Blood Dragon

Chapter 280 Seven Persuasion

Spotting a Chaos spy in the army is a big deal.As the chief general, Aishuruffat personally interrogated the interrogation, and incidentally met the arrested spy.The key to the identification of the spy was that someone discovered a magical pattern on his body.With this evidence, his identity can no longer be hidden.

Ashuruffat had seen this pattern before.In fact, that was the pattern he had drawn on his chest before—under the supervision and guidance of Chaos Sorcerer Marvin, the pattern painted on his chest by Aishuruffat himself.

Ashuruffat remembers very clearly that the magic pattern on his chest was lifeless, just a pattern painted on his skin—no matter how much symbolic meaning this pattern has, but the pattern itself is just painted on the skin Just some paint on it.He casually picked up a stone from the stream and rubbed it off his chest.

But this time, what he saw on the spy was a magic circle that was actually working.This pattern is not just as simple as painting on the skin.There are so many wonderful magical flows connected in it - complex enough to make people dizzy.

Moreover, as Marvin said before, this magic circle is linked to the vitality of human beings.For this reason, unless the person is killed, the pattern cannot be erased (at least it is extremely difficult to erase).According to the records of the church, due to the existence of this magic circle, the spiritual connection between humans and evil gods is closer. In other words, it is easier for evil gods to control their human followers.Only the most ardent followers of Tzeentch would tattoo themselves with such things.

The arrested spy quickly confessed his guilt in tears.He admitted that he couldn't stand the temptation and joined the ranks of followers of the evil god.But at first he just wanted to get some benefits and get away immediately.Unfortunately, after being painted with this pattern, he found that he could not remove it.Then it became his handle that fell into the opponent's hands.The followers of Chaos threatened him with "revealing your true identity" and coerced him to provide intelligence in the army to the enemy.

He didn't ask for the following details. Naturally, relevant personnel would inquire in detail, and finally they would summarize them and report them to his book case.But Ashurfat suddenly realized one thing, that maybe Luo Jin—the Chaos Wizard who made a mistake in casting spells continuously and finally blew himself up—didn't make a mistake in casting spells at that time.

When he was fighting the Chaos Egg, the Chaos Wizard named Luo Jin used multiple spells in succession to take the opportunity to attack him.All the spells didn't take effect - at first, Ashuruffat could only understand it as a spellcasting error.Although it is rare to say that multiple magic mistakes in a row, no one can say that it will not happen.Maybe it's just a coincidence?However, the magic pattern painted on Marvin's body... It was completed under the supervision of Marvin himself.

This thing, shouldn't go wrong?However, it just doesn't work on itself.The effect of "connecting the vitality of human beings" that was supposed to have didn't work at all, and it was wiped off with a little rubbing with a piece of stone.

However, Ashurfat is convinced that he is not immune to magic or something.Because he had been attacked by magic before.For example, he was hit by a fireball magic by a priestess in the church... Although the magic was dispelled by him, the burning sensation on his skin told him that if he was hit that time, even if he didn't die, he would suffer serious trauma.

But... the magic of Chaos was ineffective.what on earth is it?

Who am I?

Someone knocked lightly on the door of the room.Ashurfat raised his eyes and saw Belle pushing open the door with a smile on his face.

This is the meeting room, but because the meeting is over, everyone else has left.

"Hey, general." Baylor said with a smile. "It seems that your... mood is a little restless. This is not okay... We are soldiers ready to go, and we are about to go to that ghostly place called 'Battlefield' where life is regarded as dust. Yes. How do you say an old saying? 'One general is incompetent, and the whole army is exhausted'!"

"Ah, is it that serious?" Ashuruffat tried his best to make himself smile.

"Anyone who is not blind can see it." Belle came to the chair closest to Ashurfate and sat down. "Are you feeling lost?"

"It's just a little... puzzled." Ashuruffat replied. "It has nothing to do with the war, it's my personal business."

"Since you are a general, you have no personal affairs." Belleur seemed to sigh. "A single thought of yours can lead to the life and death of thousands of people... What happened?"

"Your Excellency Belle, do you still remember the last time you met me...I mean the me before I lost my memory...Do you think there is anything special about me?"

"What's special? Damn it! You're Thomas' disciple, that's special enough! Thomas was over eighty years old when he died. If he wanted to teach his knowledge, he would have at least a hundred students! But as far as I know, it seems that you are the only student of his."

"Only me..." Ashuruffat shook his head. "Thomas...why did you choose me?"

"Of course it's because you have this talent." Baylor replied. "Maybe you still have sincerity, eloquence, and the means to please people, but the most important thing is talent. You have the talent to command an army, or the potential."

"Is it my honor to be praised so much by you?"

"It's not an honor." Baylor replied seriously. "If it weren't for your recognition of your ability, I wouldn't be standing here. Although the honor of victory is very important, my own life is even more important. Don't look at me like this, I am actually very afraid of death. Back then During the expedition to Calian, I was a deserter for the first time many times..."

"But didn't you win in the end?"

"Yeah, that's why I can confidently mention these things now without blushing." Baylor didn't care at all. "If I have any doubts about your ability, general, I will find all kinds of excuses to leave... After all, if you lose the battle, no one can guarantee that you will be safe... I originally thought that even if I were to be the commander, I can't do better than you, and the facts also show this point... Well, let's not talk about this, let's get back to the topic, general, what are you confusing?"

"..." Ashurfat wanted to answer, but found that he couldn't say anything in the end.

"You know, many recruits—especially officers, will be confused before going to the battlefield. And the most common of this 'confuse' is that they don't know why they are fighting. Many people—especially those who don't know the world and are ignorant Those who understand often fail to understand the concept of 'enemy'. The so-called 'enemy', of course, is the 'enemy' first, and then the 'people'. But these recruits don't understand this, and their thoughts are obsessed with 'people' ', but forgot to add an 'enemy'. Unless these people have witnessed the cruelty of the battlefield, such as burned villages, raped and murdered women and children, and civilians executed, they can only start fighting courage, to put all their strength and wisdom above the kill... Of course, these are recruits. Veterans don't need these."

Beler's eyes looked at the other party, his gaze was penetrating, as if he could see the doubts deep in Ashuruffat's heart.

"When a person fights a lot, the blood in his heart will slowly calm down. Even if he does not witness those outrageous crime scenes, he can still fight calmly. Because they don't need to understand, they don't need to see it with their own eyes to know war What will bring. Calm is often more effective than anger - because anger is always combined with fear, they are two sides of the same coin. Calm is another matter. Experienced generals will use veterans as their main force And the elite, mainly because of this reason. Of course, there is another kind of person, such as me." Baylor pointed to himself. "I already believe that I am righteous - I don't need external evidence, let alone an enemy to prove my evil. I always believe that I am fighting for justice. So when I play any tricks and arrange any traps, I never There will be no hesitation, and absolutely no psychological burden. If I ask my subordinates to make sacrifices, I will believe that this is a sacrifice that has to be made. I will feel sorry for the soldiers who died in battle, but if I go back in time, I will I will give the same order, and I will still let them die. Because I am righteous, my order has no choice, and the sacrifice they made is necessary and meaningful. If I am not the commander, if I Just an ordinary soldier, holding a spear, standing on the front line, facing the oncoming enemy, I will also believe that I kill the opponent-whether it is an intact opponent, a wounded opponent, or even an opponent who begs for mercy- —is consistent with the needs of justice."

"I don't know what you are confusing, General, but I want to remind you. In any case, you are now the commander-in-chief of this army. Because of all the achievements you have made in the past, now this army... the lives and future of 10 people are being sacrificed." It is entrusted to you. This is power, but also responsibility. Can your confusion surpass the responsibility that is pressing on you at this moment? If the answer is no... To be honest, I also know that this is your only answer, then You should let go of your doubts."

"It's hard for people to let go of their minds." Ashuruffat replied.He laughed, it was no longer the forced smile he showed before, but a relaxed one. "Do you know, Lord Beler, in what you said just now, you regarded yourself as a 'veteran'..."

"Others say that I have experienced hundreds of battles, but it's not that exaggerated. Even if you count all the big battles and small battles...even if you even count the small battle against the Chaos Wizard just now, I only fought 47 battles." Belle replied. "However, this number is worthy of the title of 'veteran'. Just now is a veteran's advice to another veteran."

"Ha...that's right, so I'm a veteran too." Ashuruffat replied with a smile. "I don't know how many times I have fought. If you count the ones in the dream, there may be so many times."

"In a dream?" Belle frowned a little, but immediately let go.

"Some obviously illogical, but quite real dreams." Aishuruffat didn't go deep into this topic either. "So I sometimes wonder if I've experienced something...something...unimaginable to humans."

"Nothing is unimaginable for humans." Belleur smiled. "Even the most cunning deceit and the most ingenious cunning come from the intellect of man."

"Maybe so." Ashuruffat replied.Suddenly, he felt a weight lifted from his heart—at least part of it.

"What are you going to do next, General?" Belleer asked.

"Continue to be confused," Ashuruffat stood up from the chair and came to the window.It is located on the heights of the castle, with a bird's-eye view of the center of the city.As mentioned earlier, the city of Newsteria at this time is a veritable military camp. "However, we must first fight this battle well."