Chaos Crown

Chapter 27, The Queen of Iron and Steel
Holy Slash, the unique skill of a paladin.

A paladin is a special profession. Compared with other professions, this profession is very restricted. When a person enters the path of a paladin, it means that they will start to be bound by their own vows and responsibilities, and they will no longer be able to Do whatever you want.

But the paladin has the holy cut!

After the paladin reaches a certain level, he must take an oath. The oath can enhance the power of the paladin, but also restrict the actions of the paladin. When personal desires conflict with lofty ideals, the paladin is forced to do it again and again. A choice that hurts their hearts.

But the paladin has the holy cut!

The vast majority of paladins are very clear that what they want to take is a road that has no end. As paladins who are guards against evil forces, they have to devote their limited lives to the never-ending confrontation between good and evil in the multiverse However, their efforts may be meaningless to the confrontation between the gods, and their sacrifices may not have the slightest effect on things.

But the paladin has the holy cut!

Paladins are respected by everyone on the surface, but their behavior is often not understood by people. Young and beautiful ladies do not want to marry paladins, and dignitaries often regard paladins as troublesome and dead-headed. Myself, even the poor, often have problems with paladins, because their expectations of paladins are not always met.

But the paladin has the holy cut!

This stunt is an important reason why many children dream of becoming a paladin, and it is the first impression most commoners have of a paladin. When a paladin shouts the name of the god he believes in, his hands cover the weapon with his movements. In the rain of brilliance, when all ghosts and monsters were cut off, the glorious image of the paladin was deeply engraved in the minds of the public.

Handsome, strong and brainless.

Simple and brutal high damage.

This is the Holy Cut.

It's not that Aaron has never seen the Holy Slash before, but it's the first time he saw the Holy Slash released in front of him at such a close distance.

This is not in line with his plan. In his conception, this chaotic egg should cause more trouble to attract the attention of the palace, but he didn't expect this buddy to kill it as soon as he came up with the Holy Slash.

This power is enough to instantly kill many elite goblin leaders and evil god priests, right?

"Are you alright?" The handsome paladin, who was wearing full plate armor and no helmet, stretched out his hand and pulled Aaron up from the ground: "You're injured, I'll treat you."

"Thank you, brother, if it wasn't for you, I might be in trouble." Aaron covered the wound on his shoulder with his hands. And his face was pale, and Aaron felt like his legs were filled with water. Fortunately, they still obeyed his orders: "Dude, you are amazing!"

"Although our paladins may be useless, we will definitely protect those who are useful, even if we will pay everything for it." The paladin raised his hand, and a pure golden light flowed from his palm, shining on On Aaron's wound, healed his shoulder that was stabbed by a dagger.

Lay on hands, the unique ability of paladins.

As paladins who dedicate their lives and souls to the sacred mission, they possess powerful holy power. Every paladin has a healing pool composed of holy power, and they can use the healing energy in it to heal the wounds of other creatures. , and can even treat various diseases and poisoning effects.

The ability of lay on hands is directly linked to the professional level of the paladin. If the energy in the healing pool is exhausted, it only needs enough rest to recover.

When the paladin treated Aaron's wounds, the viscount looked at the paladin's face and felt a little familiar.

This paladin is a real handsome guy, his appearance is almost as good as Aaron's, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a high nose bridge, and a sense of kindness and justice in every gesture, and the light brought by lay on hands shrouded his face On the screen, his sincere smile and serious eyes all show his kindness, and his long hair is combed into a ponytail behind his head, which is heroic.

"Are you... Sir Leonard?" After watching for a few seconds, Aaron recognized the paladin.

Isn't he exactly Sir Leonard, one of the two apprentice knights under Lucian's bannerman?This year is 21 years old, and Aaron had met him a few years ago.

After being told by Aaron, Leonard also felt that the handsome boy in front of him looked a little familiar. After carefully identifying it for a while, he tentatively asked, "Aaron?"

"It's me!" Aaron rolled his eyes when he saw that it was an acquaintance.

That might not be a bad thing for his plans.

"It's really you, Aaron! You almost made me unrecognizable...Mr. Lucian was still talking about you yesterday." Leonard couldn't help being happy, he comforted: "This must be Thor Thanks to Tom, it's great that you survived."

After the lay on treatment was over, the injury on Aaron's shoulder healed, and the sense of emptiness in his body also eased. Leonard helped him up.

At this time, the guards in the upper city had already surrounded the corpse of the Chaos Egg with their spears. The chief guard asked the soldiers to confirm whether the monster was dead, and he ran to Aaron and saluted: "Your Excellency, there is still a monster!" Sir, I am sorry that we failed to do our duty."

"I don't blame you for this matter. You have done a good job of arriving within a minute after hearing such a big commotion." Leonard smiled and signaled the guard chief not to blame himself. He affirmed the performance of the guards, and at the same time Turning your attention to Aaron: "What's going on, Aaron? How did you come across this monster in the alley?"

"I'm going to the royal library today..." According to the plan, Aaron shared his experience.

When I came back from the library, I passed by the alley and found that no one was alert. I found the assassin, and I managed to kill him after a battle between the two sides. When I was about to investigate, the assassin’s body mutated into this big meat ball. I was defeated and escaped from the alley. The monster came after him.

"It's not easy for this kind of thing to happen in the upper city." Before the chief guard could react, the handsome paladin immediately judged: "This is a premeditated assassination!"

"You, send some guards to send Aaron back to his home immediately, and at the same time immediately report what happened here to His Highness the Regent."

"I will also immediately go to Zilong Fortress and tell Instructor Lucian about this!"

"Yes!"

Aaron returned to his home under the protection of the guards in the upper city. Because of this incident, the guards in the upper city even sent a few soldiers to guard near Salian's house. It has just begun to spread within the city of Suzal.

After returning home, Aaron did not tell his aunt and cousin about the assassination.

He was sitting alone in the study, the viscount's expression was gloomy.

This assassination was no accident.

Among Susar, there really is a force lurking in the dark, eyeing him covetously!

And judging from the fact that the other party came up without hesitation to assassinate him, the other party really wanted his life!
This is not good news, Aaron leaned on the soft backrest, lost in thought.

How much does this enemy know?Why is he hostile to himself?Is it because of his failed mission this time?Is it because of the hatred of the family or the camp of gods?Do you think he might be the Son of Killing God, or do you know that he is the Son of Chaos?

Who is my enemy?Is it a noble enemy in the kingdom who hates Salian?Is it Su Lun's sister, the night lady Shar's subordinate?Is it the assassination of young talents in Cormyr by external forces such as the Zhentarim Society, the Cult of the Dragon, and Zambian aristocratic businessmen?Or is it the usurpation of power by different factions in the Church of the Prince of Darkness, the Church of the Lord of Slaughter, and the Church of God of Tyranny?

Aaron has no answer for the time being, and based on the information he knows so far, it is impossible to draw a well-founded guess.

The only thing that is certain at the moment is that the arrival of the Queen's Blade was not accidental. In his lair, Cormier's heart, there is a hidden enemy waiting for him.

The bad news is that this assassination came very quickly, which shows that the enemy is not only inside Susar, but also must have a high status, otherwise there is no way to get his news so quickly.

So, what should I do now?
Aaron's eyes gradually became sharper. He got up, strolled in the study room, looked at the collection of books in the room, looked at the swords and spears hanging on the fireplace, and the heads of prey framed on the wall. fell silent.

If you think about it from the safest point of view, Aaron should immediately give up everything he has in Cormyr now, taking advantage of the fact that the whole city is on alert and the enemies in the dark have not reacted and made preparations , fleeing incognito from Waterdeep City or Silvermoon City, or Baldur's Gate.

These three cities have one thing in common. They are all typical "free cities". As long as Aaron hides his name and consciously protects himself, it will be difficult for the other party to find him.

In fact, there is no shortage of such people in Waterdeep City or Baldur's Gate. Some of them are state-level fugitives, some are former world-class powerhouses, some are heirs of a destroyed country, and some are not even human. , is some ineffable existence.

But they all live in the city under their names, and as long as they are safe and sound, the city will ignore them.

Unlike Cormyr, in these free cities, you may never know what your neighbors are.

But is it safe to run away?

Thinking of this, Aaron couldn't help but hesitate again.

Leaving Cormyr, leaving my family, leaving my family, leaving this land that raised me and lived for more than ten years, leaving this motherland that gave birth to me and treated me well?

Running to Waterdeep City, running to Silvermoon City, can you really gain safety?

Viscount Salian hesitated, he paced back and forth in the room.

It was naturally dangerous to stay, but there was a subtle voice in his heart that persuaded him to stay, to stay in Cormyr.

Aaron knew why, after all, he was a man of heaven in his previous life.

He could faintly feel that deep in his heart he was a little bit reluctant to part with the title of Viscount.

For the powerful in the country, the title of nobility is not a very valuable thing. Even in Cormyr, which is famous for its royal power, the value of the title of nobility is relatively limited, not to mention that Aaron has no actual position and no actual position. manor.

What is 800 Golden Lion coins a year?The high-level adventurers in Waterdeep City, Baldur's Gate, earn tens of thousands of dollars a year!

But... the same sentence, Aaron was a man of the Celestial Dynasty in his previous life!
Do you really want to give up everything, give up your family and friends, give up this noble title, give up the relationship network left by your parents, give up the 900-year-old Salian name and run away?

A sentence popped up in Aaron's mind.

Then I'm rootless!
Abandoning everything, just for one's own selfish desires, for the safety of one's own career, throwing everything away and running alone, isn't this a man without roots?

If you do this, you really have no roots!
Aaron Salian, wake up!
The Lord Viscount opened the door and stepped out of the study room. There was a puff of smoke. The downstairs was cooking. Aunt Mei Li was busy preparing dinner with two maids. The baker was making corn. Bisque.

On the wall next to the study room, there is a Salian tapestry, every name on it is like a living person, including his father and mother, they are all looking at him, waiting for his decision.

The hesitation in Aaron's eyes gradually faded away.

Escaping cannot solve the problem, this is one's own home, this is one's own country!

I'm here to stay, I accept the challenge!

And, it's not without good news for Aaron.

Today's assassination also exposed two pieces of news that are beneficial to him. The first is that the assassin was just an elite wanderer, which shows that the behind-the-scenes manipulator has limited resources. It shows that the opponent's penetration of Cormyr's army and security system is very limited.

Hello, rat that lurks in the shadows.

I want to play a game.

As Aaron made up his mind to accept the challenge, the power of Slaanesh in him became more and more active.

Slaanesh likes this life-based game!

———— I am the dividing line for playing games———

A little earlier, Suzall, the palace.

In the bright steeple lobby, under the two tall and narrow glazed windows, is the Hall of Duar.

Cormyr's regent daughter, the youngest daughter of King Arthur IV with the nickname "Prince of Steel", Alice Ser-Obeschiel is here to receive guests.

The Dual Hall is luxuriously furnished. In front of the throne is a long sandalwood table with four corners and a purple-gold soft satin table surround. The table is filled with thick parchment documents, almost piled up into a hill.

Two sides of golden and red silk gauze hung in front of the table, covering the figure of the person behind the curtain, and only a blond beauty could be vaguely seen sitting behind the throne, talking with the guests.

There were two visitors, and the first one to arrive was Queen's Blade captain Hendry Higginson, who Aaron had met at the Karan Hotel before.

He reported all the information he had collected to the Princess Regent, including the fact that Lothar was looking for a mentor for "a charismatic warlock who did not want to be named".

"Your Highness, we have ample evidence to prove that this charismatic warlock who is looking for a mentor is none other than Aaron Salian." Hendry reported: "At the same time, we have also obtained the information from the Open-air Saint of Our Lady of Silver in Shenhai Town. Ms. Altar Silver Star has confirmed that Aaron has indeed received the grace of the Silver Virgin."

The beauty behind Mansha did not respond immediately, only the sound of the ink pen writing on the parchment scroll.

After more than ten seconds, a majestic female voice came from the gap of Mansha: "Okay, very good, the supernatural charm awakened the day after tomorrow, a natural warlock, or a descendant of nobles born and raised in Cormyr, Man Nuer can still contribute to the kingdom even if he sacrifices! The heroic soul of the former king, and Timorah, this is good news!"

"Hendry, you're doing great."

"I will always be your loyal servant, Your Highness." Hendry hastily added: "As for the previous incident, I think it is a false accusation."

"Whether it is a false accusation or not, this kind of awakened charismatic warlock is always correct. After all, no one knows whether he has signed a contract with some evil existence. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between a warlock and a magician. .” The majestic female voice seemed to feel nothing wrong with Queen’s Blade’s behavior: “But since the Silver Lady approves of him, there is no need to discuss this matter in the future.”

"Yes."

"Go and block the news, don't let our Viscount Salian's little trick come true..."

"Yes... But the Warlock Mentor that Viscount Salian wants..." Hendry couldn't help but ask a little more. The Queen's Blade captain had a good impression of Aaron: "Your Highness?"

"She is the only magic teacher in the kingdom who can teach charismatic sorcerers..."

"Let her be his mentor, no man... can refuse."

　Updated, and finally [-] favorites, not easy ah not easy.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)