As the most chaotic area in the Old World, the Middle Kingdom, which has been in war all year round, has never lacked dramas such as betrayal and betrayal. Knights betrayed lords, lords betrayed kings, and kings betrayed their subjects. There are countless such things. The great writer Mikai once said

The Middle Kingdom has been described as a place of dirty souls more than once, and it is believed that as long as one enters the Middle Kingdom, even if he only takes one step forward and then steps back, his soul will also be tainted by this dirty land.

There is still no unified explanation for why the Middle Kingdom has never stopped fighting and a unified kingdom has never emerged. The only explanation recognized by most scholars is that the church is unwilling.

The church mentioned here does not only refer to the True God Church, but even the shady Evil God Church is completely consistent with the True God Church in its treatment of the Middle Kingdom region.

Throughout the history of the Middle Kingdom region, every time a powerful force appears in this region, there will be betrayers among this force. Some of these betrayers directly kill the leader of the force, and some are killed at a critical moment.

In sexual wars, betraying the position of leader to the enemy, etc., if you investigate carefully, it is not difficult to find that these betrayers, without exception, have more or less connections with the Church of True God and the Church of Evil God.

The Middle Kingdom that almost unified the region was due to the appearance of betrayers, and the king was attacked and killed. This situation started from the earliest people settling in the Middle Kingdom area, and it still exists today. People living in the area, or

People who come to this area to make a living have long been accustomed to this kind of thing. If there are no accidents, this situation will continue until the world is destroyed, maybe it will stop.

However, with the emergence of Lord Protector Barbarissa, the situation seems to be improving.

In the areas controlled by Barbarissa, fairness, justice, integrity, and loyalty have become the core moral standards. Almost all nobles, knights and civilians in the areas controlled by Barbarissa follow this moral code, especially Barbarissa.

Barbarissa's subordinates even regarded this arriving code as an oracle-like existence. For a long time, random betrayals like those in other areas almost never happened again. This made Barbarissa's territory become the center of the central government.

The aliens in the kingdom area.

The reason why Barbarissa's territory has such an astonishing performance is entirely because Barbarissa himself has taken a good lead.

When Barbarissa had taken control of the most powerful legion in the Middle Kingdom, everyone thought that Barbarissa would, like other careerists in the Middle Kingdom, kill his nominal king and become the new king of his region.

king.

But what surprised everyone was that he didn't do that. Instead, he still respected the king and erected a huge stone outside the king's castle and engraved an article called the Code of Justice, explaining

With his moral thoughts in mind, he disbanded most of his troops on the spot, leaving only a knightly order and returned to his own territory.

It was precisely because of this amazing move that he gained the king's absolute trust. In subsequent wars with other countries, he also received the king's absolute support. After his achievements reached a certain level, he was crowned the Protector of the Country by the king.

The title of Saint enjoys the same rights as a king. At the same time, he was also given the extremely special title of Saint by the True God Church, which established his special status in the Middle Kingdom.

As a role model, his subordinates are also extremely loyal to him. On more than one occasion, some people tried to bribe his subordinates with large sums of money, but they all failed.

This moral code has even spread to the people and affected other ordinary people in the Barbarissa territory. This has made the Barbarissa area the most morally behaved area in the Middle Kingdom. Even other areas in the Old Continent can

In terms of moral behavior, there has never been anything comparable to that of Barbarissa.

It is precisely because the people here have extremely high moral standards, and the Barbarissa territory happens to include two large rivers at the same time, with extremely convenient water network transportation, that makes people from the Middle Kingdom more willing to come here to visit

For all kinds of transactions, this place has also become the first choice for all types of negotiations in the Middle Kingdom.

However, this completely abnormal righteous environment in the Middle Kingdom has cracks, and the emergence of this crack is very likely to affect the special status and status of the entire Barbarissa territory.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it was just that the steward of a small property under the name of Grand Duke Barbarissa betrayed Grand Duke Barbarissa's trust, sold all the goods in that property at a low price, swept away all the cash, and fled.

In the Middle Kingdom, these losses are simply a drop in the bucket compared to the huge assets of Grand Duke Barbarisa.

But in the eyes of those who are interested, the profound meaning of this betrayal is extremely unusual, because the steward who betrayed Grand Duke Barbarissa was a member of the Knights of the Guards of Grand Duke Barbarissa during the war, and the Knights of the Guards were

He is regarded as the most loyal subordinate of Grand Duke Barbarissa. When danger comes, every knight will die for Grand Duke Barbarissa without hesitation. However, such a loyal representative betrayed Grand Duke Barbarissa.

, what about Barbarissa's other subordinates? Is their loyalty still as unbreakable as before, or have they been corrupted like this knight of the Knights of the Guards?

The Barbarissa Territory is the only neutral zone in the Middle Kingdom. Any changes will affect the hearts of many people. Therefore, when the news of the betrayer spread, all forces in the Middle Kingdom sent people overtly and covertly.

He went to the Barbarissa territory to inquire about information, and even the True God Church sent people over to observe the subsequent changes.

This unexpected incident also forced Barbarissa to abandon the previously planned travel plan and stay in the territory honestly, meeting with his men, appeasing their emotions, and at the same time strengthening their loyalty.

Barbarissa knew very well that the reason why his men did not have betrayers from time to time like other forces, was not only because he had a reputation and status that others could not obtain, but more importantly, his ability could help him

Win people's hearts.

Affinity is one of Barbarissa's special abilities. As long as you get along with Barbarissa for a long time, those who come into contact will naturally be affected by this silent affinity, making the other person your best friend who will never betray you.

Friends.

However, this ability also has a flaw, that is, it has a duration. Once the time is up, the person affected by the affinity will gradually return to normal, and will eventually be completely unaffected.

Barbarissa is also very aware of the shortcomings of his ability, so he will gather with his cronies and some important subordinates from time to time, and complete the reinforcement of loyalty in the hearts of these people during the gathering.

However, because there had been no accidents all year round, Barbarissa was a little lax. In addition, this trip was to the New World, and the return to the Middle Kingdom took much longer than expected. In the end, there was no time to strengthen the loyalty of his men.

As a result, one of them got rid of his mental control and became a traitor.

Therefore, after learning about the situation, Barbarissa immediately summoned the officers of his knights and regiments to come to his castle for a gathering to strengthen the loyalty of these people.

In his opinion, it is not a big deal if there are problems with the management of those industries. It is just a loss of money. As long as he still has an extremely loyal army in his hands, no matter how big the turmoil is, it is impossible to occur in his territory.

However, even if Barbarissa reacted promptly after the incident and did the most correct thing, the turmoil caused by the betrayer would not change because of his correct decision, because more people hope that this turmoil can

Expand, preferably to a point that the Barbarissa territory cannot bear. Such a stable, safe and neutral area does not meet their expectations.

When Leo came to Barbarissa's territory, he just got off the boat when he saw two groups of people who looked like porters gathered at the entrance of the warehouse at the dock to fight. The fight was so fierce that more than a dozen people were already lying on the ground, alive and dead.

Unknown, others still have no plans to stop.

Although the security personnel at the dock had received the news and arrived nearby before the porters took action, they had no intention of stepping forward to stop these people from fighting. Instead, they stood far away and watched what happened like ordinary people.

After seeing this scene, Leo felt a little weird, because the information he obtained through other channels related to the security of the Barbarissa territory was full of praise, but now seeing this scene on the dock, it is obvious that here

The actual situation is extremely inconsistent with what I saw.

This was just the beginning. On his way to the hotel closest to the pier, Leo encountered four more fights between different forces. Without exception, the situation was the same as at the pier. The security officers arrived at the scene, but did nothing. Waiting

After these people are finished fighting, clean up the mess.

What's even more interesting is that there were so many armed fights in the city, but the residents living in this inland port city did not show the slightest disgust. Instead, they turned into bystanders and watched with relish these people fighting in front of them.

, and those who were in the middle of the fighting were also careful to avoid ordinary people on the street, as if these people had bombs planted in them that would explode at the slightest touch.

Soon Leo knew the reason. He saw that the two fighting forces accidentally involved a bystander in the fight, causing the bystander to be seriously injured and fell to the ground. Seeing this scene, the fighting parties stopped instantly.

After they got down, they heard the sound of rapid horse hooves coming from the end of the street, and then saw a knight composed of ten people, fully armed, rushing in front of them.

At this moment, both parties in the fight chose the same surrender action. Then the team of knights took away the injured and some people led by the two forces. The remaining people who saw the leader were all taken away. Naturally, there was no need.

The fighting continued, so they dispersed, and the street quickly returned to calm.

This abnormal phenomenon was naturally remembered by Leo, so after he checked into a large suite in the hotel, he immediately asked the hotel attendant who was carrying the luggage what happened just now.

"Is this your first time coming to our place?" The attendant asked rhetorically without answering directly.

"Is the image of a foreigner obvious?" Leo looked at his clothes and asked.

"No, it has nothing to do with your appearance." The attendant shook his head and said, "If you were a local, you wouldn't ask such a question at all." After saying that, he sighed and said, "There is some chaos in the city now.

, many forces that had gotten along well with each other inexplicably disliked each other, and then organized people to attack each other on the streets. At first, the knights from the public security station would intervene in these fights, but because they happened too many times,

, and the locations are too scattered, so as long as the fight between these forces does not affect us ordinary people, they will not take action to quell this fight."

After hearing the hotel attendant's explanation, Leo couldn't help but frown. He felt that the deeper meaning was not as simple as the attendant saw. This was obviously a test, a way to test the bottom line of the security forces in the territory's towns, and now the town's

The knights who went to the police station seemed to have made the worst choice.

Leo did not dwell on this issue and asked another question, "If I want to purchase rare ores and gems, who should I find in the town?"

The attendant immediately gave several names, two of which Leo had also heard of. They were the top ore merchant guilds in the Old Continent.

Leo then asked about the addresses of these chambers of commerce in the town. After getting the answers, he gave the attendant some money and asked the attendant to leave. When giving the tip, Leo deliberately revealed some gems in his pocket.

Let the attendants see it, and I believe that it won't be long before the fact that he is carrying an extremely valuable gem will get to the ears of various forces in the town.

However, what surprised Leo was that he did not wait for those forces to send people to test his details, nor did he have time to go to the ore chambers to discuss the ore collection. Instead, on the night he entered the hotel, he saw the secret

Barbarissa came to the hotel to meet him.

"How did you know my whereabouts? Mr. Barbarissa." In the hotel room, Leo looked at Barbarissa who was a little nervous outside the door. He did not let him in immediately, but was very serious.

asked.

Barbarissa explained seriously: "With your current status, there are many people watching you, and you have come to this particularly sensitive Middle Kingdom area, so the moment you set foot in the Middle Kingdom territory, and

Your relevant information has been sent to the most powerful people in the Middle Kingdom, and I naturally have a copy. When you chose to take the boat, I guessed that you would come to this port town, so
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