Chapter 376 The Second Stage of the Royal Capital Raiders
The purpose of developing the "Royal Capital Plot" is far from simply cultivating a Da Si Ji. Strictly speaking, Da Si Ji only accounts for a very small part of Liu Yifei's overall strategy of opening up the situation in Standwick.
A small part... called Shunshou~
Now that I have been an "instructor" for some time, Liu Yifei and his entire team have been doing daily plot work for a few weeks, but from the perspective of NPCs, these few months have passed by in a hurry.
During these "several months", Liu Yifei "played" a strict but fair, accessible and interesting role in front of others, and quickly integrated into the environment around the guardhouse——
When training the guards, his requirements were so high and the intensity was so great that even these regular soldiers with average first-level strength, who were worthy of a fight, couldn't bear it. When he became selfless, he "squeezed" all the guards every day like a black-faced god.
Potential, but also need to be fed with "iron fist care" every day...
For them, every once in a while when the new instructor returns to the escort, it is as joyful and happy as a New Year!
If it weren't for the inexplicable pressure from higher-ups behind this whole thing, which does not allow any on-duty guard to leave or be absent from work, in these hard days like these recently, I'm afraid some people would try their best to leave this guard house, or even
Even if you completely give up your identity as a royal guard, you won’t hesitate!
It's just that after enduring such hellish "torture", the strength of the dozens of guards in the entire guard has also increased significantly. At least, the formal guards currently in the guard can be regarded as a true collective.
They have broken through the first-level strength standard, and some of them are even approaching the second-level threshold step by step...
This may be the only comfort for these guard members during this hellish and terrifying time, right?
What made a few guards a little surprised was that during this period of time, instructor Geralt did not treat the noble young masters in the team differently. Whether it was training or punishment, everyone treated them equally. Invisibly, they treated them equally.
It also allowed Geralt to gain some praise in the hearts of a few soldiers...
As for the traders and minor nobles around the guardhouse, they were even more "full of praise" for Geralt!
At first, everyone thought that this "adult" might not be easy to get along with, or they were worried that he was too greedy... But after getting in touch with him, everyone suddenly discovered that instructor Geralt was actually quite "observant of the rules"!
He never pretended to refuse the "filial piety" that came to his lips. He explained things clearly and listed the numbers clearly. As long as there were no particularly serious problems, he would "let them go". All he wanted was for the surroundings to be in order.
Don't create any unsightly mess.
And apart from "talking about things", this instructor is easier to get along with - I haven't seen him training on weekdays, and he doesn't even chase away the untouchables who come around to watch the fun? This is simply a great kindness.
ah!
In addition, in addition to normal "filial piety", whether it is himself or the guards under his command, Instructor Geralt will never do anything to harm anyone or exploit others. However, this is worse than the former captain of the guard station.
There are too many "incorruptible" people...
Of course, the above "image" is only the public persona. "Privately", faced with the temptations gradually put out by various parties during this period, Liu Yifei strangely rejected them all, including even Feiza.
All invitations to dances from the Te family were rejected out of hand!
You must know that although the Feizat family is not a powerful middle-class noble, they can be regarded as a powerful and wealthy young noble in Standwick City. Because they have many business projects and have a lot of connections, they have even more powerful people behind them.
There are some looming big figures...
In the past few months, the surrounding people and businessmen have been watching the newly appointed instructor with fear, and how could many people in the capital dare to relax their attention to this "super new star"?
After all, the "Rebellion in the Royal Capital" happened not long ago. In just two days, news of the riot was even uploaded to the Holy See! Even His Majesty the Great King knew Geralt's name, and it was even rumored
He gave the other party a series of "genius" names, and finally made the other party walk out of the royal secret prison with all his hair and tail...
The more inside information about the "riot" that day spreads, the more "energy" Geralt has become that no one can ignore. Even a series of powerful officials in the royal capital are maintaining their suspicion of this "soldier"
I really want to know what the purpose of this guy's last inexplicable request for "instructor" is. After all, compared with the "instructor" in a small guard station in the city guard, is it possible that "the genius of the Kingdom Guard is training
Isn’t it nice to be a student?!
After noticing a series of "tacit understandings" developed between Geralt and the surrounding low-level small businessmen, a small number of brainless idiots in the city thought they had grasped the "soldier's" "little idea" of making money.
After all, this is not that unusual - even the generals and non-commissioned officers who guard one side will try their best to collect money and treasures. It is not a big deal for this "genius soldier" who is said to have a very good brain to awaken similar thoughts in advance.
Right?
In order to cater to their interests, there are naturally many more powerful trading houses, small and medium-sized nobles, etc. who send greetings, invitations and even more direct "greetings" for various reasons...
But something strange happened!
Geralt, who seemed to be "all-in" before, has now become "tight"!
No matter what the purpose or intention is to consolidate his power, as long as his property is not within the other party's small jurisdiction, there is nothing that requires him to do anything within the rules. It is purely a gift and a pure friendship.
They all refused and were sent back on the grounds that they were "busy with business"!
Hey~~This person is really...
It’s easy to put away those loose coins, but how come he doesn’t want the serious benefits that come to his door for free???
This abnormal move caught all the powerful people in the city off guard, and for a moment they couldn't understand Geralt - in their minds, who would go to a small place for the sake of his identity as the security captain?
Flatter him? After all, is it the future general from the Guards that they want to make friends with and invest in?!
Judging from the various gossips they learned, if Geralt cannot reach the rank of general in the future, his talent will be wasted!
But no matter how enthusiastic these people were and how much money they gave out, Liu Yifei didn't show up at all and just slapped a bowl of rejection in their faces - Mr. Crocker of the Faizat family was the most angry!
Because in the previous "riot", he was the "culprit" who opposed the other party. The family behind him was only afraid that the other party would hold a grudge. At first, they were even worried that the instructor Geralt would assassinate them in the name of "official business".
The third young master...
Later, in order to ease the relationship with the other party, the Feizat family was also the most prestigious and powerful among the nobles of the royal capital who had to flatter each other. Other nobles of similar rank, after discovering the strange behavior of the other party, they all stopped and continued.
Observation, at least you should understand what the person you want to curry favor with~
But the Feizat family was originally the "enemy" of each other. Although there are no eternal enemies among nobles... But they couldn't help but feel guilty about being thieves!
Therefore, even though Geralt rejected Crocker's "hints" in various ways more than once, they repeatedly asked Crocker to try again with a closer identity...
Try again...try again...
Crocker actually hated it to death!
There is obviously not much age difference between him and the other party, and he is even a little older, but it doesn't matter that he is far different from the other party in terms of strength. Now he has to lower his face and keep trying to curry favor with the other party... And the key is that the other party actually doesn't give him anything at all.
face!
In just a few months, I have rejected him seven or eight times!
Even his excuse that the clan girl at home wanted to "get to know" him was ignored by Geralt with a roll of his eyes...
That humiliation~~~
So much so that Crocker lost his temper more than once after returning home from work, and he was on the verge of complying with the family's unreasonable demands to continue to embarrass himself!
But it was at this stall that for no reason, instructor Geralt suddenly made a series of ridiculous and bizarre decisions on this day - not only did he force all the actual responsibilities of the "instructor" onto the "connected person" Dasji
”, and even spent his own money to rent several sets of magic forges on the market and set them up in the small yard that had been tidied up behind the guardhouse.
Who is a capable person in the capital today who doesn't know that this "super newcomer" named Geralt is said to be a "master blacksmith" who can forge rare and powerful weapons?
And Geralt's movements had no intention of avoiding people, so almost on the day when the magic forge was ignited with magic flames, the noble young men in the guardhouse, including Crocker, were already carefully "watching" this person.
This "instructor" is so imaginative in what he does that it makes people confused. Let's see what he wants to do~
What does Liu Yifei want to do?
He naturally plans to continue to deepen the next stage of the "King's Capital Strategy"... and start to improve his forging level by the way!
"Magic Seal Swordsman" is a special and powerful set of sword skills. Its most special feature is that it can use the combination of equipment and foreign objects to turn a "pure kitchen knife" warrior who is originally unable to master magic power into a certain level of swordsmanship.
The "Magic Warrior" with magical lethality!
And even if we put aside those specially developed martial arts that increase combat power, the power of pure foreign equipment can still exert a small part of the power of the "Sword of the Demonic Seal" - but this "Sword of the Demonic Seal" can also only
It can be created by Liu Yifei himself~
Liu Yifei has no pressure at all in basic blacksmithing, but "engraving magic patterns" is a serious and delicate work of craftsmanship. Liu Yifei, a parallel import blacksmith who is extremely "scientific", can't he practice his skills well?
Don't worry, if you have learned the martial arts in swordsmanship but are not ready yet, then the joke will be too big...
After a day of "dinging bells" and metal collisions, a large group of guards finally rushed into the backyard of the guardhouse with their extremely tired bodies after the training. They saw a row of people.
Small twenty is a sharp and exquisite standard one-handed sword!
Hiss~~~
At that moment, countless low-level guards who didn't know their "instructor" very well all gasped!
Look at the neat and uniform styles of those one-handed swords, the detailed carvings that look like phantoms, and the traces of water on the swords that have not yet been tempered...
Could it be said that so many swords were forged by their instructor in one day???
But...but how is this possible?!
Such "miracles", in the eyes of Crocker and other young masters' "eyes", have become excellent props to highlight Geralt's terrifying talent - yes, they all more or less came from their respective families.
I learned about Geralt's "terrible name" from his elders... However, as the saying goes, a sight is better than a hundred hearings~
To them, such an unbelievable "legend" is impossible for them to be created by a young man of about the same age as them.
Whether it is a master of martial arts, a master of forging, or a master of alchemy, which one of these does not require a person with considerable knowledge and skills to invest a huge amount of energy and time, and be able to achieve it with considerable talent?
But what about Geralt?
Not only does he "wear multiple hats"... but what's even more outrageous is that he actually has absolutely powerful and amazing fighting power!!!
This... all of them are different. Even if he started studying and training hard from his mother's womb, he is not something ordinary people can achieve at his age. But how could he do it all by himself!!?
While watching the other party wiping his hands and sweating, and looking at his "work" with some "dissatisfaction", at this moment, many noble young men, including Crocker, couldn't help but sigh - and this number
Compared with their peers who are absolutely "monsters", their little strength derived from family protection is really embarrassing...
But Liu Yifei doesn’t care about this~
After sweeping away the amazed expressions of the surrounding soldiers one by one, he finally waved to Crocker and several other "young masters" gathered together, motioning them to step forward.
【Looking for us?】
Crocker and others were a little stunned for a moment, and looked at each other as if to verify. After discovering that the instructor was really looking for them, several people immediately cheered up and hurried forward~
"Look, how is the quality of this batch of standard one-handed swords?"
Crocker's Feizat family happens to be involved in related industries, so naturally he stepped forward as a representative and said: "Produced by a master, it must be a high-quality product! Compared with the one-handed swords commonly equipped in the army, the quality here is higher.
There is more than one thing to do... The instructor is astonished, and I am ashamed to bow down to him~"
Liu Yifei glanced at this guy strangely and thought: Who wants you to surrender?
Then he said without any surprise: "I just have something in my mind recently, and I want to forge a batch of high-quality one-handed swords. If the situation is right, I also want to open a few more batches of rare-level powerful one-handed swords.
…I wonder if any of you would like to purchase some goods?”
Liu Yifei's light words almost caused the noble young soldiers in front of him to stumble!
After all, some of the dignitaries in the royal capital who came here repeatedly to test and pay homage actually came simply to "seek things."
Who would have thought that this opportunity, which could be called a pie from the sky, suddenly appeared in front of the representatives of various companies, after they had been asking for it so much?
Facing such a God-given opportunity, Crocker, whose heart almost skipped a beat, asked instinctively: "The price..."
"Ha~ don't be busy talking about the price yet~ It's not impossible to forge good things and sell them to you, but first you have to fulfill my small request and show your sincerity.
As for the first one...
I have become somewhat interested in the huge and complicated underground sewer system in the royal capital. If anyone can provide as detailed a diagram of the underground sewer structure as possible, I plan to discuss the details of cooperation with them~"
At this moment, Liu Yifei appeared to be calm on the surface, but deep down in his heart, he showed a cunning smile like an old fox succeeding in his scheme...
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It's night, standing quietly in the darkness, like a dormant terrifying beast, in the old king's bedroom in Standwick Palace -
A huge natural luminous pearl hangs high on the roof of the palace, letting strands of light slowly fall down like raindrops and permeate the entire palace.
The old man on the bed has not yet fallen asleep at this moment. Instead, he is talking to himself as if talking to himself in the air of the empty hall:
"Underground sewer structure diagram? That kid...ahem...that kid, why is he suddenly interested in the sewer system of the capital?"
"I don't know~ Geralt didn't show any concern about this before. It seems that he suddenly raised it on a whim today. But judging from his character, there must be a plan behind it..."
Suddenly, another male voice sounded in the empty palace~
It's just that the old king seemed quite familiar with this voice - because the speaker was his right-hand man and the current leader in magic in the kingdom - Ronis!
"Haha~ speaking of it, everyone really has their own thoughts in this huge underground space under the capital! Over the years, I can hardly remember how many rats, either openly or covertly, have burrowed in on their own.
Already..."
"Your Majesty, do you want to capture the other party and interrogate him carefully?"
Regarding Ronis's question, the old king seemed not to have heard it, and suddenly changed the subject and said: "By the way, I have been monitoring that kid for so long, but haven't I found any abnormal soul fluctuations in him? Is he some kind of person?"
Can there be any conclusion about whether a person is disguised or reincarnated?"
"This... Your Majesty, I have arranged for a capable deacon to disguise himself and lurk around the opponent to observe at close range. Recently, I have not found any suspicious magic fluctuations... But if I make a conclusion..."
"Hmph~ You have to figure out what is important! You must always keep the things I told you in mind!"
"I will comply with your Majesty's wishes... Then, Your Majesty, regarding Geralt's desire to know the structure of the underground water system..."
"Let him go~continue to observe and see what this kid wants to do in the end..."
