Blood Dragon

Chapter [-] Thriller

"Yeah, we have to do something." Cleo couldn't agree more. "Otherwise, you and I... Our future may not be as wonderful as we expected!" He changed the topic. "The question is, how? That's the point."

In history, more than one person was in the embarrassing situation of Essien, and the so-called "dead dog" refers to this.For this kind of dilemma, there is indeed a classic countermeasure, which is called "raising the bandits' self-respect".Of course, this trick has been played well, and some have been played off.

But the problem is that this countermeasure is completely unfeasible right now.This is because Essien has done so well before. He has destroyed all hidden dangers, wiped out those rebellious lords who are really powerful and ambitious, and turned the final victory into something within easy reach. As for the replacement, anyone can complete the rest of the work.

The two sat down at the table, thinking hard.

"Cleo," Essien finally spoke first. "The reason for this crisis is that... we lack allies in Falcon City. Therefore, we can only sit back and watch our enemies attack us, but we cannot defend ourselves. I once thought that... as long as We act fast enough that this crisis does not arise. Looks like I was wrong, and wrong very much." He sighed softly. "Writing a report, engaging in slander and so on, is much simpler and easier than marching."

"You mean...we need an ally in the court? That's right, if we have a powerful ally who can speak in front of the queen, there will be no such crisis." Cleo agreed road. "But to be honest, who is this man?"

As I said before, the little queen's current court was established after Byron's coup d'état.Her current group of courtiers, big and small officials, have nothing to do with Byron at all, they are all composed of people who were exiled or ignored before.Essien and Cleo were once Byron's confidantes.So it is conceivable that they don't even know these upstarts, even if they don't know too many people.In terms of making friends with domestic aid, it is really impossible to find a suitable breakthrough point.If we have to talk about candidates, there is only Skadra, the chief executive of the palace.He is the person they are most familiar with and who should have been the backup.It's a pity that the two sides stood in different positions at the beginning, and now Skadra has a knot with them, which will not be resolved in a short while.

At least Cleo didn't have any such candidates in mind, let alone Essien.

Essien thought for a long time before speaking again.

"There is another way, and that is to build up great feats. Don't those who attack us accuse this war of being a very simple and easy thing? If we build up great feats, then all such attacks will naturally be invalidated. " Essien said. "Facts speak louder than words."

"I admit you're right," Cleo replied. "This is also a good way. But what are we going to do now? Do we still have a chance to build a miracle? Where is this opportunity?"

He made a helpless gesture.As I said before, all the lords who could cause trouble have been eliminated by Essien, so thoroughly that the rest have lost their belief in resistance.In fact, even if the remaining lords resist to the end without understanding, it will not change anything.Because their strength is very limited, and they are not really ready for war.Defeating them has nothing to do with the term "Qigong".

"Opportunity," Essien suddenly had a frightening smile on his face. "I found out by myself." There was a firm light in his eyes. "The most dangerous rebel lords have already been defeated by us." He paused, "However, this does not mean that we have no chance to make great achievements!"

"what do you mean……"

"Cleo," Essien said. "Yes, this matter is much more troublesome than I first thought. Not only do we have to face smart enemies, but we also have to deal with colleagues who are slowing down or even stabbing in the back. But, as the saying goes, every hard work is rewarded. This is our chance, maybe our once-in-a-lifetime chance." He looked at his best friend. "The opportunity to reach the sky in one step, most people will never encounter it once in a lifetime. Since we have encountered it, we must firmly grasp it. Even if it is death, I hope to die on the road to the ideal."

His voice was earnest and infectious, but Cleo's face changed instantly.

"Essien, you are playing with fire! You are gambling, but you must understand that you cannot pay the price..."

"It was just a gamble!" Essien replied viciously. "Since I made this request to the little queen...we are walking on a cliff. If we take a wrong step, we will never have a chance to turn around! But since we have survived until now, then...maybe the gods really favored us, so we will You shouldn't have any more doubts about yourself!"

……

Ashuruffat knocked hard on the door a few times.

It was the evening, just after dinner, and the short free time before sunset.Even this city, which is already ready for war, will relax rarely.Looking down from the heights of the castle, you can see soldiers in twos and threes buying items in the market area...of course, the most of them is tobacco.

This kind of thing is very useful for soldiers who are nervous. It can relieve their worries and boost their morale.Other than that, it doesn't have any combat-affecting effects.So the military might ban alcohol, but rarely smoke.

"Come in." Barranca's voice came from the room.Ashurfate pushed the door open,

Balanka was just like a man with a casual and lazy life, wearing a shirt and trousers, lying on his bed without any grace, with his hands behind his head.The button on the chest of his shirt was not buttoned, and he just loosened it casually, revealing his thick chest muscles.

"Ah, Your Excellency the Earl!" Barranca obviously did not expect the identity of the visitor.He immediately got up from the bed.

Ashuruffat first closed the door and locked it.After doing this, he looked around.Balanka sat on the edge of the bed in astonishment, obviously unable to see the intention of Ashuruffat's actions - but he understood immediately.Ashuruffat's gaze stayed on a small closet in the corner of the room.

There, stood a strangely shaped metal product.

Ashurfat could recognize what it was at a glance.Because as Belle said before, Ash Rufat has the same thing.In addition—Belyl may not feel it—Ashuruffat can feel the faint magical power on this thing.

Ashuruffat's gaze stayed motionless on that thing, and after a long time, he turned to Baranka again.As he expected, Barranca's face had become very pale.

He took three steps and two steps, and went straight to the closet.Before Baranka had time to speak or act, Ashuruffat had already got the thing in his hands.Now, there is no longer any doubt.

"Your Excellency Balanka." Ashuruffat was playing with this chaotic magic product in his hand, while his eyes rested on Balanka, "It seems that you have something interesting in your hand."

Barranca instinctively reached out to grab the sword beside the bed (like many soldiers, he kept his sidearm beside the bed), but he retracted his hand halfway.In this regard, he knew Ashurfate's ability.Although Balanca is also confident in his own skills, he also has self-knowledge.Besides, what does it matter if Ashurfat is weak?Could he still kill Ashurfat?As a lieutenant general murdering the chief general?

He let out a desperate sigh.Regret washed over his heart like a tide - he should have thrown this thing into the trash can along with the Chaos Wizard's terms, or simply handed everything over to the priests of the church!

Ashuruffat didn't make a sound, and kept staring at Baranka's face.After a long time, when Balanka finally calmed down, Ashuruffat placed the metal utensil on the table beside him, and then sat down by himself.

Barranca's eyes couldn't help looking towards the door.

"Don't worry," Ashuruffat said. "Parry is injured and is recuperating, and he won't move around easily. General Beler is planning an ambush and wants to kill as many marauder cavalry as scouts of the Chaos Legion as possible, so he is not in the city at all. Those days The priests of the church are also very busy, busy holding sacrifice ceremonies for the fallen soldiers... In short, I believe that no one will come to this area at this time, and we can have a good talk."

Barranca's room is also high up in the castle in the center of Neustria.This is the area of ​​senior military officers, and ordinary people generally will not approach it.

"What are you talking about?" Baranka exhaled forcefully.The tension just now had gradually faded, his mind returned to normal thinking, and then he quickly realized that this was not an arrest.Because if this was a sudden attack, then Ashuruffat would not make the move of "locking" after entering the door.

If he had the worst situation, it would undoubtedly be that Ashuruffat got the strange magic item immediately after entering the door, and then let out a cold snort, and then the priests and soldiers of the church swarmed in from outside the door .If that's the case, Barranca is completely over.

But Ashuruffat locked the door to prevent others from entering.

"This thing was given to you by the Chaos Wizard, right?" Ashuruffat asked, shaking the metal product in his hand.

"That's right." By now, Baranka knew that all denials were futile.

"I want to know what kind of transaction he requested from you." Ashuruffat smiled, as if he noticed Baranka's nervous expression. "Don't worry, I have the same thing here."