pronounced hiccup) long before the convoy strayed into the infected area, this is the first time in many days that the lord has directly faced his own Citizens give speeches.

The lord did not get entangled in the red tape of the nobles, and emphasized three things to them in the most simple language style that is most easily accepted by the less educated people:

The first thing: Your lord solemnly announces.The Thorn Knight, Juan Clemente, will begin to serve the Igor family from today, and will serve as the deputy knight commander of the Igor family!
In fact, the tenant farmers have long noticed this big man in pitch-black armor, exuding a cold aura all the time;
However, since experiencing the attack of the corpse tide, these tenant farmers who are devoted to farming and pure-minded have long been numb;

How did the lord meet this so-called "thorn knight" in the empty infected area, and brought him under his command? About this, the tenants don't want to know, and they don't bother to ask;

So, everyone greeted the bowing Clement with sparse applause.

The second thing: the lord announced that he has successfully mastered the magic that can bring the dead back to life, and has brought back a group of guards who died in battle!

The crowd around the campfire rolled their eyes wildly.

No one is blind, Captain Alice and Lawrence's guards have been wandering around the camp for two or three days...

Before, everyone saw them die in the tide of corpses with their own eyes...

In fact, the legendary story of "the old mage mentioned some necromancy, and the little lord resurrected the guards" has been passed down by word of mouth among the boring people for several days. Now that the lord himself confirms it, it means too much to make up for it afterwards. obvious……

It's as if a month after the earthquake ended, the spokesperson of the empire held a press conference, saying that His Majesty's palace collapsed for "some reason" a month ago...

——This statement is so fucking timely!
Therefore, the crowd did not show any surprise, only a few flatterers pretended to praise the lord for "superior magic level, compassionate love for the people".

The third thing announced by the lord is actually the most important thing.

Xia Houyan and Master Laurie warned everyone present with serious expressions that the use of necromantic magic is officially taboo, so after leaving the infected area, everyone must keep their mouths shut about what happened here!

Of course everyone agreed.

In fact, those who take the matter of "forbidden magic" more seriously, that is, the magicians under the Imperial Mages Association, at most add a Church of the Holy Light;
The ordinary people in the territory who are usually farming and weaving are not very sensitive to the rules of the magic world;
In addition, everyone is a member of the same territory, and the comradeship of life and death in the corpse tide is there. Youdao means that everyone is prosperous and everyone is damaged. If something happens to the lord and his resurrected guards , this group of leaders will not have good fruit to eat;
Therefore, this group of ignorant people had no motive to expose and report the lord.

However, Master Victor Laurie, who has been silent all this time, really let everyone know what it means to be old and mischievous!
——As soon as the lord finished his speech, the master took out a scroll of parchment from his arms, and announced to everyone with a smile:

"Everyone, I am holding a 'magic contract' in my hand. The content of the contract is very simple: as long as the signer of the contract discloses anything about necromancy to the outside world, the 'blade technique' will be summoned out of thin air." Cut off a hand!"

With a kind smile, the master unfolded the scroll and handed it to everyone:

"Since everyone agrees to keep the secret, please take a pen and sign the contract—forgive me, this is just a necessary insurance measure, and the rules of magic are very strict: I promise, as long as you don't leak the secret in the future, your You won't have any problems with your hands!"

People pinched their noses and signed the "Magic Contract" one by one with the nausea of ​​swallowing a fly.

After Master Laurie took back the signed scroll with satisfaction, Xia Houyan took advantage of everyone's inattention and asked the master in a low voice:

"Master, I also went to school in the Academy City, why didn't I know there is such a thing as a 'magic contract'?"

"Of course I made it up to scare them. This is an ordinary piece of parchment." Master Laurie stuffed the "contract" into his arms casually, picked his nostrils and said with a smirk, "These ordinary people have a sense of awe for magic. , I feel that magic is omnipotent—just in time, I will use this fake contract to add insurance, lest they go out and talk nonsense!"

Xia Houyan secretly gave a thumbs up, with both admiration and contempt in his eyes.

After everything was over and the participants by the campfire went back to their tents to pack their things, Xia Houyan bid farewell to Master Laurie, called Alice and Clement, two high-level fighters, and together they greeted go back.

The three of them walked in the camp, seeing the busyness and noise around them, they felt a little emotional inside.

"Juan, are you really planning to follow me in the future?" Xia Houyan said while looking sideways at Clement as he walked, "After leaving the infected area, if you want to leave by yourself, I can't stop you."

Due to the cover of the helmet, Xia Houyan couldn't see Clement's expression, but the death knight's tone was a bit sad:
"Lord Elliott... I... my family, my friends, that was all 800 years ago. In this world 800 years later, I feel alone like a... like a nowhere An outsider who can go. Therefore, I should still follow you, after all, I am loyal to your family; as for the future, I don’t know..."

"If you find any place you want to go in the future, please tell me." Xia Houyan said seriously, "Juan Clemente, you have been imprisoned by the darkness underground for 800 years. I will be happy for you when the world finds freedom in the next year!"

"Thank you, noble Lord Elliott!" Clement was obviously a little moved, and hammered his chest twice with an iron fist, then took a look at Xia Houyan and Alice, and quickly said goodbye and left.

For a moment, only the lord and his guard captain were left, walking side by side under the quiet moonlight of the infected area.

(End of this chapter)