Carry the Ring of Elden with you

Chapter 15: Master of Mangfuke

[It seems that what I said to Elizabeth and Regius was not quite right?This system remembers correctly, they all said that Elizabeth was executed by Marek?Why do these people say Elizabeth is alone? 】After walking out of the tavern, the system also figured out that something was wrong.

Roland shook his head slightly and said seriously: "I don't know what Elizabeth is thinking at the moment, and why Regias also helped lie. But what is certain is that she is not as simple as she seems on the surface, and she must have some other purpose. .”

But the way Regeas and the others hunted Elizabeth didn't seem to be fake. If Farrugia and the others hadn't come forward to stop her, Elizabeth would have been captured by them.Recalling the greedy and lustful looks those mercenaries, including Regias, looked at Elizabeth's body, Roland was certain that Elizabeth would definitely be used to vent her lust if she fell into their hands.

Anyway, Marek only wanted people and had no other requirements.

What needs to be figured out now is what Marek was thinking, and so on.Roland frowned, feeling a certain disharmony in his memory about Elizabeth.

The picture in my mind was replayed at high speed, and it came to the moment when Roland, Elizabeth, and Regeas had just met:

1. After meeting Farrugia and the others, Elizabeth immediately stood up and asked for help, speaking at a normal speed and thinking clearly.Wellington, who fled with her, collapsed on the ground and gasped for air, about to faint at any moment.

2. After the conflict with Regias, Elizabeth, who had eaten the stew filled with sleeping oil, wanted to sneak away while she was not paying attention. Wellington, who had also eaten the stew, or Regias's group of servants, All the soldiers were recruited.

There is indeed something wrong with this woman!Wellington, who should have more physical strength, looked like he was going to faint at any moment while avoiding the group of mercenaries, but Elizabeth could stand up without even taking a breath.

Oops, maybe the sleeping oil won't work on her either.No, the top priority now must be to contact Farrugia and the others.There is too little information to analyze the situation in these ancient cities.I knew that the rewards for this mission were so generous, and there must be something fishy in this ancient city.

Thinking of this, Roland opened his legs and ran directly towards the city lord's mansion.

Of course, Roland was stopped by the guard of the city lord's mansion.

He had his own way to deal with this group of guards. Roland took out a purple gold coin, handed it over with a smile and a wink, and said: "Brother, please help inform the guests of the Golden Dynasty invited by the Lord of the City, let's talk about the mercenary Roland they hired. I came back after completing the mission. I owe this purple gold coin to my two eldest brothers. Those people from the Golden Dynasty spend a lot of money. If I say a few words to you, maybe the two eldest brothers can also make some extra money. You see, people like us I might not be able to save two purple gold coins after working for a year, so they casually rewarded me with two."

The two doormen were naturally jealous when they saw the money, and one of them calmly accepted the gold coin.Roland discovered that these two people had no intention of announcing at all.Instead, the other guard who didn't get the purple gold coin looked at him with a playful smile.

Yes, it is easy for the King of Hell to see how difficult it is for little ghosts to deal with him.These two purple gold coins are worth buying your life.Roland deliberately pretended to be in pain and took out another purple gold coin and handed it to another guard.

They then showed a satisfied smile and nodded in appreciation of Roland's approach, and then the guard who collected the money went in to report.Not long after, he came out and waved his hand at Roland, gesturing for him to come in quickly.

The city lord's mansion is also colorful, with birds singing and flowers fragrant, and the paths are paved with smooth and white marble.

It seems that City Mayor Marek has been exploiting and greedy for money during his tenure.Roland only took a cursory look, and with decades of experience in living and running business in other worlds, he recognized many flowers, plants and trees that were valuable and only for ornamental purposes.There are also two or three pretty girls dressed as servants taking care of these flowers and plants.

Roland did not stay in the courtyard and went straight into the city main hall.

As soon as they entered the main hall of the city, several guard captains belonging to Marek were sitting on the left, and Farrugia and the others were sitting on the right. Both sides put away their weapons.

At this time, the things Roland exchanged from the system store were placed on the table in front of Marek's people, and they were playing with them out of curiosity or joy.The table in front of Marek, who was sitting in the middle of the hall, was placed without any space.

"You have come all the way and you have given me so many generous gifts. I deserve it." Marek looked at the bottles and cans placed on the table in front of him with joy. He spoke politely but his eyes remained fixed. Stare at these things.

Farrugia noticed Roland coming in and the latter winked at him.Farrugia understood and said: "Lord City Lord, one of my men has something to do, so I asked her to leave the table for now. Let's continue to talk about the birthday gift you need for your lord."

Marek naturally noticed Roland's entry, and he thought that this guy came to ask for money because he felt that he didn't have enough money.Just as he was about to be kicked out, he heard what Farrugia said, and the words he wanted to attack became docile.

"It doesn't matter. Since it's a distinguished guest who has something to do, urgent matters take priority. Where were we just talking?" Marek nodded with a smile and watched Ikosela leading Roland out of the city main hall.

The two came to the corner of a corridor. Ikosela checked around to make sure there was no one around, and then asked with a serious face: "Did something unexpected happen, Lord Roland?"

Roland also nodded with a serious expression: "Yes, I found that there is something very wrong with Elizabeth's origins. As for her, I didn't see her in the city lord's hall just now."

"She has been taken into the dungeon by the soldiers of Lord Marek." Ikosela returned, and then added: "Do you need me to go into the dungeon and bring her back now?"

Roland frowned, feeling like he was making one wrong step at a time.Although Elizabeth may not be hiding her identity from herself, the feeling that events were gradually getting out of control made Roland not feel very good.

Calm down and think carefully about what she said and what other useful information she might have.Roland closed his eyes and entered his memories again. When Ecosela saw this, he didn't say anything to disturb him. Instead, he went to look around to prevent the servants who happened to pass by from hearing their conversation.

Envoys from neighboring countries came frequently, and the city lord secretly hid armored soldiers.Marek's desire to rebel could not be concealed at all, so why did Elizabeth know this? She even knew Marek's city lord's military divisions well.

Does a city lord's lover need to know so much about the city lord's armed forces?

Or does she come with a certain purpose?

Roland felt that he seemed to have caught something, and he just missed it.

Regeas and the others were sent by the city lord to hunt her down. What benefits could she gain?

No, I need to think differently.Roland forced himself mentally.

Marek is Regias's uncle, although Marek didn't have much shock when he heard the news of his nephew's death.But here is the blood relationship, Regeas and his mercenary men must be leaning towards Marek's side.

Now apart from these soldiers, the only mercenaries Marek can use are the small mercenary group of 10 people.

Several people in the tavern said exactly the same thing. This mercenary group had just entered the city recently. The captain's personal strength reached B level, but his rating was still C level.

If this mercenary group suddenly attacked when approaching Marek, it would be very difficult for Marek's guards to respond given the strength of the group.

But I’m not sure if that’s what I reasoned about. I haven’t officially contacted the other mercenary group yet.

Anyway, let's go to the dungeon first to check on Elizabeth's condition, hoping she's still in there.In addition, Farrugia and the others must be informed, otherwise things will change if they are too late.Anyway, we all want to capture Duogu City, so why not take the initiative by yourself? In this way, no matter how many monsters and demons there are in this city, everything will be settled once you summon the Homeless Knight.

"Ikosela, later you go and inform Knight Commander Farrugia that he is preparing to capture Marek alive. Then let Aker come over, and the three of us will go to the dungeon to check on Elizabeth's situation. Regardless of whether she is there or not, when the three of us Let Farrugia and the others take action when we return to the city lord's hall." Roland arranged in an orderly manner.

"Understood, I'll go back right now." Ikosela nodded and set off immediately.

Roland followed Ikosela and stood beside the door of the hall, waiting for the two two-handed swordsmen Ikosela and Ake to come out.

Soon, the relatively introverted blond two-handed swordsman Ake followed Ikosela out. When he saw Roland, his eyes lit up and he was very excited.

"Do you still have weapons on you?" Roland asked. Naturally, they would not be allowed to carry weapons when walking freely in the city lord's mansion.The swords of the King's Army of Ikosela and Aker were placed on their seats.

The two nodded, each took out a dagger from their armor and put it back.

Roland felt slightly reassured and motioned to Ikosela to lead the way, and the three of them walked towards the entrance of the dungeon.

The city lord's mansion did not go around, and soon the three of them arrived at the entrance of the dungeon. A man who looked like a guard sat motionless on his seat with his head lowered, as if he was asleep.

"Something's wrong. Lord Roland, please stand between me and Aker." Ikosela, who had been fighting on the battlefield for many years, soon smelled the familiar smell of blood coming from the guard.

She took out her dagger, took a stance, and passed cautiously.Roland did not dare to move where he was, and Ake looked around to guard against possible accidents.

Ikosela kicked the guard with his foot, and the latter's body fell softly from the chair to the ground.She checked it carefully, frowned, and said, "It's dead. The body is still hot. He was killed not too long ago. He was killed by a blow to the throat without even making a sound."

Then she came to the entrance of the dungeon and took a look inside. The bodies of prisoners and guards all fell in a pool of blood, including Wellington.

Instead, Roland had to relax.Now that it was confirmed that Elizabeth was indeed up to something, what he had to do was very simple and clear.

That is, kill the city lord and seize the position!

Chapter No.16: Undercurrent surging

"Everyone inside can't be saved. I didn't find Elizabeth's body." Ikosela reported to Luo Lanhui after coming out.

Roland nodded and said quickly: "Let's go back and control the city lord first."

"Yes!" Ikosela and Ake responded.

Earlier on the other side, Farrugia was introducing the uses of these bottles and jars to Marek one by one. He held up a bottle filled with iodized salt processed by modern technology and said: "It's all refined salt. , Lord Marek, you can check it yourself."

Then he picked up a bottle of pepper: "This bottle is filled with ground pepper powder. It's great if you sprinkle it on barbecue or season vegetables."

Marek's eyes lit up. He knew this thing. This small bottle of pepper could be converted into the price of gold.He imitated Farrugia's movements and unscrewed the lid, and the slightly pungent spice of pepper eagerly entered his nostrils.

"This is really too expensive." Marek smiled broadly. He found that the guard captains he called also had pepper bottles with the same packaging placed in front of their desks, and he was already thinking about how to get them from his men.

Anyway, these people don’t want to eat pepper with me, so why not offer them all to me.Marek picked up a palm-sized cream can sealed with glass with satisfaction. The white semi-solidified object under the light showed a luster like white jade inside. The cool and heavy feeling in his hand made him a little curious, so he spoke Asked: "Honorable Knight Commander Farrugia, what is inside this? I have never seen anything packaged like this."

Farrugia naturally recognized the canned cream: "Oh, this thing is called cream, and it is made by refining milk. Cream itself is perishable, so we use a sealed form. It can be eaten directly or used in stews. , Mayor Marek, do you want to give it a try?"

Marek said in surprise: "Is it actually butter? I have only heard that you can see it in some prosperous cities in our country. I will never see it in this inconsequential border town in my life. To be honest, Can I open it now and taste it?”

Farrugia felt a little disdainful in his heart. Has the city lord never seen a bottle of cream?But he also forgot that he had a similar sigh to Marek when he ate the stew made with butter.

Don't get me wrong, he had grown up in the royal city of Rodel, and he was naturally familiar with cream.It's just that he has never seen cream processed by modern technology like Roland bought from the system store. The texture and taste are not comparable to the cream he has eaten before.

He nodded and reminded: "City Lord Marek is really a sweetheart, but once this cream is opened, it is best to consume it as soon as possible within 2 days. It can also be stored in a low-temperature and dry place to slightly extend the shelf life."

"I understand, I understand. Then I'll wait until noon and ask the chef to use this butter to make a good meal to entertain you. Oh, by the way, I don't know how many of you can rest here for a few days. Lord Robbins' inspection can't help you. I will come here in the future, and I will introduce you to him. Wouldn't it be nice to go with him to see the lord in Sun Ring City?" Marek swallowed, resisting the desire to try the canned cream on the spot, and then suggested.

Farrugia thought to himself that you, the city lord, might not be able to be the city lord today, but he nodded and said, "That's fine, then I'll leave everything to you, city lord."

The two were talking and laughing, as if they were good brothers who talked about everything. It was impossible to tell that they were strangers who had never met before and had some conflicts.

Pang lamented on the sidelines that it was Farrugia who had to negotiate with foreign ministers.Although he and I were both knights, if I was allowed to talk to this city lord for a few times, I might be tempted to draw my sword and kill someone.

The rest of Robles and others were naturally secretly happy. The less vigilant the city lord and his guards showed, the better.

At the same time, a maid in the city lord's palace who was looking after the flowers and plants saw Roland taking Ikosela and Ake in a hurry to the entrance of the dungeon. She raised her head, and it was Elizabeth's face.

Different from her frightened face under the golden tree, her expression now was full of cruelty and charm.As the figures of Roland and the three disappeared from sight, she raised her right hand and snapped her fingers. All the maids around her fell down, lifeless.

"'Undead' Roland, it has been 37 years since Grandma Lu Yi saw you. Your appearance is exactly as she said, without any change. Obviously the executioner of the Heretic Trial Hall cut it off with his own hands. Take your head, cut it into limbs, and seal and store it in different places with your torso. Theoretically, even a great demon at the level of the King of Hell will be severely damaged and unable to walk on earth, and can only linger like a mouse in hell." Elizabeth became more and more excited as she talked, and a sickly blush appeared on her face.

She stretched out her hand in the direction where Roland disappeared, her eyes gradually blurring: "Why are you still here alive and well? What secrets are hidden in you? The book records your words, deeds, and moral character, as if you were sent from heaven to the world. I am an angel who knows nothing about many basic common sense of this world, and I have never heard of many theories of thinking. Grandma Lu Yi speculated that you do not belong to this world, and I became more sure of this after seeing the golden tree. In fact, you have no respect for me. I don’t even know any of the main ingredients in the hypnotic drugs used.”

"Grandma Lu Yi is a short-sighted idiot. If she had not betrayed you, she would have gained a hundred or even a thousand times the wealth and power she has now. Unfortunately, the target of my mission is not you. Next, let me complete my mission first. No matter how good I am, I'll keep an eye on you."

Elizabeth's figure slowly disappeared as the voice weakened, until it became transparent.

When she appeared, she was already beside the bedside of the envoy who was still hungover from last night and sleeping in an exaggerated posture.

Elizabeth's eyes were contemptuous, a cold light flashed in her hands, and two sharp short-edged daggers were held in her hands with etheric fluctuations.There is no unnecessary nonsense. One knife cuts the heart and throat, and goes straight to the vital point.

"Chichi." The feeling of the dagger entering the body came. She pulled out the dagger and brought out the blood fountain. Seeing the scarlet blood splattered on the bed and the wall, Elizabeth showed a satisfied look and said: "It's just from the French Empire. You're nothing more than trash, it's not clear that dying on your bed like a dead dog is in line with your status."

"Alas." A sigh sounded in Elizabeth's ears, giving her goosebumps.The dagger in his hand was swung directly behind him, but it missed.

The voice seemed to be amused by Elizabeth's actions, coaxing her and saying: "Don't be nervous, I'm not behind you, giving you time to turn around. Now the Shadow Thorns in the Charles Empire like to comment on the target after killing people. ?"

It was a young male voice. Elizabeth frowned and turned around as he said.

"Oh, you're quite beautiful. I'm quite envious of that old guy Marek for being able to ride on a beauty like you. If it were me, even if you were cheated, I would capture you and put you in the dungeon to torture you slowly. ." The messenger whistled and joked.

"If you insult women like this, you won't be able to find a wife." Elizabeth said with a squinted smile, looking around for opportunities to escape.

The messenger waved his hand: "Don't worry, I won't talk like this to my wife. At least she doesn't have to sell her body to please an old man to obtain information."

"I didn't sell my body. That old guy, like his mercenary nephew, was just under the illusion that he had me. You men are really pathetic," Elizabeth said.

The messenger was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter: "Then Marek is really pathetic. He doesn't even know that he is in the dark when he is about to die."

"Why, he wants to join your French Empire and yearns for you so much. But you assert that his death is imminent? You are so hypocritical that it disgusts me." Elizabeth said with contempt.

The messenger waved his hand: "Don't pretend to be so righteous. Don't you also want to kill me and then kill him? Besides, there are not many small country city owners like him who want to join our great French Empire." Come. Since he yearns for it so much, doesn’t it make sense to sacrifice his humble life for the empire?”

"I'm curious why you're not in a hurry to chat with me here now. My companions have already started to take action to deal with the mercenaries you brought into the city." As expected, Elizabeth didn't mention Marek again.

The messenger even shrugged and said, "To tell you the truth, why are you still chatting with me here in no hurry? Guess why I'm not worried?"

Elizabeth frowned, realizing in the messenger's mocking eyes, and then said with a bit of horror in her tone: "Is there anything in this city that is worthy of your France dispatching 10 holy soldiers?"

The messenger raised his finger and shook it, saying: "No, no, no, you got the number wrong. Counting me, there should be a total of 11 Holy Armor soldiers, and there will be a hundred-man Imperial Guardsmen coming soon."

He smiled: "But there is something I want to thank you for. Thank you for bringing the envoys of the Golden Dynasty here. Our Holy French Empire has never heard of such an empire. And it came out of the endless forest. This It was such a pleasant surprise.”

Then the messenger took out a one-handed magic sword made of platinum magic stone and pointed it at Elizabeth: "We will accept the ancient city, and we will also accept the unheard of dynasty messengers. Pick up your weapon, Shadow Thorn. I will give it to you. A chance to resist.”

Chapter No.17: You speak nicely and I like it very much.

"It seems that you don't know everything." Elizabeth suddenly smiled charmingly after hearing this, "The Golden Dynasty will not be as friendly as you think."

The envoy asked curiously: "Why, if you want to talk to me more to delay it, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the overall situation has been decided. No matter how hard you and your companions struggle, Duogu City will definitely fall into the territory of our Holy Empire of France." . As for the Golden Dynasty you mentioned, it is just the next country to be conquered."

"Then I'll just wait for the good news." After Elizabeth's spell was completed, her voice became ethereal, and her body disappeared slowly as if she had just been in the garden.

The messenger clicked his tongue in displeasure, and split the remaining illusion with a sword: "After all that Jiji Wai Wai Wai said, why don't you still run away with your tail between your legs like a dog?"

Then he opened the window behind him, and the sunlight from outside shone in along with the cold wind.

"There is still some time before the arrival of the Empire's pioneering corps. Let me go and clean up the bugs in the city lord's mansion first."

Roland followed Ikosela and Ake and broke into the city lord's hall together.As agreed before, Farrugia and the others suddenly burst out. Robles, Amber and Kathleen raised their crossbows. Three crossbow arrows accurately took away the lives of three Marek soldiers captains. Then He overturned the table in front of him and used it as a temporary shelter to prevent crossbow arrows from coming from the opposite direction.

But in fact, the other party never expected that the distinguished guests they originally entertained would suddenly attack. When Farrugia's ruthless iron hand controlled Marek, the Lord of the City was still in a state of confusion.

It wasn't until he and the remaining guard captain who were still alive were tied up and a sharp blade was pressed against their necks that Marek said in panic: "Who are you? Don't kill me. I'll give you as much money as you want." "

"Do you think we are short of money?" Roland was originally worried, but when he saw that the guard captains were subdued without even being able to fight back, he felt that he was a little too cautious.

The army of kings that he summoned seemed to be much more powerful than those shown in the game.But that's right, after all, the soldiers in the game are just living zombies with fighting instincts, and they can't be compared with living people with the ability to think - at least living people won't stupidly stare at your shield and hit you between the buttocks.

"You, aren't you a mercenary under Regeas?" Marek recognized Roland, but was still confused. It wasn't until he discovered that Farrugia and the others were vaguely headed by Roland that he realized: "You lied I?"

Roland rolled his eyes: "I don't know how to respond to your reaction. Let me ask you first, what happened to Elizabeth? Who is she?"

"Elizabeth? Isn't she just the daughter of a down-and-out noble family?" Marek couldn't understand the current situation at all. "Do you have any grudge against Elizabeth? She is in the dungeon, just do whatever you want."

Roland realized that Marek knew nothing at all, so he said: "The guards in your dungeon were all killed by the cheap lady you picked up. Why did she and Regias say that you killed all her family members in the city?" Kill, and then send Regias to hunt down Elizabeth?”

"Where does she have family members in Duogu City? It was obviously her affair with that cheating bitch from Wellington and I found out about it, so I asked Regias to chase her." Marek spoke forcefully at this time.