The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

Roland hesitated for a moment, called back the mercenaries who were responsible for clearing the way in front, asked them to look after Aini, and went to report to Xu Lai.

After all, Aini has a high status and position. He said he wanted to help Xu Lai, and Roland thought it should be possible.

As long as it is good for Xu Lai, these die-hard fans will always spare no effort to find ways to accomplish it.

Roland was only responsible for conveying the information, so whenever possible, he would report it to Xu Lai.

However, Xu Lai frowned. Considering the grudge between him and Aini, he didn't believe that Aini would help him.

"Did he say anything else?"

Roland said: "He might be afraid that you don't believe him, so he also told me how to contact the base.

They communicated through the magic communication stone, through the chief wizard advisor Parame who was far away in the base.

He also said that our raid was very quick this time, so he hadn't had time to inform Parame, and the base probably didn't know the news yet."

Xu Lai touched his chin and said, "In this case, this guy wants to use the information that the orcs don't know yet to trick the orcs.

He knew very well in his heart that only such conditions could convince me. "

Xu Lai was indeed very tempted. You know, there are very few resources in the Gobi Desert where the stronghold is located, otherwise he would not be so obsessed with human land.

If the Beast King wants to go all out this time, he will definitely need the help of Aini, otherwise there will definitely be problems with the supply of the army.

Unless the Beast King still does the same as before, only sending out part of his troops and then mobilizing the resources of the entire tribe to supply the front line.

However, this method had been thwarted once before, and had wasted the soldiers and stockpiled resources of the stronghold camp in vain.

If this happens again and fails again, the stronghold camp may not be able to recover for decades.

This is also the reason why the stronghold had already received the news of the chaos on the grassland, but there was no action for a long time.

Although swamp creatures don't like to live in other terrains, it doesn't mean they can't live in other places.

Besides, the land in the swamp area is always limited.

The reproduction and survival of swamp organisms, as well as the expansion of their populations, all require sufficient soil.

If the stronghold camp suffers heavy losses again, the swamp will never give up this opportunity and will transform more land into swamp territory.

As for the peace agreement signed by both sides, it is really too hard to wipe their butts with for the leaders of both sides.

"My dear, you are not really moved, are you?"

Seeing Xu Lai in hesitation, Yu Lan asked hurriedly.

Xu Lai frowned and said: "If the stronghold mobilizes the whole country's strength, it will be a big trouble for us.

Moreover, even if we are lucky enough to defeat them again, don't forget that Kerrigan is still eyeing us. "

Not only Kerrigan, but even the undead are coveting the land of the Empire.

There is no way. Humans are the most ideal consumables and experimental subjects for the undead, and human land is also the most fertile.

It’s just that the undead don’t want to conflict with Kerrigan for the time being, and the elves are also the most suitable material besides humans.

Humans can summon skeleton soldiers, turn them into zombies, vampires, and even summon mid- and high-level soldiers such as black warriors, dark knights, and liches.

But the Bastion camp also has the undead's top-level troops, bone dragons, green dragons, golden dragons and fairy dragons, which are all materials that the undead love very much.

Yu Lan sighed. She knew very well that what Xu said was the truth.

But the grudge between Aini and Xu Lai was so deep that it was impossible for her to trust Aini.

If something goes wrong during this process, and they fail to sneak into the stronghold and fall into the trap of the stronghold instead, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Anyway, this guy is not trustworthy. My dear, don't trust him easily. I bet he has bad intentions and wants to hurt people."

It's rare for Yu Lan to use such harsh words, which shows that she is really pessimistic.

Xu Lai pondered for a long time, and then told Roland:
"Let's bring him here first. No matter what, we have to hear what he has to say first."

In just over a quarter of an hour, Aini returned to his former castle.

But before, he entered in a luxurious carriage, but now he was naked and tied to a flagpole.

The servants and domestic servants were still the same as before.

Xu Lai didn't have the time or the manpower to replace them, so he simply detained the person in charge.

When he was outside, just seeing those former subjects made Aini feel ashamed to death.

Now the servants who once served him are still living well, but he, the master, has become like this.

Aini lowered his head as much as possible so that others could not see him clearly.

Of course, this was futile. His hands, feet and head were all tied. Even if he endured the pain and lowered his head a little, how could he cover it all?

"Tell me, what are your thoughts?
If you speak well, I may spare your life."

Aini was forced to kneel in front of Xu Lai, his eyes lit up, but then dimmed immediately and said:
"Haha, that's impossible, I would have to be a fool to believe such a thing.

I don't ask for a way to live anymore, I just ask you to give me a quick death for the sake of my helping you."

Xu Lai stared at Aini, but Aini did not dare to look at Xu Lai. Instead, he stared blankly at the stone floor of his home.

Contrary to Aini's own expectations, the question he was thinking about at this moment was not how to take revenge on Xu Lai or how to survive.

What he was thinking at this moment was why the castles of these two cities were not covered with carpets.

Xu looked at it for a long time, but couldn't figure out what it was. He frowned and said:

“I don’t believe what people who want to die say.

If you really want to die, there is a pillar over there. Just hit it with a little force. I guarantee that you will be half-dead or half-crippled.

Besides, you are just tied up with chains and you can bite your tongue.

The worst that can happen is that you can rub your neck against the chain and let it grind into your throat, which will kill you just the same."

Aini finally raised his head, but unlike before, this time there was a hint of evasion and guilt in his eyes.

"That would be too painful. I just want you to give me a quick death. That shouldn't be that hard to do."

Xu Lai snapped his fingers and said:
"It's not difficult to do, but why should I do this? You first restricted my development, and then sent someone to assassinate me. I gave you a fair duel opportunity because you helped me in the past, but you still set a trap to plot against me.

So, why should I let you die so easily?
In the place where we were born, there is a kind of punishment called Lingchi, which, to explain it in the words of this world, means being cut into pieces with a thousand cuts.

How about it, do you want to try it?
There may not be an executioner with such good skills in this world. Maybe you will be dead after cutting off a hundred pieces of flesh without using thousands of knives. "

Xu Lai was determined to kill the other person, but when it came to hatred, he didn't really hate him that much.

After all, although Aini had always been targeting him, he had never really caused him any harm. Instead, he robbed the other party's city and killed the other party's eldest son.

Without hatred, Xu Lai had no motivation to do such a cruel thing.

Hanging the opponent on the flagpole is not only to humiliate Aini, but also to intimidate those nobles who still follow Aini.

The traditions from hundreds or even years ago have made many people stubborn. Even in the two cities occupied by Xu Lai, there are still people who oppose him openly or secretly.

If it had been at Fort Conaston, Xu Lai would have been able to hang Aini on the flagpole and tour it.

He dared to guarantee that there would never be any incidents involving the mercenary guild in the future, nor would there be villages that refused to obey his orders and would require him to clean them up one by one.

Aini's body trembled. The mere name of this punishment was enough to make him unable to accept it.

Xu Lai didn't even explain in detail, he simply scared him, and Aini couldn't stop his body.

After decades of being pampered, Aini couldn't even bear the pain of hitting his head against his head or cutting his throat, let alone having his flesh cut off piece by piece.

"No, please, I'm serious, I can help you, and those orcs will only believe me."

After all, Aini and the orcs had actually collaborated once before.

The two parties have a basis for cooperation and know each other's positions. The only thing they don't know is that Aini has become Xu Lai's prisoner.

Xu Lai smiled contemptuously and ignored Aini, but raised another unrelated question:

"Why don't you trust me to give you a chance to live?"

Aini didn't know how to answer, but it seemed that if he didn't answer this question, Xu Lai would not believe him at all.

"Because if it were me, I would never let my enemy live."

Xu Lai smiled and said, "Judge others by your own standards. You think I am the same way as you think you are.

What if I tell you that, in fact, I don’t care much about your life or death, and that I have never executed anyone who has done a good deed for me, would you believe it?
One of my deputy captains of the knight order once followed Reina into the battlefield. You may have seen him. His name is Naru, and he is a young and brave knight.

If I remember correctly, you asked someone to help him advance to the knight position."

This happened a bit far away, but in this magical world, Aini's intelligence is not low, so his memory is naturally not low either.

After thinking for a while, Aini said, "I still remember that he is the son of the horse thief king Bello."

Xu Lai nodded and said, "Yes, it was the Belo who was wiped out by me and whose lairs were destroyed.

His son, who used to be my personal guard knight and is now one of my knight commanders, do you think I killed his father?"

Although he could hardly believe it, he had indeed seen the young knight on the battlefield, and Eini had a deep impression of him.

If Jerry hadn't been concerned about the fact that this talented knight was Bello's son, he would have tried every means to get him to be his follower.

Since the other party appeared on the battlefield and held such a position, Xu Lai should not have killed Bello, otherwise he would not dare to let the other party serve as a personal guard knight.

“I am different from Bello. Those Bello people you killed were just subordinates, not relatives.

You also killed my eldest son, my blood relative, my heir. You can't rest assured about me."

Xu Lai smiled coldly and said, "You think too highly of yourself. You have nothing, and your son has nothing to inherit.

Besides, for people like you, do you still have any so-called family affection?"

Aini remained silent.

Xu Lai ignored him and said to himself: "Listen carefully, if you can help me, help the entire grassland, and find a way to kill those orcs.

Not only can I give you a quick death, I can even spare your life and let you die in a more comfortable place.

At the same time, I will not hide anything about your contribution and will report it all to the temple.

At that time, you will at most be a loser in the civil war, not a traitor or spy to the entire human race. Your family's former glory may still have hope of being preserved."

Originally, Aini didn't care about what Xu said because he didn't believe it at all.

But what Xu said later made Aini's heart move.

You know, in this world, the owner of the empire can be changed at any time, but the nobles will always be nobles.

The history of the empire may be only a thousand years, but the history of some noble families is several thousand years old.

Aini no longer expects his family to develop under Xu Lai.

But as long as Xu Lai did what he said, there might be hope of wiping away the dirty water that Aini had thrown on his own family.

By then, even if his family was still powerless, at least they had retained their noble title and status, and there would still be hope for recovery in the future.

Most of those wandering nobles came this way, and other nobles were more willing to give these people opportunities.

Because even if they are wandering nobles, at least they can read and write, and they may also regain their family talents, and be more outstanding and know the rules than ordinary people.

For many things, the most frightening thing is having no hope.

Aini had hope in his heart and suddenly didn't want to die anymore. The key was that Xu Lai did promise him that he would not die. Even though Aini didn't believe it was true deep down in his heart, what if?
Seeing Aini's expression, Xu Lai knew that he was moved, so he struck while the iron was hot and said:
“The situation I’m talking about is the most optimistic one.

In fact, I don't think you can meet such conditions, but no matter what, I can give you a quick death."

"What kind of conditions are needed to achieve what you just said."

Before Xu could finish speaking, Aini couldn't wait to ask.

Xu Lai made up his mind, thought for a while and said: "If you can help the grassland people to repel the orcs' attack without paying too much price, I can spare your life.

If, on this basis, we can inflict heavy damage on the orcs and prevent them from attacking the grasslands for more than a decade or even decades, I can consider restoring the reputation of your family."

"Do you dare to swear in the name of His Majesty the God of War in front of the temple priests?"

Aini's eager eyes stared at Xu Lai. (End of this chapter)