Ark's Journey to the Demon God

No.17 Marquis

In the winter of 1085, Kazdare welcomed two foreigners who had a profound influence on Sakaz.

One is Kelsey. Many Sakaz people don’t know her. People only know that she was invited by Theresia to come to Kazdaele and be responsible for some medical and logistical work. In recognition of her work everywhere in Kazdaele The contribution made by the patient with Originium Disease is visible, and Her Majesty the Demon King Theresia named her a Lady. From now on, she will leave her name in the history of Sakaz.

Of course Tracy is dissatisfied, but fortunately, this time Tracy is different from the one in the original plot.

With the attitude of neighboring countries such as Victoria and Letania towards Kazdaele relatively relaxed, Tracys at this time can be said to be quite calm and rational compared to the original regent.

Therefore, although Tracy was dissatisfied, he did not have an attack after all.

As for the other one - Shen Muke, some Sakaz people already knew about him before he made his official appearance in Kazdair.

He is Agaritu, who is said to be a great warlock from Leitania. Some well-informed Sakaz know that he is the hero who overthrew the tyranny of the Witch King. This makes many Sakaz people have a different regard for him. admire.

You know, the Witch King's attitude towards the Sakaz people is not good. A hero who killed the Witch King is naturally respected by the Sakaz people.

And as Agaritu accepted the invitation of the Kazdare Military Council and officially joined the Kazdare camp, the Sakaz people's favorability towards him increased a lot.

The Sakaz people who make a living in the wilderness generally respect strength, and it is of course exciting for a person who killed the Warlock King to join their side. So after Kelsey obtained the title of Lord, Theresia and The two Tresisi brothers finally decided to give Agaritu the title of "Honorary Marquis".

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Jue, this is already a very high position. You know, he is a foreigner!

Shen Muke reluctantly accepted this favor, which was the envy of others, even though he was not interested in this title at all.

Once you get the gift, you have to work...and by giving me such a big title, isn't it because you want to tie me to the Kazdel car?

Of course, he could only say this in his own mind. On the surface, he still gave face to the Sakaz brothers and sisters.

……

In the study, Shen Muke stood in front of the mirror, checking his appearance for the last time.

Today is the day when he, the Marquis, is officially honored. The ceremony and the banquet after the ceremony have been arranged. He knows that tonight, all the Lords of the Sakaz Royal Court in Kazdaele will come, and they will come to review whether this foreigner has any This qualification holds such a high title.

"Kelsey did not receive such courtesy. Her honoring ceremony only had Theresia and some attendants, and it ended with some speeches... Sure enough, the position of Marquis is still too high. What a good Lord, although not popular, but Less trouble!"

"Mr. Agaritu, are you ready?"

The maid poked her head out from behind the door, and then her eyes lit up.

Shen Muke put on the scale armor of Fukas. He lined the gray robe and pinned the long sword engraved with the Sakaz pattern on his waist. He also refined his appearance to make his temperament look more elegant. Capable.

Shen Muke stood there, almost without speaking, just like a standard "Marquis".

"What's wrong?" Shen Muke asked softly.

"Nothing... Congratulations, Mr. Agaritu."

"Thank you."

Shen Muke nodded, and under the guidance of the maid, he came to Kazdel Hall of Valor.

Yes, his investiture ceremony was held in the Hall of Valor.

Despite his preparations, he was still surprised.

He slowly walked into the hall amidst the ancient and desolate music of Sakaz. The first thing that caught his eye was two rows of magnificent statues.

Perhaps because of the addition of spells, they were even more shocking than when they came before. Shen Muke slowly walked forward, on the throne in the center of the Hall of Heroes——

Theresia sat there calmly, gentle and genial, like a rose.

Therese stood beside her sister with a sword in hand.It seemed that no matter what time, the sword in his hand would protect his sister and everything about Sakaz.

Between the thrones, the Absolver, the Blood Demon Lord, the King of Scavengers, the Shapeshifters, the Banshee Lord, the Stonewing Demon, and the Lich were all present. Except for the Blood Demon Lord and the Sin Absolver, they were all present. Observed Shen Muke with a critical eye.

Agaritu, Letania's successor, was also the one who won Kazdel's friendship to come to Yan Country. No matter what his purpose was, he was a friend worthy of courtesy to the Sakaz people.

Shen Muke felt their will, and Brice's authority was indeed able to sense emotions.

Shen Muke felt the chaos of the Absolver, the curiosity of the Blood Demon King, the scrutiny of the Scavenger King, the indifference of the shapeshifters, the eagerness of the Banshee Lord, the calmness of the Stonewing Demon, and the Lich's expectations.

They all have their own ideas.

Shen Muke stood there calmly, waiting for Theresia.

On the throne, Theresia, with a black crown on her head, slowly stood up. The sword in her hand was drawn out, and the sharp edge was gently placed on Shen Muke's left and right shoulders, and the ancient breath rushed towards her face.

"In the name of Sakaz, in the name of Kazdel, and in the name of the Demon King, Yu Jia conferred the title of Marquis on Agaritu."

hum-

Tens of thousands of years of history have brought about swords and bloodshed, and fragments from Sakaz flashed in Shen Muke's eyes.

Sakaz, the ancient and great race; Sakaz, the weather-beaten race.

Today, Sakaz welcomed a foreign friend, who was willing to extend his hands as a symbol of friendship to Sakaz. Sakaz will remember his righteous deed, and the Sakaz people will always remember his name.

Honorary Marquis of Sakaz, Agaritu.

Shen Muke slowly turned around and looked outside the Hall of Heroes——

That was almost all the Sakaz people in Kazdale. They also looked in the direction of the Hall of Valor and saluted their friends.

call--

The divinity evoked the breeze and blew through all parts of Kazdaele. Shen Muke introduced himself to the Sakaz people in this way, letting the conservative and discriminatory Sakaz people on this land know that their race is not alone on the earth. abandoned son.

……

After the short honoring ceremony, there was a carnival no less than that of the Requiem Festival. Even Shen Muke did not expect that his role would be so great. This wave aroused the emotions of the entire Kazdaele and gave everyone a different harvest. of joy.

At the banquet, the Blood Demon King and the Banshee Lord came to toast him with wine glasses.

The former is curious about his abilities, while the latter...

Seeing the flames in the Banshee Lord's eyes that were about to burst out, Shen Muke knew that he might be in trouble.

"Marquis Agaritu? I heard that you killed the Witch King? How? Can you tell me? You know, my tribe is also good at magic, but our schools are different... I heard You said that your spells are very similar to those of the Witch King, both relying on music? We are not like that. Banshee is better at gaining power from words and language. I am actually curious about what music's spells are like...so can..."

"Madam, madam..." Shen Muke

He waved his hands repeatedly, pressed his fingers against the bone pen in the Banshee Lord's hand, and said in a confused voice: "Madam, I understand your curiosity about my magic, but I think it is not the time for us to compare our skills... later, later We have plenty of opportunities.”

"That's nice to say." The Lord of the Banshee rolled her eyes, pointed at the other Lord of the Royal Court in the distance and said: "That guy from the Great Lich has used the same reason to prevaricate me many times, and every time he said that he was not free. Why did you learn so badly when you first came here?"

Is this what the Banshee Lord is like?

Your Majesty the Great Lich, you have suffered!

"Okay, okay, you two, let our friends enjoy the wonderful banquet first."

Tracy showed up at the right time to smooth things over.

"Hey... Your Highness, you are so boring."

The Banshee Lord shook her head and slowly moved away from Shen Muke.

Tracy clinked glasses with Shen Muke and explained: "Don't be nervous, Marquis, the big banshee is always like this."

"It's okay, Your Highness, I never thought I was so popular." Shen Muke said with a smile.

"You are Sakaz's friend and a strong man, so you should be like this." Tracy said with a smile: "Speaking of it, I am still a little surprised that you accepted my invitation. I thought your hesitation meant rejection."

"Your Highness, you are actually right." Shen Muke said calmly: "At the beginning, I wanted to refuse."

"So, what made you change your mind?" Traces asked curiously.

"Maybe it's a vision..." Shen Muke's eyes were calm. He thought of the old blind man again and the Sakaz people in the wilderness.

He replied: "I just hope that the Sakaz people can have a better future, that's all."

"...Marquis, your vision is really something that the Sakaz family has been asking for for hundreds of years."

Chapter 18 Increase revenue and reduce expenditure

"So everyone, let's get started with today's meeting."

Tracy sat at the head of the military committee. In the conference room, the Blood Demon Lord and other heads of the royal court were all present. Today, there was a new person in the conference room——

The newly promoted Marquis of Agaritu.

Shen Muke sat quietly in the corner. Because it was his first time to participate in such a meeting, he chose to remain silent and low-key.

Of course, he was not the only one who remained silent. A group of shapeshifters were sitting next to him. The Lord of the Royal Court, who was obviously the oldest but looked the youngest, was sitting next to Shen Muke. He just looked at him expressionlessly. His fingers looked like he was autistic and fearful.

Are you thinking about your long life again?

Of course Shen Muke couldn't see through the thoughts of the group of shape-shifters, but Shen Muke couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the plot where he was killed by Li Gou Sheng's verbal abuse.

You're a pretty good kid, why do you have to be so serious with yourself?

The group of shapeshifters noticed Shen Muke's gaze. He turned his head and whispered: "Eh? Marquis, are you looking at us?"

"Ah? It's nothing." Shen Muke shook his head.

"Lie, your expression betrays you." The shapeshifter group shook its head and said: "Your expression is too rich."

"Really?" Shen Muke shrugged, then pointed at his face and said, "Will you look at it now?"

"Uh-huh?"

Under the surprised gaze of the shapeshifters, Shen Muke's facial features changed rapidly, and gradually turned into another look, one that the shapeshifters didn't recognize.

"Are you...deformed? How could you..."

"This? It's considered authority."

"There is also this...this is really interesting..."

Whoa, whoa, whoa! !

As if being caught by the class teacher while chatting in class, Traces coughed twice, interrupting the whispers between Shen Muke and the group of shapeshifters.

"Let me tell you, you two, we are in a meeting now, so please be quiet." The Lord of the Banshee said helplessly, holding her forehead.

The Blood Demon Lord shook the wine glass in his hand and said with a teasing smile: "It seems that our Marquis can easily integrate into our team~"

"You have your say, and we can't get in the way." The group of shapeshifters glared at the Blood Demon King with dissatisfaction, and said: "Your Highness Traces, our attitude here is still the same as before, no matter what If there are any tasks that need us to complete, we can carry them out unconditionally. As for those trivial things... we are not good at it, so we leave it to you."

"I understand, shapeshifters." Traces nodded and said, "So, regarding the logistics budget issue just now, does our new Marquis have any opinions?"

Mentioned me?

Shen Muke lowered his head subconsciously. Although he was distracted for a while, he was not completely out of state.

Shen Muke looked at the document in front of him, which listed various military salary budgets for the coming year for the Kazdaele Military Council and all the legions controlled by Her Highness Theresia, including combat equipment, food, medicine, fuel, etc. Demand, of course, as well as future salaries to the legions and pensions for fallen soldiers, all need to be considered by those in power.

Looking at the almost horrific data above, Shen Muke couldn't help but shake his head.

Good guy, this is even poorer than the Letania he just took over...

When he took over Leitania under the Witch King, budget problems had troubled him for a while.

, but fortunately, although Letania is poorly managed by the Witch King, fortunately, the level of money-making by the electors is still online.

Although the people were completely poor, after he eliminated the electors, he still filled the treasury.

With this little family fortune, he can stabilize Letania, and even have Fuyu and Dayan discuss the food issue.

But now, when seeing Kazdel's situation, Shen Muke couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Look, what are these? Dozens of demands are written with temporary debts behind them. This is just the money to support the army. After excluding the expenses of the army, Kazdaele can't even provide food for this winter. Shen Muke I finally know why the two of them ate so much that day when they were having dinner with Tracys and the Blood Demon King. It turns out that these two men, who stand at the top of Kazdaele's power and strength, haven't eaten so "richly" for more than a month. for lunch.

During this period, the Blood Demon Lord was drinking the blood of prey that he had hunted in the wilderness, which showed how serious Kazdaele's situation had become.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the cup of blood in the Lord’s hand. After holding the cup for several hours, Shen Muke never saw the Blood Demon Lord drink from it. He had to take care of the matter of looking at the plum to quench his thirst.

"Your Highness, I do have some opinions." Shen Muke said helplessly.

have opinions?It’s good to have opinions!

Traces said: "Tell me your opinion, Marquis."

“I have only one opinion, Your Highness, it’s time for Kazdaele to disarm.”

disarmament?

The faces of the Lords of the Royal Court gradually solidified, and they looked at Tracys. However, Tracys' expression remained unchanged. He just replied calmly: "Tell me the reason?"

"It's very simple, Your Highness." Shen Muke spread his hands and said: "We can't provide that much material to the army, and Kazdaele's current army is all professional. They don't produce, they just consume resources. , all the resources they need are placed on the workers in the factory... and even if the workers are exhausted, they cannot supply a similar number of soldiers."

"Your Highness, I have inspected the military camp in the past two days. Many people in our army have certain skills. They are obviously more suitable to be workers than soldiers. Why not lay off this group of soldiers and let them go?" What about production?"

Silence, terrible silence.