Blood Dragon

Chapter 270 Four Capital

"A specific transaction..." Ashuruffat took a deep breath.A fool can also see that this Chaos wizard named Marvin has bad intentions, but right now there is really no second choice.

If the Nurgle wizard named Luo Jin is allowed to destroy... Well, it doesn't need much, as long as he comes again, and the disease caused this time is whispering disease, especially black whispering disease, then this army will be over.Not only the army, but perhaps this country (or even the entire Seven Kingdoms) will suffer greatly.According to some records in the past, the king would rather burn the entire village and town, and he was determined to prevent the spread of whispering disease.

"Well, since the Earl has believed in my sincerity and goodwill, then we have a basis for negotiation on many things." Marvin said with a smile. "For example, the way to find Luo Jin, I think this is... a... very important thing, and I want to exchange it for a very important promise."

The last time Marvin appeared in front of Ashuruffat, his attitude was not so explicit.If last time he wore a thick coat, now he only wore a thin veil.On the one hand, this is due to the change in the positions of the two parties, and on the other hand, it is also because of the little girl's carelessness, which makes the other party understand that the practice of "giving the bait first and then taking the hook" is no longer advisable. .

"What promise?"

"I hope that the Earl...can fulfill our original plan! Of course, I know that some things cannot be done in one step. Things can be done step by step, and we can talk step by step."

Ashuruffat shrugged, "You need a black and white agreement?"

……

Marvin interrupted the link of the wind of magic, and returned to normal from the absent-minded state of casting magic.

Compared with the last time, the closer distance is more beneficial. At least Marvin no longer needs the assistance of a large group of subordinates, but can complete it by himself.The reaction force of magic has also been reduced a lot. Although it is very tiring, it is just tiring.

However, no matter how tired he was, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"Master, congratulations. That Earl Ashurfate accepted your terms?" A clever subordinate next to him immediately guessed what happened from Marvin's expression.

Marvin smiled and said nothing, just stroked his goatee.

"Well, next, we should..."

"Don't worry, take it step by step. What we want is not the life of that Earl Ashurfate... Hehe, what we want is what he can bring us." He said with a smile. "However, our Count Ashurfate is quite strange..."

"Strange? My lord, but..."

"I used to think that he should be a swordsman. By chance, he learned some magic skills... For example, he met a magician who was willing to teach skills on the road, or got a book on practicing magic. But today I But I found...his mana is actually quite profound, both knowledge and skills are good, no matter from which point of view, he is a qualified magician..." Marvin pondered. "However, he looks younger... People are a little uncertain about his origin. By the way, bring that information!"

The spies of Falcon City have already sent relevant information about Ashrufat - about the origin of Ashrufat that has been circulated in Falcon City.These weren't much of a secret in the first place.However, because Marvin was too busy before, he didn't pay too much attention to this information.After all, these information belonged to the type of "rumors". Ashuruffat did not deny it, but he did not seem to admit it publicly.He had seen it briefly before, but only once.

"Hmm... Amnesia..." According to this information (of course, this is probably a lie fabricated by Ash Rufat himself), Ash Rufat's family is in Ryan in the south, he is A knight's son... As for what this knight's son did when he became an adult, he used a very interesting word "amnesia".

Of course, at least Marvin didn't quite believe in "amnesia".This is more like a cover-up, a disguise, to hide one's origin.

From this perspective, what is Ash Rufat trying to hide?Hiding his parentage?It makes no sense.Because he came to Gruene to marry a pair of sisters of the gentry and nobles.The so-called "squire nobles" are actually commoners.Therefore, no matter Ashrufat's background, no matter whether his father is a knight or not, as long as he has money, marrying those two sisters is a well-matched marriage.No one could raise any objections.

If it doesn't make sense to hide parentage, what is the crime?No, of course it's even more impossible.No matter what crime Ashrufat has committed in other countries, at least he has no criminal record in Gruny.In addition, so far no country seems to have come forward to disclose the earl's past crimes.

Not to hide one's origin, not to hide one's crime...so to hide what?Hiding yourself as a magician?

In particular, I want to explain that Ma Wen actually has a good understanding of the situation in the southern countries.So he is very clear that although the Church of the Gods of the Star Region has been sparing no effort to popularize magic education, there are still very few qualified magicians who can go to the battlefield.Because of this, magicians are very important to the country.Even magicians who do not belong to the church have a high social status.Every lord longs to have his own magician.

In terms of status, a magician can at least surpass an ordinary nobleman.And their treatment is beyond the reach of ordinary nobles.Among other things, the commission for a magician who is a mercenary is at least as high as that of a cavalry unit.

There is no need to hide bloodlines... crimes don't need to be concealed... and that feeling...whether it's the performance in the previous crisis, or the acumen and agility of a warrior that Marvin witnessed...it's by no means a half-baked level.Why do you need to strictly exercise your body and hone your sword skills as a magician?

In particular, before Byron's coup, no one knew that Ashuruffat had mastered the art of magic.

Marvin flipped through it, and the whole report contained all the rumors related to Aishuruffat.His eyes suddenly stopped on one of the records.It said that the two fiancées of Ashrufat are said to be two witches who use black magic.

This was a rumor without any basis, but it firmly attracted Marvin's attention and made him smile involuntarily, because a bold guess took shape in his mind.

Haha, it is likely that this is the truth.

……

After daybreak, Luo Jin came out of the hut where he was hiding.

Where he was now was a small village—an ordinary village down the mountain.Due to the war, Gruney implemented simple but effective tactics of fortifying the wall and clearing the field according to the usual practice.Residents withdrew to the rear with livestock, food and supplies, and returned when the fighting was over.They should have done more thoroughly and burned their own house, but building a house is more troublesome than moving things.Because of this psychological reason, Luo Jin could easily find a suitable residence.

There was a light rain last night, which made the ground all around become muddy and easy to leave footprints...but it doesn't matter.Because Luo Jin does not intend to act today.The last time it seemed to cause a pretty good plague, at least a few hundred people died.The black smoke from the burning of corpses in the city lasted for a long time.

My magic is perfect.Thinking of this, Luo Jin couldn't help feeling proud.No army, no tricks, just his own strength, he can destroy this army that the southerners have gathered with great difficulty.Hehe, Nurgle's blessing be with him, and he will...

"Master, it seems that enemy troops are approaching."

A follower came out from nowhere and reported to Luo Jin. "It appears to be a scout squad."

"Oh, as long as it's not a large army." Luo Jin replied casually.Those southerners are really stupid guys... They have lost at least five scouting units, but they still persist in using this meaningless tactic.Having said that, yesterday the Chaos Egg had already eaten his mount—that is, the last horse.Maybe today is a good opportunity to change the taste of Chaos Egg?

A row of muskets directly interrupted his train of thought.Then, he heard the beastly roar of the Chaos Egg being wounded.

what happened?Luo Jin has not recovered yet.They are already here?However, it shouldn't matter.After the Chaos Egg is injured, it will immediately break free from the chains that bound it and pounce on the enemy.And the bullets... These things are very lethal to humans, but to Chaos Eggs, the threat is much smaller.

"Master, there are also enemies coming from the side!" A follower hurried over.Luo Jin hurriedly ran to the hillside next to the village, under the cover of the bushes, he saw a group of southern soldiers wearing armor, carrying swords and muskets carefully searching the abandoned village.

what happened?There are twenty soldiers here...there are enemies fighting the Chaos Egg over there...wait, the actions of these guys...

If this was an accidental encounter, the enemy would never have acted so calmly.The sound of musket fire in the distance would have drawn them away directly...a purposeful attack?

Was the trace discovered by the enemy?But this is also normal, maybe I accidentally let a lucky single scout meet a blind cat and a dead mouse.Maybe at that time, that lucky scout was just in the upwind position, so the Chaos Egg didn't notice the other party's existence...

Rockin thought about it.Now that the enemy had discovered his movements, they must have also known that he carried a Chaos Spawn as a bodyguard.From the gunshots just now, the group of soldiers who came from the search just now... plus what the entourage found just now, the enemy should be a force of about a hundred people.

From a common sense, an army of this size is not enough to deal with a Chaos Egg and a Chaos Wizard... probably after a while, more enemies will follow.