Chapter 959 Reunion
Three minutes ago, they were enemies fighting to the death, but three minutes later, they sat at a table. They were still hostile to each other, but they would not argue again.
This kind of situation often happens in Young and Dangerous movies - the boss makes peace.
Ji Xing did not make peace with them, but he was the boss, and Furumura Shinji and the other two were very sensible. They knew that this was a person who had a conflict with the Empire and they could not afford to offend.
Even the mission target was not hidden. They explained everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans. Ji Xing said with a smile: "This is really a coincidence."
He does have divination skills. It is not difficult to grasp the action of the Empire, but he has never calculated this time to come here for a "tour".
It was Luminas who gave Ji Xing an invitation letter to the magic tower, saying that there might be something that Ji Xing was interested in, so Ji Xing came here. Of course, he could see that Luminas did not seem to have good intentions, but he didn't care much.
It has been two days since he arrived at this city of sages. He was thinking that Markshuya, a small country with few people to begin with, had lost most of its adventurers due to Tempest, and its economy was declining. Should he open a Pinhai Building to help it?
Unexpectedly, he encountered this new thing.
"Just the three of you?" Ji Xing asked.
Shinji answered without hesitation: "There are also Grandpa Gadora and two people whose identities are unknown. We guess... maybe a single digit."
Shen Longxing added: "They should be in the palace now. Calculating the time, they should have controlled the king and are waiting for our reply. If time passes, they may..."
Silas was anxious: "You also attacked my father?! Attacking the king of a country, do you know what crime it is?!"
Shinji and the other two looked at him like a fool.
Silas was also so anxious that he almost forgot that this was the Eastern Empire's war of aggression.
He stood up and wanted to go back to the palace, but he stopped just after taking half a step. The strongest swordsman Grave was still lying there. The imperial masters who went to the palace would only be stronger than these three guys.
He couldn't do anything.
So he could only look at Ji Xing expectantly. Ji Xing asked him, "Your name is Silas?"
Silas was stunned: "...Yes."
"This is also fate."
...
On the other side, in the palace.
"If you want to teleport, you can set it up in the Sage Square. I will let the guards temporarily close the nearby blocks on the grounds of expanding the square."
The king, who seemed to have accepted his fate, said hoarsely, "But 700,000 people is too exaggerated. Markusia is just a small country with a population of more than one million. The residents of the Sage City are less than 10,000. It is impossible to afford the food and accommodation of 700,000 people."
"You don't need to consider this kind of thing. You just need to cooperate with the empire and don't let any news leak out before the teleportation magic circle is actually arranged." Bonnie said indifferently.
"On the other hand, if any news leaks out..." Qiu snorted coldly. He didn't say the follow-up content, but it was already clear.
The king nodded sullenly, hiding the trace of emotion in his eyes. If there is a choice, which king of a country is willing to be inferior to others?
The magic tower is a historical legacy. He and this country are powerless to resist, but that does not prevent him from being the king. However, if he surrenders to the empire, he will only have a nominal title as the king and no real authority at all. Moreover, in the midst of the great war between the East and the West, a small country like his can be defeated by any demon king.
There is still a chance...
The person he used to hate has now become his hope, until he saw a strange and strong white-haired old man and a man walking in side by side.
He was stunned, and the light hidden in his eyes dimmed suddenly.
The old man was naturally Gadora.
The man walking beside him was wearing clothes with exquisite texture and elegant workmanship. At first glance, he had no special features. The smile on his face seemed to be pasted on, and he held a magic wand.
At the same time, the crown prince Helios, who turned his head when he heard the footsteps, also saw the man and said with wide eyes: "Viscount Alish, hurry..."
That was his confidant, his follower, and the two even went to school together, so he wanted to ask for help, but soon found something wrong.
Alish was too calm.
Facing the fallen guards, he showed no surprise, and even his smile remained the same.
The king's difficult voice came: "Ah, Lord Alish? Have the three wise men also agreed to cooperate with the empire?"
There are three wise men in the magic tower, who are powerful demons who truly control the country. Two of them are secluded, and only Alish is active in the kingdom in disguise. The follower classmate of the crown prince? When the current king was young, he also thought that Alish was his follower and classmate!
This cycle has continued for countless times. Alish smiled faintly: "We and Master Gadora are old friends who have heard of each other's names for a long time but have never met. This time we hit it off and had a good chat. We decided to help the Eastern Empire."
The king was silent: "I know, Lord Alish, please arrange it!"
He completely extinguished the desire to resist. Alish looked at Bonnie and Qiu, nodded and exclaimed: "Is this the single digit of the legendary Eastern Empire? It is well-deserved."
Bonnie and Qiu also observed him.
According to the Empire's data, the Three Sages of the Demon Tower in this kingdom are demons from the same era as Luminas. They are all capable of awakening to the level of Demon Lord. They were the ones who failed in their fight with Luminas for hegemony over the West, but they can basically be considered equal to her.
The existence of the three wise men is also one of the reasons why the Empire chose Markshuya among these coastal small countries. They are worth fighting for, or guys worth using.
It is indeed very dangerous.
Giving such an evaluation in their hearts, they greeted: "Hello, what's your name?"
Alish smiled and said: "Just call me Viscount Alish, how about the two of you?"
"Bonnie."
"Qiu."
Seeing that they had introduced each other, Gadora asked: "Haven't Shinji and the others come back yet?"
Bonnie nodded: "A little late."
"These three little guys, won't go wrong with such a small matter?" Gadora shook his head and said: "Does the great prince named Silas have any secret guards around him?"
The king knew he was asking him, and replied: "Greve is my Knight Commander..."
"Just the A-level swordsman?" Gadora didn't care, as if the A-level, which is considered a master in the world, was not worth mentioning.
"Maybe he forgot the time while playing. How unbecoming! Do I have to go and urge him?" Gadora muttered, his ears pricked up, and he turned around and smiled, "Here I am."
Everyone's eyes gathered at the door, and sure enough, a young man ran in in a panic a few seconds later, looking around and saying, "Father!"
"Silas, are you okay?!" The king also stood up nervously.
Is this the eldest prince Silas?
Gadora was about to scold Shinji and the other two who came in later, when he saw another strange figure walking in front of Shinji and the other two. The three of them looked like thieves, looking into his eyes, and smiled bitterly. Shinji even blinked his eyes, as if giving some hints.
Gadora was stunned, and his heart beat violently.
Bonnie and Qiu opened their eyes as wide as they could in an instant, and said in disbelief, "Skill merchant?!"
Why is it you again? ! How can I see you even when I am carrying out a mission in such a ghost place? !
Both of them felt that they were hallucinating for a moment, but the smile on the face of the person waving his hand opposite could not be faked: "It's you again. Shinji and the others said that the leaders were two single-digit people, so I guessed that it was you."
This made Shinji and the other two "sell out", and they didn't have any luck. They quietly turned from behind Ji Xing and stood against the wall in the corner.
Shinji also spread his hands to Gadora and made a face, indicating that he really couldn't do anything.
Gadora came back to his senses at this time, and his old face twitched. Ji Xing, a skilled merchant, was the strongest human being who even the marshal had defeated once. In order to avoid him, the empire began to play tricks and secretly control such a small country, but it still ran into him?
Damn it, this is targeted.
He felt that today was not a good day, so he raised his guard and said, "I am Gadora, may I ask if the skill merchant is going to interfere in the empire's military affairs?"
"Yes." Ji Xing's words made Gadora feel depressed, but the following sentence made Gadora feel helpless-"It is not decent for the great empire to bully such a small country. You should change your target and attack Tempest. I will not interfere in attacking Tempest, but not here."
"......?"
Bonnie and Qiu originally thought that they would have a fierce battle with the skill merchant this time, and obvious question marks appeared in their heads when they heard it.
At the same time, the king who had figured out the situation suddenly had hope in his heart, but a clear voice sounded at this time.
"I am so disappointed."
It was Alish. He tapped the ground with his staff and smiled at Ji Xing: "Dragon species are invincible. This is an absolute truth. I have heard rumors that you defeated the Burning Dragon, but I think you must have used special means.
You should know this best. Of course, I don't deny your strength, but do you know what you are facing? Facing six "demon kings" at the same time in the area covered by the magic tower?!"
Bonnie, Qiu, Gadora, plus the three sages, this is how he calculated.
Bonnie and Qiu were stunned and looked at each other, and some ideas came to their minds. Now there is no Demon King Rimuru around the skill merchant, and Demon King Shivana seems to be gone, only him?
Maybe it's true...
"It's five." Ji Xing's voice interrupted their fantasy.
How can it be five...Alish, who wanted to respond with a humming laugh, paused, and a creepy feeling rose. As a "fire spirit", he instantly returned to his original form, and the raging flames around him burned his clothes, and brown horns protruded from his forehead.
But this didn't change anything.
Seeing nothing, not prepared for anything, his eyes rolled back, and he fell backwards with his head raised!
Ji Xing still stood there without moving, just looking at Bonnie and Qiu. They also didn't see anything, and they were deeply afraid. What was that? Soul shock? The skill merchant just glanced at that guy!
There was a dead silence in the hall. Silas and the king looked at the fallen Alis in amazement... Is he dead?
This lasted for more than ten seconds.
"Hahahahaha..." Gadora's laughter broke the silence: "There are four. The old man is not good at fighting. I am only responsible for setting up magic circles."
He stepped aside and signaled Ji Xing to find Bonnie and Qiu if he had anything to do. Shinji and the other two, who were watching from the corner, couldn't help but look at each other. Yes, it was something that an old man could do.
Bonnie and Qiu were silent.
They wanted to cry because they had been looking forward to the mission for a year, but they met again after a year.
A short update... The updates in June will be more casual. I will prepare the content of the final volume and deal with some personal matters. You can all stay tuned.